Chapter 17 Holding Back My Anger

Chapter 17 Holding Back My Anger

Yao Guohua and Song Yuling never expected such a notice to be issued.

Song Yuling instinctively wanted to go and make a scene at the factory leaders, but Yao Guohua grabbed her arm.

"This is outrageous! How can you slander someone like this? Why did you erase my job? Why?!" Song Yuling cried and shouted.

The onlookers glanced at Song Yuling, who was still crying and wailing, and all looked at her with disdain.

How dare you!

You've tried to steal your master's man, and you still have the nerve to stay here?

Ignoring the undisguised eye-rolls others were giving them, Yao Guohua pulled Song Yuling toward a secluded spot.

"What's the use of making a scene now? If you keep making a scene, you won't even have a temporary job anymore," Yao Guohua said angrily.

Song Yuling...

"So, am I just supposed to swallow this bitter pill?"

"Didn't you say that the factory leaders wouldn't cause trouble for themselves? Why... do I still have to go back to my old position?" Song Yuling cried and stomped her feet.

Yao Guohua scratched his hair in frustration.

He's already in his forties and has started losing hair, especially these past few days.

He never expected that the factory wouldn't follow the normal procedures at all.

They made no mention whatsoever that Song Yuling's promotion was to take over Shu Man's position.

The factory immediately said that Song Yuling was fired for misconduct, but because she still had a family to support, they kept her on as a temporary worker.

Immediately afterwards, another person was promoted to a permanent position, citing the need to avoid disrupting the factory's production and operations.

The person who was officially promoted wasn't Yao Shula...

This prevented Yao Guohua from even getting angry.

The only proof that Song Yuling is not immoral is that she is trying to cause trouble...

But how can I prove that?

For the first time, Yao Guohua realized that the factory's leadership methods were truly extraordinary.

Maybe Yao Shula is just waiting to see Song Yuling lose her job!

Yao Guohua felt like his head was about to explode when he thought about this.

I gave away 120, and now I've lost my monthly subsidy of 20. Now I have to pay out 20 every month to support those three brats...

"What should I do? What should I do! Guohua, I'm a temporary worker again!"

"I'll have to take more than twenty yuan every month again!" Song Yuling could only cry.

Yao Guohua was also feeling the pinch.

Song Yuling had been a full-time employee for less than a year...

"Let's leave it at that for now! We have no choice but to back down while we're at the factory."

"Take it slow later! Let's get through the New Year first." That was the only way Yao Guohua could offer comfort.

Song Yuling is now beyond tears. If she had known that marrying Yao Guohua would not only bring her criticism but also cost her her job, she would have been in deep trouble.

"What terrible things have I done?! What am I going to do?!"

"They're holding their anger in. It's obvious that the factory leaders want to keep things quiet because they're afraid Yao Shula will cause trouble."

"I'm also afraid the Shu family will cause trouble!" Yao Guohua said with a gloomy face.

"After that..."

“That girl is twenty years old, she’ll get married sooner or later, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to deal with her later!” Yao Guohua said through gritted teeth.

...

Compared to Yao Guohua and Song Yuling's exasperation, Yao Shula was in a good mood.

She went to the union to collect her money as soon as she learned of the announcement from the machinery factory.

Yao Shula was personally received by the chairman of the trade union.

"Shura, this 120 is last year's subsidy. The factory manager made Yao Guohua return half of it."

And this 19.67 yuan is the amount Yao Guohua should pay you this month.

This 20 yuan is the factory's subsidy for this month.

The total is 159.67 yuan.

"Count them carefully!" The union chairman chuckled as he handed an envelope to Yao Shula.

Yao Shula counted all the money very seriously in front of the union chairman.

“That’s right! Thank you, Chairman Zhang!” Yao Shula smiled sweetly at the union chairman.

Yao Shula was about to leave with the envelope when she was stopped by the union chairman.

"Don't rush off, there's more!"

These are cloth coupons. In principle, you should have taken your household registration book to the supply and marketing cooperative to get them.

But when Deputy Factory Director Wang was helping your family divide the household quota, he also brought back next year's cloth ration coupons for you all at the same time.

So that others won't take advantage of your young age and try to fool you.

The three of you will each receive 1.3 zhang of cloth coupons per year, which is 3.9 zhang for the three of you. Keep these cloth coupons safe.

Also, our company will give everyone some meat during the Chinese New Year, and you can also use your meat coupons to buy meat yourself.

These are meat coupons, egg coupons, and pastry coupons specially approved for your family by the factory.

Factory Director Liu felt that the three of you siblings had a tough time, so he made a special call to the supply and marketing cooperative to tell them.

Your younger siblings are small, so if you go to queue up to buy meat, there will be no one to look after them at home.

Just go to the supply and marketing cooperative and find Director Wang. Tell him that Factory Director Liu recommended you to buy it.

"Pick some good, juicy things to nourish Shuxin and Shuli so they can grow tall when they grow up." The union chairman said, handing another envelope to Yao Shula.

Yao Shula opened it and took a look...

Ten catties of meat coupons, two catties of sugar coupons, and four catties of pastry coupons, tofu coupons, egg coupons...

"Thank you so much, Director Liu! Thank you, leaders!" Yao Shula quickly expressed her gratitude.

She knew that this was Director Liu trying to curry favor.

You've vented your anger for her, that's the end of it. Just know when to stop...

Factory Director Liu will definitely help us fight for the benefits we should be able to get in the future...

"No need to thank me! This is what our factory should do."

"Shula, if you have any problems in the future, just come and talk to the factory. The machinery factory is like your second home!" The union chairman smiled and personally saw Yao Shula out.

Yao Shula nodded immediately.

"And another thing! Come to the factory in three days to collect your benefits, they're all things your family can use!" Yao Shula had already walked quite a distance when the union chairman shouted again from behind.

Yao Shula was secretly delighted.

We've made quite a haul!

...

Back home, all the money and tickets were laid out, and Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli gathered around.

"Sister, this meat coupon can be used for three months. Let's buy five catties first and prepare to eat it during the New Year."

"It's cold, it won't spoil!" Yao Shuxin said first.

"Yes, sis, buy the fattest ones, the fatter the better."

Lard can be used for stir-frying vegetables, or added to noodles. Even stir-frying cabbage stalks with a little lard makes them taste delicious.

"We can make dumplings with pork cracklings, and that will last us for many days," Yao Shuli added.

"Yes! Sis, buy the fatty ones. If you have meat coupons, pork is 78 to 90 cents a pound. The fatter the pork, the more expensive it is."

"There are also rural people selling pork at that small market over there at the street corner. If you don't need a ration coupon, it's 1.8 yuan per jin!" Yao Shuxin, who knows how to manage money, said softly.

"It's okay! Just pick the best meat to buy!"

Buy pork belly, and eat your fill of meat during the Chinese New Year!

"Shuxin, you know how to make braised pork belly, right?" Yao Shula asked Yao Shuxin.

Upon hearing Yao Shula mention buying pork belly, both Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli involuntarily swallowed.

"Yes! I learned it from Grandma Zhou! I can do it!"

"Sister, I'll definitely make the pork belly taste amazing!" Yao Shuxin nodded immediately.

Yao Shula immediately grabbed the hands of the siblings and said, "Tomorrow, I'll take you to buy groceries and meat!"