"What's wrong with being a driver? No occupation is more noble than another," Su Ming said calmly.

The landlady quickly added, "Ziqing, Su Ming is not just a driver; he also owns several big companies. The gym's smooth opening is all thanks to him."

"Mengxue, you must be infatuated with him. Other than being handsome, he's useless. No need to exaggerate his capabilities. How could he be a big boss? He looks like just another worker," Fang Ziqing refused to believe the landlady's words.

Just as the landlady was about to say something, Su Ming waved his hand to stop her. "Landlady, let her think whatever she wants. No need to explain."

"Heh, you're just feeling guilty," Fang Ziqing pressed on mercilessly.

Su Ming didn't mind Fang Ziqing's attitude too much because, considering the landlady, he didn't want to argue with her.

Ah Biao and Tang Hanyang were upset, ready to offer some words in explanation when Su Ming shook his head. The two simply shut their mouths but clenched their fists.

Seeing Fang Ziqing's behavior, the landlady felt it's best not to have her interact with Su Ming too much, and said awkwardly, "Su Ming, you should head home first!"

"Okay," Su Ming understood the landlady's intention and turned to leave.

Ah Biao and Tang Hanyang followed him out, angrily muttering different remarks.

"Ming Bro, that Fang Ziqing has no eyes for greatness and dared to look down on you. I really want to slap her twice!"

"That woman thinks she's something special, but she's just an idiot!"

Su Ming gave a faint smile and said, "As the saying goes, only petty people and women are hard to deal with!"

"Right, right, Ming Bro, you're absolutely right," Ah Biao and Tang Hanyang nodded repeatedly.

Elsewhere, Yu Hua was enraged upon hearing that another plan to deal with Su Ming had failed, smashing his teacup to pieces.

"Damn it, where does Su Ming keep getting so many tranquilizer guns? It's unbelievable!"

Li Zongyan, despite several failed plans, didn't lose heart. Instead, he calmly suggested, "Since force doesn't work, we can use official power to prevent Donglai Gym from opening."

"What else can you do?" Yu Hua's eyes lit up.

"I have a classmate who is the director of the Longcheng Health Bureau. We can have the health bureau inspect the gym and claim their showers and changing rooms are unsanitary, requiring them to make improvements by a deadline. This would delay them by at least ten days to half a month. When examined again, we'll just say they don't meet the standards, and keep delaying them like that so the gym can't operate normally," Li Zongyan laid out his plan.

"Alright, let's do it your way," Yu Hua agreed immediately.

The next day, Donglai Gym received a notification that the health bureau would come to inspect.

The gym was originally packed with people who loved working out there, feeling like they were among family and friends.

But after receiving the notice, they had to ask customers to leave the gym until the health bureau's inspection was complete.

Many customers soon felt discontent with the health bureau, murmuring quietly among themselves!

"These departments just make trouble when there's nothing wrong. They don't support good businesses and are always doing inspections, while bad businesses give them bribes and they turn a blind eye."

"Yeah, these departments are like that. If you don't give them gifts, they come to make trouble, not caring about the life and death of businesses."

"There's no way. That's why Fang Donglai can't expand because of the obstruction from these departments!"

"Sigh, these departments are so corrupt, and we ordinary people have no way to fight back..."

By three in the afternoon,

all staff at Donglai Gym were waiting for the health bureau people to arrive.

At that moment, the health bureau's car drove to the entrance of Donglai Gym.

Three people came from the health bureau, led by a young man who looked disdainfully at Fang Ziqing and the others.

He tossed a health report to Fang Ziqing, sneering, "Your Donglai Gym is quite daring, opening without sanitary standards. If customers get infected, can you bear that responsibility?"

Fang Ziqing coldly replied, "When did you inspect us? How come you already have a health report?"

The young man, seeing that Fang Ziqing was so beautiful, had a flicker of desire in his eyes, but he kept a stony face, "I sent someone to do a secret inspection in the morning. That's why we have a health report now. Your hygiene is subpar; shut down immediately for reformation and only reopen once you meet standards."

The two men behind the young man echoed, "Your hygiene is terrible. We've checked three times, and it never meets the standards."

The young man continued to look at the people from Donglai Gym, "Donglai Gym, I warn you, if you can't meet sanitary standards, you'll never be allowed to open!"

The two others, riding on the young man's authority, added, "You should really reflect and get your hygiene up to standard."

"We will be back for reinspection in half a month..."

After saying that, the three youths quickly left, not even giving Donglai Gym a chance to appeal.

Fang Ziqing and the others hurried to look at the health report.

Once they finished reading, everyone was furious.

The reasons for failing hygiene standards were utterly absurd!

Fang Ziqing seriously suspected that the health bureau people hadn't inspected at all and just issued a failing report.

Many of the issues were vague and unclear!

Fang Ziqing understood that someone was deliberately targeting them!

Purposely failing their health inspection.

Because they didn't want Donglai Gym to operate.

At this time, Su Ming and the landlady arrived.

"What happened? I just saw the health bureau's car driving away from the company entrance," the landlady asked directly.

"It's a health bureau inspection saying our hygiene doesn't meet standards, so we can't operate," Fang Ziqing said gloomily.

Su Ming and the landlady were both shocked upon hearing this.

Logically, Donglai Gym was established as a high-end gym. The shower rooms and changing areas were disinfected daily, so failing hygiene standards was impossible.

The landlady frowned, being strong-willed, she didn't want to seek her father's help for such a minor issue.

Su Ming, however, calmly said, "Landlady, don't worry, I'll sort this out."

"Can you really do it?" Fang Ziqing said with disdain.

"Do you have a way?" Su Ming retorted, not indulging her.

Fang Ziqing was so angry her cheeks turned red, "You're just a pretentious driver!"

Su Ming couldn't be bothered with her, headed to the landlady's office, and called Li Lisen, "Who's the director of the health bureau?"

"It's Gou Fugui," Li Lisen replied courteously.

"Inform him for me, I invite him to Tea Pavilion, room number three, for tea," Su Ming said directly.

"Alright, no problem," Li Lisen agreed.

After the call, Su Ming went to the Tea Pavilion.

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