Chapter 431: Just compensation isn't enough

Dachun carried the packed meals to the factory.

Just as he reached the gate, he happened to run into Chen Shui.

Seeing him, Chen Shui greeted: "Dachun, what are you carrying?"

Dachun startled, a bit flustered, said: "Man... Manager, I brought this packed meal... Have you eaten? How about we eat together?"

Chen Shui glanced a few more times: "Got it packed from a restaurant?"

Dachun nodded.

Chen Shui curiously asked: "Why go pack meals at a restaurant without a word? Anything good?"

Dachun coughed twice: "No."

"Just... I was craving."

Chen Shui laughed: "Fine, since you greeted me, I won't stand on ceremony. Come on, let's go to the office."

They arrived at the office.

Dachun opened the meals; Chen Shui looked and said: "Wow, this is quite lavish; this table must cost several hundred."

Dachun wiped sweat from his forehead: "Yeah."

He gritted his teeth inside, cursing Mei Wu and Wu An bloody hell.

Chen Shui took a mineral water bottle from the corner, opened it, and a rich wine aroma wafted out: "Try this, see what liquor it is."

The two clinked cups.

Dachun couldn't taste it; now he felt uneasy, drinking alcohol was like drinking plain water.

Seeing him like that, Chen Shui thought he had a request, and smiling said: "Dachun, we're our own people; if you have something, just say it straight."

Dachun shook his head: "I have nothing."

Chen Shui waved his hand: "Alright, even if I can't tell, you spreading out this table of dishes isn't just to find me—go ahead and say it; I'll definitely help if I can."

Dachun thought to himself, if you say that, then it's really because of you—I only brought this table of dishes by betraying you—but seeing Chen Shui eat happily bite after bite, he naturally didn't dare to say it.

Chen Shui nodded, saying the food was fine, seeing Dachun still silent, he said: "If you won't speak, I won't ask; I'll just eat this table for free."

Dachun hurriedly said: "Manager, please eat at ease, I have nothing."

Eat more.

His guilt in heart could lessen a bit.

After eating and drinking, Chen Shui seemed to just recall, saying: "By the way, has that brat Mei Wu not come to work lately?"

Dachun wiped his sweat: "Right."

Chen Shui said: "Then let's get him here."

"Then you can say he's been absent, and I can directly fire him."

"His wages for last month haven't been paid, so we won't pay them."

"He also worked half this month; give that part of the wages to you."

Dachun didn't pick up the thread.

Under normal circumstances, this would be fine—Chen Shui takes last month's wages, he takes half a month's, you're good, I'm good, only Mei Wu suffers the most.

But now...

He felt panicked inside, always thinking Mei Wu and Wu An would stir up trouble.

Chen Shui belched from the alcohol, feeling very pleased inside—he had screwed Mei Wu out of a month's wages and could also get benefits from Chen Lao Da, making money twice over.

"Damn, I'm really a talent!"

……

On the other side.

Wu An and Mei Wu bought a USB drive in town, then went to an internet cafe to save the recording onto the USB drive; looking at the tiny USB drive, Wu An couldn't help but sigh, lately he's really used this thing a lot.

Maybe the ways to screw people over are all pretty similar.

Mei Wu was excited: "A An, you were really right—it's Chen Shui who's messing with me."

"This was handled beautifully, too beautifully."

"Dachun is probably about to die of anger."

"Too bad we didn't get to see him furious and defeated in person."

Wu An said: "We will see."

"This is just the beginning."

"He's acting on someone's orders against you—either he's been caught with a weakness, or it's a superior's command; I lean toward the latter, after all, your job isn't that cutthroat."

"The leaders in your section are just the supervisor and manager; I think it's Chen Shui, because he's from the same village as you."

Mei Wu said: "Why is Chen Shui targeting me? In the village, our relationship is okay; whenever we meet, I call him uncle."

Wu An shook his head without saying anything.

However, he had a guess in his mind: that it was Chen Lao Da.

They both share the surname Chen.

They are from the same clan.

He made two copies, gave one USB drive to Mei Wu, and kept another as a backup.

Mei Wu placed the USB drive properly, clenched his fists and said: "With this evidence, I can negotiate with Dachun and Chen Shui."

"Since they want to dismiss me."

"If we don't get a 2N+1 package, we'd be letting them down."

"I've worked at the factory for over a year; I should be able to get half a year's wages in one lump sum."

Wu An glanced at him: "That's only a little money?"

If that's how it is, then we'd be sorry for all the hard work we've put in this half day.

You do this, go back to the village and sell misery, just say you can't get by in the factory, that the leadership is picking on you everywhere, and then... and then...

Mei Wu finished listening, his face strange: 'A An, doing it this way is a bit sneaky.'

Wu An said: 'It is a bit.'

However, that's also because Chen Shui started messing with you first.

You still wrong yourself, giving him face?

Mei Wu nodded: 'You're right.'

Alright, I'll take care of it when I go back.

Wu An said: 'The more miserable you say it, the better.'

Anyway, you can't go out to sea these two days, so just focus on this matter.

Also keep it hidden from home for now.

Mei Wu said: 'Okay, I've noted it down.'

The two of them packed up their things, got off the plane, and left.

Mei Wu sighed: 'A An, compared to last year, you've changed too much.'

Wu An chuckled: 'Do you know why?'

Mei Wu wondered: 'Why?'

Wu An tilted his head up at a 45-degree angle to look at the sky: 'You'll know when you have a girlfriend.'

The person standing before you now is a man.

Boy, get it?

Mei Wu's face instantly flushed red: 'I... I also have a girl I like!'

Wu An realized: 'Secret crush, tsk tsk tsk...'

Mei Wu: '......'

He felt that he would forever live in Wu An's shadow.

Also not bad.

Under the big tree it's nice to cool off.

The two were just about to leave when an off-road vehicle drove up, the window rolled down, and it was Lao Mai.

Lao Mai's face was glowing red, he smiled and greeted: 'A An, what a coincidence.'

Wu An asked: 'Just got back from fishing?'

Lao Mai nodded: 'Yes.'

It feels great to fish like that after such a long time.

It's also strange, the rod I brought along works like it's got a cheat, I can keep pulling for hours.

Wu An chuckled, thinking to himself, 'It's not like he gave it a cheat.'

His gaze went past Lao Mai to the passenger seat's Mai Hangyu, and he asked: 'What's wrong with him?'

Mai Hangyu shook his head and didn't speak.

Lao Mai said: 'Helping me pull in the fish wore him out.'

At his young age, he lacks exercise.

From now on I'll have to call him out fishing more often.

Mai Hangyu shook his head wildly: 'No, I'm never going again!'

He originally just went to keep Lao Mai company for fun, but the result? Damn, it's more tiring than working at a construction site.

Who fishes like this?

It's outright cheating!

If he were a fish in the river, he'd practically want to call the police.

This is like a massacre of an entire family!