Chapter 78 Can’t Guangming just go upstairs and hug me at night?
Qian Tongsheng was silent for nearly ten seconds before he said, "That's really... there's nothing I can do."
Director Zhao also had a problem with Qian Tongsheng, and his dissatisfaction was evident in his tone: "What do you mean there's no other way? No, Old Qian, you're still trying to keep this a secret for Old Fang? If the leadership doesn't come, you're still planning on resolving this internally? I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you've got Fang Hongjun down to this point because of you!"
Wang Ying didn't say anything at this time, and Zheng Liancheng didn't say anything either.
Qian Tongsheng glanced at Director Zhao, but Director Zhao ignored him and continued, "If you had discovered his minor flaws earlier and stopped them sooner, he wouldn't have gone from bad to worse, grown bolder, and started harming others! You've been shielding him all this time, spoiling a child is like harming him, it's the same as you."
Zheng Liancheng couldn't stand it any longer. Fang Hongjun wasn't much younger than them, so how could he be their son? He said, "Lao Zhao and Lao Qian are doing this for the factory. If this gets out, it won't look good, and it won't reflect well on the leadership either."
"Oh! What about now? Now it's good, he has become a typical example, and the whole city will be informed. I don't know how many years Lao Fang will have to go to labor camp. He has disgraced his father. It's a good thing that his father is a martyr. If it weren't for his father, I think he would have been shot!" Director Zhao became more and more angry as he spoke.
Qian Tongsheng had wanted to blame Director Zhao for calling the leader over, but he didn't expect the leader to come on his own. Instead, he was scolded by Director Zhao again. Feeling annoyed, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, off duty, off duty! I think you want to shoot me. Let's go, we'll talk tomorrow."
Wang Ying said, "I'm going back to the workshop. Today's production has been delayed. I'm going back to make some work arrangements."
Qian Tongsheng's expression softened a bit: "Then go ahead. The factory will restore your reputation."
Wang Ying is no longer worried about this matter. Fang Hongjun has been arrested, and she doesn't believe that there is still anyone who would be so reckless as to spread gossip.
In the fourth workshop, the entire workshop was at a standstill. Wu Haiyang was surrounded by his colleagues in the group and was talking to them. Other employees also gathered together, talking in groups of three or four.
As soon as Wang Ying arrived at the workshop, everyone fell silent and looked at her.
Wang Ying walked over to his team members and said with a smile, "Thank you for speaking up for me today."
"That's not what should happen!" said Xu Lili.
Zhou Qianjin asked quietly, "Director Fang was arrested and hasn't been released yet, right?"
"Well, he hasn't been released yet and can't be released for the time being." Wang Ying said easily.
"Hmph, you have evil intentions and are harming others and yourself!" Luo Wenshu rolled his eyes.
At this time, other employees of the fourth workshop pushed Yang Jianshe and asked him to ask Wang Ying about the situation and to speak well of the employees of the fourth workshop.
Yang Jianshe himself was not good at speaking, so how could he say good things for others? However, with so many colleagues asking him, he didn't know how to refuse, so he came to Wang Ying.
"Team leader." Yang Jianshe called out to the people, but he didn't know how to start asking questions or begging for favors. "They...they..."
Wang Ying smiled and walked to the door of the workshop. Everyone's eyes followed her and people gathered around her.
Many of the employees in Workshop 4 felt guilty, thinking that Wang Ying was going to settle the score with them later.
Wang Ying cleared his throat and said, "Comrades, something happened in our workshop today. You may not know the details yet. The factory will announce this matter later, so I won't elaborate here. What I want to say is that everyone should not forget that we still have production targets to meet. This is the most important thing. Today's production has been delayed. I hope everyone can cheer up tomorrow, focus all their energy on production, and do their jobs well."
Seeing that Wang Ying was only concerned with production, the workers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Someone asked, "Will we have a new workshop director?"
"I don't know yet. The leadership will naturally make arrangements when the time comes," Wang Ying said. "I still say that everyone should do their job well and avoid doing things they shouldn't do. I believe the wrong actions of some comrades serve as a warning to us. If you always try to fish in troubled waters, you may drown yourself."
Many people in the workshop lowered their heads. Some of them had helped Director Fang do things that violated factory regulations, and now they were very nervous, afraid that they would be investigated.
Wang Ying continued to say some words to mobilize production. When it was time to get off work, he asked the employees to go home first and come back to work according to the schedule tomorrow.
The workers left the workshop one after another. Wang Ying did not leave in a hurry. She just noticed that someone was looking at her, as if he had something to say to her.
When most of the people had left, two people came to look for Wang Ying.
"Team Leader Wang, Director Fang has been arrested and is not coming back."
"Well, I definitely can't come back." Wang Ying said.
"Um...we did some things for him before..."
Wang Ying asked, "What did you do?"
"We helped him get some products out the door, and we also helped him move some expiring raw materials. We didn't take much in return...just a few meals."
"Are you afraid that your superiors will find out about you? Do you want to surrender?" Wang Ying said.
"We don't know whether we should turn ourselves in..." They are afraid that if they turn themselves in, they will lose their jobs, but they are also afraid that if they don't turn themselves in, they will be found out and their crime will be even more serious.
Wang Ying thought about it and said, "Go find the factory director."
Fang Hongjun's matter must involve a lot of people. Wang Ying is just a team leader and has no right to take care of so many things. These are things that Director Qian should worry about.
The two men looked at each other and decided to listen to Wang Ying and go find Director Qian.
Wang Ying and his team members were waiting for her to get off work together. Wu Haiyang felt a little awkward. In fact, he wanted to leave early, but he was embarrassed to leave alone.
"Let's go, it's time to get off work." Wang Ying said to them.
Xu Lili and Tian Yulan walked over to Wang Ying, and several men followed behind them. Wu Haiyang was the farthest away from Wang Ying. Although the matter had calmed down, he would definitely stay away from the team leader in the future...
Everyone said goodbye at the factory gate. On the wall near the gate, the big-character poster had been torn down, leaving traces of paper. Wang Ying looked at it and sighed. This movement was only a little over a year away from ending, and she had caught the "last train." This was a first in two lifetimes.
Wang Ying felt a little tired and walked slowly towards home. It took her nearly half an hour to walk a distance that usually took her more than ten minutes.
After arriving home, Wang Ying went to the kitchen to find Zhao Yunsheng.
"Hey, why are you here so early today? Will your shifts be normal from now on?" Zhao Yunsheng was cutting vegetables and asked in surprise when he saw Wang Ying coming back.
Wang Ying slowly leaned against the door frame and said, "Something's going on."
Zhao Yunsheng felt that something was wrong with Wang Ying. He put down the kitchen knife, took off his apron, walked over to Wang Ying, and asked, "What happened?"
"Someone put up big-character posters on them," Wang Ying said.
Zhao Yunsheng's expression changed drastically: "You were criticized?"
Wang Ying shook his head: "No."
"So what? Didn't my dad care?" Zhao Yunsheng was so anxious that he spoke much faster and his voice was trembling.
"Someone spread rumors that I had an improper relationship with a male comrade in the factory." Wang Ying said weakly.
After Wang Ying said this, Zhao Yunsheng understood that someone wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to harm Wang Ying.
"Then what?" Zhao Yunsheng asked hurriedly.
Wang Ying told Zhao Yunsheng what had happened that day.
Zhao Yunsheng was both angry and relieved when he heard this. Fortunately, it wasn't the worst of the years, otherwise Wang Ying would have suffered. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Fang Hongjun had been arrested.
At the same time, Zhao Yunsheng felt a surge of sadness and pain in his heart, a feeling that often lingered in his mind...
Wang Ying saw the pain in Zhao Yunsheng's eyes and suddenly understood it. He understood that this was his feeling about this era... Wang Ying wanted to tell him that the light was ahead, the future was free and beautiful, and that the twists and turns of today would become the driving force for progress in the future.
Unfortunately, Wang Ying couldn't say these words. She just took a step forward and snuggled in his arms, seeking warmth and giving comfort.
Zhao Yunsheng hugged Wang Ying tightly, and the two of them hugged each other at the kitchen door for a long time without saying a word.
Chen Xiuqin wanted to go to the kitchen to get a cup of hot water, but when she walked into the yard and saw this scene, she shook her head and turned back. Young people nowadays are really... Can't they just go upstairs and hug again at night?
It took Zhao Yunsheng a long time to let Wang Ying go.
"I also have something to tell you." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"What's up?"
"Song Yin was transferred today to the art troupe in her hometown, which is hundreds of miles away from here," said Zhao Yunsheng.
Ever since Zhao Yunsheng said she would handle Song Yin's affairs, she had ignored him and almost forgot about him. She didn't expect that she would be transferred away.
"How did you get her away?" Wang Ying asked. She felt that Zhao Yunsheng would not use □□ to get Song Yin away. Zhao Yunsheng was very resistant to this matter and he would not do that.
Zhao Yunsheng said: "She left on her own accord due to a normal job transfer. I didn't try to force her."
Wang Ying was a little skeptical. If it was a normal job transfer, Zhao Yunsheng definitely wouldn't have said that. She wondered if Zhao Yunsheng had used some less-than-honorable tactics, but didn't want to say it in front of her for the sake of his image. So Wang Ying didn't press the issue, simply saying, "It was a job transfer. There's nothing I can do about it. I hope she's doing well in her hometown."
Chen Xiuqin still didn't know what happened at the food factory today. When Director Zhao told her that evening, she was so angry that she jumped up and said, "How can there be such a person and such a thing?"
Director Zhao snorted, "There aren't many people like this, and there aren't many cases like this! Didn't they just kill someone at the woodworking factory?"
Chen Xiuqin said, "Is Yingzi okay? You didn't say a word during dinner, I couldn't even tell."
"It's okay with Yingzi, she has a strong personality," said Director Zhao.
"Even the strongest person couldn't withstand such injustice," Chen Xiuqin said. "You're still somewhat useful in the factory. Your leadership has been very helpful. After what happened at the woodworking factory and this incident at your food factory, I don't think this will get any bigger, right?"
"Everything that needs to be done has been done." Director Zhao sighed. A lot of things have happened, and there must be people who have been wronged.
Chen Xiuqin also sighed, and the old couple fell into silence, recalling some past events from the past few years.
Upstairs, Zhao Yunsheng accompanied Wang Ying to sleep. After Wang Ying fell asleep, he quietly got up, sat at the desk and began to write.
Emotions nourish inspiration and stimulate the desire to create. Zhao Yunsheng sat under a desk lamp, writing furiously until his pen ran out of ink and he could write no more. He looked up at his watch and saw it was almost two in the morning. He wasn't sleepy, but he had to get up early the next morning. After putting away his manuscript, he returned to bed.
Zhao Yunsheng was cold after being on the ground for so long, so he carefully avoided Wang Ying when he got on the bed. But Wang Ying came over and hugged Zhao Yunsheng.
"Did I wake you?" Zhao Yunsheng whispered. Wang Ying didn't answer, but simply adjusted her sleeping position, wrapping her legs around him to keep him as warm as possible.
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The case of the non-staple food factory soon spread in Beichong. At first, no one was named, after all, no one knew each other. But after New Year's Day, when relatives and friends visited each other, many people knew the name Wang Ying.
At the Du family dinner table, Sun Qiaoling asked Wang Hui, "That Wang Ying from the non-staple food factory that's been rumored lately, is she your eldest sister?"
Wang Hui had also heard about this at the garment factory, but no one there knew it was her older sister. When Sun Qiaoling questioned her, she felt rather disgusted and said, "I don't know. Maybe they have the same name."
"They both work in the non-staple food factory, and they said they just got married not long ago. How could they have the same name and surname? It must be her," said Sun Qiaoling.
Wang Hui didn't respond. She'd been so busy lately that she'd lost a lot of weight. Not only was she busy at the factory, but she also had to do all the housework and take care of Du Wenxiu. And that wasn't all. She also had to work overtime to practice her sewing skills. She couldn't keep up, or she'd be bullied at the factory.
Wang Hui is already a little regretful about joining the garment factory. If she had known it was so hard, she would have stayed at home and enjoyed the good life with Du Jianguo. Didn't she marry her elder sister in exchange for this good life? Now she has suffered nothing but pain.
"Fortunately, I didn't ask Jianguo to marry her at that time. She looked honest, but I didn't expect her to be restless." Sun Qiaoling said.
"Mom, those who spread rumors have been arrested, and you are still talking nonsense here. Do you want to be sent to labor camp too?" Du Jianguo retorted to his mother in dissatisfaction when he heard what Sun Qiaoling said.
"Oh, I said it at home and didn't say it outside. Besides, I didn't say anything. They are all relatives and juniors." Sun Qiaoling glared at Du Jianguo.
Wang Hui didn't like Sun Qiaoling saying that about her elder sister. She knew her elder sister wasn't that kind of person, but Du Jianguo was speaking up for her elder sister, which made her dislike it even more.
Du Wenli said, "I heard from my classmates that the food factory has released a new product that's delicious. Why didn't my second sister-in-law go get some for us to eat?"
"That's right, I heard about that too," Sun Qiaoling said. "Huihui, you two sisters don't visit each other often, unlike other sisters who visit each other all the time. When the factory has another holiday, you can go visit your eldest sister and check on her."
Wang Huicai didn't want to go, but her mother-in-law and sister-in-law's chattering annoyed her, so she agreed casually.
Du Wenli immediately said, "Then my second sister-in-law must bring back the new product for me to eat!"
Wang Hui was about to speak when she heard Du Wenxiu calling her from the room, saying that she wanted some soup and asked her to give it to Duan. Wang Hui felt tired physically and mentally.
"Hurry up! My elder sister is calling you!" Du Wenli urged Wang Hui.
Wang Hui filled Du Wenxiu's bowl with soup, brought it over, and asked, "When will your leg get better?"
"It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, but it's only been a short time for me, just over a month," said Du Wenxiu.
Wang Hui was really tired and didn't want to go to work anymore. She had previously thought about staying at the factory, but now she just wanted to go home and lie down.
The Wangs had also heard about Wang Ying's story, and many people, knowing that Wang Ying was their eldest daughter, came to question them. Wang Yongren felt completely humiliated when he was questioned about this by so many people.
That day, someone asked about Wang Yongren and Wang Ying. He was very angry, but he didn't want to argue with outsiders, so he came back and vented his anger on Li Fengju.
"That damned girl caused such a big mess! She really brought shame to our Wang family! I'll be questioned by 108 people when I walk out!"
Li Fengju didn't want to hear this: "It was someone else who spread the rumor. What does it have to do with Yingzi? She is the victim!"
"What victim? If she had been more self-disciplined, no one would have made up this rumor!" Wang Yongren said angrily.
"Keep your voice down!" Li Fengju stamped her feet in anger. "She works at a company with both men and women, how can you avoid this? The higher-ups have arrested and sentenced those who spread the rumors. You're her father, so what are you doing talking nonsense here? If Yingzi hears this, she'll really disown you!"
"If you don't admit it, then don't admit it. You've made me a laughing stock! Come and ask everyone!" Wang Yongren said with his neck stiff.
"You really want to make me mad to death! The older you get, the more you don't know what's right for you. Your daughter has suffered such a great injustice, and you still care about your face! What kind of great person are you? What's the point of caring about your dignity and face! If Yingzi was really criticized and committed suicide like the one in the wood factory, then you would still care about your dignity and face!" Li Fengju's eyes turned red with anger.
After hearing what Li Fengju said, Wang Yongren snorted and said, "I'm going out for a walk." Then he left.
Li Fengju sat at the table, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her daughter had suffered so much injustice outside, and she hadn't even come home to tell them during the New Year's Day holiday. They were truly alienated, treating them as if they no longer existed. And yet Old Wang Hai still said this. If Yingzi knew... she didn't know what the Zhao family would think, and whether they would mind this.
Li Fengju plans to go to Zhao's house to see Wang Ying during the holidays.
Of course, the Zhao family didn't mind this matter. This matter had long been over in the Zhao family and no one mentioned it.
On New Year's Day, Gu Mei and her brother came to visit Wang Ying. Wang Ying and his wife took photos with the Gu brothers and sisters and played for the whole day.
No one at the food factory was talking about this. Thanks to Fang Hongjun's involvement, people from the security department, logistics, warehouse, and even the fourth workshop were all implicated. Some had been fired, others arrested and awaiting sentencing. Who would dare to speak out at this point?
After news of the woodworking and food factory incidents spread, the riots quickly died down. With Chinese New Year still a month away, everyone was busy preparing for the holidays. However, many people still felt a lingering fear, unsure if the protests would flare up again, and how long they would last.
The non-staple food factory had recently undergone significant personnel changes, and the position of workshop director for Workshop 4 was still vacant. Wang Ying, as the person in charge of welfare work, was temporarily in charge of production in the workshop.
The production of new products continued, and Wang Ying assigned a small number of people to start producing Yunpian cakes.
After New Year's Day, several new employees arrived at the workshop. After Wang Ying's training, they quickly took up their posts, and production went smoothly. The finished goods warehouse was already piled high with packaged new products, ready for the year-end bonus distribution.
January 9th, weekend. The weather was not very good, gray and gloomy, and it felt like it was going to snow at any moment.
After breakfast, Zhao Yunsheng asked Wang Ying, "Are you still going out to the streets?"
They agreed last night to buy wool today as Wang Ying wanted to knit two sweaters for Zhao Yunfang's unborn child.
"Go ahead, and come back soon." Wang Ying looked at the sky and thought it wouldn't rain so soon.
"Okay!" Zhao Yunsheng went upstairs and got scarves, hats, and gloves for both of them. After they were fully armed, Zhao Yunsheng drove Wang Ying to Jiefang Road.
Not long after Wang Ying and the others left, Li Fengju came. She came alone. Wang Yongren wanted to come, but she didn't let him because she was afraid he would say something nonsense.
Chen Xiuqin entertained Li Fengju and poured her tea: "What a coincidence! The young couple went to Jiefang Road to buy something and just left."
Seeing Chen Xiuqin like this, Li Fengju felt relieved and thought that the Zhao family should not mind Wang Ying's affairs.
"I just came to see them. They are busy with work and don't have time to go back," said Li Fengju.
"Yes, she's busy!" Chen Xiuqin said. "Yingzi can't leave the workshop without her. She's been working long, twelve-hour shifts for quite some time. She only has one day off a week, and she has to wash and scrub, and take care of her personal hygiene."
Li Fengju nodded: "It's not easy for children. What happened at the factory didn't have any impact later, right?"
Chen Xiuqin guessed that Li Fengju had come for this matter. She smiled and said, "It may affect others, but it won't have much impact on Yingzi. Don't worry, my dear. Lao Zhao is still in the factory after all. He's not the production director for nothing."
"I just... am not very reassured. What's being said outside is not good." Li Fengju sighed, also trying to test whether Chen Xiuqin really didn't care.
"Who spread this? Don't be polite to those who spread nonsense," Chen Xiuqin said. "Yingzi has done nothing wrong. If anyone dares to gossip about me, I'll smash his mouth."
Li Fengju was now completely relieved and nodded, saying, "Yes, Yingzi is not wrong."
"Don't take it to heart. Yingzi is fine now. As a family, we just need to care about her and love her. Don't tell her these things when Yingzi comes back," said Chen Xiuqin.
"No, no, I'm just going to tell you..." Li Fengju nodded. She felt that as a mother, she was not as close to Yingzi as Chen Xiuqin, the mother-in-law.
Li Fengju came back empty-handed, and Wang Hui went to Old Wang's house but also came back empty-handed.
Wang Hui asked her next-door neighbor, "Grandma Liu San, where are my parents?"
"Let's go to your eldest sister's house." said Liu Sannai.
Wang Hui's face turned cold. Her parents were quite concerned about her elder sister, so they must have gone to comfort her.
Du Jianguo said, "What's going on? Are we going to Big Sister's house too? You, Mom, and Wenli also said you wanted to go to Big Sister's house."
Wang Hui glared at Du Jianguo: "You really want to see my elder sister so badly!"
Du Jianguo didn't want to argue with Wang Hui, so he said helplessly, "Then go home, okay?"
"What are you going to say to your mother and the others when you get back?" Wang Hui yelled at Du Jianguo again.
Du Jianguo also lost his temper. Wang Hui's temper had been getting worse and worse recently, and he could hardly bear it any longer. "So what do you say we should do? Where should we go? Heaven!"
"Go, go, go! Go to Big Sister's house! Go now!"
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