1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

As soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, those in the crowd who knew Li Dahu's situation began to respond in unison.

"That's right! One time I saw with my own eyes that Qin Huairu saw Li Dahu coming this way. Before he even got close to her, she turned around and ran away. She ran faster than a rabbit!"

"Yes, yes, I've encountered this kind of situation before. If they were really relatives like Qin Huairu said, and lived in the same courtyard, how could we, the neighbors, not hear anything about it?"

For a moment, all kinds of doubts and speculations came like a tide, surrounding Qin Huairu.

Faced with the constant discussions of the crowd, Qin Huairu felt dizzy, her body shook involuntarily, and she almost lost her balance.

She secretly complained in her heart: I am so unlucky today. It was obviously just a very simple problem, but why did it become more confusing the more I explained it, and finally it ended up like this?

It’s just a chicken!

Doesn’t the Jia family have the right to own it?

Qin Huairu didn't think about what the situation was like outside now. Other families couldn't even get a full meal, but you, a widow in such a difficult and miserable family, actually allowed your own child to hold the delicious chicken leg and walk around the street.

Doesn't this clearly tell everyone that the origin of this chicken is not legitimate?

It's a pity that Qin Huairu's mind was as confused as a mess at this moment, and she didn't consider these deep-seated issues at all.

She was only trying to get around the issue of the chicken's origin as quickly as possible, but she never expected that someone from the Li family would stand up and ruthlessly question every word she said to her face.

Qin Huairu was so depressed, she felt like she was really unlucky today!

The more she thought about it, the more sadness and anger she felt in her heart became, and she couldn't help but feel angry towards the Li family.

Humph! Can't they just shut up and say less?

Do I have to embarrass myself in front of everyone?

Can't we wait until this conference is over before bringing this up?

Just as Qin Huairu was in a panic and making the situation worse, Xu Damao, who had been watching coldly from the side, showed a gloating smile on his face.

At this moment, he felt extremely happy.

Haha, look at Qin Huairu, she originally wanted to be clever to cover up the truth, but ended up backfiring.

Now let’s see how she is going to explain this matter to everyone.

And at this critical juncture, He Daqing, who had always been indifferent to the affairs of the Jia family and never expressed his opinions easily, unexpectedly opened his mouth.

He coughed lightly, held his grandson firmly in his arms, and then said slowly: "Today, I noticed something unusual. I noticed that the roasted chicken leg in Banggeng's hand today is not an ordinary roasted chicken!

That's the famous Niujie Eight Treasures Roast Chicken! One piece costs exactly five yuan!

How can an ordinary family like us afford to spend this much money to buy a roast chicken like this?"

Having said that, he paused slightly, and his eyes swept over Qin Huairu intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, his meaning has been made clear. For someone like Li Dahu, would he be willing to pay for such an expensive roast chicken for Qin Huairu?

It’s not that Li Dahu is incapable, but most people wouldn’t do this, let alone do a favor.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd, which was already quite noisy, suddenly exploded, with all kinds of discussions rising one after another.

Someone shouted, "What? Qin Huairu's roast chicken is actually eight-treasure roast chicken? This is too outrageous!"

Someone else echoed, "That's right! Nowadays, if anyone has some spare money, they have to quickly exchange it for food to get by! Who would have the leisure to buy a roast chicken? And it's so expensive at five dollars a chicken. Isn't it obvious that they treat us all as fools?"

"Now the truth is out. It definitely wasn't given by Li Dahu!"

"Today is really an eye-opener. You can never tell a person's true heart from his appearance!"

"It's really hard to hide gold ingots at home. If you have something delicious, you will show it off to the world. It's really sad..."

For a moment, everyone looked at Qin Huairu strangely, pointing and whispering.

At this moment, Qin Huairu was completely dumbfounded.

When Li Huaide handed her the roast chicken, he never told her what kind of roast chicken it was!

Since she brought the roast chicken home, she hasn't tasted a single bite of it and has no idea what it tastes like.

She secretly groaned in her heart, thinking that now things were getting worse and worse, as if no matter how she explained it, she couldn't explain it away, it was just getting worse and worse!

She lowered her head, clutching the corner of her clothes tightly with both hands, and stammered, "I...I really don't know what roast chicken that is! When he handed it to me, I never thought of accepting it. But he...he insisted on giving it to me, and his attitude was very firm. I really couldn't refuse, so I had no choice but to take it home."

However, unexpectedly, Qin Huairu's words not only failed to explain the matter clearly, but instead seemed to add fuel to the fire, instantly igniting the anger in the hearts of Li Weiguo and others.

Li Weimin was particularly angry. His face flushed red, his eyes widened, and he pointed at Qin Huairu and shouted indignantly, "You are talking nonsense! How could my uncle Dahu give you a roast chicken? Because my uncle Dahu has not been in the city at all these days!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a bombshell dropped into the crowd, causing an uproar. People around were whispering and talking about it.

"What? Is there such a thing?" Some people were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths.

"Has Qin Huairu been lying all the time?" another person muttered to himself in confusion.

At this moment, Qin Huairu felt as if she was being stared at by countless pairs of eyes. Those gazes shot straight at her like sharp arrows, making her feel as if a thorn in her back was pierced and she felt uncomfortable all over.

She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into so that she could disappear from everyone's sight without a trace.

When Yan Bugui, who was standing by, saw this scene, he understood everything.

It turned out that the Li family knew clearly from the beginning that Qin Huairu was making up lies, and the key reason was that Li Dahu had not been in Sijiu City recently.

Then, Yan Bugui showed a barely perceptible smile on his face, pretending to be nonchalant and asked: "Wei Min, since you said Li Dahu is not in the city, then where did he go? And why is he not in the city?"