CHAPTER 725: CHAPTER 721 SOLVING MATTERS EARLY (FIRST UPDATE)

"Are you even speaking like a human? Lin Xiaozao’s daughter, is she not your granddaughter?" Mr. Mu was nearly infuriated to death.

At this moment, he really wanted to crack open his wife’s head to see what on earth was inside, to say such foolish things.

"I don’t care, right now the one suffering is our Xiangxiang, so why should Lin Xiaozao’s daughter live comfortably? I’m going to torment Qing for that.

Whenever Xiangxiang wakes up, that’s when I’ll let the girl off, otherwise, I’ll scold her every time I see her."

Enduring such humiliation from Old Mrs. Mu right in front of her, Mu Qingqing couldn’t take it anymore. She covered her mouth and dashed out.

She happened to run into Mu Shuangshuang leaving the clinic.

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang about to leave, Mu Qingqing, inspired by an unknown courage, ran up and grabbed Mu Shuangshuang’s sleeve.

Mu Shuangshuang frowned disdainfully.

"What are you doing?" she said.

"Why don’t you go in and see Aunt? Why are you leaving? Are you guilty?"

Having been mistreated by Old Mrs. Mu, Mu Qingqing now wanted to find someone worse off than herself to make herself feel better.

And right now, that person was in front of her.

As long as Mu Shuangshuang went inside, her grandparents would definitely scold Mu Shuangshuang fiercely.

Unfortunately, Mu Qingqing underestimated Mu Shuangshuang; Mu Shuangshuang was never someone who offered herself up to be scolded.

"What I do is none of your business, isn’t it? Whether I go to see Aunt is my freedom. Besides, Aunt ended up like this, it’s not because of me; second aunt should be the first to care for Aunt." Mu Shuangshuang’s lips curled slightly, sarcastically glancing at Mu Qingqing.

She looked at Mu Qingqing, sighing inwardly, unsure whether to say Mu Qingqing was not bright or just plain stupid.

Harboring such deep resentment in her eyes, she doesn’t even know how to hide it.

This way, am I supposed to do as she says?

"You..." Mu Qingqing was at a loss, unable to find a reason to get Mu Shuangshuang inside to be scolded.

After a while, she said, "If you don’t go inside, I’ll immediately tell Grandma that you came to town and didn’t go see Aunt. You’re heartless; then let’s see how you explain to Grandma."

Mu Qingqing spoke angrily to Mu Shuangshuang.

"You’re right; I am heartless. Hurry up and tell Grandma, I’m still waiting to go home and cook. If it’s late, it won’t get done."

Mu Shuangshuang’s words made Mu Qingqing roll her eyes furiously, and she almost passed out, unable to catch her breath.

By the time she caught her breath, Mu Shuangshuang was already far away.

Leaving her alone at the clinic entrance, starving until her chest touched her back.

Having not eaten all day, Mu Qingqing couldn’t take it anymore, but she had no money.

Mu Qingqing stood at the clinic entrance, staring at the buns on the stall across the street, drooling.

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Mu Shuangshuang leisurely drove the ox cart toward Er Gui Village.

She wasn’t staying in Er Gui Village tonight but had to take her siblings and Yuanbao to Yu Family Village.

Around midday meal time, Mu Shuangshuang arrived in Er Gui Village.

The three children hadn’t gone to Zhao Yun’s house to eat but gathered together, seemingly wanting to cook themselves without bothering Zhao Yun.

Mu Shuangshuang saw that they had even scooped out the rice. Little Zhi was washing the rice in the basin, carefully, afraid of spilling it.

Next to the wooden basin, there were three peeled sweet potatoes, though their shapes were rather amusing.

One large sweet potato had been peeled down to the size of a thumb, with sweet potato peel and flesh scattered all over the ground, evidently the little ones had put in effort.

Just a bit too wasteful.

"Ahem..." Standing at the kitchen door, Mu Shuangshuang coughed softly to remind the three little ones.

This time her voice startled the three little ones into holding on to each other tightly.

Yuanbao was the first to react.

"Sister Shuangshuang, you’re here. Why didn’t you make a sound? You scared us to death," Yuanbao said, patting his chest.

"Didn’t I just cough?" Mu Shuangshuang smiled.

"You call that a sound?" Yuanbao pouted, looking displeased.

"Whoa, are you three planning to make lunch? Why didn’t you go to Aunt Zhao Yun’s house to eat?" Mu Shuangshuang asked curiously.

"We don’t want to bother Aunt Zhao Yun. Besides, the three of us, one to tend the fire, one to wash the rice, one to stir-fry, are just right." Yuanbao said proudly.

Mu Shuangshuang knew it was Yuanbao’s lousy idea.

This kid was crafty.

"Alright, let me do it; you three can do whatever you need to. Oh, and this is for you, whether before or after the meal, up to you."

Mu Shuangshuang handed the oil paper-wrapped candied haws to Yuanbao to distribute.

Yuanbao opened the oil paper and found four sticks of candied haws inside.

"Sister Shuangshuang, why are there four sticks? Brother Xiao Zheng isn’t here." Yuanbao asked, puzzled.

"One is for Da Long; you can take it to him," Mu Shuangshuang said, squatting down.

The sweet potatoes, which had been peeled halfway, were still usable. Mu Shuangshuang peeled off their skin and washed them clean.

After handling the rice that Little Zhi washed halfway, Mu Shuangshuang glanced around the kitchen; these days, with Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan not here, no one picked vegetables from the field.

The vegetables in the kitchen were also scarce, but luckily there were still two white radishes in the corner. So Mu Shuangshuang decided on an egg soup, stir-fried radish with meat, and fried cucumber skin from before for lunch.

Though it looked plain, it was nutritious enough for the children.

In a while, three steaming dishes were on the table.

Little Zhi, holding a bowl, ate and said, "Sister, Second Uncle came to our house this morning, wandering outside. Little Zhi didn’t know what he wanted, so I locked Dad’s room."

"Good job, Little Zhi. Did anyone else come over besides Second Uncle?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

Little Zhi pouted, thinking for a long time, before speaking. "Fifth Uncle was hanging around over there too, just looking at Dad’s room, but he didn’t come over."

Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Dashan hadn’t switched rooms yet.

Initially, they were going to have Lu Yuanfeng build a brick bed in Mu Shuangshuang’s room and then switch rooms.

Unexpectedly, everyone got used to living as they were, and no one mentioned it.

However, Mu Dazhong’s sudden visit likely wasn’t for anything good.

Also, why was Mu Danian always wandering outside her dad’s room? Wanting money?

It looked like tonight, she’d need to find someone to watch the house.

"Sis, I picked up our eggs and put them in the cupboard." Mu Xiaohan also said.

"I saw; one of the eggs in our soup today was one you picked."

Mu Xiaohan smiled.

Seeing Xiao Han and Yuanbao, Mu Shuangshuang thought about how she hadn’t gotten the kids’ schooling sorted out yet, and her uncle’s situation wasn’t resolved either. Suddenly, she felt dizzy.

Just hoping her uncle’s issue could be resolved today.

Also hoping she could focus on helping Xiao Han and Yuanbao with their schooling.