As she incurred Xu Xinduoâs anger previously, mother Mu spoke carefully this time and she looked up to see her daughterâs expression after saying a few words.
Seeing mother Muâs appearance, Xu Xinduo felt her heart constrict; it wasnât a heart made of stone after all. She sighed, âDonât start the business in the city. Itâs best if you leave this place and start the salon in another city far from here. Donât let too many people know about the address as well.â
Mother Mu, âBut all of my connections are hereâ¦â
Xu Xinduo, âMu Wenyan is here. After your beauty salon opens, he might go over to stir up some trouble from time to time. You have to start over in a place where he canât find it. Personal connections can be used to gain experience or supply channels, but donât risk putting yourself in danger just to maintain those connections.â
After hearing this, mother Mu hesitated for a while. Knowing that Mu Wenyan was indeed someone who would entangle himself in her affairs, she nodded.
âAlso, donât bet everything on one route only; if you lose that route, you will lose everything. You have been at home for many years and you have little or no experience in dealing with many matters, so the risk is still very high. You can still save some money to buy a house, invest and manage the money. Try to open another storeâ a small one or just rent a store and simply decorate it. You can also make wontonsâ wasnât that your familyâs business before? That store can be used to save up some funds, so letâs use that as your trump card. Your wontons are pretty delicious after allâ¦â
Hearing Xu Xinduoâs compliment, mother Mu was overjoyed for a moment before she nodded, âMm, okay.â
Mu Qingyi also sat on the side as he listened without speaking but wholeheartedly agreeing with Xu Xinduoâs proposal.
Xu Xinduo took a quick look at mother Mu before she secretly clenched her fists and released them.
âI can accept you guys. Although itâs really awkward, I can try to have a brother and a mother and I can try to work hard,â After Xu Xinduo finished speaking, she turned her head to one side, looking at the ground before she added, âHowever, I donât want to have that so-called âreal identityâ any longer and I donât want to change my surname into Mu. Actually, I donât want us to have a legal relationship according to the laws eitherâ¦â
That is to say, Xu Xinduo was willing to accept them and was willing to continue this family relationship. However, it would just remain as a friendship as their relationship would not be legalised. If something really happened one day, she would be able to get out of the mess immediately and not have anything to do with the family.
The main reason was that Xu Xinduo didnât like that father of hers and she didnât want to be categorised with the likes of him.
She still remained the same as the things Tong Yan talked about the other dayâ there were things that she wanted once upon a time but couldnât obtain; but if someone were to give it to her afterwards, she wouldnât want it any longer.
Who would have thought that mother Mu would agree to this stupid idea, âYes! As long as you are willing to accept your brother and me, you can do whatever you want. I divorced him so that you can be free with us. Itâs fine even if youâre not so restrained; you can quarrel with us and fight with us too. Youâre my daughter and itâs normal for a daughter to have some friction with her family, so it doesnât matter.â
Xu Xinduo bit her lower lip and frowned slightly. She felt like her well-maintained willpower was collapsing little by little.
Mu Qingyi, who had not spoken for a while, suddenly said, âThen, can I call you sister in the future?â
Xu Xinduo let go and replied, âOh, you canâ¦â
âWhat about Duoduo?â
âThatâs fine too.â
Mu Qingyi had always been indifferent and passive, but he suddenly laughed. Raising the corner of his mouth, his smile was pure and without impurities.