Chapter 56 Compensation
After preparing his words, Lin Yuanshu smiled and said, "The best way to deal with Director Li is to use someone else to do your dirty work. You can't deal with Director Li yourself. Instead, find a team leader who wants to be the workshop director, doesn't get along with Director Li, and has connections. Tell him about Director Li's weaknesses and exchange team leader positions with him. Make him think that you are dealing with Director Li in order to climb the ranks."
She paused, and seeing that Wen Yun's face did not show any disapproval but was deep in thought, she continued, "On the eve of Director Li's downfall, you go to Director Li and leak the information, telling him about the team leader's actions against him. By then, it will be too late to turn back. He will definitely hand over all his connections to you. When he is taken to a labor camp, you will be his only lifeline, and he will be completely under your control. Meanwhile, you can use his connections to secure your position as team leader."
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's words, Wen Yun showed no concern for Director Li. Instead, she was filled with worry about whether she could be a good team leader, since she had never been someone's leader before.
Lin Yuanshu chuckled softly and said confidently, "Even an incompetent like Director Li can become a workshop director. You just lacked an opportunity compared to them. Today, you have your chance. Don't be afraid. You still have brains. You can learn to be a good team leader. If all else fails, there's always the newly appointed workshop director to back you up! If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been able to get the position of workshop director so easily. You need to learn to make use of the people around you."
Wen Yun nodded thoughtfully. She understood. Although she had never been a team leader, dealing with a man was a piece of cake!
She loved the feeling of manipulating men; beauty can kill, no wonder there's the saying "femme fatale," she truly enjoyed this feeling.
"Thank you for your idea. Don't worry, even if this plan fails, I won't reveal your name. If I lose, it means it's my fate; if I win, it means I'm not meant to die," Wen Yun assured him, patting his chest.
If it weren't for Comrade Lin Yuanshu, she wouldn't have seen another path, a thorny but very challenging one.
Lin Yuanshu patted Wen Yun on the shoulder and said confidently, "This plan may not succeed, but when you are not afraid of failure, you have already succeeded halfway. No matter how things turn out, I will help you from behind."
She wasn't afraid of Wen Yun revealing her name, after all, she had her own dirt on Wen Yun, and besides, as long as Wen Yun couldn't produce any evidence, it was just one-sided talk.
Factory Director Qian and the deputy director wouldn't just stand by and watch her be sent down to the farm. They needed her help to establish a new naphthalene intermediate workshop system in Beijing, and she wouldn't be abandoned at this crucial moment.
She always prefers to play it safe, and she will never take action if the consequences are something she cannot bear.
"Thank you," Wen Yun said sincerely.
Regardless of Lin Yuanshu's purpose, he was genuinely thinking of her best interests.
Lin Yuanshu smiled slightly and reminded him, "If you want to report Director Li for falsifying data, you can go to Comrade Leng Guoqing of the Chemical Industry Bureau. He is a man who hates evil and will definitely not protect Director Li."
Wen Yun nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile, "Alright, it's time to show them what I'm capable of."
After the two discussed the details of the plan, Lin Yuanshu smiled and saw Wen Yun off.
Sister-in-law Xue, who was cooking in the corridor, felt a pang of jealousy when she saw this scene. She didn't dare to say anything sarcastic to Wen Yun behind Lin Yuanshu's back, for fear that Wen Yun would complain, so she could only keep it to herself.
Afterwards, Lin Yuanshu went back to the living room to drink water. Zhou Ma came up with a smile and said softly, "What's the point of just drinking plain water? Do you want me to add some brown sugar or honey? It'll taste better if it's sweet."
Lin Yuanshu's expression was complicated. Zhou Ma's attempt to please her was definitely not for anything good. After all, things like brown sugar and honey were locked in Zhou Ma's room, and she would never take them out unless guests came.
"No need, I don't like sweet water, Mom. Just tell me what's on your mind," Lin Yuanshu said bluntly.
Aunt Zhou said hesitantly, "You know, I have friends all over the world. I have some connections with the women's director of South Street. She organized a publicity and education activity and wanted to invite you to give a speech so that the women could learn some new knowledge. I know you are a warm-hearted person and you would definitely not refuse such an opportunity to do good deeds, so I agreed on your behalf."
Lin Yuanshu said without hesitation, "I'm not going. Whoever promised to go can go."
"What? Such a good opportunity, how can you not go? Both are activities organized by the women's director, but you go to the one organized by the factory's women's director and not the one organized by the neighborhood director. This is discrimination!" Zhou Ma said loudly.
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said softly, "I'm busy dealing with the final work of the labor production competition, I don't have time to do these things."
Zhou Ma muttered, "It's just a speech! It doesn't require much effort from you. If the women's director of the street hadn't looked down on me, I would have liked to go up and try. If it really doesn't work out, I'll talk to the women's director of the street and ask if we can change the time to after the labor production competition ends."
Lin Yuanshu still refused, saying, "It's still not possible. How do I know if I'll be busy with other work at that time?"
Zhou Ma took a deep breath and said irritably, "I've already spoken with the women's director of the neighborhood committee. If I go back on my word now, I'll lose face! Just tell me, what do you want in return for me to participate in this publicity and education activity?"
Lin Yuanshu blinked innocently. This was exactly what she was waiting for. She smiled and said, "I really can't be in two places at once. I have to go to work and do housework. If you're willing to help me with the housework, I can take some time to participate in the publicity and education activities organized by the neighborhood. And on the day of the event, I'll definitely give you face. You can ask me to go east, but I won't go west. In front of everyone, I'll be a dutiful daughter-in-law."
Zhou's mother was very tempted. She lowered her voice and asked, "Are you sure you can be obedient?"
"As long as you don't deliberately make things difficult for me, I can do it," Lin Yuanshu assured him confidently.
After all, this is a win-win situation for her. No matter how good she is at work, in most people's eyes, she still has to be a dutiful daughter-in-law when she goes home. Not being dutiful is considered unconventional and will affect her reputation.
The social atmosphere in the 1970s was rather conservative. After the reform and opening up, the situation improved. At least she was no longer swayed by fame and had to deliberately create a good reputation.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou's mother gritted her teeth and said, "I'll do all the housework for you for a month."
Lin Yuanshu pursed her lips and thought about it for a while. A month wasn't out of the question. After all, her older brother would be washing the dishes again after a month. He said he was helping her with housework, but there wasn't much to do. After all, she washed her own clothes and didn't like others washing them for her. Zhou Xiangyang cleaned her room.
Actually, it doesn't matter whether she does housework or not, but she always has to make conditions before Zhou Ma will agree to her requests. If we don't keep an eye on her, Zhou Ma might arrange a propaganda and education activity for her organized by the street women's director today, but who knows what kind of activity she'll be arranged for her tomorrow.
We need to let Aunt Zhou know that she will pay a price for asking us to take action.
“Okay, it’s a pleasure to cooperate. However, the time for participating in the publicity and education activities organized by the street will have to be changed to next month, as I really can’t find the time this month,” Lin Yuanshu readily agreed.
Zhou Ma rubbed her nose. She didn't feel happy at all. From now on, no matter who asked her for Lin Yuanshu's help, she would not agree. After all, she was sacrificing her own interests in exchange for other people's joy.
"I see."
At the same time, Sun Yiyi walked up to Sister-in-law Xue. As soon as Sister-in-law Xue saw Sun Yiyi, she became extremely excited. She quickly glanced at the living room and saw that Zhou Ma was chatting with Lin Yuanshu and had not paid any attention to what was happening here. Only then did she feel relieved.
She asked in a low voice, "Is there something you need? You absolutely can't let my mother-in-law see me with you, or she'll start scolding me again."
Sun Yiyi's face darkened as she said, "Are you giving up on our relationship?"
Sister-in-law Xue said with difficulty, "There's nothing I can do about it. My mother-in-law doesn't like me spending time with you. You know my mother-in-law's personality. She's a woman of her word. Apart from the second daughter-in-law, who can make her suffer? I can only listen to her to avoid being kicked out of the Zhou family."
Sun Yiyi sneered and retorted, "Listening to her might not prevent you from being kicked out of the Zhou family. You should be glad you got pregnant, otherwise, anything could happen."
"I'm sorry," Sister-in-law Xue said softly.
Sun Yiyi took a deep breath. "It's okay. Just consider it bad luck that I believed the wrong person."
She forgot that Sister-in-law Xue was timid, selfish, and opportunistic. She really thought she could bind her with affection, so she deserved to be bullied by Aunt Zhou for the rest of her life and be the Zhou family's workhorse for life.
Sister-in-law Xue wanted to call out to Sun Yiyi, but she didn't know what to say. She couldn't blame Sun Yiyi; she had to blame her mother-in-law. It was her mother-in-law who wouldn't allow it, and there was nothing she could do about it!
After returning to her room, Sun Yiyi shared the good news of her pregnancy with Aunt Wei and the others. She had already gone to the clinic to confirm that she was indeed pregnant.
Aunt Wei paced excitedly around the room, muttering to herself, "This is wonderful! The Wei family line will not be broken, and my son will have someone to carry on the family line."
Grandpa Wei nodded in satisfaction and praised, "My Wei family has a successor. Yiyi, you are now a great contributor to the family. It would be best if you could give birth to a son. Then I can walk with my head held high. So what if the Zhou family has two daughters-in-law? One daughter-in-law took five years to get pregnant, and the other daughter-in-law is not pregnant at all. You are better than the daughter-in-law next door."
Wei Yong held Sun Yiyi's hand, overjoyed, and said, "Yiyi, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing the excited expressions on the Wei family's faces, Sun Yiyi forgot all her previous unpleasantness. It was good to be pregnant; there was a bond that could firmly tie her to the Wei family.
She shook her head, somewhat embarrassed: "It's not hard work, it's just that I'm pregnant and can't work in the cafeteria anymore. I'm afraid that being too tired will be bad for the baby. What if Mom goes to work in the cafeteria for me?"
Aunt Wei retorted first: "What are you talking about! I was pregnant with Yongzi and I still worked in the fields. You become a porcelain doll just because you're pregnant? I've never worked a day in my life. You want me to work now? I won't do it."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yong readily agreed, saying, "There are plenty of pregnant female workers in the factory, so it won't have any impact. If it does have an impact, we'll think of other solutions."
Sun Yiyi's expression was complicated; she couldn't bring herself to smile. Her mother-in-law clearly longed for this grandson, yet she was unwilling to make any sacrifices for him.
Grandpa Wei noticed Sun Yiyi's unhappiness and comforted her, "Don't be like the neighbor next door, thinking that just because you're pregnant you can't do any work. That's too dramatic, and it's not something we working people should do. Besides, Old Zhou would love for his daughter-in-law not to go out to work and to stay home to take care of the child. That's old-fashioned thinking. Don't compare yourself to the neighbor."
Sun Yiyi forced a smile and nodded, "I will work in the cafeteria tomorrow."
There was something strange about her. When she was looking for a job, they said that women should prioritize their children. But when she did prioritize her children, they said that not letting daughters-in-law go out to work was an old-fashioned idea.
It was as if all the rules and regulations were aimed at her.
The sun rises and sets, and it's a new day again.
Lin Yuanshu did not shirk his responsibilities regarding Wen Yun's affairs. Instead, he instructed A Chun to keep a close eye on the situation at the Guangyuan Chemical Plant so that she could adjust her plans accordingly.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yun's actions were so drastic that she brought down Director Li in just one day.
When Leng Guoqing came to arrest the female worker, Lin Yuanshu was shocked, but she pretended to know nothing and questioned, "Comrade Leng, what happened? Why are you arresting my workshop workers? If you can't give me a reason today, I won't let you arrest my workshop workers. Now is a critical moment in the labor production competition. If you don't have evidence, you can't take action against my workshop."
Zhou Moli guessed Lin Yuanshu's thoughts and stepped forward, saying confidently, "That's right. Even if you are an official from the Chemical Industry Bureau, we are not afraid of you. We will make sure that every worker in the workshop is not wronged."
The team leader patted the worker on the shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, as long as you haven't done anything wrong, I won't let the officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau take you away."
The other female workers also began to speak up for the woman in question. No one could believe that the usually timid and submissive woman could do such a bad thing.
Seeing this scene, Leng Guoqing was not angry with Lin Yuanshu and the others. Instead, he sighed and said to the female worker, "Your leaders and colleagues have protected you so much, yet you still do such a heartless thing, wanting all their hard work to go to waste. Don't you feel guilty?"
The female worker couldn't bear it any longer. Overwhelmed with fear and remorse, she broke down in tears, crying, "I'm sorry to everyone. I was bewitched and accepted things from others. I wanted to deliberately hurt myself and cause a safety accident so that the workshop would be pulled out of the labor production competition. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me since I haven't made a big mistake yet. I really know I was wrong."
Lin Yuanshu's lips curled up slightly. There was no better way to shock people than to make a big scene!
Seeing that no one spoke up for her, the female worker continued to sob, "I had no choice! My child is sick and needs money for treatment, but my family doesn't have a single penny. I had no choice but to take this risk. I don't want to betray everyone; I just want my child to live a healthy life. I hope everyone can forgive me for my child's sake..."
The group started discussing it animatedly.
"Pah! She still has the nerve to cry. If she succeeds, we'll all starve. We're only doing this for the sake of the children. If her children knew they had a mother like that, they'd wish they'd never been born."
"That's right. If it weren't for the keen observation of the officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau, we would definitely be in deep trouble. Her child's life is more important than ours."
“I will not forgive her. I put so much effort into the labor production competition, and she wants me to quit. If she succeeds, all our hard work will have been for nothing. Besides, if the child is sick and we don’t have money, we can borrow money from her. She just doesn’t want to put in the effort.”
"Forgiving her would be the one thing we did wrong; she should be dragged out and criticized."
"There's always a reason why someone is pitiful. What's the use of regretting it now? Why didn't she do this earlier? Comrade Lin Yuanshu and the others have been so good to us, and she still thinks about betraying them. How could she be so heartless and unjust? How could she be so ungrateful to Comrade Lin Yuanshu and to me!"
The more they discussed it, the angrier they became, their faces filled with anger. They began chanting in unison, "Struggle session...struggle session..."
Leng Guoqing shouted loudly, "Comrades, calm down. We can't criticize this female comrade yet because we need to conduct further investigations. But I can promise that we will never wrong an innocent person, but we will also not let go of any bad person who undermines the unity of the workshop."
Lin Yuanshu also stepped forward to calm everyone down, "Comrade Leng is right. You need to give him some time to investigate the whole story. I will also keep an eye on this matter and won't let anyone suffer in silence. For us, traitors are not the most important thing. Completing the production task is the most important thing. Other factories don't want us to win, but we will win to show them. We will win beautifully and fairly. We do things openly and honestly and are not afraid of any demons or monsters."
"Team Leader Lin is right. We must win and show everyone the capabilities of the workers at Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant," the team leader echoed.
"Okay," everyone said in unison.
Their initial anger transformed into a spirited and determined demeanor; if it weren't for the fact that it was time to leave work, they could have "fought another three hundred rounds."
The team leader and Zhou Moli stayed behind to appease the workers, while Lin Yuanshu invited Leng Guoqing to his office for tea to find out the details of the incident.
Leng Guoqing originally didn't want to go, but then he thought that Lin Yuanshu was also involved and had just spoken up for him, so Lin Yuanshu had the right to know the truth.
So the two of them went to the office together.
After the two entered the office, Lin Yuanshu spoke first, asking, "Who exactly used such disgusting methods to deal with me?"
Leng Guoqing, with a complex expression, said, "It's Director Li from Guangyuan Chemical Plant."
Lin Yuanshu appeared utterly shocked. She frowned and said, "I don't even know Director Li from Guangyuan Chemical Plant. Why would he treat me like this? Is it because my workshop's production efficiency is higher than his? I remember Guangyuan Chemical Plant used to be the champion in labor production competitions. I really hope this is the first time they've done something like this, otherwise… sigh…"
When dealing with enemies, we must find ways to strike them and not miss any opportunity to provoke them.
Leng Guoqing said with a serious expression, "The investigation is still ongoing. It's like pulling up a radish and bringing out the mud. Originally, we were investigating Director Li for falsifying data, but we accidentally discovered that he had also bribed the workers in your workshop and was preparing to deal with you. Fortunately, this matter was exposed in time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Lin Yuanshu patted his chest, looking terrified, and said, "Luckily, Director Li's evil scheme didn't succeed."
"I'm busy with my investigation, so I won't say any more to you. Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with you. I'll tell you when the results are out," Leng Guoqing said seriously.
Lin Yuanshu nodded and personally escorted Leng Guoqing out of the workshop.
As soon as Leng Guoqing left, the team leader and Zhou Moli pulled Lin Yuanshu into the office, looking at him expectantly.
Lin Yuanshu told the two of them about her conversation with Leng Guoqing.
Zhou Moli lowered her voice and asked, "Did you do this?"
Lin Yuanshu nodded, then shook his head. "I just fanned the flames a little; I never expected it to develop like this."
The team leader gave a thumbs up, saying with great admiration, "You're really something. You don't make a move unless it's absolutely necessary, and when you do, it's a perfect strike."
Lin Yuanshu smiled innocently. She felt that Wen Yun could definitely be a good team leader. She didn't know if she could manage the workers well, but her execution ability was top-notch.
The plan was finalized last night, but Director Li passed away today.
He also helped her get rid of the traitor.
On the other side, Director Guan was shocked to learn that Director Li had been taken away for investigation by officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau. After all, he had spent most of the day in meetings at the Chemical Industry Bureau, and the first thing he heard when he returned to his office was such a headache-inducing news.
He paced anxiously in the office, then suddenly realized, "No wonder the deputy director suddenly called a meeting today. It was to prevent me from taking action! He's such a useless piece of trash. With your help, his bribery of the female workers at Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant was still discovered. It must have been due to his carelessness. Fortunately, the mistake hasn't been serious yet, and we still have room to salvage the situation. Director Li is irrelevant; what's important is how to protect the reputation of the chemical plant."
The secretary swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "Director Li wasn't taken away for investigation because of this matter, but because Leng Guoqing, a cadre, discovered the data falsification. Of course, this matter was also discovered when he was arrested."
Due to excessive emotional distress, Director Guan became completely limp. If his secretary hadn't noticed something was wrong and quickly supported him, he would have definitely fallen to the ground.
He really didn't expect Director Li to be so stupid as to falsify the data, and not only that, he got caught.
It took Director Guan several minutes to calm down before he could say through gritted teeth, “He falsified data? He’s so audacious, and he even pretended in front of me that he wouldn’t dare to take action against Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant. He deserves what he got. How come I didn’t see how stupid he was back then? He’s incredibly stupid. Now look what’s happened, the reputation of Guangyuan Chemical Plant is completely ruined.”
The secretary didn't dare to provoke Director Guan any further, genuinely fearing he might faint from anger. He reassured him, "Blaming Director Li now is useless. He's already done something foolish. The key is for Guangyuan Chemical Plant to sever ties with Director Li and not be implicated by him..."
Factory Director Guan took a deep breath and asked, "Why would Leng Guoqing suddenly check our chemical plant's summary report? Is someone interfering? I'm not afraid of surprises, but I'm afraid this is a deliberate scheme by someone with ulterior motives."
The secretary replied with a serious expression, "I heard that Leng Guoqing was assigned by the deputy director to register and summarize the data for the report because of his excellent work performance. He then noticed something wrong with the data in our chemical plant's summary report."
Factory Director Guan still frowned and shook his head, saying in a heavy tone, "Something's still not right. The Chemical Industry Bureau officials acted too quickly. It doesn't seem like they discovered it by chance, but rather like they had some evidence and then launched a swift and decisive attack. Can you investigate privately to see if there's a mastermind behind this?"
The secretary replied seriously, "Okay, I'll go now, so that the traces won't be erased."
Meanwhile, in the workshop's break room, Wen Yun looked at Wang Xiaoming, her tone full of reproach: "You're moving too fast. Aren't you worried about loopholes in the plan? We'll all be in trouble then."
She almost couldn't run to inform Director Li, but luckily she was smart enough to ask Wang Xiaoming to buy her some time, which allowed her to successfully talk to Director Li and obtain his connections and money.
Wang Xiaoming said confidently, "I'm absolutely certain that nothing will go wrong if I take action. You don't need to worry about me. I have connections; they'll protect me."
After all, Director Guan's secretary is his future brother-in-law. For his sister's sake, he will definitely turn a blind eye. He has been waiting for this opportunity for too long and really doesn't want to see Director Li continue to sit in that position.
It was clearly his technical innovation plan that was attributed to him, but Director Li put his name on it and made a big splash, even representing Guangyuan Chemical Plant in the labor production competition. Since he had no evidence, he could only let it go. How could he accept that!
Even though he did the most work, everyone only praised Director Li; Director Li is just a thief.
Wen Yun couldn't help but roll her eyes. She wasn't worried about these stinky men at all. "I've already handed over Director Li's connections to you. Don't forget to help me secure my position as team leader. I can only rely on you now."
Wang Xiaoming laughed heartily and said, "No problem, you're perfect in every way, but unfortunately you're a rose with thorns, I dare not touch you."
Wen Yun gave a fake smile. Rather than being a delicate flower to be picked at will, she preferred to be a thorny rose now. Anyone who wanted to manipulate her would have to see if they had the ability.
She's not stupid; she wouldn't really hand over all of Director Li's connections. The lists she handed over were all of people who looked down on her and were disloyal.
Her real allies would definitely stay by her side, using the pretext of saving Director Li to get them to help her willingly—that's quite interesting.
A few days later, the Guangyuan Chemical Plant incident came to an end, with Director Li ultimately bearing all the blame.
He didn't reveal Factory Director Guan's name, not wanting to implicate his family for a moment's pleasure, and besides, he had no evidence to prove that Factory Director Guan had directed the operation.
He didn't mention Wen Yun's name either, because he was still hoping that Wen Yun could transfer him back from the labor camp or arrange an easier labor camp position for him.
He was willing to entrust his connections and money to Wen Yun not because he trusted her so much, but because the situation was sudden and he had no other choice. Entrusting them to Wen Yun was better than having them confiscated by the officials of the Chemical Industry Bureau, after all, they were "husband and wife" for a time.
Director Li's wife was a smart woman. When she saw that things were not going well, she coaxed Director Li into signing the divorce papers and then decisively severed ties with him by publishing a statement in the newspaper.
She also publicly stated on various occasions that she was determined to distance herself from "problematic personnel." In fact, to sever ties, she abandoned her two sons and handed them over to Director Li's parents without hesitation, returning to her parents' home alone. In her eyes, the children were a burden that would prevent her from remarrying.
Only Director Li's parents were left at home, wailing and lamenting, "What a tragedy! Son, how could you be so foolish! Why didn't you live a good life instead of going to your death..."
They didn't understand how their happy family suddenly fell apart. Their son went to a labor camp, their daughter-in-law ran away, and their two grandsons suddenly lost their parents, leaving only the two elderly people at home.
The only saving grace was that Director Li's father still had a job; otherwise, they would have been driven to their deaths. Because his son was sent to a labor camp, their relatives and friends severed ties with them and cut off all contact. They were completely abandoned by everyone.
When Wen Yun saw the tragic situation in Director Li's family, she still softened and helped Director Li's parents, returning most of Director Li's money.
Director Li's current predicament is entirely his own doing. It's not just because of data falsification, bribing female workers in the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant workshop to do bad things and being punished, but also because he embezzled the compensation money for injured workers in the workshop, etc.
He was convicted of multiple crimes and assigned to a labor camp; it's uncertain whether he'll ever be released.
Factory Director Guan eventually learned that everything was an accident. He felt that things were not so simple, but his secretary couldn't find anything out. He could only put the matter aside and try to make others forget about Director Li.
The other chemical plant managers, of course, took advantage of Manager Guan's lack of fault and attacked him without hesitation. Manager Qian, in particular, was the one whose factory workshop had almost been ambushed. If he didn't step forward, who would?
Inside the Chemical Industry Bureau's conference room, Director Qian said sarcastically, "I really don't know if this is the only thing that happened? Or if this is the only thing that has been investigated? I have serious doubts about the results of previous years' competitions. How could a workshop director dare to do something so audacious without instructions from higher-ups?"
He was on the verge of his factory winning first place when he was shocked to discover that Director Guan was up to no good. Luckily, the matter was exposed, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Factory Director Guan retorted fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about? There was no problem with the results of the competition in previous years. I won them all by my own strength. Besides, the competition in previous years was not overseen by Director Li. Other workshop directors are not as bold as Director Li. I was also deceived and knew nothing about this matter."
Factory Director Qian smiled slightly and said veiledly, "You say you know nothing, so my workers have suffered in vain. According to you, since you didn't succeed in your scheme, it can be considered that nothing happened. Then can other factories also scheme against you? As long as they don't succeed, it's considered that nothing happened?"
Factory Director Nan took the initiative to step forward and ease the tension between the two, saying, "You two shouldn't be so angry. The labor production competition is almost over. Although the process was arduous, the result is good. However, Factory Director Qian's words are not without reason. If we can pretend that we know nothing and that nothing happened, it would be unfair to the victims. Therefore, Factory Director Guan will provide some compensation to those workers so that this matter can be resolved satisfactorily."
If they talk about compensation, Director Guan might be willing; but if they talk about damages, then it's definitely not going to happen.
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