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

Mu Dajiang’s voice was a bit low as he called from the door, thinking the people inside hadn’t heard him.

So he called again, ”Dan Dan, Ying Ying, can you open the door?”

”Why are you yelling? It’s so late at night, can’t you let people sleep? You’re freeloading and still want to inconvenience others. Do you have to be so selfish?” Mu Yingying’s voice suddenly appeared.

In the pitch-black night, it seemed rather eerie.

Mu Xiaxia held Mu Dajiang tighter in fear.

”Yingying, Xia is just a girl, it’s too late for her to be outside. Could you give your fourth uncle some face and let Xiaxia in?” Mu Dajiang spoke kindly, trying to persuade.

Inside, not only did Mu Yingying refuse to open the door, but she also further accused Mu Dajiang and Mu Xiaxia.

”I would like her to come in, but she’s the one who ran out. We didn’t force her out. Besides, she smells so bad, how can she stay here?

Fourth Uncle, you know my sister and I were raised as rich ladies, we can’t stand the stench of poor people. Either let Xiaxia take a bath or stop calling us!”

After saying that, Mu Yingying dove onto the soft bed, covering her head with a quilt.

No matter what Mu Dajiang said, she didn’t respond.

Mu Dajiang stood outside, his face full of bitterness.

But what could he do?

This wasn’t his house, he had no say here.

Mu Dajiang sighed, lowered his head, and asked Mu Xiaxia, ”Xiaxia, how about... you go...”

Before Mu Dajiang could finish his sentence, Mu Xiaxia started crying even more, especially at her father’s suggestion that she take a bath.

”No, I won’t bathe, even if you beat me to death. I did nothing wrong. I just won’t bathe...”

Mu Dajiang had no choice, he patted Mu Xiaxia’s head, ”Xiaxia, how about you sleep in the living room tonight with Xiao Chu? Xiao Chu is younger, so if people find out, it won’t be a big deal!”

”What about you, Dad? Where will you stay?” Mu Xiaxia looked up, her tear-filled eyes looking at Mu Dajiang.

”I’m a man, tough enough to squeeze into the straw pile in the kitchen for one night. Tomorrow morning, I’ll talk to your big brother about a place to stay,” Mu Dajiang tried to give his daughter a smile.

Although, at this moment, it was too dark to see his expression clearly.

”Dad...”

”Alright, Xiaxia, listen to your father! I’m a man, it’s my duty to take care of you. No matter how hard or tiring it gets, we can endure it until your mother arrives, then things will be better!” Mu Dajiang comforted Mu Xiaxia.

It was indeed very late.

You couldn’t see your hand in front of you!

Even Xiao Chu was already asleep, and Mu Xiaxia lay down next to him with tear-streaked eyes.

For a long time, she couldn’t fall asleep, and it wasn’t until dawn that she dozed off fuzzily.

But it felt like she had just fallen asleep when Mrs. Lin’s loud voice woke her up.

Yesterday, Old Mrs. Mu instructed Mrs. Lin to make breakfast, so early this morning, Old Mrs. Mu went to knock on Mrs. Lin’s room.

Mrs. Lin refused to get up, so Old Mrs. Mu went in with a broom to hit Mrs. Lin.

Having suffered grievances from Old Mrs. Mu, Mrs. Lin naturally wanted to find someone to vent on.

Seeing Mu Xiaxia and Mu Xiaochu sleeping on the ground in the living room, she was naturally unkind.

”Xia girl, are you going to sleep until the sun’s up like a lazy pig? Or do you want your big uncle to see you like this?”

Mu Xiaxia wiped her eyes. Seeing it was Mrs. Lin, she hurriedly woke up her brother, Mu Xiaochu.

”Second Aunt, I’ll get up right away!”

Mu Xiaxia first helped Xiao Chu get dressed, then folded the bedding and tidied up the straw on the floor.

After finishing these tasks, Mrs. Lin gave more orders.

”Xia girl, you’re not young anymore. When you get married, you’ll have to serve your in-laws, so you’ll be making today’s meal as a rehearsal!”

With Mrs. Lin’s overbearing attitude, Mu Xiaxia dared not refuse.

So throughout the morning, she took on cooking, sweeping, and even laundry tasks, all on her own.

When the group of Old Mu Family members got up, Mrs. Lin shamelessly boasted to Old Mrs. Mu, claiming she did all the work.

Old Mrs. Mu didn’t investigate further. Not only did she think Mrs. Lin did the work, but so did Mu Dade’s entire family.

During breakfast, Mu Dajiang didn’t dare to eat much, he drank a bowl of porridge and then said to Mu Dade at the table, ”Big Brother, Xiaxia last night...”

”Dad, Xiaxia slept really well in our room; we think there’s no need to make other arrangements!” Mu Dandan interrupted.

After she spoke, she exchanged a look with Mu Yingying.

Mu Yingying nodded knowingly, ”Yeah, we slept really well last night! Xiaxia doesn’t kick the quilt or fight over it anymore!”

It was obvious that Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying did not want Mu Dade to know they had kicked Mu Xiaxia out.

They thought if they lied first, no matter what Mu Dajiang said later, their parents and grandparents might not believe him.

After all, no one saw what happened last night, so they just refused to admit it!

Mrs. Lin quietly laughed while eating.

She had seen Xia sleeping on the ground in the living room this morning. How could she have slept with the two big house girls last night?

The two girls clearly didn’t like Xia!

But Mrs. Lin wasn’t going to say anything; it had nothing to do with her anyway!

All the words Mu Dajiang had in his stomach faded away after Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying’s interjections.

He wasn’t the best speaker and usually didn’t say much at home, let alone outside.

After a while, Mu Dade, seeing that Mu Dajiang remained silent, didn’t take his words seriously either.

Mu Xiaxia had a belly full of grievances, but she didn’t dare to speak up!

After breakfast, the other members of the Old Mu Family all left the house, saying they wanted to see the town.

Mrs. Lin put on new clothes and took Gou Dan to go around, planning to see more of the world!

Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu headed out together, accompanied by Qin Xianglan.

Qin Xianglan, having visited the county in the past, wasn’t too interested in the county’s sights. Instead, she felt an inexplicable attraction to Old Mu’s Mu Dade.

As long as she could win over Mu Dade, she could establish herself in the county.

After leaving the Old Mu Family’s home, even though Qin Xianglan was with Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu, her eyes were fixed on the surrounding cosmetic shops.

For a woman, her biggest asset is her appearance.

She had good looks, and with a little touch-up, Mu Dade would surely be charmed by her!

With this thought, Qin Xianglan felt even more that she should don pretty clothes and use fine cosmetics.

As they passed a decent-looking cosmetic store, Qin Xianglan clutched her stomach and exclaimed, ”Oh, Aunt Mu, my stomach hurts a bit, I need to rest for a while. Can you and Uncle Mu go ahead?”

Old Mrs. Mu didn’t really want to bring Qin Xianglan along. If she hadn’t heard that city folks always bring a maid, she wouldn’t have done it.

Now that Qin Xianglan spoke, Old Mrs. Mu naturally didn’t hold her back.

”Go ahead, wander around a bit. We’ll head back ourselves later!”