Wang Hongcheng had been eyeing the flower cakes and snowflake crisps in Shen Mingzhu's hands for a long time.
He started out as a pastry baker and was quite successful in the past few years. However, with the liberalization of policies in the past two years, more and more people have gone into business, competition has intensified, and the efficiency of his bakery has been declining year after year.
This is also the reason why he signed a profit-sharing agreement with Shen Mingzhu instead of buying out the mooncake recipe in one go.
Not to mention that Shen Mingzhu was unwilling to sell the mooncake recipe, he was also reluctant to pay a thousand dollars at one time.
After all, he was not sure whether the mooncakes could be sold at that time.
Facts have proved that he has a good eye for talent. The mooncakes received very good response after they were launched, and he even got a large order from Hengxing.
He originally wanted to kick Shen Mingzhu out and enjoy the big cake of Hengxing alone, but Hengxing only recognized the Ronghua brand, so he had no choice but to cut his own flesh and give Shen Mingzhu 5,000 yuan.
Although he made a lot of money from Ronghua Mooncakes, who would complain about having too much money? He could have made more!
What made him even more jealous was that Shen Mingzhu actually launched blockbuster products such as flower cakes and snowflake crisps, and made a lot of money from them.
He had privately approached two dim sum chefs from Shen Mingzhu Food Factory a long time ago, hoping to bribe them with money.
It just failed.
Before hiring a dim sum chef, Shen Mingzhu privately conducted a background check to confirm that the person had good character and no bad record before hiring him.
Moreover, Shen Mingzhu paid generously, with a base salary of 50 yuan, plus commissions and bonuses, which meant that her monthly income could basically reach 80 or 90 yuan.
The dim sum chef could just continue working in the food factory and earn a thousand yuan a year. Why would he ruin his job for the tiny profit that Wang Hongcheng could give him?
What's more, with the example of Hu Guifen, no one dares to risk going to jail to make money against their conscience and ruin their future.
However, Wang Hongcheng was determined to get the recipes for fresh flower cakes and snowflake crisps.
In his opinion, it would be best if Shen Mingzhu was tactful and willing to sell the recipe. Even if she was unwilling to sell it, once the food factory went bankrupt, he could just pay a high price to recruit two pastry chefs from the food factory to Fushun. He would never believe that he would not be able to make flower cakes and snowflake crisps.
Wang Hongcheng was clattering on his abacus and humming a little tune with pride.
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"This weasel surnamed Wang actually has the nerve to come to our door to buy our formula. He's dreaming!"
Upon learning of Wang Hongcheng's purpose, Shen Hongmei was filled with righteous indignation. She stared at Wang Hongcheng's back, wishing she could rush up and tear him to pieces.
"Okay, calm down and don't forget our business."
After hearing Shen Mingzhu's reminder, Shen Hongmei calmed down a bit and looked at Shen Mingzhu with admiration, "Mingzhu, you are really amazing. You knew that it was him who caused Brother Yang to be arrested, but you could hold back and not scold him."
"If scolding people works, I will definitely scold them until they are dead. If you hit a snake, you should hit it at its most vulnerable part. If it doesn't hurt, don't waste your energy. Instead of scolding him, you might as well save some energy to track down the counterfeiting den."
Shen Hongmei nodded in agreement.
When she arrived at the police station, although she still didn't see Pei Yang, the people there were obviously much better towards her and they even agreed to deliver food to her.
Shen Mingzhu was very grateful.
After waiting for about half an hour, the police station staff returned the thermos to her.
After walking out of the police station, Shen Mingzhu immediately opened the thermos bucket and saw the half steamed bun left inside, a smile appeared on her face.
She put a note in the steamed bun, saying if everything was safe, she would keep half of the bun.
After making sure Pei Yang was safe, Shen Mingzhu finally felt relieved and even her steps became lighter.
After going around to several grocery stores that sold spicy noodles and dried tofu from the food factory, Shen Mingzhu didn't find any useful clues. So she had to return empty-handed and went home to have lunch and wait for news.
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Although Shen Baolan's life became a mess after giving birth, her love of gossip remained unchanged.
Whenever I have free time, I will carry Fat Yuanbao downstairs to listen to people chatting.
I didn't expect to hear such explosive news as soon as I went downstairs today.
She immediately grabbed the person who spoke, "Pei Yang was arrested? When did it happen?"
Perhaps because she was too excited, Shen Baolan used a lot of strength in her hands and tore off a button on the man's clothes, causing the man to roll his eyes at her.
After picking up the buttons on the ground, the man calmly told everyone about the closure of the food factory and the arrest of Pei Yang.
The food factory expanded its recruitment this year, and that man's sister-in-law went to work in the food factory.
The man went back to his mother's house today to deliver something and saw that his sister-in-law was not at work. After asking, he found out that something had happened at the food factory again.
Shen Baolan listened to the man's words and smiled so hard that her mouth was crooked while holding her son. She wanted to run to Pei Yang immediately and ask him if his face hurt.
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Pei Yang always said that marrying Shen Mingzhu was his blessing, and that Shen Mingzhu was born to bring good luck to her husband.
What was the result? It had only been a short time since then, but Shen Mingzhu had implicated him and he was taken to the police station. He might even have to spend time in jail.
If you ask her, Shen Mingzhu is almost a dead end! Although her husband hasn't been home for a month, at least he is still fine and has been earning money for the family to support them and their son.
It’s better than Shen Mingzhu’s man being caught.
Now that Pei Yang is in jail, Shen Mingzhu will have to raise two children alone, especially since the one she has is a useless girl!
In this comparison, Shen Baolan is still better than Shen Mingzhu. At least she gave birth to a son and has hope for the future.
Pei Ziheng is young now and is easily coaxed by Shen Mingzhu. When he grows up and gets married, he will still care about Shen Mingzhu, his stepmother. She simply twisted her head off and gave it to Shen Mingzhu to use as a stool.
The more Shen Baolan thought about it, the happier she became. She immediately ran home excitedly with her son in her arms and shared with her mother-in-law the gossip that Pei Yang had been arrested and was going to go to jail. She then called Zhou Shuhuan's workplace.
Upon learning that Pei Yang was in trouble, Zhou Shuhuan went to Pei's house as soon as he got off work.
Shen Mingzhu was grateful for Zhou Shuhuan's concern, but she kept her mouth shut and did not reveal the truth. She only said that the relevant departments were investigating and everything would be fine once the matter was clear.
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu was in a stable mood, Zhou Shuhuan thought that maybe Shen Baolan was just exaggerating and comforted her with a few words before leaving.
Not long after Zhou Shuhuan left, Zhao Dafa arrived.
He also heard about the accident at the food factory and came to express his concern.
Shen Mingzhu used the same excuse to send Zhao Dafa away.
After Sister Yu prepared dinner, Shen Mingzhu packed some food in a thermos bucket and asked Shen Hongmei to ride her bike to deliver it to the police station. She stayed at home and waited for news by phone.
However, Shen Mingzhu did not sit and wait, but thought about a way out in her mind.
If the police dog cannot track down the counterfeit manufacturer, then she will have to start with the people around Wang Hongcheng.
Wang Hongcheng is a boss after all. He would not do such things by himself and would definitely find an assistant.
Who would Wang Hongcheng look for to help him? A loyal subordinate, a trusted friend, or a reliable relative?
The hour hand pointed to nine o'clock unknowingly. Just as Shen Mingzhu was pondering the identity of Wang Hongcheng's helper, the phone suddenly rang in the living room.
(End of this chapter)