Chapter Thirty: Be good, give her first.
A barrage of questions rained down on Zhong Chengren like a machine gun.
Zhong Chengren was a little stunned by the question. He opened his mouth, about to make up a story based on Meng Wanshu's previous words.
“I think,” Song Xingzhi’s cool voice rang out again, unhurriedly, “why don’t we ask them separately? Let each of them give a different story, so that everyone can hear it and see who is lying and who is hiding something.”
Upon hearing this, Zhong Chengren's heart skipped a beat, as if it had been gripped tightly!
Ask them separately? Wouldn't that immediately expose the truth?!
Meng Wanshu's face turned pale instantly, and she looked at Zhong Chengren for help.
But she reacted quickly, and before Zhong Chengren could speak, she said, "I... I met Comrade Zhong half a year ago! It was when he came to our grain and oil station to buy oil! At that time... we had a little misunderstanding and even argued a bit! Later, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and after a while, we... became ordinary friends."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Chengren immediately nodded in agreement as if grasping at a lifeline: "Yes, yes, that's exactly it! Comrade Meng thinks I'm a good person and trustworthy, which is why he asked me to help with this!"
"Oh?" Zhang Chunxue's lips curled into a cold sneer. "Buying oil six months ago? Zhong Chengren, tell me, when did my family buy oil six months ago? I personally handle every single item in our household, from oil and salt to soy sauce and vinegar. And who did you buy this oil for?"
Her voice suddenly rose, carrying a menacing tone: "Could it be that you, Zhong Chengren, have another family outside of our home?!"
"I..." Zhong Chengren's forehead broke out in a sweat as he was questioned, and his eyes began to dart away.
How could he forget that his mother has always been in charge of things at home? She knows perfectly well whether or not they bought oil six months ago!
He could only bite the bullet and force himself to say, "No...it's not for my family! It's...it's for a friend!"
"Friend?" Zhang Chunxue took a step closer, her eyes seeming to pierce through his very being. "Which friend? What's their name? Where do they live? What do they do?"
"Mom!" Zhong Chengren was forced to retreat step by step by Zhang Chunxue's aggressive posture, and the veins on his face were bulging.
He finally couldn't hold back and roared, "Why are you being so aggressive! You're interrogating a criminal! I'm your son, not a criminal!"
"A criminal?" Zhang Chunxue sneered, her eyes filled with disappointment and contempt. "You have an extramarital affair and have ruined the family's reputation. In my heart, you're no different from a criminal!"
"I didn't!" Zhong Chengren cried out, his face flushed. "Why won't you believe me?!"
"Believe you?" Zhang Chunxue's voice was cold. "I, as your mother, know better than anyone what kind of scoundrel you are!"
"I don't care if you stole or robbed this money, or borrowed it from some shady friend, just buy her a gold necklace!"
"But I, Zhang Chunxue, will never stand by and watch you squander our Zhong family's money on these shady vixens!"
“Since you two are both so stubborn and refuse to admit it,” Zhang Chunxue glanced around at the onlookers, her voice clear and firm, “then there’s nothing more to say. Let’s call the police!”
"What?!" Meng Wanshu exclaimed in shock, her face as pale as paper.
Zhong Chengren was also shocked, looking at his mother in disbelief.
Seeing their flustered appearance, Zhang Chunxue's sneer intensified.
"Officer, there's always a way to find out what your relationship is. The truth about this gold necklace will naturally come to light."
"So, are you two going to take off the necklace and give it back to me now, or do you want to wait until the police get involved and you lose face before you give it back to me?"
Zhong Chengren's face turned bright red, and the veins on his neck bulged. He practically roared, "Mom! I'm your own son!"
Zhang Chunxue felt utterly disheartened by his unrepentant attitude.
"My son?" She sneered, her voice devoid of any warmth. "My son would do something so despicable, worse than a pig or a dog?"
"Your wife gave birth to your baby, Yuanyuan, who is just four months old and crying for milk, and you don't care at all!"
"Mingli got sick from taking care of the child, and you, as her husband and father, didn't even say a kind word!"
"Now look what's happened! He's got money from who-knows-where and is buying gold necklaces for those vixens outside! Zhong Chengren, you really are my 'good' son!"
After saying that, she didn't even glance at Zhong Chengren, but turned directly to Song Xingzhi, her tone becoming more serious: "Clerk Song, please go to the police station now and report this case to the police."
Without the slightest hesitation, Song Xingzhi immediately nodded: "Sister Chunxue, don't worry. I'm quite familiar with Director Wang of the Public Security Bureau. I will definitely ask him for help to get to the bottom of this matter."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Chengren and Meng Wanshu's faces turned even paler than before!
Zhong Chengren was truly panicked.
His mother's demeanor didn't seem like she was just trying to scare people at all!
If the police are notified, and Song Xingzhi adds fuel to the fire... no, if the truth is reported, his little affair with Meng Wanshu will be thoroughly investigated.
Meng Wanshu was terrified. As someone who worked at a grain and oil station, she was most afraid of this kind of misconduct!
Seeing that Song Xingzhi was about to leave, Zhong Chengren could no longer care about anything else. He rushed forward and grabbed Song Xingzhi's arm tightly: "Secretary Song! Secretary Song! Wait! Wait!"
He turned his head, almost clenching his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence to Meng Wanshu: "Comrade Meng... how about... how about giving the necklace... to my mother first?"
Meng Wanshu was extremely unwilling!
I've only worn this glittering gold necklace for a few days!
She hated Zhang Chunxue, that old hag, for coming at this crucial moment of all times to cause trouble!
Seeing that she didn't move, Zhong Chengren became so anxious that sweat beaded on his forehead. He leaned close to her ear and coaxed her in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Okay, Wan Shu, be good. Give it to her first, and later... later I'll find a way to buy you a better one!"
Meng Wanshu glared at Zhang Chunxue with a look that seemed to want to devour her.
But circumstances forced her to comply. No matter how unwilling she was, she could only tremblingly raise her hand, unfasten the gold necklace around her neck, and shove it into Zhong Chengren's hand.
Zhong Chengren was overjoyed. He quickly took the necklace and walked a few steps to Zhang Chunxue, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Mom, Mom, look... this is just a necklace. If you like it, consider it a gift from me! As for Comrade Meng's money... I'll save up and pay her back, so she won't suffer any loss!"
"laugh--"
A few undisguised sneers suddenly rang out from the surrounding crowd of onlookers.
Who would believe that?
He was denying it to the death just now, but as soon as I mentioned calling the police, he immediately backed down.
If you are truly innocent, what are you afraid of if the police investigate?
At the grain and oil station, Meng Wanshu's colleagues looked at her with a meaningful gaze, filled with disdain and curiosity.
Meng Wanshu wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground!
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