Rong Zhaonan narrowed his eyes, but before he could speak, Tang Zhenzhen couldn't take it anymore.
She didn't come here to watch how two men protect Ning Yuan.
Tang Zhenzhen gritted her teeth, her face dark, and looked at Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia beside her: "You two, say something!"
Tang Zhenzhen looked at Huang Xuehong and Qin Xiaoxia: "Xuehong, Xiaoxia, do you think the things in this cookie box went missing this morning?"
Huang Xuehong hated Ning Yuan to death and nodded frantically: "That's right, I saw it with my own eyes. Zhenzhen's money and food were gone this morning. Ning Yuan stole them!"
Qin Xiaoxia stammered, "Zhenzhen's box is empty, and there's only five yuan left."
She wasn't lying, she was just being ambiguous. As for what others thought, she couldn't care less.
As soon as the two of them testified, everyone started talking about it.
Tang Zhenzhen was especially popular among the educated youth, and Ning Yuan "willingly degenerated" and mixed up with the bad elements sent down to the cowshed from Beijing.
The other educated youth who came along all spoke up for Tang Zhenzhen.
"Yes, everyone else is at work early in the morning, except you."
"She's an upright person. Yesterday, when she thought something had happened to you, Ning Yuan, she even lost her shoe while running to get help!"
"That's right, Ning Yuan, you stole people's things, you have no conscience!"
Seeing the angry looks on the educated youth's faces, Li Yan looked at Ning Yuan, his brows furrowed: "Ning Yuan, you..."
He was about to say something when a cold voice suddenly interrupted him: "None of you saw Ning Yuan steal anything with your own eyes. Words are not enough. Do you have any evidence?"
Ning Yuan looked at Rong Zhaonan, who hadn't spoken, with some surprise. He had always been taciturn in front of everyone because of his "special" status.
This time, he actually spoke up twice in a row and even spoke up for her?
As expected, the moment Rong Zhaonan spoke, everyone's attention immediately turned to him.
Huang Xuehong pointed at him angrily: "You bad element, it's you who corrupted Ning Yuan and made her steal!"
Her angry outburst immediately resonated with the educated youth and villagers.
"That's right, maybe it was this bad element who instructed Ning Zhiqing to steal things!"
"Look, Ning Yuan wasn't like this before. She even resorted to hitting people. She must have been influenced by bad elements!"
...
The more Ning Yuan listened, the more outrageous it became. She finally understood why Rong Zhaonan always tried to minimize his presence and never spoke up in front of others.
Even innocent people can be labeled as bad people.
When something bad happens in a group, most people will blame this person!
This is the power of prejudice!
"Wait a minute! This has nothing to do with Dr. Rong. I didn't steal anything, let alone money. I have evidence!"
Ning Yuan couldn't help but stand in front of Rong Zhaonan and shout at the top of her lungs.
It instantly drowned out the noise and disdainful curses of the others.
Li Yan gave Rong Zhaonan a cold look, thinking, "He's just making trouble!"
Then, he looked at Ning Yuan and said in a deep voice, "Ning, if you have any evidence, just bring it out. The brigade will not wrong an innocent person."
When Li Yan, as the brigade leader, spoke, the villagers and educated youth all fell silent.
Ning Yuan turned and went into the small hut next to the cowshed. A moment later, she hurriedly came out, holding up what she was holding: "Tang Zhenzhen, is this the biscuit and candy you were talking about?"
There is an extreme shortage of material goods now, which is why there is such a big fuss over "high-end biscuits and candies".
Decades later, everything that happened now seems like a joke, but Tang Zhenzhen was mostly using it as an excuse to make a fuss.
Ning Yuan had a bag of cookies and a small handful of White Rabbit candies left in her hand.
Tang Zhenzhen's eyes immediately lit up, and she pointed to her hand: "My Evergreen Cookies and White Rabbit Milk Candy!"
Ning Yuan, that idiot, even brought out all the evidence.
Wait a minute... there's not enough sugar!
Tang Zhenzhen glared angrily at Ning Yuan: "You also stole my things! There are only five White Rabbit milk candies left, and my jade chili peppers too!"
These candies and cookies are simply unavailable in the countryside, and she's reluctant to eat them casually!
Ning Yuan said coldly, "These are things my relatives sent from Shanghai, why can't I eat them?"
"You're lying, this was sent from Shanghai by my family!" Tang Zhenzhen sneered.
What Ning Yuan gave her, is hers!
Huang Xuehong covered the bump on her head and exclaimed, "Yes, we all saw it! It was sent by Zhenzhen's family!"
As soon as Huang Xuehong finished speaking, the people around her started talking again.
"Now I don't know what Ning Zhiqing has to say. He's supposed to be supporting rural development, but he's already being kind by not stealing our things."
"Tsk..."
Ning Yuan suddenly took out a parcel slip from her pocket without any expression: "This is my evidence. It has a postmark from Shanghai. You can see what it says."
Tang Zhenzhen was taken aback and immediately had a bad feeling.
Why did Ning Yuan still keep this package slip? Months ago, she watched the other party throw it into the trash can!
Li Yan took the package, looked at the slip, and read aloud: "One box of Evergreen Biscuits, one pack of White Rabbit Milk Candy, recipient... Ning Yuan."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Ning Yuan has evidence; the candy is hers.
"Alright, I've already proven that I have candy and cookies. How are you going to prove that the things are yours?" Ning Yuan sneered.
The cookies and candies that she herself couldn't bear to eat, but gave to Tang Zhenzhen, became the evidence this woman used to frame her.
Fortunately, later, in order to collect stamps and keep a Shanghai postmark stamp, she picked up the parcel slip instead of throwing it away.
Tang Zhenzhen's face turned pale, and she subconsciously squeezed Huang Xuehong's arm: "That only proves that you had candy and cookies, and that you've already eaten your cookies and candy. They're mine!"
Huang Xuehong's chubby arm ached from being pinched, and he nodded hurriedly, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."
Rong Zhaonan leaned against the cart and suddenly said out of the blue, "Whoever makes the claim must provide the evidence. Now that she has proven it, it's your turn to provide evidence. Do you have any? What markings were on that jade chili pepper?"
Tang Zhenzhen glared at him angrily: "Xiaoxia and Xuehong both saw me receive the package. Besides, it's none of your business to speak here, you bad element!"
How did she know there were any markings on that jade chili pepper carving?
Li Yan gave Rong Zhaonan another warning look, intending to shut him up.
But he still said to Tang Zhenzhen seriously, "Tang, it is right that the burden of proof lies with the person making the claim. Besides your roommate, what other written evidence proves that these biscuits, candy, and jade peppers are yours?"
Tang Zhenzhen bit her lip, her eyes reddening under everyone's gaze: "Having witnesses isn't enough, I have nothing more to say. Just consider the cookies, candy, and even the jade chili peppers as hers. I misunderstood, okay?"
As she spoke, she looked aggrieved and turned to run away!
She has witnesses, and Ning Yuan has physical evidence. Anyway, this matter is hard to explain, and Ning Yuan's reputation won't be good either.
But Ning Yuan, without her noticing, stepped forward and blocked her path, coldly saying...
"Wait a minute, Tang Zhenzhen, you're just going to leave like this?"
Tang Zhenzhen looked at her irritably: "Can I just let it go?"
Ning Yuan sneered: "But I'm arguing, I also lost five yuan, and now I suspect that the five yuan you have is the one you stole from me!"
Not only Tang Zhenzhen, but also Huang Xuehong, Li Yan and a group of others were stunned.
What does this mean?
However, Rong Zhaonan's eyes, which were behind his glasses covering half of his face, flashed with an unusual light as he stared at Ning Yuan, seemingly lost in thought.
Tang Zhenzhen stared at her in disbelief: "What did you say?!"
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