novelraw Chapter 159
Chapter 159
"Didn't you see my dad was already angry just now? If we don't agree, how can we live peacefully at home from now on?" Yang Dafu lowered his voice.
"Well, if we can't steal it, your dad will be just as angry," Mu Jingmei scoffed coldly.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it if we can't steal it. Besides, don't you want to live a good life? I heard your sister-in-law led their village to make a lot of money. Now every household can afford to eat meat," Yang Dafu said deliberately.
Mu Jingmei's expression changed slightly.
Seeing her reaction, Yang Dafu added fuel to the fire.
"Furthermore, your family looks down on you simply because you don't earn enough work points, right? If we can make big money too, they'll all be fawning over you whenever you visit your maiden home."
Mu Jingmei imagined that scenario, and suddenly she felt her back straighten a bit.
She shot Yang Dafu a sideways glance. "Fine, then let's make a trip back."
Seeing that Mu Jingmei had agreed, Yang Dafu was overjoyed.
Because they had an ulterior motive, Yang Mingwan was quite generous. He prepared ten catties of refined rice, two catties of eggs, half a catty of brown sugar, two bolts of cloth, and a few catties of cotton for Mu Jingmei and her husband to take with them.
It should be known that these items were already considered great luxuries in this era, so Mu Jingmei's complexion improved a bit.
"You two be polite after you go back. We are all family, and we should definitely help each other out when things come up," Yang Mingwan reminded them again, still a bit uneasy.
"Dad, I know. Just don't worry, I will definitely work hard to complete the mission." Yang Dafu gave Yang Mingwan a look full of confidence.
However, Yang Mingwan inexplicably felt as though all these good things he had brought out were going to go down the drain.
"Alright, we have to go, otherwise we won't arrive before dark," Mu Jingmei couldn't help but say.
"Go on, go on." Hearing this, Yang Mingwan didn't say anything more and waved his hand at the two of them.
Yang Dafu borrowed a donkey cart from the village, loaded all the good things his father had prepared for him onto the cart, and had Mu Jingmei sit on it. Then, he drove the donkey cart, swaying all the way to their destination.
Yang Dafu timed it perfectly. When they arrived at Qinghe Fishing Village, it was exactly the time when everyone was finishing work.
People were walking together in twos and threes, getting ready to go home, when they suddenly saw Yang Dafu driving a donkey cart, taking Mu Jingmei and a cart full of good things from the village entrance toward the Mu family's home.
Everyone stared in dumbfounded silence, and even after the cart had gone far away, they still hadn't recovered their senses.
"Was I blind just now? Did I really see Yang Dafu with a cart full of good things? Isn't their family notoriously stingy?" someone rubbed their eyes.
"If I remember correctly, this should be Accountant Mu's daughter's first time visiting her maiden home. It is normal to prepare a bit more generously," someone spoke up.
"But didn't I hear that Accountant Mu had already severed ties with that daughter of his? I remember when they got married, not a single person from their family went over," someone raised an objection.
"There is no overnight feud between parents and children. Moreover, with so many things brought to their door, even the greatest anger should subside."
"That's not necessarily true. I don't think Accountant Mu is the kind of person who is greedy for money. More importantly, how could someone like Yang Dafu be so generous? How does that saying go... right, one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions. I'm afraid they are scheming for something bigger," an older man said faintly.
"Sigh, no matter what, it's other people's business. How can we control it? Let's go, let's go, hurry home and eat. My hands are sore from weaving fishing nets all day."
"Right, going home to eat is the most important thing."
"..."
Everyone watched the spectacle and then dispersed, heading to their respective homes.
Meanwhile, Mu Deyi and Mu's mother had just walked to their door. They were about to push the door open and go in when they suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice coming from behind them.
"Mom, Dad."
Mu Deyi and Mu's mother instinctively turned their heads, only to see Yang Dafu calling out to them with a face full of smiles.
And standing behind him was Mu Jingmei.
Mu's mother was taken aback at first. Her gaze fell upon Mu Jingmei, and a hint of a smile immediately appeared on her face. But before she could speak, Mu Deyi's face instantly darkened.
"What are you doing here?" His voice was cold, carrying a trace of disgust.
"Dad, I brought Jingmei back for her home visit," Yang Dafu wasn't angry. In the face of profit, he could be utterly shameless.
For instance, to marry Mu Jingmei, he could travel back and forth between the two villages every day, secretly having an affair with her, and not backing down at all even when beaten and scolded.
"What home visit? I severed my father-daughter relationship with her a long time ago. Get the hell out of here!" After saying this, Mu Deyi directly pulled Mu's mother into the courtyard and slammed the courtyard door shut right in front of Mu Jingmei and Yang Dafu.
The expression on Mu Jingmei's face suddenly couldn't hold up anymore, and even Yang Dafu's disguised smile hung somewhat stiffly on his face.
"I told you not to come back, not to come back, but you just wouldn't listen. Now you've had the door slammed in your face, are you happy?" Mu Jingmei's chest heaved with anger.
"Don't be anxious. Don't forget the purpose of our trip back here," Yang Dafu took a deep breath and lowered his voice to comfort Mu Jingmei.
Inside the house, Mu's mother kept looking continuously toward the outside of the courtyard door.
"Deyi, Jingmei finally came back with great difficulty. She must know she was wrong. Let's just let her come in," Mu's mother finally couldn't help but say.
"You want to let her come in? Fine," Mu Deyi nodded.
A look of joy appeared on Mu's mother's face, but the next moment, Mu Deyi added another sentence.
"Over my dead body!"
The color drained from Mu's mother's face in an instant, and her body even staggered a few times.
"Deyi, Jingmei is our daughter after all. Even if she made a mistake, we can scold her, or we can beat her, but how can you just turn a blind eye to her?" Mu's mother's eyes turned a bit red.
"You treat her as a daughter, but has she ever treated you as a mother? Have you forgotten how that Yang Dafu treated us before? If you let her through this door today, how will you make Shian feel?!" Mu Deyi emphasized every word.
At the mention of Mu Shian, Mu's mother's eyes grew even redder, and she sat down on a nearby stool, looking somewhat defeated.
"How did our family turn out like this?"
Mu Deyi was so angry that he didn't want to say a single word.
Meanwhile, on her way home, Song Nianchu also heard the news of Mu Jingmei and Yang Dafu's return. After returning home, she wanted to speak to Mu Shian several times but didn't know how to bring it up.
After all, the way Mu Shian looked when he was angry last time was still vivid in her mind.
"What's wrong? Do you have something to tell me?" However, Mu Shian noticed her unusual behavior and took the initiative to ask.
Song Nianchu gritted her teeth, thinking that if Mu Jingmei did something again to make Mu Deyi sick with anger, the loss would only be greater.
"I just heard people outside saying that your sister and Yang Dafu have come back."