Chapter 1875 The reinforcements Chen Qiu sought have arrived.
"No, you simply can't," Granny Fang sneered, exposing his lie.
Chen Bing argued logically, "I can. Boys from farming families grow up playing in the river; which one of them doesn't know how to swim?"
Grandma Fang's expression grew even more sarcastic. "Yes, you used to be able to, but you haven't been since. Back when our hometown was flooded, the water was up to our chests in some places. Your parents couldn't hold on while fleeing and were swept away by the flood. You were terrified then. After that, you became very afraid of water, especially after you yourself were almost swept away and I rescued you. You've refused to go into the water ever since. How could someone as afraid of water as you possibly jump into the river to save someone?"
Chen Bing denied it, saying, "Nonsense, I'm not afraid at all."
"That's easy." Shu Yu interrupted his bluff and turned to ask the onlookers, "Are there any rivers or similar places around here?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the river is just down that street ahead," someone replied hurriedly.
Shu Yu laughed and said, "Alright, let's throw him into the water and see. If he can swim back and forth, I'll admit that what he said is true. My whole family will apologize to him, compensate him, and never appear in front of him again."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
But Chen Bing's eyes widened. "No, I... I've been injured by you. I can't go into the water at all. I can't even stand up now, let alone swim. You're trying to murder me. You want to harm me. I'm not going."
"If he doesn't want to go, he doesn't have to. He can at least hold his breath underwater, right?" Shu Yu turned around and instructed Ying Xi, "Go and fetch a bucket of water. Have him bury his whole face in the basin and hold his breath for a while. If he can do it without any problems, I'll admit that he can swim."
Grandma Fang looked at her with some worry, wondering if Chen Bing would fool her. After all, holding your breath and swimming are two different things.
But for Shu Yu, it's a different story.
It's the same thing for Chen Bing.
So when he heard this, and saw that Yingxi had already taken action, some busybodies even ran back to their own homes to get a wooden bucket to fetch water, seeing that the Pan family had no tools.
Chen Bing was so frightened that he took two steps back and shook his head frantically, "No, no, I don't agree. What right do you have to do this? This is the Pan family home. What right do you have to say whatever you want? I don't want this. Get out of here."
After seeing this, what could the onlookers not understand?
This is just a guilty conscience, a lack of confidence; otherwise, what is there to be afraid of? For someone who can swim, holding their breath for a moment is a trivial matter.
Shu Yu sneered, "Isn't this giving you a chance to prove yourself? Ying Xi, bring the water to him and hold his hand down."
"yes."
With a 'bang', a half-meter-tall wooden bucket was placed in front of Chen Bing.
The water in the wooden bucket sloshed around, making Chen Bing's face turn deathly pale.
Chen He and the Pan family tried to stop them, but they were all blocked. There weren't many Lu family members, but there were many onlookers who wanted to verify Chen Bing's words, so they naturally blocked their way.
Even without testing, they already know in their hearts who is telling the truth and who is lying.
However, just as Ying Xi was about to take action, a hurried voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"stop!"
Shu Yu smiled; it seemed that the reinforcements Chen Qiu had found had arrived.
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, Chen Qiu ran in from outside and blocked Chen Bing's way. There were five or six other people who came in with her.
(End of this chapter)
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