Su Nanxi first told Mo Qinghe about the matter before going to the kitchen to prepare food.

As expected, Mo Qinghe's face darkened. He remained silent for a while before going out to find Old Master Mo and his wife.

At this moment, the Mo couple hadn't fallen asleep yet; they had simply lay down. They were both worried about Su Nanxi, as they hadn't seen her return all day and didn't know how she was doing.

He would glance out the window every now and then, and listen intently to the sounds.

Su Nanxi's return did not disturb anyone. She was a martial artist and could walk silently, so the Mo couple always thought that Su Nanxi had not returned yet.

Just as Su Nanxi returned, Mo Dongcheng cried for a while, covering up the other noises.

Hearing the knock on the door, Grandma Mo rolled out of bed, feeling a surge of joy. It must be her mute mother returning!

When I opened the door, it was San'er. I was a little disappointed.

Mo Qinghe saw it clearly. His mother noticed his expression change from joy to disappointment in an instant. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. His status in his mother's heart was actually lower than that of his wife!

"Mother, the mute woman is back. She's alright and is preparing food in the kitchen. I came to talk to you about something. Let's call our eldest and second brothers too!"

Seeing her third son's serious expression, Old Lady Mo realized the gravity of the situation and growled into the room, "Old man, get up now!"

Old Mo quickly got up, putting on his shoes as he asked, "What happened?"

No one answered him, so Old Lady Mo knocked on the door and called out to Old Master Mo and Old Master Mo.

Qin and Zhao sensed something was wrong and got up as well.

After closing the door, the group gathered in the main room.

Mo Laoda was anxious and asked Mo Qinghe, "Third brother, what happened?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else looked at Mo Qinghe, also eager to know.

Mo Qinghe briefly recounted the events.

The atmosphere in the main room instantly turned extremely cold, and everyone's face was so dark it looked like ink could drip from it.

Zhao was not one to hold back her anger. After hearing this, she was filled with rage and immediately started cursing, "Damn it! He's done all sorts of heinous things, doesn't he fear being struck by lightning? He's jumped into the mud himself, and now that he's suffering, he wants to drag everyone around him down with him! People like him deserve divine retribution!"

Qin was usually a very gentle person, but at this moment she was so angry that she lost her usual composure and started scolding Zhao.

"Knowing this kind of person is the worst luck imaginable! We used to feel sorry for them, the siblings, who lost their father at such a young age and had little to eat, so we would squeeze out time to give them food and supplies! Bah! They're ungrateful wretches who will turn on us! Now they're even teaming up with outsiders to go against the villagers! They've lost all their conscience, they're worse than pigs and dogs!"

The two men, Mo Lao Da and Mo Lao Er, didn't start cursing like their wives, but they were also furious, their jaws clenched and their eyes icy.

Mo Qinghe casually remarked, "In the past few years, it seems that girls from the three villages above and below here have frequently gone missing or been defiled and forced to marry into the town. If I count them carefully, there seem to be more than ten of them."

Old Mrs. Mo was incredibly perceptive; she had heard about these things all along and knew exactly whose family they belonged to. Connecting these events with what was happening now, a sense of fear began to creep into her heart.

"Third, Third, do you mean that those girls might all be connected to Zhao Jinhua?" Old Mrs. Mo stammered.

Upon hearing this, the others looked at Mo Qinghe with horror, as if they knew the answer but were unwilling to believe it was true, yet they also longed to hear the definite answer.

Mo Qinghe took in their expressions and reactions, looked around, and nodded. "Hmm, I suspect it's possible. Chen Qiuxia didn't marry far away; instead, with Zhao Jinhua's help, she married into a family in town and became someone's concubine. Whether there's a connection or not, we don't have concrete evidence. We'll keep it to ourselves for now and not say anything to anyone else."

The others nodded; they understood that everything required evidence.

Zhao suddenly realized, "No wonder! I was wondering why Zhu was so smug! Not only did she find a husband to marry far away, but she also got a generous dowry! It turns out that was money for selling herself!"

Qin also said, "I've always been wondering, when did Zhu become so resourceful? She found a contact and married off her daughter so quickly! Even if she's married off, someone has to be willing to take her in. She's already several months pregnant. Ordinary families wouldn't want to raise someone else's child!"

No, that's not true. These days, ordinary families are very poor, and raising another child is a lot of pressure. Besides, it's not your own child. The child you raise might not be close to you, and you might even raise an ungrateful child. No one would be willing to do that.

If she had an abortion and remarried, that would have been different. But Chen Qiuxia was in a rush to get married and didn't have time to have an abortion; she married while pregnant.

Ordinary families wouldn't want it, but wealthy families might. After all, there are people with unusual tastes, and they especially like pregnant women.

Mo Lao Er went straight to the point, "So what do we do next?"

The group discussed the issue and finally decided that Grandma Mo would take Mo Yunmei to visit relatives early tomorrow morning.

Mo Qinghe added, "Let the mute girl go with her, it'll be safer!"

No one else had any objections, and to be on the safe side, it was acceptable.

At this moment, Su Nanxi was eating fried rice with eggs in the courtyard.

The Mo family left her some food, and she suddenly wanted to eat fried rice with eggs, so she took out a few eggs from her space and fried a big bowl of rice. And let me tell you, it was really delicious!

The people in the main room also smelled it and instinctively looked outside. They knew in their hearts that it must be the mute woman who had prepared the food.

"Alright, everyone, go home and get some sleep!"

After Old Mo spoke, the group opened the door and went back inside.

Mo Qinghe then sat down next to Su Nanxi. "It smells so good! My wife is so skillful; she can make a meal so delicious with just an egg!"

Su Nanxi thought to herself, "That's right! But it wasn't just one egg; she put in several, but I can't remember!"

Anyway, she has plenty of eggs; she can't even finish them all. Once her shop is ready to open, she'll sell all the eggs and make another profit!

Wow! So beautiful!

Thinking this way, Su Nanxi was in a great mood. On a whim, she scooped up a spoonful of rice and stuffed it into Mo Qinghe's mouth.

Mo Qinghe was caught off guard when his mouth was stuffed with rice. He looked up and saw his wife smiling at him. His heart softened, and he gently took the rice from his wife's spoon and began to chew slowly.

Mmm! It's really delicious!

It even tastes like my wife's cooking, so sweet!

Seeing Mo Qinghe's satisfied expression, Su Nanxi also ate happily.

Compared to the romance here, Mo Yunmei was rather gloomy.

She racked her brains but couldn't come up with a way to turn the Mo family's valuables into her dowry!

She was reluctant to give up the Mo family's wealth. She felt that although she was not a member of the Mo family, she had lived there for so many years and was already a part of it, so she had the right to receive most of the wealth!

"Jinhua will be back tomorrow, I'll secretly hide the things out!"