Kong ngjie absolutely hated them, they showed her not even an ounce of respect. She had been fired from the textile factory; which other factory would want her in the future?
No, this is absolutely unacceptable. She couldn’t just stay at ho like a rural woman. She had to find her second brother, it was his fault that she beca like this, he should arrange a job for her.
Kong ngjie returned ho with her belongings. Although she didn’t stay in the dormitory, she still had plenty of things.
Sitting at ho, Kong ngjie pondered that it had only been three hours, how did Jiang Xinyu already know? Oh right, during the eting, soone ca looking for her, that person must have inford Jiang Xinyu.
Kong Demin really couldn’t handle things, he promised to keep it confidential for her, yet so quickly Jiang Xinyu found out.
Thinking of this, Kong ngjie decided to go to the committee to find Kong Demin.
But when she got to the committee’s entrance, she was inford that Director Kong had driven out.
With no choice, she had to go find Sun Hongxia. After all, she was her sister-in-law.
Sun Hongxia was also puzzled, why had Kong ngjie co over?
"ngjie, why are you here? Co, follow inside."
"Sister-in-law, where’s my second brother?"
Sun Hongxia shook her head, "He never discusses his affairs with , but I saw that after he answered a phone call, he left angrily without even eating."
"Co, I’ll take you to your second brother’s office. There are too many people at my place."
Kong ngjie followed Sun Hongxia, noticing how the woman who used to be robust had beco so thin after just a few months of marriage.
Once in Kong Demin’s office, "ngjie, sit down, I’ll get you so water."
Kong ngjie spotted paper on the desk, her eyes imdiately narrowed. A closer look revealed that it was her own written report letter.
Kong Demin’s office door was open, so it wasn’t surprising Jiang Xinyu got the information.
"Sister-in-law, is it usual that my second brother’s office isn’t locked when he’s not around?"
"It hasn’t happened before, it’s to make it easier for his secretary and subordinates to answer calls."
Kong ngjie fell silent, realizing she had made a wrong move.
"Sister-in-law, you also don’t know when my second brother will return?"
"Your brother never discusses his work matters with , I’m unaware."
In her heart, Kong ngjie looked down on Sun Hongxia.
Standing up, "Sister-in-law, I’ll leave then. When my second brother returns, let him co ho to find ."
"Alright, I understand, I’ll definitely tell him."
Walking down the street, Kong ngjie contemplated her predicant. As a strong-willed person, what should she do now, after reaching this point? Depending solely on Huang Hongwei to support the family wouldn’t work; even though they no longer needed to send money to the woman and child from before, they still had three children at ho which cost money.
Her mind was chaotic; upon returning ho, she lay down on the kang, consud by regret.
She really shouldn’t have been tempted; now that things were like this, what was she going to do?
At noon, Huang Hongwei returned ho with lunch from the cafeteria, seeing his wife lying on the cold kang.
He sighed, "ngjie, eat first, I’ll go start the fire."
Kong ngjie sat up, "You eat first too, I’ll start the fire later."
She knew Huang Hongwei treated her well. The two sat down, but Kong ngjie ate her lunch distractedly. It was their first ti being silent.
After the al, Huang Hongwei volunteered to wash the dishes. Kong ngjie went to start the fire.
"ngjie, I’m going back to the factory now."
Kong ngjie knew he must be suspicious, but there was nothing she could do now, except to let it be for now.
As it was nearing the end of the workday, Qian Jun and the others returned to the textile factory.
"Vice Factory Director Jiang, I’ll see you ho after work."
"Director Pan, there’s no need. Considering Kong Demin’s character, if sothing major happened upstairs, he would have caught imdiately. Since he hasn’t co, nothing will happen today."
Qian Jun strongly disagreed with Jiang Xinyu’s assessnt, "Let Director Pan accompany you to pack so belongings. You’ve been staying at the factory for a while; if anything happens, we won’t know."
Kong ngjie watched as the two anxiously looked at her, and finally nodded.
"I’ll just stay in the office; the dormitory is too cramped."
Qian Jun had no objections to this, as long as she wasn’t alone outside.
"Mr. Qian, I think Zhao Zhongshuo’s matter should be publicized, but I fear it might implicate him."
"You worry too much; how could it implicate him? I’ll arrange it. Qian Jun hated Kong Demin as much as she did; he blad Gao Ruyun’s death entirely on him.
Jiang Xinyu went ho to pack a set of luggage, toiletries, and a few changes of clothes, but absolutely wouldn’t wash them at the factory.
When they both returned, over half of the factory’s workers already knew about Zhao Zhongshuo’s incident.
Huang Hongwei heard the news too. Initially suspicious of Jiang Xinyu, soone claid it involved another person. Nobody knew who Zhao Zhongshuo had offended.
He still went to the cafeteria to get food; due to subsidies, al prices for workers were very cheap.
Previously, both he and his wife purchased als from the cafeteria, and it was enough for their family of five. Now it didn’t suffice. It was just him alone.
Returning ho, he saw his wife had brought back all three children. They sat together as a family of five for dinner.
After dinner, Kong ngjie let the three children play by themselves while she did the laundry.
Huang Hongwei finally decided to discuss with Kong ngjie, "ngjie, today after work I heard news, saying Zhao Zhongshuo was beaten badly, now he’s in the hospital."
"Do they know who did it?"
"Nobody knows, initially I suspected Jiang Xinyu, but soone said it involved another person. If it was Jiang Xinyu, she wouldn’t have gone to the hospital this afternoon."
Kong ngjie initially thought it was Jiang Xinyu too, just monts ago she felt pretty relieved.
"However, so say it was the committee’s doing."
"How is that possible? Zhao Zhongshuo’s report letter was handed to the committee, why would my second brother send people to beat him?"
Huang Hongwei remained silent, speaking further would only upset Kong ngjie.
At night, lying in bed together, "Hongwei, do you think I should find a job elsewhere? Today I went to find my second brother, asking him to arrange a job for at the committee."
"ngjie, I can support all four of you."
"It’s no problem for als, but the kids are growing up and expenses will increase. You’re already working so hard. Besides, I don’t want to live a strained life either."
Huang Hongwei didn’t know what else to say, but he didn’t dampen his wife’s enthusiasm either. If she wanted to work, it would certainly lighten his load.
"Hongwei, will you ever resent ?" Kong ngjie asked anxiously.
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