Cai Wei was deep in thought when, without warning, a figure suddenly emerged in front of her, startling her. The person also jumped at seeing her and blurted out, "Didn’t you leave yesterday? Why are you still here today?"
Cai Wei gave him a quick, cool glance and retorted, "I have a matter!"
While saying this, she didn’t pause and immediately left.
Seeing that Cai Wei had no desire to converse with him, Mu Chongcai spat out quietly, his resentment apparent as he went to seek company at another house.
Last night’s ’Rolling Earth Dragon’ had caused varying degrees of damage to every household in the Mu Family Village. A large crack had appeared in Mu Zhongli’s house, making it look very risky. However, their family didn’t cry and wail like the others in the village; they seemed to almost take pleasure in the disaster.
They were planning to move to the town anyway and enjoy a more privileged life there, so they didn’t care about their dilapidated home in this poor village anymore. The villagers who had sarcastically gossiped about their Cai Ping yesterday have suffered such a catastrophe today – they got what they deserved!
The four generations of the Mu family, meandering cheerfully through the village, took pleasant vengeance by watching the gloomy faces of the villagers, who looked as though they had lost their fathers.
"Mu Da, aren’t you a bit too idle? Aren’t you going to fix your house?" asked a villager, who was trying to smear mud on the cracks of his wall in an amiable manner.
"Hey, with the house shaking , what’s the point of fixing it? Even if it’s mended, it won’t be sturdy enough. What if one day it collapses with a thud while you’re dreaming, sending you directly to the Palace of Hell?" replied Mu Zhongli.
The villager who asked the question was at a loss for words, the mud spatula hesitating in his hands. Although Mu Da’s words were unpleasant, they were not unreasonable. With such a large crack in the house and the foundation surely damaged, he would indeed be insecure if he were to move back in after a brief repair.
Seeing the villager dumbfounded, Mu Zhongli walked away in self-satisfaction.
"Hey, Mu Da, what are you gonna do about your house?"
The villager enquired after Mu Zhongli, eager to know the answer.
Hearing the question, Mu Zhongli cleared his throat and replied with pride, "This is too dangerous. I plan to move the family to live in the town. We won’t be coming back. Let the house stay there for now."
After uttering these hearty words, Mu Zhongli left amidst the villagers’ envious glances. He then went to another house to show off the fact that they were about to move to the town. Although it appeared like he was visiting the village elders and comforting the villagers, in reality, he just wanted to enjoy the spectacle, be sarcastic, and flaunt his imminent move to the town!
The joyful family of four wandered around the village until lunchtime before returning home contentedly.
On entering the house, Lady Li was serving lunch. Mu Zhongli sipped tea and asked, "Is Sister Ping feeling any better today?"
Lady Li shook her head and sighed, "No, she has been alone under the covers, shedding tears. It’s heartbreaking..."
"Did you tell her that we are moving to live in town? Tell her that once we are there, no one will recognize her. We will successfully run a restaurant and make a fortune. Then we could find her a suitable mother-in-law’s family, guaranteed to be better than the little bitch Mu Caiwei’s master!"
Mu Zhongli was immersed in the bliss of future prosperity, sitting dreamily on the chair, feeling like he was already the boss of the restaurant!
Upon hearing about Cai Wei, Mu Chongcai suddenly remembered meeting her and slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "Hey, I almost forgot about it until you mentioned it. I ran into that little bitch Mu Caiwei today."
Lady Mu Bai looked astonished and said, "Didn’t she leave yesterday? How could she still be in the village? Are you sure you didn’t mistake her for someone else?"