Chapter 215 Let's do it!
After discussing the specifics, it was already 4 a.m.
After washing his face again, Xu An, with a can of Red Bull tucked into his pocket, rode his tricycle towards Xu Family Village. He'd promised to be back by eight o'clock, but he'd already broken his promise...
As soon as the tricycle reached the village entrance, Xu An saw a tall, dark figure emerge from behind the village's large banyan tree and walk towards him at an extremely fast speed.
At five o'clock, the streetlights were already off, and there was no light on the horizon; it was the darkest time of day. Xu An reached for the thick tree branch he had placed at the back of the carriage for self-defense, watching warily as the approaching shadowy figure drew nearer...
"Anzi, why are you so late!" Grandpa's familiar voice rang out, tinged with a hint of reproach: "Look at the time! Are you risking your life to make money?"
"Second Grandfather?" Xu An looked at the visitor in surprise and asked in confusion, "Second Grandfather, why are you up so early? Is there something important you need to talk to me about?"
"It's nothing, just checking on you. Just rest at home for a couple of days, okay?" Grandpa patted Xu An's shoulder, nagging, "I've heard about what happened tonight, it's alright. It's only early September. If the fast food restaurant can't keep going, you can go back to school and repeat your studies. You've earned quite a bit these past two months; it should be enough for four years of university tuition plus living expenses. Even if it's not enough, you've invested so much money in the village's collective industry, so there will be dividends later..."
Xu An didn't understand the meaning of the first two sentences, but after hearing the rest, he was both amused and exasperated.
"Second Grandpa is fine. I have security cameras installed in my shop, and I've already checked them. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the shop. All the ingredients were purchased through legitimate channels, and there were no problems upon receipt or inspection. It must have been that bastard who saw my business was doing well, got angry, and reported me..."
"As long as you know what's going on," Grandpa said with a smile. "Go back and rest. You'll have the energy to face these things when you're well-rested."
After watching Xu An open the gate and move the tricycle into the yard, the second grandfather quickened his pace and returned to his own yard. As soon as the gate closed, a group of people surrounded him, bombarding him with questions: "So, what did Anzi say? Is he planning to stay in the village to help you with the mudflat aquaculture, or is he planning to go back to high school to repeat his studies?"
Second Grandfather turned around and looked at everyone with disdain, waving his hands to shoo them away, saying, "The results aren't out yet, what's the point of choosing? Go back, all of you go home. You don't need to rest, but this old man needs to rest too..."
At Yu Liang's home.
Although his three consecutive posts when Xu's Braised Food Shop got into trouble today garnered a huge amount of attention, they were followed by a barrage of insults. Before the incident, most of his new followers called him a "wild news reporter"; after the incident, he was labeled an accomplice of Xu's Braised Food Shop...
He considered deleting all the blog posts about Xu's braised food shop, but looking at the continuously increasing data, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
The internet is time-sensitive. In a couple of days, other news will come out, and everyone's attention will shift, making the Xu's Braised Food Shop incident insignificant.
In the end, Yu Liang couldn't bring himself to do it. Instead, he chose to avoid seeing it and worrying about it, logging out of his software account, turning off the internet, and lying in bed, intending to use a good night's sleep to heal the wounds in his heart.
As he lay in bed, his mind still filled with various data on his account, tossing and turning for a long time before finally feeling a little sleepy, his phone suddenly rang.
Ring ring—ring ring—
Damn it! The sleepiness I had finally managed to feel vanished without a trace with that ringing of the bell.
"Who is it!" Yu Liang looked at the completely unfamiliar phone number, pressed the answer button, but his tone was very aggressive.
"I'm Xu An, the owner of Xu's Catering. How about we go big?"
Although the person on the other end of the line had a very hoarse voice, Yu Liang immediately recognized him as the owner of Xu's Braised Food Shop. He had met him several times before, so there was no mistake!
After the call ended, Yu Liang quickly added Xu An on QQ and received a document from him titled "Friends, I'm going to expose the true face of the owner of Xu's Catering!"
It was only a little past four o'clock. If he lay down, he could sleep for another three hours. But after Yu Liang read the contents of the document, he became excited. Not only was he sleepy, but even the fatigue from not sleeping all night had vanished.
This idea is truly brilliant! It avoids both promoting and criticizing Xu's Braised Food Shop; it simply involves presenting the facts truthfully. Most importantly, the protagonist is portrayed as the victim! This naturally resonates with netizens!
That's really amazing!
Just looking at the script in his hand, Yu Liang could imagine that after this video was released, his account's data would surge again, and sponsors would be waving their money around, making him promote their products...
Let's do it!
Yu Liang sprang out of bed with a swift motion. He hadn't washed his face or brushed his teeth, and his dark circles and sallow skin from staying up all night perfectly matched the image of a victim.
After setting up the filming equipment, Yu Liang sat in the very center of the filming area and began to speak indignantly, spittle flying everywhere.
"Friends, I am truly shocked, angry, helpless, and worried. As you all know, I spent seven whole days staking out Xu's braised food shop, and during those seven days, I ate no less than ten kilograms of their braised food! Now that a food safety issue has been exposed, I really cannot accept it."
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