When He Wenlin, He's father, returned to the store, it was already eleven o'clock.

Upon seeing the father and daughter return, Grandma He and the others hurriedly put down their work and ran over: "How are you? Are you alright?"

"Grandma, we're not going to fight, what could possibly happen?" He Wenlin laughed. "We just gave a statement, told them what happened, and left the rest to the police. They'll investigate and handle it."

“That bastard Li Bing has cheated a lot of people this time, dozens,” said Mr. He. “They’re all at the police station now, giving statements and registering them one by one.”

"Won't those who were scammed come after us?" This is what Grandma He is most concerned about and most afraid of.

"Grandma, don't worry. They were just angry. The police at the police station told them that the matter is still under investigation and they can't cause trouble here."

They were all ordinary people; they might have their own selfish motives, but they didn't dare to go against the police station.

He Wenlin wasn't worried about that; what she was worried about was that because of this incident, people would be afraid to buy vouchers anymore, which would be a huge loss!

"If you say that, it means the police station believes us. That's good, that's good." Grandma He finally felt relieved.

He Wenlin said, "They believe in the evidence. We are not liars. Those people themselves said that Li Bing was the one who sold the vouchers. We have conflicts with Li Bing. How could we cooperate with Li Bing? Besides, the police can find out who printed those vouchers and where they were printed with a simple investigation."

This matter is actually not complicated; a little investigation will reveal the truth.

Mr. He: "However, the matter is related to our store, and we are both the person who called the police and the victim. The police may come to collect evidence."

Ruan Jianxin said, "The police station will release you immediately, which will prove the point. Auntie, don't worry, trust the government."

“Uncle Ruan is right, let’s get to work first, we can’t delay the lunch preparation.” He Wenlin and her father quickly joined the work team.

“We were worried that we wouldn’t be able to prepare the food in time while you two weren’t here, so we asked Ruan Jianxin to stay and help pack the rice,” Grandma He explained. “Although he has difficulty walking, he is still very capable.”

He Wenlin had no objection to her grandmother's arrangements.

"Linlin, you still need to prepare some egg roll batter later. This morning, the landlady brought some people and bought six catties of egg rolls and left. There aren't many in the store now. There are only nine bags packed up. I guess they'll buy them when everyone picks up their lunch at noon," He Shan said with a smile. "We ate some this morning."

The store was crowded, and each person would eat quite a few sticks.

“Record the consumed portions in the loss log,” He Wenlin said. “I’ll prepare two more jars of porridge this afternoon.”

He Wenlin quickly weighed the ingredients and made a batch of egg roll batter. Anyway, she didn't need to keep an eye on the egg beater while it was running.

Then they tasted the dishes that Lin Fei and He Wenjun had cooked.

Seeing this, Grandma He said, "We tasted the dishes when they were cooked. If they don't taste good, we won't pack them up. We remember you said that you would rather lose money on this order than compromise on quality and damage our reputation."

"The taste is good, you two keep it up." He Wenlin encouraged Lin Fei and He Wenjun, "Once you can cook those ten dishes well, I'll start preparing for the new store."

They can now make four dishes: minced pork with pickled green beans, minced pork with cowpeas and eggplant, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and hot and sour chicken giblets. As for stir-fried pork with chili peppers, their technique is not yet stable and they need to work harder.

At 11:30, Ruan Lingfeng went to Meihua Garment Factory to deliver goods.

At 11:40, the egg roll batter was ready. He Wenlin poured the batter into a bowl for later use. As for the second batch, there was no rush; it could be prepared later.

He Wenlin soaked the egg-beating bowl and whisk in water, as they would be difficult to clean once they dried.

Then He Wenlin personally rode her bicycle to the shirt factory to deliver the goods.

When I arrived at the shirt factory, the workers came out to leave in less than a minute.

He Wenlin also saw the proprietress, Wu Yuelin.

“I quit my job,” Peng Liang said as he walked over.

"We'll talk about this later. You take charge of serving the meals first. I'm going to talk to your former boss about something." After saying that, He Wenlin went straight to Wu Yuelin.

"Mr. Wu, hello, I am He Wenlin, general manager of Xiangmeizi Food Co., Ltd. I wonder if I could take two minutes of your time?"

Wu Yuelin looked He Wenlin up and down, then chuckled: "General Manager? Food Company?"

“Yes, Mr. Wu.” He Wenlin admitted frankly, her expression neither humble nor arrogant. “Our company is still small in scale. Our business scope includes frozen dumplings, xiaolongbao, ready-to-eat crispy egg rolls, and a fast food restaurant. I believe Mr. Wu is aware of this.”

So many of her factory employees were scammed, so many employees didn't come to work all morning, and she was even called to the police station to assist with the investigation. With such a big incident, how could she not know about Xiangmeizi Fast Food Restaurant?

It's absolutely legendary, isn't it?

But such a small general manager...

“Mr. Wu, I may be young, but I really am the boss of this Hunan girl,” He Wenlin said with a smile. “Do you think I could have two minutes of your time?”

"Are you still the boss?"

"Yes, Peng Liang can verify my identity. I know Mr. Wu is a busy man, so may I take a few minutes of your time?"

"Did you come up with the idea of ​​vouchers?"

"It was my idea, but I didn't expect it to cause you any trouble. I'm really sorry."

Wu Yuelin only found out today when she arrived at the police station that Peng Liang was helping to sell vouchers and that Li Bing was forging vouchers.

As a businesswoman, she genuinely thought the person who invented the voucher and proposed using it as money was very clever.

I never expected that the person who came up with the vouchers would be a child!

Are kids these days all so smart?

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Wu Yuelin turned and walked towards the office.

He Wenlin quickly followed and said, "Mr. Wu, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just over a month away. I can provide your factory with fifty boxes of egg rolls as employee benefits."

Factories in Shaoxing provide their employees with practical items during holidays, such as oil, rice, daily necessities, beverages, and fruits. Beverages and fruits are delivered by the box, not by the pound or two.

For example, at the Bosi factory where He Ma works, they received a bottle of oil, a bag of rice, a box of winter melon juice, a box of milk, and two bottles of Piaoying shampoo for the Dragon Boat Festival.

The gifts from other factories may differ, but they are all of low value and the givers are quite generous.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch," Wu Yuelin said. "What do you want me to do for you?"

"I'd like you to help me sell the vouchers. Of course, you don't need to sell them yourself. Just issue a notice: to prevent people from being scammed again, everyone can buy vouchers for Xiangmeizi Fast Food Restaurant from their respective group leaders. Once the group leaders have compiled the list and collected the money, I'll have Peng Liang coordinate with the group leaders."