Seeing this, Aunt Ning stammered and said:
"My old man is busy right now. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll pass on a message to him!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang was instantly enraged:
"What? Uncle Ning has only been the accountant for one day, and he's already starting to put on airs in front of me?"
Aunt Ning knew that Chen Guixiang was not someone to be trifled with, so she quickly waved her hand and explained:
"No, no, it's not what you think..."
Before Aunt Ning could finish speaking, Uncle Ning came out of the house with a sullen face.
As soon as Chen Guixiang saw Uncle Ning, she put on a smiling face.
"Oh dear, Uncle Wu, look at you! I came all this way to see you, but your old woman is blocking my way and won't let me see you. I'm not a man-eating monster, so tell me what your old woman is afraid of?"
Uncle Ning glanced at Aunt Ning and said in a deep voice:
"Old woman, go back inside and cook, I'm hungry."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Ning looked at Chen Guixiang with a worried expression, then went into the kitchen, turning back every few steps.
Seeing that Aunt Ning had left, Chen Guixiang quickly stepped forward and whispered to Uncle Ning:
“I said, Uncle Wu, you went to my shop today. I wonder how business is going? As a mother, I’m always worried about the eldest son’s family. I’m afraid they don’t know anything and will lose money in business.”
Upon hearing this, Uncle Ning looked Chen Guixiang over suspiciously before speaking calmly:
"I think Yuwei has the makings of a businesswoman, so you don't need to worry about that."
Upon seeing this, Chen Guixiang hurriedly said:
"Business must have been pretty good today, how much silver did you make?"
Uncle Ning coughed a few times and said:
"Ahem, business is so-so, just so-so. I don't know how much silver I've made!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Guixiang immediately became angry.
"What are you good for? We paid you to hire you. You've been in the shop all day and you can't even tell us if business is good or not, or how much money we've made. What kind of accountant are you? Hand over all our money! You're probably trying to embezzle our shop's money!"
As Chen Guixiang spoke, she reached out to tear at Uncle Ning's clothes. Aunt Ning, who had heard the commotion from the kitchen, rushed out and pulled Chen Guixiang back angrily, saying:
"Chen Guixiang! What are you doing? Stop fooling around!"
Seeing this, Chen Guixiang turned around and scratched Aunt Ning's face. Aunt Ning had no time to react and was scratched five bloody marks. In pain, Aunt Ning covered her face and squatted on the ground.
Seeing this, Uncle Ning rushed forward to help Aunt Ning up and asked with concern:
"Old woman, are you alright? Didn't I tell you to come inside? What are you doing out here? I'm a man, she can hit me as many times as she wants, how can you withstand her brutality!"
Hearing the commotion, the neighbors came out to see what was happening. Upon seeing this, Chen Guixiang sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"This is outrageous! This is lawless! You two are ganging up on an old woman like me! I really can't live like this anymore!"
"Chen Guixiang, could you please keep your crying down a bit?"
"Yeah, I don't see you're injured."
"You're nowhere near as badly injured as Aunt Ning! Oh dear, look at how badly you've scratched her face!"
"Old woman Chen, stop making a scene and go home now!"
Seeing that no one spoke up for her, Chen Guixiang immediately got up from the ground and said in a tearful voice:
"Oh dear, you all don't know, this Uncle Ning is a heartless man. Our eldest son hired him to go to the city to watch the shop, but who knew he would have such wicked intentions and try to embezzle our money. Our eldest son is honest and kind, and he won't say anything even if he's wronged. How can I, as his mother, not stand up for him!"
"Really? I don't think Uncle Ning is that kind of person."
"Who knows if it's true or not."
"If what Granny Chen said is true, then Uncle Ning really did something wrong!"
Seeing Chen Guixiang ruining his reputation in front of everyone, Uncle Ning quickly helped Aunt Ning to a stool, then walked to the crowd and waved his hand to explain:
"Don't listen to Chen Guixiang's nonsense, everyone. Don't you know what kind of person I am? I would never do such a thing! Yuwei's family has been very good to me, and I will not let them down, but Chen Guixiang!"
After saying that, Uncle Ning turned to look at Chen Guixiang with an angry expression.
"What exactly do you want by coming to my house and causing this scene? Every day's money is recorded in the ledger, and Yuwei will collect the money on the day the shop closes. I would never embezzle a single penny from the shop! How dare you tarnish my reputation like this!"
While crying, Chen Guixiang secretly observed Uncle Ning's expression. Seeing that the time was right, she pointed at Uncle Ning and shouted:
"Don't you dare threaten an old woman like me! I'm in your yard right now, and if anything happens to me, my son will make sure your whole family suffers!"
Uncle Ning was even angrier after hearing this.
"You're the one who barged into my yard and scratched my wife! Now you're trying to play the victim!"
Chen Guixiang wiped her tears with her sleeve, stared at Uncle Ning Wu, and said with a pout:
“If you really didn’t do those dirty things, you’ll hand over the account books to me today. From now on, you won’t be in charge of the accounts in our family. Don’t you know your own limitations? A wretched cart driver, suddenly transformed into an accountant! You’re only doing this because of my family!”
Uncle Ning was so angry at Chen Guixiang's words that his head throbbed. He turned around and was about to go inside to get the account book. Seeing this, Aunt Ning, ignoring the burning pain on her face, stepped forward to stop Uncle Ning and said urgently:
"Old man, you can't ruin Yuwei's family. Do you not know what kind of person Chen Guixiang is? If you hand over the account book to Chen Guixiang in a fit of anger today, what will Yuwei do?"
Uncle Ning hesitated upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Chen Guixiang quickly fanned the flames from behind.
"Fellow villagers, do you see? He's reluctant to hand over the account books, reluctant to give up this lucrative job for my family! Oh dear, my eldest son is such a poor soul, he's been completely fooled and he's even paying the workers!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Ning turned around angrily and glared at Chen Guixiang, saying:
"You just wait, I'll go get you the account books. If it weren't for Yuwei's sake, why would I have taken on your family's job!"
Just as Uncle Ning was about to enter the house, Aunt Ning grabbed him tightly. Aunt Ning then stood up and scolded Chen Guixiang:
"Chen Guixiang, have you made enough of a scene? Have you forgotten that you separated from Yuwei's family a long time ago? How dare you say it's your shop? Yuwei worked hard to open that shop, and everyone in our village knows how much she suffered!"
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