spring bite mark

Chapter 185 Huo Yungui

Hongkelai Supermarket is virtually unknown among the many supermarket brands in Chongqing.

However, because it has its own farm, the vegetables and fruits are all organic, and the other brands that have moved in are also personally overseen by the owner, Huo Mingcai. It has many stable old customers and has a fairly good reputation in the surrounding area.

Having learned a lesson from the complicated traffic situation, Jiang Manman and her bodyguards all opted to travel by light rail.

For convenience, she wore loose sportswear today, a magenta short-sleeved T-shirt and a skirt, paired with a refreshing high ponytail, a completely new style compared to her usual gentle and refined look.

The bodyguards kept a distance, hidden in the crowd, discreetly protecting them from a safe distance.

Jiang Manman asked two staff members at the light rail station. After exiting from Exit 3, she indeed saw the supermarket next door. The studio she went to when she met Miss Lan yesterday was only a few hundred meters away from the entrance of Hongkelai Supermarket, separated by a few one-way streets and the Jialing River.

Jiang Manman put on a mask, casually pushed a shopping cart, and slowly stepped into the supermarket.

She didn't buy much; she spent most of her time looking around, examining each section one by one. They were all brands that hadn't had any negative news. The fruits and vegetables were very fresh, and each item had traceability information such as its place of origin and delivery time, as well as several test reports.

The meat and seafood section was also very fresh. Even though Jiang Manman didn't intend to buy anything, the salesperson patiently explained things to her for a long time. They even got excited and recited several recipes.

With its high-quality products, excellent service, and relaxed and harmonious work atmosphere, the supermarket's success is clearly due to Huo Mingcai's management, suggesting that Huo Mingcai is a decent person.

As Jiang Manman was refining her impression of Huo Mingcai in her mind, she heard someone call out, "Young Master Huo, you've arrived!"

"Yeah, I brought a few buddies to buy some things." The young man's voice had a hint of cynicism. "It'll all be on my tab later."

After a moment of surprise, Jiang Manman looked toward the source of the sound.

In the snack area, Huo Yungui was wearing a slicked-back skull sleeveless T-shirt, a pair of flashy beach shorts, and flip-flops. His face was quite handsome, but completely different from Jiang Manman's, with almost nothing in common.

Beside him, three equally sleazy-looking brothers were unceremoniously selecting snacks, mostly expensive imported foods. Their shopping cart was almost overflowing, but they showed no signs of stopping.

The surrounding employees didn't seem surprised; it was clearly not the first time.

"Thanks, brother, but when Uncle Huo comes back, you'll probably get scolded again."

"It's nothing. I've been beaten a lot since I was a child, I'm used to it," Huo Yungui replied nonchalantly.

More than twenty minutes later, a group of people finally pushed several large carts to the checkout counter.
"Young Master Huo, the total is three thousand six hundred and twenty-four. Should it be put on the books?"

"nonsense."

The cashier paused for a moment, then obediently put the bill on the tab.

Several people walked out.

Jiang Manman absentmindedly took the items out of her shopping cart one by one, and casually asked the cashier:

"Was that Mr. Huo's son just now?"

"Yes." The cashier couldn't help but complain, "The boss just left yesterday, and this young master has already brought three groups of people. The amount owed is over ten thousand. When the boss comes back tomorrow, he'll beat them to a pulp again."

Jiang Manman tentatively asked, "Huo Yungui, what kind of work do you usually do?"

"I don't know. I heard he's done a lot of things, but he lost money on them all. Now he's just sitting around living off his parents." The cashier said, glancing at Jiang Manman. "But he's not a bad person at heart. People in our store who don't like him have all complained about him to his face, but there's nothing we can do if they don't listen."

"You dare to criticize your young master to his face?" Jiang Manman was very surprised.

The cashier said, "Oh, that's nothing. When Boss Huo was disciplining his unruly son, our butcher even handed him a knife."

Jiang Manman: "..." She took out her phone, paid for the few snacks she had casually bought, and walked out of the supermarket.

They hadn't walked far when they discovered that Huo Yungui, who had just been on good terms with them, was now pinning one of his brothers to the ground and beating him mercilessly. The other brother, not to be outdone, retaliated, and the two of them exchanged kicks and punches, fighting fiercely.

The other two brothers were trying to break up the fight, but they didn't seem very enthusiastic.

Jiang Manman stepped aside and watched silently.

Bodyguards had already approached her to prevent her from being accidentally injured.

The fighting was intense. Jiang Manman asked her bodyguard in a low voice, "Why did they start fighting?"

The bodyguard had been standing there the whole time and witnessed the whole thing: "At first, they were chatting and laughing. Then the guy asked Young Master Huo, 'Where's Huo Mingcai?' Young Master Huo said he went to Guangxi to look for his sister. Then the guy said, 'You haven't found her in all these years, so she's probably gone.'"

Jiang Manman's feelings were a mix of emotions.

Huo Yungui and his brother were both bleeding and in a sorry state. Huo Yungui, who had been acting like a thug just a moment ago, was now like a ferocious leopard, pinning his brother to the ground and beating him mercilessly, his tone full of malice:

"You've always eaten and drunk my food, treated me like a sucker, and I've turned a blind eye to it. After all, I don't have many brothers, and I often can't even get everyone together for a mahjong game. But you dare to curse my sister! I'm telling you, Zhang He, we're breaking off our friendship today. If I ever hear you mention my sister again, I'll kill you!"

"Huo Yungui, forget it, forget it, we're all brothers..."

"Brother? He treats me like a brother, but doesn't he know that my sister is the biggest worry for our whole family? He deliberately tries to hurt me, what a load of rubbish!"

After Huo Yungui finished speaking, he viciously kicked the man again before leaving without looking back.

Jiang Manman stood in the corner, staring blankly at Huo Yungui as he walked away nonchalantly, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

In the afternoon, I met with another client.

It was an evening gown custom-made for the birthday party of the daughter of a business tycoon.

She was a beautiful and feisty young lady. She was very easygoing when trying on clothes, and there was almost nothing that needed to be altered. She paid the balance right after trying them on.

The young lady stroked her dress with obvious delight. "I've seen your promotional photos. Those top-tier male beauties are absolutely stunning! If you included a photo of the spokesperson with your next order, Mu Chan would definitely have another surge in orders."

Jiang Manman smiled and said, "It took a lot of effort to get those two side profile photos. A front view photo is not possible for now."

"Could you reveal the other person's identity?" the young lady sighed. "I'm still missing a boyfriend. In all these years, there hasn't been a man who could make me fall head over heels just from his profile. I really want to get him."

“Miss Zhuang, he is already married and has children,” Jiang Manman said seriously. “In fact, he has been married twice.”

Seeing the young lady's dejected gaze, Jiang Manman got up to say goodbye.

As they stepped out of the Zhuang family villa, the bodyguard cautiously asked, "Madam, the third client is also in this area. Shall we meet him?"

“No, go to Jiaheng Residential Area,” Jiang Manman said softly. “Take the dress I specially brought with me.”

Two hours later, Jiang Manman appeared downstairs in the Jiaheng residential complex where her biological mother, Wang Ying, lived.

This is the old town area, and most of the houses are from many years ago and don't even have elevators. Jiang Manman changed into a pair of sneakers, signaled her bodyguard to wait downstairs, and then, carrying the custom-made suitcase for her dress, leisurely climbed to the sixth floor.

Then, she gently knocked on the door of room 601.

(End of this chapter)