Yu Shuqi lowered her head to prevent others from seeing the same schadenfreude on her face.

Zhao Jinhuan frowned, and Lin Ruyu stepped forward and asked coldly, "Sister Xiuying, taking the rumors she heard from the street, what are you planning on me in front of my second sister?"

"You know the rumors well," Song Xiuying covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, took a step back, and fanned her sleeves exaggeratedly, "stay away from me, your body is dirty, it really stinks."

smell!"

The girls surrounding them also took a few steps back, as if they were afraid of getting dirty. Zhang Yuzhen did not retreat, but she looked at Lin Ruyu with sadness and sympathy.

Lin Rumei was so angry that she burst into tears and shouted, "You're talking nonsense, my sister doesn't have that!"

Lin Ruyu grabbed Zhao Jinhuan who was about to rush forward, took two steps forward and raised her hand to give Zhao Xiuying a loud slap in the face.

Snapped!

With this palm, Lin Ruyu used all her strength. Not only did she knock Zhao Xiuying to the ground, but also several little girls around her who were covering their mouths were also brought down by Zhao Xiuying. Screams and exclamations came one after another, and the maids and wives of various families

The boys came forward to help their girls one after another, and the scene was a mess.

Zhang Yuzhen and Yu Shuqi were stunned, while Zhao Jinhuan and Lin Rumei clapped their hands and applauded, "Okay, good fight, I'll make you spit on others!"

Half of Zhao Xiuying's face was numb from the beating, blood dripped down the corners of her mouth, her ears were buzzing, and she could not speak.

This palm was so powerful that when Lin Ruyu waved her hand away, the delicate little girls who had just been lifted up were so frightened that they did not even dare to cry.

Zhang Yuzhen bravely stepped forward, "Cousin, don't be like this, Sister Zhao just listened to the gossip..."

"What gossip?" Lin Ruyu turned to look at Zhang Yuzhen.

Zhang Yuzhen was so frightened that she couldn't help but take two steps back and hesitated to speak.

"Jin Huan, what happened?" Mrs. Zhao was supported by the maid and walked over, followed by ladies from various families, including Lin Ruyu's aunt Wen and her eldest aunt Lin.

When Mrs. Song saw her daughter's appearance, she exclaimed and said angrily, "Xiuying! Who hit you?"

"Woo, woo..."

Song Xiuying, whose face was numb and whose ears were ringing and whose tongue was dull, raised her trembling hand and pointed at Lin Ruyu, wishing she could rush forward and bite her to death.

Before Mrs. Song could speak, Mrs. Wen had already said, "My Ruyu family is famous for being reasonable. What did Miss Lin do to make her so angry?"

Zhao Jinhuan said angrily, "Zhao Xiuying insulted sister Ruyu's reputation in front of everyone!"

Her daughter had been busy preparing her dowry these days and was unaware of the rumors outside, but Mrs. Zhao did know. She lowered her face and asked solemnly, "Xiuying, how did my son offend you?

Are you gossiping about my family and insulting my distinguished guests?"

She, Lin Ruyu, had done such a shameful thing, so she couldn't talk about it anymore. After being beaten, Song Xiuying felt even more aggrieved. She looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and asked her to make the decision for herself.

What happened today was indeed her daughter's fault. Mrs. Song glared at her fiercely and cursed, "How did my mother teach you at home? Why don't you apologize to your aunts, Jin Huan and Ru Yu!"

Song Xiuying stepped forward to apologize to Mrs. Zhao, then covered her face and ran away crying.

Lin Ruyu also apologized to Mrs. Zhao, "Just now Ruyu took action in a rage, please forgive me."...

Mrs. Zhao raised her hand to support Lin Ruyu and said gently, "I don't blame you. The reputation of a girl's family is more important than life. How can we allow people to slander and arrange things at will."

Mrs. Song held back her anger and comforted Lin Ruyu, "It's your sister Xiuying who is outspoken and outspoken, but you have been playing together since childhood, so you should know that she has no ill intentions. Tomorrow, my aunt will take her to your house to apologize."

His daughter was slapped in the face by Lin Ruyu in public for making trouble, and it was not good news. The visit to apologize was just Mrs. Song's request for peace and smooth things over.

Before the Lin family could speak, Aunt Lin had already answered, "Sister-in-law, it's serious. It was just a few words between the little sisters, but it was serious enough to come to the house to apologize. This matter has been exposed, and who among us will do it in the future?"

Don't mention it anymore. Yuzhen, Jiaojiao, Shuqi, why don't you accompany Jinhuan to change clothes? The auspicious time is coming soon."

Lin Ruyu didn’t want to be with her good sisters on their birthday.

, had a conflict with Aunt Lin, so she took her younger sister and followed Zhao Jinhuan away. Seeing this, the other little girls also followed.

Just looking at Lin Ruyu's expression and walking posture, the ladies of the family couldn't tell whether the rumors were true or false. They knew that the Lin family was being secretly plotted this time.

Wen said angrily, "After finding out which family is the one who spread such heart-wrenching lies, our Lin family will not let it go."

"Brother, I went and asked. The rumor came from Beicheng. I haven't found the source yet." Shengzi entered Wanxiang Teahouse, which was busy preparing to open, found Shen Ge, and reported the news he had found out.

Shen Ge nodded, "I also touched Beicheng. According to common sense, since this rumor came from Beicheng, the person who spread the rumor must not be in Beicheng."

Zou Shun nodded seriously, "Then how should we investigate next?"

Shengzi immediately puffed up his chest and said, "I know how to check, brother, I'll take care of this."

Shen Ge nodded, "Be careful in everything. If something can be solved with steamed buns, try not to use copper coins."

"I know." Shengzi said while setting up tables and chairs, "Brother, we still have too few manpower. We need to call the brothers from Wsha Town over as soon as possible to help."

Shen Ge nodded, "The news has been sent out. The manpower from Qi County will follow the Lin family's cargo ship in a few days."

"Great!" Shengzi ran out happily. Zou Shun looked at his bouncing back and said worriedly, "Shengzi is still young. If he goes out alone and encounters a kidnapper..."

Shen Ge felt relieved, "We all grew up in dark alleys on the streets and know how to avoid disasters."

Zou Shun set the last table, watched Shen Ge pay the carpenter, and then asked in a low voice, "Everyone in your family is gone?"

"It's still there, but I can't find it." Shen Ge looked down at the dust on his hands and whispered, "My father went into the mountains to hunt and never came out. My mother abandoned me and ran away."

Zou Shun wanted to ask, "Can the mother who abandoned you and ran away be your own mother?" but he didn't dare, fearing that Shen Ge would kick him out.

"Brother Shen!" Little A Heng ran in happily from outside, walked around the tables and chairs, and rushed to Shen Ge.

Shen Ge caught the little guy, raised a smile and asked A Heng and A Dong behind him, "Why are you running here?"

"School is over, and my second uncle brought us over to help."

As soon as A Heng finished speaking, Mr. Lin walked in with his people, looked around and praised, "Ge'er has chosen a good place! Zhuqing, you guys can help clean it up."

"Yes." Zhuqing and the few followers brought by Mr. Lin immediately started to help set up tables and chairs and clean up.
Chapter completed!