Let's start with the mainland, specifically Li Xia's side.
She not only moved out of the staff dormitory, but now lives in a two-unit apartment building that was only provided for factory cadres.
Moreover, there was a telephone at home, and she had Chen Rou's phone number, so she could dial it whenever she wanted.
But these days making phone calls is expensive, costing two yuan per minute. And Ms. Chen is a very distinguished person; she felt it was inappropriate to call someone in the middle of the night. But if she didn't make the call, she was really worried.
Firstly, Ms. Chen donated 500,000 yuan, and since the factory had a lot of unpaid wages, the two leaders allocated 100,000 yuan to pay the employees' wages. Then, they were supposed to get fabric and start production as soon as possible, and find a way to sell the products. But as the saying goes, money corrupts people. The Party Secretary suddenly changed his ways and spent 100,000 yuan to buy a Xiali car for the factory, but he locked it up and wouldn't let anyone else drive it. Instead, he went to learn to drive himself.
This is clearly a case of public property being converted into private property; he bought himself a car and started indulging in luxury.
Seeing him spend 200,000 yuan so quickly, Li Xia got anxious and got angry. She got the factory's financial seal from the accountant and then locked it up under the guise of being the office director.
The Party Secretary planned to spend all 500,000 yuan. He asked the accountant for the money, but the accountant didn't have the official seal and didn't dare to give the money to the Party Secretary. So the Party Secretary went to Li Xia, making a scene and demanding to take away the financial seal. He even threatened Li Xia, saying that if she didn't give it to him, he would fire her.
However, Li Xia withstood the pressure and hid the financial seal, which she has not given to the secretary to this day.
So Chen Rou still has 300,000 yuan left.
Li Xia was able to move into a cadre dormitory, get a telephone, and even get a raise because of that money. But she was a person with principles and knew that investments should make money and that the money invested should eventually be returned to the original owner. So she was anxious and very anxious.
The factory manager's surname was Gao, and his given name was Gao Ming. He was a middle-aged man in his forties.
He was alright; he paid the employees when they were really in need of money, and he readily signed off on the car because the Party Secretary said it was for business purposes. But when it came to Li Xia locking her drawer, the Party Secretary tried to fire her, but Director Gao refused.
That's why Li Xia is still the office director.
However, just when Li Xia thought that Director Gao was a person who was dedicated to his work, he also poured cold water on her hopes.
He said that even if they produce fabric now, they can't sell it because there are private factories everywhere. The fabric from their state-owned factories is too expensive. Even if the quality is good, people prefer affordable and high-quality products, so they won't choose it.
He suggested that if she really wanted to make money, she should call Ms. Chen again and ask her to help make connections and develop overseas markets.
If you want to sell your products overseas, the fabric from state-owned factories is of good quality and cheap, so you're sure to get a high price.
Because Li Xia was adopted, she suffered a lot from a young age and always thought that others were suffering as much as she was, afraid of causing trouble for others. So even though Chen Rou told her to call if she had any difficulties, she was being urged by Director Gao to call on one side and the Party Secretary was aggressively trying to seize the financial seal on the other. But she gritted her teeth and endured it.
And this is just one of her many troubles.
So, she finally made up her mind to call Chen Rou. She had just finished writing her speech and was about to read it aloud when she heard a clattering sound outside her door, which sounded like someone was trying to pry open her door.
Her husband is a retired soldier who now works catching criminals; they have plenty of weapons at home.
She suspected that the Party Secretary had malicious intentions and wanted the money, so he broke into the door in the middle of the night to steal the key. She took out a dagger from under her pillow, tiptoed to the door, and was ready. In order not to let Ms. Chen down, she was willing to stab the Party Secretary if he dared to enter. However, just as she was about to raise the knife to stab him, she was stunned: "Da Gang?"
It turned out to be her younger brother, Li Gang.
This is another problem for Li Xia. She still holds up the knife: "Didn't you two take the money and go abroad?"
Right after Chen Rou wired the money, the factory paid her back wages for two years, a total of one thousand yuan.
Li Gang took all the money from Li Xia with the letter of severance written by her parents, effectively severing their ties.
Moreover, Li Xia heard that the next day, Li Gang and his wife boarded a smuggler's ship and went to Japan.
How come he's back in less than a month?
"My dear sister, you have no idea how much I've suffered these past two weeks. That bastard Li Da Quezi is ruthless enough to ruin an entire family. What a piece of crap that electronics factory is... well, never mind. I heard that Chen Ke's former fugitive aunt has become quite successful. She's now a big Hong Kong businesswoman and invested 5 million in your factory?" Li Gang shamelessly clung to Li Xia.
Like Chen Ke, Li Xia came from a poor background, and she was originally very good to her younger brother. If you hurt the feelings of someone who values relationships, everything can never be the same again.
"Get out!" Li Xia shouted, tears streaming down her face, as she raised the knife.
Li Gang was taken aback: "Sis, you used to love me the most, why are you angry now?"
Li Xia burst into tears: "If it weren't for you two constantly complaining about being poor and wasting all my money, I could have saved at least 5,000 yuan. If I had given that 5,000 yuan to the hospital, maybe my child could have been saved. It's all your fault."
Li Gang couldn't understand Li Xia's feelings and even found it ridiculous. He said, "Sister, didn't Chen Ke tell you? The baby wasn't breathing when she was born. The doctor even patted her bottom, but they couldn't save her. Besides, she's just a little girl..."
"Get out of here!" Li Xia roared in a pitiful voice.
This heartless, ingrate brother doesn't understand. She suffered from childhood to adulthood, and all she wanted was to have a daughter, to pamper and cherish her, and to give her all the blessings she never had. Moreover, she had good fetal movement until delivery, and everything was going well. When the child suddenly died, she became obsessed and thought it was because she didn't have enough money to save her daughter's life.
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