Qian Qing changed her clothes and went there, but when she arrived she found there was a big fight.
There was a long table in a large office, where sat Fang Gong, Li Hongmei, and a few other people who were not familiar to him but looked like leaders.
Qian Qing was still a little worried, wondering if she was late. Engineer Fang had already stood up to greet her, and Director Li also cordially pulled her to the empty seat next to him.
"Am I not late?" Qian Qing asked in a low voice.
"Why are you so late? Isn't there anyone who hasn't arrived yet?"
Qian Qing looked around and found that all the relevant personnel were indeed present, even the doorman was there, as well as a little boy with a blushing face who was sitting obediently on a chair.
I just didn’t see Wan Zhenzhen.
Li Hongmei was still a little puzzled: "Didn't you see her when you came?"
“She” is Wan Zhenzhen. Li Hongmei is so annoyed with Wan Zhenzhen that she doesn’t even want to say her name.
Qian Qing shook her head: "No, I changed my clothes and came here as soon as I heard the news, and I didn't run into him on the way."
The group of people waited and waited, until the man in a Zhongshan suit sitting at the front turned pale, but there was still no sign of Wan Zhenzhen.
"Let's not wait any longer. Let's get started."
Today's meeting was held urgently because of the rumors about the oil field this afternoon. After all, several factories are adjacent to each other. If we ignore this rumor, I am afraid that the new version will be spread to other factories tomorrow.
"I have heard the general outline of what happened. I would like to trouble you to repeat the details."
The man in the Zhongshan suit who spoke was Chen Yan, the general management director of the second factory. All matters in the compound were under his jurisdiction. When he heard the news in the afternoon, he was frightened and broke out in a sweat, fearing that something unexpected had really happened.
We are implementing family planning these days! Children are the lifeblood of the family. If a few of them die, will he still be able to keep his position securely?
The principal sitting next to him was no better, and now his vest was cold.
The security guard's name was Xie. He knew that he could not escape responsibility for what happened, so he told the whole story honestly, although the little boy added "testimony" several times in the middle.
"That auntie was blocking the road. We couldn't move even though we shouted that we wanted to leave."
"Later we went to look for her and saw her running away on a tricycle."
"Later, the elder sister asked us to find the younger sister's parents."
…
Combined with the attitude of Mr. Fang next to him, the incident was basically restored.
Director Chen came to a conclusion in a short while.
"Okay, now that we have determined the cause and effect of this incident, let's talk about how to deal with it and what to do next. I would like to hear your thoughts first, Principal Guo."
Principal Guo, who was a bit older, was wearing a white dacron short-sleeved shirt and glasses on his nose. He was also sweating profusely. The guard had already told him about it at noon today, but it still sounded thrilling to him now.
"It's like this. Today's incident has made us realize our inadequacy in security. From now on, we will arrange for teachers to take turns to be on duty at the gate after school, and I will also be on duty at the school gate after school. Those street vendors will not be allowed to come in, and the children will be asked to go home after school. Do you think this is okay?"
Qian Qing's heart sank; this was what she feared the most.
Director Li also interrupted, "So according to what you said, then the stalls with small amounts of money are no longer called stalls? I think it's not right to cut it off like this, and the factory... Anyway, there will be some changes in the future. If you block the way now and open it later, and change the words every few days, who will take the factory's words seriously?"
Qian Qing kept silent. This was about her stall, but she couldn't say anything now. She didn't show it on her face, but her mind was working fast. Today, Director Li told her about opening a morning market street. That street was next to the river and was parallel to the road leading to Zidi Primary School. It shouldn't be a problem here.
So according to what Director Li said, does the factory have any other arrangements for the area opposite the school gate?
Suddenly her mind hit her, that's right!
Since Director Li told her last time that the office building was relocated because people were afraid of disturbing students, then wouldn't it be a big deal to demolish the newly built building and use it as an office building? Moreover, she had been visiting the office building of Factory 1 more recently. In fact, the office building of Factory 1 was two buildings connected side by side, so it didn't feel cramped at all.
Even she, a small figure, could feel that the oil field was out of touch with the outside world. How could the leaders in the factory, who were running around so much, not feel it?
Not to mention those far away, just look at the other primary schools in Y City, every school gate is lined with small stalls and shops.
Don’t the leaders have any ideas?
Qian Qing suddenly felt a warm current flowing through her heart. If the school really planned to build a house right opposite the school gate, then she would definitely take over one or two storefronts.
This is a hen that lays eggs. Although children's things are not expensive, a small business of a few cents is also meat. She can earn more than a hundred yuan a day by selling popsicles for a few cents. If she switches to other notebooks, pencils and snacks, won't she make more? And she doesn't have to run around or get tired. She can just sit there and wait for the money to be delivered to her door.
Qian Qing has made up her mind that she plans to let her mother take care of the area near the school gate.
Her mother is old, loves children, and has quit her job to stay at home. It would be great if she could have a small stall and earn some money without having to get up early and work late every day.
Qian Qing's mind was already elsewhere, and she didn't even pay attention to the previous arguments.
By the time I came to my senses, it was Mr. Fang who was speaking.
"According to me, we can actually let the older kids do duty at the gate, and leave one or two teachers to keep a close eye on it. As for the street vendors, there will definitely be a lot of them in the future. It would be better if the school marked out lanes for them. Just blocking them is useless. The school can draw a line to prevent them from blocking the middle of the road, avoid gathering, and stop dangerous things from being put up for sale. When I was in Beijing, I saw that most schools there did this."
After some discussion, Director Chen naturally adopted Engineer Fang's suggestion.
After discussing the important matters, what remains is the issue of rewards and punishments.
Director Chen was delighted and praised Qian Qing. He asked Li Hongmei to give Qian Qing special consideration when evaluating the advanced families in the factory area at the end of this year. He also praised the little boys who helped, and the principal also said that he would give them notebooks as rewards.
After the praise, it's time for punishment.
But Wan Zhenzhen didn't come, so Director Chen had to suppress his anger and told Li Hongmei: "After you go to the broadcasting studio, go find Wang Hua. Although his wife is not an employee of our oil field, she is still a part of our oil field. It's okay to be a self-employed person, but you can't hide when you encounter problems. Our oil field does not appreciate this kind of behavior, so let's report it this time and notify his wife not to set up a stall at the school gate in the near future. Reflect on your mistakes."
*****
When Wan Zhenzhen heard that she was asked to go to a meeting, she refused to go no matter what.
What are you going there for? Isn't it just to embarrass yourself?
Why doesn't she just apologize to the victim's family tomorrow? Why should she get upset again today!
She was determined not to go. Wang Hua was still at work and only Old Lady Wang was at home. Old Lady Wang got angry when she saw her like that and forced her out of the house.
"You have to go whether you want to or not! You have caused this trouble yourself, so hurry up and clean it up for me! Just take the beatings and scoldings, because you have a pig's brain!"
Wan Zhenzhen was forced to go out. She dawdled until she reached the gate of Zidisi Primary School. She was so scared that she stayed outside without moving.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't go, right? She will be criticized anyway, she doesn't think it's a big deal, she's fine, is it worth making such a fuss? Anyway, she's out, as long as she doesn't say anything, who will know that she didn't go, can she go to Wang Hua and tell him?
She hesitated for a long time and did not go in. Instead, the cat waited by the river for an hour, and only went home after being bitten by mosquitoes.
Halfway through the walk, the radio program that was playing songs was interrupted, and a sound came out of the loud speaker. A deep male voice was mumbling something.
"Regarding the incident that occurred at the entrance of the Zidiyi section of the Second Oil Production Plant this afternoon, the plant has conducted an investigation and is here to explain this to everyone."
"Because there was a popsicle cart selling popsicles at the entrance of Zidiyi Xiaomeng for eight cents each, the school gate was blocked by students, and eventually a primary school student fainted from heat stroke. Thanks to the timely rescue by the owner of the popsicle stand opposite the school gate, the primary school student is no longer in serious trouble. The related rumors are all false."
"In the face of emergencies, the Zidi Primary School will arrange teachers and students on duty to assist at the gate from tomorrow to ensure that such incidents will not happen again."
"Here, we would like to criticize the family member of the second factory, Wan Zhenzhen, for leaving the scene right after the incident and not accompanying the student suffering from heat stroke to seek medical treatment in time. We would like to commend the fourth-grade students of Zidi No. 1 Primary School, Ma Xiaozhuang, Xue Dabao, Xu Sijin, and Huang Youwei, for their bravery in lending a helping hand today."
"The oil field is my home, and the construction style depends on the joint maintenance of all of us in the oil field."
All of Wan Zhenzhen's strength was drained away, and her soft legs could hardly support her weight of less than 100 pounds.
She just didn't go to the meeting, so why did they make such a fuss about her being harassed on the radio?
With this loud shout, her reputation was ruined.
And Wang Hua...
Wan Zhenzhen shuddered. What would Wang Hua say?
Wang Hua heard the broadcast on his way home from get off work and felt sick after listening to it.
Yesterday, he made a promise and analyzed the pros and cons for his mother, and finally got two hundred yuan from her. He didn't keep a penny for himself, and gave Wan Zhenzhen one hundred and forty yuan to buy a tricycle, and sixty yuan to give her as capital.
So Wan Zhenzhen took his money just to embarrass him?
What kind of death did you have to commit to get your name on the radio?
Wang Hua was so confused that he lowered his head when he returned to the compound. He didn't even dare to look up to see what people were looking at him.
Is it compassion? Or disdain?
Did they pity him for marrying a woman who was capable of making trouble? Or did they despise him for marrying such a poor man? In the few minutes from entering the compound to going upstairs, Wang Hua even heard the sound of others pointing at him and sneering at him.
"It's this idiot who married a stupid woman!"
"When a turtle sees a mung bean, what good can it be if they like it?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, his dad is a martyr!"
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Wang Hua has lived for more than twenty years, and there has never been a day as shameful and embarrassing as today.
He rushed back home, but Wan Zhenzhen was not there. He was panting like an angry beast and couldn't calm down at all.
His mother felt sorry for him when she saw him like this, so she exaggerated everything Wan Zhenzhen had done.
Even though he was extremely angry, Wang Hua smiled.
He was not good-looking to begin with, and now his smile looked somewhat eerie.
Old Lady Wang was so frightened that she could not stand still. She wanted to hold him back and persuade him. If that didn't work, she could just divorce Wan Zhenzhen. Anyway, she wasn't pregnant, so she could find another one if she divorced him.
Wang Hua walked around the room twice, pulled out a large wrench from under the cabinet in the inner room, picked up the wrench and went downstairs.
Old lady Wang followed behind and cried as if her mother had died.
"Hua Zi! Hua Zi! Where are you going? Don't do anything stupid!"