After selling his family's land and property, he planned to take a gamble and open a small shop in town, hoping to at least maintain a normal life.
It was because of her insatiable greed that everything fell apart.
With everyone's indifferent gazes, even if the store reopens, there won't be many customers.
Moreover, there is a powerful competitor nearby.
Xiao Deshun: "It was your scheming that caused our store to suffer heavy losses. You have admitted it, so you should compensate us for our losses."
We spent 150 yuan on the secret recipe, and you cheated us out of it! You have to give it back to us!
Qiao Xiaoni took two steps forward: "Whoever you give the money to, go find them. It has nothing to do with us."
You have only yourself to blame for your current predicament. We have already been very merciful by not reporting you to the police and having you arrested.
"If you want to make a big deal out of this, then I'll see what happens. I'll have someone report this to the police right now. You stole my family's secret recipe; you should be detained for a few days, right?"
The onlookers nodded in agreement.
Stealing someone else's secret recipe is like stealing money; in the eyes of ordinary people, it's a serious crime that doesn't deserve their forgiveness.
People were more honest and simple-minded back then. What belongs to someone is theirs. Stealing is a crime, especially since their actions were so egregious and they still dared to cause trouble.
Suddenly, the impression that this restaurant had bad character took root in everyone's minds. Thinking about what happened a few days ago, they had already decided that they would never eat at this restaurant again.
When Xiao Ruxue heard that she would be detained, she realized the seriousness of the situation. Who wants to spend time in a police station? That's a place for bad people; what good will come of it afterward?
Xiao Deshun didn't want to go to jail for this incident. It was a terrible place for a human being; people were starving and cold, and had to do a lot of heavy work every day.
"Sister... I don't want to go in."
Xiao Ruxue was completely lost and at a loss. As she looked around aimlessly, she spotted her husband, Wang An, in the crowd. He looked travel-worn and carried a bag on his back, clearly having just returned.
"Anzi, come and save me! I don't want to go to jail! This has nothing to do with me!"
Wang An had no choice but to step out from the crowd:
"You tricked me into going home to see my dad, and now you've caused such a huge mess here."
Xiao Ruxue, tell me, what were you thinking? Stealing a secret formula—is that something a human being would do?
Xiao Ruxue shook her head: "I know I was wrong, please stop nagging me, I don't want to go to jail."
Wang An looked at his wife with exasperation. He should have been more thinking; otherwise, this whole thing wouldn't have happened. In just a few days, she'd ruined his reputation. Would anyone still want to eat at his shop?
The brother-in-law, standing to the side, looked scared with his head down, which angered him so much that he kicked him.
"It's all because of your encouragement. Otherwise, your sister wouldn't have had the guts. You're a good-for-nothing, and I shouldn't have kept you by my side."
"Don't you know how many times I've cleaned up your messes to pay off your gambling debts?" His expression was unusually pained, and he almost fell to the ground, his footing unsteady.
Qiao Xiaoni could tell he was genuinely heartbroken and in pain; it truly proved the saying, "There's always a reason why someone is pitiful." If he had been more alert sooner, this whole ordeal wouldn't have happened.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, Qiao Haixing rushed into the house and knelt down on the ground in front of Qiao Haisheng, who was sitting at the very back.
"Brother, I know I made a mistake. Please forgive me this once and pretend this never happened."
When I was little, you always forgave me for my mistakes. This time, I haven't made a big mistake, so please forgive me one more time.
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