Chapter 35: Stirring Up Trouble
Li Yuwei grabbed Hu Xiaoqian's shoe, pulling it off. A round ring rolled out onto the floor, the very one that had been stolen.
“You think you can hide it from me? You're my aunt, and you stole from me?! I can't believe you! I'll fight you!” Li Yuwei was fuming, yanking on Hu Xiaoqian's hair.
At first, Hu Xiaoqian just let Li Yuwei scream and shout, but she couldn't take it anymore. It was getting a little too intense! When Li Yuwei started really going for her, Hu Xiaoqian fought back. After all, she was used to hard work, unlike Li Yuwei, who was used to a life of luxury. She quickly gained the upper hand and pinned Li Yuwei to the ground.
Song Hanmei tried to pull them apart, but it was too late! Chaos reigned!
Sisi, seeing her chance, ran into the kitchen, grabbed a pot lid and a spatula, flung open the door, and stood in the doorway banging with all her might.
“Help! Help! Yuwei and her aunt are fighting!”
Hearing the noise, Song Hanmei almost fainted.
This little rascal! She could have easily settled this behind closed doors, but she had to make a big scene, stirring up trouble for everyone!
The neighbors came running in, some trying to break up the fight, others just eager to see the drama unfold.
Li Yuwei, who always presented herself in a polished way, was now a mess. She was crying and telling everyone about the situation: “My mom kindly offered to let my great-aunt and her son and daughter to stay with us, but then they made so much noise in the middle of the night! It woke up the whole family! And then this aunt stole my gold ring and attacked me! I've never seen someone doing such inappropriate things!”
Sisi nodded in agreement. She was a real wordsmith! “Doing inappropriate” was such a perfect choice of word!
The neighbors' looks towards Aunt Zeng and Hu Niu were no longer the same. Even though they were now dressed properly, everyone's imaginations were running wild.
“Going into your niece's room on New Year's Eve, and doing all that...shameless.”
“Hanmei, you're too trusting! You let strangers into your home! You're lucky they didn't do anything worse!”
“Just listening to them makes my hair stand on end!”
Seeing that they weren't getting to the real point, Sisi pretended to be confused and added: “My great-aunt and I share a room, and my uncle is sleeping in the living room! But he shouldn't have been in my room! Luckily, I was in my study making clothes. If I had been in the bedroom, there would have been one more person involved!”
“Maybe your great-aunt deliberately put your uncle in your room?” One of the neighbors was quick to react.
“What?” Sisi covered her mouth, her eyes immediately welling up. “But I don't even know my great-aunt! My mom brought them here!”
She deliberately left it at that, giving everyone room to fill in the blanks.
They looked at each other, and they all knew what was really going on.
The neighbors exchanged knowing glances, convinced that it must be Song Hanmei who was behind all this. They thought she had seen Qin Yanci, a handsome man, and regretted her previous decision to let Sisi be betrothed to him.
They believed that she was trying to create trouble for Sisi to make way for Li Yuwei.
The situation spiraled out of control. Song Hanmei was getting frantic, and the more she tried to explain, the less sense it made. She was sweating and her lips were pale. She couldn't take it anymore, so she slammed her hand on her leg, exclaiming: “Oh my god, you little rascal, you're such a troublemaker! How could I know anything about what they did? They're my aunt and cousin, and now they're being accused of all these things! You two, say something!”
Aunt Zeng was too shocked to speak.
“I... I...” Hu Niu stammered, unable to articulate a coherent response.
He dared not speak. The more he said, the more likely he was to give away his true intentions. And if he angered everyone, they might accuse him of being a rogue and drag him through the streets!
What if they dragged him through the streets?
(End of Chapter)
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