Chapter 69 Ulterior Motives_1
freēwēbnovel.com At this time, the Mo Family’s originally not very spacious main room was filled with people, a full complement of sixteen members of Old Man Mo’s family, all present without a single absence.
Having toured every nook and cranny of the Mo Family’s property with her four children, Mrs. Niu finally sat down in the main room with a face full of envy and resentment, stuffing her five-year-old son’s mouth with pastries with one hand and her own with the other, all the while urging her other three children to eat quickly.
Mo Yongxi had always been lazy and gluttonous, seeing his sister-in-law’s family devouring food like bandits, fearing he would get less, he hurriedly reached out both hands and, without caring whether they were clean, kept stuffing his pockets non-stop.
Standing in a corner, Mo Wu could only watch her own children swallowing saliva non-stop, feeling filled with guilt towards the Mo Family, she didn’t let her children join in.
Watching her scheming in-laws chatting warmly with Uncle Tang, she bitterly regretted not being assertive enough, leading her to impulsively bring her whole family to Uncle Tang’s House. Remembering the kindness they had shown her son and daughter before, her heart felt even more distressed.
"Qingze, we are all family, and after all, this is our Mo Family’s business. Your cousins are strong, isn’t it better for them to help than for you to hire outsiders?"
Old Man Mo looked kindly at Mo Qingze, who was frowning silently, to the uninitiated, the two might have seemed like a close father and son.
"Exactly! Qingze, your aunt was just too anxious before, worried you’d be taken advantage of, which led to all these misunderstandings. But your uncle and I truly have your family’s best interests at heart!"