Chapter 48: Crazy Flower Seeks Justice
He Xiaolan borrowed a coat and bag from Huadie, changed at the store, and then, along with Qin Tiantian and Huadie, her two bodyguards, headed straight for Wang Qingwei's company. The two had also dressed up, and the three of them even had a make-up artist at Huadie's shop, paying a fortune for a make-up artist to give them a thorough make-up. He Xiaolan hadn't worn high heels in a long time, and she nearly twisted her ankle when getting out of the car.
The three women, with murderous intent on their faces, rushed straight to the front desk. He Xiaolan was the first to speak, "I am Wang Qingwei's family member, and I'm here to see your boss."
The girl at the front desk looked at the three people one by one and said, "Do you have an appointment? Mr. Li is not here now."
Qin Tiantian leaned over to the front desk and looked carefully at the ID card on her chest, "Xiao Sun, right? We are all employees. You can't fool us with your words at the front desk. Mr. Li is in the company. We talked on the phone this morning. Don't make things difficult for each other. Just tell us where his office is."
While the two were asking questions, Butterfly took a look inside the company. There was only one office at the end of the long corridor, which was definitely the boss's office.
Occasionally, a few employees walked out of the workshop, looked at the front desk expressionlessly, and then went to do other things.
"The one at the back must be their boss's office. Little sister, give your boss a call and tell him we want to go in and talk to him." After Hua Hudie finished speaking, before the receptionist could react, He Xiaolan immediately took the two people to Mr. Li's office.
"Have you thought of the words?" Qin Tiantian asked He Xiaolan quietly.
"You've forgotten what I've been doing all these years. Just wait, I'm sure he'll be speechless."
"Director He is online and has started using idioms." Although Hua Hudie was joking, she still gently held He Xiaolan's hand, wanting to give her some support.
Mr. Li seemed very calm, "They are Mr. Wang's lover, right? Who are these two?"
"Mr. Li, I know you're very busy too, so let's not beat around the bush here. Let's be frank. Your dismissal of Wang Qingwei is illegal." He Xiaolan pulled over a chair and sat down, staring straight at Mr. Li, waiting for his reply.
"Mrs. Wang, it's like this. I told you on the phone at the time that we had no choice but to make this decision. After all, the work intensity in Internet companies is very high, and Mr. Wang's current illness cannot withstand such high-intensity work. Mr. Wang is very outstanding, and we are reluctant to part with such a talent."
"Mr. Li, you can call me Director He. I work in human resources, and I'm very familiar with the dismissal process. In a situation like Wang Qingwei, who is still on medical leave, the company doesn't have the right to fire him." He Xiaolan spoke with a firm, unquestionable seriousness.
"Director He, right? It's useless for you to talk to me about the regulations here. Even if Mr. Wang recovers from his illness and comes back to work, look at the current situation of our company. To be honest with you, in order to save costs, we would like to split one person into eight parts and use them. Please understand us."
"Even if you're playing the victim to me here, Wang Qingwei's dismissal is against the rules. You have to give me a solution now." He Xiaolan couldn't stand the capitalists playing the victim, so she rejected her boss directly.
Mr. Li frowned, snorted coldly, and glanced at He Xiaolan with some joking. "Whether you are Director He or Mrs. Wang, I understand your feelings very well. But you also have to know that once the company makes a decision, it cannot be changed. If you feel wronged, go to arbitration. I will pay as much compensation as the arbitration determines."
He Xiaolan knew that there was no point in continuing to debate with Mr. Li, so she decided to leave Wang Qingwei's company first. On the way back to the Butterfly Shop, He Xiaolan felt weak all over and collapsed on the passenger seat.
"He is now betting on whether I have time to waste with him. Wang Qingwei is still sick, and I definitely won't spend a lot of energy on labor arbitration."
"So what should we do next? He's gritting his teeth and only offering one month's salary as compensation, which is definitely not acceptable," Qin Tiantian said as she sent a message to her former law department colleague, asking if there was a better solution.
"Let's act separately. It's up to you two to collect evidence. These Internet companies value reputation and actual costs the most. We have to think of a way to catch him."
"I remember a customer of ours runs a Beijing local recruitment WeChat account. She seems to have an appointment tomorrow, so I'll go talk to her then. Without mentioning the company, she definitely wouldn't refuse news like someone being fired while sick." Hua Hudie parked the car. "Don't think about it. Let's go eat first. We can think about anything else after dinner."
"You guys eat, I have to go to the hospital first."
"How are you going? Take a taxi?"
"The taxi traffic is too congested at this time, so I'd better take the subway. Qian Helin sent me a message saying that the old lady was standing at the door of the hospital's cardiac monitoring station and refused to leave, and he was there with her."
"We'll go with you. We can go to Yizhuang Longhu for dinner later. I'm not hungry now anyway," Hua Hudie said and got back into the car. "Teacher Qin, are you hungry?"
"I'm on a diet, it doesn't matter whether I eat or not, let's just go."
He Xiaolan could no longer control her emotions and crouched in the shadow of a tree by the roadside, bursting into tears. A street lamp in the distance had just come on, and the dim light filtered through the gaps in the leaves, gently covering her body, as soft as a quilt that had just been dried in the sun.
Qin Tiantian and Hua Hudie practically jumped out of the car, their high heels making a rapid sound on the ground. "What's wrong with you?" Qin Tiantian squatted down first, brushing the back of He Xiaolan's hand with her coat, bringing with her the warmth of the car. "Whatever the problem is, we'll solve it. Don't be afraid, sisters are always here."
Hua Hudie also squatted down, reached out to brush the hair that was scattered in front of He Xiaolan's face behind her ears, and touched her tearful cheek with her fingertips, "Is there any bad news from the hospital? Let's drive to the hospital now, don't be sad."
He Xiaolan couldn't utter a word, her mind a blank. From taking Wang Qingwei to the hospital last night, waiting for his surgery, to negotiating with Wang Qingwei's company at noon today, and returning to the hospital to accompany him in the afternoon, the day felt like it had been fast-forwarded, leaving her no time to even breathe. She couldn't even imagine if she had Qin Tiantian and Hua Hudie by her side, facing Mr. Li's tough stance, the hospital's demands for payment, and her mother-in-law's nagging alone, she would have collapsed long ago.
A few people were still waiting at the roadside bus stop, their heads bent over their phones, no one noticing the three women in the shadows of the trees. In the distance, a delivery man's electric scooter whizzed by. The bustling Beijing evening suddenly reminded He Xiaolan of her early days in Beijing.
The small shared apartment was filled with her future. She had to squeeze on the bus for an hour after work and cook instant noodles for dinner at night. She felt like a speck of dust in Beijing, blown away by the wind. No one cared, and no one helped her to find the path under her feet.
Later, she had a home in Beijing, friends, a lover, and a future. He Xiaolan finally sniffed, grabbed Qin Tiantian's wrist, and slowly stood up. Tears were still falling, but not as violently as before. Her life was always full of misfortunes, such as Yueyue's illness, Wang Qingwei's heart attack, and her mother-in-law's lack of understanding, but it was also filled with good fortune, the hands that reached out to her in times of trouble.
The streetlights grew brighter, and the three women huddled together. He Xiaolan looked at the tissue Qin Tiantian handed her, then at Hua Hudie's hand clutching her arm. Suddenly, she felt that the grievances she'd felt for wanting to curse the injustice of heaven were suppressed by the warmth of the "candy" around her.
It turns out that in the big city of Beijing, she is no longer a lonely speck of dust.
He Lianhua seemed particularly normal around Qin Tiantian and Hua Hudie, so much so that Qin Tiantian took the opportunity to ask He Xiaolan when He Lianhua went to take a shower, "Isn't your mother-in-law a very good person?"
Hua Hudie answered for He Xiaolan first, "This happened in front of us, who wouldn't save face for themselves?"
Wang Qingwei's condition was very stable, and the doctor told He Xiaolan that he could be transferred to the general ward the next afternoon. He hadn't been to work all day, and was afraid of running into his boss when he walked in. Fortunately, he arrived early and made it to his office smoothly. Before he could even enter, Jasmine dragged him to the bathroom.
"Sister, you didn't come yesterday. I thought you must be very busy, so I didn't send you a message. During the weekly meeting, Yan Wang said that he wanted to lay off some people, and someone from our department had to leave."
He Xiaolan looked at Jasmine in shock, "There are only you, me, and Sister Li in our department, and another one is leaving?"
Jasmine nodded without comment and said, "I think I might be the one leaving. I'm from Shanghai and I don't have a home in Beijing, so my life will definitely be unstable. You and Sister Li both have work experience, so it's obvious who is leaving."
"Not necessarily. What if the King of Hell just said it casually? Don't worry too much. Just do your job today."
As soon as she walked out of the bathroom, Li Yueling waved to He Xiaolan and asked, "Xiaolan, how are things going at home?"
He Xiaolan waved her hands helplessly and said, "It's no big deal. It was all dealt with yesterday. Sister Li, why did you come so early today?"
"Yes, my son stayed at home yesterday, and I dropped him off at school this morning." Li Lingyue said as she placed her bag on a chair. It was a canvas bag given by a tutoring class in Haidian District. Some people always say that walking down the street wearing the uniform of Renmin University Affiliated School while carrying a canvas bag from a tutoring class in Haidian District is a real honor.
Li Lingyue looked up mysteriously and said, "Did Jasmine tell you? Someone from our department is leaving."
He Xiaolan nodded and said, "I just heard what Jasmine said. The little girl is worried about herself."
"The little girl will definitely not be laid off, and neither will you. You are younger than me. I am the most likely to be laid off. After all, I am forty years old, and there is no point for the company to support me."
"From what you two said, it seems like I'm the only one who has secured this position. Who can predict the boss's temper? Maybe I'll be the one to leave."
Li Lingyue handed a piece of paper to He Xiaolan and said, "By the way, this is the leave application that Lin Lele sent yesterday. The administration has approved it."
He Xiaolan took the leave application and looked at it carefully, "Isn't this a leave application for pregnancy check-up? Does the boss know about this?"
"I knew about it a long time ago, but I didn't say anything. The boss won't care if one or two of them are pregnant, so don't worry." Li Lingyue had just finished speaking when He Xiaolan's DingTalk phone rang. It was a message from the boss.
"Director He, come to my office."
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