After you sever ties, it's no use crying and regretting it.

Chapter 95 Feeling guilty

If we really delve into this matter, it's not exactly advantageous for Wu Guizhi either.

Previously, the Yuan family had always contacted her, and she was responsible for handling the grain they provided. It was stored in another place, and she would go there to get some grain when she needed it. She didn't leave it all in the village to avoid being schemed against by others.

Furthermore, this arrangement would make it easier for her to use the food for other purposes.

As long as the food is under her control, she can use it to do many things and achieve her goals.

Before this, things had been going very smoothly. She could use Lü Daquan's family to deal with the Yuan family and get more benefits from them.

However, because Lu Daquan and his family had left Ningshui Village, the situation changed drastically and became very unfavorable for her.

After Lü Jiquan said those words, Wu Guizhi came to her senses and realized she couldn't let Lü Jiquan continue like this. She quickly shook her head, pretending to be calm, and said seriously, "I didn't!"

"The Yuan family gave us some grain, which we have hidden away. We need to control the quantity, so it won't be given to you directly."

"At least, we can only ask for a share of the grain once the Yuan family comes here to investigate and gives their word."

No matter what, Wu Guizhi will not easily hand over those grains!

Once she handed over the grain, she would lose her previous status and power in the village.

At that time, I'm afraid that people like Lü Bowen and Lü Jiquan will turn around and trample on her.

Therefore, her life in Ningshui Village, in the Lü family, is definitely not going to be easy.

Knowing the seriousness of the problem, Wu Guizhi was very anxious, but she tried her best to remain calm and not lose her composure at this moment.

Furthermore, Wu Guizhi brought up the Yuan family again, hoping to suppress Lü Jiquan and prevent him from continuing to entangle her in the grain issue.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain herself.

She didn't have much food left; she had given almost all of it to her family. Now, she not only had a hard time explaining herself to the Yuan family, but also to the people of Ningshui Village.

In order to avoid these problems being discovered and exposed, Wu Guizhi could only continue to delay, preventing Lü Jiquan and the others from going directly to find the grain, and also denying that her family had taken the grain.

If Lü Jiquan and his group really cause trouble, her family might not be able to handle it.

In order to preserve her prestige in Ningshui Village and the various benefits she had gained from it, Wu Guizhi could only deny it and try to divert the attention of Lü Jiquan and the others.

After a pause, Wu Guizhi looked at Lü Jiquan, who still refused to believe her, and continued, "Otherwise, if the Yuan family came and saw that we hadn't handled things well and that Lü Daquan's family had escaped and were out of control, and they were dissatisfied with us and demanded that we return the grain, how could we possibly stop the Yuan family from doing so?"

"To avoid having to explain things to the Yuan family later, we can't distribute the remaining grain now. We have to wait until the Yuan family sends someone to deliver a message and makes a decision before we have the right to dispose of the grain."

"If we distribute the remaining grain now, and the Yuan family blames us later, we'll all be left with nothing!"

Having said that, Wu Guizhi had sorted out some of her thoughts, and her confidence as she spoke grew stronger.

After thinking for a moment, Wu Guizhi took a deep breath and continued, "If the Yuan family wants to deal with us because of the food issue, what can we use to fight back?"

"The Yuan family is so powerful that they could easily find a pretext to make us suffer!"

"If we were to use that grain carelessly and end up unable to explain ourselves to the Yuan family, those people in the Yuan family aren't fools. They have plenty of ways to make us pay the price."

"For everyone's safety, I will not hand over the grain under these circumstances!"

At this point, Wu Guizhi felt it made more and more sense, and she even began to believe it herself.

Looking seriously at Lü Bowen and Lü Jiquan, and noticing their wary expressions, Wu Guizhi chuckled inwardly and continued, "Originally, everything was going well. We could continue to complete the tasks assigned by the Yuan family, obtain more benefits from them, and certainly wouldn't be short of grain."

"However, the fact that Lu Daquan's family ran away has had far too serious consequences. Not only will we find it difficult to get any more benefits from the Yuan family, but we may also ruin the Yuan family's plans and be held accountable by them."

"Since things have already come to this, we'd better be honest and stop trying to get our hands on the grain. Let's wait for the Yuan family to arrive and see how they decide to handle it before we decide how to deal with them. Otherwise, we might offend them first and cut off our own escape route."

Using the Yuan family as an example is something Wu Guizhi must insist on.

Only by using the power of the Yuan family to intimidate others would Lü Jiquan and the others have any reason to be cautious, and only then would she have room to maneuver.

If Lü Jiquan and his men were to inspect the grain, things would definitely get even worse.

Having said so much and done this mental preparation, Wu Guizhi finally calmed down, no longer feeling so guilty, and dared to look Lu Bowen and Lu Jiquan in the eye.

If she can successfully get through this hurdle, then she can shift the blame back to Lü Jiquan and his ilk, so that these people who made mistakes won't be so self-righteous and dare to scheme against her again!

However, the more Wu Guizhi insisted, the more suspicious Lü Jiquan and the others became.

Although he wavered for a moment, Lü Jiquan did not forget his suspicions about Wu Guizhi, nor did he forget his original purpose for doing so. Therefore, he was not disturbed by Wu Guizhi's words. On the contrary, he felt that Wu Guizhi's actions made her seem even more guilty!

If Wu Guizhi is guilty about this, then she has probably already taken a lot of that grain!

Thinking of this, Lü Jiquan's expression became even more serious.

Staring intently at Wu Guizhi, Lü Jiquan paused for a moment before saying directly, "Fine, if you don't want to distribute it, then don't. But, Dahe's wife, you have to take us to see the grain first."

"Let's go check how much grain we have left, so we can make arrangements for what to do next. You're not going to refuse this again, are you?"

“The grain was given to Ningshui Village by the Yuan family so that we could work for them. It’s not yours alone.”