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Yang Hongxing and Peng Jiayao's shouting was so loud that the villagers living near Liu Xiaoyu's home all heard it.
Most villagers looked down upon Liu Xiaoyu, so they naturally believed Yang Hongxing and Peng Jiayao's words. From then on, in the eyes of the villagers, Tang Huai was a girl with no family education, a thief.
Tang Huai looked on coldly at Yang Hongxing and Peng Jiayao.
"Tang Huai didn't steal the money, that was my family's money," Liu Xiaoyu said with a headscarf on, coming into the kitchen. She saw for herself Peng Jiayao sitting on the ground.
"I saw her enter my house with my own eyes!" Yang Hongxing cursed. "If you stole, then admit it!"
"When did Tang Huai enter your house?" At that moment, a cool voice rang out from behind Yang Hongxing.
Tang Huai looked up and was stunned. Jing Xuan?
What was he doing here?
The Jing Family lived in front of Yang Hongxing's house. Jing Xuan came over after hearing the commotion here, and his sister Jing Min also followed.
Seeing Jing Xuan, Liu Xiaoyu quickly stepped aside, as if Jing Xuan was the emperor and they were his subjects.
When Yang Hongxing saw Jing Xuan, she hurriedly let go of Peng Jiayao and came over, standing in front of Jing Xuan, pointing at Tang Huai to complain, "Young Master Jing, you've come at just the right time, Tang Huai stole fifty yuan from me and also hurt your grandmother. Come and judge for yourself. Is Tang Huai not a child who is exceptionally bad due to lack of family education?"
Yang Hongxing intentionally raised her tone for the last part of the sentence, hoping to leave a very bad impression of Tang Huai in Jing Xuan's mind.
"When did you notice the money was missing?" Jing Xuan was rather cold by nature, his gaze sharp.
"Eight o'clock this morning."
Tang Zhixuan and Tang Ying were going to the market, and she gave them three yuan at exactly eight o'clock.
After Tang Zhixuan and Tang Ying set off, Yang Hongxing thought it over and also wanted to go shopping, so she went back to get the money, only to find the fifty yuan missing.
She had nearly turned the house upside down but couldn't find her fifty yuan.
Just so happened, Tang Huai also went to the market today and when she returned, her bike basket was full of things.
Yang Hongxing was convinced that it was Tang Huai who had stolen her money to go and buy pig's feet in the town.
"Are you certain?" Jing Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked indifferently at Yang Hongxing.
Yang Hongxing nodded and said confidently, "Certain! I took out money for Tang Ying at eight, and the fifty yuan was still there then."
"Tang Huai didn't steal your money, she went to the market early in the morning," Jing Xuan said.
Yang Hongxing was shocked. "How would Young Master Jing know that?"
"I saw Tang Huai riding her bicycle to the market with my own eyes. I had just gotten up and was brushing my teeth on the balcony. Seeing her leaving so early, I even took a special look at the clock, and it wasn't even seven-thirty yet." The one who spoke was Jing Min.
"Then how did Tang Huai have so much money to buy pig's feet?" Yang Hongxing still refused to believe that Tang Huai didn't steal her money.
"It is..."
"I sold my hair and got eight yuan. I spent seven yuan on pig's feet and with the rest, I bought buns. Third Aunt, do you have a problem with that?"
Tang Huai interrupted Liu Xiaoyu just in time. She didn't want Liu Xiaoyu to reveal that she had caught a poisonous snake and sold it to the pharmacy for money.
Today on the street, a woman approached her, asking if she wanted to sell her hair for five yuan.
Since Tang Huai needed money, she agreed and thought to herself after receiving the five yuan, "With my hair cut, I can save both the time of washing my hair and the shampoo."
Only after she mentioned it did Jing Xuan realize that she had short hair. When he saw her at Huangguan Mountain yesterday, her hair had still reached her waist. She actually looked pretty good with short hair.
Yang Hongxing's face looked very displeased as she silently cursed, "This little bitch Tang Huai sold her hair for money, so where did my fifty yuan go?"
Tang Huai looked at Yang Hongxing with an aggrieved face, "Third Aunt, my family may be poor, but that doesn't mean we have to steal or rob just to eat some meat. Can't a woman from a poor family eat pig's trotters during confinement? Can't children from poor families eat buns? Third Aunt, I'm your niece, why are you wronging me like this?"
Her appearance of being wronged gave off a fragile impression, prompting Jing Xuan to take several more glances at her.
Yang Hongxing was very pained about the missing fifty yuan, and Tang Huai's words made her even more outraged.
However, with Jing Xuan and Jing Min present, she felt uneasy about lashing out at Tang Huai and could only curse in her heart, "This damn girl, getting so bold, daring to speak to me like this in front of Young Master Jing, she'll see what's coming to her later!"
At this time, Tang Ying and Tang Zhixuan came back.
Hearing that their mother and grandmother had come to trouble Tang Huai, Tang Zhixuan dragged Tang Ying to watch the commotion.
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Tang Ying's arrival changed the expression on Tang Huai's face.
The kind of hatred that surged up in her heart when she felt deceived was instantaneous.
She lowered her head and took a deep breath.
Forcing back the hatred in her chest, when she looked up again, her clear eyes held only calm and a faint light.
Jing Xuan quietly watched her, his cool gaze carrying a hint of inquiry.
Tang Ying had originally come over with schadenfreude, but upon seeing Jing Xuan, she immediately reined in her emotions and transformed into a good girl. She shyly approached Yang Hongxing and with a dodgy look in her eyes, glanced at Jing Xuan, "Mother, what happened?"
Thinking of the fifty yuan, Yang Hongxing's complexion was not good. She was about to tell Tang Ying that she didn't see the money when Tang Huai came out. She looked at Tang Ying with a smile brimming in her eyes, "Ying, did you have fun in town today?"
With Jing Xuan present, Tang Ying had to behave herself. She smiled slightly, "Fun."
"Was the food at Simei Restaurant delicious? Three people ordered eight dishes, did you finish them all, without wasting anything? And the clothes you gave your classmate, they were very pretty. How much did you buy them for?"
Tang Ying replied honestly, "We finished everything, nothing was wasted. That piece of clothing cost thirteen yuan."
Upon hearing that, Yang Hongxing suddenly had a bad feeling. She had only given them three yuan, where did Tang Ying get so much money for food and clothes?
"Wow, Ying, where did you get all that money?" Tang Huai looked at Tang Ying with a smile in her eyes.
Tang Ying glanced at her, and for no apparent reason, that look made Tang Ying's heart flutter with panic, "It's... it's money I found, not money I took from my mother!"
Even the most foolish person, upon hearing this, would understand what was going on.
Everyone's gaze turned toward Tang Ying.
Yang Hongxing's face grew even darker, looking at Tang Ying with a choke of anger, "Tang Ying, you... you..."
Guilty as a thief, and with Jing Xuan present, Tang Ying felt even less confident, "Mother, I didn't take your money, it's Tang Huai talking nonsense."
"Tang Huai only asked you where you got the money, she never said you took your mother's money. Aren't you incriminating yourself?" Jing Xuan looked at Tang Ying, his deep voice filled with a coldness.
Tang Ying's face instantly turned pale.
Always wanting to leave a good impression in front of Jing Xuan, she had lost all face in front of him today, and she felt so wronged, she wanted to cry.
She sneaked a glance at Tang Huai, her heart filled with grievance. It was all because of this vile woman, why bring up Simei Restaurant out of the blue!
Peng Jiayao, who had been sitting willfully on the ground, lifted his eyes slightly, observing Tang Ying indifferently.
Wasn't it said that Tang Ying was good in studies, good in character, and well-behaved? How could she be stealing money?
Feeling indignant inside, Peng Jiayao thought, "A granddaughter is nothing but a loss!"
Jing Xuan looked at Yang Hongxing sharply, "Aunt Yang, discipline your own daughter first!"
Upon hearing Jing Xuan's words, Yang Hongxing felt as if she'd been fiercely slapped across the face, her cheeks burning with shame. She turned to Jing Xuan with an apologetic smile, "I've made a fool of myself, Mr. Jing. It's just that I was so anxious about my money that I wrongly blamed Tang Huai." Then she forcefully pulled Tang Ying, saying, "Come home with me!"
"Wait a minute." Tang Huai's voice was soft and light.
Yang Hongxing turned around, grinding her teeth in secret.
If it wasn't for Jing Xuan being there, with her temperament, she would have already beaten Tang Huai.
"Third Aunt, you've smashed my pot lid, aren't you going to replace it?" Tang Huai looked at Yang Hongxing with a smirk.
In her past life, the various aunts had bullied her family too hard, always taking away rice and eggs when they saw some, and destroying the good things they couldn't take. This time, Tang Huai would not give them such an opportunity; even for a pot lid, it had to be compensated for, to cut down Yang Hongxing's hubris.
"I only have one pot lid at home; if I give it to you, what will I use to cover my pot when I make soup?" Yang Hongxing was infuriated.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyu hurriedly stepped forward and gently tugged at Tang Huai's sleeve, "Tang Huai, let it be."
But Tang Huai gave Liu Xiaoyu a smile and then looked at Yang Hongxing, "I'm currently stewing pig's feet, you've smashed my pot lid, what am I supposed to use now?"
Yang Hongxing gritted her teeth in anger, sneaking a glance at Jing Xuan, she felt a pang, "Come to my house to get it!"
Tang Huai smiled and followed behind Yang Hongxing.
"How could Tang Ying steal money?" Jing Min looked at Tang Ying, speaking with some disappointment.
Upon hearing this, Yang Hongxing and Tang Ying felt as if they had been slapped in the face, the sensation stinging.