Chapter 90: Whether It's Nonsense, You'll Know Soon

Liu Chuxue's face was filled with icy coldness: "Just because I didn't come home to stay, you dare spread rumors to ruin my reputation everywhere?"

"I can't quite understand. Even though we've split the household, we are still the Liu family. What state of mind led my eldest uncle's wife to disregard family bonds and morality, bent on destroying me?"

Upon hearing these words, the onlookers began to whisper among themselves: "Exactly. Even if we've split the household, aren't we still one family? As an elder, why must Ge Xiulan make things so difficult for a junior?"

Ge Xiulan hadn't expected Liu Chuxue to be so aggressive; she blurted out without thinking: "You didn't come back that night, so people can't talk about it?"

Liu Chuxue looked at a woman in the village who was close to their second branch: "Auntie Cuihong, please go to the east end of the village and invite people from Uncle Liangzi's house, Uncle Baogui's house, and Grandpa Shuanzhu's house."

Auntie Cuihong got along well with Liu's mother and, being able to help, naturally did not refuse: "Alright, I'll go right now."

As soon as the person left, Liu Chuxue looked again at the village head's youngest son: "Deng Yongsheng, please ride your bike to the township hospital and invite Seventh Grandpa back. If he asks, just tell him what happened today; he will understand."

Liushu Village was not far from the commune to begin with; before long, the families at the east end of the village had arrived, and Deng Yongsheng from the village head's house had also brought Seventh Grandpa Liu back.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Chuxue spoke loudly: "Eldest Uncle's wife says I didn't return that night. Grandpa, Grandma, and Eldest Uncle, you never stood up to say a word in my defense from start to finish. It seems you never treated me as family; otherwise, you wouldn't have sat by and done nothing."

Old Man Liu wanted to say something, but how could he claim he hadn't heard the outside rumors?

At this moment, Grandma Liu's face turned dark: "Since you also say that even after splitting the household we are still one family, then what are you doing now?"

Liu Chuxue said coldly: "Of course, I am proving my innocence. Could it be that I should let Eldest Uncle's wife ruin my reputation?"

Seeing Liu Chuxue refute her in front of so many people, Grandma Liu said: "What nonsense are you talking?"

"So many people are watching. Grandma, are you determined to lie with your eyes open and play the game of being unreasonable with me?"

Having said this, she stopped looking at the Liu family, cleared her throat, and addressed the village cadres and villagers watching: "I suppose everyone knows what this scene today is about?"

"As a junior, I indeed cannot fight with my profit-seeking Eldest Uncle's wife, but I can prove where I was that day."

Having said this, she stared fiercely at Ge Xiulan: "The morning after my father's accident, you blocked me from going to school. Under the pretext of acting in our second branch's best interest, you made me climb the mountain to notify my sister. What you did afterward, you know, I know, and Heaven knows. Unfortunately, no matter how well you scheme, you cannot outwit Heaven. In the end, your goal was not achieved. Am I right?"

She spoke these words extremely loudly; not only Ge Xiulan but even Liu Shanggan was quite frightened: "Liu Chuxue, what are you saying? What's wrong with asking you to notify your sister?"

Liu Chuxue turned to look at Liu Shanggan, who had spoken: "At first glance, it seems there is nothing wrong, but she acted under the pretext of caring for our second branch while harboring sinister intentions. Dare you deny it?"

At this moment, Liu Chuxue wore an expression of grim severity, bringing out the powerful aura of a modern workplace, which made Liu Shanggan step back in fright: "What nonsense are you talking?"

"Whether it is nonsense, you will know very soon."

Liu Chuxue's cold and sharp gaze made Liu Shanggan shiver involuntarily.

As if sensing something bad, he said: "We are all one family; why must things come to this? Your eldest aunt indeed should not have spread those idle rumors, but your mother just hit her too. We won't pursue it further; let's consider this matter settled."

(End of this chapter)