The next morning, as soon as Lin Wencui arrived at the steel rolling mill, she received an announcement over the loudspeaker asking her to attend a meeting in the conference room.

Lin Wencui knew that the meeting must be about Jia Dongxu's matter, to discuss how to handle the aftermath.

Without a second thought, she prepared to head to the conference room.

When Sister Zhou from the office saw that Director Lin was going to a meeting, she asked him curiously, relying on her seniority.

"Director Lin, was Jia Dongxu from your hospital... last night?"

"Sister Zhou, please don't gossip. Be careful with your image. If your superiors find out, you might get punished."

Hearing Lin Wencui's warning, Sister Zhou was so frightened that she shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, no, Director Lin, I was just curious and didn't mean to stir up trouble."

"That would be best. With such a big incident at the factory, they're just looking for someone to take the blame. Don't walk into the line of fire."

Lin Wencui gave him another warning before heading to the conference room.

When she arrived at the conference room, several people were already there. Lin Wencui greeted them one by one and then found a seat.

A few more people arrived shortly after, and Director Yang arrived last, arriving just in time.

After Director Yang sat down, he first looked around the room and found that everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived before he spoke seriously.

"Comrades! Yesterday afternoon, a major safety accident occurred in our factory. Everyone knows about it, but some people may not know that the worker failed to be saved at the hospital last night and has unfortunately passed away."

"Ah~!"

As soon as Director Yang finished speaking, there was a slight commotion among the cadres below, but due to the occasion, no one discussed the matter.

Once the meeting room had calmed down, Director Yang continued, “Comrades! The higher-ups have repeatedly emphasized that production safety is of paramount importance, but some of our comrades have ignored it, thinking it’s far removed from our lives…”

Director Yang's safety report was long and detailed, lasting for half an hour, making the cadres next to him drowsy.

It wasn't until Secretary Wang began announcing the investigation results that everyone regained their spirits.

But when Secretary Wang announced the investigation results, everyone found it unbelievable.

The cause of Jia Dongxu's death can be largely attributed to his own fault.

It turns out that, in order to supplement his family income, Jia Dongxu went to carry heavy bags again after get off work the night before the accident, and even worked until after midnight.

Given his condition, it's no wonder something bad happened when he came to work the next day!

"Now that the investigation has yielded results, what do you all think is the best way to handle this matter?"

Faced with Director Yang's question, the room fell silent. No wonder, for something as thankless as this, saying too much would only lead to mistakes.

Seeing that no one spoke, Factory Director Yang directly called on someone, "Deputy Factory Director Li, you also went to the hospital yesterday. Tell me, how should this matter be handled?"

"Director Yang, I have no objections. I will carry out whatever arrangements the organization makes without any compromise."

After hearing Deputy Director Li's answer, Director Yang cursed inwardly, "Damn it, they're all old foxes, they can't offend anyone and they don't stick to the pot."

Factory Director Yang looked around at everyone again, but couldn't find anyone to speak, so he could only turn his attention to Lin Wencui.

"Director Lin, you were also at the scene last night, and you lived in the same courtyard as Jia Dongxu. Could you share your thoughts?"

When Director Yang called her out, Lin Wencui, though unprepared, still shared her thoughts.

"Distinguished leaders, why are we still arguing about whose fault it is? I don't think that's necessary."

“I know Jia Dongxu’s family. His mother is in jail, but we won’t talk about that for now. He has two children and his wife is pregnant. He’s the only one in the family who has food to eat.”

“If he weren’t forced by life to do this, I don’t think he would have taken up carrying heavy bags. Is that wrong? And what law says that it’s wrong to do odd jobs after get off work?”

Lin Wencui's words were thought-provoking and thought-provoking.

While everyone was still assigning blame, the family factor was overlooked.

Was Jia Dongxu wrong to take odd jobs? If life is good enough, who would want to carry heavy loads after a long day of hard work? After all, he didn't commit a crime.

After hearing this, Director Yang felt a little embarrassed and immediately changed his tune, "Alright! Since this clause is invalid, let's discuss the aftermath!"

Now the cadres were relieved, because the workers' compensation system was well documented and didn't require much mental effort.

The final result of the discussion was that Jia Dongxu's pension plus funeral expenses would be a one-time subsidy of 350 yuan.

In addition, his job position can be retained so that he can take over after Qin Huairu gives birth.

Finally, a subsidy of 10 yuan per month was also provided for the child's upbringing.

This money can be received until the child reaches adulthood or starts working.

If either of these two conditions is triggered, the distribution will immediately stop.

Imagine if Lin Wencui hadn't spoken today, we definitely wouldn't have received so much.

After discussing the issue of compensation, Yang Changchang handed the task over to Deputy Director Li and Lin Wencui.

Hopefully, they can implement this as soon as possible, comfort the deceased's family, and allow the deceased to rest in peace.

Deputy Factory Director Li and Lin Wencui accepted the task and discussed it further. In order not to keep the deceased's family waiting for too long, they decided to go now.

So, Deputy Factory Director Li, along with Secretary Wang and Lin Wencui, along with Xiao Chen from the office, got into a special car and arrived at the courtyard.

After getting off the bus, Lin Wencui led a few people to the Jia family's residence.

Qin Huairu, who was still grieving at home, also received the news and quickly welcomed the group into the house, then went to pour them some water.

"Huai Ru, don't rush. This is our factory's deputy director, Li. You should have met him yesterday. We're here today to talk to you about Jia Dongxu's compensation."

After listening to Lin Wencui's introduction, Qin Huairu quickly greeted, "Deputy Factory Director Li, Aunt Wencui, and these two comrades, please have a seat."

After everyone sat down, Deputy Factory Director Li spoke first: "Comrade Qin Huairu! We also deeply regret the death of Jia Dongxu, but the dead cannot be brought back to life, and we hope you can take heart in your grief."

"Thank you for your concern, Deputy Factory Director Li. I will hold on for the sake of the baby in my belly," Qin Huairu said, stroking her belly as she expressed her gratitude.

"Ah! That's right. Now I'll tell you about the factory's research and decision. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask, and we'll answer it for you."

Next, Deputy Factory Director Li explained the Factory Director's decision to Qin Huairu point by point.

Qin Huairu didn't know much about the pension system either.

So she could only ask Lin Wencui for advice, "Auntie, I don't know anything about these things, can you help me make a decision?"

"Huai Ru, there are national regulations regarding compensation for bereavement. I can only guarantee that this is the best I can do."

Fearing unnecessary misunderstandings, Lin Wencui could only say so much; the rest was up to Qin Huairu to decide.