Chapter 300: Brother, You Used to Do This Often, Right!

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi now feels his mouth dry and tongue parched; he doesn't know why, but that young man didn't have a very clear understanding of the relevant laws.

However, after he repeated what Lawyer Fang had said earlier, the young man quickly looked it up, then indicated he would go communicate with the other party and supported his claim for compensation in accordance with the law.

It's just that, looking at the current situation, the Market Supervision Department also assesses things based on specific circumstances; for cases like this, they generally still prioritize Mediation.

After all, while the Food Safety Law is indeed written that way, in reality, it is certainly not realistic to demand maximum compensation every time a problem arises.

For a shop like this that only does takeout, it might just be a family workshop, so proving their own innocence is truly quite impossible.

For shops like this, the sanitary conditions are truly worrying; why do many people who order takeout now try their best to order from shops that also offer dine-in?

Because compared to those, at least every aspect is considered a bit more complete, unlike shops that only do takeout—heaven knows what the sanitary environment inside those shops is like.

Food safety is more important than Mount Tai; from certain pickled vegetables to these takeout shops, in today's world where the takeout market has developed to the extreme, many shops that only do takeout have truly terrible sanitary environments.

Do consumers know? Of course they know, but they can only hold the mindset of "out of sight, out of mind"—there's no other way.

So in this situation, they really rarely install dedicated Monitoring Cameras, but in fact, this thing is essential for many people running a shop.

It isn't very expensive, and once installed, you don't need to worry about it anymore; if a problem arises, you just pull the Monitoring, simple and easy.

So Zhou Yi didn't make a big fuss here; letting the people from the Market Supervision Department investigate is enough, he should go pay his heating bill first.

The process of paying money is very smooth... for every product or service, paying money is always very smooth.

If you don't believe it, go look at those games; the top-up interface is always the most eye-catching, you don't need to look for it at all.

But once a problem arises and you want to solve it, that becomes a bit difficult.

After paying and returning, seeing that it is still early, he might as well go to the Company first.

In Jingzhou City, Guangming District, inside a spicy hot pot shop, Ge Qiaoling is busy working, only her complexion is a bit dark right now.

She didn't expect that just because of one fly, not only did the other party not go claim that insurance, but they even reported her to the Market Supervision Department.

As for where the fly came from, Ge Qiaoling, who has been running the shop for about three years, knows better than anyone; her shop doesn't actually have a storefront, it's just a small family workshop.

The seasoning of the spicy hot pot is very strong, and although the weather outside has turned cold and flies are no longer seen in many places, it is very hot here, trash is left everywhere, so there have always been many flies.

The most she ever had was someone finding three flies in the spicy hot pot from her place...

It's just that she always pushed it onto the insurance, and after that, no one came to cause her trouble, so she got used to it.

This time she encountered a problem and didn't even think about it, telling the other party to go find the insurance, but the result was that the other party was unwilling and even said they wanted triple compensation!

This made Ge Qiaoling very uncomfortable, so she turned around and went to find customer service to complain about the other party.

It is not only consumers who can complain about merchants; merchants can likewise complain about consumers, it's just that the effect is usually just so-so.

Ge Qiaoling's original idea was just to let the other party know that this matter had nothing to do with her.

As a result, that person actually turned around and complained to the Market Supervision Department; the staff called her, investigated some issues, and then told her to go take the initiative to seek Mediation.

But how can one mediate this? That person really dares to ask; for a thirteen-yuan spicy hot pot, he can demand one thousand yuan in compensation—this is Extortion!

And Ge Qiaoling quickly thought that the other party might be a Professional Fake-Buster.

During the chat with the staff from the Market Supervision Department, Ge Qiaoling had once mentioned that the fly might have been planted by the other party, and then she was lectured.

Regarding Transfer of Burden of Proof and Reversal of Burden of Proof, she had also raised the issue, saying that if it were like this, wouldn't merchants be easily extorted by anyone?

As a result, she was lectured again: is it that much trouble for you to install a camera?

People who drive all know that installing a dashcam in the car can effectively avoid the phenomenon of being scammed by staged accidents, so why can't you, as a shop owner, install a camera for your own safety?

Are you not installing a camera, or are you afraid to install one?

Ge Qiaoling was speechless at the time; of course she didn't dare to install one—if the Monitoring were checked, the situation in the kitchen would be clear at a glance, and wouldn't she be fined to death?

Thinking about these things in her mind, her hands were busy working quickly; for a small family workshop like hers, when business is good, the takeout orders are almost constant, and many office workers rely on this bite to live.

The hygiene is naturally very poor, she is clear about this herself, and the ingredients used are definitely not that fresh—cutting costs, and cutting costs again.

So many times, if you want to see if a shop's hygiene is good or not, you have to look at the boss, look at whether the chef eats the food in the shop themselves—not the kind of "eating a little bit occasionally," but eating it daily.

Many people who do takeout absolutely will not eat the food from their own shop!

And at this moment, the busy Ge Qiaoling heard the door being pushed open and, without even lifting her head, said: "Ah Huang, number 67, right? You wait a moment."

After finishing, she didn't hear a response; she looked up and saw two men in uniforms looking at the environment around the shop, and suddenly, Ge Qiaoling's face turned pale.

A surprise inspection by the Market Supervision Department!

At this very moment, the staff member Bai Kai had already walked inside, looked at the surrounding situation, and started shaking his head directly.

He was the young man who had talked to Zhou Yi on the phone earlier; this visit was actually to talk to Ge Qiaoling on-site and, by the way, ask if she had taken the initiative to seek Mediation.

He had an idea about the sanitary conditions of these workshops, but he didn't expect it to be this serious!

So what to do? Since they were already here... so they started the inspection.

So much trash not thrown into the trash can in time, actually placed directly together with the ingredients, flies flying around, poor ventilation—that smell made people feel a bit uncomfortable.

Besides this, there were many, many other situations.

No need to say more, they started taking photos directly; after the inspection was finished, Bai Kai told Ge Qiaoling that this must be rectified.

This moment happened to be when business was good—rectify?

Ge Qiaoling was stunned at the time, and then felt anger rising.

"Comrade, why does it have to be rectified? My place, my place is just slightly worse, and besides, there are so many people doing takeout, everyone does it like this, why does only my place need to be rectified?"

"Is it because my place was reported? But comrade, that was an accident, right? Look, I work quite hard running this shop, really..."

Bai Kai didn't speak; the older staff member beside him smiled upon hearing this: "You mean the sanitary conditions of everyone around here are the same as yours? Then I know."

After finishing, he took out his phone and started making calls, calling for backup.

For the takeout workshops in this area, they were going to start a large-scale spot check; anyone found with problems would have to rectify within a time limit!

Ah, this... Ge Qiaoling had nothing to say; she had a faint feeling in her heart that if today's matter spread, she wouldn't be able to run a shop here in the future.

"Alright, don't say anything else; you hurry up and take the initiative to seek Mediation with the other party, but if you keep holding out like this, then we won't know what to say," Bai Kai said.

After finishing, the two walked out of the shop; since they were going to conduct a large-scale spot check today, they certainly couldn't be missing.

Let's start with this barbecue shop next door!

Ge Qiaoling was at her wit's end; what is a law enforcement department? This is a law enforcement department. You say they are targeting you?

"Sorry, we never deliberately target anyone. Since you feel we are targeting you, then we might as well inspect the surroundings while we're at it, since we're already here."

Since it had come to this, she had no choice but to call that person; what kind of situation was this?

She should have agreed to the triple compensation earlier; now, not only did she have to pay compensation, but she also had to rectify the issues and get fined by the Market Supervision Department...

Forcing down that surge of anger, Ge Qiaoling dialed the number she had saved earlier.

Inside the Company, Zhou Yi had just finished an inspection; everyone was working very hard, and there was really nothing worth looking at.

Just then, his phone rang. He picked it up, answered, and spoke a few words; it turned out to be the owner of that spicy hot pot shop.

The efficiency of this complaint was quite high; the current work efficiency of the Guangming District Market Supervision Department was really not bad. Thumbs up.

However, unlike before, the person started off by saying they were in the wrong, but after all, it was a family workshop with limited income, and one thousand yuan was simply too much.

"Really, little brother, we shop owners just earn a bit of hard-earned money; we really can't earn much. Look, now there's the rectification and the fine. I've already realized my mistake, so could you, could you just lower it a bit?"

The words were very sincere, and it was a small matter to begin with, so Zhou Yi asked, "Then how much do you think is appropriate to compensate?"

"Three hundred yuan, how about that?"

Three hundred yuan, that would do; it could buy over twenty servings of spicy hot pot.

"Fine, then three hundred yuan it is. We added each other on WeChat before; you can just transfer it to me on WeChat."

The problem was solved, and Zhou Yi didn't want to be bothered anymore, so he prepared to hang up the phone.

However, at this moment, Ge Qiaoling had actually been suppressing her anger all along; she felt she was being wronged.

Everything was fine, and just because of a fly, not only did she not get to use the insurance, but she had to pay money, and she even got reported!

Consequently, she subconsciously blurted out her previous thoughts.

"Little brother, you're quite skilled at both reporting and using legal channels; you do this often, don't you?"

Yes, she suspected that the person on the other end was a Professional Fake-Buster; otherwise, how could they do this, grabbing onto something and demanding money, and even reporting them.

What? Zhou Yi, who was just about to hang up, bristled once again.

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean 'do this often'? If you suspect I'm a Professional Fake-Buster, then you can go report me, you can take legal action to sue me, and you can also ask Xiao Lan's customer service who I am, and see when I started using Xiao Lan!"

"I see your attitude isn't one of wanting to resolve the problem, so there's nothing left to talk about. I don't agree to the three hundred yuan anymore. One thousand yuan, not a cent less, or we'll go through legal channels!"

After saying this, Zhou Yi hung up the phone with a snap.

He was very angry now. What are these people thinking? Oh, so if you exercise your legal rights, you have to be labeled a Professional Fake-Buster?

Even taking a step back, so what if he were a Professional Fake-Buster?

And 'do this often'—yes, I do do this often. You can specifically go ask Xiao Lan's customer service; you can ask them what I've done in the past.

Portraying herself as very pitiful—yes, you are pitiful, and I had originally intended to sympathize with you, but that passive-aggressive attitude of yours doesn't look like you want to properly engage in Mediation.

This is a common problem for many people nowadays. If you want Mediation or to beg for forgiveness, then do it properly. Don't harbor resentment inside and be passive-aggressive at every turn; who are you putting on a show for?

It goes without saying, Zhou Yi knew clearly in his heart that if this matter were posted online, if he, Zhou Mouren, didn't have some fame, it would surely stir up another wave of drama.

People would say, "They are just earning hard-earned money, they just said the wrong thing, why are you so petty?"

"It's just a fly, it's not dirty, you won't get sick from eating it, it's not easy for them, can't you be understanding?"

"They've already been fined and forced to rectify, and you still want them to pay money? Are you trying to force them to jump off a building?"

Or, given the current situation, there would also be drama: "You, A Yi, are just being pedantic; you only dare to be pedantic with these ordinary people. If you have the ability, go be pedantic with those big companies and big enterprises!"

This kind of drama is too normal; many fake-busters on the internet in the past were criticized like this.

As for his previous pedantry with the tourism industry, Dreamland, and companies like Chengdu, people would selectively forget.

"We only look at the present; anyway, what you, A Yi, are doing now is wrong."

He was too used to it, so let's see what the other party does. As for drama, even if he, A Yi, were pedantic for a lifetime, it would always exist.

Traffic is money; for the sake of money, taking a few risks, what does that count for?

In the shop, Ge Qiaoling heard the busy signal from the phone and didn't say another word.

At the same time, many other takeout shops next to her began to wail.

The law enforcement department won't joke with you; if they say they will inspect you all, then they must inspect you all!

Everything is afraid of being taken seriously. Issues like hygiene and Fire Department regulations are fine when not inspected, but once inspected, everything becomes an issue.

Because no matter how strict the regulations are, they need people to execute them. If you don't have people watching constantly, you'll definitely think about cutting corners. Originally, it was just skipping one step, but slowly, the hygiene gets worse and worse.

To be honest, Zhou Yi had originally hoped the other party would be tougher, preferably calling two more Self-Media people to sell a sob story, and then they could have a real back-and-forth.

Unexpectedly, after it was over, the staff from the Market Supervision Department called to say the other party agreed to pay the one thousand yuan compensation.

Then there was no problem. That was the demand; as long as you paid, I'm not some pervert who insists on finding trouble for you.

Of course, regarding what the staff said about launching a large-scale hygiene inspection of the food industry, Zhou Yi raised both hands in approval. Once you've experienced Jet Fighter, you'll know.

This matter was very small, but Zhou Yi still decided to make a video about it. Precisely because it was small, many people in daily life don't know what to do when they encounter similar problems.

They all think, "I don't have evidence, so I definitely can't exercise Legal Aid."

There was almost no video footage here, so Zhou Yi directly arranged for Pusa Xiong to write a script and then had the Company's "oxen and horses" make it into a Stick Figure Animation.

He did the voiceover himself and then posted it.

It goes without saying that some of the audience masters would think he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but it didn't matter. Let them say he was making a mountain out of a molehill. Zhou Mouren is a law-abiding person, but at the same time, a law-abiding person can also be a scumbag.

Just looking at the comments, it was a bit unexpected; many people felt that even small matters need to be taken seriously.

Pusa Xiong was the most supportive!

The Company was hiring new people again today, but Zhou Yi found that these post-00s were really quite interesting!

Today's first chapter for sleep aid. Thanks to Wenchidage, wfei, y wo zi feiyang, Qingxin, Xuyunguan, desirekyo, another newcomer brother, fff, a wild cat, Tian tian zui ke'ai, Book Friend 2018, Dick Winter, Feimaowuyu. Thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

There are three more chapters; sixteen thousand words exploding today!

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