But now it's too late; Qi Guze is already angry.
“The magistrate of Luoping County is absurd in his handling of affairs and is no longer fit to be a magistrate. He shall be demoted to a commoner immediately.” Qi Guze was not going to tolerate him and dismissed him in front of everyone.
The magistrate's face turned ashen, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.
Qi Guze stepped forward, grabbed Pei Xuan's hand, and walked away. Pei Xuan saw deep self-reproach in his eyes.
Tie Xiong stepped forward and said, "Magistrate, you must know that there are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding."
After saying that, he followed Qi Guze's footsteps and chased after him.
"Manager Xu, Manager Xu, all the tables we bought today are broken!" Anan ran in from outside and started calling out to Xu Yuehuai.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai quickly ran out, and San Niang also came out after hearing the noise.
"Anan, you mean the tables are all broken? What happened? Tell me slowly," Xu Yuehuai asked, frowning.
"Well, Manager Xu, I smelled the rotten smell of wood just now, so I went in to check and found that the tables were all rotten and had been repainted."
"Ah Yue, let's go take a look," Third Sister suggested, indicating that they should go back and check.
Xu Yuehua nodded, and soon arrived at the other side. Sure enough, those tables were rotten and then repainted.
During the day, a garbage truck was parked outside, so the smell was masked. At night, the truck was moved, and the rotten smell began to emerge.
"No, A-Yue, we absolutely have to go find that boss." Third Sister said anxiously when she saw that all the tables were broken and unusable.
Xu Yuehuai was also very angry when she heard this. "Yes, I'll go find them right now and make sure they give me an explanation."
"Manager Xu, I'll take this table with me," Anan suggested, worried that the other party might deny the debt.
Xu Yuehua nodded in agreement, but when she went out, she realized it was already late at night, so she had no choice but to give up and wait until dawn to find someone to ask for an explanation.
The next morning, Xu Yuehuai, along with San Niang and Anan, rushed to the place where they had bought the tables. As soon as they entered, he went straight to the point and said, "Boss He, there's something wrong with the batch of tables you sold me."
But Mr. He was clearly used to doing this kind of thing, and he immediately denied it, saying, "What are you talking about? I don't know."
Xu Yuehuai was furious when she heard this, but she didn't expect this person to deny it.
Manager He's mind worked extremely fast. With a quick glance, he said fiercely, "Let me tell you, don't just make baseless accusations. These days, the law applies. If you keep arguing like this, I'll report you to the authorities and have you arrested."
Xu Yuehuai immediately became agitated upon hearing this: "You're going to report me to the authorities? Go ahead, go ahead and sue me! I just bought it from you yesterday morning, and now you're denying it?"
After speaking, he clapped his hands and signaled Anan outside the door to bring the table in.
With a bang, Anan put the table on the ground and looked at Boss He provocatively.
Mr. He was stunned when he saw someone bring a table, but he quickly came up with a solution: if the soft approach didn't work, he would try the hard one.
Anan pushed the table towards Boss He and said, "Boss He, the evidence is overwhelming. Do you still dare to deny that you sold it?"
Boss He looked up at them, a woman and a child, sneered, and then began to play the victim.
"Yes, it's mine... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lied. But I really had no other choice..." Mr. He said as he sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that Mr. He had been scammed, and soon a large crowd gathered outside to watch the spectacle.
“My mother is sick. To pay for her medical treatment, I sold all the tables and wood at a low price, but I still don’t have enough money…” Mr. He choked up.
"I can only repair these broken ones and sell them, just to earn more money for my mother's medical treatment. Please forgive me this time for my mother's sake," Boss He said, his voice trembling with tears.
This Mr. He is truly a master actor; those around him couldn't help but shed tears upon hearing his words.
But Xu Yuehuai wasn't stupid; she wouldn't let the matter drop just because of his two baseless remarks.
She was somewhat moved when she first heard the truth, and thought that maybe she should just let it go, since the other person had it tough too.
But when she looked up at the shop's opulent decorations, she felt something was amiss, and the aroma of large pieces of meat and fish wafted out from the back room.
Based on the two pieces of evidence, Xu Yuehuai concluded that Boss He was putting on an act. If his mother was really seriously ill, why wouldn't he sell off all those fancy decorations? Why would he still be in the mood to eat such lavish food?
Thinking of this, Xu Yuehuai was furious and immediately exposed Mr. He's hypocritical mask.
"Boss He, you're in such dire straits trying to raise money for your mother's medical treatment, why won't you sell the decorations in your shop? How can you still eat so much meat and fish? I think you're just trying to scam people, and now that you've been exposed, you're trying to play the victim to smooth things over!"
After Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, she glared at him, and Boss He immediately wilted. Every word Xu Yuehuai said hit Boss He right in the heart, leaving him speechless.
"Grandma, what exactly do you want?" Boss He stood up and asked her, since there was no point in pretending anymore after he had already been exposed.
"I demand a full refund and compensation," Xu Yuehuai said bluntly when she saw that Boss He was no longer pretending.
Offering a refund plus compensation is like stabbing Mr. He in the heart.
“We’re just a small business, so what you’re saying is definitely impossible.” After saying that, Boss He turned around and hid in the back room, refusing to come out.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai was both angry and anxious. How could they do business like this? Did they have no respect for the law?
"That's right, the law." Xu Yuehuai had an idea. She called Anan over and said loudly:
“Anan, you’re fast. Go report to the authorities. I’ll block him here so he can’t escape. Didn’t he just say that we’re talking about the law now? Let the law decide for us.”
"Oh no, they're going to report this to the authorities. It looks like we're really going to have to pay a hefty price today," thought Boss He, who had overheard Xu Yuehuai's words in the back room.
While muttering to himself about how he had run into such a person, Boss He forced a smile and went to find Xu Yuehuai, though his smile looked more like a grimace than a cry.
"Oh, my dear, the officials are so busy, and this isn't a big deal, so there's no need to bother them," Boss He said with a grin, pretending nothing had happened.
As he spoke, he reached out to pull Anan, "Hey, young man, you must be tired after working all day. Come sit down and rest for a while."
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