Chapter 406: Chapter 406

Mu Shuangshuang obediently let go of Mu Dazhong and ’accidentally’ stepped on his fingers placed on the ground.

A scream like a pig being slaughtered emerged from Mu Dazhong’s mouth.

The piercing sound made Mu Shuangshuang twitch her ears, and she feigned apology, "Sorry, Second Uncle, Shuangshuang’s eyesight isn’t great!"

Mu Dazhong clutched his fingers, crying and yelling simultaneously.

Old Mrs. Mu was still being restrained by Lu Yuanfeng at this moment. She struggled several times but couldn’t break free, so she simply shouted at Lu Yuanfeng.

"You stinky brat, let go of me!"

Lu Yuanfeng refused to release his grip. "Mu Family, unless you promise not to bother Shuangshuang or make a move here."

"You stinky brat, is it your turn to speak here? Don’t forget your surname." Old Mrs. Mu continued to struggle, but Lu Yuanfeng wouldn’t let go.

The sharp pain in her wrist left Old Mrs. Mu with no choice but to relent.

"Loosen... my hand, I won’t touch that little brat!"

Lu Yuanfeng focused his gaze on Mu Shuangshuang and, seeing that Shuangshuang didn’t nod, still didn’t let go.

This scene caught Mr. Mu’s eye, and he said to Mu Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, listen and have Feng let go of your grandma."

"Grandpa, my grandma is so agitated. What if she hits my dad, me, or Fengzi later?"

Mu Shuangshuang crossed her arms, clearly stating her attitude.

She didn’t trust Old Mrs. Mu’s words!

"You... you child, you..." Mr. Mu was too angry to speak, and he turned to look at Mu Dashan, but Mu Dashan just turned his head away. For more chapters visıt 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥

Earlier, he was frightened by Old Mrs. Mu’s ferocity. He knew that if it weren’t for Shuangshuang’s strength today, it would have been him getting hit.

Being hit himself didn’t matter, but if, as Zhang Huai Shu said, he got injured and became useless from then on, it would hurt his third wife and Shuangshuang for a lifetime.

"Old Third, even you..." Mr. Mu felt a surge of anger building up in his chest, and any joy from the recent letter from the eldest was completely gone.

Old Mrs. Mu felt the grip on her wrist grow heavier, causing increasing pain.

"Ouch... it hurts..." Old Mrs. Mu’s complexion changed.

Seeing this, Mr. Mu had no choice but to speak, "Shuangshuang, I assure you, if your grandma dares to hit, I won’t be polite with her!"

Only then did Mu Shuangshuang nod, and Lu Yuanfeng released Old Mrs. Mu. As soon as she gained freedom, Old Mrs. Mu waved her claws, intending to discipline Mu Shuangshuang, but was stopped by Mr. Mu.

"Enough, today’s drama is over for you, go back and reflect!"

"You old fool, I’m getting bullied, and you scold me? Has your brain been messed up by a piss bucket?"

Old Mrs. Mu unleashed a torrent of filthy words and showed no intention of stopping even towards Mr. Mu.

Mr. Mu, being scolded to his face, was unwilling to let it go and dragged Old Mrs. Mu back to the Old Mu Family’s place.

Meanwhile, the messenger was still in the front yard. He wanted to leave, but since the Old Mu Family hadn’t yet given him the reward, he could only sit there.

Mrs. Lin was entertaining the messenger in the front yard but the stench of her clothes almost made the messenger vomit.

This Old Mu Family isn’t like a normal family.

After thinking about it, the messenger spoke, "Forget it, I’m not drinking this tea. Old Sir and Madam, come out and take the letter promptly!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin wiped her nose with her sleeve and exclaimed, "Give the letter to me, won’t you? I’m the sender’s sister-in-law, and I’m on good terms with my brother-in-law."

Mrs. Lin didn’t care what she said in her attempt to get the letter.

Coincidentally, Mu Dazhong, Old Mrs. Mu, and Mr. Mu heard these words as they came inside.

Mu Dazhong’s face turned pale and green. Having failed to gain anything at the third branch earlier, upon entering, he heard his own wife saying something embarrassing, and without a word, he slapped Mrs. Lin.

"You stinking woman, how can you claim to have a good relationship with my big brother, what kind of good relationship?"

Old Mrs. Mu, too, went up to grab Mrs. Lin by the hair, "You stinking woman, dare to ruin the reputation of the eldest, I’ll strangle you, you old wench!"

The corners of Mr. Mu’s mouth twitched, and he slammed his smoking pipe heavily on the table.

"Behave yourselves, if you don’t want to stay in this family, then leave!"

The Old Mu Family finally fell silent.

Mr. Mu took a deep breath, smiling as he approached the messenger and said apologetically, "Mr. Messenger, I apologize. Those in my house have never seen the world. I’ve already asked my third daughter-in-law to make you a nice pot of tea. Please wait a little longer, and surely you’ll enjoy some of our tea."

"Dad, what are you talking about? The third family doesn’t want to give any tea." Mu Dazhong thought Mr. Mu had gone senile, knowing well the third branch was unwilling, so how could they make tea?

"Get out! Cough, cough..." Mr. Mu, flushed with anger, couldn’t even speak clearly.

He had lost all face in one year, just today.

"Fine, leave, I don’t care anyway!" With that, Mu Dazhong walked out.

Mr. Mu still had to put on a smiling face for the messenger.

But now, the look of disdain in the messenger’s eyes deeply stung Mr. Mu, making him feel as if he was naked being laughed at and leaving him utterly ashamed.

He opened his mouth, wanting to tell the newcomer that his son was a scholar and destined to become a champion scholar in the future.

Yet he found himself completely voiceless, unable to utter a single word.

Things had reached the point where the messenger plainly knew he was getting nothing from this trip.

"Pah, what bad luck!" With a flick of the hand, he tossed the letter and swaggered out of the Old Mu Family’s house.

The moment the letter hit the ground, Mr. Mu felt as if someone had slapped him hard across the face.

The pain was excruciating.

Seeing the messenger in such a state, Old Mrs. Mu cursed loudly a few times, then, heartbroken, picked up the letter from the ground.

"Dog thing, how can you just throw my son’s letter away , what nonsense."

"Mom, hurry and open the letter to see what Big Brother said, whether he passed." Mu Danian, who had been watching eagerly from the side, urged.

Old Mrs. Mu smugly opened the letter, but as soon as she saw the words on the paper, she was dumbfounded.

"Fifth, I can’t read!"

Not only could Old Mrs. Mu not read, nearly no one in the entire Er Gui Village could. To make it worse, the messenger had left just now.

Old Mrs. Mu spun around anxiously.

"What to do, I can’t read!"

"Old man, what should we do?" Old Mrs. Mu asked Mr. Mu.

Right now, Mr. Mu seemed several years older, looking both old and weary, his back bending.

"Old fool, speak up, are you mute?"

Old Mrs. Mu was still blabbering senselessly, but Mr. Mu still couldn’t say a word.

"Mom, why not take it to the third brother’s house? I heard yesterday that Shuangshuang invited a teacher from town specifically to teach Xiaohan and Little Zhi, and he hasn’t left yet," Mu Dajiang hesitated before speaking.

However, as soon as Mu Dajiang spoke those words, the weight on Mr. Mu’s chest grew heavier, making the wave of discomfort even harder to bear...