Chapter 1635 - 1630: My Grandparents Will Definitely Return to the Village (First Update)

After listening to Mrs. Liu, Mu Xiaxia also looked distressed!

However, she quickly composed herself.

Her younger brother still hadn’t been found, and as his sister, she was equally troubled.

But if she showed sadness, her mother would be even more distressed than she was now.

"Mom, Mr. Zheng said he sent more people to search. This time the chances of finding him are high, so don’t worry!" Mu Xiaxia consoled.

"Yes, I know, I won’t think about it anymore! You guys shouldn’t stand outside, it’s cold! Xiaxia, Shuangshuang, come inside!"

Mrs. Liu said.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded.

She followed Mu Xiaxia into the fourth branch’s room.

Before entering, she saw Mrs. Liu giving her a pleading look.

Pleading?

Was she pleading with her not to tell Mu Xiaxia about it?

If so, it was completely unnecessary.

Because secrets can’t be kept hidden forever!

One day, Mu Xiaxia would learn the truth, and then, whether she would understand Mrs. Liu was anyone’s guess!

In the fourth branch’s living room, Mu Shuangshuang was served tea made by Mu Xiaxia. Unlike the last time, the tea leaves seemed more refined this time.

Before Mu Shuangshuang could ask, Mu Xiaxia said, "These tea leaves were given to me by Mr. Zheng. He said others didn’t want them and asked if I did. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I brought them back!"

Mu Shuangshuang was taken aback, not wanted by others?

When did this fine oolong tea become something unwanted?

Or had Zheng Zhi also learned how to deceive?

But in any case, it was a good thing!

At least she knew Zheng Zhi treated Mu Xiaxia well.

"Sister Shuangshuang, I heard from Mr. Zheng that you’re starting a business in the county. Is that why you came, to choose a shop?" Mu Xiaxia asked curiously.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded.

"Yes, I want to try my luck in the county!"

"That’s great!" Mu Xiaxia looked at Mu Shuangshuang enviously.

"I wish I could be like you, to have my own business!"

In this way, when they found Xiao Chu, their family in the fourth branch could live as well as Sister Shuangshuang’s family.

"Just observe more, learn more, and find something suitable for yourself! Maybe one day, you’ll have your own business too!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

Mu Xiaxia: "Yes, I know. You started with small ventures too, and if I do business, I’ll learn from Sister Shuangshuang!"

While Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Xiaxia talked, Mrs. Liu was listening the entire time on the side.

Several times, she glanced at Mu Shuangshuang, looking as if she had something to say.

Seeing this, Mu Shuangshuang went along with it and said to Mu Xiaxia, "Xiaxia, I’m craving a little snack, can you get some for me? Just buy anything!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

It was rare for Mu Shuangshuang to make a request, and Mu Xiaxia was so excited that she stood up and asked, "Do you want pastries or seeds? I know a good shop nearby!"

"Anything is fine, hurry and go, I’ll wait!" Mu Shuangshuang smiled and urged her.

Mu Xiaxia had no idea that Mu Shuangshuang was making an excuse to get her out, and happily took the money and left.

Once she left, the forced smile on Mrs. Liu’s face disappeared.

She looked at Mu Shuangshuang pitifully, "Shuangshuang, I know, this puts you in a difficult position! But... but our fourth branch finally has a stable life now... having a place in the county, a place of our own.

I heard from Xiaxia that when they first came here, they didn’t even have a place to stay, they had to sleep on the floor at the Old Mu Family during the cold nights, and Xiao Chu was still a child then, having to sleep on such a cold floor..."

Mrs. Liu broke into tears halfway through.

"I don’t want the fourth branch to go back to the past, I don’t want Xiaxia and her father to live in poverty again... Can you help Fourth Aunt, I don’t need you to do much, just turn a blind eye, pretend you don’t know?"

Mrs. Liu’s insistence on not returning to the past days of poverty became her reason for not wanting to take responsibility.

Honestly, hearing her words made Mu Shuangshuang uncomfortable.

But some of what Mrs. Liu said wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

The fourth branch hadn’t been well-off before, and they suffered a lot at the Old Mu Family.

Even Xiao Chu was sold off by those scoundrels Mrs. Jin and Mu Dade.

Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu had done so many despicable things and yet faced no punishment.

If you called it unfair, it truly was!

It was understandable for Mrs. Liu to want to sell the old house as revenge against the Old Mu Family.

However, this wasn’t a proper way to handle it.

To say it was improper was to say they were digging a pit for themselves.

With the nature of Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu, if they found out the old house was sold, the first ones they’d trouble would be the third branch.

That wouldn’t be much of an issue, as the third branch hadn’t done it, and the whole village could attest to that! Failing to get anything here, Old Mrs. Mu would surely cause a fuss at Ma the Landlord’s place.

Eventually, it would be known that Mrs. Liu was involved.

By then, what would become of Mrs. Liu was something Mu Shuangshuang didn’t even need to think about!

"Fourth Aunt, I can keep quiet, but my grandmother will eventually find out." Mu Shuangshuang said.

"No, she won’t. I asked your grandfather, and he said he wouldn’t return to the countryside in this lifetime, so...!"

Mrs. Liu didn’t finish her sentence, but Mu Shuangshuang knew what she meant.

The people of the Old Mu Family wouldn’t return to the countryside, so as long as she turned a blind eye, Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu would never know the old house had been sold.

But is that truly the case?

"Fourth Aunt, my grandparents will definitely return to the countryside, as will my uncle, he won’t stay in the county!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"Shuangshuang, how do you know?" Mrs. Liu’s face turned pale with fear.

"Fourth Aunt, you don’t need to worry about where I learned it from, it’s the truth! You don’t need to seek verification from my grandparents and uncle, because they won’t believe what you say!"

Mu Dade controlled the entire wharf in the county, even bringing Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian in.

Wasn’t it all for personal gain?

But the county magistrate isn’t naïve, who’d entrust such a valuable position to Mu Dade without appointing someone to watch over him?

Therefore, whether she took action herself or waited for the county magistrate to intervene, Mu Dade’s position as the county official wouldn’t last long!

Mrs. Liu panicked, she might not believe what others said.

But the person in front of her was Mu Shuangshuang.

Her words were never wrong.

Whether it was advising them to stay away from the first branch, or later telling them to leave the Old Mu Family.

Even her daughter Xiaxia was saved by her.

"Shuangshuang... what should I do?" Mrs. Liu was about to cry.

"On this matter, I think you should ask Fourth Uncle and Xiaxia what they think. If they feel the house should be sold and are willing to bear the consequences, then there’s no issue!"

After all, the Old Mu Family does owe the third and fourth branches.

The third branch’s share could directly be given to the fourth branch.

Of course, the premise is that Mu Dajiang and Xiaxia agree!