Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 274 You Ungrateful Wolf
However, Ding Yongkang showed no intention of giving Wang Jinshan any face, and said in a businesslike manner with a stern expression:
"Wang Xia'an has been fired. Our factory director said it himself. It's not a misunderstanding. No matter how old you are, can you be older than our factory director?"

"Go back now. If you keep causing trouble here, you might be charged with disorderly conduct."

"The sugar factory is the lifeblood of the entire Wangjia Village. We won't allow you to run wild here."

Although the militia has no law enforcement power, that's not actually the case in practice. Many village-level issues are resolved by the militia.

Furthermore, these militiamen also served as security officers, making it incredibly easy for them to deal with the Wang family of three.

Wang Jinshan was about to say something more, but after seeing Ding Yongkang's embarrassed expression, he ultimately backed down and pulled Zhao Yuju, who was about to lash out, aside.
"Mother, this sugar factory is not a place you can just barge into."

"If investigated, going to jail is a possibility."

Upon hearing that she might end up in jail, Zhao Yuju immediately backed down and reluctantly stepped aside.

Seeing her hopes of getting back to work vanish, Wang Xia'an immediately began to grumble in dissatisfaction:
"You said you'd come and help me solve the problem, so why can't I even get through the door?"

Wang Jinshan glared at Wang Xia'an and shouted, "Shut up!"

“We are your father and your grandmother. Who gave you permission to talk to us like that?”

“They haven’t left yet, so they should wait here patiently. Once Wang Yong comes out, we’ll go up to him and explain things. That should solve the problem.”

Upon hearing that the problem could be solved, Wang Xia'an immediately smiled and said, "Dad, Grandma, you are the best to me."

"I was just blaming myself for being incompetent and dragging you down. Please don't misunderstand."

Wang Xia'an was their precious child, so they didn't pursue the matter further, and the family of three waited at the entrance of the sugar factory.

They arrived rather late, and soon after, the large iron gate of the sugar factory creaked open, and the workers who were leaving get off work poured out like a tide.

After a long day's work, the workers looked tired, but their eyes shone with satisfaction.

As they walked, they discussed the technical issues from their work that day, gesturing occasionally. Their earnest expressions conveyed their passion for their jobs.

Looking at them, a hint of jealousy flashed in Wang Xia'an's eyes, and she thought to herself that she should have been one of them too.

Now, however, he had to stand outside, like a thief, watching them from afar.

He was even more insanely jealous after seeing Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua being treated like royalty.

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they take action.

It's precisely in these practical situations that you can truly see who has real ability and who is just a slacker without any real skills.

Soon after starting work, the two men's exceptional sugar-making skills earned them the admiration of their coworkers, and people flocked to them seeking their expertise.
"As expected of Wang Chengpeng's parents, they are quite capable. The whole family are outstanding individuals."

"If only I had your skills, the sugar production speed could be much faster, and I could contribute to the growth of the sugar factory."

Hearing everyone's praise, Wang Tieshan, an honest man, blushed deeply and even stammered:
"I'm not that amazing, everyone must have misunderstood."

"Ask me any questions. I will definitely tell you anything I know."

Although he was in a difficult situation, the smile on his face clearly showed that he was experiencing both pain and pleasure.

"The villain succeeds!"

Muttering a dissatisfied remark, Wang Xia'an turned her head away, not wanting Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua to see her.

The news of his dismissal had already spread to the point that all the workers knew about it, and he might even be mocked by them.

However, Wang Xia'an was obviously overthinking things; only someone with nothing better to do would do something so stupid.

If he had been more humble and asked Wang Tieshan and Liu Chunhua for advice, even if it was just because they were related, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state.

However, Wang Xia'an remained silent, while the other two did not share this awareness.

Zhao Yuju, in particular, seemed to harbor a long-standing hostility towards Wang Tieshan and couldn't bear to see him doing well. She rushed forward and loudly rebuked him:
"Who do I think this is? Isn't it my third son? He's been living a comfortable life since we separated from the family."

"He's such an ingrate, he doesn't even bother to come and see his suffering parents, tsk tsk tsk..."

Zhao Yuju was used to relying on her age and seemed to have a bad memory, so she habitually started to show off in front of Wang Tieshan.

Seeing the aggressive Zhao Yuju, Wang Tieshan's good mood vanished instantly, and he stammered:
“My Cheng Peng just visited you with some gifts a few days ago, so don’t make things up.”

Normally, Wang Tieshan would never speak to Zhao Yuju like that.

However, after learning that the other party was not his biological mother and after severing the support relationship, he developed resentment towards Zhao Yuju.

Furthermore, since what the other party said was completely fabricated, he rarely dared to defend himself and said a few words.

Zhao Yuju, who thought she had Wang Tieshan under her thumb, never expected that Wang Tieshan would actually refute her, and her eyes immediately turned unfriendly.

Before she could even react, she heard Sun Feiyang, who was walking beside Wang Tieshan, say in a sarcastic tone:
"Oh, isn't this Aunt Zhao, who has already terminated her support agreement?"

"What? Didn't you mention this when you bought out the alimony arrangement?"

Such a major matter as buying out the alimony relationship naturally had to go through the village, which even caused a great uproar in Wangjia Village at the time.

However, this was ultimately a matter for the Wang family, and in the end, it was just something people talked about over tea, without causing much of a stir.

It's shameless of her to still bring up the fact that she didn't pay tribute when she has already bought out the support relationship with Zhao Yuju.

Most importantly, Wang Chengpeng had already gone on behalf of the Wang family, yet Zhao Yuju still said those things, which immediately made these workers feel indignant on behalf of Wang Tieshan.

Scratching her head, Zhao Yuju never expected that someone would stand up for Wang Tieshan.

Because of Zhao Yuju's suppression, Wang Tieshan, despite being hardworking and diligent, didn't have many decent friends, so naturally no one would stand up for him, and he could only be manipulated by Zhao Yuju.

But Sun Feiyang's words made perfect sense, and she couldn't refute them at all, so she could only resort to shamelessness:
"It's only natural for a son to care for his parents. What kind of buyout is that? How can such a thing be considered valid?"

Hearing this, Wang Yulan couldn't hold back any longer and retorted sarcastically:

"Oh, some people's words are like farts. They actually reneged on the agreement that was written in black and white."

"Why didn't you say the buyout was invalid when you were taking the benefits? Now that you want more money, you're saying the buyout doesn't count?"

"What a shameless bastard! He wants it all!"

Hearing Wang Yulan's words, Zhao Yuju felt a tightness in her chest, unable to release her pent-up emotions.

He instinctively clutched his chest and cried out in pain, "It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Hearing Zhao Yuju's energetic shout, Wang Yulan interrupted her without any politeness:

"Your voice is so loud, you must be in real pain."

"Let's hurry up, lest we bump into Aunt Zhao and she tries to frame us for breaking things." Wang Tieshan, who was initially reluctant, immediately realized that Wang Yulan was right. He pulled Liu Chunhua forward as if avoiding a plague, completely abandoning his usual meekness.

Watching Wang Tieshan walk away quickly, Zhao Yuju was dumbfounded. Forgetting about pretending to have chest pain, her eyes were filled with confusion as she murmured:
"What's wrong with the third brother? He wasn't like this before."

"No matter how much I scold him, hit him, or wrong him, shouldn't he still treat me the same as before?"

Zhao Yuju panicked, not because she had lost this non-existent family bond, but because she realized her wishful thinking had backfired; Wang Tieshan was no longer the same Wang Tieshan he once was. She immediately wailed in despair:

"Wang Tieshan, you ungrateful wretch..."

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she stopped crying, dusted herself off, and went to Wang Jinshan and his son, complaining:

Why didn't you help me just now?

"You're just going to watch me get bullied by that ingrate?"

Wang Tieshan only stated one fact from beginning to end, and it's really hard to understand how Zhao Yuju came to that conclusion.

With an awkward smile, Wang Jinshan casually replied:

"There were too many people just now, I just didn't have time to squeeze in."

"He's here, Wang Yong is here. Let's go up and ask him quickly; Xia An's matter is important."

Hearing Wang Jinshan say that, Zhao Yuju disregarded everything else and rushed to Wang Yong, who had just finished his work and was coming out of the sugar factory. She grabbed his left hand and said:
"Wang Yong, what gives you the right to fire my grandson?"

"You are the factory manager, that's true, but you can't abuse your power to deliberately target my Xia An."

Frowning at Zhao Yuju, Wang Yong almost burst out laughing and said:

"I abused my power, so why should I fire your grandson?"

"Shouldn't you ask him about this?"

"The same workers who have been trained for almost two months can produce three or four hundred catties of white sugar in half a day, but Wang Xia'an can only produce seventy or eighty catties."

"The yield is low, and the quality is even worse. It's not even the lowest grade of white sugar. It's a waste of food."

"Today, someone just pointed out his cheating and shirking, and he went and smashed the equipment in the factory."

"You've come at the perfect time; I just wanted to talk to you about the equipment."

"Each piece of equipment costs five thousand yuan. Wang Xia'an broke one, so you have to compensate him!"

Upon hearing that she had to pay five thousand yuan in compensation, Zhao Yuju forgot about arguing with Wang Yong about Wang Xia'an's cheating and immediately screamed:
"What kind of junk could be worth so much money? Or is it blatant extortion?"

Too lazy to argue with Zhao Yuju, Wang Yong said coldly:

"Scrap metal, is it?"

"Fine, then I don't need you to compensate me. Just send me an identical piece of junk within three days."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for suing Wang Xia'an for damaging the factory's public property. You'll not only have to pay compensation, but he'll also have to go to jail."

Upon hearing that his son was going to jail, Wang Jinshan abandoned his feigned death and forced a smile, saying:

"Director Wang, it's a misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding."

"Please don't be angry, let's talk this out."

"The equipment was only slightly damaged; it should still work after some repairs. We'll cover the cost of the repairs, okay?"

"If we repair the equipment, please ask Director Wang to rescind the decision to dismiss us."

Wang Jinshan was also terrified; he never imagined his son could be so bad.

It's one thing to be slightly worse in training, but when the quantity and amount of training are several times worse, it's simply unacceptable.

It's only because Wang Xia'an is his son that he wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

Wang Yong frowned, utterly speechless. How could Wang Jinshan be so shameless when they were both from the Wang family?

Repairing the equipment is something Wang Xia'an, the vandal, should do, since he dared to use it to threaten me.

Thinking this, Wang Yong's face darkened further, and he retorted, "Are you threatening me?"

Wang Jinshan was immediately taken aback, and said with an awkward smile:

How could I dare threaten you? I'm begging you.

Hearing Wang Jinshan's words of surrender, Wang Yong's expression finally softened a bit, but he had no intention of letting these people off so easily:
"Beg me? Begging me won't help you with this!"

"Do you think the equipment in the factory is like a hoe in your house, something you can fix however you want?"

"To tell you the truth, this device is a very sophisticated design. We can barely even use it, let alone repair it."

"Go back and prepare the money; it's impossible to build this road."

"Of course, you can take the equipment back; I'll accept it as long as it can be repaired."

"As for reinstating Wang Xia'an, that is absolutely impossible."

“When I was recruiting, I said that Dapeng Sugar Factory is the factory of the village and carries the hopes of the whole village.”

"The factory will never tolerate anyone who does not work properly or tries to cheat or shirk their duties."

"I'll have someone post the dismissal notice on the bulletin board tomorrow so everyone can see whether Wang Xia'an should be dismissed or not."

After saying that, Wang Yong didn't wait for the three of them to say anything more, and hurriedly rode away on his bicycle parked to the side.

Since the sugar factory started operating, he has countless things to do every day, so he has no time to waste here.

Thump...thump...

Upon hearing that they would not only have to pay 5,000 yuan in compensation but also lose a good job, Zhao Yuju and Wang Xia'an felt their bodies go limp and collapsed to the ground.

On the contrary, Wang Xia'an acted as if nothing had happened and started complaining loudly:

"It's all your fault for making me work at the sugar factory, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."

"If it had been the older brother who came to work back then, wouldn't he be the one who's losing face and paying money now?"

"I don't care, I don't want to go to jail. You guys have to help me figure out a solution to this."

(End of this chapter)