From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 976: Chapter 972: Reversal (Second Update)

Old Mrs. Mu grew angrier the more she thought about it.

She really didn’t want to get involved in the affairs of the third branch.

But that little brat dared to curse the ancestors of the Old Mu Family.

Old Mrs. Mu threw off her blanket, hastily tidied her hair, dressed herself, and strode toward the third branch with determination.

Mr. Mu, afraid that Old Mrs. Mu would cause trouble, got up to follow her.

In the third branch’s kitchen, Old Mrs. Mu burst in fiercely, kicking open the kitchen door.

”You little wench, you’ve been cursing our Old Mu Family all night. Are you done yet? Believe it or not, I, the old lady, will tear that mouth of yours apart!”

Old Mrs. Mu stood with her hands on her hips, spewing a torrent of words.

In the kitchen, everyone, including Mu Dashan, was startled.

Each had a dumbfounded expression, even Da Wu’s wife stopped her cursing.

They stared blankly at Old Mrs. Mu.

Mu Dashan stood up and asked, ”Mom, why are you here?”

”What? I’m not allowed to come?” Old Mrs. Mu raised an eyebrow and said irritably.

”Mom, that’s not what I meant. We still have some matters here. Shuangshuang is out looking for people and hasn’t returned, and even Fengzi and the others are helping to search...”

With Mu Shuangshuang absent, Mu Dashan had to shoulder all the blame alone.

No matter how much Da Wu’s wife cursed, he only apologized.

”Enough! A grown man, being cursed out by a vile woman, and you can take it. If I were you, I would have torn that troublemaker’s mouth apart!”

Old Mrs. Mu said as she glared hard at Da Wu’s wife.

Da Wu’s wife snapped to attention, stood up, and began arguing with Old Mrs. Mu.

The two women started hurling insults at each other.

Da Wu’s wife, usually so gentle and demure, threw caution to the wind.

With her son missing and no money earned, she wouldn’t allow her husband to work at Shuangshuang Restaurant.

”Mu Dashan, you tell your daughter that Father Xiao Zhu won’t be going to her restaurant. Her restaurant is bound to fail sooner or later!” Da Wu’s wife said.

”You think it’ll just fail because you say so? You want to touch the sky, you little tramp!” Old Mrs. Mu retorted.

The two women actually ended up in a scuffle.

Old Mrs. Mu, a veteran of many battles, targeted a woman’s weaknesses, with her dark hands working like a machine, pulling hair and slapping cheeks.

Soon, Da Wu’s wife was howling in pain from the beating.

Sun Dawu panicked, and he and Mu Dashan struggled greatly to pull them apart.

After they were separated, the two women continued to trade insults.

”Your Old Mu Family is really bullying people too much. My son is missing, and you don’t help me find him, yet you hit my wife. I won’t let this go!”

Sun Dawu, eyes red with anger.

Glared at Mu Dashan, Old Mrs. Mu, and even the incoming Mr. Mu.

”Your son is missing, you should report it to the government, go find the third branch, why are you cursing the Old Mu Family? Let me tell you, the third branch has separated from the Old Mu Family, curse them if you want, but not the Old Mu Family.”

Old Mrs. Mu, like a fighting rooster, glared fiercely at Sun Dawu.

Old Mrs. Mu wasn’t siding with the third branch; she was just kept awake by Da Wu’s wife’s shouting.

On top of that, Da Wu’s wife would always curse the ancestors of the Old Mu Family.

If she could swallow that insult, pigs would be climbing trees.

”I’ve heard about your matter too,” Mr. Mu said as he walked into the kitchen, ”The third branch is at fault, but you can’t keep cursing our Old Mu Family ancestors.”

The kitchen filled with a tense atmosphere.

Time passed bit by bit.

The villagers, who went out to search, returned in groups and went out again, each time bringing no news.

Until dawn, news came from the village entrance that the child was found.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Shuangshuang received the news after staying up all night.

She searched while analyzing the Sun Family’s and her own family’s situation.

Her brain cells were exhausted.

Finally, when she started to have clues, the good news arrived.

Upon returning home, the yard was already full of people.

The kitchen was also packed tightly.

Da Wu’s wife was crying and holding Sun Xiaozhu, while Sun Daya stood beside her, crying as well: ”Mom, I know I was wrong... I know I was wrong...”

Seeing this, Mu Shuangshuang roughly understood what had happened.

She asked everyone to leave the kitchen.

Including Old Mrs. Mu, who had been arguing with Da Wu’s wife for most of the night.

”Grandpa, Grandma, please head back. I want to handle this privately; I don’t want it to get too big.” Mu Shuangshuang said.

”Ha, you little brat, now you’re lecturing me? That rascal can stay, but why can’t I?” Old Mrs. Mu extended her hand, pointing at Lu Yuanfeng.

”Grandma, Fengzi is different from you. He knows the whole story, please lend us a hand!” Mu Shuangshuang pleaded.

Old Mrs. Mu wouldn’t budge, so Mu Shuangshuang turned to Mr. Mu.

”Grandpa, you’re the head of the family. You don’t want to see our Old Mu Family’s reputation tarnished. Please trust Shuangshuang, I’ll handle this well and won’t bring trouble to the Old Mu Family.” Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mr. Mu nodded, pulled Old Mrs. Mu’s clothes, and led her out.

As Old Mrs. Mu was pulled out, she was still scolding Mu Shuangshuang for being ungrateful.

At this moment, though, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t have time to deal with her.

Once Old Mrs. Mu left, everyone else had no reason to linger in the kitchen.

After everyone had gone out, Mu Shuangshuang closed the courtyard door, then the kitchen door.

”Do the children need to be excused?” Mu Shuangshuang asked.

By now, Da Wu’s wife had lost her initial arrogance.

Most likely, she had heard the story from Lu Yuanfeng.

As for Sun Dawu, he was also somewhat frightened.

Originally, he thought it was solely Mu Shuangshuang’s family’s fault for causing their son to go missing.

Now the situation flipped; it was their daughter who took the son away.

And they wanted to use this to threaten their own family to leave Qingshan Town.

”If no one speaks up, then let’s have them step outside!” Mu Shuangshuang said.

Right after she said that, Da Wu’s wife became agitated: ”Why should they leave, what if you incited my daughter to do it?”

”What if my daughter, like us, was tricked by you, then what?”

Da Wu’s wife still couldn’t believe that the incident she cried and cursed over all night wasn’t caused by Mu Shuangshuang.

”Alright! The child has been found, and right and wrong will be determined! If you don’t believe me, don’t believe Fengzi, you can listen to what the child has to say!” Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mu Shuangshuang squatted down and said to Sun Daya: ”Daya, you’re a grown-up now. Can you tell your mother what really happened?”

Rest assured, we won’t blame you, your parents won’t blame you, and certainly, Xiao Zhu won’t be blamed!” Mu Shuangshuang said.

Sun Daya completely ignored Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang had to settle for the next best option and questioned Sun Xiaozhu in Da Wu’s wife’s arms.

”Xiao Zhu, hasn’t Mr. Luo Bai taught you that children should be honest? Tell Aunty where you went yesterday afternoon?”