Chapter 1873: They've Come to Clarify the Truth

Chapter 1873: They've Come to Clarify the Truth

Lu Sanzhu didn't give Chen Bing a chance to speak. He addressed the crowd, "I'm sure many of you must be curious about the situation here. Let me explain to everyone so that no one thinks my aunt is in the wrong."

Chen Bing, with red eyes, protested, "No, we can't talk about this."

He grabbed Mr. Pan's hand, trying to stand up, but Lu Sanzhu had deliberately pressed down on his legs several times earlier, causing intense pain whenever he moved.

Since he couldn't stop it himself, he desperately tugged at Mr. Pan's sleeve and pleaded with Pan Laoda, "Big Brother, get them out of here, drive them away."

Mr. Pan's face turned grim. While he knew that this was trouble brought by Chen Bing, Chen Bing was his brother-in-law after all. It was a family matter, and it had to be resolved behind closed doors. How could he let this be discussed in front of the neighbors? What would become of their reputation in the future?

He knew these people weren't from Changjin Prefecture. Chen Bing had fled a disaster to come here. His first wife and him both hailed from the same place, Dong'an Prefecture. Therefore, these people must have come from Dong'an Prefecture as well. They were causing a commotion here, and once they were done, they could simply leave. But the Pan family still had to live here.

He stepped forward, intending to interrupt Lu Sanzhu, "Gentlemen, I believe there might be some misunderstanding here. How about we discuss this indoors? This is our Pan family's home after all. You've come from a distant place..."

He hadn't even finished speaking when Dabao cut him off, "What's wrong with us coming from a distant place? Dad, I figured it out. Is he suggesting we're not locals and thus should be careful about causing a scene on their turf, lest he takes revenge on us?"

Lu Sanzhu nodded, casting a glance at Mr. Pan and earnestly educating his son, "You used the wrong word. We're not causing a scene, we're here to clarify the truth. Since we're clarifying, of course, we have to do it in front of everyone. Otherwise, after we leave, who knows how they might twist the story about your grand aunt?"

Having said that, regardless of how displeased Mr. Pan looked, Lu Sanzhu turned back to the onlookers and continued, "This is what happened. When our hometown suffered a great flood, my aunt and Chen Bing had just gotten married. They came here to Changjin Prefecture to escape the disaster. On the way, my parents, my grandparents, and I were all separated from them. After they arrived here, my aunt..."

Mr. Pan couldn't take it anymore, "You're utterly overbearing! Stop them, stop them!"

But it was futile. Yuan Gui stepped in front of Pan's sons who were about to rush forward. He addressed them, "What? You want to get beaten up again?"

Thinking of the painful blows they had just received, the Pan sons hesitated for a moment. Meanwhile, Lu Sanzhu rapidly and fluently recounted the whole story with exaggeration.

The crowd was shocked by what they heard, and when they looked at Chen Bing, their eyes held a different kind of suspicion.

Who would've thought? Chen Bing had been so attentive and considerate when serving his father-in-law, looking so haggard and exhausted. Yet, it turned out he was such a cold-hearted, ungrateful, and despicable person. This kind of person was truly terrifying.

Sensing these gazes, Chen Bing felt like he had thorns in his back. He immediately defended himself, "They're lying! They can't accept that I divorced Fang Caixia, so they deliberately smeared my reputation. Don't believe them, these are all baseless claims."