Chapter 156 A Loud Slap
Not long after Ying Caixia returned to Jinling, her mother died of an acute illness, and life became particularly difficult. Fortunately, the Revolutionary Committee (now renamed the Street Committee) helped Ying Caixia find a job, which was of course not a good job, but just a temporary worker in a factory under the Street, pasting paper boxes and the like, earning 70 or 80 cents a day, which was enough to get by.
Not only is the work of a temporary worker hard, but the salary is also unstable. As someone who works in a school-run factory, Song Yuanchao is certainly aware of this. But the Ying family has fallen into such a state, it is not easy for Ying Caixia to have a job. How can she be picky?
No wonder Ying Caixia had never written to Song Yuanchao or even to Lin Yan. It was not easy for a weak woman to support this shaky family. Song Yuanchao felt sad at this moment.
Time passed quickly, and it was around five o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Song Yuanchao thought that Ying Caixia would be back from get off work soon, so he stood up, thanked Grandma Sun for the hospitality, and prepared to wait for Ying Caixia at the door of Ying's house.
After saying goodbye to Granny Sun, Song Yuanchao walked out of the courtyard. Just as he was about to walk towards the Ying family diagonally opposite, he was suddenly stunned because he saw Ying Caixia's figure at the direction of his alley.
Just when he wanted to call her, Song Yuanchao didn't call her when the words came to his lips, because there was not only Ying Caixia alone at the entrance of the alley, but also a middle-aged man with her, and the two seemed to be talking about something.
Song Yuanchao did not go over immediately. He walked a few steps towards the gate of Ying's family, intending to wait here for Ying Caixia to come over after they had talked and give her a surprise. But just as he arrived at the gate of Ying's family, he heard from afar that Ying Caixia seemed to be arguing with the man. Song Yuanchao frowned slightly, thought for a while, and walked in that direction.
"You haven't thought about the last incident clearly yet?"
"Director Xu, can you give me some more time...?" Facing the other party's question, Ying Caixia said with a pleading expression.
"Give you some more time? Xiao Ying, I've given you more than a month, and you keep putting it off until tomorrow, then tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow. Are you planning to keep putting it off like this?" Director Xu was a man who looked to be in his forties, of medium build and dressed in cadre attire. He seemed to be some kind of cadre. He had a broad nose, a big mouth, and a square face, and looked decent, but his eyes were gazing back and forth at Ying Caixia.
"It's not like that. Director Xu, this is not a trivial matter. You have to let me think about it carefully. Besides, the New Year is almost here. Can't you wait until after the New Year to talk about this?" In Song Yuanchao's memory, Ying Caixia was a girl with a strong personality, but now she was begging the other party desperately.
"Happy New Year? Happy New Year!" Director Xu chuckled, "Holding a wedding on New Year's Day, isn't this a double happiness? Xiaoying, don't think too much. You are a young girl and don't understand many things. It's different with or without a man in the family. With a man who understands your feelings, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life. Don't you think so? Besides, as long as you nod and agree today, your temporary job will be converted to a regular job tomorrow. You must know how big the difference is."
Looking at Ying Caixia, Director Xu's eyes sparkled. He stretched out his hand and put it on Ying Caixia's shoulder. He thought he could hug Ying Caixia's shoulder, but Ying Caixia was prepared and stepped back to avoid it.
"Xiao Ying, what do you mean?" Director Xu's face suddenly changed, and he said unceremoniously: "My patience is limited. You must give me an answer to this matter today, or you don't have to come to work tomorrow!"
"Director Xu, you...you can't do this. This job was assigned to me by the street..." Ying Caixia said anxiously, tears welling up in her eyes and almost falling.
"Yes, so what if it was arranged by the street? But for someone like you, the company also needs to look at your performance. In my opinion, there are big problems with your current performance and attitude. You are simply resisting the help of the leadership. This is a very serious problem! For a situation like yours, the factory has every right to fire you directly!"
"Director Xu, I...I..." Ying Caixia couldn't help but cry and didn't know what to say.
Seeing Ying Caixia like this, Director Xu suddenly laughed again. His greedy eyes were just like Big Bad Wolf looking at Mei Yangyang with drooling eyes.
"Xiao Ying, it's very simple to solve this problem. As long as you nod your head today and agree to this, we will be a family in the future. How can family not help each other? Don't you think this is the truth? Okay, stop crying. I am a soft-hearted person and I can't stand seeing women cry. Come on, wipe your tears. Your face will look so ugly if it's sore from crying. It's settled. We'll go tomorrow..."
As he spoke, Director Xu once again raised his hand to embrace Ying Caixia. This time, Ying Caixia seemed to accept her fate and did not hide like before. Just when Director Xu was secretly happy and felt that everything was under control, who would have thought that before his hand could reach Ying Caixia's shoulder, a big hand came out of nowhere and slapped the back of his hand mercilessly, slapping his stinky hand away in an instant.
With a cry of "Ah", Director Xu felt a burning sensation on his right hand. He was unable to react for a moment, and then a deep and extremely stern voice rang in his ears.
"What do you want to do? Act like a hooligan?"
When she looked up, she saw that there was suddenly a man beside Ying Caixia. The man was tall and about twenty years old, and he was staring at her with sharp eyes.
Feeling a little nervous, Director Xu quickly asked, "Who are you? We were talking about work. Where did you come from?"
"What do you care who I am? I ask you, what were you trying to do by doing such dirty things just now?" Song Yuanchao took a step forward and stared at Director Xu with anger in his eyes.
Director Xu took a step back involuntarily, but quickly came to his senses: "What are you talking about? I'm talking about work with my subordinates. What's wrong with you? What nonsense are you talking about! Do you know who I am? Get out of here! Don't make trouble for no reason!"
"Who are you? I think you are just a scumbag! Still looking for trouble? Ugh!"
"You...you...you are simply unreasonable! Get out of here now, or I will call the police to have you arrested!" Director Xu said angrily.
"Arrest me? Haha, you don't even know who I am, yet you dare to report to the police to arrest me?" Song Yuanchao walked up to Director Xu unceremoniously and grabbed Director Xu's collar and dragged him towards him. Then, without saying a word, he raised his hand and slapped Director Xu three times on the face.
After these three heavy slaps in the face, Director Xu suddenly saw stars and his face instantly became red and swollen at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Everybody, come and take a look! Look at this bastard!" Song Yuanchao shouted to the surroundings. When Song Yuanchao went up to engage in the conflict just now, some people had seen it and gathered around him out of curiosity. Now, after this shout, even more people came over.
"This bastard actually took advantage of me not being at home to bully my girlfriend. My girlfriend is thin-skinned and tried to hide from him, but this bastard kept pushing him. Does he really think there is no man in our family? Do you know who this guy is? Come on, come on, please help report this guy to the police and have him arrested!"
"You... don't talk nonsense, I'm not being a hooligan! This is a rumor! It's slander! Don't listen to his nonsense, you come here and hit people for no reason, you are not a good person!" Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Director Xu had never expected such a thing to happen, and he immediately rushed to clarify.
"Are you deaf, kid? Didn't you hear what I said just now? Hit you? A few slaps in the face are the least of my worries! Caixia, come here, tell him who I am!" Song Yuanchao grabbed Director Xu's collar and dragged him towards Ying Caixia without any hesitation. At this time, Ying Caixia had recovered from her shock. She never expected that Song Yuanchao would suddenly appear here, and in this way.
"Yuan Chao...you...why are you here?"
"Did you hear it? Did you hear it?" Song Yuanchao grabbed Director Xu's collar with one hand and slapped his face, which was as swollen as a pig's head, with the other hand. Although it was not as heavy as the first three slaps, the slapping sounds were extremely crisp.
"Neighbors, come and see me. Let me introduce myself first. I am Song Yuanchao, Ying Caixia's boyfriend, and also a college student at Beijing University. I just came back today from the winter break. Before I even entered the house, I saw this bastard groping my boyfriend. Do you think he should be beaten? Should he be taught a lesson?"
There were many people watching around, listening to Song Yuanchao's shouting, combined with their previous conversation, especially seeing Ying Caixia's face still covered with tears, many people immediately stood up for him and shouted, "He deserves to be beaten! A few slaps on the face is not enough, such a hooligan should be locked up in the police station. Oh, who can go find the police and ask them to arrest this stinky hooligan!"
There are many people with a sense of justice, and there are many neighbors nearby who know Ying Caixia. Although the Ying family has long been in decline and many people are gloating over their misfortune, there are still people who sympathize with the Ying family's current situation. What's more, Song Yuanchao has already stated his identity openly and even said that he is a student at Imperial University.
As for Director Xu, many of us know him. This guy is not a good person. He was very active in the past. Now that he is the director of a street factory, he is even more frivolous on weekdays. He is not a good person at heart.
Seeing that Director Xu was humiliated today, the crowds around him started to make noises and watch the fun.
Director Xu's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He had never expected that such a thing would happen. Didn't Ying Caixia have no boyfriend? How come she suddenly had a boyfriend, and he was a college student at Jingshi University?
In this day and age, college students are a prestigious name, especially for a university like Imperial University. Being grabbed by Song Yuanchao's collar, Director Xu of course saw the school badge on Song Yuanchao's chest. In addition, he heard Ying Caixia calling the young man's name just now. Director Xu knew that something big had happened today, and he felt regretful.
"Damn you bitch! You actually had a boyfriend but you didn't tell me earlier. If you knew this would happen, you wouldn't have done such a thing today even if you had ten times the courage. If you were really arrested as a gangster, it would be a serious matter. If things go wrong, even your brother-in-law might not be able to protect you..."
