Chapter 139
Director Zheng slammed the table and stood up, saying, "What do you mean? You mean our factory is blackmailing you for your wages, right?"
Director Zheng had a very loud voice, and that roar silenced the sound of sawing wood in the factory outside the office. It was obvious that the workers outside had heard Director Zheng's roar.
Ye Fuyue looked at Director Zheng, whose face was gloomy, calmly. "Director Zheng, you're so old now, you should have known long ago that whoever speaks louder isn't always right. You know whether the factory has been extorting my salary, and I know it too. Every furniture design I submitted was accompanied by a profit-sharing contract with your factory, and the contract was stamped by your factory. Just because someone else is sitting here doesn't mean you can disown the contract. I may be insignificant, and you may think I don't have the means to know the actual sales figures of each piece of furniture. But don't forget the union and the police. If Director Zheng really wants to take the matter to the union, I don't mind."
That’s all Ye Fuyue had to say.
She didn't want to make a fuss with the union now, she just wanted to make Director Zheng clear that even if he had the support of the new factory director, they were not above the law and no one could control them.
"I'll come back to collect my salary at this time next month." Ye Fuyue said calmly, then turned and left the office.
Many workers forgot what they were doing and stretched their necks to look over here, gossiping.
Seeing Ye Fuyue coming out of the office, everyone looked curious.
Ye Fuyue's eyes met Master Wan's. However, since so many people were watching, Ye Fuyue didn't want to cause trouble for Master Wan. She just nodded slightly and left.
Director Zheng soon came out of the office. He was furious. It was the first time he had been so angry at a little girl.
Seeing that many workers were idle, he turned his anger on them, yelling, "What are you all doing standing here? Have you finished your tasks? The factory pays you every month, not to slack off, but to create value for the factory!"
The workers who were scolded shuddered all over and immediately started working.
Director Zheng was still not satisfied and started finding fault with everyone.
"Tian Hao, look at this piece of wood you sawed. You haven't even cleaned up the sawdust. Redo it! Wan Qi, Tian Hao is your man. He did this, and you're not going to care about him? Is this how you lead people? The factory gave you this important task because we hope you can lead the workers to better performance, not to let you fish in troubled waters and make the factory's efficiency worse!"
Tian Hao and Master Wan, who were being scolded, continued to work silently, and no one dared to say a word of rebuttal.
Finally, after finishing the day's work and waiting for the end of the working day, the workers all breathed a sigh of relief.
As they walked out of the factory, they whispered to each other:
"Director Zheng is like he's eaten dynamite today, cursing everyone he sees. If you even breathe in front of him, he'll scold you, saying you shouldn't even breathe."
"It's all because of that woman who often provides furniture designs to our factory. Director Zheng seems to have been frustrated by her, so she's taking it out on us."
"That female comrade is amazing! Since Director Zheng was transferred here, this is the first time I've seen someone who can make Director Zheng look bad. Usually Director Zheng is so glorious, the kind of person who has his eyes on his head."
"Ah, I still miss Director Li. Director Li is so nice, and he treats us well. He never takes his anger out on us."
"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't say things like that in the factory. Be careful if someone hears you and accuses you of something."
Tian Hao and Master Wan were also walking in the crowd leaving get off work, but neither of them talked about Director Zheng.
Master Wan talked about another matter with Tian Hao.
"A few days ago, your parents came to me and told me that you wanted to become a son-in-law of the Wu family and asked me to persuade you."
Tian Hao wasn't surprised his parents had gone to see Master Wan. He sneered and said, "They know full well that I listen to you the most. I even value you more than them."
"Do you really want to be a son-in-law of the Wu family?" Master Wan looked at Tian Hao and asked.
"Master, you don't need to persuade me. I have thought it through clearly. I don't want to be a son-in-law in the Wu family, but I want to form a revolutionary friendship with Comrade Wu Zhenzhen. Being a son-in-law is just a by-product." Tian Hao said firmly.
Hearing Tian Hao say this, Master Wan felt relieved. He knew that Tian Hao had thought it through clearly and no one could persuade him.
"I don't want to persuade you, but your parents told me about this, so I asked you. Wu Zhenzhen is a good girl. The last time you had that incident, she stood up and told you what she saw, which proves that she is a good person. As far as I know, her parents are not bad people either. It would be nice for you to marry her, as long as you don't mind being a son-in-law. To be honest, it is better for you to live in the Wu family than for Wu Zhenzhen to marry into your family." Master Wan said.
Tian Hao smiled. He knew that Master Wan was different from his parents and family. He was a reasonable person who would truly consider things from his perspective instead of ignoring his feelings and only caring about his so-called face.
"But," Master Wan changed the subject, "if your parents continue to disagree, your marriage to Wu Zhenzhen won't go smoothly. Especially since your two families live nearby. If your parents don't agree to you becoming a live-in son-in-law, and you go there on your own, your parents will definitely cause trouble for the Wu family frequently. Then, it won't just be you who will suffer, Wu Zhenzhen's family will be implicated as well."
Tian Hao had also considered the problem that Master Wan mentioned.
He said, "I know. I'm trying to convince my parents, but I haven't come up with a good idea."
"I have a way here, do you want to try it?" Master Wan said.
A flash of surprise flashed across Tian Hao's face: "What method?"
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After Tian Hao and Master Wan separated, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some milk candies, and then waited for Wu Zhenzhen at the gate of the factory staff quarters.
"Zhenzhen." Seeing Wu Zhenzhen coming back, Tian Hao called her name with a smile on his face.
"Tian Hao." Wu Zhenzhen also laughed when she saw him.
Tian Hao stuffed the White Rabbit candies he bought into Wu Zhenzhen and said, "I got my salary today, and I also got some candy coupons, so I bought you some candies. It's not much, just a dozen or so yuan."
Wu Zhenzhen looked at the candy in her hand and smiled: "A dozen yuan is quite a lot, enough for me to eat."
The two talked for a while before going home.
When Tian Hao returned home, the meal was already prepared and his parents had already started eating.
Seeing Tian Hao come back so late, Tian's father and mother were very unhappy.
"Where do you go after get off work? Why do you come back later than your two brothers every day? Do you feel embarrassed to make so many people wait for you to eat alone?" Tian's father said with a stern face.
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