Chapter Twenty-Seven: Our relationship is completely innocent.
Zhang Chunxue, however, seemed not to have heard the rumors at all, her face showing not a trace of extra emotion.
She stared coldly at Meng Wanshu, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "You cry? You still have the nerve to cry?"
"Meng Wanshu, let me tell you, don't think you can get away with this little trick!"
"You're saying you bought the necklace yourself? Fine! Even if you did, tell me, how do you explain my son, Zhong Chengren, coming here every few days to bring you money and gifts?"
“My son and daughter-in-law are legally married, and their marriage is protected by national law! Every penny my son spends on you is their joint property!”
Zhang Chunxue's voice suddenly rose, becoming firm and resolute: "I can go to the police station right now and report this to the police! When the police come to investigate, you'll have to tell me exactly how much my son, Zhong Chengren, gave you! Not a single penny less!"
As soon as the words "report to the police" were uttered, Meng Wanshu's crying stopped abruptly. Her face turned even paler than before, and the hand covering her neck trembled.
When the people around heard that the police were to be called, they were all stunned, and the tone of their discussion began to change again.
"Oh dear, this old woman is so certain, and she even said she'd call the police. Could it be true?"
"Yeah, these days, who would dare to joke about reporting someone to the police?"
"If it's true, then Meng Wanshu is really...tsk tsk, I never would have guessed!"
Meng Wanshu clutched her collar tightly, a flicker of panic in her eyes, but her words remained defiant: "You...you're talking nonsense! I said I don't know your son! This gold necklace is one I bought myself! I saved up money to buy it!"
Zhang Chunxue sneered, pressing him aggressively: "You bought it yourself? Fine! Then tell me, when did you buy it? Which store did you buy it from? How much did it cost?"
"Let me tell you, Meng Wanshu, these days all the receipts in the jewelry store are kept on file. Let's check them now! We'll know the truth just by comparing them!"
Meng Wanshu's eyes became even more panicked, her lips trembled, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
How could she possibly say when and where she bought it! It was clearly something Zhong Chengren secretly gave her a few days ago!
Seeing her stammer, Zhang Chunxue pressed on: "What? Can't say it? Feeling guilty?"
Sweating profusely, Meng Wanshu's eyes darted around as she desperately tried to come up with a solution: "I...I didn't buy it myself! I asked someone else to buy it for me!"
"Bought through someone?" Zhang Chunxue scoffed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Bought through whom? Was it some bastard named Zhong Chengren?"
"Meng Wanshu, I think we should just report this to the police! Let the officers investigate thoroughly and see if there are any fingerprints of my son, Zhong Chengren, on this gold necklace!"
"When the time comes, with witnesses and physical evidence, let's see how you'll deny it then!"
These words struck Meng Wanshu like a bolt from the blue!
Her face instantly turned deathly pale, devoid of any color, and her body began to tremble slightly.
Report to the police...check fingerprints...
Zhong Chengren touched this necklace not only when he bought it, but also when he gave it to her. She liked it and wore it every day without ever wiping or washing it... How could it not have Zhong Chengren's fingerprints on it!
This old woman... this old woman is so difficult to deal with!
Meng Wanshu was genuinely terrified. She was afraid that Zhang Chunxue would actually report her to the police, and then she would be completely finished! Not only would she likely lose her job, but her reputation would also be utterly ruined!
She bit her lower lip hard, and under Zhang Chunxue's icy gaze, she finally couldn't hold back any longer: "It's...it's Zhong Chengren...I asked Zhong Chengren to buy it for me...so it's normal to have his fingerprints on it..."
As soon as Meng Wanshu said this, the grain and oil station erupted in a buzz, as if a pot had been boiled over!
Those who had previously spoken up for Meng Wanshu now looked at her with disdain and curiosity.
"Oh my, it really was bought by this old lady's son!"
"Didn't you just say you didn't know his son? You've really slapped yourself in the face quickly!"
"Tsk tsk, it seems this is pretty much a done deal!"
Listening to the surrounding discussions, Zhang Chunxue smiled sarcastically and looked at Meng Wanshu, slowly saying, "Comrade Meng, didn't you just say so confidently that you didn't know my good-for-nothing second son, Zhong Chengren? How come now it's him who bought the necklace for you?"
Meng Wanshu's face flushed red and then turned pale, so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into the ground.
She tried to remain calm, but her voice trembled with tears as she explained, "I...I was afraid you'd misunderstand and think there was something between us because you were so aggressive...that's why...that's why I didn't dare admit it! I was afraid that if you got angry, you'd wrongly accuse an innocent person without even asking what happened!"
Zhang Chunxue scoffed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, completely ignoring her comment.
"Misunderstand?"
"I'd like to ask you, Comrade Meng, what kind of 'friendship' do you have with my married second son that would allow him to buy such an expensive item as a gold necklace for you?"
"You're a single woman, and you know he has a wife and children, yet you're still getting involved with him in such an ambiguous way. What are you up to?"
These words, each one like a whip, lashed across Meng Wanshu's face, causing a burning pain!
Isn't this clearly a case of her deliberately seducing Zhong Chengren and intentionally destroying his family?
It was clearly that damned Zhong Chengren who provoked her first!
Meng Wanshu almost choked and fainted from anger, her chest heaving violently.
She racked her brains and hurriedly explained, "Auntie, please don't talk nonsense! Zhong Chengren and I...we...we're just ordinary friends!"
"That day I happened to have something to do and couldn't get away, and he... he happened to say he was going to the county, so I just casually asked him for a favor!"
"Really, there's nothing between us, nothing at all!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunxue's face showed a look of sudden realization, and she nodded.
"Oh—I see!"
She drew out her words, then abruptly changed the subject, her eyes sharply fixed on Meng Wanshu: "Is that really all?"
“But my good-for-nothing second son came home and told me that you only gave him 120 yuan at the time.”
"He said he spent a full 150 yuan on this gold necklace! You still owe him 30 yuan!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Wanshu was taken aback at first, but then the panic in her heart was immediately suppressed.
So they were just trying to scam money!
She said it herself, how could an old woman from the countryside be so shrewd!
Meng Wanshu cursed Zhang Chunxue inwardly. She was really ruthless to come up with such a way to extort money!
But right now, all she wants is to get rid of this plague as soon as possible.
Give me the money! Thirty yuan is better than losing my job and my reputation being completely ruined by her tantrums!
We'll just go back and get the money back from that bastard Zhong Chengren!
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