Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Wang Yuan went to the guild, seething with anger.

Inside the guild, many people were busy, but everyone could feel Wang Yuan's low spirits.

"Call everyone over here," Wang Yuan ordered coldly.

Since the chairman had spoken, and it didn't seem like a good thing, the subordinates didn't dare to delay and quickly gathered everyone in the food business together.

Of course, Li Bao was among them.

Everyone fell silent, no one spoke, but they were all wildly speculating about what had happened.

After a long pause, Wang Yuan's cold voice suddenly rang out:

"Does anyone know about this fried chicken stall that's popped up at the morning market?"

A fried chicken stand?

Li Bao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the chairman was angry because the fried chicken stall wasn't in the guild?

Indeed, the fried chicken was so expensive and sold so well, ignoring the guild's rules, so it's understandable that the guild leader was angry.

"President, I know, I was thinking of reporting this to you," Li Bao said quickly.

Since Madam Shen embarrassed him yesterday, he might as well tell the chairman about it and let him teach Madam Shen a lesson.

At the same time, he might even get some benefits for reporting this.

Wang Yuan glanced at Li Bao and asked, "What is the matter?"

"That fried chicken stall is doing good business and the price is high. I saw it yesterday and thought about persuading the stall owner to join our guild. Who knew that the stall owner was ungrateful and didn't take our guild seriously at all. He even pretended to lie to me and said he wouldn't sell anymore."

"I think that fried chicken stand is doing so well, the owner must be reluctant to give it up and is probably still secretly selling it today. Chairman, why don't we bring more people over today? If we can't use reasoning, we'll resort to force..."

Snapped--

Just as he was getting into the conversation, Li Bao suddenly felt a pain in his cheek and his ears were ringing.

"You still want to resort to violence? You were the one who asked Madam Shen for fifty taels of silver in membership fees yesterday, weren't you?" Wang Yuan was furious and raised his hand to slap Li Bao's other cheek.

"Let me ask you, a small stall's membership fee should be at most twenty taels, when did it increase to fifty taels? How come I, the guild leader, didn't know?"

"You've ruined the guild's reputation!"

Even now, Wang Yuan still finds the accusations and insults directed at the guild by the diners during the day grating and unpleasant.

Li Bao was stunned by the two slaps; his mind was buzzing, and his face was swollen and numb.

It took him a while to realize that Wang Yuan was angry because he had been collecting membership fees arbitrarily.

He immediately knelt down on the ground and stammered an explanation: "Guild Master, it was my fault. I didn't tell you beforehand. I just saw that the fried chicken stand was making too much money, and I wanted to seek more benefits for the guild. I was thinking of the guild."

Wang Yuan kicked him directly.

He wouldn't believe such nonsense.

"Profiting the guild? I think you're just profiting yourself!"

The other members of the guild had long been dissatisfied with Li Bao, and seeing this scene, they couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

"President, Li Bao does this all the time. I've seen it several times."

"That's right, Li Bao always secretly pockets a few taels of silver more than the membership fee, but this time he's asking for fifty taels! That's outrageous!"

"President, you absolutely cannot let him off lightly."

"..."

In twos and threes, some people came forward to report Li Bao.

Li Bao's eyes widened in disbelief; he was truly having the worst luck.

These people are all kicking me when I'm down; they deserve to die.

"Li Bao, you don't need to come to the guild anymore!" Wang Yuan said coldly, announcing the punishment for Li Bao.

Li Bao panicked instantly. The work in the guild was so good! Because he was a member of the guild, all the vendors and merchants fawned over him. If he was kicked out of the guild, he would never have a good life again.

"Guild Master, you can't listen to them completely. These people will also overcharge. If you really think about it, there's not a single clean person in the entire guild..."

"Shut up!" Wang Yuan shouted. "Don't make things up without evidence!"

In fact, he knew that his subordinates would always collect a little extra money when collecting membership fees, but he turned a blind eye to it.

Water that is too clear has no fish. There are too many food vendors in Ping'an County, making them difficult to manage. He doesn't really care if his subordinates charge an extra tael or two for doing favors.

However, this Li Bao is really going too far, actually charging a high price of fifty taels of silver. If this is not handled properly, their guild's reputation will be ruined.

"Li Bao, it's a done deal that you charged an exorbitant membership fee of fifty taels of silver. The guild can't keep a parasite like you. Or should I ask the authorities to investigate you thoroughly?"

Li Bao's body trembled involuntarily.

He heard this clearly: they were only investigating him, not others.

He can't withstand an investigation. If the authorities really investigate, wouldn't he have to give back all the money he embezzled in the past?

And he couldn't bear to give up his guild job...

Li Bao gritted his teeth, crawled directly to Wang Yuan, and kowtowed while begging, "President, please forgive me this time. I was blinded by greed and misled by others. Please forgive me and don't kick me out of the association."

"It's all Shen Chengzong's fault. He slipped me money and said that Madam Shen's business was good and she had money, so he told me to charge more. He also suggested the high price of fifty taels of silver."

"Guild Master, please, I'm willing to give you all the valuables Shen Chengzong gave me. Please don't send me away. I've already come to regard our guild as my own home."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan realized there was more to the story.

The woman who sells fried chicken, surnamed Shen, is also surnamed Shen, as is Shen Chengzong, who bribes Li Bao.

Therefore, although Li Bao was the one who caused Madam Shen's business to fail, the real culprit was probably Shen Chengzong.

Having figured this out, Wang Yuan felt much more at ease, which made it easier for him to explain to his younger sister.

"You, Li Bao, besides charging exorbitant membership fees, you've also been secretly accepting bribes? With such character, do you still want to stay in my food business?"

Wang Yuan had no intention of letting Li Bao off the hook. To be honest, he was also furious that he hadn't gotten any crispy fried chicken today, and on top of that, his younger sister had given him a lecture for no reason.

Moreover, things have already come to this point, and Li Bao certainly cannot be allowed to live. This man is greedy and cannot control himself, and it is hard to guarantee that he will not cause a big mess in the future.

"President, I..." Li Bao wanted to plead again.

"Throw him out."

As soon as Wang Yuan gave the order, several of his men grabbed Li Bao and threw him out of the guild gate.

Li Bao was finally dealt with. After thinking it over, Wang Yuan decided that he still needed to go see his brother-in-law and talk to him about Shen Chengzong.

Until Shen Chengzong's matter is clarified, they probably still won't be able to eat crispy fried chicken.

His brother-in-law was the head constable, so he was more suited to handle this matter.