Chapter 238 - Celebrating the New Year (2)_1

Lady Mu Bai's smile was weirdly sarcastic, her face plastered with a disingenuous smile. It was hard to tell whether she was joking or mocking her own son.

Stepping forward, Cai Wei said with a laugh, "If you're envious of those boys for having a few dozen wen, it's not really worth anything. Let my mother give you a few dozen wen as a New Year's gift. What do you think?"

Lady Mu Bai was taken aback, about to hurl abuse in fury at having been caught off guard, but then she remembered the old man's words not to anger them. Getting the silver in her hands was the real deal, so she forcefully swallowed the profanity that was on the tip of her tongue.

Mu Zhongli heard the commotion outside and ran out from inside the room. Seeing the Second Brother and his family, he enthusiastically rushed over.

"Second Brother, we've been expecting you. Dad and Mom have been talking about it all morning. Come on, what are you standing there for? Hurry inside."