Chapter 1847: Greed Runs in the Family

Chapter 1847: Greed Runs in the Family

Shu Yu nearly burst out laughing. After Chen He finished speaking, he pulled the employee into the shop and, true to his word, closed both doors and went to resolve the issue himself.

The onlookers outside the door exchanged puzzled glances, completely astonished by these two's unexpected move.

What on earth? After all that commotion, they left without even reaching a conclusion?

They hadn't even been able to enjoy the spectacle to its fullest; was this not going too far?

The woman next to Shu Yu sighed with regret, "How disappointing. I wanted to know who was truly at fault. Well, let's disperse. I should go home and cook."

Others shook their heads and turned to leave.

Shu Yu and Grandma Lu exchanged a glance. Although the spectacle had ended, knowing that Chen He had returned, they couldn't just let this opportunity slip by. Getting information about Chen Bing directly from him was the most direct way.

Just as Shu Yu was about to approach, she saw Lu Sanzhu, who had disappeared earlier, returning. Excitement shone on his face, and he approached them with a satisfied expression after having his fill of the commotion.

"Mother, Ah Yu, do you know what I found out just now?"

"What?" The old lady gestured towards the closed door of the store in front of them. "Did you figure out who was right and who was wrong?"

"Heh, I actually did figure it out. I even secured a confirmed source, thanks to Ah Yu's recommendation."

Shu Yu blinked. When did she give her approval?

As Lu Sanzhu spoke, he glanced around. This wasn't the place to talk, so he helped the old lady back into the carriage and eagerly climbed in himself.

"Mother, didn't I come over here earlier? Then, I accurately located someone who seemed to know the whole story. Turns out, that woman is the owner of the store next to the chen's store. She told me that when Chen He was in the backyard of the shop, he had already started quarreling with the assistant."

"That assistant indeed sneakily took some small items while the owner was away, thinking it wouldn't be noticed. But little did he know that Chen He, who's extremely unwilling to let anyone take advantage of him, spent an entire day going through two months' worth of accounts and caught him red-handed. As for Chen He, he got an idea: he wanted the assistant to compensate him more so that he could have some extra funds."

Shu Yu was curious, "Compensate more? How much?"

Lu Sanzhu gestured with his fingers, "This guy is quite greedy. He demanded compensation ten times the value of what was taken."

Tsk tsk, ten times. Considering what the assistant had taken, that meant he would have to pay three or two silver.

For the assistant, that was four months' worth of wages.

"The assistant refused, and the two of them got into a heated argument. It started in the backyard but escalated. Eventually, they started pushing and shoving, and it spilled out onto the doorstep, witnessed by everyone around."

The assistant didn't want to admit to embezzling, or else who would hire him in the future? Chen He insisted that the shop had lost at least two silver worth of goods and demanded compensation. Neither would budge, resulting in the current situation.

Grandma Lu suddenly realized, "No wonder neither of them wanted to report it to the authorities."

Indeed, they both were so greedy. In their situation, reporting to the authorities would likely lead to a beating.

Lu Sanzhu chuckled, "Mother, I also learned something else. This Chen He guy, he's taking after his father. I heard that his father did the same thing just over two months ago."