HLnovel Chapter 116 The two Shen brothers were arrested
Chapter 116 The two Shen brothers were arrested
Just then, the shop assistants that Manager Zhang had sent out to chase after the Shen brothers returned.
They tricked the Shen brothers into following them back to town. Manager Li informed the shopkeeper that he had taken people to Yunlai Restaurant, so they took their men directly to the scene of the dispute.
A cook, seeing through the crowd of onlookers that the servants were helping the Shen brothers off the oxcart, immediately alerted his manager.
"They're back...they're back, boss. The staff have brought the Shen brothers back."
Manager Zhang was so angry he could hardly breathe, but when he heard that the Shen brothers had been brought back, he immediately felt relieved.
He excitedly searched around for the Shen brothers. As soon as he saw them, he rushed over like a madman and kicked the third brother, Shen Haichuan, to the ground.
The second brother, Shen Jiangchuan, was caught off guard and also took a heavy kick, causing the two to fall to the ground together.
He looked completely bewildered and said, "Manager Zhang, what do you mean by this? It was your employees who chased us back, saying they had something important to discuss about placing an additional order. Is this how you conduct business?"
Manager Zhang was trembling with rage, gritting his teeth as he said, "Bah, you bastards! With the rubbish you've made, you think you can get more orders? Keep dreaming!"
The two brothers were stunned. They jumped up, their faces full of disbelief, completely unable to believe what they had heard.
"Manager Zhang, what do you mean by that? We don't understand. Let's talk this out. You and Manager Li tasted our braised pig's trotters and signed the receipt. Why are you suddenly attacking us brothers?"
Manager Zhang said angrily, "You damned bastard, you were the ones who told me that your braised pig's trotters were the same as those at Yunlai Restaurant, and that they were all supplied by your Shen family. That's why Manager Li and I signed the contract with you. We didn't expect that you had already split up and were using completely different recipes, were you?"
Shen Jiangchuan: "..."
Shen Haichuan: "..."
Didn't Mom say that all braised pig's trotters taste the same? How does Manager Zhang know they're using different recipes?
Moreover, the shopkeeper looks really angry. What if the deal falls through?
The two brothers were both guilty and anxious, their expressions as ugly as if they had eaten shit.
Shen Jiangchuan immediately explained, "Manager Zhang, we didn't lie to you! The braised pig's trotters at Yunlai Restaurant were supplied by my elder brother. We're family, using the same ingredients, so how could they taste different?"
Manager Zhang was so angry that he stretched out his foot to kick him, but the two brothers reacted quickly and stepped back together.
"You ask me why the taste is different? I should be asking you the same thing! You told me that all the braised pig's trotters are made by your family, so why don't you use the same recipe? You've really screwed me over! You've ruined my Juxian Restaurant's reputation! You have to pay me back, or I'll report you to the authorities!"
Report to the official?
Upon hearing this, the two brothers' expressions changed drastically.
They still have to study and participate in the provincial examinations. If they are arrested by the government and have a criminal record, they will never be able to participate in the provincial examinations again and will be ineligible for the imperial examinations.
Shen Jiangchuan hurriedly said, "No, no, no... Manager Zhang, let's talk this out. There must be some misunderstanding."
"Yes, yes, there must be some misunderstanding. These braised pig's trotters were made by my mother. She's much better at it than my older brother and sister-in-law. We bought all the seasonings from the same pepper shop. How could they taste different if we use the same ingredients?" Shen Haichuan was so anxious that he almost cried. He quickly explained how his mother made the braised pig's trotters.
After hearing this, Manager Zhang's face turned pale and then red.
After all that fuss, it turns out that the braised pig's trotters weren't made by one person at all. It was a fake made by a member of the Shen family, who imitated the eldest son who had separated from the family!
His anger surged, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Let me ask you, have you ever eaten braised pig's trotters made by Lin Qingchuan?"
The brother fell silent, then shook his head guiltily.
That damned boss, he's a complete ingrate. He secretly runs a braised pig's trotter business but has never delivered a single one to their family. Now that they've fallen out, they can't even smell the aroma anymore. Where are they supposed to get a taste?
Before Mother braised the meat herself, they suggested that she secretly go to Yunlai Restaurant to buy a piece to try and then make it herself. However, their mother was extremely confident and didn't want to waste the money.
Now they have no idea how their braised pig's trotters differ from those of their older brother and sister-in-law.
Seeing the Shen brothers shaking their heads like two quails, Manager Zhang swayed unsteadily, his vision blurring.
Finished!
It's really over now!
Out of spite, he refused to let the manager, chef, and staff of Juxian Restaurant taste it, and the Shen family, who made the counterfeit, also refused to try it.
joke!
What a big joke!
If this gets out, people will laugh their heads off; it'll take at least eight hundred years to spread the story.
Manager Zhang wanted to faint, but dared not. He forced himself to stay upright and shouted, "Guards! They tricked me into signing a contract to sell them their counterfeit braised pig's trotters, ruining my restaurant's reputation and smashing my signboard! Arrest them!"
Several men quickly and swiftly grabbed and restrained the man, giving him no chance to escape.
The two brothers struggled desperately, but they were outnumbered. They were both weak and bookish, and had never done any heavy work. Their struggles were like tickling the other workers.
"Let go, let us go..."
"Manager Zhang, let's talk this out. Please don't take us to the authorities. We were misled by my mother. She's just short-sighted and acted impulsively..."
"Stop talking nonsense, take them back, tie them up outside the gate of our Juxian Restaurant, and let everyone see that they are the ones who ruined our signboard, and we were also deceived."
At Manager Zhang's command, the waiters escorted the two Shen brothers across another street back to the restaurant, also taking their borrowed oxcart with them.
Manager Yao felt extremely pleased. It was a foolish thing for Manager Zhang to be deceived by the Shen brothers and come to make trouble without finding out the truth. Now, the truth has come out.
Seeing that Manager Zhang was about to leave, he immediately called out, "Manager Zhang, please wait!"
Manager Zhang's face turned a deep shade of liver color. He turned around awkwardly and asked, "Manager Yao, what's the matter that you called me over?"
"Manager Zhang just said that it was me and Manager Su who were behind this, trying to ruin your restaurant so that we could have a monopoly. Now that your story has been clarified, you have to clear our names in public, right?"
Everyone immediately chimed in, "That's right, we've been listening for a while, and this matter has nothing to do with Yunlai Restaurant. We can't wrong them."
"That's right, that's right. Yunlai Restaurant's braised pig's trotters are so delicious, their business is already very good, why would they do something bad behind my back?"
“The Shen family is no good. A few days ago, I saw them blocking the sweet potato stall at the market, making things difficult for the eldest daughter-in-law, and scaring the children so much that they cried loudly.”
"Yes, yes, I was there too, lots of people saw it..."
"Pah, what kind of delicious food could a family with such wicked intentions make?"
"The food that the boss supplies to Yunlai Restaurant is still the best. I just went to Juxian Restaurant because of the buy-one-get-one-free deal. Hey, you guys don't know how good it is..."
"Let's go to Yunlai Restaurant and buy it!"
"..."
The more heated the discussion became, the more ashamed Manager Zhang felt; today, his face had been thoroughly humiliated.