“What if I ranked fifth in the written exam? I got in by sheer luck. From a staff member in the government office to a leader’s secretary—on the day my ex-girlfriend begged me to get back together,...
Li Xiuyuan nodded and sat down on the sofa. Zhang Yucai offered him another cigarette before slowly explaining the situation.
Zhang Yucai was still able to remain calm. He had experienced some ups and downs in his life. He recounted everything from the sudden inspection in the morning to the problems that arose, the news he heard in the afternoon, and the news in the evening.
"Xiuyuan, what do we do now? It doesn't matter if we open the shop or not, even if we lose some money or get fined, but we can't go to jail." After her father-in-law Zhang Yucai finished explaining, Li Qingqing spoke first.
Zhang Zhihao nodded quickly: "Yes, Xiuyuan, do you think you can ask around about how to handle this? We'll accept the closure and fine, as long as we don't go to jail."
Although Zhang Yucai didn't say anything, the meaning conveyed in his eyes was the same. At the very beginning of the morning, he was still thinking about opening the store as soon as possible and getting the business license back. If the unsold goods in the store couldn't be sold, he would lose money.
But now he's not even thinking about opening a shop anymore, and he's even willing to accept fines as long as he doesn't go to jail.
The news that night terrified them.
Seeing the panicked expressions on his brother-in-law's family's faces, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, don't worry, let me call and ask what's going on."
"good."
"Okay." Zhang Zhihao and Li Qingqing both looked at Li Xiuyuan expectantly.
Li Xiuyuan took out his phone. He didn't care too much about the matter. It wasn't serious enough to go to jail. His brother-in-law's family hadn't made counterfeit seeds themselves; they had just been scammed.
As for what the news says, that's just what's broadcast for everyone to see.
Things are definitely not that serious.
Li Xiuyuan called Wang Xin directly.
"Li Zhen".
"Director Wang, I heard that the county bureau's special operation to crack down on the illegal sale of substandard fertilizers and counterfeit seeds and agricultural supplies has already begun?" Li Xiuyuan asked after answering the phone.
"Yes, Mayor Li, today's operation was very successful..." Wang Xin's voice was very excited on the phone.
Having received prior guidance from Li Xiuyuan, who took the matter very seriously and elevated it to a political level, the implications were entirely different, and the impact was enormous.
To make it easier for his sister and brother-in-law to hear, Li Xiuyuan put his phone on speakerphone. At this moment, Li Qingqing and Zhang Zhihao's gazes towards Li Xiuyuan changed.
The results are remarkable, and the result is their agricultural supply store.
"Mayor Li, thank you for your guidance. Our town's industrial and commercial bureau has the strongest crackdown efforts among all the townships in the county. Director Zhang even called today to praise us, saying that our town's industrial and commercial bureau has done a good job."
Wang Xin was still talking on the phone, but Li Xiuyuan's face had already turned awkward. He looked up and met the eyes of his sister and brother-in-law, not knowing what to say.
Li Qingqing's eyes widened at this moment. So her younger brother was involved in this. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a strong reaction.
Zhang Zhihao was also completely astonished, looking at Li Xiuyuan with disbelief. It turned out that he, the brother-in-law, was also involved in what happened to his family today.
Zhang Yucai's expression was a bit strange, but he quickly became excited. It was good that Li Xiuyuan was involved. Only by being involved could one have a say. Otherwise, if one knew nothing, it was uncertain whether Li Xiuyuan could be of any help. This matter needed to be viewed from two perspectives.