Chapter 114

Xu Fu frowned and said: "But... that is..."

Li Xuewu didn't look at Xu Fu, but was writing something on paper, saying: "If Xu Damao can prove he has no relationship with Lou Xiaoe, but has a relationship with Yang Hua, and the other widows and women are handled low-key, at most it will be a matter of damaging public morals, a fine, and then expulsion from the factory. You still have to hurry up with this matter, because we still have to prepare materials, and we might have to hand it over in the afternoon."

What can an expelled person do? What can they do? Moreover, what can a person who is tainted with a wife of that status do?

I'll let you run 39 meters first.

Take it slow; everything is in the palm of my hand.

Xu Fu asked hesitantly: "How much is the fine?"

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, saying: "300, the stipulated price. We have to report it to the higher-ups; you understand this."

Hearing Li Xuewu loosen his stance, Xu Fu immediately stood up and said excitedly: "You wait for me; I'll go find Lou Xiaoe right now."

After saying that, he went out the door. Watching the trembling old gentleman, Li Xuewu felt both moved and sad.

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Xu Fu and Mother Xu's education is problematic, and their attitude toward Lou Xiaoe is also problematic.

"Gene Era"

If they had coaxed their daughter-in-law well, it would be very simple for Lou Xiaoe to come and bail Xu Damao out, but they just had to call her a hen that doesn't lay eggs.

Calling her a goose would have been fine too; "hen" sounds so ugly. Now it's fine, they really have to marry a hen home.

He tidied up the teacup Xu Fu and he had just used and went out of the room.

Li Xuewu went to the finance office, explained the situation, took out the slip issued by Section Chief Guan, and paid 22 yuan.

After handling personal matters, he went to Dong Wenxue's side to report the case handling opinion.

Those who used force were all reported; for those who were consensual, the men were expelled, and the women were criticized and educated.

Those outside the factory were handed over directly to the local police station for handling, and those who were coerced were talked to by Han Yating and her team.

In short, it was to catch the big and release the small; everyone had to be punished, and the impact of this incident had to be reduced to a minimum.

Those people in the villages couldn't be mentioned, for fear of becoming famous in the system, and in the future, Steel Rolling Mill employees would be talked about whenever they went out to do things.

Dong Wenxue looked at the case closure suggestion, nodded, signed it, took it, and went to Fu Bin's office, while Li Xuewu read the newspaper in Dong Wenxue's office.

Soon he would have his own independent office; the announcement period was one week.

It took about forty minutes for Dong Wenxue to return; Li Xuewu had already started reading last week's newspaper.

Dong Wenxue handed the document with the instructions of several leaders to Li Xuewu and said: "Hurry up and handle it."

Li Xuewu responded "yes" and was just about to leave when he turned back and asked: "Teacher, adding the eleven people from last time to the workers expelled this time, do we need to recruit workers?"

Dong Wenxue twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Nonsense, there are plenty of apprentices and temporary workers; there are still people queuing up to enter the factory. Why? Did someone beg you? It's not our work; don't worry about it. If any relatives come to you, go find your Sister Xie and let her handle it for you; don't interfere."

Li Xuewu nodded and went out the door.

He made a phone call to the police station to report, agreed on the handover matters, arranged for Han Yating to take people to talk, and finally strolled around to check the factory's security work.

He was about to take over, so he couldn't be unprepared, and he also had to inspect the people who would replace him.

Han Yating, this girl, was full of vigor, had plenty of drive, was clever, had brains, and knew how to do things; she could be cultivated.

After eating lunch and taking a nap in the dormitory, he had just returned to the office when he saw Xu Fu leading Yang Hua up.

He led them to the office from the morning again. This time Xu Fu didn't waste any more words, directly took out Lou Xiaoe and Xu Damao's divorce certificate, Xu Damao and Yang Hua's marriage certificate, and took out 300 yuan and placed it on the table. This was truly efficient.

He moved the money to the side, carefully looked at the divorce certificate, and then looked at Yang Hua's marriage certificate. This "money power" was really powerful.

"Are you voluntarily marrying Xu Damao?" Li Xuewu ignored Xu Fu's anxiety on the side and looked up at Yang Hua.

The materials Han Yating brought back yesterday wrote that this Yang Hua had never been married. Her parents died a few years ago, leaving her to live by herself. Because she was young and had no work and was starving, she learned from others to do this trade.

It wasn't considered formal; those who didn't starve to death were tortured to death. It was a kind of "hidden door" (prostitution) where customers introduced customers. After all, when the stomach was empty, all kinds of crooked paths would happen.

It had only been a few years, and Yang Hua had gone from being gaunt with hunger to now being as plump as a peony flower. She had really made it in this trade.

"Look at what you're saying; the two of us are truly in love."

After being interrogated by Han Yating, her courage was shattered. Now that the patron's father was willing to fish her out, how could she be unwilling? Besides, she had earned enough dowry money over the years, and she was still willing to marry if she could.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Mm-hmm, I know you are truly in love. After all, love is free now."

He was really too lazy to ask again, so he called Han Yating and Wei Tong to write the confession for Xu Damao and Yang Hua.

This confession was the means to hold the two of them.

While Han Yating led Yang Hua to take statements and write confessions with Xu Damao, Xu Fu said: "I have already agreed with Lou Xiaoe to vacate the house for you as soon as possible. Our family will not return to that courtyard again. Once Damao comes out, we will pack up and go to Sichuan to live with his aunt; we will not come back again."

Li Xuewu nodded noncommittally; he wasn't afraid of him even if he didn't leave. He said: "We'll have to wait until Xu Damao comes up in a while to talk about this."

In a little while, Xu Damao followed Wei Tong in with handcuffs. Seeing his father here and having written a confession, the procedure was the same as when Xiao Laosan came out; he had hope.

But just as he entered, he saw Yang Hua, the "half-hidden door" girl from before, also follow in.

Wei Tong moved a chair for both Xu Damao and Yang Hua, pressed the bewildered Xu Damao to sit down, and Yang Hua sat next to Xu Damao.

Just after sitting down, Xu Damao said excitedly: "Dad, can I go out?"

Xu Fu hated this son, but what could he do? He was the only one. If he had a grandson, he wouldn't save him.

Xu Fu didn't answer his son's words but looked at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu waved his hand at Wei Tong to tell him to go out, leaving only the Xu family father and son and Yang Hua sitting opposite him.

Seeing Wei Tong close the door, he then said to Xu Damao: "Ask your father for the details after you walk out this door in a while. What I'm telling you now is that you and Lou Xiaoe are not in a marital relationship, so I helped you cancel the decision of the courtyard yesterday. I will notify the courtyard later."

"Secondly, you and Yang Hua are in a marital relationship, so Guo Dapiezi's biting you is also considered a false accusation. You cannot contact these women outside and in the Steel Rolling Mill anymore; just treat them as girlfriends you've dated."

"Thirdly, you are not allowed to go to those communes to show movies anymore. Fourthly, you have been expelled; you are not allowed to call yourself a Steel Rolling Mill worker in the future."

When he said the second point, Xu Damao looked at Yang Hua in disbelief, then looked at his father, wanting to shout, but was poked by Xu Fu.