Village chief Zhou Jianguo was no pushover either; he quickly realized something was amiss with these rumors.
He also understood that Yu Dabao and his brother were plotting revenge against him for not helping them!
Some villagers who disagree with him have started gossiping.
These two brothers really have no moral bottom line; they're planning to fight to the death, leaving no room for compromise.
Since those two brothers are so despicable, don't blame him for turning ruthless.
Do they really think Zhou Jianguo is a paper tiger?
He was drinking tea in the house, thinking about how to deal with the two brothers.
"Old Zhou, you still have the mind to drink tea? You have no idea how awful the villagers outside are saying."
I'm too embarrassed to go out.
They were telling a very convincing story. If I didn't know you well, I would have really thought you and Yu Erzhu's wife were having an affair!
The village chief's wife, returning from picking vegetables in the garden, angrily slammed her basket on the table and sat down on the stool opposite her husband.
She grabbed the cup of tea her husband had just poured from the table and drank it all in one gulp.
"These two Yu brothers are really outrageous and increasingly outrageous. They actually resorted to such despicable means. No wonder their wives are so angry."
But honey, you really don't need to get angry about something like this.
If you get really angry and start a fight with me over this, then you've really fallen into their trap.
"Come, come, let me pour you a cup of tea myself, don't be angry!"
Zhou Jianguo knew his wife was very angry, so he quickly tried to coax her.
"snort!
There's so much gossip going on now, and you're still laughing? I'm getting really worried.
You still act like it doesn't matter.
At our age, it doesn't matter to us; the innocent will remain innocent, and the guilty will remain guilty. But our son is still not married!
If this affects our son's chances of getting married, I won't let you off the hook.
Hao Qiumei's biggest worry is her son's marriage.
She's arranging blind dates for her son right now, but what if the girls hear this rumor and refuse to marry him?
"Honey, don't worry!"
I promise to resolve this issue as soon as possible, and it will absolutely not affect my son's marriage.
Don't be angry anymore.
It's not worth it for those two little beasts.
Zhou Jianguo said with a smile.
This was the first time he had ever seen his wife so angry in all the years they had been married.
Hao Qiumei felt a little relieved when she saw that the man had said that, and then said, "Old Zhou, Yu Erbao is a scholar, how can he be so despicable and vile?"
It's truly a case of the upper beam being crooked, so the lower beam will be crooked too.
There are more and more rumors circulating in this village, and we can't let them continue to fester.
"At that point, even you, the village chief, might not be able to continue."
Hao Qiumei urged her husband to quickly come up with a solution to the problem.
"Yes, wife, you're right, we need to finish this quickly!"
"These two brats, just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover!"
"Old Zhou, what are you planning to do?"
Hao Qiumei immediately asked.
"Since those two brothers want to use rumors to tarnish my reputation, I will use their strength against them and let them suffer the consequences."
Since they want everyone to know, then let them have their way.
"Dad, do you have a good idea?"
Zhou Xiaoyu returned home just in time to hear his father's words and hurriedly asked.
These past two days have felt like an eternity for him. He's been pointed at and whispered about on the street, a humiliation he's never experienced before.
Those damned Yu Dabao and Yu Erbao are utterly shameless.
Such people are a waste of food just by being alive.
"Xiaoyu is back."
I do have a good idea, and you'll find out what it is tomorrow.
By the way, go to your Uncle Zhu's and Aunt's house and tell them to do this...
Zhou Jianguo gave his son a few instructions.
Zhou Xiaoyu nodded. "Dad, I understand. I'll go to Uncle Dazhu's house right now."
After Zhou Xiaoyu finished speaking, he strode out.
Zhou Jianguo decided to convene a village meeting to clarify the matter.
As soon as the news spread, villagers flocked to the village, all eager to hear what the village chief had to say.
On the day of the meeting, the village's threshing ground was packed with people.
Yu Dazhu and his family also came, and even Liu Sulan pushed her stroller to watch the excitement.
She was initially very angry when she heard those rumors, but her husband told her not to get angry, saying it wasn't worth ruining her health.
They said Uncle Zhou wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die; he would definitely take action.
As expected, Yu Chengyuan was right.
Zhou Jianguo stood on the stage with a serious expression.
"Fellow villagers, don't believe those rumors about the Yu family that have been circulating in the village lately."
Everyone knows what happened to Old Lady Wang before she died; there's no way she could have had that much gold and silver.
This is clearly Yu Dabao and Yu Erbao spreading rumors and causing trouble.
Yang Juhua also cried out, "Everyone, please believe us! We really didn't take any gold or silver jewelry or gold bars."
Everyone was there when my mother-in-law's belongings were being cleared out!
The villagers below the stage began to whisper among themselves. Some thought the village chief's words made sense, while others remained skeptical.
Just then, Yu Dabao and Yu Erbao arrived at the scene in a menacing manner.
"Uncle Zhou, stop distorting the truth here!"
"You only spoke up for them because you received bribes from your second uncle and aunt!"
Yu Dabao shouted loudly.
Yu Erbao added smugly, "Look everyone, the village chief is clearly protecting them."
If my second uncle and aunt didn't take it, why don't they dare to re-inventory my grandmother's belongings?
This stirred up the villagers' emotions again, and the scene became somewhat chaotic.
Zhou Jianguo was so angry that his face turned red. He never expected that these two brothers would dare to cause trouble openly at the village meeting.
"You two shut up!"
I'm telling you this now: if you continue to cause trouble, I'll take you to the police station!
But Yu Dabao and Yu Erbao clearly had no intention of giving up.
They felt they had gained the upper hand in public opinion, and that if they persisted a little longer, they might be able to force the second branch of the Yu family to hand over those "non-existent" assets.
"Send him to the police station?"
Uncle Zhou, who are you trying to scare!
If you don't give us an explanation today, this isn't over!
Yu Dabao stood there with his neck stiff, looking like he'd given up on everything.
Yu Erbao then fanned the flames from the side: "That's right, the villagers are all watching, we have to get to the bottom of this today!"
Yu Chengyuan nudged his father in the back and then touched his mother's clothes in the crowd, "Dad, Mom, it's your turn to go on stage."
"Yu Dabao, Yu Erbao, stop fooling around!"
Yu Dazhu stood on the podium and spoke loudly and righteously.
Pan Cuiping also went up on stage.
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