Qi Qi's words completely pushed Li Zhetai to his limit, and she blurted out what he had been hiding with bated breath.
"You, Qi Ran! You say I gave money to Lao Wu's family, do you have any proof?"
"Isn't her small shop the best proof? Fifth Brother used to hand over all his money home; how much could they possibly have saved to support their small shop?"
"It doesn't matter if her dad is rich!" Old Mrs. Li added, "Besides, everyone in the village saw what you did that day!"
"Yes, I saw it that day."
"I saw it too, and I even climbed over into the Lu family's house."
A large crowd of onlookers gathered around, echoing what Grandma Li had said.
Qi Ran couldn't handle it alone, and angrily pinched Lu Yuncheng's arm: "Speak up! Tell me the truth! Do you want the whole village to drown you in their spit?"
Lu Yuncheng kept his head down, licked his dry lips, and said, "My wife made me do all this; it has nothing to do with me."
One sentence resounded like a thunderclap among the crowd.
"It was Qi Ran who instigated this! How vicious! How could the eldest son of the Lu family marry such a wife?"
"No wonder Qi Qi didn't seem worried at all that day; it turns out she was the real mastermind behind it all!"
One insult after another pierced Qi Ran's ears. She felt truly wronged, even more wronged than Mi'e!
Hearing these voices, Old Lady Li was slightly surprised; it was exactly as her fifth son's wife had said. Her eldest son would shift the blame to Qi Ran and then gracefully escape unscathed.
Was Lu Yuncheng like this before?
Old Mrs. Li questioned herself inwardly, but what she cared about most right now was her eldest son's reputation. As for Qi Ran, she would leave it to fate. After all, a woman's reputation wasn't important; what mattered most was whether she could carry on the family line.
Grandma Li sighed, immediately attracting everyone's attention. Everyone quieted down and waited for Grandma Li to speak.
"Oh, eldest son, even if you listen to your wife, you can't listen to her like this!" Old Mrs. Li said again.
He said, "Let's treat this as a family matter and call it a day."
After hearing this, everyone realized there was no point in watching and returned to their own homes.
Qi Ran felt that Lu Yuncheng was really unpleasant to look at now. At the same time, the sound of deducting luck points kept echoing in her mind. These sounds haunted her like ghosts, making her extremely depressed all day.
While Qi Ran was feeling down, Shen Qianqian's small shop was thriving.
Ever since Gao Lin returned home that day, she has been praising the toothpaste and toothbrushes in Shen Qianqian's store to everyone she meets in the village, saying that they are of good quality and low price.
Some families with decent means bought some, and after discovering that it was exactly as Gao Lin had described, everyone in the village rushed to the store to buy toothpaste and toothbrushes.
The goods sold out even faster than the system could produce them.
By evening, Shen Qianqian had finished serving the last group of customers and closed the shop door.
She had just closed it when she heard the system's voice again.
[Ding~ The female lead's reputation has suffered a significant decline. A set of factory equipment will be awarded to the host.]
Factory equipment?
Shen Qianqian couldn't think of what the device could do for a moment, so she simply put it in the system warehouse and waited for Lu Yunzhi to come back before handing it over to him for research.
Lu Yunzhi has been sleeping at the factory for the past two days. He originally thought the factory was ready to start producing the first batch of car parts, but a new problem has arisen.
The equipment they purchased domestically was not advanced enough to support them in producing more precise parts.
These parts with dimensional deviations and rough surfaces are easily eliminated from the market.
Eliminate.
They stayed up for several nights in a row but still couldn't find a solution.
Lu Yunzhi returned to the Lu family home. He found the atmosphere heavy with tension, but in stark contrast, the meal served that day was exceptionally lavish.
Grandma Li laid out all the meat and vegetables in front of the eldest son's family: "Eldest son, eldest son's wife, eat quickly."
She had indeed shifted the blame to their family today, and feeling guilty, she decided to cook more meat dishes in an attempt to make amends.
Qi Ran, however, was completely unmoved and rolled her eyes: "To exchange a meal for the curses of the entire village, this isn't a worthwhile deal!"
Grandma Li opened her mouth, but said nothing more.
Just when Old Mrs. Li thought she could turn the page on this chapter, Lu Yunfeng spoke up again: "Mom, since everyone knows it was my eldest brother and sister-in-law who took the money, then hurry up and make them hand it over!" "Yes, that's so much money! What if they lose it!" Chen Qin chimed in. Old Mrs. Li silently rolled her eyes at the two of them: "They really know how to rub salt in the wound!"
Bringing this up now is clearly an attempt to embarrass the eldest son's family and her.
She tried to smooth things over by saying, "Eat your food first, and I'll have the eldest son's family bring it to me later."
"Mom," Lu Yunfeng said again, "but we won't feel at ease unless we see it with our own eyes."
The implication was that they were afraid their mother might feel sorry for their older brother and get scolded, so she might actually give them the money secretly.
They're like someone who's swallowing a bitter pill—they can't express their suffering!
Old Mrs. Li had completely lost her patience by this point, and slammed down her bowl and chopsticks: "Fine! You don't even trust me?!"
She had just slammed down her chopsticks when Old Man Lu's gaze swept over Lu Yunfeng.
Lu Yunfeng shuddered. Well, they were already openly threatening him. He'd better keep quiet.
Bar.
After dinner, Grandma Li called Qi Ran into her room alone.
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