"Yes," Xu Nianji added, "I wasn’t there at the time, but I heard from mom that they insisted on making a big deal out of it, forcing our factory to close its doors."
"I always felt something was off," Xu Nianji said, feeling uneasy.
"And what about the people from the Sanitary Bureau?" Xu Nian’an asked again. He said, "Mom’s chili sauce factory, how could they find any unclean reasons? The factory is ten, a hundred times cleaner than our own home. Are they nitpicking?"
Once Xu Nianji started talking about this, he couldn’t suppress his rising anger. Weren’t the people from the Sanitary Bureau just nitpicking?
After Xu Nian’an got the whole story, he tapped the phone lightly and said, "I think this has something to do with the Gu Family."
"The Gu Family?" Xu Nianji exclaimed.
"Yes, other than the Gu Family, I can’t think of anyone else. Our chili sauce factory has been in operation for almost a year now, what haven’t we encountered?" Xu Nian’an pressed his lips together and said. In the past, it’s not that no one had tried to mess with them, but they had always been meticulous. In terms of quality, they would rather produce less than to compromise and pass off inferior products as good ones.
"But, this person, he doesn’t want money, he just wants to make a big deal out of it. Think about it, what good does that do him?" Xu Nian’an analyzed.
Xu Nianji wasn’t foolish either. Reminded by him, he picked up the discussion, "Of course, it does him no good. If it turns out that our chili sauce is not to blame, he would even have to spend on medical bills."
"Yeah, it’s of no benefit to him, so why is he causing a fuss?" Xu Nian’an countered.
Xu Nianji murmured, "But what benefit would it have for the Gu Family?"
"Of course, there’s a benefit." Xu Nian’an’s lips curled into a cold smile as he said, "Our little sister is unwilling to acknowledge the Gu Family, and the Gu Family has an older daughter waiting for our little sister to become a ’blood bank’ for her."
With a hint of ridicule in his words, Xu Nian’an said, "The Gu Family really thinks the Xu Family is without support? Do they want to force us to beg them?"
"No, it can’t be, can it?" Xu Nianji always thought it was too far-fetched. To get the little sister to acknowledge the Gu Family, they would go to such lengths?
"Whether it is or isn’t, we’ll know once we investigate," Xu Nian’an said after speaking with Xu Nianji for almost half an hour. If the owner hadn’t known that Xu Nian’an owned a boutique and could easily pay the phone bill, he would have urged him to hang up long ago.
When paying the bill, Xu Nian’an looked at the substantial phone charges, unfazed, and simply said, "Boss, if there’s a call from my brother next time, please let me know earlier, thank you."
The boss happily accepted the phone fee, assuring him that he would definitely notify him.
Xu Nian’an slowly walked back to school. The weather was sweltering, even the evening breeze carried heat. Thinking of the phone call with Xu Nianji and the excessive bullying by the Gu Family, rage simmered within him, wishing he could return home immediately.
But he knew he couldn’t, not now.
He took a deep breath, looking up at the sky, thinking that he must stand out, become not only a good doctor but also make a lot of money, at the very least, more than the Gu Family.
Xu Nianji also contemplated the situation, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Xu Nian’an said might be right. As soon as he got home, he shared his suspicion, and Xu Qinghe spoke in a grave voice, "Nianji, let’s not jump to conclusions too quickly about this matter, and definitely don’t tell Nianhua. Don’t make Nianhua worry about the family matters."
"Dad, don’t worry. I’ve already talked with Nian’an, he won’t tell our little sister," Xu Nianji had already thought of this and specifically reminded him on the phone.