From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 872 - 868: Mu Qingqing’s Good Days (First Update)
Old Mrs. Xue’s praise made Mu Shuangshuang feel a bit embarrassed.
Initially, outside the herbal tea shop, seeing Old Mrs. Xue’s attire seemed unlike a regular tea-selling old woman, Mu Shuangshuang concluded that Old Mrs. Xue had status and might be useful later.
That’s why she comforted Old Mrs. Xue with those words.
It wasn’t genuine.
But Old Mrs. Xue, ever since then, has been fond of her.
And thereafter, always treated her well, never putting on airs in front of her.
In Old Mrs. Xue’s eyes, she saw the words of equal treatment, Old Mrs. Xue always treated her and Fengzi as equals, just like friends.
Modest and unpretentious, but very attentive.
So later, she sincerely treated Old Mrs. Xue, without any pretense, never intending to gain anything from her, let alone now that Old Mrs. Xue wants to give her the house deed.
"Madam, I understand what you say, but I still can’t accept this house deed. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, you get what you’re willing to give.
I consider my efforts insufficient to receive such a big reward from you! Moreover, although I, Mu Shuangshuang, love money, I prefer using the silver I’ve earned myself, it’s more solid!"
Mu Shuangshuang’s words didn’t sound like a joke at all.
Old Mrs. Xue sighed and asked, "Little girl, the house deed of First-class Residence is worth quite a lot of Silver Tael, are you... willing to give it up?"
Mu Shuangshuang shook her head and said, "Reluctant, but I still have to give it up. To be honest, having a house deed right in front of me, saying I’m not tempted is a lie.
But if I accept it, it would go against my principles. I can earn money, give me some time, and I won’t earn less than First-class Residence. I have confidence that at most in two years, I can buy the house deed and land deed of First-class Residence."
Mu Shuangshuang’s attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, her words reflected grand goals, but the composure and calmness she showed made it easy for people to believe.
"And me, I will do my utmost to help Shuangshuang achieve what she wants to do!" Lu Yuanfeng stood up, looking completely earnest.
Mu Shuangshuang turned to Lu Yuanfeng and smiled, her heart filled with happiness.
The rarest thing in this world is that whenever you make a decision, there’s someone by your side who supports you unequivocally.
Luckily, Mu Shuangshuang encountered this, which is her fortune.
Actually, Old Mrs. Xue was quite shocked, she set so many conditions for Mu Shuangshuang, asking her to save money to buy the land deed of First-class Residence, just to avoid her rejecting her goodwill.
In the end, round and round, this little girl still refused.
Not only refused, but also showed Old Mrs. Xue how different this girl was from others.
"Alright, alright! Since you don’t want to accept my gift, I will keep the land deed and house deed for you. When you save enough money one day, I will sell you that piece of land at First-class Residence." Old Mrs. Xue stopped fretting about being rejected by Mu Shuangshuang.
She believes, as long as the little girl in front of her is capable, everything she wants to give will eventually be hers.
"Everyone, let’s eat! If we don’t, the food will get cold!" Mu Shuangshuang said, and everyone quickly picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of them, eating the delicious food before them.
The few kids, unrestrained, said whatever came to mind.
As soon as the food entered their mouths, they kept exclaiming how delicious it was.
The adults behaved much more calmly; although they didn’t shout out loud, their eyes occasionally fell on Mu Shuangshuang, full of praise.
"With this meal today, I made quite a fortune again, didn’t I!" Old Mrs. Xue said with a chuckle.
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The Old Mu Family came together to shop for New Year’s goods today, excluding the third branch family: Mu Dade, Ruan Xiao Jiao, and also the second branch’s family, Mrs. Lin and Mu Qingqing.
Mrs. Lin walked with Mu Qingqing for more than ten miles, stopping and going along the way, almost reaching noon when they arrived at the town.
As soon as they reached the town’s entrance, Mrs. Lin plopped down on the landmark stone tablet of Qingshan Town, gasping for air.
While panting, she also scratched her butt.
No choice, at this moment Mrs. Lin felt her butt was unbearably itchy, as if bugs were crawling there.
"Oh my, I’m exhausted! I’m exhausted!" Mrs. Lin shouted loudly.
Some passersby looked at Mrs. Lin with disdain, turning their heads away.
Mu Qingqing also frowned.
She didn’t want to go to town with her mother.
This time, Mu Qingqing came to meet the Liu Family, who helped her last time; she hadn’t had the chance to come to town before, and this time, she wants to ensure that Mrs. Liu remembers her, Mu Qingqing.
"Qing, why are you still standing? Sit down and rest for a while. There’s space beside me for you!" Mrs. Lin reached out and invited Mu Qingqing to sit down.
Mu Qingqing didn’t want to.
Her attitude was bad, "Mom, I have things to do. If you want to buy something, do it yourself!"
Mrs. Lin didn’t notice Mu Qingqing’s disdain, instead continuing with her own business.
Once Mu Qingqing walked away, she withdrew her hand and grumbled, "Such an ungrateful child, does she know who I am doing all this for, taking on this New Year’s shopping task?
If I didn’t come to town, who would get you the tiger and wolf medicine for Liu Zian, that stupid scholar?"
But unfortunately, Mu Qingqing didn’t hear any of this.
Mu Qingqing wandered the market for a while, spent ten coins to buy a cabbage from a rural woman, along with the shabby bamboo basket.
Last time, Mu Qingqing had already asked the specific location of the Liu Family’s mansion.
This time, she just needed to follow directions straight to the Liu Family.
The West Lane Liu Family is the largest household in the town’s west side, aside from the Xue Family, there’s this Liu Family.
However, the Xue Family will soon move to the Capital, and the town will soon be dominated by the Liu Family.
Of course, these aren’t reasons for Mu Qingqing to exert all this effort to visit.
The Liu Family is not plentiful in number; Mrs. Liu has only given birth to two children in her lifetime, one son and one daughter.
The son is only nine years old, but the daughter was already sixteen, sadly, she drowned last year in her husband’s courtyard well.
Mrs. Liu was grieved for a long time before she came out of it.
These tidbits were gathered by Mu Qingqing after considerable effort.
To Mu Qingqing, gaining Mrs. Liu’s sympathy is the most important thing.
With the bamboo basket, she arrived at the entrance of the Liu Family.
Vermilion red doors, a vast mansion beyond sight...
Mu Qingqing was stunned by everything in front of her.
She never thought that in this world, there could be such a big house!
She thought the rooms her aunt and grandparents lived in were the largest.
But clearly, this Liu Family’s home is far larger than hers in ways unknown.
If she could live inside, find ten or eight maids to serve her, wouldn’t the whole Old Mu Family bow before her?
Mu Qingqing momentarily lost herself in awe.
