When He Jiuniang came in, she found that there was a large hole in the wall of the room, and the people were now filling it in urgently.
When they saw He Jiuniang, everyone was surprised and instinctively used their bodies to block the area they were repairing.
However, He Jiuniang had already seen it and naturally wouldn't be fooled by them.
What's going on?
She suppressed her anger and tried to keep her voice down, but everyone around her knew that her anger had reached its peak.
"Master, it's just that they were carrying things and accidentally bumped into the wall over there, which is why it's broken. So I asked them to fix it as soon as possible! It'll be fixed very, very quickly!"
The foreman was sweating profusely, and his smile was forced.
He Jiuniang looked at the foreman who was deliberately changing the subject, a cold smile on her lips, and asked, "Is this wall made of paper? You can make such a big hole just by bumping into it!"
As He Jiuniang spoke, she pushed aside the people blocking her view and went to see what was going on with the wall.
Upon closer inspection, good heavens, it's even worse than paper!
The walls were made entirely of rotten wood that had been gnawed by insects; the kind that would easily crumble at the slightest touch!
Who would dare come to a building like this? A sneeze from it could knock it down!
How can she do business in a building that's even more dangerous than a dilapidated building?
He Jiuniang had poured a lot of effort into this building, which was supposed to open next month, but she discovered that it was a shoddy construction. Luckily, it hadn't opened yet, otherwise, who would bear the losses if something went wrong?
Once it opens and there are many customers, the building will collapse on its own without any effort being made. If someone dies, it won't just affect her alone.
He Jiuniang felt that this matter was not simple. If it was just that the foreman was greedy and replaced all the good materials with inferior ones, then she could understand it.
But this is no longer considered inferior material; it's all rotten wood that crumbles at the slightest touch, and who knows how much malice is involved.
Is this meant to ruin her reputation, ruin Lu Baichuan's reputation, or ruin Prince Chen's reputation? So, who is the mastermind behind this?
He Jiuniang has already directly identified with the group of people in Dongting.
She hadn't noticed these problems when she was personally supervising the construction, but after returning from her trip to the capital, she was busy with the clinic, and the matter was delayed.
The matter of the materials being replaced should have started after she went to the capital.
Good heavens, this was clearly premeditated!
He Jiuniang grew angrier the more she thought about it, but she also became calmer.
She stumbled upon this, and the other party must be even more flustered than she is. As long as she observes the situation calmly, she will definitely be able to find out what's going on behind the scenes.
Calm down, calm down...
She repeatedly reassured herself not to get angry, and after finally calming down, the anger she had just displayed gradually subsided.
In that short time, the foreman had thought things through quite a bit. Seeing that she didn't seem as angry as before, he hurriedly said, "Master, you've misunderstood. This place wasn't properly fixed to begin with. I discovered the problem and that's why I had them repair it urgently. It will be fixed in two or three days. Please don't be angry, Master!"
"All the mistakes are the fault of this scoundrel, but I guarantee that the business will open smoothly!"
The foreman spoke very nicely, clearly believing that He Jiuniang hadn't noticed anything amiss and thought she was easy to fool.
He Jiuniang looked at him with great interest, while the foreman felt a chill run down his spine and began to doubt whether he had misjudged the situation.
But after a while, He Jiuniang suddenly laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Then I misunderstood. Okay, you guys are busy, I'll go take a look at other places!"
Her smile was genuine, completely real, making her seem easy to fool.
Seeing her like this, the foreman and the others breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate she was a fool. She seemed to know everything, but she was just a woman who liked to show off.
He Jiuniang had no idea what he was thinking. Anyway, she turned around and left without any hesitation.
Watching her leave, the foreman breathed a huge sigh of relief, then turned around and scolded the men: "What are you all looking at? Get to work!"
"yes!"
Everyone snapped out of their daze and went back to their work.
With such a big problem there, He Jiuniang was no longer in the mood to look at anything else. If nothing unexpected happened, the entire restaurant would have to be demolished and rebuilt.
Moreover, it is essential to find a trustworthy supervisor.
However, she had to get her revenge first!
No one could make her suffer such a loss, never!
He Jiuniang took a casual stroll around, then left with a smile. Before leaving, she told them to work hard and that she would give them a big red envelope when the project was completed!
Everyone was very happy. It's good to have an easy-going boss. Even after all this, they still had to give them red envelopes!
After He Jiuniang left, the other managers gathered around and asked, "What should we do now? She was quite angry just now, how come she's suddenly fine?"
"Yeah, I thought things were going to be exposed today, but I didn't expect her to not notice!"
"Maybe it was too dusty inside, and she couldn't see clearly. Women love cleanliness, especially such a beautiful woman!"
"That's right. She really didn't suspect anything, so everyone stopped worrying!"
...
He Jiuniang didn't hear what they were talking about, but she didn't go far. Instead, she prepared to investigate what was going on herself.
A short while later, the foreman came out, looking rather suspicious. He glanced around the doorway to make sure there were no suspicious people before hurriedly entering the crowd.
He Jiuniang followed silently behind, and judging from her appearance, it was obvious that something was amiss.
He Jiuniang chased after him, scolding him all the while: "You're still too young, so impatient!"
Foreman: ...A foreman who's almost fifty, and she says he's too young...
The foreman said: "Stop it!"
The foreman was in a hurry and was unaware that he was being followed. He jogged all the way and entered Qingyin Garden.
He Jiuniang had already suspected that the Dongting people were behind this, and when she saw him coming this way, she was already quite certain. Then, she saw him enter Qingyin Garden with her own eyes, which confirmed it.
However, He Jiuniang did not follow them inside, but quietly left.
When they first entered the city, some of Huoyun Division's men came looking for Lu Baichuan, seemingly to talk about the Dongting people. He Jiuniang planned to go back and ask Lu Baichuan what was going on, to come up with a plan first, and then deal with these people in detail.
It was already dark when I got home. Winter days are short and nights are long, so it wasn't actually that late. Lu Baichuan still hadn't returned.
After taking a nap, Sun and Old Man Lu woke up to find the north wind howling. Despite saying they couldn't be lazy, they still had someone deliver food to their room.
The children ate in their own rooms.
As soon as He Jiuniang returned, a maidservant prepared a steaming hot meal and brought it to her.
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