Chapter 479: Chapter 479: The Old Lady Chapter 479: Chapter 479: The Old Lady “You sure have a way with words,” Old Lady Mo said, turning her head to glance at Old Master Mo beside her.
Old Master Mo nodded, agreeing completely with Grandma Mo. He observed this woman intently and thought she was no ordinary farmer’s wife.
“Your daughter-in-law is just telling the truth,” she said innocently.
Aunt Sun, completely unaware that her secret was exposed, was still feeling quite proud, thinking Old Lady Mo was actually complimenting her.
Suddenly, Old Lady Mo’s expression changed and she slammed her hand on the table beside her, shouting, “You wretched old hag, kneel down! You committed sordid deeds and still have the face to criticize my son for being stingy?”
Old Lady Mo’s sudden table slam startled Aunt Sun, but she quickly regained her composure, having been out and about in the world for several years.
“Why should I kneel if I haven’t done anything wrong?”
Aunt Sun stubbornly refused to admit anything. Old Lady Mo was so angry she could hardly breathe and turned to Old Master Mo. “Old man, tell her what she did wrong.”
“Hmm!” Old Master Mo nodded again, then looked at Aunt Sun. “Since it’s already been spread all over town, I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll ask you directly.”
Aunt Sun looked utterly confused, thinking, ‘What has been spread? What exactly happened?’
“I’m asking you, what is your exact relationship with Butcher Yu?”
Aunt Sun was shocked. ‘What’s happening? Why are they suddenly asking about Butcher Yu?’ Her eyes darted around, and her mind raced. “Eunuch, why do you ask this? I know I shouldn’t have been a matchmaker for Xuexue last time, causing our family to lose so much silver. I truly didn’t know he was such a scoundrel.”
Aunt Sun was well-spoken. Old Master Mo, being a typical patriarch, was no match for her.
Unable to resist, Old Lady Mo chimed in sarcastically, “Knowing he’s scum, why did you still get involved with him and make my son wear a cuckold’s hat?”
It hit Aunt Sun like a bolt from the blue. She stared at Old Lady Mo in shock. “Mother-in-law, what are you talking about?”
Old Lady Mo glared, “Isn’t what I said clear enough? Aunt Sun, you wretched old hag with a venomous heart! How dare you introduce your paramour to my granddaughter and make my son wear a cuckold’s hat? Pretty clever, huh? You’ve brought disaster to our whole family.”
Aunt Sun was extremely frightened, realizing her affair with Butcher Yu was exposed, but she didn’t know the extent of their knowledge. Regardless, she couldn’t admit to anything.
“Mother-in-law, you can’t falsely accuse me without evidence. Losing my own reputation is a minor matter, but losing our family’s face is a major one.”
In her words, she was indirectly reminding Old Lady Mo, it wouldn’t benefit anyone if this matter were spread further.
Driven to the brink of rage, Old Lady Mo ended up laughing, “All your dirty laundry is already known throughout the village, do I, an old woman, need to spread it further?”
When Aunt Sun heard this, she was greatly alarmed, finally understanding what had happened and why earlier that day, Old Lady Mo and Old Master Mo had summoned her. It was because of this incident.
Who could have done this?
Could it be Mo Xiaoqiang?
Impossible. If it were him, he would have spoken up long ago, no need to wait until today. Aunt Sun mentally filtered through those who might have leaked the information, thinking over and over, and only Xuexue, that wretched girl, knew about their affair.
In that moment, she ground her teeth in hatred, thinking, ‘If you won’t let me live a good life, neither will you.’
Watching Aunt Sun’s expression shift unpredictably, Old Lady Mo sneered repeatedly, “What’s the matter? With conclusive evidence, you have nothing to say now, do you?”