boyutpedia Chapter 70 The Infamy of Ya!
Chapter 70 The Infamy of Ya!
That day, because the steel rolling mill workers had not yet officially started their jobs, everyone in the electric heating cup workshop had to work overtime as originally planned.
The factory originally only provided lunch, but to accommodate overtime work, they also prepared dinner for everyone.
Normally, you need meal tickets to eat, but you don't need tickets for overtime meals; you only need free meal vouchers.
Zhang Chengfei, being part of the electric cup workshop, received a free meal voucher.
That day, he was working overtime at the factory, fixing a minor defect in the power system of the mini-tiller. When he heard the lunch bell ring, he grabbed his lunchbox and rushed to the canteen.
Work is important, but eating is even more important. After all, isn't the purpose of life to eat? He understood this simple truth.
Zhang Chengfei thought he had run very fast, but when he arrived at the destination, he found that Zhang Erya had arrived even earlier than him.
Although Er Ya had only been working at the factory for five or six days, she had already made a bad name for herself in the machinery factory, the steel rolling mill, and the automobile leaf spring factory. She was known to everyone.
The reason she became famous so quickly was because on her first day of work, she was the first one to run to get food, and Sha Zhu, who didn't like her, wanted to flip the wok.
She discovered this and immediately sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh, accusing He Yuzhu of trying to cut back on the workers' rations, making sure she wasn't full and couldn't work properly. She suspected him of being a spy, deliberately sabotaging production.
They even said that Sha Zhu was just a fool because of feudalistic thinking, that he looked down on women comrades, and that he wanted to bully them.
With these two mountains looming over him, Sha Zhu immediately backed down. However, Zhang Er Ya was still relentless, saying that Sha Zhu was a cook at the main factory and that he was bullying them because their machinery factory was a branch factory with fewer people.
The conflict quickly escalated to a dispute between the main factory and the branch factory. The incident escalated to the point that the security department was alerted, and finally, Section Chief Wu of the steel rolling mill's security department intervened and took the two men away.
In the end, it was proven that Sha Zhu did not have those thoughts; he was simply annoyed by Zhang Erya when he was flipping the wok.
Old Wu said a few nice words in an attempt to smooth things over.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Erya put her hands on her hips and continued to escalate the situation: "You're a cook because the factory is your workplace, because the state has given you this right! If you, He Yuzhu, just cook for whoever you don't like, wouldn't this canteen become a tool for your personal revenge?"
Good heavens! There's no way to smooth things over now.
After all, He Yuzhu himself admitted that he was flipping the wok because he couldn't stand Zhang Erya and wanted to retaliate.
The final outcome was that Comrade He Yuzhu publicly apologized to Comrade Zhang Erya and compensated her with one pound of pork.
As a result, Zhang Erya became famous overnight, and her bad reputation spread throughout the steel mill and the machinery factory. Zhang Chengfei also absorbed a lot of Sha Zhu's negative emotions.
As for whether He Yuzhu will continue to retaliate? Er Ya is really not afraid!
As the saying goes, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and those who fight are afraid of those who have no regard for their lives.
Although He Yuzhu is a formidable fighter, he can only admit defeat when faced with the unreasonable and argumentative Zhang Erya.
Zhang Chengfei saw his chubby niece standing first in line at the window and sauntered over: "Er Ya, first in line again today?"
Er Ya proudly raised her chin: "Of course! Ever since I joined the factory, when haven't I been number one?"
Zhang Chengfei's expression turned cold: "You can be enthusiastic about eating, but you can't neglect your work."
Er Ya shrank back, realizing that her third uncle had misunderstood her, and quickly pledged her loyalty: "Third Uncle, I didn't slack off. I worked very hard and did a great job. The floor I swept was so clean that even flies would slip on it."
Last time, even our workshop foreman tripped and fell.
Sha Zhu poked his head out of the window: "Aunt Zhang, are you saying your workshop foreman is a fly? You're an educated person now, you know a lot, tell me, what kind of label should be attached to someone who slanders the workshop foreman?"
This is because he still holds a grudge against Er Ya for falsely accusing him before...
Er Ya's face immediately fell, and she angrily retorted, "What are you saying, you dog? You're the one who's cursing your director! I've heard you cursing Director Li of the cafeteria in the courtyard more than once!"
Sha Zhu glared at him: "So what if I cursed him? He deserved to be cursed."
A faint smile appeared on Er Ya's lips: "Oh, then tell me, why should he be scolded?"
Just as Sha Zhu was about to speak, he heard Li Huaide's voice behind him: "Sha Zhu, come to my office for a moment..."
"What the hell? Li Huaide? When did he get behind me?" Sha Zhu looked at Zhang Chengfei, who was smirking, and then at Zhang Chengfei, who looked completely innocent, as if nothing had happened to him. A surge of resentment rose within him.
Zhang Erya successfully caused Sha Zhu to be called away and criticized by the leader. While secretly laughing, she also threatened Ma Hua, who served her food.
"Play properly. If you dare to flip the wok, think about what will happen to your master!"
Ma Hua shrank back and meekly served her food, but a hint of disgust welled up inside him.
Looking at the 130 points of dislike, Zhang Chengfei thought to himself, "This MCA is something else. On the surface, they seem indifferent, but in reality, they're quite shady."
Er Ya didn't leave after getting her food. Instead, she watched as Ma Hua served Zhang Chengfei, as if she was afraid her third uncle would be bullied.
After getting their food, the two walked to the table and chatted as they ate.
Although Er Ya had been working at the factory for several days, they had fewer opportunities to talk because both of them were busy with their work.
Finally having a chance to chat, Zhang Chengfei, taking on the responsibilities of an uncle, asked Er Ya how her work was going, whether she was tired, and whether she was able to adapt.
Er Ya stuffed a large slice of fatty meat into her mouth: "The work isn't tiring, I can handle it! Third Uncle, speaking of which, Er Ya owes all her good life today to you!"
"It's too formal for family to talk like this." Zhang Chengfei broke off a piece of steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
Er Ya, worried that her third uncle wouldn't have enough steamed buns, quickly gave him hers too: "Third Uncle, I'm telling the truth. I really didn't know life at the factory was so good!"
She counted on her fingers and told Zhang Chengfei everything: every day at work, they would paste cardboard boxes and put electric kettles inside.
"Chatting with the other aunties while working doesn't interfere with either. Isn't this just like back in the courtyard house, chatting with the older aunties while they were sewing shoe soles?"
Zhang Chengfei nodded: "That's true."
Er Ya: "It's the same chatting, but no one pays you to chat in the courtyard, but you earn real money chatting in the factory!"
Just as Zhang Chengfei was amazed by her unique perspective on the problem, Er Ya asked again, "What do you eat every day at home?"
"Those are steamed buns made with two kinds of flour, cooked with cabbage. But at the factory? I eat two steamed buns every meal, one with meat and one with vegetables!"
Zhang Chengfei gasped, "Even the vegetables in the factory are divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D. You're eating only grade A vegetables!"
Eating Jia Cai (a type of vegetable) every day at noon costs more than five yuan a month just for food expenses, not including breakfast and dinner. Tsk tsk tsk, Er Ya really knows how to enjoy life. No wonder he has been receiving disdain from Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu from time to time lately.
This means they don't dare to hold a grudge against their mother/mother-in-law, so they hold a grudge against him, their elder.
Well, as the saying goes, "If you raise a child but don't teach him, it's the father's fault." Er Ya eats and drinks like this without considering anything else; as her third uncle... he's being irresponsible.
Regardless of whether he is responsible or not, isn't the most important skill a person should learn in their lifetime to pass the buck?
When you can blame others, don't blame yourself. When in doubt, shift the blame first. Only in this way can you be the right person.