Chapter 558: Chapter 558 All of the Mo Family are Thieves Chapter 558: Chapter 558 All of the Mo Family are Thieves At dusk, Xuexue and Madam Xie returned home.
As Madam Xie prepared dinner, she couldn’t find the piece of pork she had left in the kitchen at noon, which was very strange. She went out to the main hall and asked Old Master Mo, “Eunuch, have you seen the piece of pork from the kitchen?”
Old Master Mo responded, “No, I haven’t been to the kitchen all day.”
It made sense. Since he had moved into the Xie Residence, he lived like an Old Master. Madam Xie took care of all his needs; he never had to lift a finger, so there was no need for him to go to the kitchen.
Hearing this, Madam Xie muttered to herself, “Strange, it was clearly there in the kitchen at noon. I can’t find it anywhere. What are we going to do without any vegetables for dinner?”
Xuexue came out of her room and asked, “Mother, what’s wrong?”
Madam Xie replied, “I put a piece of pork in the kitchen at noon, planning to have it for dinner, but now it’s gone. I’m looking everywhere for it.”
“If it’s gone, it’s gone. Can it be found? Stop searching!” After saying this, Xuexue knew in her heart that someone must have taken it opportunistically, so she turned to Old Master Mo and asked, “Grandfather, did anyone come to our house today?”
Faced with Xuexue’s question, Old Master Mo became unhappy, his face stretched long, “What’s the matter? Do you suspect this old man stole it?”
“Eunuch, don’t be angry. Xuexue didn’t mean that; she was just asking who visited us today,” Madam Xie hastily explained.
“Humph!” Old Master Mo wore an unhappy face and refused to mention who had visited that day.
Xuexue deliberately provoked him, “Grandfather, something has been lost in our house, and you were the only one at home. Why such a big reaction when asked? Could it be that you have a guilty conscience?”
“You disrespectful girl, is that how you talk to your elders?” Old Master Mo was so angry that he blew his mustache and glared.
“It’s true, though. You were the only one at home, and now that something is missing, who else could it be but you, the insider who’s stolen it? Unless the pork could have grown wings and flown away?”
“You… you…” Xuexue’s sharp tongue left Old Master Mo’s face red with anger.
“Eunuch, don’t be upset. We’re not saying it was you. Just tell us who visited our house today.”
“Madam Ruan came over this afternoon.” Unable to stomach the burden of blame, Old Master Mo reluctantly admitted.
“See, I told you, people from the Mo family are all thieves,” Xuexue said with insinuation.
“You insolent girl, don’t forget that you’re also a Mo,” Old Master Mo retorted, angry not only because Madam Ruan had taken the pork without saying a word, but also because Xuexue discredited the Mo family’s reputation right to his face. Yet, he couldn’t help but defend it.
“Tomorrow, I’ll change my surname and take my mother’s surname Xie.”
“You dare!” Old Master Mo puffed up in anger again. Their family had finally produced a capable businessperson, even though she was a young woman; they couldn’t let her change her surname.
“What’s there not to dare? Our household registration is already separate. What can you do about it?”
Xuexue looked as if she didn’t fear the sky falling, infuriating Old Master Mo until he was half-dead with anger, yet he was helpless to do anything to her.
After all, he relied on others for food and drink and had no right to tell Xuexue what to do or not to do.
“Alright, enough. You two stop arguing. It’s no big deal if we have to eat wild vegetables tonight. It’s not worth spoiling our relationship over a piece of pork,” Madam Xie, acting as the peacekeeper, stood between them and spoke.
Xuexue glanced at Old Master Mo with a meaningful look and said, “Wild vegetables then. After all, back at the Mo family, we didn’t even have wild vegetables to eat!”
Although Old Master Mo was very angry, he couldn’t refute because it was all true.