Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 216 True or False First Love 16_1

Chapter 216: Chapter 216 True or False First Love 16_1

The onlookers also gasped, "Zhang Shifen really spoils Zhou Lina too much."

"Zhou Juan is also quite ruthless."

"Exactly, after taking so much money, she still frames someone like this."

"It seems that Old Madam Zhou isn’t wrong, Zhou Juan really is an ungrateful wretch, no matter how well you treat her, it’s useless."

"Can I have that money back?" Zhou Lina looked at the pile of money.

"This money isn’t enough," Zhou Lina glanced around, "Grandpa Zhou, Grandma Zhou, how about you help?"

Old Master Zhou and his wife, why would they be willing to pay, "This matter has nothing to do with us."

Hmph, they definitely wouldn’t pay anyway, nor would they let Zhou Dahai and his wife pay, just to see what Zhou Lina would do.

"That should be the money Zhou Juan took from me." Just because they are not giving the money, they think they don’t have to pay it back?

Zhou Lina quickly scanned the area; although there was a lot of money, it was only seventy or eighty.

It wasn’t enough to repay what was borrowed, but at least it was money obtained effortlessly, and Zhou Lina was quite satisfied.

Old Master Zhou didn’t expect that in the end, she was hurt, really really wanting to cry, but there was no way, he absolutely couldn’t admit it was his money.

Zhou Lina felt the gain was good, but for the people from GWH who came here and did nothing, they were very dissatisfied.

"The money must be returned, and you must also apologize," a junior leader recalled that their leader had mentioned that not many people had signed up to become ’educated youths’ this time.

A relative in his family was very anxious about securing a slot, and to fulfill the quota, tasks were assigned, and they were still one short after all this hustle.

Isn’t this candidate right in front of them the perfect choice? Otherwise, why would they expect him to deal with such a trivial matter?

Zhou Lina, although not understanding why the silent and inactive GWH person would speak up at this time, didn’t mind because it was a solution in her favor.

"You must sincerely apologize for ten minutes at the main entrance downstairs after work hours," it was announced.

Such a good opportunity, it definitely couldn’t be missed.

Ah, Zhou Juan didn’t expect to be hit with this on top of the financial loss, she really wanted to rush forward and show Zhou Lina that she too had a temper.

"I think this solution is good." The junior leader, pleased with Zhou Lina’s compliance, expressed approval.

Zhou Juan didn’t expect even the junior leader to give Zhou Lina so much face, just because her dad is a model worker?

Zhou Juan really couldn’t control her emotions, feeling increasingly dissatisfied with Zhou Dahai.

"Remember the exact time after work, you need to apologize sincerely at the door, clear that you borrowed money and didn’t repay it, and even falsely accused someone of stealing."

"Who just leaves their money lying around so carelessly?"

All were men, and they knew what was going on with the money found everywhere. Plus, the girl had just blurted out that it was the money Old Zhou had hidden.

Looking at Old Zhou, "For someone your age, it’s one thing to have a stash of private money, but to hide it all over the place, and even in such high locations."

When Zhou Juan revealed the affair he was having behind their backs, Old Zhou was instantly worried, fearing that Old Madam Zhou would have an outburst, leaving him in a bad position.

Luckily the topic changed quickly, and he thought the issue was over. Nobody expected that after going round and round, it came back to the same point.

Speaking against it, Old Zhou might have the final say at home, but what could he do in front of all these people?

It was just too frustrating; Old Zhou glared fiercely at both Zhou Juan and Zhou Lina. He couldn’t do anything to the latter, but he could still deal with the former.

Old Madam Zhou was also furious, the matter had been settled like this, it was a private stash of money.

"It turns out to be Old Master Zhou’s private stash. I really shouldn’t take it, especially since it took him so long to save up,"

Zhou Lina waved her hand, indicating she truly felt embarrassed to take it.

For the people from GWH, how could they let someone off just like that after they had sprung into action? Of course, they couldn’t.

The small-time leader gestured with a swing of his hand, "I see we haven’t searched the entire living room yet; we can continue to look."

"And after that, there are still rooms."

The onlookers couldn’t help but step back a few paces, knowing that raiding a house was these people’s specialty.

It was a spectacle not often seen these days, but to their surprise, they witnessed it once again today.

Ah, Old Madam Zhou knew these people were not easy to deal with, but she hadn’t expected them to be this difficult.

Indeed, it was a family misfortune. Old Madam Zhou made up her mind that once this was over, Zhou Juan definitely would not be let off easy.

As for Zhou Lina, she definitely couldn’t expect to get off unscathed either. After such a big incident, she would certainly have to make amends in one way or another.

"Excuse me."

"Excuse me." Zhang Shifen knew that the Zhou Family had made a move against Zhou Lina again, accusing her of being a thief, and she was quite upset.

The charge of being a thief could be serious or trivial, depending on how Zhou Dahai and his wife chose to exploit it.

What if they heartlessly made Zhou Lina eat "free meals" (i.e., go to prison)? Or what if they started getting ideas about the house under her name again, such as continuing to let Zhou Hong’s family live there?

More importantly, how would Xiao Na socialize with people in the future, get married, or even apply to take the factory recruitment exam? All were uncertainties now.

Zhang Shifen didn’t think it was excessive at all that they had both called the police and sought out people from GWH for Zhou Lina.

Seeing that it was Zhang Shifen who had arrived, everyone quickly made room for her.

When Old Madam Zhou saw Zhang Shifen, she suddenly felt that the situation might be resolved. "The second child’s family..."

"Mom." Upon seeing Zhang Shifen, Zhou Lina rushed over in distress, recounting the day’s events.

"I really don’t understand how they have the gall to ask me for food when they have nothing to eat."

"Everyone knew as of yesterday that our household expenses are handled individually; even Uncle Zhou, who is Zhou Juan’s own uncle, hasn’t given living expenses for several months now."

"They eat and drink for free, and that’s not all—I have to cook, you have to do laundry, and clean, and despite all that, they still have endless complaints."

"So, when his niece didn’t have breakfast to eat, they still came to us. How can they be so shameless?"

Zhou Lina could hardly control her tears as she considered how unjust it all was. "All I thought was to have Zhou Juan return the money."

"I was worried she would claim to have no money when the time came, so I revealed where she hid her private stash."

"But who could have expected that Old Madam Zhou would overhear and rush down to search for the private stash? I knew that even if I asked Zhou Juan for money again, she wouldn’t give it."

"I thought I’d just let it go, as I never really expected her to repay me in the first place. I just thought of it as getting to know someone’s true colors."

"I had no idea that while I was on my way downstairs to look for you, I would overhear Zhou Juan accusing me of stealing the money."

"Why would I steal their money? I’ve only been here a few times, and each time, I’ve been surrounded by people."

Zhou Lina sniffled, "I’m worried she might pull some trick, like tarnishing my reputation, forcing me to become a sent-down youth so she can take advantage of the situation and suggest that you give up your job to her, so she can avoid becoming a sent-down youth herself."

Everyone originally thought Zhou Juan accused Zhou Lina of stealing just to avoid being blamed by the family.

After hearing Zhou Lina’s analysis, they began to believe that Zhou Juan was truly vicious at heart.

She was so young, yet in such a short time, she had concocted such a scheme. She must have been scheming against others quite often, otherwise, why would she think of it so quickly?