Chapter 58: Being Fired

  It wasn't until evening that Zhao Tong found out that his family's stall had been smashed and his mother was hospitalized. He was really frightened, breaking out in a cold sweat, and rushed to the hospital as fast as he could.

  As the door to the ward opened, two people on the bed shot over with knife-like gazes. Zhao Tong shivered and felt the temperature in the ward drop sharply.

  "Kneel down!" Zhao's father bellowed in anger.

  Zhao Tong scratched his head: "How...what's wrong." The serious atmosphere made him stutter.

  "Kneel down for me, you unfilial son!" Zhao's father's hands were shaking with rage as he repeated himself.

  Zhao Tong saw that his old father was furious, and he quickly knelt down with a "thud" and pitifully cried out: "Dad~~, what's going on?" At this time, he was really dizzy.

  Zhao's father picked up the pillow from the bedside and slammed it down on his head, really using all his might. Zhao Tong cried out "Ah ah" but didn't dare dodge, fearing that his old father would strain his back again.

  He saw that his policy of intimidation was not working, so he started crying out for his mother. When Zhao's mother heard this, she wiped away a tear and turned her head away, unwilling to look at him again. Zhao Tong's heart sank to the bottom, with only one thought in mind: "Things are serious!"

  The old man panted, feeling a sense of regret that he was indeed getting old. If it were his younger days, he would have beaten the little rabbit to the point where it couldn't get up, and suddenly a hint of sadness flashed through the old man's heart.

  Zhao's father was exhausted and lay down on the bed, staring blankly. Zhao's mother also wiped away tears beside him, the atmosphere in the room became heavy...

  Zhao Tong, who had been beaten, was anxious and uneasy in his heart. What on earth was going on? He thought carefully about it, but he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary recently. However, the matter seemed to be related to himself. What exactly was it? No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't find a single clue.

  Seeing his parents calm down, Zhao Tong knelt on the ground and moved forward a few steps, saying sincerely: "Dad, Mom, I really don't know what's going on. If you have something to say, just tell me and I'll definitely tell the truth. You know I've never lied before, so how can you sentence me without even asking me? I'm also in the dark."

  Looking at his son's bewildered eyes, Zhao's father sighed: "You rascal. You're really going to be the death of me. Today, Liu Mei's father and brother came to wreck our stall, saying that you got their daughter pregnant, and they had all sorts of evidence. Tell me straight out. Did you do such a thing? Don't lie to me!

  Zhao Tong suddenly felt a bolt of lightning strike his head, it was really unjust: "No, when did I ever do such a thing? It's really unjust to me! Really not, we two haven't even held hands yet." He couldn't care about losing face anymore. The embarrassing fact that he hadn't even held the girl's hand for over a month was exposed.

  "Nothing?" Zhao's father saw that his son didn't seem to be lying, and he was also puzzled.

  "I swear I didn't! If I had done something so despicable, I'd be struck by lightning!" Zhao Tong was now swearing an oath.

  "What nonsense is this?" Zhao's mother still favored her son, and as soon as he spoke, she was enlightened. If one doesn't believe their own son, who would they believe? "What happened, why did they bother you like that?"

  "I don't know either, Liu Mei didn't have any special behavior usually. Oh, right, Dad and Mom, you guys should know that I only met Liu Mei at the beginning of this month when we went to watch a movie together... it's not even been a month yet... how could..." A big guy saying something like this also had some blush on his face.

  Zhao's father and mother suddenly woke up with a start. Right, their own son had known Liu Mei for less than a month. If she was pregnant, it wouldn't be that fast. Even if they did it as soon as they met, it's not possible to tell if someone is pregnant now, is this a mistake?

  Zhao's father and mother asked repeatedly, after several confirmations, it was confirmed that their son had indeed met the girl only on that day. The two old people finally put their minds at ease, their son had not lied, and the girl's child was indeed not his.

  But new problems have come again...

  "It seems that Liu Mei is indeed pregnant, otherwise her father wouldn't have said it out loud. We can now confirm that this girl must be pregnant, and their family wants to pin this on you. Pregnancy is a big deal, can't just spread rumors." Zhao's father regained his composure and started analyzing.

  Zhao's mother also chimed in, "Right, your father is right. The main point now is whether Liu Mei's parents know who the child's father is. If they do, then it's intentional framing. If not, then it's because they saw you getting close to someone and suspected you."

  Zhao Tong's mind was now completely clear of any distracting thoughts, he had originally wanted to find someone who understood him, but instead ended up bringing a huge trouble to his family. His brain was also in a mess at this moment, feeling like he had fallen into a strange cycle.

  His feelings for Liu Mei were all true, that was someone he had liked since junior high school. He thought he could finally be with the person he liked, and the two of them got along so happily, but in the end it was a scam?

  Zhao Tong couldn't believe it, but the fact was right in front of him, and he had no choice but to accept it. It's likely that when he got to know her, Liu Mei had already been with another man. But she still allowed his pursuit, giving hope only to extinguish it, which was truly too cruel.

  Zhao Tong felt that he couldn't take it anymore. He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he just felt like venting and spitting out the depression in his heart.

  Mr. and Mrs. Zhao saw their son not speaking, they exchanged a glance, both of them couldn't bear it. At that moment, in a fit of anger, he hit him, seeing his depressed look, the old couple felt heartache again. This Liu Mei is really a troublemaker, stirring up the family to be restless.

  But things have far from ended and are escalating in constant contradiction...

  Song Jie was unaware of the situation and didn't know what had happened. By the time she found out, her younger uncle had already been fired from the factory.

  Zhao's mother was going to stay in the hospital for two days, so Zhao Tong took a day off and came to take turns with his father to take care of his mother. In fact, his mother didn't have any serious illness, thanks to Song Jie's timely rescue, otherwise his mother would have fainted and might have had some complications.

  Zhao's father also agreed to let Lao Baba stay for two days, thinking that it would be better for everyone to calm down.

  There was no one at home, Song Jie had no one to take care of her, so she moved in with Grandpa Wang. Fortunately, there were few people in Grandpa Wang's house and no one disliked her or thought she was a nuisance.

  Zhao Tong took a day off and went back to work the next day. His mother also couldn't bear to let her child take time off from work, but who knew something really happened.

  Liu Mei's father brought people to Zhao Tong's factory again, no matter how Zhao Tong explained, the Liu family insisted that the child in Liu Mei's belly was Zhao Tong's. They demanded either marriage or responsibility, otherwise they would come to the factory every day to make trouble, leaving him with no choice.

  Zhao Tong was so angry, he didn't do anything himself, why did he frame and slander others? He naturally argued with reason and force, but it's like a scholar meeting a soldier, having justice on his side but unable to make himself clear, almost coming to blows.

  Luckily, the leader of the factory arrived in time. Liu Mei's father was still intimidated by the leader and did not take action. When he was persuaded to leave, he left a harsh message, saying that he would come to bother Zhao Tong every day from now on unless he took responsibility for Liu Mei.

  After that group of rascals left, the workshop director said: "Zhao Tong, follow me to the office for a while." After finishing speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back and humming.

  Zhao Tong hung his head and followed Director's buttocks into the office with a dejected air.

  "Director Li took a glance at the young man in front of him and said: 'Zhao Tong, I hope you can give me an explanation for today's events.'"

  Zhao Tong had no choice but to start from the beginning and recount what had happened.

  "Why do others not bother anyone else, but only bother you? What does this show? It shows that your work style has a problem. If these people come to make trouble every day, how can our workshop's work proceed? I know you are innocent, but do others know? How will they look at you? This will have a very bad influence." Director Li was about to slam his fist on the table.

  "Director, rest assured, I will definitely solve this matter immediately and not hold back the workshop." Zhao Tong hurriedly made a guarantee, after all, this matter was caused by him, and he should be the one to solve it.

  "How are you going to fix this? The bad influence has already been made and it's only going to get worse. What about the workers in the workshop, have you thought about that? Do you want everyone to explain themselves, that's unrealistic. Just today, so many people were watching, affecting production, the factory director will definitely talk to me about this, I'll have to take the blame for you, what kind of thing is this?"

  "I... I'll explain it to our leader." Zhao Tong's voice was weak.

  "What's the explanation? I already know this matter isn't over yet, and by the time you resolve it, the Huanghua dishes will be cold. That group of people who came were obviously rascals, if they've got their hooks on you, there's no good outcome. I won't say anything else, but the impact of this incident is extremely severe. Considering the significant impact you've had on the workshop, just go home and reflect on it for now. Don't come to work without notice." Director Li said it bluntly and without mercy.

  "What's the difference between this and resignation? Leader, Director, please help me out. I can't lose this job. I guarantee I'll resolve it. I'm willing to sign a military order." Zhao Tong was really anxious.

  "What's the use of having confidence in yourself? I don't have any! You can consider this as a resignation, go to the accounting department to collect three months' salary, and then don't come back. You should also understand the difficulties of the leadership, I'm also very embarrassed. Alright, stop talking, you get out, directly go collect your money, I'll fill in the form later. Get out!" Director Li simply didn't want to see him anymore.

  Zhao Tong knew that saying more was useless, so he quietly walked out of the office. The resignation had become a fact, after all, one couldn't get by without money, could they? Zhao Tong still took three months' worth of compensation, but his heart truly felt extremely uncomfortable.

  As he walked into the workshop, looking at the rows of machines, he suddenly felt a sense of strangeness. He would be leaving this place soon, and Zhao Tong suddenly realized that he still had feelings for this workshop that he didn't particularly like. The thought of leaving it made him feel a little reluctant to part with it, and his eyes became moist.