This loud shout attracted everyone's attention.
Zhang Chao looked excited. Finally, someone was willing to stand up and speak for him.
Boss Zhang Ji stared at him with a fierce look on his face and said, "Who are you?"
"I am the owner of this wine shop."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.
The fierceness in Boss Zhang Ji's eyes dissipated a little, and he said: "Don't try to trick me. How can you be Liu Ji's boss at such a young age?"
"That's right, we have never met and don't recognize you. How could you be my boss, Liu Ji?" Zhang Chao also followed.
At the same time, I thought silently in my heart, never be the boss, never be the boss.
But then, Uncle Fu also walked out of the crowd and shouted: "What are you talking about? Liuji is the shop left by the young lady to the young master. The young master is not the boss. Who else can be called the boss?"
As soon as Uncle Fu came out, Zhang Chao's whole body seemed to have shut down, and he froze in place, not knowing why.
If he didn't know Gu Beichuan, how could he not know Uncle Fu?
So, the young man in front of me is really his boss!
Thinking of this, he grimaced and almost cried.
In normal times, it would be a good thing to meet the boss.
But now...
If the matter of stealing someone's secret recipe is revealed to his employer, will he still have a good life in the future?
Seeing Zhang Chao's appearance, Boss Zhang Ji concluded that what Gu Beichuan said was true, so he stopped surrounding Zhang Chao and turned to Gu Beichuan:
"Since you are Liu Ji's boss, you have to give me an explanation."
"I have already given an explanation. Liuji is the property left by my mother. She has always had a good reputation over the years. How could she steal your formula?"
When Boss Zhang Ji heard this, he was astonished. Why are all the people at Liu Ji Liquor Shop so arrogant?
"The witness is here!"
"A witness? You said a witness is a witness? I don't know this guy. Maybe you paid to bribe him to frame me, Liu Ji."
"After all, we belong to the same street in the south of the city. I'm afraid you, Zhang Ji, have been coveting my shop, Liu Ji, for quite some time."
As soon as he said this, Boss Zhang Ji's expression changed. He looked like a sharp-tongued young man!
In a few words, he refuted the witness and pointed out his ambition.
Now that I am being reasonable, I am afraid that I will become unreasonable.
Before he could refute, Gu Beichuan continued: "Besides, I, Liu Ji, obviously have a better brewing recipe, why would I steal your recipe regardless of my reputation?"
After hearing this, Boss Zhang Ji laughed out loud: "A better brewing recipe? You, the boss, are joking."
Having been opposite Liu Ji for more than ten years, how could he not know what kind of wine Liu Ji had?
If there really was a better recipe, there would really be no need to do that stealing thing.
Just, is it possible?
"If you don't believe it, how about you and I make a bet?"
"After one month, if I, Liu Ji, cannot brew better wine than Chunxiao, I will hand over Liu Ji's shop to the Zhang family master and admit to stealing the wine."
"But if I make good wine, please make room for the Zhang family and give me Zhang Ji's shop. This will be considered as apology for ruining my reputation, Liu Ji."
"how?"
As soon as these words came out, before Boss Zhang Ji could say anything, Uncle Fu couldn't stand and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Master, don't say such nonsense."
"This shop was left to you by the young lady. If it were given to the Zhang family, how would you gain a foothold in Huainan?"
"Don't say that. Since the little boss dares to say that, he is naturally somewhat confident." Boss Zhang Ji was happy and secretly lamented that young people don't know how high the sky is. They want to deliver Liu Ji's shop to me. The rhythm!
"I have no fault for it, but just in case my little boss doesn't admit it when the time comes, I think it's better to make a written statement!"
At this time, Boss Zhang Ji was smiling, completely different from the fierce look he had before.
"It makes sense, it's safer to make a written statement." Gu Beichuan was also afraid that he would regret it.
Then someone brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote down the deed. After the two of them read it, they felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so they pressed the red fingerprints one after another.
"My little boss, since we are competing to see whose wine is better, we naturally need a notarization."
"You can't just say that your wine tastes good, just because it tastes good."
Gu Beichuan nodded, feeling that it made sense. The boss of this note looked like a piece of meat at first glance, and he was afraid that he would not be able to explain it when the time came.
"In the opinion of the Zhang family leader, who can do this notarization?"
"If I, Mr. Zhang, remember correctly, one month later, it happens to be the Huainan Poetry Festival. The literati will recite poems and compose poems, so they will naturally drink alcohol."
"How about we provide drinks for the poetry meeting and let the literati make comments?"
Boss Zhang Ji’s calculations were ringing, and those attending the Huainan Poetry Festival were all well-known scholars in Huainan.
Even if the little boss wants to regret it by then, I'm afraid he won't be able to say so.
"It's so good, it's so good!" Gu Beichuan was also happy. He didn't expect that the head of Zhang family could come up with such a good idea.
There are still people who think that the shame is not big enough.
For a moment, the atmosphere at the scene was surprisingly harmonious.
It was as if the tense situation and tit-for-tat confrontation had never happened before.
After agreeing on the specific process, Boss Zhang Ji left with satisfaction.
When he came, he had an angry look on his face, but when he left, he had a happy face.
In his opinion, Liu Ji's shop will be his own after one month.
Although this street in the south of the city is not as good as the center of the city, it can still be regarded as a place where every inch of land is valuable.
If a shop as big as Liuji is rented, it will cost a lot of money every month.
What's more, you have to buy brewing equipment, tables, chairs and benches, all of which are money.
But if he is allowed to take over Liu Ji, he can eat ready-made food. You don't have to spend a penny to get an extra branch.
The most important thing is that without Liu Ji, no one can compete with Zhang Ji for the wine business.
Presumably after one month, Zhang Ji and his family will take over the wine market in the south of the city.
Great event, great event!
This Liu Ji’s little boss is really a kind person!
After Zhang Ji and others left, Gu Beichuan stood up and shouted to the crowd watching the excitement: "Everyone, I, Liu Ji, have been running a liquor store in Huainan for more than ten years. I can be considered an old shop."
"I will definitely not do such sneaky things to ruin my reputation. If you don't believe it, just wait for the news at the Huainan Poetry Festival in January."
Gu Beichuan knew very well that reputation was the most important in ancient times. This is especially true for merchants.
So regardless of whether he stole alcohol or not, he had to protect Liu Ji's reputation.
"Yes, yes, Liuji's shop has always had a good reputation."
"Other wine shops either add water to the wine or sell it at a higher price. Only Liuji's shop has never had such scandals."
"Everyone has dispersed. The matter has not yet been decided. How can we do business when we are surrounded like this in front of Liu Ji's door?"
Perhaps Liu Ji had always had a good reputation, so everyone dispersed after eating the melon, but there was no further disturbance.
