Finally, Director He forced Wu Jianguo to write a pledge promising to treat Wu Shanshan and Wu Jun well. Otherwise, the factory would certainly discipline him and notify the Tire Factory, leaving them to deal with Zhang Amei!
If anyone else had said it, Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei might not have taken it seriously. But now the factory director himself had called her in to say it, with several other factory leaders present. Zhang Amei finally realized she had reason to be afraid.
So, after signing his name in front of all the factory leaders, Wu Jianguo was finally allowed to leave.
He was anxious to get home and tell Zhang Amei about this. If they lost their jobs now, their whole family might starve!
As soon as Wu Jianguo left, Secretary Zhang said worriedly, "Director, I heard that when Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei got married, a child made Zhang Amei promise that if she didn't treat the two children well, they'd go complain to the Tire Factory leaders.
"Zhang Amei made that promise in front of so many people, but in private, she still kept Wu Jun and Wu Shanshan from getting enough to eat. I'm worried that if you talk to her like this, she'll agree to your face but ignore you behind your back."
Secretary Zhang's concern was reasonable. After all, Zhang Amei didn't report directly to anyone at the Textile Factory!
The director thought Secretary Zhang had a point, so he said sternly, "In that case, call Song Ying from the First Workshop and Huang Ling from the Second Workshop."
Secretary Zhang heard that the director had already made arrangements and immediately rose to his feet. "Old He, I'll leave this matter to you. Make sure it's handled properly. Otherwise, the consequences will be