Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 428 - 430 Who Dares to Close My Shop! _1

Chapter 428: Chapter 430 Who Dares to Close My Shop! _1

The workers had already loaded up the goods, and Nan Feng handed them travel and meal costs, telling them to head back to Ping County first.

Having dismissed the workers, Nan Feng took out a few dozen copper coins for Xue Ling: "You’ve been working hard these past few days. To thank you for your efforts, please have a bowl of Wanjinfen!"

Xue Ling shot Nan Feng a look: "What nice words to say, you’re just trying to get rid of me to run errands for you. Fine, I’ll bring you back a portion too."

Xue Ling took the money and left. It was midday now and coupled with the cold weather, there were hardly any customers in the store, so Nan Feng sat down to do some accounting.

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While she was tallying up, Nan Feng suddenly heard a noisy clatter of footsteps from outside. As she lifted her head, she saw a group of people.

The group was dressed in uniforms from the Yamen, bearing the imprint of the "Wanjin" character. They appeared to be the constables of Wanjin County.

Nan Feng didn’t think much of it at the moment. As a business owner, she didn’t have any relations with constables and assumed the group was merely passing by.

However, to her surprise, the lead constable led his men directly into Nan Feng’s shop and showed her his token: "I am Ruan Ye from the Yamen’s constabulary. May I know who the owner of this place is?"

Nan Feng found the arrival of these people very strange. After composing herself, she stood up and asked: "I’m the owner, may I ask what business you have here?"

The man named Ruan Ye put on an incredibly serious face: "Have you obtained a permit from the Yamen’s Business Department to operate this shop?"

"Of course, I declared it a month ago. According to the process, the permit takes a month to be approved. Based on Dajin’s business regulations, as long as it has been declared, the shop can be opened. There’s no need to wait for the permit," explained Nan Feng who had already read the relevant books.

Ruan Ye stated: "However, someone has lodged a complaint against you, claiming you did not report and are operating your business illicitly, which violates Dajin’s business regulations. I am here to seal your shop. Please pack up your things and leave. Don’t waste our time."

"What? You’re sealing my shop?" Nan Feng was utterly bewildered: "But I clearly reported it. I even left my fingerprints. If you don’t believe me, we can verify it at the Business Department. Besides, Wen Qiang from the Business Association was with me when I declared. He can testify for me!"

Registering with the Business Department also helps with tax payments, Nan Feng, who owned a shopfront, definitely made the declaration to start her business. Street vendors, on the other hand, didn’t need to do so. But Nan Feng had certainly declared it.

At that moment, Xue Ling, carrying two bowls of rice noodles, returned. Seeing so many people surrounding Nan Feng, she quickly rushed in.

"What’s going on?" Xue Ling asked Nan Feng.

Nan Feng pointed at Ruan Ye: "He’s saying he’s going to seal our shop."

"Seal the shop?" Xue Ling was also taken aback, she asked Ruan Ye: "On what grounds? Our shop is operating perfectly fine. You decide to seal it just like that? Can officials just bully people like this?"

Ruan Ye, seeing only two young ladies in the shop and having brought six or seven men with him, obviously didn’t take Nan Feng and Xue Ling seriously. He sternly said: "It’s better not to ask too much. You claimed to have declared at the Business Department, but there’s no record of your declaration. So, please pack up and leave now."

Then Ruan Ye ordered his subordinates: "You guys, check out what you can seal here - the counter, the rooms upstairs, their storeroom, seal them all."

"Hold on!" said Nan Feng, stepping forward, "No one is to move anything until this matter is thoroughly investigated. Besides, it’s just a declaration, right? Even if I did forget to declare before, I can still do it now. According to Dajin’s business regulations, as long as it’s not more than half a year, I can make up for it!"