Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Feeling Nervous
Zhang Dadan arrived at Mu Zhuangfei’s house but didn’t see Li Xuanxuan. He couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief; luckily, the girl wasn’t there, or it could have been trouble!
Although Li Xuanxuan was not present, her cousin Mu Feiyan was. She was not to be underestimated. Even though she disliked Li Xuanxuan pestering her, she always viewed herself as an enemy, which was quite unacceptable.
"Dadan! Please wait a moment, your uncle Mu Zhuang will be back soon!" Jiang Yun broke the silence first as her daughter ignored Zhang Dadan.
Zhang Dadan scoffed but smiled at her, politely responding, "Alright, Auntie, I’m not in a hurry anyway!"
Before Jiang Yun could open her mouth, Mu Fei cynically remarked, "You’re not busy! Maybe nothing to do at my house!"
Even though she mocked Zhang Dadan, there was no malice, just a desire to cover her true feelings and deceive herself.
Mu Feiyan grew up in a family where the bell chimed, and food was always served. All their companions were confident, but they couldn’t be bold and disdain towards themselves.
If Zhang Dadan were an ordinary person, it would be one thing, but he was an astonishing traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who had helped her multiple times, making her tired heart inevitably feel some springtime warmth.
Someone with superior conditions and a high opinion thinks he is on one side, but the other side is dismissive.
Of course, all she could do was cover her heart, keeping it far away, to suppress her pride. However, the more she did, the more the other party gave it up, even completely ignoring it.
Zhang Dadan didn’t completely ignore her now but saw her talking sarcastically and retorted, "It seems every time I come, you’re at home?"
His implication was that if I had nothing to do, she was even more idle.
"You... humph! What can I do for you?" Mu Fei retorted angrily.
Jiang Yun, sitting in the middle, felt a burst of tension as she saw the two quarreling.
Jiang Yun wasn’t a snob, but her birth and her husband’s family status determined that her daughter would only marry the right person, becoming a tool for wealth and power.
Sometimes Jiang Yun felt sorry for her daughter, but it was her fate. With her birth, she would have an enviable family, and she must also have a tragically hopeless hope.
Zhang’s birth determined he’d never be like the Mu family.
Despite having surprising medical skills that could earn him countless wealth and some authority,
he would never enter the core of power. He could only wander around, looking up at luxury.
It’s said that women’s sixth sense is the most accurate, and with a certain amount of middle-aged female life experience, it’s the best.
From Zhang Dadan’s first return home, Jiang Yun felt her daughter’s performance was a bit strange, seemingly centered around Zhang Dadan, and today was truly like this.
If she really didn’t like Dadan, she could go downstairs and not see him. Wasn’t it that she couldn’t see and wasn’t unhappy?
But she was more active than anyone else when she heard about Zhang Dadan, she hurried downstairs to meet him and kept chattering.
As a traveler accustomed to the tragedy of princesses falling for commoners, Jiang Yun’s first thought was to stop.
Before the sparks lead to a prairie fire, pour a bucket of water to prevent it from happening.
In this way, her daughter could reduce her pain, and Dadan wouldn’t lose his dignity and wouldn’t become his enemy.
"Xiao Fei, didn’t you say you wanted to go shopping? Why not go?" Jiang Yun casually interrupted, trying to push her daughter out the door, reducing her time spent with Zhang.
Mu Fei was unaware of her mother’s concerns and boldly looked at Zhang, saying, "I’ll be back this afternoon!"
Zhang Dadan, as an outsider, naturally found it hard to interrupt the mother-daughter talk, quietly sipping tea, isolating the world from his ears.
Seeing her daughter’s attitude, Jiang Yun became firmer in her opinion, voicing, "You girl, how can you always be so determined?"
"Alright, I’ll go shopping, isn’t it? If you change your mind again, I’ll confiscate your credit card."
Mu Feiyan was still in school, with no job and certainly no income. Her usual expenses depended on parental support.
Even the credit card in her hand was her mother’s supplementary card. When she heard her mother was going to cut off her financial resources, she suddenly became a bit confused.
Not going shopping isn’t a big deal, but how is changing the plan in the afternoon a great crime?
"Mom, are you okay? Did something upset you?" Mu Fei asked for help from her mother.
"If you stop my credit card, I’ll go complain to Grandpa!" Mu Feiyan said slightly arrogantly before Jiang Yun could respond.
"You... have you learned to threaten your mother now?" Jiang Yun was furious seeing her daughter’s relentless attitude.
As the mother-daughter pair were going back and forth, a bright voice came through, "What are you doing? Aren’t you afraid of making Zhang Dadan laugh!"
Zhang Dadan was seeking fame eagerly but saw Mu Zhuangfei had returned early, hurriedly got up, and took a few steps forward to greet him.
"Sit down... sit down! What’s with all the formality?" Mu Zhuangfei quickly waved his hand, smiling at Zhang Dadan.
Zhang Dadan chuckled, laughed at him, and then sat back in his original position. Jiang Yun and her daughter stopped the noise as well.
He slowly walked over, hanging his hat. He asked, "Zhang Dadan, go ahead! What happened?"
"Yesterday you asked for a day off, saying you wouldn’t come until today. Today you’re here. You didn’t go to Ji Di. Were those brats troubling you?"
"No... no, they were very serious in training. How could they provoke me? Besides, I’m not such a petty person!" Zhang Dadan turned and smiled at him.
Mu Zhuangfei sat beside Jiang Yun and glanced at both Jiang Yun and Mu Feiyan before saying, "You two go upstairs first! I have something to discuss with Dadan!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun immediately got up, ready to go upstairs. Mu Feiyan, dissatisfied, asked, "Why chase us away? What do you have to say?"
"Why are you so talkative today? Is there any secret?" He frowned, intentionally meant as a threat to Mu Feiyan.
Mu Feiyan, in the Mu family, naturally knew secrets could not be revealed casually, let alone in the living room discussing grand plans.
However, seeing her father’s stern face, she couldn’t help but feel a bit shrunk, pursing her mouth, glanced boldly at her mother, and then went upstairs with her.
After the two left, Mu Zhuangfei asked again, "Dadan, yesterday I heard you seemed to be at Qian Dongcheng’s house. Did you have any conflict with his grandson?"
Last night, Zhang happened to mention Qian Dongcheng to Mu Zhuangfei when asking for leave, but didn’t expect him to take it seriously.
Now, even showing care made him a bit shaken and unsteady. Wouldn’t retreating make no sense now?
"Nothing! Just spent a night at their house." Zhang Dadan didn’t want to use the Mu family’s influence to deal with Qian Dongcheng, so he temporarily hid the events of yesterday and this morning.
The reason he didn’t want to use the Mu family’s influence wasn’t out of seeking fame but to avoid causing unnecessary speculation and disparity due to Qian Dongcheng being an old subordinate of Elder Mu.
If the Mu family intervened, it would inevitably make people feel dependent on the Mu family, resulting in suspicious gaps, something Dadan was unwilling to see.