Xia Enruo invited Liang Weiguo to sit down and had the staff bring out the food.
"It smells delicious."
Liang Weiguo picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of food, and put it in his mouth. He pushed up his glasses and paused for a moment.
"This tastes amazing! I've eaten at dozens of restaurants in the provincial capital, and I've never tasted anything like this before."
"I never expected that Chief of Staff Gu's wife would have such superb skills."
Xia Enruo poured herself a cup of tea and replied:
"Reporter Liang, I only know how to cook a few home-style dishes. How can I compare to the big restaurants in the provincial capital?"
"You're wrong. As the saying goes, a hero's origins are irrelevant. Your dish will definitely be a hit if you take it to the provincial capital. In the future, when Boss Xia's business expands to the provincial capital, you must invite this old man to have a meal with you."
"Thank you for your kind words. If I ever do open a shop in the provincial capital, I will definitely ask you to come and support me."
After Liang Weiguo had eaten and drunk his fill, he conducted the interview in the hotel lobby.
The people inside the store formed a circle; they had never seen a reporter conduct an interview before.
Gu Shaoxuan laid out the pieces of evidence he had brought back from Xiaoxigou one by one on the table.
Following Liang Weiguo's question, Xia Enruo recounted what she remembered.
The stories she recounted matched exactly what the villagers said.
The people listening looked fierce.
Especially the four police officers, who initially thought Xia Enruo had Wu Meixia backing her up and showed no remorse for her despicable deeds, using their connections to have her guard the store and intimidate people outside. Since they figured it didn't matter where they worked, the four officers figured they just needed to follow their superiors' instructions.
Now that I hear it, I realize that the real person who was bullied was Xia Enruo.
The group grew angrier as they listened. It must have been incredibly difficult for her to survive in the home of such inhuman relatives.
The four of them simply went outside and saw a crowd of onlookers standing on the curb, so they dispersed them.
When the onlookers saw the police coming out to chase people away, they were afraid of getting involved and quickly left.
"Damn, I forgot I came out a long time ago. If I keep listening in the store, I'm going to get so angry that I'll flip the table."
"Of course! I never expected that Boss Xia's uncle and aunt would be so heartless. Why didn't they come today? When I saw them causing trouble at the door, I took them straight to the station."
"They'll behave themselves after a few days in jail."
"Don't you think the four of us were pretty bastards? We stayed in the house for three days and ate at the restaurant for three days straight."
"Alright, back then we didn't know the full story, did we? If a conflict breaks out and we're in the wrong, we won't be able to explain it to our superiors."
“We two will stay here and keep watch. You two drive one car to the other three stores and tell the brothers to disperse any people who are making a fuss at the store entrance.”
After Liang Weiguo finished the interview inside the shop, he carefully collected all the evidence and put it into a brown paper bag, saying:
"Now that the interview is over, I'll head back to the provincial capital and get the article published."
"Why don't you eat before you leave, Reporter Liang? You might go hungry on the train back."
Xia Enruo's mouth was already dry from talking for so long, and Liang Weiguo must have been as dry as well.
"Boss Xia, I'm here with orders from my superiors to return immediately."
"Besides, restoring your reputation is the most important thing, and it can't be delayed. I will definitely come back to patronize your business when I have the chance in the future. I will definitely miss the taste of the food in your shop when I get back."
Gu Shaoxuan led Liang Weiguo out of the shop, preparing to take a taxi to the train station.
The two remaining police officers outside the shop immediately started their patrol car to take the two men away, in order to make up for their previous feelings of guilt.
After the group left, the crowd of onlookers also disappeared.
Xia Enru then directed Zhao Minghui to lead the employees to begin cleaning the glass facade of the shop window.
These past two days, it's been covered in filth from being smashed with food and drinks, and flies are buzzing around it.
**
Zhang Baozhu and Wang Yue'e rested for half a day, but they were so bored in the hotel that they decided to go to the newspaper office to find Chen Yan.
We had agreed that we would take two more photos and continue publishing the newspaper, but there has been no progress.
The two of them went to the newsstand specifically to look for the latest newspaper and see if there were any new articles.
But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find a trace of the Yongning Daily.
Even the newspaper that published the article earlier has disappeared.
"Comrade, I'd like to ask why the Yongning Daily is no longer available? Was it sold out because it was so popular?"
The newsstand owner glanced at the two of them and snorted.
"I don't know what's going on? They were selling so well, but suddenly the newspaper delivery guy came and took them all back, saying we couldn't buy them anymore."
"I don't understand at all. I only heard that the higher-ups are furious, and if they continue selling, the entire newspaper will probably suffer."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Baozhu immediately felt uneasy. Could it be that the story the couple had fabricated had been discovered?
No way! Nobody knows your family, how would they know you're lying?
Besides, with Xia Enruo's mouth, who would believe her one-sided story?
We have two people and two mouths to feed, so we have the upper hand in terms of numbers!
He pulled Wang Yue'e toward the newspaper office, but they were stopped by the security guard at the entrance and prevented from going in.
"Comrade, we're looking for Chen Yan, Editor Chen. Have you forgotten we were here before!"
The gatekeeper reprimanded them without any politeness:
"How dare you two come back? Editor Chen has already been suspended by the editor-in-chief and sent home to await further instructions. You two have really ruined our newspaper. The leaders even scolded me, saying that I let you two in without checking the situation first."
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