They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 191 Who is it?
Mo Tianrui was even angrier than Lu Xiaoyue. Pointing at Liang Mingxuan, he angrily accused him: "I saw him push my cousin down with my own eyes. He wanted to kill my cousin!"

Lu Xiaoyue: "Nonsense!"

Mo Tianyao was also furious: "My brother wouldn't lie. If he saw it with his own eyes, he wouldn't be mistaken. Did you see it with your own eyes? If you didn't see it, what makes you think my brother is talking nonsense?"

Lu Xiaoyue said angrily, "Mingxuan would never do such a thing."

Xu Tong then interjected with a cold laugh: "Lu Xiao, there's a saying that goes, 'You can know a person's face but not their heart.' Don't try to take on too much for others."

Zhang Miao: "Yes, Mingxuan was clearly right next to Ning An just now, we all saw it."

Dou Zhongli: "But don't rush to blame Mingxuan. Maybe Mingxuan just slipped and didn't do it on purpose."

Mo Tianyao retorted irritably, "You make it sound so easy? It's a fact that he almost killed Ning An, isn't it?"

Liang Mingxuan: "Why would I harm Ning An? What benefit would I gain from harming him? I didn't accidentally do it. Perhaps only Ning An knows what happened at the time."

Liang Mingxuan vaguely sensed that someone had passed behind them the moment Ning An fell, but it was too chaotic at the time, and he couldn't see clearly who it was. He didn't know if someone had secretly done it.

All eyes immediately fell on Qin Ning'an.

Qin Ning'an coughed so badly it sounded awful.

Qin Ning'an was extremely anxious as he listened to Mo Tianyao and the others all blaming Liang Mingxuan. Unfortunately, he had choked on water and was still recovering from the shock.
Having finally calmed down a bit, he reached out and tightly gripped the corner of Liang Mingxuan's sleeve: "Ming...Mingxuan! I...I believe you...you didn't push...you didn't push me—"

Dou Zhongli keenly gleaned something from those words: "Qin Ning'an, so you really were pushed down?"

Qin Ning'an was taken aback, then nodded subconsciously.

"Who did it?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Anyway, it wasn't Dou Zhongli; he wasn't next to him, he was some distance away.

Mo Tianyao was furious: "Liang Mingxuan, how dare you say it wasn't you! Ning An is simple-minded and easy to fool. I don't know what tricks you used to make him so smug and obedient, but I'm not so easily fooled!"

Qin Ning'an was frantic. "It's not Mingxuan, it definitely isn't Mingxuan!"

Mo Tianyao sneered, exasperated: "You idiot, they sold you out and you're still helping them count the money. Don't you have eyes in the back of your head? How do you know it wasn't him? I think it is!"

Lu Xiaoyue retorted angrily, "You my foot! If you ask me, aren't you just crying wolf? What good will it do Mingxuan to harm Ning'an? You guys are a different story!"

"you shut up!"

Mo Tianyao, his face flushed and neck thick with anger, declared, "We want to go back, we want to go back right now."

Fortunately, Madam Qin had prepared clean clothes for Qin Ning'an. She had thought that he would easily get dirty while playing in the countryside, so she brought a set of clean clothes in case he got dirty and needed to change.

It came in handy just in time.

Xu Zhichun, Granny Ji, and Aunt Zhu'er were all shocked when they heard that Qin Ning'an had fallen into the water.

Qin Ning'an's face was still pale, and his lips were purplish-black; he was quite frightened. Even so, he didn't forget to smile at Xu Zhichun: "I originally wanted to play a little longer and try Sister Xu's dishes, but it's all my fault for accidentally causing this accident. I want to come again next time, so please don't send me away, Sister Xu."

Xu Zhichun, on the contrary, felt guilty and anxious, "How could that be? You are Mingxuan's friend, you can come anytime, you are always welcome! Go back and see a doctor quickly, don't catch a cold."

Thankfully it's summer.
The Mo brothers, Mo Tianyao and Mo Tianrui, grew impatient and quickly dragged Qin Ning'an away.

Dou Zhongli watched the play with schadenfreude and felt quite pleased. "In that case, I'll take my leave."

Lu Xiao glared at him.

This wicked fellow has ulterior motives and is stirring up trouble. "Don't you dare spread rumors outside."

Dou Zhongli glanced at Liang Mingxuan, a forced smile on her face, "How could I possibly talk nonsense? You all underestimate me. I'm leaving."

There are plenty of people who will talk nonsense for him.

On the mule cart, Dou Zhongli, Xu Tong, and Zhang Miao couldn't stop laughing gleefully as they talked about the incident.

"Do you think it really wasn't Liang Mingxuan who pushed that idiot Qin Ning'an down there?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it has nothing to do with anything, we're not even next to each other."

"But then again, what is Liang Mingxuan after?"

Dou Zhongli raised an eyebrow and scoffed disdainfully, "What could he possibly want? Jealousy, I suppose. So what if he has a bright future? He works so hard, burning the midnight oil to get what he wants, while someone else's rich dad just throws money at him and he can get whatever he wants so easily. Doesn't he feel a little resentful?"

"But that silly boy Qin Ning'an loves to hang around him, constantly provoking him and forcing him to face the reality that no matter how hard he tries, he might not even be as well off as that silly boy in the end. How could someone as smart as him possibly stand that?"

"So it's not surprising that he'll do something."

"Didn't you see? That silly boy Qin Ning'an is still siding with him in everything. It's hilarious!"

Xu Tong and Zhang Miao laughed.

"Brother Dou is right. I think that must be it."

"Hiss, so Liang Mingxuan's mind is really too gloomy and scary. I feel a chill down my spine when I hear this."

Dou Zhongli's gaze was intense: "This kind of person should have his true colors exposed."

He had to make sure they promoted Liang Mingxuan's story properly within the county school, so that the dean, teachers, and senior students could see what kind of person this promising student was really.

The huge courtyard suddenly became empty and much quieter.

Lu Xiaoyue gently shook Xu Zhichun's wrist, saying, "Don't worry, Sister Xu. Ning An was rescued by Uncle Quan as soon as he fell into the water. He'll be fine."

"Yes," Xu Zhichun nodded and smiled, "Nothing will happen."

It wasn't appropriate for Lu Xiaoyue to stay here alone, so Granny Ji took her away.

Lu Xiaoyue didn't really want to leave yet; she hadn't eaten. She knew Mingxuan and Sister Xu must be feeling bad too, and she was thinking of comforting them during the meal.

Under these circumstances, Xu Zhichun could not keep her any longer. She handed a basket of freshly picked tomatoes to Granny Ji, saying, "Granny, take these back for Madam to try."

"This one is better, so I won't stand on ceremony with you. Thank you so much."

Granny Ji accepted it with a smile and left with Lu Xiaoyue.

Aunt Pearl said with great regret, "What a pity that so many delicious dishes were made."

Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "It's no pity. We'll just eat it ourselves. Aunt, don't be shy. Take a bowl and fill it with whatever you can to take home. When Xiaoyan and the others come later, take some with you too. Also, give some to Sister Xiaojuan and Qiao'er. We, your sister-in-law and I, will each have one for ourselves, plus one for Chunfen. That'll be just right."

Aunt Pearl laughed when she heard her say that, "That's perfect."

After the Mo brothers returned, they stopped making a fuss and insisted that Liang Mingxuan had pushed Qin Ning'an into the water, so Aunt Zhu'er took it as an accident.

Xu Zhichun, however, sensed something amiss from Lu Xiaoyue's attitude towards Dou Zhongli, and felt inexplicably uneasy. With Aunt Zhu'er just left, she hurriedly asked Liang Mingxuan, "Mingxuan, how did Qin Ning'an fall into the water? What happened?"

(End of this chapter)