Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Xu Hansheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Su Qing's frantic roar on the phone.

He knew very well why Su Qing had suddenly lost her composure. Even now, Su Qing's family hadn't bought a house; they were still renting in the best residential area in Yutong County, paying four hundred yuan a month.

It may not sound like much, but at that time, an ordinary worker's income was less than a thousand yuan. Who would rent such an expensive house if they weren't wealthy?

But then again, who among truly wealthy people would rent a house?

These high-end residences are actually designed for people who aren't very well-off but still want to enjoy life. Su Qing had long been spoiled by Xu Hansheng, eating the best food, using the best things, and even living in the best neighborhood in the county.

However, until now, her family's expenses have all relied on Zhou Shujuan's salary. Now that Zhou Shujuan has lost her job, let alone living in such a nice neighborhood, she may even have trouble eating.

Although Zhou Shujuan has been working at Xu Hansheng's restaurant for years, her job is simply wiping tables.

That's right!

He only wipes the table; he doesn't do anything else!

Therefore, Zhou Shujuan had no skills to rely on and couldn't even find a job after leaving Xu Hansheng's restaurant.

There are still more than twenty days before Su Qing reports to her workplace. What are they going to eat and drink?

It would be strange if Su Qing didn't explode!

"Xu Hansheng, say something! Do you feel you're in the wrong and have nothing to say?"

Su Qing screamed angrily into the phone.

She couldn't control her emotions anymore. She had just seen a set of clothes she liked in Qingshan City yesterday and planned to buy them for work once Zhou Shujuan got her salary. Now, all her plans were ruined.

Although Xu Hansheng bought her plenty of clothes when they were together, the colors were all too bright for her to wear to work. How could she dress up so extravagantly on her first day of work?

Xu Hansheng has precisely strangled her lifeline!

In her view, Xu Hansheng was unwilling to accept being dumped, so he forced her to go back in this way. That's why Su Qing dared to be so unrestrained and reckless in her outburst.

"I suggest you go to the hospital and have your brain checked."

Xu Hansheng said calmly, "The restaurant belongs to our family. It's my freedom to fire whoever I want. If you think your mother has been wronged, you can sue me."

Hearing Xu Hansheng's calm tone on the phone, Su Qing was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that Su Qing remained silent, Xu Hansheng spoke again, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm hanging up!"

"Xu Hansheng!"

Su Qing suddenly shouted, "Let me tell you, in just over twenty days, I'll be starting work at the Health Bureau. Aren't you afraid I'll raid your family's restaurant?"

Ouch?

Xu Hansheng raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Su Qing, I never imagined you'd be such an ungrateful person. You want to investigate our restaurant? You're welcome anytime!"

Snapped!

Xu Hansheng hung up the phone immediately. He was too lazy to waste words with Su Qing. Did she really think that a junior staff member who had just started working could do whatever she wanted?

Who to investigate and who not to investigate, and to what extent to investigate, are all matters to be decided by the leadership. A junior staff member doesn't even have the right to make suggestions.

Therefore, Xu Hansheng simply ignored Su Qing's threats.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of Xu Hansheng's restaurant. Xu Hansheng opened the car door and stepped into the restaurant lobby.

At this moment, the hall was already filled with a crowd of onlookers.

Xu Hansheng couldn't help but squeeze into the crowd, glancing towards the bar. He saw Zhou Shujuan and her daughter Su Qing arguing with Li Xiuru.

Xu Hansheng listened carefully for a while before he understood that Zhou Shujuan felt that Li Xiuru's salary was too low and that she had been fired for no reason. She should at least give her another month's wages.

Back in 04, there were no N+3 compensation clauses for dismissing employees. Dismissal was dismissal, without any compensation. Anyone else would have taken their wages and left. But Zhou Shujuan had the audacity to ask Xu Hansheng's family for an extra month's wages. It's unbelievable that she could say that.

This is practically on par with the fairy maidens of later generations who used marriage to pay off debts!

"You all be the judge! How can anyone be as heartless as them? They just fire me without warning, leaving me no time to prepare. How are my daughter and I supposed to survive? They're just taking advantage of us, a widow and her child!"

While shouting loudly, Zhou Shujuan wiped away the fish's tears.

"That's really going too far. They should at least give them two weeks' notice!"

"Exactly, otherwise, how are those orphans and widows supposed to survive?"

"That's outrageous! Doesn't that show any concern for their lives?"

The onlookers, who were unaware of what was going on, were also discussing it animatedly.

Just as Li Xiuru was about to speak in her defense, Xu Hansheng squeezed through the crowd, grabbed her, and looked coldly at Zhou Shujuan and her daughter Su Qing.

"Zhou Shujuan, after your husband died in a timber-carrying accident a few years ago, didn't our family take you in? You couldn't do anything, so we only made you wipe tables and paid you two thousand yuan a month!"

"Tell everyone, in the entire Yutong County, are there any table-wiping workers this tall?"

As soon as Xu Hansheng said this, the tone of the conversation around him suddenly changed. All those who had been quietly criticizing Li Xiuru instantly turned their anger towards Zhou Shujuan and her daughter.

"She's not satisfied with earning two thousand a month just wiping tables?"

"If you ask me, this is a case of insatiable greed; that woman is clearly no good!"

"No wonder her husband was killed by her. People had already treated her with the utmost kindness, and she still spoke ill of them like that. It's so immoral!"

Listening to the discussions around him, Xu Hansheng revealed a sly smile.

Public opinion is neither right nor wrong.

As long as Xu Hansheng reveals that Zhou Shujuan can earn two thousand yuan a month just by wiping tables, which of the customers who come to eat around here wouldn't be envious?

As the saying goes, it is not scarcity that is a concern, but inequality.

Zhou Shujuan's ability to easily earn two thousand yuan a month is her original sin!

Xu Hansheng didn't need to explain anything further; everyone would target Zhou Shujuan and her daughter.

"Xu Hansheng, is that even human language you're talking about? Don't you know why your family gave me so much money? You and..."

Seeing that everyone around her was pointing and whispering about her, Zhou Shujuan instantly became furious and almost blurted out that her high salary was earned by her daughter using her body!

But before she could finish speaking, Su Qing quickly pulled Zhou Shujuan aside and said, "Mom, stop talking!"

Zhou Shujuan said angrily, "Why can't I say it? Is he even human?"

In fact, she herself knew that Su Qing had been living with Xu Hansheng since she was in her second year of high school, and Xu Hansheng couldn't possibly be idle during her four years of college.

But how could Su Qing let her say those things?

Does she even want to live a normal life?

In such a tiny place as Yutong County, such a revelation can spread throughout the entire county in a single day. How will she be able to go to work at the Health Bureau then?

Thinking of this, Su Qing grabbed Zhou Shujuan and said, "Mom, don't say anything yet, I'll argue with them!"

Before Su Qing could speak, Xu Hansheng took out his phone and dialed 110. He then looked at Su Qing and said, "I'm giving you one minute to get out of our restaurant. Otherwise, I'll call the police and report you for disturbing public order!"

"you……"

Su Qing was so angry that her face turned pale. She pointed at Xu Hansheng with her finger, her lips trembling, but she couldn't utter a single word.