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Lai Xi reacted promptly and inadvertently took two steps back, standing right in the corner.

Just as he was about to open the lid, Xiao Liuzi intentionally or unintentionally stood in front of the jar.

As if kindly reminding him, "Boss, the kitchen is the most important place. How can you invite so many outsiders here?"

Shopkeeper Han glanced at him and turned to meet Liu Siyu's face.

The two of them walked towards the jar at the same time.

Xiao Liuzi was a little panicked.

"Why don't you sit outside and I'll take all the fermented bean curd out of the kitchen. It's so smoky here, I don't want you to choke."

Manager Han gave him a meaningful look.

"You are quite considerate of others."

Xiao Liuzi smiled reluctantly, "Shopkeeper..."

Shopkeeper Han was too lazy to respond and asked Han Dongyi directly: "Is this your confidant?"

Han Dongyi forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Dad, he is from our family. He came to me for help, so I naturally accepted him with reluctance."

Shopkeeper Han only glanced at Han Dongyi, and Han Dongyi immediately felt a chill.

He said loudly: "Xiao Liuzi, you still don't tell the truth."

Xiao Liuzi fell to his knees with a plop, "Boss, I don't know what you are talking about."

Liu Siyu walked up to the jar without hesitation and took a sip. This was her family's fermented bean curd and there was nothing wrong with it.

A hint of sarcasm flashed across Xiao Liuzi's eyes.

Liu Siyu fell into despair again, and Manager Han also looked disappointed.

He had thought about this problem a long time ago, so when the incident happened, he had someone check all the fermented bean curd.

He didn't find any problems, so he cast a suspicious look at Liu Siyu.

I came down again just now with a little hope, thinking that Liu Siyu would be particularly sensitive to the fermented bean curd she made and would be able to detect the difference.

But the result is still disappointing.

Liu Siyu tried her best to force herself to calm down. The more panicked she was, the easier it would be for her to fall into someone else's trap.

After thinking about it carefully, Mrs. Qiao's family suddenly came to my mind.

Didn’t they come here just for the fermented bean curd? And they even took a close look at the fermented bean curd that was almost fermented in the house. Could this matter be related to them?

Thinking of this, he immediately said to Shopkeeper Han: "I want to talk to you alone."

In the private room, Liu Siyu repeated her doubts.

Shopkeeper Han suddenly said something.

"Are you so careless in doing business? Someone took advantage of you so easily. It seems that the responsibility lies entirely with you."

Liu Siyu was furious. Even at this time, this old fox was still trying to pass the blame.

He immediately responded, "Manager Han, you can't say that. You run a restaurant. The kitchen is such a strict place. I don't believe that fermented bean curd walked in out of thin air without an insider."

Shopkeeper Han suddenly burst into laughter.

"Interesting. I will check this matter out immediately."

Then he suddenly changed the subject, "But there is a big problem right now."

Liu Siyu's heart skipped a beat. Even Manager Han thought it was a big problem. This matter must be no small matter.

"What problem?"

Shopkeeper Han stroked his beard.

"I received news last night that something happened in Qingfeng Tower, so I rushed here early in the evening and suppressed the matter."

"There are more than 20 people in the family. Fortunately, only a few people ate a lot and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. The others just ate a few bites and were fine."

"He is a regular customer of Qingfeng Tower and also my friend. It's fine if he compensates me 100 taels of silver for my sake."

Liu Siyu couldn't help but take a breath. It was 100 taels of silver. If she was asked to pay half of it, it would be the end of her life.

Just as I was sighing, I heard Manager Han say, "The other family is not so easy to talk to. I went to ask them about their attitude last night, and they insisted that there was something wrong with our fermented bean curd and they wanted to report it to the authorities. This matter is a bit difficult to handle."

"Report...report to the authorities?"

Liu Siyu was shocked. If the matter was reported to the police, not only would she not be able to keep her fermented bean curd business, she would probably be thrown into jail.

Then she remembered that the fermented bean curd was not made by her and calmed down.

"Let's report it to the police. It will also help us get to the bottom of this matter. Once we catch the person behind this, we can have some peace in the future."

Shopkeeper Han stopped him immediately.

"We must not report this to the police. Once it gets out in the open, the reputation of my Qingfeng Tower will be damaged. Who will bear the loss then?"

Liu Siyu was speechless.

This was indeed a dilemma, as fermented bean curd was her small business, and because she did not keep it properly, the secret was stolen by others.

If Manager Han was really pushed into a corner, he could easily instigate Mrs. Qiao and her family to pin the blame on Liu Siyu, saying that she deliberately leaked the secret of fermented bean curd.

By then, even if she had 10 mouths, she wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly.

It will still involve her.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Shopkeeper Han was silent for a moment.

"That person has a close relationship with Shopkeeper Fu of Chaxiangji."

Liu Siyu understood from just one simple sentence that the man was either sent by Chaxiangji, or Chaxiangji was jealous of Qingfenglou's good business and wanted to blackmail them for a fortune.

"So what do they mean?"

Manager Han shook his head. "Now the man has taken medicine and is resting in the house. He said he will wait until his condition gets better before talking to him."

Then don’t forget to mention one thing.

"I think Cha Xiang Ji is probably eyeing your fermented bean curd."

Liu Siyu frowned, she didn't want to have anything to do with Manager Fu of Chaxiangji anymore.

The man looks kind, but he actually has a lot of evil intentions.

Shopkeeper Han acted very efficiently and had thoroughly investigated the whole story by the afternoon.

It turns out that this little Liuzi is related to Old Lady Qiao's family.

Xiao Liuzi's wife was a distant cousin of Wang's aunt, so they quickly became friends.

Wang's aunt even promised to give him two cents for every pound of fermented bean curd sold.

Xiao Liuzi had been ridiculed by Liu Siyu before. Although they were always polite when they met afterwards, he was always wary of Liu Siyu with a petty mind.

He was afraid that this person would be as vindictive as he was.

If he encountered such a good thing again, he would naturally hit it off. Anyway, he would not get a penny from selling the fermented bean curd to Liu Siyu's family.

It's just a roundabout way to earn hundreds of coins every month. Why not do it?

When the fermented bean curd incident occurred, Shopkeeper Han rushed to Qingfeng Tower as soon as possible.

After comforting the two victims, they hurriedly investigated the matter of fermented bean curd.

It happened that Xiao Liuzi was on guard that night. When he heard about this, he hurriedly hid the fermented bean curd sent by the Wang family.

Everything in the kitchen was sent from Liu Siyu's family.

So Manager Han came back empty-handed.

But Manager Han was not a fool. He called Liu Siyu to search the place again.

Xiao Liuzi thought that he was deliberately covering it up to lure them to investigate, and finally found out that the fermented bean curd belonged to the Liu family. Liu Siyu was basically blamed for this matter.

But he never expected that there would be a twist in the story, and the most important thing was that the clues led to him.

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Xiao Liuzi had no choice but to cry and say, "Please show some mercy, shopkeeper. I was blinded by the lard and thought that the two families were relatives, so I helped them."

"Who would have thought that there were so many twists and turns among them? I really didn't know that it was all caused by the Wang family."