Chapter 129: Chapter 130: Inquiring About Actual Combat
Xu Ying heard these words and felt joy bloom inside her heart imdiately. It must be poor performance; otherwise, where would the issue of unpaid wages co from? It wasn’t like modern tis, with so many unscrupulous bosses who would refuse to pay their workers even when they had the money.
The current leaders were all good, and it was only if the factory was performing exceptionally poorly that there might be wage delays; otherwise, such a situation would never arise.
“Sister-in-law, is it because the factory isn’t doing well that wages have been continuously delayed?” Xu Ying asked, sowhat puzzled.
The woman sighed and said, “Isn’t it precisely because the performance is poor? The ducks are well-raised, each one fat and big, but there’s just no demand for them.
Others have their dedicated partners, and our duck farm is newly established with unstable partnerships, not to ntion competition.
Our factory hasn’t had any revenue for several months now, I think it’s only a matter of ti before it shuts down!”
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Xu Ying began to understand a bit about the situation.
The main issue was still the closed-off nature of information and the inconvenience of transportation. Actually, if the factory’s sales staff could travel around, they could certainly secure a lot of orders.
The woman was honest and direct, and Xu Ying managed to get information from her after just a few questions.
Out of gratitude for this sister-in-law, Xu Ying grabbed a large handful of milk candy for the little girl.
Upon seeing this, the woman imdiately waved her hands in refusal: “Miss, that’s too much, how expensive must that candy be?
You keep it for yourself to eat, too much of it is bad for children’s teeth.”
Xu Ying pursed her lips and smiled. This sister-in-law had done her a big favor, what was a bit of candy in comparison: “Sister-in-law, let the child keep it and eat it slowly. I must be going now, we’ll talk more if fate allows.”
The woman saw Xu Ying about to leave and stood up to see her out.
Just as they reached the entrance, the little boy from before ca leading an old woman over.
Pointing at Xu Ying with an extrely rude attitude he said, “Grandma, it was her. She bullied , gave all the candy to that stinky girl and wouldn’t let have any.”
Upon hearing her grandson’s words, the old woman charged towards Xu Ying, full of fury, but upon getting close, her deanor abruptly changed.
All of a sudden, the old woman sat on the ground, slapped the earth with her hands, and started wailing, “Oh, where did this stinky girl co from, bullying my grandson?
So old, and still shaless, picking on my little grandson.”
With the old woman howling like this, many people from the village who loved a spectacle gathered around.
Seeing the old woman’s antics, they were already accustod to it, and they looked at Xu Ying with pity; this poor girl had run into this old woman.
It wasn’t that the old woman was particularly formidable, but she had a capable son who was an official at the breeding farm, and people tended to give her way out of respect for her son.
This had fostered the old woman’s insatiable and unseemly behavior.
But Xu Ying was not afraid of her. She looked at the old woman with a cold face: “Grandma, you can eat food recklessly, but you can’t speak carelessly.
You say I bullied your grandson, then you should provide evidence. If you don’t have any, I’ll sue you for defamation.
I rember reading in a book that defamation can lead to prison ti. I should quickly go to the Police Station and see how many years you might get for defaming .”
The old woman, upon hearing about prison, stopped crying abruptly and, with wide eyes bluffing, said: “Go ahead, I’m not afraid.
I’ll tell you, my son is a high-ranking official, and he isn’t afraid of a little liar like you. When it’s ti, I’ll speak to my son and have you locked up in the Police Station.”
The rural people were utterly ignorant of the law; most who couldn’t even recognize all the characters, how could they know about this? The woman from before, hearing these words, suddenly beca anxious and quickly said to Xu Ying: “Miss, she won’t really send you to prison, will she?
You’re so young, you can’t go to prison. You should go, I’ll hold her back here.”
Xu Ying looked at her reassuringly: “Don’t worry, even if her son is with the Police Station, I’m not afraid.”
Every village indeed has a few fierce won, utterly disregarding the law.
“Yo, your son must be really capable, then. In that case, let’s go to the Police Station now.
I want to see just how powerful your son is, whether the whole county is under his thumb or not.”
The old lady was just bluffing with her bold talk, but she would be the first to cave if they really went to the Police Station.
“Co on, why aren’t you moving?” Xu Ying found her quite amusing.
The onlookers also found joy in the situation, as it was the first ti they had seen the old lady lose face; they were all extrely excited.
Soone in the crowd shouted, “When are we going to the Police Station, huh? Let’s hurry up; we still don’t know how much influence your son really has.
Seems even the public security at the Police Station has to listen to him!”
At these words, the villagers burst into a collective laughter, giving the old lady so face just because they worked at the factory and had to listen to the leadership.
If it weren’t for her son’s authority, who would give her any respect? Such an old lady, yet so restless.
Knowing she t her match, the old lady’s face turned ashen, and she grumbled as she clambered up from the ground: “You girl have no generosity.
What’s the harm in giving my grandson a piece of candy? Co on, my dear grandson, let’s go ho. We don’t fancy her candy.”
“Wait a minute!” Xu Ying called out to the old lady, and she took out a few more pieces of candy from her pocket, waving them at the kid: “Co here, and I’ll give them to you.”
The kid hesitated for a mont but couldn’t resist running over. Xu Ying gave him the candy, not forgetting to give him a lesson too.
“You’re quite the brave little one, aren’t you? I didn’t give you the candy at first because I wanted to test you, to see if you had the guts to keep asking for it.
You’re really sothing; I’ve never seen a kid as bold as you. In the future, when you want sothing, this is how you should go about it.”
The kid was overjoyed, nodding and happily savored a piece of candy.
He knew his approach was right.
Seeing her grandson get the candy, the old lady was also thrilled, feeling as though she had regained her dignity.
This girl must still be afraid of her son. Indeed, she was formidable, having raised such an accomplished son.
Xu Ying watched the pair walk away and bid farewell to the won; it was ti for her to attend to serious matters.
Her behavior had directly led to the grandson stirring up trouble for his uncle, nearly resulting in family ruin.
But even if Xu Ying knew, she wouldn’t care in the least. Such people, with such a mother, and such a child, clearly indicated the family’s poor character.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have allowed their mother to run amok in the village, relying on their own position.
Xu Ying headed toward the breeding farm, and upon seeing her, Zhang Cai was frantic: “My goodness, where have you been? We just did a check.
The ducks in this breeding farm are indeed excellent, each one big and plump. Go have a look now, and if you like them, let’s quickly negotiate a price.”
Xu Ying smiled and extended her hand to the farm director: “You must be Factory Director Yang, right?”
Zhang Cai looked at her surprisingly, wondering how she knew the man in front of her was the director, and surnad Yang.
Xu Ying continued, “Factory Director Yang really has an impressive bearing. I just went around the village, and everyone was praising how devoted you are to the factory, saying you’re a fine leader indeed.”
Upon hearing this, Factory Director Yang’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat—oh no, that lot hasn’t spilled everything, have they?
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