Song Anping has already left, and this time she wasn’t so awkward.
Cheng Li walked outside, and when she saw Jiang Xue and Cheng Ying standing in the yard, she paused for a moment, then asked, "Sister Ying, why are you here? Do you need something from me?"
"Xiao Li, I do have something to ask you for." Cheng Ying glanced at Cheng Li and said calmly. With Cheng Li dressed like that, let alone a man, even she as a woman couldn’t stand it.
It’s really unclear how Cheng Li got her good reputation before. Whatever gentleness and kindness, whatever filial piety. Not only seeing people dressed like that, but also yelling at her mother, is that called filial piety?
Of course, she wasn’t here today to see if Cheng Li is filial; she came to retrieve Jiang Xue’s letter.
"Sister Ying, go ahead, what’s the matter?" Although she hated Jiang Xue, Cheng Li was somewhat cautious with Cheng Ying. After all, Cheng Ying worked for the government and had a good reputation in their village, and her words carried weight.
She wouldn’t offend Cheng Ying just because of Jiang Xue. So, even though she wanted to tear Jiang Xue apart, she could only hold back.
"Xiao Li, do you remember taking a letter from me last time?" Cheng Ying wanted to give Cheng Li some face, so she didn’t directly mention that she took Jiang Xue’s letter, but rather said she took a letter.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Li instantly understood why Jiang Xue came with Cheng Ying. It was for that letter.
However, now that she and Jiang Xue had fallen out, she felt she absolutely couldn’t admit to it, otherwise, Jiang Xue would definitely make a fuss about it.
Originally, her reputation had already been damaged because of the incident where Jiang Xue hit her. If people knew she took Jiang Xue’s letter, who knows how they would view her.
So, no matter what, she couldn’t admit to this.
With that in mind, Cheng Li’s gaze flickered, she then looked at Cheng Ying and said innocently, "Sister Ying, you must be mistaken, when did I ever take a letter from you?"
When Cheng Ying heard Cheng Li deny it, she became anxious and said, "Xiao Li, think carefully, half a month ago. You came to the town to go to market, went to the post office to see me, and then saw Jiang Xue’s letter and said you’d bring it back for her."
"Sister Ying, you must be mistaken. I haven’t been to the market for a long time. Moreover, I fell out with Jiang Xue over a month ago, so how could I help her bring a letter?"
If the first time Cheng Li denied, Cheng Ying thought she might not have remembered, it was unintentional. But when she reminded her so clearly, and she still didn’t admit it, it meant she had no intention of admitting. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel※fire.net
Thinking that Cheng Li dared to do it but not admit it, not acknowledging taking it, Cheng Ying’s expression turned ugly.
Before, she always thought Cheng Li was decent and wanted to help her. But now she realized that Cheng Li’s goodness was just a facade.
However, Cheng Li’s refusal to admit it left her with no course of action. After all, she was the only one in the sorting room that day, and there was no witness.
At this moment, Cheng Ying deeply regretted but was also helpless. At present, she only hoped Jiang Xue would believe her. So she turned to Jiang Xue and said, "Jiang Xue, do you believe me?"
"Sister Ying, of course, I believe you." Jiang Xue smiled at Cheng Ying and comforted, "I know Sister Ying has no reason to make up lies to deceive me."
The letter must have been taken by Cheng Li, Jiang Xue was very certain of this.