Sister Lin sighed and left. Sister Liu came over and said, "Xiao Wei, don't worry about it! It has nothing to do with you. We've all seen your character over the years."
Xiao Wei smiled and nodded, then went back to attend to his own business.
Meanwhile, at the factory office, a phone call went to Xiao Hu's workplace. Xiao Hu happened to be there, so he rushed to the steel factory. When he entered, he saw a room full of people. His wife was crying uncontrollably, like a wild beast baring its teeth and brandishing its claws. Then he saw Qi Zhifang looking like a pitiful little flower in the wind and rain.
He frowned and said, "What are you doing now! Didn't I already tell you? Comrade Qi Zhifang is currently facing difficulties, can't you have a little sympathy..."
Lin Huaihua was furious and shouted, "Her poverty is nothing! The 450 yuan pension plus the 26 yuan monthly salary isn't even enough to live on. She still has to go out and flirt with men and make them spend money on her. Does a woman deserve sympathy?"
Then he turned to the factory manager and said, "Manager, if she really is struggling to support three children, I'm not against giving her this job. But is she really like that? She got pregnant from having an affair with a criminal and was fired from her previous job..."
"Slap!" "Ouch!" "Comrade Xiao, what are you doing?" "How can you hit your wife, Lao Xiao! Stop it right now!"
Lin Huaihua pushed aside the people trying to stop her and walked up to them, saying, "You useless coward, what good are you at beating your wife? If you've got the guts, beat me to death!"
As she spoke, she tried to bump into Xiao Hu, but was stopped by several people. Xiao Hu shouted, "Lin Huaihua, you're a woman too! You keep calling a woman a slut. Don't you have any sympathy? Comrade Qi Zhifang was deceived. As a woman, you don't sympathize with her, and you're even rubbing salt into her wounds. Don't you have any conscience?"
Lin Huaihua was furious. "I have no conscience? We've been married for fifteen years, and haven't you been generous enough to support me in every way imaginable? Why am I criticizing her instead of others? She was deceived? Are you stupid? If she were truly innocent, would her former employer have fired her for 'bad influence'? Could she have conceived on her own? She's already three months pregnant. After having three children, doesn't she know she's pregnant? I've heard from her colleagues that she was in a relationship with that criminal. Qi Zhifang even said she'd invite everyone to their wedding candy. When she was with that criminal, he brought a lot of snacks to the workplace. Qi Zhifang was quite the star at their workplace for a long time! Everyone knows that criminal is her Xiao Dai! You call this rape? How much money and money did she spend? Now her brother is still paying off nearly a thousand yuan of her debt!"
She turned to Qi Zhifang and yelled, "Qi Zhifang, don't you feel ashamed? A 22-year-old man committed a crime for a middle-aged woman like you, and you even falsely accused him of rape, ruining his life. Doesn't your conscience hurt when you can't sleep? You deserve to die more than that criminal! How dare you still flaunt yourself everywhere and write lewd letters to my man!"
"Where did you hear all this? It's utter nonsense! What kind of 'hooligan letter' is this? If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll slap you!" Xiao Hu was furious. He just couldn't understand why he couldn't communicate with his wife! In a fit of rage, he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt and put his hands on his hips!
Lin Huaihua ran over, picked up the letter, threw it at Xiao Hu, and cursed, "This isn't just a lewd letter, it's a letter from that shameless vixen whore who wrote to you!"
Xiao Hu didn't even look at her and said, "Don't you know who I am? I've barely spoken to Qi Zhifang. I've been on missions for the past few years, and I only came back to visit her when I found out she was in trouble. I was just trying to be kind and found her a job. You didn't see Qi Zhifang and her mother cleaning toilets, and then having to work overtime pasting matchboxes. The old lady's eyesight is almost gone. The two of them don't even earn 18 yuan a month. If this continues, the old lady will be finished. Are you trying to drive this whole family to their deaths for just 23 yuan a month? If you can do that, I'll get the job back for you right now!" Xiao Hu put Lin Huaihua on a moral high ground to scorch his wife.
Lin Huaihua was so angry that her vision blurred, but luckily Sister Li was quick-witted and caught her in her arms. She glared angrily at Xiao Hu, that blockhead, wondering why he was so stubborn.
Qi Zhifang's onboarding process was through official channels. If Xiao Hu remains adamant about not siding with Lin Huaihua, then Lin Huaihua's chances of getting the job are slim, and there's no point in her trying.
Xiao Hu turned to the factory manager and said, "Factory manager, I'm sorry to trouble you. This is a private matter between my family and my wife. Please let Comrade Qi Zhifang continue working. I don't want any rumors to circulate. If Comrade Qi Zhifang has any problems, the police will punish her. Since the police believe she has no problems, please give her a stable working environment for my sake."
As she spoke, she pulled Lin Huaihua away. If Wei Shuqing had seen it with her own eyes, she would have called her a complete traitor and said she was totally insane!
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