Chapter 61: Clinging to the Thighs

  The Qingchun Restaurant was closed due to hygiene issues, and this news quickly spread among the surrounding shops.

  Before, because the Qingchun Restaurant was too prosperous, it affected their income. Now that they saw that it was closed, they were relieved. Some people even took the opportunity to criticize it, saying that the food in the Qingchun Restaurant was not clean and made people sick, so it was closed by the Health Bureau.

  Hearing these gossips, Wen Ling was furious and cursed, but no matter how they explained, no one could prove the innocence of Fang Qing's restaurant. This matter gradually became a topic of conversation after dinner, and even Fang Qing became the target of attacks from classmates again.

  But Fang Qing is no longer the same as before. She remained calm in the face of slander from her classmates and focused on her studies. If anyone dared to provoke her, she would let them taste the power of her fists.

  But because the restaurant was closed, my uncle's family lost their livelihood, and the monthly rent was enough to give Fang's mother a headache. Fang's father then reapplied for the health permit according to the normal procedures, undergoing numerous revisions and audits. Repeatedly, he was finally reminded by someone that he might have offended someone. This led him to consider his sister-in-law, Wang Huizheng, who worked in the government and had previously had issues with the family.

  But even though they knew she was behind the incident, the Fang Qing family refused to yield. Their business was honest, earned through hard work. Why should they apologize to someone like her who only resorted to manipulation?

  The situation remained stalemated. Watching the Fang family's gloomy faces, Wang Huizheng smirked at home.

  "You dare to challenge me? Don't you see yourselves?"

  Wang Huizheng, convinced that the Fang family couldn't recover, enthusiastically invited a few friends to play mahjong.

  Wen Ning, upon hearing about Fang Qing's restaurant, wanted to help, but felt powerless. Then, after hearing his sister explain the issue as a hygiene issue, he grew suspicious.

  They frequented Fang Qing's restaurant, and in their opinion, the hygiene standards were perfectly standard. So, it wasn't a hygiene issue; the family must have offended someone. Wen Ning pondered this and, with a hint of purpose, asked his sister to stay at his second uncle's house for a few days. Wen Ning

  's second uncle was the deputy director of the county health bureau. He preferred daughters, but had only one son, so he was particularly fond of the lively and adorable Wen Ling, treating her like his own daughter since she was a child.

  Wen Ning spun his pen, thinking that having his sister take action this time might make a difference.

  A few days later, officials from the health bureau contacted Fang's mother, Liu Chunxia, and explained that the previous inspector was new and unfamiliar with the procedures, and that they needed to re-audit the hygiene standards at Qingchun Restaurant. Excited, Fang's mother immediately had her eldest brother and sister-in-law come to town. They worked all night, cleaning the restaurant from top to bottom. The next day, the health bureau inspected again, passing the inspection and issuing a new health permit.

  Upon hearing the news, Fang's mother was as excited as if she had won the lottery. She excitedly shook the staff's hands, thanked them profusely, and invited them to dine at the restaurant anytime in the future.

  After school, Fang Qing discovered that her family's restaurant was actually open. While delighted, she was also puzzled. "Why is the Health Bureau so flippant? They said it failed before, so how come it's passed now?"

  Fang's mother, without even looking up from calculating tomorrow's materials, said, "Who cares? Now our restaurant can stay open, and that's the most wonderful thing. To celebrate the reopening, everyone who comes here tomorrow will get a 10% discount."

  Although many people were hesitant to dine at the restaurant due to the rumors, many longtime customers, trusting the Fang family, came out to show their support. Many bystanders, seeing so many people coming to dine, gradually calmed their suspicions, and Qingchun Restaurant became bustling once again.

  One day, Wang Huizheng had just returned from playing cards at a friend's house, humming a tune and counting his winnings, when he spotted the steam rising from Fang's restaurant in the distance. He rubbed his eyes and took a look. Hmm? Why was the second brother's restaurant open again?

  Wang Huizheng's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost. He slapped his thigh and rushed over. Looking at the bustling business inside and outside the shop, he finally smiled triumphantly. "Great! You dare to defy the law and commit crimes! Let me see how I will deal with you this time." "

  Liu Chunxia! How dare you! You don't meet the hygiene standards, and you still dare to open!" Wang Huizheng stood at the door with his hands on his hips and roared, frightening the diners around and dropping their food in fear, fearing that there was a real hygiene problem.

  Fang's mother, Liu Chunxia, and Fang Qing were helping out in the shop at the time. When they heard the noise outside, they immediately came out. "Oh, it's my sister-in-law! Why are you free today? Are you here to pay off an old debt?"

  Wang Huizheng glared at his second brother's wife with gritted teeth. "Hmph, your shop doesn't meet the hygiene standards and has been sealed by the Health Bureau for a long time. How dare you remove the seal without permission? I don't think you want to..."

  But before she could finish, Fang Qing ran back into the shop and brought out the hygiene certificate issued by the Health Bureau.

  "Aunt, please open your eyes and look carefully. This is the health license reissued by the Health Bureau yesterday. Several leaders who came to inspect also praised the hygiene of our store. What makes you say that our store's hygiene is unqualified?"

  Looking at the health certificate in Fang Qing's hand, Wang Huizheng was dumbfounded, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

  Fang Qing smiled, "Why is it impossible? The Health Bureau is not yours. The leaders above them came down to inspect us in person. Do you know better than the people in the Health Bureau?"

  Wang Huizheng looked at Fang Qing, the little girl, hatefully. Why didn't he realize that she was so sharp-tongued before?

  "What business do you have with what we adults say? Get out of here!"

  Fang's mother stood in front of Fang Qing and looked at Wang Huizheng with a sullen face. "Sister-in-law! You ate in our restaurant a few times without paying, and that's fine! You even brought people to the restaurant to make trouble. We tolerated that, but now you are falsely accusing us of substandard hygiene. What do you mean by that?"

  Wang Huizheng put his hands on his hips and pointed at Fang's mother's nose and cursed, "Bah! False accusations? Who knows whether your certificate is real or fake? You don't know where you got it from, it's a scam!"

  As soon as the words fell, a majestic voice rang out from behind her, "Oh, you said this certificate is fake, then whose certificate is the real one?"

  Wang Huizheng, thinking someone was helping to stir up trouble again, turned around with his hands on his hips and was about to yell, but he froze in his tracks when he saw the man in the lingerie coat behind him.

  "Wang... Deputy Director Wang, what brings you here?"

  Deputy Director Wang, holding Wen Ling's hand, slowly approached. "My kid said the noodles here are delicious and wanted to bring them to me to try. I didn't expect to see you, my comrade, throwing a tantrum..."

  Wang Huizheng trembled and withdrew his hand, a wry smile on his face, unable to say anything.

  (End of Chapter)