"This matter, whether it is true or not, we must figure it out, Nianji, tomorrow, you go and inquire about it, I also feel something fishy about this," Xu Qinghe solemnly reminded. "Ji Ying, don’t worry too much about the factory, just take it as a few days off. I believe that they can’t just shut down our factory without any reason."
"Should we tell Yicheng about this?" Ji Ying reminded, as the factory wasn’t just theirs alone.
"We should indeed," Xu Nianji said and then got up to make a phone call outside.
Pei Yicheng had just returned home when he received Xu Nianji’s call, and he immediately said, "Nianji, you don’t need to worry, our chili sauce is absolutely clean. No one can make false claims out of nothing."
"Yes, Yicheng, I’m just giving you a heads-up. I’ll go see the relevant people tomorrow, it shouldn’t be a big problem."
Xu Nianji also assured Pei Yicheng not to worry.
"By the way, don’t let Nianhua know about this," Pei Yicheng reminded.
"Yes, I won’t make little sister worry. I also believe that nothing will happen to our chili sauce factory."
Pei Yicheng and he discussed the matter further, and just as they had hung up the phone, it rang again.
"Brother Cheng," Ling Dong got straight to the point, "There’s been an incident at the chili sauce factory in the county, I’m going there tomorrow."
In Shuanghe Village, not only the people working at the chili sauce factory but also the village residents knew about the news, which spread as if it had wings, and everyone in the village knew.
"Yuchun, you think there won’t be any trouble with the chili sauce factory, right?" Xiong Xihua had come back from the county and still couldn’t sleep, always feeling worried.
This year, at the chili sauce factory, Xiong Xihua not only earned more money but also received quite a few benefits, which made her hold her head higher in her husband’s family.
She truly wished the factory well.
"Don’t worry, Qinghe has said there won’t be any problems," Xu Yuchun comforted. "Besides, your factory is so clean, in my opinion, if your factory can’t continue, then the cannery and those food factories shouldn’t either."
Xu Yuchun had visited the cannery and food factories; not to mention being half as clean as the chili sauce factory, having one-third of the cleanliness would be quite good!
"I hope not," Xiong Xihua murmured, her eyes filled with hope.
While some people were worried about the factory’s future, others were happy about the incidents occurring there.
"Old man, have you heard? Something happened at Ji Ying’s factory," Liu Sanmei said happily upon hearing the news.
Previously, when Ji Ying and her colleagues bragged, Liu Sanmei got quite upset.
"You’re happy that their factory is in trouble?" Xu Zhong looked at Liu Sanmei sternly.
No matter what, Ji Ying was Xu Qinghe’s daughter-in-law, making her part of the Xu family.
Even though Xu Qinghe’s family had split, they did not miss out on paying respects during the three yearly festivals.
"I’m just saying," Liu Sanmei secretly delighted, knowing Xu Zhong didn’t like to hear this, she then went to find her daughter-in-law, Zhao Juxiang, who was also happy about the situation. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law shared the news with full smiles on their faces.
The night deepened, and Gu Mingzhu, having heard the good news of the day, had gone to bed early, certain that tomorrow would bring even bigger news.
Overnight, the once sought-after chili sauce suddenly faced a boycott, starting from initial claims of causing diarrhea to eventually, somehow, rumors circulated that the chili sauce had caused deaths.