"Mingming, you're finally back! This time you have to help out, Second Uncle and Second Aunt are counting on you!" As soon as Gu Ming finished speaking, Erniang rushed out of the house and threw herself into his arms.

  Gu Mei was startled by Er Niang's sudden rush and took a few steps back in fright.

  "Xiao Jia, let's talk about it after Mengmeng comes in, don't rush." Ji Yun followed closely behind Er Shu and walked over, giving Gu Meng a glance before reaching out to pull Er Shu.

  "How can I not be anxious? Something big has happened! Something big has happened!" Second Aunt covered her face and burst into tears.

  "Don't worry, don't worry." Ji Yun pulled Er Shu towards the house.

  A bewildered Gu Mian looked at the situation in front of her, unsure what play was being performed this time.

  She didn't realize that her grandfather and second uncle were also at home until she closed the door and walked in. Sitting not far from her second uncle was a young woman wearing an apricot-colored long dress.

  The woman looked about the same age as Gu Mian, and at this time her eyes were also red, with a few points of panic in her expression.

  Gu Mei looked at the woman a few times, feeling that she was somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, she realized that the woman sitting not far from her second uncle was probably Qiu Yan, her second aunt's future sister-in-law.

  "What's going on?" Gu Ming walked over to her grandfather's side and sat down as usual.

  Grandpa gently patted Gu Ming's hand, somewhat resentfully saying: "It's still your Second Uncle and Second Aunt, doing business should be done properly, but instead they tried to take advantage of a small benefit and ended up causing trouble, it's really their fault!"

  "Dad..." Second Uncle heard Grandpa say this and lowered his head in shame.

  Gu Mei saw that Grandfather's face didn't look too good and was afraid he wasn't feeling well. She quickly reached out to pat Grandfather's chest and help him catch his breath: "Grandfather, if there's something on your mind, please say it clearly, don't get angry. Is something wrong with Second Uncle's restaurant?"

  After the second uncle and aunt successfully got the money from Grandpa, this couple was quiet for a long time. At least Auntie's sarcastic remarks decreased significantly. Later, the small restaurant opened, and Uncle's cooking skills were not bad. Many customers came to eat, and business was booming for a while. (As a result) Auntie was so happy that she walked with the wind.

  "Xiao Yun, you tell Mengmeng." Grandfather grunted heavily.

  Mom Ji Yun looked at her sobbing second aunt sitting next to her and sighed, facing Gu Mian: "The restaurant run by your second uncle and second aunt has had customers who have eaten their food and gotten sick. Now they not only want to investigate the responsibility but also demand compensation."

  "How could this be?" Gu Mei heard and slightly frowned: "This restaurant has been open for a while. It was always fine before, how did it suddenly go wrong? Second Uncle, didn't you use fresh ingredients?"

  "We were also harmed by others. Who knew that thing had a problem." Second Uncle was also full of helplessness.

  "We're victims too!" Second Aunt heard this and couldn't help but stop crying, repeatedly nodding in agreement.

  "How dare you two still have the face to speak!" Grandfather slammed his hand heavily on the tea table, causing the cups on it to make a loud clattering sound: "If you weren't so greedy for cheap things, would others be able to harm you? And what's more, the mistakes you made aren't just about those ingredients. What about that unknown oil you used for stir-frying? The test report has already come out, and it contains harmful substances to the human body. I think you two are so obsessed with making money that you've gone crazy, using this kind of oil that can cause problems when eaten to cook dishes - how can you do such a thing!"

  Gu Mei heard this, her eyebrows furrowed even higher. Recently, food hygiene has been strictly inspected, and several restaurants have been exposed and shut down online. She didn't expect that her second uncle and aunt would also do such a thing.

  If nothing happens, it's fine. But if something does happen, it'll be terrible. Just the compensation alone will be enough to overwhelm Second Uncle and Second Aunt.

  "It's all my fault, I easily believed what others said and bought it back just because it was cheap. (Cotton candy) Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened." Qiu Yan, who had been sitting beside her second uncle without saying a word, spoke up tearfully.

  "Xiao Yan, this has nothing to do with you. You were also deceived by those unscrupulous businessmen." Er Yi comforted in a soft voice, without blaming Qiu Yan.

  Gu Mei heard that Er Shu didn't blame Qiu Yan, but instead comforted her in a soft and gentle tone, and couldn't help but glance at Qiu Yan several times.

  What kind of person is this second aunt of hers? She's very clear about it. As long as something goes wrong, the one who's wrong will absolutely not be the second aunt, but someone else.

  It seems that Qiu Yan is quite liked by Er Niang, if someone else had said this, they would have been scolded from head to toe by Er Niang.

  "Let's not talk about other things, but Peng Jun is still at the police station and doesn't know when he can come back..." Qiu Yan secretly glanced at Gu Mian, then her eyes turned red and she also started crying.

  Qiu Yan cried like that, and it was as if she had given Er Shu a signal. Er Shu, who had just managed to stop her crying, let out another loud wail.

  Looking at the two women hugging each other and crying non-stop in front of her, Gu Mei really felt a headache. Originally, she still planned to come back and tell her mother and grandfather about her exceptional opportunity to participate in the formal assessment ahead of time, but with what happened to Er Shu and Er Shu's wife, her joy had long since flown away.

  "You said that the black-hearted businessman sold you problematic goods, what about the person who sold those things to you?" Gu Mian asked.

  "That man is just a porter carrying a small pole, who knows where he has gone now, we can't find him even if we want to!" Erniu sobbed.

  Gu Xiang was really in a dilemma now. Second Uncle and Second Aunt said they were being framed, but they couldn't find the person who sold them the goods, and there was no one to prove that they didn't intentionally use problematic ingredients for business.

  "Mengmeng, Second Uncle knows this matter may put you in a difficult position, but Second Uncle has no choice either. Peng Jun was taken away by the police station yesterday, saying they need to investigate, but it's been a day and there's still no sign of letting him go. You have to help out!" Second Uncle looked up and spoke sincerely to Gu Meng.

  "This......" Gu Miao looked at Second Uncle in confusion: "What can I help with?"

  Second Uncle Zhang opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating as he looked at Gu Mian, seemingly finding it hard to broach the subject.

  Gu Mei saw that her second uncle hadn't spoken for half a day, so she turned to look at her mother. Her mother just shook her head with a helpless expression and didn't explain either.

  Finally, Erniang couldn't help but grit her teeth and said to Gu Mei: "Mei Mei, I know this matter will make you feel embarrassed, but since we are all family, you must help. Those people who had problems after eating... are employees of the Du Shi Group."

  Douson Co., Ltd.

  Gu Mei looked at Er Niang in surprise: "How did you get involved with Du Shi Group again?"

  "Your aunt's eyes flickered slightly, and she said awkwardly: "You also know that our restaurant is near those companies, office buildings. A few days ago, the employees of Du Shi Group worked overtime, saying they wanted to order takeout for a long time because there were many people on the other side. If it continues like this, it will be a big deal. We saw an opportunity and made great efforts to get this business, but who knew that on the first day, we encountered problems..."

  Gu Xiang felt a suffocating sensation in her heart, why did the accident have to involve an employee of the Du Corporation?

  "We went to the police station and asked, they said it was the Du family group who wanted to investigate responsibility, so Peng Jun has not been released until now. They say that the thing was done by Peng Jun, so they need to investigate him." Erniang said, starting to cry again: "Originally, they even wanted to take your second uncle away for questioning, but we begged for a long time before they let your second uncle go. It's just pitiful my brother, I don't know how much longer he'll have to stay inside."

  "Gu Mian, I've heard your sister mention that your ex-boyfriend is a young master of the Du Corporation. If you go and plead with them, they'll definitely let Peng Jun come back. The compensation money is secondary, Peng Jun is still so young, he can't possibly go to jail!" Qiu Yan also joined in, looking at Gu Mian with a sincere expression.

  No wonder Mother didn't say a word just now. It turns out that Second Uncle and Second Aunt came home to ask her to go find Du Hao to plead for him.

  As soon as she thought of Du Hao, she remembered the things that happened when she was interning at the auction house. Du Hao's inexplicable actions and her subsequent direct confrontation with him about his ambiguous behavior made her not want to have anything to do with him again.

  But coincidentally, the incident involving Second Uncle and Second Aunt was also related to the Du Corporation.

  If it were just a private dinner among Du's Group employees, that would be fine. However, this time it was because they had to work overtime at the company and the company paid for their takeout.

  Now eating takeout has caused trouble, not only can Ershu and Erjie's small restaurant run away, but even the Du family group cannot escape responsibility, and Ershu and Erjie will definitely be the first to be questioned.

  "Nonsense! What business can't be accepted, but you have to accept Du's group business. You clearly know how that rascal Du Hao treated Mengmeng, and now that something has happened, you actually let Mengmeng go to plead for mercy. Do you elders have the face to do this?" Grandfather's face was stern, but he was furious.

  "Dad, we didn't want to either, but the Du Corporation is so big and it's not like Du Hao was the one ordering food. We can make money from this, of course we wouldn't refuse... who knew... who knew something like this would happen!" Second Aunt wiped away tears on her face and tightly grasped Gu Mei's hand: "Mei Mei, I only have little Jun as my younger brother, he is the future of our Peng family. If anything happens to him, I won't want to live either!"

  "Gu Mian, please help me!" Qiu Yan also grabbed Gu Mian's other hand, tears streaming down her face.

  (Went to bed late again, haha, even the cat is impressed with itself now, have you all been going to bed late recently? Thanks to落燕閑居 and 始终如1 for sending me a peace symbol, thanks to cyz1031, 曲奇 and 古楚逸韵 for voting for me with pink tickets, thank you everyone for your support~~~~~~~~~)

  Download the latest txt e-book of this book, please click:

  This book is on mobile:

  Publishing book reviews:

  For your convenience, you can click on the record below (Record this time) to see it next time you open the bookshelf! Please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.) and thank you for your support!!