CHAPTER 331: CHAPTER 329 MRS. LIN’S CRAVING (PART 1)

Mrs. Liu brought peaches through her own front door, her trembling heart not yet settled.

She was scared half to death, terrified of running into the old lady on the road.

Mu Xiaxia was tidying up the room inside and, seeing her mother looking like this, abandoned her broom and rushed over.

"Mom, what happened to you? Why are you so frightened?"

Hearing her daughter’s concerned voice, Mrs. Liu exhaled deeply and lovingly looked at her daughter Xiaxia, saying, "It’s nothing, your Aunt gave us some peaches. Later, feed some to Xiao Chu, and save a few for your dad. Remember to eat them quietly inside and don’t let your granny catch you."

Mrs. Liu instructed her daughter while taking the peaches out one by one from her sleeves and neatly placing them on the table in the room.

Those plump red, yellow, and green peaches looked extremely tempting on the empty table.

But Mu Xiaxia didn’t rush to eat them; instead, she handed a few on the table to Mrs. Liu. "Mom, you should eat some too, don’t just think about us, peaches are really good!"

Mu Xiaxia is about the same age as Mu Shuangshuang. Although not as clever as Mu Shuangshuang, she is already quite sensible.

She knows her parents have it hard; ever since returning from grandma’s house, she never asks Mrs. Liu for anything.

Moreover, the relationship between Mu Xiaxia and Mu Shuangshuang is quite delicate. In the past, she wouldn’t talk about it; Mu Xiaxia knew Mu Shuangshuang was not clever back then, unable to get along with anyone.

But now, even though she has helped the fourth house several times, and the fourth house had dinner at Shuangshuang’s place last time, Mu Xiaxia still feels that Mu Shuangshuang is distant from her family.

At least compared to that young gentleman named Fengzi, much more distant.

So Mu Xiaxia couldn’t resist asking about Mu Shuangshuang: "Mom, do you know when my Sister Shuangshuang became normal again? Because of what?"

Mu Xiaxia thinks more than her family, always feeling there’s something peculiar about it, suddenly recovering her senses and earning so much money.

"That, your mom doesn’t know. Anyway, suddenly she became normal. But Si Niang said she was enlightened by the mountain deity. Thinking about it, Shuangshuang, that child, didn’t say anything before. Apart from being enlightened by an immortal, mom can’t understand how she became normal."

Mrs. Liu thought hard for a long time and finally shared her conclusion.

Mu Xiaxia picked a peach and put it in her mouth, it tasted incredibly sweet. Unfortunately, these were given by others, not their own.

Mrs. Liu returned to the kitchen to continue working as if nothing had happened.

Yu Si Niang took a bowl from the kitchen cabinet and went back to Old Mrs. Mu’s room, swapping one of her bowls right in front of Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu.

"You wretched woman, is it worth it for a broken bowl, you... you’re an untrustworthy ingrate. My son sure lost out marrying you, you bad luck bringer."

Old Mrs. Mu’s cursing was loud, and the few people lying asleep in the room scrambled to their feet and gathered towards her room.

Mrs. Lin saw the table in Old Mrs. Mu’s room filled with a large sea bowl of peaches, deliberately covered her belly and said, "Mom, your eldest grandson wants to eat peaches, been hinting at me non-stop."

But Mu Xiangxiang was faster; she grabbed the sea bowl, scooped peaches out with her hand, and the red and large peaches went straight to her mouth.

"Mom, Xiangxiang really likes peaches, are there any more?" Mu Xiangxiang said while chewing peaches, juices spilling out, looking extremely tasty.

"Eat as much as you like, if it’s not enough, I’ll ask your third aunt to send more."

While speaking, Old Mrs. Mu searched for the silhouette of Yu Si Niang, only to find out she had secretly slipped away at some point.

She was furious inside, but with her daughter there, she couldn’t bear to leave.

"How about you give me a few too, I’ve got a baby in my belly." Mrs. Lin moved closer, her eyes fixated straight on the bowl of peaches held by Mu Xiangxiang.

"What does your pregnancy have to do with me, I didn’t get you pregnant." Mu Xiangxiang rolled her eyes, speaking with obvious impoliteness.

"But it’s your nephew." Mrs. Lin added unwillingly, only to be mocked again.

"I’ve got plenty of nephews; if I cared for all of them, could I manage? Moreover, if you want to eat, telling me is useless, if you have guts, go and talk to our mom."

Mu Xiangxiang was sure Old Mrs. Mu would back her up, so she spoke with impunity.

Not waiting for her to speak, Old Mrs. Mu chimed in, "Mrs. Lin, you lazy freeloader, you’re asking for trouble. Peaches are so cooling, dare you eat them? If you hurt my eldest grandson, you couldn’t pay even if you had ten lives."

Old Mrs. Mu inserted her hands into her waist, saliva flying onto Mrs. Lin’s face.

Mrs. Lin looked downcast, like a defeated rooster, but immediately she persistently added, "Mom, I’m taking it for Gou Dan, he’s never had peaches."

"Eat, eat, eat, that’s all you know, when does that little beast ever behave? One meal, others eat a bowl, he eats two, really think our Old Mu Family is pigsty? Raising pigs?"

Old Mrs. Mu was never reserved in speech, reprimanding Mrs. Lin, and making a decision.

"Xiangxiang is the youngest here, these peaches aren’t even enough for her to eat alone, don’t bother looking. Those who should go back, go back, those who don’t want to go back, help me old lady empty tomorrow’s chamber pot."

Once she mentioned the chamber pot, everyone scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing quickly.

Leaving Mu Xiangxiang alone in Old Mrs. Mu’s room, eating contentedly.

Old Mrs. Mu helped Mu Xiangxiang fix her hair, thinking of Mu Zhenzhen, curiously asking, "Xiangxiang, have you seen your sister Zhenzhen recently? I haven’t seen her for a long time."

Indeed, Mu Zhenzhen hasn’t appeared for quite a while, making Old Mrs. Mu somewhat anxious.

Previously, Mu Zhenzhen lived in Mu Danian’s room. Now she moved to the main house’s wing room, next to Mu Xiangxiang’s room, and Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t see her.

"She’s starting her second spring, always running around the town, not coming back until evening."

Last time going to the town to buy clothes, Mu Zhenzhen not only figured out the ways of the town, knowing where the cheap goods were, but also learned she could find a wealthy person there to marry and become a young mistress.

So now Mu Zhenzhen is all focused outside, hardly ever coming home.

Old Mrs. Mu was extremely worried and turned to ask Mr. Mu, "Old man, do you think our Zhenzhen will get into trouble? She as a girl..."

"Stop worrying, what trouble can she get into? She’s not a child anymore, even big troubles would be caused by herself, nothing to do with others!"

Mr. Mu no longer sheltered Mu Zhenzhen like before. After all, as a discarded daughter, Mu Zhenzhen’s actions increasingly lacked consideration and didn’t put the oldest, Mu Dade, in mind.