"Xiuling, it's barely morning, why are you here in such a rush? What's the matter?" Zhou Xiulan was also a face full of confusion.
Perhaps fearing that Yan Mo, who was sitting at the dining table, might hear, Zhou Xiuling pulled Zhou Xiulan toward the kitchen: "Oh, my sister, I don't think you know yet, but it's all over the internet. I saw that video last night. It says your new daughter-in-law is a gold digger. It also says she is indecent, and that she went to crash her ex-boyfriend's wedding after seeing he got married. Moreover, she lived with her ex-boyfriend for seven years, and when she couldn't get a huge amount of betrothal gifts, she dumped him because she disliked his poverty and loved wealth. She didn't even care about their seven years of feelings, and turned around to find a rich new husband to marry. The new husband mentioned online is none other than your son, Qingzhou."
"Ah, really?" Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiulan's complexion changed instantly, and her gaze toward Yan Mo became more scrutinizing: "Xiuling, don't talk nonsense. Although I only met my daughter-in-law yesterday, judging by her appearance, I don't feel she is that kind of person."
Although she said this, Zhou Xiulan still felt a bit of doubt in her heart.
"Oh, my older sister. You can know a person's face but not their heart. You must see clearly. Don't let outsiders scheme away your family property while you are kept in the dark." Zhou Xiuling was too excited, and she couldn't control her volume, blurting out the last sentence directly.
Ever since Second Aunt entered the door, Yan Mo had felt that something was wrong. She was eating breakfast with her head down, feeling nervous, and her heart tightened when she heard this.
Liang Qingzhou gave her a look, signaling her not to care about it.
He stood up, his tone firm: "Second Aunt, those are all baseless claims. Someone is intentionally smearing my wife. Don't believe rumors without verification and come here early in the morning to scare my mother."
Yan Mo looked at Liang Qingzhou with gratitude, took a deep breath, stood up, and gathered the courage to say: "Second Aunt, the content in the video is edited. I have had no relationship with Zhang Zheng for a long time; he is maliciously slandering me."
Zhou Xiuling glanced at Yan Mo and pursed her lips, "There is no smoke without fire; so many people online are saying the same thing."
Zhou Xiulan looked at her daughter-in-law, then at her sister, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"Sister, if you don't believe me, I have the video here. I was afraid I wouldn't find it again, so I liked and saved it. I'll pull it up for you to see right now."
As she spoke, Zhou Xiuling pulled her sister to sit on the sofa.
Just a moment ago, she was still acting coy while telling on her, but now that she had been exposed, she didn't care anymore and directly and openly searched for the 'evidence' on her mobile phone for her sister to see.
Liang Qingzhou frowned slightly, "Second Aunt, please don't be misled by this false information. I know the truth of the matter, and it is not as you say."
Zhou Xiulan hesitated for a moment, "Since Qingzhou says so, there shouldn't be any mistake. I believe my son. Xiuling, stop causing trouble here."
Zhou Xiuling couldn't wait to open her mobile phone, "Sister, since you don't believe what I say, then see for yourself! I am your own sister, don't you believe me? I am also kindly reminding you not to be deceived by people with ulterior motives."
She lowered her voice for the last sentence.
However, there were only a few people in the room, and Yan Mo still heard it.
At this moment, the sound of the entrance door key turning in the lock rang out.
It was Liang Zhendong returning from grocery shopping, and following behind him were several relatives.
Yan Mo didn't recognize them. She hurriedly wiped her mouth in a panic, waiting to greet them. After all, she wasn't in her own home now, so she couldn't be so casual; she still had to be polite and decent.
After entering, Liang Zhendong saw Second Aunt and was also stunned. He looked at the relatives behind him and joked: "Yesterday was the wedding, today is not, why did you all come? Don't tell me you knew I bought two extra chickens today? Hmph! Don't even think about it, these are for my son and daughter-in-law to recuperate."
Following that, the people behind swarmed into the house. Yan Mo only recognized Liang Qingzhou's older brother and sister-in-law in the crowd; she had to brace herself and call out to the others one by one under Liang Qingzhou's introduction.
However, Yan Mo felt that these relatives all looked ill-intentioned. Their gazes toward her were the same as when Second Aunt entered—all carried a hint of dislike amidst the ambiguity.
Zhou Xiuling seemed to have found allies. She immediately stood up and greeted the relatives who had just entered, saying excitedly: "Did you all know already? It's all over the internet that my sister's new daughter-in-law is a gold digger, and she still doesn't believe it."
Upon hearing this, the relatives nodded one after another: "We saw it, we saw it, that's why we came over to see what the situation is."
Liang Zhendong frowned and suddenly realized, "So you came to watch the excitement, I thought as much." He then looked at Yan Mo, trying to find an answer on her face.
Yan Mo was so nervous she didn't know where to put her hands, and her complexion turned bright red.
Even though she had seen the world and worked at a Fortune 500 company in Haicheng, she still couldn't handle the scrutiny of her new husband's family.
At this moment, even if she had a mouth full of words, it seemed she couldn't explain it clearly.
Liang Qingzhou stood in front of Yan Mo, shielding her behind him, and said with a firm gaze: "Everyone, don't be deceived by the fake news online. This person is intentionally spreading rumors. He is none other than Zhang Zheng."
"Zhang Zheng? Isn't that your aunt's niece's son?" someone recalled.
"Exactly!"
At this moment, the sister-in-law who had been silent suddenly stood out and took out her mobile phone, "I checked last night. The person who posted the video is indeed Zhang Zheng, Yan Mo's ex-boyfriend. He is just talking nonsense to take revenge on Yan Mo."
When everyone heard this, their originally suspicious gazes softened.
"But, the internet says she asked her ex-boyfriend for betrothal gifts and when he couldn't provide them, she abandoned him to marry you, because you gave 288,000 in betrothal gifts." A relative couldn't help but throw out this sentence.
Liang Qingzhou was about to argue, but he thought that Yan Mo knew more about this matter, and he also wanted to see her ability to handle things. She had been clear in her logic and reasonable in every word when she blocked the wedding car that day; he was looking forward to her performance today as well.
Thus, Liang Qingzhou looked at Yan Mo and gave her a look, signaling her to handle it freely.
Yan Mo nodded, gave the sister-in-law a grateful look, and then looked at the relatives, not feeling timid at all.
"I know you all came to care about the Liang family, fearing they might be deceived by me. Here, I thank you on behalf of the Liang family for your kindness in coming from afar."
As soon as this sentence was spoken, the relatives' complexions turned red, white, and even green.
Next, Yan Mo took out her mobile phone and pulled up the video she had seen yesterday, "I also saw this video. I checked the IP address, and it was indeed posted by my ex-boyfriend. You can look at the date the video was posted; he got married that day, which was four days ago, while Qingzhou and I got married yesterday. According to the date, it wasn't me who dumped him; the fact is that he dumped me first to marry someone else, and there is video evidence."
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