RPAGF Chapter 421 Hong Gang's Strangeness
Chapter 421 Hong Gang's Strangeness
"Hey! Stop!" The officers and soldiers on the dock came running when they heard the commotion, stretching out their arms from a distance: "Stop right there, do you hear me?"
Xu Yiyi snorted coldly: "You wouldn't know how many eyes Lord Ma has if I didn't get angry."
After saying that, she roughly tied the oar back up, leaving him to flounder in the water.
She then followed the empty space into the dock.
In an instant, Xu Anyang rushed off the dock.
"Sister Yi! Who is it? Who dares to bully you?"
Xu Anyang held a carrying pole in his hand, puffing out his cheeks like a little calf, his eyes scanning the dock.
Just then, the people who rammed her boat were pulled ashore by the government officials.
"Stop right there!"
The man shook off the officer's hand, covered his head, and walked over.
"You hit me and you think you can just leave like that?" the man said, seemingly demanding an explanation.
"Who hit you? I already said it was an accident and apologized to you," Xu Yiyi said impatiently, carrying the fish off the boat.
The man's eyes lit up immediately.
"Nonsense! You're doing this on purpose."
The man's expression immediately changed, "You..."
He wanted to curse, but when he saw Xu Yiyi's expression, he couldn't say a word.
When he came to his senses, he saw Lao Lu grinning at him.
She paused for a moment, then forced an awkward smile. "Maybe...maybe I misunderstood..."
Xu Yiyi scoffed, truly a coward in a second.
The officers behind him, hearing him say that, naturally stopped paying attention.
After all, both parties involved said it was a misunderstanding, and he couldn't be bothered with such a trivial matter.
"The misunderstanding has been cleared up! Let's not do it again."
Xu Yiyi stood on the boat and nodded politely: "Come to my place for dinner tomorrow."
The implication is that no money will be charged!
The official nodded with a smile.
……
"Get out of the way! Don't block the way."
Xu Anyang stood in front of the man, holding a net bag in both hands. The man glanced at him and walked away reluctantly.
"You're quite something! Your skills haven't improved, but you've got considerable strength."
He possessed brute strength.
Old Lu looked him up and down, his tone sarcastic.
"Get to work!" Xu Yiyi stood at the bow of the boat and cleaned out the fish. She watched as the two of them carried the fish back and forth several times before finally moving it to the dock.
"Is this thing still for sale?"
Old Lu picked out two large buckets of fish, then turned to look at the two grouper still hanging at the stern of the boat, which were already dead beyond any doubt.
"What else are you selling? Take it home and eat it yourself."
As Xu Yiyi spoke, she untied the net and tossed it to him.
She then took a small bucket and washed the boat clean before leisurely returning to the restaurant.
As soon as she returned to the street, she saw Hong Gang giving her a sarcastic smile.
"Neuropathy."
Xu Yi cursed under her breath and turned back to the back door.
"Let's see if you can still be so smug this time."
Hong Gang breathed a sigh of relief and hummed a little tune as he returned to the restaurant.
Xu Yiyi squatted by the well washing her hands. Thinking of Hong Gang's strange laugh earlier, she held back and asked Fatty Wang, "Did something happen today?"
It was quite a coincidence that his wife was a well-known matchmaker in town and knew a lot about things.
"I haven't heard of that either!"
Fatty Wang stood in front of the oil pot, one hand on his hip, frying fish slices.
"Tell me, what aspect of this is it?"
As he spoke, he frowned as he scooped up the fried fish fillets to drain the oil.
"Ruyi Residence!"
Xu Yiyi said decisively, "Hong Gang is acting strangely! He's been like a madman these past two days, and he's been keeping a close eye on this area."
Unfortunately, he didn't do anything substantial, so she couldn't find a reason to cause trouble.
She had previously contacted a broker privately, hoping to buy his business.
Unfortunately, the broker was kicked out as soon as he came to discuss the matter.
The matter was thus temporarily put on hold.
"Hong Gang?" Upon hearing this name, Fatty Wang's face instinctively showed disdain.
"I haven't paid much attention to that chubby kid for a while now..."
Fatty Wang glanced at her and said, "If you want to know anything, I'll ask around later."
Xu Yiyi raised her chin: "Alright! Keep an eye on it."
I don't know why, maybe it's a sixth sense.
She always felt that something was going to go wrong.
……
Several days later, Wufu Restaurant suddenly introduced several new dishes.
Business was still booming, but suddenly some rumors started circulating.
"What the hell! They actually said someone died from eating here."
Fatty Wang was furious; he had just learned about this from his wife last night.
Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that this rumor had been circulating for several days.
Their business has been so busy, and the number of customers hasn't decreased. He's so busy every day that he falls asleep as soon as he gets home at night after saying just a few words.
His wife feels sorry for him and hasn't talked to him about anything for several days.
Xu Yiyi frowned: "So this is why Fatty Wang gave me that weird smile at the end of last month?"
Yunniang and Fatty Wang were the angrier, since they were the ones in charge of cooking.
If people died from the food at Wufu Restaurant, doesn't that indirectly prove that there's something wrong with their cooking skills?
"How annoying!" Sihai pouted, clearly displeased.
"Eek!" Gouyuan stood up abruptly.
Xu Yiyi's eyes widened in fright, but thankfully he tripped and fell back down on his bottom in the next instant.
Early in the morning, just as the smoke from the kitchen began to rise, the news came.
Hearing the commotion, Lao Lu groggily got out of bed. When he realized what had happened, he cursed under his breath: "That damned bastard! He's utterly corrupt. It must be that dog Hong Gang."
Wu Yuan was startled by his loud voice and kept climbing into Xu Yiyi's arms.
"You're making it sound so real, anyone who didn't know better would think it's true." Xu Anyang squatted down on the threshold, his face filled with worry.
"Sister Yi, we can't let this go unchecked. Business isn't affected right now, but if this goes on for too long, even if it's not true, it'll be believed to be true."
Public opinion can be deceiving; no matter how upright you are, your shadow will still be crooked.
Upon hearing this, the courtyard immediately fell silent.
Several aunties sat with Afu. Although they didn't say anything, it was clear that they were angry.
Xu Yiyi pulled Wu Yuan into her arms: "Fatty, I'll have to ask your family to help me find out what's going on outside, where the rumors first came from." She paused, then added, "We don't need to get into any conflicts, let's find out first."
"If you find out, just report it to the authorities!"
There is no one more suitable to handle this matter than the government.
Lao Lu suddenly straightened up: "No way! I have to find that bastard Hong Gang and beat him up, otherwise I'll be furious."