Wanjin Lady

Chapter 359 Lei Ershizu
"That shouldn't be the case." Wen Wan shook her head. "I remember there were quite a few young ladies working as laborers at the docks. The work at the Red Mansion is much easier than carrying heavy objects at the docks."

Hongmei was working on the decoration upstairs. She had just carefully moved the things Wen Wan brought upstairs and placed them in the corner room. When she heard Wen Wan calling her, she hurriedly wiped her hands on her apron and ran downstairs.

Wen Wan asked her, "Have the recruitment documents been posted at the dock?"

"I posted it." Hongmei was meticulous and thorough. "I was afraid someone would cause trouble, so I asked Brother Zheng from the winery to stand guard next to the job posting."

Wen Wan's frown deepened. "Is it because West City is too far away? Is the restaurant's location too secluded? Or is it because they don't want to be seen in public and entertain guests?" She looked at Hongmei again. "Have you made it clear to them that our Red Mansion only caters to female guests?"

Hongmei nodded, "Yes! I specifically asked Brother Zheng to explain it clearly to the young lady who applied for the job!" Hongmei also noticed something was wrong, "Miss, now that you ask, it reminds me. There were a lot of people inquiring a few days ago, and there were even two or three who agreed to come and work, but they haven't shown up in the past few days."

"Don't ask, I know the reason!"

A familiar figure suddenly appeared on the long street. The man was wearing a slightly flashy blue suit and holding a folding fan. He looked elegant and... vulgar.

This person was none other than Lei Zexin's fifteen-year-old younger brother, Lei Zeguang, the second generation ancestor of the Lei family. Lei Zexin was interested in cultivating his younger brother, so after the Red Mansion business was established, Lei Zexin often brought his younger brother with him.

Wen Wan's impression of Lei Zeguang is that he doesn't look very smart, but he is very loyal.

Once they work for more than half an hour, they will complain of being tired and give up.

Moreover, as a man... he talks a lot!
Hongmei smiled and said, "Hey, Master Lei!"

Lei Zeguang gritted his teeth, "Who is Master Lei! I am the second in command of the Lei family!"

Hongmei scratched her head. "Didn't Shopkeeper Lei say he wanted to nominate a carpenter from his family? Wasn't it you?"

No wonder every time she called “Master Lei”, the man in front of her would look down on her!
Hongmei quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Shopkeeper Xiao Lei... I think you look like a carpenter, and I was wondering... how could there be such a young master..."

It doesn't look reliable.

Lei Zeguang jumped up and down: "You still say that! You still say that! Try to insult my appearance again!"

Hongmei pursed her lips and remained silent, muttering to herself: A good woman doesn't fight with men!

"No need to go." Lei Ze's paper fan flapped loudly. "I was just doing some work in South City and heard someone say this Red Mansion is unclean. They said they only hire female workers and sell alcohol. Any woman we hire here will definitely sell her body. I went up to argue with this person, but everyone agreed. They said that people had been saying it for a few days that this Red Mansion looks like a restaurant, but it's a prostitution business inside! If that's the case, which young woman would dare to work in our restaurant?"

Hongmei immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "Who is this blind bastard who made this up?! Shopkeeper Xiaolei, since you've caught them red-handed, why don't you bring the person who spread the rumor here?"

"Catch him? How? This rumor has spread all over Bozhou City, and we have no idea where it originated!"

Wen Wan frowned slightly. Qiao Niang came to deliver news once every five days. It seemed that the speed was still too slow.

"Someone must be messing with our restaurant behind the scenes!" Shopkeeper Xiao Lei was confused, but it didn't stop him from cursing first, "This bastard had better not be caught by me, or I will definitely cut off his hands and feet!"

"No need to rush, I know who's behind this." Wen Wan said calmly. "No one but her could use such underhanded tactics." No wonder she felt things had been too quiet and smooth these past few days.

Feelings have been watching her secretly.

Hongmei's heart skipped a beat when she saw Wen Wan's certainty. Yes, do they have other enemies?
Except for that crazy Jia!
"Since she likes to hide behind others, let's find her out."

Wen Wan called Lei Zeguang over and whispered something to him. Lei Zeguang looked hesitant and agreed on the surface, but in fact he had made up his mind to go home and ask Lei Zexin first.

It's just business, don't get involved in trouble.

Lei Zeguang was a man who shied away from trouble. Although he wasn't very accomplished, he was not a show-off. After Wen Wan gave him some advice, he immediately went to Lei Zexin and said, "Brother, can we do this? I don't think it's right. How can Shopkeeper Wen be so sure that it was the Third Madam of the Yuan family who spread the rumors? Could it be that they had some grudge against each other?"

Lei Zexin sighed: "The young master of the third branch of the Yuan family is dead."

"I know." Lei Zeguang looked confused. "What does this have to do with us?"

"Whatever happens to Shopkeeper Guan Wen is our business."

"How to say?"

"Mrs. Yuan San is crazy and tells everyone that it was Wen Wan who killed Yuan Qi." Lei Zexin got a headache when he thought of this. Although he was not afraid of confronting the Yuan family head-on when he made Ruiguo pulp before, now there is a life between them. Jia Shi is mentally abnormal and is not afraid of wearing shoes even if she is barefoot. This mosquito is not big, but the noise is annoying!
"I know that!" Lei Zeguang said with a smug look on his face. "Wasn't there a rumor a while ago that the Third Madam of the Yuan family had hysteria and insisted that Shopkeeper Wen was the murderer? But that day Shopkeeper Wen was clearly entertaining guests at the Lanyue Pavilion, and many young ladies came forward to testify for Wen Wan. Why is this Third Madam of the Yuan family still holding on to Shopkeeper Wen?"

"The Yuan family spread the story that Third Madam Yuan lost her son in her old age, and because of this, she was traumatized and went insane."

Lei Zeguang was a man of integrity, so upon hearing this, he rolled up his sleeves. "Hey, that's outrageous! It's a done deal, how could she be having a seizure? Not to mention that Shopkeeper Wen wasn't at Tianxian Tower that day. Even if she was, how could a weak woman like her kill the towering Yuan Qi?"

"That's right, Yuan Qi clearly made an enemy outside and had his head shot through by an arrow." Lei Zexin frowned again, "But Madam Yuan San is obsessed with the fact that Yuan Wulang and Manager Wen had a feud and has long been convinced that Manager Wen is the murderer. No one can persuade her otherwise. We'll be hard-pressed to prevent such incidents in the future."

"Damn it, Shopkeeper Wen is so unlucky!" Lei Zeguang sighed, "Does that mean our family will have to go against the Cheng and Yuan families in the future?"

Cheng family!
The largest wine merchant in Bozhou City!

Just face off like this?

"The Cheng family's stance is unclear, but we must be prepared to face them." Lei Zexin exudes a heroic spirit. He shows no fear when he speaks of this, but instead, he rubs his hands with eagerness, "Finally... we're facing them."

Lei Zeguang knew what his elder brother was thinking, and he also knew that this was his elder brother's long-cherished wish. Since they were both in the wine-making business, they were bound to compete with each other for supremacy.

He pursed his lips and said to himself that although he was over 30 years old, he was as ambitious as a young man and would never admit his age.

Forget it, forget it, he is my elder brother after all.

Lei Zeguang rolled up his sleeves and said, "Alright, since Big Brother has spoken, let's just do it!"