CHAPTER 475: CHAPTER 472: MU DANIAN GOES ON A BLIND DATE (TWENTY-THREE UPDATES)

"Cousin, are you sure you didn’t hear it wrong?" Mu Shuangshuang asked uneasily.

"Mm! I was surprised too. Grandfather and Grandmother are always stingy, but since Third Uncle and Aunt are both here, you should hurry over too!"

Mu Dalang didn’t hide anything from Shuangshuang. He said whatever came to mind.

This, in turn, amused Mu Shuangshuang.

But even with Mu Dalang’s assurance, Mu Shuangshuang still didn’t believe it.

"Cousin, I just won’t go. We have guests at home, and I need to cook!"

Only then did Mu Dalang notice the two men, one fat and one thin, sitting under the tree shade in the yard.

Mu Dalang wasn’t entirely unfamiliar with them; he saw them from afar last time with Lu Yuanfeng.

"Alright then, I’ll go back and tell Grandfather and Grandmother."

Mu Dalang left, and Mu Shuangshuang returned to the kitchen. Before she could fetch water for the Huang Brothers, Lu Yuanfeng had already stepped in.

Of course, Lu Yuanfeng was unwilling to let his soon-to-be wife serve others, so he would rather tire himself out a bit.

When Mu Dalang returned to the Old Mu Family, Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu had been waiting for a long time.

Especially Mr. Mu, who was even more puzzled when he saw no one behind Mu Dalang.

"Why didn’t Shuang come? Didn’t I ask you to invite her?"

Yu Si Niang stood up upon noticing Shuangshuang hadn’t come. "Dad, Mom, I should go back. We have guests today, and I have to cook lunch."

Yu Si Niang had been pulled into the Old Mu family’s main room early on and tried returning several times, but the Mu Family wouldn’t let her. Now that her daughter was back, she was even more restless.

Mu Dashan felt the same.

He felt as if needles were pricking him, feeling entirely uneasy.

"Alright, Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, you’re just a branch of the family, not severed ties, you need to stay in touch! Last time when your mother sided with outsiders to slander Shuangshuang’s name, I already scolded her. Considering her age, let’s just let that go!"

Mr. Mu began explaining matter by matter, simply hoping Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan would stay.

Today was a big day for the Old Mu Family; it was the day the matchmaker brought someone. If it worked out, she would become the wife of the Old Mu Family.

Mr. Mu’s real purpose was to let the third branch get accustomed ahead of time, because when Fifth marries, they would inevitably need to help out more.

Yu Si Niang didn’t understand the intricacies and could only sit awkwardly.

After a while, Matchmaker Sun brought the person over.

The girl was from the Huang Family Village, her family too poor to afford food. Hearing that the Mu Family had money and a scholarly uncle, Huang Bita told the matchmaker she wanted to take a look for herself.

Whether you’re rich or not, one glance will reveal the truth.

Upon entering the main room of the Old Mu Family, Matchmaker Sun began introducing everyone.

"This is Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu. You can call them Uncle Mu and Aunt Mu for now. Once things are settled, you can change what you call them."

Huang Bita nodded shyly, but her eyes furtively assessed everyone.

Whether rich or not, one can judge by the house and the attire of the family members.

Although the Old Mu Family’s earthen brick house wasn’t as good as a clay brick one, it was considered good in both Er Gui Village and Huang Family Village.

Looking at their clothes, Mr. Mu wore a set of new clothes only meant for festivities, his hair was neatly combed, and he wore a pair of old-fashioned yet new cloth shoes.

Almost everyone else wore their best clothes, even the third branch was required to wear their finest attire.

In fact, today the best-dressed was surely the third branch. The material was chosen by Mu Shuangshuang, who also personally guided the style, and Yu Si Niang sewed according to the style.

When they stepped out earlier, they were envied by a few sisters-in-law.

Even Mrs. Liu, who usually didn’t care much about clothes, took a long look.

Today, neither Mrs. Liu nor Mu Dajiang was present for the meal because they didn’t have presentable attire.

Old Mrs. Mu certainly wouldn’t let them come.

"Go check on Danian, what’s keeping him?" Mr. Mu whispered to Mu Dazhong beside him.

"Dad, Fifth isn’t a child. He said he went to relieve himself and would be back soon. It’s so hot outside, why make me go?"

"Haha, where’s Fifth?" Matchmaker Sun glanced around, asking curiously.

Huang Bita also noticed that everyone in the room was older and definitely not Mu Danian.

"This..." Mr. Mu hesitated, surely he couldn’t admit that his son went to the latrine and hadn’t come back all morning, right?

"What’s up? Is he shy?" Matchmaker Sun waved the handkerchief in her hand, giggling.

"You wouldn’t think it, but Mu the Fifth is apparently a bashful young lad. Never mind, let’s take our time and wait, no rush for the meal!"

Actually, it wasn’t about being unhurried, but since it was around noon, it wasn’t precisely mealtime yet.

Meanwhile, Mu the Fifth was still outside, more precisely, he was with Chen Hong.

Last time, Chen Hong had abandoned Mu Danian and found a secret lover but was discovered by the man’s wife, who gave her a harsh beating that became widely known in Tie Dao Village. Now everyone in Tie Dao Village called Chen Hong a coquette and wanted to dunk her in a pig cage.

Even though Wang Tiejiang’s family stood up for Chen Hong, they wouldn’t give her any good days.

On top of that, Chen Hong heard that Mu Danian was going on a matchmaking visit, and she hurried out to stop him.

"Mu Danian, you heartless man, you said you’d marry me, what’s going on now?"

In the cotton field, Chen Hong pounded Mu Danian’s chest, angrily questioning.

"My sweetheart, when did I say I wouldn’t marry you? It’s just that you abandoned me, I’m the one who feels wronged!"

Mu Danian passionately embraced Chen Hong.

He wasn’t foolish. His family’s introduction was for a wife, and wives shouldn’t be spoiled in the vegetable field.

If he wanted spoiling, it should be with someone like Chen Hong.

"Damn, you’re pinching me..." Chen Hong’s secret area had an itchy hand that refused to stop pinching.

Soon, Chen Hong’s body turned soft.

"My nemesis, you really are my nemesis." Mu Danian held Chen Hong and started taking off her clothes until she was completely undressed.

It was midday; no one was in the cotton field, so Mu Danian decided to make it quick. After finishing with Chen Hong, he planned to return, matchmake, and enjoy the best of both worlds.

After a tantalizing moan, Chen Hong lay weak in the cotton field.

Wearing his pants, Mu Danian ran off. By the time Chen Hong regained her strength and dressed, Mu Danian had already returned to the Old Mu Family.

As he passed by the lotus pond, he plucked a lotus flower before heading home.

Mr. Mu was becoming increasingly flustered; it was almost mealtime, yet Fifth hadn’t shown up, and if this continued, today’s matchmaking would fall apart.

Considering the expenses for today, buying meat and fish, Mr. Mu felt the pinch.

"Mr. Mu, why isn’t Fifth here yet?"

"Shouldn’t we start eating? Bi Yao has traveled a long way, she must be famished by now."

Matchmaker Sun reminded Mr. Mu.