Not only is he quick-witted, but he is also cunning and resourceful!
She was standing in the yard, drying herbs while secretly figuring out how to deal with the infighting and conflicts in the family.
Zhu Xiuqin slowly walked out of the east room, her steps unsteady, her eyes darting around, looking extremely guilty.
"I heard you two arguing just now, what's going on?"
Zhu Xiuqin asked, trying to appear calm, but her voice trembled slightly.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, that ring on your hand, no matter how much you brag about it, is not worth two thousand yuan."
She chuckled dryly and said, "Don't make things difficult for the second son's wife. Just return the money to them to avoid causing even more trouble."
In fact, Zhu Xiuqin had already overheard everything inside the house.
She pressed her face against the crack in the door, hearing every word that was being said outside.
Deep down, she didn't approve of Liu Yuelan spending two thousand yuan on a ring that looked ordinary.
But that woman was incredibly stubborn, and no matter how much she pleaded, she wouldn't listen to reason.
Now it's all right.
The money wasn't paid by Zhu Xiuqin herself, so of course she didn't care.
But what worries her is that if this matter blows up and reveals more truths that shouldn't be told, then it will be a real problem.
She rushed out in a hurry, not to uphold justice.
She was afraid that Chen Chunxiang would find out that Liu Yuelan had been slapped by her and almost died.
She knew it perfectly well.
Everyone in Qingshan Village knows that Chen Chunxiang is extremely protective of her child, to the point that even the village chief can't afford to offend her.
If things come to light and Chen Chunxiang investigates, and things get really heated, she will definitely be the one who suffers!
Su Qingzhi could easily guess Zhu Xiuqin's little scheme.
A slight upturn of her lips and a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes before she laughed.
“Mom,” she said slowly, “when you and Zhiyu were kneeling in front of me just now, begging me to save my brother and sister-in-law, you didn’t have this attitude.”
"What? As soon as it's over, you immediately turn your back on me and even help her to pressure me?"
"Put your hand on your heart and tell me, was that two thousand yuan something I asked for, or did she force me to give it to her?"
"She begged me to save her, kneeling on the ground crying and pleading, saying that she was willing to pay any amount of money as long as I was willing to help."
"I kindly agreed to help, risking my life to get the life-saving medicine, and you turn around and frame me? That's a really ruthless tactic."
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted... I shouldn't have taken out that life-saving medicine and let her fend for herself..."
"Cough! Cough cough!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiuqin's expression changed drastically, and she quickly coughed twice.
Her eyes were filled with panic, and her voice trembled slightly: "Eldest daughter-in-law, how about you give her back a thousand yuan? Let's call it even..."
Su Qingzhi lowered her head and slowly picked at the edge of her nail with the tip of her thumb.
Her voice was low and her speech was slow.
"When you were trying to give me the money, you insisted I accept it, saying it with such sincerity. But now? You're making all sorts of excuses to take it back. Mom, you don't think that because Cunpu isn't here, I have no one to back me up, so you can easily manipulate me, do you?"
There was no hysteria, nor was there any aggressiveness.
Yet, it was precisely this calm tone that sent shivers down one's spine more than any roar.
Liu Yuelan stood frozen in place, her face draining of color instantly.
She finally realized what was happening.
From the moment she asked for the ring back, Su Qingzhi had already laid a trap, waiting for her to walk into it step by step!
She wasn't seeking justice; she was putting on a show.
Now, Su Qingzhi has not only naturally gained an advantage.
They even went so far as to portray her as an unreasonable and wicked mother-in-law!
She became the unreasonable and argumentative person.
Su Qingzhi, on the contrary, became the pitiful daughter-in-law who was bullied!
"Su Qingzhi!"
Liu Yuelan suddenly looked up, her voice rising abruptly.
"Stop playing innocent! Don't give me that useless act! That ring is fake! It can't open any space at all! It's just a piece of junk, not worth a penny!"
Her finger trembled as she pointed at Su Qingzhi, her eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was distorted with excitement.
"You're a liar! A complete and utter liar! You've been playing me for a fool! Give me back the real thing! Otherwise... otherwise I'll never forgive you!"
"Let me tell you, don't think you can fool everyone just by pretending to be high and mighty! You can fool others, but you can't fool me!"
Liu Yuelan's eyes were bloodshot, her chest heaved violently, and her fists were clenched so tightly that they made a "crunching" sound.
She was like an enraged wild beast, wishing she could rush up and grab Su Qingzhi by the neck.
The courtyard was deathly silent.
Zhu Xiuqin's eyes widened, her lips parted slightly, and she couldn't close them for a long time.
Shen Zhiyu stood to the side, his brows furrowed, his gaze sweeping back and forth between his mother and Su Qingzhi, his expression complex.
Chen Chunxiang tugged at Liu Xincheng's sleeve, her voice extremely low: "Xincheng, tell me... what exactly happened?"
Liu Xincheng's brows furrowed, his face turned pale, but he couldn't utter a single word.
He felt his head buzzing.
The group of people looked at each other, frozen in place, as if they had been immobilized.
"Fake?"
The first to react was Aunt Wang from next door. She shrank her neck and muttered to herself.
"What did she just say? Space? What's that?"
"What space stuff? It sounds so weird."
Aunt Li squeezed into the doorway, holding onto the door frame with one hand and pulling her child back with the other.
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