(Minghui.org) I opened a cake shop in 2003. While conducting business I hold myself to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the principles of Falun Dafa. I started practicing in 1997. I have understood through the practice the meaning of life and that predestined relationships exist between people.
I make sure that all the products in my shop are the best quality. I sell my cakes at the lowest possible price. I do not adulterate my products or swindle customers. My cake shop has become the best in town. Many customers know that my cakes are superior to the well-known brands sold in the larger shops, and that my prices are lower.
I always order the raw materials myself and then explain the facts of Falun Dafa and the persecution to the people who deliver them. Most of them understand the truth after speaking with me and agree to withdraw their memberships in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
A married couple often deliver cake boxes to me. Over the 10 years I have been in business, the wife has miscalculated my bill many times by charging me too little. After I discover her errors I return the money to her.
I once ordered large boxes, but she only charged me for small ones. I discovered her mistake while I was checking off the inventory. I paid her the difference when she came the next time. She said, smiling, “Keep it, because the trade is already complete. I wasn't aware of the error.”
I told her, “Master Li (the founder of Falun Dafa) asks us to be good people and think of others first. It is not my money so I cannot keep it.”
She charged me less on another occasion by missing a box of raw materials off my invoice. I paid her for it when she came to make a delivery the next time. She said with a smile, “Who is like you nowadays? Most people want to earn money without making any effort. You should just keep the money.”
I said, “How would I face Master Li if I kept your money?” She said, “Master Li is great!”
Her husband said, “It is so hard to find such a good person these days. We have been in the delivery business for more than 10 years. We probably made mistakes with our billing many times, but only you have returned money to us.”
The wife then told me a story. “A delivery man recently charged me 40 yuan for items that were worth 400 yuan,” she said, “I noticed the error and paid him the money. The man said, 'You should have kept it. Why are you giving it to me?' I said, 'I believe in Falun Dafa, so I cannot keep your money.'”
I was moved after hearing this. I truly understand that only by cultivating myself well can I influence more people.
The couple also tell their friends the facts about the persecution of Falun Dafa and encourages them to renounce the CCP and its affiliated organizations.