Chapter 53 53 Is this Ding Jianshe’s house?
In the dog days of summer, Yue Hongmei felt a chill running down her neck, and the hairs on her body stood up. She blurted out a sharp question: "Who are you..."
But before she could finish her question, there was a busy tone on the phone and the other end hung up.
Yue Hongmei's forehead was covered with cold sweat, her mind went blank, and she held the microphone for a long time. Her colleague next to her called her several times but she didn't hear him, so he simply took the microphone from her and hung up.
Seeing Yue Hongmei walking out of the office in a daze, several colleagues started to chatter quietly.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know. Look at his face, it's as white as a ghost."
"She hasn't looked good in this period of time."
"It's really amazing. I didn't expect that her adopted daughter's biological parents were actually prisoners in labor camps."
"Yeah, if we hadn't read it in the newspaper, we wouldn't have known."
"Do you think Yue Hongmei knew about this before?"
"How could she not know? She is really brave..."
Following Pan Dingfeng's suggestion, Ding Nianjun published an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with her biological parents, but she did not choose the right time. When the newspaper sent it out to her, Pan Dingfeng had just learned that he had been reported by Ding Guo and was in a state of panic. Ding Zhigang and his wife were also restless every day because they knew that Ding Guo had returned to Huiyang.
So apart from causing a stir in the steel plant, the warm and satisfying scene that Ding Nianjun had envisioned of Ding's parents not happening as she wished, and Yue Hongmei was in no mood to celebrate for her.
Is Liu Guangzong under investigation?
Yue Hongmei walked out of the office with her heart still pounding. Why was she being investigated? Was it because she was caught giving gifts or was it just a coincidence?
Also, who was the person who tipped her off just now?
The sound loss on the phone was already serious these days, and Ding Guo deliberately changed his voice, so Yue Hongmei didn't recognize it was Ding Guo's voice at all.
Yue Hongmei was extremely terrified, her hands and feet were cold, and she had no mood to continue working. She asked for leave from the factory and rode her bike to the garment factory.
She had to find someone to ask why Liu Guangzong was being investigated.
After some inquiries, the result was quite good. It was said that Liu Guangzong took people's money but did not get things done for them. In the end, he did not return the money to them, which led to their reporting.
Another issue was that his eldest son’s procedures for returning to the city were not in compliance with regulations, so he reported it as well.
Just have nothing to do with her.
Yue Hongmei breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could completely relax, he brought his breath up again.
Although it was not the transaction between her and Liu Guangzong that was reported, what if the investigation team found out about it?
Or did Liu Guangzong take the initiative to confess in order to gain forgiveness?
Doesn't that mean she will have to follow suit?
Gulp!
Yue Hongmei swallowed her saliva. The scorching sun was shining on her body, but she could not feel any warmth.
Over the next two or three days, Yue Hongmei became a little absent-minded and made several small mistakes at work. When cooking, she either put too much salt or forgot to put the salt in.
Ding Zhigang noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with you? Also, I heard that you took three consecutive days off in the past two days. What were you doing?"
At this moment, he also noticed that there was something wrong with his wife's expression and why the dark circles under her eyes were so serious.
Isn't it serious? Yue Hongmei was worried that Liu Guangzong would expose her. It would be a small matter if her persecution of Ding Dayong and her job was exposed. Once it was involved in bribery, the garment factory would definitely contact the steel factory, which would also have a bad impact on her.
I haven't been able to eat or sleep these past two days.
Of course, the reason for asking for leave was to go to the garment factory to inquire about the progress of Liu Guangzong's investigation.
"It's okay. I just felt unwell these two days." Yue Hongmei made an excuse and said.
Ding Zhigang frowned.
In the past, if he heard such words, he would definitely think that his wife was sick and would be anxiously worried about it, but now what he was thinking was... was there any news from Nianjun’s biological father that hurt Yue Hongmei’s heart?
After all, physical illness will not lead to mental confusion, only mental illness will cause one to be absent-minded.
Ding Zhigang became more and more upset the more he thought about it. He felt that the color of his hair had changed. He slammed his chopsticks and said coldly, "If you are sick, just stay at home for two days and go see a doctor!"
He got up and went back to the bedroom with a gloomy face.
Yue Hongmei still hadn't reacted yet, or maybe it was because of the insomnia in the past two days that her brain didn't react so quickly. Seeing Ding Zhigang's attitude and hard tone, she became angry and shouted, "Ding Zhigang, what's your attitude?"
"What's my attitude? What's your expectation? As a man, what's my attitude?" Ding Zhigang turned around and roared, "Have I been bad to you or to Ding Nianjun over the years? What's your expectation?"
"Dad, Mom--" Ding Jianguo couldn't eat the food on the table anymore. He didn't know how much salt his mother had put in it. Of course, it didn't matter. His parents had just reconciled for a few days, so why were they suddenly quarreling?
Yue Hongmei was already nervous and tense, and she couldn't eat or sleep well, and she was also very angry. Now, after hearing Ding Zhigang's weird words, she couldn't suppress her anger anymore. She threw down her chopsticks, stood up, and shouted back: "Ding Zhigang, you are sick, you're not going to stop, are you? Let's just live our lives if we can, and forget it if we can't!"
"mom!"
Ding Jianguo hurriedly shouted to stop Yue Hongmei from speaking, Ding Jianshe also stood up to persuade her, and the two younger ones were so scared that their faces turned pale.
Ding Zhigang sneered: "Okay, you finally said it, Yue Hongmei, you don't want to live with me anymore, right? I knew you were still thinking about that man..."
"Ding Zhigang!" Yue Hongmei was so angry that her eyes turned red. She picked up the bowl of porridge on the table and smashed it.
Bang!
The bowl broke on Ding Zhigang's forehead, and the millet soup mixed with a hint of bright red slid down Ding Zhigang's cheek.
There was silence in the room at first, and then Yue Hongmei's sharp voice came out: "Old Ding!"
She was just so angry that she lost her mind. She didn't intend to really hurt Ding Zhigang, but who could have thought that she would throw it so accurately.
"dad!"
Ding Jianguo and his companions' faces changed and they rushed forward, causing chaos.
Ding Nianjun only found out about this the next day.
Ding Jianguo went to the textile factory to inform her.
Although the conflict between the eldest sister and her father was resolved with Pan Dingfeng's mediation, he could also feel the change in Ding Nianjun's attitude.
Although Ding Nianjun said that she had just severed ties with her biological parents after an announcement in the newspaper, she was worried that her neighbors would look at her strangely, so she rarely went back recently.
But Ding Jianguo always felt that there seemed to be a gap between his eldest sister and his father, so he tried his best to mediate and restore their previous father-daughter relationship. This time, his father's injury was a very good opportunity.
Ding Jianguo only guessed correctly on one aspect. The other aspect was that Ding Nianjun was indeed too upset during this period.
Because of Ding Guo's report, the Pan family forced Dingfeng to break up with her, and also arranged several blind dates for Pan Dingfeng in a strong manner.
These were the spies she left in the compound, told to her by a childhood friend of Pan Dingfeng.
This was a major event that concerned her future destiny. She was so worried that she had no mood to go back to the Ding family and act like the little girl.
Besides, she also held a grudge against Ding Zhigang for his attitude some time ago, and he actually wanted to kick her out of the house, and announced it in front of Ding Guo, so that Ding Guo came to the factory to humiliate her, making her feel inferior to Ding Guo.
Even though the deep love between father and daughter was reenacted later, she could not be proud in front of Ding Guo.
Therefore, she naturally lacked the same affection and affection towards Ding Zhigang as before.
However, she still had to go back to see Ding Zhigang since he was injured, and she put on a good front in front of Ding Jianguo: "Brother, Dad's injury is not serious, right? Why didn't you come to inform me last night? Did he go to the hospital? What did the doctor say? This time it's really my mother's fault. No matter what, you can't do anything! I'll go and ask for leave..."
As he said this, he wanted to go back to the factory in a hurry to ask for leave, as if he wanted to fly back immediately.
Seeing Ding Nianjun's anxious look, Ding Jianguo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had thought too much. Nianjun really didn't want to go back home because he had too many things to do recently and was afraid of gossip from the neighbors. He hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile, "Dad, it's okay, it's okay, the problem is not serious. The doctor let you go home after cleaning the wound, and you went to work as usual today. Mom also blames herself, so you can go back and accompany her!"
He added: "If Dad knew you were so worried about him, he would be so happy."
Ding Nianjun followed his movements and stopped, biting her lip, lowering her head slightly, with a little grievance in her tone, and whispered, "Will Dad really be happy?"
Seeing his elder sister's aggrieved look, Ding Jianguo felt a pain in his heart. He raised his hand and rubbed her head, saying, "Of course Dad will be happy. You are his most caring little cotton-padded jacket!"
Suddenly realizing that Ding Jianguo didn't mention Ding Guo, she felt something in her heart and pouted, pretending to be jealous: "Humph, the eldest sister is Dad's little cotton-padded jacket!"
Ding fruit?
Ding Jianguo's eyes showed mockery. His father was injured, but he didn't even know where Ding Guo lived. That elder sister was also cruel. She moved out and didn't even leave an address for the family. He snorted coldly and said, "Don't mention her. Go back to work, and I'll go back too!"
After saying that, he rode away on his bike.
There was a gleam in Ding Nianjun's eyes. Was Ding Guo having a conflict with his family again?
That’s right. If she reported the Pan family, not only would her mother be angry, her father would definitely be unhappy too.
Of course, she is the most unhappy person!
Ding Nianjun returned to the factory. As soon as she entered the office, she noticed that her colleagues looked at her strangely. Before she could think about it, her immediate boss, Director Song, appeared at the door: "Is Director Ding back... Oh, he's back, Xiao Ding, come here."
Ding Nianjun had a bad feeling in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled sweetly and replied crisply, "Coming!"
He walked out of the office briskly.
In the office, several colleagues looked at each other with unclear expressions.
After work in the evening, Ding Jianguo did not wait for Ding Jianshe at the familiar intersection, because Jianshe told him in the morning that he would be home late in the evening. He also knew where Jianshe was going and originally wanted him to come home two days later, after all, his father had just been injured.
But Jianshe said that he had made an appointment with someone the day before yesterday. In addition to his colleague who was responsible for cover-up, there was also the buyer, so it would be difficult to break the appointment.
Ding Jianguo had already decided to tell Ding Nianjun about this. With Nianjun's sensible personality, she would definitely go home in the evening. It would be just as well if Nianjun accompanied her parents, so he did not stop him.
When he got home, his father was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, and Ding Jiandang had disappeared.
There was some movement in the kitchen. His mother was busy as usual, and Dingxiang was helping her.
Ding Jianguo was in mixed feelings.
There have been problems at home recently. Even my younger sister has grown up and knows how to help mom with housework, but my older sister...still looks like she's looking for trouble.
Ding Jianguo shook his head, with unspeakable disappointment towards Ding Guo in his eyes.
It’s no wonder that they favor the eldest sister. In this situation, who wouldn’t favor a girl like Nianjun in any family?
"Dad!" Ding Jianguo collected his thoughts, sat over with a smile, and asked with concern, "Does your head still hurt?"
How could it not hurt? Wounds are usually the most painful the next day, but Ding Zhigang didn't want to worry his eldest son, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just a minor injury."
But it was the blow last night and the momentary look of heartache, guilt and worry in his wife's eyes that made him realize that his wife still had him in her heart.
He was too sensitive last night and said things he shouldn't have said.
Seeing that his wife was in a bad mood, he should ask for the detailed reasons instead of just being jealous.
His wife confessed to him this morning that it was because of Ding Dayong.
He really didn't expect that Ding Guo not only arranged a job for her, but also found a job for Dayong.
But his wife resented Ding Dayong for beating Jianguo and disrespecting her as an elder, so on an impulse, she hired someone to ruin Ding Dayong's job.
The man who helped her was reported these two days. Yue Hongmei was worried that he would be implicated in this matter and was afraid that he would be unhappy if he knew about it, so she was a little uneasy these two days.
Although Ding Zhigang was indeed very angry when he found out, he knew too well how difficult and important it was for a rural child to find a job in the city. This simply ruined Dayong's chance to change his destiny.
But when faced with his wife's crying and confession, and her statement that she would compensate the third brother's family in other ways when she returned home, he softened his heart again, sighed heavily, and said, "Forget it, it's also Dayong's child who didn't have this fate!"
But after all, this matter is still Ding Guo's fault.
He also felt that the work matter that Ding Guo brought Dayong home that day must have been figured out, but she refused to say anything and kept stirring up trouble. If she had just spoken directly and frankly, would there have been any conflicts in the family?
Moreover, when they asked him to help Ding Dayong find a job that night, they behaved very disrespectfully as uncles and aunts.
They kept saying how difficult it was to find a job in the city and tactfully advised Ding Dayong to return to Huiyang. However, Ding Guo arranged a job for Dayong. This invisible slap in the face made his old face hot.
That troublemaker did it on purpose!
Ding Zhigang collected his thoughts and asked his eldest son, "What about Jianshe?"
Ding Jianguo: "Jianshe has something to do, so I will be back later. By the way..." He smiled, "I told Nianjun today, and that girl was so worried that she wanted to come back right away. I kept stopping her from asking for leave."
Ding Zhigang looked a little uncomfortable.
What he blurted out last night was not only disrespectful to his wife, but also hurtful to Nianjun. Fortunately, Nianjun was not there last night.
Hearing his eldest son say this, he pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you talking nonsense to Nianjun about a minor injury? Fortunately, I didn't ask her to take leave. If I had asked Junjun to take leave for such a small matter, where would I put my face?"
Ding Jianguo knew his father wasn't really angry, so he smiled and said, "You didn't invite her, but Nianjun must come back to see you tonight. She is your most caring little cotton-padded jacket."
In the kitchen, Yue Hongmei caught the eldest son saying that Nianjun was coming back, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously. She whispered to Dingxiang: "Your brother is such a person, why can't he call me in advance?"
She bought a lot of vegetables. Junjun hadn't eaten her cooking for a long time.
Ding Xiang was also happy and said excitedly, "That's great, Sister Nianjun is coming back!"
As a result, when the food was served, no one came in.
Ding Jianguo scratched his head several times. This shouldn’t be the case!
With Nianjun's sensible personality, how could he not come back when he knew that his father was injured?
"It must be something at work." Yue Hongmei tried to smooth things over, "Let's eat first, and then Jianguo will go to the factory to take a look."
Ding Jianguo felt very uneasy.
Ding Zhigang also went from expectation to disappointment. Although he warned himself not to be too sensitive, how could he not be sensitive? He could feel that Nianjun's attitude towards him had changed subtly since the last reconciliation.
He knew that this was caused by his momentary impulse, so he always felt guilty.
But when the adopted daughter found out that he was injured and did not come back, she felt extremely heartbroken.
After all, I raised her for twenty years. Would she hold a grudge against me just because I got angry with her that time?
How could Ding Nianjun care about Ding Zhigang at this time? He had forgotten about it long ago!
Today the director called her over and said that they had received a report that she was abusing her position to resell the factory's fabrics, and even treated qualified products as defective ones, and then sold them privately at a high price.
Ding Nianjun felt like the sky was falling. She dared not admit it at that time. In a panic, she pushed everything onto her good friend Lu Xiaomei.
Anyway, she only signed and didn't go to the warehouse to check the goods, so even if it was true as the director said, she was the one who was unaware of it, and the responsibility lies with the one who submitted the order.
As for the accusation that she was reselling the fabric privately, she would not admit it. Even if the factory investigated the people who bought the fabric, they would not admit it.
Besides, she doesn't do business with people she knows, so the factory shouldn't even be able to find out.
The lack of clear evidence is her greatest confidence.
Ding Nianjun was not detained, but Lu Xiaomei was kept and questioned by the investigation team.
Ding Nianjun returned to the dormitory in a daze, reviewing the process of pouring the fabric over and over again in her mind to see if there were any loopholes that she had forgotten.
I was also wondering who reported her.
Ding fruit?
"It must be Ding Guo!"
Ding Nianjun said this with gritted teeth, but he was a little unconfident about this idea.
There is no way Ding Guo could know these things!
Xiaomei would definitely not tell anyone about this kind of thing, let alone her. Not to mention telling anyone, she didn't even tell the Ding family.
After all, those few times I sold the fabric was to save some pocket money. If my parents knew about it, would it still be considered pocket money?
Furthermore, she was also worried that her parents would stop giving her subsidies if they knew she had a way to make money!
I was so confused that I couldn't even remember who Ding Zhigang was.
At the Ding family's home, it was already past nine o'clock and Ding Nianjun had not returned yet. Ding Zhigang's face gradually darkened. Yue Hongmei was a little worried and winked at her eldest son. Ding Jianguo glanced at his father's face and prepared to quietly go out to check on the textile factory dormitory.
But just as I got up, there was a knock on the door.
Yue Hongmei's expression suddenly relaxed, and a smile spread from the bottom of her eyes: "This child must have been delayed by work to come back so late..."
In his haste, he even forgot that Ding Nianjun had the key to the house.
At this time, a slightly dignified male voice came from the door: "Is this Ding Jianshe's house?"
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