"Who are you trying to fool with your tantrums? I'm not buying it. If you keep acting like this, I'll take the blame and fight back..."

Seeing that Wang Dehou was truly enraged, Li Zhoushi's momentum instantly deflated.

He turned around and started yelling at Li Xingye.

“Li Xingye, tell them that we’re only here to return the money. As for the soy sauce factory, let them do whatever they want.”

When she said that, Su Luo and the others naturally heard her, but no one paid any attention to her.

The more Su Luo and the village chief ignored her, the more she thought she had intimidated them and even tried to incite the villagers to cause trouble.

He waved to the villagers standing in front of the soy sauce factory and said, "Fellow villagers, don't be fooled by them. Let's return the money together today."

That money was hard-earned, and we can't just let it go. This soy sauce is an unknown substance, and they're trying to use it to cheat us out of our money.

If you don't believe me, come and see for yourselves, come and smell it, this stuff stinks.

They're disgusting to look at. Let's all demand they return our money today.

Seeing the village's reaction, some shook their heads, and some sighed.

“Li Zhou’s family, I advised you a few days ago to wait a little longer. Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a few months and everyone will know whether you make money or not.”

Look at the two of you, you just had to make a scene.

We all believe Su Luo's words. If the soy sauce really sells like hotcakes, you'll all regret it later.

"snort……"

Li Xingye and Li Zhoushi sneered, their body language and tone mocking the group...

"Regret? Heh... our real regret is not returning the money now. You just wait here. You'll have your turn to cry then."

Su Luo shook her head. Some people, once they believe their own ideas are right, will no longer listen to the opinions of others.

"Village chief, I need to hold an emergency meeting about the soy sauce factory. Could you please call everyone in the village?"

Today, let's resolve everything that needs resolving, and put everyone's minds at ease.

"Good! As long as we remain steadfast, the soy sauce factory can continue."

Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou were left to guard the soy sauce factory to prevent Li Xingye's family from taking advantage of their inattention to sabotage the soy sauce.

Sitting at the village entrance where the meeting was being held, amidst the noisy chatter of the villagers, only Su Luo waited quietly.

No matter what the villagers asked, she would only say that she would talk about it at the meeting.

With Su Luo here, the villagers naturally wouldn't dare to speak like Li Xingye and his wife, but that doesn't mean no one thought that way.

We also plan to do that in the future, so let everyone express their thoughts clearly at once.

The meeting could only begin after the village chief arrived and confirmed that a representative from every household in the village had come.

"Su Luo, everyone from every household in the village has arrived."

The village chief stood beside Su Luo and said.

"Okay!" Su Luo nodded. "Then let's begin the meeting."

"Everyone, please be quiet. I apologize for taking up your time by calling you all here today."

The village chief stood up and said loudly to the villagers, "Today, because of a little trouble at the soy sauce factory, we have no choice but to hold this meeting."

Seeing everyone whispering among themselves, many people knew that Li Xingye and his wife had gone to cause trouble for the village chief today.

"Village chief, is it about returning the money to Li Xingye and the others?" a villager asked.

The village chief looked at Su Luo, gesturing for her to speak.

"Yes, they regret investing their money in the soy sauce factory, so I'll give them a chance. Today I'll pay out of my own pocket."

"Transfer their initial investment of 800 wen to my name."

After Su Luo finished speaking, she took out the original shareholding documents. There was more than one document in her possession than just Li Xingye's.

There was another large stack of these, all taken from the village chief's house, representing the shareholdings of everyone in the village.

"Dear fellow villagers, today I am handing over the shares of the soy sauce factory to Mr. and Mrs. Li Xingye in front of you all. I am handing over the money in one hand and the shares in the soy sauce factory in the other."

After receiving my 800 coins, Li Xingye and his family had no further connection with the soy sauce factory.

"Li Xingye, if you've thought it through, come over and sign and put your fingerprints on it. Once you've done that, I'll return the eight hundred cash coins in front of me to you."

Su Luo turned to look at Li Xingye and his wife, and this question meant that she was giving them one last chance.

Li Zhoushi nudged Li Xingye with her elbow and pointed at him with her chin, telling him to hurry up and put his handprint on the document.

Li Xingye couldn't write, so he could only put his fingerprint on the document Su Luo gave him.

The village chief was then made to read the contents of the document aloud to the entire village, ensuring that it was handled officially and without any privacy.

The village chief handed 800 coins to Li Xingye with both hands, his eyes full of regret.

"Li Xingye, today you have withdrawn your shares in the soy sauce factory. I hope that in the future you will be just as without regret as you are today."

Before the eight hundred taels of silver even reached Li Xingye's hands, they were snatched away by Li Zhoushi.

"No regrets, no regrets at all. We'd be the ones who regretted following you guys to make that shit-like soy sauce, hahaha..."

The silver has finally been returned, my lord, let's go home and celebrate! Hahaha…

Ignorant woman, ignorant woman!

This is what the village chief was thinking at that moment.

Su Luo didn't care. If someone couldn't be helped, she wouldn't help them. They wouldn't be of any use to her in the future.

After resolving the matter concerning Li Xingye and his wife, Su Luo addressed the villagers sitting below.

"I told everyone about this soy sauce factory early on that we would sun-dry it for at least 100 days. I haven't forgotten a single word of my promise."

As soon as the soy sauce is ready, Fu Man Lou will be its first customer. I mean what I say.

However, if you're impatient and want to see results quickly, you might be disappointed. Making soy sauce doesn't happen that fast.

Su Luo's words were like a piece of honey, fed to them, allowing them to make the right decision for themselves.

This also gave them time to discuss it downstairs.

After a cup of tea, Su Luo finally spoke.

"Everyone, you have all seen what happened to Li Xingye and his wife today. Neither the village chief nor I want things like what happened today to happen again."

So, if anyone in your family wants to withdraw their shares, I'm giving you this opportunity today. I have all the shareholding documents from the entire village.

"If you want to withdraw, withdraw now. After today, you'll never have another chance."

A few people hesitated, wanting to stand up, but were pulled back down by their family members.

However, Su Luo was not in a hurry and gave them enough time to think it over.

"Gentlemen, I dare to give you this opportunity because I know that soy sauce will definitely bring profits. If you withdraw your shares now..."

When it comes to future dividends, our family won't be involved anymore.

You are free today, whether you retreat or not.

"Those who want a refund, come up and leave your fingerprints. I'll refund you exactly the amount of silver you initially invested."