Xu Yanxia immediately replied to Luo Jiajia, "Give me that person's phone number. I'll call them."
Luo Jiajia quickly sent over the number.
Xu Yanxia copied it into the dialer, thought for a moment, then looked up and said to Lu Jingming, who was eating, "President Lu, to protect our own rights, I plan to record this call."
"Mhm,"
As the eldest son of Mrs. Lu, one of the shareholders of Jiu Shan, Lu Jingming nodded calmly and even reminded her, "During the conversation, make sure the other party confirms their identity and guide them to state their intentions."
"Okay."
As Xu Yanxia dialed the number, she immediately pressed the record button.
The phone rang several times before a man answered, "Hello, who is this?"
Xu Yanxia said, "Hello, I am the person in charge of Xu's Teppanyaki. May I ask if you are a staff member of Jiu Zhen Zhi Shan?"
The other party was still somewhat wary and asked her, "Xu's Teppanyaki? Why are you calling me?"
Xu Yanxia's voice was icy, "Didn't you call us? I wanted to ask about your situation and thoughts. If you're not a staff member of Jiu Zhen Shi Shan, then I might have dialed the wrong number and won't disturb you further."
"Wait,"
The other party then said arrogantly, "I am from Jiu Shan. You have maliciously framed us, and you've been maliciously guiding uninformed netizens online to cyberbully us, leaving negative reviews for us on rating websites. This seriously violates our rights! If you don't stop this behavior, we will take legal action, you know?"
Xu Yanxia said word by word, "First of all, we have never maliciously framed you. Those people who came to cause trouble at our stall last night were recognized by customers as your staff. We never mentioned your name to the customers from start to finish."
"Secondly, our Douyin account has never posted any false information. There is no such thing as maliciously guiding netizens. We are the victims in this matter. You calling to threaten us is the illegal act."
The other party's tone had already turned aggressive, "Stop pretending! If it weren't for your live stream, would netizens have gotten the wrong idea? Would it have been clipped into videos and repeatedly shared online? We are a large enterprise; we have a legal department!"
Xu Yanxia laughed, "Doesn't the legal department also follow the law? It's not like the mafia. The facts of this matter are very clear. Your people are still at the police station. We have never done anything against morality or the law from beginning to end. Whatever happens to you has nothing to do with us. Don't threaten us through any channel again. Otherwise, we will be the ones taking legal action."
"You, a street vendor, really think you're something? How many days have you even been in Rong City?"
The other party finally dropped the last bit of pretense and started cursing, "I'm telling you, while there's still room, quickly delete the related videos from your Douyin account, and then post a statement clearing our Jiu Shan's name! Otherwise, don't you worry about what methods I use, I'll definitely make sure you can't stay in Rong City for another minute!"
"I'll give you half a day. If you don't post the statement, you won't need to set up your stall today or any day in the future!"
"It seems there's nothing more to say then."
Xu Yanxia sneered, "That's it."
She hung up the phone.
Taking a couple of deep breaths, she said to the person in front of her, "You've seen their attitude. We haven't done anything wrong, so we definitely won't post any statement. But once this recording is released, the impact on them might be even greater. I'm just worried about Mrs. Lu's investment..."
Lu Jingming was also both angry and amused, "How can there be such stupid people?"
After a pause, he said, "I'll handle this matter. You don't need to do anything. Don't worry, you'll get an answer soon."
Xu Yanxia smiled, "Then thank you."
Lu Jingming sighed helplessly, "No need to thank me. As a shareholder, I should apologize to you on my mother's behalf."
Seeing that the meal was almost finished, he called out, "Proprietress, hello, the bill, please."
The proprietress quickly came out of the kitchen and said to him, "112. For a regular customer, 110 is fine."
"Okay."
Lu Jingming scanned the code to pay and thanked the proprietress.
Xu Yanxia also stood up and walked out with him.
The proprietress waved goodbye behind them, "Come again when you're free."
In the time it took to eat a meal, when they came out of the small shop, there were fewer people on the street than before.
With the important matter settled, it was time for Xu Yanxia to return to the Lu residence.
Lu Jingming said, "I'll take you back."
She quickly waved her hand, "No need. The subway station is just ahead, not far. I can walk there myself. You should go back to the company."
Lu Jingming, however, smiled, "You've helped me with two big things today. How can I let you take the subway back? It's fine, consider it helping with digestion. Let's walk to the company to get the car."
Xu Yanxia had no choice but to nod and walk with him towards the company.
Not far away, at the entrance of a trotter rice restaurant, someone looked at Lu Jingming's retreating figure with surprise and said, "Isn't that President Lu? He actually came here to eat?"
"The company cafeteria was closed today. Even President Lu has to eat out,"
The person at the same table shifted their gaze to Xu Yanxia beside Lu Jingming and asked, "That girl is President Lu's girlfriend, right? Doesn't look like someone from the company."
"Must be!"
The person beside them had already raised their phone, "Quick, take a picture! President Lu actually came to eat at a roadside shop with his girlfriend! This is big news!!!"
...
The roads at noon were relatively smooth. Less than twenty minutes after leaving the company garage, Lu Jingming dropped Xu Yanxia off at the Lu residence.
Xu Yanxia got out of the car at the gate, politely waved goodbye to him, waited for him to turn the car around and drive off, then entered the gates of the Lu house.
As soon as she entered, she saw Housekeeper Zhang feeding the fish by the fountain. She hurriedly greeted her, "Auntie Zhang, I'm back."
Housekeeper Zhang asked her, "Was it President Lu who just brought you back?"
"Yes,"
Xu Yanxia said, "President Lu was too polite. I said I'd take the subway, but he insisted on driving me back."
Housekeeper Zhang smiled and said, "Mrs. Lu just called and asked someone to go to the company to pick up some materials for her business trip tomorrow. If we had known earlier, we could have asked you to bring them back."
Xu Yanxia quickly asked, "Then should I go back again?"
Anyway, she didn't need to cook during this time and didn't have much to do.
"No need for that trouble. Lao Li has already gone to get them."
Housekeeper Zhang also instructed her, "The Chairman and Mrs. Lu are leaving for Europe tomorrow, so they'll have dinner at home tonight. Jingyao is also coming back from school. You can prepare a few more dishes for dinner."
"Okay."
Xu Yanxia nodded and went back to her room to change clothes first.
...
Because they were going on a long trip tomorrow, Chairman Lu and his wife specifically spent most of the day with the wife's father at her parents' home and didn't return to the Lu residence until evening.
Just as the car exited the neighborhood gate, they saw Mrs. Lu's assistant, Xiao Wu, waiting by the roadside.
Xiao Wu was there to deliver materials to Mrs. Lu.
When Lao Li went to the company at noon, some materials weren't fully gathered. She had specifically called Mrs. Lu and was waiting here.
"Thank you, Xiao Wu, for making a special trip."
Madam Lu instructed the driver, Lao Zhao, to stop the car and then called out to Wu Huina to get in. "Hop in. I'll have the driver take you back later."
"Thank you, Madam. I hope I'm not imposing."
Wu Huina didn't stand on ceremony and opened the door to sit in the passenger seat.
After fastening her seatbelt, the car continued on its way.
"Madam, here are the documents you requested."
Wu Huina turned slightly to hand the file folder containing the materials to Madam Lu in the back seat, all while still holding her phone.
As luck would have it, her phone screen was paused on a video.
And again, as luck would have it, the image on the screen was positioned perfectly for Madam Lu to see.
While accepting the folder, Madam Lu couldn't help but glance at it. Her attention was immediately caught. "Oh? Isn't that Jingming on the screen?"
