Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Xu Xiaojuan's mind was in a whirl. Bai Xiuxiu's words made her wish she could turn back time.

That dead girl, Zhou Jiaojiao, had asked her to do something so dangerous?

She had thought at worst she would just get scolded.

But now it turned out she might go to jail?

How could that be?

"It wasn't me..."

Xu Xiaojuan hurriedly tried to explain.

"Big Sister-in-Law, is this a misunderstanding? How could my Third Sister-in-Law want to harm you? Third Sister-in-Law, you agree, right?" Zhou Jiaojiao sensed trouble and quickly defended her Third Sister-in-Law.

If the Third Sister-in-Law admitted it was a misunderstanding, then it wouldn't be intentional sabotage.

Even if the Third Sister-in-Law were detained, it wouldn't be for long. And it wouldn't implicate her—this was the best solution!

The Third Sister-in-Law didn't want to cooperate with Zhou Jiaojiao. She wished she could take a knife and fight her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

"What misunderstanding? It's not a misunderstanding!" The Third Sister-in-Law sneered.

Pointing at Zhou Jiaojiao, she cursed, "You dead girl, if you hadn't asked me to harm your Big Sister-in-Law, would I have pushed her into the water? What do I have against her? Let me tell you, it was all Zhou Jiaojiao. She wanted to harm you, so she came to me.

She said to push you into the water, and it would be best if you died, or at least got sick. Even if you didn't get sick, you'd be soaking wet, revealing everything.

It was all her idea!

She doesn't like you, so she wants to harm you."

"That's not true. Third Sister-in-Law, how can you blame me? When did I ever say to push anyone into the water? Do you have any evidence? I'm trying to help you explain, but you're falsely accusing me?" Zhou Jiaojiao wished she could push her Third Sister-in-Law back into the water.

When Tian Xiaolan heard her daughter-in-law say this, she rushed over and slapped her twice.

Red marks instantly appeared on Xu Xiaojuan's face.

"I see you've gone mad, wanting no one to live well. Not only did you push Jiaojiao's Big Sister-in-Law into the water, but you also want to pin the blame on Jiaojiao. You hate our Old Zhou family, don't you?

What? You're not part of the Old Zhou family? You haven't given birth to a child for us?

If you don't want to live, at least let your son live!"

Tian Xiaolan's eyes were like those of a hungry wolf.

She almost said outright that if she continued to talk nonsense, it would affect her son too.

Thinking of her son, Tian Xiaolan's heart softened.

She began to sob.

"Xu Xiaojuan, what's wrong with you? And Zhou Jiaojiao, is this really not related to you?" The team leader, seeing their family drama, lost his good mood for fishing.

He was secretly glad he hadn't gone with Shanghe Village to fish; otherwise, today would have been chaos here in Xiahe Village.

Thankfully, he was here.

This mess...

"Xu Xiaojuan, if you spend ten or twenty years inside, won't your husband find someone else? Why are you so foolish? We aren't close; why did you push me? If your children end up with a stepmother, will they be okay?

Will your mother-in-law take care of them?

Won't your whole life be ruined?"

Bai Xiuxiu frowned, speaking with heartfelt concern.

Every word reminded Xu Xiaojuan that if she spent ten or twenty years in prison, her life would be over.

If something happened to her, her mother-in-law wouldn't be reliable!

Even now, while she was still outside, her mother-in-law was willing to sacrifice her for her sister-in-law.

If she went inside, neither her sister-in-law nor her mother-in-law would care about her son's wellbeing.

After all, the Old Zhou family had more than one grandson, and her husband could have children with someone else.

If she could start over, she would never listen to Zhou Jiaojiao again.

Xu Xiaojuan felt both sad and regretful.

"Big Sister-in-Law, why are you talking to my Third Sister-in-Law like this? Although she pushed you into the water, it wasn't intentional. Can't you forgive her?" Zhou Jiaojiao was genuinely afraid Xu Xiaojuan couldn't handle it and would spill everything.

She wanted Bai Xiuxiu to stop talking.

Bai Xiuxiu felt that no matter how many times she encountered Zhou Jiaojiao, she would always be speechless at her logic.

Looking at Zhou Jiaojiao's smug face, Bai Xiuxiu smiled, "Why are you in such a hurry? It was your Third Sister-in-Law who pushed me into the water, yet you're even more anxious than she is. Forgiving her isn't impossible. How about you jump in for a bit, and I'll forgive your Third Sister-in-Law?"

"Do you want me to die?" Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't believe there was someone so malicious.

Wouldn't jumping into that water freeze her to death?

"How is it? So you knew all along? I thought you didn't know. Didn't your third sister-in-law push me into the water to kill me?"

Bai Xiuxiu asked sarcastically.

Zhou Jiaojiao looked around anxiously, trying to see if her in-laws were nearby.

At least this matter...

"Xu Xiaojuan, what's really going on?" the team leader asked again.

The third sister-in-law was already desperate; it was all Zhou Jiaojiao's fault!

"Team Leader, she made me do it! It was her!" The third sister-in-law pointed at Zhou Jiaojiao, insisting it was her.

"I didn't do it. Really, it wasn't me! Qingqi! Where are you? Help me! Mom, help me, I didn't make her do this." Zhou Jiaojiao sobbed uncontrollably.

Anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her; it didn't seem like she did it.

"How can it not be you? Team Leader, it really was her." The third sister-in-law had no evidence and was also desperate.

She had nowhere to turn with her grievances.

"Enough, stop arguing!" The team leader was getting a headache from all the noise.

He could only ask Bai Xiuxiu first: "Xiaobai, how do you want to handle this?"

How to handle it? Of course, she would report it.

Everything was happening exactly as she had planned!

With Zhou Jiaojiao's temper, she would definitely blame her third sister-in-law.

And Tian Xiaolan, when it came to choosing between her daughter and her daughter-in-law, the choice was clear.

What reason would she need? For a mother, nothing was more important than her children.

Xu Xiaojuan had children, so if Tian Xiaolan threatened her with the children, Xu Xiaojuan would have no choice but to comply.

However... once Xu Xiaojuan realized the huge price she had to pay, she would think these two were deceiving her. Such a massive deception would drive her to drag Zhou Jiaojiao down with her.

Of course, Xu Xiaojuan had no evidence. If she implicated Zhou Jiaojiao, Zhou Jiaojiao would certainly deny everything.

The Zhou family and the Wang family would vouch for her, saying she did nothing.

This isn't important. What matters is that Xu Xiaojuan must go in, and Zhou Jiaojiao must follow because of the accusation.

Even if they couldn't convict her, she would still suffer for a few days.

If they wanted Zhou Jiaojiao out early, they would have to stop her from persisting with this accusation.

Once the Wang family begged her, she could rightfully propose dividing the household.

If they refused, she would publicize the matter in the county.

The Zhou family and the Wang family valued their reputation.

Both families had workers, and they wouldn't want their jobs affected.

In addition to the 1,600 yuan on the books that belonged to her and Wang Qinghe, she would demand a substantial compensation.