From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 977 - 973: The Farmer and the Snake (Third Update)
"My sister said she’ll take me out to play, so I followed her."
"Later, my sister said she’d take me back, and when we got home, it was very late."
Sun Xiaozhu also realized he had done something wrong, so when Mu Shuangshuang asked him, he opened up.
"Did you tell Mr. Luo and Grandpa Dashan when you left?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
Sun Xiaozhu shook his head: "Sister didn’t allow it. She said Mr. Luo and Grandpa Dashan wouldn’t let me go.
Auntie, don’t blame my sister. She just wants our family to return to Shigou Town."
Mu Shuangshuang shook her head, speaking softly: "I won’t blame your sister. Auntie has something to discuss with your parents now. Can Xiaozhu go outside to play with your sister?"
Sun Xiaozhu’s words clearly proved that he was taken away by Sun Daya, which meant that Sun Dawu’s family causing a commotion was unjustified.
Sun Xiaozhu went out to play with Daya, fearing he might get lost again, Mu Shuangshuang asked Mu Dashan to go and help watch over them.
In the kitchen, it was just the Sun couple, Mu Shuangshuang, and Lu Yuanfeng left, even Yu Si Niang temporarily stepped out due to Mu Shuangshuang’s words.
Today’s matter not only involved Sun Daya taking Sun Xiaozhu away behind Mu Dashan and Luo Bai’s backs.
Furthermore, there was the issue with the restaurant, which Mu Shuangshuang planned to resolve altogether.
"Brother Wu, sister-in-law, it’s just the four of us here now! Whatever needs to be said, let’s be direct and don’t consider each other’s feelings."
Mu Shuangshuang had something in mind.
Last night, Sun Dawu’s wife had already exposed the ugly thoughts deep in her heart, as had Sun Dawu.
"Owner, regarding this matter... We misunderstood you. We apologize!" Sun Dawu swallowed, his face displaying some embarrassment.
Unlike his wife, Sun Dawu believed in what Sun Xiaozhu said. This matter was something his daughter Daya did, unrelated to Mu Shuangshuang.
"We won’t discuss this matter! It’s enough that the child is found. Now, let’s talk about the restaurant..."
Before Mu Shuangshuang could finish her sentence, Sun Dawu hastily interrupted: "Owner, you can’t abandon me. I... I threw everything away to come to Qingshan Town, and now I rely on this job to support my family."
"You haven’t lost anything. You’ve only been in Qingshan Town for a few days, and even if you return to Qingshan Town, you can continue selling baked pancakes, earning your pancake money."
"But I have to find another chef, get familiar with the new cook’s skills and character! Brother Wu, do you remember on your first day I said, I hope those working with me are without ulterior motives. And you and sister-in-law probably wanted to leave long ago?"
With his thoughts exposed, Sun Dawu was flushed with embarrassment, his gaze shifted around, not daring to meet Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes.
Sun Dawu’s wife recalled the things she said last night. She knew that even if she wanted her husband to stay, Mu Shuangshuang likely wouldn’t agree, so she simply got straight to the point.
"We can leave, but for coming here, our pancake stall has been neglected for so long. The loss of money, Miss Shuangshuang, you understand.
This loss, there is no reason for our Sun family to bear entirely. Indeed, initially, it was because you let people know about our Wu Dalang pancake brand. But our pancakes also have to taste good for people to be willing to spend their money." Sun Dawu’s wife said.
This simple and kind woman had long been turned greedy by money and pancakes.
Her eyes now only saw money and nothing else.
She even forgot who helped the Sun family initially.
Mu Shuangshuang smiled.
"Have you heard the story about the farmer and the snake? The farmer found a snake frozen stiff and revived it with his body, but the snake bit him to death.
Sister-in-law, do you want to be that poisonous snake? Without me, can your pancake stand in Shigou Town really be better as you claim?
Moreover, I had told you before. You shouldn’t abandon your pancake business in Shigou Town; find an apprentice to open a pancake shop there, let the apprentice run it, and you just collect money from Qingshan Town.
But you didn’t listen, which led to pancakes selling for not as much as you wanted in Qingshan Town. Should that be blamed on me?"
Mu Shuangshuang felt this burden was heavy enough to almost suffocate her.
The shamelessness of the Sun family rivals that of the Old Mu Family.
Even though the Sun Dawu family doesn’t cling shamelessly like those from the Old Mu Family, they’re not much better.
Lu Yuanfeng, beside her, looked displeased.
"Sister-in-law, if not for Shuangshuang, Brother Wu would still be selling pancakes for two coins each, one coin each.
One should reciprocate kindness. When Shuangshuang hasn’t wronged you, in contrast, without Shuangshuang, your life wouldn’t even be half as good as it is now.
You came to Qingshan Town without a place to stay, who provided you with a place to stay? It was Shuangshuang, she didn’t take a single coin from you." Lu Yuanfeng said.
"Brother Wu, you really disappoint me. These matters are really unmanly and unlike the Brother Wu in the barracks who would take penalties voluntarily for his brothers."
"Alright, stop criticizing my husband. We’re all about the same. Just tell us how to solve this issue!
Letting us leave, you must compensate, to make up for our losses." Sun Dawu’s wife said matter-of-factly.
Sun Dawu fell into deep thought because of Mu Shuangshuang’s words.
He spoke after a long while: "We will leave, there’s no need for compensation, we’ll just pretend we never came to Qingshan Town. But we still want Xiaozhu to stay here for school."
You can’t find a school for one or two silver a year in Shigou Town.
The one in Qingshan Town costs three silver, Shigou Town is more expensive, four silver for an entire year.
Over several years, it adds up to quite an expense.
Sun Dawu’s wishful thinking was clearly calculated to benefit, even at this point, he could see how letting Sun Xiaozhu continue studying in Er Gui Village would save the family money.
"Brother Wu, if you’re assured to leave the child here, I have no problem with it, but next time if Daya takes the child away again, I won’t bother looking, I might directly report it to the authorities!" Mu Shuangshuang said bluntly.
She didn’t want to waste more time with the Sun family.
After a sleepless night, she just wanted some rest.
"You..." Sun Dawu was furious. He didn’t expect, after making such concessions, Mu Shuangshuang wouldn’t agree to any conditions.
"Brother Wu, don’t be upset, here’s what we’ll do: I’ll ask our village head to come and be a witness, along with Brother Yu. We’ll resolve things today, and tomorrow morning, you must leave my house.
Additionally, what I taught you about roast duck, don’t prepare it for anyone else, consider it as if you never learned it. Otherwise, I will inform all the academies!
A sister who may take Sun Xiaozhu whenever the academy steward is not paying attention. I wonder which academy would be willing to accept Sun Xiaozhu.".
In this matter, Mu Shuangshuang is not at fault.
Anywhere you bring it up, she has the reason, and she doesn’t fear the Sun family causing trouble.
As for Sun Dawu and his wife, such greed will inevitably lead to big mistakes, which doesn’t require Mu Shuangshuang’s intervention.
