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Chapter 176
Her bow brought a hush to the place, even though the cafeteria had been bustling with activity and noise.
But the moment Jiang Meishu bowed, everyone looked at her.
"We sign."
"We are willing to sign."
"Give it to us."
"That's right. Director Liang has done so much for us and helped us so many times. What's the point of us just signing and putting our fingerprints on it?"
"Yes." Someone even suggested, "Comrade Jiang, if the petition doesn't work, we can go with you to protest, find the leadership, and bring Director Liang back."
Jiang Meishu was touched and sad when she heard this.
She bowed, and bowed again.
“Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone.”
Secretary Chen also handed the petition to Jiang Meishu, and the two of them walked off the stage together, one holding the ink pad and the other holding the petition.
That's it.
From the first person under the cafeteria counter to the last person at the cafeteria door, a total of 833 people, all of them pressed their fingerprints.
These are not all the workers in the meat processing plant, as some are on vacation.
After receiving the news, this group of people also hurried over from home.
In the end, both sides of the petition were stamped with bright red fingerprints. There were a total of 1,008 people working at the meat processing plant.
One thousand and seven people’s fingerprints were pressed.
As for the last person missing.
I don’t know who it is.
Everyone just felt strange, and Jiang Meishu did not say anything, but just silently exchanged glances with Secretary Chen.
Secretary Chen kept this matter in mind.
After receiving the petition.
He and Jiang Meishu went together to the unit where Liang Qiurun was being held. Actually, it was just a committee, and they arrived at an unfortunate time, having just finished work at noon.
Secretary Chen observed for a while, then called Jiang Meishu to the small shop next door, "Let's go eat something and go over there when they start work in the afternoon."
"Go directly to their biggest leader."
Jiang Meishu hummed, she actually didn't have much appetite.
Secretary Chen ordered some wonton soup. She took two sips of the soup from the bowl and stared at the committee door. She saw a man in a white shirt carrying a cadre bag. Suddenly, she remembered something. "Secretary Chen, does Lao Liang have any leaders here? His superior, or his superior's superior would be fine. We can go ask him about the situation and see if we can help him out."
Secretary Chen sighed when he mentioned this, "I looked for it from the beginning."
“But it’s difficult.”
"When Director Liang wanted to implement reforms, the higher-ups were unanimously opposed. However, Director Liang was determined to reform, even at the cost of turning against them. This led to the current situation. When Director Liang was taken away, I went to see Secretary He, and he simply said, 'I understand.'"
"And nothing happened."
Jiang Meishu felt a little chilled after hearing this. "Lao Liang made these reforms for the sake of the people below him."
"Otherwise, why would he do such a thankless job?"
"We all know," Secretary Chen sighed. "Even the people above us know, but Comrade Jiang, we're all trying to protect our existing interests."
"Not reforming will bring the greatest benefits, and that's the most intuitive thing."
"Leading the reforms affected the interests of too many people. That's why no one wanted to help after he was taken away. This is the ultimate reason."
Jiang Meishu looked at the overly dazzling sunlight and asked, "So, has Lao Liang been abandoned by the higher-ups?"
Secretary Chen was silent.
At times like this, silence is the best answer.
Jiang Meishu felt a little depressed, but she didn't know how to vent it.
"But fortunately, the workers down there haven't given up on him yet, have they?"
They are willing to sign the petition, which means that these people have not given up. Is that Liang Qiurun's opinion?
Secretary Chen did not answer. At this moment, any answer would be pale and powerless.
Both of them were silent.
They finished their meal in an hour and a half, and by the end, there was still a large portion of the wontons left in Jiang Meishu's bowl.
She lost her appetite and stood up, looking over there. She didn't know how long it took before they finally saw the person they were waiting for.
more than.
There's one more person. Next to Director Guan is Secretary He.
That is Liang Qiurun’s boss.
This surprised Secretary Chen. The two of them stepped forward and said, "Secretary He, Director Guan."
Secretary He was the first to turn around and look over. "Is that Xiao Chen? Are you here for Director Liang?"
Secretary Chen was a little embarrassed. He nodded and exchanged a glance with Jiang Meishu before explaining to Director Guan, "Director Liang absolutely has no intention of restoring capitalism. This is a petition written for him by everyone at the meat processing plant."
"We, the over 1,000 people at the meat processing plant, all believe that Director Liang is not that kind of person."
"Director Guan, Secretary He, please give Director Liang a chance."
As soon as these words fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Secretary He lowered his head to glance at the petition. He took it and immediately handed it to Director Guan, "Take a look?"
"The Director Liang I mentioned is absolutely devoted to his work. He works overtime in the office every day of the year. Old Guan, if he were a capitalist, would he really be so wronged?"
Director Guan took a look at the petition before he took it and read it to the end.
"Has everyone in the meat processing plant, from top to bottom, signed the petition?"
This question made beads of sweat roll down Secretary Chen's forehead.
This is the tension of dealing with superiors, because they won't say a single word of nonsense.
Secretary Chen didn't say anything, but Jiang Meishu spoke up, "Yes, one thousand and seven people."
"Everyone?" Director Guan stared at her for a long time before asking this question.
Jiang Meishu hesitated for a moment and chose to tell the truth, "No, we are still missing one person. We are still looking for one."
Director Guan heard the answer he wanted, and then asked calmly, "Who are you?"
Jiang Meishu said calmly, "Leader, I am Liang Qiurun's lover."
"Perhaps no one knows better than me, the person next to him, what kind of person is our Lao Liang?"
"His original intention for the reform was definitely to protect the workers in the factory and keep their jobs in the future."
Director Guan disagreed. "Right now, the meat processing plant's performance is the best in the entire capital, bar none. If he's not satisfied with this performance and wants even better, then I can conclude he's just trying to take the capitalist path."
"Centralizing power, doubling work, reducing wages, doing more, getting less, and absolutely concentrating power—if this isn't capitalism, what is it?"
Jiang Meishu, "No."
She looked into Director Guan's eyes. At this moment, Jiang Meishu didn't know where the courage came from.
Trying to vent all the anger in his heart.
"no."
She repeated it twice in a row, "True capitalism is when leaders do the least work and get the highest salary, but Liang Qiurun is not like that. Liang Qiurun's working hours at the meat processing plant are the highest of any person in the factory, bar none."
"Even model workers and role models are far inferior to him."
"Secondly, capitalism exploits workers and takes the highest wages. Liang Qiurun doesn't get that either. His salary remains the same as before and hasn't increased at all."
"As for what you said about the factory being capitalist, that's completely nonsense. He's reforming to save everyone's jobs."
"Director Guan, you haven't been to the South. You don't know what the private factories there are capable of."
"Let's take the clothes you're wearing, for example. It's a Dacron shirt. It requires cloth coupons and labor, so it might cost you less than twenty yuan. Besides that, if you're one foot short of a cloth coupon, neither the supply and marketing cooperative nor the department store will sell it to you."
"But it's not like that in the South. The shirt you're wearing can be bought in the South for just five dollars, and you don't even need a cloth coupon."
"Excuse me, under these circumstances, can the capital's garment factories still survive under the pressure of private factories in the south?"
This question really stumped Director Guan. He frowned and said, "That's impossible. These days, you need cloth coupons to buy clothes. Besides the coupons, there are also labor costs and various sales expenses. How can you buy a piece of clothing for only five yuan?"
Jiang Meishu, "That's possible."
"You can go to a department store and ask, or you can go to the south and see for yourself. You'll know the answer after you see it."
"Liang Qiurun initiated reforms because he saw the advancements of factories in the south and the shortcomings of our state-owned factories."
"Let me ask you this: if the meat processing plants in the south opened up their supply in the future, and pork in the capital cost 80 cents a pound and required meat coupons, while pork in the south could be sold for 50 cents a pound, or even without coupons, if you were a customer, which one would you choose?"
Is there any need to ask?
Anyone who is not a fool will choose the cheaper one.
Director Guan didn't say anything.
Secretary He frowned slightly, "Is the situation so serious now?"
Jiang Meishu, "I was exaggerating. I was talking about the future."
"For example, what happened three or five years later? Liang Qiurun saw the crisis facing the factory, so he made a desperate move to reform it."
“Leader, if you don’t believe him either, then Liang Qiurun is too pitiful.”
"The subordinates below didn't understand, and the leaders didn't understand either. He was doing things that were misunderstood and incomprehensible to the world, and in the end, he was going to be arrested."
"Don't you think this is too unfair to Liang Qiurun?"
"He's a workaholic, a model worker, who works diligently and overtime for the meat processing plant, even giving up his own family. Under such circumstances, if you still misunderstand him, if I were him, I might not even live."
Director He frowned at this and said, "Xiao Jiang, you can't say that."
"Isn't it?"
Jiang Meishu asked back, "My efforts are not understood, and I am even slandered. This is really unbearable."
She said the strongest words, but tears fell one by one.
This is why neither Secretary He nor Director Guan can find any fault.
"I'm not afraid of being exposed. I'm telling you this: our family now depends entirely on Liang Qiurun, the pillar of support. He has a 70-year-old mother above him, a son who's still in school, a nephew who depends on him for support, and even me, his wife, who depends on his salary for food."
"If anything happens to my Lao Liang," she lowered her head and shed tears, "our little one will just crash to death in front of your office."
"I want to see if it snows in June."
Director Guan was startled by these words. "What's wrong with you, female comrade? We're just talking about business, why are you suddenly making a scene?"
He brought his whole family with him, so can they still open the office?
Jiang Meishu's eyes were red from crying. "I have no choice, leader."
"If Lao Liang is corrupt and accepting bribes, and really wants to restore capitalism, I won't need you to arrest him. I will put justice above my own family and report him."
"But he didn't, boss." She shed tears, each as big as a bean. "For the sake of the factory, he even gave up his wife, me, and even his small family. We don't ask him to do well in his career, but at least, he shouldn't be wronged."
She couldn't stop crying, and her voice became louder and louder.
It happened to be the afternoon working hours, and not only were there large groups of people coming into the office, but people from the neighboring units also came out to join in the fun.
Seeing more and more people gathering, Jiang Meishu cried so loudly.
Director Guan also had a headache. "If you have any grievances, come into the office and tell me."
Jiang Meishu no longer wanted dignity or face. Ever since Liang Qiurun was taken away, she had been living in fear for so many days.
Even in my dreams at night, I saw Liang Qiurun being beaten.
Thinking of this, she was overcome with grief. "My Liang Qiurun gave everything for the meat processing plant. If people still misunderstand him as a capitalist, then he died unjustly."
"Leader, you are very insightful."
"Go to the meat processing plant and ask any worker, and you'll know whether our Liang Qiurun did this or not."
He cried and fought, and spoke clearly.
So that everyone around can hear it.
Everyone immediately started whispering. "Liang Qiurun, huh? I remember him. I think he's the director of the meat processing plant. My relatives have told me he's a workaholic, working overtime every day. Not only that, but his company has really good benefits. I heard that last year, when no one else was getting coal, he even got some coal for the factory at market price."
"I heard about it, too. Although I didn't buy the coal, I asked my relative to share half with me, which helped me get through the winter."
"And after he went to the meat processing plant, I heard that he had uncovered all the people who had been involved in corruption. Not only that, he even gave the workers in the production workshop a raise."
"They also have high temperature subsidies. I was so envious when I heard that."
"Don't tell me, if someone like Director Liang starts acting like a capitalist, then I hope all the factory directors in the capital will start acting like capitalists. At the very least, they'll match his working hours. If that doesn't work out, they'll also match his when it comes to distributing benefits."
"Is that so, Director Guan?"
This is Director Guan from the neighboring unit who came to tease him. The other party is at the same level as him, so he is not afraid of him at all.
Director Guan's face turned pale at the teasing. He ignored the people making fun of him and just said to Jiang Meishu, "Come with me into the office."
"And Secretary Chen."
Jiang Meishu knew when to stop, as she knew the other party was backing down.
She immediately wiped away her tears and praised Director Guan, "I knew you were a good leader who listened to the opinions of the people."
"You asked me to come into the office to talk. Do you want to release my lover?"
She looked at Director Guan eagerly, and because she had just cried, her eyes were especially clear.
This made Director Guan pause, and for a moment, he even ignored the illusion that Jiang Meishu was roasting him over the fire.
Jiang Meishu's eyes were just like those of her three-year-old son, clear and clean, just like a child's.
Director Guan took one look, then another, and took out his key. "Come in and talk."
No rebuttal.
This made Jiang Meishu feel a little relieved. She winked at Secretary Chen, indicating that there was a chance.
But after entering, Director Guan poured a glass of water, looked at Jiang Meishu, and didn't speak for a long time.
"You lesbian, you are setting a trap for me at such a young age?"
Jiang Meishu suddenly became nervous, "How could that be? Leader, I was expressing all my true feelings."
Director Guan remained silent after hearing this.
After a while.
He then said, "Xiao Li, take Comrade Jiang to see her lover."
After these words were spoken, Jiang Meishu first breathed a sigh of relief, and then brought it up again.
What does the other party mean?
Let her go see Lao Liang?
Should I release it or not?
Jiang Meishu was a little uneasy, but she soon relaxed. Regardless of whether he relaxed or not, she went to see what Lao Liang was saying first.
She hadn't seen Lao Liang for almost a week and didn't know how he was doing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Meishu, who had already left the room, turned back and bowed to Director Guan, "Thank you, leader."
"Our whole family thanks you."
Director Guan, “…”
I always feel that this is not a nice thing to say, but the way Jiang Meishu said it was too sincere, including the thanks, and it is hard to find any fault with it.
Jiang Meishu followed Xiao Li to the detention room. After the window opened, she saw Liang Qiurun who was imprisoned inside.
He was wearing that stained white shirt, and he looked much thinner and paler. However, the only thing that remained unchanged was his pair of overly deep eyes.
After being imprisoned, Liang Qiurun's aura became even more profound, making it difficult to understand.
"Lao Liang."
I don’t know why, but as soon as Jiang Meishu saw him, she wanted to cry, and big tears fell down.
"Are you okay, Lao Liang?"
Liang Qiurun didn't expect to see Jiang Meishu in this place. He was surprised for a long time.
"Jiang Jiang, why are you here?"
That unchanged expression, at this moment, was a little more panicked.
Even when he was taken into custody, Liang Qiurun was never afraid.
The only thing he was afraid of was Jiang Meishu crying.
Jiang Meishu said, "If I don't come, who else will come?" She pulled his hand from the window, her eyes red from crying, and her eyelids swollen. "Lao Liang, are you okay?"
"I asked many people for help, but no one helped us."
She couldn't stop crying.
"What can I do? What can I do to help you?"
Liang Qiurun raised his hand and wiped away her tears, one by one. His movements were very gentle. Even after wiping from beginning to end, there was no trace of red at the corners of Jiang Meishu's eyes.
"I am fine."
Liang Qiurun comforted her, "You don't have to help me."
"Just take care of yourself at home."
He wanted to hug her, but couldn't. They could only look at each other through the window.
The more you do, the more you reach out.
Jiang Meishu shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, but she didn't let them flow out. Instead, she forced herself to swallow them back.
"I don't."
Her pale face was filled with stubbornness. "I want you to come out. I want to be with you. I want our family to be reunited."
Liang Qiurun coaxed her softly, "It won't be long, I'm sure I'll be able to come out."
"Jiang Jiang."
He looked down at her, his deep eyes filled with tenderness, "Trust me, okay?"
Even the voice is gentle.
Jiang Meishu sobbed, "When can you come out?"
“Almost.”
"But I brought the meat processing plant's petition and threatened Director Guan with the lives of my entire family."
"He promised me."
"Promise me, I'll let you out."
When Liang Qiurun heard this, he was suddenly startled and his heart began to ache.
"Jiang Jiang."
"My silly Jiang Jiang."
"You don't have to do this."
His voice was hoarse, and contained a hint of unspeakable guilt.
Jiang Meishu shook her head, tears welling in her eyes, "I used it."
"Liang Qiurun, I am your wife. A wife shares happiness and troubles with you."
When Liang Qiurun heard this, he suddenly raised his arms and hugged her. Through the window, he half-hugged her in his arms. His eyes were sore and his voice was sad, "Jiang Jiang."
"My Jiang Jiang."
"Wait for me, I'll come out."
He bent down and kissed her forehead with indescribable pity.
Jiang Meishu looked up at him, "Really?"
The tone is hopeful.
"real."
"When have I ever lied to you?"
Jiang Meishu hummed, and she held Liang Qiurun's hand, "Lao Liang, I'll wait for you at home."
"Wait until you come back."
Liang Qiurun nodded heavily.
After watching Jiang Meishu leave.
He stood there for a long time, his overly warm face hidden in the junction of light and darkness, flickering.
I don’t know how long it took.
When Xiao Li thought Liang Qiurun wouldn't speak, he spoke up, straightening his shirt collar with a stern expression, "Please call Secretary He and Director Guan over for me."
this--
Xiao Li has been waiting for these words for five days.
He immediately uttered a sigh and turned to go to the office to look for someone.
It's three minutes.
Maybe five minutes.
Anyway, it didn't take long before Director Guan and Secretary He appeared at the door of the detention room.
"Director Liang, have you finally figured it out?"
Liang Qiurun didn't seem surprised that they would ask this.
He looked at them, and finally his gaze fell on Secretary He. "I have only spoken to you about the reform from the beginning."
Secretary He hummed and said, "Qiu Run, the current meat processing plant does not need reform."
"This is good. It can save the jobs of thousands of people. This is the situation that everyone should look forward to."
Liang Qiurun lowered his eyes. "The two sides have different positions. It seems there is nothing to discuss."
Secretary He is working for the current balance.
And Liang Qiurun for the future balance.
He did this so that thousands of future workers would not be unemployed.
But he touched someone else's cake.
no way.
This is the real benefit.
The path of reform is blocked, which is why we have reached the current situation.
Liang Qiurun seemed to have finally made up his mind from the moment Jiang Meishu came crying, so he found Secretary He and Director Guan.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, there was already a choice in his eyes, a determination, a desire to break down and then rebuild, and also a hope to start over!
His voice was low and cold, "I, Liang Qiurun, voluntarily resign from my position as director of the meat processing plant."
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