Chapter 38: Takeaway Shop in the Basement (2)
After the appearance, Jiang Ningyue looked at Tian Jun and asked, "Brother Jun, do you have the phone number of the Market Supervision Bureau or the street office?"
"No."
Tian Jun smiled and said, "But I have the phone number of the Jiangbei District Chief. I'll call him."
"Brother Jun, you are so capable." Jiang Ningyue gave a thumbs up.
After Tian Jun finished the call, the two waited on the leisure chairs in the community.
The delivery guy came over curiously and asked, "Are you from the TV station?"
"Yeah." Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded. "You usually deliver food, is this the dirtiest job?"
The delivery guy smiled shyly, "About the same, there are many that are just as dirty as this one."
"Huh?" Jiang Ningyue felt like the sky was falling. She had originally thought it was an isolated case, but it turned out to be a common phenomenon. "I eat takeout every day."
The delivery boy didn't dare look directly at Jiang Ningyue, scratching his head and saying, "It's best to order from a store that has a physical store, not a pure takeaway shop. Those are cleaner."
"I know that, but it doesn't taste good."
Jiang Ningyue, who loves to eat takeout, broke it lightly.
Even if Jiang Ningyue found fake cigarettes and alcohol, she wouldn't be angry because she doesn't smoke or drink. But she was so angry when she appeared on camera just now because she really ate rice noodles and braised chicken!
The young man smiled shyly again, and after a long hesitation, he asked, "Are you Jiang Ningyue? I saw you on Douyin."
Douyin's promotional logic is that locals are more likely to see it. Therefore, local influencers are generally well-known in their area. Jiang Ningyue's explosive popularity is largely due to the traffic contributed by locals.
"Yes." Jiang Ningyue nodded with a smile.
Jiang Ningyue's smile made the young man completely lose his composure. He walked away with a red face. He originally wanted to take a photo with Jiang Ningyue, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Just then, a woman came out of the basement. She should be one of the owners of one of the stores.
The woman was about 30 years old, thin, and her clothes were covered in oil. She walked straight towards Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun.
"Two leaders, what are you doing here?"
"I'm just taking pictures of your takeaway shop." Tian Jun said bluntly, "Your shops are too dirty. Besides, how can these takeaway shops be opened in the basement?"
The woman immediately became anxious when she heard this and said quickly, "We also work hard to earn our money. Please raise your hand and let us go."
As she spoke, the woman took out a stack of red banknotes from her pocket and stuffed it into Tian Jun's hand.
Tian Jun was furious. "What are you doing? I told you I'm a Party member! Don't try to trick me! Instead of doing anything crooked, it's better to clean up and run your own shop properly!"
The woman was speechless after being scolded by Tian Jun. She turned to look at Jiang Ningyue, hoping that this seemingly easy-going girl could help her. But Jiang Ningyue took a few steps back without hesitation, not giving the woman a chance to speak.
The woman had no choice but to return to the basement.
Jiang Ningyue looked at Tian Jun with a smile, "Brother Jun, that's awesome! Hearing this makes me want to join the party."
However, Jiang Ningyue did not mean to be sarcastic. Although she had known Tian Jun for a short time, he was indeed a great and glorious person.
Tian Jun smiled and said, "Xiaoyue, I'm not bragging. Mr. Liu talked to me several years ago and asked me to be a leader in the Equipment Center, but I refused. Last year, Mr. Liu asked me if I would like to be a leader in the Logistics Department, and I refused again."
"You just like making news?"
"I don't like making news."
Tian Jun shook his head and said, "I never shoot positive propaganda news. That kind of praise-singing stuff is boring. I only shoot negative news like this kind of public opinion supervision. That's what it means to do practical things for the people! This is called not forgetting our original intention."
"Pah pah pah."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and clapped her hands. If anyone else had said this, Jiang Ningyue would have been the first to disagree, but since Tian Jun had said it, Jiang Ningyue actually believed it.
As the two were chatting, a group of shirtless strong men came out of the basement and walked towards Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun with a menacing look. This momentum was very intimidating for a moment, and if faced with such a situation, most people would really retreat.
But Tian Jun was not afraid at all, he walked straight ahead and took the lead.
"What are you doing?!"
How could a veteran who fought against the flood in 1998 be easily scared by a few people?
They had not expected Tian Jun to be so tough, and for a moment they lost some of their momentum. But the young man in the lead still scolded:
"What are you doing? Is it easy for ordinary people like us to make a little money? Are you really going to kill us?"
“Who is not an ordinary person?”
Jiang Ningyue immediately walked over. "I'm also an ordinary citizen. Why do you ordinary people get to make dirty money while we ordinary people have to eat the garbage you make? Tell me, if a shop like yours opened outside, would anyone eat there? Or would you eat there yourself?"
Hearing Jiang Ningyue's words, everyone's morale dropped even further. Don't they know that their food is unhygienic? Do they dare to eat the food they cooked?
The young man in the lead knew he was in the wrong and cursed directly: "You fucking ..."
"Why are you cursing?"
Several delivery guys who were watching the show on the side immediately rushed over when they heard this. The guy who had just spoken to Jiang Ningyue was even more angry and wanted to take action.
Jiang Ningyue was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly said, "Don't fight, don't fight!"
At this moment, people from the local police station received the news and rushed over immediately to separate the crowd.
A middle-aged man with the rank of third-level police inspector rushed over and shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
The delivery guy became even more confident when he saw the police arrive, "They're going to beat up reporter Jiang."
"Yes, they want to beat people!"
"You still dare to hit people?"
The middle-aged man glared at them, and the crowd, who had been furious, immediately softened.
"No, no, we just had a few discussions."
"Yes, yes, yes, no, no."
Following closely behind the police were staff from various departments such as the street office and the Market Supervision Bureau. Several responsible persons found Jiang Ningyue.
"Reporter Jiang."
"Hello." Jiang Ningyue nodded to everyone. "You are all from the relevant departments. Do you know if there is a takeout shop in this area?"
The young man who came from the street was quite aggressive. "There is no law that prohibits catering in basements. Therefore, these shops are legal and compliant."
"Legal and compliant?"
Jiang Ningyue was a little bit unbelievable. How dare this guy say that in front of the camera?
"These basements belong to all the owners of Building 9. The property management company rented them out without their permission, and you're telling me it's legal?"
"Reporter Jiang, please don't get excited."
Jie Dao smiled slightly, as if he had been prepared for this. "This situation is quite special. Because the owners of Ankangli Community don't pay the property management fees, the property management company is unable to make ends meet, so they can only rent out their basements to make a profit. If they are not allowed to do this, this community will have no property management company at all."
"Then why not let the street office take over?" Jiang Ningyue asked, "Aren't many old residential areas quasi-property management units managed by the government?"
Quasi-property management is a type of property management system for older residential communities. This type of property management system is only responsible for sanitation and garbage removal, while the operation and maintenance of facilities and equipment are all the responsibility of the local government. Residents only need to pay a very low garbage removal fee each year.
"According to Haining City's standards, only communities built before 2000 meet the requirements. Ankangli was built in 2000 and doesn't meet the standards, so the government cannot take it over."
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