Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 162: Squeezing Out the Last Bit of Value
"Girl, don’t sleep, something happened in the village!"
Lin Xiang suddenly opened her eyes, didn’t even bother to put on her cotton-padded jacket, slipped on her slippers and opened the door, "Something happened? What happened?"
"Huang Jiayun’s family came over, and they’re causing a scene at the team office! The people from the Zhiqing office are here too; this time our Li Hua Team is really doomed."
Already not eligible to be an advanced collective, now a murder has happened, and the victim was a Zhiqing, their parents have come too, now it’s really over!
Lin Xiang quickly got dressed and washed up, and went to the team office with Mrs. Lin.
In the team office, Huang Jiayun’s mother was sitting on a bench, crying with tears streaming down her face.
"My good daughter, the daughter I worked hard to raise, I haven’t even hoped for her to return to the city yet, why did this happen to her?"
"So many years of going to the countryside, I’ve never heard of any Zhiqing being murdered, didn’t expect such a thing to happen to my daughter. You owe me my daughter’s life!"
The team leader had a headache.
As the leader of Li Hua Team, he most did not want to see such a thing happen.
But the event has already happened, words are useless, he can only try his best to comfort the Huang Family.
"Comrade, the incident has already occurred, you have to restrain your grief."
"Restrain my grief? My daughter is gone, how do you expect me to restrain my grief! My daughter was killed by someone from your team, you need to give me an explanation, otherwise this won’t end, even if it bankrupts me and I lose my job, I’ll report to the central!"
The team leader listened to Mrs. Huang’s roar, somewhat at a loss.
This was his first time encountering such a situation.
He looked helplessly at the person in charge of the Zhiqing office, but the other party didn’t communicate with him at all.
Lin Xiang saw this, squeezed through the crowd to the team leader’s side, whispered something.
"Will this really work?"
"Try it. First, persuade them not to make a fuss, or the matter will get more serious."
The team leader gritted his teeth, with determination, said to Mrs. Huang, "Comrade, I didn’t mean that, you... Or, can we do something to make up for it?"
With those words, Mrs. Huang’s response indeed became less aggressive.
"Your team caused a death, you must compensate, right? I raised my daughter with difficulty, the expenses in the city are higher than in the countryside. I don’t want much, just five hundred yuan, then I’ll leave with my daughter’s ashes."
Five hundred yuan? Why don’t you go rob!
The team leader saw clearly now, Huang Jiayun’s mother came all the way, not to seek justice for her, but to squeeze the last bit of value from her existence.
Lin Xiang felt quite uncomfortable inside.
Though knowing Mrs. Huang didn’t love Huang Jiayun, now that she’s gone, her grief was just a means to profit, Lin Xiang felt sad for Huang Jiayun.
Despite her original flaws, she had a mother who truly loved her and wasn’t biased towards sons, which made her happier than over ninety percent of female comrades of this era.
"Director Qu, what do you think about this matter..."
"This is a matter between your Li Hua Team and Huang Jiayun’s family, you should solve it yourselves, we won’t intervene."
The team leader felt his back bending more.
Five hundred yuan, the entire team office can’t come up with that much money.
But if they don’t want the Huang Family to make a scene, this money has to be given.
"We will stay in Mianyang Town for two days to deal with Yunyun’s funeral. Just make sure you gather the money before we leave."
After finishing her words, Mrs. Huang pulled Huang Laosan to the guesthouse in town.
Before leaving, Huang Laosan’s eyes locked on Lin Xiang, lips moving slightly as if silently saying something.
But Lin Xiang didn’t understand lip language, couldn’t figure it out.
After the Huang Family and the Zhiqing office personnel had left, there were only Li Hua Team members left in the team office.
"Team leader, the money the Huang Family demands can’t possibly come from the team, right?"
"Exactly, the team’s money belongs to all of us members. The trouble was caused by the Yu Family, so the Yu Family should bear the cost, surely we can’t use the members’ money to fill this gap?"
The team leader slumped his shoulders, "Changed work points yesterday, now the team office doesn’t have any money left, not being in debt is already good."
This year the team laid telephone lines and installed phones, spending quite a bit of money, now there’s not much left in the accounts, even if brought out, it would be just a drop in the bucket.
Unless, sell the new bicycle for money.
But the bicycle was exchanged with tickets from Lin Xiang, if it’s to be sold, Lin Xiang’s consent is needed.
"Can’t come up with it, then go to the Yu Family."
Lin’s house.
"My family has no money."
Aunt Lin sat in the courtyard, no matter who came, she only had this one sentence.
The women’s director couldn’t help but advise, "Xiumei, it’s not the team asking, but it’s Huang Jiayun’s mother. If we don’t pay, they’ll surely cause trouble."
"Let them cause trouble then. My son harmed her daughter, but Yu Yuan has already been sentenced, in a few days he’ll face the firing squad, a life for a life isn’t enough? Why should I give them money?"
The women’s director saw Aunt Lin was about to start cursing, quickly said, "It’s not like that, Xiumei, after all, they lost their daughter..."
"And I lost a son!"
"If your Yu Yuan hadn’t harbored evil intentions, Huang Jiayun would still be fine, this is his own fault!" The women’s director got a bit angry too, "In short, your family must pay!"
Aunt Lin turned her head to the side, "I told you, I have no money."
"You..."
The women’s director wanted to say something, but Accountant Xu pulled her aside, "Forget it, saying anything to her now is in vain. Let’s go."
After leaving the Yu Family, the women’s director asked angrily, "What if she doesn’t want to pay? Can’t possibly expect the team office to pay, right? The Huang Family seems to be the type that loves to make unreasonable demands, we can’t possibly not pay, can we?"
Not paying? The Huang Family would surely cause an uproar.
"Let the villagers go persuade them."
Yu Family.
Aunt Lin had just sent off the women’s director, and several people she usually had conflicts with came in without even knocking.
"Zhao Xiumei, the Huang Family asking for five hundred yuan isn’t too much, you’d best prepare the money early, or when things escalate, nobody will be able to resolve it!"
"This matter affects not just your family, if the Huang Family makes a big fuss, everyone will know our village produced a murderer, who will dare have their daughter marry into here, who will dare marry a bride from our Li Hua Team? Should we let those unmarried young women and men lose their marriage prospects due to your family’s issue?"
Aunt Lin maintained a ’what’s done is done’ attitude, "I told you, my family has no money."
