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Chapter 92 Xiao Qiang's mother framed Xiaoju
"Mom! What are you looking for when you are rummaging through boxes and cabinets?" As soon as Xiao Qiang got out of the car and returned home, he saw his mother rummaging through the house, seemingly looking for something.
"Qiangzi, the bracelet your grandma left for me is missing. It was an antique and was very valuable." Xiao Qiang's mother saw Xiao Qiang coming back and walked over quickly, saying in a panic.
"Why didn't I know when grandma left you a bracelet?" Xiao Qiang asked doubtfully while bending down to wash his hands.
"Your grandma said this is a family heirloom and cannot be shown to others easily. How would you know!" Xiao Qiang's mother rolled her eyes at Xiao Qiang and replied angrily.
Xiao Qiang said "Oh" and stopped asking any more.
He came to the dining table and sat down, picked up the bowl with rice, and started eating with great gulps. As he ate, he smiled and said: "Mom, this is Xiaoju's stir-fry, right? You will know after one bite, it is better than you." The stir-fry is delicious.”
Xiao Qiang's mother also sat down next to Xiao Qiang. She turned to look at Xiao Qiang and whispered: "Qiangzi, you said there are no outsiders in the family, who would take it?"
"Mom, since no outsiders have been here, you must have lost it somewhere, so you can look for it again." Xiao Qiang replied disapprovingly while eating.
"Do you think she took it?" Xiao Qiang's mother pointed to Xiao Ju not far away with her elbow.
"Mom, what are you talking about? What's Xiaoju doing with your bracelet? What's more, I don't even know there is such a thing, and she doesn't even know." Xiao Qiang thought his mother was suspicious.
"Qiangzi, I can tell you that on the night when Niu Niu had a fever, when I came back from outside, I saw that Xiao Ju had turned the house into a mess. Later I asked Xiao Ju and she said that she was anxious to find anti-fever medicine for Niu Niu, so she I flipped through it randomly." Xiao Qiang's mother whispered to Xiao Qiang, "Maybe Xiaoju secretly hid it after flipping it that night."
"Mom, you have no evidence, so don't accuse people unjustly. Besides, Xiaoju is not that kind of person." Xiao Qiang replied angrily and continued to eat.
"Qiangzi, let me tell you, people! How can there be anyone who is not greedy for money, especially if her mother's family regards money as life, can you guarantee that Xiaoju will not be jealous of money? I see you, don't be too greedy She has become a good person." Xiao Qiang's mother deliberately emphasized.
"Then I'll take the time to look for it over there." After his mother said this, Xiao Qiang began to waver, but in order to calm the trouble, he wanted to look for it privately first. If he found it, he wouldn't know it. If you take the land back, even if Xiaoju finds out one day, you won't ask yourself anything, and the matter will be ignored.
"I said you were stupid! How long has Niuniu had a fever? Even if she took it, she might have sent it to her parents by now. How could it be kept in the house waiting for you to find it?" Xiao Qiang's mother glanced sideways at Xiao Ju, then at Xiao Qiang, and said bitterly.
After listening to his mother's analysis, Xiao Qiang felt that what his mother said made sense.As the saying goes: You know people but don't know their hearts. Xiaoju is a college student, so it's impossible that she doesn't know the value of antiques. If she really took it, then he really misjudged the person.
Seeing that Xiao Qiang was moved by her, Xiao Qiang's mother came to the yard and shouted loudly: "There are some people who pretend to be good people on the surface, but secretly do all kinds of things that are not human, and they are so short of money." What! You even want to steal things from your own home!"
"Mom! Keep your voice down, even if it was Xiaoju who took it, you have no evidence." Seeing this, Xiao Qiang quickly stopped his mother from speaking loudly.
"Qiangzi, don't stop me, I'm going to say it. If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself, and no one is allowed to tell about the good things you have done." Xiao Qiang's mother deliberately shouted loudly.
After hearing this, Xiaoju came over and asked in confusion: "Mom! Who are you talking about here? What did you throw away? Who took your things?"
"Hey, did I say it was you? You just jumped out in such a hurry, this is called guilty conscience." Xiao Qiang's mother said sharply and sarcastically.
"Mom! Please speak clearly. I haven't done anything and I feel guilty!" Xiao Ju asked angrily.
"I lost my ancestral bracelet. There is no one else at home. If it wasn't you, who would have taken it?" Xiao Qiang's mother asked loudly.
"What kind of bracelet? I've never seen it before, so how can I get it?" Xiao Ju felt confused.
"Pretend! Just keep pretending! The night when Niuniu had a fever some time ago, I came back from playing mahjong and saw that the house was in a mess. I thought my home had been robbed! Later you said you were looking for fever-reducing medicine. Who knew? Did you take it away at that time?" Xiao Qiang's mother rolled her eyes at Xiao Ju and said angrily.
"Mom! Niu Niu had a high fever that night, and I was so anxious that I didn't have time to get a bracelet! Don't be so slanderous." Xiao Ju was so anxious that she almost cried.
Seeing this, Xiao Qiang quickly advised: "Okay, just stop saying a few words! As I say, if you lose your bracelet, just throw it away. It's already very late, go to bed quickly, I have to go to work tomorrow!" After Xiao Qiang finished speaking, he returned to the bedroom minding his own business.
"It's really hard to guard against domestic thieves!" Xiao Qiang's mother said bitterly, then walked back to her back room.
Xiao Ju was left alone, standing blankly in the yard, confused and lost.
Ever since she got married, she had never heard Xiao Qiang’s mother mention any bracelets. Why did she mention it so suddenly? Moreover, she didn’t know and had never seen any bracelets. Why would Xiao Qiang’s mother accuse her unjustly? ?
Xiao Qiang returned to the bedroom, lay on the bed, and glanced at Niuniu, who was already asleep. Just like her mother, Xiaoju, she had been delicate since she was a child.
Alas, if Xiaoju really took the bracelet that mom lost, what should I do?In fact, what mom said makes sense. Xiaoju's family values ​​money so much, how could Xiaoju be alone?Faced with a valuable antique, can Xiaoju really not be tempted?
At this time, Xiaoju, in line with the principle of always swallowing her anger, thought that if she was wronged by her family, she would be wronged. Anyway, she was upright and not afraid of the shadow. This matter should be over soon. Since no outsiders came to steal, maybe where Grandma Tian found the bracelet again.
But what Xiaoju never expected was that a few days later, rumors that she had stolen her mother-in-law's ancestral bracelet would spread like wildfire in the village and soon spread throughout the village.
Wherever Xiaoju goes, there will be people pointing behind her.For many days, Xiaoju tried to tell everyone the truth, but apparently no one believed her.Xiaoju was extremely depressed.
At noon that day, Xiaoju took Niuniu to play in the small square in the village.She sat on the cold stool in frustration, thinking about why her mother-in-law targeted her like this?Why ruin her reputation in the village?Why spread such nonsense?
At this time, Jiang Qinghua happened to pass by the square. He saw Niuniu playing alone and Xiaoju sitting aside, so he walked over and teased Niuniu for a while, then raised his head and said to Xiaoju: "Xiaoju, don't worry, I believe you are Innocent."
Xiao Ju did not expect that even Xiao Qiang would now suspect that she was holding the bracelet, but Jiang Qinghua chose to believe and support her, so she said gratefully: "Thank you, Qinghua, actually I have never seen any bracelets at all, but My mother-in-law insisted on framing me and said I took it, but I couldn't prove my innocence. What I didn't expect was that she would spread rumors about me stealing things in the village and ruin my reputation. What she did was so chilling to me. It's gone!" Xiaoju started crying as she spoke, "Tsinghua University, do you know? My life is really depressing! I thought everything would be over as long as I didn't fight for my life, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop! Why does my mother-in-law dislike me and why does she want to accuse me unjustly?"
"Xiao Ju, since your mother-in-law said she lost her priceless bracelet, didn't she? Then we can help her call the police! Let the police come to find out the truth." Jiang Qinghua gave Xiao Ju advice.
"Call the police? Will the police take care of this?" Xiao Ju asked doubtfully.
"Don't worry, the police will definitely take care of it. If your mother-in-law wants to deliberately wrong you, then you can sue her for defamation and restore your reputation." Jiang Qinghua said.
Xiaoju lowered her head and thought for a while, and decided to take Jiang Qinghua's suggestion and choose to ask the police for help.
After Xiaoju called the police, the police quickly went to Xiaoju's home to investigate and collect evidence.
The police found Xiaoju's mother-in-law and learned what happened.Seeing the police arriving, Xiao Qiang's mother immediately panicked and hesitated in response to the police's questions.Seeing the woman's inconsistent and flawed account, the two police officers looked at each other and one of them said sternly: "Are you sure it was your daughter-in-law who stole your bracelet? I can tell you in advance. You will be held legally responsible for maliciously damaging other people's reputations."
"What's the responsibility?" Xiao Qiang's mother asked guiltily after hearing this.
"Our country's criminal law stipulates that anyone who commits the crime of defamation shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance." The police told Xiao Qiang's mother.
"Is it so serious?" Xiao Qiang's mother replied timidly, with a hint of regret on her face.
"Why don't you search carefully at home?" the policeman suggested, reading the message from Xiao Qiang's mother's face.
"Okay, I'll look carefully, maybe it's in that corner." Xiao Qiang's mother replied timidly, lowering her head.
"Then if you keep searching carefully, we will sit in the yard and wait," the policeman said.
After Xiao Qiang's mother entered the back room, she came out soon with a bag in her hand: "I'm sorry, comrade police, I found it and put it in the mezzanine of the cabinet. Look at my memory, it's really old and useless. Comrade police, thank you for your hard work. Do you think this matter will be over? Otherwise, please go back first."
"As long as it's not lost. In this case, we have to take you and Xu Xiaoju to the police station to make a record. Let's go." One of the policemen said.
"You still want to go to the police station? I won't go." Xiao Qiang's mother resisted fiercely.
"Let's go, let's just make a note and I'll be back soon." Seeing that Granny Xiaoju was very uncooperative, the policeman persuaded her.
"You won't go to jail, right?" Xiao Qiang's mother looked at the two policemen and asked timidly.
"As long as Xu Xiaoju does not sue you for defamation, the court will not open the case." the policeman explained.
"Xiao Ju, it's all mom's fault, please don't sue me!" Xiao Qiang's mother begged Xiao Ju with a tearful voice.
"Mom, I won't sue you, but you have to prove my innocence to the whole village and restore my reputation." Xiaoju said solemnly.
"Okay, okay! Mom agrees." Xiao Qiang's mother agreed hastily.
"Let's go," the policeman urged.
At this time, there were many villagers surrounding Xiaoju's house on three levels inside and outside.Everyone was talking a lot, some were ridiculing Xiao Qiang's mother for shooting herself in the foot, while others were whispering that this mother-in-law was too vicious and complained on Xiao Ju's behalf.
Grandma Xiaoju could no longer hold her face, but she had nowhere to escape.She lowered her head and whispered to Xiaoju: "Xiaoju, when we come back from the police station, I will prove your innocence to the whole village."
After the incident subsided, Xiao Qiang's mother did not dare to go out for a long time. Her attitude towards Xiao Ju was too angry and she dared not speak. She did not say a word for a long time.
Xiaoju, who was relieved, went to Jiang Qinghua's house to express her gratitude with gifts and Niu Niu.
After seeing this, Aunt Zhang hugged Niu Niu and said with a smile: "Xiao Ju, you are too polite. This is what Tsinghua University should do. Whoever lets him work in the village committee should solve the problems for us people."
"Yes, Xiaoju, we are upright and not afraid of slanted shadows. This is what I should do, so don't be polite. In addition," Jiang Qinghua whispered, "Xiaoju, I suggest you consider dividing your household with your mother-in-law. The three of you and your mother-in-law should live their own lives, this will reduce unnecessary conflicts."
"Are you saying you want to separate the family?" Xiaoju asked doubtfully.
"Xiao Ju, in fact, many families in our village have implemented household division. This is a good way to resolve family conflicts. You can go back and discuss it with Brother Qiang." Jiang Qinghua suggested.
"Okay!" Xiaoju agreed after thinking for a while, "Thank you, Tsinghua University."
"You and I should stop being so polite." Jiang Qinghua replied with a smile.
(End of this chapter)