Chapter 1254: Chapter 1250: Why Didn’t You Say So Before? (Second Update)

Mu Shuangshuang had already bribed a few fortune-tellers in the town, so whenever anyone asked about Xia Guagua’s restaurant, they would be told that the feng shui there was bad, with a heavy aura of death!

It’s not suitable for business, otherwise, if you offend the ominous energy, it would at least lead to financial loss, and at worst, result in death.

The people of the Da Ning Dynasty were most concerned about such taboos.

If these words got out, even if Mu Shuangshuang swore, no one would dare touch Xia Guagua’s restaurant, even if it was a loss to sell it!

Lu Yuanfeng’s expression softened a bit.

He wasn’t stupid, in the current situation, it could only mean that the six hundred taels of silver Shuangshuang tricked out was Xia Guagua’s final asset!

She had no money on hand, and the restaurant couldn’t be sold. Even if he didn’t make a move, with Gu Jiulian and Lu Xiao’s snobbish attitude, they probably wouldn’t let her off easily!

But what if Xia Guagua had another plan?

"Shuangshuang, we still mustn’t take this lightly!" Lu Yuanfeng said.

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At the Old Lu Family, Xia Guagua appeared travel-worn and had brought back quite a few things.

In no time at all, the news had spread throughout Er Gui Village!

No one was more pleased than Gu Jiulian; Xia Guagua was her biological daughter, and since she benefited, as her mother, she had her own share of credit, even if it was tough work!

Gu Jiulian spread the word everywhere that Xia Guagua was taking her to town to enjoy a good life, making all the women in the village look at Gu Jiulian with both jealousy and envy!

Several groups of people came to inquire about the news, and Gu Jiulian did not shy away from letting them into the Old Lu Family’s courtyard.

For a time, the commotion at the Old Lu Family was even higher than when Mu Dade first returned.

Under enormous pressure, Xia Guagua chatted and laughed with everyone.

A few women who loved to watch the excitement fawned over Xia Guagua, seeing her dressed in fine clothes.

"I remember when Sister Jiulian married into our Lu Family Village, she brought Gua Gua along. I always thought she had good fortune, and now she has her own restaurant, just as I said back then!"

Xia Guagua pursed her lips and smiled, "Aunty, what are you saying? I’m not as capable as Mu Shuangshuang from the Old Mu Family, she also has a restaurant!"

"Oh please, her lousy restaurant can’t compare to yours!"

The woman speaking had been to town and during the peak days of Xia Guagua’s restaurant.

Back then, Xia Guagua’s restaurant was bustling, while Mu Shuangshuang’s was deserted, with not many people!

"Exactly, we’ve all heard that Gua Gua’s restaurant is large in scale!"

Another woman chimed in agreeably!

The fact that Xia Guagua’s restaurant had closed was news of today, unknown to the villagers.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be singing her praises in such a manner!

Xia Guagua graciously accepted the compliments from everyone!

"By the way, Gua Gua, tell us how you made your fortune, and what about Old Wang Family, are you really okay?"

Xia Guagua bore the weight of a man’s life on her shoulders!

Although Wang Fugui wasn’t dead, his current state was no different from being dead!

"Didn’t Uncle Wang go to the government? Didn’t the government say it had nothing to do with me? Since it’s unrelated, I can return to the village!" Xia Guagua explained in detail.

The woman who heard Xia Guagua’s answer naturally didn’t believe it!

Everyone in the village knew that Wang Fugui was beaten by Xia Guagua, yet here she was, denying it!

"How did you make your fortune then, did you meet some big man?" someone else inquired.

"Actually, there was no big man. When I left initially, I just took a few buns, and later, I worked as a waiter in a restaurant. The restaurant owner saw my diligence and began to rely on me.

I earned a lot of money for her, and after mentioning the matter of returning home, before I left, she gave me some compensation, asking me to handle things back home before coming back to help her with ideas!"

Xia Guagua casually fabricated a few reasons; she didn’t want the villagers to think that she rose to prominence because of someone else!

She wanted to give everyone the impression that her success today came solely from her own efforts, relying on no one else!

Of course, no one believed what Xia Guagua said, but even if they didn’t believe, they had no choice!

After all, they had no money!

"Hey, Gua Gua, are you really going to take your mother to live in town?" a woman asked.

Xia Guagua smiled with a knowing look, not saying anything, naturally making everyone believe it was true!

They talked back and forth about all sorts of interesting things happening in the village, and before they realized, it was dark!

The women agreed to come back to the Old Lu Family early the next morning to chat with Xia Guagua.

Xia Guagua agreed with a smile, but once those women left, she turned to Gu Jiulian in a foul mood and said: "Don’t let those people into our house tomorrow; they’re all dirt-poor, it’s unlucky to see!"

"Gua Gua, that’s not the way to talk. When you have power and influence, you still need people to boost your reputation!

You can make all the money, but if no one is behind you praising your prowess, what sense of accomplishment do you have?"

Gu Jiulian disagreed with Xia Guagua’s view; she not only wanted the village women to keep coming, but wanted to invite even more village women!

In this way, everyone in the village would envy her; Gu Jiulian was going to live the good life!

Xia Guagua rolled her eyes at Gu Jiulian, "If you want to brag, that’s your business, don’t drag me into it!"

"Gua Gua, what are you talking about? If I have face, doesn’t that mean you have face too? Besides, your mom has suffered for half her life, finally getting to hold her head high, why keep such a low profile!"

Gu Jiulian was entirely focused on basking in the glory, not wanting to hear anything else anyone said!

"Spare me your lectures, if you hadn’t been greedy for wealth, I wouldn’t have had that incident with Wang Fugui, wouldn’t have been gossiped about as a murderer?" Xia Guagua was in a foul mood!

Her long-planned restaurant had become an empty shell.

Not only did she fail to bring down Mu Shuangshuang, but she also stirred up quite a bit of trouble for herself.

This time she returned, merely wanting to see what means the village had to deal with Mu Shuangshuang!

Who could have known her mother was like this?

"Hasn’t it been resolved already?" Gu Jiulian dismissed the concern.

"That Wang Fugui’s father filed a report long ago, and the government said they wouldn’t pursue it, so you have nothing to worry about!" Gu Jiulian said.

It was fine until that was mentioned; once it was, Xia Guagua got angry!

"Now you say it, but why didn’t you mention it before? When that ugly woman was questioning me, why didn’t you bring it up?

You like to gossip with those ugly women all the time, why not talk about this big issue? Now I have to explain it myself!"

Few people in the village knew about Wang Fugui’s father going to the government and being refused.

Many thought Wang Fugui’s father never went to report.

They didn’t know that even Wang Fugui’s father couldn’t settle it with money!

"I... I just forgot!" Gu Jiulian said guiltily, then continued: "At most, tomorrow I’ll spread the word around the village for you?"