Chapter 1762: The Biological Father Won't Help, and Even Trips Him Up

Sheng Zichen set a very good example; in the future, no matter which of the brothers encountered difficulties, the others would spare no effort to help. The brothers twisted into a single rope, ensuring the Sheng Family remained prosperous and enduring in Jiangzhou.

Those are stories for another time.

Zirui's food stall opened, and it was a peak from the very start; business was incredibly good.

His most capable store manager found running such a simple stall to be an absolute breeze.

As expected, it was a peak from the start; Zirui's business was incredibly booming.

Zirui was very smart and quickly grasped the essence of running a stall, so he hired two people to help and told Xiaolong to take his apprentices back.

Jiangzhou needed them more.

But Xiaolong would not leave, saying that without the boss's word, he could not depart.

He was stubborn, so Zirui had no choice but to call Zichen and ask him to give the order.

Zichen was puzzled: "Why are they coming back so soon? Isn't it good to stay there and help you? You could also set up a chain like I did; it's very profitable."

Zirui said: "Big Brother, I am different from you. I set up this stall just to make a living; I don't want to develop in this direction."

"You leaving your most capable people with me is a waste of talent and affects your earnings."

Zichen then let Xiaolong return.

The brothers looked out for each other with unity and love, but their father was not happy.

The brothers were very harmonious, but their father was not happy.

"What is going on with Zichen? How can he still be helping?" He told his wife to warn Zichen not to help Zirui.

His wife retorted: "I think you have too much time on your hands. Isn't it good for brothers to be harmonious? Do you want to see them reach a point where if one is in trouble, the other kicks them while they're down?"

Sheng Hanyu: "Of course not, I just don't want him to have too smooth a path. A person has to suffer some hardships in this life; it's not good if things are too smooth..."

Zirui had great ability and even stronger support; it was a difficult task for things not to go smoothly.

Thus, Sheng Hanyu decided to find some trouble for Zirui!

The stall's business was booming, and since it was exactly mealtime, the line was very long.

Suddenly, a group of people arrived, pushing and shoving those in line: "Let's go, let's go, go eat somewhere else. This place has poor hygiene and the meat they use isn't fresh. My brother ate their wontons yesterday and was hospitalized; he's still not out of danger..."

Once they shouted this, everyone's attention was drawn.

People began to discuss it, saying all sorts of things.

No one dared to eat the wontons from the stall anymore.

Country A has very strict controls on food hygiene. Poor hygiene leads to heavy penalties, let alone poisoning and diarrhea caused by non-fresh ingredients.

The people clamored for the boss to come out and pay up!

If he didn't pay, this matter wouldn't be over.

Zirui came out and asked calmly: "Which hospital is your brother in? What is the room number? Do you have a receipt?"

The troublemakers panicked.

Something wasn't right.

They had done this kind of thing more than once; every time, the boss would obediently accept his fate and spend money to resolve the disaster.

This kind of thing is hard to investigate, and delaying business usually leads to nothing in the end.

The man rolled his eyes and continued to shout loudly: "Where would there be a receipt? Even if there was, we wouldn't recognize it. We are poor people who don't know a single character; we couldn't afford a hospital, so he's at home. Are you trying to deny the debt?"

"Oh, my poor brother, he's about to die and is still being picked on. You are so pitiful..."

The troublemakers were clearly experienced in doing this; their "business" was very practiced.

Zirui was not flustered at all and said unhurriedly: "Heh, didn't you just say he was in the hospital? Now he's not in the hospital. Is he there or not?"

"Also, this is the school cafeteria. Aside from students, there are only teachers here. You brothers don't know a single character, so how did you get into the school?"

With a few questions, he hit the key points every time.

The troublemakers hadn't expected to meet someone even more difficult than themselves.

Their eyes were a bit panicked, and they began to act unreasonably.

"Don't give me that useless talk. My brother had problems after eating your wontons anyway. If you don't compensate, I will make sure everyone knows so your stall can't stay open."

Zirui: "Stop making a scene, let's call the police."

The troublemakers:...

Country A has very strict food supervision, so merchants are usually timid. In such situations, they usually choose to spend money to settle things and don't take the initiative to call the police.

But Zirui didn't take the usual path; he called the police.

He didn't just call the police; he also stated publicly: "If it is my fault, I will pay ten times the compensation, not including emotional distress damages."

"But if you are framing me, I want a public apology to restore my reputation!"

Seeing they had met a tough nut to crack, the troublemakers turned to leave.

Zirui certainly wouldn't let them go; he blocked them, insisting on waiting for the police.

If the police really came, they wouldn't be able to leave at all.

These few, who had been incredibly arrogant just a moment ago, were now scurrying away, each slipping away faster than the last, fearing they would be caught if they left too late.

The troublemakers ran away, and the surrounding crowd burst into warm applause!

Zirui's stall had an even better reputation; everyone knew this young man from Jiangzhou was not to be trifled with, and no one dared to bully him again.

And that troublemaker appeared in the Chairman's office of Dingsheng one day later, respectfully recounting everything exactly as it happened.

He even praised: "A tiger father has no dog sons. Your third young master is truly formidable. I originally intended to go easy on him after making a big scene, but the third young master caught me off guard; I couldn't handle it at all."

Sheng Hanyu handed over a stack of cash: "Hard work."

"Not hard at all, not hard at all, this is all what I should do..."

Seeing Sheng Hanyu staring at him, he hurriedly changed his words: "No, I mean it is my honor to work for you."

"Alright, go back."

The person who came in withdrew.

Sheng Hanyu returned home from work and discovered that everyone had already finished dinner, but they hadn't saved any for him!

The atmosphere in the house was abnormal; his parents didn't give him a pleasant look, and his wife ignored him entirely.

"What's wrong? How have I offended you all?"

Shi Youxuan didn't give her husband a pleasant look: "Hmph, you went too far. Zirui is your son; was it necessary to send people thousands of miles away to Country A to cause trouble for him?"

Sheng Jiang: "If there is a next time, I will no longer have a son like you."

Wang Yinghao: "Don't call me 'Mom' from now on; as of now, I don't have a son like you."

Everyone was quite furious.

"So you all know, heh!" His smile was a bit stiff and unnatural.

Although he did it to temper his son, this kind of matter was not very honorable to speak of.

No one told him who had snitched.

Sheng Hanyu could guess it; it must have been Zirui who told the family, and he might have even added fuel to the fire.

Zirui's personality was just like his; he wouldn't take advantage of others, but he also wouldn't suffer a loss, especially a secret loss—that was even less acceptable.

Although his own people had run away at the time, it wasn't difficult for someone with Zirui's abilities to investigate their origins, nor was it difficult to discover that he was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes; he wouldn't swallow this Yaba loss and would definitely retaliate.

Zirui's retaliation was to make him "abandoned by his followers and kin."

In this game between father and son, Zirui had won, and Sheng Hanyu was actually quite happy about it in his heart.