"Bullshit!"
Zheng Ruqian had been holding back from the very first word Jiang Chenghuan uttered, but he could no longer bear it and finally roared out.
He remembered this noble young lady from a prominent family.
Back in Xieyang County, when she entered Youran Residence with an air of elegance and nobility, her maidservant pushed Jiang Sheng so hard that she fell flat on her face, her hands were bruised and bleeding, and she had to cover them up and hide them.
Later, at the entrance of Wenchang Pavilion, due to a car accident that no one could explain, her eldest brother, fifth brother, and youngest sister were almost forcibly taken away by her men.
Later, at the entrance of Jiuzhenfang, she kept talking about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame, looking down on this and that, cursing others while still trying to build a virtuous image for herself.
Every single incident, whether Zheng Ruqian experienced it firsthand or heard it from his fifth brother, was extremely infuriating.
My younger sister was bullied because she was too young at the time, or because I was away from home.
Now that this is actually happening right before my eyes, it's truly unbearable! Even if an uncle can tolerate it, his aunt can't.
Zheng Ruqian rolled up his sleeves, gritting his teeth, "This esteemed young lady from a prominent family in Fengjing, is all your decades of upbringing amounted to calling others 'wild girls'? Calling them ill-mannered? Or questioning their business acumen?"
"What kind of person is this? And who are you? What are you anyway? I—Pah!"
“In the past, when you bullied people, my eldest brother was polite and didn’t swear. My younger brother and sister were too young to fight back. But I, Zheng Lao Er, don’t care about manners. If you bully my sister, then you’re bullying me. Don’t blame me for using foul language and not giving you any face.”
These words, laced with barbs, left Jiang Chenghuan pale and forced to retreat several steps.
She stretched out her precious hand and pointed it directly at Zheng Ruqian. After a long pause, she finally managed to utter, "This Youranju is a property of the Jiang family."
The implication is that they are threatening to use cooperation as leverage.
Zheng Ruqian rolled up his sleeves and smiled disdainfully, "If the owner of Youranju looks down on us ordinary folks like this, we might as well not do business with them."
Or rather, from the moment he swore on behalf of his sister, he had no intention of continuing to do business with Youranju.
Businessmen make huge profits.
Whether it was Manager Bai trying to bypass him to buy cheaper cured meat, or Manager Hao undermining his own efforts by raising ducks, it proved that the cooperation between the two parties was not stable, and they were both scheming for their own interests.
Zheng Ruqian is now a shrewd businessman and understands better the benefits he can gain from traveling around.
In the future, countless things will be transported from south to north, and then from east to west. Some people will not want them, but others will.
Fengjing has never lacked restaurants and eateries.
"You...you..." Jiang Chenghuan was so angry that he almost choked.
She was a noble lady from Fengjing, a well-bred young lady whom the Jiang family had spent countless efforts and resources to raise. Even when she disliked someone, she would bring up ancient people and rules. She had never heard such eloquent and outrageous words.
Even Jiang Chengyuan was stunned, standing to the side with wide eyes, internally torn between his thoughts and his surroundings.
“Brother…” Jiang Chenghuan frowned slightly, trying to wake her brother with tears, “This person bullied me, he humiliated me…”
Jiang Chengyuan snapped out of his daze, instinctively protecting his sister and looking at Zheng Ruqian.
The second brother wasn't afraid at all. He rolled up his sleeves and started spitting again, saying, "Your sister bullied her first. I'm also her brother. I can't allow others to insult my sister like this. Ask yourself, if you were me, would you do the same?"
Of course!
Jiang Chengyuan nodded blankly, finding it very reasonable.
Jiang Chenghuan was struck again, clutching her chest, feeling as if she was about to lose her balance.
Just as tensions were about to rise, the door to the head manager's private room was pushed open.
Jiang Sheng had half a bag of roasted chestnuts in her arms and three or four chestnut kernels in her hand, which she was happily stuffing into her mouth.
While offering the food, he kept declining, saying, "Shopkeeper, please keep more, please don't be shy."
When she turned around, she saw Zheng Ruqian with his sleeves rolled up, Jiang Chengyuan looking dazed, and Jiang Chenghuan with tears streaming down her face. She was stunned for a moment, her little mouth, which was full of fragrant chestnuts, moved slightly, and it took her quite a bit of effort to swallow.
"What are you all doing..." Jiang Sheng looked at Zheng Ruqian, "Do you want to eat chestnuts too?"
This little idiot.
Zheng Ruqian chuckled, took a peeled chestnut from her hand, and popped it into his mouth. "Eat up, why aren't you eating? I worked so hard to transport it all the way from Hebei County."
Jiang Sheng flashed a mouthful of white teeth, "Then I'll peel the skin for my brother."
Seeing that the brother and sister were about to turn and leave, Jiang Chenghuan, who had been suppressing his anger, finally exploded, "Manager, I will not allow Youranju to do business with them, I will not allow it!"
It's true that the Fengjing family has many rules. Even though this young lady was so angry, her voice was still soft. He Rui had to knock on the door to relay the message before the head manager, who was eating chestnuts inside, was finally called out.
"Third Miss, Eldest Young Master." The head steward, just like Jiang Sheng, struggled to swallow, his chubby, oily face contorted with choking. "What's wrong?"
“I said, I will not allow Youranju to do business with them,” Jiang Chenghuan said, pointing at Jiang Sheng and enunciating each word clearly.
This time, another person glaring at them was the head manager.
Speaking of which, Youranju has collaborated with Jiang Sheng and his sister quite a bit.
Needless to say, there's cured pork and sausage, and we've also discussed cooperation on dried green beans, as well as newly proposed pastries.
Although cutting off these things won't cripple You Ran Ju, wouldn't it be better to do more business and make more money?
What if Jiang Sheng turns around and sells the goods to other restaurants? Wouldn't that be handing over the customers to them?
But since the eldest daughter of the main family had spoken, the head manager dared not refute her and could only nod and agree, not knowing what to do.
At this tense moment, Zheng Ruqian grabbed Jiang Sheng's hand and deliberately said, "We siblings won't make things difficult for the head manager. If we're not going to do business, we're not going to do it. The cooperation we agreed on before is over. If the head manager wants to eat chestnuts, please come to Jiuzhenfang anytime. I won't bother you here."
After saying that, he pulled up the still somewhat dazed Jiang Sheng and left.
The head steward was almost in tears. Compared to the aggressive eldest daughter of the main family, these two siblings were quite understanding.
And these chestnuts are really fragrant.
“You guys…” Jiang Sheng stared with her big, round eyes, clearly not understanding what had happened.
Jiang Chengyuan was equally stunned. He looked at his own sister and then at the departed Xiao Jiangkuai. His big, round eyes were wide open, and he couldn't understand how things had come to this.
"So, are we still going to eat this meal?" he asked blankly.
Jiang Chenghuan regained her noble and proud demeanor as a legitimate daughter of a prominent family, "Eat, of course we'll eat, this is our family's restaurant."
After saying that, she took a few light steps and led Jiang Chengyuan to the private room on the third floor that belonged exclusively to the Jiang family.
The farce ended once again, and because it was quiet, it didn't disturb the other guests.
Only the head manager remained, sighing and lamenting.
There was also the clever waiter, He Rui, who glanced at Jiang Sheng as she walked away, and then at Jiang Chengyuan as he went upstairs.
For the third time, he felt that the little girl looked somewhat similar to Madam Jiang.
Especially those big, round eyes, just like the eldest young master's when he was surprised.
They say things shouldn't happen more than three times, so He Rui had to venture a connection.
He leaned closer to the head manager and whispered, "Who exactly is the person the boss asked you to help find?"
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