Zhao Minghui opened the door and went out.
Gu Shaoxuan helped his wife sit on the sofa, then pulled her into his arms and said:
"If you're sad, just cry it out. Don't worry, honey, I'll handle this."
He was afraid that Xia Enruo would suffer in silence, keeping her feelings bottled up inside.
"Shaoxuan, don't worry. I'm mostly speechless. I never thought I'd run into such a bloodsucker and heartless bunch of relatives."
"They really won't stop until my family is destroyed. I'll see how capable they are of bringing down Xia Enruo."
Gu Shaoxuan turned around and looked into his wife's eyes; he still couldn't bear it.
"Enruo, are you really not sad or scared at all? Your calmness is worrying me!"
"Shao Xuan, in our past lives we called this a 'water army'!"
"It means that they deliberately hire a group of people to stir up trouble in the media, causing uninformed people to follow suit and comment, thereby damaging the brand's credibility."
"So as soon as I saw you holding the newspaper, I guessed most of it. I've encountered too many things like this in my past life, some even a hundred times worse."
"So you can rest assured about that. My baby and I will not be affected in any way. Right now, the most important thing is to uncover the truth and reduce the negative impact of false information in newspapers."
"Business will definitely be affected these next couple of days, and finding a solution is the key. Let's eat first, and then go to the store to check on the situation!"
Hearing these words, Gu Shaoxuan's anxiety subsided somewhat.
"Then you sit down and rest, I'll make you breakfast."
"Um!"
**
Zhao Minghui returned to the store, and gradually more and more people gathered at the entrance.
He walked to the counter, picked up the phone, and dialed the other three branches.
Without exception, a large crowd of onlookers gathered in front of the store, and some even threw eggs at the entrance, making a mess of the storefront.
He relayed Boss Xia's instructions to the managers of the three stores.
Kelaixiang Supermarket has been closed for the past few days and will resume operations depending on the situation.
As soon as Tian Xiuli and Liu Cuiyun reached the store entrance, they saw a crowd gathered around them.
"Cuiyun, there are even more people today. They've already formed a queue before we even start work. Our store's business is getting better and better. But that's good, the more popular it is, the more money we make."
"Sister-in-law, something feels off about me today."
Liu Cuiyun said to Tian Xiuli.
"Something's not right. It's just that there are a lot of people queuing up, isn't it?"
"No, there's no queue today. Everyone's standing on the side of the road, looking around the store entrance."
"Yeah, that's right. Why is there no one in line?"
The two walked to the shop entrance, muttering to themselves. Someone in the crowd recognized them and called out:
"Aren't these the staff from Ke Lai Xiang? They've been involved in such a huge scandal, yet they're all completely unfazed. Their mental fortitude is truly remarkable."
"As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too, and that perfectly describes everyone in the store."
"They've all become rats in the street, everyone's shouting to kill them, but where's your boss, Xia Enruo? Why did she become a coward at this crucial moment, disappearing without a trace!"
Someone threw a raw egg, which landed directly on Tian Xiuli's head, and the egg white dripped down her hair.
Tian Xiuli was completely dumbfounded. Fortunately, Liu Cuiyun saw that the situation was not right and pulled her into the store.
"Manager, what's wrong?"
Why are they saying that about Xia?
Zhao Minghui recounted the whole story, which made Tian Xiuli stomp her feet in anger.
"Damn it, those two old bastards are real scum. I knew they weren't good people the other day, and I never thought I'd get into trouble like this."
"Which of these people hasn't eaten at the store before? They eat with their mouths full of grease and keep praising it. But today, they've turned against us because of a newspaper article."
Other employees rushed in one after another, each holding a newspaper and looking terrified.
Zhao Minghui called a meeting with everyone, even though the business was closed for a break.
But you absolutely mustn't let anyone sabotage the business and smash up the shop.
"Although we're not open for business these two days, we still need to be on high alert to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to rob us. We'll all carry some handy weapons in case anyone causes trouble."
"Don't worry, manager. Boss Xia has treated us well. We won't believe what's in the newspapers. We'll stand with the store until the very end!"
"Good, it turns out the boss's kindness wasn't for nothing. We've gotten through this ordeal, and our better days are yet to come!"
Some people went to the restroom to get a mop, while others went into the kitchen to get a rolling pin and a spoon.
Some people went up to the second floor and brought down feather dusters. In short, each person had several kinds of feather dusters and sat in the hall to prevent anyone from breaking in and vandalizing the place.
**
Cultural Troupe
Jiang Pei didn't sleep well all night, eagerly waiting to go out and buy newspapers as soon as it was light.
Sure enough, she was the first one up in the dorm. She went out into the street without even washing her face or getting dressed.
As soon as the old man at the newsstand opened his stall, she ran up to him, picked up a newspaper, and started reading.
"Chen Yan wasn't lying to me after all. This article is really well-written and so satisfying!"
"Xia Enruo, you bitch, you're going to die this time."
"Sir, I need thirty newspapers!"
She took out the money and handed it over.
"Girl, what do you need so many newspapers for? Can you even read them all?"
Jiang Pei rolled her eyes.
"Hey, grandpa, you're being too nosy. You're making money but not earning it. I'm in a good mood today, so I thought I'd buy a few more sheets to wallpaper the walls."
Jiang Pei grabbed the newspaper and ran back as fast as she could. She took one sheet and left the rest in the duty room.
This was the first time she had ever invited her comrades to read, but what she invited them to read was a newspaper!
"Get up, get up, stop sleeping!"
She called out as soon as she entered the room.
"What's wrong, Jiang Pei? So early? You're not going to sleep, so you're not letting us rest either."
"That's right, you've been making such a racket so early in the morning. I've never seen you so diligent before."
The comrades' complaints rose and fell, but Jiang Pei didn't care about any of that.
"I'm telling you some earth-shattering news!"
"Could it be that Deputy Division Commander Yan arrived ahead of schedule?"
A comrade, wrapped in a blanket, got up and asked.
"I really hope he comes over today, so the leader can see the true face of that bitch Xia Enruo, and whether he actually likes the songs written by a morally bankrupt and inhuman person!"
Jiang Pei slammed the newspaper on the table and cursed.
"Look at the articles on the front page of the newspaper! They're all treating dog poop like it's precious. Aren't they ashamed?!"
Her actions completely sobered up her comrades, who got off the ground and gathered around her.
"Is this for real?! Chief of Staff Gu's wife is actually this kind of person?!"
"My goodness! You can know a person's face but not their heart!"
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