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

”What do you mean? The waiter’s not an idiot, why would he believe what you say? You stinking girl, don’t think you can fool me!” Mu Dandan’s face dropped; she snapped impatiently.

”Fool you? You’re thinking way too highly of yourself. Who do you think you are, some big shot? Some big deal?” Mu Shuangshuang stood with her hands on her hips, arrogantly snapping back at Mu Dandan.

Mu Yingying tugged on Mu Dandan’s sleeve. ”Sister, don’t waste words on them. If they won’t let us buy the clothes, then we’ll make sure they can’t wear them either. Grab them first, talk later!”

The reason Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying had waited so long for Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Xiaxia was precisely because they wanted to use force to snatch the clothes straight from their hands.

Even if they didn’t wear them, they’d disgust Mu Shuangshuang.

”Grab them? Just the two of you? You think you can beat me?” Mu Shuangshuang raised her clenched fist.

She’d been dealing with Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying for more than a day or two.

She knew exactly how much these two weighed.

Mu Yingying laughed. ”You stinking girl, you think we’re stupid? You’ve been inside for so long, that’s more than enough time for us to spend money and hire some people!”

With that, Mu Yingying clapped her hands three times.

From the end of the street, seven or eight burly men walked over. Each one had a hulking frame, and every step they took was nimble and strong—one look and you knew they weren’t ordinary people.

Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying had really bled for this.

Seven or eight burly men had cost them five taels of Silver, but if it could embarrass Mu Shuangshuang, it was worth everything.

The men kept pressing in on Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Xiaxia; Mu Xiaxia’s legs went weak.

She timidly raised the clothes in her hands and pleaded to Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying, ”Sister Dandan, Sister Yingying, we’re all family. Why bring outsiders to bully us? You can have my clothes, just let Sister Shuangshuang go. It’s all my fault, it’s my fault, I beg you!”

Mu Xiaxia was just short of kneeling.

Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying looked at her with open contempt. ”We weren’t even talking about you, and you jump out like you’re afraid we’ll forget you. Mu Xiaxia, you’re the most disgusting woman I’ve ever seen, just like your father—anything shameless, you can stomach it as long as it means a better life.

You’re an unmarried maiden and you sleep in the main hall every night—aren’t you ashamed? If I were you, I’d have killed myself long ago. I’d never stay in this world just to disgust myself!”

Mu Xiaxia’s body swayed, about to collapse.

Mu Shuangshuang reacted fast and grabbed her.

Mu Xiaxia came back to herself and said, ”Sister Shuangshuang, hurry and go, don’t worry about me, just go!”

As she spoke, Mu Xiaxia kept pushing Mu Shuangshuang away.

Her eyes were red to the point of being frightening, and tears spilled out all at once.

If Sister Shuangshuang got beaten because of her, what would she do?

”Xiaxia, you’ve already forgotten what I told you! I said I repay every slight—do you remember that?”

Mu Shuangshuang looked at Mu Xiaxia; for a moment, her eyes sparkled with light.

Mu Xiaxia was a bit at a loss, but then she saw Mu Shuangshuang step forward to stand right before Mu Yingying and Mu Dandan.

”Smack, smack!” In two moves, she sent two slaps flying at Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying.

These two slaps were vicious; half of Mu Dandan’s face swelled up, and the sound of the blows was especially loud. The men who had been closing in froze on the spot.

Mu Yingying clutched her face, stunned. ”You... you hit me?”

”Yes, I hit you! And not only am I hitting you, I’m going to throw every word you just said right back at you! Whether Xiaxia is disgusting or not, that’s not for you to decide. But whether you’re disgusting—I know the answer.

You are extremely disgusting. She’s your cousin, and you not only don’t help her, you kick her when she’s down. Don’t tell me you don’t know how your father became a county magistrate. Don’t tell me you don’t know how your father became a scholar.”

The scholar bought his exam papers, and the county magistrate relied on Ruan Xiao Jiao. For a man to live like Mu Dade—what’s the difference between that and being dead?

”You dare insult my father? I’ll fight you to the death!” Mu Dandan forgot all about the pain in her face and shouted.

”What are you all standing there for? Get in there, all of you! Kill them, I want them dead, I want their skins peeled off!”

The men obeyed the order and charged. Mu Xiaxia tried to block them for Mu Shuangshuang, but Mu Shuangshuang pushed her behind herself.

”Xiaxia, find a place to hide and watch how I shut up anyone who comes looking for trouble with me!”

Mu Shuangshuang turned her head and called to Mu Xiaxia behind her.

Mu Xiaxia shook her head desperately. ”No, Shuangshuang, no! If you’re going to be beaten, we’ll be beaten together. I won’t leave you alone.”

”Who said I’m going to be beaten? If you trust me, then get back!”

Only then did Mu Xiaxia back away. Mu Shuangshuang quickly ran the distance between herself and Mu Xiaxia through her mind, making sure the crossfire wouldn’t hit her, then she raised her fists into a defensive stance, her back leg sinking, forming a bow stance.

In the past when she fought, she always brought tools. This time, she needed no weapons at all.

The grappling and combat techniques she learned in her previous life needed practice or they’d get rusty.

Seven men beating up one young girl; the place instantly filled with onlookers.

Someone nearby even spontaneously set up a little betting stall, taking bets on who would win.

Almost everyone put their money on the men. Mu Shuangshuang casually tossed out one tael of Silver.

”I’m betting on myself to win! If I win, all the Silver on this table goes to me. If I lose, this one tael will be the stake.”

Mu Shuangshuang throwing herself into the wager got even more people betting.

But it was still the same as before—everyone bet on the men.

The men closed in, surrounding Mu Shuangshuang in a tight circle. A few of them exchanged a look and rushed in together, planning to crush Mu Shuangshuang into mince.

”Brothers, let’s go!”

Almost at the same time, seven or eight men charged as one, lunging at Mu Shuangshuang.

”Careful—” Mu Xiaxia’s heart felt like it was about to stop.

This was terrifying, too terrifying!

Everyone thought this match—no, this game—was just Mu Shuangshuang getting one-sidedly abused.

She was definitely going to lose.

Some people were already waiting to divvy up Mu Shuangshuang’s one tael of Silver.

Just as the men were about to reach Mu Shuangshuang, she twisted her body sideways, using their momentum to spring up and flip past them, landing behind their backs.

Before the men had even recovered, Mu Shuangshuang kicked one of them hard in the ass.

All eight of them crashed to the ground at once, eating dirt like mangy dogs.

The men scrambled to their feet. Not a single one cried out in pain.

It was obvious that this time, Mu Dandan and Mu Yingying had really gone all in—these weren’t useless thugs.

But Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t some pushover either; she’d been fighting for more than a day or two.

She was already well-versed in their tricks.

Everyone watched as Mu Shuangshuang, alone, tangled with the group of men. After a few exchanges, she didn’t fall behind at all—in fact, she grew more and more steady.