The conspiracy of the courtyard

After Chen Ping said this, Director Wang highly agreed with the punishment plan proposed by Chen Ping, because she knew the probability and frequency of such incidents, which happened in almost every courtyard, and she also knew the difficulty of handling such incidents. Her appreciation for Chen Ping increased a little more.

After hearing this, Director Lou frowned a little, closed his eyes and thought for a while before saying:

"I understand what Comrade Xiao Chen means. Let me say something that I shouldn't say. If I were to encounter such a situation, I would probably draw my sword and defend my own interests at all costs.

But now, as a bourgeois, I cannot impose particularly harsh punishment on proletarian workers. Although I sympathize with your situation, I cannot punish you too severely.

Thousands of families in the factory depend on the factory for their livelihood. I cannot act on impulse and put myself in opposition to the workers. If they ignore it and incite the workers to do some irrational behavior, it will cause greater social panic.

So, let's make a compromise and stop paying the three of you one month's wages to compensate you for your losses. The two masters will be demoted to ordinary workers for three years, and the apprentices will be delayed for three years as punishment.

Order them to write a confession and keep it yourself. It is a threat to them, and they dare not retaliate easily. The factory has made a punishment, they have learned a lesson, and you have the evidence. All three parties are satisfied. How do you think it is? "

Director Wang was not satisfied. What she wanted was to reduce this kind of banditry, not to punish someone. But she couldn't say too much at this time, as it might provoke a dispute. The initiative was in Chen Ping's hands, and she kept winking, indicating that she couldn't agree. Chen Ping frowned and thought about it again and again, and agreed to the punishment plan.

When Director Lou went out to talk to the three people, Director Wang flew into a rage:

"Why did you agree to this? This is a good opportunity to suppress them. You should expand the situation. Many conflicts in our area were caused by the employees of their factory. You should use this opportunity to deter those scoundrels. How could you be so foolish?"

After hearing this, Chen Ping shrank back for a moment, then took Director Wang's arm affectionately and said:

"My dear mother, please don't worry, listen to my explanation. It's not that I don't want to expand the victory. You can see that Director Lou has too many concerns. If we really insist on it, it will have a bad impact on you.

He is known as the master of half of Loucheng. His family has so many businesses and he knows more leaders than you do. If the negotiations fail, and he sues you for using your power to pressure others, won't we lose more? Stop while you are ahead. He will be grateful to you for making a big deal out of a small one. You expect a bourgeois businessman to change society?"

Director Wang thought about it for a long time. As a leader who had come out of the war, would she be afraid of being complained?

He just watched his grandson come over, using his little hands to smooth his frown. The depression in his heart dissipated, and he didn't care to blame Chen Ping anymore. He hugged Lu Zixuan and praised his grandson for being well-behaved and sensible.

Chen Ping was so angry that she rolled her eyes at Lu Zixuan. He was the one who told her to say it, but she was the one who offended him. After that, he pretended to be a good guy again. How come all the good things were his? At this moment, Chen Ping had a hard time saying anything. She sat on the sofa, shaking her head and sighing, feeling cheated.

An hour later, Director Lou brought Yi Zhonghai and the other two with their heads down into the office. Director Lou announced the punishment for the three and warned them that if they dared to retaliate, they would be in calamity.

Originally, Director Lou wanted the three to apologize in person, but Chen Ping said no, and only accepted their confession, which was the same as Liu Haizhong's, but with the names changed, and let them go. Director Lou kept thanking Director Wang for his generosity and said he would come to thank him another day.

Before leaving, he took out a bulging envelope and handed it to Chen Ping, saying that the factory would advance the compensation for the three people. Director Wang understood that Director Lou was trying to show goodwill, so he didn't take it and signaled Chen Ping to accept it.

Chen Ping and Lu Zixuan returned home in silence. Chen Ping sat on the stool angrily, staring at Lu Zixuan and said:

"You can. I am the one who offended you, so you should be the good guy. Why do you always get the good treatment while I am always disliked? Tell me, how do you want to make it up to me?"

Lu Zixuan immediately admitted his mistake. "I was wrong. I didn't expect Director Wang to be so angry. Oh, come on. You are not ashamed to argue with a two-year-old child? Isn't that a temporary solution? You have to let the leader calm down so that you will be less blamed. Okay, don't be angry. Take Yu Shui and Zhu Zi out to eat later.

Come back early, because we still have something to hold against Yan Bugui tomorrow. How about this, I'll start telling you the story of the Legend of the White Snake tonight, okay?"

Chen Ping immediately picked up Lu Zixuan and walked out the door, saying, "The key is that when the director gets angry, it's really scary. She stared at me as if she wanted to eat me. I'm really scared. Don't look for her next time. I can't stand it. Otherwise, explain to me first why you knew the result before you went there?"

Lu Zixuan struggled to get down and walk by himself, but it was no use, so he had to compromise and answered Chen Ping's question:

"Because Director Lou won't do that. Because the three workers' actions have become known to everyone, he is even more unwilling to confront the government. In his eyes, it is just a question of how much compensation to pay, but the proposal we put forward is all for the benefit of the factory, and he has no objection.

You can only let them suffer and you benefit. It can both keep you calm and not make a big fuss. It was their fault in the first place and they should be punished. It can be regarded as the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it. In fact, he is grateful to you for giving him a chance to deepen his relationship with the street office."

Chen Ping nodded thoughtfully and muttered:

"That's not too serious, it's better to suggest dismissal, that's straightforward. Are their skills really that good? Does Director Lou think so highly of them?"

Lu Zixuan shook his head and continued to explain to Chen Ping:

“Then you have misunderstood Director Lou’s meaning. He is not afraid of class struggle or social unrest. He just doesn’t want to start a war and make enemies for himself.

Let us know that it was he who risked his life to help us get justice, and let the three of them know that it was he who saved their jobs under pressure. He was just playing both sides.

Besides, these three confessions are not only a stain on the three of them, but also their future after the public-private partnership. Private enterprises value the skills and treatment of workers, while state-owned enterprises care more about the workers' thoughts and character.

When you take out this confession, which factory would dare to accept it? They are such low-quality, overbearing and tyrannical people. These three confessions will be their lifeblood in more than a decade.

At that time, it was a time to overthrow all evil spirits. This was a knife hanging around their necks, ready to cut their throats at any time. Isn't it scary? Let's go and have dinner."