Chapter 364: Chapter 362: Look at My Ability (Second Update)
"Shuang, why didn’t your mother come?"
Mr. Mu knew that recently Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t visited the Old Mu Family, so this matter had nothing to do with her.
"Grandpa, my mom and dad are asleep, especially my mom, who has been busy all day today without even having a sip of water, thinking she might get to eat a dumpling."
Mu Shuangshuang was sarcastically commenting on Old Mrs. Mu, who made Yu Si Niang work all day and didn’t even offer her lunch.
As for those dumplings that were made, Yu Si Niang didn’t even get to see them.
It was said that those dumplings filled with needles, copper coins, and red dates were secretly hidden away by Old Mrs. Mu, and a whole bowl was given to Mu Xiangxiang.
Mu Xiangxiang ended up getting the good fortune of the year.
She had the most skillful hands, the most money, and could give birth to good children early – all benefits went solely to Mu Xiangxiang. Only Old Mrs. Mu would do such a thing.
"You shameless girl! Yu Si Niang is my daughter-in-law; I can order her around however I want!" Old Mrs. Mu said with a smug expression.
Old Mrs. Mu’s behavior really made people want to slap her.
If the person in front wasn’t the mother of Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang, Mu Shuangshuang would have charged forward and torn her mouth apart.
How could someone be so disgusting?
Favoritism is one thing, but to talk like this about your daughter-in-law...
"Alright, Shuang, since your mother hasn’t come out, you tell us what exactly your mother and Fourth Aunt gave to the piglets at home. How come those piglets died!"
"Grandpa, why do you think the piglets were poisoned? Was it guided by someone with intent, or do you know it yourself?"
These words left Mr. Mu flustered.
Mr. Mu turned to ask Old Mrs. Mu, "Hurry and tell Shuang what’s going on!"
"Dad, what’s there to tell? It’s already obvious that it’s Shuang’s mother and Xiaxia’s mother who conspired to kill our family’s piglets." Mu Dazhong, rising from the ashes, chimed in again.
"Second Uncle, these words of yours are so certain. Why don’t you explain why my mother and Fourth Aunt would do such a thing?"
"It’s simple. The third branch divided the family and got too little land, so they resent dad and mom. As for Fourth Sister-in-law, she usually does the most work, so it’s not surprising she resents dad and mom too."
Mu Shuangshuang listening to Mu Dazhong’s words just wanted to open this man’s brain to see what’s inside; they even spoke such blunt truths to drag the third and fourth branches into the water.
"Second Uncle, Shuang only just found out that you are so insightful!" Mu Shuangshuang began complimenting Mu Dazhong.
It’s said that you don’t hit smiling people; seeing Mu Shuangshuang praise him, Mu Dazhong nodded smugly.
"That’s right, if I, Mu Dazhong, don’t understand things, who does?"
"Grandma, you heard that even Second Uncle thinks you’re biased, giving the third branch too little land, and Fourth Aunt does the most work in the Old Mu Family."
"You... dare to set me up?" Realizing he had fallen into a trap, Mu Dazhong bristled like a battle-ready rooster, with all his hairs standing on end.
Mu Dazhong’s words nearly enraged Old Mrs. Mu to death. "Mu Dazhong, shut up and get out of my sight!"
"Mom, don’t fall for the shameless girl’s tricks; she... she just doesn’t want the third and fourth wives to bear responsibility. Think about your piglets, how cute they were when they arrived, along with the red flowers."
"Exactly, mom, don’t let that shameless girl lead you by the nose!" Mrs. Lin also panicked, knowing full well that if Old Mrs. Mu learned they were the ones behind this, being pregnant wouldn’t help.
"Enough, if any of you argue again, sleep in the pigsty!"
Old Mrs. Mu hated it when people affected her judgment, especially when people liked interrupting her.
The second branch people, scolded, retreated to the side, but still stared hard at Mu Shuangshuang.
"Shuang, tell us, did your mother and Fourth Aunt poison the piglets in this house?" Mr. Mu stared at Mu Shuangshuang and asked.
"If I say no, will grandpa believe me? Grandpa called Shuang here, simply doubting the third branch, right?" Mu Shuangshuang asked with a cold laugh.
"You, girl! If you can provide evidence to prove your innocence, of course we won’t wrong you!" Mr. Mu replied with an air of justice.
As the household’s decision-maker, Mr. Mu often sought fairness most of the time.
"Does Second Uncle have evidence that the pigs were conspired by our two families? Accusations are easy; disproving them makes the third branch run themselves ragged!"
"Can’t you talk to me properly? If you have evidence, show it; if not, go back and have Si Niang prepare silver and buy us another pig, and this matter will be over!"
Mr. Mu thought of himself as generous, not even investigating the third branch’s responsibility.
"Can’t let it go, though only one pig died at home, who knows if the other might die the next day? Yu Si Niang dares do such a thing, she must be punished, we need to fetch four little piglets."
When shameless, one becomes invincible; Old Mrs. Mu embodied shamelessness.
"Grandma, you’re right, the pig in the pigsty indeed won’t live much longer!"
"But Shuang is curious, if this matter is unrelated to the third and fourth branches, how will grandma compensate us for our reputation?"
One way or another, Old Mrs. Mu wanted to ruin the reputations of the third and fourth branches while benefiting herself.
If everyone knew the third and fourth branches conspired to kill Old Mrs. Mu’s pig, they’d reek in name.
No one would dare be around such ’sinister, malicious’ people, even avoiding them when they see them.
"What a joke, would I make mistakes? If it’s not you two branches, I’ll kneel and apologize to you!"
This time, Old Mrs. Mu really had too much confidence; she felt the piglets were the best and any problems had to be caused by others.
Mu Shuangshuang laughed and said, "Hope grandma remembers her promise!"
After speaking, Mu Shuangshuang entered the pigsty in front of everyone.
After a while, that dead pig was carried out of the pen by Mu Shuangshuang.
Others, thinking it inauspicious, backed away.
Especially Mrs. Lin, who covered her mouth, deliberately acting as if she was gagging.
"Shameless girl, what are you doing? You know I’m pregnant, what, you want to kill me and the fat boy in my belly?"
"Second Aunt, the child in your belly isn’t even a month old, what happy occasion?
Besides, weren’t you just saying how cute the piglets were, what a shame they died? Now that I’m holding one out, you find it disgusting? You’re changing your tune rather quickly!"
With a few casual remarks, Mu Shuangshuang angered Mrs. Lin enough to feel tight in her chest, stomping her foot over and over.
This feeling made Mu Shuangshuang very happy.
When the enemy is unhappy, she’s happy!
When the enemy is happy, she’s happier!