The next day, before leaving home, Ren Jin told Gu Yueji to rest at home, not to work, and not to worry about He Mei and Gu Jiahui, saying that he would handle their affairs.
After what happened last night, Gu Yueji now obediently listens to Ren Jin and dares not object.
Then, on his way to the construction site, Ren Jin sent a WeChat message to Gu Jiahui. He neither told him to leave nor persuaded him to stay. He simply told him the pros and cons and the truth in his heart. As for whether or not to continue to work hard with Gu Yueji to make money, that was up to him to decide.
Ren Jin hung up the phone and stopped thinking about it, because he was in a hurry to deal with Xu Wangde. He had made up his mind that no matter what Xu Wangde said, he would fire him this time.
When Ren Jin found Xu Wangde at the construction site, he was working diligently, a stark contrast to his usual joking and laughing with his coworkers.
"Uncle Xu, come here for a moment," Ren Jin called out to Xu Wangde.
As soon as Xu Wangde saw Ren Jin, he bowed and smiled obsequiously as he approached, "Boss Ren, you were looking for me?"
Ren Jin frowned at the awkward way he was addressed. Since many of the people on the construction site were from the same village, and Ren Jin didn't like to put on airs or establish any status for himself, everyone on the construction site called him by his name. If they were closer or relatives, they would call him Brother Jin or Little Jin.
Xu Wangde had never called him Boss Ren before; relying on their familial relationship, he always addressed him as "Little Jin." Ren Jin knew Xu Wangde was intentionally trying to curry favor with him, but he wasn't buying it.
"Come to my office with me, I have something to talk to you about."
Xu Wangde's smile froze for a moment, then brightened again. "How about I come find you after I get off work? It wouldn't be good if I didn't work and delayed the project."
Ren Jin smiled knowingly and said, "It's alright. There are so many people on the construction site. Even if you quit, the progress won't be affected by your absence."
Xu Wangde hesitated, still unwilling to follow Ren Jin.
Ren Jin was blunt with him, saying, "You know why I came to talk to you. If you don't want to go downstairs to talk, then we'll talk here."
Ren Jin wanted to save Xu Wangde's face. If Xu Wangde was willing to leave the construction site obediently, Ren Jin would not call the police or tell the people at the construction site about his theft. However, if Xu Wangde continued to act shamelessly and pester him, Ren Jin would no longer consider his case.
Xu Wangde certainly didn't want to lose face in front of his coworkers, so he could only follow Ren Jin to the office area.
As soon as Xu Wangde returned to his office, before he could even sit down, Ren Jin cut straight to the point, "Uncle Xu, you know very well why I'm here to see you. I won't say anything more. Here's ten thousand yuan. Take it and pack your things to leave today." With that, he took the ten thousand yuan in cash that Qian Mingjun had handed over and gave it to Xu Wangde.
Xu Wangde stared intently at the stack of bright red cash, unable to look away. Money was what he needed most right now, but he knew he couldn't accept it.
"Mr. Ren..."
Ren Jin raised his hand to interrupt him, "Don't call me boss. It's no use calling me anything. I've already been more than kind to you."
Xu Wangde pleaded desperately, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant, my son is getting married, and I really need money right now."
Qian Mingjun chuckled, "Does needing money mean you can steal things from our construction site to sell? If we keep you here, are you going to steal everything from the site?"
"No, I won't do it again. My whole family is waiting for me to earn money to make a living," Xu Wangde said, looking at Ren Jin.
Ren Jin used to sympathize with Xu Wangde, but not anymore, because he had made him understand a saying: "There is always something hateful about a pitiful person." "Uncle Xu, I know it's not easy for you to support your family on your own, so I agreed to let you work when the construction site didn't need anyone. But look at how you repay me. I've already let you off the hook for not following the rules of the construction site before, but now you're even stealing construction materials from the site to sell. What reason do you think I have to keep you on the construction site?"
Ren Jin raised his voice for the last sentence, clearly showing anger. Xu Wangde was both ashamed and afraid, unable to lift his head.
He had approached several employers seeking a job, but was turned down by various excuses. In the end, only Ren Jin offered him a job, and he knew he felt indebted to Ren Jin.
Ren Jin took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, pulled Xu Wangla over, and stuffed the money into his pocket. "Uncle Xu, last night I knew about this and told Mingjun not to call the police or tell anyone else, just because we're relatives. Otherwise, you would be sentenced for the amount you stole. Take this money and go home to prepare for Xu Xin's wedding. Don't force me to call the police, or you won't even be able to attend your son's wedding."
Ren Jin gave Qian Mingjun a look, and Qian Mingjun immediately took out a resignation form that had been prepared in advance and placed it on the table in front of Xu Wangde, and stuffed a pen into Xu Wangde's hand, "Sign this resignation form and you can go home today."
Xu Wangde held the pen without moving, replaying Ren Jin's words in his mind several times. Ren Jin was clearly determined to fire him; the threat of calling the police wasn't just a bluff. After some deliberation, he reluctantly signed the resignation form.
Ren Jin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Xu Wangde sign and leave his fingerprint. He took out a wad of cash from his wallet and said, “Since Xu Xin is getting married, I’m his cousin. Here’s 10,000 yuan. Consider it a wedding gift for Xu Xin.”
Xu Wangde accepted the money almost without hesitation, then turned and walked out of the office without even saying thank you.
Qian Mingjun frowned as he looked at him. "What kind of person is this?"
Ren Jin waved his hand, "If he's willing to leave, that's fine. Anyway, I won't look for him again."
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Xiao Yao spent the whole day working in the factory workshop, and only had time to go back to her office and sit down to rest when it was almost time to leave work.
She rubbed her twitching eyelids and said dejectedly, "My eyelids have been twitching all day, and I don't know why?"
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