CHAPTER 446: CHAPTER 443: ONE AGAINST A HUNDRED (THIRD UPDATE)

Old Mrs. Mu looked extremely fierce, with an unreasonable demeanor.

Granny Zhao was no pushover either.

"Old Mrs. Mu, you’re protecting your daughter, but is this the way to do it? Do you know what your daughter did?"

"The opera troupe invited by the Old Wang Family was meant for their deceased relatives and other dead people to watch."

"Everyone knows that seat is not to be occupied by the living. Your daughter just went up and took the seat without a word, even took the offerings intended for the Wang Family. How could anyone not throw your daughter out?"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Mu felt a jolt in her heart and suddenly got scared.

Although whether one believes in ghosts and spirits is up to them, Old Mrs. Mu internally believed in them. Otherwise, when Mu Shuangshuang first arrived and was seriously ill, she wouldn’t have agreed to Mr. Mu’s idea to spend four hundred cash to save her.

"Xiangxiang, did you really do that?" Old Mrs. Mu was evidently unsure of herself.

She knew her own daughter’s temper.

Moreover, she was rarely at home and was not aware of these taboos.

"Mom, they bullied me and you are taking their side? I can’t live like this..."

Mu Xiangxiang pouted and cried loudly.

"Alright, alright, it’s Mom’s fault. Let’s not bother with this matter anymore, let’s go home!"

Old Mrs. Mu softened and decided to take her daughter and leave quickly, but Mu Xiangxiang would not comply.

"I’m not leaving, Mom. Unless you tear their mouths apart, I’m staying here. I want to watch the opera, I want to sit in the front!"

Now, Old Mrs. Mu was extremely anxious.

If others didn’t understand Mu Xiangxiang’s temper, she did.

But this just wouldn’t do!

"Xiangxiang, be good, Mom will make you something delicious when we get home. This opera is for the dead; we, the living, don’t need to listen!"

Old Mrs. Mu held Mu Xiangxiang by the shoulders to prevent her from rolling on the ground.

Mu Shuangshuang, watching from the crowd, suddenly felt justified in stopping Xiao Han from calling Mu Xiangxiang earlier.

This mother and daughter duo were truly embarrassing.

As Mu Xiangxiang cried, she somehow noticed Lu Yuanfeng, and without bothering to wipe the snot on her face, she pointed at Lu Yuanfeng and said:

"Mom, I want Fengzi. Call him over, and then I’ll go!"

Old Mrs. Mu’s face fell instantly, stuck with anger and frustration.

Moments ago, her words had already offended the villagers.

So many people were watching the opera, and Old Mrs. Mu said only the dead would watch. Nobody would take such an insult.

An opera for the dead and claiming that those watching were dead are two entirely different things.

"Spit, this girl, at such a young age, is shameless, even vying for a man with her niece!"

Someone in the crowd muttered a curse.

More people began to speak.

All were cursing Mu Xiangxiang, with all kinds of harsh words, saying she’d be better off dead.

Mu Xiangxiang, never having suffered grievances before, rushed up, ready to fight.

Seeing this, Old Mrs. Mu loudly called for Lu Yuanfeng.

"Lu Family’s boy, come help, help me get Xiangxiang back home!"

Lu Yuanfeng stood still, not moving an inch.

He was with Shuangshuang, he couldn’t touch another woman!

Mu Shuangshuang glanced at Lu Yuanfeng out of the corner of her eye, saw that he wasn’t even looking in that direction, and nodded with satisfaction.

She, as a person, didn’t like others touching what was hers, and similarly, she wouldn’t touch what belonged to others.

Seeing Lu Yuanfeng unmoved, Old Mrs. Mu got angry!

"Lu Family’s boy, are you deaf? Get over here!"

Like before, Lu Yuanfeng didn’t move, and Old Mrs. Mu vented her anger on Mu Shuangshuang.

"You brat, go get Lu Yuanfeng to help your aunt. Can’t you see how she’s crying?"

"Grandma, Fengzi has his own choices and I can’t force him to do anything. Yelling at me won’t help!"

As soon as the words were out, Old Mrs. Mu charged over furiously, trying to drag Mu Shuangshuang out.

Of course, Mu Shuangshuang knew what Old Mrs. Mu intended.

When Old Mrs. Mu got close, she slipped into the crowd. No matter how much strength Old Mrs. Mu used, she couldn’t find her. With the villagers intentionally protecting Mu Shuangshuang, Old Mrs. Mu was exhausted but couldn’t grasp anyone.

"You damn girl, just you wait!" Old Mrs. Mu’s eyes bulged so wide they looked like they’d pop out.

This commotion finally brought out Old Master Wang, along with his son Wang Fugui.

"Sister-in-law Mu, I won’t take issue with today’s events. You’ve caused enough of a scene with Xiangxiang; it’s time to cool it down. Our Wang Family is small, we can’t afford you causing such a spectacle, you’d better leave!"

Old Master Wang was, in fact, being very polite.

Considering what Old Mrs. Mu and Mu Xiangxiang had done, it was already generous of him not to hit them.

For the Wang Family, today was significant, and their ancestors might have attended.

Now turned into such a mess, what does it make of them!

"You’re asking me to leave?" Old Mrs. Mu had never faced such indignity before.

Her son is a Scholar, who wouldn’t treat her with courtesy?

Mu Shuangshuang saw this, figuring Old Mrs. Mu was going to be humiliated today. But with the Wang Family present, her disgrace was also her own disgrace.

Mu Shuangshuang had Lu Yuanfeng put down Mu Xiaohan and asked him to fetch Mr. Mu, saying Old Mrs. Mu was fighting with the Wang Family while the whole village watched.

Mr. Mu valued his reputation, and knowing the whole village was present, he would definitely come.

At this moment, Mu Shuangshuang stepped out as the mediator.

"Grandma, my aunt is still crying, please help her up. The ground is filthy, what if there are snakes or bugs?"

Old Mrs. Mu gave Mu Shuangshuang a fierce glare; she intended to scold her, but seeing Mu Xiangxiang’s tear and snot-streaked face, her heart broke.

Mr. Mu practically sprinted to the Wang Family, followed by several others from the Old Mu Family.

The group had originally planned to watch the opera together, but Mu Xiangxiang disliked the smell of their work clothes, so she went ahead with Old Mrs. Mu.

Upon arriving, they saw Old Mrs. Mu defending Mu Xiangxiang while verbally sparring with Wang Fugui.

Wang Fugui, with an already sharp tongue and a dislike for Mu Shuangshuang, started causing trouble once she appeared to mediate.

"Look at your girl, ugly as a horse, what’s that smeared on her face? Is that crap? She’s so ugly, she shouldn’t come out to frighten people. It’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, those who don’t know might think she’s a ghost!"

"You bastard, you’re the one who’s a ghost. You speak such malicious words; be careful of being struck down by the Duke of Thunder!"

Both disregarding taboos, they spoke various curses on this Mid-Autumn Festival, making the hairs of those around stand on end.

Mr. Mu stepped forward and pulled Old Mrs. Mu aside.

"You damn old hag, shut up! Aren’t you embarrassed enough already?"

Without inquiring further, Mr. Mu started scolding Old Mrs. Mu.

After scolding her, he ignored her resistance and had Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian carry her back.

Mu Xiangxiang was left crying bitterly, and Mr. Mu, enduring a headache, said to Mu Shuangshuang, "Shuang, help carry your aunt back. I need to have a word with Old Wang."