From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 942 - 938: Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart (First Update)
Yu Erlang’s words surprised Mu Shuangshuang.
But as Yu Erlang said, some people’s thoughts might be unknowingly changed.
Spending long periods with someone, their values and views, more or less, tend to align, especially when Yu Erlang and Li Juhua are husband and wife.
"Uncle, can Shuangshuang ask one more question?"
Yu Erlang nodded, having revealed such a deeply hidden secret today, he was no longer afraid of any question from his niece.
"Do you still have those kinds of thoughts now?"
Mu Shuangshuang knew that the idea of ’benefit’ could drive people mad. To her, Yu Liulang was willing to work, was diligent, and intelligent. His farming knowledge was probably known by few in the entire Qingshan Town.
That he could earn money was only natural.
But living under the same roof, can others see it clearly?
Mu Shuangshuang’s question indeed stumped Yu Erlang.
To say he wasn’t jealous of his younger brother, that would be a lie.
Who could watch someone right under their nose rise step by step, stand taller and taller, to the point they must look up, and not feel envy, jealousy, or hatred?
No one!
"I still... am jealous, even before Liulang knew he and his younger sister had a child, I imagined that one day... if one day our parents drove them out and gave everything of the tea garden to me, how great that would be.
But when I saw the radiance of fatherly love on Liulang when he knew he had a child, I suddenly understood.
I can’t help being jealous, but I can’t have malicious thoughts. I still have three children, Tianzi, Tianmu, and Tianxue. I have to set an example for them, otherwise they’ll follow in my footsteps and do bad things."
Yu Erlang never attended a so-called school and didn’t know how to talk about the big principles, but what he said were his most genuine inner thoughts.
Mu Shuangshuang felt deeply touched by this.
Indeed, jealousy can at any moment turn a good person into a bad one.
But similarly, it can also become a driving force for a person to move forward.
When Yu Erlang was blinded by jealousy, he knew he had to walk the right path, but the Old Mu Family people had forgotten what the right path was all along.
As long as it was something they desired, as long as it was something others had, they would want to reach out and take it as their own.
As for setting a good example for the children, that’s even more of a fool’s dream.
"Uncle, Shuangshuang also has something to tell you. If you think Aunt Li can still change and are willing to spend the time to change her, then explain things to her clearly, one principle at a time.
If she can imperceptibly instill those bad thoughts into you, maybe you can gradually instill the notions of being a good person and having a good heart into her.
But no matter what, if you keep dragging a matter along, it will never get solved."
Yu Erlang sighed deeply, thinking he probably knew what he needed to do.
"Shuangshuang, thank you! Liulang said you have a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, capable of solving many troubles others can’t. He was right, Uncle didn’t ask the wrong person this time."
Mu Shuangshuang sheepishly touched her nose, only feeling that it was good to be able to help her uncle.
In the evening, Mu Shuangshuang made dumplings and sesame-filled rice balls.
During Da Ning Dynasty’s Lantern Festival, everyone ate dumplings. Mu Shuangshuang making rice balls was something everyone found refreshing.
Everyone ate a bowl of rice balls, but as for the dumplings, not many touched them.
After dinner, Lu Yuanfeng went to the Old Wang Family to borrow a cart and carried the Old Yu Family back to Yu Family Village in one trip.
This small gesture made Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan even more satisfied with Lu Yuanfeng.
Yu Si Niang even straightforwardly said that with this son-in-law, her daughter would definitely not suffer in the future.
With today over, the New Year was thoroughly concluded, and the matters that needed attention were to be put on the schedule.
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Early the next morning, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng went to Qingshan Town together, where Yu Dahai was already waiting for them at the restaurant.
They had agreed earlier that after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the restaurant’s matters would need a concrete plan, and of course, there were more operations issues.
The renovation had been decided before the New Year, and as soon as the money was in place, work would begin immediately.
Thirty-five taels of silver, with twenty-five taels needed for renovations, leaving ten taels as the restaurant’s start-up capital for purchasing various ingredients.
Yu Dahai had found an accountant, an old gentleman who had just retired from a town restaurant, conveniently whose home was in the town, and he was a decent person. Mu Shuangshuang had interviewed the old gentleman and kept him on. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
In total, it was a ten-day renovation, and everything from fixtures to the old tables and chairs in the restaurant was being replaced.
In short, this time, everyone was ready to work, and they all had a plan in mind.
They worked the whole day, and by the time Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng returned to Er Gui Village, the sun had set.
Mu Shuangshuang invited Lu Yuanfeng to eat at her home, and at the courtyard gate, she heard unfamiliar voices speaking.
The voices didn’t sound like they were from her own village.
When Mu Shuangshuang reached Mu Dashan’s room and saw the visitor, half of her smile faded.
"It’s you... what are you doing here?" Mu Shuangshuang asked Chen Sheng plainly.
Contrasting with Mu Shuangshuang’s indifferent attitude, Chen Sheng eagerly approached as soon as he saw her.
"Miss Shuangshuang, I went to see the village school during the day; it’s genuinely impressive, and the building’s wood looks especially sturdy.
I also saw the teacher’s office space; compared to the town, it’s not lacking one bit."
Mu Shuangshuang didn’t understand Chen Sheng’s point, so she didn’t respond to him.
Chen Sheng felt particularly frustrated by Mu Shuangshuang’s lukewarm attitude but reminded himself to be patient for the sake of his grandmother’s plan.
Once he became the private school’s teacher, he could make money however he wanted.
"Miss Shuangshuang, why aren’t you speaking? Oh, I brought some homemade snacks for you." Chen Sheng pointed to a few mandarins on the table.
Mandarins were common among farm households, larger than tangerines but incredibly sour.
Usually, unless a pregnant woman, a sick person with a persistent cough, or someone with an intense craving, ordinary people wouldn’t think of eating these mandarins.
This Chen Sheng was truly a bit stingy.
Mu Shuangshuang would rather he came empty-handed than bring something that made the third branch feel indebted.
However, Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t expected that Chen Sheng picked the mandarins while on the way to Er Gui Village from a tree he saw, using a stick to knock a few down.
Otherwise, he indeed would have come empty-handed.
"Mr. Chen, I appreciate the gesture. If there’s nothing else, please take your leave!"
