Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties -
Chapter 542 - 540 I Agree Too_1
Chapter 542: Chapter 540 I Agree Too_1
Mrs. Jiang listened with a mix of joy and awkwardness, her lips twitching fiercely.
"So what do we do now?" someone couldn’t help but ask.
"I suggest we search house by house!"
"I agree!"
"Jiang, you’d better go home, wash your hands, and sanitize. We’ll follow you and search everyone’s house, not letting the chicken-swapping thief get away!"
"That’s right! We can’t let them get away! Once we catch them, we must hold a criticism meeting and have them apologize to you in person!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jiang immediately felt thrilled, already envisioning Xia Ningxing, the big celebrity, weeping profusely, standing humiliated in front of everyone, apologizing to her!
Hahaha!
Mrs. Jiang was smug inside, but she didn’t show it on her face. Instead, she looked at them all with gratefulness:
"Thank you all, I really appreciate it. I’ll go wash and disinfect right now."
To get an apology from Xia Ningxing as soon as possible, Mrs. Jiang disinfected herself with exceptional speed.
Then, after a perfunctory search of two other homes’ chicken coops, she prepared to go to Xia Ningxing’s courtyard.
Seeing this, Mrs. Song frowned and said, "Jiang, let’s leave Xia’s home out of this; she definitely couldn’t have swapped out your chickens!"
"Yeah, after all, she’s a big celebrity and a rich and noble young lady; she wouldn’t do such a thing," someone else chimed in.
Mrs. Jiang’s main target was the chicken coop at Xia Ningxing’s house. How could she possibly skip it now?
She sighed for show and said, "I also believe that Xia wouldn’t do such a thing, but if everyone else gets checked and we skip her house, wouldn’t that be unfair? What if later others also don’t want to be inspected by me?"
"That makes sense," someone nodded.
Mrs. Jiang then looked at Xia Ningxing, "Young lady, as the saying goes, ’A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe’. I’m sure you wouldn’t mind letting me check your chicken coop, right?"
This was a verbal trap; if Xia Ningxing refused, it would suggest that she had something to hide.
Thus, Xia Ningxing had no choice but to agree.
Xia Ningxing crossed her arms and replied with a half-smile, "Of course I don’t mind. If Jiang wants to search, let her search, but I hope she won’t regret it!"
She spoke her last words softly, stepping slightly closer so that only the two of them could hear.
Originally, even if this woman had swapped her chickens, Xia Ningxing hadn’t planned to make a big deal out of it; at most, she would have had Lu Tingli speak to her husband so he could discipline her and prevent her from committing such thievery again.
But she hadn’t anticipated that the thief herself would blow things out of proportion.
Foolish!
Utterly foolish!
If that was the case, she, Xia Ningxing, would not be polite!
Mrs. Jiang didn’t take Xia Ningxing’s words seriously, still thinking that she would regret it if she didn’t go through with the search!
She led the others directly into the courtyard, heading straight for the chicken coop.
Xia Ningxing followed at a leisurely pace, her lips curled into a cold smile.
Mrs. Song supported her and, seeing her pale complexion, immediately comforted her: "Don’t be angry, Xia. Let her search if she wants; after all, we all know you certainly wouldn’t do such a thing."
"Mm," responded Xia Ningxing lightly, subtly avoiding her arm.
About this Mrs. Song, who radiated strong goodwill from the start, Xia Ningxing always felt uncomfortable, so she didn’t want to get too close.
By the time Xia Ningxing entered the courtyard, Mrs. Jiang and several others had already caught the two hens from the chicken nest.
The hens made struggling "cluck cluck" sounds.
Mrs. Jiang feigned scrutiny for a while before exclaiming, "Oh my, these chickens’ legs are injured, they are indeed the two hens from my house!"
"Ah!?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
So, did this mean Xia Ningxing was the damned chicken thief?
"How is that possible?" someone rebutted subconsciously, "Xia is such a wealthy person, how could she possibly steal your chickens?"
It just didn’t make sense!
Everyone couldn’t help but nod along.
They had never seen any rich person steal chickens, oh no, swap chickens.
"The evidence is right here, what else is there to say!" Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but snort, "Besides, as the saying goes, the richer you are, the stingier you get, how is it not possible!"
"Jiang is right, these days the richer the person, the stingier they are!"
"Isn’t that the truth, and besides, doesn’t Xia Ningxing know medicine? I guess she must have found out that her own chickens were about to catch the plague, so she thought of a way to switch the chickens while Jiang was not paying attention."
"That’s right! And their houses are close to each other, separated only by a low wall, just a light climb and you’re over to the neighbor’s place.
Many people always harbor jealousy toward the rich, and now that they had finally caught Xia Ningxing in the wrong, they began to kick her when she was down, satisfying their twisted psyche.
Mrs. Song, seeing everyone spilling dirty water on Xia Ningxing, couldn’t help but get anxious, "I believe Xia would never do such a thing, there must be some misunderstanding here."
As she spoke, she glanced at Xia Ningxing out of the corner of her eye. While everyone was doubting her, she was tirelessly speaking up for her, sure that Xia would remember her kindness.
But Xia Ningxing’s expression remained calm, showing no sign of emotion.
It was as if the person being slandered wasn’t her at all.
Those who knew Xia Ningxing would understand, the calmer she was, the more it meant she had a solution in mind.
Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but sneer, "Mrs. Song, have you lost your mind? The evidence is laid out right here, and you still speak for the chicken switcher!"
"Exactly!"
"Who would have thought that Xia Ningxing, a big star, would stoop to doing such a thing!"
"I’m embarrassed for her!"
"Probably has liked doing these sneaky acts since she was little, and even with money, she can’t shake off such bad habits!"
"Really, I don’t know how her parents raised her."
For a moment, there was a cacophony of voices, with all sorts of comments flying around and pairs of eyes—some contemptuous, some disdainful, some amused—staring at Xia Ningxing."
"Don’t talk like that, I absolutely trust Xia’s character!" Even though everyone was slinging mud, Mrs. Song kept protecting her, not minding getting dirty herself.
Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but narrow her eyes and took another look at her. Such a person could either be genuinely kind-hearted or have an ulterior motive.
Xia Ningxing hoped it was the former.
Arms akimbo and holding the hens, Mrs. Jiang looked at Xia Ningxing with pride and smugness, "Xia, you must give me an explanation for this. I don’t ask for much, just apologize to me before everyone here and that will suffice!"
"Right! Apologize!"
"Doing something like this definitely warrants an apology!"
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