Chapter 197 Falling into a disadvantage
"Or are you really like what people say, coveting what the strange old man left behind?"
The woman standing at the very front happened to be in the audience that night, and she was the one who was most vocal in her jeering. Upon hearing this, she said sarcastically, "Oh dear, it's no wonder the old man treated her so well before. If he had known how wicked she was, he probably wouldn't be able to rest in peace even in the afterlife."
As Su Youling listened to the group of people smearing her one after another, her expression grew colder and colder.
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhao She squinted his already small eyes triumphantly, making his pointed face look even more lewd. "I say, Su Youling, the facts are right in front of you, so just give up your idea of taking advantage of the situation."
Su Youling completely ignored him, and he put on a very enthusiastic one-man show. "For the sake of you calling my grandfather 'Master,' even though he didn't officially recognize you when he was alive, I, Zhao She, am not such a petty person. Even if you are scheming to seize my grandfather's house, I will be magnanimous and give you one of my grandfather's works. You should accept this as a reward."
It has to be said that Zhao Shebi learned a lot from that night, and as soon as he said that, everyone around him praised him.
"Wow, this young man is so generous."
"People from the city have a different perspective."
"Su Youling, everyone has given you a way out, so just take it. Don't end up losing more than you gain and bringing shame to our village."
Su Youling glanced coldly at everyone, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, carrying an unhurried quality that made people unconsciously listen: "Since he is confident that he can produce evidence to prove his identity, why did he sneak into my master's house in the middle of the night? The appraisal results may be true, but those pottery pieces may not have been obtained by him through legitimate means."
As she spoke, her gaze, seemingly both mocking and sarcastic, lightly fell on Zhao She's face, and she said meaningfully, "After all, judging from some people's sneaky behavior, they are probably repeat offenders."
Zhao She's face flushed red, and he cursed viciously, glaring at her as if he wanted to devour her whole. "Stop talking nonsense! What proof do you have that I stole it?"
Su Youling crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow calmly. "Then can you prove you didn't steal it?"
Zhao She gave the village chief a meaningful look, his expression unfriendly.
The village chief immediately threatened Su Youling with a dark face, "Su Youling, you have to have evidence to back up your words. Xiao Zhao has invited professionals from an authoritative institution to testify for him. It's not right for you to slander him with empty words."
The village chief's words were like a weathervane, and everyone around was afraid of being too slow in flattering him.
“The village chief is right. Su Youling, since you are the old man’s apprentice, you should be able to produce one or two pieces of pottery that he made himself, right?”
"They can't even produce anything themselves, yet they have the nerve to accuse others of stealing."
As the saying goes, when there are many people, even spittle can drown a person. Faced with the combined attacks of everyone, Su Youling quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.
Zhao She was confident of victory. He waved to the workers behind him and pointed to the old man's old house. "Move all the pottery inside onto the truck. Be careful. These are my grandfather's belongings. If they get damaged, it won't just be a matter of paying compensation."
After saying that, he didn't forget to glare at Su Youling and deliberately disgust her, "Since some people don't know what's good for them, then I'm not going to be a fool. Just pretend I was talking nonsense when I said I'd give her my grandfather's pottery."
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Su Youling ignored him, not even giving him a second glance. She quickly stepped forward and blocked the door of the old house, coldly warning the two workers who were about to take action, "As long as I'm here today, no one can take anything out of this house."
The two workers, who were only doing their jobs for money, looked at Zhao She with embarrassment.
Zhao She's expression changed instantly. He spat at Su Youling viciously, "Don't think I'm really afraid to hit a woman."
He then turned to the two timid workers and angrily said, "You two grown men, are you afraid of a woman?"
Upon hearing this, the two workers no longer hesitated and made a move to push Su Youling away.
Su Youling never intended to confront them head-on, and hid to the side before the men could reach her.
In Zhao She's eyes, this was undoubtedly a sign of her admitting defeat, so he raised an eyebrow with satisfaction and said, "If you had been this sensible earlier, it would have been fine."
However, the next second, Su Youling calmly took out a key and waved it in front of him. "I'm sorry, because of the burglary the night before last, I've already changed the lock on this house. Unless you break down this door."
She paused, then gave Zhao She a rare smile, but her eyes were full of blatant provocation. "But since you say you are Mr. Ai's grandson and cherish these things he left behind so much, you probably wouldn't do something as disrespectful as picking locks or breaking doors, would you?"
With these words, Su Youling undoubtedly stood on the moral high ground. With this high praise, even if Zhao She really wanted to smash the door, he couldn't do it in front of so many people.
As expected, Zhao She's face turned blue and purple. He took a deep breath and threw the problem directly to the village chief.
The village chief wiped the sweat from his forehead, and under pressure, he had to wink at Su Youling, trying to get her to back down. "Su girl, why are you doing this? You and Mr. Ai are not related, and what you're doing is... what's that called again? Illegally appropriating other people's property."
Having finally found a crime to accuse Su Youling, the village chief instantly gained confidence and once again incited the onlookers to persuade her, but in reality, they were forcing her to compromise.
Just then, an elderly figure arrived, hurriedly squeezing out from the crowd. It was none other than Mr. Li, who had come all the way from B City.
Seeing Su Youling's current predicament, Master Li was furious. He walked directly up to Su Youling, pointed at the people surrounding her, and shouted angrily, "So many of you are bullying a little girl. Have you no shame?"
Su Youling was somewhat surprised, "Master Li, why did you come so quickly?"
Zhao She caught her off guard; she had almost forgotten that Master Li had promised to come to Lingshui Town.
Master Li's gaze fell on Zhao She, who was clearly the instigator, and he snorted coldly, "If I had arrived any later, who knows how badly these people would have bullied you, girl."
The village chief and Zhao She exchanged a glance, guessing that Master Li was a helper that Su Youling had found, but they didn't know who he was, so they didn't dare to make any rash moves for the time being.
However, Zhao She was not the type to swallow his anger, and he didn't think an old man could pose any threat to him. "Old man, is this any of your business to meddle in?"
Master Li and Su Youling confirmed that it was indeed him who claimed to be Mr. Ai's grandson. Now, hearing him speak in such an attitude, Master Li's anger flared up instantly. "Mr. Ai was a man of noble character and integrity his whole life. How could someone as low-class and despicable as you possibly be his grandson?"
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