After hearing this, Zhao Minghui picked up the phone and dialed Ge Qiuqin's number.
Gu Shaoxuan grabbed Xia Enruo's hand and said:
"Enruo, don't worry. I'll handle the newspaper matter! Just stay put in the shop and don't go out."
Xia Enruo nodded, holding his warm, large hand.
Because she had only been in Yongning for half a year and didn't know anyone at the newspaper, Xia Enruo was having a headache dealing with this matter.
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"No need, I can handle this."
Gu Shaoxuan made a phone call to Yuan Qiang.
Upon hearing Gu Shaoxuan's voice on the other end of the phone, Yuan Qiang immediately inquired about the newspaper.
He saw the article in the newspaper early in the morning and was just about to go and talk to Gu Shaoxuan about it.
"Yuan Qiang, come pick me up first, and I'll explain later."
Not long after Gu Shaoxuan and Zhao Minghui settled Xia Enruo in Yuan Qiang's car and left, Zhang Baozhu appeared at the store entrance with Wang Yue'e.
Looking at the crowd that had already gathered, the two were overjoyed.
Zhang Baozhu put his briefcase on the ground and took out a white cloth strip with words written on it.
As the two of them set off, the crowd quickly surrounded them.
"So the uncle and aunt mentioned in the newspaper were those two people. They're really quite pitiful."
"That's right, it would be hard for anyone to have a niece like that."
"Of course, if they weren't forced into this situation, who would resort to such a desperate measure?"
"Ke Lai Xiang is really shameless; their boss is utterly heartless."
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Zhang Baozhu and Wang Yue'e were overjoyed to hear what everyone said.
That's right! That's the effect I wanted. That little brat Xia Enruo won't be able to withstand the pressure and will definitely come out and invite me in to apologize and admit my mistake.
We won't let us stop until we've skinned her alive and taken over the shop!
"Fellow villagers of Yongning, my wife and I are truly desperate! That's why we came to my niece Xia Enruo. My father is currently lying in a hospital bed, and we're about to run out of money for his medical treatment. If we weren't so poor, we wouldn't be humbling ourselves to beg her like this."
"But I never expected that Xia Enruo, the owner of Kelaixiang, would show no regard for family ties whatsoever. She didn't care about her grandfather's life or death at all, saying he deserved it. You be the judge, we took her from the orphanage, raised her to adulthood, and made her rich. Was that wrong?"
These words from Zhang Baozhu were the result of Wang Yue'e teaching him all night last night.
Otherwise, given his eloquence, he wouldn't be able to speak so fluently!
"Don't worry, old man. We'll force Xia Enruo to give you money, no matter what. If she doesn't pay, we'll never spend a penny at her store again. She can just wait to go bankrupt and close down!"
"That's right, don't worry, she'll definitely have to come out and give an explanation today."
"You two haven't eaten yet, have you? I have some freshly bought hot buns here, have them to tide you over."
"I have fried dough sticks and soy milk here, you two can eat."
The onlookers cursed the two men on their behalf, while offering them the food they had bought that morning. Some even gave them small amounts of money.
Seeing this, Wang Yue'e was overjoyed. She had only been standing there for a short while, and people were already bringing her money! Chen Yan's idea was simply brilliant.
Taking advantage of the sympathy that had been building up around her, she knelt down and began to kowtow, her act conveying the very essence of "utter misery!"
"Thank you, fellow villagers, thank you all. You are living bodhisattvas, you are living bodhisattvas!"
Wang Yue'e forced out two tears, and as she kowtowed, her neatly combed hair gradually became disheveled.
They looked as if they had suffered a tremendous injustice.
Seeing his wife's behavior, Zhang Baozhu couldn't help but feel amused.
This woman's acting is really convincing; I didn't expect her to be so skilled.
Xia Enruo followed the shop assistants inside the store, observing everything outside.
Tian Xiuli said:
"They acted so convincingly! If I hadn't seen their true colors that day, who would have thought they were wolves in sheep's clothing?"
“I went out to get a broom to chase them away, and then they pretended to be pitiful. It was disgusting.”
Zhao Minghui gritted his teeth in anger, clenched his fists, and prepared to take his weapon out, but was stopped by Xia Enruo.
"Minghui, don't fall into their trap. They want our shop to send someone out and cause a conflict with them. If that happens, the onlookers will definitely help them."
"If they rush into the store, things will get complicated. Let's just wait and see. Let them stand or kneel if they want, as long as they don't mind the effort."
Xia Enruo couldn't help but laugh when she saw Zhang Baozhu and Wang Yue'e's comical expressions.
Their acting skills are truly outstanding. In their previous lives, they would have easily won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor or Actress!
If I had a phone, I really would have liked to take a picture of the two of them.
The two young men, seeing Zhang Baozhu and his wife, were furious and opened the door, walking in and shouting:
"Which one is Xia Enruo? Get out here right now! How dare you bully an elderly person like this? Hurry up and go out and help your uncle and aunt in to kneel down and apologize!"
As soon as the two entered, they saw the shop assistants carrying items, and their hearts sank a little. But since they had already spoken, they could only bite the bullet and go inside.
"I am Xia Enruo! What, you want to smash up my shop?!"
Xia Enruo got up and walked out, and Zhao Minghui followed behind with wide eyes. His fierce look would frighten most people.
"You're utterly despicable! How can you treat an elderly person like this? If you don't give the people an explanation today, we'll see what happens to you!"
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