Upon learning that the chicken essence was missing, Gan Mingyi's face darkened considerably.
Although he had expected things to turn out this way, a sliver of hope lingered in his heart, wishing that things wouldn't turn out the way they thought.
But now...
Seeing this, Gan Mingli felt bad too. He patted his younger brother on the shoulder, but didn't know what words of comfort he could say. He could only sigh deeply.
Apart from the four people who knew the truth, the rest of the Gan family were completely baffled by their appearance.
Old Man Gan was even more puzzled—what chicken essence? Why is it that when this thing is lost, Ali isn't worried, but the second son is more upset?
He sensed something fishy was going on, so he asked directly.
Now that things have come to this, Gan Li has determined who the mole in her family is. In order to protect her family, she feels that she should no longer help Sun Shi cover it up.
But she was Gan Mingyi's wife after all... She looked at Gan Mingyi questioningly: "Second Brother?"
Gan Mingyi spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse: "Little sister, you speak."
Gan Li breathed a sigh of relief without showing any emotion—thankfully, her second brother wasn't love-struck.
With Gan Mingyi's approval, she told her family how she suspected Sun Shi and how she set up this trap using chicken essence as bait to confirm her suspicions.
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Gan suddenly realized! She had originally thought that the girl had asked them to set up a stall together because she was too busy, but she never expected it was to catch a thief!
When Zhao heard that Gan Li had immediately ruled out her suspicions, she was very pleased and found her sister-in-law even more pleasing to the eye. At the same time, she was also very curious: how did Gan Li know it definitely wasn't her?
That's what she thought, and that's what she asked.
Ganli looked at her sister-in-law, who was staring at her with wide, honest eyes, and said, "Um... I guess it's just intuition."
Old Man Gan had a more practical idea: "Ali, what are you going to do now?"
Before Gan Li could speak, he continued, "Let me state my position first: our family doesn't support traitors! If you want to pursue this matter, I'll be the first to support you."
Gan Mingyi was filled with shame. He gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and was about to leave when he said, "No need for my little sister to do anything, I'll go and divorce her right now!"
"Second Brother!" Gan Li grabbed him.
"Little sister?" Gan Mingyi was taken aback, then came to his senses, thinking that his sister was worried that he would be reluctant to part with her, and quickly said, "Don't worry, your second brother knows what's important! Such a troublemaker can't be kept!"
Ever since she came here from Ganli, the label "troublemaker" has been her constant companion. Now that this label has been applied to someone else, it feels rather strange.
However, she shook her head at Gan Mingyi's words, and seeing the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces, she explained:
"This plan is only to find out who the 'mole' is. But even if we find out, the outside world doesn't know. Even if it gets out, she'll deny it to the death. What can we do? If she goes all out and makes a scene, we'll be in the wrong even if we're in the right."
"So you mean we're just going to let it go like this?"
"Of course not. But you need to catch a thief red-handed... I think Chen Danian will be back soon, so we'll do this then—"
The family gathered together and discussed it for a while. Gan Li comforted Gan Mingyi, which finally made him give up the idea of going to settle accounts with Sun Shi right now.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Madam Sun came over herself. Upon hearing that something was missing, she seemed very concerned, saying she would report it to the authorities and then offer to help Ganli look for it again.
"Could it be that you forgot where you put it, little sister? Oh dear, of all things, why did you have to lose that? Does that mean we can't do business with our braised pork?"
Ganli pretended not to see her gloating expression, shook her head, and said with a look of relief:
"Forget it, I've searched everywhere and can't find it. But it's okay, although that's important, it's not the most important thing. I can still make my braised pork."
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun's brow twitched, and she said anxiously, "How come it's not the most important thing anymore? Didn't you just say yesterday that you can't make braised pork without it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, seeing everyone looking at her, Madam Sun came to her senses and sheepishly chuckled:
"Haha... I just thought my little sister didn't trust me, so she was only telling me half the story... But isn't this perfect? Since it's not the most important thing and won't affect business, that's good."
After saying that, Sun couldn't stay any longer and made an excuse to go home. But lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), she felt increasingly uneasy.
Da Nian entrusted her with the jade pendant he had carried with him for so many years, which showed how much he trusted her. If he went back and found that he couldn't make braised pork even with chicken bouillon, would he think she had lied to him?
The thought of all this made her feel unbearably heartbroken.
No, we can't just let it go like this!
Ganli, that bitch, had promised her before that she would teach her how to make braised pork, but now it seems she didn't connect the stolen chicken essence with her.
Since that's the case, why not just keep going and learn it, even if it's a bit shameless? She'll watch it from beginning to end several times; she refuses to believe she can't learn it!
Thinking of this, Sun suddenly sat up, put on her shoes, and ran to Ganli's small, dilapidated courtyard.
It's a pity that the meat was already stewed in the pot, and I didn't see any of the previous steps.
Ganli saw that she not only returned but also looked very annoyed. She knew exactly what was going on, but she didn't expose her and pretended not to see it.
Sun's mental fortitude was also remarkable; she quickly composed herself and approached with a beaming smile.
"Oh dear, I just got back and then I remembered we agreed yesterday that I'd help out here. I was worried you were too busy, so I rushed back. It seems a bit late; the meat's already in the pot..."
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