northernbook Chapter 142 Caught
Chapter 142 Caught
It was only seven o'clock when we arrived at the bottom of the tube building, but there were more than a dozen people sitting there, staring at us.
Liu Chang'e and the man were unsure and pretended not to see those people. They wanted to go around them, but they were stopped by an old lady who had snatched two pairs of socks downstairs yesterday.
"Big sister, why do you look so familiar to me? Have I seen you somewhere before?"
Liu Chang'e said perfunctorily: "I was here a few days ago, maybe that's when we met?"
The old lady shook her head, "No, no, no, if I had seen him a few days ago, I would not have forgotten him. I must have seen him somewhere else."
After saying that, she looked at the man next to her and asked, "Is this your son? He's quite handsome! Is he dating someone?"
Liu Chang'e was unhappy when she heard this. She didn't care about hiding from these people and said, "What are you looking at? Do I look like I can give birth to a son this big?"
The old lady looked Liu Chang'e up and down several times and said, "Why don't you look like her? Sister, you don't look much younger than me. Are you fifty? I'm fifty-two years old, and I think I can judge people very well!"
Liu Chang'e, who was only 39 years old after the Chinese New Year, glared at the old lady, shook off her hand and called for Hua Jindong to follow.
Iron Claw squeezed over, pointed at the man and asked, "Auntie, don't you know him? He said he lives here."
The old lady pretended to be puzzled. "You live here? That's impossible. I sit in front of the building every day. I can say that there is no one in the whole building that I don't know! Young man, where do you live? Let me see if you are new."
The man didn't know what was wrong with these women who usually just watched people walking around and took a quick look at them today, and suddenly came over to say hello.
Instinctively, his identity was about to be exposed. The man pushed the old lady away and tried to run away, but was grabbed by the collar and pulled back. Fang Zi Mo asked coldly, "Why are you running? Didn't I hear you asking where you are from? What's the matter? You can't tell me where you live?"
Seeing the man bit his lips tightly and didn't speak, Hua Rendong didn't ask any more questions. She smiled and said, "Auntie, he went on a blind date with me. He said his last name is Du and he lives in the room on the third floor. His job is to drive for Secretary Ma of our city. He brought me here today to see his family's situation. From what you said, he doesn't live here? Is what he said about driving for Secretary Ma also a lie?"
Several women immediately started to shout, "What a liar, he used Xiao Du's identity to deceive the girl? Does Xiao Du's family know about it?"
"I think they may not be unaware. This morning before daybreak, Lao Du's family hurried out, saying they were going back to her parents' home. It's not a festival and it's not Sunday, so why didn't Xiao Du go to work? The family must have colluded with this liar to trick Xiao Du into finding a wife. Otherwise, with Xiao Du's looks, it would be difficult for him to find a wife."
The lady who spoke first put her hands on her hips and said, "I've known for a long time that there is no good person in their family. They actually did such a wicked and evil thing. Don't be afraid, young lady. Old Du and his wife have retired, and Xiao Du still has a formal job. Originally, the company said that they would allocate another house to their family. With this kind of character, I will definitely ruin their plan to allocate a house."
As she was talking, she spat viciously, which showed that there was a lot of resentment between them, perhaps it was caused by the separate rooms.
Someone else comforted them, "What about separate rooms? This is a blatant marriage fraud, and they will be punished."
Hua Rendong pretended to be anxious and said, "When I was a child, my father died, and my mother ran off with the money. She ignored me for more than ten years, and suddenly she showed up and said she wanted to introduce me to someone. I didn't want to at first, but she praised this family to the sky, and I thought that even though she ran off with the money, she is my mother after all, and she can't hurt me, right? But what is going on? From what my aunt said, did my mother really team up with others to deceive me? What is she trying to do?"
Someone sighed, "Girl, look, you know what kind of person your mother is. She ran away with the money when she was young. Why do you still believe her? She wants to sell you out! The Du family has spread the word that as long as there is a beautiful girl willing to marry their son, they are willing to pay a dowry of 1,000 yuan and three turns and one ring. And the price of the dowry can be negotiated higher. Your mother must have spent all the money she took away, and wants to sell you to make more money."
Seeing Liu Chang'e slowly retreating, she was about to leave the crowd and turn around to run, but there was nothing she could do because those old women were standing next to each other, blocking her way, making it impossible for her to squeeze out.
Hua Rendong stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back into the crowd, "Mom, tell me the truth, is what Auntie said true? Are you really going to sell me out?"
Liu Chang'e stiffened her neck and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. You are my daughter, how could I sell you? They are just jealous that you will marry well in the future, and they are talking nonsense here!"
The women all laughed when they heard this. They had been waiting here since before daybreak just to see how shameless this woman was. Now that she has been exposed, how can she still have the audacity to accuse others of talking nonsense?
Suddenly, I felt even more sympathetic towards Hua Rendong. "Girl, is this nonsense? Let's let the police judge the case. Let's see if the person you are dating is Xiao Du."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside the crowd shouted, "They are coming, the police are here."
It turned out that when Hua Rendong and others just arrived downstairs, some sharp-eyed people had already run to report the case.
Liu Chang'e was still shouting, "Erhua, I'm your mother, how can I harm you?"
The man was already shaking with fear, and tried to rush out of the crowd and run away, but was pushed to the ground by Black Wing who had squeezed into the crowd at some point.
With a clang, a dagger that had been unsheathed fell to the ground. Black Wing shouted, "He has a knife. Everyone, get out of the way. Don't get hurt."
The crowd dispersed with a loud noise, making way for the police who were rushing over.
After finding out that the liar was the man lying on the ground and the woman who was still shouting that she was not a liar, and that they had used a weapon, the police handcuffed them without saying a word and praised the enthusiastic people at the same time.
After Hua Rendong explained the situation, she left her work unit so that they could find her when needed. The enthusiastic masses also complained about the Du family. The police promised that if the Du family came back, they would not only arrest them for interrogation, but also report the situation to their work units.
The person had been taken away so far that his shadow could not be seen, but Liu Chang'e's yelling could still be heard. Everyone scolded her for being unworthy of being a mother, while comforting Hua Rendong, fearing that she would be too sad.
Hua Rendong smiled and said, "I should have given up on her since she ran off with the money. This time it just made me see her more clearly, which is actually a good thing."
The more lightheartedly Hua Honeysuckle spoke, the more sympathy and love she gained from these women, and the louder the voices cursing Liu Chang'e became.