After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

When Xie Ran got off the carriage, she heard Huo Sichen calling her "sister" in a clear and natural voice.

He frowned slightly. At such a young age, he was not a good boy but had learned how to act nice and please others.

Huo Sichen noticed Xie Ran and said, "The general's brother-in-law is here too!"

Xie Ran raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly at him with curved lips.

Still, it's likable.

Gu Jin looked at the people in front of the restaurant and found some familiar faces.

"Xiao Chenchen, what happened here?"

Before Huo Sichen could speak, a woman in her sixties with gray hair ran up to Gu Jin tremblingly.

Xie Ran almost subconsciously took a step forward and protected her behind him.

Gu Jin looked up at him, not moved, but said: "You'd better stand at the back. I'll have to treat you if you get hurt."

It's quite troublesome!

Huo Sichen glanced at Xie Ran with a strange expression. So the general's brother-in-law is so fragile?

It's really not easy for my sister to manage the business and take care of her brother-in-law!

At this moment, Xie Ran's hatred for the man behind the scenes named Zhao reached its peak.

The old woman did not do anything to Gu Jin, she just knelt on the ground and cried, "Young Madam, you are of noble status, if my sons and daughters do anything to displease you, you can punish them, beating or scolding them.

But please, for the sake of my son’s hard work in the restaurant for more than ten years, give him another chance!”

A man with a thick waist came forward, supported the woman and said with sobs: "Mom, it's all because of your unfilial son. You are so old and still have no place to live and eat in the open. Your son is unfilial!"

The mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly. The scene was really sad.

Although Gu Jin had never seen this man, he guessed his identity.

"Madam, Chef Wang has worked in our restaurant for more than ten years and has developed a lot of illnesses. He just went home to rest for two days because of his old illness. You drove him away without saying a word. What should his family do?" Shopkeeper Qian walked forward and sighed in a fake manner.

"I worked as the shopkeeper here when Madam Bo was still alive. Madam Bo was kind and generous and always told me to help Madam in the future. Although so many years have passed, I still remember it in my heart and never forget it for a moment.

Even though the young lady thought I was old and useless and kicked me out of the restaurant, I have no complaints against you in my heart.

But Chef Wang has a hard time living with parents and children to support. Other restaurants had tried to recruit him in the past, but Chef Wang refused all of them in keeping with his promise.

If you drive him away now, he will really have no place to stay."

After saying this, Shopkeeper Qian raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears, looking like someone who was speaking earnestly and was completely concerned about Gu Jin.

"Manager Qian, if you really want to go back to the restaurant, you should communicate with my sister in private. I think you are trying to make things difficult for her!" Although Huo Sichen is young, he is not stupid. He can see through their little tricks at a glance.

Gu Jin gave him an approving look and corrected him, "Pay attention to your address. You are now the shopkeeper Huo of the restaurant. How can he be considered a shopkeeper?"

A flash of resentment flashed across Manager Qian's eyes, but it was quickly suppressed.

"Young Madam, it's understandable that you think I'm too old and nagging and want to change the shopkeeper, but isn't it too frivolous to let a teenager be the shopkeeper?

Moreover, you can’t just listen to his one-sided story and drive away all the people in the store who have some grievances with him. Those people are almost all the elderly people when the lady was alive!"

After Manager Qian's exaggeration, Gu Jin instantly became a cold-blooded, self-willed person. There were even gossipers who secretly discussed whether Gu Jin had taken a fancy to Huo Sichen and therefore entrusted him with such an important task.

"It turns out that the young mistress is not only indifferent to strangers, but also so cruel to her own people!"

Gu Jin looked in the direction of the sarcastic and disdainful voice and unexpectedly saw another familiar face.

"I can see you wherever there's a hustle and bustle. You said you'd study hard, but I think you're quite relaxed as a scholar!"

The person who spoke was the young scholar who was angered and left by Gu Jin that day. He went back and reviewed the matter carefully and felt that Gu Jin's remarks were simply fallacies. Civil and military officials have their own divisions of labor, so how could he compete with those soldiers? It was a pity that he did not think quickly enough and was defeated.

Since he has encountered injustice again today, he must get back at the situation!

"The purpose of studying is to gain knowledge. Now that I have seen injustice, I cannot just stand by and watch!" the scholar said righteously and passionately.

"Firstly, these people were chosen by your mother when she was alive. If Third Young Madam drove all these old people away as soon as she got involved, wouldn't that be unfilial?

Secondly, these people have accumulated a lot of illnesses after running the restaurant for more than ten years, and this cook has only been ill for two days and you kicked him out. It is so cruel and unrighteous to throw away the running dog after the cunning rabbit dies!"

Although Shopkeeper Qian didn't know who this scholar was, these words touched his heart.

The second wife sent a letter to tell Gu Jin that she regretted her decision and asked him to wait at home peacefully.

But after waiting for a long time, he found out that the restaurant was being redecorated and there was no intention of inviting them back.

He then began to panic, and hurriedly went to find Chef Wang and a few others to come and cause trouble, hoping that by using the gossip of others, Gu Jin would change his mind.

The appearance of this scholar just happened to help him.

Gu Jin looked at the scholar for a few times, then shook his head and said, "Some people are worse off than others because they read this book into a dog's stomach."

"How disgraceful!" The scholar's face flushed with anger. "I was just discussing the matter with the young lady. Why did you have to insult me?"

Gu Jin said calmly, "I am just speaking the truth. I just tend to be straightforward."

Ignoring the scholar's angry glare, Gu Jin said slowly, "You said that I was unfilial if I drove them away. Then according to what you said, wouldn't the current emperor be unable to dismiss the old ministers who have been there since the previous emperor's time? Otherwise, it would be unfilial and unrighteous."

The scholar's face changed. He didn't expect Gu Jin to bring the matter up to the court. He hurriedly explained, "How can this be the same..."

"Why is it different?" Gu Jin asked back coldly.

"Fortunately, you are a scholar. You have not learned any of the great wisdom of the saints, but have only learned the most useless pedantry.

Whether it is the court or my shop, they can only prosper if they know how to use people well. If everyone relies on their seniority to eat and wait for death without doing practical work, then they will really destroy themselves. "

The scholar had seen Gu Jin's sharp tongue before, and this time he did not follow Gu Jin's rhythm, but asked instead: "Even so, you should not be harsh on them. After all, without their dedication, how could you be so prosperous today.

The cook was only taking a few days off due to illness, and you fired him. Isn't this cold-blooded and callous? "

These words were very powerful, and many people nodded in agreement.

Chef Wang's mother took the opportunity to cry out, "My poor son has worked hard in this restaurant for half his life, and now he is sick. How are we going to live in the future?"

Chef Wang hugged his mother and burst into tears, "Mom, I am useless. I still need you to worry about me at my age!"

More and more people are watching.

The private room in the teahouse next door had half a window open.

Gu Rou looked down at the excitement below and curled the corners of her lips slightly, "Things have come to this point. If Gu Jin doesn't keep Manager Qian, they will be branded as cold and indifferent. If they stay, then this shop will be in your hands, mother.

This was a wise move by my mother.”

Li took a sip of tea leisurely, her eyes full of disdain, "Gu Jin is still a little naive to fight me.

Do you think you can get rid of me completely by driving away Manager Qian? Oh, you are daydreaming! "

The mother and daughter were waiting leisurely to see Gu Jin make a fool of himself. Gu Jin let everyone talk and criticize, and only when he saw that the heat had almost reached a certain level did he slowly curl the corners of his lips.

"There are some things I wanted to turn a blind eye to, but since you guys have come here today, why don't we settle all the old and new accounts together."

Gu Jin raised his eyes towards Gu Rou and the other person and raised the corners of his lips.

Finally, Shopkeeper Qian and his people have arrived. They must spit out everything they have eaten today!