Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback

CHAPTER 130: The 1980s Villain’s Biological Mother (23)

　　With less than a month to go before the New Year, each family in the factory, which has at least five or six members, is buying clothes for the holiday.

　　On top of that, the shop already had plenty of regular customers, so it was practically packed every day.

　　In just nineteen days, almost all the merchandise Mu Shuhui had brought back had been sold.

　　She had spent a total of 10,000 yuan on clothing and accessories. Once everything was sold, she had brought in nearly 28,000 yuan, with almost 20,000 yuan in profit.

　　On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the shop finally closed for the New Year after everyone finished cleaning up. They had all worked hard for so long.

　　Besides paying their wages, Mu Shuhui gave each of her two employees a 200-yuan red envelope and a new outfit.

　　Auntie Zhang and Uncle Zhang had helped keep watch over the shop, so she gave each of them a 100-yuan red envelope too. She also picked out two pairs of gloves, two hats, and some socks and other little items from the remaining stock for them.

　　The whole family was so delighted they could barely stop smiling. They kept thanking her and saying they couldn’t believe they had managed to find such a good boss.

　　The family of four had received 600 yuan altogether, nearly as much as a worker’s annual wages. How could they not be thrilled?

　　The shop was closed for the holiday, but since the department store was still open on the morning of the twenty-ninth, Mu Shuhui took the children there for a look around.

　　Most people waited until the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth to do their shopping because that was when the stores held promotions and special sales.

　　The department store was quite lively. Mu Shuhui took the children around to pick out some New Year goods, along with the New Year gifts the two kids had been wanting.

　　She never expected the two children to secretly use their pocket money to buy her a necklace. It was a gold safety-lock pendant, meant to wish their mother peace and safety.

　　Mu Shuhui often gave them pocket money, so the children had quite a bit saved up. She hadn’t expected them to resist spending it on themselves and instead save it all to buy her a necklace. The thought warmed her heart.

　　The mother and her two children returned home carrying bags upon bags of things. They put up New Year couplets and red blessing papers around the house, and bought plenty of paper-cut decorations to stick on the windows.

　　Once everything was decorated, the house immediately had a festive atmosphere for the Chinese New Year.

　　On New Year’s Day, the two children were incredibly happy. They put on their new clothes and went downstairs to set off firecrackers. Quite a few people were setting them off downstairs, and there were plenty of other children too, all laughing and having a wonderful time.

　　After the New Year, the three of them mostly stayed home, reading books, drawing and practicing their writing, and making all kinds of delicious food. They had an absolute blast together.

　　The only unpleasant thing was the family across the hall.

　　After the New Year, Xia Li had already brought two different men in and out of the apartment. She had also started dressing quite provocatively, and sometimes she would even hug and kiss the men right there in the hallway.

　　Mu Shuhui had sharp hearing. One time, she heard some noise outside and opened the door to take a look, only to catch them in the act.

　　Xia Li seemed to have completely given up on caring what anyone thought. She wasn’t afraid of being seen at all. Maybe the man she was with had some connections, because she even looked at Mu Shuhui provocatively.

　　Mu Shuhui ignored her and went to ask the person in charge of the residential compound about the landlord of the apartment across the hall the very next day.

　　She got the information quickly. The landlord was a local who owned three properties in the compound. When he heard that Mu Shuhui wanted to buy the apartment, he was willing to sell, but he asked for 3,000 yuan more than the going price for similar apartments in the compound.

　　Mu Shuhui didn’t hesitate. She immediately arranged to meet him and sign the sales contract.

　　She contacted the landlord in the morning, and by the afternoon, the property transfer was already complete.

　　Xia Li rents that place with her two children and pays once every three months. Her current lease happened to expire at the end of the month, which was only about ten days away.

　　The landlord followed Mu Shuhui back to the compound, knocked on the door, and told Xia Li that she would have to move out when her lease expired. He explained that the apartment had already been sold and returned her deposit.

　　Xia Li’s expression turned sour. The compound was considered fairly upscale, and she really didn’t want to move. She tried negotiating with the landlord.

　　“How about you give me the new owner’s number? I can contact her and see if she’ll let us keep renting.”

　　The landlord pointed at the apartment across the hall. “There you go. The new owner is right there. You can talk to her yourself. I’ve already explained everything I needed to. The rest is up to you.”

　　Xia Li’s face turned livid. “Mu Shuhui?”

　　“That’s right, Ms. Mu. We completed the property transfer this afternoon, and I’ve already handed the keys over to her. It’s none of my business anymore. You’ll have to figure out the rest yourselves.”

　　With that, the landlord left.

　　Xia Li was so furious that her face flushed red as she stomped her feet. “Bitch! Showing off just because you’ve got a little money? Who knows where you even got it from!”

　　After all, the apartments here weren’t cheap. Xia Li had assumed Mu Shuhui was renting too, but after hearing what the landlord had just said, she realized that the woman had actually bought the apartment instead of renting it.

　　And because she couldn’t stand their family, she had even gone and bought their rental apartment here too!

　　“Bitch! You really think I’m going to beg you? Who do you think you are? I can live perfectly well without you. Besides, I’d hate to live in your house anyway. Who knows what kind of bad luck comes with it? Fine, I’ll move!”

　　Xia Li immediately called the man she was seeing and put on a tearful performance about what had happened. He readily agreed to help her find another place.

　　Less than three or four days later, the family across the hall was already making a racket as they moved out.

　　Mu Shuhui happened to run into them when she brought the children home. Xia Li was wearing a long coat and heavy makeup, looking quite well-off.

　　She gave Mu Shuhui a smug look and said with a laugh, “I really have you to thank. We’re moving straight into a little Western-style house! I wouldn’t want to live in a dump like this anyway. Did you really think I’d come begging you? Dream on!”

　　Xia Duoduo pulled a face at Mu Youran and taunted her, “I’m not scared of you anymore! Our Uncle Mu is super rich. We get to live in a big house, while you can only live in a tiny one. You don’t have a rich dad, so you’re all going to grow up poor!”

　　Mu Rufeng suddenly stepped forward and shoved Xia Duoduo, making her stumble.

　　“Shut your filthy mouth!”

　　Xia Duoduo burst into tears. Xia Li was furious and immediately raised her hand to hit Mu Rufeng.

　　Mu Shuhui grabbed her wrist and slapped her across the face.

　　“Didn’t I tell you not to lay a hand on my children? Can't you understand human language?”

　　Xia Li covered her cheek and suddenly burst into tears. She turned toward the apartment and shouted, “Zisheng! Come out quickly! Someone’s bullying me and the kids!”

　　A bespectacled man hurried out of the apartment. He was short and slightly chubby, with a rather honest-looking face.

　　He immediately went over to comfort Xia Li. “Lili, don’t be scared. I’ll handle it.”

　　Xia Li’s eyes were red as she looked at him. Biting her lip, she pointed pitifully at Mu Shuhui across the hall.

　　“It’s this woman. She’s always targeting me and the kids and bullying us. Her child pushed Duoduo, and she even slapped me just now.”

　　Mu Zisheng frowned at the family of three across the hall and deliberately put on a stern expression.

　　“What’s wrong with you? You should at least set a good example in front of the children. Apologize right now, or I’ll have my lawyer deal with this.”

　　Mu Shuhui suddenly laughed and asked, “Your name is Mu Zisheng?”

　　Xia Duoduo had mentioned “Uncle Mu” earlier, and Xia Li had just called him Zisheng. Put the two together, and it could only be Mu Zisheng, the female lead’s biological uncle.

　　And this man was already married.

　　Xia Li had actually gotten herself involved with him?

　　Well, this was getting interesting.

　　Mu Zisheng froze. He pushed up his glasses and looked at her arrogantly.

　　“You know me?”

　　Mu Shuhui smiled faintly. “I know Ms. Li.”

　　His wife’s family was surnamed Li. They were a wealthy family in Shanghai, and his wife was also a famously tough woman.

　　Back then, after the female lead Mu Yao’s father died, Mu Zisheng even teamed up with the Yue family to try to seize the family fortune, but in the end, they were defeated by the male and female leads.

　　The moment Mu Shuhui said that, Mu Zisheng’s expression changed.

　　He hadn’t expected anyone here to know his wife. She had always lived in Shanghai and never came to this area. If she found out about this, he would be finished. 

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