The photos were part of a trending topic on a social media platform today. The gist of the trending topic was that her in-laws had bribed the judges of the "A City, A Flavor" finale and the high-level executives of Qiwei beforehand, allowing her to win the championship unfairly.
"???"
Xu Yanxia found it completely absurd and couldn't help but say, "Are they crazy?"
"They must have gone mad with jealousy after seeing us sign the contract with Meyer just now."
Ye Shu agreed, "There were so many people in the audience back then, and the judges are all prominent, respectable figures. The people at Yayan must have lost their minds. Aren't they afraid of being sued?"
Exactly.
They had indeed lost their reason out of jealousy.
"Then let's help them wake up," Xu Yanxia said. "Do you remember the shark fin issue I mentioned during the finale?"
Ye Shu quickly asked, "Are you saying there's a problem with their shark fin?"
Xu Yanxia just smiled. "Even if they had stock, it should have been sold out by now. You can go and look into the source of their shark fin."
"Understood."
Ye Shu nodded and quickly left.
Feng Yiheng, who was not far away, saw this and walked over to ask her, "Did something happen? If you need any help, just say the word. We are family, after all, so don't be a stranger."
"You're too kind, it's just a bit of malicious competition. I can handle it myself."
After Xu Yanxia finished speaking, she smiled politely at him. "I have something to attend to, so I must leave first. My colleagues will be here to host you shortly. See you next time."
With that, she walked out of the banquet hall.
In the evening, Xu Yanxia met Lu Jingming in the company parking lot. He had just returned from a three-day business trip.
"Thanks for picking me up, baby."
After loading the luggage into the car, the two sat in the driver's seat and the passenger seat, respectively.
Lu Jingming immediately leaned over and gave her a kiss.
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "You're welcome. My husband has worked hard on his business trip and even worked half a day after coming back. It's only right that I come pick you up."
As she spoke, she started the car and headed toward their small two-bedroom apartment in Heyue Garden.
Because they were too busy and didn't have time to pack, Xu Yanxia had been living there and hadn't moved before their official wedding.
The car quickly drove out of the parking lot and merged onto the main road.
Lu Jingming asked his wife, who was driving, "Is Yayan causing trouble again? I think I heard my colleagues mention it at the company just now."
"Yes."
Xu Yanxia didn't hide it from him. "They were probably provoked by us signing the contract with Meyer today. Plus, seeing that the Jingbei competition is about to air, they wanted to save some face. So, they bought another trending topic today, claiming we bribed the Qiwei judges to rig the competition. They even posted photos of my parents cheering for me, using the excuse that the famous director knows my mom."
"But I've already fought back. Last time, for the sake of our shared master, I saved them some face when I brought up the shark fin issue. But they've continued to serve real shark fin since then. With such a large quantity, it must be smuggled."
"Oh?"
Lu Jingming was amused and said, "Then they are practically serving themselves up on a silver platter. It would be rude of us not to accept."
"Exactly,"
Xu Yanxia agreed. "This is a huge deal. Given the prices on their menu, once it's verified, the investors losing all their money will be getting off lightly."
She had always followed the principle of not attacking unless attacked, but the other party had provoked her time and again, and now they had even dragged her elders into it. That was absolutely intolerable.
As she finished speaking, Lu Jingming had already checked the relevant legal clauses on his phone.
"It is indeed a huge deal!"
He exclaimed, then looked up at Xu Yanxia, who was driving. "Baby, since we are going to open a restaurant in Jingbei anyway, if they can't stay in business this time, have you thought about taking over?"
"I have,"
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "It's an old brand with an ideal size and a perfect location. That restaurant is the dream of many people in the food and beverage industry. But their market value is already in the ten digits. Even if the price drops, it won't be less than nine digits. That cost is definitely not a trivial matter."
"True,"
Lu Jingming nodded. That price was absolutely incomparable to Nine Meals back then.
It was indeed no small transaction.
But one had to remember, this was his wife.
Didn't she have him and the Lu family behind her?
He smiled and said, "We all believe in you. As long as you think you can do it, my parents and I will support you. Don't worry."
"Of course I believe you all will support me,"
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "But I have a better idea."
"What idea?"
Lu Jingming asked immediately.
Xu Yanxia smiled and said, "When we were in Jingbei before, Aunt Xiaohua mentioned that if we want to open a restaurant in Jingbei and need her support, she will definitely lend a hand."
"I think, if possible, we can invite the He family to collaborate on that restaurant."
Hmm?
Lu Jingming thought for a moment and immediately nodded. "Good idea."
After all, Jingbei wasn't like anywhere else. Especially in the food and beverage industry, connections, resources, and everything else required deep inside knowledge.
They were far away in Rong City, which wasn't close. If they could invite the He family to join, then the difficulties at every stage would be easily solved.
He nodded in great admiration and sighed, "Indeed, listening to your wife leads to prosperity. What did I do to deserve such a smart, capable, and beautiful wife?"
Xu Yanxia raised an eyebrow. "Then why do you still call me Little Silly?!?"
That's right, even now, her WeChat contact name on his phone remained unchanged; it was still the same old "Little Silly".
Lu Jingming laughed. "Because this name is cute!"
Seeing her pretend to be angry, he quickly coaxed her, "If you really mind it that much, I can change it right now, okay?"
Saying that, he started tapping on his phone.
However, Xu Yanxia was driving and couldn't peek to see what he changed her contact name to.
Seeing the car enter their residential complex and park in their spot, she immediately grabbed his phone to take a look. In his WeChat list, the contact name next to her profile picture had become "Brilliant Beautiful Invincible Only True Love Wife of This Lifetime"
"What is this!"
Xu Yanxia was extremely amused by him. "You're too exaggerated! Even I can't look at it!!!"
Just imagine, if someone accidentally saw it one day...
Oh my god, it would be so embarrassing!
She held back her laughter again and pretended to be angry, saying, "You're just teasing me on purpose, aren't you!"
"Not at all,"
He said, "These are words from the bottom of my heart."
He even tried to twist the logic, "Look, I said Little Silly was a term of endearment, but you didn't believe me. Now that I changed it to something so straightforward, you don't like it either. How about you change mine to the same thing?"
Xu Yanxia could barely hold back her laughter anymore. "Change yours to what? 'Brilliant Handsome Dashing Only True Love Husband of This Lifetime'?"
"Wrong,"
Lu Jingming, however, replied with a completely straight face, "You missed 'one and only.' It should be 'my brilliant, handsome, one and only beloved husband.'"
Pfft...
Xu Yanxia completely lost her composure and burst out laughing. "Let's get out and go home! My brilliant, handsome, one and only beloved husband!!!"
"Right away, my brilliantly clever, breathtakingly beautiful, one and only beloved wife!!!"
He answered instantly, a wide smile spreading across his face as he opened the car door to step out with her.
