Chapter 25

Su Miao ran for a while under the scorching sun. Now his forehead was covered with sweat and he looked very anxious.

The fat guy thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I'll take you to find another person who can testify. Follow me!"

Su Miao followed him all the way to an office on the third floor. Looking up, he saw a sign on the door that read "Factory Director's Office."

Wow! Are they bringing her directly to the big boss? She just rented a small place. How can the big boss care about her affairs? Unless Little Fatty has connections.

The fat boy lowered his head to meet Su Miao's inquiring eyes and chuckled, "My uncle! He's a very good man. Let's go in and talk to him. He has the final say in the sugar factory's territory."

The people inside seemed to have heard what the fat guy said, and a loud male voice sounded: "Fatty, if you have something to do, why don't you come in and keep chattering at the door?"

The fat boy smiled and pushed the door open, motioning for Su Miao to follow him in. He said, "Second Uncle, I told you not to call me by my nickname in the factory. I have to save face too! Now the kids have heard it, and they'll laugh at me soon."

The factory manager looked to be in his forties or fifties and was a little overweight. At first glance, the fat guy did look a bit like him.

He was originally reading a document, but when he heard what Little Fatty said, he looked up. Seeing Su Miao following behind him, he was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who is this girl?"

The fat guy replied, "This is the daughter of the owner of the self-service porridge stall. They rented a stall from our factory, but it was taken away today. She wanted to come and see Director Wang, but Director Wang has taken the day off."

After saying that, he winked at Su Miao and let her speak for herself.

"Factory Director, we didn't tell anyone about the stall we rented, so some of the vendors might not know that our stall is a fixed one. I want the factory to certify it so everyone knows and won't occupy it next time."

Su Miao spoke very politely and did not rush to complain. He first said that he had not told too many people about renting a stall, which made people think that his family was low-key and that they did not publicize the fact that they could do business with the sugar factory.

The subsequent request was just to ask the factory to help prove the leasing relationship to prevent the incident from happening again. They did not rely on the leasing relationship to ask the factory to help drive away the vendors who occupied the place, but to prove that their family was well-behaved and would not bully others and cause trouble.

The factory director looked at Su Miao with interest and asked some seemingly insignificant questions: "Which school does the little girl go to? What grade is she in?"

Su Miao answered very obediently: "I'm studying in the first primary school. After the summer vacation, I will be in the sixth grade."

"It's rare for you to come out and help the adults set up the stall during your vacation. I seem to have heard that your father used to work at the same company. How did you leave?"

The factory director is indeed the factory director, and he knows a thing or two about what goes on in his territory. However, Su Yuanzheng used to be a temporary worker in the watch factory, so he was considered a small fry, so not many people knew the specific situation of his family.

Su Miao felt that the factory director must want to find out the reason why her father went into business. If he was fired by the company, then the contract would probably not be renewed after the lease period ended, so she had to answer carefully and explain the situation clearly.

"My grandfather sacrificed his life protecting the tire factory's assets over a decade ago. A while ago, the organization gave our family a permanent job quota. After my parents divorced, they used the quota in exchange for my custody. My father's previous job at the watch factory was a temporary placement. He said that since the permanent job quota had been granted, he should give the position to someone who needed it."

The factory director understood what was going on. He seemed to be a very upright person, and his smile became even kinder. "Your father really loves you. He would rather give up his regular job than not have you by his side. No wonder he raised such a smart child like you."

Su Miao smiled and lowered his head slightly without saying anything more, looking a little embarrassed by the praise.

"Since you rented a stall from the factory, we should protect your right to set up the stall. Please go back and wait for a moment. I will call the security department to check it out."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Director."

After getting the factory director's agreement, Su Miao went out with Little Fatty with peace of mind.

The little fat guy made a "dong dong" sound when he walked, and the flesh on his belly jiggled, looking very festive. Su Miao had heard him say before that he had eaten Laoyoufen when he visited relatives in the city, so he guessed that his family was well-off.

Today, this guess was indeed confirmed. They often discussed food during this period and had a good relationship. She accidentally got the upper hand of this person with connections.

Little Fatty didn't hear Su Miao and thought she was worried, so he comforted her, "The factory manager said he'll send someone to help you solve your problem. Don't worry, I'm just going to get some pork offal from your stall. Let's go! I'm here to support you!"

Su Yuanzheng had just heard his daughter's words and was waiting at the door for her to call for help. He waited and waited but no one showed up. He was afraid that something had happened to his daughter, but he didn't dare leave his place to eat for fear of anything going wrong. So he had to park the tricycle under the shade of a tree on the other side.

Just when I was extremely anxious, I saw my daughter and Xiaopang, who often bought pork offal, coming out. I hurried to greet them and said, "Miaomiao, are you okay?"

"It's okay, Dad. Grandpa Wang has his birthday today, and Director Wang isn't here. Fatty took me to see the factory director, and the security department will be here soon."

Su Yuanzheng was a little surprised: "Ah! Has this alarmed the factory director?"

As they were talking, it was time to get off work. The workers subconsciously walked towards the self-service porridge stall, and were surprised to find that the porridge stall was not set up today, and had been replaced by other vendors.

When the vendors saw people coming, they immediately tried to attract customers. When asked about the original porridge stall, they lied and said they didn't know either, and that they came here to set up a stall because they saw that this place was empty.

Some workers who were confused bought lunch with them. When they turned around and went back, they saw Su Yuanzheng on the roadside and were dumbfounded. The boss and the porridge were both there, so why wasn't he setting it up?

"Hey! All of you, move aside! This space was rented by Comrade Su and the factory, you can't take it!"

A few young men in uniform came over and spoke to the vendors.

The fat guy told Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng to hurry up and set up their stalls: "The security department is here, you guys should go back and set up your stalls."

Several people from the security department had eaten at the self-service porridge before and recognized Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng. When they saw them approaching, they said directly in front of everyone, "Comrade Su has rented this space from the factory. From now on, only his family can set up the restaurant."

Several vendors still wanted to continue doing business here, so they naturally didn't dare to offend the security department. They responded humbly, continued to serve food to the customers, and were reluctant to move.

"What's going on? The self-service porridge stall isn't open today?"

A comrade coming from the side of the street asked.

"It seems their position has been taken. The security department is asking them to move now."

Su Miao looked over and felt that the man looked familiar. Ah! Wasn't this one of the police officers who went on duty that day? Suddenly, she had an idea.