The four people in the room were terrified when they heard they were going to jail.
An official from the business department then asked, "Don't you have a license?"
"I...I...I..." Tang Jianguo stammered. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he really didn't know how to solve it.
In desperation, Tang Jianguo pointed at Wu Hai and said, "This is the factory opened by my nephew. He's not an adult yet, so he can't get a business license!"
Despite Wu Hai's fearless demeanor and his constant arguing with He Wenlin, he's still just a teenager. He's a bit clever, but inexperienced. So when it really comes down to it, he's nervous and scared, unable to speak.
"Are you the boss?" someone from the business department looked at him. "Let me see your ID."
Wu Hai rummaged around for a long time before finally producing his ID card.
An official from the business department took the document and said, "You're already sixteen. An adult can accompany you to apply for the license."
Tang Jianguo hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, "We'll go tomorrow, no, we'll go in a little while!"
"What's your relationship?" someone from a business department asked.
Tang Jianguo didn't dare to lie and honestly confessed: "This is my nephew, but he owns this factory. I used to work in another factory and only came here last night. You can check!"
Wu Hai was unhappy, feeling that his uncle was trying to shirk responsibility by pushing the blame onto him.
Yesterday he said that he was a minor and wouldn't take responsibility, but Tang Jianguo's behavior still made him very unhappy.
“But you are operating without a license, so all your profits will be confiscated,” a business department official said.
Upon hearing that all their revenue would be confiscated, all four of them panicked.
Tang Jianguo hurriedly explained, "We haven't been selling for many days! We just made and sold everything ourselves. The 'Haitang Food Factory' label was just for show. Actually, we haven't sold a single box. We sold everything ourselves at our stall. You see, it's not easy for the kids to earn money, this...this..."
“You need a license to operate. Who can verify what you’re saying?” said a tax official. “You’ve opened a factory without a license and haven’t filed taxes with the tax department. This is tax evasion and you will be fined.”
"This is punishable too?" Tang Jianguo and Xu Aihua almost fainted.
A merchant wants to confiscate all the money, and a tax collector wants to impose a fine. Tang Jianguo, Xu Aihua, Wu Hai, and Tang Kai are all on the verge of tears!
With this combination of collection and fines, they're draining themselves dry and still have no money left!
“We are from a fire brigade. We heard that there are significant safety hazards here, so we came here to take a look.”
After saying that, the two staff members from the fire brigade looked around the room.
"Your workmanship here is terrible! The power strip is broken, the wires are haphazardly connected, and look, these wires are even sparking! This is such a huge safety hazard! There's no fire extinguisher either. If this catches fire, it'll be disastrous! Stop it immediately!"
As luck would have it, someone from a certain fire department happened to witness sparks coming from the connection point.
"You must stop work here. You can only resume work after all the problems I just mentioned are resolved," said a person from the fire department. "According to the law, you will also be fined here."
They should also be fined!
Xu Aihua couldn't hold back anymore and really cried: "Comrade, we really don't know anything about what you're saying, we don't understand these things, we won't do it anymore, we won't do it anymore, okay?"
Xu Aihua was truly frightened.
This will be confiscated, that will result in a fine—it's terrifying.
They didn't earn a single penny and even had to pay a fine.
Xu Aihua cried, tears streaming down her face: "Comrades, we really don't understand these things. We left our hometown to work here, and we've only been open for a few days. All the goods were sold by my son from his street stall. We're not doing this anymore, we're not going to set up a stall anymore. Please, have mercy on us and forgive us this time, okay?"
After Xu Aihua finished speaking, she bowed deeply to each of them.
"No matter how difficult it is, you must abide by the national laws. If everyone were like you, crying a bit and then letting it go, wouldn't that create chaos?" said an official from a tax department. "Who can prove to you that the factory was just opened? And who can prove that you sold it from a street stall? If you sold it from a street stall, why are you displaying a food factory sign?"
“I hired two temporary workers before, and I asked them to be my witnesses!”
The two temporary workers who had just been fired happened to be from next door and were watching the commotion, so Wu Hai pulled them out.
The two men were also startled. At this time, most people would not want to deal with those who were paid by the government.
"Were you originally his workers?" a tax official asked.
"Yes."
"How's their business? How long have they been open?"
"Business was pretty good. I came early and started working for them on May 13th. We basically made about ten boxes a day. Later, at the end of the month, there were two of us, and we made more than twenty boxes a day. They sold their own goods at a stall and also wholesaled to others. I don't know who they wholesaled to."
Upon hearing this, Wu Hai jumped up and down in a panic: "You're talking nonsense! I didn't do wholesale! I didn't!"
"Aren't those egg rolls from the Sihai Grocery Store over there yours?" the temporary worker said.
Wu Hai quickly told a tax official, "On that one occasion, we delivered three boxes."
"You don't need to explain to us anymore. They've already made it very clear. According to regulations, you must be punished!" said a tax official. "Now, both of you, come with us."
"Go on a trip? Go...where to?" Tang Jianguo was frightened. Could he really go to jail?
"Come with us to the station and explain everything."
Wu Hai was so frightened that he took several steps back and then ran away!
The fire department officers, who were highly trained, quickly gave chase. How could a minor possibly outrun a well-trained adult?
They were quickly grabbed by the neck and brought back!
Tang Jianguo and Xu Aihua were stunned!
"Comrade, we won't do it anymore, we won't do it again!" Xu Aihua cried with snot and tears streaming down her face.
Tang Jianguo's legs went weak: "Comrade, my nephew..."
"Come with us and explain things clearly!"
Tang Jianguo: "Comrade, it has nothing to do with me, really, it has nothing to do with us..."
"Whether it's related or not, we'll investigate. Come with me to cooperate with the investigation."
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