Chapter 1176: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1176: Must Make the Words Clear!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Lan Menglian, don't you spout blood; how exactly did Erhai harm your husband?"

Seeing Lan Menglian's attitude, Wang Zhanggen was practically angered to death and hurriedly questioned her.

Then he also said:

"Think back — your husband couldn't find work in the county town and could only do daily-settled labor at 150 yuan a day; it was my Erhai who pulled him into Liguo Mountain!"

The meaning of Wang Zhanggen's words was very obvious: if Wang Erhai truly wanted to harm Liang Xinghua, he would never have given Liang Xinghua the opportunity to join Liguo Mountain in the first place!

Lan Menglian, however, said:

"It wasn't Wang Erhai who harmed him — then who else would harm my husband? I heard my husband say that in Liguo Mountain he had already risen to become the head of the branch company; I see that Wang Erhai was just jealous of my husband's ability, afraid my husband would squeeze him out of the leader's position, so he secretly tripped him up, got rid of my husband, and even hoodwinked my husband into taking over that broken-down restaurant of his!"

Lan Menglian spoke these words with righteous confidence.

She didn't feel she was slandering Wang Erhai at all.

On the contrary, she felt what she said was ironclad fact!

Wang Zhanggen grew even angrier:

"Lan Menglian, you can eat rice indiscriminately, but you can't speak words indiscriminately! What evidence do you have! My Erhai isn't as bad as you!"

Lan Menglian sneered coldly:

"Does this still need evidence? Wang Erhai hoodwinking my husband into taking over New Era Restaurant is the best evidence!"

Wang Zhanggen looked at Liang Xinghua:

"Liang Xinghua, you say a sentence — is this also what you think?"

Liang Xinghua's face was gloomy:

"Brother Changgen, let's not say anything more; on account of the face that you once helped me, I don't want to say words that offend you!"

Liang Xinghua had already spoken to this extent; his attitude was very obvious.

Yet Wang Zhanggen was stubborn to death, insisting on making clear right from wrong!

"Erhai is right at home; I'll go bring him over right now, and then the two of you will confront each other face to face and lay everything out clearly!"

Liang Xinghua couldn't help letting out a cold laugh:

"Brother Changgen, a few days ago Wang Erhai came to find me; I asked him, and he admitted everything!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhanggen's expression trembled.

Seeing Liang Xinghua and Lan Menglian both speak so firmly, it even made him waver.

Could it really be that his own second son had entrapped Liang Xinghua?

"No, this matter must be clarified; I'm going back to drag Wang Erhai over right now!"

Wang Zhanggen hurriedly turned around and left.

Before long he returned home.

"Wang Erhai, get out here for me!"

"Dad, what's going on?"

Wang Erhai was currently helping Wu Banxian organize the things needed for opening the altar and performing the ritual.

Seeing Wang Zhanggen return with a black face, he was very puzzled.

Wang Zhanggen then said:

"You honestly tell me — did you harm Liang Xinghua?"

Wang Erhai became even more puzzled:

"Dad, why would you think that?"

Wang Zhanggen then told him honestly:

"Liang Xinghua brought his wife and children back; I just went to his house for a visit, and both he and his wife said you harmed him — you tell the truth, is there such a thing?"

Wang Erhai was speechless, revealing a bitter smile:

"Dad, do I have any need to harm him? Everything was brought on by Liang Xinghua himself!"

Wang Zhanggen, however, was somewhat unconvinced:

"But Lan Menglian said Liang Xinghua was about to become the leader; you were afraid he'd press you down, so you secretly made trouble and pulled him off his horse!"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai was even more speechless:

"Dad, don't listen to that woman Lan Menglian spout nonsense! I am one of the three major partners of Liguo Mountain; if I didn't step down myself, forget Liang Xinghua, even the other two partners couldn't squeeze me out! Does he, Liang Xinghua, have that capability?"

Wang Zhanggen, face dark, continued asking:

"Then in the end, how did Liang Xinghua leaving Liguo Mountain happen?"

Wang Erhai told the truth:

"Didn't I say it was his own doing? He and Lan Menglian separated for a period of time; during that time he got involved with a woman named Zhong Liying. That Zhong Liying is a female swindler; she instigated him to misappropriate public funds for bride price money. Then the company's upper management discovered it and demoted him from branch company head to foreman. He found being a foreman meaningless, so he resigned on his own initiative. When he was about to leave Liguo Mountain, I still strongly urged him to stay. I told him the New Era Restaurant in town could be run as a side job; there was no need to go all in. He refused to listen, ruined the restaurant, and then blamed it on me! You don't know how chilling this is! I couldn't even be bothered to waste saliva on Liang Xinghua. Dad, from now on don't go meddle in Liang Xinghua's life or death; everything he has now is what he deserves!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhanggen was half-believing, half-doubting:

"Is it really like that?"

Wang Erhai smiled bitterly:

"Why would I lie to you! Anyway, we don't need to go to his house to transcend evil ghosts anymore; let's not have any more dealings with such a white-eyed wolf!"

Wang Zhanggen, however, said:

"No, I have to go make things clear to Liang Xinghua!"

Then he still dragged Wang Erhai along:

"You come with me, let's go face Liang Xinghua and lay everything out in the open!"

Wang Erhai didn't want to go, but he couldn't out-stubborn his father.

In the end he went along.

Seeing Wang Zhanggen bring Wang Erhai over, Liang Xinghua clearly looked somewhat guilty.

"What are you two still doing coming here?"

Lan Menglian immediately issued an expulsion order.

Wang Zhanggen said:

"Xinghua, my Erhai says the reason you fell from the branch company's top post is because you misappropriated public funds. I just want to ask you one thing — did my Erhai get it wrong?"

Liang Xinghua was rendered speechless.

Lan Menglian, however, didn't believe it:

"What nonsense are you spouting? My husband is so honest, how could he possibly misappropriate public funds! Even if he did misappropriate public funds, he was framed by someone else!"

On this point Lan Menglian actually spoke correctly.

Liang Xinghua indeed could not possibly take the initiative to misappropriate public funds, unless he was framed.

It's just that the person who framed him was absolutely not Wang Erhai.

Liang Xinghua himself knew this inside and out in his heart.

"Uncle Xinghua, you didn't tell your wife about you misappropriating public funds?"

Wang Erhai frowned slightly.

Only now did he understand — Liang Xinghua probably told Lan Menglian half-truths and half-concealments, which led to Lan Menglian splashing all the blame onto Wang Erhai!

The laughable thing is that as Liang Xinghua listened, he actually came to believe what Lan Menglian said!

He really thought Wang Erhai wanted to harm him!

Actually, whether Wang Erhai harmed him or not, he knew better than anyone!

Liang Xinghua didn't dare meet Wang Erhai's eyes. Knowing he was in the wrong, he dodged the issue:

"This matter is already in the past. I don't want to bring it up again. You two stop talking. You two hurry back. Anyway, just don't come to my house to perform transcendence rites for my mother. I'll hire someone myself to do the transcendence rites for my mother!"

Seeing Liang Xinghua's attitude, Wang Erhai also got angry. He couldn't help but say to Lan Menglian:

"Lan Menglian, during the time he and you were separated, he found a girlfriend. You probably don't know this. He misappropriated public funds to scrape together a bride price for his girlfriend! As a result, the public funds had just been misappropriated when he discovered his girlfriend was a pawn arranged by one of his enemies! Then he came to consult me. I told him to hurry and put the public funds back. He did as told, but traces were left behind, so that's why he was demoted!"

Hearing this, Lan Menglian was somewhat surprised:

"No, Liang Xinghua, how come you never told me about these things?"

Liang Xinghua was thoroughly embarrassed, shame turning to anger:

"Lan Menglian, aren't you half a catty eight taels yourself! During the time we were separated, don't you know in your own heart what you did with men outside? We haven't remarried yet. Do I have to tell you everything?!"