Chapter 169: Verification
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Officer Huang still remembered that a month ago, Yu Bing had specifically brought some sweet potatoes she had dried for everyone to eat.
From time to time, Yu Bing would chat with the auntie who worked in the canteen sometimes because she had helped Yu Bing previously. Was she really the kind of person her mother mentioned?
As Officer Huang looked at Duan Mei, he felt that it was better to persuade her to go back first and let Yu Bing try her best to communicate with her family in private. If her parents caused trouble when they came to the commune, it wouldn’t have a good impact on her future work development. ...
Fortunately, only the logistics department knew about this. Everyone had a good relationship with Yu Bing and wouldn’t spread it.
After making up his mind, Officer Huang smiled and said, “Does Yu Bing know about this? Does she agree?”
This was a routine question. Duan Mei knew this very well. “She didn’t agree, so I came.”
Mr. Huang took a sip of water from the tea jar beside him and said, “Usually, the employee will collect the salary herself. If she wants her parents to collect it on her behalf, she has to sign an agreement.”
When Duan Mei heard this, she said with a bitter expression, “I have no choice. There are a few mouths at home waiting to be fed. If she doesn’t send the money back, we won’t be able to survive. As her leaders, you can’t ignore this matter.”
Officer Huang had been working for more than twenty years, and it wasn’t uncommon for parents to ask for their children’s salaries. Most of the time, parents wanted to control their children by controlling their children’s finances.
This was especially common among female employees, so Officer Huang was very calm when he heard this. He even felt a little bored. It had been so many years since parents started using this excuse. Those parents liked to use family difficulties as an excuse, but most were not telling the truth.
The smile on Officer Huang’s face faded a little. “Although I’m her leader, this is your family’s matter. Why don’t you go home and discuss it with Yu Bing? I know Yu Bing quite well. She’s good-tempered and polite. I believe she treats her family well. Tell her nicely. If your family is in such a difficult situation, I believe she’s not the kind of person who will be heartless enough to ignore it.”
When Duan Mei saw Officer Huang’s attitude towards her, she knew that this little leader was probably biased towards Yu Bing. She couldn’t help but curse Yu Bing.
This little b*tch must have used her good looks to seduce these men, so they were all speaking up for her.
Hence, Duan Mei didn’t intend to say anything else to these leaders. Her expression changed and she said resentfully, “Since you can’t interfere, I’ll find someone who can!”
With that, she glared at Officer Huang and stood up to leave.
Duan Mei searched floor by floor and finally saw the door sign of the president’s office on the third floor.
Seeing a man in a tailored tunic suit sitting inside, Duan Mei knocked on the door.
President Song was reading the notes he had taken when he went to the county for a meeting yesterday. When he heard the sound, he looked up and realized that it was an unfamiliar middle-aged woman.
Seeing this, Duan Mei took the initiative to smile and greet him. “Hello, President. I’m the mother of your commune’s He Mountain Brigade driver, Yu Bing.”
At this moment, President Song remembered that Song Li would occasionally mention Yu Bing’s family situation at home, so he asked calmly, “Hello, why are you looking for me?”
When Duan Mei heard the question, the smile on her face slowly faded. She lowered her head as she walked into the office. “President, I didn’t want to trouble you, but I really had no choice.”
President Song smiled faintly when he heard this. “Yu Bing’s mother, please go ahead.”
Duan Mei sighed and said helplessly, “Our family’s financial situation is very bad now. Firstly, I came to the countryside to see the child, and secondly, I want to discuss Yu Bing’s salary with her. I don’t want to take Yu Bing’s entire salary away. I just want her to send eight yuan a month to the family. When the family gets through this hard time, I won’t want it even if she offers it to me. However, she’s determined not to disregard the family’s life and death and refuses to send a single cent home!”
After hearing this, the first thought of those who didn’t know was that her parents were not coveting their daughter’s salary. They even left five yuan, didn’t they?
However, if one thought about it carefully, one would realize that there were uncertainties regarding these words.
This was Duan Mei’s single-sided recount. The leaders of the commune couldn’t go to the neighboring city to investigate such a small matter.