"How could it be her..."
He muttered to himself, really not expecting to run into Xu Hongying on the black market.
If she hadn't been arguing with someone, Shen Sisi would have suspected that she had followed them.
Xu Hongying, wearing a gray woolen hat and a gauze mask over her face, was being held captive by a stall owner.
"You old hag, if you can't afford it, don't touch it like that! You've dirtied my clothes, pay me back!"
Xu Hongying tried to escape in the chaos, but she couldn't resist the stall owner.
She got agitated: "Who touched your clothes? Which eye did you see it with?"
"I saw it with both eyes... You think you can just leave? No way!" The old woman grabbed Xu Hongying's clothes and demanded compensation.
Xu Hongying refused to pay, insisting that she hadn't touched it and that the boss was trying to extort money from her.
The two were locked in a stalemate, pushing and shoving each other until they almost came to blows.
Seeing them start fighting, Chen Sisi shouted angrily, "Stop!"
She held Niu Niu tightly with one hand and pushed through the crowd with the other. When she saw Xu Hongying, whose hat had fallen off and whose hair was disheveled, she was furious.
Xu Hongying is usually a tyrant and quite capable at home, so why does she become such a coward outside?
Upon seeing Shen Sisi, Xu Hongying was also stunned, her pupils dilating involuntarily.
"It's...it's you?"
With a dark expression, Chen Sisi pulled her behind her and then shoved the older woman away.
She had a strong grip, pushing the older woman back several steps, almost causing her to fall to the ground.
"Where did this wild girl come from, daring to hit me!"
The woman was cursing and swearing, and rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight. Just as she was about to make a move, Dong Xiaojiang appeared and stood beside Shen Sisi, and the woman immediately calmed down.
Anyone who makes a living in this area knows Dong Xiaojiang.
Her older brother, Cao Hua, was the big boss of the dock area; she couldn't afford to offend him.
Who is this woman?
"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?" the middle-aged woman asked, her face flushed and her neck thick with anger.
Chen Sisi's frail body blocked Xu Hongying's path: "I'm her family, what do you think?"
Xu Hongying's eyes flickered, clearly surprised.
Upon hearing that it was a family member, the woman's attitude immediately became arrogant again: "Fine, since you're her family member, then you can pay the compensation for her!"
"What money are you going to pay?"
"Pay for the clothes..." The woman picked up a long white coat: "She dirtied my cashmere coat, how am I supposed to sell it to someone else?"
Xu Hongying immediately jumped out: "You're making false accusations! I didn't touch any of your clothes, let alone this one."
The older woman's voice was even louder: "You say you didn't touch it, but you're just being unreasonable, you old lady... Let me tell you, this is the latest model, pure cashmere, it's super expensive, if you don't pay me back today, I'm not done with you!"
"I...I'm not done with you either..."
The two people who had just been separated were about to start fighting again.
The alley was in complete chaos; everyone stopped doing business and gathered around to watch the spectacle.
During this time, Shen Sisi didn't say a word, her eyes fixed on the cashmere coat, and then she suddenly laughed.
"What...what are you laughing at?" the older woman asked in horror, looking at her as if she were a lunatic.
Chen Sisi said, "You said my aunt touched your clothes, then show us in detail how my aunt touched them?"
The older woman looked wary: "You... what do you want?"
Shen Sisi already had a plan, but she remained calm and composed: "If you want me to pay compensation, you have to make me accept it willingly, right?"
After thinking about it for a moment, the older woman realized that this made sense.
At this point, Dong Xiaojiang also chimed in, "That's right, they keep asking for compensation without telling anyone what happened. Isn't that extortion?"
Those watching the spectacle also started shouting.
Feeling embarrassed, the older woman casually spread the clothes out on the stall, collar facing inwards and hem facing outwards: "Alright, then I'll give it a try."
She went around to the outside of the hem of the dress, imitating Xu Hongying, and reached out to touch and pick at the clothes, turning them over and over...
"Well, that's how it is..." The middle-aged woman spread her hands and performed the scene rather half-heartedly.
Shen Sisi looked at the black stain on her clothes again, her eyes deep: "Are you sure?"
"Of course, that's how she looked around and rummaged through things, getting my clothes dirty."
Before Chen Sisi could speak, Xu Hongying couldn't hold back any longer, tears streaming down her face: "Don't listen to her nonsense, I didn't touch the clothes at all..."
Both sides have their own reasons, and for a moment, no one knows who to believe.
At this moment, Shen Sisi suddenly raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Alright, the case is solved."
She took two steps forward and pointed to the black stains on her clothes.
"This stain was indeed put there by a human hand, but not by my housekeeper, but by you—the boss."
Just as the older woman was about to speak, Dong Xiaojiang rolled up his sleeves and warned her not to interrupt his sister Sisi.
"Little girl, don't just talk the talk..."
Unaffected, Chen Sisi reached out and touched the dirty stain.
"Look, the marks are shallower near me and there are obvious signs of rubbing, while the handprints on the side closer to the proprietress are deeper and more regular in shape."
“Look, everyone…” Shen Sisi followed the trace, suspended her fingers in the air, and tried it several times. If she followed the direction of the trace, the posture should be—wiping her chest with her hand behind her back.
Ask yourself, who would reach for clothes like that? Wouldn't that be awkward?
Therefore, the stain can only be applied from the direction of the boss to be convincing.
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