Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 317 - 312 Family members causing trouble (second update)_2
Chapter 317: 312 Family members causing trouble (second update)_2
The area was planned to be around one thousand square meters.
To the village, that area still sounded quite large.
Over a thousand square meters could probably build dozens of houses.
Xiaofeng asked Su Wenqing to keep an eye on the family factory and then went downstairs.
Before the child was born, there were two things that needed to be done, first, the village’s processing factory had to be up and running normally, and second, the supermarket in the city had to open.
As soon as she arrived at the factory, Factory Director Zhou hurriedly looked for her, "Manager Su, you’re finally back."
"What’s wrong, what happened?"
"A worker was chopping chili peppers and wasn’t careful, cutting off half of her own finger. She’s been sent to the hospital, but her husband is here making a scene in the workshop, insisting that you have to come out and give an explanation." Since it was all manual operation, it was indeed possible for workers to accidentally hurt themselves if they weren’t careful.
"When did this happen?"
"It happened three hours ago."
"Let’s go take a look." In the modern day, she had purchased worker’s compensation insurance for every employee, but at this time, such insurance was not popular yet, so if an employee had an accident, of course, the factory was fully responsible.
In the workshop, Che Xiaocui’s husband, He Houfu, was making a loud fuss, "Such a big factory, and there’s no one in charge? My Xiaocui lost half a finger because of working here, where’s your boss? Let her come out, I want an explanation."
Xiaofeng, with her belly sticking out, walked in front, and Factory Director Zhou followed behind.
Before Xiaofeng returned, he had repeatedly assured that the factory would fully cover all of Che Xiaocui’s medical expenses and related compensations, but the other party wouldn’t listen and was determined to see Manager Su; if they didn’t get to see Manager Su, they wouldn’t leave, and nothing would persuade them otherwise.
The other party was being unreasonable, and so Factory Director Zhou had no choice but to wait for Manager Su to come back and deal with it.
"Our boss is here." Someone said, and all the factory workers turned to look at Xiaofeng, silent and very quiet.
"Are you the boss of this factory?" He Houfu pointed at Su Xiaofeng, "My wife hurt her finger here a few hours ago, and now she’s in the hospital getting it bandaged. Tell me, how are you going to deal with this?"
Xiaofeng could understand that the family member might be quite emotional, "The responsibility that should be borne by our factory, we will not shirk. Here’s what we’ll do, you tell me where your wife is, and Factory Director Zhou and I will go see her." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
You have to see the situation first; you can’t just take the other person’s word for it.
"Zhang Keke has already taken her to the hospital." Factory Director Zhou whispered.
"See, my wife’s half finger is right here, what else do you need to see?" He Houfu held up the half finger above his head.
It couldn’t be called half a finger; it was actually a piece of flesh cut from the finger, bloody and shocking to see.
"It’s Xiaocui’s." Seeing that the other party was too emotional, Factory Director Zhou stepped forward, "Xiaocui has had such an accident, and as the factory, we also feel very distressed. So, let’s first go to the hospital to see Xiaocui. Rest assured, we will do everything we can to treat Xiaocui well."
"Don’t fob me off with these words. I just want a straight answer. With my Xiaocui like this, how much can you compensate? Whether you look at her hand or not, it can’t be reattached now, so tell me, how much are you going to pay?"
Xiaofeng felt there was something not quite right with what the other party was saying.
He seemed very concerned about his wife, but if you listened closely, he was not.
From beginning to end, he didn’t show concern about Xiaocui’s injury. He was only concerned about one thing: compensation.
"We also have to determine how much to compensate based on Xiaocui’s injury, right?" She ran a factory where the workers had had an accident, the responsibility was on the factory. But the severity of the situation had to be considered as well; it wasn’t reasonable to just give whatever amount the other party demanded.
"I think you’re just a heartless boss." He Houfu wasn’t willing to listen, "Ten thousand, anything less than ten thousand, and we can’t get past this."
The workers in the workshop were in an uproar.
Ten thousand? The other party really dared to make outrageous demands.
What was their current wage? Only three to four hundred a month, which was decent enough in the county. Remember, when the food factory was about to close down, the staff were only earning a little over one hundred. In just a few months, their wages had multiplied several times over.
"Xiaocui’s family, I think we should listen to the doctor’s opinion on Xiaocui’s condition now that she’s in the hospital," Zhao Deyou thought for a moment and stepped forward to speak.
"Step aside, I wasn’t talking to you. I’m discussing this with your boss. Boss Su, right? Ten thousand, pay now. If I take the money, I won’t come back to cause trouble," the man said.
"Cause trouble? Who’s here to cause trouble?" Baozi, Su Peng, and Liu Chunming just happened to return from a delivery and heard that someone was making trouble in the workshop as soon as they got back.
He Houfu, looking at the tall men who had just arrived, felt an inexplicable sense of dread. But this time, they were at fault first, so he had the upper hand.
The one with the upper hand is always right, no matter where they go.
Besides, with so many employees watching, he didn’t believe Su Xiaofeng would let them act recklessly.
"Big brother, Baozi," Xiaofeng saw them coming and assigned a task: "Get two people to the hospital to check on Che Xiaocui, and also ask Che Xiaocui about her family situation."
"What about here?" Su Peng was a bit worried that the other party would harm his sister.
"It’s fine, with so many people here watching, they wouldn’t dare do anything," Xiaofeng assured.
"Okay, we’re on our way." Whether it was Baozi or Su Peng, they both knew Xiaofeng wasn’t someone who made arbitrary decisions.
If Xiaofeng had them go to the hospital and make inquiries about Che Xiaocui’s situation, there definitely was a reason behind it.
Without hearing Xiaofeng say anything, He Houfu noticed Tie Bao and his group leaving, his mouth curling into a smug smile.
As long as they leave, that’s good.
"Boss Su, cut the nonsense. Ten thousand, at least ten thousand. Anything less and I’ll wreck this place today," He Houfu pulled a hammer from inside his jacket: "My wife got injured working here, so it’s only right that I demand compensation from you."
Seeing him take out the hammer, the male comrades in the workshop all stood up and faced He Houfu.
"What do you think you’re doing?" He Houfu pointed the hammer at them: "Let me tell you, this has nothing to do with you. This is between me and Boss Su, so you’d best stay out of it."
"Brother He," Xiaofeng wasn’t in a hurry; standing there, she was the most dazzling flower among the crowd.
Her smile was like a breath of spring, conveying a sense of calmness: "Let me guess, you’re in such a rush for the money because you’re planning to take it and run, aren’t you?"
In her previous life, she had experienced situations where a worker was injured and their relatives caused trouble. However, meeting someone like He Houfu, who, regardless of his wife’s condition, demanded compensation first, was a first for her.
"That’s bullshit," He Houfu snorted coldly: "I’m worried that someone here will trick Xiaocui, and in the end, she won’t receive any compensation. I’m laying it out here today: the compensation must be ten thousand. Any less and I, He Houfu, will not let this end."
He brandished the hammer: "Any less than ten thousand, and I’ll smash this place to bits, making sure you can’t produce. Of course, if you pay up willingly, I’m very reasonable and will leave immediately without causing you any further trouble."
"If a hammer could solve problems, then what would we need the police for?" Xiaofeng wasn’t the least bit concerned by He Houfu’s threats: "Manager Zhou, how has Che Xiaocui been doing at work lately, in terms of her mental state?"
"Not very well," recalled Manager Zhou, now that Xiaofeng asked – indeed, Che Xiaocui had been looking out of sorts lately.
"Tell me about it."
"She always seems half-asleep, and when asked if she was too tired, she’d say no. I suspect she accidentally injured her hand while dozing off," Manager Zhou had seen Che Xiaocui dozing several times, and looking back, it seemed quite likely.
Of course, regardless of whether she dozed off, since the injury occurred in the factory, the factory would take the appropriate responsibility.
