CHAPTER 700: CHAPTER 696: TOO EXCESSIVE (THIRD UPDATE)

"So, Aunt Xiao Hua doesn’t know about the things you’ve encountered, or what happened?"

Yu Liulang nodded, feeling deeply ashamed.

Mu Shuangshuang really wanted to slap the person in front of her at that moment.

Communication and trust are most important between a couple.

Her Sixth Uncle didn’t even give Aunt Xiao Hua basic communication.

"Sixth Uncle, you must explain these matters clearly to Aunt Xiao Hua, regardless of whether she forgives you or not. We’ll talk about the rest later."

Just as Mu Shuangshuang finished speaking, Lu Yuanfeng, who had gone out earlier, returned.

He approached Shuangshuang and said, "I followed the Luo family mother and daughter. When they reached an empty road, Old Lady Luo voluntarily looked at the injury on Luo Xiu’er’s face.

But Luo Xiu’er pushed her away. Luo Xiu’er said something, and Old Lady Luo kept nodding, not at all like what we saw at Old Yu Family.

It gives me the impression that Luo Xiu’er is in charge, and Old Lady Luo is just listening to her."

Lu Yuanfeng shared what he saw and his thoughts with Mu Shuangshuang.

His analysis further confirmed that Luo Xiu’er is a swindler.

Moreover, her methods are vile.

Yu Liulang, on the side, completely didn’t understand what Lu Yuanfeng said.

He stared at Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng like a fool, full of confusion and incomprehension.

Mu Shuangshuang sighed, her uncle was also a victim. She thought she should tell him what she suspected.

"Uncle, Shuangshuang has to tell you something. After you hear it, don’t get excited, and don’t go looking for trouble with anyone. What you need to do is gain Aunt Xiao Hua’s understanding."

Yu Liulang nodded.

"Shuangshuang, hurry up and say it. What exactly do you and Fengzi know?"

Yu Liulang didn’t want anything else now; he just wanted to clear his suspicions.

After all, he truly was innocent.

"Sixth Uncle, you might have been schemed against, and the one who schemed against you could be Luo Xiu’er..."

Mu Shuangshuang shared her suspicions with Yu Liulang.

Yu Liulang was so shocked that he couldn’t close his mouth.

He never thought Luo Xiu’er would be the one to ruin his reputation.

Because he couldn’t believe that the kind Luo Xiu’er from back then would harm him and disregard her own reputation.

Yu Liulang had experienced the harsh words from the villagers firsthand.

Most people couldn’t bear it.

"But why would Luo Xiu’er do this? It doesn’t make sense." Yu Liulang was puzzled.

"She probably regrets it. If she hadn’t changed her mind and married someone else as a concubine at the time,

she would be the one standing by Sixth Uncle now. Especially seeing Sixth Uncle happy and with someone other than her, she must feel even more unbalanced." Mu Shuangshuang replied.

Yu Liulang let out a long sigh, feeling inexplicably tired.

Right now, Yu Liulang’s mind was a mess. He knew Luo Xiuer’s motive and her plans.

But he didn’t know how to resolve it.

If he had firmly rejected Luo Xiuer’s request back then, not sympathized with her, and had no contact with her, would these things not have happened?

"Shuangshuang, there’s something I’m unsure whether to share with you and Fengzi since you’re children and I’m hesitant to speak about it.

But I’m afraid if I don’t clarify it, there will be no more chances for me and your Aunt Xiao Hua."

That difficulty in speaking almost exhausted all of Yu Liulang’s strength.

"Sixth Uncle, you can think of Fengzi and me as people helping you solve your problems, and focus on that,"

Yu Liulang then said, "I... I really couldn’t have been with Luo Xiu’er, and I’m even more sure that I didn’t embrace her in the haystack for that kind of thing."

Yu Liulang’s words made him blush bright red.

Lu Yuanfeng also felt a little embarrassed.

As a man, he understood Yu Liulang’s meaning better.

In contrast, Mu Shuangshuang remained composed and steady despite the chaos.

Yu Liulang thought Mu Shuangshuang didn’t understand and explained again.

"I don’t even know what’s wrong with me. Last time Luo Xiu’er came, during that period, I just..."

Saying this, Yu Liulang seemed to lay down his last line of defense.

This showed how much he trusted Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

"Sixth Uncle, there’s no need to say more. Let’s put this issue aside for now.

Right now, there’s something else you need to take me to do."

Since it was a private issue, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t pursue further questions, and this wasn’t the time to deal with such matters.

If Luo Xiuer’s issues remain unresolved, Old Yu Family won’t find peace.

Her parents wouldn’t be able to focus on their own matters.

"What is it? Feel free to tell," Yu Liulang slightly calmed his spirit, as Shuangshuang mentioned, he had to resolve the matter.

"Take me to that haystack to have a look."

A few days ago, it rained, and the field should be wet. If someone walked there, footprints would be left.

"Alright, I’ll take you!"

This was the first time Yu Liulang went out in days, fortunate it was chilly with everyone staying home, warming themselves by the fire.

Otherwise, he’d have to deal with the villagers quite a bit.

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng followed Yu Liulang, heading toward the field edge.

Some haystacks were kept at home, while others were left on the field slope, depending on whether the family chose to transport them back.

In the field, it was just as Mu Shuangshuang said, each step left a footprint.

Yet the incident spread widely in the village, and most villagers had gone there.

With footprints coming and going, it wasn’t easy to find the useful ones.

Mu Shuangshuang personally searched, examining and excluding various footprints.

She spent a whole hour looking at hundreds of footprints, finally finding a set.

They were very close to the haystack.

Deep and shallow ones, a total of four footprints.

"Look at these four footprints, they are orderly, unlike the villagers’ footprints."

Mu Shuangshuang pointed at the footprints she identified.

"One of them is only half a footprint, which should be Sixth Uncle’s. Sixth Uncle was unconscious and needed support.

If I’m not mistaken, the remaining three footprints are Old Luo Family’s, Old Lady Luo and Old Sir Luo’s.

The deepest footprint belongs to Old Sir Luo, as he’s the heaviest."

Last time in Er Gui Village for a banquet, Mu Shuangshuang saw Old Sir Luo on the road.

Back then, he had a huge belly, and his walk caused his flesh to wobble.

Such weight, when stepping in the fields, creates these kinds of deep footprints.

Yu Liulang hearing the whole Luo family involved, was infuriated.

"This is outrageous. Luo Xiu’er abandoned me, yet I still provided food for the Luo family every year.

Even when I catch a fish occasionally, I would send it to the Luo family. How could they..."