Chapter 115

In fact, Li Jiandong and his team have cut the quota by one third since the end of last year, which is more than the workers’ reduction.

However, those who can become cadres, firstly, have a high salary and secondly, have a higher level of awareness.

The cadres can bear such cuts, but the workers cannot.

Take the fitter workshop that Li Jiandong is most familiar with, for example. It is a relatively light and clean workshop.

But when there is too much work to do, I am as tired as a dog at the end of the day.

If you don’t eat better, your body won’t be able to take it.

Nowadays, there are many people who eat seven or eight steamed buns in one meal. Many people are not full every day. They can't afford white flour, so it's okay to eat some steamed buns made of mixed flour.

If you eat steamed bread every day, it would be too much of a bully.

That thing is not only unpalatable, but also has little nutritional value. What's the point of just filling your stomach if you don't have any strength left?

"Old Yan, Sister Li, why are you running? What happened?"

This question is certainly not directed at Li Jiandong, but at the incident itself.

After returning, the heads of each department also called meetings with the workshop directors under their command.

“Although the document has not been issued yet, the tone should have been set, and this is not what our factory means.

He has the most workers to manage, and it is his job to work for the workers' interests.

He also knew that this problem was not something that the factory director and deputy director could solve.

After staying in Deputy Director Dai's office for more than an hour, Li Jiandong left and went directly to the political office on the first floor.

Several directors were quite excited, especially Chen Qizi, the newly appointed director of the production department.

The meeting is then passed on to every worker below through the workshop director.

It can be said that the impact is very great.

When the clerks in the political office saw Li Jiandong, they stood up and greeted him.

Li Jiandong said only after seeing everyone present:
“The only reason we are gathered here today is because everyone knows about the quota reduction at the end of last year.

"Deputy Director Li, you are here."

"Yes, Deputy Director Li."

Li Jiandong returned to the office and waited.

It’s not even the Ministry of Industry’s opinion. All we can do now is to try our best to cooperate with our superiors.”

Deputy Director Dai called Li Jiandong over not to ask him if he had any ideas on how to solve the problem of reducing quotas.

At this point, several department directors also knew that it was impossible to change it, and Li Jiandong was right. If even the workers' quotas were to be cut, it could only mean that they had really reached the end of their rope.

That day, Li Jiandong dragged his tired body back to the courtyard.

Li Jiandong nodded and said to one of the young clerks, "Xiao Sun, please help me contact the head of the production department and ask them to come to my office for a meeting."

"After you go back, you can tell them more about what's happening outside so that they can make some comparisons and maybe feel better."

After hearing the news, the workers' mentality undoubtedly fluctuated, and some even threatened to go on strike to resist the quota reduction.

Let the donkey work but don't give it grass to eat?

"Yes, people are made of iron and rice is made of steel. If they don't eat for a meal, they will be very hungry. If the quota is reduced again, it will not be a matter of one or two meals. The workers will definitely be dissatisfied."

For some time to come, some people may not even have a bite to eat. Otherwise, there is even a slight possibility that this knife will not cut our workers. "

The number of workers at the steel rolling mill was only reduced by 10%, while the number of workers at other mills was reduced by more than 25%. With this comparison, the workers calmed down a little.

Just when things in the factory had settled down a bit, something happened again in the yard.

It would be fine to cut other people’s quotas, but cutting the workers’ quotas would be fine. If they don’t have enough food to eat, how will they work?
"Deputy Director Li, how can this be possible? The workers have worked so hard. If we cut back on their wages, we can't let them go hungry, right?"

“Also, I want to tell you that although our fellow workers may not have enough to eat, at least we still have something to eat.

As soon as Li Jiandong finished speaking, a questioning voice was heard in the office.

After all, no matter how nice the words sound, they are not as good as a steamed bun.

After a while, people knocked on the door one after another. There were only two sofas and two stools in Li Jiandong's office. After several directors came in, there were not enough seats, so some of them had to stand there to hold the meeting.

"Deputy Director Li, has this been decided? There should still be room for maneuver, right?"

Li Jiandong just discussed it with Deputy Director Dai for a long time, but couldn't come up with a good explanation.

Li Jiandong sighed:

However, I just received some bad news, which is that there may be further cuts this year."

However, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

Fortunately, at this time, the same news came from other factories.

Xiao Sun agreed and started calling for help.

He just wanted to ask Li Jiandong how he planned to persuade his subordinates, and the two of them could communicate more so as to find a reason that others could accept.

As soon as I turned into the alley, I saw Yan Bugui running out, with Li Huilan following behind him.

Yan Bugui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Jiandong, stopped and said quickly,
"Mr. Li, your son beat someone up. The parents of that child are now blocking the entrance of the dormitory building and are looking for us to explain."

"what?"

Li Jiandong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen.

Qin Huairu usually takes good care of her children, so why would she suddenly hit someone?

"Let's go and see together."

Li Jiandong turned the car around and drove to the dormitory building of the tavern.

Sure enough, there were several adults with a child, blocking the yard and shouting.

However, his son was not there. Only Xu Huizhen, Yu Li and a few other women were talking to them.

When I heard the voice, I knew it was Li Jiandong coming.

"Everyone, stop arguing. Our uncle is here. We have something to say to him. Don't get too excited and speak slowly."

Xu Huizhen tried her best to speak kindly.

When the other side heard that Li Jiandong was coming, they also restrained themselves a little.

After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Li Jiandong is considered a celebrity in Nanluoguxiang Street, and he is a quite popular one. Everyone will give him some face when they see him.

At this time Li Jiandong had already walked in.

"I heard there was a fight? What happened?"

Li Jiandong asked, and when Xu Hui really wanted to explain to her, one of the women on the other side excitedly said:

"Master Li, look at my son. Just because my son's toys are a bit similar to your son's toys, he was beaten up like this by your son and his men. Even his head was broken. They beat him up at such a young age and were so cruel. How can he be tolerated when he grows up?"

"You're talking nonsense. That's not the case at all."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, she heard Li Xunfu's voice coming from the second floor, and next to him were Qin Huairu, Bang Geng and others.

As Li Jiandong's eldest son, Li Xunfu perfectly inherited Li Jiandong's emotional intelligence.

When Li Jiandong was not around just now, he hid in the house and did not come out. He only came out when he heard his father came back.

"You are talking nonsense. Didn't you cause the wound on my son's head?"

The woman yelled angrily.

His man also stared and said:

"Master Li, we know you are a big boss, but as a leader you can't condone children fighting, right?
If you don't give us an explanation today, I will go to your factory tomorrow and look for Director Yang."

Li Jiandong frowned, he felt that today's events were not simple.

First of all, he knows his own son well, although Li Xunfu can be quite naughty sometimes.

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with his values ​​and he is unlikely to bully others.

The couple in front of me didn't look like reasonable people, especially the man. Before I even said a word, he slandered me for indulging my child and threatened to find Director Yang.

This is the usual way of speaking used by gangsters and street thugs, who start by blaming others for something they have done wrong.

"Huai Ru, bring the child down and explain what happened first."

Li Jiandong's voice was calm.

He is not the kind of person who will apologize to his son without asking any questions when something happens to him. Even if he hurts someone, it may not be his son's fault. No matter what, he has to listen to what his son says first.

Qin Huairu brought Li Xunfu down, and Banggeng and several other children followed behind.

"Tell me what happened. If it's our fault, then apologize. If it's not your fault, then explain it to dad and let him handle it. But remember, don't lie. Otherwise, lying is more serious than hitting someone."

Li Jiandong said seriously.

The woman was unhappy when she heard this and shouted, "Li Jiandong, what do you mean? Do you really think you are so great as a factory director? My son's head was broken by your son, what else can I say? You are clearly trying to protect your son."

The man was also angry:

"Originally, for your sake, Li Jiandong, we were going to let your family pay a few hundred dollars. Since you are unreasonable, you must pay back the debt and pay for the murder. Your son hit my son, so my son must hit him back. Come on, son, beat him up for me, you little bastard."

"Let me see who dares?"

Li Jiandong stepped in front of his son.

He sneered and said, "Don't give you face, you are shameless. I will solve the problem with you now. If you don't want to solve it properly, then let's use force. I want to see who can touch my son."

Li Jiandong is not an unreasonable person. If his son makes a mistake, he will definitely try his best to apologize.

But, for this couple, not even being allowed to talk is a bit too much.

After all, not everyone who gets beaten is right; some people just deserve a beating.

Coincidentally, Jia Dongxu, Yan Jiecheng and others had also returned from get off work at this time.

He leaned his bicycle against the wall and ran over to stand next to Li Jiandong.

There was also He Daqing. His rough voice was heard before anyone even entered the yard.

"Fuck, where did this bastard come from? How dare he run wild in our yard? If you dare to touch my nephew, I will break his arm."

Liu Haizhong, Xu Fugui, Yan Bugui and others, even Zhao Quezi gathered around.

Seeing how united the people in Yard 40 were, the couple felt a little scared.

But he still said:

"What do you want to do? You beat someone up and you think you're right, right?"

Li Jiandong sneered:

"It's not that hitting someone is right, but it doesn't necessarily mean that being hit is right. I just said that as long as it's our fault, we will definitely apologize, but if you insist on being unreasonable, then we will also accompany you."

"Okay, then tell me how beating someone up can be justified."

The man was a little timid and didn't dare to make trouble anymore.

At this time, Li Jiandong moved aside to let Li Xunfu stand out.

He straightened his chest and raised his head and said, "I did hit him, but he deserved it. Who told him to steal other people's things?"

"I do not have."

The beaten child wiped away tears.

"You have it, you stole it."

At this time Bang Geng also stood up and said, "Uncle, he stole my car and said it was his. The car was lent to me by Xunfu and his name was engraved on it."

"Nonsense, what do you have to do here?"

The woman on the other side glared at Bang Geng and yelled at him.

Jia Dongxu pointed at her nose and cursed: "You are the one talking nonsense. If you are not convinced, ask your son to take out the car and see if there is a name on it."

"He scratched off the name, but that's where the name should be written. If he wasn't guilty, why would he scratch that place?"

Banggeng was not at all nervous and refuted the other party loudly.

Who knew that when the other party heard his name being hung up, he immediately burst into laughter.

"Haha, you said that position has a name, and we said it has no name. It has already been hung up, what else can we say? Who said that we are not allowed to scratch if there is no name? The things are ours, we can do whatever we want, right, son?"

The child who was beaten was a little scared at first because his lie was exposed, but after hearing what his family said, he finally understood.

The names have been deleted, so even if they know that this is theirs, they have no evidence to prove it.

"Mom, there's no name on my car, so how could it be damaged?"

"Li Jiandong, tell me what we should do. Don't think that you are the only one who has the money to buy a car. Does that mean we can't buy a car just because we don't have the money?
They are the same thing, how dare you say that my car belongs to your son?"

What the woman said made a lot of sense, and for a moment no one knew how to refute her.

But what’s real can’t be fake, and what’s at home can’t be real either.

Li Jiandong asked back:

"Okay, since you said this is your car, then I want to ask you, where did you buy your car? How much did it cost? If you are right, this car is yours."

A car model is not cheap, and ordinary families simply cannot afford it.

If the other party's children really stole it on a whim, it is impossible for them to know more about the car model.

"Yes, you said this car model is yours, then tell me, where did you buy it from? How much does it cost?"

Yan Bugui also realized that this method might not be safe.

However, normal people cannot afford car models and will not ask about the price. Many people even walk away when they see these things for fear that their children will see them and pester them to buy them.

For example, he still doesn't know how much the toys in Li Jiandong's house cost. After all, even if he knew, he would not be willing to buy them, so why bother to ask?

"Tell me, where did you buy your car models?"

"Do you know how much each one costs? Have you forgotten how much you spent?"

"I, I just forgot, okay? I bought it at a department store, I can't remember the exact price, but it wasn't cheap anyway."

The woman on the other side stammered.

At this time, Liu Haizhong also came out and said, "Then tell me, how expensive is this? Is it three or four yuan, or five or six yuan?"

"This, seems to be three or four yuan, or five or six yuan, anyway, it should be less than ten yuan at most."

The woman felt that five or six yuan was already very expensive. A piece of clothing wouldn't cost that much. But it was the price of ten kilograms of meat. This year's ration would be enough for her family to eat for a year.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haizhong burst into laughter.

"Wrong, wrong, I knew you couldn't possibly know the price of this car model, so I'll tell you.

The model was bought on the second floor of the department store. It cost 2 yuan each. Even I, the workshop director, was reluctant to buy it for such a high price.

What do you do to be able to afford such an expensive car model? "

This model was given by Liu Haizhong to Li Jiandong's son. Of course he would remember clearly the expensive price.

When they heard that the car model was only seventeen dollars and fifty cents, everyone was shocked by the price.

However, no one suspected that Liu Haizhong was lying. After all, the price was fixed and could be found by simply going to the department store. It was impossible to deceive anyone.

"Yes, it's seventeen dollars and fifty cents. This toy was given to my child by someone else. I made a mistake and wrote it down as seven dollars and fifty cents."

The woman reacted quickly, but when she said this now, no one believed her lies.

"Someone else gave it to you, right? Then find that person, or I'll go with you to find that person and ask him if it was given to you. If it was, we'll compensate you accordingly. If not, you just have to pay for my lost wages and car fare."

Li Jiandong added: "My lost wages are not much, only four dollars a day. Please tell me where to go. I won't wrongly accuse you."

Four dollars a day, that’s forty dollars in ten days.

Transportation is inconvenient nowadays. It only takes ten days to go back and forth to the northeast. If you go to the south, you may not be able to get back even after ten days.

The woman originally wanted to say a place farther away, but when she heard that Li Jiandong would pay so much for a day's lost wages, and that he seemed really willing to accompany her to find someone, she suddenly dared not say anything more.

Her man said:

"Li Jiandong, we can't argue with you. Even though this car is yours, you can't hit anyone.

A car costs 17 dollars, and it's old now, so we'll just pay you 3 dollars, but you injured my son, so we won't settle the matter without 100 dollars."

Yan Bugui was so angry that he laughed on the spot.

Pointing at the other person, he said, "There are all kinds of birds in the forest. I have lived for so many years and have never seen such a shameless person."

He Daqing looked impatient, "Why are you telling them so much? Huizhen, go to the police station and call Zhuzi back. He stole something and dared to extort money. I think the beating was too light."

"Uncle, shall I go and call Zhuzi?"

Xu Huizhen asked Li Jiandong.

She knew that her man had a bad temper, so she should let Li Jiandong make the decision on this matter.

Li Jiandong originally wanted to give the other child a chance.

However, it is obvious that this couple are unqualified parents. If their child stays with such parents, he will definitely become more and more a jerk in the future. It is better to send him to a juvenile detention center as soon as possible to receive education. Maybe he can be saved in the future.

(End of this chapter)