Fuquan said angrily and frustratedly, "What do you mean stealing techniques? We, Qinghe Small Shop, do legitimate business, and our opening was even a month earlier than your winery. If anyone is stealing, it’s you guys! How can you turn things around and put this blame on us?"
"Ha! You even have the audacity to say that? Our master is a wine brewing master personally appointed by the Wusun State’s Royal Family! He is famous throughout the entire Wusun State. Furthermore, the grape wines contributed annually to the Daqian Dynasty are predominantly made by our master’s own hands! Who do you think came first?" The burly man was arrogantly boasting. As he spoke, he forcefully pushed Fuquan.
Naturally, Fuquan couldn’t compete with such a burly man, and he staggered back, frustrated and half-dead with anger: "You!"
The burly man then yelled at the crowd, "My master’s grape wine brewing technique has been passed down for five generations! Unless someone is a closed-door disciple of my master, no one else could ever know the brewing method of this grape wine. Tell me, where did she learn this technique?"
When these words came out, the crowd indeed began to boil and the discussions grew louder, "Yeah, the wine brewing master of the Wusun State’s Royal Family, with an exclusive technique passed down for generations, how could this technique fall into someone else’s hands? It does sound fishy. It seems that the skills of this Qinghe Small Shop are not exactly legitimate."
Xin He’s expression turned cold, "If you say I’ve stolen skills, then bring forth the evidence. Don’t use these baseless claims to tarnish my Qinghe Small Shop’s reputation. I’m not afraid of industry competition, so don’t resort to these dirty tricks!"
Her words seemed to have hit the nail on the head of their intention. The few men hesitated for a moment but became more enthusiastic, "What do you mean by calling us groundless? Our master’s five-generation single-pass technique has been stolen by the likes of you, and it’s our master who feels suffocated! Where did a girl like you get such a big face? If not, tell us where you learned this technique? Otherwise, you must have stolen it!"
Xin He sneered, "Can your master tell where this technique was learned from?"
"Of course, it’s been handed down from generation to generation!"
"Then, where did your master’s ancestors learn it from?" Xin He asked.
The few burly men hesitated for a moment, then irritably said, "Of course, it was researched and developed by themselves!"
Xin He laughed coldly, "I also researched and developed it myself."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Is grape wine something anyone can just research and develop?!" The few burly men stomped their feet, apparently wanting to roll up their sleeves and get physical if not for Xin He being a pretty girl.
Xin He sneered, "It’s really interesting how you all talk. If your master’s ancestors could research and develop grape wine, then why can’t I? You point your finger at my nose and accuse me of stealing techniques, well then, can’t I also say that your master’s ancestors also learned their skills through theft? Talking nonsense doesn’t cost anything. Baseless and fabricated claims can also be made. If you dare to say it, why wouldn’t I?!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
At her words, the faces of those burly men changed rapidly, and they were suddenly stuck, not knowing what to say. They came here to make a scene and ruin Qinghe Small Shop’s reputation. They initially thought they were in a winning position but didn’t expect this little girl to be so sharp-tongued and unyielding. At this moment, they didn’t even know how to respond.
Low, wavering discussions among the crowd began to doubt the truthfulness of what the burly men were saying.
Just then, an angry, potbellied middle-aged man dressed as one of the Hu Ren pushed through the crowd and rushed in, yelling at Xin He, "How dare you insult my ancestors?!"
The few burly men immediately said, "Master, it’s this woman who denies it and insults you!"
Unperturbed by the accusations, Xin He gave a faint smile, "So you must be the owner of that new winery? Why not make a grand entrance instead of hiding behind your men to make a scene? If I hadn’t pushed you, would you even show your true colors?"
The Hu Ren’s face darkened. This girl was not letting him off the hook. Her words deliberately made it sound like he had purposely sent people to ruin her business while he hid behind the scenes. Why didn’t someone tell him that this girl was such a cunning fox?
"My Yuchi family’s five-generation technique has also undergone five generations of inheritance and refinement, finally brewing the grape wine that we have today. How could a mere girl like you possibly develop this grape wine with just your own efforts? Who would believe that you didn’t steal these skills?!"
Xin He smiled and said, "Your Yuchi family’s five generations finally perfected the grape wine of today, but I, at such a young age, could already develop it on my own. Shouldn’t I be the more impressive one?"
"You!" Yuchi Gong was so suffocated that he couldn’t breathe, wanting nothing more than to slap her dead in an instant.
However, Xin He suddenly stopped smiling, her face cold as frost and her voice raising dramatically, "I don’t think highly of your Yuchi family’s skills! Today, I’ll tell you: Not only have I developed grape wine, but I’ve also developed a whole series of fruit wines! It doesn’t seem like your prestigious winery produces any other types of fruit wines? Today, I will put this out here in advance so that when I release my new product line, you won’t have the shamelessness to come to my doorstep and say I stole your skills!"
Yuchi Gong was dumbstruck, "What other fruit wines?"
His ancestors only passed down the grape wine technique. What did she mean by these words?
Xin He sneered, "The meaning is, time will tell. Let’s wait and see!"
Today, he went to great lengths to ruin her shop’s reputation. If her reputation was tainted by accusations of theft, she would be despised by all, especially the nobility, who would not demean themselves by doing business with such a shop. She would use this opportunity to launch a new product line, becoming a fruit wine series, and see who would dare to accuse her of stealing!
"You! Fine! Let’s wait and see!" The Hu Ren angrily left a harsh remark and strode away with murderous intent.
The onlookers were so frightened that they dodged in all directions, while Xin He remained unmoved, hooking her lips in a smile, "Goodbye."
Fuquan hurriedly approached, "Miss, our shop’s reputation has been ruined by their disturbance today."
Even if there were no solid evidence, groundless speculation could still be criticized.
Xin He sneered, "Losing a little profit now is nothing in the grand scheme of things. It’s a good thing they came to make a scene today because it raised people’s attention to our store’s upcoming new fruit wine series and provided free publicity."
Fuquan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Miss, you really think of everything..." No matter what the situation, the girl could always turn it into money.
Xin He coldly said, "Otherwise, how could I let them off so easily?"
She had to beat them until they were disabled! To dare mess around on her territory, did they think she was easy to bully?
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