After Xia Enruo scolded the two people and sent them away, the store's employees immediately fell silent.
Even Zhao Minghui, Tian Xiuli, and others gaped in astonishment.
They had never seen Xia Enruo lose her temper like this before, and every word she said made sense.
The troublemakers were rendered speechless by the rebuttal.
"Xia, you were really amazing today! Yes, that's how we should be, otherwise they'll really think we're easy to bully."
Tian Xiuli and Liu Cuiyun came over and helped her sit down in a chair.
"They're all typical hotheads who don't consider the consequences and just know how to stick their necks out."
Xia Enruo originally thought that by remaining calm and collected inside the store, she could at least reduce the likelihood of conflict with the crowd outside.
Now it seems she was wrong. There are always a few people who don't know the facts and want to come in and show off, feeling like they are righteous messengers.
At this moment, a series of loud crashes and bangs erupted outside the shop window, with people throwing rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and even soy milk onto the door and the glass of the shop window.
The scene was truly horrific. Fortunately, she was in a shop near the medical university, so if someone came in and started yelling, at least she could offer a few words of explanation.
The staff in the other shops knew nothing about her situation. If they were to barge into the rioting crowd, they would only suffer in silence and might even get into a fight.
Thinking of this, Xia Enruo could no longer sit still. Gu Shaoxuan was gone, and these people couldn't just sit and wait for their doom; they had to come up with a plan.
She got up and walked to the phone, about to call Wu Meixia and ask for her older sister's help.
The shop door was pushed open, and Wu Shaojun barged in with a cabbage leaf on his head.
"Shaojun? What happened to you???"
Before Xia Enruo could finish her question, Wu Shaojun shouted:
"Sister Enruo, my eldest sister saw the newspaper and asked me to come and see you. What exactly happened? There are more and more people outside, and I see a large group of people rushing here from a distance."
Wu Shaojun was woken up early in the morning by his older sister Wu Meixia, who told him to come to the store quickly and ask Xia Enruo what was going on.
The news in the newspaper was far too serious. If Wu Meixia didn't know her god-sister's character, she would have been furious.
It's always too complicated to explain over the phone in just a few words, so I decided to have my younger brother, Wu Shaojun, make the trip to find out the truth.
"Shaojun, the situation is urgent and cannot be explained in a few words. I need to call my older sister now and ask her to send police to maintain order in front of the gate."
Wu Shaojun nodded. Suddenly, he felt a chill on the top of his head and grabbed it; it was rotten vegetable leaves.
"Damn it, those bastards. They threw pretty accurately!"
Xia Enruo picked up the phone and dialed Wu Meixia's number.
After briefly explaining the situation, Wu Meixia readily agreed to Xia Enruo's request.
She never expected the scene to be so chaotic.
"Don't worry, sister, I'll contact the station right away and have them coordinate police officers to maintain order in front of your shop. By the way, has Shao Jun gone yet?"
Wu Meixia asked with concern.
"Big sister, Shaojun just arrived and walked in!"
"That's good. Now that you're pregnant, don't be reckless. If anything happens, let Shaojun take the blame. Let him take the beating first, and don't let it happen to you."
"Big sister, I understand. Don't worry! I'll take good care of myself."
A few minutes after Xia Enruo hung up the phone, police sirens blared in the distance.
Two military green Jiefang brand trucks were parked on the side of the road.
Four police officers came down.
Zhang Baozhu felt a chill when he heard the police siren. Was he going to be arrested?
If the elderly couple gets arrested, it will be incredibly embarrassing.
The fact that all three members of the family were imprisoned was a laughing stock in the village, and how could they ever face anyone again?
Four policemen pushed through the crowd, entered the store, and asked:
"Which one of you is Ms. Xia Enruo?"
"That's me!"
Xia Enruo got up and went to greet her.
"We received instructions to protect your shop and maintain order. However, due to the newspaper's wide reach, the news spread too quickly among the people, generating a strong response."
We can only stop people from entering the store and causing trouble; we cannot disperse the crowd or engage in confrontation with those who are overly emotional.
"Thank you. Please have a seat in the shop. As long as you're here, no one outside will dare to come in and cause trouble."
Xia Enru directed her subordinates to move four chairs and brew four cups of tea.
As expected, the police's deterrent effect was very effective. Although the crowd outside the door continued to grow, the number of people throwing things gradually decreased.
After all, you have to pay for the damage, and the police are still inside watching.
No one dared to enter the store to deliberately make things difficult; only a few customers occasionally came in to pick up their clothes.
When Zhang Baozhu saw that the police had entered the house and there was no further movement, he felt half relieved.
So many people surrounded him and his wife, supporting them.
The police cannot forcibly arrest people.
**
Gu Shaoxuan rode in Yuan Qiang's car into the regimental headquarters compound.
Before the car had even come to a complete stop and the engine was off, he jumped out and walked into the office building in two quick steps.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Lu Zhenhua pacing back and forth in front of his desk, smoking and frowning. Lu Zhenhua had seen the news about Xia Enruo early in the morning and was feeling uneasy.
How could Gu Shaoxuan's wife be like this? She usually seems so well-educated, virtuous, and talented, quite unlike the descriptions in the newspapers.
Has his old problem relapsed? Or is he just too cunning and scheming?
She managed to make such a big deal without making a sound; she must be no ordinary person. No wonder she declined the job offer from the performing arts troupe twice.
This morning, the head of the performing arts troupe was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. The first thing he did when he got to work was to call and ask whether the two songs written by Xia Enruo should continue to be rehearsed given the current situation.
Lu Zhenhua also had a headache. Deputy Division Commander Yan was about to arrive, and he had been hoping to take this opportunity to release two songs and make a contribution, but now this scandal had occurred!
"You've come at the perfect time! I was just looking for you! Tell me, what's going on with this newspaper! Is the news even true?"
Before Gu Shaoxuan could speak, Lu Zhenhua's eyes lit up when he saw him come in. He picked up the newspaper on the table, pointed at it, and asked.
"Commander, I came here to explain this matter to you. The news published in the newspaper is completely one-sided and maliciously slanders my wife, Xia Enruo..."
Gu Shaoxuan explained the whole story to Lu Zhenhua.
"Commander, I've come here today hoping you can intervene and stop the newspaper from publishing this paper that slanders my wife. Also, I'd like to find a few comrades to go with me to Xiaoxigou to find out more about the situation, so that we can reveal the truth to the public and clear my wife Xia Enruo's name."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenhua's brows immediately relaxed.
"This damn newspaper doesn't verify the authenticity of the information; they just publish articles based on the one-sided statements of those two people. I'll call the newspaper in a bit."
They bullied military wives for no reason. We need to settle this score with them properly. Undermining morale is a serious crime!
"Just as you said, take a few people to Xia Enruo's hometown. They must be there and back quickly. We need to publish the facts in the newspaper before Deputy Division Commander Yan arrives, otherwise it will cause a major delay!"
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