Chapter 248 - 179: Emotional Outburst! Jiang Sifan Panics

Chapter 248: Chapter 179: Emotional Outburst! Jiang Sifan Panics

"Not a problem, not a problem at all. My apologies, President Lu. Why didn’t you tell me you were coming to our Yu Hua Building? What’s his name? I’ll investigate right now."

"I was just passing by and thought I’d take a look, but I almost ended up falling. How about this? I’ll text you the name."

"Rest assured, I’ll personally supervise this tomorrow. No, I’ll go do it right now."

After hanging up, Brother Dong was still in disbelief.

’Just a few sentences, and his wife gets fired?’

It all seemed very convincing, but Brother Dong still felt that Lu Fan was just putting on an act for him.

He pointed at Lu Fan and said angrily, "Don’t you stand there playing dumb! My BBQ stand got shut down, but I won’t let you off the hook. I’ll be watching you every single day!"

"You’re welcome to try anytime," Lu Fan said with a smile.

And just like that, Brother Dong walked away, cursing under his breath.

Chen He was furious. He looked at Lu Fan and said, "Boss, I’m going to find a secluded spot and beat him up right now."

"Stop trying to solve everything by beating people up. This is our country, after all," Lu Fan said cheerfully. "We’re civilized people."

Chen He looked a little awkward.

’The last time some thug was bullying Jiang Silu, someone—and who knows who it was—snapped all ten of his fingers.’

’And now this same person was telling him to be civilized.’

But Lu Fan had no intention of letting this annoying BBQ stand owner off the hook.

He sat down in his chair and glanced at the time. "Ten minutes. He should be back within ten minutes to beg me."

But before even five minutes had passed, the BBQ stand owner came running back, practically wetting himself. He bowed low, apologizing obsequiously. "Boss Lu, I was wrong! It was my fault for not recognizing Mount Tai. I’m so sorry."

"What? Your wife really got fired?" Lu Fan feigned shock. "I was just bluffing. I can’t believe she actually got fired."

"Boss Lu, please don’t joke with me. My wife just told me the general manager chewed her out for no reason and fired her," the BBQ stand owner wailed. "I’m sorry, I’m truly sorry."

"Then let me ask you, were you the one who reported me?" Lu Fan asked calmly.

"Yes... It was my fault. I was the one who reported you. I was jealous that your business was so good. Last night, I even went to see your wife and told her you should raise your prices so everyone could make a living. It was my fault. I was being petty." The BBQ stand owner looked like he was about to kowtow in apology.

Just then, Jiang Yixia saw Brother Dong bowing repeatedly, as if he were admitting his mistake.

She didn’t know what had happened, but she had just seen several staff members from the administration bureau inspecting the BBQ stand.

Then, the stand was sealed shut.

’It was obvious Lu Fan was behind this.’

Seeing him bowing and apologizing nonstop, Lu Fan waved his hand dismissively. "Alright, go to the flower shop and buy a thousand yuan’s worth of flowers. Then I’ll consider whether or not I should ask Manager Liang to hire your wife back. But whatever you do, don’t say I was the one who told you to buy them."

Hearing this, Brother Dong immediately nodded. "Okay, no problem. I’ll go right away."

Jiang Yixia was enjoying the show when, to her surprise, the BBQ stand owner actually started walking toward her shop.

Brother Dong explained awkwardly, "Sister Xia, could you help me pick out a thousand yuan’s worth of roses? A bouquet of 999 roses would be fine, too. It’s my wife’s birthday today, and I want to give her a surprise."

Jiang Yixia listened, knowing this was obviously just an excuse.

She asked, "Did Lu Fan make you do this?"

"No, I wanted to buy the flowers myself." Brother Dong naturally didn’t dare to sell out Lu Fan.

Jiang Yixia wanted to refuse, but she considered that this whole mess had a cause—the man had acted on his malicious impulse and reported Lu Fan first.

’It might be a good opportunity to let him spend some money to avert disaster and learn his lesson.’

So, Jiang Yixia naturally agreed.

She ended up making five bouquets for him, all filled with high-end varieties of roses, China roses, and the like.

The BBQ stand owner looked at all the bouquets and said awkwardly, "So many flowers... great, just great."

Jiang Yixia didn’t coddle him, saying directly, "If you hadn’t had such malicious intentions, you wouldn’t be out a thousand yuan. On top of that, you have to deal with your stand being shut down for rectification. You’ve lost so much from all this."

Listening to her criticism, Brother Dong could only nod helplessly and say humbly, "It’s my fault. I was wrong."

He carried the flowers back to Lu Fan and said awkwardly, "Boss Lu, I’ve already bought a thousand yuan’s worth from your wife’s shop. So, my wife’s job..."

"Mm, we’ll see how I feel," Lu Fan said with a wave. "When the time comes, I’ll also have someone explain the whole story to your wife. Let her be the judge of who was right and who was wrong. In any case, your stand is closed now. Go home and get some rest."

After hearing this, Brother Dong wanted to try and persuade him further.

But seeing Chen He’s grim expression to the side, he didn’t dare say another word.

After he left, Jiang Yixia finally couldn’t help but walk over.

She looked at Lu Fan and asked, "Did you just make him come and buy flowers?"

"So smart. You figured it out," Lu Fan said with a smile.

Jiang Yixia retorted, "I’m not that stupid."

She glanced back at the seal on the BBQ stand and asked, "So the Health Bureau and the Market Administration Bureau... that was your doing, too?"

"Mhm." Lu Fan didn’t deny it, admitting it freely.

Jiang Yixia didn’t say much more after hearing that, because she knew the BBQ stand owner had brought all of this on himself.

If he hadn’t had the heart to harm others, Lu Fan wouldn’t have chosen to retaliate.

"His stand has been shut down for rectification, and he has to pay a fine. That’s a sufficient lesson. You don’t need to retaliate against him any further," Jiang Yixia said. She knew it was best to stop once a point was made. If you push someone too far, there’s no telling what kind of heinous things they might do.