Chapter 212 Hundredfold Compensation
Xu An had just picked up his two little ones from kindergarten and was driving home when he received a call from Zhang Dezhen: "Boss, someone is about to win the first prize!"
Wow, I didn't expect that on the last day of the opening event, someone would actually win the first prize.
That's great! It's a perfect way to end this seven-day opening event. Tang Wen can also use this momentum to drive traffic to the Taobao store. Plus, with the feedback from the two hundred winners, the Taobao store should have good sales figures on the opening day.
I glanced at my watch; it was 4:40. A round trip would take about an hour and a half, plus the awards ceremony and a few words, so it would take at least two hours. I wouldn't be back until almost 7:00.
I was planning to make braised shrimp for the two little ones tonight, but I'm in a rush, so I'll just have some quick and easy shrimp noodles instead.
Carrying the freshly bought, still lively shrimp, I went into the kitchen and quickly prepared and marinated them. I took a tomato from the refrigerator, diced it, and sautéed it in a pan to make tomato sauce. I added seasonings and water, brought it to a boil, and then added the cooked noodles and marinated shrimp. After a minute, I sprinkled on some scallions. In less than fifteen minutes, three large bowls of fragrant shrimp noodles were ready.
Watching the two little ones munching away happily, Xu An reached out and pinched their cheeks, instructing them, "After you finish eating, just put your bowls in the basin under the tap. I have to go out for a bit now, I'll be back before eight o'clock tonight. Until I get back, you two have to be good and listen to Grandma, okay?"
"Brother, aren't you going out before you eat?" Xu Kang struggled to lift his head from the bowl of noodles, his lips covered in red soup, which made Xu An's lips twitch.
"Okay, I won't eat for now. You guys be good and listen to me!" He ruffled Xu Kang's hair and glanced sideways at Xu Le, who was busy peeling shrimp without even looking at him.
I never expected that one of the two padded jackets would be made of substandard cotton!
After exchanging a few more words with Grandma Xu, Xu An grabbed his car keys and headed outside. Just as he unlatched the gate, he heard hurried footsteps behind him, along with Xu Le's childish voice: "Brother, this biggest, biggest shrimp is for you to eat!"
Xu An looked down and saw Xu Le, who was also covered in blotting marks from eating, looking up with one hand holding a peeled shrimp high, while the other hand gestured for Xu An to look down.
"You really gave it to your brother? And your brother really ate it!"
Seeing Xu Le nod with a determined look, Xu An opened his mouth with a "whoosh" and swallowed the pink and plump, delicious shrimp. He found it exceptionally tasty!
It seems that this little cotton-padded jacket is not only not made of shoddy cotton, but also has some down mixed in. Maybe it will evolve into a down jacket in the future!
Xu An was secretly delighted all the way, his mind filled with thoughts of what delicious food to make for his two little darlings the next night.
However, this feeling didn't last long. After turning a big bend, I could see an enforcement vehicle parked on the road next to Xu's braised food shop in the distance. In the dense crowd, I could still spot the uniformed law enforcement officers standing in and out of the shop, making a lot of noise.
Law enforcement is here? Could it be that the challenger got into trouble with what he ate?
Xu An's heart tightened immediately. He quickly parked his car in a less crowded spot, and without even locking it, he ran towards the shop, shouting as he ran, "Excuse me, excuse me, I'm the owner of this braised food shop!"
Upon hearing this, the crowded people in front of him quickly moved aside, making way for Xu An to enter the Xu Family Braised Food Shop. Their eyes, filled with a mixture of amusement and curiosity, scanned Xu An from head to toe, and a murmur of whispers arose...
Xu An didn't care about everyone's curiosity. At this moment, he was more concerned about what was happening in the shop! He quickened his pace, like an eel, and quickly passed through the path cleared by the crowd, arriving in front of Xu's Braised Food Shop.
The first person you see is Zhang Dezhen, cooperating with law enforcement officers in the investigation; next are the part-time workers in the store, standing nervously to the side, with one of them being called in for questioning every now and then; finally, you see Lin Xuyang coming out of the store with a sampling bag in his hand.
The moment their eyes met, Lin Xuyang subtly shook his head at Xu An, turned and walked towards the law enforcement vehicle, opened the door and got in.
There were four law enforcement officers on site: two were questioning people, one was filming, and a middle-aged man who appeared to be the team leader was standing outside the store controlling the situation. He had just witnessed Xu An walking in while shouting that he was the owner, and immediately walked up to Xu An and showed him his credentials.
"Are you the owner of Xu's Braised Food Shop?"
“Yes, I am…” Xu An nodded and asked, “What’s the situation now? What happened?”
The middle-aged man leading the group glanced at everyone present, especially the excited onlookers standing at the front with their ears perked up. He said vaguely, "We received a report that your store's food has safety issues. You will be closed for the next two days until the inspection results are available."
Food safety issues?
If someone had a problem after eating braised food, there would be a time lag between calling the police and law enforcement arriving. Even if Zhang Dezhen couldn't make a phone call, he would send a message to let him know the situation. But he only received a call from Zhang Dezhen an hour ago, saying that someone was about to succeed in the first prize challenge.
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