Zhou Chen's statement about publicly disclosing the raw materials used in making stinky tofu quickly spread throughout the night market.
Many people went to the stinky tofu shop and made public demands.
Even worse, some people are shouting that only by making all the materials public can they prove their innocence; otherwise, they are guilty of having a guilty conscience.
Li Kaile naturally couldn't make such a decision, so he could only report the matter to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen's attitude was to ignore it.
"Brother Chen, if we don't agree, some people will assume that our stinky tofu has that stuff added, and I'm afraid..."
Li Kaile expressed his concerns.
“Even if we make it public, we won’t stop these kinds of comments. Some people can continue to stir up trouble behind the scenes and question the authenticity of our public data. So, don’t follow the path others have set. That will only keep you being led by the nose and caught in their rhythm. Just do what I say. At worst, we’ll temporarily stop the stinky tofu business in Fanjia County and you and Dalong can take a break.”
Zhou Chen explained, while also demonstrating his determination. How could he not see the sinister motive behind this statement? From spreading rumors at the beginning to now, to staging this whole thing, it's clear that someone is pushing it from behind the scenes.
Having lived two lives, how could Zhou Chen not see through the intention to find out the raw materials used to make stinky tofu so he could imitate them?
He won't fall into other people's traps, nor will he follow other people's pace.
So what if he can't run a stinky tofu business in Fanjia County? He doesn't care.
The market in Fanjia County was never his main source of income.
After hearing the explanation, Li Kaile suddenly understood the key point and deeply admired Zhou Chen's long-term thinking.
Regarding the subsequent response, Zhou Chen gave an explanation, asking Li Kaile to explain that the raw materials for stinky tofu are a trade secret and cannot be disclosed.
Anyone who believes that something inappropriate was added can provide evidence and file a lawsuit.
soon,
Zhou Chen's decision has sparked discontent among some, who believe that stinky tofu is indeed as rumored.
The stinky tofu shop's business plummeted once again.
Both Li Kaile and Xu Dalong were subjected to insults from some people, who called them unscrupulous businessmen who had no humanity in order to make money.
Some people even deliberately threw rotten eggs.
In response,
After catching the other party, Li Kaile and Xu Dalong chose to call the police immediately and hand him over to the police for processing.
This move undoubtedly sparked even more discontent.
The rumors about stinky tofu intensified, making it impossible for the small shop to continue operating.
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan witnessed all of this.
The two felt a surge of relief, as this was the first time in a real sense that Zhou Chen had been humiliated, which made them inexplicably excited and thrilled.
After all, Zhou Chen had previously embarrassed them, but now they were letting Zhou Chen experience it for himself.
"Third sister, it seems the day he has to close down is not far off!"
Zhou Chuan said with a sneer as he puffed out a cloud of smoke.
Zhou Ling's face revealed obvious smugness and pride. She had finally gained the upper hand, especially seeing that her once-glorious stinky tofu business was now universally reviled. How could she not be happy?
"It's all his fault for being cold and heartless to us three siblings. He was the one who was unkind and unjust first, so who else can we blame? He deserves it all and has only himself to blame."
Zhou Ling's words won Zhou Chuan's strong agreement. "Yes, if he hadn't treated us that way, his business could still have continued. He forced us. It's just a pity that he didn't come here, but let others take the blame for him."
“It doesn’t matter. We can let his business be despised and tell him to his face. For the sake of our past brother-sister relationship, what we’re doing is much more magnanimous than what he’s doing,” Zhou Ling sneered.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan's eyes lit up.
That's right, even if Zhou Chen doesn't come, they can go.
How could we miss such a golden opportunity to embarrass Zhou Chen?
When the siblings arrived at the gate of a high school again, they attracted a lot of attention from the crowd of students leaving school, and many people recognized Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan.
One could vaguely hear someone mentioning Zhou Ling's previous rumors, their expression one of disdain.
Some people also mentioned that Zhou Ling arrived by car last time, and her family owns a car worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, which made them envious.
Zhou Ling remained unmoved by these voices.
Just thinking about how Zhou Chen's business had been ruined by her made her extremely happy; what did all those things from before matter?
Besides, many people envy her now.
Those who look down on her and despise her are studying hard every day, with no time for entertainment. They are not even sure if they will be able to go to university in the future. What right do they have to laugh at her?
If anyone should be laughing, it should be her.
"Third sister, I saw him!"
Zhou Chuan suddenly pointed to a spot where Zhou Chen was pushing a bicycle, walking side by side with Li Kaile.
Seeing this, Zhou Ling smiled and took the initiative to walk forward.
Seeing the two ungrateful wretches appear before him, Zhou Chen gestured for Li Kaile to leave first.
Li Kaile knew this was Zhou Chen's family matter, so he didn't delay and left decisively.
After only three people remained,
Zhou Chen didn't speak, but just quietly looked at the two of them, his face expressionless.
"Zhou Chen, because you put disgusting stuff in your stinky tofu and fed it to customers, my business has been affected. Do you know what this behavior is called? It's like one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch."
"It's one thing for you to embarrass yourself, but can you please not drag me down with you?"
Zhou Ling immediately launched into a tirade of false accusations.
She deliberately wanted to disgust Zhou Chen, leaving him speechless with bitterness. Moreover, she deliberately raised her voice so that the surrounding students could hear her.
“Zhou Ling, it’s not enough that you spread rumors and smear me at school; you’ve also smeared my business outside. You’ve been eating my family’s rice and drinking my family’s water all these years, yet you can do such despicable and shameless things and still have the nerve to question me. Do you even know how to spell the word ‘shameless’?”
Zhou Chen was not surprised by Zhou Ling's disgusting behavior and immediately retaliated.
Zhou Ling was slightly taken aback.
She thought Zhou Chen would explain, and she had prepared her response. However, Zhou Chen accused her of spreading rumors and slander. She could clearly feel that the people who had been drawn to her earlier were now looking at her with even more disgust and contempt.
Because in many people's minds, Zhou Ling has a criminal record and is a habitual offender.
Compared to Zhou Chen, they believed Zhou Chen's words more.
"You're framing me. What makes you think I'm spreading rumors and smearing your business? Do you have any evidence?"
Zhou Ling's expression changed slightly, and she immediately retorted.
Zhou Chen snorted and retorted again: "You say I'm framing you, then what makes you so sure that my stinky tofu has something that shouldn't be there? I think you're framing me too. Do you have any evidence?"
The only thing that can defeat magic is magic.
—MacArthur!
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