Chapter 111

The next morning, my sister called me,

Sister angrily asked on the phone: "Er Hai, I ask you, the list I gave you, the matter of those people getting jobs at the company, have you taken care of it?"

I said: "Sis, I'm no longer in charge of the Group Company; I've already let Sun Dajun take specific responsibility, so this matter is not easy to handle."

"What, you let Sun Dajun be in charge? Are you crazy? What's Xiao Hua doing?" Sister asked.

"Xiao Hua has been dismissed. Besides, Sun Dajun is not an outsider; he's my son, letting him be in charge—what's wrong with that?" I replied.

"Hmph, Sun Dajun your son, a takeout delivery guy's son—what kind of son is that? Xiao Hua is your own brother; how could you do this? Qiao Jie that woman is immoral, the son she gave birth to is also bad stock; you can trust Sun Dajun."

The company let him be in charge,

"What are we, the Zhao family, Er Hai? Listen to your sister and quickly remove Sun Dajun from that position."

"If Xiao Hua, you're not satisfied, there's also Xiao Guo; if really impossible, older sister can also step up."

Hearing my sister nagging on the phone, I felt somewhat annoyed,

"Alright, sis, don't get involved in company matters."

I said that and hung up the phone.

My sister has become utterly vulgar.

Just then, Sun Dajun pushed the door open and came in,

"Dad, not good, the workers of Qi He Kuang have come to demand wages—what should we do?"

"Qi He Kuang, what happened?" I asked.

"Production halted; Second Uncle didn't report to the Group Company, he unilaterally let Qi He Kuang stop production. The workers are anxious, they've come to the Group Company to demand wages. Dad, tell us what to do." Sun Dajun said angrily.

"This Xiao Guo is so disappointing. Sun Dajun, it must be handled. Give me your opinion—you are now the General Manager." I said.

"He must be dismissed; having him as a branch leader is totally inappropriate." Sun Dajun said.

"Okay, I support you. Give the order, Sun Dajun—do we still have money in the accounts?" I asked.

"I already asked finance; that ten million has all been paid out to the workers on the construction site." Sun Dajun said helplessly.

"Ah, no money left—what can we do? Sun Dajun, quickly report to Kong Shi, and also let your godfather know, so he can send a few people over; don't let the Qi He Kuang workers cause trouble. I'll go downstairs now to pacify the workers." I said.

Sun Dajun said: "Okay, Dad, I'm going now."

I had Xiao Long help me go downstairs.

I quickly reached the lobby and saw Mine Director Chen dressed in a miner's uniform, leading many miners, sitting quietly in the hall.

Seeing Mine Director Chen, I loudly said: "Mine Director Chen, you've come, everyone has worked hard."

"I am the chairman of Da Heng Group; if you have anything to say, just speak up."

At that moment, a person stood up,

I looked and recognized him—it was the former shift leader Wang Tao, now the deputy mine director,

He shouted loudly: "Chairman, we ask you, why did you let Qi He Kuang halt production?

And when will the three months of wages we're owed be paid?

Our whole families rely on those wages to live."

After hearing Wang Tao's question,

I directly said: "Regarding the halt of Qi He Kuang, our Group Company has been unaware; your mine didn't report to us. I only learned of this this morning, and I have already ordered the removal of Zhao Xiaoguo as mine director.

Regarding the unpaid wages,

our Group Company is also in difficulty now.

I can only honestly tell everyone that the wage matter must wait for the Group Company's loan to come through.

Please everyone, stay calm and don't be restless.

"Shi Yong, have the company's security pour water for everyone."

Shi Yong quickly organized the security below to get water for everyone, to soothe their emotions.

Just then, a black sedan arrived outside the Group Company,

a thin man stepped out of the car,

I looked and saw it was Kong Shi coming; I hadn't expected Kong Shi to come in person.

Upon entering the hall, Kong Shi saw the crowd surrounding me and loudly shouted: "What are you all doing? Sun Dajun, notify Niu Ju to send people over—see who dares to cause trouble."

Sun Dajun said from behind: "Kong Shi, I've already notified my godfather; he'll be here shortly."

Ya Li also came downstairs,

hurriedly running to my side,

"Chairman Zhao, what's going on?"

I said to Ya Li: "The workers of Qi He Kuang are demanding wages."

Ya Li said: "It seems the matter of Qi He Kuang must be resolved."

I said: "Kong Shi has come; let's hear his opinion."

Kong Shi also squeezed through the crowd to my side,

"Jianqiang, are you alright?"

I said: "Kong Shi, I'm really sorry to have troubled you; I haven't done my job well."

Kong Shi waved his hand,

"Jianqiang, now is not the time to talk about responsibility; the higher-ups have repeatedly forbidden collective disturbances—they're just causing a ruckus."

Mine Director Chen then stood up,

"Hello, leader, I am a retired worker of Qi He Kuang; I want to ask, why are we causing a disturbance, why must we cause a disturbance.

Qi He Kuang has halted production; we have no work.

My whole family relies on Qi He Kuang for a living.

Da Heng Group owes us wages; we have the right to demand wages from the Group Company.

Leader, if you could pay us our wages, we wouldn't cause trouble.

We don't want this either.

Kong Shi said, "We have normal petition channels; why don't you resolve the issue there? Why hold a sit-in here?"

Mine Director Chen laughed, "Leader, that's a government office; we dare not go. This is the Group Company, an enterprise; we're just here to demand wages."

Kong Shi didn't know what to say.

I quickly said, "Kong Shi, they're not easy either. They all have to support a family; nobody wants to break the law. It's just that the Group really can't come up with money. How to resolve the Qi He Mine situation?"

Niu Ju led people in, driving a police car from outside.

He shouted loudly, "Arrest anyone who dares cause trouble."

Kong Shi waved at Niu Ju.

"Niu Ju, just maintain order; don't arrest anyone for now."

Niu Ju nodded.

Mine Director Chen is someone who's seen the world.

At this point he took a big step forward.

"I'm just a retired old man; arrest me if you must. I led everyone here. The Qi He Mine matter needs an explanation."

I'm not afraid of death.

"Hmph, we just want our wages; we only want to ask the leader when the Qi He Mine can resume production."

"If this is also illegal, then I'll break the law."

Kong Shi looked at me.

Then he said, "Jianqiang, how do we resolve this? Do you really have no money?"

"Kong Shi, we really have none left. If anyone would still go this far, we can't support the Qi He Mine." I spread my hands and said.

Ya Li also said, "Kong Shi, we'll settle the Qi He Mine matter today; this will also ease the burden on Da Heng Group."

Kong Shi said helplessly, "Alright, I'll have Du County come over; we'll hold an on-site meeting to study the Qi He Mine matter."

Kong Shi then had Secretary Li contact Du County, urging him to hurry from Lanling County.

I said to Mine Director Chen, "Mine Director Chen, don't get excited; our Kong Shi has come in person, which means he's here to resolve the Qi He Mine matter."

Everyone is resting where they are.

Soon Du County will also come over; I'm sure he'll give you a satisfactory reply.