"Her? What about her?"
"Donât you think she actually resembles Old Mu a bit around her eyes and eyebrows?"
Yang Chuxia carefully thought about the little girl from her last visit, those eyes, that nose, and indeed, she did bear some resemblance to Old Mu.
"Whatâs their relationship?" Yang Chuxia asked with curiosity.
Ye Ziâan thought for a moment and said, "They must be relatives. The question is, how are they related? Father and daughter? Uncle and niece? Or something else?"
"So youâre saying Old Mu must also be an extraordinary person, which weâve actually confirmed before. Now, the only thing we can confirm is that Mu Shaoling knows Old Mu and is quite familiar with him." Yang Chuxiaâs thoughts flowed, unstoppable, "And the fact that Old Mu ended up here means something must have happened to him. But since Mu Shaoling found Old Mu and didnât take him back to Capital City, it shows that the matter with Old Mu is not trivial. So, in conclusion, we may have gotten ourselves into big trouble?"
One, two, three, three, two... after deducing step by step, Yang Chuxia thought she had uncovered the truth.
"Brother An, is it too late for us to kick Old Mu and Mu Shaoling out now?"
"Itâs too late," Ye Ziâan said, "Letâs pretend we donât know for now."
"Didnât Mu Shaoling say he came to find a woman? How did it become Old Mu?"
"Who said he only came here to find one person?"
Yang Chuxia nodded in agreement, "Thatâs true."
"So, are we going to the town now?" Yang Chuxia held the silver note in her hand and asked again. The jade hairpin she had mentioned seeing in the town earlier was real.
It actually cost one hundred taels. She had originally planned to buy it herself, but she hadnât expected Mu Shaoling to be so generous, giving her an extra two hundred taels.
She wouldnât bother being polite with Mu Shaoling now. Old Mu and he must have a strong relationship; otherwise, would he have brought Old Muâs daughter or niece along with him?
He hadnât taken Old Mu away yet, causing their family so much risk. Taking his silver now was only fair.
"You wonât be able to go now!" Ye Ziâan pointed in the distance, to an approaching oxcart.
Yang Chuxia followed his gaze, and surprisingly, the people from her grandmotherâs side were coming. Her grandmother, Ms. Liu of the Wang Family, was leading her second son, as well as her grandson and granddaughter, Wang Yunlian and Qian Xiaoqing.
Seeing her grandmother and the others, Yang Chuxia felt quite happy. However, her mood dampened when she saw Qian Xiaoqing.
"Brother An, why does Qian Xiaoqing always show up? Sheâs so annoying." Yang Chuxia complained to Ye Ziâan.
Not only did Ye Ziâan despise Qian Xiaoqing, but he also wanted to avoid her as much as possible.
If Yang Lichun disgusted him, Qian Xiaoqing made him want to run away as far as possible.
"Grandma, Uncle, Cousin, Cousin sister!" As the oxcart arrived, Yang Chuxia greeted them warmly, intentionally not mentioning Qian Xiaoqing.
"Xiaxia!" Ms. Liu of the Wang Family got down from the oxcart and hugged Yang Chuxia, "Youâve grown taller after several months of not seeing you."
"Really?" Yang Chuxia said happily, "My mom says I havenât grown at all."
"You have, you have," Ms. Liu of the Wang Family assured her, laughing.
"Come on, letâs all go inside!" Yang Chuxia brought everyone into the house. However, upon entering, they found that Mu Shaoling and his servants were not yet gone, sitting in their chairs drinking tea.
Seeing Yang Chuxia bringing in another group of people, Mu Shaoling raised his eyebrows but remained silent.
Ms. Liu of the Wang Family was curious about the handsome stranger in her granddaughterâs house.
But it seemed that Yang Chuxia had no intention of introducing him, "Grandma, Uncle, Cousin, Cousin sister, please take a seat."