From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 1027 - 1023: Don’t Bully the Third Branch While I’m Away (Third Update)

Chapter 1027: Chapter 1023: Don’t Bully the Third Branch While I’m Away (Third Update)

"Fifth, if you have any ideas, just say it directly!" said Mu Dazhong.

"That’s right, we’re all family here, no need to beat around the bush." Mrs. Lin urged.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll get straight to the point! Let’s go find Gao Tiezhu from Gao Village, our father borrowed fifty taels of silver from him.

If Gao Tiezhu finds out that our father would rather give the money to Xiangxiang than repay him, what do you think would happen?"

Mu Danian forced a smile, chuckling as he spoke.

"Are you stupid? Do you really think this will work? If Gao Tiezhu gets involved, the money won’t be ours either."

"Besides, even though I don’t want Xiangxiang to get so much dowry, her getting married is a good thing. If the Gao Family comes and causes a ruckus, can Xiangxiang’s marriage still go through?"

"We wouldn’t want her to be unable to marry and stay at our house, freeloading off us. None of you want a burden who doesn’t work but eats a lot, right?"

Mu Dazhong said.

Mu Xiangxiang eats too much at home. If she were gone, the good things from the Old Mu Family could be divided among more people left behind.

Mu Danian thought about it and agreed.

The money can’t go out, and Xiangxiang has to get married.

"Then we can only make the third branch take on the expense! That brat has a restaurant, a school, even the pig farm in Tie Dao Village is hers," Mu Danian said.

But Mu Shuangshuang was not an easy target.

In the past, no one from the Old Mu Family had gotten any advantage from her.

If we suffer losses again this time, it would be troublesome.

"We just have to wait until that brat is not home, and then rush to the third branch. In my opinion, let’s just rob it!

If the brat won’t give it willingly, we’ll just take it when she’s not around. Whatever we snatch counts as ours.

By then, we’ll keep the big money for ourselves and use the small money as Xiangxiang’s dowry. With a dowry, our parents will back us up.

Even if that brat is fierce, she wouldn’t dare do anything to our parents. Do you think my plan could work?"

Mu Dazhong narrowed his eyes, speaking darkly.

The others exchanged glances, finding the plan quite feasible.

"Second Brother, I agree with what you said, let’s do that!" Mu Danian said.

"In that case, we’ll find a time, go back together, and take care of the third branch first!"

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Mrs. Lin arrived at the Old Mu Family’s house the next day during the day.

She was in a disheveled state again, but this time, there was no good food, and she was scolded by Old Mrs. Mu, pointing at her nose.

Old Mrs. Mu was about to hit her when Mrs. Lin urgently said, "Mother, this isn’t my fault, Gou Dan’s grandfather got sick, so I went back to check on him, that’s why I didn’t come back sooner."

Old Mrs. Mu looked at Mrs. Lin for a while and then suddenly snorted coldly, "Is that so? Even if your father-in-law got sick, you should have informed me, this old lady, right?

You left without a word, and who did the household chores during these days? You really think you’re an official’s wife, acting so haughty?"

Mrs. Lin quickly shook her head.

"Mother, it’s not like that, I had no choice, it was urgent. I heard about it early in the morning and rushed out, fearing something might happen to my father.

Now that my father is well, I’ve only dared to come back."

Mrs. Lin didn’t dare to fall out with Old Mrs. Mu.

So in front of Old Mrs. Mu, she put up with everything, no matter how much Old Mrs. Mu scolded her, she didn’t talk back.

After Old Mrs. Mu was tired of scolding, she kindly let Mrs. Lin go away.

The first thing Mrs. Lin did when she returned wasn’t to go to her own room, but to wander around the third branch.

When Mu Shuangshuang came out from the kitchen to throw away some waste, someone was already standing at the entrance to the courtyard.

Mrs. Lin looked at the third branch eagerly, anyone who didn’t know better would think she envied the third branch very much.

In fact, she was just scouting, figuring out when that brat Mu Shuangshuang would be in town before Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian returned.

Only by knowing when she is at home can their plan to get rich be realized better.

Mu Shuangshuang saw Mrs. Lin and walked up.

"Second Aunt, what are you staring at my house for? Are you thinking up some bad idea again?"

Mu Shuangshuang asked straightforwardly in front of Mrs. Lin.

"Who’s... who’s thinking up bad ideas? I just came to take a look," Mrs. Lin said.

Mu Shuangshuang chuckled lightly, seeing Mrs. Lin like this made her more certain that Mrs. Lin had some ulterior motives.

"Hey, what do you mean by that, you brat? As your second aunt, can’t I look around at your courtyard? Do you really think your third branch is so precious?" Mrs. Lin said.

Mu Shuangshuang curled her lips into a smile and said, "I don’t know about being precious, but our third branch is about to have new pastries from the restaurant.

Your presence here makes me wonder if Second Aunt is here to steal the pastries from my house."

"What? Me, steal your pastries? Brat, stop talking nonsense, I’m not interested in whatever pastries you have at your house, and I surely won’t eat them!" Mrs. Lin shouted angrily in her loud voice.

Just as she finished shouting, Little Zhi came bouncing out of the house.

She held a paper bag in her hand, filled with chestnut cakes freshly made from the restaurant.

It was okay if she wasn’t close, but as she got closer, the aroma of the chestnut cakes stirred Mrs. Lin’s appetite.

"What’s wrong, Little Zhi?" Mu Shuangshuang crouched down and asked.

"Sister, Little Zhi doesn’t like eating this; you can have it! It’s too sweet and too rich!"

Little Zhi said while handing the pastries to Mu Shuangshuang.

At the moment she accepted the pastries, Mu Shuangshuang clearly saw the little girl wink at her.

It seemed she wanted her to tease Second Aunt Mrs. Lin.

"I see, then I don’t want to eat them!" Mu Shuangshuang said with a look of helplessness.

While talking, Mu Shuangshuang waved the pastries in front of Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin’s hand immediately reached out.

She said bluntly, "Shuangshuang, if you don’t like pastries, our Gou Dan does, why don’t you give them to our Gou Dan?"

Mu Shuangshuang shook her head.

"Second Aunt, you said earlier you wouldn’t eat pastries from our house." Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mrs. Lin chuckled, "Second Aunt doesn’t eat them, but your brother Gou Dan likes them!"

Mu Shuangshuang smiled at Mrs. Lin. Just when Mrs. Lin thought Mu Shuangshuang would give her the pastries, Mu Shuangshuang withdrew her hand.

Her expression instantly tensed up.

"Second Aunt, I don’t have the time to joke with you.

But let me make it clear, if anyone dares to make a move on the people or things of the third branch while I’m not home,

I won’t care about who is who, I’ll break their leg first!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mu Shuangshuang’s gaze was particularly sharp, staring at Mrs. Lin’s face as if she was looking at prey.

Mrs. Lin had never seen such an expression before and broke into a cold sweat on the spot.

She didn’t take anything and rushed back to the Old Mu Family immediately.

As soon as Mrs. Lin left, Little Zhi jumped up happily and said, "Hooray, Second Aunt finally left!"

Judging by Little Zhi’s look, she probably didn’t like Mrs. Lin much.

But that’s okay; Mu Shuangshuang felt that warning Mrs. Lin once should teach her a lesson.