Chapter 148: Explanation
Facing this gaggle of women, Sister Wang was getting a splitting headache.
"No matter what you all say, we really didn’t arrange this job. If we had any openings, they would have gone to you long ago. Why would we give one to a latecomer?"
"Besides, no one from Qin Wenhao’s family has ever registered with me. They never requested a job."
Someone immediately sneered, "Hah. A good job like that gets arranged directly. Who needs to register for that?"
"Alright, that’s enough shouting from all of you. We really didn’t arrange her job. But since you don’t believe me, I’ll go and investigate it properly. Now, all of you, disperse."
"We’re not leaving. We won’t go anywhere until this business with the job is cleared up. All we want is fairness."
As soon as one woman said this, the others immediately chimed in. "That’s right! We demand fairness!"
Sister Wang: ...?
"Fine. You all wait here. I’ll go and ask."
Her head throbbing, she walked away.
She had intended to find Director Xie.
But after searching all over, she couldn’t find him.
So she had no choice but to return. "Director Xie isn’t here. Go home for now. I’ll ask him when I find him and let you know what he says."
"He’s not around, but isn’t Qin Wenhao’s mother-in-law here? Let’s go ask her directly! Why does her daughter get to pull strings?"
The woman who shouted the loudest had the surname Zhu.
She had already caused a stir about the job situation several times before.
Now that she’d found an opportunity, she certainly wasn’t going to let it go.
"Yes, let’s all go ask her!"
The other women echoed the sentiment.
Sister Wang glanced at them, her head pounding.
’Looks like I can’t stop them from going. If I try to stop them, their resentment will only grow.’
"Alright, fine. You can come with me, but we have an agreement: you are not to cause any trouble."
"We’re just going to get some clarification. As long as her daughter gives up the job, we’ll be satisfied. Why would we cause a scene?"
"Exactly. Let’s get going."
...
At that moment, Mrs. Fu was putting away the things she had bought.
Then, she heard a knock on the door.
She went to open it.
She was taken aback when she saw the crowd of people standing at her door.
’What are all these people here for?’
Sister Wang, who was at the front of the group, spoke with an apologetic expression. "Ma’am, I’m sorry to bother you, but we’re here to verify something. Should we talk inside, or out here at the door?"
Mrs. Fu: ...?
’Judging by her tone, this is definitely not good news. In that case, there’s no need to be polite.’
"The doorway is fine. What is it you’re here to verify? And who are all of you? What are your positions? I have a right to know."
The crowd: ...?
"I apologize. I’m in charge of logistical support for the families here. My surname is Wang. I heard your daughter, Comrade Fu Mingxue, has been accepted by a unit? May I ask which one? And who arranged this job for her?"
Mrs. Fu was instantly displeased when she heard this.
"Let me tell you something, Mr. Wang. Your tone makes it sound like you’re interrogating a criminal! My daughter’s job was a transfer from the research institute."
"Comrade Fu Mingxue was transferred from the research institute?" Sister Wang was stunned.
The other women wore the same expression, but they were even more skeptical.
"Of course. If her job hadn’t been transferred, we wouldn’t have come to join the deployment." Mrs. Fu looked at the crowd of indignant faces, not understanding. "Are you all causing a fuss because of my daughter’s job?"
Sister Wang looked a little awkward. "Ma’am, we’re not here to cause trouble. We just came to understand the situation—"