ATPnovel Chapter 1443 - 1438: Old Mrs. Mu Becomes the Public Enemy
Chapter 1443 - 1438: Old Mrs. Mu Becomes the Public Enemy
"Mrs. Mu, please do something, life like this is unbearable!""Exactly, step outside and take a whiff of our street, can anyone stand it? That old woman from your family treats the street like a dump, always pouring out trash, wastewater, and excrement.
This is the city, not some remote village. We can’t endure this misery!"
"Yes, Mrs. Mu, we inquired, your husband is the chief record officer in the county, shouldn’t the family of such a distinguished officer be more cultured?"
The crowd chimed in one after another.
It felt like a personal attack, leaving Mrs. Jin speechless.
Even Mrs. Jin was troubled by the actions of Old Mrs. Mu.
But no matter what she said, the old woman wouldn’t listen. Besides, Mrs. Jin herself was swamped, just socializing with various ladies in the county took up most of her time. How could she have the energy to deal with this?
"I know everyone has suffered! I will handle this matter, you have my word!"
Mrs. Jin forced herself to promise everyone.
However, those around were not convinced by her words.
"Mrs. Mu, it’s not that we don’t trust you, but it’s your mother-in-law who claims she’s the mother of the chief record officer, and we common folk have no right to speak against her, not even fit to carry her shoes!"
"That’s right, you have no idea how fierce your mother-in-law is. We’ve lived on this street for years, never experienced anything like it!"
Faced with the crowd seemingly prosecuting her with Old Mrs. Mu’s foolish deeds.
Mrs. Jin’s face had frozen!
Especially when someone directly pointed out that Old Mrs. Mu was her mother-in-law, she wanted to say Old Mrs. Mu was just a maid, but could only swallow those words.
"It’s our Old Mu Family that’s in the wrong here. I assure you I will solve this issue. Please give me two more days, and I guarantee the garbage will no longer be haphazardly discarded.
To be honest, my mother-in-law really is from the countryside and has never even been to the county before, all she’s seen is her small plot of land.
My husband is her eldest son and has always been very filial. He’s never dared to go against her words. This time, she came here with my brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces all relying on my husband’s meager salary."
Mrs. Jin explained Old Mrs. Mu bringing the whole family along to everyone.
Sure enough, after hearing her explanation, the crowd cast sympathetic glances toward her, and their tone softened.
"Ah, Mrs. Mu, you’re having a hard time as well, but if we really had a choice, why would we block your way to say such things?"
"Exactly, we don’t want to step outside to find the air reeking either. Even beggars used to come to us, now they avoid the smell altogether!
Anyone who doesn’t know would think this street had turned into a cesspool!"
The women still seemed emotional.
Mrs. Jin apologized repeatedly with utmost sincerity to everyone.
And naturally, she didn’t miss the chance to belittle Old Mrs. Mu.
Saying things like she had a bad temper, loved to hit and scold daughters-in-law, and had always been arrogant back in the village.
But Mrs. Jin spoke in an obscure manner, and people didn’t realize she did it on purpose, thinking it accidentally slipped out.
"Thank you all for bringing this to my attention, I’ll discuss it with my husband, and we’ll solve this matter no matter what!"
After Mrs. Jin repeatedly promised, the crowd finally reluctantly dispersed.
Seeing everyone off, Mrs. Jin returned to the house and closed the door.
The family had let go of their gatekeeper some time ago, so now it was up to the Old Mu Family’s own members to handle entries and exits.
It was extremely inconvenient, but this was fine with Mrs. Jin.
What choice was there? Feeding so many mouths wasn’t easy, let alone these are difficult ones to satisfy.
Taking several deep breaths, Mrs. Jin composed herself to appear as elegant and dignified as ever, and then went into her room to wait for Mu Xiaxia to come see her.
...
Mu Xiaxia, holding medicine, first went to the kitchen to prepare it for Mu Dajiang, and when it was ready, went to the main room to find him.
Mu Dajiang didn’t have his own room, even when sick, he could only sit in the main room.
When Mu Xiaxia entered, Mu Dajiang was still coughing.
One cough after another, looking not much different from a person gravely ill.
Seeing Mu Xiaxia, Mu Dajiang eagerly wanted to get up to greet her but was stopped by Mu Xiaxia!
"Dad, don’t move! I’m coming over!" Mu Xiaxia said.
Saying this, she walked over to Mu Dajiang’s side.
"Dad, this is the medicine I got for you, take it, and you’ll feel better!" Mu Xiaxia said.
"Medicine? Where did you get the money?" Mu Dajiang asked.
"My wages, I spent all my wages to buy medicine! Your health is what matters, please take it!"
Upon hearing that his daughter spent her money on medicine for him, Mu Dajiang grew emotional again.
He pounded his chest forcefully with his fists to relieve some of the discomfort.
"Foolish girl, you... you used the money for medicine, what about your grandma? Won’t she blame you?"
"Dad, it’s okay, I’m doing fine! Drink the medicine, get well soon, and we’ll move out!"
Mu Xiaxia had waited a full month and realized that what Mu Shuangshuang initially said was true.
Mu Dade was never going to buy a house!
Their family wouldn’t get to live in rooms with privacy!
"Move out? How could we possibly afford rent? Xiaxia, your dad... can’t work at the docks anymore!" Mu Dajiang painfully said with a furrowed brow.
"Dad, don’t we still have the silver coin Sister Shuangshuang gave us? I remember you were holding onto it!" Mu Xiaxia frowned and reminded Mu Dajiang.
Mu Dajiang’s face flushed, and he coughed a few more times.
"The money... I gave it to your grandma a while back..."
"Dad, are you crazy?!" Mu Xiaxia interrupted Mu Dajiang.
"Don’t you know how important that silver coin is to us? Don’t you remember that it was Sister Shuangshuang who gave it to us?"
Mu Xiaxia was extremely upset.
She couldn’t understand why her father did such a thing.
Why give all the silver to her grandma?
"Xiaxia, don’t be so agitated, your grandma... your grandma said she was just borrowing it and might return it!" Mu Dajiang feebly replied.
"Enough! Dad, how can you be so naive? Have you forgotten mom is still suffering in the countryside? Have you forgotten how grandma has oppressed our family all this time?
You gave our lifesaving money to grandma, I can’t believe you!"
Mu Xiaxia was heartbroken, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Xiaxia, I... *cough cough*..." Mu Dajiang’s eyes also filled with tears.
"Why don’t you return the medicine and exchange it for some silver, maybe... maybe I can hold out a few more days and get better!" Mu Dajiang suggested.
"Get better? Dad, how many days have you been coughing, exactly? Has grandma ever gotten you medicine? Has grandma ever cared if you lived or died?
Dad, Sister Shuangshuang was right, it’s not easy for our family to rise up!"