She even encouraged Mr. Liao to go to the hospital for a checkup and used her personal connections to try and keep him there. Her behavior is blatant persecution of our old colleague. She's outrageous!
Yang Lu knew how to stir up emotions. As her voice rose higher and higher, she stirred up the emotions of the people below once again.
A sudden commotion broke out below. Xu Keke was surprised to see Master Liao push through the crowd and emerge.
Zheng Shu followed behind him, and the two headed towards the main stage.
Yang Lu looked smug on the stage and excitedly greeted Master Liao, "Master Liao, it's great that you can come! Come on! Tell everyone how Zeng Jin persecuted you. Did he deliberately trick you into going to the hospital just to get rid of you from the warehouse?"
Master Liao has been ill for so long and has lost a lot of weight. But his eyes are brighter than before.
He walked onto the stage and respectfully bowed to the leaders on stage. He then bowed again to the audience below.
Only then did he walk over to Yang Lu, take the microphone, and
"The last time I stood here was many years ago. It was during a 'bitter past and sweet present' meeting. They made me come up here every day to tell everyone about the past, about how my family couldn't afford to eat back then."
It's been almost fifteen years since I said that.
Back then, I could eat three steamed buns in one meal, but there wasn't any left. Now that there's plenty to eat, I couldn't even fit one in my mouth if you forced me to. Time really flies!
I'm lying in the hospital, and I heard that several young people have joined the warehouse. Young people are great; they're definitely more capable and obedient than us old folks.
I was just saying I worked tirelessly in the warehouse. I feel ashamed listening to myself. All these years in the warehouse, besides drinking, watching the door, and sleeping, I haven't really done anything.
Master Liao suddenly pointed at Xu Keke.
"You mean that day, when Du Yi gave you two a meaningful look? Even though I'm old and my eyesight is failing, I could still see it!"
They even said Du Yi told me to go to the hospital for a checkup. It was clearly you who told me to go, and you're still trying to deny it.
You're supposed to be a leader in our warehouse, right? So many people came to see me. You didn't even bother to check on me. You just sent Du Yi with that one message.
You know in your heart that I don't like you. Right?
You tell me, am I the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me? I'm not senile. The doctor told me that. It's good that I got checked early; if I had waited any longer, my body wouldn't have held up much longer.
You said I just wanted to say thank you. And you! Taking advantage of my surgery, when I couldn't move or speak, you just glanced at me and left.
"Tell me, what kind of leader are you? You have no leadership qualities whatsoever!"
The room fell silent. These words didn't sound like a condemnation at all. Yang Lu was stunned, staring at Master Liao in disbelief.
“You, you didn’t say that that day.”
Master Liao said matter-of-factly, "I told her that day that I had a problem with her. Comrade Zheng told me that we all work overtime every day, and when we're busy, we don't even have days off."
But the factory has to ask for money from higher authorities every year, otherwise it's difficult to even pay wages. They say our factory is a burden on the higher-ups.
They even told me that if I didn't follow Master Zeng's methods, my illness would end up like mine—if I didn't treat it early, it would get worse sooner or later.
Yang Lu looked at Zheng Shu in a panic. Her eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets. Anyone with eyes could see at a glance that she had been tricked by Zheng Shu.
Zheng Shu, however, maintained her aloof and indifferent attitude, not even giving her a glance.
"Master Zeng, why don't you come up and say a few words?"
Looking at Zheng Shu's defiant gaze, Xu Keke sighed inwardly. It seems there are just too many oddballs and eccentrics in this world.
They clearly helped me, but they still acted like they were going to cause me trouble. Just like Master Liao, who said he wanted to thank me, but still insisted that he had a problem with me.
Yang Lu has had a tough time meeting these two people.
Xu Keke shook her head at Zheng Shu, "Please let Director Du say a few words."
She herself had nothing to say; it was all a farce. She was just a spectator.
I suspect that from the day Deputy Director Fang summoned me for a talk, they were already setting a trap. They couldn't have done this entirely for her sake. It's more likely that it was to pave the way for Director Du.
Xu Keke looked at Deputy Director Fang again, realizing that she had misjudged him at times.
Come to think of it, no matter what they've been through, how could someone who has reached this position be an upright and incorruptible person?
Too straight and it's easy to break.
Xu Keke finally turned her gaze to Lin Juan, who was standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
"Let Song Lin's mother come down first. She's getting on in years, and standing for too long will be tiring. I'll take her to the side to rest."
Xu Keke took a few steps forward. Lin Juan, her face ashen, shuffled down with difficulty. Grandpa Zhao went to greet her, looking worried.
A pair of ill-fated old lovers. Xu Keke looked at the two of them and smiled.
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