CHAPTER 1278: CHAPTER 1279: THE LITTLE WIDOW OF THE SIHEYUAN 6

"Sister, I know you don’t believe me no matter what I say."

The other party was quick-witted. Although they couldn’t guess why Zhao Gui did this, they were definitely onto something.

Anyway, now it’s crucial to make this foolish woman realize that the Old Master Zhao she trusts is not a good person, and is scheming against her.

"How about this, we’ll go to the factory, find the leadership there. Whatever they say, you will believe, right?"

"Otherwise, dragging it out like this isn’t a solution."

"Your thoughts and demands, you can directly speak to the factory leadership." The other party was genuinely nervous, afraid that Zhang Yu, the foolish woman, would still insist on not going.

Old Man Wang listened from the side, "Xiao Zhang, I think you should go to the factory to have a look. So much time has passed, there should be a resolution."

"It’s a good opportunity to state your demands directly to the factory leadership." Old Man Wang had been wanting to say this to Zhang Yu for a while but couldn’t find the right moment.

Old Man Wang glanced at the visitor and pulled Zhang Yu aside, "They’re probably after your job."

"I don’t want to sell my job," Zhang Yu’s face was full of bitterness. "Otherwise, what will happen when Xiao Lei grows up and can’t find a job?"

"When Zhao Jun was here, we had already decided that if Xiao Lei’s generation had jobs after graduation, we would work until retirement."

"If there were no jobs, Zhao Jun would give his job to Xiao Lei, and mine to Xiao Hong."

Zhang Yu quietly shared this decision. Anyway, Zhao Jun was no longer around; there was no one to verify whether he had said such things.

Old Man Wang didn’t see anything wrong with this idea, "Since you two made this decision, you should go to the factory leadership and tell them you want to keep the job."

"Is it possible?" Zhang Yu asked worriedly.

Old Man Wang looked at the people passing by, "If you don’t try, how will you know?"

"After all, Zhao Jun sacrificed himself for the factory."

"You can return the job to the factory now and ask them to reserve a position for your family within the next ten years," Old Man Wang whispered, "This matter hasn’t blown up yet."

"The factory doesn’t want you to blow it up either. If the person involved doesn’t escalate the issue, the higher-ups will simply pretend it didn’t exist."

Zhang Yu didn’t know about this situation and was quite surprised by Old Man Wang’s words. Why hadn’t the original owner warned her in the past life.

But of course, the original owner had been staying at home and didn’t go to work. By the time they returned to work, the issue had already been resolved. Even if Old Man Wang knew, he couldn’t change anything.

"You could ask Old Master Zhao in your courtyard to speak to the leadership; after all, he works in the factory. See how the leaders say the matter stands."

"Since you’re the person involved, speaking directly to the leadership wouldn’t be a problem." Old Man Wang, worried about Zhang Yu, managed to lightly persuade her.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and nodded, "Right, I shouldn’t put Old Master Zhao in a difficult position."

"Maybe the factory’s solution has already come out, and Old Master Zhao didn’t think it was good, so he didn’t tell me." Zhang Yu, on her own, reasoned out the situation.

Old Man Wang, seeing Zhang Yu who still believed she hadn’t guessed wrong, sighed. Thinking too highly of people only leads to being bullied, doesn’t it?

Old Man Wang gave up on reforming Zhang Yu, thinking she was already this old, her personality was fixed, and there was no way to change it. He thought it would be better to educate Zhao Lei properly.

Zhao Lei was the only boy in the family, and even though he was only ten, he was already a little man who could shoulder the family’s responsibilities.

Zhang Yu knew her naive behavior just now made Old Man Wang unhappy, but she couldn’t help it. The original owner was just a weak and incompetent person.

Even after going through such things, she couldn’t become strong, "Old Man Wang, you should go to the factory."

Thinking about Zhao Hong, who was still resting in the small room, Zhang Yu grew worried, "Xiao Hong?"

"I’ll help you look after her, and Xiao Lei will be out of school soon anyway." Old Man Wang didn’t want Zhang Yu to keep delaying.

It’s better to solve some things sooner rather than later.

Zhang Yu uttered an "Oh," hopped on her bike, and headed to the machinery factory.

The visitor didn’t expect Zhang Yu to actually head to the machinery factory, and his mood was elated, already envisioning the moment he’d snatch the job.

Upon reaching the machinery factory, the guard stopped them as the other party gave a brief introduction.

The guard didn’t expect it to be Zhao Jun’s widow visiting the factory. After registering, they entered the factory premises.

Under the guide’s lead, Zhang Yu rode her bike up to the factory office building.

Looking at the two-story building, well, it was in a thick Soviet-style architecture.

Upon reaching the second floor at the director’s office, she gently knocked on the door.

Director Yang had just returned from a meeting and was about to call everyone for a meeting when he heard the knocking.

"Come in."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu gently pushed the door open. Director Yang, upon seeing Zhang Yu, was slightly taken aback, "And you are?"

"Hello, Director Yang, I’m Zhang Yu, Zhao Jun’s wife. I just wanted to ask if there’s been a decision regarding Zhao Jun’s matter?" Zhang Yu spoke softly, but in the quiet office, it was audible enough.

Director Yang hadn’t expected the visitor to be Zhao Jun’s wife, Zhang Yu, "Hello."

He had been busy these few days and forgot to check if Zhao Jun’s matter had been resolved. As a result, he didn’t expect his wife to come to the factory.

Even more unexpected was Zhang Yu asking if there was a resolution, "Zhao Gui didn’t tell you?"

He remembered mentioning it to Zhao Gui back then, and Zhao Gui assured him he’d go home and tell Zhao Jun’s wife about it. How did it end up with her asking now?

"A couple of days ago, I asked Auntie Zhao, and she said Old Master Zhao mentioned the factory hadn’t discussed it yet."

"Quite a few people in the courtyard heard it that day." Zhang Yu felt uneasy, not knowing where to place her hands.

Seeing Zhang Yu like this, plus the mention of people in the courtyard hearing it, Director Yang figured nothing was said.

Director Yang was quite displeased. Zhao Gui was already an old employee, generally conscientious in his work. Considering they had some familial ties and shared the same courtyard, he thought it would be straightforward to resolve this matter.

Yet unexpectedly, Zhao Gui had handled the matter this way, leaving Director Yang quite displeased with him.

"The factory deeply regrets Zhao Jun’s passing," Director Yang said a lot of formalities.

All Zhang Yu could do was continuously say thank you for the factory’s concern and similar things. What else could she say?

After a lot of formal talks, Director Yang thought the groundwork was sufficiently laid and finally mentioned the factory’s decision, "The factory will provide a 500 yuan assistance."

"As for Zhao Jun’s job, you can start working at the machinery factory. Zhao Jun worked in the propaganda department before; you might not be able to handle that, so the factory decided to let you work in the archives room."

"This will allow you to better take care of your children."

Although the salary wasn’t high, from the factory leadership’s perspective, it was better than working at the recycling station.

They didn’t think Zhang Yu would refuse to work at the machinery factory. In terms of salary and benefits, it was definitely better than the recycling station.

For an ordinary person, this proposal would definitely seem good, but for Zhang Yu, the recycling station was actually a good job.