Chapter 50 Reporting to the Police
Before He finished her words, old lady Sun's cries echoed throughout the street: "Ouch! My leg is broken! The Gu family is bullying me! Oh, God, open your eyes and take a look!" She cried with tears and snot, and those who didn't know would think she had suffered a great injustice.
Pedestrians around stopped to watch and pointed at the Gu's restaurant.
"What's going on with the Gu family? Why are they bullying an old lady?"
“That’s right.”
Listening to the discussions around her, He was so angry that her face turned green.
She wanted to explain, but was drowned out by the crying of Old Lady Sun and could not get a word in.
"Ouch! It hurts so much! Mr. Gu, you pushed me down and my leg is broken. You have to pay me compensation!" Old Mrs. Sun cried and secretly observed Mrs. He's reaction.
He suppressed her anger and said coldly, "Old Lady Sun, I didn't touch you! If you are really hurt, I am willing to pay for you to see a doctor. But if you don't want to see a doctor, then come with me to the government office and let the officials judge the matter!"
When she heard that they were going to the government office, Old Lady Sun cried even louder: "Oh my! The Shen family is bullying me! They are going to the government office to sue me, an old widow! Oh, God, please open your eyes and take a look!
He wanted to tear Old Lady Sun's mouth to pieces. She was really an expert at confusing right and wrong.
"I heard that Gu Yunyi from the Gu family got the second place in this year's exam. How can he bully others so easily?"
"That's right, how can a scholar do this?"
He listened to these discussions and was so angry that she was shaking all over. Her fingers were trembling as she pointed at Old Lady Sun: "You...you..."
However, there are also many neighbors around who know this old lady Sun.
"Mrs. Sun, you are not here to cause trouble just because you see the Gu family making money?"
"That's right, this old lady Sun is notoriously difficult to deal with, and last time she even extorted money from the Li family!"
"Yes, yes, I heard that too. The Li family was so entangled by her that they had no choice but to spend money to avoid disaster."
The discussions around them took a turn, and Old Lady Sun's expression began to look a little uncomfortable.
At this moment, the restaurant's door curtain was lifted...
The restaurant's door curtain was lifted, and Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng walked out.
Gu Yunyi was dressed in a blue shirt, with his eyes and eyebrows showing the elegance of a scholar, while Xu Qingmeng was dressed in a simple and elegant dress, with a gentle temperament.
Old Lady Sun was sharp-eyed and grabbed Gu Yunyi's sleeve. "Yunyi, it was clearly your mother who accepted my favor and wanted my grandson to help out in the restaurant, but now you are denying it!"
He was so angry that she almost passed out: "Grandma Sun, stop talking nonsense. When have I ever accepted any favor from you? If you slander me again, I will report you to the police!"
"The Gu family's business is so good, would they covet the little benefits from Old Lady Sun?"
"That's right, Mrs. Sun, would the Gu family need you now?"
Seeing this, Old Lady Sun asked: "That's a golden hairpin? Is that a dot?"
After hearing this, He said: “You…you…”
Seeing this, Xu Qingmeng stepped forward and asked softly, "You said you gave my mother a golden hairpin. What do you think it is?"
Old Lady Sun obviously didn't expect Xu Qingmeng to ask this. She was stunned for a moment and said vaguely: "It is... it is a golden hairpin, with... there are patterns on it..."
Xu Qingmeng asked again: "What pattern? Is it plum blossom? Peony? Auspicious clouds?"
Old Mrs. Su hesitated and couldn't explain clearly.
She didn't have any gold hairpin. She originally wanted to get her eldest grandson to help in the restaurant, but failed, so she wanted to use this opportunity to extort some money.
Old Mrs. Sun's eyes began to flicker and her gaze wandered. She didn't expect that this gentle-looking girl would be so difficult to deal with and ask such clear questions.
"I... I can't quite remember, anyway... it was... it was just a golden hairpin..."
Xu Qingmengqing chuckled, and her laughter was like a cold winter wind, which made Old Lady Sun feel uneasy.
"Mrs. Sun, your memory is really not that good. How could you forget such a valuable thing?"
Gu Yunyi wanted to speak, but was stopped by Xu Qingmeng's eyes.
She understood that as a scholar, Gu Yunyi cared most about his reputation. If Gu Yunyi intervened in such a street dispute, he would only be criticized.
Xu Qingmeng secretly squeezed Gu Yunyi's hand and gave him a reassuring look.
"I...I have a bad memory and can't remember clearly," Old Lady Sun avoided her gaze, not daring to look directly into Xu Qingmeng's sharp eyes.
"I don't care. It was your mother who took my gold hairpin anyway!" She simply acted like a scoundrel and cried at the top of her voice, "Oh, this is so unfair! The Gu family is bullying others by taking advantage of their power! They stole my gold hairpin and refused to return it."
Xu Qingmeng was not disturbed. Her tone was very calm, but it was firm and unquestionable. "Old Lady Sun, since you insist that it was my mother who took your gold hairpin, then you must have evidence. You can't just say it with your own words. If you slander someone, you will be sued."
When Old Lady Sun heard the words "lawsuit", her momentum suddenly weakened and her crying became quieter.
She just wanted to extort some money, but if she really caused trouble in the government office, she wouldn't be able to gain any advantage at all and might even end up in jail.
Xu Qing dreamed that she was wavering, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "How about this, Old Lady Sun, since you can't remember such a valuable thing, we can't explain it either. For the sake of our Gu family's innocence, why don't we report it to the police!"
After that, Xu Qingmeng ordered Xun Ge'er: "Go, report to the police!"
After receiving the instructions, Xun Ge'er turned around and was about to leave.
“Wait!” Old Lady Sun’s face suddenly changed, and she grabbed Xun’er’s sleeve, “No... no need to report to the police... I... I remember it..." She swallowed, her eyes wandering, "That... that I may have remembered it wrong..."
Xu Qingmeng looked at her, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, but she didn't say anything.
When Old Mrs. Sun saw this, she knew that she had met a tough guy today, so she had to let go of Xun'er's sleeve angrily and muttered in a low voice: "I... I remembered it wrong, your mother didn't take my hairpin, I remembered it wrong..." After saying that, she wanted to turn around and slip away.
Xu Qing dreamed that Old Lady Sun wanted to escape. His eyes became stern and his tone became colder.
"Mrs. Sun, what are you talking about? Just now you said confidently that my mother accepted your gold hairpin, but now you say you remembered it wrongly. Are you making fun of our Gu family?"
Old Mrs. Sun was left speechless by Xu Qingmeng's words, and her face turned blue and white, as if it were a magic trick.
She stammered, wanting to say something but couldn't.
"This old lady Sun is always taking advantage of others. She wanted to get her eldest grandson to work as a helper in the restaurant but was rejected. So she turned to blackmail the Gu family."
"That's right! I think this time Mrs. Sun has hit a wall."
Old Mrs. Sun listened to the discussions around her and felt her face burning. She wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Happy Winter Solstice, my little cuties!
(End of this chapter)
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