“All this equipment is brand new, only used for a month. It would be a waste to sell it as scrap metal,” Xu Haibo said.

"What else can we do? There are so many tricks to doing business. If we do it again, we won't have any money left to lose." Xu Aihua was also heartbroken.

At this point, Xu Aihua remembered a certain consumer protection department and said in alarm, "The merchant and the tax authorities have already been fined. Will the consumer protection department come to impose fines tomorrow?"

Now, whenever these government units or fines are mentioned, the Tang family feels as if they are facing a formidable enemy.

Tang Jianguo: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and move them!"

Tang Kai: "Where are we moving to?"

"Where else can we move to? Let's move to our rented place first!"

At Tang Jianguo's command, Xu Aihua and Tang Kai quickly moved the items onto the slowly moving boat.

Tang Jianguo and Xu Aihua originally rented a house near He Wenlin's food factory. Because the incident happened suddenly, they did not return the house or move their belongings. Moving these equipment there was a bit cramped, but it was not a big problem to leave them there temporarily.

Xu Haibo also lent a hand, and in less than 45 minutes, the things were packed up and the house was returned.

Tang Jianguo rode his bicycle slowly, carrying their belongings, back to their rented house in Baijia Village with Xu Aihua. Xu Haibo, seeing that everything was settled, also returned.

Tang Kai returned to the rented apartment he shared with Wu Hai.

Wu Hai was lying in bed, sulking with the fan blowing on him. When he saw Tang Kai return, he ignored him.

Two cousins ​​who grew up together and have always had a good relationship are ignoring each other for the first time today.

...

That evening, He Wenlin also received the news that Tang Jianguo and Wu Hai had been fined two thousand yuan and had three thousand five hundred yuan confiscated.

Is 5,500 a lot?

For them, that's actually a lot.

Earning 5,500 is easy, but saving 5,500 in a year is quite difficult at this time.

After leaving Tang Jianguo's place, Xu Haibo did not return to Hengling first, but came to He Wenlin's place and told her about Tang Jianguo's family.

When He Wenlin heard that Tang Jianguo had moved out overnight and quit the business, she scoffed and said, "He can't even afford this small loss, yet he wants to learn how to do business and try to steal business from others."

Xu Haibo: "Was it really you who reported them and made them pay compensation?"

"I was the one who reported them. It's one thing for them to use my skills, but they also tried to poach my clients with low prices and had the audacity to say that the business world is like a battlefield where the strong prey on the weak! Today, I'm just going to teach them a little lesson!"

At this point, He Wenlin took the opportunity to educate her parents: "Now you know why I insist on going through all sorts of procedures, right? Don't take chances. We don't have a strong network of connections, so we must do business reasonably, legally, and compliantly, so as not to give others the opportunity to mess with us. Tax evasion is a serious matter, and you could end up in jail."

Mr. He still has the mindset of a commoner. He always feels that once you get a license, you have to pay taxes. He thinks that there are many people who don't get licenses, so he can delay as long as possible and save as much money as possible.

In fact, most people at the bottom of society have this kind of thinking when they do business. On the one hand, they are driven by poverty, and on the other hand, they do not understand the law.

I don't know how serious the consequences are if someone gets caught evading taxes.

If you don't have a powerful backer, it's best not to cross this line.

"Alright, I know everything now. You're the one making all the decisions, aren't you?" said Mr. He.

Hearing He Wenlin's words, Xu Haibo sighed and said, "Indeed, Third Aunt went too far. How can she steal her own people's goods and poach her own customers? Now she and her nephew have fallen out."

Mrs. He: "It's normal for business to fall apart. If you lose money, you blame this and that. If you make money, you feel that you put in too much effort and got too little money. In short, you can't do business in partnership. It's best to do it alone. It's okay if the business is small, at least there won't be any conflicts."

"Wait, you just said they stole goods?" He Wenlin looked at Xu Haibo in surprise. "How did you know?"

It turned out that He Wenlin's family was unaware of this matter, and Xu Haibo felt that he had said the wrong thing.

He Wenlin looked at him with a bright smile: "What's wrong? Can't I tell you?"

"I heard Wu Hai say it when they were arguing. I thought you guys knew."

Mrs. He looked at He Wenlin in surprise: "Didn't you see the report and not notice the problem?"

"The amount stolen shouldn't be too large, because during our inventory, the intangible losses were within a reasonable range," He Wenlin said. "After we move to the new factory in a few months, they'll have surveillance cameras installed. No one will dare to do anything reckless then. If we catch one, we'll call the police immediately. That way, no one will dare to do it again. We'll make an example of them!"

There's no evidence now. Even if we call the police, they won't admit it. Xu Haibo's testimony is also useless because they can recant their statements at the police station.

"They're truly heartless! We were so good to them before, it's like feeding them to the dogs!" Mrs. He was furious. Nothing is more painful than being betrayed by relatives you've wholeheartedly helped.

"By the way, Haibo, why did you go to their place today?" He's father asked.

He Wenlin laughed and said, "I guess they borrowed money from you."

Xu Haibo nodded: "Yes, a certain business department wanted to confiscate 3,500 yuan from them, but they didn't have the money, so they borrowed it from me."

"You're quite generous," said Mr. He. "Three thousand five hundred is not a bad amount."

"What else can we do? We're all family. My aunt was crying terribly on the phone."

Based on this, He Wenlin felt that Xu Haibo was a good person.

"Alright, let's put this behind us. If we provoke them again, it won't be as simple as just making them bleed," He Wenlin said. "Mom and Dad, don't be angry anymore. We have a lot of things to do, so there's no need to waste time on them. It's almost Dragon Boat Festival, so Bo-ge will come over for dinner. Our little supermarket will also open on that day."

"Okay, I'll head back now. I'll come help out when the supermarket opens."

"Dad, drive Bo-ge home. It's so far, and it's hard to get a taxi around here." After saying that, He Wenlin packed some cakes for Xu Haibo. "They're all homemade from my factory. Take them with you."

He's mother also told Xu Haibo, "Next time you come, don't buy anything. We have more fruit than we can eat, and Linlin and Xiaojun don't like milk. Besides, we're about to open a small supermarket at home, so we don't lack milk or snacks. Just come and bring your own."

"Then I'll head back now, Auntie, Linlin, goodbye."

After seeing Xu Haibo off, He's mother said to He Wenlin, "It's almost time to prepare to buy more goods. Your grandmother hasn't come back yet."

“I asked today, and my sister-in-law’s younger sister arrived this afternoon. We can bring Grandma back tomorrow,” He Wenlin said. “I heard that quite a few people from her family came. I guess there’s going to be some excitement.”