The initial cause could not be said to be expected, but it could be said that it was not surprising to Su Qingluan - two more "smart people" planned to take advantage of the situation and use the method of playing the victim to push some of their "insignificant" work to Zhaodi.
Originally, the work would go smoothly for the two of them. Zhaodi was also lost in the sounds of "Zhaodi is so good" and "Zhaodi is sensible" and agreed without thinking.
Well, that’s why it’s “originally”.
The problem was that Chen Zhi happened to see this scene.
Although Chen Zhi is the type of person who usually smiles and tries to calm things down, and always acts as a "pacifier" when trying to mediate, Chen Zhi is not the kind of "cowardly good guy" either in appearance or in person.
Su Qingluan observed that Chen Zhi's constant presence in the fight wasn't because he was nosy, but rather because jam-making was a complex process. A problem in any link would either prevent the next step from continuing, or prevent the product from reaching the next stage of production, impacting the next round of production.
So no matter what, Chen Zhi would try to stop the fight in order to "improve efficiency."
To put it bluntly, he is ultimately a person who is "afraid of trouble". He will never take the initiative to cause trouble, but he is definitely not afraid of trouble.
But sometimes, he would still deviate slightly from his usual style. For example, now, when he encountered such an "unfair" thing, it did not affect the work of other links. At least in Su Qingluan's memory, when Zhaodi first encountered such a situation, he would not pay attention even if Chen Zhi was present.
Or if similar conflicts between colleagues happened to someone other than Zhaodi, he would not care as long as it was not too serious.
However, Zhaodi is now a different person to Chen Zhi, so -
"Are you going to agree with whatever they say?" Chen Zhi suddenly appeared behind Zhaodi, startling the other three people present.
However, Su Qingluan saw it clearly from upstairs. Since the other two people were giving Zhaodi the "love potion", this kid had been watching the show for a long time.
So Chen Zhi heard clearly the conversation between the other three people just now.
"Chen Zhi?" Zhaodi asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come over, wouldn't you have been fooled and had a lot more work to do?"
"There's not much work..." Zhaodi lowered her head and said very good-temperedly.
The other two were still trying to take advantage of the situation: "Yes, yes, we are really busy. Zhaodi said she can finish work early today. We are not unreasonable people, so we asked her to help us a little."
Chen Zhi said with a forced smile, "Since it's only a 'little' favor, you can definitely handle it on yourselves. Why trouble her?"
"Chen Zhi..." Zhaodi couldn't help but pull Chen Zhi's sleeve, but then she realized that there were other people present, so she quickly took it back.
The two women across from them were both married with children. How could they not see the affection between them? One of them was more able to judge the situation and, to put it bluntly, was a fence-sitter. Seeing Chen Zhihu's scowl, she felt that a woman couldn't stand up to a man. She said awkwardly, "We've discussed this with her. If she doesn't want to do it, what can we do to force her? If she doesn't want to do it, then don't do it..." Then she walked away unhappily.
The remaining one is actually very quick and efficient at work. Although she is a bit picky and unyielding, she is willing to endure hardships and can often complete tasks ahead of schedule. Therefore, this lady has even won bonuses several times. She is the type that Zhaodi, who has a "snail" nature, envies very much.
This time, she was very unhappy that she hadn't been able to take advantage of Chen Zhi's interference. Later, she heard Chen Zhi's words and deeds of bullying them, and this woman, who was already very competitive, became even more unhappy. For a moment, she started to say something sarcastic: "Hey, it's different when you have a man. You have someone to support you in everything you do."
"Zheng... Sister-in-law Zheng, you... don't say that... I..." Just now she was praising Zhaodi with sweet words like "Zhaodi is so good" and "Zhaodi has such a good temper" until her face turned red, but in the blink of an eye, the same person turned against her in an instant as if turning the pages of a book. After such a series of sarcastic remarks, Zhaodi was unable to react and stammered blankly, not knowing what to do.
The little face that was originally red because of the praise is now gradually turning pale.
Although people who were busy around wanted to stop and watch the fun, the money in their hands was more important. So most people would deliberately slow down their pace when passing by, or adjust their clothes, headwear, etc., and stop for a while. There was no situation of "three layers inside and three layers outside" gathering to watch. So even Liu Yunniang, who saw what was happening here, did not speak out to stop it.
After all, although they work together, they are all adults. If they can solve a small friction by themselves, others usually won't interfere - they are not children who need adults to judge everything.
Zhaodi is a soft-hearted person, but Chen Zhi will not tolerate unreasonable people, so his face darkened: "Sister-in-law Zheng, please watch your mouth!" These words were very oppressive, and even made the two people who wanted to stop and watch the excitement for a while quickly pull each other away.
However, you don't know what some people are thinking. Obviously, the situation is stronger than them, but they don't know how to judge the situation and quit while they are ahead. Instead, they just take advantage of others and become more and more dirty.
This time, Mrs. Zheng not only gave up and said sarcastically that Zhaodi was "hooking up with men" and "craving for men", but also scolded Chen Zhi for "having a life without anyone to support him" and said that he was "unlucky and had bad luck with his parents".
Everyone was from the same village, and they all knew something about each other's life stories. Just as everyone knew that Su Qingluan was mistakenly taken away for over a decade, the fact that Chen Zhi's parents had both died when he was young and that he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law was nothing new to the villagers of Huaxi Village.
So what Mrs. Zheng said was simply heartbreaking. She stepped on the other person's wound and sprinkled salt on it. Even Su Qingluan, who was "watching from the sidelines", couldn't stand it anymore.
Originally, she wanted to stand up to stop this increasingly unbearable farce, but she suddenly remembered what she had considered before, and she hardened her heart and pushed herself back to her seat, continuing to be patient and observing the actions of the people below.
Seeing that Mrs. Zheng's words were getting more and more unpleasant, some people nearby couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to dissuade her. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zheng saw that the two people opposite her, one with a pale face clutching the corner of his clothes, and the other with a sullen face and not saying a word, thought that they were taciturn people who would allow themselves to be bullied, so she became even more rampant and intensified.
Even though Su Qingluan was on the second floor, she could clearly see that Chen Zhi, who had originally just let his arms hang at his sides, now had his hands clenched into fists, and it was obvious that he was enduring something.
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