Chapter 714: Treat others in their own way
After coming out of Zhou Jiu's hot pot shop, Zhang Juexia had no intention of staying in Jinshui Town. After giving a few words to the shopkeeper Li Xi, she and Ye Beixiu rushed to Shunhe County.
When they arrived in Shunhe County, Zhang Juexia called Li Le and said, "Go to our hot pot shop now and find out where Ye Yunliang went that day, who he met, and what he said to whom."
Li Le saw that Zhang Juexia looked very serious, so he asked carefully, "Boss, what happened?"
“There’s a hot pot shop in Jinshui Town, and the recipe was given to them by Ye Yunliang.
We've tried it, and while it's not as good as ours, it's pretty close."
"how so?"
Li Le was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. "Boss, it's my fault. Please punish me."
"What's the point of you rushing to admit your mistake when we haven't figured out what happened yet?
Let's make amends and get to the bottom of this matter."
Li Le almost ran and soon disappeared.
Ye Beixiu advised Zhang Juexia, "Mistakes are inevitable in business, so don't get impatient and angry!"
Zhang Juexia shook his head and said, "I'm not worried, I'm in the food business.
If someone has a little talent, they can taste the flavor after having a few meals in our shop.
After trying it a few more times, even if you can't get all the flavors right, you'll be able to learn most of it.
My husband, I am worried that someone else may have sneaked into our shop."
"Someone else?"
"Um."
"This person is probably someone who is bad for us. His current goal is probably to get the hot pot recipe.
But what if one day he tampered with our food?
Let the people who eat it get sick, or...
We are in big trouble now.”
"Who on earth is so cruel and ruthless? I believe that since we came to Shunhe County, we have always been kind to others and have not offended anyone!"
Ye Beixiu walked around the room anxiously. "Could it be? It's Zhao Fulai from Qingling City, that's him. We have some issues with him regarding the soap recipe."
Zhang Juexia denied Ye Beixiu, "It shouldn't be. Gao Xing wrote that day, saying that he and Zhao Fulai have now made peace and the relationship between the two families has been restored.
Besides, Zhao Fulai also knows Gao Xing's relationship with us, so he wouldn't say one thing in public and another behind our backs, would he?
"How about we write a letter to Brother Gao and ask?"
"All right!"
Ye Beixiu walked out a few steps and then came back, "You go and rest first. I'll go to the hot pot shop after I finish writing the letter to Brother Gao."
"Um."
Ye Beixiu looked at Zhang Juexia's weak appearance and felt very distressed, "My wife, I have already said that I will take care of everything.
Rest assured, I'll come back and let you know as soon as I have any news."
Zhang Juexia also felt tired. After drinking the chicken soup brought by Li Yun, she went to rest.
Until dark, Ye Beixiu still hadn't returned.
Li Yun came over and told Zhang Juexia, "The master sent a message telling you not to wait for him.
He will come back naturally when he finishes his work."
"That's all he said, nothing else?"
"No."
Li Yun looked at Zhang Juexia who was in deep thought and shook his head, "My wife, the most important thing right now is the baby in your belly.
I asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite meal. Let’s fill our stomachs first and put everything else aside.”
Zhang Juexia was also a person who listened to advice. He believed that only after eating a full meal could he have the strength to work.
After eating and drinking, Ye Beixiu came back, followed by Li Le who was worried.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Le knelt down and said, "Boss, it was my negligence that caused such a big trouble. Please punish me."
Zhang Juexia gestured to Ye Beixiu to help the man up, "Let's talk about the matter first. Besides, we didn't suffer any loss. What crime have you committed?"
Li Le stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Boss, the Li family's hot pot shop will open the day after tomorrow?"
"Which Li family?"
"It's Miss Li Yingyue's mother's family!"
Ye Beixiu helped Zhang Juexia sit on the chair, then comforted Li Le and asked him to sit down and talk.
"This matter has nothing to do with Yingyue. Even Li's parents don't know about it. It was Li Qi who did it."
"he?"
Zhang Juexia was a little skeptical, "I didn't expect that after Yingyue got married, he would become more capable."
Li Le asked impatiently, "Boss, what should we do? The Li family's hot pot shop is opening tomorrow."
Zhang Juexia saw Li Le's anxiety. That's right, everything has been going smoothly since the day he followed him.
I've never experienced any of these things.
Alas, I still lack experience!
"They're opening their doors for business, how can we stop them from opening? Besides, we don't have the ability to do that!"
As long as we do what we should do, that's enough.
By the way, the Li family just opened a hot pot shop. You wouldn’t be suspicious of them, right?
Or is there something else going on here?"
Ye Beixiu glanced at Li Le and seeing that he was in a bad mood, he took the initiative to speak.
"Li Qi has really made a big move this time. He has placed two people in our hot pot shop, one serving as a waiter in the front and the other doing odd jobs in the kitchen.
The problem is that this handyman is a very good cook, and it was he who leaked our recipe."
Zhang Juexia listened to Ye Beixiu's words and thought carefully, "The person Li Qi planted is indeed a master. Apart from the seasonings we kept secret, he has indeed prepared all of them.
What I wonder is, how did Ye Yunliang get the prescription?"
Ye Beixiu smiled bitterly, "The reason he gave was very funny. He said that Li Qi had a grudge against his sister because of the canned food business.
After all, his sister is still a relative, so it’s not easy to break up with her.
He took out his anger on our family.
That day, when Uncle San was strolling around the hot pot shop, Li Qi happened to be eating there.
He specifically asked someone to follow his uncle. After Li Qi figured out his uncle's purpose, he was stopped by the man helping in the kitchen as soon as he left the shop.
He made his uncle happy with just a few words, and the two of them pretended to be old friends.
The third uncle wanted the recipe, and the other wanted to give it to him, so after some effort, the third uncle easily got the recipe.
Zhang Juexia laughed helplessly when he heard this reason, "Third Uncle is the one who benefits from this."
“I guess so!”
"The cook said Li Qi felt that the canned food recipe we provided to her sister had caused discord in his family.
So he gave his uncle a taste of his own medicine and gave the hot pot recipe to his uncle.
Let us also have a taste of the feeling of domestic unrest."
"Will Li Qi accept the profits from Third Uncle?"
"No, the cook said their master is not short of money. If they follow our example and charge 10% interest, it would be a bit petty."
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