"Stop crying, just tell me what's going on!" Bai Ren frowned, his face flushed red, his tone full of anger and anxiety, he almost shouted.
"Xiaozhi, don't cry for now. Tell us what happened and we will work together to find a solution." Lin Zhirou walked forward and gently patted Jiang Baizhi's shoulder.
"When was it lost and where was it lost? Please tell us clearly!" Chao Yan said with his hands folded in front of his chest. His face was full of impatience and anxiety, and he seemed very dissatisfied with Jiang Baizhi's crying.
"It was Qu Qingdai who did it. She must have instructed others to steal my money! Otherwise, how could she have so much money with the income from selling corn and even bring breakfast to everyone!" Jiang Baizhi was a little incoherent at this time. She slandered Qu Qingdai in an emotional state.
"Don't be such a thief! I keep track of every penny I spend. I'll show you my ledger and see if you have anything to say!" Qu Qingdai replied righteously. Although she didn't know why the corn was selling so well, she had plenty of evidence. She quickly pulled out her ledger and handed it to Tan Changqing. Then, she continued methodically, "There's no grudge between you and me. Tell me why I took your money."
"You are just jealous that I stole my parents' love for me, so you hold a grudge against me and want to take revenge on me in the live broadcast room!" Jiang Baizhi continued to insist.
"That's right." Lin Zhirou agreed.
"Oh, that's really funny! Since you said that, I will clarify it in front of all the viewers in the live broadcast room. I have no relationship with the Jiang family now. As early as the day the family recognition banquet ended, I had already signed a letter of severance with them." Qu Qingdai revealed this explosive news with an indifferent expression on her face.
"What? So exciting!" When Bai Ren heard this rich gossip, he forgot about the lost money for a moment, and his eyes were shining with excitement.
"Okay, Qingdai remembers every penny of hers clearly, there is no doubt about that. Just go to the market and ask, and you will know whether the matter is true or not. She has no reason to lie." Tan Changqing flipped through the account book and said in a firm tone.
Then, Chao Yan's eyes locked onto Jiang Baizhi, a sharp gleam in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through her. Chao Yan said to Jiang Baizhi sternly, "Jiang Baizhi, you need to explain to me exactly how the money was lost! Don't try to lie. You should know that I'm good at writing mystery novels, and I have a very precise grasp of the characters' psychology. Don't even think about escaping my sight with any of your little tricks or lies!"
"I...actually, I lost it at the market that day..." Jiang Baizhi's voice trembled as she began to ramble on about the details of how she lost the money. Her words were a bit disorganized as she recalled the scene and struggled to describe what had happened.
As Jiang Baizhi slowly recounted the story of how the money was lost, everyone's expression gradually darkened, as if shrouded in a haze. After Jiang Baizhi finished speaking, the air seemed to freeze for a moment, suddenly becoming extremely quiet. It was so quiet that one could almost hear everyone's heartbeats and heavy breathing.
"Damn it! I lost money on the first day, why are you only telling me now?" Bai Ren couldn't hold it in any longer and cursed on the spot, his voice full of anger and dissatisfaction. His face flushed red, and the veins on his forehead bulged, looking very angry.
"So, the fish feast was prepared the next day. It's obvious that we didn't have money to buy vegetables!" Chao Yan also said sarcastically, with a hint of disdain and ridicule in his eyes.
"Xiaozhi, you...you took two breakfasts that day. Did you eat the other one for lunch?" Lin Zhirou looked at Jiang Baizhi with suspicion and asked softly.
"Oh, so it was you who didn't keep the money safe and you framed me!" Qu Qingdai said coldly with a scornful smile on her face.
"Hey, you should have told us about this on the first day instead of hiding it from everyone until now." Tan Changqing said earnestly, his eyes full of disappointment and helplessness.
"I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't mean to hide it from you. I wanted to sell more fish the next day to make back the money I lost. Who would have thought that all the fish in the small pond were caught by the villagers? They are really too much! Not only did they make it impossible for me to sell fish, they also deliberately lowered the price of fish, so that I can't make any money at all." Jiang Baizhi's face showed a trace of grievance and complaint, and she blamed the villagers for stealing her business.
"But that can't be a reason for you to hide it from us! Even if you didn't tell us on the first day, you could always tell us on the second day. Why didn't you tell us?" Qu Qingdai questioned Jiang Baizhi in a serious tone.
"I was thinking that I would go to other ponds today to see if there might be fish there, but I never expected that there would be even fewer fish in other ponds... It's all the fault of those local villagers who stole my fish." Jiang Baizhi said with some indignation.
"Jiang Baizhi, haven't you realized your mistake yet? It's not the fish's problem at all, but your money was lost, but you didn't tell us at the first time!" Chao Yan said with an irritable look on his face, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and blame.
"Then what do you want me to do? Are you going to let me say in front of the live broadcast audience on the first day that my money was stolen?" Jiang Baizhi shouted loudly in excitement, her voice full of anger and grievance.
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