February has only twenty-eight days, and it passed in the blink of an eye. Once March arrived, the drizzle began to fall. Birds flew back from the South, and spring was here.
Cheng Su didn’t know whether Joy Soon Loy Jam Company had hired a new manager or not, but she felt somewhat relieved. With the weight off her shoulders, she felt tired and, as it was spring, even more sleepy.
In the afternoon, around three to four o’clock, Cheng Su left the company yawning, heading home early, but first, she made a detour to the train station fast food shop.
The chefs at the fast food shop were skilled, and with Old Song from the main store coming over to give guidance, the food, despite being fast food, was quite good.
Apart from the transportation hub, there were many shops around the train station. Some people who had tried the fast food shop found it to their liking and returned to patronize it more.
Cheng Su noticed that it had been over a month since the shop opened, and she wanted to get the account books to calculate the balance of income and expenses.
However, when Cheng Su arrived at the fast food shop that day, there were people gathered at the entrance. She frowned as she approached and heard the sound of an argument.
"Everyone knows someone died in this shop; do I even need to say it? I’m not making up rumors."
"You’re clearly just jealous of Joy Soon Loy’s good business and are deliberately trying to scare people off."
"Exactly, spouting nonsense with no shame at all."
"Who’s spouting nonsense? The whole street knows that the former shop owner was beaten to death by her husband. Who knows if her restless spirit is still around? Ouch, I wouldn’t dare eat here!"
"If there’s a restless spirit, it should haunt you! Do you think it’s far from us? You knew the former owner. She didn’t know us, and we’ve never wronged her. But you, who knows if you’ve offended her!"
"You..."
"Xiaoying, stop arguing with her, let’s go inside." This was Qi Fenglian’s voice.
Cheng Su pushed through the crowd and saw her two waitresses, Xiaoying and the others, arguing with the auntie from next door. Qi Fenglian stood by with a cold expression, pushing and pulling Xiaoying and the others back into the shop.
"What’s going on here? Don’t you want to open for business anymore?" Cheng Su shouted, "Aren’t you going to get ready?"
Changing color, the waitresses looked somewhat aggrieved and said, "President Cheng, it’s her, she’s been saying our shop is unclean."
"A mouth belongs to others, let them say what they will. Just because she says it’s unclean, does that make it so? She’s not the Jade Emperor, nor is she from the food hygiene authority. Has anyone gotten sick or had trouble from eating our food?" Cheng Su mockingly chided a few words and gave the auntie a cold glance, continuing, "If you’ve done nothing wrong, you won’t be scared of a knock at the door at midnight. Have you done anything bad? If not, don’t rush to clear your name like others. There’s natural justice, it’s not up to you to hurriedly claim all sorts of things."
The auntie’s face darkened; she wanted to retort but then heard Cheng Su say, "Also, don’t treat this place like a vegetable market. Go argue somewhere else. This shop serves fast food; it’s not a stage for your drama. If someone causes trouble here, just call the police station. Director Liu from the police has eaten our food!"
That was a reminder to the auntie that if she caused trouble, they would call the police. As for Director Liu, he had indeed eaten at this shop. Cheng Su knew him, having met him once at County Chief Ying’s, and although they weren’t very close, she would use any support she could.
The auntie’s complexion shifted, and without a word, she was pulled back into their own shop by her husband.
Cheng Su snorted coldly, casting a sweeping glance as the spectators slowly dispersed. Only then did she walk into the shop with poise.