Wu’s movents were quick. After instructing Dani to take care of Tie Tou at ho, she went into the city alone on the sa day. No one knew what she had discussed with Liu Qingqing, but upon returning, her mood seed rather good. Although she didn’t say it outright, her words and actions gave away her satisfaction with Liu Qingqing. Unless sothing unexpected happened, this marriage was as good as settled.
Before Mo Yan could co up with a proper solution, the matter had been satisfactorily resolved. She breathed a sigh of relief and was just waiting for the Wu family to set the date so she could joyfully attend the wedding banquet.
However, Mo Yan still harbored so doubts and thus she asked Xuetuan, "If the Wu family hadn’t separated from Lao Mo’s House, would Brother Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing’s relationship have had no chance? Is it because Mo Hong’s family had such control over him that he didn’t dare to resist?"
"Of course not!" Xuetuan said. "He fought back. Wu’s eventually softened and compromised, but as long as they were still part of Lao Mo’s House, everything was up to Mo Hong’s family! Mo Hong’s family never cared about Tie Tou, her grandson, so how could she possibly yield and compromise?"
Hearing this, Mo Yan lanted, "It seems that one must always take charge of their own affairs; otherwise, they’re just at the rcy of others! But given Mo Hong’s greed, knowing that Liu Qingqing could afford a maid, she must have known she had silver in her hands. Considering the silver, shouldn’t she have agreed?"
Speaking of Mo Hong’s family reminded Mo Yan of Lao Mo’s House. Ever since Mo Yongxi’s deeds had spread through the village and he was punished with labor at the stone quarry, no family in the village was willing to associate with Lao Mo’s House.
From then on, Lao Mo’s House fell into silence, rarely seen around the village. The occasional gossip that did co out was about how pitiful Mo Hong’s family looked, paralyzed and half-dead, and how Mo Niu’s argued with Mo Yonglu to kick the filthy Mo Hong’s family out to live in a straw hut, or else they’d get divorced. All in all, nothing good for Lao Mo’s House.
Hearing Mo Yan’s doubts, Xuetuan huffed, "Do you think Mo Hong’s family wouldn’t resort to crooked sches? If you hadn’t asked Liu Qingqing for help, and had Yanyu House’s madam do you the favor of willingly releasing Liu Qingqing’s indenture, do you think she could have left Yanyu House with her personal silver?"
"Eh, would the madam really confiscate the belongings of a girl who’s about to leave? It doesn’t seem like it!" Mo Yan felt that Yan Junyu had established Yanyu House for valuable information, not because he was lacking silver. Could it be that he would even ruthlessly take the personal savings of the girls?
Xuetuan rolled her eyes, sounding quite disappointed. "Yanyan, you really are too naïve! While the man surnad Yan may not be lacking, that doesn’t an his subordinates aren’t! The madam of Yanyu House is both ruthless and greedy. As long as it doesn’t interfere with their main affairs, her pocketing that ill-gotten silver isn’t even considered an issue; even if exposed, she wouldn’t be punished by her superiors. Why wouldn’t she do it?"
Mo Yan could clearly hear the mockery in Xuetuan’s voice and felt her teeth itch with annoyance. She wanted to climb a tree and drag Xuetuan down from the branch to give her a good beating.
Still, the reality of Xuetuan’s words was undeniable. Such things were even more common in her previous life, especially within larger corporations; as long as the company’s interests weren’t hard, turning a blind eye to personal gains was typical.
Although she understood the saying "there is no fish without clear water," the thought of having to hire many people for her future winery and the inevitability of such issues caused her so discomfort.
However, since such matters were unavoidable, dwelling on them was pointless. Mo Yan quickly pushed these thoughts aside and turned to inquire about another matter that she had always wanted to know: "Xuetuan, if I hadn’t co to this ti, what would have beco of my father and the rest?"
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