Lin Dongshun thought about Su Miaomiao’s age and shook his head. “That’s a bit too young. We’ll have to wait another year or two, at least until she’s an adult.”
Su Mu was so angry he laughed. “It’s really not that kind of thing.”
Afterward, Su Mu provided information about He Mu’s grandmother and asked Lin Dongshun to look into it.
As a result, Lin Dongshun made a phone call and received some bad news.
Su Mu was shocked. “What? She died?”
Lin Dongshun said, “According to the report, there were no issues with the surgery. The old lady just couldn’t hold on…”
Su Mu immediately stood up. “Uncle Lin, I have to go. I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”
Basement Level -1.
Outside the morgue.
A few minutes earlier.
“Old He, what are you spacing out for!”
As Chen Jing shouted, He Fendou snapped back to reality. They were so in sync they could read each other’s minds, and neither was willing to let He Mu off the hook. They closed in on her from both sides.
He Mu was backed into a corner with nowhere to hide.
“You ungrateful wretch! Unfilial daughter! How dare you hide!”
“Your second uncle told us everything—you’re the one who angered Grandma to death!”
“Did all your education go to the dogs? What’s the point of studying then? You won’t be going back to school anymore—it’s just a waste of money!”
“Seeing you at home is annoying. Next month, you’ll come with me to meet someone and get married!”
He Fendou pulled out his belt. Chen Jing was in charge of the verbal abuse, while he handled the physical.
A perfect division of labor between man and woman, making the work easier…
Bullshit!
Was she some clay figurine, to be beaten and cursed at will?
She wasn’t!
She was a living, breathing person with flesh and blood, not someone’s accessory!
He Mu took two lashes from the belt—it hurt. On the third strike, she grabbed the end of the belt and began tugging it back and forth with He Fendou.
He Fendou was furious. “Let go!”
He Mu didn’t let go. Why would she release it just so he could hit her again? Who would be that stupid!
Chen Jing stomped her feet in anger. “Why are you wasting words on her? Just snatch it back and beat her to death! She won’t listen unless you beat her!”
Sweat beaded on He Fendou’s temples as he gritted his teeth and pulled on the belt with all his might—but he couldn’t get it back!
Since when did this wretched girl have so much strength?
He Mu was also a little startled by her own strength. She could actually match He Fendou’s brute force!
“Who are you trying to beat to death?”
A voice suddenly rang out.
All three of them froze. He Mu was the first to react, turning toward the sound. She saw an old woman with white hair, a wrinkled face, and a hunched back, wearing a hospital gown, walking over angrily.
It was her grandmother, Zhao Meimei!
Alive!
But Grandma’s body was under too much strain. After just a few steps, she was panting heavily and couldn’t walk anymore. Leaning against the wall, she gasped for breath but still remembered to defend He Mu. “As long as I’m alive for one more day, you’re not allowed to bully Xiao Mu!”
Chen Jing’s scalp went numb. She collapsed to the ground in terror, nearly wetting herself, and screamed, “Ghost! There’s a ghost!”
He Mu was overjoyed. She let go of the belt, and He Fendou, who was holding the other end, fell to the ground with a thud.
He Fendou lay on the floor, completely dazed.
The person who had been lying in the morgue had walked out—
“Ah!”
He Fendou let out a terrified scream, rolled his eyes back, and fainted from fright.
He Mu happily ran toward her grandmother. “Grandma!”
[Lifespan Reward has been delivered. Would you like to accept the Sightseeing Mission Reward, Primary Ginseng Fruit?]
The system’s voice echoed in her mind. He Mu immediately responded, “Yes, I want it now!”
A pink, oval-shaped fruit appeared out of thin air in He Mu’s hand. She held it up and examined it. Was this the Ginseng Fruit?
Grandma was panting heavily. Seeing He Mu running toward her, she mustered her last bit of strength and took a few more steps toward him, her heart aching with concern.
She had been lying inside, awakened by the cold, and faintly heard the voices of He Fendou and Chen Jing. They were saying they wouldn’t let He Mu continue his studies and even planned to sell him for money.
These heartless creatures!
“Xiao Mu, my dear grandson, as long as I have a breath left in me, I won’t let them bully you.”
He Mu hurried forward to support his grandmother, anxiously pushing the Ginseng Fruit toward her mouth. “Grandma, Xiao Mu has grown up. No one can bully me anymore. Please eat this fruit quickly.”
The Ginseng Fruit emitted an enticing fragrance. Zhao Meimei, who had been fasting since last night due to today’s surgery, was now starving and couldn’t resist the aroma. She opened her mouth and took a bite of the fruit He Mu offered.
It was sweet and delicious, melting in her mouth as if a warm energy spread through her limbs and filled her entire body.
After finishing the last bite, Zhao Meimei asked, “Is there more? This fruit is so delicious.”
She was left craving more.
He Mu chuckled softly. “If Grandma loves it, Xiao Mu will prepare plenty in the future, so you can eat your fill.”
While He Mu and Zhao Meimei shared a deep bond, Chen Jing on the other side was terrified to the extreme. She slapped He Fendou’s face repeatedly, her voice trembling. “Useless fool, wake up!”
The pain on his face jolted He Fendou awake. Staring at Chen Jing in front of him, he stammered, “Wife, it’s bad. I’m hallucinating, seeing something unclean. This place really has ghosts!”
Chen Jing slapped him again and pointed at Zhao Meimei. “What hallucination? It’s real. I saw it too…”
Before Chen Jing could finish, He Fendou glanced toward Zhao Meimei.
Zhao Meimei glared at He Fendou, her expression filled with disappointment. “You unfilial son!”
The next moment, He Fendou’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted again.
“Ah! You useless dog! I’m done with you!”
Chen Jing couldn’t take it anymore. She abandoned He Fendou and ran outside.
Outside, someone else was walking in and nearly collided with Chen Jing.
It was He Xiaosa.
He and the hearse driver were pushing a transfer gurney inside. Seeing the panicked Chen Jing, he said, “I came as fast as I could. You have no idea how many people were in the payment hall.”
He Xiaosa thought Chen Jing was impatient—his sister-in-law had never been easy to get along with.
Chen Jing hurried past He Xiaosa without saying a word.
He Xiaosa twitched his lips, not bothering with her any further, and continued pushing the gurney inside with the driver.
Turning the corner, He Xiaosa froze at the sight before him.
The man sprawled unconscious on the floor was his elder brother, He Fendou. The elderly woman and young girl supporting each other outside the morgue door were his mother and niece…
His mother…
Standing in the doorway…
He Xiaosa’s legs went weak, nearly stumbling. He steadied himself by leaning against the wall.
The hearse driver grew impatient. “Stop dawdling. I have another job to get to. Hurry up and pull the body out for loading.”
He Xiaosa pointed a trembling finger. “Over there. You go pull it out yourself?”
He truly didn’t have the courage to go any closer.
The driver had been in this line of work for many years and had encountered all kinds of customers, including those too timid to touch the deceased. But he had no such qualms—this was how he made a living.
Not to mention moving a dead person, even if he came back to life, he would dare to push him back down.
Following He Xiaosa’s gesture, the driver looked over and saw an old man and a young person, then his gaze fell on the man lying on the ground.
What’s going on? Just tossing a dead body on the ground—does this family have such a terrible relationship?