From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 602 - 598: Mrs. Lin Wants to Frame (Fourth Update)

"Yuan Feng, you said it yourself. If you ever dare to look down on me in the future..." Mu Shuangshuang left the rest unsaid, leaving it to Lu Yuanfeng’s imagination."I won’t, as long as Shuangshuang doesn’t look down on me for just being a hunter!"

In Lu Yuanfeng’s heart, Shuangshuang was smart, sensible, kind to him, and she handled everything herself without being overly delicate like other girls.

Lu Yuanfeng felt that Shuangshuang was just perfect for him.

Before meeting Shuangshuang, Lu Yuanfeng felt that half of his life was missing. With Shuangshuang, he felt like he had found his other half.

"I don’t look down on you! Yuan Feng, things like status don’t matter. We can be beggars or farmers, but we must have an aspiring heart. Starting as beggars, we can still become people with houses and land. We have hands and feet — as long as we’re not lazy, there’s nothing we can’t achieve!"

Lu Yuanfeng agreed with what Shuangshuang said, and he raised her hand slightly.

The little girl on his back was really light, almost like a piece of paper. Lu Yuanfeng almost felt like he could run with Shuangshuang on his back.

But he didn’t want to speed up; he wanted to walk slowly, carrying Shuangshuang.

Their pace was indeed leisurely. By the time they got home, Yu Si Niang had already gutted more than a dozen fish, scaled them, and even salted them.

Seeing them return, Yu Si Niang was surprised and said, "You two are back so soon! I thought you’d be out playing all day!"

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng both turned their heads shyly.

"Mom, you go rest, leave the rest to me!"

Seeing that Lu Yuanfeng hadn’t left yet, Yu Si Niang generously left the time and space to the two kids and went to take care of her husband.

Yu Si Niang fetched a basin of hot water and went inside to wipe Mu Dashan’s face.

Finished, she started thinking about Lu Yuanfeng and Shuangshuang’s marriage.

"Shuangshuang’s father, you think we should settle the marriage between Yuan Feng and our Shuangshuang, since they’re always together?"

After all, Shuangshuang was fourteen, and Yu Si Niang didn’t want to keep her unmarried too long. For women, getting married and having children was a path they must take.

Moreover, the girl grows more resented the longer she stays, especially now with Shuangshuang and Yuan Feng’s good relationship.

"But didn’t Shuangshuang say they would get engaged next Qixi Festival?"

The man had asked his daughter about this before, and her intention was to get engaged when she came of age. As for marriage, they’d have to discuss it further.

Unlike Yu Si Niang, Mu Dashan wanted to keep raising his daughter for a few more years.

A mother thinks about her daughter’s future life, wondering if she’ll be bullied by in-laws or live well.

A father thinks about how he can still work and wants to keep raising his daughter.

In the end, it’s all for the daughter’s good.

"That’s true, but remember our Sixth Son? He married that Luo Xiuer in just a few days, and she turned around and ditched him for a city boy!"

"And our elder brother? Remember his childhood sweetheart who followed him and was so good to him? The whole village knew Ruan Xiao Jiao was supposed to marry our brother, but what happened? Our sister-in-law climbed into his bed, and Ruan Xiao Jiao was pushed out. Now, no one knows where she is!"

Yu Si Niang laid out two examples, both of which she witnessed firsthand.

She’s worried that if something happens, these two kids’ good relationship might be disrupted.

"Shuangshuang’s mother, we can’t compare like that. Sixth Son’s situation was because Luo Xiuer was greedy for wealth. As for my brother, I remember it clearly; he could have refused our parents’ request but did the wrong thing because of the sister-in-law’s family fortune."

"In the end, in both cases, someone messed up! Our daughter Shuangshuang and Yuan Feng aren’t like them; nothing like that will happen. Trust me, let’s keep raising our daughter for a few more years and love her ourselves. No one else will care for her as deeply as we will."

Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang explained reason after reason.

Now, Yu Si suddenly came to a realization, resolving her years-long dilemma.

"Shuangshuang’s father, you’re right; our daughter has suffered enough. It’s time to nurture her well at home! Let her eat whatever she wants, and if she doesn’t want to work, then she shouldn’t have to!"

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Old Mu Family, second branch

Mrs. Lin carried her flat belly with an anxious expression.

It’s been months, and the fake pregnancy still hasn’t come off.

The bigger the month, the harder it gets to keep up the pretense.

This troubled Mrs. Lin greatly; she kicked Mu Dazhong beside her.

"Daddy Gou Dan, what am I going to do about this belly? I’m about to be exposed now that it’s supposed to start showing. Today, Mother was staring at my belly for ages, saying that I’m just eating for nothing, so it must be a daughter."

Old Mu Family already had too many daughters.

The eldest branch had two, the second, third, and fourth branches each had one, but only the second, third, and fourth branches had grandsons, making grandsons rare by comparison.

Even though the old lady wasn’t especially fond of sons, if it truly was a granddaughter, she’d definitely be unhappy.

"What can I do? It was your dumb idea in the first place; now you deal with it yourself!" Mu Dazhong acted like it wasn’t his problem at all.

Mrs. Lin was so angry her face turned green, pointing at Mu Dazhong’s nose and scolding: "I’ll tell you what, if you talk like that, I’ll tell Mother that you stole the basket of eggs from the house, and that the piglets you bought were sickly on purpose to scam money! Let’s see how Mother deals with you then!"

"You..." Mu Dazhong was so furious he couldn’t speak.

He thought Mrs. Lin was a vicious woman.

She was capable of anything.

But he was caught in her grip.

Thinking it through, Mu Dazhong realized a direct confrontation wouldn’t solve anything.

"Wifey, listen to what you’re saying. We’re family. How can family accuse family? Besides, you were also involved, weren’t you? Accusing me is like accusing yourself." Mu Dazhong endured the unwashed smell from Mrs. Lin and moved closer.

"Stop playing dumb. Who just said that the issue with my belly was entirely my fault?" Mrs. Lin held on to Mu Dazhong, relentless.

"Who... who would dare say that? I’d be the first to not let them off! This is a second branch matter, so it’s my matter as Mu Dazhong. Wifey, don’t worry, I’ve thought of a plan!"

Mu Dazhong patted his chest.

Mrs. Lin’s face lit up, urging, "So what is it? Tell me quickly; I can’t stand Mother’s suspicious nature even for a day!"

"Let’s stick to the original plan and blame the third branch. Anyway, they’ve taken the fall often enough; one more time won’t hurt!"