PUGPF – Chapter 409

Chapter 409: It’s fine

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Where could Lian Hai have any good ideas? Anxious sweat broke out on his forehead.

Unable to calm himself after learning of his parents’ rogue-like nature, he stammered in a low voice: “I think it’s better to investigate this matter, this matter slowly, at this time. It’s hard to get a result after half a meeting—”

However, he was intrupted by Madam Gu before he finished speaking: “Scholar Lian is wrong! It’s just a body search, a very simple matter. It’s clear at a glance, why do you need to check it slowly? Besides, if you leave this place, there will be no evidence and how will you check it then?

Lian Hai choked. Pursing his lips, his face turned pale.

This was so unreasonable, what else could he say?

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Madam Qiao glared at Madam Gu and asked sharply: “How dare you speak like that to my son!”

Her voice was full of threats.

Madam Gu laughed when she saw her being so ridiculous and didn’t have the same awe of Lian Hai as she had when he had first arrived.

She smiled and said, “Am I wrong, Sister Qiao?”

“Of course not, not a single word!” Madam Qiao snorted but she still insisted: “I said I didn’t steal, so I didn’t steal! If I have cotton on me, I stole it? I just picked it and put it away for convenience. It’s just in my pocket, is this called stealing? Which eye did you see that I stole it?”

“You! You! You really—” Madam Gu stared at Madam Qiao with wide eyes.

Not only her, but all of the crowd was stunned: how could someone’s face be so thick!

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but applaud secretly in her heart. It is also a skill for people to be so shameless to such a level. Compared with his parents, her cousin was still far behind!

Lian Hai’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t help but look to Lian Fang Zhou, his heart clenched tightly.

He was like a drowning person, grabbing at the last straw.

It was good to caught someone, but who could say if the grass was good or rotten?

When Madam Qiao said these words, there was a sense of relief in his heart.

Why didn’t he think of such a good rebuttal!

Lian Fang Zhou said nothing.

She didn’t want to fall out with Lian Hai completely but she also did not want Madam Qiao to get off too lightly.

If she accepted Madam Qiao’s words, people like her would not know how to advance or retreat and would only think she was scared of them. No one could guess what she would try in the future.

When Lian Hai saw that Lian Fang Zhou was not speaking, he couldn’t help but feel anxious again. He quickly turned to Madam Qiao and said: “Mother, since this is the case, take out all the cotton you picked! What are you waiting for?”

“I—” Madam Qiao glared at Lian Hai. What was his brain made of? There was a feeling of the dumb eating the dumb.

“Mother! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take it out!” Lain Hai’s face darkened and his tone was a little impatient.

“I’ll take it out!” Madam Qiao didn’t dare to disobey her son and angrily took out the cotton that had been stuffed into his arms, pulling it out one by one and throwing it into a basket with deep hatred.

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She originally wanted to take out half and hide the rest but when she thought of Lian Fang Zhou’s ‘body search’, she had to grit her teeth and take out all of it.

“No more, that’s all!” Madam Qiao snapped, full of confidence. She glared at Lian Fang Zhao and said: “Would you like to do a search? If you don’t find it, you have to kowtow to me to make amends!”

Lian Fang Zhou, with a half-joking, half-sarcastic smile, said: “Since aunt has said so, I think there is definitely nothing else hidden. There’s no need to search anymore!”

Lian Hai was greatly relieved when he heard Lian Fang Zhou say this, knowing that this incident was a near miss.

However, Madam Qiao was distressed. After working for a long time, she not only could only gather a handful of cotton, she was cut twice on the hand. It was really too uncomfortable to hold back!

Suffocating and unhappy, of course she refused to suffer like this!

Glancing at everyone, she said angrily: “Now you all understand that you’ve wronged me, right? Let’s see what else you have to say! This matter is not so easy to end!”

“Mother! Stop speaking, saying a few less words!” Lian Hai said, giving her a dissatisfied look.

If this was not his mother, he would have knocked her down twice. He had never seen such an ignorant person, she actually refused to give up!

“Why can’t I say it?” She snapped, “I tell you, Hai’er, you have to decide for me! You can’t let them off—”

“Mother!” Lian Hai shouted sternly: “Mother! Don’t say another word!”

Madam Qiao had never seen her son speak so angrily and she was stunned. Her lips moved but she couldn’t say a word.

Then Lian Fang Zhou said: “Aunt, there are rules and procedures. Those who work here have to follow my rules. There is no reason to put the cotton on the body after picking and it is not allowed to put it away temporarily. Even I follow these rules. Since there is no shortage of manpower, please go back.”

“You actually dare to drive me away!” Madam Qiao was furious.

Lian Fang Zhou ignored her and just glanced at Lian Hai.

Lian Hai pulled Madam Qiao’s sleeve and said in a cold voice: “I think you should go back and rest! Fang Zhou is speaking for your own good!”

Madam Qiao did not hear the meaning behind Lian Hai’s words, she was only sad that her son was not standing on her side to help her in front of everyone. Annoyed, she glared at Lian Fang Zhou and shouted: “Speaking for my own good? That dead girl saying something good for me? She is sweeping my face!”

“Fang Zhou, we will go first. I’ll talk to you when you go back. You… forgive me.” Lian Hai’s face was already very ugly. He grabbed Madam Qiao and dragged her back.

All the while, Madam Qiao was struggling and yelling.

Even from a distance, Lian Fang Zhou could hear her shouting that she wanted at least a half-day’s wages and claimed that she had been cut twice, demanding medical expenses…

Aunt Zhang couldn’t help but shake her head gently and sigh.

Madam Gu and the others were so shocked that they could recover quickly.

This is… what a sturdy existence!

Lian Fang Zhou turned to the group and said: “You have done a good job in today’s matter. You have helped me a great deal, so don’t worry about what will happen in the future. It took a lot of your efforts today! Since you have worked hard for me and were honest… let’s see, today each of you will be paid an extra 40 catties of cotton and Madam Gu, you will receive an extra 50 catties. What do you think?”

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Seeing the end of the storm, everyone felt a little speechless in their hearts. Because of Madam Qiao’s matter, it was hard for them to say anything.

After all, what people cared the most about was the delay in their cotton picking and several of them were already distressed about the lost wages in their hearts. They couldn’t help but secretly regret helping.

But after hearing what Lian Fang Zhou said, the gloom in their hearts was swept away!

So much effort to be compensated by 40 catties of cotton, they had definitely earned it!

Lian Fang Zhou smiled. “If this is satisfactory, then it is settled! You all go back to work! I hope you will be as diligent as before!”

The women smiled and agreed.