Liu Chunhua took Jiang Ruyi out. They had been to Old Li's house before and were very familiar with the place this time. However, as soon as they reached the gate of the courtyard, they ran into Old Li's sarcastic daughter-in-law.

"Hey, isn't this Boss Liu? Why did you come to my place in person?"

As soon as Jiang Ruyi saw this woman, he thought of the meat buns from last time. He was no longer surprised by her pretending to be stupid, so he just said directly, "Looking for Grandpa, looking for Grandpa."

She shouted in a soft voice, and the woman couldn't play dumb anymore. She immediately pretended to come to her senses and said, "Oh, you are looking for my father-in-law? But it may not be convenient now."

"What do you mean? Why is it inconvenient?"

Facing Liu Chunhua's question, the woman did not answer immediately, but glanced at the things she brought without leaving a trace, and then said with a smile, "It's stuffy outside, why don't you go inside and talk first."

Since Liu Chunhua was here, she would not be reluctant to give up this little food. She immediately took Jiang Ruyi into the house. After putting the food on the table, the woman began to speak, "Something happened to a relative of mine. My father-in-law went to help his family. I'm afraid he won't be back for two or three days. Is there something urgent that Boss Liu wants to talk to him about?"

Liu Chunhua almost laughed out of anger when she heard this. Old Li is the chef of the store, so of course she would be anxious when he hasn't been at work for a few days. Isn't she pretending to be ignorant by asking this?

More importantly, Liu Chunhua knew clearly that given Old Li's character, if he was really delayed by something, he would definitely inform her in advance. The fact that he remained silent probably meant that something unexpected had happened.

After thinking for a while, Liu Chunhua said simply, "In that case, I'll be frank with you. The business in the store is too busy and we can't do without people. If Brother Li doesn't come to work for a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to do my job. After all, the position of chef can't be left vacant forever."

"What do you mean? Are you threatening us?" Before Liu Chunhua could say anything, the woman sneered, "I thought Boss Liu was such a good man. He always calls my father-in-law "Brother Li". But after just a few days, you want to replace him. If you have the ability, just replace him directly. Why do you come to my house? Do you really think we can only work in your family?"

Liu Chunhua narrowed her eyes and immediately understood the other party's implication.

"So, someone wants to poach Brother Li to switch jobs?"

"I didn't say that!"

The woman looked a little regretful when she realized she had let the cat out of the bag, but then she acted as if she didn't care.

Liu Chunhua didn't want to argue with her. She just wanted to know whether this was also what Old Li meant.

[Not really. Although Old Li is usually taciturn, his character is always good.] Jiang Ruyi thought of all the descriptions of Old Li. There was never any detail that showed that he would be a treacherous person.

On the contrary, his daughter-in-law was not a good person from the beginning to the end.

[I think she is the one behind this, why don't we wait and see.]

Liu Chunhua nodded imperceptibly and looked the woman in the eye. "It doesn't matter whether it is true or not, but I want to remind you that Brother Li has signed a labor contract with us. The time has not come yet. Even if he really wants to change jobs, he has to come to me in person. Please tell him to come to the store as soon as possible."

After saying that, Liu Chunhua stood up and left. The woman stared at her departing back and cursed her in a low voice.

"Look how arrogant you are. Do you really think you are someone important? Wait until I make you rich and powerful... I'll see how you can survive!"

She made a loud "Puh" sound, locked the yard and went to another secluded path. After turning several corners, she stopped in front of a mud house.

"I've been saying this for a few days, have you made up your mind?" Young Wife Li kicked the door open impatiently. Old Man Li was sitting in a corner lost in thought. When he saw her coming, he immediately scolded her, "I told you, you can't do such a conscienceless thing! Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your man. If this is discovered, how can our family hold our heads up?"

Old Li was very angry. Not long ago, his daughter-in-law had been looking for him frequently. At first, she said that someone wanted to poach him to become the chef of the rival restaurant. After he sternly refused, she listened to someone's instigation and actually wanted to drug him in Jin Yu Man Tang and ruin the reputation of the entire restaurant!

Of course Old Li would not do such a wicked thing. Unexpectedly, his daughter-in-law locked him up and threatened him that if he dared to tell Liu Chunhua, she would never let them go.

Old Li was unsure of the other party's background, and was afraid that his daughter-in-law had made up the story. He missed the opportunity to confess, and now he could only persuade her earnestly, "Daughter-in-law, our family earns a lot, and Ren Chunhua is kind to me. You can't let me hurt her like this!"

"Honest? She just said she wanted to replace you, and you still say she is kind?" Young wife Li cursed and recounted what had just happened with exaggeration.

Old Li didn't believe it. He and Liu Chunhua had been together all the way. Even if he really missed work for a few days, Liu Chunhua would definitely not abandon him.

"You don't believe it? The things she brought are still in the main room. If you have the guts, go and see for yourself!" Young wife Li was very angry when she mentioned it. Old Li was also stubborn. He stood up and was about to go, but young wife Li stopped him.

"You old fool, are you really going to go? Fine, since you can't figure it out, just stay here and keep thinking about it! I'll ask your son to come find you in person later!"

As he spoke, the door closed and Old Li lost contact with the outside world again.

He sighed helplessly, not understanding why his good life had to turn out like this.

At the same time, Jiang Chao and the other two suffered a lot, and in the end they were just holding their breath.

"Jiang Chao, Zhang Tieying." Suddenly, a policeman opened the iron door of the cell. The two people who were called subconsciously shouted, and then the policeman put a document in front of them.

"The police have verified your thieving behavior. Over the years, you have stolen a lot of chickens, ducks and livestock from your neighbors. We are now imposing the following punishment. You will be fined three days or so to compensate the victims for the original price of the stolen items."

"Okay, I'll pay, as long as you let me out."

Jiang Chao and Zhang Tieying had been driven crazy by the imprisonment. At this point, they had completely forgotten how terrible it was that all the bad things they had done over the years had accumulated to such an extent that they signed the document and were ready to leave.

Aunt Jiang was so anxious that she almost jumped up!

"Comrade police officer, what about me? I am innocent too!"

Jiang Chao thought that he might have to rely on Aunt Jiang in the future, so he helped out by saying, "Yes, police comrade, you see our punishment has already come down. My aunt has done nothing and has learned her lesson after staying here for so many days. Can you let her go too?"

"No," the police officer said sternly, "Although she didn't participate in your illegal activities, 200 yuan already constitutes bribery. Since she is too old and doesn't know much about the law, we can give her a break. She only needs to receive three days of legal education in the detention center before she can leave."