He Jinxuan finished signing and put down the pen, waved to Little Zhang: "Let’s go, let’s take a look."
When they got closer, they saw a worker being helped out.
He Jinxuan quickly squeezed in: "What happened?"
Someone who knew the details replied quickly: "Improper operation, cleaned iron filings off the workpiece with gloves without stopping the machine, hurt the hand."
The factory leadership who got the news also hurried over, only to find out after inquiring that the work was meant for two people. Because the head of group three, Lyu Juncheng, temporarily left, leaving it to be completed by just one person.
Due to the heavy workload, in order to complete the production task faster, Cui Zhuzi violated operational procedures and cleaned iron filings off the workpiece with gloves without stopping the machine. If someone hadn’t walked by and stopped the machine, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The injured worker directly lost half a finger, and the family made a scene at the factory. The factory quickly came up with a resolution. Lyu Juncheng left his post during work hours and held major responsibility; his group leader position was revoked due to his good attitude in admitting his mistake.
And the injured worker Liang Congrong, because he did indeed violate procedures, also had to bear some responsibility, but due to special circumstances, the punishment was light.
But because of this incident, Liang Congrong’s family resented Lyu Juncheng. Sure enough, in the evening, Liang Congrong’s wife directly went to Lyu Juncheng’s house to demand an explanation.
When Lyu Juncheng returned, he saw a crowd around his yard, with Yao Hui arguing with Liang Congrong’s wife: "You can’t come looking for my family because of this, can’t even allow people to go to the toilet. Your family’s problem isn’t my Jun Cheng’s fault."
Lyu Juncheng was clearly upset, in no mood to do anything, so he hid outside to smoke, but dared not admit it, only saying his stomach was uncomfortable and he went to the toilet.
Liang Congrong’s wife said: "Whether it’s a stomach ache, he knows in his heart. If it weren’t for him being lazy, my Congrong wouldn’t have rushed tasks and violated procedures. Lyu Juncheng is just a troublemaker."
Lyu Juncheng was indeed at fault, and combined with Liang Congrong’s wife’s aggressiveness, he was forced to agree to compensate them fifty yuan. Because Lyu Juncheng had no money at the moment, he said he would repay five yuan every month until it was paid off.
Yu Xinyan heard about this from Zhao Jianlan and was somewhat schadenfreude, but didn’t show it.
Zhao Jianlan nudged Yu Xinyan with her elbow: "You don’t know, now in our family courtyard, people are saying all kinds of things. Some say Lyu Juncheng got his comeuppance, some say Yao Hui is a jinx. It’s quite lively."
Yu Xinyan laughed at her mischievous look, thinking to herself that now Lyu Juncheng hasn’t become the workshop director, and even lost the group leader position, there’s bound to be some good drama.
She thought right, Yao Hui was originally mad at Lyu Juncheng for agreeing to send the family twenty yuan a month. Now, with an extra debt of five yuan every month, she directly lost her temper: "Lyu Juncheng, what exactly are you doing? She’s clearly extorting you, why did you agree to her?"
Lyu Juncheng looked unpleasant: "Enough, I’ve had enough. Can’t you say a few less words?"
Yao Hui completely exploded: "Every month you send twenty yuan back home and another five yuan to the Liang family, how much will we have left? Won’t the family have nothing to eat?"
What she didn’t say was that the group leader position was gone, and the salary would decrease by two and a half yuan, leaving only thirty-three and a half yuan each month. Considering what has to be given away, can the family still live?
Lyu Juncheng also got angry, blurting out: "If it weren’t for you, would I be in this situation now?"