Chapter 10: No Ability to Change the World (Changed)
She had planned so carefully, what could have gone wrong?
Thinking about this in her heart, Shang Ruolan still looked aggrieved.
"Secretary Cui, please believe me. I haven't even met Zhang Heping, let alone given him any money. I have never had any intention of harming Ruoting."
After saying this, she started to cry in front of everyone, looking so miserable...
Tan Chen was anxiously waiting for Shang Ruoting to come back home.
In fact, he gave her a big unity today, intending to test her.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, Shang Ruoting did not come back, but Gao Ming and Li Jiasheng came instead.
After putting down their things, the two men recounted how they had just met their sister-in-law at the supply and marketing cooperative and how they had returned to the village together.
When Tan Chen heard that Shang Ruoting went to the village to watch the excitement, and it was said to be related to her, he asked Gao Ming and Li Jiasheng to take him to the scene.
As soon as he arrived here, someone shouted, "Tan Chen is here."
Everyone thought that this matter was related to Shang Ruoting, and since Tan Chen was her husband, he naturally had a say, so they all made way for him to enter the circle.
When Secretary Cui saw Tan Chen coming, he did not forget the instructions from his superiors.
She spoke to him very politely: "Hello, Comrade Tan Chen, today your wife was on her way to the supply and marketing cooperative when she encountered Zhang Heping being a hooligan..."
Secretary Cui explained the whole thing clearly in front of everyone.
Tan Chen's face did not show much emotion.
"I believe Secretary Cui will handle this matter impartially."
Secretary Cui quickly assured Tan Chen, "Don't worry, Zhang Heping has been sent to the police station. After we thoroughly question Shang Ruolian, we'll make a final decision based on the severity of the situation."
Tan Chen nodded and said nothing more.
Zhao Fa, who was at the front of the crowd, saw Tan Chen coming and handed him the division agreement with the official seal.
He had wanted to ask Shang Ruoting to bring it back just now, but he always felt that she was unreliable, so he kept the agreement and gave it to Tan Chen until now.
When Shang Ruolian saw Tan Chen coming over, she cried even harder...
"Secretary Cui, everything I said is true. I can confront Zhang Heping face to face."
The onlookers also echoed.
"Yes, Secretary Cui, we all believe that Ruolian would not do such a thing. Why not find Zhang Heping and talk to him face to face?"
"Ruolian must have been wronged."
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Secretary Cui was also moved when he saw the scene, and even suspected that Zhang Heping was deliberately dragging Shang Ruolian into the water.
"In that case, you will come with me to the police station tomorrow morning to confront Zhang Heping."
Shang Ruoting felt very unwilling when she heard Secretary Cui say this.
Even if Shang Ruolian went to the police station to confront Zhang Heping tomorrow, she would deny it and there would be no third-party witnesses.
For Shang Ruolian, this matter was just a matter of raising it high and then putting it down gently.
At that time, if Shang Ruolian pretends to be innocent or pitiful, not only will she not be punished, but she will also attract a lot of sympathy.
On the surface, all the losses she suffered were Zhang Heping's responsibility, and the culprit Shang Ruolan would still be at large.
However, judging from the current situation, she does not have the ability to turn the tide.
Since Shang Ruolian cannot be defeated in one go, Shang Ruoting cannot let her get too comfortable.
"Cousin, since you don't admit to colluding with Zhang Heping to frame me, it means you don't have any good feelings towards Tan Chen, right?"
Shang Ruolian was still wiping her tears to win everyone's sympathy, but was suddenly stunned when Shang Ruoting asked her this.
Shang Ruoting ignored her expression and continued to question her.
"If my cousin dares to admit in front of everyone that she has no feelings for Tan Chen and will not find any reason to get close to him in the future, perhaps it can prove that you have no motive to frame me."
The book says that Shang Ruolan came to help her cousin after the original owner and Zhang Heping left.
In order to atone for his sins, he often went to the Tan family to take care of Tan Chen.
As time went by, they gradually developed feelings for each other and finally got together...
Judging from today's situation, Shang Ruolan's happiness was entirely obtained through despicable means.
Now, she, Shang Ruoting, had come here. No matter how long her and Tan Chen's future could last, she would not allow anyone to use tricks to sabotage it.
Shang Ruolian was just as described in the original novel. She planned to let Zhang Heping trick Shang Ruoting away so that she could take the opportunity to get close to Tan Chen.
As a result, Shang Ruoting's words just now made her feel a little bit stuck.
If she followed Shang Ruoting's words, she would deliberately hide even if she had the chance to get close to Tan Chen in the future.
If she didn't say it, it would mean that she was really interested in Tan Chen, and she would have a motive to collude with Zhang Heping to frame Shang Ruoting.
She looked at Shang Ruoting's shrewd eyes and the questioning she had just given her, which was full of sharpness.
This made Shang Ruolian feel as if she had never known this cousin.
At this time, someone in the crowd had already advised her.
"Ruolian, since you are innocent, just promise to do as Ruoting said."
"Yes, it's just a matter of one sentence to prove your innocence."
"Ruolian, stop standing there and tell Secretary Cui in front of him that you have no interest in Tan Chen."
Zhang Lanxiang also urged: "Ruolian, how could you possibly be interested in Tan Chen? Tell everyone quickly that you don't have such thoughts at all."
Secretary Cui also looked at her: "Yes, as long as you promise everyone that you have no feelings for Tan Chen and will not approach him in the future, you won't have to go to the police station to confront Zhang Heping tomorrow."
Shang Ruolian looked at the concerned eyes of the crowd, and glanced at Tan Chen who was standing there expressionlessly, her heart seemed to be bleeding.
Finally, under the gaze of everyone, she told the truth to clear her name.
"I have no feelings for Tan Chen, and I won't find any reason to get close to him in the future."
Shang Ruoting looked at her with a half-smile: "I told you, with my cousin's character, she wouldn't like her brother-in-law no matter who she likes, and she certainly wouldn't collude with outsiders to destroy my family..."
Shang Ruolian looked at Shang Ruoting's annoying expression and listened to her infuriating words. She was so angry that her whole body was shaking and she didn't even realize that her fingers were digging into her flesh.
I swore silently in my heart: Shang Ruoting, since you ruined my good thing, I will definitely not let you have an easy life...
Everyone looked at Shang Ruolian's trembling appearance and thought she was just crying too hard, so they didn't take it seriously.
Secretary Cui saw that the matter had been resolved and waved to the crowd: "Everyone, disperse. Those who need to go home, go home. Those who need to work, go to work."
Shang Ruolian was also pulled back to her home by Zhang Lanxiang, and the crowd dispersed.
Now, only Secretary Cui, two young people with red armbands, Zhao Fa, Tan Chen, Gao Ming, Li Jiasheng and Shang Ruoting are left here.
Shang Ruoting thought that Secretary Cui came here for her business after all, so she naturally had to be polite to him.
"Secretary Cui, you've been talking for a long time. Why don't you go to my house and have a drink of water and rest?"
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