Chapter 190 Natural Disaster or Man-Made Disaster
Gujia's Guangming Supermarket held a seven-day promotion after its opening. We thought business would be worse after the promotion, but unexpectedly, the number of people buying things every day was just as good as during the promotion.
The supermarket was opened in East City, and people from West City, South City and North City came to buy things. In this situation, Gu Jianguo and his team began to plan to open branches.
After dinner that day, the family began discussing the possibility of opening a branch. After a long discussion, they finally decided to wait and see, at least until the current store had stabilized for a while.
After the discussion, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Just as they lay down, the phone at home rang. Gu Jianguo stood up to answer the phone. As soon as he picked up the phone, Gu Xueqiang's anxious voice came from the other end, "Uncle, uncle, come quickly, the supermarket is on fire."
When Gu Jianguo heard the news, his mind buzzed for a moment, but only for a moment. He asked, "Are you okay?"
Gu Xueqiang has been watching over the supermarket at night these past few days.
"No, I'm fine. I woke up when I smelled something burning. When I went out, I saw that the store was already on fire. The fire was very big." Gu Xueqiang's voice was filled with tears.
"Xue Qiang, you must leave immediately, stay away from it, and don't think about putting out the fire. It's okay if the things in the store burn, but you can't get into trouble." Gu Jianguo said immediately when he heard that the fire was very big.
“But uncle”
"No buts, human life is more important than things. Leave quickly, I'll be there soon."
Gu Jianguo hung up the phone without saying anything more, then picked up the phone and dialed 119. After reporting the fire, he went back to the house and told Wang Yueju about it.
Wang Yueju was also shocked when she heard this: "How could it catch fire? How could it catch fire?"
Gu Jianguo said as he put on his clothes, "I don't know either. Hurry up and get dressed."
Wang Yueju also quickly got dressed. As they both dressed and went out, Gu Jianguo shouted from the yard, "Yimin, Erhui, Xiaosi, get up quickly! The supermarket is on fire."
When Gu Siqing and the other two heard this, they quickly put on their clothes and came out. Gu Siqing saw Gu Jianguo pushing his bicycle outside and ran over to ask, "What happened? Why is there a fire?"
"I don't know either," Gu Jianguo said, "I've already called the fire department. Don't worry too much. It's just a small loss."
He left after saying that, and Gu Siqing and the others quickly packed up and rushed to the supermarket.
Gu Jianguo rode his bike as fast as he could. Since he started his business, everything has been going smoothly for him. The opening of the supermarket was the beginning of his great plans. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing just at the beginning.
Was it a human error? He felt that was highly likely, as he had personally inspected the supermarket for potential safety hazards before closing. It was clear there was no source of ignition inside the supermarket. It was simply the electrical wiring, which had been replaced during renovations.
If it was man-made, who could it be?
He went over everything that had happened since arriving in Lizhou. He hadn't even offended someone like Shi Dafa, so he figured it could only be someone from the Zhu family. Zhang Zijun was helping out at the supermarket when it opened, so it was impossible for someone from the Zhu family not to know.
The Zhu family's daughter had been engaged to Zhang Zijun, and I heard the breakup wasn't a happy one. Furthermore, Lu Yanping, who had a feud with their family before, was also related to the Zhu family.
By this calculation, the conflict between them and the Zhu family was quite serious.
As he was thinking about this, he saw black smoke billowing from the direction of his supermarket. He quickened his pace and soon arrived in front of the supermarket.
At this time, many people had gathered outside the supermarket, but the fire was so big that no one dared to go up to put it out. When Gu Xueqiang saw Gu Jianguo, he ran over and cried, "Uncle."
Gu Xueqiang felt very guilty. His uncle asked him to look after the store, but he turned it into what it is now.
Gu Jianguo patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. It's just a loss of some things. We can afford it."
This is true. Although it is a pity that the things in the store were burned, it is not enough to seriously damage his vitality.
Gu Xueqiang was moved and guilty, tears streaming down his face. When the fire broke out, his uncle first asked if he was okay, and then told him not to put out the fire for fear of hurting him.
"Oh my, what's going on? Why is the store on fire?"
"Who knows? Did it catch fire accidentally?"
"Maybe he offended someone. Such a big supermarket must have taken fire prevention measures."
"How much money will this cost?"
"What I'm concerned about is whether this store can still be open. It's so convenient to buy things here!"
People around were talking, but Gu Jianguo pretended not to hear. He looked at the raging fire, and his heart was surprisingly calm.
Life is full of ups and downs. How can it be possible not to encounter some problems?
Isn't it just that some people want to laugh at him, want him to have bad luck, want his career to fail? Then he will let those people see it, it is nothing to him.
When Gu Siqing and the others arrived, the fire department also arrived. The fire department evacuated the crowd and began to put out the fire. Wang Yueju looked at the raging fire and tears suddenly fell. How much effort did their family put into this supermarket!
Gu Siqing, Gu Yimin, and Gu Erhui's eyes also became red. They had been busy running around for months for this supermarket, and they all regarded it as the beginning of their careers.
Her hand was tightly held. Gu Siqing turned her head and saw that it was Han Zhengping, who was looking at her worriedly. When they came here, they thought that more people would be needed to put out the fire, so they called the Han family as well.
"I'm fine, I just feel sorry for what my dad and the others have put in during this period of time." Gu Siqing said.
"With the supply and the previous foundation, it will be easy to open another supermarket," Han Zhengping consoled him. They all knew that the little money they had for the supermarket was nothing to the Gu family.
Gu Siqing hummed.
Although the fire was large, it was confined to the supermarket, and the firefighters put it out in a short time. Gu Jianguo went to negotiate with the firefighters while Gu Siqing and the others entered the store.
What a mess!
That was the only word Gu Siqing could think of. Everything in the house was burned to ashes, leaving only rows of blackened shelves. Wang Yueju burst into tears again. Gu Erhui supported her and said, "Mom, it's okay. We'll clean up and reopen in three days."
Her voice trembled. It was impossible not to be sad when something like this happened, but the most important thing now was not sadness, but to quickly reopen the supermarket. She also didn't believe it was a natural disaster. The most likely cause of the fire was a man-made disaster. She also thought of the Zhu family.
She was the one who brought disaster to the family and she felt very guilty.
"That's right. Just repaint the walls and tidy up the shelves and the store will be open again soon." Gu Yimin also said.
Gu Siqing also nodded beside her.
Wang Yueju saw that each of her daughters had bigger hearts than hers, so she stopped crying and said, "Yes, reopen it."
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