At the dock, as soon as Chen Danian left, Gan Li told her family to pack their things. She had a feeling that Chen Danian wouldn't be the only one coming today; there should be another guest.
Gan Mingyi, however, was still immersed in the good show he had just witnessed. As he packed his things, he excitedly said:
"Little sister, you were really amazing today! You had Chen Danian completely outmaneuvered, it was so satisfying!"
"Exactly! I saw that bastard's face turn blue with anger, hahaha... Serves him right!" Gan Mingli echoed fiercely.
After he finished speaking, he remembered something and hurriedly and cautiously looked at his niece—after all, that was her father, and Gan Mingli was worried that she would feel uncomfortable hearing someone belittle her father like that.
But Gan Tian was only focused on looking at her mother with a silly grin, her eyes full of admiration, and she didn't hear what they were saying at all.
Seeing her completely unconcerned, Gan Mingli finally felt relieved and thought, "That's good! What's there to worry about with a father like that?"
Hearing her two older brothers' words, Gan Lili smiled and took the opportunity to say:
"I've long since come to terms with it. I was blind before. So, you don't need to worry about me having any further involvement with him. Can a person be blind once and then be blind again?"
The Gan brothers exchanged a glance and smiled sheepishly—they hadn't expected their little sister to see right through them!
But then they became worried. Gan Mingli said, "Little sister, you made that Chen guy lose so much face today, won't he plot against us behind our backs?"
"Please replace the 'will' with the 'one' and remove the 'right?'—he will definitely plot against us behind our backs! However, even if I don't trick him today, he won't give up until he gets the prescription."
Gan Li paused as she spoke, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes: "Moreover, I reckon that Chen Danian isn't the only one who's interested in our formula."
"What? Someone else wants to steal our formula? What should we do?" Gan Mingyi asked anxiously.
"What should we do? I haven't thought of anything yet." She spread her hands frankly, but her eyes were filled with a chilling coldness: "But if I had been a little softer just now, I'm afraid others would have really thought we were easy to bully."
Therefore, her mockery of Chen Danian today was partly to vent her anger, and partly to establish her authority, to show Chen Danian, and even others, that she, Gan Li, was not someone to be trifled with! She wanted to warn those who harbored ill intentions towards her to consider their own strength and not provoke her!
A fierce glint flashed in Gan Li's eyes—she was no pushover, and anyone who dared to bully her would retaliate tenfold!
...
Gan Li's premonition was right. Just as they finished packing their things, a man came and claimed to be a servant of the owner of Bai Fu Lai Restaurant. The owner had sent him to deliver a message, inviting Gan Li and the others to Bai Fu Lai Restaurant for a chat.
Gan Li turned to look at her older brother, her eyes filled with questioning.
Gan Mingli had worked at Baifulai for many years with Old Man Gan, and he recognized the person in front of him as someone from the master's side. He nodded to his sister.
Ganli had just said to that person, "You can go if you want. But we'll leave our things here..."
The servant hurriedly said, "Anyway, you know the way to Baifulai. You can go there yourselves. I'll guard here for you. I guarantee you won't get lost."
"Then I'll trouble you. A man named Gan Qishan will come in a little while and drive an oxcart to help us move things. When he arrives, just have him load these things onto the cart and take them back."
The servant readily agreed, and Gan Li was relieved. She then let Gan Mingli drive the oxcart, and the four of them rode in the cart towards Baifulou.
On the way, Gan Mingyi said with some concern, "Little sister, didn't the boss promise us some time's grace? Why are you calling us over now?"
He worried that his employer might be getting impatient and want them to pay back the money early. Although they had earned quite a bit these days, they were still a long way from two hundred and fifty taels.
Gan Li wasn't too worried about this: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Didn't I promise the master that besides returning the money, I would also return a secret recipe to him? I suppose he wanted to see us today because of this secret recipe."
When Gan Mingyi heard his younger sister say this, he was not relieved at all; instead, he became even more worried.
He recalled Chen Danian's outburst at the stall earlier that day, all because of the secret ice-making recipe. Could it be that the owner of Baifulai was also after that?
Speaking of which, my younger sister said she wanted to return a secret recipe to her employer, but to this day, they still don't know what that recipe is.
Gan Mingli clearly had the same thought as him: "What if the boss is also after the secret recipe for making ice? After we give it to him, will we still be able to use it?"
In fact, even if it works, their future business will definitely be affected.
Seeing the three of them looking worried, Gan Li comforted them, "Don't worry, even if he wants it, I won't give it to him. I have another plan for the secret recipe I promised him before."
Is there another plan?
Upon hearing this, the Gan brothers were somewhat puzzled, but Gan Tian's heart stirred, and she vaguely guessed Gan Li's plan...
The group soon arrived at Baifulai, parked the oxcart in the backyard, and went into the restaurant.
Clearly, the owner had made arrangements in advance. After they introduced themselves, someone immediately led them upstairs.
The last time she visited the owner, it was also upstairs, so they didn't think anything was wrong. However, when the waiter pushed open the door and smelled the enticing aroma of food and wine wafting in, Ganli couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Master, the Gan family has arrived."
Upon hearing the commotion, the owner immediately stood up to greet him: "Manager Gan! You've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his long arm and led the crowd inside.
Inside was a large round table laden with food and drinks. The variety of dishes was astounding. Gan Mingli recognized at a glance that these were all Bai Fulai's signature dishes, and he was secretly astonished.
The host warmly invited everyone to sit down.
Recalling their last visit, the owner was furious. How long has it been since then, and he's already inviting them to dinner? The three of them dared not move and all looked at Gan Li at the same time.
To everyone's surprise, Gan Li remained calm and composed. She exchanged a few polite words with a smile before taking her seat, her expression completely at ease.
Upon seeing this, the host's face showed a hint of appreciation, and he then sat down beside him.
Seeing that Gan Li had already sat down, the other members of the Gan family, even though they still had doubts, temporarily suppressed them and each chose an empty seat to sit down.
Once everyone was seated, the host raised his wine glass and said, "Last time you came, I was in a bad mood and was quite rude. This time, I'll make amends, so please don't hold it against me. After drinking this glass, let bygones be bygones, and we'll be friends from now on."
This time, Ganli didn't move, but smiled and said:
"Having more friends is certainly good, but boss, I'm a narrow-minded person and can't tolerate things. I think we should settle the business first before we eat. I told you before that I would give you a secret recipe, but you still had doubts. Now that a few days have passed, I wonder if you've changed your mind?"
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