AWB Chapter 493
Chapter 493
Lunchtime.Everyone was rushing toward the cafeteria, eager to be first.
Ever since they heard that the cafeteria chef used to work at a high-end restaurant and that the meals were incredibly cheap, basically everyone chose to eat there for lunch.
After all, who wouldn't want to take advantage of delicious, inexpensive food prepared by a master chef?
Why bother wasting time and energy going home to cook? A busy morning was exhausting enough, and eating at the cafeteria left them with time to rest.
Because of this, the cafeteria was exceptionally crowded right now.
In just one morning, people had begun bringing in and setting up ping-pong tables and basketball backboards.
A group of men gathered around, reluctant to leave; they even stood outside holding their lunch trays just to watch.
Clearly, seeing this equipment had reignited their long-dormant passion for sports.
Smiles beamed across everyone's faces.
However, at that moment, Liu Dongdong looked rather nervous.
A woman beside her noticed something was off and asked in confusion, "Dongdong, what's wrong with you? You've been distracted all morning."
"Hey, did you hear? The boss's wife came with the boss today, and they were even holding hands. It's so enviable. But I heard her reputation isn't very good... I wonder if it's true."
"Don't say that, or you might get called in for questioning by upper management," someone nearby shushed her and quietly warned. "This morning, a few older women from the assembly line got called in, apparently because they were spreading rumors everywhere..."
"Ah, really? Is this whole thing true or false? I heard it came from the people in their village. Dongdong, aren't you from around their hometown? Do you know what's going on?"
Liu Dongdong forced a smile. Seeing Si Nian arrive today had actually panicked her quite a bit. She wasn't sure if Si Nian had spotted her yesterday; she hadn't expected to run into her so coincidentally.
But she had only taken one glance before hurrying away.
This incident left her feeling deeply uneasy, and she hadn't slept a wink last night.
Hearing bright and early this morning that Si Nian had come to the company only made her more anxious.
She wondered if Si Nian had come to cause trouble for her.
After all, regarding the incident where Si's Father came to make a scene, she worried that Si Nian might guess she had something to do with it.
Si Nian wasn't someone easily fooled like Lin Sisi.
That was what terrified her the most.
After spending the morning in fear and trepidation, she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that management had sought out others instead of her.
She figured Si Nian probably hadn't seen her.
There were so many people eating at the time, and Si Nian had her child with her. Even if she had glanced her way, they hadn't seen each other in years, so she probably wouldn't have recognized her so quickly.
If she had been spotted, how could they not have called her over?
Still, to keep a low profile, she replied, "I'm not really sure. After all, I'm just from the neighboring village. The people from their own village would probably know better."
With her saying that, the group couldn't press further, no matter how curious they were.
Subconsciously, they all assumed the rumors must have been spread by the people from her village.
Who knew that just as this thought arose, a bowl of hot soup would come splashing in their direction.
"Ah!" Liu Dongdong screamed as she took the brunt of the splash.
Everyone was stunned. Before they could react, several older women charged over and grabbed Liu Dongdong by the hair. "You little bitch! So you were the one spreading rumors, trying to get us fired, weren't you! You black-hearted wretch, you'll get your karma sooner or later!"
"Watch me teach you a lesson, you damn girl!"
Slap! Slap! Two hard slaps left Liu Dongdong dizzy and seeing stars.
Seeing someone getting beaten, the bystanders cried out in shock and hurried forward to break up the fight.
The cafeteria was packed, and seeing this scene, everyone crowded around, asking what was going on.
"Hey, ladies, how can you hit someone!"
"This is too much. Whatever the issue is, you can talk it out."
A few of Liu Dongdong's colleagues rushed up to intervene.
But how could a few young women possibly overpower a group of furious, aggrieved older women?
The older women shouted angrily, "How are we being too much? She almost got us fired! Why shouldn't we teach her a lesson!"
"Exactly! If it weren't for her rotten mouth spreading rumors everywhere, would we have misunderstood the boss's wife and been called in for questioning by management?"
"We got fined, yet the main culprit gets to sit here eating comfortably! How is that fair!"
Hearing this, the crowd gasped in surprise.
"They couldn't be talking about the boss's wife kicking out her adoptive father yesterday, could they?"
"Yes, yes, yes. It sounded pretty harsh, but I asked the people from Xingfu Village, and they said the boss's wife used to be horribly bullied by her adoptive family, which is why she cut ties with them. I didn't expect it to blow up like this."
The onlookers began to chatter animatedly.
A few of her colleagues flushed red, looking at Liu Dongdong in disbelief. "Dongdong, didn't you just say that the people from their village said it themselves? It has nothing to do with you, right? Hurry up and explain it to them."
"Yeah, you're not that kind of person."
Someone from Xingfu Village heard this and immediately jumped up in anger. "What nonsense! Everyone in our village has a great relationship with Boss Zhou's family. When they got married, the whole village attended. We've met the boss's wife, so how could we possibly gossip about her!"
"Oh, Liu Dongdong? I was wondering why that name sounded so familiar! So it's you! I heard that when Lin Sisi stole three thousand yuan, you even testified for her, only for everyone to find out she was the thief! I was wondering where you ran off to—turns out you sneaked into our factory to ruin things for people here!"
"And you actually tried to frame the people of Xingfu Village! Are you looking for a death wish?"
A group of people from Xingfu Village glared at her fiercely!
Now, Liu Dongdong had truly incurred public wrath.
Her colleagues were dumbfounded hearing this.
So that was the truth.
They remembered what Liu Dongdong had just told them—that she wasn't sure and that the people from Xingfu Village must have spread it themselves.
Everyone's expressions instantly darkened.
It turned out she was a thief crying 'catch the thief' all along!
What kind of good person would testify for a thief anyway!
Before the crowd could even process their shock, the factory management arrived.
Yu Dong walked at the forefront.
Liu Dongdong was covered in soup and looked completely wretched, her face deathly pale. Being rather petite with a small frame, she looked somewhat pitiful.
However, Yu Dong, leading the group, kept a cold expression. "So you are Liu Dongdong. Hearing about you really doesn't compare to seeing you in person. Please come with us."
Seeing that the factory management had arrived, the crowd didn't dare to cause any more trouble and quickly made way.
Liu Dongdong was taken away.
Her final fate would undoubtedly be termination.
Everyone felt she deserved it and found it immensely satisfying.
Liu Dongdong had violated her company contract by privately causing trouble, spreading rumors, and inciting internal conflict within the company.
It was only natural that she be fired.
It also served as a warning to anyone else who might spread rumors.
And Si Nian hadn't even needed to show her face for the matter to be perfectly resolved.
Not only did they catch Liu Dongdong violating the contract stipulations, but they also amplified the incident of her spreading rumors.
As a result, everyone found out that Liu Dongdong was the one spreading the rumor, and he ended up offending the entire group of employees from Xingfu Village.
Originally, the core of the issue was people criticizing Si Nian for driving away her adoptive father.
But now, the focus had shifted. It became a scandal about Liu Dongdong spreading false rumors and framing the people from Xingfu Village.
What was once a personal matter between two individuals had escalated into a bitter conflict between two villages.
Now, Liu Dongdong had not only alienated the company but also made an enemy out of everyone from Xingfu Village.
Fu Qianqian had initially been puzzled. Zhou Yueshen could have simply stepped in and fired the man. Why did Si Nian have to make things so complicated?
Now she understood.
This was the classic strategy of borrowing a knife to kill someone.
Si Nian: Couldn't you use a better phrase to describe it?
She was clearly just giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Liu Dongdong had brought this upon himself.
Regardless of how you looked at it, Fu Qianqian felt that Si Nian was a truly terrifying person.
Thank goodness they were no longer enemies.