CH 157

Mo Yan knew very well that if Mo Feng was fired like this, there would definitely be another argument when she returned home. She really didn’t want to go back, but she still had to endure, at least until Mo Ling got married.

Guessing that the workshop was about to close for the day, Mo Yan went to wait for Mu Ling, wanting to vent to her.

Complaining about Mo Feng was an inevitability, and she also said that Xiuying and Ms. Li were both really thick-skinned to just ask Mo Feng for gifts.

They chatted while walking, and when they reached the entrance of the village, they saw Mo Feng standing there. Following his gaze, they turned around and saw Xiuying not far behind them.

Mo Yan asked Mo Ling quietly, “How long has she been following us?”

Mo Ling stuck out her tongue, “Probably the entire way.”

Then she had heard everything they had said!

Xiuying was usually very passionate towards them, but this time she walked past them without even a greeting. However, it didn’t matter if she heard them, since what they were saying was the truth anyways.

Mo Yan took her sister’s hand, “Let’s go home and discuss what kind of wedding dress and jewellery you want. They must be the best.”

Behind them, Xiuying and Mo Feng were muttering. They had to be talking about Mo Feng’s two sisters.

Before entering the house, Mo Yan stopped and took a deep breath, and Mo Ling said gently, “It’s okay, have you forgotten our mother can make a fuss about nothing? Just ignore it.”

When they entered, Ms. Liang was getting firewood for the kitchen. When she saw Mo Yan, she asked, “Well, why did you fire your brother?”

“He’s taken a lot of things from the firm. Mother, have you seen any of them?”

Ms. Liang shook his head, “No! I’ve never seen him take anything home.”

“Then think about it, where did those things go?”

Ms. Liang threw the firewood in her hand to the stove, “Ms. Li is more greedy than those crows from the Mo family! There hasn’t been a single talk of a marriage contract! It’s shameful to let your daughter ask for things from men all day long.” [1]

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Feng ran in with tears in his eyes. He pointed at Mo Yan and complained to Ms. Liang, “It’s all her fault. Xiuying knows that I’m no longer the manager of the firm, so she won’t give me the time of day!”

Mo Ling replied, “That’s fine. It’s better to cut off ties with people like her as soon as possible.”

“What do you mean that’s fine! Can you find me a better wife than Xiuying?”

No one dared to answer him!

Mu Ling threw the water ladle into the water tank, “A good wife? Why would she be with you? Because you’re greedy and lazy, or because you can’t even carry a load of water?”

Mo Feng actually dared to smack the table, “Xiuying left me because she heard you insult her and her motherI”

Mo Ling turned around and pointed at Mo Feng with a fire poker, “She said she won’t be with you, right! Well, make her return everything she took from you, and fire her from the workshop. Otherwise I’ll spread this to the streets. Let’s see who dares to marry her!”

Ms. Liang stopped her and said, “Okay, your marriage has just been dealt with, so don’t cause trouble. That Ms. Li isn’t a pushover.”

Mu Feng took the opportunity to say, “If Xiuying really doesn’t want to get together with me, I will destroy your marriage and make it impossible for you to get married!” [2]

Mo Yan also slapped the table, ” If you dare to do that, I will make your life miserable!”

“If you helped Mo Ling marry, you have to help me too. Get Xiuying to marry me.”

Ms. Liang came over and tugged at Mo Yan’s sleeve, “It’ll be really difficult to find him a wife better than Xiuying. Although their family is greedy, Xiuying is attractive and hard-working. In the future, if she marries into the family and has a child, I will die with no regrets.”

Mo Feng chimed in again, “If you don’t want to give up even a little money, why would she marry me! Zhong Cheng only became a suitable choice because he was kind and willing to work hard.”

Unfortunately, there was no way Mo Feng would be able to earn enough money on his own in this life. If he couldn’t get married, then Ms. Liang would probably jump down the well.

Mo Yan thought, I’ll leave this family when sister gets married, so who Mo Feng marries has nothing to do with me, since we’ll be living separate lives anyway.

“As long as you listen to me and stop making trouble, I promise that you will marry Xiuying.”

Mo Ling scolded, “Yan’er, don’t. That Xiuying will be a calamity, he can’t marry her.”

“Whether they’re happily married has nothing to do with us. If he wants to marry her, let him. He’ll bear the burden himself in the future.”

Ms. Liang asked Mo Feng again, “Have you made up your mind to marry Xiuying?” He nodded repeatedly, “I’ll only marry her.”

“She might not want to marry you! What if we find a matchmaker and then she refuses?”

“She’s willing, but she got angered after hearing what those two were saying about her.”

Ms. Liang turned to Mo Yan again, “Yan’er, you’re young, so go talk to her.”

Mo Ling sneered and said, “Yan’er, you see! If she marries into the family, you won’t be able to have a good life.”

Mo Yan sighed and shook her head, “We can’t apologise to her. Anyways, I just have to let you marry her.”

What people like Xiuying and Ms. Li need is not an apology, but something more practical.

After dinner, Mo Ling washed the dishes, and Mo Yan stood in the yard looking up at the starry sky. The sky here is so beautiful!

The sound of a willow flute came vaguely from the direction of the pond. Mo Ling didn’t know if it was because the willow flute was made poor, or because the person who played it didn’t use enough force, but it sounded a little depressing.

Lu Junming? No, he would definitely muster his strength and blow loudly. Mo Yan wanted to ignore it, but the sound of the willow flute made her want to go out and have a look.

Mo Yan looked at the pond. Under the moonlight, the two willow trees were a pitch-black mass. Thinking of the owls hooting the other day, Mu Yan couldn’t help but shiver, and didn’t dare to go over there.

The door next to her opened, and Dagan came out. When he saw Mo Yan standing there, he knew that she had been drawn out by the sound of the willow flute.

“It’s Cao Zhang. When I went to fetch water in the evening, I saw him sitting under the willow tree in a daze. I didn’t think he wouldn’t have gone back by now. I wanted to go and see him, and confirm that nothing happened to him.”

“Let me go!”

Knowing that the person by the pond was Cao Zhang, Mo Yan was no longer afraid, and walked quickly towards the pond. But there was no figure beside the pond, so he had to be under the willow tree.

She called “Cao Zhang”, and there was a response from under the willow tree, so she walked over. A figure walked out from the shadow of the willow tree, with a dark robe and a tall and straight figure, but it looked cold and lonely under the shadow of the moon.

“Yan’er, it’s dark, what are you doing out here?”

His voice was a little hoarse. Just now Mo Yan heard Brother Dagan say that he had been here since the evening, but he might’ve been here all day.

“Have you eaten yet?” Mo Yan asked.

Cao Zhang shook his head lightly, but did not speak.

Post-translation notes: So…Mo Feng’s being condemned to a fruitless marriage and Cao Zhang is depressed. I see pretty much nothing wrong with that.

[1] She’s referring to Mo Yan’s aunt and her family.

[2] Just more of typical Mo Feng, doing standard Mo Feng things.