Chapter 146 - Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Lost All Face (Extra chapter for monthly ticket, fourth update) (1/2)
Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Lost All Face (Extra chapter for monthly ticket, fourth update)
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“If you don’t believe me, the tofu shop is grinding tofu right now. It should be ready soon so you can go and try it. Then you’ll know everything.”
“Besides, I remember Qingning mentioned before, the reason why such a temperamental woman like your aunt allowed her to rent the tofu shop without paying any rent was because she liked the taste of the tofu Qingning made.”
“This…”
Zhuang Yutian and Zhuang Yucheng glanced at each other, both stunned.
They understood what Zhuang Yonghe was saying.
If Zhuang Qingning’s tofu does taste better than Mrs. Wen’s, then Zhuang Qingning can’t have tricked Mrs. Wen into revealing her tofu secret recipe.
They had to verify if the tofu, as Zhuang Yonghe said, tasted better than the tofu traditionally made in the tofu shop.
Yet Zhuang Yonghe looked so certain. There was no way he was lying.
The tofu shop used to do quite well, but only within the nearby village. Even when compared to Changji tofu shop in town, it didn’t have a clear advantage, let alone taking over Changji tofu shop completely.
But now, the tofu Zhuang Qingning makes is capable of completely driving Changji tofu shop out of business, which means her tofu is indeed different from what was made before in the tofu shop.
“Why didn’t we think of this?”
Zhuang Yutian scratched his ear, looking at Zhuang Yucheng: “After Qingning rented the tofu shop and made so much money, we can tell her tofu is different from the tofu made in our shop.”
“And why didn’t our mother tell us about this?”
“I don’t know…” Zhuang Yucheng was also confused at this point. “Yeah, why didn’t our mother explain this to us earlier? If she had told us earlier, we wouldn’t have made a fuss.”
“This…”
They felt ashamed to have made such an accusation in front of a younger relative.
“Let’s go. We need to go back and ask our mother why she didn’t tell us and made us lose face…”
Zhuang Yucheng pulled Zhuang Yutian, ready to leave.
“Wait a minute…” Zhuang Yutian stopped Zhuang Yucheng. He walked to Zhuang Qingning, gave an awkward chuckle and started rubbing his hands, “We are truly sorry, Qingning. We, your uncles, misunderstood you…”
“Well… because we didn’t fully express our concerns, it caused a misunderstanding, which is rather unpleasant. We want to apologize to you. Please don’t take it to heart.”
“What I said earlier was too harsh. I understand you’re a young lady and this incident might harm your reputation. We, as the two uncles, should not have treated you this way. Please accept our apologies…”
Zhuang Yutian pulled Zhuang Yucheng as he said this.
Although Zhuang Yucheng felt embarrassed to apologize to their young relative Zhuang Qingning, they had indeed misunderstood her.
Moreover, they didn’t even ask for clarification and started blaming Zhuang Qingning as soon as they saw her. It was indeed their fault.
Since they were in the wrong, they had to apologize.