Zhao Juan turned her head and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face.
She used to only see this face in the mirror, but now that she saw it face to face, it felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Not only that, a strange thought also vaguely popped into her mind: if her guess that she had swapped bodies with the real Zhao Juan was true, would 'Zhao Juan' recognize her now that she saw her?
Will they say something?
Gan Li, of course, had no idea what she was thinking. Seeing her standing there motionless, she frowned and said impatiently:
“Miss Zhao, I opened this restaurant to do business, not for you to cause trouble. If you have nothing to do, please don’t disturb my business.”
Reminded by her words, Zhao Juan immediately came to her senses, and her initial concerns were instantly dispelled by her anger.
She glared angrily at Gan Li and retorted, "I'm being unreasonable? I haven't even asked you what's going on with this shop!"
"shop?"
Gan Li seemed a little puzzled, then raised an eyebrow and suddenly realized:
"I just bought this shop a few days ago. Oh, I heard that this shop used to belong to you, Miss Zhao. What, are you reluctant to part with it now? It's a pity it's a bit late."
The house and land deeds have been transferred, and the money has been given to you. The transaction is complete, and this shop is no longer your concern. If Miss Zhao is here to cause trouble because of this, then you may leave.
Zhao Juan was furious at her words, but she couldn't refute them.
She did sell the shop herself back then, and even if she knows she's been tricked, as Gan Li said, the property deeds have already been transferred, so there's no reason for her to make a fuss now.
But she was reluctant to leave like this, so she stubbornly said:
"Why should I leave? You open this restaurant to do business, right? I'm here to eat now, is that alright?"
Despite being challenged by her, Gan Li remained unperturbed and calmly nodded.
"Of course, my restaurant is open for business and welcomes customers from all directions. Why would I turn away customers?"
However, there's a condition: if there are empty tables, you can sit anywhere, but right now there are no empty seats, so what right do you have to kick people out?
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Juan retorted confidently, "Who kicked them out? Didn't I say I'd give them money? They're the ones who are being shameless!"
Upon hearing this, the guests at that table immediately became restless. One of them slammed his hand on the table and angrily shouted:
"You unreasonable little wench! We brothers got here first, why should we give it to you?"
"Exactly, who cares about your one or two taels of silver? You're just trying to feed a beggar."
Gan Li raised her hand to signal them to calm down, then turned to look at Zhao Juan with a cold gaze:
"So, the 'giving face' that Miss Zhao mentioned means humiliating someone with a tael of silver? Fine, I'll give you a hundred taels now. Please, get out of my restaurant immediately!"
As she spoke the last few words, her tone suddenly became sharp. The customers in the restaurant, who were already dissatisfied with Zhao Juan's domineering attitude, couldn't help but cheer when they heard Gan Li's words.
"Manager Gan is right! Get out of here!"
"Exactly! The Zhao family is a well-known wealthy family in town, how could they raise such a petty daughter? Using a tael of silver to intimidate people? It's truly shameful!"
In contrast, Manager Gan, though from a farming background, was far more generous and poised than her.
"That's right! Manager Gan spoke to you so politely, and you, you really think you're something special? You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror!"
...
A barrage of sarcastic remarks followed, making Zhao Juan's face turn ashen with anger.
When she was a pear, what she hated most was her background as a farmer.
Now, by a twist of fate, she has become Zhao Juan. She originally thought that she had become a rich man's daughter and that everyone would fawn over her from now on. But she never expected that she would be compared to a peasant woman.
Forget about comparing, we haven't even competed yet!
Zhao Juan felt a surge of anger rush to her head, and she instantly lost her mind. She screamed and pointed at those who had spoken the most offensively, cursing them out:
"You poor wretches, how dare you talk to me like that? Don't you know who you are? I could crush you with a single finger!"
As she spoke, she suddenly pulled two silver notes from her sleeve, slammed them onto the table, and screamed:
"Two hundred taels! I want this table. You all, get out of here right now!"
Chen Danian had been watching coldly from the sidelines. In his opinion, the argument between Gan Li and Zhao Juan was nothing more than a battle of wits between two women. He didn't want to offend Zhao Juan over such a trivial matter, and he was happy to see Gan Li make a fool of herself.
But when he heard that Zhao Juan was actually going to spend two hundred taels of silver to smash a complete stranger, he was immediately shocked and rushed forward to stop her.
"Juan'er, what are you doing? Why get angry with someone like that? It's not worth it, not worth it at all!"
Zhao Juan was blinded by anger and couldn't listen to his advice.
She slapped Chen Danian across the face:
"Get out of my way! You have no right to speak here! Are you feeling sorry for her? Are you still thinking about that bitch? Let me tell you, this isn't over! I'm going to make her pay!"
Chen Danian's ears were ringing from the beating, and his face was burning with pain, but that wasn't what bothered him the most. What bothered him was the various looks he was being given. They were looking at him like he was a monkey show, and the humiliation burned through his entire body like fire!
He originally thought that by getting on the good side of the Zhao family, he could live a life of luxury, but now it seems that this is not the case at all!
He was a scholar, yet in order to curry favor with the Zhao family, he was treated like a dog, ordered around by Zhao Juan, and even beaten and scolded. What was he trying to gain?
For the first time, Chen Danian felt regret. He looked at Zhao Juan's shrewish appearance, then at Gan Li's calm demeanor not far away, and became more and more surprised.
He then realized that Ganli was no longer the plain and unsophisticated old woman she used to be.
Ganli now has fair and rosy skin, an elegant demeanor, and every gesture exudes the grace of a well-bred lady.
Looking at Zhao Juan, even if she wears gold and silver, it can't hide her vulgarity. She's just a spoiled madwoman!
Chen Danian felt a pang of unease, like being scratched by a cat, and suddenly felt a pang of regret.
If he hadn't divorced Gan Li back then, this restaurant would be his now, and he wouldn't have to be someone else's live-in son-in-law, being gossiped about and called a gigolo...
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