To his surprise, Gan Li did not immediately give in to silence them as he had expected. Instead, he calmly called out to one of them.
"Sir, I see that you are a man of great understanding. May I ask you a question?"
"What question? I think you're just trying to use this as an excuse to avoid answering. It's fine, just ask!"
"Alright, let me ask you this. If your wife was having an affair, and your son clearly knew but concealed it, and after you discovered it, he conspired with your wife to kill you so he could quickly find a new father, would you applaud and say, 'What a good boy, he's even finding himself a father!'"
The guest initially looked disdainful upon hearing Gan Li's words, but later became furious and denied them, saying:
"What? I'm not out of my mind!"
"That's not all. You finally escaped the clutches of evil, made a comeback, and barely managed to make a living through your own efforts. But your son despises you for not being dead so that his mother can find someone else to marry. So he smashed your stall and tried to ruin your business. What would you do?"
"That's impossible. I would have strangled him in the very first step!"
"So what are you doing now?" Ganli looked at him quietly.
The guest was taken aback, then suddenly realized!
Those around them gasped, and the pity they had shown towards Chen Danian and his son vanished.
Gan Li's eyes flashed, a hint of mockery in them.
That's how people are; they only feel pain when the needle pricks them, otherwise they're always happy to give away other people's money.
Gan Li's words were like a resounding slap in the face to Chen Danian and his son, and also woke up the diners around who were unaware of the truth.
Those who had been indignantly criticizing Gan Li just moments before now awkwardly shut their mouths, their eyes filled with disdain as they looked at Chen Danian and his son.
Chen Danian originally thought he could use this opportunity to control Gan Li and make her compromise for the sake of her reputation and the backer behind her, but he did not expect that Gan Li would not buy it at all.
His wishful thinking failed, and his face turned pale and then red. Seeing the waiters of Ganji around him rubbing their hands together, Chen Danian quickly pulled Chen Yaozu away from Ganji in a sorry state.
However, they did not go far, as they were penniless and had no money to leave.
The father and son squatted at the entrance of the restaurant, looking at each other. Finally, they gritted their teeth and decided to go all out and start begging right there in front of Gan Ji Restaurant.
"Kind-hearted people, please have mercy and give me some money! My son and I haven't eaten for days!" Chen Danian cried out, tears streaming down his face, but inwardly he was determined to make a tough decision.
If he's having a hard time, you, Ganli, won't have one either! Anyway, he's got nothing to lose, so let's see who makes a fool of themselves!
Chen Yaozu also cried out, "Mom, I'm so hungry! I want to eat meat!"
The father and son shared the same idea: to embarrass Ganli! Want them to leave? Fine, but give them money!
Gan Ji and Gan Li took in all of this. She couldn't help but sneer. These two guys really won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!
She instructed the waiter, "Go and bring over a bowl of the bones that the customers have left behind in the kitchen."
Although the waiter did not understand Gan Li's intention, he still did as he was told.
Chen Danian and his son waited outside Gan Ji's shop. Sure enough, after a while, they saw someone from Gan Ji come out. They couldn't hold back any longer and were about to give him money.
But that doesn't make sense either. If it's silver, why is there so much? He looked at the large basin that the servant was carrying, his face full of doubt.
As the waiter approached, he was about to take the item to see what it was when the waiter suddenly dumped everything he was carrying in front of them!
Chen Danian looked closely and saw that it was filled with large bones that others had gnawed on! There were still some meat shreds and oil stains on them, and they smelled disgustingly rancid.
"What...what do you mean by this?" Chen Danian was so angry that he jumped up and down, pointing at the waiter's nose and cursing.
The waiter looked at him with disdain: "Our manager said it was a gift for the two beggar gentlemen, so enjoy it slowly!"
Upstairs, Ganli, who witnessed all of this, sneered, "Scumbag and unfilial son, you still want to eat meat? Go gnaw on your big bones!"
As the days went by, even though the Chen father and son stood guard at the entrance of Gan's Restaurant, constantly spewing slanderous words at passersby, Gan Li didn't care at all, and Gan's Restaurant's business became more and more prosperous.
However, Chen Danian and his son became increasingly destitute, begging on the streets and living a life where they could hardly get enough to eat.
Everything they once possessed vanished with their greed and ruthlessness.
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Many years later, Gan Li's business empire spread to every corner of the Great Jing Dynasty, making her the first female imperial merchant since the founding of the Great Jing Dynasty. Not only was her career successful, but her life was also very comfortable.
And Gan Tian also achieved success in her career.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he opened up a new imperial examination system, allowing women to participate in the examinations for the first time in history.
After more than a decade of diligent study, she finally had her chance to prove herself. She entered the examination hall, passed with flying colors, and secured a place for herself in the imperial court. Years later, she became a renowned female prime minister, her name etched in history.
From then on, more women were able to realize their ambitions, and in the long river of history, a brief but magnificent period of prosperity belonging to women emerged.
As for Chen Danian and his son, they had long since disappeared without a trace. No one knew their whereabouts, and no one cared whether they were alive or dead.
[End of article]
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