Chapter 140: Black and Red are Both Red, Splendid Wealth!
"Just now, this person bought a milk tea, and ten minutes later came back, claiming there was a bug in it. It's been quite a commotion for a while,"
Zhao Lianmai succinctly explained the situation, then lowered her voice, "I suspect it was deliberate."
In the food industry, this kind of issue is the most feared, especially in a school setting where students love to gossip and stir up trouble.
If not handled carefully, it could turn into a tragedy like that of the milk tea shop at Fudan University.
Hey... She remembered, didn't Xu Musen go to Fudan University a few days ago to buy a milk tea shop?
"You've noticed it too?"
Xu Musen just laughed.
"How obvious. But there's basically no solution to this tactic, because in the catering business, smearing your name is as simple as adding something extra. The police won't be able to find out the truth, and even if you're eventually exonerated, they've already achieved their goal. People nowadays just like to join in the fun without caring about the truth,"
Zhao Lianmai frowned as she spoke, somewhat baffled as to why Xu Musen seemed not too anxious about the situation.
"Yeah, the tallest tree catches the most wind; it was bound to happen sooner or later."
Xu Musen said as he looked at the crowd in front of him.
It was like a scene out of the movie 'Let the Bullets Fly.'
Everyone just wants to see you panic and hurt yourself. Nobody really cares how many bowls of noodles you've had.
But Xu Musen was not the character Six from the movie; he wasn't about to fall into this pitfall.
Yao Mingyue also rushed over and, seeing the scene, approached Xu Musen, "Do you need a lawyer? I can get my mom's company's legal team over here."
Xu Musen turned to look at her, there was some distance from the restaurant to here, and he had felt a bit sweaty on the way.
Having run all this way, Mingyue was even more out of breath, her white and delicate face covered with a sheen of sweat, blushing.
She probably hadn't touched a bite of her meal.
There was concern in her eyes as she looked at those causing trouble, which then turned icy.
She had always been like this, taking Xu Musen's matters to heart even more than her own. If anyone dared to bully Musen, she wished she could just throw them straight into the sea to sink.
Moreover, Musen had not missed the things Mingyue had done these past days...
Musen looked at her, his gaze complex, yet with a little less distance.
"There's no need to trouble Auntie; I can handle this. Don't worry,"
he said.
Then, Musen asked Zhao Lianmai, "There are no problems in the kitchen and storeroom, right?"
Zhao Lianmai nodded, "No, there isn't. Nuannuan and I clean up every night before we leave."
"That's good then."
Saying this, Musen walked into the crowd.
The part-time female student selling milk tea was surrounded by a group of people, crying from the stress.
"The milk tea I made was clean, we always use the freshest fruit, so it's impossible for there to be bugs, and I already said I could refund your money…"
"So you're saying I put the bug there myself to gross me out? Cut the crap; I'm going to expose your dishonest business!"
The boy held up the milk tea, looking righteously indignant, as the onlookers watched and cheered.
The girl's eyes were red-rimmed; she had never experienced such a situation before.
"If you have something to say, tell me, don't shout at the girl."
Musen walked over and gently patted the girl's shoulder.
"Boss Xu, I am sure the milk tea I gave him was clean, it must be him..."
The girl wiped away her tears, relieved to see Musen had arrived, and quickly explained.
Musen nodded, "I understand. Go back to the shop for now. This matter isn't related to you. Rest assured and take a break."
With a gentle tone, Musen and Zhao Lianmai led the girl away from the crowd.
"Don't leave! We're not finished until this matter is cleared up!"
The boy shouted deliberately, as Musen stepped in front of him, hand outstretched, snatching the milk tea from his grip.
Glancing at it, a small bug was floating in the breached lid, looking like a fruit fly, playfully swimming around in the milk tea.
"You're trying to destroy the evidence, aren't you? Everyone be my witness, it's from their milk tea!"
Caught off guard by Musen taking the milk tea, the boy immediately cried out.
Some bystanders started recording with their phones.
Musen looked at the lively little bug swimming inside and spoke calmly,
"The milk tea's raw materials in the shop are all machine-blended before being poured into cups. If there were any bugs or flies, they would have certainly been blended and sunk to the bottom. This bug of yours seems quite lively, as if it was freshly caught, right?"
Musen laughed as he spoke, shaking the cup in front of everyone.
Indeed, this was common sense.
The boy's face changed momentarily, then he retorted, "Stop talking nonsense; this is what came out of your milk tea, maybe... it was mixed in with the fruit! You dishonest merchants must have used expired fruit!"
"That can't be; I've watched over the fruits every day. There can't possibly be any bugs in them!"
From outside the crowd, a soft but very firm voice came.
An Nuannuan and her group had heard the commotion,
Gazing at the milk tea shop, mobbed three layers inside and out.
"Looks like it's quite a situation,"
Ge Jiayue murmured.
Nuannuan pushed the wheelchair directly, blocking in front of Musen.
This suddenly appeared dazed and cute girl was already known to the regular milk tea buyers.
Every time she bought milk tea, she would lift the corners of her lips as she helped pass the drinks, filling onlookers with a sense of pleasure.
"Just saying there's no problem doesn't make it so. Can you take responsibility?" cried the boy, seeing another beautiful girl rushing to Musen's defense,
His heart burning with jealousy even more.
Musen frowned, wanting to shield Nuannuan behind him,
But Nuannuan, usually indifferent to others' gazes, now had eyes filled with seriousness and determination.