It wasn't mealtime, but Shiweitian was already packed with customers. Startled by the commotion, they all turned to see what was going on.
When they saw Master Zhao's face, which looked like he wanted to devour someone, they couldn't help but feel sorry for Manager Gan.
At the same time, he was also wondering to himself, why is the Zhao family at odds with Manager Gan? First it was the daughter who came to cause trouble, and now the father has come too.
Gan Li, however, had already guessed Master Zhao's purpose. Facing his murderous gaze, she showed no fear, but rather interest, feigning ignorance as she asked:
"Master Zhao, what's wrong with you? When did I ever harm you?"
"You still dare to play dumb?!"
Master Zhao stormed up to Gan Li, pointed at her nose, and yelled:
"We clearly agreed that once you sold me the secret recipe for making ice, you couldn't give it to anyone else. But now the whole of the Great Jing Dynasty knows about it. What am I supposed to do?!"
Ganli was even happier when she heard that it was indeed true.
Faced with Master Zhao's accusations, she remained calm, slowly wiped her hands, and said indifferently:
"Master Zhao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. When did I reveal the secret recipe to anyone?"
"You still dare to argue!" Master Zhao was furious. "If you hadn't leaked the formula, how would the imperial court have it? And how could it have suddenly become so widely used!"
Gan Li sneered and retorted, "Master Zhao, do you still remember how you 'bought' this recipe from me back then?"
"You..." Master Zhao was speechless. He knew that the methods he used back then were dishonorable, so how could he bring himself to say them out loud?
Gan Li ripped off his fig leaf and shouted:
“I was only gone for a few days when you sent people to cause trouble at our dessert stall, falsely accusing our popsicles of causing someone's death, and getting the village head to arrest my older brother, all to force me to get the ice-making recipe.”
Although there were tourists among the diners, most of them were residents of the town. They had heard about the uproar over the incident and were shocked to hear the truth. They started discussing it amongst themselves.
"Is that so! I really thought that person was trying to extort money!"
"We're all in business, but the Zhao family's methods are just too dirty!"
“I’m not surprised. This Mr. Zhao is a veteran. I remember they even stole Baifulai’s secret recipe back then. The Zhao family has a lifelong penchant for stealing.”
As Master Zhao listened to these sarcastic remarks, his face flushed red and then turned pale.
Ganli, however, looked at him with a mocking expression:
“Master Zhao, aren’t you curious about what I did during the days I was away? I went to the county government office and gave the ice-making recipe to the magistrate free of charge, asking him to appeal to the imperial court to promote this method and prevent the people from suffering from heatstroke again!”
So, if you hadn't harbored malicious intentions, you would have eventually learned how to make ice. Unfortunately, you're insatiable, so I have no choice but to play along and teach you a lesson.
If the diners before them were disgusted by the Zhao family's methods, they now felt admiration for Gan Li after hearing her words.
Everyone knows that the recipe can make money, but she gave it away for free... What benefit could she possibly gain from that?
They couldn't think of any other benefit, so it must be because Manager Gan was a kind and righteous person.
What a kind person!
The diners were all moved by Gan Li's righteousness, except for Master Zhao, who was so angry at her words that he almost fainted, pointing at Gan Li with trembling hands: "You...you..."
Ganli looked at him coldly and said, word by word:
"Master Zhao, I'll say it one last time: I did promise you that I wouldn't give the secret formula to anyone else after selling it to you."
However, the problem is that I presented the secret recipe to the imperial court first, and then gave it to you. This does not violate our agreement!
So if you have someone to blame, blame yourself for being so greedy and for forcing me to sell you the secret formula!
Gan Li's words were like daggers, each one striking at Master Zhao's sore spot.
Master Zhao was so choked by Gan Li's words that he almost couldn't catch his breath, and his old face turned a deep purplish-red.
The stares from the surrounding diners felt like needles pricking him, making him wish he could disappear into the ground. He pointed at the sweet pear, his finger trembling like a leaf:
"Fine! Fine, you sharp-tongued, stinking old woman! Don't think that just because you've presented the recipe to the imperial court, I can't do anything to you!"
"You haven't even asked around! Everyone in this town knows what I, Zhao, am capable of! Dare to go against me? I'll make sure you can't stay in this town anymore!"
After saying that, Master Zhao roared at the thugs behind him, "What are you all standing there for? Smash their lousy shop!"
The Zhao family thugs, having received their orders, rolled up their sleeves and rushed into the shop. The Gan family, seeing this, were not about to let them succeed.
Gan Mingyi grabbed a carrying pole and roared, "You dare to smash my sister's shop? You're asking for trouble!"
Gan Mingli also grabbed a fire poker and rushed forward.
Although Old Man Gan and Old Woman Gan were old, they were not to be outdone. They grabbed the stools and dishes next to them and started hitting the thugs.
Zhao jumped up and down at the door, shouting, "Murder! Master Zhao ordered his wicked servant to beat someone to death!"
While shouting, they took advantage of the chaos to smash a few broken bowls over there.
In an instant, the restaurant was in complete chaos, with chickens flying, dogs barking, and plates and cups scattered everywhere. The diners scattered in fear, lest they be caught in the crossfire.
"Stop! Stop it all!" A voice, feigning authority, rang out from the crowd.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the village head leading several strong and healthy young men into the village.
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