As requested by VIP Choice, this bonus update goes to TBL. This one is for you Montanna! Enjoy ^-^
Chapter 153.1 – To Make Amends
An Zi Ran had foreseen that Elder Zhuo would come to visit.
If the person that Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife had tried to frame was just an ordinary restaurant owner, then it would not be a big problem for the Zhuo family, but since it was the powerful and influential Prince Fu’s Mansion they could not just sweep this matter under the rug.
If Prince Fu’s Mansion became angry and retaliated against the Zhuo family, the Zhuo family might not be completely destroyed, but their strength would still be severely damaged. Elder Zhuo did not dare to take such a risk. For the Zhuo family to become the head of the Chamber of Commerce, he had to experience many things that others could not imagine and suffer through many frustrations, so he would definitely pay Prince Fu’s Mansion a visit.
An Zi Ran did not deliberately put on airs. Instead, he went out to greet Elder Zhuo.
For the sake of the Zhuo family, the great and mighty Elder Zhuo bent his waist and made concessions. Without An Zi Ran saying a single word, Elder Zhuo offered up one of his family’s large restaurants located in the Eastern District as compensation.
Translations by Vanilla Muse. Read on vmnovels [dot] com
Out of the all the businesses that the Zhuo family had a hand in, the restaurant business was one of their main ones. Their restaurants paid attention to excellence and improvement, so each restaurant was carefully managed. Moreover, due to their established fame, each restaurant brought in a hefty income.
For Elder Zhuo to give over a restaurant like that without the slightest hesitation was equivalent to cutting off a small piece of flesh from his body.
An Zi Ran was a little surprised by Elder Zhuo’s offer, but after thinking about the rumors he had heard about Elder Zhuo he felt relieved. For someone to become the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, it was not strange for him to have this type of thinking.
“Since Elder Zhuo shows such sincerity, I will not pursue the matter regarding Zhuo Gao Ming and Bao Xin Chun, but…”
An Zi Ran did not open a restaurant in the Eastern District, because he could not find a suitable place. The powerful businessmen in Junzi City have already taken all the popular and conspicuous places. He came too late. Now that Elder Zhuo was personally offering up a restaurant, there was no reason why he should not accept it.
Elder Zhou could tell that An Zi Ran was trying to hint at something. He frowned slightly and said, “Junwangfei, please tell me.”
An Zi Ran said, “I want Zhuo Gao Ming and Bao Xin Chun to publicly apologize and explain to everyone that they were the ones who planted the cockroaches in the food to deliberately frame my restaurant.”
Although the incident has subsided, there were still some jealous people who were using this incident to purposely spread rumors in other places about An Zi Ran’s restaurant. Many people who were not present in the Western District to witness the event were grossed out by the rumors. Sooner or later, the truth of the matter would be made clear, but now that Elder Zhuo was presenting him with a ready-made restaurant, An Zi Ran hoped to completely resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Elder Zhuo hesitated for a while before agreeing.
Once this kind of stain is on someone’s reputation, it will be difficult to remove it in the future.
But that’s okay. Elder Zhuo knew long ago that his second son was not suited for doing business. Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife didn’t make much in terms of profits, and the methods that they thought were clever were actually deficits to the business, just like the teahouse they ran.
Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.
Elder Zhuo had long noticed this and he was disappointed in them. He’ll just treat this as a heavy lesson for them. If they could change their behavior in the future, as a father, he would not let them go cold and hungry.
Elder Zhuo promised An Zi Ran that he would hand over the title deed to the restaurant to him in two days. After that, he left not long after.
The descendants of the Zhuo family soon learned about this.
The restaurant business was one of the most profitable businesses of the Zhuo family. They were all dissatisfied that the Zhuo family lost a restaurant just like that. More and more they felt like the second son was born under an unlucky star.
Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife did not know about this exchange, and they were still expecting their father to calm down and let them out as soon as possible. They never thought that this incident would become a knot in Elder Zhuo’s heart, causing him to recall this event every time he thought of his second son. The original plan was to release them after one or two months, but it turned into three months. By the time they came out, everything would already be said and done.
