The next day at work, Lu Wanqing told Huo Xiao to have Huaihua write a self-criticism and publicly apologize to her at the staff meeting that afternoon.
Huaihua looked resistant when she heard Huo Xiao's message.
"Why should I apologize? I didn't do anything wrong. I've been working hard lately and haven't been slacking off!"
"Don't you know what you did? I really don't know if you're too stupid or if you think everyone else is as stupid as you, but you actually went to the boss's husband and spoke ill of the boss."
"President Lu is already giving you a chance by only asking you to issue a public apology. Otherwise, go to the finance department now, settle your accounts, and leave!"
Huo Xiao said fiercely, and if it weren't for the fact that she was a woman, he would have already punched her in the face.
Huaihua then felt a little guilty, thinking to herself that Lin Ye was a real coward who not only didn't make a fuss about this with his wife but also told her about it.
She made a mistake this time.
But I can't give up this job, after all, it pays more than forty yuan a month.
She had already written home, and her mother told her to send some money back as soon as possible, as she still needed this job to make a living.
"I can only recognize characters, I can't write!" Huaihua compromised, but still said angrily.
Huo Xiao was at his wit's end with her, so he could only tell her to attend the meeting on time in the afternoon and just read from the prepared script.
"Don't try anything funny, or you'll never be able to work at this factory again!" Huo Xiao waved his fist at her as he left.
Huaihua touched her still slightly burning face and kicked his back twice.
"What's there to be so smug about? We'll find evidence of your unusual relationship sooner or later!"
The main topic of the afternoon staff meeting was a mobilization meeting.
Summer has arrived, and the factory is producing summer clothing in large quantities. Unexpectedly, a senior designer from a neighboring factory came and designed and manufactured women's clothing that can compete with theirs.
At this point, the factory could only design more new styles while producing more clothes.
The employees usually finish get off work at six o'clock and take a two-hour break at noon. If they want to produce more, they have to work overtime.
At that time, the labor union was very powerful. They could force people to work overtime without their consent. The power of our working class was still very strong.
Lu Wanqing is not an exploitative capitalist; she will definitely pay overtime if people work overtime.
However, these matters all require a general meeting of employees to hold and be approved by a show of hands.
These processes went very smoothly, and everyone was highly enthusiastic in order to earn more overtime pay.
Almost all employees agreed to work overtime to seize market share.
After the business was finished, Lu Wanqing brought up the rumors circulating in the factory.
"According to my investigation, Comrade Huaihua deliberately spread false rumors, which has had a negative impact on Comrade Huo Xiao and me. In order to clarify the facts, Comrade Huaihua is willing to publicly apologize to me, and everyone welcomes it."
The employees whispered among themselves and began to clap their hands sporadically.
Because this was something Huaihua deliberately spread, and she was even rebuffed, it didn't spread widely, so everyone was a bit confused.
After listening to her speech, some employees threw sunflower seed shells from their pockets at her.
"You comrade, how can you have such a foul mouth! Her husband, the factory director, comes to pick her up at the gate every day; they have a great relationship. Why are you trying to sow discord between them?"
Others were also indignant. The female factory manager had it tough; hiring a bodyguard for her own safety was a way of protecting herself. How could it have been twisted in her mouth?
Without a new factory manager, will their benefits and compensation be able to improve?
People got worked up and started pointing at the locust flowers and cursing.
She never expected that Lu Wanqing was so popular, and everyone sided with her. She could only run away crying in grievance.
After she ran out, not knowing where to go, she walked towards the dormitory and ran into Wang Yong, who had just finished his maintenance.
"Why are you crying?" Wang Yong asked with concern.
Huaihua was too embarrassed to talk to him, so she turned around and ran away.
At this point, the staff meeting ended, and everyone came out of the auditorium whispering to each other.
Only then did Wang Yong learn from their conversation that Huaihua had gone on stage to publicly apologize for this incident.
He felt terrible, caught up with Huaihua, and pulled her aside.
"Last time you mentioned the factory director and Huo Xiao, I reminded you not to gossip about other people's business, but you just wouldn't stop!"
Last time, you went to see the factory manager's husband because you talked too much and got beaten up, right? The factory manager is such a good person, and you spoke of him like that. If I had heard that, I would have hit him too!
As he spoke, Wang Yong clenched his fist.
Although I have a slight liking for this woman, she doesn't deserve any sympathy for doing such a thing and being beaten and humiliated!
It's better to keep to ourselves in the future since we don't see eye to eye.
Without waiting for her to explain, he turned and left.
Huaihua didn't want the meal ticket she'd worked so hard to win over to disappear like this, so she hurriedly asked him:
"Didn't you promise to treat me to Donglaishun?"
Without turning his head, he said, "We'll see!"
From now on, he will have to reconsider any requests she makes.
A meal at Donglaishun costs ten or eight yuan. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to improve your own meals?
Right now, Huaihua really wants to find a hole to crawl into!
However, she quickly comforted herself, thinking that since they weren't familiar with each other, she would forget about it after a while.
As long as she's still at the factory and earning money isn't a problem, that's fine.
Soon, she joined the holiday shift, and after working for a full month, she received a total of over fifty yuan in wages and bonuses.
She was so happy! She couldn't earn this much in a whole year before!
After receiving the money, she first sent eighty yuan home, leaving her with more than twenty yuan.
Since the fifty yuan from Lin Chunhua was already given to her, she didn't intend to return it.
After a month of trial and error, she figured it out: Lu Wanqing was a very wealthy woman, while Lin Chunhua and Lin Xiaocui were moderately wealthy women. She figured she might as well take their money.
She should have been happy to have so much more money, but her happiness only lasted a short while. When she thought about how much more money they had than she did, she felt uncomfortable.
She began to inquire about the factory's profits to see how much money Lu Wanqing could actually earn.
Huo Xiao certainly wouldn't tell her that Qiu Jianguo was also cold and difficult to get along with, and that others would avoid her whenever they saw her, so she had no choice but to go to Wang Yong.
Wang Yong initially ignored her.
But after she kept nagging and pleading, I finally agreed to go eat at Donglaishun.
"I'm paying, it's my treat today!" Huaihua was unusually generous.
The two arrived at Donglaishun, which was next to Lin Xiaocui's hot pot restaurant.
She wanted to annoy Lin Xiaocui; she didn't want Lin Xiaocui to earn her money.
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to go in, a man from next door was suddenly kicked out.
The man was wearing a white shirt and black pants; he looked like a refined gentleman, not someone who couldn't afford to eat!
Huaihua didn't pay attention, but when she heard what he was muttering, she stopped in her tracks.
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