Early in the morning, before the store opened, Wang Juan was ironing clothes with someone in the back when a man in a big hat came to the door.

"We have received reports from the public that your store is operating in violation of regulations. We are now here to conduct an inspection. Please cooperate."

Wang Juan had never seen a big hat before, so she felt nervous subconsciously. But after such training, she became a worldly-wise person.

"Comrade, our store has a business license and it has been stamped by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Please check it, and we will definitely cooperate."

The short, dark-faced man with a protruding belly pretended to glance at the business license, then walked to the warehouse at the back where the goods were stored.

There were all new skirts placed there that had not been put on display, so Wang Juan subconsciously covered them up.

The man in the big hat snorted twice and scribbled on the notebook he brought with him, "Your store's business license is not up to standard. You will be closed for a week for rectification.

Go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to reapply, and then you can reopen your business once you are qualified.”

Wang Juan refused, "That's impossible! We have the official licenses.

Comrade, please help me. It's just a small business. It will delay things if we close it for so long."

Wang Juan winked at the clerk, took out a red envelope and quietly stuffed it into the big hat, "Can you remind me, what is wrong with this?"

The man in the big hat felt the thickness of the red envelope, snorted, and unceremoniously opened Wang Juan's mouth. "Don't try this on me. I've seen many self-employed people like you who bribe public officials for a little money."

"Comrade, what are you talking about? I definitely don't mean that," Wang Juan's heart skipped a beat and she put the red envelope back into her pocket.

This man is coming in aggressively and has malicious intentions. I have to tell the boss as soon as possible.

No matter how Wang Juan tried to persuade him, the man refused to give in. Finally, Wang Juan had no choice but to call Jiang Li.

"I see. It's okay. I'll go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and ask.

You guys take a day off today. You've been so busy, but you haven't had a day off yet, so your salary will still be calculated."

Jiang Li hung up the phone and thought to herself that her closest enemy was the Yu family.

Nowadays, connections are made in many ways, so it is possible for the Yu family to know one or two people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

Jiang Li drove to the Industry and Commerce Bureau. After entering, she first told him about the suspension of business for rectification. The man opposite her looked Jiang Li up and down and said, "You are the owner of that clothing store."

"Yes, comrade, you said that our store's business license is not up to standard. I wonder what exactly is wrong with it?"

Ma Jianyue looked at Jiang Li, picked up the teacup on the table and drank slowly, spitting out some tea leaves, "To be honest, your store can't make a profit in a day!

A skirt costs dozens of dollars. This woman makes a lot of money!"

He talked to a few colleagues around him, leaving Jiang Li alone.

My colleagues are used to it. Self-employed individuals who are put in such a difficult situation always have to accept the consequences, give money and gifts, and go through the process again.

I don’t know who this shop owner has offended, but they are all from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Ma Jianyue did this, and the higher-ups are not happy.

If someone really asks me, I'll just pick a small problem and brush it off.

In the end, the store was closed for rectification, and the owner, who was unable to speak out his pain, dared not speak out.

Jiang Li finally understood that this person was just finding fault on purpose.

"You have a good relationship with your family?"

She said this out of the blue, and Ma Jian became even more angry and embarrassed. "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you still want to keep your store open?"

Jiang Li sneered, "I want to open it, but people are jealous and deliberately don't let me open it."

She didn't stay long and left with her bag.

Isn't it just a matter of connections? She just didn't believe that the Xu family's connections could be inferior to Yu's.

The next morning, Jiang Li's clothing store opened as usual. Not long after, Ma Jianyue received the news that Yao Qiufang called him angrily, "Xiao Ma, what's going on?

Look, that little bastard's shop is not closed yet. Did you take his money but not do anything for him? Are you trying to fool him?"

"How is that possible? They were shut down yesterday for rectification!"

"Well, go and see for yourself."

Ma Jianyue hung up the phone. He heard footsteps in front of him. His boss stood in front of him, pointed at his nose, and roared so loudly that the office glass shook. "Ma Jianyue, you did this! Get in here!"

Ma Jianyue was incredulous. He followed him into the office and carefully closed the door. "Leader, what do you mean?"

"Huh, you're acting so arrogant now. Don't you know what you've been doing recently?

Abusing privacy rights and even saying they will revoke the clothing store's business license. People have already reported it to me!"

Ma Jianyue was shocked. How could this self-employed person have such omniscience and be able to get in touch with his leader?

This is impossible.

Didn’t the Yu family say that the female boss was from the countryside?

His boss hadn't finished scolding him yet, and seeing his incredible look, he angrily threw the documents on the table, "Ma Jianyue, Ma Jianyue.

You seem quite lively when you are young, but when you fail to handle some things, you just turn a blind eye and let it go.

But do you know who you have offended? "

Ma Jianyue was awakened by the blow, and hurriedly accompanied Xiaoxin to apologize to the leader, and lit the leader's cigarette.

The leader blew a puff of smoke on his head, and after a long pause, he spoke, "I think you are quite smart, so I want to remind you not to take money that you shouldn't take."

"Has the Xu family heard about it?"

"Is it the red capitalist Xu family? They donated materials to the country before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they voluntarily handed over biscuit factories, wine factories, and textile factories. They have businesses all over the country?"

His leader snorted coldly, "The money they have is enough to bury your family thousands of times."

Ma Jianyue's legs suddenly went limp. How, how is this possible?

"Isn't her last name Xu?"

"Get out of here, don't let me see you."

The more Ma Jian led, the more he talked. At this moment, he seemed quite smart. Although he had some small thoughts, he handled things properly and was useful.

I didn't expect that this idea is so stupid, it's better not to have it!

It seems that I will have to train other people in the future.

Ma Jianyue walked out of the leader's office in despair, not realizing that he had already lost the leader's trust and cut off his future promotion prospects.

…

When the ginkgo trees in Haicheng turned yellow, Jiang Li received a letter from Yongfang County, saying two things.

One was from Li Chunlan, saying she was getting married. The other was from Jiang Li's parents' grave, a small part of which had collapsed due to the continuous autumn rain.

After discussing with her family, Jiang Li looked at her schedule and saw that she was not busy, so she took a leave and prepared to go home.

As we got on the car on the way home, the mountains and plains gradually passed by, and the scenery in front of us became more and more familiar.

Qi Xiaoqiang helped Jiang Li get out of the car, "Li Zi, we're here."

It took a long bumpy ride from the county to the village, and it was already mid-afternoon when we got there.