As soon as Chen He and Mu Xiangyi left, the atmosphere in the ward suddenly became solemn, with an oppressive feeling as if a storm was about to break out.
Mu Tingyun pulled a chair and placed it next to the bedside table.
He sat down, poured a cup of warm water, and moistened Mu Xiao's lips with a wet cotton swab.
"Third brother." Mu Xiao smacked his lips, "I have something to tell you."
Mu Tingyun kept holding the water cup and nodded at the old man. "You talk, I'm listening."
"This matter is related to the inside story of your kidnapping ten years ago."
Mu Tingyun's expression turned stern.
"Is there any inside story about that incident that I don't know? Didn't they say it was just a simple kidnapping and extortion by an enemy?"
This matter was jointly endorsed by his father and uncle, so Mu Tingyun never doubted it.
What hidden story is there about what happened back then?
"You're a very careful child. If it were just my one-sided statement, you definitely wouldn't believe it. But with your uncle's testimony, you won't doubt it anymore."
That's right.
"You're quite clever. Why don't you guess who was involved in this matter, which caused your uncle and I to both choose to conceal the truth?"
Mu Xiao dropped the hook and leaned against the pillow to rest.
Mu Tingyun's five fingers gripping the cup tightened slightly, his eyes trembling with shock and sadness: "... Is it grandma?"
Mu Xiao closed his eyes and nodded slightly.
"It's her."
Mu Tingyun was silent for nearly two minutes.
"Why?" His voice was hoarse, his expression was full of sadness, and he lacked the high-spirited demeanor.
Mu Xiao sighed deeply before saying, "You saw what your uncle did to me that day, didn't you?"
Mu Tingyun said nothing.
Mu Xiao didn't mind his attitude.
"The grudges between our Mu family and the Song family can be traced back to the war years before the founding of the People's Republic of China. You should also be aware of those grudges and entanglements."
The version that Mu Tingyun knew was basically the same as what Chen He knew.
"What I learned is that our ancestor took advantage of the Song family's old master's critical illness and used despicable means to swallow up the Song family's assets."
"After the founding of New China, my great-grandfather returned to Qing City. He discovered that the Song family had been wiped out by the Mu family, and after my father died, he didn't even have a place to bury his body. He completely hated the Mu family."
"When my great-grandfather passed away, he left behind a will that forbade the Song family and the Mu family from intermarrying."
Mu Xiao listened to Mu Tingyun finish speaking with a serious face.
He did not argue for the Mu family's ancestors, but instead asked Mu Tingyun: "The three major wealthy families in Qing City, besides my Mu family, there are the Xie family and the Cheng family. Let me ask you, if all four children of the Cheng family died, the old man of the Cheng family would be old, and there would be no descendants in the family to take over the company."
"In this case, will you take action against the Cheng family?"
Mu Tingyun was stunned by the question.
Mu Xiao caught Mu Tingyun's reaction and couldn't help but let out a cold and sinister smile, "Businessmen pursue profit; it's their nature. What's wrong with the Mu family?"
Mu Tingyun frowned, not quite agreeing with his father's statement, "Dad, there's no comparison."
"What's wrong?" Mu Xiao did not comment.
"The Song family's children at the time were all patriotic young people. They were all martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the future of the country! And the Cheng family's children were all simple businessmen."
Mu Xiao's expression changed slightly.
He was unwilling to admit that the Mu family's ancestors were wrong.
Once he admitted it, the descendants of the Mu family would never be able to hold their heads high again.
"Third brother, even if the Mu family didn't take action against the Song family at that time, other businessmen would have smelled the scent and come to get a piece of the pie."
"Don't think people are too kind."
Mu Tingyun said without hesitation, "But the only company that participated in the takeover of the Song family's assets was the Mu family."
"You!" Mu Xiao was so angry that he was short of breath.
He began to cough intermittently.
Mu Tingyun calmly massaged his chest, waited until he calmed down, and then gave him some warm water.
"Dad, no matter how you argue, our ancestors were wrong in annexing the Song family's assets."
"It's not shameful to admit that our ancestors were wrong. What's really ridiculous is that we know it was wrong, but we refuse to admit it and even try to whitewash it."
"I think the reason why the Song family hates the Mu family so much is because the Mu family refuses to admit their mistakes." How is this behavior different from living an ordinary life?
Mu Xiao said nothing more.
He looked at Mu Tingyun scrutinizingly.
This child, half of his blood belongs to the Song family, and he will never completely tie his heart to the Mu family.
"The grudge between the Mu and Song families is finally unraveling." Mu Xiao sneered, "Do you think the Song family is a good thing?"
"Your mother and I were truly in love, but they slandered me wantonly, saying that I married your mother to eat up the Song family!"
"I have to take all the blame. It's because I'm so devoted to your mother. When I decided to date her, I was prepared for the worst."
"But what did the Song family do? And what did that crazy grandma of yours do?"
Mu Tingyun's voice was calm: "She and Grandpa refused to help you, and even risked her advanced age to give birth to my uncle."
"I've heard these things so many times that my ears are almost callused, Dad. It's boring to repeat them over and over again." Mu Tingyun was already a little impatient.
He was tired of hearing about these trivial matters.
"But there's more."
Mu Xiao sneered repeatedly and growled in grief, "That crazy woman wanted to stop your mother from giving birth to the Mu family's child. She arranged for someone to hide in the hospital and push your mother down the stairs while she was there for a prenatal checkup!"
"At that time, you were only seven months old. Your mother risked her life to give birth to you, a frail woman. She only had time to take a look at you before she was diagnosed with amniotic fluid embolism."
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