Grandpa Mu sighed and waved to Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng.

Grandpa Mu: "I'll talk to Lao Du, you don't need to worry about it."

The next day, Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng heard something funny when they went to work.

Last night, the girl from the Lü family beat up Wu Tao, the adopted son of the second son of the Wu family, because she found out that this adopted son was not only keeping her and Yu Mei on his side, but also had illicit affairs with other women in the compound.

Speaking of which, this girl from the Lü family is also a chivalrous person. She's really going against Wu Tao now. Last night, she threatened Wu Tao in front of everyone.

"As long as I'm here, I won't let you mess with the girls in this compound. And today I'm going to expose your shameless behavior to the world. If you piss me off, I'll get the girls together and sue you for indecent assault. You'll see if the Wu family can protect you then."

The girl from the Lü family was truly fierce; she stunned everyone present. They hadn't seen such a brave person in years.

The veteran revolutionaries in the military compound particularly liked this kind of spirited and righteous young woman. Unexpectedly, the Lü family girl, who had a bad reputation, turned the tide after this battle.

The next day, almost all the comments about the Lu family girl were positive.

Wu Tao, the adopted son of the Wu family, never expected to be defeated by the girl from the Lü family.

Those who had ambiguous relationships with the adopted son of the Wu family had been warned by their families.

Xu Xinning was also interesting; she deliberately left home a while earlier to hear the gossip, and walked slowly with Mu Jingheng in the courtyard.

Xu Xinning: "What do you think Wu's adopted son will do next?"

Mu Jingheng: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Wu family is really going to have a happy occasion this time."

Xu Xinning: "How so?"

Mu Jingheng: "If he doesn't quickly decide on a marriage partner and explain his actions to the outside world, Grandpa Wu won't be so patient this time. Even if Grandpa Wu doesn't take any action, Uncle Wu and Second Uncle Wu will definitely take measures. The Wu family won't let the reputation of the other real Wu family children be affected because of an adopted son."

Xu Xinning: "No matter what we do, the Wu family's reputation has already been affected."

Mu Jingheng lowered his eyes, opened his mouth but said nothing.

Xu Xinning understood Mu Jingheng's behavior very well, which meant that there must be some unspeakable secret involved. Otherwise, Mu Jingheng would not have kept it from her, and the Wu family would not have tolerated it for so long.

Xu Xinning was very curious about the story behind it, and wondered when the answer would be revealed.

I can't wait!

Grandpa Mu was very quick. By the time Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng arrived at their workplace, Du Zhong had already arrived at Xu Xinning's office.

Du Zhong: "Is Mu Chenggong really a distant relative of the Mu family?"

Mu Jingheng: "Would you believe me if I said your family and the last emperor were distant relatives?"

Du Zhong kicked Mu Jingheng in annoyance, but Mu Jingheng dodged it, grinning with his big white teeth.

Du Zhong, with his neck stiff, said irritably, "Are you afraid our family isn't dying fast enough or what?"

Mu Jingheng grinned and said, "How could that be? Don't you know what kind of family your Du family is? In the past, there were very few families that were on par with you, except probably your Du family and the Ouyang family. That shows you have the strength. What are you afraid of when I'm just joking?"

Du Zhong rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you know that walls have ears? Also, better safe than sorry. You better remember this, kid. Don't think you can get away with anything just because you married a good wife. Believe me, if your mouth gets you into trouble, I'll find your wife a better husband right away."

Mu Jingheng said nonchalantly, "Why do you always have designs on my wife? Let me tell you, no matter what I do, my wife will never leave me, let alone be interested in your precious grandson. They say a teacher for a day is a father for life, and my wife is your grandson's teacher, so you can't mess things up."

Du Zhong, having his thoughts exposed, grinned and pointed at Mu Jingheng, "You little rascal, what kind of good fortune did you accumulate over several lifetimes?"

When Xiao Ning brought lunch at noon, she brought news that Wu's adopted son was getting engaged to Yu's stepdaughter.

Xu Xinning gave Mu Jingheng a thumbs up.

Mu Jingheng raised an eyebrow with a smug look on his face.

What puzzled Xu Xinning was why Yu Mei was so cooperative. Could it really be true love?

When Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng returned home in the late afternoon, they were surprised to find that the Wu family patriarch and the second son of the Wu family were both at the Mu family home, as were the Mu family patriarch and Mu Zhenting, and also the Jiang family patriarch and Jiang Juecheng.

As soon as Mu Jingheng entered the house, he saw Wu's second son and started joking around without any respect for his elders, "Second Uncle, you're going to be a father-in-law now, how does it feel?"

The second son of the Wu family didn't act like an elder at all. He put his arm around Mu Jingheng's neck and used his free hand to ruffle Mu Jingheng's hair into a mess, just like when they were kids.

Mu Jingheng let him be, unlike when he was a child and would get angry if he did this. Perhaps his mindset has changed, but now Mu Jingheng actually feels quite happy.

Wu's second son: "You'll know what it's like when you become a father-in-law."

Mu Jingheng: "That's different. He's my darling, my precious son, my blood relative, and I wholeheartedly hope he'll be happy. What are you? At most, you're just a father-in-law, nothing more than a title."

The second son of the Wu family wasn't angry at all. Instead, he laughed heartily: "Zhenting, your second son is getting more and more interesting. What happened to the spoiled brat? Who was so blind back then to call him a spoiled brat?"

Old Master Wu glared at the second son of the Wu family and snorted. He really couldn't bear to look at him; he was so old and yet he was less capable than a junior.

Mu Jingheng: "Grandpa Wu, is this settled?"

Grandpa Wu nodded helplessly.

Grandpa Jiang said, "Old Wu, it'll be over soon. Just bear with it a little longer. Consider it something I owe your family."

Old Master Wu wasn't happy to hear that, and glared at him, saying, "Don't take all the blame on yourself. This isn't just your responsibility. But this matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the impact will be too great."

Grandpa Jiang said, "The time is not right yet. The key figures have not yet shown themselves. I'm afraid that making a move too early will alert them."

Old Master Mu suddenly said, "Wu Er, you should separate from the Wu family. I'll have someone get you a big apartment in the tenement building."

Grandpa Jiang: "Let's keep it in the tenement courtyard. It's easier to monitor there. In the tenement building, the doors are closed and it's hard to monitor the front and back buildings."

The old man of the Wu family nodded and said, "It is indeed better to have a large courtyard. We can build a courtyard, plan it out, and then let people move in."

Grandpa Mu thought this method was quite good and agreed, but he still needed to inform his superiors.