Chen Lishu reached out and stroked her hair, "Who bullied you? Tell me, if I can't beat them, I'll call your brother-in-law, he's the strongest."
Chen Liyuan, who was heartbroken, couldn't help but break into a smile at her words, and suddenly didn't want to talk about the unpleasant matters of the Shi family anymore.
"I'm not a child anymore, needing to find parents after being bullied. There's an accountant Zhou at our factory. Sister, you have no idea how annoying she is..."
Then Chen Liyuan recounted how Accountant Zhou at work had made things difficult for her and Xiao Liu.
"She's practically showing her ambition! Doesn't she just want to push us out so her daughter can come? She doesn't teach us anything and then makes things difficult for us every day. When we make mistakes and get criticized by the leadership, she'll solve all the problems, and the leadership trusts her a lot. They don't listen to us at all," Chen Liyuan became more indignant as she spoke, forgetting even to eat.
Chen Lishu patted her hand comfortingly, "She's been an old-timer at the factory for decades, and you've only been here a few days."
"But if she doesn't teach us, we don't know anything! Every time, we're assigned work we've never dealt with before, and we have no clue how to do it well."
Chen Lishu nodded, "Her actions are indeed wrong, but have you considered looking at the problem from a different perspective?"
"A different perspective?"
"The Accountant Zhou at your factory is just your colleague. She doesn't have any obligation or need to train you. As the saying goes, teaching your apprentice starves the master. It's normal for her to be resistant to you."
"But she's about to retire. Besides, even if she doesn't teach us, she doesn't need to make things so difficult for us, does she?"
"You're too impulsive. You put yourself in opposition to her from the start. But since she's doing this for her daughter to take over, it's probably impossible to mend the relationship."
Chen Liyuan: "Sister, what should I do?"
"According to you, she definitely wants to get rid of you, right? If that's the case, you'll face more difficulties in the future. Tell me, do you still want to continue working here?"
"I..." Chen Liyuan hesitated for a moment.
Although she truly disliked that old hag, she felt unwilling to just leave like this.
"If I don't leave, she'll definitely find ways to push us out."
"If you're unhappy with your job, you can switch to another unit, or you can come here. It's not bad to cut your losses and leave early. However, you need to understand that no job is smooth sailing. Encountering someone like Accountant Zhou early on isn't a bad thing."
Not to mention Chen Liyuan's current situation, even when she was doing manual labor before, she encountered scheming.
"I don't want to leave. No matter what, it's my first job. I'll definitely be unwilling to be pushed out like this."
Apart from the bothersome Accountant Zhou, the electricity meter factory had very good benefits and treatment. Because of its good performance, employees could apply for employee housing after working for two years.
That was company-provided housing, which usually took five to ten years to even be considered in other factories.
"If you don't leave, there are ways to solve it."
Chen Liyuan looked up with expectant eyes, "Sister, do you have any good ideas? Tell me quickly."
"Since you don't want to leave, then let her leave."
"How is that possible!" Chen Liyuan said in disbelief, "She's been an employee at the factory for decades."
"Everyone makes mistakes. As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you'll get your shoes wet. Especially in finance, if there's a problem, it's a fatal one."
Chen Lishu paused before continuing, "But the prerequisite is that you must first calm down, listen, observe, and learn more. Even if she doesn't teach you, as long as you calm down, you can always learn something. Be diligent and sweet-mouthed. Don't bring up trivial issues. If you can't defeat the other party at once, you might find yourself in a more difficult situation."
Listening to Chen Lishu's words, Chen Liyuan nodded thoughtfully, "Sister, don't worry, I know what to do."
It was already very late when Chen Liyuan finished her meal. The last bus had already departed, so Chen Liyuan stayed at Chen Lishu's place. The sisters rarely slept in the same bed, and smelling Chen Lishu's familiar scent, Chen Liyuan felt exceptionally at ease and slept soundly.
The next day, Chen Liyuan returned to the electricity meter factory after breakfast. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw Shi Nan waiting for her under a tree not far away.
Chen Liyuan pretended not to see him and turned to go back to the dormitory first. Shi Nan quickly hurried over.
"Liyuan, I was worried about you all night yesterday. This morning I went to your dormitory to find you, but Xiao Liu said you didn't return. Where did you go?"
Shi Nan's complexion was indeed not good, and Chen Liyuan's expression softened considerably.
"I went to my sister's house."
"Regarding yesterday's matter, my elder and second sisters' attitudes were indeed not very good. Can I apologize to you on their behalf?"
Chen Liyuan shook her head, "It's okay, it's all in the past."
"Then, can you forgive me?" Shi Nan looked at her hopefully.
Chen Liyuan slowly and firmly shook her head, "Shi Nan, let's just be colleagues from now on."
Although her heart still ached, Chen Liyuan bypassed Shi Nan and walked away.
Upon returning to the dormitory, she saw Xiao Liu packing her belongings and curiously asked, "Xiao Liu, why are you packing your bags?"
"Liyuan, you're back? I've had enough of that damned old woman, I'm going to resign."
Resign? That was too sudden.
Chen Liyuan was surprised, "Why are you leaving so suddenly? You said before that we should just endure and our good days would come after she retired."
"Retire? I heard from people at the factory yesterday that the person surnamed Zhou has been complaining about us behind our backs to the leadership, and the leadership is preparing to change staff. Instead of letting them ask us to leave, it's better for us to leave ourselves. Anyway, it's still the internship period, and it won't be recorded in our files. Didn't the food factory want to recruit us before? Why don't you come with me?"
Recalling what Chen Lishu had told her, Chen Liyuan advised, "Since the factory recruited us, they won't easily change staff. Besides, we're still in the internship stage, and the work assigned to us is not as important as we think. Even if there are mistakes, they won't be major ones. As long as we study hard, we don't have to fear her schemes."
"Moreover, I think the person surnamed Zhou might have deliberately spread the news to make us retreat. If we really leave, we'll fall into her trap."
Xiao Liu remained unmoved, "Anyway, I've had enough of Zhou Bapi. Since I'm unhappy here, I might as well find another place. We have education, and everyone wants us. Why should we hang ourselves on this crooked tree?"
Chen Liyuan opened her mouth. Knowing that Xiao Liu had made up her mind, she stopped trying to persuade her, although she was reluctant.