"Search!"
At the command of the leading officer, they immediately began searching the shop thoroughly.
"Sir, even if you're going to search, you need a search warrant!" Li Tairan clenched his fists, barely suppressing his anger.
The leading officer glanced coldly at Li Tairan, feeling his authority had been undermined, and approached Li Tairan with his broadsword in hand.
"Sir, we are just working for someone else. If we damage anything, we won't be able to explain it to Manager Yun."
Zhao Lanzhi hurriedly stepped in front of Li Tairan and smiled as she spoke to the soldiers.
Although Zhao Lanzhi was a woman, she was quick-witted. She had heard Li Youran mention that renting a shop in the capital was not an easy task, and that it was only by using the Yun family's name that she was able to take over this shop. So, she had a flash of inspiration and mentioned the Yun family's name.
Sure enough, after Zhao Lanzhi mentioned the Yun family, the soldier loosened his grip on the knife.
"Stop everything."
As the officer spoke, he waved his hand in signaling. The constables who had been rummaging through drawers and cabinets hurriedly stopped and regrouped on the spot.
Fortunately, they stopped it quickly, before anything had been thoroughly searched. If they had actually started searching, who knows how much would have been damaged.
“We only came to search because we heard from someone that you had hidden soil bubbles here.”
Upon hearing this, Li Haoran, who had remained silent, immediately understood what was going on. It turned out that this group was conducting an unlicensed search and simply wanted to gain some benefits from it.
So he hurriedly took it upon himself to retrieve the winnings and hand them over to the soldiers.
"Officials work hard for the country and the people, braving wind and rain every day. They really deserve our respect."
Having run a bookstore for a few days, Li Haoran spoke in a very refined and scholarly manner.
"Our shop has always abided by the law, how could we have done such a thing? It must be a misunderstanding."
"You don't seem like lawbreakers. Maybe others are just envious of your family's good business."
The soldier weighed the silver in his hand, feeling that it had some weight, and also felt that Li Haoran's words were very thoughtful, greatly satisfying his vanity, so he added more.
"The person who reported you is also surnamed Li, and he said he was willing to put righteousness before family."
After the soldier finished speaking, he waved his hand and left with a group of constables.
"Please take care, sir. Please come again when you have time."
As the saying goes, "to see someone off to the end," Li Haoran greeted them warmly and escorted them all the way to the door.
After the soldiers left, Li Haoran turned around, his brows furrowed.
“Dad, you always taught us that no matter what, he is still our second uncle, but look at what he has done!”
They arrived without getting anything in return, and then immediately reported their shop. This is worse than an enemy; no family member would do such a thing!
This was the first time in Li Haoran's life that he had ever refuted Li Dazhu.
However, Li Haoran thought that even Madam Li was extremely disappointed in her brother-in-law this time.
"I don't think Li Erzhu will let this go so easily." Li Niangzi said, looking at Zhao Lanzhi, "Second son's wife, go and tell your sister about this, so we can be prepared."
This is the capital city, unlike back home where you can do whatever you want. If something really happens, it's hard to find someone to rely on.
Just like today, if it weren't for the second daughter-in-law's clever mention of the Yun family, this shop would probably be in trouble today.
"Okay, Mother, I'll go right away."
After saying that, Zhao Lanzhi took off her apron and hurriedly went to find Li Youran.
Zhou Yingying, who was standing to the side, unconsciously curled her lips, thinking to herself that they were all biased. Why did they all value Zhao Lanzhi so much and treat her like air?
If we're talking about who should be in front, it should be her, the eldest daughter-in-law, so why did Lanzhi, the second daughter-in-law, steal the spotlight?
As soon as Li Youran got into the carriage, she heard her second sister-in-law, Zhao Lanzhi, calling her name in a panic.
So she lifted the curtain again and jumped off the carriage.
Although Li Youran wasn't dressed up in her finest attire today, she was dressed more elegantly than usual, and even wore a new hair accessory that had just arrived from the shop.
It is said that clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse. Li Youran is going to pay her respects to the Prime Minister's wife today. If she dresses too poorly, she will surely be looked down upon.
"Second sister-in-law, what happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
Li Youran thought to himself that although Zhao Lanzhi was carefree, she was quite prudent in handling matters. Her rudeness today must mean that something had happened.
"Li Erzhu reported that there were soil bubbles hidden in our shop, and a group of soldiers came and searched the place."
Just as Li Youran had predicted, something had happened at the shop. So he hurriedly sent Dajun with a horse-drawn carriage to the pancake shop, but Zhao Lanzhi stopped him.
"After I mentioned the Yun family's name, they left hastily."
After Zhao Lanzhi finished explaining the whole story, Li Youran gave Zhao Lanzhi a thumbs up.
"Second sister-in-law, we really owe you a lot today."
Li Youran wasn't heartbroken about the damaged items, but a government search would inevitably affect the shop's business.
"I was just trying to scare them."
Zhao Lanzhi was a little embarrassed by Li Youran's praise, and she fiddled with her fingers with her hands.
"Mother is worried that Li Erzhu won't let this go, so she asked me to come and give you a heads-up, so that if anything happens, we can help each other."
Li Youran nodded thoughtfully, then watched Zhao Lanzhi leave. It wasn't until the carriage had traveled some distance that she came back to her senses.
Currently, this kind of thing is only available in Beijing, and it is expensive, making it unaffordable for ordinary families.
It seems Li Erzhu is doing well under Wang Xiangyu's care. However, Wang Xiangyu is quite cunning; she wouldn't be willing to invest so much if there were no benefits involved…
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