Chapter 281: Always Advise Breaking Up, Never Reconciliation!
Lu Qiaoge and Director Hu left the Factory Director’s Office.
Old Hu also breathed a sigh of relief and said to her, “Actually, there’s some inside story here. Although the instant noodles you led in developing and researching are a new product, many people aren’t sure if they can be exchanged for foreign exchange. But it’s certain that even if sold domestically, the sales volume would definitely be astonishing…
So some people got ideas and actively requested transfers to the Food Factory to contribute. If the scale expands, you few definitely won’t be able to handle it. There are too many positions needing supplements—people, money, materials. This requires setting up three departments: Production, Technology, Logistics… Later, with more people, a canteen will need to be built.
All these things one by one require people. Not to mention your hands are full; our Neighborhood Committee doesn’t have that many suitable people either. Moreover, truly transferring from a collective enterprise to a state-owned one, even more people would want to come in.
We considered it over and over, and it’s still best to rely on the Neighborhood Committee, not go independent. Wait until your wings are strong enough to fly, then you can do whatever you want…”
Lu Qiaoge knew there was an inside story here.
Actually, this is quite normal too.
There are those thinking of getting benefits, but you can’t say there’s not a single person here who wants to do the work.
That’s unfair.
It’s just not the right time now.
Lu Qiaoge was still moved, looking at Old Hu: “Leader, I didn’t expect you to think so much for us. Rest assured, we will definitely double our efforts in the future and absolutely not let down the leaders’ high expectations.”
Old Hu chuckled. This was a win-win: it gave these newcomers time and generated revenue for the Neighborhood Committee.
You know, the Neighborhood Committee enterprise has to hand over seventy percent of its profits to the Neighborhood Committee.
As you can imagine, in just two years, the Neighborhood Committee’s strength will rise to another level.
With money, many things can be done.
He happily said to Lu Qiaoge, “I’ll go to the Infrastructure Section. You head back to the work unit first.”
Lu Qiaoge returned to the Neighborhood Committee. She had a lot of work on hand; she had already written the application. No matter who it was, this was the procedure to follow.
After writing it, she had to strictly require herself, like writing an article on insights every month to hand to Director Hu.
It was the beginning of the month now, but Lu Qiaoge hadn’t written last month’s, so she should supplement it now.
Her work content was rich and varied; there was really too much to write about.
So it was easy to write.
At this time, the couple that Lu Qiaoge and Qin Hengzhi met for the first time while watching a movie were quarreling.
The man was Wang Meng, Technician Wang. Don’t let his name fool you into thinking he was fierce; his personality was actually somewhat cowardly.
He and Zheng Xiuying had a true arranged marriage.
He was the second son at home; his parents were both in the hometown. Back then, Wang Meng took the recruitment examination and entered the military factory. There he met a clerk, and the two secretly dated. But actually, since neither was married, dating wasn’t a big deal.
Wang Meng’s family had many children. Although he was a son, because he wasn’t talkative and his personality wasn’t likable, his parents didn’t like him much. Only after he became a worker did they feel they needed to win over the second son, so they took it upon themselves to marry him a wife from the rural area.
Wang Meng naturally disagreed, because he was just preparing to tell his parents about getting married.
Getting married now was simple: register, get the certificate, and have colleagues celebrate together.
After all, with supplies short, everything was simplified.
But who would have thought Wang Meng’s parents brought Zheng Xiuying to the military factory.
Wang Meng compromised, and that young woman, in a fit of anger, transferred to the northwest.
The two never contacted each other again.
Old Mrs. Wang originally thought the Zheng Xiuying she had chosen would be obedient, but actually, Zheng Xiuying was very formidable—not the shrewish kind, but the type that was unreasonably stubborn and tangled.
After marrying Wang Meng, she immediately showed her true colors. Old Mrs. Wang thought she could control her daughter-in-law, but unexpectedly was driven back to the hometown by Zheng Xiuying.
Over these years, not a single cent was gotten, but actually Zheng Xiuying was also very capable; she brought her own parents and younger brother and sister to the military factory.
Now her younger brother and sister all have jobs and have started families.
Don’t think Zheng Xiuying had no backing; she was tough as nails.
Ordinary people wouldn’t dare provoke her, just like Ding Zichuan’s second wife’s barbarity.
At this moment, she was viciously saying to Wang Meng, “I’m telling you, divorce is impossible unless you die!” She sneered, “Don’t think I’ll say ‘unless I die.’ People who say that are idiots, right? Once they’re fucking dead, the other will definitely find someone new. If I die, wouldn’t that be just what you want? So I’d rather be a widow than a discarded wife.”
After saying that, she patted Wang Meng’s face and said sinisterly, “Got it, Comrade Wang Meng!”
Wang Meng looked at Zheng Xiuying expressionlessly. Actually, at the beginning, he wanted to live a good life.
He felt that since it was like this, he couldn’t have any other ideas.
Moreover, he had completely cut off contact with his previous partner.
Maybe she got married; if he contacted and missed her, it might harm her.
He tried hard to be good to Zheng Xiuying, handing over his salary to her, rushing to do the housework.
Later Zheng Xiuying got pregnant, and they had a daughter. Zheng Xiuying preferred sons over daughters; she didn’t like girls, but he adored her immensely—the daughter was almost his everything.
Naturally, he was basically the one taking care of her.
After the child turned one, Zheng Xiuying brought her parents and family over.
Once he was doing overtime—it was winter, very cold. Two days later when he got home, unexpectedly his just-over-one-year-old daughter was lying alone in the ice-cold room, unconscious, her forehead scorching hot. By the time he rushed her to the hospital… it was too late.
It turned out that yesterday Zheng Xiuying had gone to the department store in the city to buy sponge cake for her younger brother. With no stock, she stayed overnight at a fellow villager’s home.
She had entrusted the child to her mom, who thought she would return that day. In the evening, eager to go home and cook, she locked the door and left…
Wang Meng wanted to kill her and her family.
At that time, he was nearly driven mad.
He went to the Security Department to report the case, but since it didn’t constitute a crime, it just ended there.
Zheng Xiuying said a little girl was gone, so be it; she could give him a son.
But he didn’t need that.
He mustered the courage to propose divorce. In the end, when it didn’t go through, he didn’t touch her. Even if she beat him until his head bled, he wouldn’t live as a couple with her.
Such a person didn’t deserve to be a mother; whoever was reborn as her child would be unlucky.
Past events made Wang Meng hate Zheng Xiuying to the bone, but because of his fear of her, he didn’t dare mention divorce again.
He pulled himself together to go to work. Halfway, he ran into a pretty good colleague, Master Tian. After learning the situation, Master Tian said, “Zheng Xiuying is too barbaric. The cadres at our Qianjin Neighborhood Committee are afraid of trouble and won’t handle the divorce procedures, just endlessly advising reconciliation, all scared of Zheng Xiuying retaliating against them. Director Han is especially so.”
At this point, Master Tian suddenly sighed and said regretfully, “Sigh, if only you were a resident of Xiangyang Neighborhood Committee. You know, Lu Qiaoge from Xiangyang Neighborhood Committee, that partner of Representative Qin—I heard that young woman has tough mediation methods, always advising to split up rather than reconcile!”
