In the end, Ouyang Shan only charged 1,100 yuan for the seven-color crystal bracelet that Chenchen wore — just the cost price.
As for the little rabbit pendant, He Xiujuan insisted on not taking any money, saying it was a gift for Chenchen. With no other choice, Su Zhu gratefully accepted it.
When leaving, Ouyang Shan and He Xiujuan accompanied the two all the way to the escalator on the second floor.
"Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma! You must come eat at my place — it's super delicious!" Chenchen hugged Su Zhu's neck and waved at Ouyang Shan and He Xiujuan.
"All right, all right, we definitely will! Goodbye, Chenchen!"
After Su Zhu and Chenchen got off the elevator, Ouyang Shan turned around and saw He Xiujuan still peeking down.
"They've all left, why are you still looking?"
He Xiujuan sighed and said enviously, "You know, if only we had a granddaughter like that, it'd be worth living ten years less!"
"Yeah, a good daughter-in-law is always someone else's. I'm not exaggerating — just look at how decent and steady Chenchen's mom is, and how good her image is. If our son could find a daughter-in-law like her, I'd be satisfied."
"You just want to try that noodle, don't you?" He Xiujuan called him out directly.
"Heh heh, I'm planning to go at noon. Oh, just thinking about the taste of those noodles makes me hungry." Ouyang Shan's stomach started growling thinking about Su Zhu's noodles, even though he hadn't been hungry before.
"You can go, but no scallions or beef, okay? Scallions irritate your stomach, and you can't digest beef. You have to remember what Director Wang said — if you don't take care of your stomach, it might get perforated!" He Xiujuan warned.
"No, no, I definitely won't eat those. I'll just eat noodles!"
Su Zhu left Jinming Jewelry City around eleven in the morning. The weather was too hot, and afraid Chenchen would get heatstroke, she didn't browse much and quickly hailed a taxi to go home with Chenchen.
"Mommy, do you know why I wanted to buy that little rabbit?" Chenchen asked Su Zhu in the taxi.
"Why?"
"Because Uncle Ouyang Yunjian likes rabbits. I saw he has one on his phone."
"I want to give this little rabbit to Uncle Ouyang Yunjian. He'll definitely like it!"
Su Zhu chuckled quietly. No wonder Chenchen insisted on that rabbit pendant — now it all made sense.
When the taxi was about two traffic lights away from Xiangyang Street, Su Zhu's phone rang. It was Zhao Bing.
On the phone, Zhao Bing's voice was urgent:
"Boss, a group of people just showed up claiming to be from the city's joint law enforcement team. Someone reported that the soup in our hand-pulled noodles contains a banned substance—opium. They want to close the shop and will wait for sample test results before further action."
Su Zhu's face instantly darkened. The thing she feared had indeed happened. Someone, jealous of her booming noodle business, had reported her.
Now there was no time to think about who it was. She had to deal with this immediately. Rumors could cause real damage. The noodle business was just starting to take off; she absolutely could not let anyone ruin her reputation!
Su Zhu was not worried about the test results — she was confident in her soup base and knew there was absolutely no banned substance!
As for whether someone might be trying to steal the recipe under the guise of this investigation, Su Zhu wasn't worried either. The recipe was a secret, not something anyone could easily crack.
What worried her most was if there were any tricks during the inspection. If those framing her had backing and really put something in the soup, it would be hard to explain.
But who could she ask for help?
She didn't know anyone powerful!
Meng Yu?
He was from the capital and had a good relationship with the Cai Family. If he was willing to help, this would be no big deal.
However, she had only known Meng Yu for less than half a month. Asking for help abruptly...
Su Zhu was the type who least liked to bother others. But this time, to save her noodle shop, she might really have to trouble someone.
"Driver, please hurry!" Su Zhu urged.
"Okay!" The taxi sped toward Xiangyang Street.
At this moment, outside the noodle shop on Xiangyang Street, the crowd was so thick no water could get through. Across the street, four or five enforcement vehicles were parked — from industry and commerce, health, police...
The stern-faced police were taking statements from Zhao Bing and others about daily business operations.
The health inspectors were collecting samples in the kitchen with sealed bags, and the industry and commerce department was checking the business license.
Inside the noodle shop, the atmosphere was tense and heavy.
Outside, the onlookers whispered and speculated:
"What's going on? Why are there so many enforcers?"
"You just came? I heard this shop's soup has something added to it."
"What? What kind of thing?"
"I heard it's some banned flavor enhancer."
"No way, Boss Su wouldn't do such a thing, right?"
"Who knows? People's hearts are unpredictable. For money, they'd do anything. I felt something was off a while ago!"
"Yeah, I was wondering why it tastes so good. No seasoning could make it taste like that!"
"Enough, let's wait for the investigation. Honestly, I really hope Su Zhu is innocent. Otherwise, where can we find such good hand-pulled noodles?"
"Exactly, after eating a bowl here, no other noodles can compare!"
...
Just as the crowd was buzzing, Su Zhu's taxi stopped nearby. At the same time, a white BMW X5 pulled up behind the taxi.
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