e stammered.Fang Jinxiu hurriedly chimed in, “The family separation is about dividing the assets. It’s for our own descendants to establish their own households and branch out the family tree. Could...When Zongyu saw his daughter-in-law walking away with a bowl, he didn't say a word and followed her, carrying a bowl of his own, as if Hu Ai Lan didn't exist.

The Jade Lotus Sect disciples, they follow suit. Wherever the elder brother and sister-in-law are, they are there. They will never accept Hu Ai-lan coming back.

Even if the child she brings back is truly her brother's blood, let alone his flesh and blood, even if he were her brother, it wouldn't be right.

The dining table instantly became quiet, leaving only Mu Shi sitting there alone. Dong'er was held tightly in Hu Ai Lan's hand.

"You do this again, Mu Shi heaved a heavy sigh. "I already made myself very clear just now."

"For all the careful attention you gave me over the past two years by my side, I have given you all the silver I possess."

That money was pocket money that Fang Jinshu usually gave her. The daughter-in-law was really good to her, and Mu had never heard of any daughter-in-law who would be willing to give her mother-in-law pocket money.

Mu didn't spend a single penny. After the town was in disarray, she had nowhere to spend it, so she saved it all up, having three or four ounces.

I gave it all to Hu Ai-lan.

"Take this money and go. That's all I can do for you. It would be impossible for me to let you stay."

Upon hearing this, Hu Ailan hurriedly knelt down to Mu again. As soon as Mu saw her kneeling, her head started to throb with pain.

"Get up, kneeling won't help."

“I’ve said what I needed to say and done what I could. If it weren’t for Dong’er’s sake, I wouldn’t give you this silver at all, considering what you did to our family back then.”

Hu Ai-lan's tears came suddenly, and she choked back sobs.

"Auntie Mu, it's chaos outside right now. If you kick me out, where else can I go"

"These few taels of silver would indeed be enough to support me for a while under normal circumstances, but in the present situation, as a lone woman venturing out, it's uncertain if I could even keep this silver safe."

"Please, I beg you, don't drive me away. I see there are several new faces in the house, girls who they say were bought back as maidservants. If that's the case, wouldn't it be alright if I also served as a maidservant"

"As long as I can stay, I'll do anything, even if it means being your slave."

Although Mu was softening her heart, she was still very clear-headed about some things.

"How can you and Xiaoyue be the same, you are Dong'er's mother, and Dong'er looks so much like AhYu."

"To make you a slave, are you trying to say everyone in the village is blind What will they say about Jinxiu then"

"Needless to say, I know when the time comes, everyone in the village will think that Jinxiu is too domineering, forcing you, your own mother-in-law, into servitude. They'll say she's jealous and ruthless, incapable of tolerating others."

"I cannot let Jinxiu suffer such grievances."

Hearing this, Hu Ailan's lower lip was almost bitten through. Jealousy made her furious, and she couldn't even feign pity anymore.

She glared angrily, "I can't let her be wronged, what about me"

"Aunt Mu, I am Dong'er's own mother. You treat me like this, don't you feel guilty at all"

"You want to keep Dong'er here and drive me away People in the village will see Dong'er sooner or later. When that happens, won't they ask about his mother"

"Who would believe that Fang Jinshui gave birth to such a big son overnight!"

The usually meek and gentle Mu clan, who wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken without provocation, narrowed their eyes this time and declared firmly.

"Then I will announce to the outside world that Dong'er's biological mother has passed away, so no one will gossip about Jinxiu anymore."

Hu Ai-lan's face was full of disbelief.

"Auntie Mu, you, you would actually do this to me for Fang Jinshi"

"I'm the daughter-in-law you acknowledged with your own mouth back then, how can you be so cruel to me."

Mu coldly stared at her, "If you had not betrayed Ayou and married someone else, Jinxiu would not have come to our family."

"Of course, I wouldn't treat you like that."

"It was you who wronged my son first. All of this is your own doing."

Hu Ai-lan was completely dumbfounded. She hadn't expected that after years apart, the once kind and easily manipulated Mu family had become so different.

Not only did he stop feeling soft towards her, but he also started protecting Fang Jinshu, the newlywed, everywhere.

Hu Ai-lan bitterly thought to herself, if only there were no Fang Jinxiu! If it weren't for her, Mu Shu and Zongyu would definitely be able to accept her again. After all, she still had Dong’er as a trump card!t his previous memories, can't they still be husband and wifeZong Yu was unwilling to let Fang Jinxiu leave him, and he didn't want to see her coldly keep a distance from him. He took a big step forwa...