Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 449 Unrepentant (2)_1

Chapter 449: Chapter 449 Unrepentant (2)_1

Mo Hong’s family let out a cold huff, displeased, "I am your mother-in-law; don’t I have the right to call on you when there’s nothing urgent?"

Seeing her making a scene without reason, Mo Wu’s patience was wearing thin, but her face showed even more deference, beyond reproach to any onlooker, "Mother, what are you talking about? It’s just that Tie Tou’s shoes are broken, and I must hurry to mend them so he can wear them tomorrow. If mother doesn’t have any other matters, I must get back to my work."

Mo Hong’s family was furious, stood up, and pointed at Mo Wu, loudly chastising her, "You’re always away from home, and when your old mother wants to speak a few words with you, you come up with the excuse of fixing shoes. Where were you before? I see that you do not take your mother-in-law into consideration at all!"

Mo Wu’s expression remained unchanged, though her tone was particularly mocking, "I dare say, since I came to Lao Mo’s House nearly twenty years ago, serving my in-laws and raising children, I have never wronged this family. Otherwise, when mother and your younger sister were unable to leave their beds, wouldn’t I have taken out Tie Tou’s dowry money to pay the doctor? If, despite that, mother still thinks I have not done well enough, I have nothing more to say. From now on, if your younger sister needs to see a doctor or take medicine, mother, you’ll have to figure out how to get the silver yourself; I won’t interfere."

Mo Hong’s family was left speechless, glaring at Mo Wu with a pair of old, gloomy eyes, her complexion turning extremely unsightly.

Seeing her mother-in-law at a disadvantage, Mo Niu’s, who had been watching the drama unfold, began to meddle, "Elder sister-in-law, what you say is very unfilial. Although mother and your younger sister are not your blood relatives, they are still your husband’s own mother and sister. It is only right for you to pay their medical expenses when they fall ill. How can we, as daughters-in-law, ignore the wellbeing of our mother-in-law and sister-in-law?"

Mo Wu gave her a cold glance, having already guessed that it was she who had stirred up this situation. In a way, she should thank her for enabling her own realization, but this woman was always causing trouble, envious of anyone better off than herself, eager to share in good fortune and quick to drag others down when she couldn’t gain from them. Mo Wu truly couldn’t feel close to such a person.

"Since you put it that way, sister-in-law, I must lay things out for you! By rights, the cost of mother’s and your younger sister’s treatment should be split between our two households. But the expenses have already reached seven to eight hundred wen, and you have contributed only a hundred wen. That’s hardly fair, considering that mother and your younger sister are also your Uncle’s own mother and sister."

Mo Niu’s glared with wide eyes, exclaiming, "Elder sister-in-law, how can you say such a thing? Our second household isn’t like yours with a good son working at the rice shop. If Tie Tou were willing to let his uncle have that job, we in the second household would happily pay not just a hundred wen but even two or three taels." Her words implied that Mo Wu was stingy and unwilling to part with more silver.

Mo Hong’s family also caught the undertone and glared at Mo Wu even more viciously, as if Mo Wu’s silver was being gouged from her very flesh.

Mo Niu’s spoke so righteously that Mo Wu was taken aback and suddenly felt that arguing with such a thick-skinned and irrational person was a complete waste of words. She decided to ignore her and turned to Mo Hong’s family, "Mother, you are well aware of why Uncle Tang has cut ties with our family. Now, with Tie Tou still working at Uncle Tang’s rice shop, it’s already generous of him not to have sent him back. But the villagers don’t see it that way. Many are trying to push Tie Tou out to get their own children in. Mother, we still need silver to treat your younger daughter’s illness. If Tie Tou can keep working there, the wages won’t stop, and naturally, I will continue to contribute silver. If you want to cause trouble for Uncle Tang’s House, I can’t stop you, but if Tie Tou loses his job, I won’t be able to offer any more silver. Think about it carefully!"

After saying her piece, Mo Wu didn’t wait to see Mo Hong’s family’s reaction and pulled the door curtain aside, leaving.

"Look, just look, you damned thing..." Mo Hong’s grasped at her chest, gasping for air. It wasn’t clear whether she was cursing Mo Wu or the Mo Family, who she viewed as enemies, but she certainly had reservations in her heart and dared not explode with rage. She could only stew in her silent vexation.

Mo Niu’s did not find out what she wanted to know and was mocked instead. She blamed Mo Hong’s for this and had no patience to bicker with her any longer. So, without even a goodbye, she stormed out, flinging the door curtain aside as she left.

Watching the swaying door curtain, Mrs. Hong was so angry she could tilt backwards, and she started to curse under her breath: "Damn woman, they all turn their faces away from me, one after the other. They deserve to fall into a cesspit and drown..."

Mo Yongxi, lying in bed, had had enough of all the cursing and snapped irritably, "Enough, enough, if you’re going to curse, go out and do it to their faces, don’t bother me here!"

At her daughter’s words, Mrs. Hong immediately fell silent and began to coddle her, utterly unbothered by her daughter’s rudeness: "Good girl, my sweet daughter, mom won’t curse anymore, mom won’t. Don’t be angry, don’t let it affect your health."

After being placated for a while, Mo Yongxi’s anger subsided, and she had a few good words for her mother: "Eldest sister-in-law has a point, mom. For now, don’t go causing trouble at the Mo Family’s. However, Eldest sister-in-law is sneaky; she might be hiding something we don’t know. Keep a close eye on it, mom. If there’s anything, we’ll find out sooner or later."

Mrs. Hong nodded repeatedly, feeling that her daughter had become much smarter after her ordeal. Previously, she would never have said something like this. Thinking about it, she felt even more distressed and her resentment towards the Mo Family grew stronger.

Seeing that her mother took the advice, Mo Yongxi felt relieved. She touched her chest that still faintly throbbed with pain, hate and fear filling her eyes.

That day, she was about to succeed, about to ruin that little bitch’s face and condemn her to a lifetime of ugliness, never daring to flaunt her pretty dresses out in public again. But when she was about to strike viciously, her chest suddenly became excruciating, and before she could regain her senses, she was sent flying, crashing to the ground, even vomiting blood. She thought she was going to die.

With such severe injuries, it must have been that little bitch using sorcery on her, otherwise, she wouldn’t even be aware of how the girl had attacked her. That girl was not human, but a monster!

Hmph, she couldn’t defeat the monster, she couldn’t beat that little bitch. But since that little bitch cared about Mo Wu, that two-faced woman, and those bastard children, she would start by targeting them and see how that little bitch could remain so arrogant!