Chapter 46 Reputation
The factory director clicked his tongue at the amount of money. Ye Xingguo indeed had a lot of money.
Ye Xingguo, of course, disagreed. This was his money, the reward for raising Ye Shenggge, and he couldn't possibly give it up.
"No, all this money was spent on you. Where would I get the money to give you?"
Ye Shenggge paid no attention to this. She just wanted to leave an impression in the factory director's mind that she was not raised by Ye Xingguo.
"Comrade Factory Director, what do you think of the accounts I just calculated? I'm a good student at school. We shouldn't carelessly spend the money of well-meaning people, should we? After all, they are kind, and we shouldn't let them down. Besides, spending other people's money always makes one feel guilty, and it's not good for one's reputation, nor for the factory's reputation."
When the factory director heard that it would harm the factory's reputation, he could not tolerate it. He didn't want Ye Xingguo, that rotten apple, to spoil the whole barrel.
"I think the young comrade has a point. After all, kind people spent money to raise you, not someone else. How about this, Ye Xingguo, you take out the 1840 yuan that was not spent on the young comrade, because this money doesn't belong to you, and it wasn't spent on you."
Ye Xingguo broke out in a cold sweat. He had that much money, but asking him to take it out of his own pocket felt like cutting out his heart. It made him feel like he had raised this girl for nothing all these years.
"Factory Director, where do I have that much money? Although this money was spent on our family, we also made contributions. By rights, we should get something too."
Ye Shenggge nodded, looking as if Ye Xingguo's words made a lot of sense.
"Dad, according to what you said, doesn't it prove that you spent this money and therefore didn't contribute to me? After all, the well-meaning person has already paid for your hard work. From now on, I only need to repay the kindness of those who raised me, right?"
How could Ye Xingguo answer? No one was a fool. The girl in front of him wanted to draw a clear line between them.
"How can you say that? Our relationship of over a decade together isn't measured by money."
"Really? Then Dad, please take out the money. As soon as I return the money to the well-meaning person, I will devote myself to filial piety for you for the rest of my life. Otherwise, I will have no peace, and I won't know who to thank. After all, Dad didn't exert himself or spend a penny on me, so I really don't know how to face the feelings you speak of."
The factory director finally understood. Ye Xingguo was someone who was greedy for any advantage. How could such a person shine and contribute in the factory?
"Ye Xingguo, you are less conscientious than a child. You take money to do things but don't treat your child well, and now you don't want to return the money and still expect the child to be filial? Where is such a good thing? I will not allow such a person to appear in the factory.
Either you take out the money, or you never bother the child again. Give me an answer now about how you want to proceed, or I'll fire you immediately. Someone who can't even manage his own family, how can he manage his team members?"
Ye Shenggge was very surprised. Was this factory director really so righteous? She only needed a witness, but she didn't expect him to be such a divine helper.
"Mmm, it's still Comrade Factory Director who is reasonable. We can't take the money and keep it too, after all, that money wasn't for him." Su Dan Fiction Network
Ye Xingguo was put in a difficult position and could only agree for now.
"Factory Director, it was I who didn't think clearly. I am willing to return all the money, because I truly care about this girl. However, the amount of money is quite large, so I'll have to find someone to help me gather some of it. Once I have it, I will hand it over to you directly, and it will be considered that I raised the child all these years."