Chapter 60 Why?
It has been a week since the letter of accusation was sent, and there has been no movement on it.
Business at the shop is slowly picking up again. Mainly because the neighboring store has sold out of their twill hoodies. Their twill hoodie business is unique in Lizhou. If they really want to buy something, they'll buy it even if they think the profit margins are a bit high.
The business next door is still sluggish, mainly because their clothes have a variety of styles and they only have one piece of each style, so they are very picky about people.
Gu Jianguo called Wang Yueju yesterday and learned that Sanjing and Xiaosi were about to have their holiday. He discussed with Han Deyi and decided to go back and pick them up.
Gu Jianguo decided to transfer his, Sanjing's, and Xiaosi's household registrations so that the two children could go to school more conveniently, while Han Deyi wanted to transfer the entire family's household registrations.
Changing household registration was a hassle, requiring certification from both the village and county governments. They decided to have Gu Jianguo and Tian Huiying return together, each obtain their own family certificates, and then come to Lizhou to handle the paperwork.
After the agreement was reached, Gu Jianguo and Tian Huiying prepared to go home. But before they could leave, someone from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau arrived and said someone had reported their goods as smuggled. They asked them to close the shop and reopen after the investigation was complete.
Gu Jianguo and his men were furious when they heard this. They must have been tipped off by someone next door. They must have someone higher up, otherwise they wouldn't be checking the legitimate goods instead of the genuine smuggled ones.
But no matter how angry they are, they cannot make trouble with the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. The more they make trouble, the more serious the situation will probably become.
Suppressing their anger, Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi took out cigarettes and handed them to several people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau. Among them was the person who had asked them to apply for the business license last time. Perhaps thinking that they had a close relationship with Zhang Zijun, they all took the cigarettes.
"All our goods are officially domestically produced. They can't be smuggled goods." Gu Jianguo said as he picked up a jacket and showed them the label. "Look, the factory is in Shenzhen. They are definitely domestically produced."
"Comrade, since we have received the report, we must investigate according to the procedures. I hope you can understand."
The people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau were polite, but they still wanted to close the shop. They had no choice but to close the shop first and then cooperate with their investigation. Under the supervision of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, they closed the shop. Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to cooperate with their investigation.
After they left, Gu Erhui turned around and went into the shop next door. Seeing this, Gu Yimin immediately followed her.
There were several customers in the store looking at clothes, and Lu Yanping was serving them. When she saw the two Gu sisters, she raised her chin with a proud look on her face.
Gu Erhui sneered, picked up one of their clothes, and said, "I want to size it, give me one."
Lu Yanping squinted at her and said, "No."
Gu Erhui: "Then take a size one."
"No."
Gu Erhui was surprised. "Oh, why are all the clothes in your house one by one? Are they smuggled second-hand clothes? I heard that some people are unscrupulous and smuggle second-hand clothes from abroad to sell."
A customer didn't understand what Gu Erhui said and asked, "What do you mean by smuggled second-hand clothes?"
Gu Erhui: "They're smuggled secondhand clothes. They're used clothes from people abroad. I've even heard that some of these clothes were taken from the dead. Oh, I don't know if they have any germs or viruses on them, but even if they don't, it's still very unlucky."
"You're talking nonsense." Lu Yanping rushed over and was about to push Gu Erhui, but Gu Erhui had fought before and was experienced, so she dodged with a quick move.
"Am I talking nonsense? Show me the proof," Gu Erhui sneered at her. "Our clothes are all produced by regular domestic manufacturers. I can call the manufacturer right now and ask them to give us a certificate. Can you do that?"
"Who are you? Why should I prove anything to you?" Lu Yanping's face turned red with anger. She didn't expect Gu Erhui to say in front of her that her clothes were smuggled.
"If you don't prove it to me, you should at least prove it to the customers." Gu Erhui looked at the customers in the store and said, "You don't want the clothes you buy to be taken from the dead, do you?"
The customers quickly threw the clothes in their hands onto the rack as if they were dirty.
Lu Yanping became even angrier, "What right do you have to slander me?"
"Who is slandering me?" Gu Yimin stood beside Gu Erhui and said, "What we said is the truth. I'm reporting your clothes as smuggled right now."
"Let's go, Erhui. Let's go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau now. I don't believe that there is no place in the world where people can reason."
Gu Yimin dragged Gu Erhui out, whispering as they walked, "Anonymous reporting is useless, so let's report it publicly with our real names. We've already torn our relationship apart anyway."
Gu Erhui thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's report it with our real names. I'll see if they do anything about it this time."
They were investigated for smuggling by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. They must have been reported by the shameless neighbors, and the neighbors must have known that they had reported them.
Moreover, there must be someone higher up next door, otherwise no one would pay attention to their report, and the report from next door would be investigated immediately.
The two sisters felt like a stone was blocking their hearts with anger. They were running a legal business and were kind to others, but they were falsely accused and bullied. Is there any justice in this world?
The two sisters walked towards the bus stop. Tian Huiying saw them and quickly grabbed them. "Are you really going to report it? Or should we wait? Wait until your dad and the others come back."
She was so scared that her heart was about to jump out.
"Aunt, you stay home and look after the house. We can't just sit there and do nothing when we're being bullied. I'm going to sue them. If the Industrial and Commercial Bureau doesn't work, I'll sue the city government. If the city government doesn't work, I'll sue the provincial government. If that doesn't work, I'll go to Kyoto."
Gu Erhui said this so loudly that everyone around heard it, and everyone looked at Lu Yanping with strange eyes.
After the Gu sisters left, someone said, "Is what he said true? Were those clothes really taken from a dead person?"
"I bought a sweater from them a few days ago, and now I have to return it. It's so annoying."
"No wonder it's so cheap, it turns out it was taken from a dead person."
"My second uncle also bought clothes from them. I have to go talk to him and return the clothes."
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Hearing these people's discussions, Lu Yanping gritted her teeth and went into the house. She didn't expect that outsiders like Gu Erhui would be so tough.
Gu Erhui and Gu Yimin took a car to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. They first found Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi and told them about the report.
Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi thought about it and decided to report it with their real names. After all, they had already torn their relations. If they were afraid now, who knows what disgusting things the neighbors would do in the future.
After making the decision, Gu Jianguo and Han Deyi went straight to report the case. The person handling their case at the Industrial and Commercial Bureau was actually very clear about what was going on. When they heard they wanted to report something, they closed the office door and said, "Why are you doing this? Just bow your head and admit your mistakes, and the matter will be over. Otherwise, you can find someone to sit down and talk things out."
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