Chapter 183 Commander Huo's Fiancee
Huo Qingyu pursed his lips and stood there indifferently. Seeing that he looked unhappy, Huo Qingqing and Han Jianwu stopped making a fuss and finally looked at Luo Anning and winked at her.
Huo Qingyu said in a deep voice, "I know everyone is worried about my marriage, but this matter cannot be rushed. I found the person this time myself, and I want to make the full decision by myself, so you don't need to interfere."
Luo An Ning couldn't care less about that. She was even more anxious about the second son's marriage than she was smart. She glared at him and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Huo Qingqing pulled her old mother and winked at her, "Mom, Second Brother is not a fool, he must know what's going on. Calm down. Since Second Brother doesn't want us to get involved, then let's not get involved. Otherwise, what if we mess things up with good intentions?"
Huo Zheng looked at his son, "Second brother, tell me the truth, is there any hope? You really can't afford to waste time."
Huo Qingyu said firmly: "Yes, but the premise is that none of you should interfere."
Luo An Ning, "Why? Don't you draw a pie for us and keep us all hanging as a cover?"
Huo Qingyu's face darkened and his voice became colder. "Mom, how unreliable am I in your heart? At this age, do you think I'm not in a hurry? Do I still have time to lie?"
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After a brief silence, Huo Qingyu said, "In a year at most, there will be a result."
Luo Anning, "Another year?!"
Huo Qingqing, "Mom, my second brother said it would take at most a year, but it's possible that we will get good news in half a year or a few months!"
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On this Wednesday morning, there were only three employees on the morning shift, each cleaning the floor. A car stopped in front of the Chenyue Studio. The person who got out was wearing a leather jacket and jeans, holding a briefcase and walking in with a splayed step. "Where's your boss?"
The clerk Xiao Cui said, "The boss is not here, who are you?"
Xiao Cui is very pretty. The man stared at her for a while and said, "Tell your boss that it's time to pay."
Xiao Cui, "What fee?"
The man said, "I come here often, why haven't I seen you?"
Xiao Cui said, "I have been working in the store for several months and I have never seen you. What exactly do you charge?"
The man said impatiently: "Call your boss and tell her my last name is Zheng and I'm here to collect the fees. She will know what's going on."
The store manager who was cleaning upstairs heard it and asked at the stairs, "Xiao Cui, what happened?"
Zheng nodded when he saw the store manager and said, "Manager Yang, I'm here to collect the fees."
Manager Yang knew what was going on and said with a smile, "Why are you here to collect the fees so early in the morning? We haven't even opened yet! Why don't you come over after get off work this afternoon?"
The man surnamed Zheng said, "I'm in a hurry to go to work! Call your boss and ask him to give me the money." His tone was very bad, and he looked like he had to get the money.
The store manager didn't dare to offend him, so he said, "Then I'll call the boss later."
The store manager came downstairs after finishing his phone call on the second floor and said, "Brother Zheng, our boss said you only got paid at the end of last month. Didn't we agree to collect payment once a quarter?"
The man's face darkened and he said coldly, "What I took at the end of last month was the money for the last quarter, and what I collected today is the money for this quarter. Is there a problem?" He looked at his watch and said, "I'm in a hurry to go to work! Don't waste my time. It's only three thousand yuan. Can't your store, as big as it is, take it out?"
The store manager said, "Brother, I really don't have 3,000 yuan. We just opened the store and no customers have come in yet! Why don't you wait a moment? My boss said she will come over to talk to you."
The man sneered and said, "Okay, I'll wait, you guys get busy!" He then sat down at the bar, crossed his legs and started smoking.
The store manager said, "Brother, we don't allow smoking in a store like this. How about I move a stool for you so you can sit outside and smoke?"
The man snorted and walked out. Xiao Cui and the store manager moved a stool for him while the other made tea. After that, Xiao Cui asked in a low voice, "Sister Yang, what does this person do? What does he charge for it?"
A store like theirs opened on the street has all the industrial and commercial tax procedures, so this kind of fee shouldn't be charged in this way, right?
Manager Yang muttered quietly, "The people working at the Industrial and Commercial Bureau are collecting protection money."
Xiao Cui, "Ah?!"
The store manager pointed at Xiao Cui and shook his head, "Don't talk nonsense, just get to work! Wait and see what Mr. Yang says when he comes!" A young girl from another place has no one to rely on and no background in such a big city like Kyoto. When she does business, she is bullied by those who come to her door and ask for money. She can only let them go if she pays them. Otherwise, something bad happens every other day.
Yang Chenyue came here by taxi. This man is really difficult to deal with. His official position is not high, and calling him Director Zheng is giving him face, but he has great power. Their job is to be in charge of an area, which may be shops on a street or half a street. The nature of normal compliance work is to be responsible for the legal and compliant application of business licenses, annual inspections and other matters for these businesses. But these formal procedures don’t cost much money and all of it goes into the public account, so it has nothing to do with the clerks below. So, they use other means to make money. This way of collecting protection fees is also called the storefront advertising booth management fee, which is the cost of merchants putting up advertisements at the door, making light boxes or LED lights on the door, etc. This money all goes into private pockets, without any receipts, and has increased from 3,000 yuan a year at the beginning to 3,000 yuan a quarter now.
Other merchants also pay, but they don't have the same person collecting money door to door. Different people are responsible for this. Each boss is very tight-lipped, and you can't find anywhere to sue these people. If you don't pay, then your store can forget about doing business properly.
Yang Chenyue was talking to the man named Zheng at the door of the store. She didn't want to invite this disgusting and smelly man to talk in the office or reception room. No matter what Yang Chenyue said, Zheng always said the same thing, "From now on, I will collect the money in the first month of every quarter. Mr. Yang, you take the money and I will leave. Just do your business well. I will always protect you in the future."
Han Jianwu's car happened to pass by and saw this scene.
Han Jianwu narrowed his eyes and said to the driver, "Stop the car, park to the left."
The man surnamed Zheng tried to pull Yang Chenyue into his car to talk. After all, it was inconvenient to talk in front of the store as the neighbors on both sides could hear them, and each of them charged a different amount of money.
Han Jianwu made a phone call and Huo Qingyu answered it quickly.
Han Jianwu said, "Brother, my sister-in-law seems to be in trouble. She is right in front of the store. The man should be from the nearby Industrial and Commercial Bureau. I have seen him before."
After listening to Huo Qingyu's words, Han Jianwu said, "Okay." He got out of the car and walked over, smiling and saying, "Xiao Zheng? Why are you here?"
Zheng's expression was very interesting when he saw Han Jianwu, "Boss Han, why are you here too?!"
Han Jianwu then looked at Yang Chenyue and said, "Isn't this Commander Huo's fiancée? Who are you?"
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