Chapter 130 (Second Update) A bold idea formed in my mind...

Upon arriving at the factory manager's office, Li Dazhu nervously rubbed his hands together, only to realize that they were greasy and hadn't been washed properly after slaughtering the pig.

He was a little annoyed, but it was too late to wash it now, so he could only rub the sides of the clothes hard.

He waited until the food looked less greasy before knocking on the door.

A moment later, a voice came from inside the door: "Come in."

Li Dazhu pushed open the door with trembling hands and entered. As soon as he stepped inside, he respectfully asked, "Director Xia, what can I do for you?"

The meat processing plant has two directors, one chief and one deputy. This Director Xia is the chief director, the highest-ranking official in the entire meat processing plant.

Factory Director Xia looked up at Li Dazhu. Even though there were chairs available in the office, he wouldn't let him sit down. Instead, he put down the pen he was signing and leaned back.

"Xiao Li, the reason I asked you to come here today is actually because of personal matters."

"Personal matter?" Li Dazhu thought that Director Xia had a personal matter he wanted help with, and he was a little excited. "I wonder what kind of personal matter it is? If I can help, I will definitely do my best."

He didn't know how he could help the factory manager, but if he really helped the factory manager, the factory manager would owe him a favor, and wouldn't that increase his chances of getting a promotion and a raise in the future?

Li Dazhu became more and more excited as he thought about it.

However, the next second, Director Xia's words extinguished all his little flames of excitement.

"What are you thinking? How could you possibly help me with my affairs? I called you here today because it's about your personal matters."

Li Dazhu froze, tensing up once again.

Since it's not about his private matters, then it's my own business.

"About me?" Li Dazhu's voice trembled involuntarily.

Factory Director Xia looked at him, enjoying his tension and fear, before finally speaking after a while: "I heard you got divorced?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dazhu's face turned deathly pale.

His divorce was no secret, but it wasn't exactly something to be proud of, so even if people knew, no one ever brought it up in front of him.

The fact that the factory manager brought it up now, so long after his divorce, is really unsettling.

What's going on with the factory manager? Why are you suddenly asking this? Do you want to know the reason for his divorce?

Unable to guess correctly, Li Dazhu could only answer tremblingly, "Yes, I am indeed divorced. The reason for the divorce is because of my ex-wife..."

"As for me, I don't care what your reasons are for getting a divorce."

Before Li Dazhu could explain, he was interrupted by Factory Director Xia.

This made Li Dazhu even more uneasy, and he dared not ask any further questions, so he could only stand there awkwardly.

Despite the cold weather, he was drenched in sweat.

After the atmosphere had built up enough, Director Xia continued, "The reason I called you here today is to tell you that some things, once they're over, should be left to their own devices. Don't dwell on them and disturb other people's lives."

Li Dazhu understood that Director Xia was warning him not to bother his ex-wife!

Why? The factory manager doesn't know Tang Mingmei's family, so why is he helping them?

After leaving the factory manager's office, Li Dazhu couldn't figure out this problem.

Which colleague wanted to climb over me to get a promotion and reported my private affairs to the factory leaders?

Or did the Tang family pull some strings and put pressure on the factory manager?

Either way, it would be extremely disadvantageous for Li Dazhu.

He had truly resigned himself to his fate and wanted to get back together with Tang Mingmei.

He'd come to terms with not having a son. He figured it was fine; life would be easier without one, he wouldn't have to save money for his child's wedding. He'd just barely manage to raise his daughter, and once she was married, that was it.

Because he had a suspicion in his mind, Li Dazhu felt that everyone in the factory might be the one who reported him.

However, Director Xia's warning was effective, and Li Dazhu did not dare to go to the Tang family to see Tang Mingmei for several days.

The Tang family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With the Fu family's willingness to help, the problem was easily resolved.

Li's mother said, "I really didn't expect that Mingli would offer to help this time. I also didn't expect that Grandpa Fu would agree so easily."

At this point, she sighed deeply, "Mingli is truly worldly-wise; she has the Fu family all under her thumb."

Tang Mingmei actually shared the same sentiment, but she did not agree with her mother's last words.

"What's this talk about being coy or not? It's just that Mingli genuinely treats the Fu family, and the Fu family genuinely treats her the same way."

“Yes, yes, you said it.” Li Hong agreed with her daughter, gently patting her own mouth, “It’s just that my mouth doesn’t know how to speak.”

Mingli helped them, so she really shouldn't have said that.

Just when the Tang family thought they had finally gotten rid of Li Dazhu, this piece of trash, Li Dazhu reappeared at the Tang family's door.

When Tang Mingmei saw him, she really wanted to go to the kitchen and throw a basin of water at him.

She gritted her teeth and said, "You still dare to come here?"

"I came here today because..." Li Dazhu wanted to explain that he wanted to try one more time to see if he could move Tang Mingmei.

But clearly, that's unlikely.

wrong.

Li Dazhu suddenly realized that Tang Mingmei's words were not right.

She was saying, "You still have the guts to come here."

Usually, if someone says something like that, it means they've done something to warn or threaten him.

Could it be...?

Li Dazhu's face instantly turned cold, and he changed to questioning: "Did you find Factory Director Xia?"

Tang Mingmei didn't know the meat processing plant director's surname, but she was bold and responsible, so she accepted the job without hesitation.

"That's right, we contacted your factory manager to tell him to properly manage his employees and stop harassing his ex-wife who is already divorced."

Li Dazhu was furious. Although he wanted to get back together with Tang Mingmei, his work was much more important to him than Tang Mingmei.

"Tang Mingmei, how could you do this?"

With her mother and neighbors around, Tang Mingmei wasn't afraid of him at all.

"You keep showing up at my house, seriously disrupting our lives. Why can't I do the same?"

“I…” Li Dazhu wanted to retort, but couldn’t think of any words. In the end, he brought up his daughter again and said angrily, “I am the child’s father, and I have the right to see my child.”

Tang Mingmei sneered: "Yes, you are the child's father, and you also have a responsibility to raise her. Since you want to be a responsible father so much, let's calculate how much child support you should pay during this period of divorce."

To argue with Li Dazhu about money is tantamount to cutting off his flesh.

Li Dazhu was so angry that his face turned red. "Tang Mingmei, I never knew you were this kind of person."

"What kind of person am I? Tell me, I'm quite curious about what kind of person I am."

Li Dazhu was speechless. After this incident, he finally understood that Tang Mingmei would never remarry him.

Since that's the case, he had no choice but to let it go. He couldn't afford to lose his job for a woman.

But he really couldn't understand why the Tang family, who shouldn't know any of the meat processing plant's leaders, would find Director Xia to warn him.

After thinking it over, Li Dazhu could only think of Tang Mingli.

Could it be that her cousin, with whom she doesn't get along, helped her?

You, Tang Mingmei, when you were with him you said you didn't get along with your cousin and wouldn't ask her for anything. Now that you've broken up, you're suddenly willing to go all out and beg her.

Li Dazhu was getting angrier and angrier, but he didn't dare to lash out because of his relationship with Factory Director Xia.

Tang Mingmei, thinking that she had already made her point clear, might as well be a little harsher, so she threatened, "If you harass me again, I will go to your factory director Xia and tell him that the factory's employees have no awareness of responding to the country's call and are full of crooked ideas about having a second child."

Li Dazhu retorted, "Do you think people will believe whatever you say? You need to provide evidence. Can you produce any evidence?"

"Our divorce is the best proof."

"Our divorce was simply due to incompatibility."

"We're not just incompatible in personality, but also in terms of values ​​and appearance."

...

The two argued back and forth for a long time, until Li Dazhu finally gave in and stormed off in a huff.

Tang Mingmei had never felt so relieved before. Winning this argument made her feel refreshed and invigorated.

Li Hong was a little worried and said to her daughter, "Do you think he might do something desperate?"

Tang Mingli knew Li Dazhu somewhat and comforted her mother, "As long as he doesn't lose his job at the meat processing plant, it won't be a big deal."

Moreover, she believed that after this incident, Li Dazhu would no longer bother her.

Just as she expected, Li Dazhu did not bother them again, and her family was finally free from this big trouble.

But in life, even if you don't have these troubles, you will still have them.

As a result, the brown sugar factory's profits have been declining day by day, to the point that it's almost unable to pay basic wages.

Tang Mingmei was worried. Although her parents helped her, her daughter was still so young. It would take another ten or twenty years to raise her to adulthood. She couldn't rely on her parents for so many years.

Tang Jianguo and Li Hong saw their daughter's distress.

That night, the two lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, both wondering what to do about their daughter in the future.

Li Hong asked her husband anxiously, "The brown sugar factory shouldn't go out of business, right?"

Tang Jianguo denied it without hesitation: "How could it go bankrupt? It belongs to the country."

"That's true." Li Hongxin felt a little relieved.

But the brown sugar factory has nothing to do and can't make any money. Can the country keep supporting so many idle people?

Li Hong thought it was unlikely, so she told her husband her idea: "If, I mean if, the brown sugar factory really can't go on, why don't we open a clothing store for Mingmei? I've heard Mingli mention it, and it's quite profitable. Mingli has experience in this field, so she can share some of her expertise."

"Is it possible for anyone to make money by opening a clothing store?" Tang Jianguo didn't dare to take the risk.

They are not like the Fu family. If they invest all their savings into opening a clothing store and end up losing everything, how will they live in the future?

Li Hong didn't deny that her husband's words made sense, but his fearful and hesitant manner infuriated her.

"If you're afraid of everything, how can you provide a good life for Xin'er? With your and Mingmei's meager salaries?"

Tang Jianguo was stumped by the question.

His salary wasn't low, but it wasn't enough to provide a comfortable life for his family.

That night, Li Hong couldn't fall asleep at all.

After thinking about it for a long time, she had a bold idea.