After giving Zeng He a good beating, Hua Qingqing took Yu Jianhua and left the Zeng family's home, heading to the factory dormitory.
"Auntie, if I hadn't found out about this today, how much longer were you going to hide it from us? He beat you, and you couldn't fight back. But why didn't you tell us?"
Yu Jianhua forced a bitter smile and shook her head. "If I told the family, they'd only worry for nothing. They can't do anything about it."
Hua Qingqing suddenly understood what Yu Jianhua meant. Grandma Fang and Grandpa Yu didn't care about their daughter's well - being. Having a good son - in - law was what mattered most to them.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have tried to marry Yu Linxiu and Yu Linyun to such men just for the urban household registration.
Hua Qingqing frowned at Yu Jianhua. "Auntie, have you ever thought about getting a divorce? Zeng He is such a scumbag. Keeping him around is useless."
Yu Jianhua looked up blankly, with tears glistening in her eyes. No one knew what she was thinking during this short moment, but in the end, she still shook her head.
"No. What's the use of getting a divorce? I'm already like this. Whether I'm divorced or not doesn't matter."
Hua Qingqing couldn't understand what she meant.
How could getting a divorce be useless?
Getting rid of a scumbag like Zeng He was the biggest benefit of a divorce!
"Auntie, you have a job now. You can definitely support yourself. If you still want to get married in the future, you can find a better man. It can't be worse than that scumbag Zeng He."
Yu Jianhua blinked her eyes but didn't say a word.
Hua Qingqing thought things were a bit worrying. Could it be that Yu Jianhua still had feelings for Zeng He?
If so, she was really a love - blind fool.
Unable to persuade Yu Jianhua, Hua Qingqing finally didn't say anything too harsh. She just told her to stay in the factory dormitory for the time being and said they'd talk about other things later.
Yu Linxiu also found out about this. Hua Qingqing asked her to persuade Yu Jianhua when she had time.
Yu Linxiu said, "I'll remember this. There are two female workers in our factory with family situations similar to hers. They've both gotten divorced. Now they have jobs and can live well without a man. I'll ask them to persuade Auntie."
"Qingqing, the sales volume of the schoolbags and the sales channels in the north and south have stabilized. The monthly sales and orders are both increasing steadily. But we still can't increase the production volume of the new products. There are too few embroiderers. We have to maintain the quality for each one. At this rate, we won't be able to start selling before the Chinese New Year."
"I was thinking, should we extend the selling time?"
Hua Qingqing asked, "How many are there now? Are there five hundred?"
Yu Linxiu shook her head. "There are only three hundred and fifty at present."
Three hundred and fifty. This number was too small.
Hua Qingqing frowned. "There are still too few people. We'll recruit more people later. Loosen the requirements a bit. If there are still not enough qualified people, we'll recruit from the provincial capital. Our factory provides food and accommodation. Anyone who's interested can come at any time."
The previous one - meal allowance was changed to three meals. However, only those living in the factory dormitory could have breakfast and dinner.
"As for the new products, the quantity must reach five hundred before the selling date. We won't extend the selling time. We'll just send them to the capital, Shanghai, and Guangzhou on the normal date. We'll allocate three hundred to our store in the capital and one hundred to the others. Let Uncle Yu take them to Guangzhou."
Apart from the two fixed sales points in the capital and Shanghai, they also targeted the big market in Guangzhou and were going to open a store there. Yu Jianchuan was the most suitable candidate. He had lived in Guangzhou for more than half a year and had experience in selling goods. After this incident, he had become much more stable.
Yu Linxiu wrote down the arrangements and said she understood.
Hua Qingqing suddenly remembered something.
They had to hold an event during the Chinese New Year!
This was their first year of opening the factory. It had to be a great success!
"Hey, we'll hold a New Year's party later. Let the employees prepare some shows. Singing and dancing are all welcome. Then let Yang Wang ask the people from the folk art troupe if they can come. This is the liveliest time of the year."
In the 1980s, entertainment was not as rich as it would be ten or twenty years later, but people at that time yearned for a happy, positive life.
A little entertainment was enough to make everyone happy.
There were still eight days until the Chinese New Year.
Hua Qingqing finished her last exam and had a good sleep in her rented room. The next day, she packed her things and prepared to go back to the Yu family's home. It wasn't that she had to spend the New Year there. It was because there were several parcels from her adoptive parents stored at home.
She just enjoyed the process of unpacking.
She wondered what her adoptive parents had sent for the New Year.
She'd have to call Hua Jia later to catch up.
As for Ruan Yuan, she couldn't call even if she wanted to. There was no phone, only a contact address whose authenticity was unknown.
Hua Qingqing packed her things, took out her bike, and was about to leave.
Zhou En suddenly came to her rented room, looking anxious. "Sister Qingqing, something's happened at the factory. A man came to cause trouble and even beat an employee!"
What?
Who was so bold?
No, what was wrong with the people in her factory? They couldn't even stop one person!
Hua Qingqing got on her bike and went to the factory with Zhou En.
A crowd had gathered at the factory gate.
Zhou Cai and Yang Wang were also there. Yu Linxiu was protecting Yu Jianhua behind her, looking at the man with a stick in front of them warily.
Who else could that man be but Zeng He?
Zeng He shouted, "Yu Jianhua, do you have a lover in this factory? You're really something. You don't go home for days on end. Have you forgotten that you're a married woman? You're such a promiscuous woman!"
"Do you think you're some kind of fairy? You're just a hen that can't lay eggs. Yu Jianhua, I'm giving you one more chance. Come back with me, or I'll divorce you!"
Yu Jianhua's face was covered in blood, and her voice was weak. "I didn't. Zeng He, you're slandering me. I'm just working in the factory. Everyone can testify..."
Jiang Jiang spat at Zeng He. "Your wife is just working hard in the factory to earn money, and you come here with a stick to beat her. If she really goes back with you, we don't know if she'll even survive. It's really unfair that a scumbag like you can get a wife!"
Hua Qingqing almost clapped her hands.
This girl could really curse.
She narrowed her eyes and looked at Zeng He. Good, he was bold enough to chase them to the factory.
Hua Qingqing casually picked up a broom placed next to the guardhouse and rushed into the crowd, hitting Zeng He with it.
Zeng He was dazed and knelt on the ground.
Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect someone to suddenly start fighting.
Hua Qingqing shouted at the stunned security guards, "What are you standing there for? Grab him and send him to the police station!"
Zeng He was grabbed and dragged out.
"Let go of me! Hua Qingqing, you bitch!"
"You're asking for death!"
Hua Qingqing was indifferent to his curses. Only losers used words to intimidate.
Hua Qingqing glanced at Yu Jianhua. Seeing that her face was as white as a ghost, she told Yu Linxiu and Jiang Jiang to take her to the hospital.
If her head wasn't bandaged soon, she'd die.
Finally, she looked at Zhou Cai and Yang Wang. "You two, come to my office."
As soon as the office door closed, Hua Qingqing's face turned completely cold.
"This is the second time something like this has happened. There are serious problems with the factory's security. Do you have any suggestions?"