A year older, the third master of Beijing circle kissed her to tears

Chapter 1287 Questioning and Mistakenly Recognizing

There is a kind of people who are born weak and used to it. Even if they know it is unfair, they will not fight for it.

Mu Ning's mother suffered all her life and was bullied by her husband. A weak woman shouldered all the responsibilities of a family.

Raising children, caring for the elderly, and serving the husband, working like a slave for a lifetime, and what do you get in return? Nothing.

She was despised by her husband's family, insulted by her own family, and her husband didn't even look at her with any respect. Fortunately, she raised a beautiful and sensible daughter, otherwise what hope would Mu Ning's mother have in this life?

"That's all. Fewer people are buying these now. The kids are probably picky and buy the good ones at the store. If they're sold cheaply, they'll complain and won't buy them."

Mu Ning's mother sighed.

Mu Shiqing counted the money and found it was enough for a few days of drinking and cigarettes. He put the money in his pocket and said in a rough voice:

"Women are like this, why bother about these things? Isn't Mu Ning's husband's family rich? He's a boss. If the future in-laws knew about our family, would they look up to your daughter? For the sake of our daughter, we have to improve our own level. We should stop doing those small businesses that make a few cents and sell the stall to Lao Guo next door. We have to be decent Beijingers."

"If we sell the stall to Lao Guo, we won't be able to live?" Mu Ning's mother immediately retorted loudly. Mu Shiqing turned around and raised his hand, as if to hit her. Mu Ning's mother was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly.

After pushing it away, he continued, "Our daughter doesn't want us to worry, but we still have to live our own lives, right? If we don't have the stall anymore, how will we live? I still have some repeat customers. If I give the stall away for free, it would be like giving money away."

"I told you that you can only be a cow all your life. Now the situation is different. Do you want Ning'er's boyfriend's family to fail because of our conditions? Do you think it's easy to find a local Beijinger? He is a boss. No matter the size of his business, it is better than ours. If our living standard does not improve, do you think his family can accept our daughter? We are doing this for our daughter's future and for a better life in the future. You, a woman, should stop asking questions and listen to me." Mu Shiqing shouted back.

Mu Ning's mother felt something was wrong when she heard this. "I don't care what your nonsense is. My stall is my lifeblood. I won't sell it no matter what you say. If you want to improve the quality, then do it yourself. If Ning'er's partner can't accept a poor mother like me, then he doesn't deserve to marry my daughter..."

"Bang-"

Before Mu Ning's mother could finish her words, Mu Shiqing strode over and slapped her hard in the face. Mu Ning's mother's mouth was crooked and her eyes were squinting. She staggered a few steps and supported herself against the wall, not daring to say anything.

"If you want to be poor, that's your business. My daughter is mine and I have the final say! Go out and find a house for me tomorrow. A three-bedroom one in a good location. Don't you know that in Beijing they say that couples should be well-matched? Look at yourself now. Aren't you deliberately embarrassing me and my daughter? You bitch who is holding us back, you deserve to eat shit in this life, get away from me." After Mu Shiqing roared angrily, he slammed the door and went out to buy some wine.

Mu Ning's mother covered her red and swollen face. She was definitely in pain and her eyes were wet, but she didn't cry.

She'd been doing this for decades, so she must be tired of being beaten. The pain would fade after a while. The one beating her was her husband, so how could she still fight him? How would outsiders view a fight between husband and wife? Besides, she didn't want her daughter to witness an even more embarrassing scene.

Mu Ning hung up the phone and looked up. A tall figure came into her sight first. Mu Ning looked at him.

"Zhuang Shiyuan..."

"Well, why are you sitting here? It's so cold at night. Come into the house with me. My mother wants to talk to you." Zhuang Shiyuan said softly, walked towards Mu Ning and stood in front of her.

Mu Ning covered her face with her hands, staring at the dark ground, and didn't speak for a long time.

She really wanted to reject him and break up. It seemed like breaking up was what she wanted most. But she was unwilling to do so. She coveted his money. Although he wasn't very generous to her, if they really got married, he would probably not ignore her parents. But deep down, she was unwilling to do so.

"what happened?"

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Zhuang Shiyuan immediately squatted in front of her.

Mu Ning shook her head, still not looking at him. Zhuang Shiyuan held Mu Ning's cold hand and said, "It's so cold, let's go inside, okay?"

"I'm a little scared of your mother." Mu Ning whispered.

"..." Zhuang Shiyuan didn't react for a long time after hearing this. After a long while, he laughed out loud, "Hahaha...you. There's nothing to be afraid of my mom. She's very gentle. I promise she won't make things difficult for you, okay?"

"But……"

"Believe me!"

Zhuang Shiyuan interrupted directly. Seeing that she stopped talking, Zhuang Shiyuan's voice became slightly deeper. "Come in. It's too cold outside."

Zhuang Shiyuan pulled Mu Ning into the house, but still managed to escape, "I want to go to the bathroom."

"Well, there is one. If you want to use a public bathroom, just go to my room upstairs." Zhuang Shiyuan said seriously.

Mu Ning shook her head, "It's okay."

Zhuang Shiyuan was waiting for someone here. Mu Ning walked over and bumped into Qi Yao who was coming out of the kitchen. Qi Yao was holding some fruit in his hand. The bathroom was just opposite the servants' room next to the kitchen, and the two of them walked towards each other.

When Mu Ning raised her eyes, Qi Yao smiled friendly and didn't do anything else. But Mu Ning suddenly remembered something and called out to Qi Yao.

"Hey, did you tell Shiyuan's sister about me?"

Maybe he confused Qi Yao with Zhou Haoyu. On the way here, they were enthusiastically discussing the incident of Zhuang Shiyuan's ex-brother-in-law being killed by a lion. But when he saw Qi Yao, he forgot about it again.

Zhuang Shiqi and the Zhuang family didn't think Qi Yao and Zhou Haoyu looked alike, but that was because they knew Zhou Haoyu better than Mu Ning did. Qi Yao and Zhou Haoyu had very different personalities. Mu Ning had only met him once or twice, so of course she only vaguely remembered his appearance. How could she not mistake Qi Yao when she saw him again?

Qi Yao stopped after Mu Ning shouted, turned around and looked at Mu Ning. Mu Ning gritted his teeth, walked back a few steps and stood in front of Qi Yao, raised his tender face, and looked angry.

Even the dumbest person can sense someone's attitude towards them. Zhuang Shiqi must have liked her at first, right? But after a few times, her attitude changed drastically. She hadn't done anything unforgivable, at least not to Shiyuan's sister. Thinking about it, it was that incident with Zhuang Shiyuan's brother-in-law.

"Even if you don't admit it, I know it! You slandered me behind my back because you were afraid that I would tell Shiyuan's sister what you said to me, right?"

Mu Ning made a bold guess, with a look of righteousness on his face.

Qi Yao frowned. He never thought that this little girl had met Zhou Haoyu. The two of them were not in the same circle at all, so how could they have the chance to meet?

So Qi Yao's questioning of Mu Ning was really puzzling.