As soon as He Chengyang arrived, Li Shulan walked towards him and looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"Chengyang, quickly explain to Comrade Ma Xiulan that this watch was given to me by you and she misunderstood."

The voice is one of endless grievance and injustice.

Looking at Li Shulan with tears in her eyes, He Chengyang felt very complicated.

How come he didn’t know that Li Shulan was such a good actress?

If he didn't know that he really didn't give her anything, he would have felt that Li Shulan was wronged.

But he often gave Li Shulan gifts, but he didn't expect that Li Shulan would accept Zhao Youcai's gifts, and even engraved words of love on them.

He felt like the top of his head seemed to be a little green.

This is the woman he loves so much. In order not to make her sad, he has not contacted his ex-wife and two previous sons for more than 20 years. He didn't expect that she would be in contact with Zhao Youcai and accept such a love token from him.

When did they start contacting each other?

How long have you been kept in the dark?

But no matter how angry he was, he couldn't expose Li Shulan's words, otherwise it would be obvious to everyone that there was a problem in his marriage.

Then you will lose all your face and dignity.

He was about to speak when Ma Xiulan looked at him steadily:

"Comrade He is a government employee. He certainly wouldn't go along with his wife in this fraudulent act, right? Otherwise, I'd definitely ask the Education Bureau's leadership. We, the public, wouldn't trust such an official."

Principal Wang patted his chest and assured:

"Master Ma, don't worry. Comrade He has so many years of work experience and has never made a mistake. He is absolutely righteous and will never tell a lie."

He Chengyang's face was hot and his neck was red.

Yes, he has been working as an official for nearly 30 years and will soon have the opportunity to be promoted. If he tells a lie, will Ma Xiulan pester him and affect his work?

Seeing that He Chengyang was wavering, Li Shulan pulled He Chengyang's sleeve.

"Chengyang, I just want to live a good life. I didn't expect that my previous marriage would be disturbed. If you explain it clearly, I will definitely not be disturbed in the future."

He Chengyang knew that she was promising him that she would never have any contact with Zhao Youcai again.

Seeing Li Shulan, who was like an ant on the hot pot, Ma Xiulan sneered:

"I wonder where Comrade He got this watch customized for Li Shulan, and whether he has proof of purchase."

Li Shulan was anxious: "My wife lost the purchase receipt."

Ma Xiulan said calmly: "Since the voucher is lost, let's go find a watch seller. This kind of custom-made watch should be quite rare. I think they should have it on the watch counter."

He Chengyang was conflicted, as it was obvious that Ma Xiulan was not someone to be fooled.

Seeing that He Chengyang's eyebrows were twisted together, Ma Xiulan took out a pile of bills from her pocket and placed them on the table.

“I found all of this at home, but I don’t have any of these things.

The time span is from 1952 to 1977. Common items include tweed coats, small leather shoes, high-end dresses, malted milk, milk powder, silk scarves, pearl cream, and skin care products from foreign exchange stores.

Li Shulan and Zhao Youcai got married in 1952 and divorced in 1953. At that time, the neighbors in the compound said that they often saw Li Shulan wearing the nice clothes and shoes bought by Zhao Youcai.

The clothing and shoe sizes on these bills after 1953 are the same over the years, all of which are Li Shulan's sizes.

In 1972, I bought a three-turn and one-ring coin. I remember your son, Li Shulan, was getting married at that time. Was it you, He Chengyang, who bought the three-turn and one-ring coin at that time?

Li Shulan's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the bills from all these years were still there.

"Don't use these things to slander me. My son's three-turn and one-ring watch was bought by my mother's family."

Ma Xiulan pretended to be surprised:

"I heard from my mother-in-law, Old Lady Wang, that you have several brothers from your family, and they all came to the Zhao family to ask for money, and they took both food and possessions.

After you remarried, did your parents change their attitude?

I have so many grandchildren and some of them can't even get married, and you only buy three gongs and one bell for your son?"

Niu Chunhua looked at Li Shulan and started to bring up the past:

"I married into that compound the same year as you. Back then, your brothers were eating and getting things for free, and Old Lady Wang was so angry that she chased you around the yard with a broom.

All the old neighbors in our compound knew about this and helped persuade Old Lady Wang.

Your brother took advantage of your parents-in-law not being home and came to take it without hesitation, not caring if you would be beaten by your mother-in-law. How can such a brother care about you?"

Li Shulan quickly retorted: "You have the best relationship with Ma Xiulan, and you followed her to slander me."

Niu Chunhua rolled her eyes and shouted:

“You also said that you have no contact with Zhao Youcai, otherwise how do you know that Ma Xiulan and I have the best relationship.

Besides, more than a dozen neighbors in the compound saw what happened back then. If I were the only one to say something nonsense, how could I get more than a dozen people to say it too?"

Niu Chunhua spoke with such confidence that He Chengyang began to recall all the details.

Once suspicions began, many details could not stand up to scrutiny. Li Shulan always stopped me from meeting her family, and I had very little contact with her family.

Every time she goes back to her mother's home, she brings back a lot of good things, saying that her mother loves her.

Her mother didn't love her in this way. She wore a tattered cotton jacket during the Chinese New Year, but bought her the most fashionable wool coat.

He couldn't bear it and bought a new cotton-padded jacket for Li Shulan's mother.

He went to his mother-in-law's house to attend his nephews' wedding banquet, which was very simple.

Li Shulan explained that her mother loved her the most and wanted to save all the money for her.

But during the meal, my mother-in-law put all the meat and vegetables into the bowls of my elder and younger brothers-in-law.

These are all trivial matters. A few years ago, when my son got married, in addition to the 200 yuan betrothal gift, he also asked for three turns and one ring.

However, the money he had was borrowed by his brother to help his nephew save his life, and his brother could not pay it back, so he could not afford to buy the three-turn and one-ring beacon.

Li Shulan said that her parents paid the money and she didn't have to pay it back.

He was extremely grateful to Li Shulan's family, but Ma Xiulan's words made him realize that there were still several young men in Li Shulan's family who were still unmarried.

How could I possibly buy a three-turn and one-ring for a grandson first?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He Chengyang carefully looked at the purchase dates on the bills and began to match them with the dates when these things appeared in his home.

I didn't expect that they all matched one by one.