Chapter 338

Chapter 338

"Director Gao, I would like to ask if you know where Sister Zhang lives." Bai Xiuxiu didn't beat around the bush.

"Sister Zhang?" Director Gao furrowed her brow. When Sister Zhang was transferred, she had repeatedly begged Director Gao not to let others know her new address.

"Director, there are some tasks that Sister Zhang left behind that I want to handle as soon as possible, but there are certain things that others can't teach me. I want to meet Sister Zhang and ask her about the situation to improve my work efficiency.

I've been here for a few days now, and it's time to get things moving.

There are still many mediation tasks that need to be done. If I delay even a day, the people coming to our community office for help will have to wait another day to have their problems solved."

Bai Xiuxiu looked genuinely sincere.

It was almost impossible to refuse her.

Director Gao also found Bai Xiuxiu's words reasonable, but she couldn't take her to see Sister Zhang directly. She would need to ask for Sister Zhang's opinion first.

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow," Director Gao said.

Bai Xiuxiu sensed that there was hope.

So she thanked her happily, "Thank you, Director."

"Why thank me? You're doing this for the work of our community office. In the future, just do your best here in the provincial city. If you have any difficulties, feel free to tell me.

Don’t keep everything to yourself and end up unable to solve your own problems while helping others."

Director Gao was still concerned about the situation with Lu Fang and Lin Yan.

Now she was starting to regret letting them help. At the time, she hadn’t thought it through clearly.

"Xiaobai, can Lu Fang and Lin Yan help you? If they’re not helping you enough, maybe I should find someone else to guide you?" Director Gao asked with concern.

"It's fine as it is now, Director. Don't worry." Bai Xiuxiu had no intention of letting them off the hook. Those two don’t seem like the type who would ever make peace with me.

Even if I let them off this time, they’d just turn around and stab me in the back later.

Bai Xiuxiu wasn’t about to be so forgiving.

Seeing that Bai Xiuxiu seemed genuinely fine, Director Gao felt reassured. "Alright, I'll give you an answer about Sister Zhang tomorrow."

"Thank you, Director."

After thanking Director Gao, Bai Xiuxiu went to warm up her meal.

As she headed to the cafeteria, Director Gao was stopped by Lin Yan and Lu Fang.

Seeing the two of them, Director Gao's expression turned less pleasant. "What is it with you two?"

"Director, we'd like to take the afternoon off." Noticing Director Gao’s impatience, Lin Yan quickly got to the point.

"You both want time off?" Director Gao looked at Lu Fang, who remained silent, and then at Lin Yan.

Among the two of them, it seemed that Lin Yan was the more cunning one.

Lu Fang had always been sticking with Lin Yan, and the two were practically inseparable.

“Director, Lu Fang isn’t feeling well. I’ll accompany her to the hospital,” Lin Yan came up with an excuse.

Director Gao didn’t want to argue with them: “Get the sick leave form written up. I’ll approve it when I get back in the afternoon. You two can go ahead.”

“Thank you, Director,” Lin Yan sighed in relief and hurried off to fill out the form.

“Just this once. Both of you, be careful,” Director Gao warned.

After filling out the sick leave form, Lin Yan was still uneasy.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu eating, she went over: “What did you talk about with Director Gao just now?”

Bai Xiuxiu smiled amiably: “Just some work stuff. I still have a lot to figure out.”

“Shouldn’t you be asking us about work stuff?” Lu Fang blurted out, equally anxious.

“What are you two worried about? It’s just work. Who I ask shouldn’t matter, right?” Bai Xiuxiu maintained her casual attitude.

The two were anxious but helpless.

Lu Fang was so angry she was ready to lash out, but Lin Yan quickly pulled her back: “Come on, let’s go.”

Once outside, Lu Fang was still fuming: “Lin Jie, she clearly knows what’s going on and is deliberately making things difficult. Who knows when she’ll report us to Director Gao. By then, he might…”

“Don’t worry. If she rats us out, even if Director Gao punishes us, she won’t get anything out of it. Director Gao hates snitches and we’re veterans here.

Even if he punishes us, it won’t be anything major.

It’s just that our reputation will be ruined.”

Lin Yan consoled Lu Fang, trying to calm her down.

What she didn’t say was that a ruined reputation would be worse than anything.

From then on, they’d miss out on all the good opportunities.

She needed to have a backup plan. If things really couldn’t be resolved and they ended up at Bai Xiuxiu’s mercy, she would push all the blame onto Lu Fang.

Lu Fang had better conditions than her. If Lu Fang’s reputation got ruined or she lost her job, it would be really tough for her.

Lu Fang had no idea what Lin Yan was thinking. At that moment, all she wanted was to find out where Sister Zhang was currently staying in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, Bai Xiuxiu still went with Wang Qiong to resolve conflicts.

“Xiao Qiong, we went to my area first yesterday. Today, let’s start with your area. I only have two tasks today, and one of them is a bit special, so it might take a bit more time.

You didn’t finish yours yesterday, so prioritize yours first.”

As soon as Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qiong left the office, Bai Xiuxiu took the initiative to accompany Wang Qiong first.

According to the rules, the two of them needed to record each other’s activities.

This was to prevent either of them from saying something they shouldn’t and making things worse.

Wang Qiong was originally thinking about looking after the new colleague, but she agreed without hesitation: "Alright, we'll take turns, one day each from now on."

What Wang Qiong was mediating today was still the unresolved issue from yesterday.

It went much smoother today compared to yesterday.

By the time she finished dealing with the matter, it was already two hours later.

They arrived at the area managed by Bai Xiuxiu. The street is called Baiyun Street, not far from where she lived now.

Today, they were dealing with a case involving a nearly 70-year-old woman who had been kicked out by her youngest son.

Her house was now being lived in by her youngest son, and since her grandson was getting married, the fiancée insisted on having a separate room for them.

So, the youngest son evicted his mother to make room for his son's marriage.

The old lady had three sons and one daughter.

The eldest son had married early and received a house. His son was doing well.

The second son had married into his wife's family and rarely kept in touch with his own family.

The youngest daughter married later in life, and her husband died young. She now lived with her 12- or 13-year-old son in her in-laws' home, enduring their disapproval.

The youngest son was the one who had seized the old lady's house and wouldn't let her return.

It was said that the fiancée was also demanding her younger brother be brought over and given a separate room in the house.

The fiancée's family was struggling financially and wanted the family to take in her younger brother.

The grandson was determined to marry this woman, so the family had decided to send the old lady away.