Chapter 200

Chapter 200

Hefu's wife chimed in, "That’s right. Either give us the job or find one for my sister-in-law. She has been helping me take care of my parents; she works so hard."

"Where am I supposed to find another job for you? You’re asking for my life!" The widow Hefu was rendered speechless by her son and daughter-in-law, almost on the verge of tears.

Director Wang hurried to comfort her, "Sister Hefu, don’t be angry. There’s no such logic. Don’t worry."

Bai Xiuxiu helped her sit down.

Director Wang frowned, her gaze making others feel uneasy.

She looked at Hefu and his wife, pointing out their benefits from the neighborhood committee: "Hefu, it wasn’t easy for your mother to raise you. Your two older brothers have also taken good care of you. I still have records here. Over the years, your brother and sister-in-law haven’t collected any welfare during the New Year celebrations.

They all went to you because you’re the youngest and got married last, to help you out.

One must have a conscience."

"Aunt Wang, what’s the point of telling me this?" Hefu sneered.

He glanced at his mother, who couldn’t meet his eyes: "It doesn’t matter who you talk to. If you don’t give me the job, I’ll go to my brother-in-law’s factory every day and cause trouble until he loses his job."

"If you do that, we’ll have to report it to your factory." Director Wang felt a headache coming on.

Hefu was unafraid: "So what? At worst, I won’t work and just eat at their house. As long as my wife isn’t satisfied, I’ll keep causing trouble."

"You!" Director Wang had seen many rascals, but even she was taken aback by this level of audacity.

"Director," Bai Xiuxiu softly called her name, subtly pointing to a position.

Director Wang followed her gesture and noticed Hefu’s wife standing beside him.

Her eyes lit up. Yes, she had been so angry she forgot about this!

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree. Go ahead and cause trouble. We’ll not only inform your factory but also your wife and her family," Director Wang said calmly, showing no signs of anger.

Upon hearing that her family would be informed, Hefu’s wife panicked: "Why? What did my family do? Why should you tell their factory?"

"What did they do?" Director Wang sneered.

"Look at your mother-in-law. You asked your husband to get a job for your sister-in-law from her. When you married Hefu, only your father had a job.

Now, everyone in your family except your sister-in-law has a job.

And you still think it’s not enough?

If you think it’s not enough, we’ll let all the factories in our area know about your family’s antics.

You’re almost driving them to despair.

Everyone knows how hard your mother-in-law has lived since her husband died honorably for the factory. How many times has she begged the factory over the years?

Forget it, talking to you is a waste of time since you clearly don’t care about your mother-in-law.

Anyway, if you continue causing trouble, we’ll request that your factory be informed. It’s up to you."

Director Wang’s tone was firm.

The widow Hefu finally calmed down. Looking at her son, she saw him eyeing her like an enemy.

This look pierced her heart.

"Sanfu, where have I wronged you? Why are you treating me like this?" The widow questioned him.

Hefu remained silent, perhaps intimidated by Director Wang’s words.

"You two, write a guarantee and make a statement right now. Apologize to your mother and sister and brother-in-law in front of us. Then pay for your brother-in-law’s medical expenses. If you don’t want to, we’ll handle it our way."

Director Wang continued to pressure them, preventing any further mischief.

Hefu’s sister and brother-in-law stood beside the widow, protecting the elderly woman. Both were honest people, their eyes brimming with tears.

"Hurry up, we have other matters to attend to." Director Wang urged them again.

Hefu was unwilling to let it go, and neither was his wife, but she didn’t dare bring more trouble upon her family.

"Xiao Tang, didn’t we deal with a similar situation last year? Wasn’t it the Cui family? What happened to them?" Director Wang casually asked Xiao Tang, who seemed lost in thought.

Xiao Tang looked puzzled: "What, Director? What did you say?"

Xiao Song quickly interjected: "Director, yes, there was such a case. The eldest son’s wife’s family lost face and was reassigned to clean toilets the following year."

"At least they still had a job cleaning toilets," Director Wang said, watching Hefu’s wife closely.

Sure enough, the mention of cleaning toilets unsettled her.

Her family could never do such work; her mother valued her reputation too much.

If these things spread to the factory, her parents would be humiliated.

"This can’t happen, this absolutely can’t happen." Hefu’s wife couldn’t bear it anymore, grabbing her husband and pleading.

Hefu was unwilling, but since his wife had said so, he had only caused trouble for her sake.

A good thing had been ruined, and he felt nothing but bad luck.

He shook off his wife's hand: "You said it yourself. Next time, don't come crying to me. If you dare cry again, I'll beat you."

After saying this, he glared fiercely at the eldest sister: "Consider yourself lucky. You and your useless husband can take care of the old lady. Since she gave you her job, don't expect me to pay a single cent for her care!"

With that, he walked away.

Hefu's widow was so angry she nearly fainted. Her other two sons had good jobs, and their wives were filial to her.

But neither of them wanted her to live with them.

She couldn't even count on the two filial ones, let alone this one.

She hadn't eaten their food; she just wanted to help her poor eldest daughter. Who knew it would make her youngest son go crazy?

When did she ever say she wanted her youngest son to support her?

"Mom... I'm sorry. It's all because of me and my husband that you had an argument with my little brother." The eldest daughter of the Hefu family saw her mother crying so sadly and didn't know what to do.

"No, it's not your fault. You and your husband living well is better than anything else."

The widow felt heartbroken.

The eldest daughter's husband remained silent for a long time, as if making a decision. Then he suddenly knelt down: "Mom, my father passed away early, and my mother died two years ago. My two brothers have their own families now. It's just my wife, our children, and me in the house. From now on, you will live with us.

In this life, my wife and I will take care of you.

If I am not filial to you, may heaven strike me with lightning."