All He Xiaojuan could do now was smile and say thank you before leaving gracefully.
Factory Director Niu's wife didn't waste any time. She went back to the kitchen, took out the heated food from the pot, put it in a lunchbox, wrapped the lunchbox up, and headed straight for the steel factory.
Just then, Factory Director Niu returned from a meeting. He pushed open the office door and saw his wife. A smile instantly spread across his face.
"What's wrong? You don't look well. Did something happen at the factory?"
Factory Manager Niu smiled and patted his wife's hair. "It's alright. But why did you come over so late? It's so cold outside, what if you catch a cold?"
Factory Director Niu's wife opened the food she had brought and placed it on the table. Then she mentioned that her classmate, Comrade He Xiaojuan, had stayed at her house for a long time.
"Is that so? Okay, I understand. Tomorrow morning I'll specifically tell the security guards not to let anyone unrelated to the factory in."
Factory Director Niu knew that this must be because he had run into a brick wall with Zhao Youcai, so he came to him to try to achieve his goal indirectly.
It seems I'll have to find time to visit Zhao Youcai tomorrow and tell him to be careful lately, as he'll probably have a lot of people bothering him during this period.
After all, He Xiaojuan was a famous beauty in the area, and there were many people who coveted her.
Not all factory managers are sober; running a factory and being seduced by women are two separate things.
If some stubborn person insists on asking Zhao Youcai to mediate, it'll be incredibly troublesome.
There just happened to be something going on at my factory, and I might really need Zhao Youcai's help.
"You keep eating, I'm going home now."
The factory manager's wife stood up to go home, and the factory manager immediately stood up as well.
"Why are you standing up while you're eating?"
"I'll take you home safely before I come back; I'm worried about leaving you alone."
...
On the other side.
Zhao Youcai, whose whole family was worried about him, had a house full of people.
Seeing his son and daughter-in-law looking like they were facing a formidable enemy, Zhao Youcai was almost speechless.
"What are you all up to now? Why are you all out here in the middle of the night, trying to keep my hawks awake?"
The third brother, Zhao Jianhua, was very serious, sitting upright with his hands on his knees.
To be honest, looking at it this way, he really does resemble Zhao Youcai quite a bit.
"Dad, are you planning to find us a stepmother?"
Zhao Youcai was shocked.
What is this child saying?
How did it suddenly become a matter of finding them a stepmother?
The second son, Zhao Jianjun, looked even more serious than Zhao Jianhua. "Dad, you don't need to make excuses. I saw it all. That woman even came after our family."
If they weren't after their own father, then who else could they be after?
"Let's make this clear first, it's not that we disagree with you finding a partner. It's just that the person seems too cunning and not suitable."
Zhao Youcai's gaze towards them clearly held a hint of something unspeakable.
All day today, only one woman, He Xiaojuan, came. If he still can't understand what these kids are saying, then he's lived in vain at his age.
"I originally thought you guys were just a little simple-minded and honest. I never imagined you were so stupid without even realizing it."
Zhao Youcai was almost laughing in exasperation at these brats.
I don't know which eye of theirs saw He Xiaojuan as someone who wanted to be their stepmother.
That person was clearly plotting against her with malicious intent, all for the sake of her factory.
Besides, even if the other person is somewhat attractive, does Zhao Youcai have to be interested in her?
We're not that hungry yet, okay? We'll take anyone.
Seeing that Zhao Youcai was truly angry, even the usually introverted and timid fourth brother, Zhao Jianshe, finally mustered up some courage.
"Alright, I've already told you, you're all overthinking it. Our dad is such a smart man, if there were any problems, he would definitely tell us on his own. Why would we need to guess?"
No one expected the accident to happen so suddenly.
After finally managing to vent their anger and let them disperse and go back to rest, the police arrived.
"Comrade Zhao, I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late. This matter has really gotten a bit out of hand, and we need your cooperation in taking a statement."
Zhao Youcai's whole family was shocked, unable to understand how their family members, who were just staying at home obediently, could cause such trouble.
However, seeing how friendly the other party was, Zhao Youcai knew they weren't there to cause trouble.
"Don't worry, Comrade Zhao, we drove here, so we make sure you won't get cold."
After hearing this, all the members of the Zhao family were relieved.
Several children wanted to go along to give statements, but Zhao Youcai refused.
"Don't worry, I'm not so old that I need someone to accompany me when I go to make a statement."
The family then gave up.
After watching Zhao Youcai get into the car with the police and leave, the Zhao family finally went back to rest.
When Zhao Youcai arrived at the police station and saw the frowning Chief Qi, he finally understood what had happened.
"Comrade He Xiaojuan couldn't sleep and left the guesthouse on her way to find you in Zhaojiagou, but she had an accident. She is now in the hospital, and those people involved are in the interrogation room. They confessed that you instructed them to teach Comrade He Xiaojuan a lesson."
Zhao Youcai raised an eyebrow slightly. This was truly a huge black pot thrown down his throat; he had no choice but to take the blame.
I glanced inside through the glass window in the door, and to my surprise, everything looked quite familiar.
Although they are not from Zhaojiagou, they all have relatives there.
"As Qi said, we all know you are innocent in this matter. It's just a formality, so you don't need to be nervous."
Zhao Youcai thought to himself: Which eye of yours saw that I was nervous?
But the other party meant well, so he couldn't very well refuse.
"Comrade Zhao, please come this way. There is a rest room in our office at Qi's office."
Hospital.
The ward where He Xiaojuan is located.
"You've taken a really risky move. What if those peasants suddenly change their allegiance?"
He Xiaojuan sat up with an indifferent face and pulled the needle out of the back of her hand without expression.
"So what if they change their stance? Who can say for sure whether they were intimidated or bribed? Anyway, I'm a victim, and I'm in the hospital."
He Xiaojuan had come up with this idea an hour earlier.
Having grown accustomed to being assertive, they've forgotten that tears and vulnerability are a woman's best weapons.
Zhao Youcai is such a decisive man, it's impossible to go head-to-head with him, so let's try a method that no one else can replicate.
She didn't care what Zhao Youcai thought. The important thing was to make the factory directors and relevant department heads think that she had some kind of relationship with Zhao Youcai.
Reputation is something that's useful if you value it, and useless if you don't.
She couldn't care what others thought, and neither could Zhao Youcai.
"All I need is for Zhao Youcai to stay in the police station for one night. Just one night is enough for me to achieve my goal."
She glanced again at the man who had slipped in wearing a white coat, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Don't worry, I'll leave tomorrow and won't cause any trouble on your turf. You don't need to worry about being implicated."
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