They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 350 Nobody's stupid enough to offend Zhichun

"Shut up!"

Uncle Liang sneered, "Do you think Xu is as stupid as you? If Qingniang and her son really went into that courtyard and fell into Xu's hands, wouldn't Xu be able to do whatever she wanted? Even if something happened, wouldn't she be able to say whatever she wanted? Do you think the villagers would believe her? Even if they didn't believe her, without evidence, who could question her?"

Zhang retorted defiantly, "Does she dare to kill someone to cover it up?!"

Uncle Liang was furious: "Idiot!"

Qingniang was startled. Was it really that scary? She decided she shouldn't go for now.
Xu Zhichun's home.

"Bah! Shameless!"

"Pah! Pah! Pah! Shameless!"

"Pooh!"

Even the usually well-mannered Granny Qin Qing was furious and disgusted.

Mu Xiang was anxious and distressed for his wife, and was filled with worry.

Chunfen, after hearing a few words, also got angry. "Sister-in-law Zhichun, should I go and beat her up?"

Want to move into Sister-in-law Zhichun's house and take over her things? Dream on!

Get them out, get them all out!
Xu Zhichun rubbed his temples, chuckled, and shook his head: "It's alright, you don't need to worry. What's fake is fake, it won't become real."

Granny Qin Qing sent the two away to do some work, and asked worriedly, "What are Madam's plans?"

This matter is indeed difficult to handle. The master is gone, and the eldest son's family is clearly interfering. If we are not careful, the lady's reputation will be ruined.

Xu Zhichun sneered: "I'll say it again, what's fake can't become real, and what's fake will always have flaws. Don't worry, Granny, they'll slip up."

All she needs to do is stall, stall until they lose patience and become impatient, then she'll have a chance to exploit their weaknesses.

Oh no, it's not procrastination, it's "caution".

It's such a big deal, isn't it reasonable for her to be cautious?

Granny Qin Qing: "Why don't we just report this to the authorities?"

"inappropriate."

Xu Zhichun shook his head: "Everyone knows that I have a good relationship with Magistrate Lu and his wife. That Qingniang is so good at crying and pretending to be weak. She also has a four-year-old child with her. Magistrate Lu simply cannot interrogate her properly."

If Qingniang cries, and her four-year-old child cries along with her, can Magistrate Lu yell at her or torture her?
She couldn't pass this hot potato to Magistrate Lu.

If things don't go smoothly when the case is clarified, she will be in an even more passive position, because it would be almost impossible for her to refute Qingniang.

Granny Qin Qing understood and sighed.

Xu Zhichun sneered: "Take your time. In any case, I won't be the one who's in a hurry in the end."

Just because Qingniang and her son were brought by Uncle Liang and his group, she was certain that the whole thing was fake.

Since it's fake, if you really piss her off, do you think she's some kind of morally perfect person?

Who doesn't know how to use underhanded tactics?
After dinner, it got completely dark.

It was quiet outside the gate; there was no sound at all.

Xu Zhichun felt a little regretful.

She had imagined that Qingniang would be holding her child, pleading and crying at her doorstep. If only that were true. What a pity.

The story of Qingniang and her son quickly spread throughout the village.

Everyone was surprised.

I never expected that such a bright and cheerful child would appear.

Some people believe it, and some people don't.

Zeng Xiaoyan, Aunt Zhu'er, and others were staunch disbelievers. They spoke firmly and directly, almost tearing Qingniang's skin off. As a result, even the believers couldn't help but become skeptical.

Yeah, there's no evidence!
Even though Zhang repeatedly emphasized that the child looked exactly like Minglang when he was a child, it was no use.

Zeng Xiaoyan retorted immediately: "You say they look alike, but my mother-in-law says they don't look alike at all! You can't just say they look alike and then deny it because others say they don't, can you? Even if people do look alike, does that mean they're father and son? Your son is in school, so why don't you ask him? There are even examples in the classics. In ancient times, there was a very talented scholar who looked exactly like a bandit, but they were completely unrelated! There are more than one such example in the classics!"

Zhang was so angry she was practically fuming.

Who knew that Sister-in-law Xu from the Spring Equinox would reappear as a reasonable observer: "But... otherwise, who would willingly bring their child to acknowledge someone else as their father? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

Even Aunt Zhu couldn't stand it anymore. She thought that Chunfen's sister-in-law was a real scoundrel. Wasn't Zhichun good enough to Chunfen? She could have just kept quiet, but instead she had to be sarcastic.

"That's not quite right. A young woman with a four-year-old child probably wouldn't have an easy life. If she were to find a father, she would have everything. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she would be extremely wealthy. She would have to be stupid to continue wandering around with her child."

Zeng Xiaoyan: "Exactly. Even if she remarries, won't the child be fathered by someone else? Can she really marry into such a good family?"

Mrs. Xu was unhappy, but she dared not say anything more.

Ultimately, she was selfish and had her own agenda, but she didn't dare to completely offend Xu Zhichun.

She wasn't foolish enough to completely offend Xu Zhichun over some unrelated woman named Qingniang. She only said a few words out of curiosity, wanting to see Xu Zhichun make a fool of himself.

In fact, most of the villagers weren't that stupid. What did the fate of Qingniang and her son have to do with them? Would they offend Xu Zhichun for them? Only a madman would do that!

Besides, what Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er said really makes a lot of sense.

Within two days, public opinion almost unanimously sided with Xu Zhichun.

Enraged, Uncle Liang cursed Zhang and his daughter-in-law Mao at home, calling them two useless women who couldn't even say a few words in the village and were beaten so badly they couldn't fight back.

Uncle Liang simply and bluntly told the two of them to spread the word throughout the village, saying that Qingniang was so angry from hearing these rumors and slander that she cried until her eyes were swollen, lost her appetite, and became ill.

Zeng Xiaoyan bluntly concluded: "I think she's feeling guilty, isn't she? Seeing that she's about to miss out on the incredible benefits of a worry-free life for the rest of her days, how could she not cry? Anyone would cry in her shoes! And now she's even losing her appetite, what kind of wicked scheme is she plotting?"

Aunt Pearl: "Where is this smearing? This is what smearing us is all about. Can't we even have a normal question? But she has no evidence after all."

Everyone nodded in agreement: That's right, that's exactly the point!

Everything needs to be based on evidence; you can't assume whoever cries is right.

If crying can lead to inheriting a fortune, then why don't we cry too?

Madam Xu's words make even more sense. What if Qingniang appears today, and Hongniang and Ziniang appear tomorrow? Would she have to accept them all?
Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suffered another complete defeat.
Uncle Liang was practically fuming.

Uncle Liang felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer, so he and his wife took Qingniang and her son to Liang Lizheng's house again, insisting that Liang Lizheng uphold justice.

He made it clear that he wouldn't get involved, but Liang Lizheng insisted on fairness and impartiality.

A string of curses raged in Liang Lizheng's mind. What a mess!