Hua Li wouldn't allow anyone to slander Luo Yan like that, and was about to ask Qian Erpang for the details when Luo Shicheng, who was following behind, stepped forward and explained what had happened.
After saying that, Luo Shicheng sternly warned Qian Erpang, "Luo Yan didn't steal any money, remember that?"
Luo Shicheng spoke with a stern face, looking fierce, which frightened the timid Qian Erpang so much that he burst into tears on the spot.
Sun Huizhen, who was busy cooking in the kitchen, heard the crying and ran out with a spatula in hand. When she saw that it was her husband's boss, she swallowed the curse that was about to come out.
Hua Li calmly explained the situation, and Sun Huizhen, upon hearing it, slapped Qian Erpang several times with a spatula.
Qian Erpang howled as he was beaten, "It was An Xiaotong who said it, why are you hitting me?"
It was An Xiaotong again. Hua Li glared at Luo Shicheng with hostility.
Luo Shicheng hadn't expected to be caught in another trap, and his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly.
Rumors can kill people, and Hua Li will not tolerate them. When he arrived at his doorstep and saw Luo Shicheng still following him, he turned around and asked Luo Shicheng.
Where did Liu Jingqiu move to?
Luo Shicheng knew Hua Li's intentions and remained silent.
Hua Li didn't expect Luo Shicheng to tell her to take the key, open the door, push out the men's bicycle from the two bicycles and throw it to Luo Shicheng, and then close the door.
Hua Li took the two children into the house, went to the kitchen to cook three bowls of noodles, fried three eggs, and ate them with the beef sauce that Aunt Shi had given them. They tasted especially delicious.
After finishing the meal and washing the dishes, Hua Li instructed Xiao Xiu to take good care of Luo Yan, as she was going out for a while. Xiao Xiu nodded.
Luo Yan knew that Hua Li was going to settle accounts with Liu Jingqiu, and she also knew that even if she cried and made a fuss, Hua Li would not take her with him. She followed behind Hua Li with concern and saw him off.
Hua Li opened the door and immediately saw Luo Shicheng standing against the wall.
After locking the door, Hua Li headed straight for the Chu family's house in the east courtyard.
Luo Shicheng locked his bicycle and quickly followed, while Hua Li turned around and glared at Luo Shicheng.
Luo Shicheng stopped, and Hua Li then walked back towards the east courtyard.
After passing through the side gate, Hua Li didn't know the exact location of the Chu family's residence and planned to ask the gatekeeper, but she happened to run into Aunt Shi, who had finished cooking dinner and was coming out to cool off.
"Hua Li..." Aunt Shi saw Hua Li first and waved to call out to her.
Hua Li greeted Aunt Shi with a smile when she saw her.
After chatting for a while, Hua Li asked Aunt Shi about the location of the Chu family's house, and Aunt Shi pointed it out to Hua Li.
Hua Li thanked her, said goodbye to Aunt Shi, and headed towards the Chu family's house.
Aunt Shi wondered what Hua Li was doing at the Chu family's house and, worried that something might happen to him, secretly followed him.
Hua Li walked to the Chu family's gate and saw that it was open, so she went straight in.
The nanny saw Hua Li and stopped her, asking, "Who let you in? Who are you looking for?"
The Chu family was all present today, with both sons at home. Liu Jingqiu and her daughter had also been called back for dinner by Li Mingzhu. Hearing the commotion, Chu Jianguo loudly asked who it was.
Hua Li bypassed the nanny and entered the living room. Seeing that the Chu family was there, including Liu Jingqiu, she spoke without any politeness.
"Comrade Liu Jingqiu, your daughter An Xiaotong has accused my daughter of stealing money. Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Ever since Li Mingzhu suffered at Hua Li's hands, she has been extra careful whenever it involves Hua Li. Upon hearing this, she didn't interrupt casually, but instead asked An Xiaotong what was going on.
An Xiaotong, relying on the presence of her maternal grandparents and their family, stubbornly insisted.
"It was Luo Yan who stole the money. The principal even called Luo Yan into his office. I'm not slandering her."
Liu Jingqiu was unaware of this matter, and upon hearing An Xiaotong's words, she smiled sarcastically.
"Tongtong's jade pendant still hasn't been found, and now she's stolen money again, and she even claims my daughter is slandering her. Hua Li, do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Hua Li refused to back down, saying, "You know perfectly well how that jade pendant ended up in your hands. Just because I'm not going to argue with you doesn't mean I don't have evidence."
"And you owe our family 4300 yuan, and I didn't even expose you for giving us an invalid IOU. How dare you criticize me like this?"
When the IOU was mentioned, Liu Jingqiu felt guilty and avoided the probing gazes of the Chu family members.
Hua Li continued his righteous and stern condemnation.
"Luo Yan was taken to the office by the principal, but the situation has been clarified. The money was given to Luo Yan by another child. An Xiaotong was also there at the time. Why did you spread rumors to the other children that Luo Yan stole the money? Liu Jingqiu, how did you educate your child?"
Hua Li avoided mentioning Mo Sanshan, lest the ill-intentioned Liu Jingqiu bring it up again.
Hua Li's arguments were logical and well-founded, and Chu Tonghai understood them clearly. In addition, when Hua Li mentioned the jade pendant, Liu Jingqiu's guilty reaction made Chu Tonghai, who already had doubts about Liu Jingqiu's identity, realize the truth.
Thinking back to this afternoon when Sun Bailing rushed to him to ask about the dragon-carved jade pendant, Chu Tonghai felt even more that he could no longer indulge Liu Jingqiu and her daughter.
Chu Tonghai put down his chopsticks and asked An Xiaotong with a stern face.
"Did you really tell the children that Luo Yan stole money?"
After all, they are just children. As long as they take the initiative to admit their mistakes, they can be forgiven.
An Xiaotong was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem and remained stubborn.
"Everyone saw it; it was Luo Yan who stole the money. Why are you only blaming me?"
As expected, like mother, like daughter. Hua Li has figured it out; An Xiaotong is the second Liu Jingqiu, there's no reasoning with that.
"Okay, you say Yanyan stole the money. Then I'll go ask the principal tomorrow. If what you said is true, I'll apologize to you. If you're lying, then like your mother, you'll have to write an apology letter and post it on the bulletin board in the kindergarten and the compound."
Hua Li was speaking to An Xiaotong, but her eyes were fixed on Liu Jingqiu.
Liu Jingqiu knew perfectly well that Chu Tonghai was already quite dissatisfied with her, and that if this matter was not handled properly, there would be endless troubles. So she gently coaxed An Xiaotong.
"Tongtong, tell Mommy, did all the other kids see Luo Yan being taken to the principal's office, and that's why they're making things up? It's not that you're spreading rumors at all."
If An Xiaotong agrees, she will take the opportunity to apologize to Hua Li. With the Chu family present, Hua Li is unlikely to pursue the matter further.
Liu Jingqiu had a good plan, but An Xiaotong resolutely refused to cooperate.
"It was Luo Yan who stole the money, I'm not lying."
Hua Li, no longer wanting to hear Liu Jingqiu's excuses, spoke up.
"Since you're so sure, let's go find the principal tomorrow and ask her directly..."
Subsequently, Hua Li specifically named Liu Jingqiu.
"Comrade Liu Jingqiu, since your parents and family are here, and you don't have the money to repay right now, let your family be witnesses and write me an IOU so I can feel at ease."
Just as Liu Jingqiu was about to speak, Hua Li interrupted him.
“Even if it was money lent to you by Luo Shicheng, it was money from my family and I had a share in it. We are not related, and it’s impossible for you to owe several thousand yuan without any proof of payment.”
Li Mingzhu looked at Liu Jingqiu in surprise, "How come you owe money again?"
Li Mingzhu knew that Chu Tonghai had paid back 2,700 yuan for Liu Jingqiu, but now that Liu Jingqiu still owed money, she found it hard to accept.
Seeing that the Chu family members' expressions had changed, Liu Jingqiu quickly tried to explain.
"That money was paid on behalf of Xiang Yu. Because Xiang Yu has never paid me back, and I have no money to pay him back, that's why I owe him money."
Upon hearing Liu Jingqiu mention Xiang Yu, the Chu family members reacted in various ways.
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