Chapter 89 The Third Sister is Naughty Again
The night was thick, like insoluble ink, covering the entire village.
The moonlight is pale, like a huge piece of paper pasted in the sky, but it cannot illuminate the darkness in people's hearts.
Xu Yao lay in bed, tossing and turning. The sinister look of her third sister lingered in her mind, like a scorpion waving its stinger, making her uneasy.
She had a feeling that her third sister would not give up. This woman could even bite herself when she got ruthless, let alone her?
Sure enough, the next day, an atmosphere of impending storm enveloped the entire village.
Third sister, this woman who will never give up until she achieves her goal, has started to act up again.
She spread rumors around the village like a seed drill, saying that Xu Yao's shop sold counterfeit and shoddy goods, cheating the villagers and making dirty money.
She described those non-existent "victims" in such vivid detail that it sounded as if it were real. Some villagers who did not know the truth were stunned and filled with righteous indignation. They were ready to go to Xu Yao's shop to seek an explanation.
Look, a group of people are rushing towards Xu Yao’s shop, holding hoes and carrying poles in their hands, like an army about to attack the city.
The third sister walked in front with a sinister smile on her face, as if she had already seen the scene of Xu Yao kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.
She felt so refreshed, as if she had drunk an ice-cold soda in the dog days of summer, cooling herself from head to toe.
Xu Yao's small shop, "Yaoguang Department Store", is at its peak business time at this time.
Xiaofang was busy greeting guests when she suddenly saw a dark crowd outside the door. She was so scared that she almost dropped the abacus in her hand.
She quickly ran to Xu Yao and whispered, "Sister Yao, this is bad. A lot of people are coming here aggressively, and they seem to be looking for trouble!"
Xu Yao's heart skipped a beat and she said to herself, "Here it comes."
She walked to the door and took a deep breath, but there was no trace of panic on her face.
She knew that she must not show any weakness at this moment, otherwise she would be swallowed up by this group of people.
"Fellow villagers, what's going on? If you have anything to say, please talk about it nicely." Xu Yao's voice was crisp and powerful, and it was particularly clear in the noisy crowd.
"Stop talking nonsense! You sold fake goods and cheated us, you must give us an explanation today!" A burly man roared, spitting on Xu Yao's face.
"Yes! Give us our money back! Give us our money back!" Others also followed suit, and the scene became chaotic for a while.
Xu Yao was not frightened by the scene. She raised her hands and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Everyone listen to me! Everyone knows what kind of person I am, Xu Yao. I opened this small shop to make things convenient for everyone and to make a living for myself. How could I sell fake goods and harm everyone?"
She paused and continued, "I know that everyone has been instigated by certain people, but I can assure you that the things sold in my store are absolutely authentic and fair! If you don't believe me, you can take a look at my purchase receipts." As she spoke, Xu Yao took out a thick stack of receipts and showed them to everyone.
Xiaofang also quickly chimed in: "Dear uncles and aunts, the things in our store are all carefully selected, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed. If you don't believe me, you can take a look and touch these fabrics and daily necessities. Which one is not genuine?"
Aunt Wang had originally followed the crowd to join in the fun, but after listening to Xu Yao's explanation and looking at the purchase receipts, she began to feel suspicious.
She remembered that she had bought things from Xu Yao's store several times before. The quality was indeed good and the price was fair, not like what her third sister said.
"Everyone, don't get excited. Listen to me." Aunt Wang stood up and raised her voice. "I've bought things from Yaoyao's store before. The quality is very good and I didn't find any problems."
There was some commotion among the crowd, and some people began to hesitate, wondering if they had really been deceived by the third sister.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the third sister quickly jumped out and shouted, "Aunt Wang, have you been bribed by her? She must have given you some benefits, so you spoke up for her!"
Aunt Wang was furious when she heard this: "You are talking nonsense! Don't you know what kind of person I am? Do I need to be bribed by her? You..."
At this moment, a voice came from outside the crowd: "What are you all arguing about? It's broad daylight, what a scene!"
When everyone looked back, it turned out to be... Accountant Li!
Accountant Li walked over with a serious face, holding an account book in his hand, and no one knew what he was going to do.
He walked up to Xu Yao and asked, "Yaoyao, what's going on?"
Before Xu Yao could answer, her third sister said, "Accountant Li, you're here! Xu Yao is selling fake goods and deceiving people. Let's get her to give an explanation!"
Accountant Li looked at the third sister, then at Xu Yao, frowned, and slowly said, "Oh? Selling fake goods? Where's the evidence?"
The third sister was stunned for a moment, stammering and unable to speak.
Accountant Li turned to Xu Yao and asked, "Yaoyao, do you have anything to say?"
Xu Yao took a deep breath and was about to speak when suddenly a sharp voice cut through the air:
"Accountant Li, you have to investigate this carefully! This Xu Yao is so cunning..."
This voice is none other than...
The sound was as sharp as nails scratching on a blackboard, giving people goose bumps.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a thin figure squeezing out from the crowd. It was none other than Xu Yao's "good" sister - Xu Lan!
Xu Lan looked gloating and said in a sharp voice: "Accountant Li, you have to investigate carefully! This Xu Yao is so cunning. On the surface, she pretends to be harmless, but secretly she does all kinds of sneaky things! I knew she was not a good person!"
Xu Yao looked at Xu Lan's distorted face and sneered in her heart.
This girl really keeps bringing up things that are not relevant to the topic!
Accountant Li frowned and said impatiently, "What evidence do you have?"
Xu Lan rolled her eyes and said, "I... I saw with my own eyes that she packaged some junk and sold it as good stuff! I also saw her secretly counting the money. She must have made a lot of dirty money!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Xiaofang was so angry that her face turned red. "The things in our store are all genuine. What right do you have to slander us?"
"That's right! We are all watching here, stop slandering us!" Aunt Wang also stood up to support.
Xu Lan was speechless and could only glare at Xu Yao fiercely, like a cat whose tail was stepped on.
Xu Yao felt secretly happy when she saw Xu Lan's frustrated look.
She had long known that Xu Lan and her third sister were in cahoots with each other, and she was definitely involved in this matter.
"Fellow villagers," Xu Yao raised her voice, "I know that everyone was instigated by certain people, but I want to ask everyone, do you really believe those rumors? Do you really think I would sell fake goods and harm you?"
There was a moment of silence among the crowd. Some people began to reflect with their heads down, while others began to whisper to each other.
Xu Yao struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Everyone knows what kind of person I am, Xu Yao. I opened this small shop to make things convenient for everyone and to earn a living. How could I sell fake goods and harm everyone? I swear to heaven that the things sold in my shop are absolutely authentic and fair to everyone! If you still don't believe it, you can go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to check, or you can ask my suppliers!"
Xu Yao's words were loud and powerful, like bullets shooting into the hearts of the crowd.
Some people in the crowd began to whisper: "I don't think Yaoyao is that kind of person."
"Yeah, she's usually very nice to us."
"Maybe he was really wronged."
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to her, the third sister began to panic.
She knew that if she didn't run away, she would really be torn to pieces by this group of people.
She rolled her eyes, and while no one was paying attention, she quietly slipped behind the crowd, then greased her feet and ran away.
When Xu Lan saw her third sister running away, she also ran away.
Xu Yao looked at her third sister and Xu Lan's backs as they slipped away, a sneer appearing on the corner of her mouth.
She knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and her third sister would definitely have more ruthless tricks up her sleeve.
She clenched her fists and swore secretly in her heart: No matter what tricks her third sister played, she would not back down!
She will definitely protect herself and her shop!
As night fell, Xu Yao stood in front of the window, looking at the flickering lights in the distance, feeling uneasy.
"This is just the beginning..." she muttered.
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