Chapter 14 "Marrying a 90s Girlfriend"
As a nationally renowned liquor company, the Lu family is not only a pillar of the local liquor market but also one of the most profitable economic entities. Therefore, the exposure of food safety issues has not only dealt a heavy blow to the entire liquor market but also made the local leadership feel insecure.
All liquor companies launched a bloody crackdown, and the city's television channel broadcast daily meetings of leaders, followed by apologies from everyone, expressing their determination to severely rectify the situation.
Ye Xiqing put down the remote control in her hand. Despite the turbulent situation, her mindset was surprisingly stable.
She was fined a lot, but she is Ye Xiqing, not a fool. She wouldn't be so stupid as to use most of her savings to pay the fines, so she has been appealing to the court.
The fact that the wine she produced was sold as high-end wine only existed during the period when she was a sole proprietor, and has nothing to do with her newly established wine business.
During that period, she did not gain any greater profits from it. The price she sold the wine did not exceed the price of ordinary bulk wine in the local area, and her assets can be investigated.
She did not object to the sentence handed down, but her winery is now mostly funded by loans, and her current financial situation does not allow her to pay such a large amount of compensation.
Therefore, she was willing to pay a fine of 10,000 yuan, but she applied for a postponement of the payment of 35,800 yuan in compensation to the Lu family, allowing her to raise the money.
What can the court do then?
The 10,000 yuan fine was a punishment imposed by the judicial authorities, while the 35,800 yuan compensation was a dispute between the two parties involved.
Ye Xiqing can keep appealing on this point, but can the Lu family continue to fight this lawsuit with her?
Leaving aside whether they have the energy to handle such a matter, even if they did, lawyers probably wouldn't dare to take it on. Who would want to get involved with the Lu family at this critical juncture?
So the two parties eventually reached a settlement. Ye Xiqing paid a fine of 10,000 yuan, and the compensation of 35,000 yuan would be paid after the new year. It is unknown whether the Lu family will still be around after the new year.
Paying a fine of only 10,000 yuan is not a serious blow to Qingqing Winery, and it can still pay its employees' salaries normally.
As a result, while other wineries either closed down or underwent restructuring, Qingqing Winery was able to continue operating as usual.
The employees inside didn't know if Ye Xiqing's winery could continue operating, but more and more people were out of work, and at least they could still get paid!
Stop overthinking it, just work hard and earn money every day you can. Whether you can sell the products or not is the boss's problem!
And so, the amount of liquor piled up in Ye Xiqing's factory kept increasing, soon becoming a mountain.
Although there is no such thing as an expiration date for baijiu (Chinese liquor), it's not good to keep it stored away like this.
Ye Xiqing picked up a bottle of "Qingqing Wine". In this era, many people do not pay attention to design, but Ye Xiqing is different. She went to the capital to find an advertising company to design the bottle shape and trademark for her.
People are judged by their clothes, and wine is judged by its bottle. With this design, someone who doesn't know better might think it's very high-end.
Having obtained the item, Ye Xiqing, adhering to the principle of seeking help from the villainous female supporting character whenever needed, said in a fawning tone, "Shuangshuang, are you busy? If you have time, could you help me shoot another advertisement?"
Miao Shuangshuang remained silent and did not speak.
Ye Xiqing: ...
Why is this all-purpose tool no longer useful?
Miao Shuangshuang remained silent.
These days, she was originally plagued by negative news because of her "diva-like behavior," but because of the scandal exposed by the Lu family, her reputation has been completely renewed and her career has reached a new level.
If she were a normal person, she would be very happy right now, but Miao Shuangshuang remained calm.
After a long silence, he looked up and stared directly into Ye Xiqing's eyes, saying without a trace of emotion, "How did you know the Lu family would go bankrupt this year?"
Ye Xiqing paused, but remained silent, not refuting her statement.
Miao Shuangshuang's rationality gradually crumbled because of her reaction.
She had almost forgotten that she had been reborn.
After all, things went too smoothly after her rebirth. She inexplicably became very beautiful, inexplicably became a big star, inexplicably became rich, and inexplicably had a smooth life all the way through, just like the protagonist of a time-travel movie in later times.
Because so many inexplicable things happened, she really started to think of herself as the main character.
After all, she's been reborn; if she's not the protagonist, then who is?
Lost in this happiness, Miao Shuangshuang became too lazy to think, but the incident involving the Lu family suddenly jolted her awake.
What if she wasn't the only protagonist? What if other people were also reborn?
Miao Shuangshuang turned her gaze to Ye Xiqing.
If Ye Xiqing's composure before could be explained by her innate personality, then how can the content of the "Key Interview" be explained?
In that program, what appeared to be a critique of Ye Xiqing could be discerned by those who paid attention.
Could such an interview, which is so beneficial to Ye Xiqing, have happened naturally without any reason?
Is it possible to bring such a massive scheme to the forefront immediately after the Lu family's downfall?
Miao Shuangshuang recalled that before the incident, Ye Xiqing had been running outside.
I initially thought she was dealing with a lawsuit, but now it seems she's doing much more!
She dared to give up her Spring Festival Gala qualification and refuse the Lu family because she knew the Lu family would soon fall from power.
What makes Ye Xiqing dare to take such a risk and plan such a grand scheme?
There is only one explanation: Ye Xiqing was also reborn!
Thinking of this, Miao Shuangshuang almost lost her balance.
When was Ye Xiqing reborn?
Was it when she suddenly decided to open a winery? Was it when she suddenly learned how to brew wine?
Or perhaps at the very beginning of the story, when she had just been reborn and was gleefully taking Gu Pengfei away, she already knew everything and silently observed everything she did.
Thinking of this, Miao Shuangshuang felt inexplicably ashamed and indignant.
But she was the kind of person who would get angrier at others the more wrong she was, so her gaze toward Ye Xiqing grew increasingly fierce.
Ye Xiqing looked up at her, her expression as calm as ever: "You knew everything?"
really!
Miao Shuangshuang's eyes widened in shock and rage, but Ye Xiqing smiled slightly amidst her furious gaze:
"Now that you know, I won't hide it anymore."
"That's right—"
"I was the one who reported the food safety issues of Lujiajiu."
...
"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock..."
The huge mechanical clock used as decoration in the living room swings rhythmically, its fine glass cover reflecting the silent faces of the two sisters.
Before hearing the answer, Miao Shuangshuang felt like the world was about to end.
Upon hearing the answer, all she wanted to do was look up at the sky—
ah?
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