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Chapter 672: Chapter 662: Resolving
Shen Yunfang looked somewhat puzzled at the police comrade beside her. Isn’t the law here the same as the national law? The police comrade coughed, then bowed his head and whispered a few words in her ear. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Shen Yunfang nodded in understanding. It turned out that from claiming damages to compensation, the whole process previously hadn’t taken much time, creating such a mistaken impression for the old lady.
"Well, that can be arranged. Go ahead and get hospital treatment, Madam. It so happens that one of my workers was severely injured by your three sons, and I’m sending him to the hospital too. When my worker is discharged, we’ll deal with this matter. Your three sons can just endure a slight inconvenience and stay here for a few days," Shen Yunfang said indifferently.
"What? That won’t do. My sons all have jobs. You can’t afford to delay them," the old lady protested. She was the typical type who only allowed officials to light fires and not the common folk.
"That’s not unsolvable. In a moment, I’ll have the police comrade notify your sons’ workplace leaders and explain the situation to them thoroughly. I believe their leaders will understand," Shen Yunfang said with a smile.
"Mom, the workplace can’t find out about this, or they’ll fire us." one son shouted in panic. Nowadays, causing trouble leads to police detention, and the workplace will handle it seriously; typically, they’d get fired.
"Also, I don’t have much, just plenty of money. Madam, you mentioned you need to be hospitalized—I can afford to have you hospitalized for a lifetime. Don’t worry about the money; I’ll cover all of it. However, fairness dictates that you should be responsible for the medical expenses of my hospitalized worker. I hope you can gather enough money for the medical bills, even if it means pawning everything you own," Shen Yunfang continued.
When Shen Yunfang came out of the house, she shook hands with the police comrade who followed, asking him to help complete the subsequent paperwork.
Then she went out to sit in front of the door and wait to sign the document.
Holding the twenty yuan compensation from the old lady, Shen Yunfang led three people back to the farm on a tractor.
By this time, it was already after five in the afternoon. Zhang Chunwang had already returned, but there wasn’t a car in sight at the Drying Yard. Upon inquiring with Zhang Chunwang, she learned why.
Everyone had done well with their sales today; after returning in the afternoon and reloading, they drove back to the city to the market. Many people had arranged to come and buy goods after they got off work.
Shen Yunfang nodded, relayed the afternoon’s events at the police station, and handed the twenty yuan to Zhang Chunwang, asking him to handle the following matters.
After that, she had someone drive her back to the military district on a tractor.
Once home, Li Hongjun had already returned, the meal was ready, and he was waiting for her to have dinner.
"Ah, there’s nothing like the happiness of being at home," Shen Yunfang sighed, quickly entering the house to change clothes before washing her hands and starting to eat.
Once the children left the table to play, Shen Yunfang spoke to Li Hongjun about the afternoon’s events, emphasizing Zhao Bingbing’s attitude.
"Such people, you’re better off not keeping around. They disrupt the internal unity of the workforce, and if something else happens, it won’t be easy to handle," Li Hongjun advised sensibly, not showing any bias because Zhao Bingbing was a comrade’s wife.
Of course, even if he had any bias, he would favor his own wife.
"Mm, I think so too. Such a person is like a ticking time bomb. I pay people to work, not to create ancestral problems, so I’m definitely not keeping her," Shen Yunfang agreed.
"So you let Zhang Chunwang deal with this, which is too wicked."
"Hmph, I’m testing him. If he can’t open his mouth or take action on such matters, I might as well find someone else early. The rules and regulations we agreed upon are still posted on the wall. Everything should follow them; what’s so difficult?" Shen Yunfang continued.
Moreover, employees who defy their boss without real skill end up being the ones dismissed.
"Alright, we’ll leave it to Chunwang to handle. He can’t let you down," Li Hongjun said, feeling confident about him.
"I’m not worried about Chunwang. Now, I just want to see Qian Yu’s reaction. I’ve just fired his wife; I wonder if he has any objections."
Li Hongjun paused for a while before saying, "We can’t drag this matter out. When you have time, talk to Qian Yu about it. Make it clear to him that we dismissed his wife not because of the trouble she caused this time, but because of her attitude towards the boss. If he can understand that, then he can continue working here just like before, and we can’t mistreat him either. If he can’t understand, then we don’t insist. We can’t stop him from finding better opportunities."
"Alright, we’ll do it as you said," Shen Yunfang nodded.
"Don’t make it seem like I’m bossing you around, giving you advice. You’re the boss, after all," Li Hongjun said with a smile.
"Aren’t you the boss’s wife? Your words carry weight too," Shen Yunfang said nonchalantly, "By the way, you know about the logistics department setting up a deal with me for grains and vegetables, right?"
"Mhm, the leadership called me this morning and praised me a lot. It’s my first time being praised since I was transferred here. It’s all thanks to my wife," Li Hongjun chuckled gleefully.
"Wow, that was quick. Are they worried I’ll change my mind or something?" Shen Yunfang also laughed along.
In truth, although the price was a bit low when selling to the military, it was still profitable for her; it was just a question of how much profit. But for the military, it might not be such a straightforward matter.
Being able to give Li Hongjun a few extra points for this small favor was worth it to her even if she wasn’t paid. Her status in the eyes of the leadership was something money couldn’t buy.
The two of them finished eating while chatting and laughing, and then went out for a stroll together.
The next day, Zhang Chunwang didn’t go out but stayed at home to handle Zhao Bingbing’s matter.
Shen Yunfang didn’t show her face at the farm either. Instead, she sat in the office waiting for Zhang Chunwang to come and report the results of the handling.
In the meantime, Shen Yunfang heard wailing and shouting outside the office and clicked her tongue twice, thinking about how the building was made poorly soundproofed.
Before long, Zhang Chunwang came over.
He had pondered all last night about how to handle the situation, to neither discourage his employees nor to fail in having a deterrent effect.
This morning, he called the three parties involved. He started with a round of praise for their actions in defending the collective interests the day before and said their courage to resist evil forces was a spirit that all employees should learn from.
But just when Zhao Bingbing was feeling smug, Zhang Chunwang’s tone changed drastically, and he directly pointed out the mistakes Zhao Bingbing had made in the incident.
Big mouth, poor service attitude, acting recklessly without regard.
Zhao Bingbing turned green with criticism.
Zhang Chunwang didn’t look at her and directly awarded the twenty yuan compensation they had received yesterday to Qian Yu and He Danping, ten yuan each, as a reward for them. Zhao Bingbing got nothing.
The matter was considered settled at this point.
After the woman left, Zhang Chunwang kept Qian Yu behind and talked to him earnestly.
Starting from when his sister-in-law called these brothers who were previously good for nothing over, through the changes they’ve all undergone, without mentioning anything else, the bulging wallets alone spoke volumes.
"When sister-in-law promised to bring our families over, she made it clear that she was looking for employees, for people who could work and take orders, not ancestors to worship. It’s okay for a woman to be fierce, but she can’t be unreasonable, she can’t fail to see the truth of matters, right?" Zhang Chunwang spoke these earnest words.
Qian Yu felt extremely ashamed; it was his failure to educate his wife properly.
