Chapter 367: All Caused by Greed
At the gate of Bihai Longting Community, Tian Jiahong and others who were driven out were furious and in a very bad mood.
Tian Jiahong, who still didn't think she had done anything wrong, turned to her mother-in-law Bai Sirong in frustration and said, "This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! Mom, look at Huang Jijiao's family! Is this still your biological daughter? She lives in a big villa, but she doesn't care about your life or death at all."
Huang Dongheng, who was feeling uncomfortable because of losing money, also had an angry expression on his face. He looked as if the people who cheated him of his money were Li Quanwang's family. He said bad words: "That's right, Mom, this kind of daughter is really unfilial! No, I must tell my eldest brother and second brother about this matter. Huang Jijiao will never be able to step into our door again!"
Bai Sirong didn't get the money and didn't get to live in the villa. He was furious and humiliated, and he slapped his thigh and wailed.
"This damn bastard..."
"It would be better for me to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than to give birth to you..."
Passersby looked at him sideways.
The security guard couldn't stand it anymore and came over with a serious face to drive Tian Jiahong and others away: "If you want to cry, go somewhere else. This is a high-end community, and all the people living here are respectable people. Don't let your presence affect the image of our community."
After being driven across the street by the security guards, everyone had no choice but to sigh and return to Tian Jiahong's home together to discuss the matter.
After studying for an hour without any results, Tian Jiahong and Huang Dongheng had no choice but to send Bai Sirong and the others back to the village.
When he returned to the city, Tian Jiahong was hoping for a lucky break and decided to go to the mutual aid association's headquarters to take a look, only to find that the place was deserted and had been completely transformed.
The next morning, Huang Dongheng packed up, had breakfast and went to work. Just after he punched in and sat at his workstation, a colleague came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said expressionlessly, "Director Liu is calling you."
"Director Liu? What do you want me to do? Isn't it time yet? I'm not late today..."
Huang Dongheng was confused and stood up and walked towards the office at the end of the corridor with doubts.
Standing outside the door and knocking, Huang Dongheng pushed the door open with trepidation and took a deep breath: "Director Liu, are you looking for me?"
Director Liu took out a file bag and looked at him with a stern face. His tone was even colder and without any emotion: "Xiao Huang, this is the punishment decision issued by the organization against you. Please take a look."
"Penalty decision?"
Huang Dongheng's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm, took the file bag, opened it and started reading.
After reading it, he realized that he had instigated some people in his unit to join the mutual aid fund association not long ago, and now the mutual aid fund association has run away, and those people reported him. The organization decided to punish him by dismissing him from his public office.
"this……"
Huang Dongheng widened his eyes. He never expected that this would be the outcome.
He felt so wronged. Although it was true that he had taken the initiative to win over these colleagues, he did not force them to pay the money with a knife. Why was he being blamed for everything now?
Seeing that Huang Dongheng was about to open his mouth to explain, Director Liu waved his hand impatiently and interrupted: "As a public official, don't you know that these things are against the rules? Okay, I won't say anything else. You pack up and go. The notice hasn't come down yet, and it will probably take another two days."
Huang Dongheng left the office in a daze. When faced with questions from colleagues, he just forced a smile and gave some vague answers.
He returned to his workstation, packed some necessary things, put them in a plastic bag, and left.
Many people in the unit didn't know that he was fired, and they all felt very strange when they saw this scene.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Why do you feel weird?"
"We just got to work, why is he packing up?"
"I heard he was fired."
"ah?"
The gossip about Huang Dongheng soon spread throughout the Construction Bureau.
The other side.
Tian Jiahong came to the Internet cafe.
Although all his savings were stolen, the Internet cafe is still there, and although business is not as good as before, at least making a living is not a problem.
When she went to the mutual aid association yesterday, she met many people who had been cheated. After talking with each other, Tian Jiahong found that many people had chosen to report to the police, so she still had some hope in her heart. She could stay at the Internet cafe and wait for those people in the mutual aid association to be arrested and the money to be recovered, so that she could get back her share.
Just as I was daydreaming, several uniformed market supervision department staff members walked into the Internet cafe.
"Is Tian Jiahong here?"
When Tian Jiahong saw these people coming in, she stood up in confusion and said, "It's me. Who are you?"
"We are from the Comprehensive Law Enforcement Team of the Industrial and Commercial Administration. Please take out your Internet Cafe Franchise Certificate, Fire Protection Opinion Agreement, Industrial and Commercial Business License, and Internet Cafe Safety Permit for us to have a look."
"ah?"
When Tian Jiahong heard this, he suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes.
The Internet Cafe Franchise License needs to be processed at the Cultural Bureau.
Moreover, this certificate is not easy to obtain.
To apply for this certificate, you not only have to fill out forms, sign contracts, and go through inspections, but you also have to pay some related management fees.
In addition, an Internet cafe technical safety officer certificate is required, and a list of at least four Internet cafe staff members is required.
For some small Internet cafes, who would find a dedicated technical security officer?
Therefore, many Internet cafes are unable to obtain this license, and they are the so-called "black Internet cafes."
And Tian Jiahong's is an illegal Internet cafe.
If you don't check, everything will be fine. But if you check, you will be doomed.
The staff member said seriously: "What? Where is your ID?"
Tian Jiahong lowered her head guiltily, and said in a whisper: "No...no..."
"No? Then according to relevant laws and regulations, we will seal off your business premises..."
"In addition, you are suspected of participating in illegal fund-raising. Come with us."
…
Due to the collapse of the Lingdong Mutual Aid Fund Association, the cultural, industrial and commercial, administrative, and judicial departments launched a joint law enforcement action to investigate the organization, participation, and acceptance of this association. Many people who participated in this association were implicated. Some lost their jobs, some were punished, and some were even sent to jail.
However, because it was discovered in time, this event did not cause severe social unrest. In addition, this event was held under the banner of the Lingdong Merchants' Association, and in order not to damage its reputation, the Lingdong Merchants' Association also took measures to extinguish the fire. Therefore, at the social level, this incident did not cause much waves.
…
During the break, Li Quanwang found Lu Yiming and said, "Mingzi, come to my house for lunch today."
Lu Yiming agreed and said, "Okay, is it someone's birthday?"
Li Quanwang scratched his head in surprise: "No, my mother said that it was you who advised me not to join the association and avoided losses. She said she wanted to treat you to a meal to thank you."
Lu Yiming laughed out loud: "Auntie, you are so polite. Okay, I have nothing to do tonight anyway, so I will just go to your house for a meal."
After school at noon, Lu Yiming went back home with Li Quanwang. When they arrived at his house, Huang Jijiao and Li Changjian had already prepared a table full of delicious dishes. When they saw Lu Yiming coming in, Huang Jijiao came forward and greeted him enthusiastically, "Xiaoming, you are here, come and sit down."
Lu Yiming looked at the table full of delicious dishes and smelled the fragrance. He immediately felt his mouth watering: "Auntie is so polite. It's a waste to cook such a big table."
Huang Jijiao was also very happy when she saw this: "No, if you hadn't stopped Wangzai from joining that mutual aid association, it would have been a real waste."
Lu Yiming waved his hand modestly: "It's nothing, it's what I should do."
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Come on, come on, come to the table and eat. Lao Li!"
Li Changjian, who was sitting on the sofa, put down the newspaper in his hand and was about to get up, but suddenly he cried out "ouch", and then fell back on the sofa.
Huang Jijiao was shocked when she saw it and asked, "Old Li, what's wrong with you?"
Li Changjian pretended to be calm and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, just an old problem."
Huang Jijiao was relieved and said to Lu Yiming who was showing concern: "It's just a backache, it's nothing serious."
For more than ten years, the two have been selling vegetables every day, getting up before dawn. Although they can ride a tricycle now, they used to carry things on their shoulders and in their hands. After such a long time, they have suffered from chronic rheumatoid arthritis and lumbar disc herniation, which have become occupational diseases.
Lu Yiming sighed and advised, "Uncle and aunt, since Wangzai can make money now, you should stop selling vegetables. It's hard work every day, and you don't make much money. The best thing to do is to take good care of your health and wait for your grandchildren."
Li Changjian snorted and took the opportunity to teach his son a lesson: "Look at Wangzai's behavior. If we don't work, no matter how rich we are, he won't be able to squander it."
Huang Jijiao smiled and echoed, "We are still young. If you ask us not to work now, we can't sit idle either."
Lu Yiming thought that this was true. He was in his forties and not even fifty, and he just stopped working. Even playing cards every day would be tiring.
Lu Yiming thought about it and made a suggestion: "How about opening a supermarket?"
As far as Lu Yiming knew, opening a supermarket was still very profitable. Although it was not a highly profitable industry, as long as the location was chosen well, it was basically a business that would make money without losing money. Apart from the higher initial investment cost, there were basically no other problems.
After listening to this, Li Quanwang raised both hands in agreement.
“That’s a good idea.”
If you open your own supermarket, doesn’t that mean you can drink whatever you want and eat whatever snacks you want?
It makes me happy just thinking about it.
Li Changjian also thought this was a good idea and was tempted: "Then I'll go look for a good location this afternoon to rent a storefront."
When Lu Yiming heard this, he quickly dissuaded him, "Uncle, if you want to open a supermarket, don't rent a house, buy one directly."
Just like Tongxin Internet Cafe, when Lu Yiming's business had not yet started, he would rather get something for nothing and insisted on buying instead of renting.
The most important thing when doing business is to never rent a house.
Otherwise you are working for the landlord.
Twenty years later, on the Internet, there are always some idiots who believe that online shopping has defeated physical stores, and they clamor to eliminate online shopping, as if this can save the real economy.
All I can say is that the lower the education level, the bigger the imagination.
What really destroys the real economy is the ever-increasing housing prices, especially for supermarket operators who rent venues. They are actually working for the landlords, and a lot of their profits go to paying rent.
With rent as an obstacle, the goods and services in physical stores are naturally not much cheaper, and customers are the most price-sensitive group, so they naturally prefer affordable online shopping.
In the final analysis, high housing prices are devastating to all walks of life. For example, the economic recession in Hong Kong, in addition to external factors, is also caused by the high land prices.
When Li Changjian heard Lu Yiming say he wanted to buy a shop, he immediately looked embarrassed: "Can't we rent it? If we buy it, it will be too expensive."
Lu Yiming said, "Buy the store now and get rid of the problem once and for all. Otherwise, the rent will increase every year. Wouldn't you just be working for the landlord for nothing?"
Li Quanwang agreed, "That's right. If you rent a house, the landlord will come to you every day to ask you to increase the rent as soon as he sees that your business is good. He also doesn't want you to decorate this or that, or he will increase the rent immediately after the decoration is completed. It's a lot of trouble. Look at our Tongxin Internet Cafe. No matter what happens, no one will say anything."
A few people were chatting when the doorbell rang outside. Li Quanwang went to the door and saw that it was the community access control system that picked up the phone, so he answered "Hello".
Over there, the security guard on duty said , "Hello, dear owner, there is a man who calls himself Huang Dongheng who wants to visit. We found out that he is on the blacklist in our system. Do you want me to ask the staff to bring him in?"
Li Quanwang turned around and said to Huang Jijiao, "It's my fourth uncle."
Huang Jijiao frowned slightly and asked, "Is he alone?"
Li Quanwang said into the intercom: "Is he alone?"
The security guard said, “Yes.”
Li Quanwang turned around and said to Huang Jijiao, "He's the only one."
Li Changjian thought for a moment and said, "Let him in."
Now that everyone is at home, and Lu Yiming is here, Huang Dongheng is alone, and no matter what he does, he can't make any waves.
After a while, the security team brought Huang Dongheng over. Li Quanwang went to open the door and was shocked when he saw Huang Dongheng's appearance. Huang Dongheng's suit was covered with dust, oil stains and water stains, which had clumped up with dust. His hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and there were a lot of dead grass and broken leaves on it. He had two big dark circles under his eyes, which made a giant panda look pale in comparison. His cheeks were sunken, as if his cheeks had been gouged out.
Seeing his appearance, not to mention Li Quanwang's family, even Lu Yiming was shocked.
Huang Jijiao stood up and walked in front of Huang Dongheng, asking, "What's going on? How did you become like this?"
After all, he is Huang Dongheng's brother, and blood is thicker than water. Huang Jijiao felt sympathetic when she saw Huang Dongheng's look.
"Wangzai, go get your uncle a glass of water."
"Dong Heng, what happened? Why did you become like this?"
Huang Dongheng took the large glass of water that Li Quanwang handed over, gulped it down, then burped and said to Huang Jijiao with a sad face: "Xiaohong was arrested by the police, the Internet cafe was closed, and I was fired."
"!!!"
Three consecutive pieces of news shocked everyone.
Huang Jijiao asked anxiously: "What happened? Why was Xiaohong arrested?"
Huang Dongheng said: "Because of the mutual aid fund."
It turned out that although Liang Shuzhen and Zuo Chunrong were arrested, their stolen money had already been transferred abroad in batches in the name of investment, making it difficult to recover.
Those who listened to Tian Jiahong's instigation and joined the mutual aid fund association naturally turned their attention to Tian Jiahong, and kept asking her to return the money.
But now Huang Dongheng and Tian Jiahong are also among the people who have been cheated. How can they afford to pay it back? As a result, the debt collectors were furious and accused Tian Jiahong of participating in fraud.
Then the Internet cafe was also closed down because Tian Jiahong was reluctant to pay for the license.
Huang Dongheng has not been arrested yet, but according to the current trend, he won't be able to stay outside for too long.
Lu Yiming shook his head after hearing this. It was indeed a case of asking for trouble. It would be fine if Tian Jiahong paid for it herself, but she also helped to develop downlines for the sake of commission. Who else should be arrested if not her?
Li Quanwang still remembered how he was almost cheated last time, and he didn't have a good impression of his aunt, so he was naturally happy to see Tian Jiahong get into trouble.
Huang Jijiao sighed and said, "Alas, I have reminded you a long time ago to follow the right path and not to do those crooked ways, but you didn't listen. Now, you have ended up like this."
Seeing Huang Dongheng become so miserable in the blink of an eye, Huang Jijiao finally softened her heart and said, "Okay, what do you want to do by coming to our house this time?"
Huang Dongheng has already contacted everyone he could. The Internet cafe is definitely now unable to operate, and the money raised illegally cannot be taken out. The key now is the money he borrowed when he opened the Internet cafe. The creditors have already come to his door. If he doesn't pay back the money, Huang Dongheng might be found collapsed in a stinky ditch one day.
Huang Dongheng and Huang Jijiao were born of the same mother, and Huang Dongheng knew Huang Jijiao's temper very well. When he saw Huang Jijiao soften her tone, his eyes suddenly turned and his tone became much more relaxed: "Sister, Xiaohong has not been prosecuted yet, she is just temporarily detained, and the case is still collecting evidence. As long as we pay back all the money from relatives and friends, Xiaohong will not have to go to jail. I came here today just to borrow some money from you."
When Li Changjian heard this, he slammed the table and said, "I don't have any money."
Huang Jijiao glared at Li Changjian, then said to Huang Dongheng helplessly: "How much does it cost?"
Huang Dongheng stretched out his dark palm and said, "One million."
"How much? A million?"
