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The person speaking to Zhao Yuzhi was an older woman who was called over alone, and the woman felt uneasy.
"Master, have I done something wrong?"
Fu Man'er looked at her and said, "Auntie, don't be nervous. I just wanted to ask you something."
"What did Miss Zhao want when she came to see you the other day?"
Coincidentally, the fabric workshop where this incident occurred had also had an incident not long ago, when Zhao Yuzhi helped with the wrong dyeing of the fabric using her family's traditional skills.
“It’s not Miss Zhao who’s looking for me, it’s my Miss Zhao.”
"Doesn't she have a unique skill that can change the original color of fabric? I had a piece of clothing that got a little dye on it when it was being dyed, so I asked Miss Zhao to help me with this."
After the aunt finished speaking, fearing that Fu Man'er would blame her, she hurriedly explained.
"Master, rest assured, I gave the clothes to Miss Zhao during lunch. I definitely didn't slack off."
"After you gave the clothes to Miss Zhao, did she stay in the fabric shop?" Fu Man'er asked again.
The woman nodded. "There were people dyeing cloth in the yard at the time. Everyone knew Miss Zhao, and some people even greeted her, so she went over to take a look."
"After that, I went back to the backyard to eat, and I don't know when Miss Zhao left."
Fu Man'er glanced at Shuangxi, and she understood and walked out.
The older woman glanced at Fu Man'er's expression discreetly, then mustered her courage and asked, "Boss, is our cloth shop being targeted for revenge at this time?"
"Hmm, how so?" Fu Man'er didn't know where to begin.
Seeing that she wasn't angry, the aunt continued, "In the past, the only family in town that could stand up to us was the Qi family, but now the Qi family is in trouble."
“Our cloth workshop is at the forefront, and it’s inevitable that people will be jealous of us.”
"We were just saying that someone must be jealous of our cloth shop's booming business, which is why they had such wicked ideas."
Fu Man'er was quite surprised to hear such words from an honest, simple-minded aunt, especially since she had mentioned the Qi family.
"Where did you hear these words?" Fu Man'er asked, looking at her with interest.
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The auntie chuckled. "We just talk about it in our spare time. But don't worry, boss, Manager Wang told us not to discuss the Wang family's affairs a while ago, and none of us have said a word."
“We even stopped people from saying it when we heard them talking about it.”
It's clear that the punishment of being expelled from the cloth shop is quite severe, and no one wants to cross that line.
"Someone said so?"
"Who wants to talk about it?" At the time, Fu Man'er was indeed worried that someone was deliberately stirring up trouble in the cloth shops, but to her surprise, she has not heard of any cloth shops being kicked out for talking about the Qi family.
The older woman glanced at her and said in a low voice, "Actually, she's not from our cloth shop, she's Miss Zhao."
If it were someone from the fabric shop, she probably wouldn't have spoken so recklessly, otherwise everyone would have complained about her later.
"Zhao Yuzhi?" This surprised Fu Man'er. She felt like she saw this person everywhere.
Fu Man'er asked a few more questions in detail, and Shuangxi came in from outside and whispered in Fu Man'er's ear, "Miss, I found out that Zhao Yuzhi came to the cloth shop about half an incense stick's time ago."
Half an incense stick's time isn't long, but she's gotten close to the dye vat, and if she really wanted to do something, it wouldn't be too late.
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Fu Man'er's gaze became distant, and she leaned back in her chair, lost in thought.
"Master~" The aunt next to her wanted to ask if she could leave, but Shuangxi waved her away, telling her to leave first so as not to disturb the young lady's clever mind.
After everyone left, Fu Man'er said to Shuangxi, "Have someone keep an eye on Zhao Yuzhi and see what she's been doing these past few days and who she's been in contact with."
"What about Manager Chen?" It seems that Zhao Yuzhi is still highly suspicious. If that's the case, then Manager Chen, as her cousin, can't escape involvement either.
Fu Man'er hesitated for a moment, "Don't worry about Steward Chen for now, just keep an eye on Zhao Yuzhi."
"In addition, find some veteran craftsmen to see if they can figure out if there is anything wrong with the dyes used in that batch of cloth."
Looking back now, the only place where they could have tampered with the fabric was the dye, but all the original dye had been dumped and there was no way to trace it. Fortunately, this batch of fabric is still in our possession.
As for Steward Chen, Fu Man'er had no suspicions. He had been away for almost a month. If it were really related to him, he wouldn't have gone out this time. Wouldn't it have been safer for him to stay?
But Fu Man'er was still a cautious person. Although she trusted Steward Chen, she wanted to make sure everything was in order. So she sent someone to check on Steward Chen's reaction.
Wang Jingjing's trip to the clothing store was clearly not very successful; she returned dejected.
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"The shopkeeper accepted our compensation, but didn't take our cloth. Instead, he signed a contract with the Qi family."
Fu Man'er wasn't too surprised. "The Qi family could snatch things from us when we had them, let alone this thing which is no longer in our hands."
For the Qi family, signing a contract with the clothing store under these circumstances would be a piece of cake.
Wang Jingjing was very dejected. "This is the third deal that the Qi family has snatched from us this month."
“Yes, that makes three,” Fu Man’er murmured. “Except for the first one, we were caught off guard and someone took advantage of us.”
"Which of these two isn't essentially us handing them over to others?"
Wang Jingjing suddenly sat up straight. "Looking at it this way, if something happens to our cloth shop, the Qi family will be the biggest beneficiary."
"Man'er, why do I feel like these things are being targeted specifically at our cloth shop?"
This matter is truly terrifying to think about, and Wang Jingjing even has a bold idea.
As she thought about it, her eyes filled with fear. But when she looked at Fu Man'er and Fu Man'er nodded to her, she knew that she wasn't the only one who had this thought.
"Damn it!" Wang Jingjing suddenly burst out, "We're all in business, can't we just be open about things? Everyone makes money through their own abilities, why are you stabbing us in the back?"
"I'm going to storm the Qi family right now and turn them upside down."
They were really in a hurry to rush outside. Fu Man'er didn't say anything, just slowly sipped her tea.
Wang Jingjing had already reached the door, but no one had called her back yet, so she finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Man'er, why didn't you stop me?"
"Why would I stop you? Aren't you going to turn the Qi family upside down? Go ahead." Fu Man'er laughed as she spoke, her two dimples appearing and disappearing on her cheeks.
Wang Jingjing stared at her for a long time. "No, you must be saying the opposite of what you mean."
"You're the one who always gives me the most advice: don't be impatient, don't be impulsive, stay calm. You must be saying the opposite of what you mean."
As she spoke, Wang Jingjing obediently walked back and sat down, and Fu Man'er opened her eyes wide.
"I wasn't being sarcastic. If you want to stir things up, then go ahead and stir things up."
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She actually wanted to go by herself, but her mother said that she was an adult now and couldn't be as reckless as she was when she was little.
So she can't go, but Jingjing can go; she's always been a bit of a wild child.
"Really?" Wang Jingjing still didn't believe it. Don't be fooled by Fu Man'er's innocent eyes; this girl is quite wicked. When they were little, everyone took the blame for her a lot.
Fu Man'er was practically swearing to the heavens, "Jingjing, we're best friends. Would best friends lie to you?"
"What if my mother finds out?" Wang Jingjing still had concerns.
Fu Man'er patted her chest with her little hand, full of pride, and said, "Recite my name, Fu Man'er."
"Okay, I'll give you your name." Wang Jingjing slammed her hand on the table and then impulsively agreed to the task.
Shuangxi, standing to the side, almost broke her neck; she really didn't dare let Miss Wang see her grinning from ear to ear.
After a moment, Wang Jingjing seemed to realize something, "What's the point of mentioning your name?"
Her mother will still scold and beat her as she pleases, and mentioning Fu Man'er's name will not only not reduce the amount of beatings she receives, but will actually make her mother beat her even more severely.
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Fu Man'er quickly got up and went to her side, "We can talk about that later, there's no rush."
But when the time comes, she'll be scolded, and what can she say?
"What we need to talk about now is how to cause trouble at the Qi family's place." As soon as Fu Man'er brought up this matter, she successfully diverted Wang Jingjing's attention.
This trip to the Qi family wasn't just for causing trouble; she also wanted Wang Jingjing to confirm some things with them.
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