Li Ming thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll tell you first. Back when this factory was state-owned, we would start work at nine in the morning, finish work at noon for lunch, and then start work again at two to five, working only six hours a day. Now, our early shift is from seven in the morning to three in the afternoon, the afternoon shift is from three in the afternoon to eleven at night, and the night shift is from eleven at night to seven in the morning. We are also required to arrive at work half an hour early."
Actually, the factory is doing well, so we understand the need for shift work and overtime, and everyone is willing to do it. But then they cut our wages in half after we've worked so hard. Tell me, who would want to do this kind of work?
Jiang Qiaoqiao knew about the welfare system that Huo Beixiao had set up for the employees of the electronics store. Not only was the base salary generous and the commission high, but the various benefits were also much better than those in state-owned stores.
Even if the welfare standards at the cement plant are somewhat different from those at the electronics store, they shouldn't be too different. The current situation at the plant must mean that something went wrong somewhere.
Jiang Qiaoqiao asked, "Who told you that your salary has been halved?"
Li Ming had a bad temper, and when he heard Jiang Qiaoqiao's words, he thought she was asking the question on purpose to intimidate her.
He immediately flew into a rage, "Who said that? Who said that? Who the hell is in charge in this factory? I have nothing to do with a woman like you. Go and call Huo Beixiao here!"
If he doesn't come and make things clear today, his factory is not going to stay open tomorrow!
Jiang Qiaoqiao didn't expect that Li Ming, who had just calmed down a bit, would become irritable again.
Huo Yuanshan was immediately enraged. "Li Ming! What do you want to do? Let me tell you, don't you dare cause trouble in my factory. If you want to do it, then do it; if not, get out! If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who will!"
I refuse to believe that I can't find many laborers to do manual labor while I'm earning a salary!
Jiang Qiaoqiao heard Huo Yuanshan roar, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
She didn't know who made the first move; she only heard the sound of fists ringing in her ears.
In the chaos, a fist suddenly came hurtling straight at her.
Jiang Qiaoqiao tried to dodge, but it was too late. Her pupils dilated in fright, and she was prepared to take a punch.
She could already feel the fist scraping against her face, cutting through the air.
But the fist stopped abruptly just inches from her face.
"Stop it, all of you!"
The man's deep, cold voice rang in my ears.
Huo Beixiao pulled Jiang Qiaoqiao into his arms with his strong arms and coaxed her softly, "Qiaoqiao, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Jiang Qiaoqiao looked up at his smooth jawline, and in that instant, she felt a deep sense of security.
Guo Tao and Zhu Dong quickly separated Huo Yuanshan and the cement factory workers who were wrestling.
Huo Beixiao's gaze swept over everyone as he ordered in a deep voice, "Guo Tao, you go with Xu Yizhou to take Zhang Gensheng to the hospital first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Beixiao's gaze fell on Li Ming. "What's the matter?"
In the chaos just now, Li Ming must have been punched twice, as one of his cheeks is swollen.
"Pah!" He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "You capitalists exploit us workers, why can't we protest!"
Li Ming still looked self-righteous, but his demeanor was noticeably different from before.
It was clear that he was still feeling guilty in front of Huo Beixiao.
"How did I skimp on your pay?" Huo Beixiao asked.
Li Ming turned his face away, gesturing for Huo Beixiao to ask Jiang Qiaoqiao, "Ask her."
Jiang Qiaoqiao recounted what Li Ming had just said about working hours and salary.
Huo Beixiao's cold gaze fell directly on Huo Yuanshan. "Factory Director Huo, did you decide to lower salaries?"
Huo Yuanshan, clearly feeling guilty, avoided Huo Beixiao's gaze and stammered, "Beixiao, isn't Dad just thinking of you?"
Now that you've just taken over the cement plant, a lot of the equipment is outdated, and there are many places where you'll need to spend money..."
Huo Beixiao exuded a cold aura. "Factory Director Huo, now that you've arbitrarily cut workers' wages, it's caused discontent among the workers and even led to a major safety accident! How do you plan to take responsibility for this?"
Huo Yuanshan's face stiffened for a moment, looking somewhat unpleasant, but he still kept a straight face and glanced at Li Ming, saying, "Bei Xiao, we can talk about our business privately later. The most important thing right now is to deal with this troublemaker."
"Huo Yuanshan, you..." Li Ming's face immediately turned ugly, and he clenched his fists and glared at Huo Yuanshan.
"Enough!" Huo Beixiao shouted coldly, his sharp gaze falling on Li Ming. "I'm standing right here to resolve this issue. Are you trying to cause trouble? Do you want to end up in jail?"
Li Ming immediately backed down, gritting his teeth as he said, "Fine, I won't cause trouble. So how do you suggest we resolve this?"
"Go and notify all the department heads to go to the conference room for a meeting."
Huo Beixiao's voice was steady, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.
Li Ming glared at Huo Yuanshan resentfully, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, I'll go inform them right now."
After everyone left, Huo Beixiao turned to Huo Yuanshan and said, "I will report everything that happened today and at the factory to my superiors. Director Huo, please be prepared!"
Huo Yuanshan's face instantly turned bluish-purple. "Huo Beixiao, you unfilial son! Who have I done all this for? It's all for you! How dare you treat me like this! Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Huo Beixiao was icy cold, his eyes filled with hatred as he looked at Huo Yuanshan. "You betrayed our marriage, you betrayed my mother, and my mother died without knowing why! If there is a God, he should strike you down first!"
Perhaps it was Huo Beixiao's aura that was too intimidating, causing Huo Yuanshan to take several steps back.
His finger trembled as he pointed at Huo Beixiao, "You, you, you..."
Huo Beixiao stood ramrod straight, as upright as a pine tree. His sharp, hawk-like gaze fell on Huo Yuanshan, his cold eyes sweeping over him.
He then grasped Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand tightly, looking at her with tenderness and asking, "Were you scared just now?"
Jiang Qiaoqiao shook her head.
In her past life, what kind of situations hadn't she experienced in order to develop and expand the Qin family?
She didn't care about this little thing at all.
Huo Beixiao smiled at her and squeezed her hand tighter. "Let's go to the conference room."
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