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Having suffered the loss from last time, the Old Su family no longer uses the strategy of making a public announcement.
After all, they had already wronged the Su family once before. If they continued to demand things with great fanfare, wouldn’t people suspect that they had made another mistake?
Therefore, this time the Old Su family was doing the opposite.
If the Su family could no longer bear the accusation and spread it to the villagers, they were not afraid.
After all, Old Mr. Su had already ‘informed’ Lizheng, and Lizheng would come forward to explain for others that the jade pendant belonged to the Old Su family.
Old Mr. Su prestige and reputation still existed, so it was not difficult to gain Lizheng’s trust.
Besides, the one Lizheng was biased towards was the Su family, not Su Yuniang.
In order to avoid arousing the subconscious opposition in Lizheng’s heart, Old Mr. Su didn’t say a word about the Su family just now.
The two of them arrived at the Su family’s house.
Seeing Su Can and Su Erlang there as well, Lizheng frowned.
Old Mr. Su caught a glimpse of Lizheng’s expression and his face turned cold.
He said to Su Can and his son, “Why aren’t you staying at home? What are you doing here?”
Su Can turned around and said to Old Mr. Su, “Father, Yuniang took the jade pendant, so I want to ask Yuniang to give it back!”
Old Mr. Su said sternly, “Didn’t I tell you not to make it public?”
Su Can shrank his neck, “We didn’t make it public. Just now, some villagers came over and I even chased them away.”
Old Mr. Su’s voice grew colder, “Return home, now!”
“Father……”
“Grandpa……”
“Are you ignoring me now?”
The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
Su Xiaoxiao chuckled and said, “Why bother with the old man?” One plays the good cop, and the other plays the bad cop, who are you performing for?”
Old Mr. Su said calmly, “Su Daya, this is a matter of the Old Su family, and has nothing to do with you. Last time, we wronged your family, and that was our fault. If you still hold the grudge, you can scold me all you like, but today’s matter concerns the jade pendant, so I ask that your Su family stay out of it.”
His words were calculated, evoking both reason and emotion.
If Su Xiaoxiao hadn’t known what tricks they were playing, she might have really believed them.
“Daughter, has someone come to cause trouble again?” Su Cheng walked over with a knife in hand.
Seeing Su Cheng’s butcher’s knife, Su Can’s eyelids twitched, and he instinctively wanted to run away.
Su Cheng frowned impatiently and said, “Why is it you guys again? Are you Old Su family trying to blackmail us?”
Lizheng stepped in to mediate, “It’s all a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding. Su Cheng, put the knife down first, let’s talk this out.”
Su Cheng turned to Su Xiaoxiao and asked, “Daughter, do you want to talk to them?”
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, “Dad, I haven’t told you about the matter of the jade pendant, it was your jade pendant that the Old Su family used to pawn.”
Su Cheng widened his eyes and said, “What?”
Su Erlang scolded, “Su Pangya, don’t talk nonsense! Do you have any evidence?”
Su Yuniang stepped forward and said, “I can testify! My grandfather personally admitted that the jade pendant was obtained from Uncle Su.”
Old Mr. Su’s original claim was that they found the jade pendant after Su Cheng lost it.
But Su Yuniang deliberately phrased it differently.
Su Yuniang said, “Lizheng, don’t be fooled by them. The jade pendant belongs to Uncle Su! They’re the thieves! None of the men in this family are good people!”
These words were too outrageous, Su Pangya could curse like this, Su Cheng could also curse like this, but Su Yuniang as the daughter of the Old Su family, she would be struck by lightning if she cursed the elders in the family.
The people of the Old Su family were very angry.
They knew that Su Yuniang was rebellious, but they hadn’t expected her to go so far for the Su family……