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Chapter 268: Chapter 268: I’ll figure it out myself
Su Wensong found a small eatery nearby that looked quite clean; the four of them ordered four bowls of noodles and three cold dishes.
Jia Liang held a bowl of noodles, looking once again at Lin Chuxia opposite him, only to see her alternating between noodles and cold dishes, eating with relish.
Jia Liang also picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the noodles, but he ate without any taste.
After finally finishing a bowl of noodles, Lin Chuxia also put down her chopsticks.
However, Lin Chuxia didn’t rush to leave. She drank some water while waiting for Feng Zhong beside Jia Liang to finish his noodles, worrying he wasn’t full, she ordered him another bowl.
She even turned to ask Jia Liang if he wanted another bowl.
From last night when they were taken away by the police comrades to now, Jia Liang hadn’t eaten anything, but he couldn’t bring himself to eat.
Feng Zhong, having been up all night, was really hungry. Seeing a new bowl of noodles being brought to him by the server, he smiled in thanks to Lin Chuxia and began to gorge himself.
Seeing that everyone had finished eating, he even scraped the remaining cold dishes into his noodle bowl to finish them off.
After slurping down the last of the soup, he looked up to see everyone watching him, and somewhat embarrassed, he chuckled and wiped his mouth, "I’m full now."
"That’s good you’re full," Lin Chuxia stood up, "Let’s go, since we’re here, we might as well check out the shop."
She was as usual, efficient and competent in her doings, as if coming to the city was just to inspect the shop, not even hinting at the matter with Tian Jinzhu.
This made Jia Liang both relieved and somewhat at a loss, but he still rallied his spirits and took Lin Chuxia to their bun shop.
Lin Chuxia knew the location of the storefront; it had already been renovated, only lacking the procurement of tables, chairs, benches, and kitchen equipment.
The bun shop in the city had the same decorative style as the one in Ancheng County.
Before the renovation, Lin Chuxia had provided Jia Liang with the blueprints, and under his supervision and guidance, overall, Lin Chuxia was very satisfied.
"When do you estimate the shop will be ready to go into business?"
Lin Chuxia once again passed the initiative to Jia Liang.
Jia Liang was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered, setting aside previous thoughts and answering earnestly.
"The tables, chairs, and benches had already been ordered last week, they will be delivered next Wednesday, and the rest of the items can be prepared during this time."
Lin Chuxia nodded, "You can start preparing the staff as well, it’s more convenient to recruit people in the city. Recruitment standards and wages should follow our previous criteria; you’re still familiar with that, right?"
"I know all about it, Mr. Lin."
"I’ll make it clear to the pastry staff that they need to train for two weeks in Ancheng County."
"Yes."
After everything was arranged, Lin Chuxia once again looked inside and outside the shop. Finding no issues and seeing that it was getting late, she left with Su Wensong.
Watching as 121 drove away, Feng Zhong exclaimed, "Mr. Lin really is a good person, no wonder Brother Liang you’re also willing to work with a woman."
This was his second time seeing Lin Chuxia; the first time was also just an introduction by Jia Liang.
In Feng Zhong’s memory, he only remembered Lin Chuxia was beautiful.
This incident gave him a deeper understanding of Lin Chuxia.
This person, being a big boss, hadn’t looked down on them in the slightest. As Brother Liang said, with their kind of background, only by following someone like Mr. Lin could they make something of themselves.
Otherwise, given the petty crimes they had committed, there were not many who would employ them, and even if they did, they wouldn’t trust them.
Jia Liang nodded, not denying this fact.
Feng Zhong followed Jia Liang into the shop, starting to curse at Tian Jinzhu again.
"The fucking bastard Tian Jinzhu, Brother Liang, you treated him so well, yet he still wanted to harm you. If it hadn’t been for Brother Liang back then, he would have been beaten to death by his stepdad already. Brother Liang has always been looking out for him, and when it was time for him to flee, he remembered Brother Liang."
"And there’s Mr. Lin, who’s been so good to us brothers. We couldn’t be more grateful to her, how could he be such an ungrateful wretch, truly inhumane."
"Thank goodness the police arrived just in time last night. A moment later, if Tian Jinzhu had run away, wouldn’t we have been unable to clear our names even if we jumped into the Yellow River?"
He had already ranted about these things all night long at the police station yesterday, and thinking about it now, he was still not satisfied.
As he cursed, another thing came to his mind.
"Brother Liang, why didn’t you talk to Mr. Lin about the renovation payment?"
Tian Jinzhu said he had a way to get cheap and good quality wood, you trusted them, and when he asked for an advance deposit, you gave him the money directly.
Later when it was time for renovation, but the wood wasn’t delivered, Tian Jinzhu said he used the money for his mother’s medical expenses, and you believed him again.
Thinking about it now, could that money have been embezzled by him?
Now that Tian Jinzhu has been arrested, who are they going to ask for the money?
Jia Liang had already thought of this problem; indeed, he was played by a brother he trusted, but he never thought of mentioning it to Lin Chuxia.
"I was the one who brought the guy in. Now that there’s a problem, how can I have the face to talk to the boss about it?"
"But if you don’t mention it, what about such a large sum of money?"
What Brother Liang gave him was not only the deposit, afterwards the entire batch of wood money was taken by him as well.
Jia Liang looked out the window, his face sinking heavily, "Forget it, I’ll figure it out myself."
It was his own mess, how could he have the nerve to ask Lin Chuxia to clean it up for him?
"You figure it out? Brother Liang, that’s not a small amount of money, where would you get so much money? If it doesn’t work out, we can talk to the police; maybe we can still get the money back."
Jia Liang shook his head, "It’s been so long already, and if Zhuzi really took the money for that matter, it’s futile to look for it. It might stir up the police and drag the boss into it. Listen to me, don’t talk about it, I’ll find a way for the money."
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On the way back, Lin Chuxia sat in the passenger seat of 121, noticing Su Wensong hesitating to speak.
"Just say what you have to say."
Since her return from the Northwest, she saw that both the Bun Shop and Xiyang Food Factory were operating normally, so she didn’t interfere much, always busying herself with trivial matters.
She also knew whether it was Lanlan, her elder brother Qin Han, or Su Wensong, if it wasn’t something they couldn’t handle, they usually wouldn’t bother her.
Even though she was the real boss.
But right now, seeing Su Wensong’s reaction, it actually piqued her interest.
Su Wensong sighed and looked straight ahead, "I don’t know if I should tell you or not, but the staff on Jia Liang’s side are all brought by him, and I do know Jia Liang’s character..."
"Quit the babbling and get to the point," Lin Chuxia interrupted him.
She knew Jia Liang’s character, of course, but now that something has happened, this person is still beating around the bush; has she been too easy to talk to all this time?
Su Wensong turned his head to look at her and smiled slightly, then changed his tone.
"Before you went to the Northwest, you told me to take extra care of Jia Liang’s side, and I know you meant well. However, Tian Jinzhu is not honest. As far as I know, during the Bun Shop’s renovation, Tian Jinzhu took a portion of the construction funds from Jia Liang under the pretext of helping to procure materials. Now that Tian Jinzhu has run into trouble, it’s very likely we won’t be able to recover this money."
Lin Chuxia frowned and looked at him, "What? That happened too?"
