Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 324: Three hundred twenty-three, there’s a problem with the goji berries!_1

Chapter 324: Three hundred twenty-three, there’s a problem with the goji berries!_1

Chapter 324: Xu Family’s Conspiracy

The meal was enjoyed by all, and when it was time for the servants to clear the banquet table.

Ji Guangsheng, having had his fill of wine, was engaged in casual conversation with Gu Hang.

However, at that moment, the butler Bai Guang hurried into the manor, his expression one of someone with something to say but hesitating to speak out.

Ji Guangsheng’s smile faded, and he glanced to the side.

The butler immediately understood and, without saying more, bowed and left the room.

Ji Guangsheng had already guessed that the butler’s presence at this time meant something urgent must have happened in Chuan City.

Yet, he didn’t want to disrupt the lively atmosphere.

He simply told the elders of the Gu Family that he had drunk a little too much and needed to rest for a while.

After excusing himself, he went straight to the study on the second floor.

Upon entering, he saw the butler was already waiting there.

"Family Head, there was a call from Chuan City. It seems that someone has bought fake goods from the batch of goji berries we sold," said the butler as he placed a document on his desk, his expression tense.

Ji Guangsheng was immediately taken aback when he heard this news.

The first thought that came to mind was whether Gu Chen had pulled a bait and switch with the merchandise.

But he quickly dismissed this thought since he had inspected some of it himself beforehand.

He was completely confident that the goji berries grown by Gu Chen were top-notch.

The Ji Family’s shipping process was also very strict. Even if he hadn’t caught any inferior products himself,

there were many stages of inspection afterward, including packaging, sorting, and sales.

Not only that, after selling half of the goji berries, he personally decided to,

change the packaging of the remaining half and put them for sale in Ji Family’s stores and supermarkets, switching to retail.

If there were any issues with Gu Chen’s products, there was no way he would only be hearing about it now.

So, by deduction, if it wasn’t their own fault, there was only one other possibility left.

Another party had copied the Ji Family’s brand and produced the same packaging,

but was selling fake and inferior products to make a profit or to damage the Ji Family’s reputation.

With this realization, everything seemed to make sense.

However, Ji Guangsheng’s eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

The Ji Family had been established in Chuan City for many years and was well-known to everyone.

Their status was at its zenith, and for someone to fake their brand was akin to having the audacity of a lion.

No sane person would do such a thing, which was tantamount to courting death.

After all, you need to live to spend money, even if you’ve made it.

In Chuan City, there were few who would dare to confront the Ji Family’s wrath.

Yet, the less Ji Guangsheng convinced himself of the possibility, the more the perpetrator had gone ahead and done it.

This, in turn, raised his guard.

"Have the origins of the counterfeiters been ascertained?" Ji Guangsheng asked the butler.

"Not yet, master. However, I’ve already discreetly sent out quite a few people ahead of time.

I believe we will have results soon. Moreover, the other party’s volume of goods is large.

The prices are also slightly cheaper than ours, as if they never intended to make a profit.

To me, it seems they are specifically targeting us."

The butler pondered for a moment before speaking to Ji Guangsheng.

"Hmm? Could it be... is someone dissatisfied with our Ji Family meddling in Chuan City’s proprietary Chinese medicine business?"

Ji Guangsheng’s brow seemed to furrow even deeper at the moment he was resolving to help Gu Chen.

But he had already paved the way with various powers at play, and the profits that were gained—

Beyond the dividends for Gu Chen, the Ji Family had no intention of monopolizing them.

Instead, they promised that any such superior sources of goods in the future would be equally shared among all the major powers.

Normally, no one should go back on their word at such a time, especially not with such despicable methods.

At this moment, the butler appeared to have thought of something and couldn’t help but look at Ji Guangsheng.

"You’ve been with me for so many years, don’t you know my temperament? Just speak your mind."

Ji Guangsheng waved his hand, appearing to have great trust in the butler before him.

Upon hearing this, the butler bowed slightly and then, with some nervousness, whispered in his ear,

"Master, you seem to have forgotten about one family that has always focused on the proprietary Chinese medicine business in Chuan City... that is the Xu Family."

At this, Ji Guangsheng was startled, realizing that if the Xu Family had indeed sent someone to secretly sabotage this, then matters were rather troublesome.

He dared not take this lightly and immediately instructed the butler in a stern tone,

"Send more people, do not be afraid to spend money; we must carefully investigate the Xu Family.

We have to clarify the truth as soon as possible and see if it’s that Xu Qingmu causing trouble behind the scenes."

Butler Bai Guang immediately bowed and complied, then turned to push open the door of the study and hurriedly went to make arrangements.

...

Two days later, with more and more information coming in, Ji Guangsheng’s face grew increasingly unsightly.

Because by now, although he still lacked conclusive evidence,

He could almost certainly assert that the mastermind behind this was undoubtedly the Xu Family.

And selling fake goji berries was just the beginning, as more worrisome matters followed suit.

If previously some people had just bought fake goods under the Ji Family brand,

Now there were already people who had been hospitalized with food poisoning due to these counterfeits.

This matter was escalating in Chuan City, and many even went straight to the Xu Family’s corporate headquarters to protest.

Meanwhile, numerous media outlets quickly followed up at this time, and within just two days, the situation had rapidly deteriorated.

And it was spreading uncontrollably.

Ji Guangsheng, even if he were a fool, could now feel that this was no longer just a simple frame-up.

It was a premeditated attack, Xu Qingmu, the vicious wolf.

He was intent on using this opportunity to destroy the reputation that the Xu Family had built up over many years.

At this point, Ji Guangsheng could no longer sit idle.

And at this moment, what worried him wasn’t just the Xu Family’s conspiratorial assault.

He was more concerned about whether Xu Qingmu had discovered the truth about his daughter’s survival.

Thinking back to when Xu Qingmu refused to cease pursuing the matter after the canceled engagement,

If he became a target once more, he feared that his daughter Ji Pianran and son-in-law Gu Chen could be in danger going forward.

Ji Guangsheng had a moment of clarity; he knew what needed to be done.

If he wanted to understand the opponent’s true intentions, it seemed he had to personally make a visit to the Xu Family.

Upon this thought, Ji Guangsheng immediately stood up from his chair and shouted outside the door,

"Bai Guang, book the nearest flight. I need to return to Chuan City right now."