Li He's tone became more and more serious. He did not have much patience to begin with.
"Brother-in-law, just tell me. I'm stupid." Fang Quan was still confused. "I've always been a law-abiding person. I don't know what's out of line. Tell me, I'll change."
Li He said, "Why are you making rubber instead of plywood? Is that something you can touch? "
"Brother-in-law, you don't know as much as I do. The highest price for rubber was 12,000 a ton. Now it's less than 9,000. Hoarding some now is like picking up free money," Fang Quan said excitedly. "Bro, do you think there's such a good deal?"
Li He sneered. "Let me ask you, where did the approval come from?"
"There's nothing that can't be done with money. It's not easy to get the rights to import Tianhot Rubber, but I can still get the import approval. I have a buddy who is on good terms with me, so he helped me get it done." Fang Quan was feeling a little proud.
"You're breaking the law knowingly, do you know that!" Li He resisted the urge to shout. "What did I tell you before? Take it slow and steady. You, on the other hand, started running before you even learned how to crawl. "
"Brother-in-law, there are so many people doing this. I'm not the only one. Besides," Fang Quan said timidly, "I haven't heard of anyone getting into trouble because of this. I think you can put your heart at ease."
"Are you laughing at me for being a coward?" Li He asked.
"No, of course not," Fang Quan hurriedly denied. "It's just that it's easy to earn money, so I couldn't help it."
"Robbing a bank is faster. Why don't you rob a bank?" Li He questioned.
"I'll be shot." Fang Quan smiled sheepishly.
Li He said sternly, "Listen to me carefully. Illegally buying the tax exemption approval, falsifying the nature of the trade, and evading taxes is considered smuggling! Smuggling goods or goods and evading taxes of more than 500,000 yuan can be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison or life imprisonment!
No one will care about you now, but if they catch you, you'll lose a layer of skin even if you don't die. "
He was not trying to scare him. He was just stating the facts.
"Is it as serious as you say?" Fang Quan's hand that was holding the phone was trembling. In his heart, his brother-in-law had always been omnipotent. His words had always been the truth. At this moment, when he heard his brother-in-law's words, he panicked.
Li He said, "If you think you're awesome, you don't have to listen to me."
"Then tell me, what should I do now?" After being scared by Li He, Fang Quan became more and more uncertain.
"What should we do?" Li He said angrily, "Deal with as many goods as you have on hand. Even if you lose money, deal with it. Do your plywood business honestly."
"I'll listen to you. I'll settle it as soon as possible," Fang Quan hurriedly promised.
"I'll take care of the rest for you." Li He hung up without waiting for Fang Quan's response.
Thinking that Wang Hui wouldn't wake up anytime soon, he didn't rush to go upstairs. He walked out of the neighborhood and strolled along the street. He felt someone was following him. He turned around and found it was Qiu Liang.
"Didn't we agree that you weren't allowed to come?"
"Boss Li, there are more thieves in this area, and there are no rules," Qiu Liang paused and said, "Just like the thieves in the early years, they still followed the rule of only taking money and not hurting people. Now, they can't. Skills like picking doors and sliding locks are self-taught. No one taught them. If they are discovered, they will dare to take out a knife and fight with you."
Li He asked, "You know these things?"
Qiu Liang smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? I was a police officer for two years after I retired from the army. I dealt with these bastards all day long. Each of them is more savage than the other. Their accents …"
He hesitated for a while but didn't say anything in the end.
"Their accents are similar to mine?" Li He smiled and continued.
"You misunderstood." Qiu Liang was embarrassed. "That's not what I meant."
Li He and Qiu Liang chatted as they walked. Before they knew it, it was already eleven o 'clock. They returned to Wang Hui's neighborhood. Just as they were about to go upstairs to open the door, the door was pulled open from the inside. "I was about to go downstairs to look for you." Wang Hui put on light makeup and changed into a floral dress. Instantly, it was impossible to tell her age.
"You look like you're 20 years old." Li He complimented.
"Forget it. Don't compliment me. I know what I look like now." Wang Hui took the key from Li He and went downstairs with Li He. "Age is age. After thirty, I look the same at night and in the day. After forty, I don't have any education. After fifty, I don't care if I'm pretty or not. It's impossible to reverse my growth."
They sat down in a well-decorated restaurant. She wanted to order some wine but was stopped by Li He.
Li He said, "You've just been discharged from the hospital, so you can't drink. I've also quit smoking and drinking. It's best if you don't drink."
Wang Hui smiled. "Boss He is quite strict. Cigarettes are not a good thing. It's fine if you don't smoke, but why did you quit drinking?"
Li He said, "Ever since I got pneumonia, I realized that my body is my own. If I spoil it, I'll be the one suffering."
"Then give me two bottles of fruit juice." Wang Hui did not insist. "We've both reached an awkward age. We're not that young anymore. We both want to move forward, but we realize that the road ahead is long. There's fog in front of us and pressure behind us."
Li He said, "You used to be fearless."
"That's because I was young and ignorant. The ignorant are fearless. Only now do I realize the wisdom in your words." The dishes were served. She pushed the meat in front of Li He and placed the vegetables in front of her. "I'm not afraid because I don't know the consequences. At this age, I know a little bit about everything, so I'm starting to be overcautious."
When she was young, she was proud, simple, and direct. She did not hide her emotions. Towards people she did not like, she would print out the word "dislike" and paste it on their foreheads.
But now, she had learned to compromise. She tried her best to smile at others, even if it was a cold smile.
Li He asked, "This is called a wise man submits to circumstances. Aren't you afraid that others will say you have no backbone?"
"A wise man submits to circumstances and a wise man submits to circumstances. It's obviously a compliment, but when it comes to you, it becomes a derogatory term?" Wang Hui smiled. "Recognize the situation, look at the big picture, and go with the flow."
"No matter what, you're right." Li He did not argue.
Spring passed and autumn came.
Li Zhaokun came with Five in the name of missing his granddaughter and grandson. He was wearing an old man's shirt, black pants, sports shoes, sunglasses, a big gold chain, and a big gold watch. It almost blinded Li Zhaokun's eyes.
It was a little out of place.
Li He looked at Five, who was giggling at the side. He knew who was behind it.
"Can't we keep a low profile?" At least take off that big gold chain.
Li Zhaokun pushed his sunglasses down his nose and glared. "I've traveled all over the world, so why would I be afraid of people thinking about me?"
He Fang nudged Five and whispered, "Why did you dress him like that?"
Five said in a low voice, "I wanted to take him to buy clothes, but he didn't want to wear them because they were too fancy. In the end, he said he wanted to buy sunglasses and a chain, so I agreed. Then, he wore it just like that. I asked him to take it off, but he didn't want to. Do you think I'm not afraid of embarrassing myself? Li He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Don't you watch the news? There are a lot of bikers now, and they specialize in robbing people like you. There was a guy who had a chain around his neck, and a biker pulled his neck from behind and almost broke his neck."
"This …"
It seemed like it was true.
Li Zhaokun touched his cold neck.
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