Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 840 - 835 bought off the boss’s wife with 2000 yuan

Chapter 840: 835 bought off the boss’s wife with 2000 yuan

Anyone with a bit of brains could see that this was clearly a deliberate attempt to make these counterfeit beverages sell well.

Gu Chen actually found it somewhat difficult to understand such behavior. Could it be because these beverages had higher profit margins?

After thinking it over, he concluded that this was probably the reason, as everything ultimately followed the money.

To expect those people to have any sort of bottom line was probably implausible.

Gu Chen was well aware of what kind of people they were.

At this time, he went ahead and purchased two bottles.

After paying, he returned to his car and then began to taste them.

He wanted to see what exactly these beverages tasted like.

After he sampled them, he suddenly realized the taste of these things was indeed quite interesting.

He couldn’t be sure about other aspects, but at least in terms of many ingredients, they were almost identical to his regular beverages.

This surprised him somewhat.

He hadn’t expected that this small workshop could replicate the flavors so closely.

This entirely exceeded his previous expectations and caught him somewhat off guard.

He fell silent at that moment, looking at the beverage in his hand, as if for a while he didn’t know what to say.

The degree to which these products had been imitated assured Gu Chen that it was definitely not simple.

Now, he was beginning to doubt that a small workshop could have produced them; he was clear in his mind that a small workshop simply couldn’t achieve this level of replication.

Because he had recognized a very familiar taste within them.

And this taste was none other than that from his own Spiritual Spring.

He was extremely familiar with this flavor; he felt as if he had tasted it countless times.

So in this aspect, he was very certain; he clearly understood that he was not mistaken in his perception.

This item must have come from his own Spiritual Spring, and if it was a small workshop, how could it have had access to Spiritual Spring? This meant that it was certainly an inside job within their company.

With this direction in mind, Gu Chen felt that the situation was gradually becoming clearer.

Considering the circumstances, what he needed to do now was simple: he just had to help Ji Pianran root out the insider within their company.

As he thought about these things, he even felt a touch of anger.

He hadn’t expected that there truly was someone so audacious in Ji Pianran’s company, daring to commit such an act.

Their lack of principles greatly disappointed Gu Chen.

In his view, perhaps he really should take action to make them fully understand the price of betrayal.

However, the present priority was not just to catch the insider but also to remove these products from the market.

Gu Chen could do little about this issue; his only option was to find Wei Tianfu as soon as possible.

Because only Wei Tianfu had the authority to make decisions; Gu Chen’s own words wouldn’t count.

After he found Wei Tianfu, he relayed all of these matters to him.

Upon learning of these issues, Wei Tianfu directly agreed to take action.

Quickly, Wei Tianfu’s response was highly efficient; in just a few hours, all the counterfeit beverages were pulled from the shelves throughout the market.

It seemed the supermarket owners were somewhat reluctant, and quite a few disputes arose.

However, fakes will always be fakes, and they also knew they didn’t have any justification, so in the end, they could only remove all these items from the shelves.

During this period, Gu Chen didn’t do much, except observe; he continued to wander around various supermarkets, all the while trying every means to gather information and the address of the small workshop.

As long as they were caught, all these problems would be readily solved. He wanted to see who exactly was controlling this small workshop.

After he had visited multiple supermarkets,

he finally pried open the mouth of a shop owner in a small supermarket.

"Two thousand yuan, tell me who your supplier is,"

Gu Chen said to the shopkeeper in front of him.

After he had put forth his offer, he could clearly see a hint of hesitation on the shopkeeper’s face.

It seemed like she was weighing whether or not the deal was worthwhile.

"We’re just a small business. If we really offend them and they don’t come to us for supplies anymore, what will we do then?"

the shopkeeper said to Gu Chen.

However, Gu Chen didn’t feel any unwillingness in her words.

It was evident that the shopkeeper merely found the offer too meager—

probably because the two thousand yuan was not enough to tempt her.

"After today, all these counterfeit goods will be taken off the shelves.

You won’t have the chance to make money from them anymore.

It’s better to earn a little more now for the last time.

You have already earned more than other supermarkets. If you don’t understand this, then I’ll just have to offer this money to other shopkeepers."

Gu Chen wasn’t a sucker; he wouldn’t just hand over money because someone wanted it.

He directly conveyed this to her.

Seeing that Gu Chen was about to leave, the shopkeeper became anxious.

"Young man, young man, don’t be mad, big sister was just kidding with you, alright, alright, I’ll tell you how we contact our supplier.

It’s actually quite simple. Every time the supplier comes, they bring some goods but don’t leave any contact information. They just tell us to place seven eggs at the entrance.

Once eggs are placed there, it means the store needs goods, and then the supplier will deliver directly."

She then explained this to Gu Chen.

After listening, Gu Chen fully understood what she meant.

He hadn’t expected such a bizarre method for ordering goods, as though shrouded in mystery.

Those in the know would understand it’s for delivering beverages; those not in the know might think it’s for something else.

Gu Chen could also tell from this that the small workshop was quite cautious, likely fearing being caught.

"Go and place the eggs at the entrance now,"

Gu Chen instructed the shopkeeper.

"Oh dear, that won’t do. Our supermarket needs to continue normal business. What if something goes wrong later? Absolutely not," the shopkeeper refused without a moment’s hesitation.

But the next second, she agreed.

Because Gu Chen had taken out five hundred yuan, without even looking at her, he put it directly into her hand.

Upon seeing the money, the shopkeeper instantly changed her tune, rushing to place the eggs at the entrance of the supermarket.

Gu Chen then waited quietly inside the store to see if the members from the workshop would show up.