Chapter 708 - 738: A Tall Tree Attracts the Wind
The woman was dazed. "No, no, nobody put us up to this."
A police officer nearby said, "It’s getting late. Sorry to have kept you all day. You can all go home for now. We’ll notify you once we have results from the interrogation."
Since this was all part of the necessary procedure, there was nothing Qin Jiao could do. She gave the woman a few more glances before looking away.
Qin Jiao called home first to let her parents know that the matter was resolved so they wouldn’t worry.
Then, the group got into a car and headed to Qin Jiao’s house.
In the car, Sun Lili said excitedly, "Wow, those security cameras are really useful! I didn’t even think of them before. Now that I see this, I’ll have to install a few more in the restaurant later."
Li Man looked at her, speechless, and said, "Did today’s events scare you silly?"
"I wasn’t scared, just really angry." Sun Lili leaned over to Qin Jiao and asked curiously, "Boss, you said that couple was put up to it. Who do you think is behind them?"
"I don’t know either."
In truth, this was mostly just a feeling Qin Jiao had. She felt as if a venomous snake was lurking in the shadows, eyeing them covetously.
’Who could it be?’
When the group arrived home, Qin Zhonghui finally let out a sigh of complete relief.
Li Man and Sun Lili went to play with the two babies, while Su Yun pulled Qin Jiao into the kitchen. She said, "Xiao Jiao, running a restaurant is so risky. Maybe... we should just close it?"
Qin Zhonghui felt the same way.
Today’s incident was terrifying. Someone could have died.
Qin Jiao looked at her honest parents and smiled. "Mom, Dad, you have to understand that nothing is ever truly safe. Even if you hide at home, you could still be hit by a natural disaster or some other accident. Besides, this incident happened to us, and all we can do is our part. We just need to make sure the restaurant’s hygiene is up to code, that we’ve considered every safety issue, and that we’ve done everything we’re supposed to do."
"As for other people deliberately causing trouble, it’s not like they’ll stop just because we try to hide from them."
Qin Zhonghui said, "I know you’re right, but... ugh, why are they targeting our restaurant?"
Qin Jiao rolled up her sleeves and helped her parents dish out the food. She said, "It’s a case of a tall tree catching the wind. When you’re successful and doing well, it makes some people jealous."
"There will always be people in this world who don’t work hard or succeed themselves, so they just get jealous of others."
"And lots of people are happy to do things that hurt others, even if they don’t gain anything themselves."
Qin Jiao looked up at her parents and smiled. "That’s exactly why we have to arm ourselves and become stronger. That way, when someone tries to bully us, we can hit back hard."
Having been reborn, Qin Jiao had no intention of being a victim.
And if you want to be strong, you have to be ready to face the envy, jealousy, and hatred of others.
Once you become powerful enough and the gap between you and those people grows wide enough, none of their petty tricks will be able to harm you in the slightest.
Although Su Yun and Qin Zhonghui still didn’t fully understand, they were already convinced by their daughter!
The large group then had a lively feast, which also served to calm everyone’s nerves after the ordeal.
During the meal, the man who had been with Sun Lili at the hospital came up. Everyone started teasing her, and Sun Lili said with a blush, "It’s nothing, really. He’s just a blind date my parents set up for me. I told them I didn’t have time for a meeting because the restaurant was so busy, so they actually told him to come find me here. And then, well, we ran right into this whole mess."