In the past, when this kind of thing happened, everyone was powerless to fight.
But it happened that the Rural Clearance Office in Chengdu was established at this time. Hu Leicai called them with the attitude of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, the people from the Rural Clearance Office arrived at the construction site that afternoon and directly called the boss over, one by one.
were paid wages.
Seeing the boss's expression of not wanting to pay wages but having to pay wages, everyone was happy and relieved.
Later, everyone learned that the Rural Clearance Office had directly blocked the account of the developer’s boss, who was the brother of the contractor boss. Under the hysterical roar of the developer boss, the contractor boss had to come and complain.
salary.
But after the wages were paid, the boss knew who made the complaint. Now Hu Leicai was in bad luck.
Although the boss did not dare to blatantly retaliate against Hu Leicai, it was easy for him to give him little shoes to wear secretly.
So when everyone could go home to celebrate the New Year, a problem arose during the painting work at a construction site that Hu Leicai was responsible for, and five workers had to start over again.
This problem is quite big. If I want to do a good job and pass the inspection, I will be delayed when I go home for the New Year.
Everyone knew that the boss was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Hu Leicai, but there was nothing they could do. After all, the paint job was heavily stained. If the work was not reworked, the new year's acceptance would probably drag everyone down.
, both money and reputation were lost.
Many people are speculating that this was done intentionally by the boss. Hu Leicai himself knows it, but he can't say much without evidence.
Moreover, this matter also affected several companions. He thought about it for a long time and felt that it would be delayed anyway, so he would shoulder the work of five people by himself. Anyway, he worked more diligently, from the 10th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 10th day of the lunar new year.
Five or almost a month is enough time to complete it.
This is why Hu Leicai cannot go home.
"Xiao Hu is a good person. If he doesn't go home, he works here and celebrates the New Year with those of us who don't go home for our own reasons." At this point, Lao Qiu sighed: "But what can we do?
No one can find any evidence, so Xiao Hu can only suffer the consequences of being dumb!"
"Could it really be just an accident?" Yu Daqi asked.
"Hey, you haven't been to the construction site. The paint on the three floors was splashed with paint, or the wall was exposed with a shovel. How could it be an accident?" Lao Qiu said firmly.
"It's strange that this was not done intentionally! Besides, except for the painters, the rest of the cement, bricks, tiles, etc. were not affected. Even the windows that are most susceptible to damage are intact. How do you think this is?"
What’s going on?”
"That's a frame-up!" Yu Daqi frowned, "This boss is so incompetent... By the way. Brother Qiu, the Agricultural Clearance Office you just mentioned, what kind of unit are they? They seem to have great authority.
ah!"
"The Agricultural Clearance Office is the abbreviation of the Migrant Workers' Wages Settlement Office. It is the executor of a new project to benefit the people launched by our Mayor Xiao in February. Xiao Yu, you don't know, Mayor Xiao is such a nice person! This
The Agricultural Clearance Office is responsible for solving problems for us migrant workers. It is not the kind of evasive and conciliatory one, but one that can actually solve problems!"
When Lao Qiu talked about the Peasant Cleanup Office, he was very excited. He talked about all Xiao Xu's measures in clearing the arrears of wages to migrant workers in one breath, and even talked about the Rongcheng City Happiness Fund, etc. He looked so excited.
It's like winning the lottery.
Yu Daqi listened with great interest. Mayor Xiao is his brother-in-law's father, so he can call him "Uncle". I have long heard that he is an honest and good official. Now it seems that Uncle Xiao is still a capable man.
What a good official.
"Since the Agricultural Cleanup Office is such a deterrent, why don't you report it to them?" After listening, Yu Daqi asked, "Brother Cai stood up for everyone's affairs. Then he was retaliated by the boss. It's completely
Can you report it to the Agricultural Clearance Office?"
Lao Qiu was stunned. "This matter is not theirs, right? They are only in charge of liquidation. This is a retaliation. No one has evidence. How can it be useful if we tell it?"
Lao Qiu's worries are not without reason.
The Agricultural Clearance Office is mainly responsible for clearing and disbursing the wages of migrant workers. It does not have enough energy for such specious matters.
Not to mention them, even if the police came to investigate, there wouldn't be much they could do.
This construction site is already crowded with people, and it is open. Anyone can come in, and there is no monitoring. It is really difficult to find out who did it.
When people do things outside, it is better to do less than to do more. If too much energy is involved and the relationship is too complicated, people will not be willing to get to the bottom of it.
"Anyway, after completing the first phase of this project, Xiao Hu and many of us will leave the construction site, so when the workers were aggrieved about it, he advised us not to cause trouble anymore." Lao Qiu
He said, "But if Xiao Yu really has connections with the city government, then it would be okay to seek some justice for Xiao Hu."
"It's so difficult to be away from home!" Yu Daqi felt inexplicably sad.
He remembered that he was doing business in the county before, but was forced to almost lose his property. This was still close to home, let alone Brother Cai who was thousands of miles away like this.
In an unfamiliar place, what else can you ask Hu Leicai to do besides being as patient as possible?
"Who says it's not the case? In the past, we had to ask God to bless us and find a good contractor and a good boss. Otherwise, we would have no money to go home after working hard for a year, which would be shameful for our family," Lao Qiu said.
, "But it's different now. With Mayor Xiao here, who dares to default on our wages? He really cares about our migrant workers, unlike some people who just show up and want to solve the problem.
It’s extremely difficult!”
"Nothing is difficult in the world, only those who are willing to do so." Yu Daqi continued.
"right!"
Lao Qiu slapped his thigh, "So, we hope that Mayor Xiao can continue to work in Chengdu forever, so that we will be blessed!"
"Mayor Xiao must have been in Chengdu for a long time. He is only in his forties." Yu Daqi said with a smile. He had heard from his sister that Uncle Xiao planned to spend his entire career in Chengdu. After all,
I can still work in Chengdu for at least ten more years.
At this point, Yu Daqi asked, "Brother Qiu, what is the name of your project and who is the boss? I'll go and see if I can handle him!"
"This is the Lihua Water Project developed by Lihua Group. The contractor is named Tao Lijun, and his brother is Tao Lihua, the boss of Lihua Group." Lao Qiu said skillfully.
"good!"
Yu Daqi took out his cell phone in the room and dialed a number, "Brother-in-law, I am Daqi... I haven't eaten yet. I am here, fellow villager, and I have something to report to you..."
Yu Daqi explained the matter clearly in a few words, and then without saying much on the phone, Yu Daqi hung up the phone. Lao Qiu then saw Yu Daqi's smile.
"Just... it's that simple? Can it be done?" Lao Qiu was a little confused. Don't be talkative and weak in work. He just said it and it was enough?
"Don't worry, Brother Qiu, my brother-in-law knows a lot of people. If he says it's okay, it's okay." Yu Daqi said seriously, adding in his heart, if there is anything in Rongcheng that my brother-in-law can't help with,
Then no one can help.
It was a coincidence that just as Yu Daqi finished speaking, the door outside opened, and Hu Leicai walked in carrying a lot of cold dishes, braised vegetables, drinks, peanuts and the like.
"Haha, Lao Qiu, it just so happens that today's great gift is coming, so let's get together in advance and have a happy New Year!" Hu Leicai put the things on the table and said cheerfully.
"Okay, then I'll enjoy the blessings!"
Lao Qiu stood up with a smile and wiped the tables and chairs.
Here, Hu Leicai and Yu Daqi took out the dishes from the cold vegetable and braised meat restaurant. They were all prepared in plastic boxes, so they only needed to hold convenient bowls and chopsticks to eat.
A few people were not that particular, they opened a few bottles of beer and just started eating and drinking.
People usually don’t talk about troubling things at the wine table, so Hu Leicai talked about what he had seen and heard in Chengdu, Yu Daqi talked about the changes in his hometown, and Lao Qiu chatted beside him. The atmosphere became so lively and joyful, with laughter from time to time.
rang in the room.
I don't know how long it took, but Yu Daqi was talking about an embarrassing incident he encountered in Jichun, when suddenly there was a "bang bang bang" knock on the door outside.
"Who?"
Lao Qiu asked subconsciously.
"I, Tao Lijun! Please open the door!"
Lao Qiu suddenly trembled and ignored the last sentence. His drunkenness immediately dissipated, "Ah? Is it Tao Papi!? What is he doing here?"
Hu Leicai also had a heavy look on his face, which obviously meant that Tao Lijun was looking for trouble again.
Only Yu Daqi knew it well and got up and opened the door. Lao Qiu was too late to stop him.
Standing at the door was a short, fat, middle-aged man wearing a fur collar and leather jacket. His face, which was originally a bit ferocious, was now full of smiles, which looked a bit weird.
The middle-aged man smelled of alcohol. Upon closer inspection, Yu Daqi also found that there was an obvious palm mark on the man's face, as if he had been slapped hard.
"Haha, Xiao Hu, Lao Qiu, where are you eating?" The middle-aged man looked at Yu Daqi, walked in, and said with a smile: "It's almost the Chinese New Year, my wife must have called to remind me in the past few days, right?"
"My wife is working in Yuzhou and she won't go home this year just to make money." Lao Qiu said carefully as he accompanied her.
Hu Leicai and Tao Lijun had basically fallen out. Seeing this, they couldn't understand the situation and didn't say anything.
"Look, I forgot something!" Tao Lijun didn't say much. He took out six stacks of hundred-dollar bills from the briefcase in his hand, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "
Xiao Hu, you have worked hard this year. This is the bonus given to you by the company. In addition, the painting work you did was not in a hurry. I asked, and it doesn't matter if you can do it again after the year. You should be fine.
As for my son, it’s not too late to go home for the New Year, and I’ll reimburse you for the round-trip air tickets!” (To be continued)