Transmigration: On the Gossip Front-Chapter 963 - 964: Countryside Orphan Girl 8

When Liu Jia finished giving her statement and came out, she saw the whole family waiting. "What’s going on?"

"We don’t know either. That damned girl Zhang Yu actually showed up today." Liu Dashan was furious.

Everything had been under control, but now, things had escalated to this point.

After hearing Liu Dashan’s account, everyone realized that this was no ordinary piece of bad luck.

"What do we do?" Liu Jia couldn’t help thinking that if this matter blew up, it would be impossible to keep it from her in-laws or the supply and marketing cooperative. Both would be problems.

Especially since this time, it even involved Jiang Dawei. "Dawei, are you okay?"

"What could possibly happen to me?" Jiang Dawei snapped. "I told you from the beginning not to get involved in this mess."

"Have you forgotten that your family already fell out with Liu Hong and took the child support money?"

"I’ve never seen such disgusting people before," Jiang Dawei said angrily.

The Liu Family didn’t dare argue. They had no choice; they still needed Jiang’s family to step in and help.

They had just had a brief discussion and came to the conclusion that only Jiang Dawei could resolve the issue.

"By the way, I checked earlier. If you want to get out of this, you have to return the money and the job."

The Liu Family nodded repeatedly. "We got it."

Liu Dashan looked up at Liu Jia. "The 800 yuan, you make sure to return it."

"What?" The moment Liu Jia heard this, she was furious. "Why does it fall on me?"

"I pulled some strings to get Jian She the job," Liu Jia protested. She wasn’t willing to fork out any money. After all, it had cost her some money to secure Liu Jianshe’s position.

"Doesn’t matter. You were the one who took the money." Liu Gang didn’t care and made it clear he wouldn’t pay.

He knew that if Liu Jia didn’t pay up, the burden would fall back on the Liu Family.

"Third brother, actually, our eldest sister already spent part of that money." Liu Qiang pointed out that Liu Jia must have used some of the money to pull strings. But quite a bit should still be left.

"Yes, but it was all for finding your Jian She a job. Anyway, I didn’t pocket the money. Don’t expect me to pay," Liu Gang said angrily. "I have no money."

Liu Qiang helplessly turned to Liu Jia. "Big sister, about this money..."

"I have no money." Liu Jia flatly refused. The money was in her pocket now, so why should she take it out?

"Big brother, we spent money for your son too," Liu Jia directly argued, looking at Liu Dashan and Liu Qiang.

Jiang Dawei sneered coldly as he observed the Liu Family bickering over the 800 yuan refund. "This is your atonement money."

"Even if you end up in jail, you’ll still have to cough it up."

"If you want to avoid being charged or at least receive a lighter sentence, you’ll need to get Zhang Yu’s mediation agreement or have her drop the charges outright."

"What? We’ve already returned the job and refunded the money. Are we still going to be in trouble?" Liu Dashan was pained by the thought of letting go of the money, but he understood it had to be paid.

What he couldn’t have imagined was that he’d have to spend even more money. This brought their old patriarch to the brink of fury.

"Yes, you’ve obtained it illegally; it must be returned."

"We’re not paying!" Liu Qiang immediately became angry upon hearing this. Originally, he thought that after returning those items, they would be off the hook.

Now they were being asked for additional compensation, pushing their patriarch into a fit of rage as he firmly declared they would not pay.

Although Liu Qiang and the others kept quiet, their expressions conveyed the same sentiment.

Jiang Dawei initially wanted to say more. After all, when the Liu Family made a fool of themselves, as their son-in-law, he wouldn’t escape unscathed either.

But seeing their attitude, he decided against it. Fine, let them crash headfirst into a brick wall on their own.

The security office, after gathering the evidence, handed it directly to Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei read the testimonials and was so furious his body was trembling. "Unbelievable. This matter must be handled seriously."

A meeting was convened quickly. Zhao Lei presented the interrogation results to everyone. When the deputy director read the statements, he, too, was livid.

He had initially been delighted to hear about Zhang Yu causing trouble today, thinking Zhao Lei would be in trouble.

However, the outcome had unexpectedly implicated him as well. Now, all he could do was reluctantly agree to the Labor and Capital Section Chief’s disciplinary action.

Of course, the Deputy Director of Finance wouldn’t escape unscathed either. Liu Jia had managed to take the compensation money only because of his tacit approval.

The deputy director was seething as he realized the farce would ultimately cost him dearly.

After all, he had gone to great lengths to win over the Labor and Capital Section Chief and the Deputy Finance Director.

Who would have thought they’d be taken down so easily? The deputy director was sorely tempted to interrogate them: Was it really worth it for such a small amount of money?

If they needed money so badly, couldn’t they have just asked him? His expression darkened considerably.

Seeing the deputy director’s sour expression, Zhao Lei felt secretly pleased. Of the three deputy directors at the factory, this one was the most connected and had always been aiming for the director’s seat.

"By the way, considering the factory also failed in its oversight, let’s discuss potential compensation," Zhao Lei suggested. He knew that if they wanted Zhang Yu not to implicate the machinery factory, they had to make concessions.

After some discussion, the factory decided to allow Zhang Yu to choose any position within the machinery factory, with her starting salary raised by one tier.

The decision was quickly finalized, and Factory Director Zhao Lei was tasked with resolving the matter personally.

After the meeting ended, the deputy director quickly caught up with Zhao Lei. "Director, I’d also like to join you in handling this."

"After all, she might end up working in logistics in the future." The deputy director was eager to meet this troublemaker who had sabotaged so many of his plans.

Zhao Lei stared at him for a moment. "Fine." It would actually be useful to have him there to mediate. Otherwise, if the little girl had to work under this man in the future, things wouldn’t be easy for her.

Zhang Yu and Li Cui hadn’t returned to the courtyard house; they stayed at the factory instead. The reason was simple: if word of this got out, returning home would mean trouble for sure.

Initially, Zhao Lei and the others thought the pair were being overly distrustful of the Liu Family. But after reading the statements — particularly the plan to send Zhang Yu to some remote spot as an intellectual youth — they collectively gasped. This was an attempt to eradicate her entirely.

None of them were fools. It became instantly clear that the Liu Family intended to seize the Zhang Family’s property.

Walking toward his office, Zhao Lei sighed, "Old Li, if the Liu Family hadn’t gone to such extremes, I don’t think things would’ve come to this point."

Deputy Director Li understood Zhao Lei’s point, but losing two of his key people over this was unacceptable.

Of course, understanding didn’t mean forgiveness. He had already decided: the Liu Family wouldn’t get away with this easily.

When Zhang Yu saw Zhao Lei accompanied by someone else walking in, she immediately stood up. "Hello, Director Zhao."

As for the person behind him, Zhang Yu simply gave him a polite smile.

"This is Deputy Director Li," Zhao Lei introduced. "He handles logistics."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu understood right away. It looked like her matter had been addressed.

"Hello, Deputy Director Li."

Deputy Director Li’s face immediately darkened upon hearing her greeting.

Zhang Yu knew that just this one greeting was enough to sour his mood. But so what? In any case, their relationship was bound to be strained.