58 Plagiarism controversy

◎Chestnut stewed chicken without chestnuts is just as delicious as scallion oil noodles without scallions.◎

Xie Wuyang pushed Li He in front of the crowd and whispered, "It's your turn now. Your sister Song was slandered because of your stuffed jelly cake. Shouldn't you be held responsible?

As long as you explain clearly what happened between you and Chun Sanniang, the plagiarism issue will naturally be clarified."

Li He raised her head tremblingly and glanced at the people around her. At first glance, their faces were all unfamiliar.

They looked at her with scrutinizing eyes, and her heart was beating "thump thump". She was so scared! She kept shrinking back, wanting to turn around and leave, not to see these things.

However, Xie Wuyang forcefully twisted her shoulders and forced her to face these people. Her vision gradually became blurred, her head was dizzy, and the faces of those people were all distorted together.

She lowered her head in fear, not daring to look, feeling cold sweat all over her body. "Sister, where are you? Can you please come back soon? I'm so scared!"

Xie Wuyang mercilessly twisted her chin, forcing her to look at the crowd in front of her. "Do you think you can hide behind Song Jinyi forever?"

Li He was restrained by him, and his soul seemed to be taken away from him. He stood there with empty eyes.

Seeing this, Xie Wuyang cursed inwardly as a waste.

Shopkeeper Zhou laughed strangely and asked, "Why isn't your Shopkeeper Song here? Why did you push a fool out as a shield?"

Xie Wuyang glanced at him and ignored him, then asked the pastry chef behind him, "Have you ever known her?"

Li He used to be with Chun Sanniang all the time, but later he went to Shengjing and never saw the two of them again. He thought they were delayed in Shengjing for something, but unexpectedly met them here.

He said disdainfully, "She's just a handyman in our shop. You just said there's someone named Zui Liuxia in your shop, so you're not talking about her, are you?

What a joke! "

"A handyman? If she is a handyman, then what do you do? A fireman?" Xie Wuyang asked back.

The dim sum chef was not in a good mood either. Upon hearing this, he rolled up his sleeves, trying to scare Xie Wuyang.

But Shopkeeper Zhou stretched out his sleeve to block him behind him and smoothed things over, "Let's not talk about this. It's just that your family's dim sum copied other people's techniques, so your shopkeeper Song should at least come out and say something.

If she's not here, don't you still have Miss Xu who can make the decision? If both of them are not here, that would be a complete coincidence."

He emphasized the word "qiao" with particular emphasis, which conveyed a hint of meaning.

Someone else added what the shopkeeper hadn't finished saying last week, "Could it be that you were afraid we'd hold you accountable, so you ran away early?"

Those shop owners and dim sum chefs were all from Shopkeeper Zhou's side. After they finished speaking, they all vied with each other to play the good cop and the bad cop, speaking ill of Song Jinyi and her shop.

Even now people have started to fabricate that the sweet porridge sold by Songji Sweet Water Shop now is also an imitation of theirs.

Xie Wuyang's lips curled into a cold smile. What had he just heard? Song Jinyi had been selling sweet porridge for over a month, and now the new shop owner was accusing her of plagiarism.

So shameless!

He placed his hands on Li He's shoulders, neither too hard nor too soft. He lowered his voice and said coldly, "You heard it too. Are you just going to watch them insult your sister Song? Don't you really want to say something?"

What are you afraid of?

Think about it, back in Shengjing, in Prince Yu's mansion, who protected you from Chun Sanniang's violence? Who rescued you from the inner prison? Who treated you like a sister?

Are you going to betray your sister for a dead person? Is she more important than your sister?

These interrogations made Li He pale. She bit her lips, and her face showed a look of pain and struggle.

Xie Wuyang stood beside Li He, and saw her hesitation and struggle clearly. He gently coaxed her, "Besides, it's all your credit that Zui Liuxia's snacks have been taken away by that Chun Sanniang.

She has taken away your credit, your reputation, your life, and the recognition you deserve.

Xie Wuyang pointed at the dim sum chef across from him and said, "Look, that man inherited his craft from you, but he doesn't take you seriously. Aren't you upset? Don't you want to tell him the truth?"

The sound was like a hammer hitting her head, making her dizzy. She covered her ears not wanting to hear Xie Wuyang's devilish whispers.

But she couldn't help but recall the past. She felt so bad. Why? Chun Sanniang was her family, but she wasn't kind to her and often insulted her as a fool.

She was indeed a fool, never understanding this problem, nor did she understand what real relatives should be like? Her eyes slowly filled with tears, and she blinked as she watched the tears fall to the ground.

Later, when he met Song Jinyi, Xie Wuyang was right. She was a good person and treated him like a family member...

Li He felt very uncomfortable in her heart, as if it was being tightly grasped by a hand. She covered her ears but could not stop the sounds from coming in. Those people kept saying bad things about Song Jinyi, and from time to time they would throw in a few words to flatter Chun Sanniang.

No, that's not the case. She shook her head and thought, "Sister is the most powerful one, Chun Sanniang is the liar."

As she thought this, she also shouted out excitedly.

She was still afraid of facing the strange gazes of strangers, but she also wanted to protect her sister. She sniffed and said, "You are wrong. I created the recipe of this stuffed jelly."

"What a joke! You've only been with Chun Sanniang for a few years, and the recipe is yours? You're just taking advantage of the fact that Chun Sanniang is not around right now."

Seeing that the other party didn't believe her, Li He hurriedly revealed everything: "I made all her snacks because... I helped her do this."

No one would believe her.

Xie Wuyang pushed her out, not expecting her to clarify the matter, but just to expose the matter so that Song Jinyi would have to come forward to resolve it.

If he didn't force her, she would definitely not want to talk about it for Li He, so let him be the bad guy.

Xie Wuyang said calmly, "There weren't only Chun Sanniang who participated in the competition, so there are definitely more than just her who can prove this."

On this side, Song Jinyi came back with the medicine and found that there were a lot of people on Manager Zhou's side, as numerous as the hairs on a cow. She struggled to squeeze through and heard others talking about what had happened.

She listened carefully, understanding the whole story for about 70% of the time, and then realized why the excitement was happening in her own home. Without saying a word, she ran over there.

Song Jinyi pushed through the crowd and walked in front of Li He. Seeing tears on her face, she wiped her tears and comforted her softly.

After Li He calmed down, he asked her why she suddenly added this stuffed jelly cake a few days ago.

Li He only replied that when she passed by Manager Zhou's shop, she saw that the cold cake was very popular, and she knew how to make it, so she added it without thinking too much.

After saying this, she pursed her lips again, tugged at Song Jinyi's sleeve, and said with trembling lips: "Sister, I feel bad, why don't they believe what I say?

These stuffed cold cakes were clearly made by me. I came up with the recipe when I was eating glutinous rice balls. How could it be someone else's?

Why don’t they believe I did it?”

Shopkeeper Zhou snorted coldly, "Now that Shopkeeper Song is here, please prove your innocence."

Song Jinyi had suffered a lot from self-incrimination when interacting with others before, so she asked back, "Didn't you say that I plagiarized you? You should provide proof, otherwise you are making a false accusation."

"I saw that Shopkeeper Song mentioned cold medicine. Could it be that he's delirious due to the fever, and is saying such nonsense? This stuffed cold cake is unique to Zui Liuxia. Isn't my Master Zui Liuxia the best proof?"

"Even if I'm delirious due to a fever, I'm still better than you, an old fool. You said this stuffed cold cake was created by Chun Sanniang? Where is she?"

"Chun Sanniang was delayed in Shengjing due to some matters."

"Delay? It's true. They're all buried in Shengjing, so how could there not be a delay?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Song Jinyi raised her voice and said, "The facts are the facts. There is no need to say more. There are people who can prove that what I said is true."

Shopkeeper Zhou asked, "You're not thinking of Shopkeeper Cheng from Liuxiangju, are you? Unfortunately, she recently went to Lizhou and won't be back for a while."

Song Jinyi replied, "Why bother Manager Cheng! I have another prescription to prove it." After that, he asked everyone to wait for a moment.

Li He looked worriedly at the direction where Song Jinyi left, and asked anxiously, "Can Sister handle it?"

Xie Wuyang guessed what she was going to do, and without any panic, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Just wait and see what happens."

After a while, everyone saw Song Jinyi coming out with a box.

Xie Wuyang took the box tacitly. She took out the scroll and slowly unfolded it - it was the scroll that had been exhibited at Li's house!

Song Jinyi said: "Craftsmanship can be replaced by someone else's, people can be replaced by the real thing, many things in this world can be mistaken for the real thing, but this royal seal cannot be forged.

When I went to Shengjing for the competition, I was lucky enough to win first place, and I begged the Empress Dowager to reward me with this calligraphy."

"What does this prove?" Shopkeeper Zhou and others said stubbornly.

Song Jinyi kept saying, "It shows that your Chun Sanniang's skills are inferior to others. Why should I copy the recipe of a defeated opponent? Besides, I haven't seen Chun Sanniang for so many days. Don't you really know what happened?"

If she had done something wrong, she would have been punished at most. Why should she be executed? It was because she stole the achievements of others and was charged with deceiving the emperor that she was buried in a foreign land..."

After what she said on the phone, Manager Zhou and the others were speechless.

The people around were talking endlessly, "I was wondering why there was no movement from Chun Sanniang, such a flamboyant person. It turns out she is gone."

"What does it mean? It means that people should keep a low profile. Look at Shopkeeper Song. He has calligraphy and paintings that the Empress Dowager personally admires, but he never flaunts them in public. It shows that he's a down-to-earth and stable person..."

Someone else said, "I've eaten the snacks made by Shopkeeper Song before, and Shopkeeper Song's cooking skills have been recognized by the Empress Dowager. Doesn't that mean I eat the same thing as the Empress Dowager?" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel proud.

Xie Wuyang looked up at Manager Zhou and the others, whose faces were pale. He turned his head away and chuckled softly. The winner was decided.

…

Song Jinyi led the two of them back and scolded Xie Wuyang, "How could you make a decision without consulting me? Have you ever considered Li He's feelings? No matter what, Chun Sanniang is still her relative..."

As he spoke, Xie Wuyang walked past her. He walked so fast that he left Song Jinyi behind in almost the blink of an eye.

Song Jinyi realized belatedly that he was angry with her.

But on second thought, Xie Wuyang was also trying to help him, even though his methods were a bit radical.

Song Jinyi handed the scroll to Li He and told her to hold it tightly. Then she hurried over to catch up with Xie Wuyang and grabbed him.

Xie Wuyang was usually obedient and well-behaved, but this time he was extremely stubborn. When she was pulling him, she saw a clear tooth mark on his arm, which was bleeding, which showed how vicious the bite was.

She put down everything else and asked with concern, "What happened? Who bit you? I'll seek justice for you."

Xie Wuyang turned his head away and said in a muffled voice, "It was your good sister who bit me." He put down his sleeves and said, "Look, you're silent again. Anyway, I'm not important to you."

Song Jinyi looked at his dark green eyes with ripples on them, which reminded her of a dark green pond with drizzling rain, which made her feel pity. Her heart became soft and sour.

She pursed her lips, held Xie Wuyang's arm, not letting him leave, and said softly, "Sister apologizes to you. I was wrong just now."

Xie Wuyang didn't buy her trick and turned around to leave.

After all, he was half a head taller than Song Jinyi. If he wanted to leave, Song Jinyi couldn't stop him at all. She had no choice but to wrap herself around Xie Wuyang like an octopus.

She said loudly: "I'm sorry! I was wrong. You were doing this for my own good and for the good of the store. I shouldn't have said that to you.

I'll make you your best roast duck, okay?"

Xie Wuyang buried his head in Song Jinyi's shoulder and said sullenly, "I want chicken stewed with chestnuts." He added at the end, "No chestnuts."

Chestnut stewed chicken without chestnuts is as delicious as scallion oil noodles without scallions.

【Author’s words】

Small Theater

(Feeling wronged, pitiful and weak - all fake) Xie Wuyang: Anyway, I am not important in your heart.

(I don't buy this) Author: You little green tea

(Those who buy into the Green Tea Husband thing) Song Jinyi: So cute, love it