Read Novel Full Chapter 86
Chapter 86 : A Weird Family
Jiang Li gave a light shake, the ground froze, and the fat woman flew far away and fell flat on her face.
“Just say what you want to say. Don’t think that I, Master Ma, am a vegetarian. If you’re a slut, I’ll beat you up, even if you’re a woman!”
The short-haired girl was startled and rushed to support her mother, but the fat woman slapped her angrily.
Her butt hurt so much from the fall that she didn’t dare to get angry at Jiang Li, who was watching the scene, so she could only vent her anger on the girl. “The whole family depends on your salary for food, and you waste money buying these useless things. Your nephews and nieces are starving to death!”
The short-haired girl didn’t say a word as she was beaten. Her face was bitter, as if she were about to cry but holding back.
Wang Zhaodi even felt a bit resentful toward Jiang Li. She looked like she had no shortage of money, so why couldn’t she just return the one dollar and fifty cents to her mother?
In fact, she regretted buying the hairband as soon as she purchased it. She asked the stall owner for a refund, but he refused.
On top of that, the hairband broke after only two uses, which made her feel even more regretful. Later, her mother realized that the salary she had handed in was not the correct amount, so she dragged her to the stall owner to ask for a refund.
The man selling the hairbands had already run away, and Wang Zhaodi had waited for several days in the black market but hadn’t seen him.
But Wang Zhaodi knew that with her mother’s temper, if she couldn’t get the lost 1.5 yuan back, she would stay angry about it. So Wang Zhaodi would rather her mother vent her anger on someone else.
The fat woman beat and scolded her daughter but didn’t dare to vent her frustration on Jiang Li. She simply sat on the ground and cried, “Oh my god, the black-hearted stall owner cheated us orphans and widows. He charged 1.5 yuan for such a shabby thing. It’s almost killing us.”
Jiang Li waved her stick to chase them away. “Go away, don’t disturb my business here.”
Since she wanted to create the image of someone not to be messed with, she naturally didn’t need to be patient with these pests.
Wang Zhaodi helped her mother up and advised, “Mom, your clothes are all wet. Go home and change. Don’t catch a cold.”
The fat woman glared at her with hatred. “I’ll go to your leader tomorrow. You’ve learned bad things from those witch-like female workers in the factory. Now you dare to spend such a large sum of money. Have you thought about how your nephews and nieces will pay for their tuition next year after you spend all this money? How will the family get food and drink during the Chinese New Year?”
“Is it Wang Jing, the married woman who wears makeup all day long? You saw her dressing up and wanted to imitate her, right? Or is it Qian Zhenzhen?”
Jiang Li was listening casually but didn’t expect to hear someone she knew.
Wang Zhaodi didn’t say anything, so her mother responded through gritted teeth, “It was that woman who led you astray. I told you not to get close to them…”
The fat woman walked away, cursing angrily. Jiang Li stood on tiptoe to watch the scene, and then a surprised voice called out, “They’re actually setting up a stall.”
He Lingling dragged her friend to stop in front of Jiang Li’s stall, panting. “Boss, let me introduce you to a customer.”
Yangmei was attracted by the various plush hair accessories on the stall. There were little orange cats playing with balls, puppies with their heads tilted, and flowers and plants. She was dazzled.
“Just take a look. If you like any, you can try them on. There’s a mirror here.” Jiang Li saw the factory uniforms they were wearing and guessed they also worked in a food factory.
“Lingling, what do you think of this?”
He Lingling nodded, “It looks good.”
Yang Mei couldn’t let go of the bayberry, but when she asked the price, it was two yuan, and the cheapest one cost one yuan.
“Meizi, don’t hesitate. Think about it, our deputy factory director, as serious as he is, praised it for being beautiful. This shows that this hairband is really worth the money. If you want to catch Brother Peng’s attention, you must buy it.”
When talking about her sweetheart, Yang Mei blushed and subconsciously pushed He Lingling. There were others around. “Stop talking nonsense. Boss, I want this one.”
“You were introduced by a regular customer, so I’ll give it to you for 1.8 yuan.” Jiang Li lowered the price. He Lingling was proud of it. “Look, I saved you 20 cents.”
Jiang Li remembered what they had just said about Qi Shaoqiang and deliberately asked, “Did your deputy factory director also praise this hairband for being pretty?”
He Lingling slapped her thigh and said, “Of course not. He stopped in front of me and stared at me today. It made me feel uneasy. I thought I made a mistake at work! I was shocked when he opened his mouth and actually talked about posting on Moments. Boss, you don’t know, our deputy factory director is young, but he’s very serious and rarely smiles.”
Jiang Li suppressed her laughter and said, “I can’t believe that your deputy factory director is so serious, but he likes these girly things.”
Yang Mei suddenly had an idea, “He wouldn’t want to buy it for his wife, would he?”
He Lingling was a little skeptical. “Is that possible? Come to think of it, I haven’t even seen our deputy director’s wife. What does she look like?”
“Hey, didn’t you say you came to the factory that day? You even went into the office to drink tea!”
He Lingling frowned and thought about it for a long time, then suddenly realized, “Hey, They just spread that rumor. I happened to be there that day, and the factory director asked me to pour water. I heard him call her sister. Maybe she is a relative, but she’s not his wife.”
The more Jiang Li listened, the more puzzled she became. She had never been to Qi Shaoqiang’s office. Why hadn’t Qi Shaoqiang told her about this?
But let’s not talk about that for now. The fat mother and daughter who came today looked like they were up to no good. Wang Jing had some connection with them, so she had to help her with this matter.
“I heard about a strange thing in your factory today. A mother and daughter bought pirated hairbands and were cheated. They went to the black market to seek retaliation but couldn’t find anyone. So they wanted to go to their colleagues to settle the score. They complained that their daughter was being led astray by that colleague, saying that if that colleague hadn’t bought her a hairband, their daughter wouldn’t have been thinking about dressing up.”
He Lingling’s mouth dropped open in surprise. “Isn’t it just buying a hairband? Is it that serious? Besides, what’s wrong with a girl dressing up? Which girl doesn’t like to look beautiful?”
Yang Mei sighed. She seemed to have guessed who it was. There were many chaotic things in the factory, but there were very few as weird as Wang Zhaodi’s mother.
The family was full of lazy people. The two older brothers were married and had children, but they still relied on their unmarried younger sister to support the whole family. Wang Zhaodi was already in her twenties, but they didn’t allow her to go on blind dates, fearing that she would bring her work into her husband’s family.
As for why the job was not taken by the two older brothers, it was because they were incredibly lazy. One of them complained of headaches or buttock pain all day long, while the other could barely take two steps without gasping for breath.
Anyway, Wang Zhaodi would take home her salary when she went to work, and she wouldn’t starve even if she didn’t have to work, so it didn’t matter who she gave the job to.
Although Wang Zhaodi’s mother was unwilling, she couldn’t stop her two sons from avoiding work. So, she could only strictly prevent her daughter from contacting men, and at the same time brainwash Wang Zhaodi, telling her that she should be grateful for taking the family job, be obedient, and support her nephews and nieces until they reached adulthood.