People in the crowd who had bought things from the small shop stood up to speak up for Shen Qianqian.
"Pah! To hell with cheap and good quality! She's nothing but a swindler selling counterfeit and shoddy products!" Zhao Lanzhi pulled out Zhao Juan's medical certificate from her pocket: "If you don't believe me, look at this."
A literate person took the diagnosis and read it aloud: "Zhao Juan suffered acute poisoning due to industrial ingredients in her toothpaste."
"But you can't prove that the toothpaste was bought from a small shop, can you?" Shen Qianqian's supporters were still speaking up for her.
Zhao Lanzhi took out the tube of toothpaste and slammed it on the ground: "Look, isn't this it!"
Everyone craned their necks to look, and the supporters saw the toothpaste tube on the ground with their own eyes, so much so that they dropped everything they were holding.
They are exactly the same
No, that toothpaste was the one Shen Qianqian bought at her little shop; it's a brand that's not available in other stores.
son!
The scene instantly descended into chaos. Many people excitedly picked up stones and threw them at the Lu family's gate, while several others were busy lying on the ground, gagging and trying to induce vomiting.
Hearing the commotion outside, Old Lady Li, heartbroken over the smashed door, forcefully shoved Shen Qianqian out, yelling, "You created this mess, you have to deal with it yourself!"
Caught off guard, Shen Qianqian was pushed away by Old Lady Li. The person who threw the stone accidentally hit her hand, and her originally fair skin immediately turned bluish.
She winced in pain, clutching the spot where she had been hit, and tried to raise her voice to drown out the noise of the crowd.
He said, "Wait a minute, I have something to say. I've been in the shop these past few days, but I've never seen Aunt Zhao come in to buy anything!"
After hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing. Upon reflection, they realized that they had visited the small shop several times in the past few days and no one had seen Zhao Lanzhi.
Moreover, given Zhao Lanzhi's stingy nature, it's unlikely she'd be willing to follow trends and buy things at small shops.
"Can't I ask someone else to buy it for me?" Zhao Lanzhi shouted at those who were giving her questioning looks.
"Then tell me who bought it for you!" someone in the crowd said, and the judgmental gazes of the crowd fell back on Zhao Lanzhi.
"I...I..." Zhao Lanzhi was so anxious that she couldn't speak. She didn't want others to know that she had taken advantage of others, which led to Juan'er being sent to the hospital.
Juan'er said she hated doing that.
Besides, if she really found it, could she still reason with Shen Qianqian? "I gave it to her."
Qi Qi's words were like a ray of holy light shining on Zhao Lanzhi. It was the first time she had seen Qi Ran, and she felt as if she were seeing a fairy.
"I saw that it wasn't easy for Aunt Zhao to raise Juan'er all by herself, and I also heard Juan'er complaining the other day that she never got to know anything that was popular in the village, so I thought I'd help Aunt Zhao and the others this time," Qi Ran explained.
"You family members have to pay for things too?" someone asked.
“Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts,” Qi Qi added. “But I was worried that my fifth sister-in-law would feel awkward, so I specifically asked Xiao Hua to buy it for me.”
Xiaohua happened to be there too and admitted to it.
The questions from the crowd surged forth again like a gentle tide.
Zhao Lanzhi stepped forward, gripping Shen Qianqian's wrists tightly with both hands: "I don't care, you have to give me an explanation today, you have to compensate me for all of Juan'er's medical expenses and our family's emotional distress!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised to learn that this was a way to claim compensation!
The crowd spontaneously formed a circle, surrounding Shen Qianqian. Behind her was the door that Old Lady Li had locked long ago, and their clamor for compensation almost swallowed her up.
The brigade leader was having dinner at home when Gao Lin, who was rushing home, suddenly pulled him away. "You still have the appetite to eat? Don't you know something terrible has happened in the village!"
The captain was startled and, disregarding everything else, quickly followed Gao Lin out.
On the way, Gao Lin told him, "Zhao Lanzhi said that Zhao Juan was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment after using the toothpaste from Chen Meizi's shop."
The captain was even more surprised: "Haven't we been using toothpaste from her shop all this time?"
Why are they all alright?
"Yes!" Gao Lin said with certainty, "Someone must be up to something, framing Shen Meizi! I heard her husband isn't in the village right now, and those people in the Lu family are all heartless and ungrateful; they've probably already pushed her out to take the blame!"
She owed Shen Qianqian a favor before, and now it's time to repay it.
Besides, what if we can get some other benefits later...?
When the two of them arrived, just as Gao Lin had expected, Shen Qianqian was surrounded by a crowd.
"What are you all doing!" the captain roared.
When everyone saw that it was the captain, the person who could stand up for them had finally arrived, they all rushed to his side and complained about the goods in Shen Qianqian's shop.
The brigade leader's head was throbbing from the noise: "Alright, shut up! The toothpaste you're talking about, my family has been using it for several days, how come we're fine, but only Zhao Lanzhi's family has this problem?"
"Yes, and it just so happens that only she, who didn't buy the toothpaste herself, got into trouble," Gao Lin added, focusing on the key point.
Upon hearing Gao Lin's voice, Qi Ran was reminded of those unpleasant memories. She stepped forward and retorted, "I've already explained. I bought it out of sympathy for Juan'er and because I didn't want to embarrass Shen Qianqian, so I asked Xiao Hua to buy it and deliver it to Aunt Zhao."
Gao Lin laughed heartily without any attempt to hide her laughter: "You surnamed Qi, you would be so kind? Maybe you drugged her beforehand to slander Sister Shen!"
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