Chapter 221 Tea Ceremony
"So, you admit that you were the one who brought your parents here to cause trouble!" Hu Xiner asked back.
Hu Ronger shook her head vigorously. "No, it really wasn't me this time! Dad came across Mu Xin Comics Shop on the road and realized it had the same name as the one in town. He asked the shop assistant about you, but he didn't realize you were actually the owner... That's why he caused trouble."
Hu Xiner felt that what she said seemed to be true, but there were still many doubts in her words.
For example, in the past, it was always Hu Ronger who took the lead in causing trouble, but today, it was Hu's father who took the lead? Why was that?
And what was this family doing in the capital for no reason? Could it be that they heard that I was in the capital and were chasing me here?
But the capital city is so big. How did they happen to see Mu Xin Comics Shop if they relied on their own strength?
While Hu Xiner was full of questions, her father was already furious, his face red and he started cursing her as an unfilial daughter.
Mother Hu cried pitifully, "My son, please return the money for your father's medicine. I beg you!"
The two of them kept crying and making a fuss, and the most important thing now was to resolve the farce.
But due to preconceived notions, and the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Hu looked particularly pitiful.
The crowd believed their words and started to criticize Hu Xin'er, saying, "Abandoning your parents is simply heartless!"
"Shopkeeper Hu, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You own a shop worth millions of gold, but you're greedy for even my father's life-saving money. Isn't that too much!"
Some people even grumbled, "The world is becoming more corrupt and people's hearts are no longer the same. Today I've witnessed firsthand what it means to be cruel and ruthless!"
"How can a woman be honest when she's out in the open doing business? No wonder her conscience seems to have been eaten by a dog."
They began to accuse Hu Xiner in groups of three or four.
However, some people recognized Hu Xiner's identity.
"Hey, isn't this the young lady of the Lu family? So this shop is opened by her?" Several daughters of minor officials came to buy books and happened to catch up with the excitement.
They whispered to those around them, "Stop talking. This is the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and she has a close personal relationship with the eldest princess. If you offend her, you'll be in big trouble."
Some discerning people also advised, "Yes, I think there might be something else going on. Let's let them figure it out for themselves."
Some people calmed down after hearing this, but others became even more excited.
A white-haired old man stood up angrily and said, "You guys, do you still have any conscience?! Just because you are a member of the Lu family, you can ignore filial piety and oppress us ordinary people?"
"Yes, the Lu family is a famous and wealthy family. How could they let such an ungrateful woman in?"
Instead, the crowd became even more agitated, saying all kinds of nasty things, even cursing the Lu family.
"Just wait, with a descendant like Lu Yunjue who married an unvirtuous wife, the Lu family will be finished sooner or later!"
Hu Xiner was at the center of the storm and had no intention of arguing.
But she can do it, but her man can’t!
However, she knew that some people had been blinded by their emotions, and some people were simply jealous of the rich and loved to stir up trouble. She could not defeat so many people with just one mouth.
So she rolled her eyes and pinched her thigh hard, tears immediately coming out from the pain.
"Bang!" It was the sound of knees hitting the floor heavily.
The originally lively crowd suddenly fell silent.
Everyone stared at Hu Xiner lying on the ground in shock. No one had expected that this ungrateful and ungrateful person, the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, would suddenly kneel down!
I saw tears in her eyes, and she seemed to be shaking with excitement. She couldn't speak, and even couldn't kneel down, and fell to the ground.
Then, Hu Xin'er finally broke down and cried. She wailed, "Dad, Mom, I really didn't know you were living such a hard life. I didn't take that money!"
Without waiting for anyone to react, she sobbed again, "I was wrong! I was so wrong! I didn't know this was the reason you and Dad sold me to the landlord's idiot son and even wanted to drown me in a pond!"
In just a few words, a shocking reversal occurred.
Many people have already revealed expressions of shock and pity.
Hu Xiner cried again, "It was Lu Yunjue who rescued me, so I was able to escape from the landlord's house. But my parents expelled me from the family tree because of this, saying that they had sold me to the landlord's family—"
"This..." everyone whispered.
Something seems to be wrong.
It seems that the real victim is Boss Hu!
Hu Xin'er continued to cry. "At that time, I was heartbroken and desperate, and wanted to hang myself. It was Master Lu who saved me from despair and brought me to the capital. From then on, I belonged to him in life and death. Please judge for me, whose life does this belong to?"
After hearing these words, she became the most pitiful person in everyone's eyes.
Unscrupulous people began to criticize Hu's parents again: "It would be fine if they sold their daughter into slavery, but why did they sell her to the landlord's foolish son?"
Hu's father and mother quickly refuted, but Hu Xin'er told the truth, which exposed their true intentions while they were talking. They were so angry that they started cursing and even rolled on the ground.
Seeing that they couldn't communicate with the old couple, everyone started to scold the eldest sister as well: "You are the eldest sister, how could you just watch your parents do such a foolish thing?"
Hu Ronger didn't say anything. She felt very aggrieved right now.
Why is she always the one who gets hurt? She obviously didn't do anything bad this time!
She is not stupid. She couldn't afford to offend Hu Xin'er when she was in the town. Now that he has become successful, how could she allow herself to be blackmailed by them?
Although the public opinion crisis regarding the Lu Mansion and the comic book shop has been resolved, it is not a solution to continue like this.
After all, there were too many people and they blocked the entire entrance. How could the business be opened... Hu Xiner suddenly came up with an idea.
After taking the initiative, she pretended to be weak and stood up, recalling Feng Ge's green tea look over and over in her mind.
And she also uttered green tea remarks...
She looked at Hu Ronger with tears in her eyes, her eyes revealing hidden envy and vulnerability: "Sister, I'm actually really envious of you being able to stay with Mom and Dad!"
Everyone was moved. What a good girl! It's a pity that she was born into such a wolf-like family!
Even Hu Rong'er was stunned, and then Hu Xin'er covered her face with her hands in sorrow. "I've been weak since I was young, and can only do rough labor. But you're different. You've been healthy since you were young, and you can eat for two people. Only someone like you can protect our parents!"
Everyone compared the figures of Hu Ronger and Hu Xiner, and looked at them with disdain.
Hu Xin'er was still sobbing: "But there really wasn't enough rice at home, and I didn't want to add to the burden on my family at that time!"
Hu Ronger is caught in the crossfire again!
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