OBS Chapter 1173 Severing ties
Chapter 1173 Severing ties
Chapter 1173 Severing ties
"Dad, you have such a cruel heart. I just quit my job and didn't do anything against the law. Why do you hit me?" He Jiaxi had never been beaten since he was a child, so he argued unconvinced.
He Changsheng heard this and swung the bamboo stick in his hand even harder: "You bastard, you still refuse to repent. I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
After being hit hard a few more times, He Jiaxi no longer dared to be stubborn and quickly asked Liu Meixin for help.
"Mom, please save me quickly, Dad is going to beat me to death, wuwu..."
Liu Meixin finally broke through Liu Xiaoling's obstruction, rushed to He Jiaxi, and yelled at He Changsheng: "Hit me, if you dare, beat me to death too."
He Changsheng's face darkened: "Get out of the way."
"No, why do you hit her?"
"She is my daughter. If she does something wrong, can't a father teach her a lesson?"
Liu Meixin snatched the bamboo stick from He Changsheng's hand, broke it, and threw it hard on the ground.
"I gave birth to Little Six after ten months of pregnancy. You have never taken care of her since she was little. I raised her from the beginning to the end, and I have never dared to touch a hair on her head. Why do you hit her like this?"
He Changsheng was heartbroken: "A loving mother often spoils her child. If you protect her without principles like this, she will get into big trouble in the future."
"No matter how big the trouble is, it has nothing to do with you!"
Liu Meixin pulled He Jiaxi up and said, "Jiaxi, let's go home. From now on, we will live alone and have nothing to do with this family or your cruel father."
"What...did you say?" He Changsheng looked at Liu Meixin in disbelief.
"I'm telling you, from now on, Jiaxi is no longer your daughter. If you dare to touch her again, I'll fight you to the death!"
He Changsheng felt distressed. In the past, he just thought that his wife was a little partial to the younger daughter, but he didn't care. With so many children in the family, it was difficult to treat them all equally.
But he never imagined that his wife doted on their little daughter so much that she even cut off ties with the whole family to protect her.
"Mom..." He Jiaxi was also dumbfounded. She didn't want to sever ties with her father or this family.
She was also counting on her second brother-in-law to help her transfer to another job. She didn't want to be like her mother, staying in the spice factory all her life.
If it really doesn't work, I can borrow some money from my third brother-in-law to start a small business.
Mom, you are blocking my way!
He Jiaxi's heart and eyes were filled with resistance, but Liu Meixin thought she was just frightened.
"Don't be afraid, Jiaxi. Mom will protect you and no one will touch you again."
"Mom, I..."
He Jiaxi just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by He Changsheng's long sigh: "Okay, very good, Lao Liu, you are so powerful now, I can't control you anymore."
Then he said to the other daughters: "From now on, if any of you helps Old Six again, you are no longer my daughter, He Changsheng!"
"dad……"
"Dad, Mom was just saying that in anger, you..."
He Jiali and He Jiawen tried to dissuade them, but He Changsheng interrupted them rudely: "Are you going to sever ties with me too?"
Now He Jiali and the others didn't dare to say a word.
He Jiaxi was completely dumbfounded. She never expected things to turn out like this. Just when she was thinking about admitting her mistake, she was dragged out by Liu Meixin.
"Jiaxi, even if you don't recognize this heartless and ungrateful father, don't worry, as long as mom has something to eat, you won't starve."
In the face of Liu Meixin's comfort, He Jiaxi was speechless. She was not a child anymore and would not be satisfied with just a bite to eat.
"Mom, why don't I go and admit my mistake to Dad..."
"What's there to admit? Jiaxi, don't be afraid. Mom won't let anyone bully you anymore."
The corners of He Jiaxi's mouth twitched. She was not afraid of being bullied, but she was afraid of being poor all her life.
……
On the other side, after listening to He Jiawen's story, Qin Hao couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to He Changsheng, thinking that his painstaking arrangements were not in vain.
"You know our dad's character, so don't give anything to Lao Liu in secret. If our dad finds out, it might just add fuel to the fire."
Seeing He Jiawen looking worried, Qin Hao gave him a warning.
He Jiawen sighed, "Alas, this old man is really a troublemaker. Now it's even more difficult for Dad and Mom to remarry."
"Okay, don't think about it for now. Our son is about to wake up. Let's take him out to play for a while."
"Ah."
……
With Liu Meixin's insistence, He Jiaxi took over smoothly and became a worker in the seasoning factory.
As a result, on her first day at work, He Jiaxi couldn't stand it anymore. Just the job of mixing the soybean paste made her back ache.
"Oh mom, please be gentle, my waist is almost broken."
Liu Meixin was applying the plaster on her with a concerned look on her face.
"You just don't work enough. It's okay. You'll be fine after a while of adapting."
He Jiaxi was about to cry: "How can I adapt to this? I'm like this on my first day at work. If I continue like this, I'll be disabled."
Liu Meixin's heart tightened immediately: "Jiaxi, please don't do anything rash. This job was secured for you by Mom's early retirement. If you quit, you won't be able to get in again."
He Jiaxi couldn't help but secretly complain. If she had known this job would be like this, she might as well have stayed in Longwan Town. Although the environment there was a bit worse, at least she didn't have to make soybean paste like a machine all day long like she did now.
"No, I can't do this job forever. I have to find a way to change it."
My mother can't be relied upon. She is just an ordinary worker. Even if I want to arrange a job for her, she has to sacrifice herself and rely on my sister and brother-in-law.
So, taking advantage of the Sunday, He Jiaxi bought a bag of canned yellow peaches and went to Qin Hao's house in the city.
Bang, bang, bang on the door.
When the nanny opened the door, she saw He Jiaxi carrying a basket of canned yellow peaches. She subconsciously thought that she was here to give a gift, so she hurriedly said.
"Our husband is not here. If you have anything to do, please go to his office."
As he was about to close the door, He Jiaxi quickly put his hand against it and said, "I'm looking for He Jiawen."
"What do you want to see the madam about?" The nanny looked at He Jiaxi warily.
"I'm her sister, He Jiaxi."
He Jiawen heard the noise outside and walked over with the child in his arms.
"Jiaxi, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me in advance? Come in and sit down."
The nanny said to He Jiaxi embarrassedly: "So she is his aunt. I'm sorry, I haven't seen her before."
"It's okay, it's okay." He Jiaxi said it was okay, but his chin was raised to the sky.
After sitting down, He Jiaxi looked at the decoration of the house and liked it more and more.
"Oh, sister, your house is so beautiful. This sofa and this coffee table look high-end. They must have cost a lot of money, right?"
He Jiawen smiled while holding the child, and changed the subject: "It's OK, not too expensive. How is our mother, Lao Liu, doing recently?"
"It's OK. I've retired early. I was a little uncomfortable at first, but now I'm much better."
He Jiawen frowned when he heard this: "My mother retired? You took over my mother's job?"
She knew that her parents' generation had a different attitude towards work. They entered factories as teenagers, fell in love, got married, and had children step by step. It was a testimony to their years and a microcosm of half of their lives.
"Sister, I don't want to take this job either, but my mom insisted that I take it. You don't know how boring the job is. It's hard and tiring, and the salary is low..."
He Jiaxi complained subconsciously, and He Jiawen asked the nanny to take the child away, and then grabbed He Jiaxi's wrist.
"Sister, you're hurting me, please let go."
He Jiawen ignored her struggle and said angrily, "Do you know that Mom will retire in three years? Do you know that Mom has hardly taken a vacation in these years except for giving birth to children? She said that her biggest wish is to work until retirement."
"Our mother lost her most proud job because of you, and you are here to make sarcastic remarks. He Jiaxi, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
Under He Jiawen's sharp gaze, He Jiaxi lowered his head and dared not look at him. He wanted to argue for himself, but under He Jiawen's powerful aura, he stammered and could not utter a word.
"I'm sorry, sister. I was wrong."
After holding it in for a long time, He Jiaxi finally uttered a few words.
He Jiawen then shook off her hand. He Jiaxi was secretly surprised. She didn't expect that her second sister, who usually looked so gentle, would have such a side to her.
"Jia Xi, you quit the job that your second brother-in-law arranged for you. I don't blame you, but if you quit our mother's job without saying anything, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my sister."
It was obvious that He Jiawen was not joking, so He Jiaxi could only nod obediently.
He Jiawen's expression finally eased: "Since you're already working, then do your best, not only for you, but also for our mother."
"Second sister...I understand."
He Jiaxi was extremely depressed. She had clearly come here to ask He Jiawen to help her transfer jobs, so how did it turn out like this?
"Second sister, where is my second brother-in-law?"
"Oh, he went out with your third brother-in-law early in the morning. Do you have something to do with him?"
He Jiaxi smiled awkwardly: "No, what can I do? I just want to apologize to my second brother-in-law..."
"Forget it, we are all family, your second brother-in-law won't take it to heart."
"That's good, then I'll feel relieved."
Originally, He Jiawen wanted to keep her for dinner, but He Jiaxi was in a hurry to go home. She didn't dare tell her mother that she came to Qin Hao's house. She just said she was out for a walk. She was afraid that Liu Meixin would become suspicious if she went back late.
On the way back, He Jiaxi was so depressed. Not only did she fail to transfer jobs, but judging from her second sister's performance, she would be stuck in this position for the rest of her life.
"No, I can't be like mom and make soybean paste for the rest of my life. Wouldn't that ruin my life?"
But there was no good solution at the moment, so He Jiaxi could only bite the bullet and continue to go to work. As a result, after only two weeks on the job, many colleagues went to their superiors to complain.
"This He Jiaxi is too lazy. She has been here for so long but has made no progress at all. We have pounded ten vats but she hasn't even finished one."
"That's right. We have a clear division of labor, but in the end we are always asked to clean up her mess. This is so unfair."
So the leader called He Jiaxi to the office and scolded him severely.
He Jiaxi tried to argue and explain at first, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
"If I'm fired, can't I just quit this job?"
Suddenly, He Jiaxi became confident and not only did he not admit his mistake, but he also started arguing with his leader.
The leader was also very angry that a newcomer dared to talk back.
"He Jiaxi, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you're a regular employee. I'll deduct your bonus."
He Jiaxi sneered: "It's only a few dollars a month, you can deduct whatever you want. This is all you can do. If you have the guts, fire me."
The leader's eyes went dark, and he almost fainted from anger: "Okay, okay, you wait!"
The next day, the factory office held a meeting for all employees.
The leader criticized He Jiaxi severely on the stage and asked her to write a self-criticism and read it aloud in front of all the employees.
As a result, He Jiaxi confronted his leader directly.
"I did nothing wrong. Why should I write a self-criticism? You are suppressing new employees. I don't accept it."
He Jiaxi thought to himself: Stop talking nonsense and fire me right away.
Now He Jiaxi has offended all the leaders of the seasoning factory and openly contradicted them. How could this be tolerated?
Therefore, after a unanimous vote by all the leaders, it was decided to expel He Jiaxi.
"If you fire me, it's no big deal. I don't even want to do this crappy job."
He Jiaxi was happy, but Liu Meixin almost fainted after hearing her old colleague talk about her daughter's "heroic deeds".
After returning home, Liu Meixin sat in the yard, staring at the gate motionlessly, with a bamboo stick placed on her right hand side.
He Jiaxi got what he wanted and happily bought a roast chicken to celebrate. After eating, he slowly returned home.
As soon as he entered the yard, He Jiaxi noticed that the atmosphere was not right. After Liu Meixin picked up the bamboo stick, he immediately shouted: "Mom, listen to my explanation..."
"Mom, they bullied me because I was new here, and reported me to the boss, and the boss deducted my bonus without asking any questions..."
He Jiaxi cried as he spoke, while observing Liu Meixin's movements, ready to run away at any time.
As a result, even He Jiaxi himself did not expect that Liu Meixin would believe it so easily.
"How could they do this to you? I'm usually so nice to them. Not only did they not help you, but they also reported you."
He Jiaxi threw himself on Liu Meixin and said, "That's right. They even asked me to make a self-criticism in front of all the employees in the factory. Mom, you are a model worker. If I agree, it would be a slap in your face."
"Okay, okay, stop crying..."
Seeing that Liu Meixin was easily dealt with by him, He Jiaxi couldn't help but admire his own "wit" and took the opportunity to propose.
"Mom, I've been fired. We both have no jobs now. How are we going to live in the future? I haven't paid my tribute to you yet."
Liu Meixin frowned when she heard this. Although her salary was not much before, it was enough to support her and her daughter. Now, relying on that little pension, the mother and daughter would starve to death.
"It's okay, Jiaxi. Mom will help you find a job. If it doesn't work out, I'll sell pickles. I can always support us."
He Jiaxi was unwilling: "Mom, why don't you go talk to my second sister..."
"Humph, what's there to say? You all have no conscience. It's been so long since you came to see us, mother and daughter."
He Jiaxi rarely spoke well of her sisters: "Mom, it's not that my second sister and the others don't want to come, they're just afraid of my dad..."
"They only have eyes for your dad, but it doesn't matter. I have you, the sixth brother, and that's all I need."
(End of this chapter)