CHAPTER 722: CHAPTER 718: LIU ZIAN’S MOTHER (THIRD UPDATE)

The situation had reached this point, Mu Xianxian no longer held back with Old Mrs. Mu.

"Mother, if you don’t leave, then return the fifty taels I lent to my eldest brother, along with the money he’s taken from me over the years, the costs of Xiangxiang’s stay and meals with me, including the money for the antique vase, all return them together."

Mu Xianxian, although stingy, did spend real money on the Old Mu Family over the years.

Especially for Mu Dade, she worked hard and diligently.

Back then, to raise money for Mu Dade, Old Mrs. Mu even forced Mu Xianxian to give out money.

Mu Xianxian felt she had been perfectly righteous and dutiful, but even after her elder brother became a scholar, she hadn’t received any benefits from him.

If she ends up being abandoned now, Mu Xianxian would be at a loss.

After thinking it over, Mu Xianxian finally said those words.

But Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t understand.

She was used to being a leech; if anyone stopped her, she’d be rude to them.

"Xianxian, I thought you had a conscience, but it turns out you don’t have one, not only that, it got eaten by dogs.

Your Old Cao’s house may be powerful now, but when our Old Mu Family becomes high officials, don’t try to cozy up to us. I won’t acknowledge you as my daughter."

After those harsh words, Old Mrs. Mu stormed out of Old Cao’s house.

Mr. Mu blushed furiously.

Today’s incident caused the Old Mu Family to cut ties with yet another relative.

It’s fine if Dade becomes a high official in the Capital, but if not, the only relatives in the county were ruined by the old woman’s decisions.

Compared with the worried Mr. Mu, Old Mrs. Mu was much more relaxed, because she believed Old Mrs. Cao would one day kneel and beg her for forgiveness.

Old Cao’s house

Mu Xianxian apologized to Old Mrs. Cao, seeking forgiveness, and even promised to live frugally and gradually repay the two hundred taels of debt.

Unfortunately, Old Mrs. Cao found her completely worthless.

"Back then, seeing you help my son, I let you marry into Old Cao’s house, and what happened? A mess of troubles, your family with one poor relative visiting today, another tomorrow.

Causing chaos in the house every day, who knows what sin my son committed, to be entangled with a bad luck star like you, shameless..."

Old Mrs. Cao scolded for a whole hour.

Even as her son Cao Jianmin returned from the shoe shop, she didn’t stop.

Cao Jianmin usually listened to Mu Xianxian, and this time was no exception.

Seeing Mu Xianxian being scolded for a while, he said to Old Mrs. Cao, "Mother, it’s just a vase, don’t disrespect a scholar, even though our family is in business, we can’t afford to offend high officials."

Mu Xiangxiang agreed, "Yes, mother, although my parents are ignorant, my brother is polite. Our family spent so much money for nothing, it’s all for the chance to connect with my brother in the future."

"Business is becoming harder to do, with various taxes to pay, and so many shoe shops in Qingshan Town, if we don’t have connections, it’ll be increasingly difficult to sustain our livelihood, and my baby hasn’t married yet. We really need my brother’s support."

Old Mrs. Cao snorted disdainfully.

"I know what you mean, but I’ve found another connection, Qingshan Town’s top scholar, Liu Zi’an! As long as he marries my granddaughter Miaomiao, we won’t need to care about Xianxian’s brother anymore.

I can tell you, whether it’s Xianxian or anyone else, unless the Old Mu Family compensates me two hundred taels of silver, no one should engage with anyone from the Old Mu Family."

"What? Mother, you’re not losing your mind, right? Didn’t Liu Zi’an already refuse the marriage arrangement with Miaomiao and won’t live with us, so why are you mentioning him now?" Cao Jianmin asked, filled with doubt.

"If you want him to live with us, of course they wouldn’t agree, this time I personally went to find Liu Zi’an’s parents.

No living together, Miaomiao to be their wife, not interfering in Liu Zi’an’s choice of wife or concubines, nothing, as long as Liu Zi’an studies, our Old Cao’s house will support him, and even provide a two-entry courtyard in the county for Liu Zi’an."

"Really?" Cao Jianmin asked excitedly.

"Of course it’s true, why else would I dare say such words to Xianxian’s mother?" Old Mrs. Cao said.

Mu Xianxian was excited too.

Her brother was always her brother, but her own daughter was indeed her real daughter.

Moreover, now that Liu Zi’an was a scholar, with a different status, she was willing for her daughter to be his wife or concubine.

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Far away in Liu Family Village, Liu Zi’an was also having a quarrel with his parents over the marriage issue.

This happened when Liu Zi’an wanted to help his mother with dinner preparations and overheard the conversation between his parents.

"Mother, how can you casually decide my marriage? Do you know who that Old Cao’s Cao Miaomiao is?" Liu Zi’an asked.

"I don’t care who she is, as long as it doesn’t affect your future marriage plans, and as long as it’s not that girl who came last time."

Liu Zi’an’s mother from the Song Family said.

"Mother, why do you have such a strong opinion against Shuangshuang? What did she do wrong?" Liu Zi’an asked.

"Did wrong? Son, have you forgotten, when you returned a few days ago with a fever, how severe it was?

Did you forget who popped the blisters on your feet? What was beneficial about being with that girl, other than getting hurt?

You say you fancy someone, and of all people, you chose a rural girl. Has the education we’ve given you over the years gone to waste?"

The Song Family had been farming, borrowing, and saving for Liu Zi’an to have a future, to marry a city girl.

Yet their son fancied a rural girl, a girl who goes out at night with men, unable to be of good character.

So, the Song Family firmly disagreed.

"Mother, you keep calling her a rural girl, but who in our family isn’t from the countryside? What’s wrong with rural girls? Let me tell you, this decision isn’t for you to make, she has no interest in your prized son.

She doesn’t want it!"

Liu Zi’an said loudly.

This was Liu Zi’an’s second time rebutting the Song Family, and both times because of Mu Shuangshuang.

"Mother, I’m telling you upfront, whether you’ve agreed with Old Cao’s house or not.

I won’t marry her, if you insist on bringing her in, then you marry her yourself; if you force me again, I won’t go to the Capital for exams."

After speaking, Liu Zi’an rushed out of the house, heading into the pitch-black night.

The Song Family chased after him, but in the blink of an eye, Liu Zi’an disappeared.

She began to scream loudly.

"Zi’an..."

"Zi’an..."

Liu Zi’an’s father followed out, helped the Song Family back into the house.

"Mrs. Zi’an, leave this matter, the child is grown, who he likes, who he doesn’t, he understands clearly, the more you push him, the more he hurts."

"I don’t care, he wasn’t like this before, it’s all because of that vile girl, I want to go find that vile girl!"

The Song Family was determined, when her son wasn’t around in a few days, she definitely wanted to meet Mu Shuangshuang, to see what skills that rural girl had to enchant her son so deeply.