Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 202 - 203 Not Worth It_1

Chapter 202: Chapter 203: Not Worth It_1

Chapter 202 -203: Not Worth It_1

But Hong Luo was guarding them closely; with her shrewd mind, she naturally couldn’t allow these two people to stay here alone.

Lin Yang asked, “Then when are we leaving?”

Mrs. Chui snorted coldly, “We’ll leave after eating!” Cursing inwardly: Bunch of widows, just from a bankrupt family, after all. No matter how wealthy, wouldn’t they still be gossiped about without a man?

Lin Yang had no choice but to sit down obediently and eat with Mrs. Chui, but he was a bit puzzled. Why was Mrs. Chui so easy to talk to today? Had she already given up on the idea of extorting money from Muniang’s family?

Mrs. Chui ate her fill with gusto. With such a large table of dishes, Muniang and the others hardly touched their chopsticks, and now, it was all hers. She ate with abandon, making quite an unfashionable scene as Hong Luo looked on, nearly retching.

Finally, when she was full, even belching satiatedly, she patted her round belly and said, “Go, fetch me a good food box. Pack the leftovers to take back with me!”

Seeing that Mrs. Chui was completely disregarding her as a stranger and blatantly ordering her around, Hong Luo felt very blocked up. But then she thought about all the food leftovers that the Lady probably couldn’t eat and most likely would be thrown away. She figured it might as well be considered feeding pigs.

Hong Luo signaled the little maid Qian outside to fetch a food box.

Mrs. Chui had originally hoped to use the opportunity to send Hong Luo away so she could sneak some of the nicer items into her pocket. But the maid, as if she had seen right through Mrs. Chui’s intentions, wouldn’t budge unless she did, standing her ground firmly.

Hong Luo kept a close eye on her; whatever Mrs. Chui asked for, she would have the maidservants and manservants do it, staying right by her side, closely watching. Mrs. Chui wanted to curse out loud, frustrated, but considering the calculations in her mind, causing a scene in Qiao Muniang’s house would not be wise. This audacious maid must be Muniang’s favored servant; offending her now would make things difficult later.

So Mrs. Chui had no choice but to swallow down the rage inside her, “Fine then, we will leave now!”

As she spoke, her eyes were fixed greedily on a silver ornament on the cabinet across from her. That thing was worth at least three taels of silver. Mrs. Chui bit her teeth, yet she restrained herself, coldly scoffing inside. Sooner or later, it would be hers; what was there to fear!

Mrs. Chui had Lin Yang carry the food box, and the two of them left the room. Before they did, she did not forget to inquire about Mrs. Lin’s room and went over to say goodbye with feigned enthusiasm.

“Big sister, we’ll come play again next time, okay? Take good rest, don’t wear yourself out, or Yangzi will be worried too!”

Mrs. Chui’s face was all smiles, as if none of the previous unpleasantness had occurred, her ability to change her demeanor unrivaled by anyone.

Mrs. Lin didn’t like Mrs. Chui much but was still reluctant to part with Lin Yang. So she went out to see them off, holding onto Lin Yang and giving her many heartfelt instructions before letting her go.

Muniang was stewing in her room, wiping her tears angrily, when Qinghe walked in, her belly quite large at nearly seven months pregnant, although it was not stopping her from moving around with ease.

Muniang saw Qinghe come in and immediately helped her sit down, “Why did you come over? You didn’t disturb the baby, did you? Don’t listen to Mrs. Chui’s nonsense, you and I are not outsiders, we are much closer than she is. Now that you’re so far along in your pregnancy, you must not get agitated. Don’t be angry with her and harm your own health for nothing.”

Qinghe smiled and responded, “When have I ever been so petty? I know very well what kind of person Mrs. Chui is. I just treat her words like farts. As for you, getting angry with someone like that is simply not worth it.”

Muniang’s mood soured at the mere thought of that woman, “Do you think I want to be angry with her? If it were Mrs. Ji or Madam Zhao carrying on like that in our house, I would have slapped them away long ago. But this Mrs. Chui always knows how to use Lin Yang as a shield. Mother is protective of her brother, wanting to defend him. I’ve been holding back for a long time there. If I keep it up, we might as well give the house away!”

Upon reflecting on the matter, Qinghe certainly found it irritating. If Mrs. Chui were just a bit foul-mouthed, Mrs. Lin feeling sorry for her family and giving her a few favors wouldn’t be a big deal. However, Mrs. Chui had harmed Muniang before, nearly leading to Muniang being bullied, and because of that, Silver got into trouble, causing a lot of issues. Now she had the nerve to come knocking for favors. Naturally, Muniang couldn’t tolerate it.

“Muniang, I understand that you’re disgusted, but after all, your mother has only that one brother; she naturally dotes on him. If you allow a person like Mrs. Chui to cause a rift between you and your mother, it wouldn’t be worth it. In my opinion, you should really talk this over with your mother. She’s in a tough spot, caught between a rock and a hard place,” Qinghe advised earnestly.

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“Hmm,” Muniang considered and felt that made sense, so she nodded in agreement.

But no sooner had she spoken, than they heard Mrs. Lin knocking at the door, “Muniang, are you there?”

Qinghe chuckled softly, “Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. The two of you should have a good talk.”

Then she got up to open the door, “Auntie, you’ve come. Muniang is inside. I’ll be leaving then.”

Mrs. Lin felt somewhat embarrassed to see Qinghe, considering the rude things Mrs. Chui had said. But seeing Qinghe smiling so brightly, as if she hadn’t taken it to heart, Mrs. Lin was also relieved, and she smiled and nodded, stepping inside.

As she came in, she saw Muniang still pouting. Mrs. Lin scolded her with a smile, “Still angry? Look at you. Don’t worry. This home was fought for by you, and Mother will certainly respect your decisions. If you’re unwilling, Mother naturally won’t press you. I’ve sent them away already and made it clear to them. They can live their lives in Jinyang Town, but this house is off-limits.”

Muniang wasn’t one to stay angry, and now that Mrs. Lin had come to her of her own accord, how could she still hold a grudge? Twisting her body, she nestled into Mrs. Lin’s embrace and said in a muffled voice, “Mother finally knows to care for her daughter. If you really let them move in, we wouldn’t have a moment’s peace in the future.”

Looking at Muniang acting this way and recalling the things Mrs. Chui said about her, Mrs. Lin felt a surge of heartache, and her eyes reddened, “It’s all Mother’s fault. Mother is useless, causing you to suffer so much while you’re so young. Just when life was getting easier, I allowed outsiders to speak ill of you. When Silver comes back, I must spread the news right away and see who dares to speak poorly of my daughter!”

Muniang understood what Mrs. Lin was referring to and felt sorry her mother had to hear about it. She had kept it to herself to spare her mother the sadness, yet Mrs. Chui turned out to be a gossiper, spewing groundless rumors even in front of her mother.

“Mother, don’t worry. With our conduct upright and our actions proper, we need not fear others’ slanderous words. I don’t care about them at all. You shouldn’t take it to heart. Those who speak such words are just jealous of our family’s well-being.”