Chapter 48 Why are you being polite to me?
"Knock knock knock!" The knocking on the door sounded like a life-threatening call, each one more urgent than the last.
Xu Yao sat up with a start and thought: Who is this in the middle of the night?
Could it be that those evildoers from the Sun family are here to cause trouble again?
Xue Han was calm. He got out of bed and put on a coat. His broad back made people feel at ease for some reason.
"I'll go take a look, don't be afraid."
"Hmm..." Xu Yao responded, but she was still feeling nervous.
She has not forgotten the behavior of those people in the Sun family. They are like dog-skin plasters and cannot be gotten rid of.
Xue Han opened the door and saw a panting aunt standing at the door. Xu Yao also recognized her. She was a neighbor who lived in a large compound.
"Auntie, what's wrong?" Xue Han asked.
"Xiao Xue, go and take a look! Your Xu Yao has had a quarrel with someone in the supply and marketing cooperative!" The aunt stamped her feet in anxiety.
When Xu Yao heard this, her head buzzed.
Supply and marketing cooperative?
quarrel?
What does this have to do with anything?
She hasn’t been to the supply and marketing cooperative recently!
"Auntie, please speak slowly, what's going on?" Xue Han frowned slightly, but his tone remained calm.
"Oh, I can't explain it clearly. Anyway, you should go and take a look! If you are late, your Xu Yao will suffer!" After saying this, the aunt turned around and ran away.
Xue Han returned to the house, looked at Xu Yao who looked confused, and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Xu Yao quickly put on her clothes and followed Xue Han out the door.
The two of them trotted all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative, and saw from afar a group of people gathered there, making a lot of noise.
"What's going on? It's so hard to buy something!"
"That's right. These days, I can't even spend my money. It's really crazy!"
Xu Yao squeezed into the crowd and saw her...acquaintance, Aunt Li, standing in front of the counter.
Aunt Li was blushing as she argued with the salesperson: "Comrade, I really didn't take anything extra. If you don't believe me, search me!"
The salesperson looked impatient: "What are you searching for? There are so many people watching, how can they wrongly accuse you?"
"You..." Aunt Li was shaking with anger, but she couldn't speak.
Xu Yao understood that someone was deliberately looking for trouble! She was about to step forward but was stopped by Xue Han.
"Don't be impatient, take a look first." Xue Han said in a low voice.
Xu Yao nodded, suppressed the anger in her heart, and continued to observe the development of the situation.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before some people in the crowd started whispering.
"This Aunt Li always likes to take advantage of others. This time she must have been caught stealing something!"
"That's right, look at how guilty she is!"
When Aunt Li heard these words, she was speechless.
Xu Yao couldn't bear it any longer. She squeezed to the counter and said loudly: "Comrade, I believe Aunt Li, she is not that kind of person!"
The salesperson glanced at Xu Yao and sneered, "Who are you to her? Why do you trust her?"
"I..." Xu Yao was speechless for a moment. She couldn't say that she was reborn, right?
At this time, Xue Han spoke up: "I am her boyfriend. We are from the same compound. We know Aunt Li best."
Xue Han's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.
The salesperson felt frightened by his gaze and his momentum weakened instantly.
"That...that doesn't prove that she didn't steal anything!" the salesperson muttered.
"Since you said she stole things, do you have any evidence?" Xue Han asked back.
"I..." The salesperson stammered, unable to speak.
"You can't arbitrarily accuse someone without evidence!" Xue Han's voice suddenly rose. "If you don't apologize to Aunt Li for what happened today, I will go to the street office to sue you!"
When the salesperson heard the word "street office", he was immediately panicked.
These days, no one wants to have anything to do with the street office.
She quickly put on a smiling face and said to Aunt Li, "Sister, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. Please don't take it to heart."
Aunt Li was not the kind of person who would not let go even if she was wrong. After seeing the salesperson apologized, she did not pursue the matter any further.
The storm was thus calmed down.
Xu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, but felt even more confused.
No matter how you look at this, it seems like someone is deliberately targeting me!
She turned to look at Xue Han, her eyes full of gratitude. "Thank you, Xue Han."
Xue Han smiled and ruffled her hair. "Silly girl, why are you being so polite to me?"
The two walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative side by side. Xu Yao couldn't help but ask: "Xue Han, do you think this was done by the Sun family?"
Xue Han pondered for a moment and said, "It's almost right."
Xu Yao bit her lip, feeling a little aggrieved.
She has broken off the engagement with Sun Zhiqiang, so why is the Sun family still haunting her?
"No, I have to go to the street office to report it!" Xu Yao said, and was about to walk towards the street office.
Xue Han grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, this is not that simple."
"What should we do?" Xu Yao stamped her feet anxiously, "We can't just let it go like this, right?"
"Of course not." Xue Han's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, "Come on, I'll go with you."
The two went to the street office and found the director.
The director was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking serious.
"Director, we are here to report the situation!" Xu Yao went straight to the point.
The director pushed up his glasses and asked slowly, "What's going on?"
Xu Yao told everything that happened in the supply and marketing cooperative.
After listening to this, the director frowned.
"Comrade, we know what you said. But without evidence, we can't do anything about it!"
Xu Yao was anxious: "What should we do? We can't just let them bully us like this, right?"
The director sighed, "Comrade, I understand your feelings. But when we do things, we have to rely on evidence!"
Xu Yao was immediately deflated. She also knew that without evidence, nothing she said would be of any use.
Seeing Xu Yao's lost look, Xue Han felt heartbroken.
He held Xu Yao's hand tightly and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xu Yao raised her head and looked into Xue Han's determined eyes, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.
She knew that Xue Han would definitely help her.
"Director, we will look for evidence," Xue Han said to the director, "and then, please administer justice."
The director nodded and said, "Of course, our street office is here to serve the people!"
After coming out of the street office, Xu Yao felt much better.
She knew that with Xue Han around, she was not afraid of anything.
"Xue Han, where do we find evidence?" Xu Yao asked.
Xue Han smiled slightly, leaned close to Xu Yao's ear, and whispered, "I know someone who may be able to help us."
Xu Yao's ears were tickled by the hot breath he exhaled, and her cheeks turned slightly red.
She subconsciously shrank her neck and asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"
Xue Han raised a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth, and his deep voice was like mellow wine, intoxicating: "You will know when you go there."
When the two came out of the street office, it was already dark.
The street lights on both sides of the street emitted a dim light, and Xu Yao's heart also warmed up.
She took Xue Han's arm and walked forward briskly.
"Let's go find that old lady. Maybe she can testify for us." Xue Han said softly, his tone firm and warm.
Xu Yao nodded, feeling a warm feeling in her heart.
The two walked side by side in the dim alley. From time to time, the wind blew, bringing a hint of coolness, but Xu Yao only felt warm in her heart.
After turning a few corners, they arrived at the courtyard of the aunt's house.
The lights in the yard shine through the window paper, warm and friendly.
Xue Han knocked on the door gently. Not long after, the door opened and a middle-aged woman stuck her head out.
"Oh, it's the young man from the Xue family and Xu Yao, come in!" the aunt greeted them warmly.
When Xu Yao and Xue Han walked into the house, their aunt had already prepared a pot of hot tea. There were also a few freshly-made cakes on the table. The aroma was so fragrant that people couldn't help but take a few more sips.
Xu Yao looked at the aunt gratefully and felt warm in her heart.
"Auntie, do you still remember what happened in the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon?" Xue Han asked straight to the point.
The aunt nodded and frowned, "Remember, remember, those people you mentioned are too outrageous, it's ok to bully others, but they also wrongly accuse good people!"
Xue Han smiled and said, "We know that Aunt Li is a good person, but they won't give up without evidence. So we would like to ask you to be a witness and help Xu Yao clear her name."
The old lady slammed the table in indignation, "Needless to say! Nowadays, every family has its own problems. You can't bully someone just because they are weak! I'll go to the street office with you to testify!"
Xu Yao was so moved that she almost cried. She quickly stood up and bowed to the aunt, "Thank you, aunt, you are so kind!"
The aunt waved her hand and said with a smile, "You are a good person, I will definitely help you if I need to! Let's go, let's go now!"
The three of them rushed to the street office together, and the director was sorting documents in the office.
When he saw Xu Yao and Xue Han coming in with the aunt, he was slightly stunned and then stood up.
"Auntie, it's great that you can come to testify!" Xu Yao said gratefully.
The aunt nodded, her tone firm, "I was at the scene today, I can prove that Aunt Li didn't steal anything! Those people are just making false accusations!"
The director nodded and wrote it down carefully.
He looked up at Xu Yao and Xue Han, with a little more certainty in his eyes.
"Comrade, we have recorded the evidence you provided. We will deal with this matter seriously and will never let the criminals go unpunished!" The director's tone was stern.
Xu Yao and Xue Han smiled at each other, and they felt much better immediately.
Xu Yao clapped her hands and said excitedly: "Thank you, Director, thank you, Auntie!"
The director turned to the salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative and said, "Comrade, what you did today has violated the regulations and must be dealt with seriously! Starting tomorrow, you must publicly apologize to Aunt Li, and we will post a notice at the supply and marketing cooperative to explain the truth and set the record straight!"
The salesperson lowered his head, his face full of shame, and nodded continuously, "Yes, Director, I was wrong, I will correct it."
Xu Yao stared at the salesperson, and the anger in her heart was finally vented.
She felt much more relaxed, as if a heavy stone had been lifted off her shoulders.
She held Xue Han's hand tightly, and the warmth in her heart became even stronger.
"Xue Han, we won!" Xu Yao said excitedly, with tears in her eyes.
Xue Han smiled and nodded, "Yes, we won. But this struggle is not over yet, the Sun family will not let us go so easily."
Xu Yao took a deep breath and said firmly: "Then let's grow in battle. One day, I will make them pay the price."
A determined smile appeared on Xue Han's lips, and he held Xu Yao's hand tightly.
The two walked out of the street office, and the stars in the night sky were twinkling, as if cheering them on.
But at this moment, Xu Yao suddenly felt a chill, as if a pair of eyes were watching her in the dark.
She turned back subconsciously, but saw nothing.
Xue Han was very careful and noticed her uneasiness. He asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Xu Yao smiled slightly, pretending to be relaxed, "It's nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it."
Xue Han held her hand tightly and whispered, "No matter what happens, you don't have to be afraid of anything as long as I'm here."
Xu Yao felt warm in her heart and looked up at the night sky, as if she could see hope for the future in the stars.
But she knows that this is just a new beginning and there are still many unknown challenges ahead.
She smiled slightly and walked forward firmly.
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