bookrandom Chapter 25 Exposing the Lies
Chapter 25 Exposing the Lies
Zhang Yougen glanced at Luo suspiciously, then looked at Sun Qingqing who was being held tightly by her.
Thinking of what Liu Zhichun had said before, he became a little wary of Sun Qingqing.
If Liu Zhichun did not lie, then Sun Qingqing could repay the Tu family who had raised her for many years with hatred, let alone herself who had never raised her?
If Sun Qingqing were really allowed to enter the Zhang family, who knows what trouble this girl would cause?
He had heard that Tu Yong's daughter had given birth a few days ago, and the baby was switched. If Xie Xiu hadn't discovered it in time, the child would have been treated as the concubine of a criminal official and sent to exile at the border!
When Xu made the substitution, Sun Qingqing helped.
Although everyone said that Sun Qingqing was drugged and forced to help.
But from what Liu Zhichun said, there might be something else going on. It's not impossible that Sun Qingqing was dissatisfied with the Tu family and deliberately helped Xu Shi switch the children.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yougen became more wary of Sun Qingqing.
But he still looked honest and sincere, and pleaded bitterly: "Master Tu, is there any misunderstanding here?
Qingqing has been raised in the Tu family. You brought her up, so she's definitely not a bad person. I'm afraid she was upset recently and said those words out of anger. Don't take it to heart!"
"Angry words? That wasn't what she said in anger." Liu Zhichun sneered, "Come to think of it, I also thought I could teach Sun Qingqing well, so I taught her very carefully over the years, and even never stopped them from meeting.
Unfortunately, some people are just like that by nature, and no matter how much you teach them, you can't change their temperament. Just like that wolf cub, no matter how much you teach it, you can't stop its natural bloodlust.
No matter how good you treat it, it will still want to eat people when it grows up. If you make it feel unhappy, it will tear you apart and swallow you alive without mercy.
As soon as Liu Zhichun said this, Sun Qingqing couldn't stand it anymore and screamed, "Enough! Don't you just want to kick me out? Why are you making such insinuations and throwing dirty water on me?"
Liu Zhichun sneered rudely: "You are right, I really want to kick you out, you ungrateful wolf! What you have eaten, worn, and used all these years, which one was not given to you by the Tu family?
Since you feel that the Tu family treats you badly and is deliberately humiliating you, I will take the initiative to set you free!
Just remember to change your clothes and take off the jewelry on your head when you leave, so that the Tu family's things don't continue to harass you!"
How could Sun Qingqing be willing to do that?
She roared in dissatisfaction: "My father died in the battlefield, and the court also gave me a pension, which was more than enough to support me! What makes you say that everything I eat, wear and use is your butcher family's stuff?
It's obvious that you coveted my father's pension, so you hypocritically said you would support me and forced me to be separated from my mother!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed their expressions.
"You said we raised you because we coveted your father's pension?" Liu Zhichun laughed out loud. "Village head, you were there back then. Why don't you tell me how much pension money Sun Qingqing's father got, and where did it go?"
The village head's face was full of disappointment in Sun Qingqing, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes.
Originally, when he heard Liu Zhichun asking Sun Qingqing to change her clothes and not take away a single needle or thread from the Tu family, he felt that it was a bit too much.
Who would have thought that this is what Sun Qingqing was thinking!
With her unforgettable and vengeful nature, it's no wonder that Tu Yong was so disappointed that he wanted to break off relations with her and even forbade her to take anything from the Tu family.
He looked directly at Sun Qingqing's pretty face, which was twisted with anger, and said coldly, "When your father died in battle, he was just a small soldier, so the compensation we sent back was only five taels of silver, which we gave all to your mother.
When your mother received the pension, I happened to be there to witness it. I also wrote a receipt for her and asked her to put her fingerprints on it.
I still have a copy of the receipt from that year. If you don't believe me, I can get it right now and show it to you. Do you want to see it?"
Sun Qingqing's whole body was stiff, and her face was already filled with shame and anger.
She turned around in disbelief and looked at Luo behind her: "Mother, you clearly told me that Dad's pension was fifty taels, and when you remarried, you received fifty taels of betrothal money, which you also gave to the Tu family as my living expenses in the Tu family.
You said the butcher family collected a hundred taels of silver, so even if they raised me for ten years, they would definitely have a lot left. You clearly told me that, so why did the village head say that Dad’s pension was only five taels of silver?
The more she spoke, the more sad and angry she became, and in the end she was almost crying while questioning.
The village head looked at Luo Shi in disbelief: "You actually told her that. No wonder she turned against her and felt that the Tu family had wronged her.
Mrs. Luo, your husband's pension back then was clearly only five taels of silver, and not only was it all handed over to you, but later when you remarried, the betrothal gift and the five taels of silver you received were all taken as a dowry to the Zhang family!
When you left, you didn't leave a cent for the Tu family. I thought it was inappropriate at the time, and I asked the women in your family to persuade you to leave some for your children.
But you insisted that Sun Qingqing would be well fed and clothed by the Tu family. But it's different for you. If you marry into the Zhang family, you'll be a member of the Zhang family and become someone's stepmother.
If you leave the silver behind and bring too little dowry to the Zhang family, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the Zhang family and won't be able to face Zhang Yougen!
"Mrs. Luo, you left nothing to your daughter back then, so why did you lie to her? Saying that the Tu family took a hundred taels of silver from you?"
Luo was speechless and wanted to deny it, but before she could open her mouth, the village head continued, "Don't try to quibble. I'm sure Zhang Yougen knows exactly how much dowry you brought to the Zhang family back then!"
At this point, he turned and asked Zhang Yougen, "Zhang Yougen, what are you going to say? Are you planning to do the same as Mrs. Luo, flatly denying what happened back then and fabricating the lie about the one hundred taels of silver?"
"What a joke! A virgin girl's bride price is only ten taels. Luo Shi was a widow back then. Even if she was somewhat pretty, why would she need fifty taels of bride price? Are you, Zhang Yougen, a fool?"
Zhang Yougen was already mortally ashamed.
In the past, when Luo came to see Sun Qingqing, he never followed her, so he had no idea that this woman was talking nonsense in front of her own daughter and even lied about giving one hundred taels of silver to the Tu family!
This is really ridiculous. Sun Qingqing is not a fool, but she actually believed this nonsense!
It seems that this girl is not an honest person. If she didn't have something to hide, how could she believe such absurd nonsense?
Zhang Yougen was secretly alert and became more and more disgusted with Sun Qingqing, his cheap stepdaughter.
But Luo's lies were exposed, and he was also embarrassed. How could he have the face to let the Tu family continue to keep Sun Qingqing?
So even though he was dissatisfied, Zhang Yougen could only say to Luo: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take Qingqing in to change clothes!"