He Chengyang's face turned pale.
Li Shulan was panicking. "How can you prove these are for me? My name isn't written on them. Just based on the size, that's ridiculous. There must be a lot of people with the same body shape and shoe size as me."
Ma Xiulan didn't listen to her, fell into the trap of proof, and only raised her own questions:
"Yeah, I'm also puzzled. Buying things for you is fine, but why did they buy your son's three-turn and one-ring? He's your son, not Zhao Youcai's son."
After hearing what Ma Xiu Lan said, He Chengyang began to doubt his son He Dongjin's background.
Li Shulan became pregnant as soon as she married him, and she had been divorced only half a month before she married him.
He felt that for the sake of He Dongjin, he ignored his two previous sons. If He Dongjin was not his son, how ridiculous he would be.
If I put myself in his shoes, I would definitely not treat the son my ex-wife had after she remarried well.
Ma Xiulan pretended to search her pockets:
"Principal Wang, you just said Comrade He is a righteous man, but he has been silent for such a long time, probably trying to protect his wife.
It seems I can only continue to produce new evidence. I hope that as a witness, you can see Comrade He's character clearly."
Principal Wang didn't expect that He Chengyang would be such a person. Whether it was true or false was just a matter of one sentence, but he hesitated for a long time.
Now even if he said he bought it, no one would believe him.
Moreover, a grown man can let others support his wife and children. This kind of person with bad intentions needs to make it clear to people in his circle.
He Chengyang saw the contempt in Principal Wang's eyes. This principal was a comrade-in-arms with many leaders of the Education Bureau. If he didn't explain clearly, the promotion opportunity he had been waiting for for so many years would be gone.
He said with difficulty: "I have never bought a watch for Li Shulan, let alone customized one."
After saying this, it seemed as if all his strength had been used up.
He was showing everyone the green hat he was wearing.
If he had to choose between a man's dignity and a possible career, he would only choose the career. It was Li Shulan who betrayed him first.
He Fang asked anxiously, "Did you buy all the camel-colored wool coat, red tweed coat, khaki dress, pearl necklace, and various leather shoes that Li Shulan usually wears?"
He Chengyang shook his head, then nodded: "I bought some of it, but most of it was not bought by me."
Ma Xiulan looked at Principal Wang with tears in her eyes:
"Li Shulan's husband said that these things were not given by him. Comrade Li Shulan is lying to cover up the fact that she spent Zhao Youcai's money.
I don’t care what kind of affair she has with Zhao Youcai, but I have to get these things back.
Zhao Youcai didn't bring any money home these years. I, a woman, had to support five children, Zhao Youcai, his mother, and his younger brother. We were starving and in debt.
While Zhao Youcai was buying all kinds of high-end goods for Li Shulan, I and my five children had to eat coarse food.
When Zhao Youcai bought milk powder and malted milk for Li Shulan's son, my child was hungry and became thin and weak for a long time. Now he is still sick when he grows up.
The month that Zhao Youcai bought a three-turn, one-ring coin for Li Shulan's son, my eldest son was sent to the countryside because he had no money to find a job.
Now Zhao Youcai and his mother want to sell my daughter in exchange for a high price of betrothal gift. I really can't live like this anymore. I am determined to fight to the death with my mother-in-law. By chance, I saw these bills from my mother-in-law.
I came here today to ask Li Shulan to pay me back."
After saying that, he pushed Zhao Xingjia in front of everyone:
"If we had the money to take good care of my second child when he was young, he wouldn't be so weak and sickly now."
Zhao Xingjia has been able to make Ma Xiulan love him for so many years.
It's because he is white, thin and short, and always looks like he can be blown away by a gust of wind. He looks sickly.
Ma Xiulan was always afraid that he would die early, but in fact he lived to be sixty and was still very active.
Zhao Xingjia was pinched secretly by Ma Xiulan on the waist, and the pain made him burst into tears.
His eyes were red and he looked pitiful, thin and weak.
Principal Wang looked at Ma Xiu Lan. Her hands were rough and had thick calluses. Her facial features were good, but she looked very tired and old.
The clothes he wore were also very poor, a patched, gray coat.
Although Zhao Xingjia was dressed well, he did look like he was not in good health.
Zhang Zhaodi thrust her belly forward, feeling very aggrieved: "I'm already pregnant, and I still owe the betrothal gifts. I haven't paid them all yet."
Li Shulan saw that this family was begging for sympathy, and it was obvious that Principal Wang had listened to them, otherwise his face would not have changed.
She hurriedly explained, "Principal Wang, these clothes and shoes were bought for me by my mother. Ma Xiulan and Zhao Youcai's marriage has nothing to do with me. Whether they live well or not, they can't be jealous of me."
Ma Xiulan saw that she was still stubborn:
"Then we'll go ask your mother when and where she bought it. We'll know your mother's family's income once we calculate it.
Where did the money come from to buy these things? Did your mother steal them, or rob them? Or is your family background bad, so you secretly hid some small yellow croakers or something like that? Or are you secretly speculating and profiteering?"
Li Shulan didn't expect Ma Xiulan to be so difficult.
Her mother certainly didn't want to be charged with stealing and robbery for her, and her family couldn't be seen as having a bad background, as that would affect their work.
Speculation and profiteering are even more unacceptable.
Ma Xiulan looked at Li Shulan, whose face was pale.
"One lie requires countless lies to cover it up. Just now you said that your lover Comrade He bought it for you, but Comrade He said no.
Now you say that it was your mother's family who bought it. How did your mother's family get this money? Call all the people in your mother's family and ask them to see which of the situations I just mentioned is true.
What's more, which daughter-in-law would be willing to spend all the family money on a married sister-in-law? Do your sister-in-law and brother-in-law have no objection?
Or is it that only this custom-made watch with your name on it was given to you by Zhao Youcai? Did you use the other things on someone else? Do you have another adulterer?"
After saying that, he looked at He Chengyang with sympathy.
He Chengyang felt like he was almost cooked, and his eyes were like knives as he looked at Li Shulan.
Li Shulan collapsed: "Enough, I didn't hook up with anyone else. These things were given to me by Zhao Youcai, but there is no private relationship between Zhao Youcai and me. He promised to compensate me when we divorced. You can wait until Zhao Youcai comes back tomorrow to ask him."
Ma Xiulan immediately caught the loophole:
"I didn't even know Zhao Youcai was coming back tomorrow, but you knew? This is what you mean by no personal feelings.
There's also divorce compensation. They divorced after only one year of marriage and don't have any children, but they still need to pay compensation for more than 20 years. I didn't realize they would continue to pay compensation..."
If I didn't realize it in my previous life, I won't have to make up for it in my whole life.
When Principal Wang saw Li Shulan like this, he had nothing in mind.
"Li Shulan, tell me the truth. What is the relationship between you and Zhao Youcai? You spent Zhao Youcai's money, so you should pay him back now."
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