Chapter 83 Jinjiang Exclusive: Gone Mad (Transition)
"Why is lunchtime so late today?" When Su Ruyi arrived at the cafeteria, she found that there were still many people eating there.
Su Ruyi usually eats at different times than everyone else, since her schedule is more flexible than the workers', so she doesn't squeeze in with them.
Sometimes, when I have enough time, I'll even order a stir-fry myself.
But when she arrived at the cafeteria today, there were still many people queuing up to eat, so she went back to her office to ask Xu Xiaonan.
Xu Xiaonan had just gotten her food and immediately stood up when she saw Su Ruyi.
"Factory Manager."
"No need to stand up."
Xu Xiaonan sat down again and explained, "Aunt Chen didn't come to work today, so the groceries weren't bought. Later, someone else came to help, but they weren't as quick as Aunt Chen, which caused a little delay."
Aunt Chen is Fang Yongnian's mother, Chen Yiping. She is in charge of purchasing and helping in the kitchen of the canteen. She is a very capable person.
She always buys cheap and good quality groceries, and she's extremely efficient. Her competence is evident from the start, which is why Su Ruyi pays her a relatively high salary of two hundred yuan a month.
But she didn't come to work today, which made me realize how capable she is. She can do the work of two people, so even finding someone to replace her isn't enough.
Did she suddenly fall ill?
Normally, you need to ask for leave one day in advance, unless there are special circumstances that allow you to leave on the same day.
"Fang Yongnian came to ask for leave this morning, saying he was sick and hospitalized."
"Then you should prepare a gift for the doctor's visit and have Captain Zhu find someone to deliver it."
Everyone in the office is too busy to run this errand.
The security department is relatively less busy because there are many people there.
"The security team probably won't be able to spare any staff today. Sister Wang took leave to go home earlier, and Sister Li is on her day off today."
Su Ruyi asked, puzzled, "Aren't there other people?"
“The others are all men, it’s not appropriate for them to go.”
Su Ruyi was baffled: "So what if it's a man? He represents our factory, not an individual. And even if it were an individual, it's normal for colleagues to express concern for each other, right? Our county isn't that feudal, is it?"
Qing Province was more conservative than the South in general, but it was not feudal. In particular, Liulin County was once industrially developed, so people's thinking was more open.
It was just a hospital visit; who would be so bored as to gossip in public?
Moreover, Fang Yongnian's mother is not young. Apart from Zhu Gui, the other members of the security team are all young people in their early twenties, and the two women are both under thirty.
“Their family is a bit different,” Xu Xiaonan sighed. “Fang Yongnian’s father is a man…”
Xu Xiaonan's expression was indescribable; her brows were furrowed deeply.
"Although Fang Yongnian didn't say anything when he came over today, I think his mother wasn't sick, but was beaten and hospitalized."
"What?!" Su Ruyi exclaimed in shock, "His dad hit him?"
"Yeah, his dad beat his mom a lot when he was little. Now that he's grown up, he's started to protect his mom, and he gets beaten up all the time. He made his mom go out to work so she could be independent, and then his dad wouldn't be able to say he's earning money to support the family and they're freeloading, so what's wrong with getting beaten up? But now that his mom is earning money, even more than his dad, he's become even more violent and beats her up."
Xu Xiaonan's expression was very unpleasant; she felt extreme disgust for men who beat their wives.
Su Ruyi also found it extremely distasteful. No wonder Fang Yongnian, such a good student, would want to join the underworld. Children who grow up under such tyranny are unlikely to have any will to resist.
Therefore, he thought of turning himself bad, gathering followers to strengthen himself, and then mustering the courage to challenge patriarchal authority.
Su Ruyi suddenly remembered something: "You said before that Fang Yongnian's family had some problems, was it related to her mother?"
Su Ruyi was always busy with factory affairs, and when she returned, there was a lot of things to deal with. Although Xu Xiaonan and Li Guangqian were both very capable, there were some tasks that they seemed unable to replace.
We also need to recruit more people to increase production. There are problems with personnel arrangements, the quantity of goods to be purchased, and the transportation of goods. Fang Yongnian's matter has been put on hold, so we haven't contacted him. I didn't expect it to be like this.
"Yes, I think his mental state is a bit off. Since his mother came to work at the factory, she spends less time at home, and the family conflicts have intensified. In fact, Aunt Chen has been injured more than once. I've seen her walk very slowly when I have the chance, but she doesn't want to talk about it when I ask her."
This is also the most painful thing for Fang Yongnian. He has grown up now and is no longer as powerless as he was when he was a child.
But her mother wouldn't cooperate, always pulling her back and always forgiving the man who beat her, thinking that he didn't really want to hit her, he was just a little annoyed.
Su Ruyi was speechless. If she didn't know Chen Yiping, she really wouldn't want to talk to this kind of person at all.
"Aunt Chen seems like a very capable person, and she's also very intelligent. Why would she be so foolish?"
Chen Yiping is a cheerful person who always smiles at everyone, completely different from the stereotypical image of a timid and oppressed woman like Su Ruyi.
"Who knows?" Xu Xiaonan was also puzzled.
Everyone already knew what was going on in their family, but she always defended them, unwilling to let others see her predicament, and didn't take the beating to heart. She went about her life as usual the next day.
Xu Xiaonan felt that Fang Yongnian's father dared to hit someone like that, and Fang Yongnian's mother's resignation was also an important reason.
Everyone should be overjoyed when they receive their wages, but Fang Yongnian's family has caused such a huge commotion.
“We outsiders can’t interfere in this kind of thing. She won’t listen to us. She’ll switch sides as soon as the other party begs for forgiveness.”
Su Ruyi was unwilling to get involved in this mess, lest she end up getting herself angry instead of resolving the issue.
She didn't know why Xu Xiaonan thought she would get involved in such a thing.
She'll help if someone asks for her help, but it's not her place to offer to do so; she's not the women's director.
Xu Xiaonan waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I was talking about Fang Yongnian."
What's wrong with him?
"Well, I can't really explain it, I just felt that something was off about him."
Su Ruyi didn't press the matter further and went directly to the hospital to find Fang Yongnian.
When she saw Chen Yiping, her anger flared up instantly. She hadn't planned to get involved, but seeing her like this, she now wanted to find Fang Yongnian's father and give him a good beating.
Chen Yiping was still asleep, her face covered in welts. When Fang Yongnian saw Su Ruyi, his eyes immediately turned red.
The two walked to a corner, and Fang Yongnian pleaded cautiously:
"Boss, my mom might need to take a few days off. Could you please not fire her?"
Fang Yongnian spoke these words with little confidence.
Her mother had just been promoted to a permanent position, and she immediately needed to take leave. Although this was not what she wanted, it was still unreasonable.
But her mother needed this job, which angered her father, but it also showed that her mother's going out to work would threaten her father's position at home, so she had to do it.
"Let your mother recover well, we'll wait for her to come back."
Fang Yongnian breathed a sigh of relief. "Boss, thank you."
"Did you call the police? Did you have a forensic examination?"
"Huh? The police get involved in family matters?" Fang Yongnian asked, looking bewildered.
Su Ruyi sighed. She was still just a child, not understanding anything.
"Even if you don't care, you should keep a record of it. It will be easier for your mother to get a divorce if she comes to her senses later."
Su Ruyi knew that these days people believed in keeping family scandals private, and most people wouldn't choose to call the police when faced with such a situation. Even if someone did call the police, it wasn't to solve the problem; they just wanted to use the police's name to intimidate others. If it really came down to advising a separation, the victim would probably be the first to object.
Therefore, the police are even less willing to get involved in such matters, lest they find themselves in a difficult position.
Fang Yongnian smiled bitterly: "My mom won't get a divorce. She just pleaded for my dad. Eldest son, I can't stay in this house for another day. I thought that once my mom started earning her own money, she would have more confidence, but now that she's earning money, she earns more than my dad, and she's still the same as before, asking me to protect my dad's self-esteem as well."
Fang Yongnian grabbed his hair violently, as if he were going crazy.
He felt helpless. He wanted to go back to school and study properly, but every time he went home, it was too annoying. Before, he used to hang out with his younger brother to get rid of this painful feeling.
"From now on, just take care of yourself; let them handle their own affairs."
Fang Yongnian didn't say anything. He had always wanted to do this, but in the end he always gave in to his mother's gentle words. However, he still agreed.
"Come to me if you have any difficulties. Focus on your studies now and don't think about anything else. If you can't manage, you can go live on campus. Out of sight, out of mind. I'll support you if you don't have money, as long as you work for me for free for a year after graduation."
Fang Yongnian thought about it and finally agreed. Su Ruyi immediately gave him five hundred yuan.
What Su Ruyi didn't expect was that the absurdity was yet to come. When Chen Yiping returned to her post, she found Su Ruyi.
"What did you say?" Su Ruyi was shocked.
"I don't need that much salary, just give me half from now on."
Su Ruyi was speechless. She had only ever seen people ask their bosses for a raise, never for a pay cut.
"Aunt Chen, what are you thinking? Who would turn away money if they had it? This is your legally earned income, not illegal income."
"Director Su, I really think I'm only worth this much. I wouldn't feel at ease holding onto anything more."
Su Ruyi's lips twitched. If all her workers had this kind of awareness, she would just give up.
"How about this, I'll deposit the remaining half for Fang Yongnian."
Chen Yiping thought for a moment and agreed, "Could we not tell outsiders about this?"
Su Ruyi agreed, and when she called Lu Ting that night, she brought it up again, saying, "What is she thinking all day? She's not even willing to make money."
Not only Chen Yiping, but her husband is also a bit dim-witted. Their family doesn't have much money, so if his wife earns more, their life can be greatly improved.
Su Ru had met him and didn't think he was the kind of person who regarded money as dirt.
For the sake of that pitiful male pride, for the sake of being the king at home, he didn't even want money. What a spirit!
Su Ruyi always felt that people in the world are all different, but their desire for money is the same, only varying in degree.
I never imagined there could be someone like this, willing to give up money.
The matter of Chen Yiping being beaten was left unresolved. Fang Yongnian wanted to call the police, but Chen Yiping firmly refused.
They thought the other party was just confused for a moment and that they could just let it go. But if they called the police, there would be no going back.
Chen Yiping felt that she hadn't handled things properly, which made Fang Yongnian's father think she was showing off and mocking him for not making much money after all these years.
She'll be fine if she's more careful in the future.
Chen Yiping added, "Your dad is much better now than before."
When Su Ruyi found out, she felt that she was starting to fear marriage. She thought that if a person loses their mind after getting married, it would be better to be alone.
The saying goes that economic status determines family status, but why doesn't that apply in this family? They've been brainwashed way too much.
Lu Ting originally thought that he would just listen to Chen Yiping's story and move on, and he wasn't surprised by this idea, as he had also suffered losses before.
When I was young and ignorant, I went to help a woman in the village who had been beaten. I beat up the husband, but the woman turned around and lunged at me, reaching out her claws to scratch me.
Luckily, he dodged in time, otherwise his face would have been smeared.
However, because it was unexpected, her chin was still slightly cut and bled.
Although he would still intervene when he heard cries for help, if the person who was beaten dared to retaliate, he would grab both of them, slam them together, and beat them both up.
But when Su Ruyi said she didn't want to get married because of this, he immediately became alert.
"People like this don't really have brains before marriage, and they definitely won't after marriage either. It has nothing to do with whether or not they get married."
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