Chapter 230: Getting Fired
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
She remembered Xia Wan’s advice. It turned out that her period pains were due to often washing her clothes with cold water.
However, using hot water to wash clothes was too extravagant.
Liu Hua looked at her slightly rough hands and suddenly felt a little depressed.
Xia Wan sensed her emotions and asked, “Huahua, what’s wrong? Do you still feel uncomfortable?”
Liu Hua shook his head. “Not at all. Thank you for the brown sugar water. I feel a lot better now. Besides, Auntie’s dishes are delicious. I just feel very happy.”
Xia Wan’s eyes turned slightly. She suddenly remembered that Liu Hua’s father had a tricycle at home. Sometimes, he would help the people in the village pull goods and earn some money.
“Huahua, is your dad busy recently?” she asked. “If you’re not busy, you can come and help us. I’ll give him 50 yuan a day.”
Liu Hua was shocked. She loosened his grip, and her chopsticks fell onto the table.
“Fifty yuan a day?” Liu Hua repeated, her voice unconsciously raised.
Xia Wan nodded. “Yes, we need to renovate the newly rented shop. We have to transport a lot of things back and forth every day, and we will also need to purchase a lot of goods. It would be much more convenient if we had a tricycle.”
“Of course, it also depends on whether your father is free. If he is busy, then it’s fine.”
Liu Hua quickly shook his head. “He’s not busy. Not busy at all!”
She then lowered her head and said, “To be honest, my father was just let off from the factory recently. There was a missing part in the factory, and someone who had some connections with the factory manager said that he saw my father steal it. The manager believed him and fired my father.”
Initially, Liu Hua did not think much of it. After all, it had been a few days since the incident append, and her father had also said that he could find another job. However, now that Xia Wan asked, she could not help but feel aggrieved for him.
She was well aware of her father’s character. If he had done this, he would definitely have taken the initiative to admit his mistake. Since he had said it wasn’t him, it definitely wasn’t him. Someone must have framed him.
However, her father had also said that the man was a relative of the factory manager. No matter how he tried to convince him, the factory manager would not believe him. Thus, it was a better idea to just leave things as they were. At least he would not inspire revenge on the manager’s part.
“Your father couldn’t have done this,” Xia Hai said immediately. “He’s been helping everyone in the village all these years. If you said he’s secretly doing charity, I’d believe it, but if you say that he stole parts from the factory, that’s definitely a lie!”
Xia Wan also nodded and comforted Liu Hua. “We all believe that Mr. Liu did not do this.”
Liu Hua raised her head, her eyes full of grat.i.tude. “Thank you for trusting my father.”
Xia Wan thought about what happened in her previous life and asked, “Huahua, can I ask which factory your father worked at before?
Liu Hua said, “Shenghong Factory. They are mainly responsible for forging steel. I heard that some of the equipment inside are very expensive. They said that as punishment for the lost parts, my dad wouldn’t be given last month’s salary.”
Xia Wan’s fingers tapped lightly on the table. She was used to moving her fingers while in deep thought.
She remembered that in the past two years, there was a steel factory that went on the news. It was said that the finished products were not up to standard. To make matters worse, a building on construction in the factory collapsed, severely injuring and maiming many of the construction workers.
As reporters kept showing up to get interviews, the steel factory was forced to close down. There were many people who wrote insults in red paint at the entrance.
Now, when put together with Liu Hua’s story, this might be the steel factory where Mr. Liu worked.
“Huahua, don’t be anxious. I’m afraid this matter isn’t that simple. Mr. Liu has always been diligent and honest. He can’t be framed for something he didn’t do.
“How about this? Let Mr. Liu come over to help first. With a daily income, he will feel way more at ease. He is a responsible person, but now that he’s unemployed and is resting at home, he must be really downtrodden. Tell him the good news first. As for the steel factory, I’ll investigate.”
Xia Wan tried her best to console Liu Hua. She already had an idea.
Liu Hua was astounded. “That’s not good, Wanwan. My dad said that the director of the steel factory has a powerful background. He says that we can’t beat him. Your family has finally settled down. Don’t let our family’s matters hold you back.”
Liu Hua felt very guilty now. If she had known, she would not have followed Xia Wan back. That way, she would not have caused her any trouble..