Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife-Chapter 1245: The meeting between Liu and Huang

The pearls were almost uniform in size and shape, and each had a beautiful luster. Just by looking at them, he knew the quality was top-notch.

While he was happy with the quality and quantity of the pearls, he also felt worried. If he sold these pearls to Houzi, it would definitely rouse suspicion.

Even if he was sure Houzi wouldn’t investigate their source, it might attract unwanted attention from other middlemen in the black market.

While lost in thought, his hands continued moving steadily and nimbly. In fifteen minutes, he harvested another mussel.

As for Chen Jianmin, this was his first time learning how to harvest pearls from a living mussel, so his movements were slower for fear of injuring or killing it accidentally.

It took him half an hour to harvest the pearls from one mussel. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked at the pearls in the bamboo basket and smiled.

To maintain the quality of the pearls, Dong Li placed a wet fabric underneath them to prevent cracking.

While the two of them were busy harvesting pearls, Liu Piao, Liu Hua, and Wang Muxiao were sitting in the production team’s meeting room.

Across the table sat members of the Huang family and the 10th production team’s leader, Old Zhao.

Besides them, Han Yuheng and Comrade Han were also present, sitting on another side of the table. Comrade Han was tasked with recording the meeting, while Han Yuheng served as the mediator.

The room was filled with a tense atmosphere as the Huang family glared at Liu Piao. Despite their hostility, Wang Muxiao and Liu Hua drank their water nonchalantly.

After a long silence, Old Zhao finally spoke and broke the silence, "Xiao Han, I have come today to apologize for what my team members did. It was due to my lack of supervision that some people kept causing trouble at your place."

Hearing his words, Han Yuheng smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, I’m also at fault for not resolving this matter sooner."

When he said that, Old Zhao smiled and thought, ’Fortunately, An Xuyuan isn’t the one attending the meeting today. Otherwise, there would be no way to settle this matter peacefully.’

When Wang Muxiao heard their words, she glanced at them and said with a chuckle, "Comrade Zhao, you don’t think we will just let this matter go with a simple apology, do you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mother Huang slammed the table, pointed at her, and asked angrily, "Wang Muxiao, my family’s work points have already been deducted as punishment, and we have apologized. What more do you want?"

Hearing this, Liu Hua pointed back at her and retorted, "Your Huang family is really shameless. It was your fault in the first place for spreading rumors and smashing my sister’s house."

"Being punished and apologizing are things you ought to do, yet you talk as if we should be thanking you for it. Do you think just because you apologized, we have to forgive you? Do you think your face is coated with gold?" she asked sharply.

Mother Huang was enraged by her words and retorted, "Liu Piao was married to my son when she left the village. If she didn’t tell us what happened between her and my son, how would we know? When we learned she was involved with Zhang Ermu, wasn’t it normal for us to ask for an explanation?"

"You call smashing people’s houses asking for an explanation? Since I also want an explanation, should I go smash your house too?" Liu Hua asked her back.

Fearing the situation would spiral out of control, Old Zhao quickly shouted, "Enough!"

Hearing her team leader’s angry voice, Mother Huang finally shut her mouth.

Once she quieted down, Old Zhao looked at Liu Piao and said, "Comrade Liu Piao, it was the Huang family’s fault for smashing your house. I have deducted their work points, so can you forgive them and let this matter go?"

When she heard his words, Liu Piao finally looked at him and smiled as she replied, "Comrade Zhao, deducting their work points was a punishment for making trouble, and that punishment was issued by Vice Team Leader An."

"Since it was a punishment from Vice Team Leader An, what does it have to do with the compensation for them smashing my house?" she asked.

The moment he heard her words, Old Zhao knew that Liu Piao had no intention of forgiving the Huang family.

The brigade leaders had already sent people to investigate the behavior and performance of the production team leaders under them.

There was only one opening for an assistant to the brigade secretary, and a total of 50 people were competing for the position. At this critical moment, he couldn’t let this matter reach the higher-ups. He had to resolve it today.

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Making up his mind, he looked at Liu Piao and asked, "Then what must we do for you to forgive the Huang family?"

Hearing the words she had been waiting for, Liu Piao smiled and pulled a piece of paper from her pocket.

She placed it on the table and replied, "Comrade Zhao, this is a list of my items that the Huang family smashed, as well as compensation for my mental distress. As long as they pay this amount, I can consider forgiving them and letting the matter go."

When they heard her words, the Huang family’s faces turned red from anger.

Mother Huang stood up suddenly and said, "No way! Why should we compensate you when our work points have already been deducted? Also, what mental distress? You are just using this as an excuse to extort money from my family!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Muxiao clutched her stomach and let out a painful scream, "Aiyo, my stomach!!"

Hearing her sudden cry, everyone turned to look at her in shock, thinking she was about to give birth. Even Mother Huang forgot her scolding and looked at her with widened eyes.