Qi Zhifang was taken to the security department. The security personnel got a headache as soon as they saw her. This woman had been to the security department the most since she entered the factory, and she was also the one who had committed the biggest crime.
The officer on duty was Officer Yu, a retired soldier in his forties. He said impatiently, "Qi Zhifang, it's you again! Can you even do this job? You're useless at work, but you're always causing trouble! Dealing with your messes every day, is being in the security department really that easy?"
Qi Zhifang retorted indignantly, "Section Chief Yu, your words are too biased! Why don't you ask how they bullied me! You can't treat me differently just because I made a small mistake. I'm also a worker in this factory. Besides, I've already explained that the factory made me work as a cleaner to reflect on my actions, not to reform me! Why are you bullying me like this! You're all bullying a widow like me, just because I have no one to back me up, right!"
Section Chief Yu was furious. This scoundrel dared to bluff!
"You keep making the same mistakes, then you break them again. 'Sorry, please forgive me,' but you'll do it again next time! You're shameless! You have all sorts of hobbies, but you insist on messing around with this slut, acting like a hooligan. Can't you, a woman, have some self-respect? How can you be so addicted to this stuff? There are plenty of old bachelors and widowers in the factory, you could at least date someone without a wife, at least they wouldn't call security. I heard you went to the men's restroom the other day without warning to look at some guys' asses, and those guys didn't report it to security. I won't say anything about your little mischief! I'm too lazy to even talk to you."
"But you went to the sixth canteen to flirt with Deputy Director Zhao again? Don't even mention his family members, they live right here in our factory. It's only thanks to Deputy Director Zhao's kindness that he called the security patrol team over. Otherwise, if they had reported it to the Revolutionary Committee, you would have been criticized and denounced!" Section Chief Yu shouted until his throat was dry. He picked up his teacup and gulped down half a cup of water, glaring at Qi Zhifang with exasperation.
This infuriated Qi Zhifang. "When the hell did I do that? Are you blind?!" she thought. "Those ugly ducklings are clearly retaliating against me. Besides, you think I'd flirt with Zhao Dahu? He looks like a big bear! How blind must I be? Even if he's a cadre now, he can't escape the fact that he used to be a cook. Is he still hoping to make a living as a cook? At the end of the day, he's just a cook. Am I as short-sighted as Wei Shuqing? Marrying just anyone for a meal?"
She was trembling with anger, even her voice was shaking. "Section Chief Yu, you can't insult my character like this. You have no right to speak without an investigation. Just because I had a fight with Wei Shuqing, he took revenge on me and made me clean toilets, even the men's toilet! And that Zhao Dahu is even worse; to get revenge on me, he made several men defecate and urinate outside the latrine, and I have to clean up all that stuff every day..."
"Enough! Qi Zhifang, your attitude is problematic. I think you haven't reformed yet. What's wrong with cleaning toilets? Does cleaning toilets mean that Officer Wei and Deputy Director Zhao are retaliating against you? There are only different divisions of labor in the Communist Party, not different levels of status. Your thinking is very dangerous!" Section Chief Yu slammed his fist on the table several times and roared angrily.
"Even if it's cleaning toilets, is it appropriate for a woman like me to clean the men's toilets? This is clearly retaliation. Anyway, I don't care. Either you change my job today, or I'll keep making a scene. I'll go out and tell everyone, which factory makes a woman clean all the toilets in the factory area, including the men's toilets?" Qi Zhifang was desperate, sitting on the ground and throwing a tantrum, "You can't bully me like this, I'm just a woman, and you only bully women..." Snot and tears streamed down her face. At this moment, all sense of propriety, manners, and pride had long been forgotten.
The crying annoyed Section Chief Yu, so she decided that from now on, she would be responsible for cleaning the women's restrooms and the streets of districts 1, 2, and 3. She also announced that anyone who didn't use the latrines properly would have to clean up after themselves.
Qi Zhifang then got up and went back. Of course, she had no wages for today. She was furious, not only because of the deduction, but also because of that despicable Zhao Dahu, who actually falsely accused her of flirting and harassing him. How could he have the nerve to do that? Even if he didn't have money to buy a mirror, he should at least take a piss and look at himself to see what kind of person he was!
She was walking towards the sixth canteen as if she were being tortured, and before she even got there, she saw Wei Shuqing appear from the roadside. Zhao Dahu, like a sycophant, quickly beckoned her to his office.
Wei Shuqing was so plump that her face had no wrinkles at all; she was fair and chubby like a white dumpling, and despite being over thirty, she looked like a delicate young woman.
Qi Zhifang was furious, thinking, "How can such a despicable couple be happy?"
The two men entered the office and saw two lunchboxes on the table. Zhao Dahu quickly came over, opened the lunchboxes and said, "Here you go! Look, there's a box of stewed chicken with potatoes, a box of stir-fried cabbage and green peppers with dried tofu, a box of steamed buns made from mixed flour that you can eat as much as you want, and a teacup of soup to tide you over!"
Wei Shuqing sat down and said with a smile, "You smooth talker! Can you even eat all these steamed buns?" She looked at the small basket with about ten steamed buns in it.
Zhao Dahu chuckled, "I found out three days ago that there would be chicken today. Our son is either on his way or on his way. Is there any other possibility? You can eat first and save some for our son!"
Wei Shuqing was speechless. "All he ever does is stare at meat! Look at him now, he's as fat as a ball..."
“You can’t just say things like that, kids can’t handle praise! If you were at home, your parents would be furious with you!” Zhao Dahu said seriously.
Wei Shuqing shook her head, poured some soup into her lunchbox, covered it slightly, picked up a steamed bun, and started eating. Less than five minutes later, Zhao Aiguo came in. Zhao Dahu quickly handed her a towel, which Zhao Aiguo took, wiping his hands as he said, "Dad, Mom, good afternoon!"
Zhao Dahu nodded and said, "Okay, okay," and quickly sat down to eat. Wei Shuqing said while eating, "We're not short of food at home! Why are you always asking around about which cafeteria has good food, and then rushing off to wherever there's good food? It's not a good look!"
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