There were even several banners hanging on the walls and corridors of the factory.
There were some words written on it, âUnscrupulous Zhang Hao! Youâre behind in paying our salaries! Return my hard-earned money!â
Some banners even said, âFalse contracts! You deceived the villagers! Your conscience has been fed to dogs!â
Finally, there was a banner that said, âYou have the money to buy a Mercedes-Benz, but you donât have the money to pay our salaries!â Many young men and old men stood there and shouted the contents of these banners.
Liu Yanran looked around and muttered to herself, âEh, whereâs my grandfatherâ¦â Then, Liu Yanran saw a familiar figure in the crowd who was also shouting a slogan. She said in surprise, âAh! Grandpa! Why are you here?!â
Liu Yanran never expected her grandfather to be in the group asking for their salary.
Liu Yanran had clearly transferred money to her grandfather regularly. She imagined that her grandfather was raising flowers and grass in the small courtyard and living a peaceful life. However, no one expected her grandfather to make himself look so miserable.
Liu Yanran called her grandfather, Liu Tian. When Liu Tian heard her voice, he naturally turned around and saw his granddaughter. He said in surprise, âWhy are you here?â
After seeing his granddaughter, Liu Tian suddenly realized that he was squeezed into the line to ask for his salary. With his forehead covered in sweat and the flying dust in the countryside, he must look very sorry. He raised his sleeve and quickly wiped his sweat.
Liu Yanran said, âIâm here to see you and come back to my hometown to play.â
Grandpa Liu Tian gave Liu Yanran a warm hug and said, âMy good granddaughter! You still remembered to come and see your Grandpa!â
After letting go of Liu Yanran, Liu Tian noticed a little boy beside his granddaughter.
Liu Tianâs eyes narrowed. Could this be his granddaughterâs child? No, he had only not seen his granddaughter for half a year. It was impossible for such a big child to suddenly appear. Hence, he asked, âWhy did you bring a child?â
Liu Yanran glanced at Ye Xuan and said, âGrandpa, this is Ye Xuan. I brought him to our house to play. The air in the countryside is good and the scenery is beautiful. Weâre here to relax.â
Liu Tian didnât think too much about it. Perhaps this was the child of Liu Yanranâs colleague or friend. The villagers were simple and hospitable, so Liu Tian said warmly, âI see! Our place is indeed beautiful! You have to show him more places! Ye Xuan, right? How old is he? Can I call you Xiao Xuan?â Before Ye Xuan could answer, the people around him suddenly roared.
It turned out that a small figure could be seen in the corridor of the factory office building in the distance. It was unknown if it was Zhang Hao or his subordinates. However, after shouting for so long, there was finally a change, so they shouted even harder.
That person stuck his head out for a while and shrank back. Everyone shouted for a while and realized that he did not come out again, so they stopped to rest.
After this wave ended, Liu Yanran asked her grandfather, Liu Tian, âGrandpa, what exactly are you guys doing?â
Liu Tian sighed and said, âOriginally, when Zhang Hao from the village said that he wanted to recruit workers, we agreed. However, who would have thought that after we finished our work, the salaries of us helpers would be deducted by Zhang Hao? He originally said that the cash flow was not good and he could not pay us for the time being. We all believed him, but now, he bought a Mercedes-Benz. Isnât this bullying?â
âDidnât Zhang Hao sign an employment contract with you? You can sue him!â Liu Yanran asked.
Liu Tian continued to sigh and said, âContract?
What contract? Weâre from the same village. Although Zhang Hao didnât sign a contract with us, we all believed him and verbally agreed on a salary. Later on, when we saw that he had the money to buy a Mercedes-Benz, we went to ask him for our salary. He turned hostile and said that he didnât have a contract with us at all. We tried many methods, but it was useless whether we negotiated with him or complained to the county. Therefore, we could only come here to hold banners.â
âThenâ¦â
Liu Yanran was about to say something when the people around her started shouting again. This time, they were shouting louder and louder, as if they wanted to pry open the factory door with their voices.
Under such a loud voice, Liu Tian probably couldnât hear what Liu Yanran said. Liu Yanran could only give up and look helplessly at the factory in the distance.
At this moment, in the factory, a man was sitting there and leaning against the wall. He listened to the shouts outside and turned a deaf ear to them.
Then, someone beside him said, âBrother Hao, will anything happen if this continues?â This person had just gone out to take a look at the situation. He continued, âI think theyâre making a huge commotion this time. Many people have come!â
âHmph.â Zhang Hao said disdainfully, âIs there a huge commotion? Let them cause a huge commotion! What does it have to do with me? What do they want with me? Thereâs no contract. Moreover, who can prove that they did work? Theyâre just a group of unruly people. Are we going to do charity and give them money just because some unruly people caused a commotion? How can this be? Moreover, even if we go to court to fight a lawsuit, they canât do anything. They donât have evidence or enough money to waste on me! Why should I be afraid of them?â Then, Zhang Hao sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette with a satisfied expression. After smoking, Zhang Hao slowly stood up and said to his lackeys, âLetâs go out and take a look. Weâll accept their worship, haha.â In Zhang Haoâs heart, the louder they spoke, the happier he would be.
After Zhang Hao went out, Zhang Hao lazily leaned on the railing and looked at the people below.
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Then, Zhang Hao smiled and said casually, âWhat money do you want? If you continue to block the way, Iâll call the police.â When everyone heard this, they were stunned by Zhang Haoâs shameless behavior. âHow ridiculous! Weâve worked so hard, but he actually said this? He even wants to call the police!â
âZhang Hao is really shameless!â
âOur trust has really been fed to the dogs. We actually believed Zhang Hao, this scum!â For a moment, everyone pointed at Zhang Hao.
At this moment, a young man took the lead and shouted at Zhang Hao, âZhang Hao! Donât give me that. You set a price previously! Weâve done everything! Are you planning to deny it now?â Zhang Hao chuckled and said arrogantly, âWho can prove that you did work? Whereâs the evidence? Did I sign a contract with you?â
âWeâve already done the work. Could it be that those projects appeared out of thin air? The villagers trusted you and didnât sign the contract with you! Besides, there are photos of the construction work on Xiao Li and Ah Binâs account!â
âHmph, I hired other construction teams to do that. Iâve also paid them. What has it got to do with you? You can enter the construction location at will and pose. You can touch the equipment in our factory and delay the construction progress. I havenât even sued you! This is also on account that weâre from the same village. Letâs forget it, hehe.â As he spoke, Zhang Hao threw a piece of paper downstairs.