The price bureau explained that state-owned enterprises at the ministerial level have the authority to set prices independently, but they are just township enterprises affiliated with collectives and do not have the authority to approve prices. Moreover, the added value of self-developed Chinese software cannot be included in the price increase range allowed by policy.

After discussing it with his other partners, Yan Yuan felt that they couldn't afford to waste time and that they were very likely to lose the lawsuit.

Therefore, they decided to accept the verdict.

In addition, the company is also immediately applying for collective enterprise and new technology enterprise qualifications, striving for exemption from high-tech product pricing, and at the same time, it is also developing its own Chinese and English typewriter, reporting the pricing in advance to avoid price risks.

But this is 100 million.

It nearly emptied most of the company's initial working capital.

Yan Yuan was getting busier and busier. Jiang Chengzhou and Su Li brought him meals twice, and they saw that he even had to squeeze in time to eat.

After Linlin learned that he had been fined, she gave him all the money she had saved, but Yan Yuan did not accept it.

When someone encounters trouble, their relatives and friends will try to avoid it.

Yan Yuan gained a large number of relatives because of his relationship with Linlin.

Xu Yueyun showed his family's bankbook to one of his grandsons-in-law, who was not yet "married into" the family, and said he wanted to lend him several hundred thousand yuan.

Cheng Qingshan, Su Jue, and Deng Jing also wanted to help him raise money.

Linlin's older siblings were also willing to help him raise money to pay off his debts.

Su Li even had Jiang Chengzhou take him to the company again, and gave him the 200 yuan pocket money that Lin Zhilan had given him this time.

Moved, Yan Yuan visited each household to explain his situation.

Their business is far from being at its lowest point.

At most, it's just cash on hand; most of it has been used to pay fines.

I'm indeed short on cash, but I haven't fallen to the point where I need to borrow money.

Besides this printer, they also have other businesses that are generating revenue.

The elders inevitably gave him a few words of advice, reminding him to be careful about this kind of risk in the future.

Yan Yuan humbly accepted the advice and was deeply grateful.

He was eager to achieve something so that Linlin's family would approve of him and feel comfortable letting Linlin be with him.

Now that this has happened, I feel much more at ease.

However, the plan to buy a house fell through again.

As soon as the fine was settled, Linlin started urging him to get married.

Yan Yuan understood what she meant; she was afraid he would overthink things, and she also wanted to express her willingness to share hardships with him.

How could Yan Yuan bear to see her suffer?

Ironically, it's him who's now unwilling to get married.

Linlin rarely got truly angry, and she started ignoring him.

Yan Yuan was so busy that he didn't even notice that the fine had indeed caused a short-term crisis.

With cash flow under pressure, upstream suppliers and downstream institutional clients are also taking a wait-and-see approach. There is also unease within their own companies, and newspapers are spreading rumors every day that their company is about to collapse.

Yan Yuan, along with his team, visited the Price Bureau, the Municipal Science and Technology Commission, and the Federation of Industry and Commerce multiple times, carrying complete cost ledgers, self-developed software development records, and engineers' work hour reports.

They appealed rationally and did not confront the authorities head-on.

They do not deny the premium, but they need to prove that software development is an added-value cost, and that the price limit rules do not apply to their technology products with self-developed technology.

They accepted the previous fines, but their current demand is that the imported printers are equipped with their self-developed driver software, and the value-added services here should be included in the cost, not just based on the hardware price limit.

This matter has caused a huge uproar.

This forced the relevant authorities to pay attention to the special characteristics of private technology enterprises.

Ultimately, they reached a compromise.

From now on, they can set their own prices, and the selling price must be reported to the price bureau in advance. If there are no objections, they can sell legally, thus fundamentally solving the shackles of pricing.

It was also starting with their companies that the policies of the Zhongguancun Experimental Zone were implemented, allowing high-tech enterprises to enjoy preferential pricing and tax treatment.

Yan Yuan's company has also become a benchmark for policy pilot programs.

After this incident, once the fine controversy subsided, their company's sales volume skyrocketed.

After finishing all that, Yan Yuan finally had time to rest.

During the day, Jiang Chengzhou took Su Li on a canyon cruise. When they returned, they found Yan Yuan asleep on the sofa.

Linlin hadn't come home from get off work yet; Yan Yuan was the only one at home.

Yan Yuan leaned his head against the back of the sofa, and even though he was fast asleep, there was still a lingering weariness between his brows.

His face was covered in dark bluish-black hair, and he hadn't even shaved his usually well-groomed beard.

Su Li tiptoed over and found a blanket to cover him.

Jiang Chengzhou was speechless. "Su Lili, it's the middle of summer, are you going to die of heat from your brother Yuan?"

Su Li silently put the blanket away.

I'm impressed by his brother; isn't that how it's always portrayed in movies?

If one of the main characters sees someone asleep, the other will cover them with a blanket.

Yan Yuan woke up quickly, his gaze sweeping between Su Li and Jiang Chengzhou before slowly focusing.

He sat up straight, rubbed his temples, and took a square box from beside the sofa, handing it to Su Li. "I promised to give you this portable item, and I bought it for you."

Su Li didn't dare to accept the offer, looking troubled. "Can I get a refund? You just lost so much money, don't try to save face."

Yan Yuan chuckled and pushed the box in front of him. "Don't worry, the company has recovered. It's just a few hundred yuan, no need for your brother Yuan to lose face."

Jiang Chengzhou brought over a plate of sliced ​​watermelon from the kitchen. "I'm going back to the island to get my marriage certificate with Manman and also take Su Li back."

Just as Yan Yuan was about to nod, a voice came from the doorway.

Linlin changed her shoes and came in, leaving her keys in the entryway. She overheard her brother's words, "Then I'll go back too. I want to get my marriage certificate too."

Yan Yuan smiled helplessly, waved to Linlin, and when she came closer, he reached out and pulled her to sit down beside him. "Who are you going to marry?"

Linlin glanced at him. "I'll go ask if it's possible for one person to take it."

Yan Yuan raised an eyebrow. "It's not that I'm unwilling, but I want to negotiate the deal for that little villa next door first. I can't have you living in the village with me..."

"Let's just stay here with my brother for now," Linlin interrupted him. "My brother won't kick us out."

Jiang Chengzhou's face darkened. He didn't want his sister to get married so early, but he had already accepted Yan Yuan as his brother-in-law, so he couldn't say anything more.

Su Li weakly raised her hand, "You two got married, but it seems like you didn't tell your parents."

Jiang Chengzhou laughed and said, "That's alright, I know where the household registration book is."

Linlin chimed in, "I know too, it's kept with the bankbook."

Su Li's eyes widened, a hint of sourness in her voice, "You all knew? Why didn't Mom and Dad tell me? You're so biased!"

Linlin glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I didn't tell you because when you first started elementary school, you took your savings book to school to show off, and the whole island knew how much money our family had saved."

Su Li: "..."

OK, fine, he can use his Walkman to learn English then.

They acted immediately and quickly bought tickets back to the island.

As the ferry sounded its horn to set sail, "two pairs" plus "one" stood by the railing at the stern, the sea breeze blowing in their faces, carrying salty and damp moisture.

The ship cleaved through the azure sea, white waves churning and receding behind it on both sides.

As they saw the island getting closer and closer in the distance, smiles appeared on their faces.

The sea breeze carries the scent of home.

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