Apart from Xu Damao, no one else cared about Zhang Chu. Seeing that Zhang Chu's parents were unmoved, Xu Damao quickly lost interest.
Xu Damao was unaware that Zhang Chu had been keeping an eye on him all these years. Because he himself had problems, Zhang Chu hadn't reported Xu Damao, fearing they would all suffer together.
After all, Zhang Chu himself was not clean, and now that Zhang Chu was in trouble, Xu Damao took advantage of his misfortune, which made Zhang Chu's parents make up their minds.
Since their son is already in jail, they might as well let it go if the other couple didn't mock them. But since they're so heartless, they can't blame them for being unjust.
After Xu Damao left, Zhang Chu's parents went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and reported him directly. Upon receiving the report, the bureau officials immediately launched an investigation.
Lacking concrete evidence, all investigations were conducted covertly. Xu Damao was unaware of this and continued his usual practice of purchasing goods in the south and then bringing them back for sale.
Since they did not have any evidence against Xu Damao, the Industry and Commerce Bureau did not immediately seize the goods, but instead kept monitoring them.
When Xu Damao went to the south to purchase goods for the second time, the officials from the Industry and Commerce Bureau, together with the Public Security Bureau, directly confiscated the goods. When the officials from the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the police station produced arrest warrants and search warrants, Xu Damao collapsed to the ground.
Xu Damao knew he was finished. He had been smuggling for a long time, and the amount he had smuggled was as high as one million yuan, with profits exceeding one hundred thousand yuan.
Especially since the car was loaded with smuggled electronics, that alone was enough to put him in serious trouble. Even if he didn't die, his fate wouldn't be much better than Zhang Chu's.
In order to reduce his punishment, Xu Damao had no choice but to admit his mistakes. With the evidence irrefutable, Xu Damao had no room for argument and confessed everything.
Xu Damao evaded taxes amounting to over 100,000 yuan, and not only faces three years in prison but also a hefty fine. This fine is no small sum, totaling nearly a million yuan, meaning Xu Damao has essentially worked for nothing all these years.
This brought the once wealthy Xu family back to square one. They weren't even at the starting point anymore. Now, even their house has been seized.
This left Xu Fugui and his wife in a very miserable situation. Just as the Xu family had mocked the Zhang family a while ago, Zhang Chu's parents were now retaliating in kind.
Hearing Zhang Chu's parents' mockery, Xu Fugui knew that all of this was related to Zhang Chu's parents. Thinking about how his son had mocked them every day recently, they were already filled with regret.
"How cruel you are! You've ruined all the hard work our family has put in over the years. Don't you feel any remorse for doing this?"
Hearing Xu Fugui's words, Zhang Chu's parents smiled very happily.
“Our hearts don’t ache at all. We, the old couple, are smiling very happily now. We should have thought of this day when you were kicking us when we were down.”
“We didn’t want to do this originally. But we never expected you to do something like this. If you can do this once, why can’t we do it again? Let me tell you, the feud between our two families is now officially set, and we’ll never be enemies again.”
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"Even if you want to reconcile, the Xu family will not let the Zhang family off the hook. The more arrogant you are today, the more miserable you will be in the future. I will let you know that the Xu family is not to be trifled with."
As the argument escalated, more and more people gathered around. In the end, it was the neighborhood committee staff who separated them. The neighborhood committee staff didn't want to get too involved in the feud between the two families.
The Zhang family at least had one house. But the Xu family didn't even have a house. After Zhang Chu's parents left, Xu Fugui and his wife didn't know where to stay.
Xu Fugui and his wife did not seek revenge on Zhang Chu's parents, because the Zhang family's situation was not much better than the Xu family's. They had nothing but a house, and Zhang Chu was sentenced to 15 years, while their son was only sentenced to three years.
Xu Fugui and his wife hadn't reached the end of their rope. Although their son had an accident, their daughter and son-in-law were still alive. With Xu Damao's help, the couple were doing quite well, working in the electrical appliance industry after returning from the Northwest.
Although they didn't earn as much as Xu Damao, their assets had still exceeded tens of thousands. Now that their son was in jail, they decided to go and live with their daughter and son-in-law. They had originally planned for their daughter to inherit the Xu family business, and now the couple had moved into their daughter's house.
Zhang Cheng and Xu Xiaoling had received many favors from the Xu family over the years, so they didn't know what to say about their parents' arrival.
Especially in the first year or two after I came back, I basically relied on the businesses built by my parents and brother, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today.
Although Xu Fugui and his wife moved in, new problems arose. Zhang Cheng and Xu Xiaoling's house wasn't very big, and their child was already grown up.
They had four children in the 15 years of their marriage. Their living conditions were much worse than the average person's. Living together as a family of eight was somewhat inconvenient. After some discussion, they helped Xu Fugui and his wife rent a house nearby.
The two families lived not far apart, and they still ate together every day, only they didn't sleep together at night. In order to earn more money, Zhang Cheng and Xu Xiaoling found a way to take over Xu Damao's original shop and his business.
Xu Fugui used to help his son with his business, and now he helps his daughter and son-in-law with theirs; there's not much difference between them.
The only difference might be that the Xu family is missing Xu Damao; otherwise, there aren't many changes. Xu Damao doesn't seem to be that important in Xu Fugui's eyes; only Xu Damao considers himself someone important.
Because they were busy with their business, Xu Fugui and his wife didn't have much time to cause trouble for Zhang Chu's parents, and the conflict between the two families seemed to have lessened considerably.
But no one knew that Zhang Chu's parents had no intention of letting the Xu family off the hook. Their own child was in jail; how could they possibly let it go so easily?
The elderly couple are now destitute and have no one to rely on, but the Xu family hasn't changed much. They originally thought that with Xu Damao in jail, the Xu family was completely finished, but it turns out they still have a son-in-law.
The Zhang family had basically invested all their money, but the scrap metal recycling station was still standing. Although their income was many times less, it was still enough for the two of them to live on.
After mortgaging the house to the bank and borrowing several thousand yuan, Zhang Chu continued his scrap metal collection business. Zhang Chu's parents knew that they couldn't compete with the Xu family on their own, so they called their son and daughter from the countryside over.
Zhang Chu's parents didn't only have Zhang Chu as a child. The main reason they moved from the countryside was because Zhang Chu was very filial. Over the years, Zhang Chu had also helped his older brother and younger sister quite a bit.
After receiving their parents' call, Zhang Feng and Zhang Lan left their rural home for the city without hesitation. They built a makeshift shelter at a scrap metal yard. Conditions in the countryside were far worse than in the city, but they had no reason to complain. But Zhang Chu's parents were also their parents; how could they bear to see their children living in such a place?
Zhang Chu's wife had left, so his family moved in together.
The elderly couple usually stayed at the recycling station, while the young and strong Zhang Feng and Zhang Lan went out to collect scrap. Although collecting scrap wasn't a particularly lucrative job, the income was quite good. In fact, the profits from various metals were terrifyingly high. Especially since many discarded electrical appliances contained numerous metal parts, which were all precious metals.
Even a seemingly ordinary TV motherboard can sell for several dollars. But a whole used TV, once recycled, only fetches a few dollars. You can make a good profit from just one speaker, not to mention that some parts aren't actually broken and can be resold. You could easily sell the good parts to TV repair shops.
Although Xu Damao and Zhang Chu were imprisoned, the feud between the two families did not end there. The hatred shifted from Xu Damao to their siblings.
Neither side expected that the other would be significantly affected; apart from their sons being imprisoned, life went on as usual. Knowing each other's actual circumstances, they were both deeply resentful. Xu Fugui and his wife would often stroll around the scrap metal yard, while Zhang Chu's brother and sister would also visit Zhang Cheng's shop.
Both sides knew each other's intentions, so naturally, they wouldn't be friendly when they met. And so, this perfectly applied to them.
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