Old Chen was taken aback at first, then shook his head. "That Wu Shiren is no simple man. He has connections in the yamen. Chen Feng wasn't beaten to death, so how could he possibly win the case?"
"That's right. Since they can't win the lawsuit, do you think the magistrate will let them off easily? They'll definitely get a beating."
“That’s right. If you can’t win the lawsuit, you can’t avoid getting beaten up.” Old Chen said, spitting on the ground viciously. “It would be good to beat those unfilial bastards to death. They don’t care about their status as relatives of a scholar. They have to show off and act all high and mighty. This time they should be taught a lesson and learn their lesson.”
"Yes, yes, you think the same way as me. It would be great to cripple their whole family!"
Just then, a carriage came towards them.
The two immediately perked up and craned their necks to look out.
Before long, the carriage approached, and Chen Zhanshan and his family of four were seen sitting neatly in the carriage, chatting and laughing.
The truck was also loaded with vegetables, pork, eggs, and other items.
The carriage stopped at the village entrance, and several people got off, each carrying vegetables, meat, and eggs, and walked towards them...
Suddenly, Liang Fugui's voice rang out from behind, "Zhanshan, you're back. How did it go? Did you win the lawsuit?"
Chen Zhanshan's face was beaming with joy. "We won the case. The culprit was sentenced to exile to the far north, a place of bitter cold. The accomplices were each given twenty strokes of the cane and ordered to pay five taels of silver for herbal medicine."
"That's great, Chen Feng's suffering wasn't in vain."
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Brother Fugui. Come visit us at home sometime. We're heading back now."
The family walked home, chatting and laughing.
As Chen Qingqing passed by Old Man Chen and his wife, she felt two malicious gazes.
But she didn't even lift her eyelids, ignoring it and walking forward.
Old Mrs. Chen stood there dumbfounded, as if in a daze.
Why is this different from what she expected?
She was heartbroken. How could that brat have such good luck, even winning a lawsuit? It really made her furious.
She glanced at the equally shocked Old Man Chen and said irritably, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and go home. All you do is fool around outside all day. You don't know how to do anything."
"That old hag, she was the one who wandered around outside all day, how come she's blaming him?" Old Chen's lips twitched, but he didn't dare to argue.
With his hands behind his back, he followed behind Old Mrs. Chen, head bowed and hunched over, looking like a doormat...
More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Feng's injuries have been fully recovered under Chen Qingqing's treatment.
Recalling the words he had spoken in front of the county government office that day, he clenched his fists involuntarily.
Wu Shih-jen looked down on him, so he was going to prove him wrong.
He was determined to succeed and marry Wu Cuihua in a grand and glorious manner.
"Little sister, you've been running around town these past few days, have you found a suitable shop?" Chen Feng asked Chen Qingqing beside him while chopping beets.
Chen Qingqing gently shook her head. "I've looked all over Qingshui Town these past few days. I did see a few empty houses on West Street and South Street. The shops are quite large, more than enough to open a restaurant, but the locations aren't ideal."
"Little sister, how about West Street? It's close to the dock, so there's decent foot traffic, and most importantly, the rent is cheaper."
"Although the rent on West Street is cheap, the location is too remote. It's not an ideal place. As the saying goes, timing is not as important as location. When opening a restaurant, location is even more important."
"Yes, little sister, you're right. The most bustling area is Qingshui Street, but the rent there is ridiculously high, and it's not something that ordinary people can afford."
"Brother, you don't need to worry about this. I'll provide the money; consider it a loan to you. You can pay me back when you make money, or you can consider it an investment and pay me back half when you make money. You can run the business, and I'll take the profits."
Although Chen Qingqing agreed to help Chen Feng open a restaurant, she didn't want to provide him with financial assistance for nothing.
There's a saying that goes, "No one cherishes what they have too easily; just the right amount of indifference, on the contrary, makes people happy."
Without any conditions, one's good intentions may be wasted, and in the end, everything will be lost.
Chen Feng smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Little sister, you're right. Family is family, and money is money. Even close siblings should keep clear accounts. I'm already very grateful that you helped me open the shop, so how could I be greedy!"
I've thought it all out. Once the restaurant opens, I'll be the head chef in the kitchen, and you'll be in charge of the accounts at the front desk. After deducting labor costs and other expenses, we'll split the profits equally.
Chen Qingqing originally thought that as long as she could get her principal back, that would be fine, but she was also tempted by Chen Feng's suggestion. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and she should get something back for her investment.
There's a woman named Da Bao at the sugar mill. She opened a restaurant and handed it over to her older brother, and she just sits there counting the money. It feels so good!
"Okay, that's settled then."
The two have reached a preliminary agreement.
In fact, Chen Qingqing had already chosen a location for the restaurant, right across from Qingfeng Restaurant.
It was a large courtyard with three sections, and facing the street was a two-story wooden building with six rooms on the first floor.
She had it all planned out: the four largest rooms downstairs, along with the rooms upstairs, would be used to open a restaurant.
She plans to open a pharmacy in the remaining two rooms, return to her original profession, and do what she loves.
Chen Qingqing smiled calmly, "Big Brother, the shop across from Qingfeng Restaurant is ready-made. Let's set sail towards our dreams from there."
Hearing Chen Qingqing say that, Chen Feng remembered that there used to be a large restaurant across the street.
The restaurant's reputation gradually declined because the chef's skills were subpar and couldn't compare to those of Qingshui Restaurant. Customers only ate there once and never returned.
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