Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 904 Let's start with the vase being broken.

Dong Yuanyuan felt a cold sweat break out on her back.

She bit her lip, her mind a jumble, unsure how to answer.

Lu Qiaoge seemed quite helpless. She said to Lao Liu and Xiao Jiang, "I'd like to modify the compensation that Aunt Dong just mentioned. I wonder if that's possible?"

Mrs. Dong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that by steer the conversation toward compensation, she wouldn't have to force her foolish granddaughter to answer.

Otherwise, she might reveal everything that happened before.

She bears a great responsibility in this, and at this moment, she doesn't want these people to know.

Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that at this moment, she and her foolish granddaughter were on the same side.

So she quickly nodded and said, "Comrade Xiao Lu, then tell me how to divide it? I'll listen to whatever you say."

Since the elders of the Dong family had said so, Lao Liu and Xiao Jiang didn't press the matter further, so they nodded in agreement.

Lu Qiaoge said, "Although I don't know how these two sisters argued or whether they actually fought or who had the upper hand, let's not talk about that for now."

I would like to redistribute the compensation amount.

You just said that Dong Yuanyuan and Dong Mingming each deserve three points, which is unfair to Mingming.

Although we weren't there, we could tell that this was something that shouldn't have happened, but unfortunately it did.

So, Mingming's share will go to me, and we'll compensate for 40%. Comrade Dong Yuanyuan, what do you think?

Dong Yuanyuan glared at Lu Qiaoge, but her hands were clenched together nervously.

She discovered that as soon as Lu Qiaoge opened her mouth, she seemed to have no idea how to talk to him.

To put it bluntly, she is now completely under Lu Qiaoge's thumb.

At this moment, Dong Ze was about to speak, but Lu Qiaoge waved her hand and said, "Leader Dong, I am a straightforward person. I think everyone here can see that whether this matter can be resolved smoothly today depends on Dong Yuanyuan. As parents, you don't seem to have much say, so I think Dong Yuanyuan alone can represent us."

Dong Ze felt awkward. He wanted to say something, but quickly fell silent.

Lian Liying felt very uncomfortable.

She's a complicated person.

She felt that as long as she did everything in advance and to the point of being impeccable, then others should not find fault with her and her daughter.

It's like two children arguing; she always makes the younger one give in to the older one. She'd rather her daughter suffer a loss than let the older one suffer.

To avoid gossip behind her back, and to prevent Dong Yuanyuan from feeling that having a stepmother meant having a stepfather.

Why did she do that?

It's all for the sake of everyone's well-being.

But the result... was not like that.

Dong Yuanyuan actually called her own sister a little bitch.

These three words pierced Lian Liying's heart deeply.

Because when she first met her mother-in-law, the old woman cursed her with those three words through gritted teeth. She never expected that after all her humiliation and compromise, she would still receive the same treatment.

Moreover, she felt that what Lu Qiaoge said made sense.

Whether today's situation can be resolved rests entirely on Dong Yuanyuan's shoulders.

After all these years, it's pretty much a guess that Dong Yuanyuan was the one who started the trouble, and the old lady was just stirring things up.

Lu Qiaoge was right just now; this shouldn't have happened in the first place.

At this time, Lian Liying was unaware that her daughter had jumped down on her own.

To avoid causing a negative impact, Chief of Staff Xu only told Dong Ze before clarifying the truth, and instructed him not to spread the word for the time being. Everything would be discussed once Mingming recovered.

So Lian Liying didn't help her stepdaughter as usual, but kept quiet.

Since everyone had shut up, Lu Qiaoge continued, "Since everyone agrees, then I'll speak directly with Dong Yuanyuan. Dong Yuanyuan, I'm telling you, I clearly have no responsibility. Do you agree?"

This time, Lu Qiaoge's expression was not calm, but rather she looked at Dong Yuanyuan with a slightly provocative look, and even a hint of impatience.

This expression made Dong Yuanyuan blush with shame and anger. She blurted out, "Why shouldn't Dong Mingming bear any responsibility? I don't agree!"

"Then tell me, what responsibility should Dong Mingming bear?"

“Dong Mingming brought the cat here. I chased the cat away, but she wouldn’t listen, so she broke the vase. It’s all her and the cat’s fault. Dong Mingming and Lu Qiaoge’s cat should bear full responsibility. This matter has nothing to do with me, and I bear no responsibility.”

Dong Ze over there closed his eyes.

You don't know until you experience it; you only realize how stupid his eldest daughter could be after going through it.

Lu Qiaoge wouldn't give anyone a chance to interrupt, and immediately said, "Look, in the end, it's all about my cat again. Well, I have something I need to ask Dong Yuanyuan about. Otherwise, even if I compensate her for everything, some people might still think that I, Lu Qiaoge, raise a cat but don't care about it and let it cause trouble, which is really outrageous."

I never wanted to ask about Dong Mingming's matter, and I felt it was a family matter for the Dong family, and it wasn't appropriate for me to ask.

But now, Dong Yuanyuan insists on dragging me and my cat into this, so I can't just sit idly by and pretend I don't know anything. So, Dong Yuanyuan, tell me, how did your sister Dong Mingming fall from the third floor to the first floor?

The atmosphere inside the room immediately changed.

Dong Ze clenched his hands tightly together.

To this day, he has not received the truth from his mother.

Since he won't tell the truth no matter how much we press him, let Lu Qiaoge ask him.

Dong Yuanyuan's face turned pale, and she opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Lu Qiaoge didn't give Mrs. Dong a chance to interrupt, nor did she give Dong Yuanyuan a chance to organize her thoughts.

"Mingming is a sensitive child. She is careful around everyone, afraid of upsetting those around her. She has no aggression whatsoever. She is also recognized as an honest and well-behaved girl in the compound. Dong Yuanyuan, since you don't want to answer, let me analyze what happened."

Let's start with the vase being broken...

The vase broke, and you, Dong Yuanyuan, certainly wouldn't say it was you who smashed it with a flick of your arm. You should have immediately shouted that Mingming broke it; that's human instinct. After causing trouble, people will first try to find an honest person to take the blame. That person wasn't your grandmother, so it could only be your sister, Dong Mingming. Therefore, Dong Mingming was beaten, and the hospital staff said there were handprints on her face. I think those slaps were either from you or from Aunt Dong..."

Lu Qiaoge paused here, looking at Old Mrs. Dong, whose face had turned pale, and Dong Yuanyuan, who was somewhat panicked, with a half-smile, and continued: "Of course, only Mingming knows who hit her. Even if Mingming wakes up, she may not point out who slapped her, so let's skip this matter."

"But Dong Mingming, who was beaten, might first deny that she broke it. Then you, Dong Yuanyuan, will have a sudden inspiration and immediately change your story to say that my cat broke the vase. You will probably still yell at me, Lu Qiaoge, to pay for it!"