1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 108 Interlude and Fuse (3)

That afternoon, Quality Control Manager Lv Yingying rushed to franchise store No. 49.

Being fined 500 yuan by the management department for illegal operations may be considered a minor matter, but being criticized in a notice is something that needs to be taken seriously for a unit of their nature... Fortunately, the notice was given to Qingfeng Food. If the name was written as a drilling company, the situation would be serious at this juncture.

Unfortunately, no matter whether it is the Momo Baizha or Momo Baichao project, the general business decision-making and resource integration are of course the responsibility of the business guidance group, but tasks such as store supervision and management fall into the hands of the quality control department... Although this division of power and responsibilities is clearly stealing food from the catering management company, Yang Mo is the one in charge now, and even if the others are unhappy, they don't have the courage to say anything at this juncture.

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Looking at the pale-faced fat girl and Erbao who was leaning nervously in his arms, Lu Yingying showed no anger on her face. Instead, she took out a pack of fruit candies that she usually used to satisfy her cravings from her pocket, thought for a moment, picked out a piece of watermelon flavored candy and handed it over.

After watching Erbao peel off the plastic wrap and put the bright red hard candy into his mouth with a smile, Lu Yingying stood up, glanced at Wang Jing, who had a gloomy face, and asked in a tone that didn't take it seriously, "Manager Wang, tell me about the situation."

Wang Jing looked at the girl, who was only two or three years older than her son, with some surprise.

This was not a small matter. As the manager of the No. 49 franchise store, she originally thought that she would be scolded and pushed out to take the blame.

but,

Judging from the other party's tone...

Doesn't seem very angry?
Thinking of this, Wang Jing's expression brightened a little, and then she recounted the whole story in Mandarin with a strong southwestern accent.

At the end, Wang Jing was full of anger. "These people who were picked up, what's the situation of Erbao? I saw this kid committing a sin, so I took care of him. But they said I was hiring a child laborer... Damn their ancestors! When I was a child, I followed my own children to plant rice in the fields at the age of four or five. Why didn't they say my old child was hiring a child laborer at that time?"

Lv Yingying found it very difficult to understand the heavily accented Mandarin. At the end, the middle-aged store manager started to curse in dialect. Lv Yingying didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she put down her hands and said, "Okay, I understand the situation."

After thinking for a while with her chin in her hand without any managerial airs, Lu Yingying nodded and gave her own evaluation: "Manager Wang, you did the right thing regarding Erbao!"

"Don't even mention that we are employees of a state-owned enterprise. Even if we are ordinary people, if we encounter Erbao's situation and don't lend a hand, are we still human beings!?"

At this point, Lv Yingying gave a thumbs up without hesitation: "In terms of character, Sister Wang, you are this... The company really did not choose the wrong store manager, and it really did not bring shame to our company!... If anyone in the company dares to use this matter to discredit you in the future, I will be angry with them!"

Seeing the sincere praise from the young department manager, Wang Jing's face quickly turned from cloudy to bright, and she smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.

No wonder he could become the quality control manager at such a young age. This is really pleasing to hear!

Seeing this, Lu Yingying suddenly changed the subject: "But let's be honest, Sister Wang, you can't blame the management departments... This is the city, it's different from our country... In the country, Erbao can start to support the family at this age, but in the city, this is indeed called child labor, which is illegal... Seriously speaking, they actually showed mercy, otherwise it would not be as simple as a fine of 500."

During this period, under Yang Mo's pressure, Tugou made up for his legal knowledge, so he naturally knew that the fine was not serious.

Wang Jing got anxious when she heard this, and straightened her neck: "I don't care if he shows mercy or not, I don't care what the city people's rules are... I don't know whether to use the labor method or not... I only know that there was no such rule when I was that old, and I will definitely protect Erbao!... I am so heartless to see a well-behaved child starved to death!"

As he said that, he spat on the ground viciously: "Little kid, don't listen to my nonsense. I just want to ask you one question, which side are you on? ... If you side with those damned people, well, at worst, I will quit being the store manager, and go back and call those old sisters to block the entrance of the company, block the entrance of those damned units!!"

"I just can't believe it. These days, even doing good things will get you struck by lightning!!"

Looking at the emotional Wang Jing, and then turning her head to look at the fat lady and the shop assistants whose faces were already beginning to turn red, Lu Yingying didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sister Wang, when did I ever say that I would watch Erbao starve to death?"

As she spoke, Lu Yingying picked up a piece of peach-flavored hard candy and handed it over. "I received instructions from the business guidance team. I am fully responsible for this accident... Since the reason for the fine by the competent authority is that we employed child labor, why don't we just not employ Erbao?"

Not hiring Erbao?
Wang Jing raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry.

But I heard Lu Yingying say: "Since there is no employment relationship between Erbao and me, then the competent authorities have no reason to punish us... Although we cannot employ Erbao, as a junior of Fatty, it should be no problem for him to help us in the kitchen for free, right?... Let Erbao and Fatty become relatives, let Fatty apply for a hardship subsidy from the company, and then use the subsidy to take care of Erbao's life, and then slowly find a school for him to go to, this matter should be resolved, right?"

Wang Jing was overjoyed when she heard this: "Great! Great! The store is too busy, so it shouldn't be a big deal to ask my nephew to come over and help... I don't think those guys who got picked up will have anything to say!"

As she spoke, Wang Jing quickly waved her hand: "Fatty, quickly let Erbao kneel down and pass you tea... After drinking the tea, you will really be his aunt!"

Seeing the fat lady at a loss, Lu Yingying turned away and instructed the accompanying staff, "Call the finance department of Qingfeng Food, explain the reason, and ask them to pay the fine... This afternoon, we will inspect the control level of Momo Baichao's dishes in store No. 49."

The accompanying staff member understood what Ge Ya meant, nodded, and then walked towards the counter.

But Lu Yingying stood at the door in a daze for a moment, then peeled a hard candy and put it into her mouth.

To be honest, she didn't know if this method could work, but no matter what, she would give it a try.

She didn't quite understand what Yang Mo said to her on the phone today, words like "position", "establishment", "empathy", etc., but she agreed with what Yang Shidan said... As a member of a state-owned enterprise, in this great opportunity without shackles, if you don't even have the courage to do what you think is right, then you might as well resign.

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At 5pm, as customers came into the store to order food,

The staff members came again.

Seeing the other party's somewhat unreasonable review speed, Lu Yingying suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

As expected, after walking around the store, the leading man found Erbao's thin figure in the back kitchen. He snorted in dissatisfaction and took out the receipt and wrote on the counter: "During the review period, if you fail to make corrections as required and continue to employ child labor... a fine of 300!"

Seeing this, Wang Jing hurried over from the small kitchen next door and explained, "This kid is a relative of our clerk. He just came to help out a little. He is not considered an employee of ours... Leader, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to say that we employ child laborers, right?"

The man glanced at her calmly and said, "Whether they employ child labor or not, you know better than me. I have seen many stores that use this excuse... Relatives of your employees?... Believe it or not, I will invite the staff of the Household Registration Office to come and check together tomorrow!?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jing panicked. In this era when identity cards were not yet popular, Erbao's household registration was difficult to verify, but the fat lady was a family member of the drilling company, and people could easily find out whether there was such a relative.

Seeing this, the man snorted coldly: "You know you are wrong but don't change, you keep quibbling, your attitude is not right, you will be fined 200 yuan!" Seeing the man open another ticket, Wang Jing was anxious: "This kid is dumb, he can't do anything, he doesn't understand anything. If you don't let us take him in, he will die when he gets out... Can you bear it?"

In a hurry, Wang Jing spoke very loudly. Not only the customers eating in the restaurant, but also many customers waiting in line outside to get chicken chops heard it and turned their eyes over.

Noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, the man frowned and said, "It is the responsibility of welfare institutions and shelters to take in disabled and homeless children. You should contact them... I am only responsible for monitoring whether the merchants in the market have violated the rules... The total fine is 500 yuan, so sign it!"

Wang Jing was so angry that she laughed: "Orphanage? Shelter?... Are you bullying me because I don't understand? If this child can really be sent there, would I still need you to say it?"

Students who have a little understanding of this aspect should know that, in the true sense, welfare institutions specifically for housing disabled children only began to appear in the mid-90s. Although there are still shelters now, the situation is difficult to describe, and the people who are sheltered are far from being as simple as everyone thinks. When a disabled child like Erbao is sent in, the outcome is really not optimistic.

Seeing that this short, fat, middle-aged woman dared to contradict him in front of so many people and said some very "unpleasant" words, the man's expression changed.

Just as he sneered and was about to say something.

Lu Yingying suddenly stood up, walked straight to him, and took the fine ticket: "We at Qingfeng Food Factory accept this fine!"

Seeing this beautiful girl who suddenly appeared accept the penalty and then quickly signed the ticket, the man glanced at Wang Jing who was standing next to him with an angry face but didn't say a word, and he immediately felt better.

After signing, Lv Yingying smiled at him expressionlessly: "You are welcome to come over tomorrow for further inspection... By the way, remember to bring the fine ticket with you. Just give it to Manager Wang for signature when the time comes!"

The man's face suddenly changed when he heard this: "What do you mean?"

Lv Yingying waved her hand, took five hundred-yuan bills from the staff and handed them over, then wrote something on the reimbursement form handed over by the other party: "What I mean is... we respect the authority of the leaders, and we also abide by the laws and regulations of the country... so we will not default on the fines that should be paid;"

"But on the other hand, as a member of a state-owned enterprise, it is our duty to shoulder the social responsibilities we should shoulder and promote the traditional virtues we should promote!"

"We cannot watch a deaf-mute child with no ability to survive rummaging through garbage on the street like a dog; we cannot watch him starve to death on the street;"

"But we also don't want to see them begging for mercy from others like dogs without dignity just for a bite of food!"

"So, we have given Erbao this job!"

As she spoke, Lu Yingying showed a kind of provocation that only rural people can show, with simple values: "So, leaders, please come and inspect as much as you want. We, the quality control department, will pay as many fines as you want... But if you want us to drive Erbao away... That's impossible!"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Wang Jing and the other shop assistants' expressions when they looked at Lu Yingying change, but many of the customers present also cheered.

Listening to the cheers of the guests, Lu Yingying did not show any smugness, but instead showed an anger that outsiders could not understand. She pointed directly at the group of young and old men and yelled, "Why are you yelling! You are cheering now, what were you doing before? Erbao has been rummaging through garbage on the street for the past two days?"

"They are all a bunch of handsome men, if they acted like men and did what men should do, would a group of southwestern women have the chance to stand up for a poor child like Erbao?!"

"Pooh!"

"As Qilu people, a bunch of Qilu men who always talk about the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, have been overshadowed by a bunch of southwestern women in their own territory... I'm ashamed for you! You still have the nerve to cheer here!?"

Unexpectedly, no one got angry after being yelled at by such a pretty little girl who was like a mad tiger. Instead, they looked ashamed.

Unlike other places, people in the three provinces of the Central Plains, especially in most areas of Qi and Lu, were very concerned about their reputation.

But this kind of good face is different from the good face in the conventional sense. They may not care how well they dress, or how prominent they can be, but once it involves things like benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, they will often risk their lives to argue with you, even if it means losing their reputation.

In a sense, rather than being concerned about one's reputation, it is more of a persistence that comes from one's bones.

Therefore, if Lu Yingying scolded someone else today, maybe these old and young men would turn hostile on the spot, no matter how beautiful you are;

But today Lu Yingying was scolding them for forgetting the benevolence and righteousness that people from Qi and Lu should have, and for bringing shame to the people of Qi and Lu, and bringing shame to them in front of a group of southwestern women. They really didn't have the face to get angry... In this regard, it might be normal for people from Qi and Lu to pull each other down, but now it's no longer a "civil war". In front of the southerners they look down upon, they were slapped in the face in the aspect they are most proud of. Any man would wish to kill himself.

"Well, that... I'm from Xuchang, not Qilu."

A man in his thirties grumbled in dissatisfaction, but was immediately met with a pair of angry eyes... Although there are many frictions between them, generally speaking, the three provinces in the Central Plains can be regarded as one family. If they insist on independence in certain values, they will be beaten up!

After being scolded in such a veiled way by Lu Yingying, the man in uniform turned pale and blue in the face. Finally, he snorted heavily, took the fine and left.

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Seeing these people leave, Lu Yingying spat without any image, and then ordered the staff: "Go call the finance office and ask them to urgently approve a special fund in my name... Put a table at the door tomorrow, and if some people have the nerve to do so, let them take it themselves... Take as much as they want!"

Hearing this extremely domineering order, the staff member beside him turned into a little fan and responded, "Okay, Manager Lu, how much do we want to pay?"

Lu Yingying glanced at the young and old men in the store with hatred. After they all hung their heads in shame and ate, she snorted and said, "First, give them 5,000... No, give them 10,000. I'll make them pay enough! Let me know when they're done paying... I'll apply again."

As she spoke, Lu Yingying turned to look at Wang Jing: "Sister Wang, you and Miss Pang did the right thing in this matter, and you have been wronged... You and Miss Pang will write a report later... I will apply to the company for a brave act award for you, and then apply for an employee grievance award for you... When doing good things in our company, we must not let the employees suffer injustice!"

Eh, eh?

Seeing Lu Yingying turning away with great vigor, Wang Jing and the fat lady looked at each other in bewilderment.

The bravery award is understandable, but the employee grievance award...

the company,

Is there such an award?

(End of this chapter)