Chapter 426: Strange, How Could I See Uncle Mu?

Chapter 426: Strange, why would I see Mumu?

If TaoTao were here, she would naturally know that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were putting on a show, manipulating Xiaomei mentally, commonly known as "P-u-A."

Girls like Xiaomei, with their simple minds and lack of worldly experience, are the easiest to deceive.

Fu Yuanhang and Mumu did not delay; they set off early the next morning to visit and exchange ideas at the county food factory.

The person in charge, seeing two young lads arrive, felt his heart sink.

No wonder, he thought, how could the base subsidiary factory possibly be interested in their little-known small factory?

It turned out that the two young lads had just passed by and wanted to take a look.

However, the person in charge did not neglect them but took his duties seriously, introducing Fu Yuanhang and Mumu to their small but complete factory.

Fu Yuanhang and Mumu were also very conscientious. Although their true intentions lay elsewhere, they recorded what needed to be recorded and asked questions where necessary, all of which were core issues that the person in charge dared not take lightly.

After visiting just one or two workshops, he had completely changed his opinion of them.

Although he hadn't underestimated them from the start, he now held them in high regard.

No matter what questions he raised or what doubts he had, Fu Yuanhang and Mumu could always provide the most sincere advice.

By the end, the person in charge was already treating them as brothers, almost wanting to consider them confidants.

"Brother Ahang, Brother Mumu, if you hadn't come, I wouldn't have known about such significant loopholes in our management. In the future, I will definitely visit your factory for learning and exchange. When the time comes, please don't look down on me."

"That won't happen. Qinglian County is my hometown, and we all hope it will get better and better. Director Su will certainly welcome you for a visit and exchange," Fu Yuanhang smiled.

During casual conversation, the person in charge had already learned that Fu Yuanhang was a native of Qinglian County, though his hometown was in the village, which made him even more solicitous.

Mumu took the opportunity to mention the couple in the procurement department, bringing up Xiaomeizi and recounting word for word what the old ladies in the residential area had chatted about.

With her strong expressive ability, Mumu didn’t need to embellish; she just needed to narrate it vividly, and the person in charge’s frown deepened with each word:

"Such a thing actually exists? It seems our factory still needs to improve its ideological education work. In this day and age, treating a relative's child like a servant? This is simply corrupting the atmosphere.

Our Director Su and the Party Secretary do their own laundry and cooking. No, we must firmly eliminate such bad practices!

Rest assured, young friends, we will investigate thoroughly. If this is true, we will not tolerate it!"

Fu Yuanhang said, "Xiaomeizi is from our village. She is now alone, and my sister-in-law, who is also Director Su, seeing her pitiful circumstances, intends to hire her to work at the factory.

We only found out upon returning that she had been taken in as a maid by one of your factory workers."

If the person in charge couldn’t see through their ulterior motives by now, he would have been a failure.

They were clearly here for the little girl, and visiting the factory was just an excuse.

But regardless of the main or secondary purpose, he had gained much today, and these two young men were worth befriending.

He should thank the little girl; otherwise, how would their small factory ever have the chance to connect with a large base factory?

The person in charge glanced at his watch: "How about this, it’s almost lunchtime. Why don’t you accompany me on an undercover visit?

Seeing is believing, I want to see with my own eyes how a mere procurement officer dares to put on such airs."

This suited Fu Yuanhang and Mumu perfectly.

They have never concealed their true intentions.

Since they were asking for help, it was only natural to show the utmost sincerity.

"Thank you so much, Director Li. If you ever have the chance to visit our factory, we will certainly prepare a warm welcome." Fu Yuanhang meant every word.

He genuinely believed that Director Li was someone worth getting to know better.

Director Li had been waiting for this very statement from Fu Yuanhang.

Waving his hand, he showed even more enthusiasm for the matter: "It's no trouble at all; you're too kind. We often visit the front lines to understand the living conditions of our employees. Shall we make a trip? This way, please."

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Fu Yuanhang and Mumu hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Catching them off guard in this manner proved more effective than anything else.

They followed Director Li all the way to the residential area.

It was clear that Director Li was a good leader, as many residents greeted him along the way.

He occasionally stopped to chat, subtly steering the conversation towards Xiaomeizi.

What people told him matched what Fu Yuanhang and the others had heard, more or less.

Director Li's expression was not pleasant.

He had thought he managed well, with peace and harmony reigning both in the factory and the residential buildings.

He never imagined that such an incident could occur right under his nose.

This state continued until Fu Yuanhang and Mumu saw Xiaomeizi, her face sallow and her body frail, struggling to carry a large bucket of water up the stairs step by step.

Mumu couldn’t help but rush over, taking the bucket from Xiaomeizi’s hands and softly saying, “Let me do it.”

Mumu thought he would be furious, perhaps even throw the bucket in anger and demand why she was doing such work, but he remained unexpectedly calm.

Xiaomeizi hadn’t slept well last night and had been working non-stop all morning. She thought she was seeing things from exhaustion, mumbling to herself:

“Mu, Mumu,” she rubbed her eyes, “That’s strange, why am I seeing Mumu?”

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