As soon as Xia Haolin came out with the people from the Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau, they were surrounded by reporters. The reporters' questions were endless, most of which revolved around the fact that the Xia family's Liansuo Supermarket sold goods with serious quality problems. Some tabloid reporters were more concerned about the Xia family and Xia Ruya severing their family relationship. For a while, the scene was extremely chaotic.
Xia Haolin's face was ashen, and he kept his mouth shut the entire time, not answering any questions from reporters.
However, the reporters were not persistent. The news about Xia's Liansuo Supermarket selling substandard goods had already spread, and there was nothing more to dig up. Besides... the Xia family was not important enough for them to spend more energy digging up news.
With the help of his entourage, Xia Haolin broke free from the blockade of reporters. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, an egg hit his face hard. The force was so strong that the hard shell hit his face painfully. Then the eggshell broke on his face with a "pop", and the egg white mixed with yolk flowed all over his face, making Xia Haolin furious.
Looking at the people pushing and shoving in front of them, almost every one of them was holding goods bought from the Xia family's supermarket chain, and they angrily insulted the Xia family and demanded a refund.
"You are a heartless and unscrupulous businessman. You sell fake goods for personal gain. You will not have a good ending..."
"You are too heartless to buy fake things for us. Return them. If you don't, I will sue you at the Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau..."
Xia Haolin's face looked extremely ugly. He wanted to say a few words to appease the excited crowd, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything. The Xia family was in this situation and faced a huge funding gap. Any extra words would seem pale.
Finally, Xia Haolin returned to the Xia family in a panic under the protection of his entourage.
The old man of the Xia family was sitting in the living room, following the news about the Xia family. He was shocked to see that Xia Haolin's hair, face, and body were covered with egg stains and even oil stains. He asked, "Haolin, how did you get into this state?"
Xia Haolin was furious and said, "It was all caused by those unreasonable people. I accompanied the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to inspect the products. When I came out, I was first surrounded by reporters, and then by that mean woman..."
After hearing this, the old man of the Xia family looked serious: "Haolin, what are the results of the supermarket test?"
Xia Haolin's face became even uglier when he mentioned this: "Not so good. I have replaced a batch of products that failed the test before, but this time the Industry and Commerce Bureau seems to be specifically against us. The number of products tested has increased from more than 70 to more than 100, and more than a dozen products failed the test. The Industry and Commerce Bureau is very dissatisfied with our Xia family. I estimate that fines will be imposed soon."
During this period of time, there were continuous activities and the funding loopholes were filled bit by bit. However, the inspection by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau made the situation of the Xia family even worse. The huge compensation and the anger of the customers... dragged the Xia family into this situation bit by bit.
The old man of the Xia family's face turned pale in an instant: "The most hateful one is the Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau. We have been respectful to them for many years. A while ago, the first batch of substandard products were found. I gave red envelopes to everyone of them, hoping to cover up the matter. Who knew that it would be exposed in a few days, and even reported that we were still selling substandard products... "
A director under the Administration for Industry and Commerce is related to the Xia family. The Xia family has been showing great respect to him over the years, so the Xia family is not afraid of any quality inspection by the Administration for Industry and Commerce. But who knew that such a big mess would occur this time.
Xia Haolin sat dejectedly on the sofa. "The huge compensation of one million yuan has already drained most of the funds that the Xia family has collected recently. Now facing a second fine, how can the Xia family afford it? What's more, the news is making a lot of noise. We can't ignore the request for return of the goods. Customers have lost their confidence in us. Even if we hold promotions in the future, we can't win back the hearts of customers. Our Xia family is really finished this time."
In such a short period of time, the Xia family had fallen to this point. He had never imagined that.
The old man of the Xia family listened to his son's words, and his old face was full of dejection. He said angrily: "It's all the fault of Xia Ruya, that unlucky star. If it weren't for her, how could the Xia family be in this state."
Xia Haolin also thought so in his heart. Thinking of Xia Ruya, he gritted his teeth and said, "What's the point of entangled in this now? The Xia family has already severed ties with her. The most urgent thing is to think about how to survive this crisis of the Xia family."
The old man of the Xia family was speechless.
Xia Haolin suddenly had an idea and said, "Dad, why don't we buy the land in the West District? The government's subway line is about to open, and the land there is worth every inch of gold. Anyway, the new shopping mall transformation project has been forced to stop. I don't know when the Xia family will be able to recover from the current situation."
The land where the new shopping mall is to be transformed is close to the West District. Since the government subway line project started, commercial centers have been built there one after another. In the future, it is bound to become the link of urban transportation and the most prosperous area in the capital. This is why the Xia family urgently needs to transform the shopping mall.
The old man of the Xia family refused without a second thought: "No, your grandfather bought that piece of land in the first place. He wanted to create favorable conditions for us and help the Xia family move up to the next level and become one of the top wealthy families in Beijing. If the land is sold, the direction of the Xia family's development will be cut off, and in the future the Xia family will completely become the bottom of the rich family in Beijing."
When the old man bought the land, he almost emptied all of the Xia family's savings. He had strongly opposed it, but now even he has to admire the old man's foresight.
Xia Haolin urged, "Dad, if we don't buy that piece of land, the financial gap that our Xia family is facing now cannot be filled. It is still a question whether the Xia family Liansuo Supermarket can be kept. Without the Xia family... how can we talk about revitalizing the Xia family and making the Xia family a wealthy family in Beijing? Buying land is just a stopgap measure. It will be the same if we buy it again when we have money."
Wen Haowen and the Gu family had contacted him before, but he had flatly refused. However, now that the Xia family was facing such a crisis, he had to consider selling the land.
Old Master Xia pursed his lips and shook his head in refusal, "I know you are right, but that piece of land must not be sold. The property left by our ancestors is for us to build our family and prosper, not to be sold off and ruined."
Xia Haolin said helplessly: "Dad..."
Old Master Xia said, "If you have the time, you might as well try to please your wife. Because of Xia Ruya, your wife is full of resentment towards you. If you please her... maybe she can persuade the Chen family to help."
The Xia and Chen families are relatives by marriage and have helped each other a lot in recent years, so he has hope in his heart.
After hearing this, Xia Haolin had no other options. He had been to the Chen family quite often recently, and the Chen family had indeed helped him a lot. Perhaps his method would work. "In that case, I'll give it a try."