PDLP Chapter 69 You're capable, but he's not.
Chapter 69 You're capable, but he's not.
She paused, looking at Wang Guanxi's expression.
"Mom knows you're busy and doesn't want to trouble you. But Mom really has no choice; we still have Xiaojun to raise..."
Wang Guanxi picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down.
"Mom, are you done talking?"
Zhou Lijuan paused for a moment, then nodded.
Wang Guanxi leaned back in his chair, his hands crossed in front of his chest.
"Mom, you can come to work, no problem."
Zhou Lijuan's eyes lit up immediately.
"The warehouse needs a quality inspector. It's four thousand a month, with full benefits including social insurance and housing fund. The work isn't strenuous; it's just checking clothes for loose threads and whether the prints are straight. You're capable."
"Yes, she's very capable!" Zhou Lijuan nodded quickly. "Mom used to do this kind of work in the factory, she's very familiar with it."
"Okay," Wang Guanxi said, "You can report for duty tomorrow."
Zhou Lijuan's smile had just appeared when it disappeared again.
Because she knew that Cheng Wanhua was the real problem.
"Then...where's your Uncle Cheng?"
Wang Guanxi looked at her, his expression unchanged.
"He can't do it."
Three words, crisp and concise.
Zhou Lijuan's smile froze completely.
"Edison Chen, he's still your stepfather..."
"Mom," Wang Guanxi interrupted her, his voice low but firm, "I call him stepfather out of respect for you. Think about it yourself, what has he ever done to me?"
Zhou Lijuan opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
"I helped him pay off two million in high-interest loans, and he promised to transfer the factory to me. But he went back on his word and hasn't mentioned it again."
Wang Guanxi spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"Later, he brought you and Xiaojun to my company entrance and put up a banner, accusing me of not supporting my mother. Do you think this is something a stepfather should do?"
Zhou Lijuan lowered her head, her fingers twisting the bag strap.
"I remember all of these things," Wang Guanxi said. "I'm not one to hold grudges. But I can't trust him."
"What can he do?" Zhou Lijuan looked up, her eyes a little red. "He just wants to find a job, security guard or cleaning, anything. Can't you just give him a meal?"
"No way." Wang Guanxi's attitude was firm. "Mom, it's not that I don't want to give you face. It's just that he's a troublemaker if he comes to the factory."
"What's the trouble?"
"If you let him work as a security guard today, tomorrow he'll dare tell everyone this factory is his. The day after tomorrow he'll dare to boss people around in the workshop. Do you believe me?"
Zhou Lijuan fell silent.
Because she knew that Cheng Wanhua was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.
"Mom, I welcome you to work here." Wang Guanxi's tone softened a little. "You'll get a good salary, and the work won't be too strenuous. But Cheng Wanhua, I don't want him. That's my bottom line."
The office remained quiet for a long time.
Zhou Lijuan sat there, head down, shoulders trembling slightly.
Looking at her, Wang Guanxi couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
But he told himself he couldn't be soft-hearted.
Being soft-hearted towards Cheng Wanhua is just asking for trouble.
After a while, Zhou Lijuan raised her head and wiped her eyes.
"Then... Mom will come to work tomorrow."
"Okay." Wang Guanxi nodded. "Tomorrow morning at 8:30, go directly to the warehouse and find the supervisor. Just tell him I sent you."
Zhou Lijuan stood up and picked up her bag.
She paused when she reached the door.
"Edison Chen, Mom was...sorry to you before."
Wang Guanxi remained silent.
Zhou Lijuan pushed open the door and went out.
……
When Zhou Lijuan returned home, Cheng Wanhua was lying on the sofa watching TV.
He immediately sat up when he saw her come in.
"How is it? What did your son say?"
Zhou Lijuan changed her shoes, walked over, and sat down on the sofa.
"He told me to go there as a warehouse quality inspector, earning four thousand a month."
Cheng Wanhua's eyes lit up: "What about me? What should I do?"
Zhou Lijuan looked at him and sighed.
He said...you're not good enough.
Cheng Wanhua's smile vanished instantly.
"What do you mean I'm not good enough?"
He said you can't be trusted.
Cheng Wanhua's face immediately darkened.
"I can't trust him? I'm his stepfather! How could I not trust him?"
Zhou Lijuan did not speak.
Cheng Wanhua stood up and paced back and forth in the living room.
"What does he mean by that? Is he looking down on me?"
"It's not that I look down on you," Zhou Lijuan said softly, "it's that he's afraid to use you."
"You don't dare use me? Am I going to eat up his factory?"
"Think about what you've done in the past."
Cheng Wanhua stopped in his tracks.
He stood in the middle of the living room, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly.
I wanted to refute it, but I couldn't find the words.
Because he did indeed do those things.
Zhou Lijuan stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
"Think it through yourself. He's definitely not going to want you."
Cheng Wanhua stood there, his face turning red and white in turns.
Xiao Jun was doing his homework, hunched over the coffee table, without even lifting his head.
Looking at Xiao Jun's retreating figure, Cheng Wanhua suddenly felt extremely aggrieved.
He took out his phone, found Wang Guanxi's WeChat, and typed a few words.
"Edison Chen, your stepfather was wrong in the past, and I apologize. Can you give me a second chance?"
It was sent out.
I waited for one minute, two minutes, five minutes.
No reply.
He posted another message.
"Security guard is fine too, I'm not picky."
I waited another ten minutes.
Still no reply.
Cheng Wanhua tossed his phone onto the sofa.
"Fine, I won't go then. What's the big deal?"
He spoke very loudly when he said this.
But Zhou Lijuan, who was in the kitchen, could tell that there was no confidence in that voice.
......
Wang Guanxi was actually having a real headache dealing with Zhou Lijuan.
No matter what she did to him, she was still his mother, and Wang Guanxi couldn't bring himself to be too heartless towards her.
No matter what she did to him, she was still his mother, and Wang Guanxi couldn't bring himself to be too heartless towards her.
So the only thing I can do is arrange an easy job for her, and give her four thousand yuan under some pretext so she won't starve.
However, he absolutely did not want Cheng Wanhua to come to the factory.
It's not just because he's ungrateful, but because this person is toxic.
Give him a pole, and he'll dare to climb it.
If you give him a security guard job, tomorrow he'll dare to tell the delivery supplier, "This factory used to be mine."
The day after tomorrow, he will dare to direct the workers in the workshop.
Wang Guanxi knows him too well.
When his parents divorced, he was a boarding student in high school.
At that time, Wang Jiming was still in the criminal investigation team, working overtime every day and only able to go home twice a week.
After finishing work, Zhou Lijuan stayed home alone, and her days were quite boring.
Later, Cheng Wanhua appeared.
The person in the clothing business has some money and knows how to talk; they are completely different from Wang Jiming.
Wang Jiming was bored, and Cheng Wanhua was annoyed.
Wang Jiming was bad at sweet-talking, while Cheng Wanhua's words were as sweet as honey.
Later, Zhou Lijuan divorced Wang Jiming and married Cheng Wanhua.
Wang Guanxi had never thought about that before.
But for some reason, a thought suddenly popped into my head today.
Could it be that Cheng Wanhua was involved in Wang Jiming's divorce from Zhou Lijuan?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Wang Jiming was busy with work and didn't come home, leaving Zhou Lijuan alone at home. Cheng Wanhua took advantage of this situation...
Just as Wang Guanxi was thinking, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
Cecilia Cheung pushed open the door and came in, her face looking rather pale.
"Mr. Wang, something's happened online."
Wang Guanxi looked up: "What is it?"
"Several online influencers posted videos saying that there are quality problems with the clothes from Chongxi."