The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

"Peach Blossom, did the Zheng family cause trouble just now?"

He Chao had just stepped out of the bakery when he heard that the young mistress and nanny of the Zheng family in Pingchuan County had conspired to slander Peach Blossom Dessert Hazelnut Pastry, saying that the pastry had upset her stomach.

He broke out in a cold sweat.

Without a doubt, if the Zheng family came to cause trouble, they were definitely after him.

He should have realized it when Xu Zaohua's maid, Xiaoque, came to the shop asking for hazelnut pastries.

He blamed himself for only sending away the maid Xiao Que in order to avoid Xu Zaohua; he didn't expect that Granny Cai would also come to Yanguan Town with Xu Zaohua.

Before the shop assistant could finish speaking, he hurriedly ran to find the peach blossoms in the valley.

He was so angry that he feared the second master would be plotted against by Granny Cai and Xu Zaohua that he impulsively fell into their trap.

Xu Zaohua is extremely vicious.

He just fell into Xu Zaohua's trap and couldn't make a living in Pingchuan County.

Gu Taohua saw He Chao wave his hand and said, "Manager He, the matter has been resolved and has not caused any impact."

He Chao was slightly relieved and pressed for details about how Gu Taohua handled the situation.

Gu Taohua then recounted what had happened.

"Manager He, my second brother's old tricks were quite effective. If he hadn't hired someone to shift the blame, things wouldn't have been resolved so smoothly," Gu Taohua said to He Chao.

"Dashu did a really good job this time. We can't use conventional methods on some people, especially those who slander our peach blossom desserts."

He Chao expressed his satisfaction with everything Gu Dashu had planned.

You can't do business with only honest and upright methods.

No matter what methods are used, a good cat is one that catches mice, regardless of its color.

If someone deliberately tries to scam you, can you really handle it according to the rules?
Even if the matter is resolved, it will take a huge amount of energy and time, and by then public opinion will have already taken hold, making it difficult to reverse the situation even if you are innocent.

He Chao thought Gu Dashu's move was quite good.

This not only exposed Cai Mama and Xu Zaohua's scheme, but also preserved the reputation of Peach Blossom Desserts.

Although it was a bit underhanded, it didn't harm any innocent people; it was simply a powerful counterattack against the despicable tactics of Granny Cai and Xu Zaohua.

Tong Huaqiong entrusted the shop to him, and he couldn't let his employer down.

If Xu Zaohua and Granny Cai really succeed in their scheme today, even a fool could imagine how public opinion would escalate.

Wouldn't he have betrayed Tong Huaqiong's trust and become the sinner of Peach Blossom Desserts? How could he possibly maintain his foothold in Yanguan Town?

This was the first crisis he encountered at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

The solution was inexplicable.

I guess I was lucky this time.

I can't be lucky every time anymore.

He Chao decided to strengthen the public opinion training for Peach Blossom Desserts so that everyone can handle similar situations well in the future.

"Granny, did you offend someone outside? Why did that young man insist that you were a thief and drag me into it?" Xu Zaohua, still shaken, sighed, rubbing her stomach.

Having escaped the vortex of public opinion, Xu Zaohua felt a little smug that Cai Mama had been publicly called a thief.

They've really lost all face.

Granny Cai's arrogance in front of Xu Zaohua diminished by half, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't offend him, I don't even know him."

Granny Cai said this with a guilty conscience.

From a young age, she was arrogant and domineering, offending many people in her youth by relying on her status as the young mistress. Later, when she came to the Zheng family with Madam Zheng, she rose from a head maid to the head matron of the Zheng family, and her words and actions became even more unrestrained. She herself didn't know how many people she had offended, or who she couldn't even remember.

“Granny Cai, you are the pillar of our household. My mother-in-law always needs you by her side when she goes out or has social interactions. Perhaps others are jealous of your mother-in-law’s favor and are using this method to retaliate against you. It shows that you can’t fathom people’s hearts,” Xu Zaohua said with a half-smile.

Granny Cai could hear the sarcastic tone in Xu Zaohua's voice.

This is a direct satire of her flamboyant behavior, implying that she offends people without even realizing it.

Granny Cai tried to hold back, but in the end she couldn't bear it any longer. She had already lost all face, and now she was being ridiculed by Xu Zaohua. How could she stand it?

So she sneered, "Do you think I don't know whether I'm a thieving young mistress or not? Did that person come for me? I don't think so. Didn't that person also mention you, young mistress? We all know who we've been implicated by."

This ability to turn the tables left Xu Zaohua speechless for a moment.

She stroked her belly, determined to give birth to a son.

Thinking of this, Xu Zaohua softened her tone and said with a smile, "Granny, please don't be angry. I was young and ignorant and just said it casually. Granny, today's events are all because of He Chao. If He Chao hadn't been lured away by Widow Tong, we wouldn't have been falsely accused of being thieves. In my opinion, He Chao is a jinx. Now that he's left the Zheng family, we shouldn't get involved with him."

Xu Zaohua didn't want Granny Cai to cause trouble for He Chao again, thus implicating herself.

Granny Cai gave a cold laugh.

She didn't necessarily want to cause trouble for He Chao; she just happened to be there.

Seeing Cai Mama's expression, Xu Zaohua knew that she had persuaded her.

"I went to see He Chao because he disrespected the Zheng family. Who did I go for?" Granny Cai muttered.

Granny Cai's attitude made Xu Zaohua very uncomfortable.

It is said that the head maid of a wealthy family is more difficult to deal with than the real young lady, while the nanny next to the mother-in-law is like the deputy mother-in-law, who has more of the mother-in-law's mentality than the mother-in-law herself.

That's how Granny Cai is; her tendency to become a deputy mother-in-law is getting more and more serious.

Xu Zaohua wished she could just kill her on the spot.

Ultimately, it was because he hadn't established a firm foothold in the Zheng family.

Getting pregnant isn't enough. If her child is taken away by her in-laws to be raised, she will still have no place in the Zheng family.

She still needs to get involved in the Zheng family's business operations.

Therefore, she must expedite the development of Widow Tong's antibacterial and insecticidal pesticide to ensure a bumper corn harvest throughout the entire prefecture.

With such great merit, she deserves an imperial title like "County Lady." With that title, not only would no one in the Zheng family dare to bully her, but everyone would surely rush to curry favor with her.

This secured her position. Relying on the Zheng family's connections, she obtained the exclusive rights to disinfect and treat diseases, much like the imperial salt and iron monopolies. She believed she wouldn't be any worse off than Widow Tong selling pastries.

She wants to sell her antibacterial and insecticidal medicine all over the world.

She will then be the goddess in charge of the corn harvest.

After finishing his business at the Taohua Dessert flagship store, Gu Dashu went to the branch store to pick up Gu Taohua and take her back to Qinghewan.

Gu Taohua smiled and praised Gu Dashu's idea of ​​slandering Granny Cai as a thief this morning.

Gu Dashu became more and more confused as he listened, and finally couldn't help but interrupt Gu Taohua.

"No, Peach Blossom, when did I hire someone to act as a shill? I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me."

Gu Taohua's smile vanished abruptly. After a long pause, she stamped her foot and said, "I gave that man five taels of silver."

Mad!
The young man deliberately went along with her words and swindled five taels of silver and four boxes of pastries from her.

"Don't let me catch him. I'll make sure he dies a horrible death."

Gu Taohua gritted her teeth in anger. (End of Chapter)