When Ye Zhenghua got off work in the afternoon, he saw Meng Zihan sitting on his sofa watching TV as soon as he entered the door, and his face immediately darkened.
"Xiaohan, why are you back? Did you get into trouble?" Ye Zhenghua asked irritably.
Meng Xueyun quickly stepped forward and recounted what had happened, emphasizing how the textile factory workers had bullied Meng Zihan.
"Old Ye, we kindly introduced Zihan to them, and this is how they treat her? Not only did they accuse her of stealing money, but they also beat her up. This is simply outrageous! If it weren't for our family having some connections, they probably would have eaten Xiaohan alive!" Meng Xueyun said angrily.
Ye Zhenghua's expression also turned ugly.
He arranged for Meng Zihan to work at the textile factory by asking for favors and using connections.
If you really bully Meng Zihan like this, you're slapping him in the face.
He now takes this very seriously and finds it extremely intolerable.
Ye Zhenghua lost his appetite and said to Meng Xueyun, "I'll take Xiaohan to the textile factory to ask about the situation. If it's really as she said, we'll quit, make them pay some compensation, and find her a new job!"
Meng Xueyun was overjoyed and quickly nodded, "Okay, okay, Xiaohan is counting on you to stand up for her."
So Ye Zhenghua, along with Meng Zihan, rushed to the textile factory in a menacing manner.
Upon finding Li Xiumei, before Ye Zhenghua could even speak, Li Xiumei spoke first.
"Master Ye, I was just looking for you! Your niece skipped work today, does she not want to work anymore?"
Ye Zhenghua, suppressing his anger, asked, "Director Li, I came here to ask about your workers' accusation that Meng Zihan stole money. What exactly happened?"
Li Xiumei sighed and said, "This is all Meng Zihan's fault. She doesn't get along with her roommates, so when something happens, they're the first to misunderstand her. She's not willing to explain properly, and before long, a conflict arises."
She glared at Meng Zihan with displeasure. "What's wrong with your niece? She's supposed to be a high school graduate who learns quickly, but what's the result? She's not serious about her work, always makes mistakes, is lazy and slow, and has no sense of responsibility whatsoever. If it weren't for you, I would have fired her long ago!"
Meng Zihan burst into tears: "Director Li, I really didn't steal the money! They've framed me! Waaah... I'm exhausted every day, and all I want to do when I get home is sleep. I don't have the energy to work! I don't want to be a spinning machine operator in the spinning workshop anymore, it's too hard, I can't do it!"
"A spinning workshop operator?" Ye Zhenghua asked in surprise.
He slipped money to Director Li, hoping she would arrange a slightly easier job for Meng Zihan. But after taking the money, she didn't do anything; instead, she was assigned to the most tiring workshop to do the hardest work.
"Director Li, do you think it's possible to change Xiaohan's job?" Ye Zhenghua asked.
Li Xiumei shook her head and said, "There's no way to change her. Right now, only our workshop is short-staffed. I can't get involved in the other workshops. If she doesn't want to work there, then she should pack her bags and leave so we can recruit new people."
Ye Zhenghua immediately flew into a rage: "Director Li, what do you mean by this? We agreed on everything before, how can you change your mind like this? Shouldn't you return the referral fee to me?"
Li Xiumei sneered: "She couldn't continue working here, it's not like we didn't want her, so why should we refund her money?"
Ye Zhenghua was furious. He grabbed Meng Zihan and said angrily, "Let's go! I'll take you back right now to pack your things! We're not going to put up with this!"
Meng Zihan was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay."
Li Xiumei snorted coldly, turned around and left.
When they arrived at the dormitory, He Chunhua and Zhou Xiaohong were resting on their beds. When they saw a male comrade enter, they quickly got up.
Meng Zihan pointed at He Chunhua and complained to Ye Zhenghua.
"Uncle, it was her who hit me! Look at my face, it's all swollen from her beating! Uncle, you have to stand up for me!"
He Chunhua was no pushover either; she immediately stood up and showed no weakness.
"So what if I hit you? Tell me what you said!" She looked at Ye Zhenghua, "Uncle, tell me, should I have hit her?"
"She insulted me, saying I came from the countryside and that my feet were still covered in mud. How could she look down on country people like that?"
"Without the hard work of country folk farming, what would you eat and drink? Go back a few years, weren't your ancestors from the countryside? You've only been in the city for a short time and you've already forgotten your roots?"
He Chunhua then pointed to several conspicuous scratches on her face for Ye Zhenghua to see.
"Look at my face! Look what she did to it! She was so vicious, every move she made was like she wanted to gouge my eyes out!"
"The doctor just said that I was lucky I dodged quickly, otherwise I would have lost my eyes! Although I fought back, I only went for harmless things. Who is as vicious as her!"
"She's also good at being two-faced. She's fierce and ruthless in front of us, but as soon as Director Li arrives, she pretends to be weak." He Chunhua imitated Meng Zihan's pitiful act, wiping her eyes and crying, "Director, they're bullying me!"
"Hmph, I've never seen such a wicked person!"
Meng Zihan, who had been so arrogant, covered her face and sobbed.
"Uncle, I've been bullied to the point of no return... They falsely accused me of stealing and even hit me. I... I'm having such a hard time..."
Ye Zhenghua hated women crying the most; it gave him a headache. He impatiently interrupted her, "Alright, stop crying! Aren't you ashamed!"
He turned to look at He Chunhua, forcing a stiff smile.
"I'm so sorry, Xiaohan was just being rude and didn't think things through. Please don't take it to heart. How about this, I'll apologize on her behalf, and we can let it go, okay?"
He Chunhua glanced at Meng Zihan and snorted coldly, "Uncle is reasonable, so I'll let it go for your sake. But if she dares to look down on people like that again, I won't let her get away with it!"
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