allonlinenovel Chapter 168 Pay off the debt
Chapter 168 Pay off the debt
Ruyi was not a traditionally obedient and sensible child. She was naughty in her childhood and rebellious in her adolescence. She seemed to have never made a leap in the compulsory course of growth. But it seemed that every transformation was completed quietly when Darong was not paying attention.
During the time that Darong was recuperating at home, Ruyi also learned how to take care of Darong and share her hard work, and the relationship between mother and daughter became closer and closer.
Just because of work-related injuries and rest, Darong could not escape the fate of being laid off.
"Rongzi, I really shouldn't discuss this with you in your current situation, but we do need to discuss the current situation of the factory. You haven't been there for two months, so I don't know if you've heard that our factory has completely stopped operations."
The deputy factory director who came to visit Darong last time came to her house again today with simple gifts. Darong knew that she couldn't escape this time.
"I have also heard about the resettlement conditions of some of my laid-off colleagues, but after all, I still have a lame leg, and I can't find a suitable job for a while." Darong sat on the bed and looked helplessly at the crutches standing beside the bed.
Darong's leg was indeed seriously injured. More than two months have passed, and she still doesn't dare to walk too hard.
"We have taken this into consideration, and the factory has also discussed it. We will apply for an additional three months' salary for you according to the standards of work injury compensation, so that you can rest at home for a few more months."
The fact that the deputy factory director can come today must mean that he has made sufficient preparations and has already thought out the response policies.
"Rongzi, our factory has already stopped production. If we can reach an agreement and sign the contract sooner, we can receive the subsidy sooner, don't you think?"
Darong remained silent, not knowing how to answer. Although she had long been prepared to be laid off, when it came to personal interests, everyone hoped to get more compensation.
After the deputy factory director did some ideological work on Darong for a while, he put down a few lists and left Darong's house.
Darong sat on the sofa in a daze. Being laid off had become an indisputable fact, but what should she do in the future?
"Is there anyone coming from the factory?" Zhong Yunxing asked when he came back in the evening and saw several lists on the cupboard.
"Well, the deputy director is here to discuss layoffs. Will you go to work tomorrow?" Darong listlessly brought dinner to Zhong Yunxing.
"We'll take a day off tomorrow. The tow truck we contacted won't arrive until the day after tomorrow. That's all the work we've done."
The weather has turned cooler, and the work at Zhong Yunxing's construction site has begun to be suspended one after another. Today, he finished the work and returned early.
"Ruyi hasn't come back yet?"
"No, I guess it will be soon. Their teacher gives us a one-hour free make-up class every night. She is very responsible."
"Then wait for the kids to come back and eat together. I'm not hungry either."
As Zhong Yunxing spoke, he picked up the list on the cupboard and sat on the sofa to read it.
"What is this?" Zhong Yunxing took out a list from the bottom and handed it to Darong to look at.
After the deputy factory director left, Darong didn't bother to look at the lists. She just thought they were some explanations of the compensation terms. Only after Zhong Yunxing asked her this did she take the lists and look at them carefully.
It turned out that underneath the pile of forms was an application for disability recognition.
Darong and Zhong Yunxing had never thought about applying for disability certification, and no one in their family knew about it. The deputy factory director could not directly remind Darong because of his status, but he quietly omitted the application for certification.
In fact, most of the time the warmth around us never appears in a gorgeous way, but it always quietly lights a small lonely lamp for you in every dark corner.
The next day, Darong went to the relevant department to submit an application. Because Darong's ankle bone was slightly dislocated, there was indeed a slight difference between her legs and her heels. She also successfully applied for disability certification in accordance with relevant regulations.
Thanks to this disability certification, Darong was able to successfully receive the disability allowance issued by her unit.
The first thing Darong did after receiving the money was to pay back the money she borrowed from Darong's mother. This was the most relaxing time Darong had ever had to return to her mother's home over the years.
"The family is not short of money. Now that you are laid off, have you thought about what to do in the future? Don't pay it back today and then come to borrow again tomorrow. I don't know whether to save it or not."
When Darong's mother looked at the 20,000 yuan Darong returned, she felt a lot of heartache for her daughter, but her way of expressing herself could never bring warmth to Darong.
"I still have a little. The total compensation for the buyout of years of service and disability allowance is more than 4 yuan." Although Darong didn't like to hear it, she had long been accustomed to Darong's mother's way of expressing herself.
"That's fine. Let's eat here tonight. Huazi brought two pork elbows here yesterday. Ruyi loves to eat meat."
When Darong's mother heard that she still had money, she felt more relieved about her situation. After putting away the 2 yuan, she went to the kitchen to prepare the pork elbow.
After Darong's mother went to the kitchen, Darong took the money from her small bag and secretly returned it to Darong's father.
"Dad doesn't want it anymore, you keep it for yourself."
Darong's father has never asked Darong to pay back the money she gave him over the years. He always felt that his eldest daughter had suffered the most since childhood and was having a hard time now. From the day he lent her the money, he never intended to ask her to pay it back.
"Dad, I know you love me, but I'm taking your money for nothing. If my brothers and sisters knew about it, they would feel unbalanced. I've been taking advantage of you for so many years without paying interest, right?"
Darong's mother looked through the window at the father and daughter who were quarreling in the main room. She chuckled, turned her back to the window and continued to clean the elbow in her hand.
Darong called Zhong Yunxing and asked him to wait for Ruyi at the school gate in the evening and come with her to Darong's mother's house for dinner.
Since Zhong Yunxing had no idea of Ruyi's school time, he simply rode his bike to wait for Ruyi at the school gate early.
When Ruyi came out of the teaching building, she saw Zhong Yunxing at the gate at a glance. Just as she was about to raise her hand to greet Zhong Yunxing, a classmate behind her called her.
"Zhong Ruotong!"
Ruyi turned around when she heard the voice and saw Song Jinyu standing at the entrance of the stairs looking at her.
Song Jinyu is the elementary school classmate whose home Ruyi had thrown a dead rat at last time. If it weren't for the universal nine-year compulsory education, it would be unlikely for this child to be admitted to junior high school.
"what?"
Because when they were in elementary school, Song Jinyu always liked to bully Jindan, and Ruyi often fought with him in school. Now in junior high school, the two are not in the same class and rarely meet each other.
"That...that..."
Ruyi used to chase Song Jinyu around the playground and beat her, so when he saw Ruyi glaring at him, he subconsciously got nervous and started stuttering.