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Xiao Meng was a little flustered after hearing the reason why Master Tang was here.

What happened? They just wanted to do some charity work, and yet things went wrong?

It's important to know that the profit margin of the community canteen they jointly run is very thin.

If it weren't for the fact that her family's company already owned a central canteen food factory and had the cost advantage of purchasing ingredients in bulk, which would have meant they wouldn't be losing money, she would never have done this kind of unprofitable business with Xiao Tang.

Although Xiaomeng knew that the finance and legal staff her company had hired at great expense were very capable and that the investigation would not uncover anything, she was still worried that this matter would affect the company's operations.

Also, Cuiling is mainly in charge of the food factory, and Xiaomeng is worried that this will affect her older sister's mood. So she quickly called her sister to ask about it.

To everyone's surprise, Cui Ling didn't take it seriously at all. She even comforted Xiao Meng, saying that such investigations and inspections were common for a large company. The company had legal counsel, and she also had her brother-in-law, a very influential lawyer, by her side. There wouldn't be any problems.

Xiaomeng was a little surprised to hear that the food factory was frequently investigated and inspected by relevant departments. Her other businesses—diamond factory, private museum, film company, real estate company—hadn't encountered such issues.

Seeing that Xiaomeng was asking detailed questions, Cuiling replied, "Hey, this is no big deal. Xiao Tang's family can just find someone to smooth things over or pull some strings."

"And there's more to it than that."

Some time ago, some people in the community launched a boycott of pre-prepared food, claiming that the ingredients their company provided to the community canteen were pre-prepared food and would harm the health of the elderly.

For example, some people complained that the steamed buns and bread in their canteen were not made by the chefs in the canteen kitchen, but were made into frozen products by Lin's central kitchen factory, transported to the canteen kitchen by cold chain, and then reheated and sold before serving in the morning.

There are also some lunch dishes sold such as braised pork rice, red-braised pork rice, frozen dumplings, and frozen wontons. These are semi-pre-made foods, which are prepared in advance, transported to the canteen by cold chain, reheated, and then sold.

Even more outrageous are the milk tea and mung bean soup sold in the store. Because they are packaged individually and transported at room temperature, they are criticized as being utterly worthless.

A while ago, those people put up banners in front of their cafeteria, calling on everyone to boycott the pre-cooked meals provided by their company.

This matter has a greater impact on their company than Xiao Tang's matter.

Xiaomeng was a little surprised, "Our family's cafeteria is a low-priced cafeteria. If it weren't for the centralized production using large machinery, how could the prices be so low?"

"Um, in our cafeteria, is braised pork rice still ten yuan a serving? The price hasn't gone up, has it?"

Cuiling said, "The price hasn't gone up; it's still ten yuan. Sanitation workers and taxi drivers often come to our canteen for lunch."

Xiaomeng asked again, "Is the cup of mung bean soup still three yuan a cup? Has the price gone up?"

Cuiling replied, "Yes, the residents in the neighborhood often stop by for a cup when they're out for a stroll. They all say our mung bean soup is even better than milk tea or coffee."

"So, do they think they can get food prepared by a chef right here in the capital for this price?"

Lin Cuiling was also quite helpless, "Yes, that's what they mean. They said we should provide healthy dishes that are made fresh and eaten on the same day."

Xiaomeng felt something was strange. "Huh? Our community canteen is being boycotted, and nobody's coming to our door?"

Lin Cuiling said it was nothing, “No, we asked the neighbors if we should suspend business and wait to see what the street leaders said before we reopened.”

The neighbors all said to ignore the people holding up the banners.

Everyone's saying that if our cafeteria closes, they won't have a clean and affordable place to eat. Many elderly people in the community are currently enrolling in our meals. If we close, many of them won't be able to get a hot meal all day.

The community residents all sided with us, and those who put up banners packed up and left after only two days.

So I said these things are no big deal. If those people want to cause trouble, we have people here to deal with them. Everyone's used to it, and normal business operations haven't been affected.

"Are there always people coming to inspect the food factory?"

"Yes, we always have them, but our production is all automated industrial, and all raw materials and operating procedures are legal and compliant. After all, we don't use many workers; most of them are only in the packaging and transportation stages."

Your brother-in-law has people watching over the factory, and legal counsel accompanies them when superiors come to inspect. It doesn't affect the factory's operation at all.

So don't worry about it. Our restaurants and factories are seasoned veterans; what we're dealing with now is nothing special.

Seeing Cuiling so relaxed, Xiaomeng felt relieved.

After hanging up the phone, Xiaomeng complained to Xiaotang in an annoyed tone, "I almost got tricked by you. This has no impact on you at all."

You made it sound so pitiful. I thought you were facing some serious problem.

Xiao Tang chuckled, "I wasn't lying. There really is someone trying to sabotage me. It's just that I'm innocent and have nothing to fear."

It's possible that we might not do things perfectly, but it's absolutely impossible for us to break the rules and make money.

Xiaomeng nodded. "I believe that."

Xiao Tang's dragon boat team won second place, and the whole village was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, holding a grand dragon boat banquet. Xiao Meng and her entire crew went to the banquet and even gathered a lot of good footage, which they used in their promotional video.

Not long after the Dragon Boat Festival, Xiao Tang was transferred to another place.

It is said that he has gone to take up the top position in the special economic zone on the western border.

It's hard to say whether this transfer is a promotion or a demotion.