“Why is it useless? I need to understand the actual situation.”
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll call the worker next to you for questioning. If you lie to me, I’ll deduct your pay.”
Wang Lif said angrily.
“I did say a few words, so what? Who dares to say they’ve never badmouthed anyone in their life?”
“He beat me like this, shouldn’t he give me an explanation?”
Jia Zhangshi pointed at her lips, thick as sausages.
Then she opened her mouth, revealing a row of big yellow teeth, and stuck her finger in, wiggling her front teeth.
Her front teeth were wiggling almost thirty degrees.
“What kind of explanation do you want?”
Wang Lif looked at her, feeling disgusted.
“At least I need compensation, twenty yuan, no, at least thirty yuan will do.”
Granny Jia said quickly.
“No money.”
This time, before Wang Lif could speak to mediate, Chen Jianye flatly refused.
Thirty yuan was enough to buy Granny Jia’s life.
It was better to kill Granny Jia than to compensate her.
“If you don’t give me money, I’ll report it to the Security Section and call Old Hong over.”
Granny Jia threatened loudly.
“Go ahead, ‘Old Hong,’ as if you’re very familiar with him. Let’s see if Section Chief Hong Shengcai pays any attention to you.”
Chen Jianye sneered.
“Squad Leader, look at Chen Jianye, he’s not human.”
“He’s bullying a Granny who lost her son.”
Granny Jia looked wronged.
“Zhang Jie, you were in the wrong first. You slandered someone’s reputation behind their back. Getting hit with a file, just take it as a lesson.”
“Jianye, Zhang Jie was wrong, but you also hit quite hard.”
“How about this, let’s not trouble the Security Section. Jianye, you compensate Zhang Jie five yuan, and this matter will be settled.”
“Later, I’ll call everyone over and explain this matter clearly to them, so they can take it as a warning.”
Wang Lif thought for a moment and proposed a more compromise method.
Even though the Pliers worker team was small, even small units needed stability.
Chen Jianye didn’t say anything.
He didn’t want to pay, but thinking of not making Wang Lif difficult, giving Granny Jia five yuan wasn’t a big deal.
Wang Lif gave Chen Jianye a look, signaling him not to speak first and to follow his arrangement.
“No, five yuan is absolutely not enough, it’s not even enough for medical expenses.”
Granny Jia refused directly.
“That’s great, then go report it to the Security Section.”
Chen Jianye agreed.
If he dragged his feet and didn’t pay, let’s see who would be anxious.
“Zhang Jie, if you don’t listen to me, then I won’t bother with this matter.”
“Whether you can get money from Chen Jianye depends entirely on your own ability.”
Wang Lif also got angry.
“Wang Lif, you’re biased.”
“Don’t think I don’t know your relationship with Chen Jianye. Chen Jianye calls you Master, so you give him special care.”
“Chen Jianye didn’t come to work this morning, but you marked him as normally present. I’m going to report you to the Leader.”
Granny Jia said huffily.
“Go find the Leader, I beg you.”
“Section Chief Hong Shengcai of the Security Section has already greeted the Leader and requisitioned Jianye to help the Security Section, that’s why I marked him as present.”
“What, are you the Workshop Director? Do you need to sign off on any transfers in the Workshop now?”
Wang Lif angrily retorted.
“Ah, so that’s what happened, then I was wrong.”
“Squad Leader, I’ll give you face, let Chen Jianye give me five yuan first.”
Granny Jia thought about it and decided to endure.
If her savings hadn't been stolen, she wouldn't have even looked at a mere five yuan.
“It’s not ‘give you five yuan first,’ it’s ‘I give you five yuan,’ and the matter of me hitting you is settled, and you also have to clear my name.”
Chen Jianye said solemnly.
“Alright, alright, just give me the money.”
Granny Jia looked impatient.
Chen Jianye took out five yuan from his pocket and threw it on the table.
Granny Jia quickly grabbed it and put it in her pocket.
“Master Yi, please help me call the Pliers worker team members over.”
Wang Lif instructed.
Yi Zhonghai got up to call people.
“Jianye, come with me.”
Wang Lif pulled Chen Jianye to a corner.
Before Chen Jianye could ask, Wang Lif took out a stack of money from his pocket, pulled out five yuan, and handed it over.
“Squad Leader, what are you doing?”
Chen Jianye quickly pushed it away.
He was very touched.
So Wang Lif’s wink just now meant this, he thought Wang Lif was telling him not to argue with Jia Zhangshi.
What a good Squad Leader.
You’ve gone this far, I really can’t trick you.
Quickly move Granny Jia to another place.
My using the factory’s conditions to kill Granny Jia has nothing to do with you.
We’ll both be fine.
“Jianye, take it.”
“I’m a Fourth-Grade Fitter, my monthly salary is 47.5 yuan. A mere five yuan is nothing to me.”
“You just started working, and you’re saving up for a wife. How can I let you pay?”
Wang Lif said eloquently.
“Squad Leader, my father passed away, and the factory gave out a pension.”
“My salary of 32.5 yuan alone is enough.”
Chen Jianye certainly couldn’t accept the money.
No matter what, he was the one who hit her, so how could he let Wang Lif pay for him?
“Look at you, child, take it. Next time, you treat me to a meal and prepare some good fenjiu (liquor) for me.”
Wang Lif insisted.
And he found a good reason for the money.
“Alright then, Squad Leader, I’ll definitely arrange fenjiu (liquor) for you.”
Chen Jianye no longer insisted.
At this point, if he still didn’t accept the money, it would be too distant.
“Haha, you understand me, kid.”
Wang Lif laughed heartily and turned back to the Pliers worker team area.
Chen Jianye followed.
Pliers worker team area.
The Pliers worker team quickly assembled.
Wang Lif stood in the usual spot for morning meetings, with Granny Jia and Chen Jianye standing on his left and right.
“Today, a very bad incident occurred in our Pliers worker team.”
“Comrade Zhang Cuihua and Comrade Chen Jianye went to the Security Section to assist in investigating a case. After returning, Zhang Jie slandered Chen Jianye for stealing money. Chen Jianye heard it and hit Zhang Jie’s mouth with a file.”
“Thanks to Master Yi and me discovering it in time, we prevented the situation from escalating further.”
“Zhang Jie’s big mouth ruined Chen Jianye’s reputation, and Chen Jianye, being impulsive, resorted to violence. Both are wrong!”
“Finally, after my coordination, both sides took a step back. Chen Jianye compensated Zhang Jie five yuan for medical expenses, and this matter is concluded. I hope everyone takes this as a warning.”
Wang Lif rattled off the explanation.
He clearly explained the whole story.
“So that’s what happened, that old woman Zhang’s mouth is indeed annoying.”
“Didn’t she brag about knowing the big Leader of the Security Section? How come Chen Jianye beat her up today?”
“That young man has quite a temper, he doesn’t hesitate to strike.”
The Pliers worker team members whispered among themselves.
“Zhang Jie, tell us your thoughts.”
Wang Lif called out.
“I shouldn’t have slandered Chen Jianye behind his back. I hope everyone doesn’t learn from me.”
Granny Jia mumbled.
“Jianye, tell us your thoughts.”
Wang Lif said again.
“I shouldn’t have resorted to violence. I should have reported the situation to the Squad Leader immediately and let the Squad Leader handle it.”
“I hope everyone takes me as a negative example. It’s not easy to earn money at work. Losing five yuan means I worked for four days for nothing.”
Chen Jianye ‘heartbreakingly’ admitted his mistake.
The Pliers worker team members burst into laughter.
One file strike, four days of work for nothing.
The description was too amusing.