"Miss Ning, I'm truly at my wit's end. If my family were managing, I wouldn't have resorted to such a low action... Please, aunt pleads for your mercy, spare me this time, I beg you."
"Stealing the marinated soup from my shop and selling it to others is a mistake. And for every mistake, one must face the consequences."
"For the part that Aunt Qian has worked in the tofu workshop for such a long time, I am not going to ask you for any compensation. Uncle Village Chief is outside. He has heard every word we have said, and he will take you to meet Master Ding, the County Magistrate, later. The whole matter will be thoroughly investigated, and whatever the law stipulates will be the outcome."
"However, you should not come to work here any longer."
Aunt Qian's face grew paler upon hearing these words. She knelt and walked a few steps, then reached out to clutch Zhuang Qingning's leg, "Miss Ning, Miss Ning, I beg you, please spare me this time. I was truly out of options."
