Si Lijue's gloomy and cold face became even more somber.
He ignored Jiang Siyu and turned his gaze to Jiang Che, asking coldly, "Mr. Jiang, do you also think the security cameras in this store are broken? Should I call an engineer to fix them?"
Su Niannian couldn't help but curl her lips coldly, thinking to herself that at least Si Lijue wasn't blind, that he could distinguish between what was important and what wasn't, and that he knew to speak up for them, mother and son.
She suddenly felt that her husband, whom she had taken for granted, wasn't completely bad and there was still a chance to save him, so she decided to forgive him for the time being.
Jiang Che did not answer. He turned his head to look at Jiang Siyu, whose eyes were darting around and whose face was full of fear and unease, and lowered his head in shame.
He knew his cousin's character all too well; he still managed to catch the fleeting panic in her eyes when she heard there were cameras in the store.
He also noticed the tremor in her voice, and he immediately guessed that his cousin was lying.
After a moment, seeing that Jiang Che remained silent, Si Lijue instructed his assistant Lin Fei, "Find an engineer and have him come over to check the store's surveillance footage. If it's broken, have him fix all the data."
"Yes!" Lin Fei accepted the order and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Jiang Che hurriedly stopped him. "President Si, there's no need for this trouble. The surveillance cameras shouldn't be broken at all. It's my sister's fault. I apologize to you and your sister-in-law on her behalf."
"It's all because our family spoiled her. That's why she acted so recklessly and offended my sister-in-law. It's all the Jiang family's fault. When I get back, I will definitely report this to Grandpa and ask him to punish her severely. Please forgive me, both of you."
Jiang Siyu puffed out her chest, adopting an arrogant demeanor, and questioned Jiang Che, "Big brother, I did nothing wrong, why are you apologizing to her?"
"Slap!" To show his attitude and determination, Jiang Che reached out and decisively slapped Jiang Siyu across the face.
Then, he scolded her with exasperation: "Why don't you shut up right now? Don't you want to be embarrassed enough? Do you really want President Si to put the video in front of you before you realize your mistake?"
Don't think I don't know; those two were coerced by you into lying with you.
"I...I didn't threaten them. They were just telling the truth," Jiang Siyu said innocently, covering the other side of her face where she had been slapped.
"Even on the verge of death, you still don't know how to repent." Jiang Che's eyes stopped her from continuing.
Su Niannian watched the brother and sister singing in unison and smiled silently.
Jiang Che is determined to protect his sister today!
If Jiang Siyu was only targeting her, she might have done Jiang Che a favor and not held it against Jiang Siyu.
But unfortunately, she touched her sore spot by harassing Xi Bao more than once, which was exactly what Su Niannian could not tolerate.
Su Niannian walked up to the saleswoman who had helped her get dressed and said, "Go and pull up today's surveillance video for me. Starting today, you're being promoted to manager of this store."
"Huh?" The saleswoman was completely bewildered. Happiness came too quickly, making her feel unreal and as if she were still sleepwalking.
The two sales clerks who helped Jiang Siyu seemed to have heard something ridiculous and couldn't help but sneer, "Mrs. Si, do you think our store is under the Si Group? Your promises don't count."
The Si Group is the richest family in Kyoto and a dominant force in the region. However, their MG company is an international company and is not under the jurisdiction of the Si Group.
No matter how far Si Lijue's reach extends, he can't control the promotion of the staff within their store, and his wife certainly doesn't have that right.
Ignoring the two shop assistants, Su Niannian turned to the saleswoman who had helped her get dressed earlier and said, "Aren't you going? Don't you believe me?"
The sales clerk snapped out of her reverie and immediately said, "No, I believe you. I'll be right there. Please wait a moment!" With that, she walked towards the cashier.
She already disliked Jiang Siyu's arrogant and domineering attitude and wanted to help Su Niannian and her son. She had been subtly hinting to Su Niannian that the two sales clerks were in cahoots with Jiang Siyu and that she should be careful.
Furthermore, she saw that Su Niannian and her son were being bullied in their store, and felt that their store bore an unshirkable responsibility.
That's why he thought of helping Su Niannian; it had nothing to do with promotions or raises.
In a short while, she uploaded the exported video to her phone, then handed it to Su Niannian, saying respectfully, "This is the video of what happened. Please take a look."
"Thank you!" Su Niannian looked at the little girl gratefully. She took the phone from her, first showing it to Si Lijue, and then to Jiang Che.
Faced with the evidence, Jiang Che could no longer protect Jiang Siyu and asked directly, "Sister-in-law, how do you want to punish her?"
Su Niannian didn't mince words and readily replied, "She has already torn my clothes, so she has to pay for them."
Furthermore, she needs to formally apologize to me in front of all these people, and I never want to see her in front of me again.
"Okay!" Jiang Che readily agreed.
Then, he first took out a card from his pocket and handed it to the store staff to pay. Then, he stared sternly at Jiang Siyu and ordered in a deep voice, "Do as your sister-in-law asks."
"Big brother..." Jiang Siyu wanted to argue, but seeing Jiang Che's ugly face, she finally dared not say anything more.
She bowed deeply to Su Niannian, saying, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please... Sister-in-law, you are so kind as to forgive me."
When Si Lijue saw the video of Su Niannian and Xibao being bullied, he was filled with rage and had nowhere to vent it. Seeing that Jiang Siyu's apology was insincere, he said to Jiang Che in a bad mood, "Take her away from me. I don't want to see her in Kyoto again. Also, I expect your Jiang family to give my wife and son an explanation."
After saying that, he sent a copy of the surveillance video to Jiang Che, coldly tossing out five words, "You guys figure it out!"
"I understand." Jiang Che smiled apologetically at Su Niannian, "On behalf of the Jiang family, I apologize to you, and we will give you a satisfactory answer."
After making his promise, he forcibly pulled Jiang Siyu away.
Later, it was rumored that Jiang Siyu was sent abroad by the Jiang family overnight and was forbidden from returning to China.
In order to quell Si Lijue's anger, the Jiang family voluntarily relinquished the ecological park project they had jointly bid for with the Si family.
The two sales clerks who helped Jiang Siyu saw that their colleague had handed the video to Su Niannian, which not only implicated Miss Jiang and led to her punishment, but also risked being caught in the crossfire.
They angrily accused their colleague: "You don't actually think she can give you a promotion and a raise, do you? Our boss is overseas, he might not even know her."
Then, he continued to mock, "You're probably trying to flatter the wrong person. In the end, you'll end up with nothing!"
They were just waiting to see this colleague make a fool of herself and dare to oppose them.
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