Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Confrontation
Hearing the woman's words, Jiang Xi's lips curled up slightly, and he spoke softly, "Really? But we don't usually sell braised chicken at noon. We only have it in the afternoon. Where did you buy it at noon?"
The woman was confused by Jiang Xi. She moved her mouth and looked flustered: "I, I remembered it wrongly. I bought it in the afternoon. Yes, I bought it in the afternoon!"
Jiang Xi said calmly: "But my braised pork was sold out in the afternoon!"
The woman was completely confused and lost control. "What do you mean? You said your zaolu is not available at noon, and then you said it sold out in the afternoon. So when do you sell it?"
Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Didn't you come to my house yesterday to buy some braised chicken? Then you should know when you can buy it. People who often come to my house to buy braised chicken know that my braised chicken is in great demand and can only be purchased at specific times. I'll give you one more chance. Think carefully. Did you buy the braised chicken in the afternoon, at noon, or in the morning?"
Jiang Xi smiled as if he was taking an exam. The woman was inexplicably nervous. What was going on?
The woman didn't know how to respond and glanced at the man. He rolled his eyes and said, "Who can remember these things? Why should I tell you when I bought them? You're talking nonsense. Are you trying to be irresponsible? I'm telling you, no way!"
Jiang Xi's face turned cold. "You don't even know when my family sells glutinous rice, and you still have the nerve to say that something went wrong after eating my glutinous rice. What is your purpose in coming here today? Are you trying to extort money? Or are you trying to ruin my family's reputation?"
Jiang Xiwang said to the crowd, "Dear uncles and aunts, uncles and aunts, we are doing business with integrity. We have been setting up a stall here for such a long time, and nothing like this has ever happened. The steel plant has many old customers of ours, and several of them come to my house every day to buy things. You can go and ask them. My food has always been the most hygienic, and we will never sell overnight vegetables. As for these two people, I believe you have just understood. They are deliberately blackmailing, otherwise how could they not even remember when they came to my house to buy braised pork yesterday?"
After listening to Jiang Xi's words, everyone felt that it made sense. Even if their memory was bad, they could not remember what happened yesterday. Moreover, the stall owner had asked several times just now, and this woman said different times. There must be something wrong.
The situation suddenly reversed. The woman frowned and pinched the child in her arms hard, and the child immediately burst into tears.
"Son, are you in pain? You're crying. It's all my fault. I'm useless. I can't get you justice!"
The man also said: "You are a businessman, you must be more talkative than us. We are not good at speaking and have no culture, so you can fool us with just a few words. But no matter what you say, my son is sick because he ate your bad stew, and we will definitely not be fooled by your words!"
Jiang Xi's gaze swept over the crying child, then glanced at the man and woman, his eyes full of disgust. These people used children for their own selfish desires and made the children act with them. They were not worthy of being parents.
Jiang Xi: "Do you care about this child?"
The woman didn't understand why Jiang Xi asked this, but she immediately stiffened her neck and said, "Of course, he's my son, I definitely care about him and feel bad for him. You've hurt my son like this, I want you to be responsible!"
Jiang Xi smiled faintly and glanced at the woman coldly: "Really? You said you love children very much, so let me ask you, your child has a stomachache and has become like this. According to normal logic, you would rush him to the hospital instead of bringing him to me."
Jiang Xi looked around at everyone and his eyes fell on a woman with a child: "Auntie, let me ask, if your child has a stomachache, will you take her to the hospital immediately?"
The woman with the child was suddenly asked this question and said without hesitation, "Of course. The child is already in that state. My first thought is to save her. As for other things, I will put them aside. If I have to settle accounts, I will do so after the child is cured."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, she realized what she had said. She looked at the couple who were making trouble with deep contempt in her eyes. They were such incompetent parents. If she were her daughter, she would never let her child become like that. The child's illness was the top priority.
The others also came to their senses after hearing what the woman said.
"Yes, they keep saying they love the child, but look at how sick the child is. And they're just making trouble."
"Are they really scammers?"
"That must be the case, otherwise why would the stall owner be so calm? He knows he's fine, so he's not afraid of causing trouble. If it were any other person, they would have panicked a long time ago."
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Seeing the woman defeated, the man glared at Jiang Xi fiercely: "I don't care anyway. My son became like this because he ate your stew! Of course we have to carry him here, you must take responsibility!"
The woman pulled the man and sobbed, "Everyone, please forgive my husband for not being able to talk. We also want to take our child to see a doctor, but we have no money. Yesterday was his birthday, so I thought of buying him some braised pork so that he could try it. I didn't expect to buy the wrong one. In the end, it's all our fault!"
The woman's level was obviously much higher than the man's, and her pitiful words made the onlookers somewhat suspicious. Both sides had their grounds, and the onlookers were a little confused.
Jiang Xi didn't let the woman lead him on. "I can help you get your child to the hospital. Hospitals have advanced gastric lavage technology these days, and doctors can even tell what the child has eaten. If I send your child for gastric lavage and find out he didn't eat any of my stewed food, what will you do?"
The man's eyes widened. "What do you mean? How can you tell what you ate when it's all turned to juice in your stomach? Are you trying to collude with the doctor?"
Jiang Xi stared directly at the man, and her frank attitude made people unconsciously feel awe. "Just tell me if you dare to bet. If it is found that your child has a problem after eating my braised pork, then I will cover all his medical expenses and pay you a thousand yuan! But if it is found that you didn't eat my braised pork, you will pay me a thousand yuan!"
One thousand yuan! The crowd was immediately excited. What kind of concept is one thousand yuan? In this era when the average salary is only fifty or sixty yuan, some families can't save a thousand yuan in their entire lives. This small stall owner just gave out a thousand yuan. Everyone's eyes were burning. Today's excitement was not in vain. This was too exciting.
The man was overjoyed when he first heard Jiang Xi say he would pay you a thousand yuan, but when he heard Jiang Xi's last words, his face turned pale: "Why should I pay you a thousand yuan?"
Jiang Xi remained calm. "We're in the food business. You're coming here to blackmail us by saying our food will make you sick. This has seriously damaged our reputation. We at Wu Ji Zao Lu will never sell expired food, nor will we pass off inferior goods as good ones. We certainly won't let anyone slander us with just a few words!"
"Besides, you guys have caused such a big fuss here. We were supposed to be doing business properly at this time, but you guys have messed up everything. The compensation I offered is still relatively small. If you keep making trouble, I'll demand even more!"
The man was stunned by the 1,000 yuan and hesitated without saying a word. The woman sat on the ground and cried, "Business people are so cruel nowadays. If you eat their food and something happens, you will be threatened. Xiaobao, what's wrong with you? I'm sorry for you. I don't have money to treat your illness!"
The woman was crying bitterly, and the man immediately hugged the child and cried with her. The child also sobbed, and the whole family cried together, looking very miserable.
Jiang Xi watched coldly, thinking that since he couldn't convince her, she was resorting to the strategy of torturing herself.
An old lady couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Jiang Xi and said, "Stadium owner, this child has become so sick after eating your braised pork. You should take him to see a doctor. Look at how pitiful his little face is."
Several other soft-hearted people also continued to speak.
"Yes, stall owner, since you have money to spend in business, just consider it a favor. You can't just watch this child die of illness."
"Stall owner, please take them to have a look. Human life is more important. We can talk about whether they ate your stew later. You helped them and it can be considered a good deed."
Jiang Xi had an indifferent expression. These people were all taking advantage of others and talking in a very reasonable way, but in fact they were all forcing others.
Jiang Xi glanced at the lady who was speaking. It was this lady who spoke first. Jiang Xi sneered in his heart. It seemed that it was not just this family of three who came to blackmail. They also prepared a delay to deliberately guide everyone at the critical moment.
Jiang Xi looked around and said calmly, "Saving people is of course a good thing. If someone comes to me without money for treatment, I will definitely do my best to help if I can. I believe everyone else will do the same. After all, we are all kind people and will not stand by and watch someone in need. A little effort from one person can help others through their difficulties. I am willing to do this, and I believe everyone is willing to do the same as me."
Jiang Xi looked specifically at the people who had been urging her to save people. These people's eyes shrank and they didn't dare to look at Jiang Xi.
They were just joining in the fun and asking Jiang Xi to save people. When it was their turn, they were reluctant to pay. It's a joke. Everyone's family is having a hard time now, so how could they have extra money to give to others?
Jiang Xi continued, "I don't have the good temper to repay evil with kindness. If anyone wants to cause trouble for me, I will pay them back a hundredfold or tenfold. They came to blackmail me today, and I still want to help them. I won't be a victim of such a thing, and I believe that no one will do such a thing either."
Several people in the crowd nodded.
"Yes, even when doing good things, you have to distinguish right from wrong. Those people clearly want to shut down the stall owner's business, and the stall owner is still spending money to help them. Isn't that stupid?"
"Whoever wants to be a fool like that, I won't be one."
"Those kind people just now, why don't they help us."
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