Chapter 443 Unemployed!
Everything went smoothly in the next few days, except Huang Sheng's matter which continued to ferment.
These days, countless people go to the commune and county every day to protest and curse.
However, no actual action has been taken. Instead, the Masses Daily arranged for reporters to conduct in-depth interviews with the parents of Li Erxin and Zhang Yue'er who are still lying in the hospital, and released the details to the public again.
Gu Yuehuai had a lot of free time. He went to and from home, the Masses Daily, and night school every day.
The house at home has taken shape and it will be completed in about a month.
That day, as soon as Gu Yuehuai arrived at the unit, he was called to Wei Luo's office.
When she pushed the door open, she saw a strange middle-aged man in a suit and tie in the office. Sitting next to him was the deputy editor-in-chief Liu Yizhou, who could not hide his smile, and was Liu Qiang's father.
Gu Yuehuai raised his eyebrows slightly, looked up and met Wei Luo's eyes, receiving the signal she conveyed. She also said that it had been delayed for so many days, but it was finally here. However, what was she thinking of letting Liu Yizhou take the position of editor-in-chief?
"Are you Gu Yuehuai?" The man sitting on the sofa, holding a glass of water in his hand, looked at Gu Yuehuai for a few seconds.
Gu Yuehuai nodded, his attitude neither nervous nor flattering, and said coldly: "Yes."
The man didn't care. He said, "I'm Qi Cheng, the editor-in-chief of the Zhoulan City Mass Daily. I received instructions from the Beijing headquarters and came here specially to clean up the mess you and Wei Luo created."
Although his tone was calm, his words were extremely sharp.
Gu Yuehuai walked up to Wei Luo and said, "A mess? I don't understand what you mean. Why don't you elaborate on this, Chief Editor Qi?"
Qi Cheng frowned, but soon calmed down. He looked at Gu Yuehuai and Wei Luo meaningfully. He already knew the editor Gu's style of doing things and the way he spoke before he came.
Of course he couldn't bring up Huang Sheng. No matter what happened in private, this man was already ruined in public.
"There's nothing much to say specifically, but the higher-ups have decided to fire you, and I can't say anything. I'll give you one day to pack up and leave Mass Daily as soon as possible. Your wages for this period will be paid before you leave."
Gu Yuehuai sighed softly: "Alas, I'm unemployed, unemployed, editor-in-chief, before we leave, let's go to the commune to inform the protesting people. In the future, you will no longer be the editor-in-chief, and you will not be able to help them do practical things."
What does it mean to kill someone and destroy their heart? This is it.
Qi Cheng and Liu Zhouyi, who were sitting on the sofa, both twitched their lips and looked at Gu Yuehuai with extremely complicated eyes.
If she really dares to do this, the protesters will probably gather at the entrance of Masses Daily tomorrow to start their protest. In this way, the credibility and reputation of Masses Daily will plummet!
Qi Cheng frowned and no longer looked for a breakthrough from Gu Yuehuai.
He looked at Wei Luo and said with emotion and reason: "Editor-in-Chief Wei, this is not the first time we have dealt with each other. I know you have contributed a lot to our Masses Daily. To you, it is like your child and should be protected. I know that it is unfair for the higher-ups to fire you, but in this world, many things cannot be explained clearly. Do you understand?"
Wei Luo lowered his eyes and did not answer. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Qi Cheng sighed, "I won't keep you in suspense. The Beijing headquarters said that you were wronged this time, but there is nothing we can do about the pressure from Minister Huang. The headquarters said that they will compensate you two for three months' salary."
Gu Yuehuai raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Editor-in-Chief Qi, if I hadn't said that just now, I'm afraid that the money wouldn't have gone into my and Editor-in-Chief Wei's pockets, right? You are really calculating, but three months of compensation is too little, how about half a year."
"You pay half a year's salary, and I won't say anything more than that."
"Huang Sheng's matter is just an old lady's foot-binding cloth, long and stinky. I will soon be assigned to the Eighth Military Region, and I don't have the energy to waste on him. But I have to correct my attitude when dismissing people without reason."
"Otherwise, I don't mind making things worse, but I don't know how long the so-called Minister Huang has set for you. What if I'm unreliable and say something irrelevant, then..."
Gu Yuehuai looked calm and composed, but his words were full of threats.
Qi Cheng's forehead was throbbing with veins. He gritted his teeth and made the decision, "Okay! Half a year is half a year, but you have to keep your word and keep your mouth shut. There are some things that can be said or not. You can decide for yourself."
Gu Yuehuai was slightly surprised: "Editor-in-Chief Qi and Editor-in-Chief Wei are old acquaintances. You still don't believe in her character?"
Qi Cheng was furious. Didn't he believe Wei Luo? He didn't believe her!
Wei Luo patted Gu Yuehuai's arm gently, raised his eyes and said, "I have sorted out all the work on hand in the past few days. Editor-in-Chief Liu will be able to get started soon. It won't take a day. We can leave today."
Her voice was very calm. I don't know if it was because she was relaxed, but the sadness between her brows seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Qi Cheng paused, his face full of emotion. He also understood that Wei Luo and Gu Yuehuai had known what he would face, but neither of them was afraid or regretful, and they resolutely exposed Huang Sheng's evil deeds.
At this moment, he couldn't help but admire the two female comrades for their righteousness. Unfortunately, the world is not decided by righteous people like them. Many people and many things are forced to do so.
He sighed, stood up and extended his hand to Wei Luo: "Editor-in-Chief Wei, I'm glad to work with you."
Wei Luo held his hand with a faint smile on his lips: "I am very happy too."
When Gu Yuehuai left the office to pack up his things, he attracted the attention of all three groups.
"Yuehuai, what are you doing? Where are you going?" Wan Qinglan's face looked a little unhappy. She was not naive enough to think that Gu Yuehuai was asking for leave, because she had put away all the drawing boards and brushes that she usually used for work.
Gu Yuehuai smiled and said, "Qinglan, we can no longer be colleagues. I won't say anything else. If you miss me in the future, just come to my house. However, I will be going to Huaihai City soon, so I guess you won't be able to see me anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wan Qinglan couldn't help but shed tears: "What's going on? Are you quitting?"
"Well, I'm quitting." Gu Yuehuai was calm. After saying that, he turned around and said to his colleagues in Group 3: "Thank you all for your care during this period. Qinglan, I'm leaving."
She took off her work badge, which still had the familiar inscription on it: Editorial Group 3, Gu Yuehuai.
It’s a pity to think about it. After leaving Masses Daily, I can no longer go to night school. I had originally thought that I would learn something that would be useful for the college entrance examination, but I didn’t expect to be unemployed before the night school was divided into classes.
She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that plans really can't keep up with changes.
Gu Yuehuai withdrew his gaze, took his things, and left the office of Group 3 in a very casual manner. Wan Qinglan looked at the empty chair next to her and the work badge on the table, and couldn't help but lean on the table and cried out.
Huang Binbin also looked a little reluctant, but seeing Wan Qinglan so sad, he couldn't help but reach out and pat her: "Don't cry, it's not like we won't see each other again in the future. Yue Huai will be getting married in a few days, and she will definitely invite us."
However, after hearing this, Wan Qinglan cried even more sadly.
Because she thought of what Gu Yuehuai had said to her a few days ago: In life, most people are just a tree on your road ahead, and perhaps when you walk further you will forget what this tree looks like.
She didn't know if she would also become an insignificant tree on Gu Yuehuai's path.
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