It was getting dark soon, and they still had no place to stay.
"Don't be so impatient! My daughter surely won't lie to me." Kong had been looking for Mu Xingrou the whole day but still couldn't find her. She was a bit angry now.
This little slut didn't even send someone to pick them up after they arrived in the capital. As a result, they had been wandering around the capital.
"Fine, don't talk about it then." Anyway, it wasn't his money for food and accommodation. They could do whatever they wanted.
"Excuse me, are you the family members of Mu Xingrou?" Suddenly, a man dressed like a servant appeared in front of Kong and the others.
"Who are you?" Kong was a bit slow to react. She just stared at the man warily.
But Mu Rendong was quick - witted at this moment. "Are you sent by my sister to pick us up?"
"Well... sort of, but not really." The man thought to himself that it was impossible for Mu Xingrou to send him.
"Then it counts. So, tell me, what do you want with us?" Mu Rendong immediately showed an air of superiority. It was really annoying that Mu Xingrou didn't come to pick them up in person but just sent a servant.
"Our master said that you've come from afar and must have no place to stay yet. So, he specially arranged a place and asked me to take you there." The servant said with a smile, explaining his purpose.
"In that case, let's go."
"Hey, wait a minute. Now that you've found someone, could you please settle the money you owe me?" The coachman looked at Mu Rendong and the others, feeling lucky that he hadn't offended them before.
"Do you have any money on you? Settle the bill with him first. I'll ask my sister to pay you back when we get back." Mu Rendong said it as if it were perfectly reasonable, not feeling anything wrong at all.
"Okay, sure." After the servant paid the coachman, he led Mu Rendong and the others to the civilian area.
"Here it is, sir and madam." The servant opened a door.
When Mu Rendong and Kong saw the house, they got angry. "You want us to live in this kind of house? Do you believe that I'll ask my daughter to fire you?"
Actually, this house was much better than the one they had in the village. But they had come with the expectation of living in a mansion with servants. So, they couldn't accept this house at all.
"Right! Tell me! Did you embezzle the money my eldest sister gave to buy a house for us!" As he said this, Mu Rendong was about to take action.
But the servant was a bit skilled in martial arts and easily dodged Mu Rendong's attack.
"This is the only house. If you want to live, stay. If not, get out!" The servant was also angry. His master wasn't that Mu Xingrou. It was already kind enough to help them find a house, yet they dared to complain!
"You! You...!" Kong was so angry that she couldn't speak. She had thought that after coming to the capital, she would be taken to a big house by Mu Xingrou to enjoy a comfortable life. But unexpectedly, they were only given such a small and shabby house.
"Here's your living expenses for this month. Since you've come to the capital, stay here quietly and don't cause any trouble. There are all powerful people in the capital. If you get beheaded carelessly, don't blame me for not warning you!" After saying that, the servant threw the money bag to Kong and left.
Kong and Mu Rendong, who were left there, looked at each other. Finally, they had no choice but to move into this house first, thinking that they would change to a bigger one after seeing Mu Xingrou.
"How's the task going?"
"Don't worry, sir. You can trust my work."
It turned out that after the servant left Mu Rendong and the others, he found Mu Nan. This was the task assigned by Mu Nan. He just couldn't understand why he had to take care of such people.
But even though he didn't understand, he didn't ask because he knew what to ask and what not to ask.
"Okay, go to the accounting room to get your payment." After saying that, Mu Nan took out a token and gave it to him.
"Thank you, sir."
Mu Nan left and went to find Mu Fengqie. At this time, Mu Fengqie was reading a medical book.
"Madam, the task is done. What shall we do next?"
"Wait." According to Mu Rendong's personality, he wouldn't be able to stay at home for a few days and would surely go to the gambling house in the capital. But the gambling houses in the capital were different from those in small towns.
"Wait?" Mu Nan didn't quite understand, but he didn't ask either. Since the madam said to wait, he would wait.
Sure enough, just as Mu Fengqie expected, Mu Rendong couldn't sit still after staying at home for only two days. He was itching to gamble, so he went out to look for a gambling house.
Kong didn't stop him when she saw him going out because she knew that Mu Rendong was going to the gambling house. Since he could win so much money in the town, surely he could win even more in the capital?
Thinking about this, Kong got excited. She seemed to see Mu Rendong coming back with a lot of money and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Mu Fengqie was well - informed about their every move. She knew exactly what they did every day.
"Madam, just as you expected, that Mu Rendong really went to the gambling house."
"Since Mu Rendong has gone to the gambling house, how can we ignore it?"
"What does the madam mean...?" Mu Nan didn't understand Mu Fengqie's intention and didn't know what she was planning.
"Didn't they come at the end of the month?"
"Yes." Mu Nan didn't know why Mu Fengqie was asking this, but he still calculated the days and answered, "It was exactly the last day of the month."
"In that case, it's time to send them this month's monthly allowance." The more money there was, the bigger Mu Rendong would bet, and then he would surely get into debt.
"I understand, madam. I'll go and handle it right away." After Mu Nan went out, he found the same person as last time and asked him to send the money. He also told him to tell Kong that this was their monthly allowance for this month and that they wouldn't get any more money until the beginning of next month.
When Mu Rendong came back today, he saw Kong sitting in the room counting money.
"Where did you get so much money?" He remembered that he had lost all the money at home. How could there be so much money again?
"Someone just came and gave us this money. I think it should be your sister. She said this is our monthly allowance for this month." Kong had been counting the money in the room for a long time. The more she counted, the happier she became.
"Humph! She's still a bit conscientious. Since there's money, give me some. I lost all my money again today." Mu Rendong thought he was so unlucky. Since he came to the capital, he hadn't won any money.
In the small town before, he could at least win a little. But here in the capital, he hadn't won a single cent. In just two days, he had lost all the money he got last time.
He was still thinking about where to get some money when he came back. Unexpectedly, Mu Xingrou sent the money.