Ye Jianguo showed Jia Zhangshi no consideration in his words.
He ruthlessly mocked her.
Jia Zhangshi immediately exploded with rage.
Who did she think she was?
She was the famous Jia Zhangshi of the courtyard compound.
Whoever saw her would not show her some respect?
Normally, who would not show her some respect and lend the Jia family a hand?
But now.
This damn Ye Jianguo actually looked down on her.
He showed her no respect at all.
Jia Zhangshi was so furious that she flew into a rage.
Her blood boiled.
She shouted angrily, “Who says I dare not swear?”
“The person who stole Xu Damao’s chicken is definitely you, Ye Jianguo. There is absolutely no other possibility.”
“If it wasn’t you, then may you be struck by lightning.”
After Jia Zhangshi finished speaking, she glared viciously at Ye Jianguo, wishing she could tear him into pieces.
When Ye Jianguo heard her words, he smiled.
Had Jia Zhangshi taken the bait?
She had even made such a poison oath?
How interesting.
He said, “I’m impressed.”
“You clearly don’t know who the chicken thief is, yet you still made a poison oath. I’m truly impressed.”
“It seems you’re very dissatisfied with me.”
Jia Zhangshi snorted. “The chicken thief is you. Stop making excuses.”
“There’s no one who can prove that you bought your chicken.”
“So admit it!”
“You’re the chicken thief!!!”
Jia Zhangshi’s hatred of Ye Jianguo now surged like an endless river.
Even.
At this moment, all she wanted was to teach Ye Jianguo a harsh lesson.
As for everything else.
She had already thrown caution to the wind.
At this moment.
Qin Huairu was also completely stunned.
She was amazed by Ye Jianguo’s tremendous transformation.
One had to know.
Although Ye Jianguo had been a street loafer before, he had never been this sharp-tongued.
But.
Now he was speaking with impeccable logic.
Moreover.
He did not look flustered at all.
Even.
There was a faintly mocking look on his face.
This left Qin Huairu completely stunned.
When had this Ye Jianguo become so formidable?
Especially when she heard that Ye Jianguo was actually using reverse psychology against her mother-in-law, she was even more frightened.
However.
By the time she wanted to stop her mother-in-law from falling into the trap, it was already too late.
Jia Zhangshi was like gunpowder, igniting at the slightest spark.
What was more.
She had just been slapped by Jia Zhangshi, and her face was still burning with pain.
Therefore.
In the end.
She said nothing.
However.
Her gaze was also fixed on Ye Jianguo.
She wanted to know exactly how Ye Jianguo would prove that his chicken had not been stolen.
Qin Huairu was not the only one. Everyone else also looked toward Ye Jianguo, wanting to see how he would prove his innocence.
For a moment.
Everyone looked toward Ye Jianguo, waiting for him to continue.
Ye Jianguo smiled, smiling very happily.
He said, “No one can prove it for me?”
“Sorry to disappoint you.”
After saying this.
Ye Jianguo looked toward Third Uncle Yan Bugui, who was seated in the principal seat, and said, “Third Uncle, as the Third Uncle of the courtyard compound, you definitely wouldn’t lie, right?”
“What was I carrying in my hands when I came back?”
“With your sharp eyes, you must have seen it clearly. Why not tell everyone?”
As soon as Ye Jianguo said this, everyone could not help looking toward Third Uncle.
None of them had expected Ye Jianguo to say something like that.
He had directly called out Third Uncle Yan Bugui by name and asked him to speak.
Could it be?
Had Ye Jianguo happened to meet Third Uncle when he returned?
For some reason.
Everyone began to feel expectant.
Jia Zhangshi’s expression, however, turned rather ugly.
She had originally believed that Ye Jianguo’s chicken must have been stolen from Xu Damao.
After all.
There was no way Ye Jianguo could have had enough money to buy a chicken.
Not to mention.
She had never seen Ye Jianguo buy meat and bring it home.
Therefore.
She had been so certain that she made a poison oath, firmly believing that Ye Jianguo was the one who had stolen the chicken.
But.
Now Ye Jianguo had called out to Third Uncle.
This frightened her.
She stared at Third Uncle Yan Bugui and threatened, “Third Uncle, you’re the Third Uncle of our courtyard compound. You must take responsibility for your words. Don’t let anyone buy you off.”
Xu Damao also gritted his teeth and said, “Third Uncle, just say what you saw and put an end to Ye Jianguo’s wishful thinking.”
Xu Damao still firmly believed that Ye Jianguo was the one who had stolen his chicken.
After all.
He had raised those two old hens for a long time.
Nothing had ever happened to them.
Yet.
After Ye Jianguo’s home cooked chicken soup, one of his old hens disappeared.
That was far too coincidental.
It was such a coincidence that he had no choice but to suspect him.
Or rather.
He firmly believed that Ye Jianguo, that street loafer, had stolen it.
Third Uncle originally did not know why Second Uncle Liu Haizhong had summoned them to a meeting.
After all.
He was only the Third Uncle and did not have much authority.
But.
After hearing Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe arguing, along with Second Uncle’s words, he realized that Ye Jianguo seemed to have truly been wronged.
Because.
He had personally seen Ye Jianguo carrying a rooster home when he returned.
Moreover.
It had been a rooster weighing a full seven or eight pounds.
Just think.
What old hen could possibly weigh seven or eight pounds?
Not to mention.
Who was he?
Could he have seen incorrectly?
At first, Third Uncle felt somewhat annoyed when he heard Ye Jianguo’s words.
Ye Jianguo was not even offering him any benefit, yet he still wanted him to testify?
But.
After hearing Jia Zhangshi and Xu Damao’s words, he inexplicably grew angry.
What did they mean by that?
They actually said he could be bought off?
Who did they think they were looking down on?
How utterly infuriating.
Thus.
Third Uncle Yan Bugui immediately said, “When Ye Jianguo returned just now, Third Aunt and I really were sitting in the front courtyard.”
“At that time, Ye Jianguo came back carrying many things.”
“For example, corn, eggs, vegetables, rice...”
“Oh, and a rooster. In my opinion, it weighed a full seven or eight pounds.”
As soon as Third Uncle Yan Bugui said this, Jia Zhangshi could no longer sit still.
She angrily said, “Third Uncle, you’d better take responsibility for what you say.”
“Did you really see Ye Jianguo bring a chicken home?”
Yan Bugui said unhappily, “Who am I?”
“I’m the Third Uncle of this courtyard compound. Would I lie?”
“Every word I say is as firm as a nail. What I said is absolutely the truth.”
“The chicken Ye Jianguo brought home was a rooster, and it weighed a full seven or eight pounds.”
When Third Aunt saw her husband being targeted by Jia Zhangshi, she also spoke up. “I was there too. I can testify that Ye Jianguo really did bring home a rooster.”
“I even spoke with Ye Jianguo at the time.”
“There is absolutely no mistake.”
As soon as Yan Bugui and Third Aunt finished speaking, everyone present erupted.
Discussion broke out everywhere.
“Oh, so Ye Jianguo isn’t the chicken thief?”
“Exactly. Xu Damao’s missing chicken was an old hen, while the one Ye Jianguo brought home was a rooster. They’re completely different chickens.”
“If that’s the case, then Ye Jianguo was wrongly accused.”
“But Ye Jianguo actually bought a chicken and brought it home? And such a big one?”
“Did Ye Jianguo strike it rich?”
“Heh, Jia Zhangshi made a poison oath just now, but Third Uncle immediately proved Ye Jianguo’s innocence. Heh.”
“Oh, right. Jia Zhangshi made a poison oath just now. And now? Heh. If it comes true, Jia Zhangshi will be struck by lightning.”
“......”
It was clear.
Everyone present was discussing it heatedly.
The scene was extremely lively for a while.
Xu Damao was also somewhat dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Had Ye Jianguo really bought a chicken and brought it home?
Moreover.
It was a rooster?
If Ye Jianguo’s chicken had not been stolen from him, then where was his old hen?
Who had stolen it?
Xu Damao said, “Third Uncle, are you sure you didn’t see incorrectly?”
“If Ye Jianguo didn’t steal my old hen, then who did?”
After saying this.
Xu Damao looked at everyone in the courtyard compound and ground his teeth. “Was it one of you who stole it?”
“It must have been one of you.”
Xu Damao had opened fire on everyone.
However.
His indiscriminate accusation also angered many people.
Sha Zhu was the loudest. “Xu Damao, say that again if you have the guts.”
“Your own chicken went missing, and you want to slander all of us?”
“Do you believe I’ll let you experience the taste of my fists?”
Xu Damao fell silent.
He was somewhat afraid.
But.
He still said, “Hmph. Otherwise, why would my old hen have disappeared?”
“It must have been stolen.”
Jia Zhangshi’s face flushed red, then pale.
She had never expected things to turn out this way.
Had Xu Damao’s chicken really not been stolen by Ye Jianguo?
In other words.
Was the poison oath she had just made going to come true?
At the thought of this.
Jia Zhangshi simply could not accept it.
She gritted her teeth and said, “Yan Bugui, how do you know that was a rooster?”
“You’re an old man. Could you really see whether it was a rooster or an old hen?”
“Hmph!”
“It was definitely stolen by Ye Jianguo.”
Jia Zhangshi would rather die than admit the fact that Ye Jianguo was not the chicken thief.
Yan Bugui exploded with rage.
How dare Jia Zhangshi question him like this?
He angrily said, “Aunt Jia, what do you mean?”
“Are you questioning me?”
“I’m telling you, Xu Damao’s old hen was absolutely not stolen by Ye Jianguo.”
“At the very least, the chicken Ye Jianguo brought home was definitely a rooster. I can guarantee it!”
Yan Bugui normally would not have made such a guarantee lightly.
But.
Jia Zhangshi had infuriated him too much.
That Jia Zhangshi had truly gone too far.
At this moment.
Ye Jianguo spoke.
In a cold voice, he said, “No matter how much throwing a tantrum and rolling around you do, you cannot change this fact.”
“The chicken from Xu Damao’s home was not stolen by me at all.”
“I have no interest in doing something like that.”
After saying this.
Ye Jianguo paused, then looked at Jia Zhangshi with a faintly mocking smile.
“Of course, if you don’t believe me, you can go to my kitchen and bring out the remaining half of the chicken. Then you can see whether it’s a rooster.”
“Of course, once you take it out and prove that it’s a rooster,”
“I want you to kneel and apologize to me!”
“But do you dare go get it?”
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