Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Head-On Clash
For some reason, this person didn’t seem to have put up any resistance against her at all.
It made her heart feel incredibly incredulous, as she was completely unclear about what was going on.
Indeed, she was somewhat at a loss at the moment.
The bystanders who were watching the drama unfold also began to speak up.
"Yeah, Liu Zheng, you should explain it properly, it can’t be like what she’s saying, right?"
"Right, what’s the situation? You need to give everyone a good explanation; we all believe in you."
Seeing everyone speak like this, Liu Zheng then slowly began to explain.
"Don’t listen to her nonsense. Usually, when she’s at home, almost all the work is done by her daughter-in-law. Not only that, a couple of days ago when her grandson fell ill, she not only failed to take care of him properly but also moved out to enjoy some peace and quiet. And now she starts spouting all this nonsense."
"It was me who prescribed some medicine for her grandson, which finally cured him. The original intention was only to thank me for my help by inviting me to a meal at her home, yet this old woman made such a scene after seeing it."
Liu Zheng was not frightened at all, simply recounting everything that had happened.
He truly saw Li Yanling as a good friend, so he helped her like this, and even suggested this solution to her, never expecting that this old woman would cause such trouble here.
And now she was making a scene right at his doorstep.
It really was quite laughable; she didn’t care about her own family’s welfare in the slightest, only caring about continuing to weep and complain here.
"The most ridiculous part is that she only came back after her grandson got better. Isn’t it obvious? Unwilling to care for her own sick grandson, and now here she is blabbering nonsense—what’s the meaning of all this?"
Liu Zheng looked very indifferent, simply smiling quietly as he watched her.
She had originally thought that if she appeared weak, then everyone would believe her.
She had also thought that Liu Zheng definitely wouldn’t have anything to rebut with.
Because she had gone to such lengths already.
But, to her utter disbelief, Liu Zheng had rebutted her and had even said these things.
It really took her by surprise.
For the moment, she didn’t even know what to say.
And the bystanders, upon hearing these words, also began to question.
"Really? Is the old woman really as he describes? You wouldn’t care for your own grandson?"
"Yeah, and if your own grandson was ill, if you loved him that much, you definitely wouldn’t have gone out to relax, would you? What do you mean by this?"
"It also doesn’t seem like you’re as good to them as you claim to be."
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Seeing that the onlookers were starting to question her, her heart naturally became even more anxious as she waved her hands continuously.
"Hey, don’t listen to his nonsense; he’s deceiving you. I took care of everything myself."
Unexpectedly, the old woman began to lie and started to blatantly tell lies.
But Liu Zheng remained very indifferent.
"Then let’s go and bring over your daughter-in-law, your grandson, and your old sisters to ask them thoroughly. Let’s see if you’ve been actively taking care of them, or if you’ve actually been out enjoying yourself."
Liu Zheng wasn’t afraid at all.
He knew that such old women are just trading on their age, thinking they look more vulnerable and believing that everyone will trust their words.
Liu Zheng might have felt it was really impossible to offer any counterarguments at that time, but no matter what, he wasn’t going to suffer in silence.
The more he found himself in such a situation, the more he should clarify things properly.
Otherwise, he feared that as time went on, she would become even more demanding and there was no telling what unreasonable demands she might come up with later.
Seeing her like this, it was clear she had planned something, intending to gain something from him; otherwise, she wouldn’t have deliberately created such a scene.
But no matter what, he wasn’t going to let her succeed.
The onlookers eating melon seeds were a bit confused by this, unable to decide whether to believe Liu Zheng or the old woman.
So they were very supportive of Liu Zheng’s suggestion. If all the people involved were called over to ask, wouldn’t everything become clear?
"Yeah, yeah, let’s just call the people involved over to ask what’s going on, let’s make it clear, and if there’s a misunderstanding, let’s clear it up in time."
"Right, I think that’s a good idea, otherwise, I really don’t know who to believe."
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Seeing the crowd starting to speak up, the old woman’s face showed signs of panic.
At the beginning,
in fact, Liu Zheng was somewhat worried too.
He feared that old woman really knew something, which was why she had deliberately caused a scene at his doorstep.
But upon further thought, he realized that such a foolish old woman was unlikely to have considered that aspect.
And looking at her guilty conscience, she probably didn’t know everything and was just creating trouble, likely trying to get money out of him.
Thankfully, Li Yanling had indeed told him about her mother-in-law’s antics beforehand.
Li Yanling had indeed tried living with another man.
And then, the old lady made a scene like this.
However, the previous man couldn’t withstand the uproar and ended up leaving Li Yanling after giving her some money.
Now, it seemed the old lady was trying the same trick again.
But Liu Zheng was not so easily provoked.
If she insisted on behaving this way, then he might as well show her what he was capable of.
"Alright, then I’ll just call them right now and have them come over."
Liu Zheng didn’t care to waste any time.
But to his surprise, the old woman panicked.
"I have already said so much, and you still don’t believe me, but believe him. How can you do this? I’m an old woman, do I have no shame? Why would I lie?"
It was astounding that she could say such a thing with a straight face.
It was obviously her who was lying, and yet here she was, acting so arrogant and boastful.
The onlookers weren’t foolish either, as they joined in the conversation.
"How can you say we believe him? We just don’t know what to believe right now. He proposed to call the people involved over to talk it out, and you’re not willing."
"Looking at it this way, it seems more likely that you’re the one lying."
"Yeah, yeah, and you keep blaming him."
