Chapter 054: The Impact of Marriage and Love
"Good morning, Brother Shi."
Shi Yue arrived at the factory early in the morning. Xiao Zhou, who was on duty at the gate, greeted him warmly. Shi Yue looked up at Xiao Zhou and nodded: "Hey, Zhou, good morning. Oh, by the way, is your mother okay?"
Xiao Zhou's mother fell ill two days ago, so he took several days off and only came to work today.
Xiao Zhou smiled and said, "It's okay. My mom just had an old back problem. I took her to the hospital, and she took some medicine and it's fine. Thank you for your concern."
Shi Yue: "As long as you're alright, don't hide anything if there's something wrong. We're all brothers in the security department, so if there's something wrong, just talk."
Xiao Zhou scratched his head and said with a simple smile, "Don't worry, Brother Shi, it's really okay. In fact, my mother's illness will be fine as long as she doesn't overwork. I also told her not to work, but she didn't listen. This time, she went to the countryside with her sisters to pick wild vegetables in the mountains, and she got tired and became ill."
"That's fine." Shi Yue patted Xiao Zhou's shoulder and said, "Okay, you stay on duty. I'll go in..."
Before Shi Yue finished speaking, he heard someone behind him calling "Section Chief Shi". He turned around and saw Wang Dali walking towards him with a beaming face.
Shi Yue paused and wondered what Wang Dali could want from him.
Wang Dali walked a few steps closer to Shi Yue and said with a smile, "Come, Chief Shi, have two pieces of wedding candy to share in the good luck."
As she spoke, she took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from her bag and stuffed them into Shi Yue's pocket. Of course, she also gave some to Xiao Zhou. "Hey, little brother, have two too."
Shi Yue looked at her in surprise: "Wedding candy?" Whose wedding candy is it?
Wang Dali seemed to see Shi Yue's doubts and explained, "My partner and I got our marriage certificate yesterday. Although we haven't had the wedding yet, I'll give everyone some wedding candy first."
Shi Yue: "Get the certificate?! Didn't you guys not…" yesterday morning?
Wang Dali: "Yes, I got the certificate yesterday afternoon."
She curled her lips and said, "Hao Fang and I had been planning to get married. I had already obtained the marriage certificate, but there was a problem with Hao Fang's side. When I sent Hao Fang's mother home yesterday, I stopped by her house to get the household registration booklet, and then went to get the marriage certificate."
Shi Yue glanced at Wang Dali and deeply suspected that he was not going back to get the household registration book, but to steal it.
After all, looking at Mrs. Hao's attitude, we know that she will not agree to Hao Fang and Wang Dali's marriage, and she will not hand over the household registration book.
But it was none of his business, so there was no need for him to say anything. He just smiled and bowed and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, happy wedding, and a long and happy marriage."
Wang Dali: "Thank you, thank you, congratulations."
Shi Yue couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Well, when you got married, what about Hao Fang's family..."
Wang Dali: "Hao Fang's family doesn't know, and there's no need for them to know. They wouldn't agree anyway if they knew. Besides, Hao Fang is marrying into my family, so she'll be a member of my family from now on. It doesn't matter whether they know or not."
Shi Yue: "What?! Hao Fang is marrying into the family?!"
Shi Yue was truly shocked. Hadn't the Hao family been a single-line family for three generations? Hao Fang was the only heir in the Hao family. If he married into the family, wouldn't the Hao family be extinct?
Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with being without descendants, after all, according to the old tradition, he was considered to be without descendants because he only had one daughter. But he was sure that the Hao family, at least Mrs. Hao, could not accept the fact that her son was without descendants.
Wang Dali: "Yes, Hao Fang married into my family, so from now on he will be a member of our Wang family."
Shi Yue was so shocked that his jaw dropped. Wang Dali, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and said lightly, "Chief Shi, I'm leaving first. I still have to go to our workshop to distribute wedding candy."
"Oh oh oh, go ahead, go ahead." Shi Yue said in a daze, his mind still confused.
He really didn't understand why Hao Fang became a son-in-law so easily?
This is really a generation gap. In their Dayu Dynasty, the status of a son-in-law was very low and discriminated against. He could not be included in the family tree, had to kneel when getting married, and could not even own a single property, let alone take the imperial examination to become an official. So being a son-in-law was really looked down upon.
This is also the reason why he has never considered marrying a son-in-law to Xiaoqiu even though he only has one daughter.
Being a son-in-law has a low status and is looked down upon by others. Anyone who is willing to be a son-in-law must have some problems with himself or his family.
The more Shi Yue thought about it, the more confused he became. There was nothing wrong with Hao Fang's family, and there was nothing wrong with him himself. Why did he want to marry into her family?
Xiao Zhou: "What's wrong with marrying into Wang Dali's family? I envy Hao Fang for being able to marry into Wang Dali's family and enjoy his life."
Shi Yue was startled, and then he realized that he had accidentally said what was in his heart.
But this is not the point. The point is why there are still people who envy Hao Fang for marrying into the family?
Shi Yue looked at Xiao Zhou in confusion, and saw envy in Xiao Zhou's bright eyes. He said, "Wang Dali's family is so well-off. If she had said she wanted to marry a son-in-law earlier, her door would have been trampled down by people."
He gave examples one by one: "Look, Brother Shi, her father is an eighth-level fitter in our factory, a top-notch master craftsman, and his salary is higher than our factory director. Her mother is a master chef in the slaughterhouse, and her monthly salary must be several hundred yuan. Not to mention Wang Dali herself, she has only been in the factory for a few years, but she is already a senior fitter, and her salary is also two or three hundred yuan. This family is so profitable, Hao Fang will be able to enjoy a good life if she marries into the family!"
Xiao Zhou gritted his teeth. After calculating this, he almost got a red eye. How could this "dead girl" Hao Fang have such a good life!
Shi Yue: "??? You really want to marry into the family?"
Xiao Zhou: "Yes! If God could give me a woman like Wang Dali, I would rush to marry her!"
Shi Yue frowned and was distressed.
This, this, this, he really couldn't understand.
He was deeply shocked and emphasized: "If you marry into the family, who will carry on your family line?"
Xiao Zhou gave Shi Yue a strange look and said, "I didn't realize you were so old-fashioned, Brother Shi."
He paused and said, "Brother Shi, don't get me wrong. I'm not calling you old-fashioned. I'm just surprised that you're so traditional. We have family planning now, so why should we care about continuing the family line? For someone like you, with only one daughter in your family, isn't that..."
Shi Yue murmured: "Yes, you are right..."
If we have to talk about continuing the family line, then aren't there so many families here with only one daughter that their generation is cut off? Aren't they missing a son-in-law to marry into the family?
Moreover, in the 1990s, men and women were equal here, and there was no strict class division like in the Dayu Dynasty. Even a son-in-law had property freedom, not to mention family tree and surname. People here didn't care about so many things, so being a son-in-law didn't seem to be a big deal.
Wasn’t Zhang Laosan, the third son of Gao Cuifen in their courtyard, a son-in-law who married into the family? No one in the courtyard said anything about his marriage into the family.
Even if they did say anything about him, at most they would say that he didn't even come back home after getting married, which was unfilial.
After leaving the gate, Shi Yue walked towards the office with mixed feelings. Although he had accepted the fact that the attitude towards son-in-law in the 1990s was different from that in the Dayu Dynasty, he still couldn't help feeling shocked.
He stepped into the office building and just turned into the corridor. Before he entered the office, he heard noisy talking in the office from a distance. He walked over quickly and pushed open the door.
When Da Liu in the office saw him, he immediately said, "Brother Shi, you're here? Come on, come in and have some candy! Wang Dali just came to our office to hand out wedding candy!"
Shi Yue was surprised. Wang Dali came to the Security Department to distribute wedding candies?
But he quickly returned to normal and waved his hand: "No, no, I have some here. Comrade Wang gave it to me when he was at the door just now."
Da Liu: "Oh, Brother Shi, as long as you have it."
He chewed on a White Rabbit candy and mumbled, "Wang Dali is definitely rich. He gave out White Rabbit candies when he gave out wedding candies. Others only gave out fruit candies at best. I don't know when her wedding will be. When she does, I'll definitely go to the banquet shamelessly. Her mother is a master chef at the slaughterhouse. She'll definitely serve delicious dishes at her banquet!"
Shi Yue: "I don't know. I haven't heard her say when the wedding will be held."
Liu: "Yeah, she didn't mention the wedding when she came to the office just now. Is she not going to hold it?"
Lao Wang next to him interrupted: "No way, the wedding is so important, how could we not have it?"
Sun Guodong snorted and said, "That's possible. You saw that old woman yesterday. She was so desperate. Would she agree to let Hao Fang marry into her family? Definitely not! If she doesn't agree, what's the wedding going to do?"
Da Liu: "That's true. Hao Fang's mother didn't even agree with Hao Fang marrying Wang Dali, let alone Hao Fang marrying into the family now."
At this point, he paused and suddenly asked, "Doesn't Hao Fang's mother know that Hao Fang and Wang Dali are getting married?"
Shi Yue: "Well, I don't know. Wang Dali just told me that."
Da Liu looked up at Shi Yue and asked cautiously, "Well, if Hao Fang's mother knew, would she come to our factory to cause trouble?"
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The expressions of everyone in the security department suddenly became serious. There was no doubt that if Hao Fang's mother knew that Hao Fang was getting married to Wang Dali, she would definitely come to the factory to make trouble!
Shi Yue quickly ordered, "Big Liu, go tell the people on duty at the door to be on guard. If Hao Fang's mother comes, quickly hold her down! Don't let her make a scene. Secretary Li told me yesterday that the higher-ups are coming down for an inspection today!"
"Okay, I'll go right away." Da Liu didn't dare to delay, nodded, and ran out immediately.
Looking at Da Liu running away, Shi Yue still felt a little uneasy, and his right eyelid couldn't stop twitching.
Now he can only pray that Hao Fang's mother will not run into the leader!
Shi Yue didn't even drink his tea. He kept reciting Buddhist scriptures and the Tao Te Ching in his mind, and prayed to the Western Bodhisattvas and the Three Pure Ones of the East. If he had not come across foreign missionaries before, he would probably have read the Bible as well, just to pray that Mrs. Hao and other leaders would come after the inspection.
But the facts proved that feudal superstition was not advisable. He begged everyone, but Old Lady Hao still showed up before the inspecting leader arrived.
It was almost noon at that time. Shi Yue, Secretary Xiao Li, and the factory director and deputy director were standing at the gate, ready to welcome the incoming leader. However, the one who arrived at the gate before the leader's car was the crying old lady Hao.
When Xiao Zhou and Xiao Wang, who were on duty at the door, saw the figure of Old Lady Hao from afar, all the hairs on their bodies stood up.
Oh my god, the leader will be here soon, why is this old lady Hao here?
If she makes a scene, their entire machinery factory will lose face. The higher-ups will blame the factory leaders, and the factory leaders will blame the security department... As the blame trickles down layer by layer, they'll all be doomed.
No, Brother Shi gave instructions this morning that if Old Lady Hao comes, we must quickly hold her down!
But, the leaders are standing by and watching right now. Isn't it inappropriate for them to just leave like that?
Xiao Zhou and Xiao Wang exchanged glances with each other, and after some hesitation, they turned to look at Shi Yue. Shi Yue gritted his teeth and nodded at them.
These two silly boys, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and hold the guy down!
After receiving Shi Yue's signal, Xiao Zhou and Xiao Wang quickly took action. They quietly took a step back and planned to pass behind their leader, but in the moment they hesitated, Old Lady Hao had already approached.
It can be said that Mrs. Hao is an experienced person. When she saw a row of people standing in front of the door of the machinery factory, she guessed that something important was going to happen there today. When she got closer and saw the row of people clearly, she confirmed her guess.
Look at these people, all wearing big leather shoes, white shirts, and slicked back hair, they look like leaders!
There was a gleam in her eyes, Hello, leader!
Only when there is a leader in charge will there be someone to handle the problem for her!
Old Lady Hao ran quickly towards the leaders, and when they were still a little distance away, she started shouting, "Leaders! Leaders of the machinery factory! Please make a decision for me! Please make a decision for me! Wuuwuwu..."
Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou rushed out fast enough, but they still couldn't prevent Old Lady Hao from screaming. Hearing her scream, the two of them quickly quickened their pace and covered her mouth when she pounced in front of the factory director.
But even so, Old Lady Hao still couldn't find peace.
Even though her mouth was covered, she kept whimpering.
The factory leaders stared at the scene in front of them in shock, unable to react to what was happening.
Director Wu turned his head and said, "Xiaoxiao, what's going on..."
Shi Yue: "Director, this is the mother-in-law of our factory employee Wang Dali. She, uh, she has some emotional entanglement with Wang Dali..."
Let’s talk about this matter. It’s quite complicated to explain. Now is not the time to talk, so Shi Yue will make it short and summarize it with four words: emotional entanglement.
When Director Wu heard the words "emotional entanglement", he understood that it was a private matter among the factory employees. That was fine, there was no need for him to pursue it.
Besides, the leaders above are about to arrive, so it is not appropriate for him to pursue the matter!
He nodded, agreeing with Shi Yue's decision to have Old Lady Hao taken to the factory security department and locked up.
Shi Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved to Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou, signaling them to bring the person in quickly.
When Old Lady Hao saw this scene, her eyes were bloodshot and she struggled frantically, whipping Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou who were holding her down with her arms.
"Let go, let go, I can't help it, I..."
Old Lady Hao was very ruthless when she started fighting. Not only did she hit people wildly with her arms, but her hands were also not idle. She swung her nails viciously at Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou's faces.
Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou were so scared that they quickly got out of the way.
These two guys don’t even have a partner. If they get scratched and disfigured, how will they find a partner in the future?
Xiao Wang and Xiao Zhou moved away, and Old Lady Hao was finally free. She quickly rushed to Director Wu and knelt down in front of him.
"Leader, you are the leader, right? You can take care of things, right? I beg you, please take care of Wang Dali from your factory. She is not a human being and does not do her job! She is taking care of my only son..."
That's why we say that Old Lady Hao is quite wise. She noticed that when she came over, Shi Yue was reporting the situation to Director Wu.
So even if she didn't know Director Wu, she knew that Director Wu was a leader, at least a leader who could manage the security department, so she went straight to Director Wu.
When Director Wu saw her kneeling, his scalp tingled. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Old Lady Hao's arm, and helped her up. "Auntie, what are you doing? Let's talk it over. Don't kneel! Please don't kneel. I can't bear it!"
If the boss saw that old lady Hao, an old lady with white hair, kneeled down to him, his job as factory director would probably be over!
Old Lady Hao refused to get up. She pulled herself down with all her might, crying out, "Leader, please, please take care of Wang Dali from your factory and ask her to return my son to me. My family has only one son in three generations, and I can't let her take him away and marry him into my family's family!"
Director Wu was overwhelmed. This was a private matter among the factory employees. How could he take care of it?
Does he have to threaten the factory workers and fire them if they don't divorce?
Then he will lose his position as factory director!
But Director Wu also knew that he certainly couldn't say this to Old Lady Hao, otherwise Old Lady Hao would definitely make a fuss. In order to receive the leader normally later, he could only coax Old Lady Hao.
Director Wu pulled Old Lady Hao up with all his might while whispering, "Okay, okay, don't worry, Auntie. I'll take care of the matter you mentioned. I'll definitely take care of it. But I can't do it now. I have something important to attend to right now. Please follow those two guys into the security department and wait for me. Once I've finished my business, I'll help you with your problem. Is that okay with you?"
Director Wu tried to persuade her kindly, but unfortunately, it was of no use. Old Lady Hao shook her head and said, "No, I won't go in. Who knows if I go in? Will you still care about me?"
Having said that, she deliberately glared at Shi Yue. She had suffered a loss yesterday!
She was tricked by Section Chief Shi into entering the Security Department's office in the factory, but that damn Section Chief Shi didn't help her solve the problem and just let her out, so she won't be fooled again today!
If Shi Yue knew what she was thinking, he would definitely cry out in injustice. After all, when Shi Yue said he would solve her problem, he only meant helping to mediate the conflict between him and Wang Dali. And didn't he help her call Wang Dali over yesterday? If they didn't reach an agreement, she couldn't blame him for not mediating, right?!
Even though Shi Yue didn't have the ability to read minds and didn't know what Old Lady Hao was thinking, he could still make out some meaning from her expression.
He was really speechless. What did this old woman mean? Did she have to force Wang Dali to break up with Hao Fang in order to solve her problem?
No, Mrs. Hao, don’t you think he has the ability?
He is just a deputy section chief of the security department, not even a section chief. How can he have the ability to interfere in the private lives of employees?
Besides, if we talk about intervening, shouldn't Old Lady Hao have more rights? After all, she is Wang Dali's future mother-in-law. No, it's not the future anymore. Wang Dali and Hao Fang are married, and now Old Lady Hao is Wang Dali's real mother-in-law.
She, a serious mother-in-law, is controlled by Wang Dali and can't say a word. What can he, an outsider, do?
Oh, right! Wang Dali!
Wang Dali can deal with Old Lady Hao!
Shi Yue's eyes lit up, and he quietly waved to Xiao Zhou. Xiao Zhou hurried over and heard Shi Yue say, "Zhou, hurry to the fifth workshop and call Wang Dali over. Wang Dali can handle this old woman!"
Xiao Zhou's eyes lit up and he ran out quickly.
Director Wu and Old Lady Hao, who were still arguing, did not notice Shi Yue's actions.
In order to get Director Wu to agree, Old Lady Hao squeezed out a few tears and began to play the victim: "Leader, please don't blame me for being ignorant and coming to the factory to cause trouble. If I had a way, I would not want to cause trouble to the factory or you, Leader, but I have no other choice. My son, my only son, the only male heir in three generations of the Hao family, was abducted by Wang Dali from your factory and married into the family! Our Hao family will be extinct. I really have no choice. If I let the Hao family's inheritance end in my son's generation, I will not be able to face the ancestors of the Hao family when I die. I will not be able to die in peace!"
After this life-or-death situation, Director Wu didn't dare to say a word.
Fearing that what she said would not please Old Lady Hao, she began to seek death.
Old Lady Hao: "Why don't I just hit my head against the wall and die right now? I'll get down there sooner so I can explain to the Hao family's ancestors. It's not that I want the Hao family to be extinct, it's just that I can't stop it. I've tried everything but I can't stop it..."
Director Wu: I knew she would do this!
Director Wu's eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that they were about to become knotted. He secretly glanced at the time on his watch. There were less than three minutes left before the leader's expected arrival time, and the leader's car might show up at any time.
Forget it, let it be. Let the leader come, there’s nothing he can do.
Just when Director Wu was starting to feel bad, Xiao Zhou led Wang Dali towards them, walking in the light.
No kidding, in Director Wu's mind, Wang Dali was really like a fairy falling from the sky. She walked over lightly, picked up the still crying old lady Hao, and then said lightly.
"I'm sorry, Director. My husband's mother has caused trouble for the factory. I'll take her away right now."
Director Wu's eyes lit up, and he tried to maintain his demeanor as a director to avoid getting too excited and nodded softly, "Yeah."
Seeing Wang Dali about to leave, he gave another instruction: "It's best for your employees to resolve their family matters at home. Don't bring them to the factory. That's inappropriate."
Wang Dali: "Yes, Director, I know. I will make sure she doesn't come again."
Director Wu waved his hand and said impatiently, "Yes, you should leave quickly. Take her home and take care of your family affairs. Don't worry about coming to work this afternoon. I will tell your workshop leader that even if you don't come this afternoon, your attendance will not be deducted. The most important thing is that you take care of your family affairs."
"Thank you, Director." Wang Dali thanked Director Wu, looked at the howling old woman Hao, and left. She disappeared in a short while.
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there is Wang Dali!
It was such a coincidence that less than a minute after Wang Dali left, the car carrying the inspecting leaders appeared.
Director Wu quickly straightened his clothes, stood up again, and prepared to greet the leader.
Without the trouble-making old lady Hao, the leader's inspection went smoothly. Because of the human trafficker incident some time ago, the leaders were somewhat dissatisfied with the machinery factory. But when they really arrived at the machinery factory and saw the spirit of the employees, their dissatisfaction was alleviated.
The leaders left with satisfaction, and Director Wu felt relieved.
He now had time to find out who called Wang Dali over, and Xiao Zhou truthfully said it was Shi Yue.
Director Wu smiled with satisfaction and patted Shi Yue on the shoulder.
"Well done, Hour!"
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