Chapter 123 It's Her
A rapid knock on the door, like the BGM of a midnight thriller, broke Xu Yao's thoughts.
Xue Han rushed over, opened the door, and a night breeze mixed with the smell of earth blew in his face.
"Who is it? It's late at night and you're disturbing my sleep!" Xue Han frowned and spoke with a hint of displeasure.
Standing outside the door was Aunt Li, who loved gossiping on weekdays. She looked anxious, and seeing Xue Han was like seeing a savior: "Hey, Xue Han, I finally found you! Something big happened!"
Xue Han frowned, wondering what Aunt Li was up to, but he still patiently asked, "Aunt Li, what's the matter? It's so late, let's talk it out."
Aunt Li didn't bother to be polite. She grabbed Xue Han's arm and pulled him out. "Hey, go and take a look! The villagers are making a scene! They all say that Boss Li is a liar and is going to run away with the money!"
When Xue Han heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy. He turned around and looked at Xu Yao, who also walked over with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Aunt Li, who said this? Do you have any evidence?" Xu Yao asked calmly.
Aunt Li stammered, "I don't know about this either. Anyway, everyone in the village says that... Third Sister spread it."
It’s indeed her!
Xu Yao cursed inwardly in her heart, this third sister is really haunting her. She feels uncomfortable if she doesn't act like a troublemaker for a day!
"Yaoyao, I'll go take a look." Xue Han said, turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait, Xue Han, I'll go with you." Xu Yao stopped him
The two followed Aunt Li to the open space in the village, where many villagers had already gathered. Everyone was talking at once, and the atmosphere was very tense.
"I told you, there's no such thing as a free lunch! There's no such thing as someone investing in you for no reason!"
"That's right, I think Boss Li has a face of a liar!"
"We can't be fooled! We can't let others defraud us of the money we have worked so hard to save!"
Xu Yao and Xue Han squeezed into the crowd and listened to the villagers' discussions, becoming even more worried.
It seems that the third sister has invested a lot of money this time, spreading rumors with details and making people panic.
"Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet!" Xue Han shouted loudly, trying to calm everyone down.
However, the villagers' emotions were out of control and no one listened to him.
"Xue Han, don't speak for outsiders! Did you also take advantage of them?"
"That's right, what do you young people know? Old people are the wisest!"
Seeing this, Xu Yao knew that forcing the issue would not work, so she had to think of a way to divert everyone's attention.
She pulled Xue Han's sleeve, signaling him not to speak for the time being.
"My fellow villagers, I know that you all have concerns and are worried about being cheated. But have you ever thought about this: if we don't seize this opportunity, when will life in the village get better?" Xu Yao's voice was not loud, but it carried a convincing power.
The villagers gradually quieted down and looked at Xu Yao, wanting to hear what she had to say.
"I've seen that Boss Li before. He looks like a decent human being, but he doesn't seem like a good person!" A discordant voice suddenly emerged from the crowd.
Xu Yao looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person speaking was the village idiot who usually liked to hang out with the third sister.
"You idiot, you said Boss Li doesn't look like a good person, then tell me, what is it about him that doesn't look like a good person?" Xu Yao asked back bluntly.
Erlangzi was speechless after being asked by Xu Yao, and he stammered and couldn't explain anything.
"Yaoyao is right! We can't just listen to what others say, we have to look at the situation ourselves!"
"That's right, that Third Sister likes to gossip all the time!"
The villagers' emotions began to ease, and some people began to waver.
Xu Yao and Xue Han looked at each other and knew this was an opportunity.
They decided to act separately. Xue Han was responsible for calming the villagers, while Xu Yao went to find Uncle Zhang, hoping that he could come forward and say a word.
Uncle Zhang is a highly respected elder in the village, and his words carry a lot of weight in the village.
If he could stand up and speak for Xu Yao, it would definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Xu Yao came to Uncle Zhang's house and knocked on his door.
"Yaoyao, why are you here so late?" Uncle Zhang opened the door and asked in surprise when he saw Xu Yao.
Xu Yao quickly told Uncle Zhang the whole story, hoping that he could help her.
After hearing this, Uncle Zhang frowned and sighed, "Ah, this Third Sister is really stubborn! Yaoyao, don't worry, I won't stand idly by."
With Uncle Zhang's promise, Xu Yao felt a little more at ease.
When she returned to the village, she saw Xue Han still patiently explaining to the villagers, and her heart was filled with gratitude.
Early the next morning, Uncle Zhang gathered all the villagers, stood under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, and began his "speech".
"My fellow villagers, I am Old Man Zhang, and I want to share a few words with you today. I know that everyone is worried that Mr. Li is a liar. But have you ever thought that we can't just listen to what others say, we have to use our brains to think about it."
Every word Uncle Zhang said made sense, and the villagers nodded frequently.
"I have watched Yaoyao grow up. She is a good child who wants to lead everyone to a good life. We can't deny her efforts just because of some rumors."
After Grandpa Zhang finished speaking, the village fell silent and everyone fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Xu Yao stood up, holding a document and walked in front of the villagers.
"My fellow villagers, this is the information about Mr. Li that Xiaofang helped me find overnight, as well as some of his previous successful investment cases. You can see that Mr. Li is not a liar, he is a very capable entrepreneur."
The villagers took the information from Xu Yao, looked at it carefully, and the expressions on their faces gradually relaxed.
"Oh my, he is really a big boss! It seems we have wronged him!"
"That's right, that Third Sister is so abominable. She loves to spread rumors all day long!"
Seeing that the villagers' emotions had stabilized, Xu Yao felt relieved. but
"My fellow villagers, I know you still have some concerns. Let me give you a reassurance." Xu Yao smiled mysteriously, paused, raised her voice and said, "I plan to have Boss Li come to our village in person to meet with everyone..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole village instantly became like boiling water, bubbling loudly!
"What? Let Boss Li come? Really?"
"My God, he's a big boss, why would he condescend to come to our poor and remote place?"
"Yaoyao is such a capable girl! She can even do this!"
Xu Yao smiled like a cat that had stolen some fish, her eyes sparkling, "Of course it's true! When have I, Xu Yao, ever failed to keep my word? If we want to transform and get rich, we have to show some courage! Let the boss tell everyone in person how to make money! How to take this road!"
Uncle Zhang also stroked his beard happily. He thought Xu Yao's move was brilliant!
Having the boss come in person is better than a thousand words, and any rumors can be dispelled by themselves!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Yaoyao, this is a very straightforward thing to do! I'll call Boss Li right now and ask him when he's free!"
Uncle Zhang tremblingly took out his old cell phone and dialed Boss Li's number. The voice was so loud that he hoped the whole village could hear it.
On the other end of the phone, when Boss Li heard about this, he immediately patted his chest and assured: "No problem! Don't worry, Uncle Zhang, I will arrange time to go there as soon as possible and have a good chat with the villagers to dispel everyone's concerns! Our cooperation will definitely make the village rich!"
After hanging up the phone, Uncle Zhang smiled from ear to ear: "It's done! Boss Li agreed! He said he would come as soon as possible!"
When the villagers heard this, they were immediately delighted, and their previous doubts disappeared. They began to discuss what questions to ask the boss and how to seize this opportunity.
Xue Han stood beside Xu Yao, looking at her being surrounded by the crowd, like a luminous body, and his heart was filled with joy.
His Yaoyao is just so outstanding!
After solving the villagers' problems, Xu Yao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She rubbed her swollen temples, but she didn't let her guard down.
She knew her third sister too well. That woman was like an indestructible cockroach who would never give up until she achieved her goal!
After being thwarted this time, she will definitely come up with more vicious tricks!
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Are you tired? Why don't you go back and rest for a while?" Xue Han looked at her with concern.
Xu Yao shook her head, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes: "Xue Han, things are not over yet. Third sister will definitely not let it go, we have to be careful and watch out for her."
Xue Han nodded and held her hand tightly: "Don't worry, Yaoyao, I'm here and won't let anyone hurt you!"
When they returned home, Xiaofang had already prepared dinner. The aroma of the hot food wafted into Xu Yao's nose, temporarily dispelling the gloom in her heart.
"Sister Yaoyao, you're finally back! You must be exhausted today. Come and have dinner!" Xiaofang greeted her warmly.
Xu Yao forced a smile and sat down at the dining table.
"By the way, Sister Yaoyao, I heard from the villagers today that Third Sister seems to be doing something behind the scenes again. She said she wanted to trip up Boss Li and prevent him from coming to our village." Xiaofang said as she served Xu Yao rice.
Xu Yao frowned and cursed inwardly: As expected!
"What exactly is she going to do?" Xu Yao asked.
Xiaofang shook her head: "I don't know about that. Anyway, she is so mysterious and she must have bad intentions."
Xu Yao put down her chopsticks and thought about it.
It seems that she must find a way to stop her third sister's conspiracy!
It was late at night, Xu Yao lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Outside the window, the moonlight is like water, sprinkling on the ground, a silver-white color.
Suddenly, a subtle sound was heard, breaking the silence of the night.
Xu Yao suddenly opened her eyes and pricked up her ears alertly.
The sound came from outside the window, as if someone was prying open her window!
She quietly got up, walked to the window, and looked out through the gap in the curtains.
She saw a dark figure standing outside her window stealthily, holding a screwdriver in his hand...
Xu Yao's heart instantly rose to her throat.
Who could it be?
Is it the third sister?
What does she want to do?
Xu Yao held her breath, not daring to breathe, and stared closely at the black shadow.
The shadow didn't seem to notice her and continued to pry the window with a screwdriver.
With a "click", the window was pried open a crack.
The shadow stretched out his hand and slowly opened the window...
Suddenly, the black shadow stopped moving, as if it had discovered something.
He turned his head sharply and looked into the window.
When their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze.
Xu Yao's heartbeat instantly accelerated to the extreme.
With the faint moonlight, Xu Yao could see the face of the shadow clearly...
It's a fool!
There was a hint of panic on his face and his eyes flickered.
"You...what do you want to do?" Xu Yao asked in a low voice, with a hint of trembling in her tone.
The fool stammered and was unable to speak, with the screwdriver still tightly clenched in his hand.
"Tell me! Who sent you here?" Xu Yao shouted harshly, with a hint of threat in her tone.
The fool was so frightened that he trembled all over and his eyes became even more panicked.
"I...I...I..." He stuttered and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Xu Yao knew that he must have been sent here by his third sister.
"Don't want to tell me? Okay, then I'll hand you over to the police!" Xu Yao said, and was about to open the door.
When Erlangzi heard this, he was so scared that he quickly grabbed Xu Yao's arm.
"No! Don't call the police! I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and said tremblingly: "It's... it's the third sister... she... she asked me to come... to destroy your window, so that you... you can't sleep well at night..."
"What else did she ask you to do?" Xu Yao asked.
Erlangzi shook his head: "No...no, she just let me do these..."
Xu Yao stared into Erlangzi's eyes, trying to tell whether he was lying.
"Is it really gone?" she asked again.
The fool nodded desperately: "It's really gone! I swear!"
Xu Yao hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to believe him.
"Okay, I'll let you go this time. But you must remember, if there is a next time, I will never let you go!" Xu Yao said sternly.
Erlangzi was as if he had been pardoned, and he crawled away from Xu Yao's house.
Xu Yao looked at his fleeing back, her heart filled with anger.
Third sister, you are so abominable!
This time, I will never let you succeed!
She closed the window and went back to bed, but couldn't fall asleep.
What more sinister tricks will she use next?
Xu Yao clenched her fists tightly, her heart filled with worry.
Suddenly, she thought of something and sat up abruptly.
No, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death!
She must take the initiative to stop her third sister's conspiracy!
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