Chapter 461: Why Should I Listen to You?

Seeing Liu Chuxue walked into the office: "Third Uncle, Village Head, I'm here."

She would never be so transparent as to ask: "Did you call me for something?"

She went straight to "I'm here."

After speaking, she glanced disdainfully at Hearing Liu Jiandong and Ding Surong, thinking: Even if you saw me enter the woods, what can you do to me?

That look made Ding Surong, who had secretly raised her head to look at her, shiver, feeling as though Seeing Liu Chuxue had seen through everything they had done, leaving her face full of guilt.

She quickly lowered her head, her mind in a tangle: What should I do?

The Third Uncle looked at Chuxue: "Chuxue, did you go to the southern woods today?"

Chuxue replied calmly: "I didn't go, but just as dusk was falling, Cunyi came to my house asking if I wanted to go pick up cicada shells, and I agreed.

You all know I got engaged today, and there were many things to do at home; I organized the betrothal gifts that were delivered before I went out.

Because I'm a bit afraid of the dark, I thought I'd go over and see if Cunyi had left, wanting to go with him. When I got there, I found he hadn't gone to pick up cicada shells; instead, he had gone with Uncle Liangzi to help his grandfather dig a cellar. I chatted with a few aunts who were cooling off and then returned."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hearing Liu Jiandong mumbled unclearly: "You're lying. You clearly went to the southern woods. Ding Surong and I both saw you."

Chuxue looked utterly disdainful: "Just because you say you saw it, does that mean you saw it?"

At this moment, Ding Surong, who had been keeping her head down like a quail, also spoke up: "I saw it too."

Chuxue directly mocked: "You two are in cahoots, so naturally you're on the same page. Who would believe your words?"

But as soon as her voice fell, everyone in the room turned to stare at her shoes.

Chuxue stepped back: "What are you doing?"

Ding Surong thought she was guilty: "Do you dare lift your foot and let everyone see?"

"Why should I listen to you?"

"If you don't dare let us see, that means you're guilty."

"Your logic is truly quite unique."

The Third Uncle didn't want to waste time here either: "Chuxue, give your Third Grandfather some face."

Chuxue didn't answer directly; instead, she looked at Hearing Liu Jiandong and Ding Surong: "If there is no red soil on the soles of my shoes, you must apologize to me in front of the whole village and compensate me fifty yuan for mental distress. If you refuse, then this matter is off the table."

"Seeing Liu Chuxue, why don't you just rob someone?" Hearing Liu Jiandong shouted first.

Chuxue rolled her eyes at him, thinking: Isn't that exactly what I'm doing?

She turned to look at the Third Uncle: "Third Uncle, it's not that I won't give you face, but those who do wrong must always pay a price. They can't want this, that, and the other all at once."

Ding Surong said with utter certainty: "Seeing Liu Chuxue, don't think you can drag out time. Shoes stained with red soil won't lose their marks even if you drag it out for days."

Chuxue looked at her with a half-smile: "Since you're so certain I went there, why won't you agree to my request?"

Ding Surong didn't want to drag it out any longer: "Fine, I agree to your request. Take off your shoes right now."

As she spoke, she even tried to reach out.

But how could Chuxue let her succeed? "If you want to look, fine, but first put the money down with the village cadres to prevent you from reneging afterward. After all, I'm leaving the village tomorrow to go back to work at the factory."

Ding Surong was so furious with Chuxue that she jumped up, her demeanor clearly showing she intended to throw money at someone.

But when she reached into her pocket, she found nothing.

Not believing her luck, she patted the other pocket: "Ah, where's my money?"

After shouting, she turned to look at the Third Uncle: "My money is gone. It must have been left in the woods."

As she spoke, she tried to rush out.