[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison":3,"chapter-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1578315,2042,"Chapter 289: Zhou Xiaoyan’s Accusation—Why Discriminate Against Her?","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Soon, Chief Judge Shen Jiarui and the two judges entered the court one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clerk spoke: \"All rise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtroom, everyone stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clerk said: \"I now announce the court order. First, no noise is allowed in the courtroom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, ....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I now announce that the court is officially in session!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Judge Shen Jiarui glanced around and struck the gavel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please be seated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This case was tried in the Yun City Court in a first instance and a judgment has been made.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The case involves Zhou Xiaoyan working at Gu Chen Law Firm, discovering her pregnancy five days after joining, and being dismissed after two months for allegedly failing the probationary period.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After winning labor arbitration, Gu Chen Law Firm appealed the arbitration and applied for trial at Yun City Court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After trial at Yuncheng Primary People’s Court, Gu Chen Law Firm lost and is now appealing to our court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Judge Shen Jiarui said: \"Now, please have the defendant explain the cause, process, and result of the case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera focuses on Zhou Xiaoyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiaoyan said aggrievedly: \"My name is Zhou Xiaoyan, just an ordinary woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I usually love my work very much; they paid me fifteen thousand a month at Gu Chen Law Firm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After working for some time, I found out I was pregnant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, because of the pregnancy, I felt very uncomfortable with vomiting, dizziness, nausea, and pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I requested leave from the company and explained my situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The company granted me leave, and I thought everything was fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m also very sorry. I got pregnant shortly after joining, but I didn’t know when I was pregnant, nor did I plan to be; I wanted to focus on my work because women need to be independent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After my pregnancy, due to being in the early stages, the physical reactions were frequent, so I occasionally requested leave, but I still frequently went to work—I only requested leave when I felt uncomfortable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I never thought the company would dismiss me after two months!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason they gave was that I didn’t meet their employment standards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I wasn’t competent, why did you hire me in the first place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you hired me, why dismiss me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here today to fight for more than just my voice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fighting for more than just my rights; have I committed such treasonous acts? I’m a pregnant woman! How can you bully a pregnant woman? On what grounds? On what grounds can you bully and dismiss a pregnant woman? Because your firm is all lawyers? So you think no one dares to go for labor arbitration or sue you? But I do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here today to fight for more than just my voice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Women already face enough challenges; they’re constantly discriminated against by various employers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I, as a pregnant woman dismissed by the company... am just part of a vulnerable group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fighting for more than just my rights today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to speak for countless women!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We pregnant women shouldn’t be discriminated against!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are we the ones being bullied? Why are we the ones being discriminated against?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We pregnant women work hard, and we deserve rights! How can employers discriminate and dismiss me for being pregnant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... no one cares about our fate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You arbitrarily dismiss a pregnant woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot accept this!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If every employer acted like you, countless women would be hurt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it that we girls shouldn’t discover our pregnancy while working? Should we be dismissed immediately upon finding out? What’s the rationale here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When will vulnerable groups like us be taken care of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiaoyan stood firmly on moral high ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Fairy group in the livestream erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Well said! Speaking for billions of women! Speaking for billions of pregnant women!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gu Chen Law Firm must be severely punished! This company discriminates against women, it should be shut down!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If every employer acts like this law firm, won’t countless pregnant women be dismissed?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How dare they ignore national law like this? Bullying pregnant women in this way?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As a girl, is it easy? Why, Gu Chen, why do they do this? I always thought he was a good person, but now it’s clear he’s disgusting, with a capitalist face!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your firm makes so much money, what’s wrong with letting pregnant women earn a year’s salary?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Punishment is necessary! Let this company suffer, so other companies won’t dare to dismiss pregnant women in the future!!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiaoyan said: \"Chief Judge, I’m just part of a vulnerable group, just a pregnant woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only want the rights that belong to me....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That concludes my statement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiaoyan finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Judge Shen Jiarui struck the gavel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will the plaintiff now make their statement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plaintiff representing the company in court was Yan Yuting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuting said: \"Chief Judge, what Zhou Xiaoyan said was misleading; I must correct her words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, Zhou Xiaoyan said she discovered her pregnancy after working for some time; in reality, she worked only four days before announcing her pregnancy and requesting leave due to discomfort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, Zhou Xiaoyan claimed she frequently worked and occasionally took leave, which is untrue. In fact, during two months, she attended work for only five days, taking leave for the remainder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This concludes my statement; any further dispute will be answered by my defense lawyer.\" Yan Yuting finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yan Yuting’s words enlightened some male viewers in the livestream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only working five days in two months sounds like exploiting company wages, doesn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early pregnancy may be uncomfortable, but is it really just five days of work in two months?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Little Fairy group sprung up to comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Isn’t working five days in two months normal? You have no idea how terrible early pregnancy feels!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As a woman, I know how hard pregnancy is. Even skipping work for two months wouldn’t be an issue; have you ever been pregnant? Do you know how difficult it is?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pregnant mothers are great; working five days in two months is perfectly normal, and employers can’t dismiss employees because of that, right? Isn’t this against the law?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s not a valid reason for company dismissal! Isn’t it normal for pregnant women to need rest?]\u003C\u002Fp>",1043,"2026-06-06T08:37:31.464Z",1,"novelbin.me","0285670469f96b6d6cfa0896159e06000d576d89f02a5e411171b549a171916d","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-290","lawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-chapter-288",600,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawyer-send-the-judge-to-prison-cover.jpg"]