"You're threatening me?!"
Grandma Mu said angrily, "I'm trying to help you! Besides, how can this house not be yours?!"
"Now that she's married to you, everything in this house is yours!"
"If you don't adopt one son, won't everything go to someone from another family?"
"Besides, by adopting your elder brother's son, there will be no one to break the pot for you after you die. Can't you understand my good intentions?!"
Hearing Grandma Mu's stubborn words, Mother Mu scoffed: "I have my own children. Shengnan will naturally arrange how I will be buried after I die."
"And are you deaf or pretending not to hear?! Didn't you hear us just say that Sheng Nan's first child will have the surname Mu?"
"You don't actually think that we give you alimony every year because we have feelings for you, do you?"
"I'm just paying you to shut up. If you can't shut up, then I don't think I'm going to waste the money!"
"you!"
Grandma Mu was so angry at her words that she almost couldn't catch her breath, but thinking of the 100 yuan alimony she would receive each year, she could only shut up for the time being.
After Grandpa Mu and Mom Mu left, Dad Mu hugged Mom Mu and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my wife, I've made you suffer."
"It's not your fault. By the way, you can leave now..."
After listening, Mu's father nodded and then left the room as Mu's mother instructed.
Seeing this, Mu Shengnan asked curiously, "Mom, did you ask Dad to go out to do something?"
Mother Mu smiled smugly, even raising an eyebrow: "Going to do a good deed."
Mu Family Courtyard
As soon as Grandma Mu and the others came out, they started talking badly about Mu's mother to all of Mu's relatives.
“You tell me, if we don’t have a son, doesn’t that mean our lineage will end? I asked them to adopt one, and they actually turned around and cursed at me!”
"You've really misunderstood my good intentions!"
What others didn't know was that most of the Mu family's money came from Mu's mother.
Because Grandma Mu always told other relatives that Father Mu was capable and earned his own money.
So they chimed in, "That's true, men still need sons to carry on the family line."
"Yes, otherwise these things would just end up benefiting Shengnan's husband."
"That's right. Besides, it's not just anyone he's adopting; it's his own nephew. It's bound to be beneficial and harmless."
When Grandma Mu heard that everyone else agreed with her, the resentment in her heart gradually dissipated.
"Yes, but my second son is completely fooled by his wife and won't listen to anything I say."
Grandma Mu held their hands and said with a solemn expression, "I just hope you can help me persuade him later."
"We will definitely thank you properly after the matter is resolved."
When the extended family members heard this, they thought it was a good deal.
It's just a matter of persuading Mr. Mu; once it's done, Grandma Mu will definitely get a good reward from them.
Mu's father and his family are usually very generous. They don't even blink when it comes to gifts during holidays.
"no problem!"
"Leave it to us!"
After Mu's father came out, he stood behind them and listened to their conversation before walking up to them.
"Mom, why won't you listen to me?"
“Sigh, since you’re really so worried that I’ll have no one to take care of me when I’m old, and no one to break my urn after I die, then I’ll adopt my elder brother’s son.”
Uncle Mu, who was at the next table, heard this and stood up excitedly: "Really? Second brother, you've finally figured it out?"
Mr. Mu nodded: "Yes, I just tried to persuade my wife as well. We thought about it and it's true that adopting a son wouldn't be a bad idea."
"When we get old and can't walk anymore, he'll definitely take care of us, right, brother?"
Uncle Mu nodded and nudged his son, Mu Chengcai: "Yes! Chengcai, aren't you right?!"
Mu Chengcai had always known that his father was very wealthy, and he nodded with a smile, "Yes! I will definitely treat my second uncle and sister-in-law as my own parents from now on!"
But what Mu Chengcai was thinking was: When you get old, after I take your family property, who will still take care of you and clean up your messes?
Mr. Mu nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, then I can rest assured."
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you. My wife said that if Chengcai is adopted by us, he can only inherit my family property in the future."
"My wife's dowry will all be left to Shengnan. You all have no objections, right?"
The aunts and uncles, unaware of the truth, didn't think there was anything wrong with it; they all believed that a woman's dowry wasn't much.
But Grandpa Mu, Grandma Mu, and Brother Mu's family, who knew the inside story, were all furious.
If Mother Mu were to leave all of her assets to Mu Shengnan, then what would be the point of them having an adoption?
To put it bluntly, they're after Mu's mother's wealth. How could they not know what Mu's father and mother's family's financial situation was before they got married?
However, Mu Chengcai was secretly thinking that whether he could get his mother's property after the adoption would depend on his own abilities.
He might not have absolutely no chance. So Mu Chengcai wanted to talk to his father and ask if he could agree first.
Who knew that the next second, Mu's father would pull out paper and pen: "Words are no proof, let's put this down as evidence."
"If it's clearly written down in black and white, then I can guarantee that my son will be able to inherit my property when he grows up."
"I can also guarantee that Shengnan will be able to inherit my wife's dowry in the future, don't you agree?"
The extended family members said, "Yes, yes, that would be the best."
Good my ass!
Grandma Mu refused with a dark face, saying, "I've thought about it. Since you already have Shengnan, her children will also have the surname Mu."
"In that case, there's no need for adoption. Let's leave it at that!"
Mr. Mu, holding a pen and paper, pressed, "Are you sure you don't want me to be adopted? This is your only chance; I won't consider it again next time."
Uncle Mu gritted his teeth and said, "No need. We won't mention this adoption again in the future."
"Okay, then you guys eat and drink well. I'll go back to my room and talk to my wife."
Mu Shengnan and her mother secretly opened a crack in the door and watched the whole thing. Afterwards, Mu Shengnan couldn't help but give her mother a thumbs up: "Brilliant!"
Just as Mu's mother was about to speak triumphantly, a car suddenly stopped outside the door.
She patted Mu Shengnan: "Shengnan, look, there's a car at the door. Could it be Jianjun and the others coming to pick up the bride?"
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