Chapter 76: Framed Wang Ying and Posted on a Big Character Poster

Wang Ying had worked six straight days of long daytime shifts, and on Sunday, she finally had a day off. She wanted to go out for a walk and buy Zhao Yunsheng a gift. But Zhao Yunsheng had been clinging to her since she woke up that morning, so she had no chance to leave his sight, let alone go out alone to buy a gift.

After lunch, Wang Ying thought about how long it had been since she'd seen Zhou Xiaoqin. Since her birthday was coming up soon, she could use that as an excuse to go out. So she told Zhao Yunsheng, "I'm going out to meet my classmates this afternoon. You can arrange your own activities."

Zhao Yunsheng didn't think much of it and said, "Then I'll go find Zhenhua. He seems to have some good books. Last time you told him to improve his aesthetic taste, he really listened. He's been looking for picture books and albums everywhere. He even showed them off to me yesterday."

Wang Ying smiled: "That's great, when you publish a book in the future, he can even design the cover for you."

Zhao Yunsheng's eyes narrowed with a smile: "Xiao Yingzi, you are becoming more and more sweet now. You are so far-sighted and thoughtful. I will go and make an appointment with him today."

Wang Ying felt that her literary literacy was not high, but she had watched many movies and TV series in her previous life. She felt that the novel that Zhao Yunsheng had shown her before could be published and made into a movie or TV series.

Wang Ying changed his clothes and went out on his bike.

Zhou Xiaoqin's home is in the west of the city, a little distance from Wang Ying's home, and it takes more than twenty minutes to ride a bike there.

Wang Ying was worried that Zhou Xiaoqin was not at home, but unexpectedly, when he rode to the entrance of her alley, he ran into her. She was walking with a young man.

Seeing Wang Ying, Zhou Xiaoqin excitedly called out to her and waved at her: "Wang Ying!"

Wang Ying got off her bike, and Zhou Xiaoqin walked up to her and asked, "Where are you going?"

"What do you think? Of course I'm here to play with you, but it seems like I came at the wrong time?" Wang Ying said with a smile, glancing at the young man next to Zhou Xiaoqin.

Zhou Xiaoqin was a little embarrassed and introduced them to Wang Ying and the others: "This...this is my boyfriend, Yu Fei. And this is my good friend, Wang Ying, whom I told you about."

"Hello, Comrade Yu Fei." Wang Ying greeted Yu Fei. He was tall and sturdy, and his smile gave people a simple and honest feeling.

"Hello, Comrade Wang Ying, Xiaoqin often mentions you." Yu Fei smiled at Wang Ying.

Zhou Xiaoqin said to Yu Fei, "My friend is here, so I won't see you off. You can go back by yourself."

"Well, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you next week," Yu Fei said. "Goodbye, Comrade Wang Ying."

"goodbye."

Yu Fei left, and Wang Ying was still looking at his back. Zhou Xiaoqin felt embarrassed and pulled Wang Ying's sleeve: "Let's go, don't look at him."

Wang Ying laughed: "When did you start dating? No wonder you didn't come to see me! So you were secretly dating!"

Zhou Xiaoqin blushed a little. "We've only been dating for a little over a month. I wanted to go look for you, but my mom said you were newlyweds and told me not to disturb you. Then I ran into your mom on the street one day, and she told me you were working at the food factory."

"What does Comrade Yu Fei do for a living?" Wang Ying asked.

"At the power supply bureau." Zhou Xiaoqin said.

"Oh, what a great company," Wang Ying said. "When are you going to have your wedding?"

"I don't know yet. My mother doesn't quite agree with it." Zhou Xiaoqin said.

"Hmm? He looks like a nice young man. Any questions?" Wang Ying said.

Zhou Xiaoqin sighed: "He's a bit of a pushover. My mom says he's a good person, but if you live with him, you'll have to endure some bullying."

Wang Ying was curious: "What does he do?"

"Anyway, he's just selfless. Take last week for example, he saved a young woman who had broken her leg on the side of the road and sent her to the hospital. Her bicycle was still in good condition, but he lost his own bicycle," Zhou Xiaoqin said helplessly.

After Zhou Xiaoqin said this, Wang Ying knew what kind of person Yu Fei was. However, the young woman lying on the roadside, could it be Du Wenxiu...

"So what do you think?" Wang Ying asked.

"I think he's an okay person and I have a good impression of him, but I'm also afraid that he's really that kind of pushover. I don't have such noble sentiments and I just want to live my own life," said Zhou Xiaoqin.

"I understand." Wang Ying nodded.

"Let's not talk about him for now. Why did you come to me suddenly?" Zhou Xiaoqin said.

"Your birthday is coming soon, so I came to hang out with you. I'd also like to go shopping and buy a gift for my girlfriend." Wang Ying said.

"You still remember my birthday," Zhou Xiaoqin said with a smile.

The two returned to Zhou's house. Zhou Xiaoqin's mother saw Wang Ying coming with gifts and enthusiastically poured her tea.

When Wang Ying and her friends were drinking tea, they suddenly heard a woman's scream coming from the yard next door, which scared Wang Ying.

"What's going on?" Wang Ying asked.

"The man next door was fired from his company. The woman wants to go to his factory to make trouble every day, but he won't let her go. By the way, she works at your non-staple food factory. You might know her!" said Zhou Xiaoqin.

"Could it be Tian Yong?" Wang Ying was stunned.

"You really know him?" Zhou Xiaoqin said, "Then do you know why he was fired?"

Wang Ying didn't say anything. She knew it very well, but she didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that this man actually lived next door to Zhou Xiaoqin's house.

"It's hard to say, then don't say it, it's okay." Zhou Xiaoqin was very considerate of Wang Ying.

"What's the situation in their family?" Wang Ying asked.

"There is no one in their family, just Tian Yong and his wife with their two children. Tian Yong is an okay person, but he likes to drink and will quarrel when he drinks. Now that Tian Yong has lost his job, his life will be difficult in the future," said Zhou Xiaoqin.

Wang Ying sighed inwardly. When a man makes a mistake outside, the woman and children at home suffer as well. But Tian Yong was most likely taking the blame for Fang Hongjun. If that were the case, Fang Hongjun would probably react. He couldn't let him take the blame for nothing.

"Let's go, let's go shopping." Zhou Xiaoqin's thoughts were very jumpy. She was talking about her neighbors just now, and the next second she said she wanted to go out and play.

"Let's go." Wang Ying put the matter aside for the time being and prepared to go home to tell Director Zhao to ask the factory to pay attention and make an emergency plan. If Tian Yong's wife really makes trouble, the factory must have an explanation.

Wang Ying and Zhou Xiaoqin rode their bikes to Jiefang Road, the busiest street in Beichong. Department stores, hardware stores, and state-owned restaurants were all located there. They checked their bikes in and went into the department store.

The two chatted as they walked around. After a walk, Wang Ying felt that a fountain pen was the most suitable gift for Zhao Yunsheng.

Wang Ying and her friends went to the stationery counter and asked the salesperson, "Do you have any Hero 100 gold pens?"

The salesperson looked at Wang Ying and said indifferently, "Yes, eighteen yuan, plus industrial coupons. Do you have any?"

"Yes." Wang Ying said without blinking, "Can you show it to me?" Wang Ying asked Xu Lili to exchange industrial coupons a few days ago in order to buy a gift for Zhao Yunsheng.

Zhou Xiaoqin on the side clicked her tongue twice, thinking that Wang Ying was really willing to spend half of his salary!

"Do you really want it?" The salesperson was a little surprised.

"Yes." Wang Ying said.

"Don't look before you buy," the salesperson muttered. He took out a box from the back of the counter, opened it, and placed it on the table. "You can only look at it, but you can't touch it."

Wang Ying knew that salesmen in this era were like this, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He just said, "Comrade, I don't want to touch it. Please open the pen cap and let me see."

Seeing that Wang Ying seemed serious about buying the pen, the salesperson unscrewed the cap and showed Wang Ying the nib: "Here, look, this is made of gold, the best fountain pen."

"Give me the invoice, I want it." Wang Ying said.

Zhou Xiaoqin gave Wang Ying a thumbs-up and whispered, "People who get paid are different. They're so generous."

After buying the pen, Wang Ying bought Zhou Xiaoqin a silk scarf as a birthday present. It was getting late, so the two agreed on a time to meet again and then went home.

On the way home, Wang Ying thought about Tian Yong again. Director Fang had been very "quiet" recently, as if they had never had any friction. He fully cooperated with her work. She didn't know whether he had "turned over a new leaf" or was preparing to do something big.

When Wang Ying arrived home, there was no one downstairs. When he went upstairs, the room was also empty and Zhao Yunsheng had not returned yet.

Wang Ying put the pen on the desk and went downstairs again.

When Zhao Yunsheng arrived home, Wang Ying was cooking in the kitchen.

"You're back so early, let me do it. My parents went to my second sister's house and they probably won't be back for dinner tonight." Zhao Yunsheng rolled up his sleeves and was about to take over the work in Wang Ying's hands.

"I'll get the same one," Wang Ying said. "Did you see any good books at Qiu Zhenhua's house?"

"Hehe." Zhao Yunsheng laughed, "I see."

Wang Ying saw his sly smile and said, "Don't be fooled by what you're looking at. Just look at it, but don't let anyone know."

"No, no, it's a Soviet picture album," Zhao Yunsheng said. "Qiu Zhenhua spent a lot of money to get it. It's really good. There are also basic Russian books, but unfortunately I can't understand them."

The two chatted while preparing dinner. During dinner, there was a sudden power outage. Zhao Yunsheng lit two candles and the couple had a "candlelight dinner".

When Director Zhao and his colleagues came back, Zhao Yunsheng and Wang Ying were sitting in front of the candle, thinking of waiting for the electricity to come back before washing the dishes.

"What are you doing? Why don't you go upstairs?" Chen Xiuqin said.

"We are waiting for electricity." said Zhao Yunsheng.

"I don't think you can come tonight. We had no electricity all the way back from your second sister's house," Chen Xiuqin said. "Let's go up first. You can leave the dishes and wash them tomorrow."

Wang Ying said, "Wait a minute, I just have something to tell Dad."

"What's the matter?" Director Zhao asked.

"I went to my classmate's house today and encountered a very coincidental thing. Tian Yong from Workshop 4 lives next door to her house, and Tian Yong's wife was making a fuss at home, saying that she wanted to go to the non-staple food factory to make trouble." Wang Ying said.

Director Zhao took a few steps toward Wang Ying and asked, "Where is your classmate's home?"

Wang Ying told Director Zhao the address.

Director Zhao said solemnly, "We can't let her cause trouble in the factory."

"Well, Dad, what did the factory say when they fired Tian Yong?" Wang Ying said that the matter was not handled transparently, and as a result, there were hidden dangers.

Director Zhao angrily said, "It's all Old Qian and the others' idea. They only said he made a major mistake at work, but didn't say he tampered with the raw materials. They're just so insincere, covering up things and dragging their feet! In my opinion, he should be sent to jail, and the people should be treated with sincerity! I'm not afraid of taking responsibility, but they are!"

"What's the matter? What's the matter?" Chen Xiuqin asked from the side.

"Mom, don't ask about what's going on at Dad's workplace. Let them talk." Zhao Yunsheng pulled his mother to sit next to him.

Wang Ying did not comment on who was right or wrong between Director Zhao and Director Qian. The current task was to eliminate the hidden dangers.

"Now Tian Yong is at home suppressing his wife and preventing her from making trouble, but it will be hard to say what will happen if Tian Yong is out of work and the family has difficulty making ends meet. It would be better for the factory to have an emergency plan or intervene in advance," said Wang Ying.

"Yes, I know. I'll go find Lao Qian tomorrow," Director Zhao said. "By the way, Fang Hongjun, have you been quiet lately?"

"Well, he's been very cooperative this week and nothing has happened," said Wang Ying.

"If he jumps again, it won't be as simple as a reprimand. People should be honest and do their duty. Don't always try to find loopholes, otherwise you will be caught sooner or later." Director Zhao said and turned away.

Chen Xiuqin said, "Yingzi, you should keep an eye on your father at work. He's stubborn and stubborn, and doesn't know how to adapt. If something really goes wrong, don't let him take the blame!"

"I know, Mom." Wang Ying said.

As he was speaking, the main room suddenly lit up with light. The electricity had come on. Someone outside immediately shouted, "The electricity is on!"

Zhao Yunsheng walked forward, blew out the two candles, and began to clean up the dishes.

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng cleaned the kitchen together. When they were almost done, Wang Ying said, "Go up and take down the hot water bag and the thermos."

Zhao Yunsheng stomped up the stairs and ran down again, but when he returned to the kitchen, he didn't take the hot water bag or the thermos, only a pen.

"Yingzi! What is this?" Zhao Yunsheng asked Wang Ying, holding up the box containing pens.

Wang Ying was a little embarrassed and said, "You'll know if you open it and take a look."

"I've seen it! Yingzi, is this what you bought for me? You went out today just to buy me a gift!" Zhao Yunsheng said excitedly.

"Well, where's your hot water bottle?" Wang Ying was holding a tea kettle and was about to fill it with water.

Zhao Yunsheng stepped forward and hugged Wang Ying: "You bought me this gift with your first month's salary, right?"

"Hot, hot, teapot..." Wang Ying almost poured the hot water on Zhao Yunsheng.

Zhao Yunsheng let go of Wang Ying, took the teacup from her hand, and put it back on the stove.

"Thank you, Yingzi, I like this pen very much." Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying, and the gleam in his eyes made Wang Ying feel dazzled.

"I'm glad you like it. You should use this pen to write masterpieces in the future," said Wang Ying.

Zhao Yunsheng nodded solemnly, his eyes warming as he stared at Wang Ying. He felt that this pen was of great significance.

Wang Ying wasn't very good at handling such sentimental situations. She turned her head away and said, "Go get the hot water bag and the thermos."

Zhao Yunsheng kissed Wang Ying hard on the face again before running upstairs.

Wang Ying touched his face where Zhao Yunsheng had kissed him, and it felt so hot.

Zhao Yunsheng took a hot water bag and a thermos. When Wang Ying filled it with hot water, he looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

Wang Ying didn't say anything to him, but didn't look at him either, and just focused on his work.

After everything downstairs was cleaned up, the two went upstairs together.

Wang Ying washed up and went to bed first. Zhao Yunsheng sat at his desk, filling his new fountain pen with ink. He had been looking at a picture album at Qiu Zhenhua's house today when a sudden inspiration struck him, and now, using the new pen Wang Ying had given him, he began writing his new novel.

Another busy week has begun. After last week's run-in, this week's production was particularly smooth and exceeded the targets for this week.

Zhao Yunsheng would come to pick up Wang Ying from get off work on time every day. Almost everyone in the non-staple food factory knew that Team Leader Wang and her husband had a very good relationship.

Comrade Wu Haiyang had completely given up on Wang Ying. Of course, he had only had a fondness for Wang Ying in his heart, but he had never expressed it or told anyone. After spending these days together, Wu Haiyang felt that his feelings for Wang Ying had changed, from fondness to respect...

In late December, a scandal erupted at the Beichong Textile Factory, where two men were fighting over a woman. One of the men stabbed both the other man and the woman to death.

After this case came out, the whole of Beichong began to crack down on the issue of male and female morality, and even started to criticize and struggle against each other again. In the past two years, there had been almost no criticism and struggle against each other in Beichong. The sudden comeback of this trend has caused panic among the people.

It was in this atmosphere that Wang Ying was posted with a big-character poster accusing her of having an affair with Wu Haiyang.

Big-character posters were posted at the entrance of the food factory, on the walls of the workshops, and at the entrance of the cafeteria...

As soon as Wang Ying arrived at the factory, he was taken to Qian Tongsheng by the security department.

There was also a letter of complaint on Qian Tongsheng's desk, accusing Wang Ying and Wu Haiyang of having an affair. It alleged that Wang Ying had previously dismissed several colleagues from the development team so she could date Wu Haiyang in the office. Someone had seen them cuddling in the office. Someone else had seen them inseparable at the factory gate...

"Comrade Wang Ying, what do you say?" Qian Tongsheng asked.

Wang Ying's face sullenly glared. It was obvious someone at the factory was out to get her. Not only that, but they were also out to take advantage of her. The new product was already in stable production, and once the New Year bonuses were distributed, it would surely be a hit in Beichong. Now, she was being plastered with big-character posters. If they weren't out to take advantage of her, what else could they be doing?

"This is a frame-up. Someone is using the □□ to frame me," Wang Ying said. "Not only is it harming me, but it's also harming our non-staple food factory. Our good factory spirit is being ruined by him. I don't know what his intentions are."

Qian Tongsheng was wondering how Wang Ying would exonerate him, but when she said this, Qian Tongsheng suddenly felt that Wang Ying was right.

"I suggested to the factory director that he arrest the person who posted the big-character poster. If he wants to criticize me, he needs to produce evidence. Who? When did he see Comrade Wu and I behaving in any way that was more than just colleagues? He definitely won't be able to produce any," Wang Ying said. "Because he just wants to harm me and our factory."

Qian Tongsheng also didn't believe that Wang Ying would do such a thing. He had met Director Zhao's son, a handsome man, and they had just gotten married. How could Wang Ying do such a thing?

As they were talking, Wu Haiyang was also brought in. Unlike Wang Ying, Wu Haiyang wasn't as calm as Wang Ying. As soon as he entered the factory director's office, he started hurling curses: "Which bastard posted this big-character poster about me? He's trying to make me unable to find a partner! There's nothing wrong between me and Team Leader Wang. Whoever posted this, dare you to stand up? If you want to criticize me, come out in the open! What are you doing behind my back? I'm a good young man with a good family background. Why are you being framed?"

"Comrade Wu Haiyang, calm down first." Qian Tongsheng was overwhelmed by his noise.

The security staff looked at each other. If it were any other factory, these two people would have been dragged out for a struggle session. But not at the non-staple food factory. They couldn't let production be halted. This was everyone's consensus. Only during the two years of the most severe criticism did the non-staple food factory halt production. After that, no matter how much trouble there was, the factory remained stable.

"Director, how can I calm down? I'm not even married yet! Won't this mess hinder me in the future?" Wu Haiyang was so angry that he jumped up and down. "No, we must find the person who posted the big-character poster. Otherwise, I will report it to the central government and demand an explanation! I must be cleared of all charges!"

"It's not that serious, it's not that serious." Qian Tongsheng almost choked on his saliva when he heard that Wu Haiyang was going to report it to the central government.

"We must find the person who posted the big-character poster," Wang Ying said. "We can't allow this kind of villain to continue to harm our colleagues and tarnish our reputation in our factory. My personal reputation is small, but the factory's reputation is great. If the factory director doesn't stand up for me, I will file a complaint! Unless you fight me to death, I will find the person who harmed me as long as I am alive!"

"What if he is willing to stand up and confront you?" Qian Tongsheng said.

"Let's confront each other, who's afraid of who? Nothing means nothing!" Wu Haiyang said. It was only then that he realized Wang Ying meant nothing to him. He was most afraid of ruining his reputation and delaying his marriage. He even felt that Wang Ying had implicated him, that someone was out to harm him, and that he had simply suffered an undeserved disaster.