jdhmnovel Chapter 4 Robbery
Chapter 4 Robbery
"grandfather!"
As soon as the old man arrived, An Muxue felt much more confident and quickly stepped forward to help him, even giving Mu Xiaowan a provocative look.
"Old An, what brings you here? Come, come sit down." Old Master Chu beckoned to him.
Grandpa An patted his granddaughter's hand that was holding his arm and said, "My girl is never home after work. Whenever she has time, she runs to your Chu family. She's grown up and I can't control her anymore, but her heart is always with your Chu family."
Grandpa An's words had a hidden meaning.
From the previous scene, Mu Xiaowan guessed that Grandpa An had come to steal the bride.
The younger generation greeted each of them.
When it came to Mu Xiaowan, no one introduced her, and she didn't intend to speak.
Just then, Bai Jiao'e eagerly introduced, "Uncle An, let me introduce you. This is Junbai's wife, Mu Xiaowan."
Chu Junbai's gaze was indifferent, as if it were none of his business.
Everyone knows why Bai Jiao'e is so proactive.
"Xiao Wan, this is Grandpa An. He's a family friend of ours. Quickly greet him as Grandpa An."
Mu Xiaowan nodded slightly, "Grandpa An!"
Grandpa An had originally intended to sit down, but upon hearing this, he stood up, gripped his cane with both hands, and scrutinized Mu Xiaowan with a serious gaze.
"Junbai's wife?" Old Master An's expression gradually turned sharp. "Old Chu, you don't take this old man seriously at all. I remember we made an agreement back then."
Upon hearing this, everyone reacted in different ways.
"Old An, please sit down first. We can talk things over slowly," Old Master Chu reassured him.
"Hmph, if I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were going to break the contract. Isn't Junbai supposed to be my granddaughter's husband? How come he's suddenly going to marry someone else?" Old Master An plopped down, angrily turning his head away from Old Master Chu.
Bai Jiao'e quickly took the teacup from Zhang Ma and personally served it to Old Master An.
“Uncle An, please have some hot tea. The matter of Junbai is settled, and our Chu family cannot be untrustworthy. Besides, this was Junbai’s own choice.”
Bai Jiao'e's words were quite apt.
Firstly, it prevented Old Master Chu from suddenly breaking off the engagement, and secondly, it showed Old Master An that this was Chu Junbai's own idea, and that a forced marriage would not be happy.
Chu Huaimin understood his wife's meaning and quickly replied, "Uncle An, we didn't break our promise. I remember my father said it was about two families, but he didn't specifically refer to anyone."
Upon hearing this, An Muxue frowned and gently nudged her grandfather.
Grandpa An knew exactly what his granddaughter was thinking, but before he could speak, Grandpa Chu spoke first.
"Yes, Lao An, I have three grandsons, plus my grandson-in-law, that makes four. But Junbai is married now, the other two are too young, and Shaoze is single, so it doesn't count as breaking the contract."
Standing to the side, Chu Shaoze was overjoyed to hear his grandfather say this. He was finally relieved that he no longer had to worry about Mu Xue being coaxed away by the second son.
"Yes, Grandpa An, I like Mu Xue, and I will definitely treat her well."
When An Muxue saw that the Chu family had decided her fate for life in just a few words, tears welled up in her eyes.
"That was a joke, it doesn't count."
"This child is throwing a tantrum. The elders' words are law. Many people in our circle know about the marriage arranged between our two families." Bai Jiao'e quickly added insult to injury. How could she let her future wife slip away?
An Muxue realized that not only had things not turned around, but she had also gotten herself involved. What upset her the most was that Chu Junbai hadn't even given her a glance.
She was immediately furious, turned around and ran out the door.
Chu Shaoze hurriedly chased after him.
Grandpa An thought that Old Man Chu would be too embarrassed to refuse, so he gave in to his wishes.
What can he say now?
The Chu family arranged two marriages at once.
The news spread quickly.
The main characters have become the focus of everyone's conversations during their leisure time.
Of course, Mu Xiaowan was the one who was completely belittled, and some even spread rumors that she was a shrew, ugly and fierce.
Everyone felt sorry for Chu Junbai.
The second wife's family, who were envied, were quite pleased with themselves.
As for the marriage, since the An family hasn't given any definite answer yet, it's been put on hold for now.
Chu Junbai and Mu Xiaowan proceeded as usual.
Mu Xiaowan was worried about her troublesome family causing trouble, and not wanting to get involved, she decided to make the decision on her own.
Because Mu Xiaowan was a descendant of poor peasants with impeccable revolutionary credentials, the political vetting process was swift.
The two obtained their marriage certificate very quickly.
Since we're getting married, we need to buy clothes.
Jiang Yinglan doesn't like shopping. She took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Mu Xiaowan, saying, "From now on, you'll be our family's wife. You can't dress too badly, or people will laugh at you."
"I get tired easily, so let Xiaohui go with you. You can buy whatever you want with this money. Besides clothes, you can also buy some cosmetics. Girls should take care of themselves."
Mu Xiaowan looked at the money in her hand, all brand new ten-yuan notes. This old lady was really generous. You should know that two hundred yuan is more than two months' salary for an ordinary public institution employee, and it would take an ordinary worker almost three months to earn this amount.
"Auntie, this is too much money."
Jiang Yinglan remained indifferent towards Mu Xiaowan, saying, "Our family is not like ordinary families. While we don't need to buy the best things, we can't buy the worst either."
Chu Zhihui was folding clothes on the side. Hearing this, she rolled her eyes at Mu Xiaowan and said, "I'm not going. I still want to go to the library."
"You and your sister-in-law can stop by after you finish shopping for clothes."
Chu Zhihui disliked this sister-in-law; how could she go shopping with her when it was such a pleasant activity?
She then went to find her brother.
"I have something to do later, you go with her."
Chu Junbai had a buzz cut with his hair standing on end. He wore a turtleneck sweater, tapered trousers, and brown military boots, and looked very proper.
Chu Zhihui sighed at her brother's handsomeness, while also expressing her regret.
"Pity!"
“It’s ruined!”
Hearing his sister's sigh, Chu Junbai glanced down at her and asked, "What's wrong with it?"
"That woman Mu Xiaowan ruined you. Although I don't like the pretentious An Muxue, An Muxue seems a little better than Mu Xiaowan."
"Don't talk nonsense in the future. An Muxue will become your sister-in-law. Don't let your second aunt hear you saying that, or it will cause trouble for Mom."
"understood!"
Chu Junbai took out a lot of ten-yuan bills from his wallet and gave them to his sister.
"Mom has already given Mu Xiaowan two hundred."
"Then take another hundred, I'll buy you one too, and you two can use the rest of the money to have a meal."
Chu Zhihui looked at the money and asked curiously, "Brother, you wouldn't have fallen for Mu Xiaowan because she's pretty, would you?" Otherwise, why would you seem so concerned about the person who caused his misfortune?
"Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters. From now on, call her Second Sister-in-law. It's a sign of respect for your Second Brother."
Chu Zhihui pouted in dissatisfaction, took a hundred yuan and went back to her room. In the corridor, she saw her second aunt coming out of her bedroom.
"Xiao Hui, I'm also taking Mu Xue and your sister to buy clothes. Why don't you and your second sister-in-law come with us?"
Upon hearing that her second aunt was now trying to bring her own sister-in-law under her wing, Chu Zhihui immediately felt a sense of crisis. "Second aunt, no need. My sister-in-law and I still need to go to the library."
Back in her room, she immediately asked Mu Xiaowan, "You promised your second aunt you'd go shopping together?"
Mu Xiaowan shrugged, her expression indifferent. "No, if you're busy, I can go by myself. I don't like having outsiders accompany me."
Upon hearing this, Chu Zhihui felt inexplicably happy.
But on the surface, she pretended to have a straight face and said, "I will naturally do what Mom told me to do."
After leaving the house, on the road leading to the compound gate, the two encountered Chu Junbai and An Muxue. They were standing next to the car and looked like a good couple from a distance.