Chapter 477: Chapter 477 Ugly Incident Chapter 477: Chapter 477 Ugly Incident “Revolt, revolt.”
Old Lady Mo said furiously, looking at Old Master Mo, “Old man, look at our family. It’s not just that our descendants are disrespectful, even the daughter-in-law doesn’t regard me, her mother-in-law, with respect. The Mo family’s family principles are failing now, you need to intervene.”
“I’ve told you so many times, you never act like an elder in daily life, always fussing over small matters. The younger ones see and follow. You just wouldn’t believe it and now you reap what you sow. How am I supposed to intervene?”
“You dead old man, whose side are you even on?”
“I’m not taking sides, I’m just being reasonable.”
“Being reasonable, are you? Now that such a scandal has occurred in our family, what do you suggest we do? You are the head of the family; you must handle this situation.”
Lately, Old Master Mo had been hands-off about everything. Old Lady Mo truly feared he might ignore this issue too, a matter concerning their reputation, and it wouldn’t be proper for her as a woman to step forward.
“Aren’t these just rumors for now? Nothing is confirmed, why are you so anxious?” Old Master Mo said, though, in his heart, he was also unsure. Auntie Sun always dressed seductively, even applying heavy makeup just to step outside—it was clear she wasn’t a modest woman, and it was only logical to presume she might be involved with another man.
“You really are careless, as the saying goes, ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.’ I may be an uneducated old woman, but even I understand this principle.”
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“Bang bang bang…!”
Auntie Sun was fast asleep in her room, wrapped in a quilt when suddenly, a deafening knock on the door jolted her awake. She thought it was Mo Xiaoqiang coming back to the room. Clutching the quilt, she yelled, “Didn’t you say the sight of me makes you sick? Why come back? Go away and leave me to my dreams.”
“Auntie Sun! It’s me,” Madam Ruan’s voice, reveling in schadenfreude, rang out.
Hearing her voice, Auntie Sun was puzzled. She and Madam Ruan had always been at odds, barely speaking to each other. What was she doing at her room so early in the morning? Could it be that she had seen her argue with Mo Xiaoqiang and seized this opportunity to bully her into doing housework?
“Madam Ruan, the quarrel with my husband was just a trivial matter. Don’t think you can bully me.”
“Kikikiki…!” Madam Ruan couldn’t help laughing, thinking to herself, she’s about to be in big trouble yet still putting up a brave front. Now that her affair was the talk of the town, even if Mo Xiaoqiang still fancied her, for his own dignity, he’d have no choice but to divorce her.
“Rest assured, it’s not me who’s looking for you. It’s your mother-in-law and your father-in-law; they need to speak with you. Hurry up and get up; they’re waiting in the main hall.”
Previously, relying on Mo Xiaoqiang’s protection, she could ignore Old Lady Mo and Old Master Mo. Things were different now; having fallen out with Mo Xiaoqiang, she couldn’t afford to offend these two elderly figures anymore.
So, she hurriedly got out of bed, dressed, and prepared to go to the main hall to see what the matter was.
Having notified Auntie Sun, Madam Ruan then prepared to call Mo Xiaoqiang, knowing exactly which room he rested in. Indeed, she had spied on the couple till midnight the previous day. Thus, she turned and headed towards the thatched cottage on the other side, which used to house Madam Xie and her daughter, the most dilapidated house in the Mo family.
“Knock knock…! Uncle, uncle.”
Madam Ruan banged hard on the worn wooden door.
Mo Xiaoqiang lay in bed, wrapped in a quilt, looking distressed. He was at a complete loss as to who could have revealed Auntie Sun’s affair with the other man. Now that the whole village knew, how could he face anyone in the future?
Just then, Madam Ruan’s ill-timed knocking started, and he exploded instantly, yelling loudly, “Yelling, yelling! Calling a spirit back from the dead? I’m not dead yet.”