Zhang Chunxue seemed not to have heard the rumors, and there was not even a trace of unnecessary expression on her face.

She stared at Meng Wanshu coldly, a sarcastic smile on her lips: "You cry? You still have the nerve to cry?"

"Meng Wanshu, I'm telling you, don't think you can get away with this little cleverness!"

"You said you bought the necklace yourself? Fine! Even if you did buy it yourself, then tell me, how do you explain why my son Zhong Chengren keeps coming to you and giving you money and gifts?"

"My son and my daughter-in-law have obtained a marriage certificate, and their marriage is protected by national law! Every penny my son spends on you is their joint property!"

Zhang Chunxue's voice suddenly rose, resoundingly: "I can go to the police station and report it right now! Then let the police investigate and tell me exactly how much my son Zhong Chengren gave you. You must tell me everything! Don't even think about taking a penny less!"

As soon as the words "report to the police" came out, Meng Wanshu's crying stopped abruptly, her face turned paler than before, and the hand covering her neck trembled.

When the people around heard that they were going to report to the police, they were all stunned, and the tone of discussion began to change again.

"Oh, this old woman is so sure about this and she even said she'd report it to the police. Could it be true?"

"Yeah, these days, who would dare to joke about reporting to the police?"

"If it's true, then this Meng Wanshu is...tsk tsk, I really can't tell!"

Meng Wanshu tightly guarded her collar, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she remained firm: "You...you are talking nonsense! I said I don't know your son! I bought this gold necklace myself! I saved up money to buy it!"

Zhang Chunxue sneered and pressed forward, "You bought it yourself? Great! Tell me, when did you buy it? Which store did you buy it from? How much did it cost?"

"I'm telling you, Meng Wanshu, all the receipts in this gold shop now have stubs. Let's go check them now! We'll know once we have a pair!"

Meng Wanshu's eyes became even more flustered, her lips trembled, and she couldn't speak for a long time.

How could she possibly tell when or where she bought it! Zhong Chengren had clearly given it to her secretly a few days ago!

Seeing her hesitant, Zhang Chunxue pressed harder: "What? Can't you say it? Are you feeling guilty?"

Meng Wanshu was so stressed that sweat broke out on her forehead. Her eyes rolled around and she quickly said, "I... I didn't buy it myself! I asked someone to buy it for me!"

"You asked someone to buy it?" Zhang Chunxue sneered, as if she had heard some ridiculous joke. "Who did you ask to buy it? Wasn't it that bastard named Zhong Chengren?"

"Meng Wanshu, I think we should report this to the police! Let them investigate thoroughly to see if there are any fingerprints of my son, Zhong Chengren, on this gold necklace of yours!"

"When the time comes, with all the evidence and witnesses, I'll see how you can argue!"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, hitting Meng Wanshu hard on the head!

Her face instantly turned as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, and her body began to tremble slightly.

Report to the police...check fingerprints...

Zhong Chengren not only touched her necklace when he bought it, but also touched it when he gave it to her. She liked it so much that she wore it every day without wiping or washing it... How could there be no Zhong Chengren's fingerprints on it!

This old woman... why is this old woman so difficult to deal with!

Meng Wanshu was truly terrified. She was afraid that Zhang Chunxue would actually report her to the police. That would be the end of her! Not only would she lose her job, but her reputation would also be completely ruined!

She bit her lower lip tightly, and under the icy gaze of Zhang Chunxue, she finally couldn't bear it anymore: "It's...it's Zhong Chengren...I asked Zhong Chengren to buy it for me...so it's normal to have his fingerprints on it..."

As soon as Meng Wanshu said this, there was a buzzing sound in the grain and oil station, as if a pot of boiling water had exploded!

Some people who had spoken up for Meng Wanshu before now looked at her with different eyes, full of contempt and inquiry.

"Oh, it really was bought by this old sister-in-law's son!"

"Didn't you just say you didn't know his son? You slapped me in the face so quickly!"

"Tsk tsk, it seems like this is almost certain!"

Zhang Chunxue listened to the surrounding discussions with a sarcastic smile on her face. She looked at Meng Wanshu and spoke slowly, "Comrade Meng, didn't you just swear that you didn't know my good-for-nothing second son, Zhong Chengren? How come now you're talking about the necklace he bought for you?"

Meng Wanshu's face turned red and white, and she was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

She forced herself to remain calm, but her voice was filled with tears as she defended herself, "I...I saw that you were so angry, and I was afraid you would misunderstand that there was something going on between us...that's why I...didn't dare to admit it! I was afraid that if you got angry, you would indiscriminately accuse a good person!"

Zhang Chunxue sneered as if she had heard a huge joke and ignored her.

"Misunderstand?"

"I'd like to ask you, Comrade Meng, what kind of 'friendship' do you have with my married man's second son that would allow him to buy something as valuable as a gold necklace for you?"

"You're a single lesbian, and you know he has a wife and children, yet you're still flirting with him in such an unclear way. What are you thinking?"

Every word of these words hit Meng Wanshu's face like a whip, causing her to feel a burning pain!

Doesn't it obvious that she deliberately seduced Zhong Chengren and tried to destroy his family?

It was obviously that bastard Zhong Chengren who provoked her first!

Meng Wanshu almost couldn't breathe and fainted, her chest heaving violently.

She racked her brains and hurriedly defended herself: "Auntie, please don't say that! Zhong Chengren and I...we...we are just ordinary friends!"

"I happened to have something on my hands that day and couldn't leave, and he...he just happened to say he had to go to the county, so I casually asked him for a favor!"

"Really, there's nothing wrong between us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunxue showed an expression of sudden enlightenment and nodded.

"Oh—so that's how it is!"

She dragged out her tone, then changed the subject, staring at Meng Wanshu sharply: "Is it really just like that?"

"But my good-for-nothing second son came home and told me you only gave him 120 yuan."

"He said he spent a full 150 yuan on this gold necklace! And you still owe him 30 yuan!"

When Meng Wanshu heard this, she was stunned at first, and then the panic in her heart was immediately suppressed.

Turns out he was here to extort money!

She said, how could an old country woman be so smart!

Meng Wanshu cursed Zhang Chunxue in her heart, saying that she was so cruel to come up with such a method to extort money!

But right now, she just wanted to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible.

Just give me the money! Thirty bucks is better than losing your job and your reputation if she keeps making such a fuss!

I'll go find that bastard Zhong Chengren and get the money back later!

(End of this chapter)