Vagrants without household registration are considered drifters, and the government won't care if they die. However, people with household registration in the neighborhood are considered upstanding citizens, and if one of them dies, it's a major case of human life; should their family cause a stir, the government will have to intervene.
Ms. Lu explained these twists and turns to Mrs. Chen in detail, which frightened Mrs. Chen: "Oh my God, how can this be? Prefecture City people are too malicious. I'm just trying to do business, yet they want to make it a matter of life and death. A bunch of damn killers, I curse them!"
Third Grandma said, "What's so surprising about this? Remember when we first set up the tofu stall, Lu Laosan came straight to us trying to snatch our recipe. If you want to open a shop in Prefecture City, you have to be aware of these matters and proceed with utmost caution."
Even with support from Futai Building and the Qi Family, we can't let our guard down.
