Chapter 67

Deputy Factory Director Wang quickly withdrew his hand, sneering, “Hmph, do you know who I am? How dare you talk to me like that?”

Li Yuechan smiled sweetly, “Oh wow, aren’t you the Deputy Factory Director of the textile factory? Who are you? Tell me.”

“My cousin is the Deputy Director of the Revolutionary Committee, and he’s about to become the Director!”

A group of people around them had unpleasant expressions. They all knew that Deputy Factory Director Wang had been parachuted in, and it was definitely his cousin pulling strings behind the scenes.

Nothing major was said, but he always acted as if he had control over everything.

Li Yuechan widened her eyes in feigned shock, “What? Wang Xinzhou is your cousin? Oh my goodness!”

“What’s wrong? Are you scared now?”

“Oh, I’m terrified.” She even took a step back as she said this.

Deputy Factory Director Wang thought she was truly scared and puffed out his chest, “It’s good that you know fear.”

But then Li Yuechan burst into laughter, “Wang Xinzhou, who’s been involved in human trafficking and assaulting women, is in big trouble. I wonder if you were involved in it too?”

She suddenly widened her eyes, “Oh my, how did the police miss such a big fish like you? Oh no, Director Zheng, you better stay away from this person! I suspect the police are outside waiting to arrest him, and we don’t want this to affect the factory’s reputation.”

Hearing this, everyone reflexively took a step back.

“You… you… stop talking nonsense! How could my cousin…?”

“Couldn’t be, right? You didn’t know? This is a big deal! They’ve already rescued over a dozen girls! You don’t know how terrible their situation was!”

The women who had been standing around Deputy Factory Director Wang, watching the drama, suddenly turned pale and quickly backed away.

“I’m telling you, don’t spread rumors. I’m going to the Revolutionary Committee to report you, so they can arrest you!”

Li Yuechan casually dug in her ears and said dismissively, “Fine, go ahead.”

At that moment, someone suddenly burst in, panicked, and shouted, “Director, it’s bad! The police are here!”

Director Zheng’s heart skipped a beat. He looked at Li Yuechan, wondering if she had truly predicted this, “What are they here for?”

“They said they came to take Deputy Factory Director Wang for an investigation.”

No one had expected that what this girl had said would come true.

In a moment, two police officers came in, said nothing, and immediately took Deputy Factory Director Wang away.

Everyone was stunned, their mouths hanging open in disbelief.

Director Zheng cleared his throat twice and said to Li Yuechan, “Comrade Li, come, come, come. You must have been wronged. Let’s talk in my office.”

“Sure, that sounds good!” Li Yuechan happily bounced along and followed Director Zheng into his office.

“Comrade Li, do you have any further requests?”

“Director Zheng, my mom has been wronged! A few days ago, she was tricked by someone, but my mom thought you have always been so kind to her, so she endured it and accepted the factory’s arrangement, becoming an honored frontline textile worker.

But now, my mom’s been tricked again. Director, you must stand up for her this time!

My mom has worked so hard in the factory, always diligent and obedient, but now her reputation is ruined! How will she ever face the ancestors of the Su family again?”

“Stop! Stop! Stop! Girl, you’re getting more and more outrageous!”

Li Yuechan grinned mischievously, “Well, Director, what do you think we should do?”

“Should we let your mom come back to work tomorrow?”

Li Yuechan frowned, “Director Zheng, my mom graduated from university. Although she’s a gem, she’s more than just gold, she’s a diamond! You can’t let her be buried here!”

“What? A diamond?”

“Ah, that’s not important. You know what I mean, right?”

Director Zheng nodded with a smile, “Got it, got it.”

“So, what do you mean?”

“Then, I’ll let her continue as the Women’s Federation Director. The original director is going to be transferred to the office.”

“Oh, Director Zheng, that’s perfect! I’ll have my mom report to the Women’s Federation tomorrow. It’s getting late, so I’d better get home for dinner. Don’t keep me, Director, goodbye!”

Saying this, she opened the director’s office door and skipped out happily.

Director Zheng watched as she left, shaking his head. This girl is really something.

Li Yuechan walked out of the textile factory, taking a deep breath of fresh air and feeling extremely happy. It seemed like it was time for a good meal.

Who knew, while riding her bicycle leisurely, she suddenly spotted someone by the roadside carrying a large sack, looking ragged.

She took a closer look and nearly jumped in shock. It was her cousin, Li Xiangdong!

The key thing was, he looked so disheveled and thin, almost like a bamboo pole. She called out to him.

Li Xiangdong, carrying a torn sack, heard someone calling him, instinctively turned his head, and when he saw it was Yuechan, he was so scared that he turned and ran.

Li Yuechan was shocked that he ignored her and ran away, so she immediately chased after him on her bike.

She caught up with him, blocking his way and asking, “Cousin, where are you going?”

“Hehehe, cousin, I have something to do, I have to go now.”

When Li Yuechan saw that the man was about to leave, she blocked him again, “No way! You’re not going anywhere. Tell me, cousin, are you hiding something from me? If you don’t tell me, I’ll drag you back to the village. I have to ask grandma what’s going on. How could she treat her eldest grandson like this? Look at you, you’ve gotten so skinny!”

Li Xiangdong lowered his head and mumbled, “After you left that day, I ran away from home.”

Li Yuechan quickly calculated, “What? You’ve been gone for six days?”

Li Xiangdong nodded.

“What have you been doing for six days?”

“Sometimes hunting in the mountains, selling what I catch. But I’m so dumb, I only caught a wild chicken and got three yuan for it. The black market food tickets are too expensive, so these days, I haven’t eaten much, just nibbling on dry buns.”

Li Yuechan clicked her tongue twice. A wild chicken for only three yuan? It was obvious he got cheated, but thinking about her honest cousin, she shook her head.

“So, where are you staying now?”

Li Xiangdong grinned and showed his big white teeth. He smiled brightly, “I’m staying in the mountains!”

“What?”

“Don’t you remember, when we went to the mountain and found a cave? It’s warm in winter and cool in summer, so comfortable!”

“Cousin, I remember that cave was only about one meter high.”

“Doesn’t matter, it’ll do. Anyway, the weather’s getting warmer.”

Li Yuechan thought for a moment, then seriously asked, “Cousin, have you thought it through? You’re not going back?”

Li Xiangdong nodded, “I’m not going back. This time, my grandma was so harsh. She’ll definitely try to scheme against our family again. I’ve gotten used to being bullied, but this time, she even schemed against you. It really hurts me.”