Chapter 336 - 334: Owed a Huge Favor

Chapter 336: Chapter 334: Owed a Huge Favor

"How could it be fake? Aren’t I a living example right here?" Mr. Mu took the bottle of Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Ointment from Mu Zhe’s hands and caressed it. His gaze then turned to Tong Qingye, filled with even more disapproval. "Look at you. If it hadn’t been for that life-saving phone call from the Zhang family’s boy this time, I’m afraid I would have missed out on such a miraculous medicine!"

Tong Qingye looked at the jar in her husband’s hands. She remembered Doctor Liu saying it was made of jade. She hadn’t looked at it closely before, but now she could see he was right. She reached out to touch it too, her face filled with deep self-reproach. ’If my husband really missed his chance for a cure because of me, I’d probably have to live with this guilt for the rest of my life.’ She was both remorseful and relieved. "I was truly wrong this time. I misjudged them. Thank goodness for that young Zhang. Otherwise, I would have been the greatest sinner of the Mu Family. Sigh, who would have thought that they would... I really need to change my attitude toward them from now on."

"Doctor Liu has a sharp eye. If he hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have noticed either," Mu Guoliang said, also filled with regret. "It’s true that hidden masters can be found among common folk. It seems we really can’t look down on anyone from now on."

"You don’t just need to change your attitude toward the Zhang Family; you need to change your attitude toward everyone you consider beneath you. What’s the good in fawning over the powerful and trampling on the weak? The way you treat others now, there’s no guarantee they won’t treat you the same way in the future. Tell me, if Mu Zhe hadn’t shown the Zhang Family some goodwill before, would they have delivered this life-saving ointment now? This is a lesson," Mr. Mu said, staring at Tong Qingye.

"Don’t say any more. I know I was wrong." Tong Qingye felt a lingering fear just thinking about it. After a moment, she promised, "I’ll do my best to change this bad habit of mine in the future."

"I’ll be mindful of that in the future as well," Mu Guoliang chimed in. Although he wasn’t as obvious as his mother, he knew that deep down, he also possessed the pride of being a member of the Mu Family. ’It seems I’ll need to tone down that pride a bit from now on.’

Only then did Mr. Mu nod in satisfaction. "That’s more like it. There is no greater virtue than to acknowledge and correct one’s mistakes."

"Mom, Big Brother, the fact that Dad didn’t miss this opportunity, doesn’t that just go to show that the Mu Family’s good fortune is still with us?" Mu Zhe said with a smile, consoling them at the right moment. His words made the others nod repeatedly, and wide smiles appeared on everyone’s faces.

"Since the Zhang Family said they don’t have much of this stuff, let’s not reveal the source of this Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Ointment for now. We don’t want to cause them any unnecessary trouble." Mr. Mu stared at the jar in his hand for a long while, still worried. He looked up and instructed the others.

"Right." Tong Qingye, Mu Guoliang, and Mu Zhe all nodded in agreement.

Mu Zhe immediately stood up. "I need to go talk to Xiao Lin about this. She also knows where it came from. We can’t have her accidentally leaking it without realizing the gravity of the situation. That would mean big trouble for the Zhang family."

"Go on, go on." Mr. Mu’s face was wreathed in smiles. "If this Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Ointment can really let me live a couple more years, then we’ll owe the Zhang family a huge debt of gratitude. From now on, you two need to pay more attention to the Zhang family. Guo Liang, especially you. In the future, no matter what happens, when it’s time to protect them, you should step in without hesitation or stinginess, as long as it’s within our power. Understand?"

"Dad, I’ll remember."

"Me too."

Mu Guoliang and Mu Zhe nodded in unison. This time, not only did Tong Qingye have no objections, she even nodded along and added, "Your father is right. As long as he gets through this crisis, the Zhang family will be our family’s greatest benefactors and honored guests. We can’t be the kind of people who are ungrateful and disloyal."

"Your mother may have her little flaws, but she knows right from wrong when it comes to the important things." Mr. Mu smiled in gratification, but his smile didn’t last long before it stiffened, and he started grimacing. The sharp-eyed brothers, Mu Guoliang and Mu Zhe, saw Tong Qingye’s hand on their father’s waist. What else was there to misunderstand?

The two brothers exchanged a glance, trying to hold back their laughter.

Mu Guoliang then clapped Mu Zhe on the shoulder. "Let’s go together. I just remembered it would be safer to instruct the rest of the family as well."

The two brothers left as soon as they spoke. The moment they stepped out and closed the door, they heard very faint voices from inside the room:

"Old Mu, you’d better explain yourself. What do you mean I have ’little flaws’? Are you itching for a beating?" came Tong Qingye’s voice, seething with anger.

"A slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue! I was wrong, okay? Ouch, be gentle! Don’t you forget I’m still a seriously ill patient..." Mr. Mu begged for mercy.

"Hmph, stop playing pitiful with me. Aren’t you feeling much better? Besides, I know my own strength," Tong Qingye’s voice said, though it lacked some conviction.

"I... I... ’The deadliest of poisons is a woman’s heart’..." Mr. Mu wailed.

...

Mu Guoliang and Mu Zhe could no longer suppress their smiles. ’Who would’ve thought Mom and Dad were like this in private?’ Not daring to listen any longer, they quietly finished closing the door and tiptoed away.

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It wasn’t hard for Gu Nuan Nuan to find her grandfather. Even though her own Divine Sense wasn’t yet strong enough to cover the entire villa complex, just because she couldn’t didn’t mean Cao Cao couldn’t.

So, she quickly located Zhang Dazhuang and found him.

"You were looking for me?" Zhang Dazhuang was a little surprised to see Gu Nuan Nuan had come out specifically to find him. Usually, during breaks or holidays, Gu Nuan Nuan was busier than anyone and rarely went out.

"Mhm," Gu Nuan Nuan said with a smile. "I was thinking, if possible, we could go back to Zhang Family Village early tomorrow. I want to go into the mountains to gather some medicinal herbs, which might take two or three days. If I go with you all, you can provide some cover for me." ’Going into the mountains is a must. Anyway, as soon as I get back to Zhang Family Village, I can find a way to expose what Third Aunt did. After that, Grandpa and Grandma certainly won’t just sit by and do nothing.’

Over the years, her grandfather, eldest uncle, and mother had been doing better and better. In the end, no matter what her second and third uncles were like, they were still her grandparents’ biological sons. Even though their families hadn’t acted honorably, it wouldn’t look good for their own brothers to be too destitute, right? So, in the end, her eldest uncle had stepped in to help.

This time, her eldest uncle’s method was simple. He first funded the construction of separate villas for both the second and third uncles’ families, but the name on the property deeds was his own. However, he made a black-and-white agreement with them: as long as both families could guarantee they would behave themselves and not cause any trouble for the next thirty years, he would then transfer the ownership of the villas to his two brothers as a gift.