Chapter 203: Making a Scene at the Factory

Li's parents thought that since the money was spent, they could go ask Li Zhaodi for more, so they spent money without any restraint, not knowing that Li Zhaodi had no intention of giving them more money.

The day after Li Zhaodi finished talking with Su Ruo, she accepted a reporter's interview; facing the reporter's questions, Li Zhaodi was initially a bit nervous.

But after seeing Su Ruo's encouraging gaze, she quickly calmed down.

Recalling those events again, Li Zhaodi thought she would feel sad, but she didn't; she recounted her experiences from childhood to adulthood, one by one, to the reporter, calmly as if she were talking about someone else's affairs.

After enduring those hardships and looking back, Li Zhaodi found that the experiences she once thought were extremely painful are now nothing to her.

The reporter, a girl who had lived in the city since childhood and came from a well-off family, upon hearing Li Zhaodi's account, couldn't help but redden her eyes; she felt it was truly pitiful that Li Zhaodi lived in such a family, and also felt that Li Zhaodi's achieving today's success was no easy feat.

At the end of the program, the reporter asked, "You are now successful; have you thought about helping your two sisters so they can also change their fate?"

Upon hearing that, Li Zhaodi's face was full of a bitter smile.

She certainly wanted to help her two sisters escape hardship; there are so many positions in her factory, giving them a job would be easy.

Moreover, her sisters have always been hardworking and enduring; they would surely do the job well, but it's sad that even if they were bullied, they never thought of resisting; they even believed their life was supposed to be like this, that it was their fate, and since they married, they must accept it.

Li Zhaodi very much wanted to tell her sisters that fate is something you strive for yourself; they are still young and have limitless possibilities ahead.

But the sisters only said, "We have families and children now; we can't leave."

The sisters themselves didn't want to leave; even if Li Zhaodi wanted to help, she was willing but unable.

So after that, Li Zhaodi could only secretly send some money to her sisters; she couldn't do anything more.

Facing the reporter's question, Li Zhaodi said, "There's a saying: Buddha saves those with affinity; even Buddha and ancestors cannot help everyone, let alone me."

After Li Zhaodi finished speaking, the interview officially ended; she then went to Hai Shi, which was also a decision she and Su Ruo had jointly discussed.

The hundred yuan Li Zhaodi gave them will surely be spent quickly by Li's parents, after which they will surely come back to pester her again.

So Li Zhaodi simply made herself unavailable; the two of them, unable to endure it, would naturally leave.

As Su Ruo and they had expected, the day after Li Zhaodi left, Li's parents came to the door again.

They knocked on the Siheyuan's door for most of the day; the neighbors were annoyed beyond tolerance, told them no one was home, and then they left.

But Li's parents did not just give up; not finding anyone at home, they went straight to the Clothing Factory's entrance to cause a disturbance.

Because it was rush hour, it quickly attracted many people's attention; Li's mother, tears streaming down her face, lamented her hardships over the years in raising her children, and how heartbroken and helpless she felt after being abandoned by her daughter.

In Li's mother's words, Li Zhaodi was practically an unfilial daughter guilty of the ten heinous crimes.

The onlooking workers, upon hearing this, were all greatly surprised; they hadn't expected the capable and efficient Manager Li to be such a person.

But despite their surprise, nobody said anything, after all nobody is stupid; they still had to work in the factory, and no one would offend the factory's boss over a few insignificant people.

At most they were just gawking; just then Wang Lei shouted, "What are you all gathering here for? Is the work done? Do you want to have your wages deducted?"

Upon hearing that, the crowd immediately dispersed; after all, watching the spectacle is less important than earning money.

Li's mother was crying loudly when she saw that everyone had actually left; her expression changed instantly.

She wanted to grab someone to help her find Li Zhaodi, but that person avoided her like avoiding a plague god and walked away directly.

Li's mother felt intense hatred, thinking the people in this city were too cold-blooded and unfeeling, having not a shred of sympathy.

If this had happened in their hometown, Li Zhaodi would have long been drowned in spit by the people for doing such a thing; yet she had cried for so long, and not a single person came to help her.

At this moment, Li's mother's face was twisted with anger, and Li's father likewise had a dark complexion, but he was just a bully at home; even when angry, he dared not do anything.

At that moment, Li Jinbao beside them kept clamoring, "I'm hungry, I want to eat meat buns and red-braised pork."

Li's mother immediately felt heartbroken; she also wanted to take her son out for something good to eat, but they hardly had any money left, and if they couldn't get any today, they would have to sleep on the streets.

Actually, that hundred yuan, if saved in the countryside, would be enough for them to live on for over half a year; even in the city, it could last two or three months.

But Li's father and mother thought that since the money was gone, as long as they cried and made a fuss like last time, Li Zhaodi would give them money; they never expected Li Zhaodi to be so ruthless, truly disregarding them.

"What should we do now, husband?" Li's mother looked helplessly at Li's father.

Li's father also didn't know what to do; if he had known this would happen, they should have saved a bit when they spent money earlier.

Li's parents waited outside the factory gate for a full day; only when it grew completely dark did they finally believe that Li Zhaodi really wasn't in the factory.

The three of them, exhausted and hungry, just then Su Ruo walked up to them.

Li's father, exhausted after waiting all day, upon seeing Su Ruo, immediately wanted to go up and tear at her.

Su Ruo stepped back directly; Li's father was instantly subdued by the security guards—in fact, dealing with someone as weak as Li's father wouldn't even need security.

But since they were Li Zhaodi's parents, Su Ruo wanted to give them some face.

Li's father's arm was seized by the security guard, and he immediately winced in pain, shouting, "What are you doing? How can you hit someone for no reason? Let me go!"

The security guard looked at Su Ruo, and only after receiving her eye signal did he release his grip.

Li's father staggered, stepped back a few paces to steady himself, and Li's mother rushed over to ask, "Husband, are you okay?"

Li's father felt annoyed inside, but he restrained himself due to the security guard beside Su Ruo, not daring to do anything else.

Then Su Ruo coldly said, "If you've thought it through and decided to return to the village, I can provide you with train tickets."

Li's father blurted out, "Impossible!"

They had endured so many hardships, finally arriving here with great difficulty; how could they possibly just leave like that?

Especially after having seen the prosperity of the Imperial Capital, they would be even less likely to leave.

Li's father adjusted his collar, lifted his head, and said, "Wanting us to leave is not impossible, unless that girl gives us ten thousand yuan and also provides us with annual pension money thereafter; otherwise we will keep coming back every day to cause a disturbance."