Chapter 115: I Won’t Accept Being Framed
Song Chu looked at Song Lao Si’s emotions quickly calming down and stabilizing, and she was satisfied.
“How are your contacts with the shoe factory?”
Song Lao Si smiled and said, “Don’t worry about me, I’ve already contacted them. As long as we send the oil and dried tofu, we can exchange them for shoes.”
“Take some people to get them today, and we’ll distribute the shoes this afternoon.” Song Chu had already figured out how to deal with the report.
Song Lao Si had complete faith in his younger sister. “Okay, I’ll get people to go exchange them with the tractor right away.”
“Where’s Second Brother?” Song Chu asked.
Song Lao Si shook his head, “I don’t know where he ran off to.”
“Alright, you go take care of things first.”
“Okay!”
At noon, Song Chu went home for lunch and heard her mother nagging, not knowing where Song Lao Er had gone, and he didn’t even cook.
Now, Song Lao Er was responsible for the family’s three meals a day. Since he wasn’t there, Tang Feng was too lazy to cook and asked Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife to just make something simple.
The family had just sat down to eat when Song Lao Er ran in, sweating profusely.
Tang Feng glared at him, “You weren’t around when it was time to cook, but you’re back for the meal.”
Song Lao Er poured a glass of water and drank it down before panting, “I was taking care of business.”
“Little Sister, I saw Fang Yue Lan going into town this morning. I thought about it and secretly followed her. I found out that she went to the county committee to submit a report letter.” He said this with a face full of anger.
If his sister hadn’t told them not to do anything to Fang Yue Lan yet, he would have gone up and slapped that woman a few times right then and there.
Song Chu was a little surprised. Her lazy and somewhat cold-hearted Second Brother actually went to track Fang Yue Lan himself this time.
It seemed that his sense of belonging to the family and his ideological awareness had improved a lot. His reform was progressing.
“I already guessed that she went to report it herself.” Song Chu smiled and served Song Lao Er a bowl of rice, handing it to him, “Thanks for your hard work, Second Brother.”
Song Lao Er took the rice, feeling a little comforted, “I’ve been keeping an eye on her.”
“We haven’t had meat at home for a few days. Little Sister, why don’t you go up the mountain and hunt a few pheasants and rabbits to treat us?” He then leaned in close to Song Chu and said with a grin.
Ever since his sister went to the provincial capital, the family’s meals had taken a nosedive.
He was also a skilled person now, but even a clever wife can’t cook without rice!
Song Chu knew this guy liked to push his luck. She pushed him away, “Alright, I’ll go up the mountain tomorrow.”
When dealing with these difficult people, it was important not to be vague when it came to praise and rewards. This would motivate them to work harder.
Of course, she also couldn’t do without meat now.
“Hehe, Little Sister is the best after all.”
Song Lao Er picked up a chopstick-full of vegetables and shoveled some rice into his mouth. He looked up at his wife, frowned, and asked, “Did you make the food today?”
Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife nodded, “Yes.”
“No wonder it tastes so bad.” Song Lao Er was used to eating his own cooking and was particularly picky about today’s meal.
Of course, if it had been made by his mother, he wouldn’t have dared to say that.
She thought Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife would lower her head timidly as before, but who knew she would mutter, “If it’s so bad, then don’t eat it.”
Song Lao Er’s eyes widened, and he roared, “You dare talk back to me?”
Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife was startled by his roar and became a little scared.
Song Chu slapped Song Lao Er, “What are you yelling for? A wife is for loving, not for yelling at. If you bully Second Sister-in-law again, believe it or not, I’ll beat you up.”
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Then she said to Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife, “Second Sister-in-law, don’t be afraid of him. If he dares to bully you in the future, just scold him, hit him. If you can’t beat him, I’ll help you.”
Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife seemed to be greatly encouraged and nodded with a smile, “Okay.”
Taking a deep breath and gathering her courage, she also glared at Song Lao Er, “If you bully me again, I’ll ask Little Sister to deal with you.”
After Song Chu’s recent brainwashing of Song’s Second Eldest Brother’s Wife, she also felt that she couldn’t be too timid. Her man was just a paper tiger, and she didn’t need to be afraid of him.
This was better for her and her daughter. Her man was unreliable, so she had to hold up the second branch of the family herself.
Song Lao Er: “……” Can this life still go on?
He wanted to throw a tantrum, but when he saw the dagger-like look in Song Chu’s eyes, he immediately cowered and could only bury his head in his rice, sulking.
This family was doomed. From his mother to his Little Sister, they were all tigresses. Now, even his wife was learning from them. Men like them were losing their status more and more……
Tang Feng looked at Song Chu worriedly and asked, “Yaobao, that little brat from the Fang family went to town to report you. Will you really be okay?”
“Should I go talk to your Eldest Maternal Uncle and the villagers?” If her daughter hadn’t told her not to go to the Fang family to make trouble, and the two Fang family daughter-in-laws were also on her daughter’s side, she would have run to the Fang family to tear Fang Yue Lan’s mouth off.
Song Chu gave her a reassuring smile, “Don’t worry, this time I’m going to turn the tables on her. It’s not the thief stealing that you should be afraid of, it’s the thief.”
“Mom, don’t go out and say that she went to report me today. But you can chat with the village women and complain that Fang Yue Lan is inciting the workers at the pig farm to make trouble and wants to get people to report me.”
Give the villagers a heads-up first. When the people from above come down to investigate, everyone will naturally think of who reported it first.
Tang Feng nodded, “Okay, I’ll go talk to those old ladies when I go to work.”
In the afternoon, Song Lao Si did indeed bring people back with a cart full of shoes.
When the villagers saw this, they couldn’t help but ask, “Why did Lao Si bring back so many shoes?”
Song Lao Si deliberately said loudly, “My sister asked me to contact the shoe factory earlier to give shoes to the pig farm workers as a benefit. I went to get them today.”
When the villagers heard this, they were all envious, “Wow, the pig farm is giving out shoes again? Didn’t they just give out a set of clothes last month? The benefits are really good.”
“This month, each person also got several pairs of socks. Now they’re even giving out shoes. It’s great.” The families of the pig farm workers were especially happy.
A group of people followed along to the pig farm to join in the excitement.
Song Chu came out of the office and gathered all the pig farm workers together.
Then, holding a list in her hand, she said, “From now on, every worker in our pig farm will be issued clothes and shoes, and it will be adjusted according to different positions.”
“The work clothes were issued last month, so today we’ll distribute the shoes.”
“By the way, because someone recently questioned me, saying that I embezzled public funds, I’ll explain it now.”
“Our pig farm is a formal state-owned collective farm. The income of the farm is handed over to the accountant and cashier for joint supervision. If the farm needs money, I also have to apply to withdraw it.”
“Previously, we went to the provincial capital on a business trip for the farm’s oil press, and we also asked people to help install telephones and so on. Therefore, the expenses for accommodation, meals, etc., were paid from the farm. In the future, if others are sent on business trips, they will also be reimbursed by the farm.”
“The detailed list will be posted on the wall of the farm in a while, and everyone can see it.”
“In the future, the detailed list of the farm’s expenditures will also be made public, and everyone can supervise each other. I won’t accept being framed.”
Hearing Song Chu say this, the pig farm workers all said, “We trust the farm director. Don’t pay attention to those bad-hearted people. We won’t listen to them either.”
They originally had no objections to Song Chu using the pig farm’s money. Now that she had made the expenditure details public, they felt even more respected and, of course, supported her even more.
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