Chapter 121 Go and get some feedback from your man (Seeking monthly votes)
Hong Lanlan's shout was quite loud; everyone nearby heard it.
Knowing that something exciting was about to happen, everyone put down what they were doing and rushed out to watch the spectacle.
Zhou Tianyu immediately told Wang Xiaohu to stop talking nonsense, as he didn't want to attract Zhang Cui's attention.
After all, he was the one who was kicked out of the house, and Zhang Cui is currently angry. If Zhang Cui finds out that he has caused such a scene again, he will definitely be in deep trouble.
"Wang Xiaohu, explain yourself! Tell me I didn't steal your food!" Zhou Tianyu shouted anxiously.
Wang Xiaohu didn't explain for him at all; he continued to ask for his cornbread and the bowl of porridge.
“I’m telling the truth. How do you explain that? You’d better go home and get these things to make up for it, or I won’t forgive you.”
"Wang Xiaohu, do you have to make things so extreme?" Zhou Tianyu asked angrily, his eyes red.
Wang Xiaohu was not someone who would be intimidated by such an imposing manner, and he also became angry.
"You're such a scoundrel! You stole my food and won't admit it, and now you want me to explain for you? Explain what? Admit to everyone that I was lying?"
"You were the one who wanted to give me the food, and I just took a bigger bite. Why did you have to make such a fuss?"
"Of course! I didn't offer you that bowl of porridge. You picked it up and drank it yourself. Isn't that stealing it?" Wang Xiaohu retorted angrily.
"Then I'll spit it out to you now, and you can catch it with your hand."
"Go ahead and throw up!"
"I can't spit it out..."
It was originally just a squabble between two children, and the adults thought it best not to get involved in such a commotion.
But Hong Lanlan was unwilling to miss this opportunity and immediately started shouting to the others.
"You might not know this, but Zhang Cui used to have a lover back in her hometown. However, this lover went out to work and got another woman pregnant. He secretly ran back home and refused to admit it. He even asked Zhang Cui to marry him. Zhang Cui didn't know about this at first, but later that woman came to her door. After Zhang Cui found out the whole story, guess what happened?"
Hong Lanlan's words immediately piqued the curiosity of the people in the family compound.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "What happened next?"
"Hong Lanlan, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly."
"Tell us quickly, we're waiting to hear it."
Zhang Cui had already heard the commotion and rushed over, just in time to hear Hong Lanlan talking about her affairs.
Hong Lanlan noticed her too and spoke again, "After Zhang Cui found out about this, she not only didn't blame her lover, but also made that woman abort the child and leave. She couldn't stop them from getting married. That woman was also stubborn and hanged herself at Zhang Cui's door. That's why Zhang Cui couldn't marry her lover."
Zhang Cui had mentioned this matter to Hong Lanlan before, only saying that a woman was competing with her for her lover, without going into details.
What Hong Lanlan is saying now has been embellished by herself.
Since Zhang Cui deliberately targeted her, she shouldn't blame Zhang Cui for retaliating.
"My God, I never thought Zhang Cui was this kind of person. She's pregnant, and she still has the nerve to make things worse. As a woman herself, how can she have no empathy at all?"
“You can tell from her that she doesn’t have many friends in the family compound that she’s not easy to get along with.”
"I used to think Tsai Chin-Chin was pretty bad, but I didn't expect Chang Tsui to be even worse."
"Hong Lanlan! What nonsense are you spouting?" Zhang Cui walked over quickly with a cold face and immediately scolded Hong Lanlan.
Hong Lanlan disagreed, "Where am I talking nonsense? You told me these things yourself. You even said that you would go to the river to burn paper money every year during the Qingming Festival, otherwise you would feel uneasy."
Hong Lanlan deliberately raised her voice, and the others couldn't help but speak up, "I did see Zhang Cui burning paper money by the river before. She said it was to commemorate her deceased relatives. I never expected it was because of the woman she killed."
"She must have felt guilty, which is why she burned paper money to beg the other party to forgive her."
"Zhang Cui is really a hidden talent. I thought she was alright, but I didn't expect her to be so bad."
Another round of criticism rang out. Zhang Cui's eyes were full of anger as she angrily said to Hong Lanlan, "Can you stop making up stories? When did I tell her to have an abortion? She clearly felt ashamed and that's why she couldn't think straight."
“I didn’t say you told her to hang herself; it was because of you that she died,” Hong Lanlan explained.
Zhang Cui was a little confused, but still denied it, saying, "It has nothing to do with me. So many years have passed. Everyone else says there's no problem. It's just that you, Hong Lanlan, are making a fuss."
"Since so many years have passed, why do you still go to the river to burn paper money?"
"Is it just to commemorate a deceased relative? Or are you afraid she'll appear in your dreams?"
"Zhang Cui is just stubborn; even if the sky falls, her mouth will hold it up."
"You know what, it's true."
Laughter and mockery filled the air. Those who had never gotten the better of Zhang Cui before seized the opportunity to ridicule her mercilessly.
Zhang Cui gritted her teeth and told Hong Lanlan to explain.
“Hong Lanlan, I used to treat you as a good friend and told you some things, not so you could make up stories and say bad things about me here.”
“I didn’t make this up; you told me all of this.” Hong Lanlan walked to Zhang Cui’s side and deliberately reminded her in a voice only the two of them could hear, “How does it feel to be slandered? It’s very uncomfortable, isn’t it?”
Hong Lanlan gave Zhang Cui a provocative look.
Unable to bear it any longer, Zhang Cui reached out and slapped Hong Lanlan across the face.
"You bitch! I knew you were deliberately getting revenge on me. I'm warning you, you better explain yourself right now, or I won't let you get away with this."
Hong Lanlan touched her aching face and snorted coldly, "Since you're not afraid, let's take this matter to Battalion Commander Zhou and let him judge it for us."
Zhang Cui felt a pang of anxiety; her husband was unaware of this matter.
If this gets to his ears, he'll definitely ask him all sorts of questions.
"This is between you and me. There's no need to involve others. You'd better behave yourself and not say anything you shouldn't."
"What should be said? What shouldn't be said? For me, anything that can be said is something that can be said," Hong Lanlan continued to provoke.
Those around watched this scene intently, not daring to blink, for fear of missing any important details.
"Hong Lanlan, don't go too far."
"Is that all you can say now? Weren't you so talkative and tough before? You even hit me! Where did that tough attitude go? Keep trying to act tough with me!"
Enraged, Zhang Cui raised her hand to strike again, but the people around her immediately shouted for her to stop.
"Zhang Cui, you've been hitting people, are you feeling guilty?"
"Could it be that what Hong Lanlan said is true?"
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