Chapter 8 Poor Little Cabbages

The three Yao siblings left the courtyard, exited the alley, and walked onto the main street towards the machinery factory.

It's already December, and the Lunar New Year is just over half a month away. Whether in the city or the countryside, quite a few people are out buying New Year's goods.

A young woman dressed in mourning clothes, carrying two children and holding a photograph, appeared on the street; it was hard not to attract attention.

Everyone stared at the three siblings.

Many people followed the three siblings, walking behind them.

Everyone wanted to see which way the three siblings were heading...

After crossing a street, at a three-way intersection not far from the machinery factory, Yao Shula saw her uncle and his family.

Not only did my eldest uncle Shu Jianjun come, but my second uncle Shu Jianhua, my youngest uncle Shu Jianzhong, and my eldest aunt, second aunt, and youngest aunt all came with their children.

In total, there are more than ten people!

Together with Yao Shula and her two siblings, a group of more than ten people headed towards the machinery factory in Yun County.

Yao Shula and her two siblings walked in front, while the Shu family followed behind, quickly blocking the gate of the machinery factory.

Yao Shula knelt down, holding the photo.

Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli knelt down behind Yao Shula.

The Shu family's uncles and aunts started shouting towards the factory.

"Chen Shimei and Yao Guohua, get out here!"

"Yao Guohua, who abandoned his wife and children, come out here!"

"Yao Guohua, you gigolo, get out here!"

...

The aunts of the Shu family all had loud voices, and their shouts immediately frightened the gatekeepers of the machinery factory so much that they shrank back into the guardhouse and refused to come out.

Nobody cared at all, they kept shouting!

As the Shu family started making a scene, more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle.

The Shu family immediately explained to everyone what had happened.

What?! Yao Guohua and Song Yuling were having an affair! It infuriated his wife.

Yao Guohua slept with his wife's apprentice before divorcing her.

And Yao Guohua is shameless. His wife has been gone for less than a year, and he can't wait to bring that woman into the house.

He lives in his deceased wife's house and abuses his ex-wife's children.

"Look at them! In this freezing weather, my three poor nieces are dressed like this..."

That cotton-padded coat was so stiff it could kill someone if you took it off!

"Look at those three children, they're so skinny, a gust of wind could blow them over. They're not getting enough to eat or wear!"

"That heartless person raises other people's children but doesn't even glance at their own!"

And yet, he still wants to take over his ex-wife's house!

"The children were desperate and that's why they wanted justice!"

Otherwise, who would want to cause so much trouble during the Lunar New Year?

...

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and the news quickly spread.

I heard the other day that a girl smashed her father's wedding banquet with a kitchen knife. Oh, it was this family!

"Isn't it said that the eldest daughter of the Yao family has the best and gentlest personality? How could she be so fierce!"

"Wasn't she forced into it? Think about it, Yao Guohua brought other women into the house and even wanted to kick these kids out. How could the eldest sister not be angry!"

Even a clay Buddha has some temper!

No matter how good-natured and kind the eldest daughter of the Yao family is, she can put herself at ease, but she can't abandon her younger siblings!

"If it weren't for her younger siblings, the eldest daughter of the Yao family definitely wouldn't have thrown such a tantrum."

"That's right, don't bully honest people! Honest people can be terrifying when they get angry!"

"Oh, Yao Guohua has no conscience. It was the old man from the Shu family who helped him get into the machinery factory."

Otherwise, he'd probably be scraping by in some rural village right now, his backside sticking out of the ground!

...

Yao Shula listened to the whispers of those around her while sobbing quietly.

Good, you've grasped the direction of public opinion well.

The focus now is on pointing the finger at Yao Guohua, since all of this was caused by him.

Although my uncle and his family initially suggested bringing a banner that read "Yao Guohua and Song Yuling should pay with their lives for murder"...

But Yao Shula rejected it.

"Doing this might give us a quick way to vent our anger, but what if they turn around and sue us?"

We currently have no evidence, and the police are cracking down hard. What if they accidentally find something to use against us?

Therefore, what needs to be done now is to ignore him criminally, but morally condemn them to utter death!

Uncle Shu thought about it and realized that what his niece said seemed to make a lot of sense.

There's no evidence! If there were evidence...

"Shura, what do you suggest we do?" Uncle Shu decided to listen to his niece.

"We will follow the rules! We are law-abiding citizens and will definitely act in accordance with the law."

If you push him too hard, he'll just give up and do whatever he wants.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Uncle, listen to me…

...

People in various workshops of the machine factory also heard that Yao Guohua's three children were holding a photo of Schumann and wailing at the door!

The security guards have already gone over there.

But they just blocked the factory gate and didn't make any other noise; their child was just crying at the factory gate.

Schumann's family members simply explained Yao Guohua's actions to the onlookers at the door.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to condemn why the machine factory would allow such a person to exist.

How did a machinery factory that was supposed to contribute to national development become a breeding ground for corruption...?

Yao Guohua, who was in the office, had already come to work today. He had brought wedding candy to distribute to everyone.

But no one dared to accept the offer; everyone just laughed it off.

As for Song Yuling, she stayed huddled in the workshop, not daring to say a word.

My colleagues in the office are always whispering among themselves...

Meanwhile, in the factory manager's office, they also heard people causing trouble at the factory gate...

"Don't worry about it! Let the security guards keep an eye on them. As long as they don't cause trouble in the factory, don't worry about it!"

"If they haven't left by noon, notify the police station and have them take care of them!" Director Liu didn't take it seriously at first.

But it wasn't until he heard that it was Schumann's three children dressed in mourning clothes and wailing at the door that Director Liu realized what was going on.

"Where is Yao Guohua? Why isn't he handling this matter?" Director Liu asked.

"They're afraid of getting beaten up! Schumann's brothers from her maternal family are all here!" someone in the office whispered.

Factory Director Liu shook his head.

"This is Yao Guohua's family matter; let Yao Guohua handle it!"

"Director Liu, I reckon that Yao Guohua's presence today will be of no use."

If someone wants to cause trouble for Yao Guohua, they can just go to his place.

Why do we have to come to the factory? We definitely need the factory to show some attitude. "The office staff analyzed.

Factory Director Liu sighed and shook his head.

"The factory can't get involved in this! If it does, then every time someone gets into trouble, they'll make a scene like this, and how will the factory maintain normal production?"

Go tell Yao Guohua...

Ring ring! Ring ring! The phone on Factory Manager Liu's desk rang urgently...