this?

Zhou Hongxiu wasn't stupid; she was just a bit overbearing because of Zhou Zhigang's status.

But then I saw Zhou Zhigang and heard his tone.

Zhou Hongxiu knew that Zhou Zhigang seemed to be acting differently than before.

But Zhou Hongxiu still felt that Zhou Zhigang would still favor them.

She just needed a reason.

“They are lying. Gu Hongmei accidentally ingested poison, which led to this outcome.”

Zhou Hongxiu knew that many people were watching, and her cousin Zhou Zhigang, for some reason, didn't dare to be too forceful.

Then I'll just give him an excuse.

Such things have happened before.

Different strategies are needed for different people.

"Second brother, as you know, Gu Hongmei is the one who buys groceries every day, and she was the one who bought the groceries that day. So, if there's a problem, it's definitely her fault."

Zhou Hongxiu's mind worked quickly; she even thought that she might be able to use this opportunity to frame Gu Hongmei for everything that happened that day.

It might even reduce Ning An's punishment a little.

As for her mother, there's absolutely no problem with her.

What's wrong with the mother-in-law?

Zhou Zhigang didn't really want to get involved, but since Zhou Hongxiu had given a reason, he naturally inquired: "Is that so? Gu Hongmei, why don't you explain?"

Gu Yunyang burst out laughing, which puzzled everyone present.

Zhou Zhiqiang angrily questioned, "What? Do you look down on Secretary Zhou?"

"You were just a lowly educated youth sent to the countryside, and I don't know how you became a local. You even became the brigade secretary. I suspect there's some unspeakable secret behind this."

A secret that can't be told?

Zhou Zhigang's expression changed slightly.

He's the one with the secret.

So he was very sensitive at that moment, and his eyes even flickered.

Gu Yunyang chuckled: "I am laughing. Deputy Secretary Zhou really has a good idea. Gu Hongmei has been poisoned and rendered mute by your aunt. You want her to speak for herself? Isn't that the same as asking a blind person if the flowers in front of them are beautiful?"

Um?

Zhou Zhigang miscalculated; he had forgotten this point.

Gu Hongmei and the like are his cousins.

However, he didn't really care much about Zhou Zhiqiang's family.

He's not your own son, why care so much?

So Gu Yunyang briefly explained what happened, mentioning that Gu Hongmei had been poisoned and rendered mute.

But he didn't take it to heart.

Zhou Hongxiu didn't make herself clear when she spoke just now.

Zhou Zhigang didn't pay any attention to it.

He was a bit upset, which is why he made this mistake.

Just as he was about to say a few more words in explanation.

Gu Yunyang chuckled again, "Besides, this matter is actually quite easy to handle. The source of the poison, and the beneficiaries. Why would Gu Hongmei need to poison herself to make herself mute? Just to push her own sister into a fire pit? And why did she change her mind the next day and try to overturn the whole thing?"

What Zhou Hongxiu said made absolutely no sense.

But Zhou Hongxiu stubbornly argued, "How would I know that the sisters might not really have a good relationship? It's possible. Wasn't it all Ning An's decision? Anyway, Ning An is their mother. What does it have to do with our Zhou family what they made their own decision?"

She just wanted to muddy the waters and get her mother, Tao Guihua, released.

Her father went out a while ago and hasn't come back yet.

There's no one in charge of the family now.

Gu Yunyang chuckled: "Have you forgotten? I just mentioned the poison too."

Zhou Hongxiu's expression changed. How could she forget?