Chapter 287: Round
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Guo Fu and Lu Hai looked at each other and shook their heads.
This was the third time the Industry and Commerce Bureau had come to inspect them, but it seemed like they were deliberately going against them.
Zhang Lu put away the test strip on the table and prepared to leave.
Guo Miao looked at the test strip in her hand and frowned.
“Then, can you leave the test strip behind? I want to study it,” said Guo Miao.
Zhang Lu’s eyes flashed with a trace of panic, but she quickly calmed down and snorted. “This is something exclusive to the Industry and Commerce Bureau. How can 1 just leave it behind?”
“It’s because there’s a problem with the test strip, right?” Guo Miao said.
This test strip used a chemical substance that would turn red when it came into contact with formaldehyde. However, as long as the dosage was increased, even if the dosage of formaldehyde was within a safe range, the test strip would still turn red.
“Little girl, don’t frame others. This is a test strip provided by the government. Are you saying that there’s a problem with the government?” Zhang Lu said.
“This kind of test strip might have oxidized or become worn during the transportation process, which will affect the results. You should test it twice to be more accurate, right?” Guo Miao said.
Zhang Lu sneered and said, “I’m a public official. I’m in charge of this area. I said I’ll test it once. These test strips are so expensive. It’s not worth it to waste them on you unscrupulous merchants.”
“You added more detection agents to the test strip, right?” Guo Miao stood in front of Zhang Lu, blocking her way.
Zhang Lu sneered. “This is just an ordinary restaurant selling home-cooked food. Do I need to take the risk to perjure myself?”
Zhang Lu looked at the girl in front of her and was a little flustered. In the end, she gave in. “Alright, I’ll give you another test strip.”
Zhang Lu had just taken out the test strip when Guo Miao snatched it from her.
His movements were so fast that Zhang Lu did not even have time to react.
Guo Miao walked someplace further away from the store and opened the test strip.
Within a few minutes, the test strip turned red.
Zhang Lu, who chased after her, was a little embarrassed for a moment.
“This is the test strip that you say has no problem?” Guo Miao asked.
Zhang Lu was exasperated. She snatched the test strip from Guo Miao’s hand and said fiercely, “You guys can continue to work on it. The higher-ups don’t want your shop to pass the review. You guys insist on going head-on with the higher-ups.”
Guo Miao frowned. Was she talking about the leaders of the Industry and Commerce Bureau?
Could she have offended some higher-ups?
Guo Miao recalled that she did not seem to have any contact with the current leader of the Industry and Commerce Bureau.
Her intuition told her that this matter should be related to the Guo family in Haicheng.
‘I’m afraid I’ll have to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau in person to solve it.’
Guo Fu rushed out of the shop. He had also heard what Zhang Lu said just now. “Miaomiao, we didn’t offend anyone, right?”
Guo Fu had always been an honest and kind person. He would rather suffer losses than let others suffer losses. He had a good reputation when he was in Dongshan Village. When he came to Haicheng to open a restaurant, his reputation was also very good. He usually did not offend anyone.
It seemed that this matter was not aimed at Guo Fu but at Guo Miao.
“Dad, I’ll go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau tomorrow,” Guo Miao said.
Hearing this, Guo Fu became worried. “I’d better go with you.”
Guo Miao nodded.
The father and daughter arrived at the Industry and Commerce Bureau early the next morning.
The person sitting at the counter was none other than Zhang Lu, who had come to personally inspect their restaurant yesterday.
When she saw Guo Miao and her daughter, she snorted coldly.” Why are you here?”
“I’m here to report your staff for negligence, deliberately delaying the progress, and using unqualified test strips,” Guo Miao said.
Zhang Lu frowned and looked at Guo Miao. This girl looked like a high school student, but her aura was in no way inferior to an adult’s.
Another staff member sitting next to Zhang Lu heard Guo Miao’s words and looked over hesitantly.
“Mind your own business,” Zhang Lu said to that person.
She walked out from the door next to the counter and pulled Guo Miao to the side. “What do you think you can do?
“You’d better go back and sell the shop,” Zhang Lu said..