Chapter 231: Chapter 231
Ji Rui understood very well why Mr. Ji would use this trick to restrain him.
Several years ago, when Ji Rui had not yet taken the position of president of the Ji Family, the Ji Family’s projects were basically outsourced to major contractors or construction companies, meaning that the workers on these sites were not official employees of the Ji Family. Due to high turnover, wages were mostly settled weekly or even daily, with generally no documentation left.
But after Ji Rui took office, considering the outdated benefits and severe injury problems of these employees, he enforced each contractor to provide normal insurance and equivalent benefits to every worker as an official employee of the Ji Family when undertaking projects.
Thus, these seemingly highly mobile construction workers actually had detailed records on the Ji Family’s side for every penny they earned each month.
However, Mr. Ji, due to not being involved in the Ji Family’s internal affairs for a long time, naively assumed that the Ji Family was still following the old management approach of outsourcing projects. After all, this is also the customary practice in the industry today, whereas Ji Rui’s current approach seemed innovative.
At this time, nearly a thousand workers, obviously incited and encouraged, all looked towards Ji Rui standing on the platform of the building. This text is hosted at novelFirｅ.net
Ji Rui scanned the large crowd of workers outside with piercing eyes. Though he faced them alone, he had the upper hand by reason, and with a few concise words, he forcibly suppressed the arrogant clamor of the crowd.
Both parties on and off the stage silently confronted each other. Within a few seconds, the large group of workers ended their silence and began whispering and discussing among themselves.
Ji Rui picked up the microphone again and said to the crowd below, "I, Ji Rui, am not an unreasonable person. I understand that everyone can make mistakes due to momentary folly. Now, I give you a chance: the left and right sides—standing to the right means admitting your mistake proactively. As long as you cooperate positively, the Ji Family will not hold you responsible. Standing to the left means you stick to your views, and we can continue to pursue the matter through regular channels!"
Ji Rui’s tone was very calm, yet it seemed to carry an irresistible power, causing a commotion in the large crowd.
The supervisor, standing beside Ji Rui with sweat on his forehead, finally breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out a tissue to wipe his sweat.
Ji Rui looked indifferently and calmly at the large crowd below as they all started moving to the right. Suddenly, he heard Xiao Li shout from behind, "President, watch out!"
However, Xiao Li’s shout came too late. Just as his voice fell, Ji Rui felt something heavy smash down on his head, causing intense pain in his forehead.
The sudden incident caused even greater chaos at the scene. The bodyguards behind him quickly surrounded him, and one of them took out a handkerchief to press against the bleeding forehead of Ji Rui.
Ji Rui did not leave immediately. He swept his sharp gaze over the few men below the platform who were surrounded by his bodyguards, left Xiao Li a sentence, "You take care of the rest!" and then turned and left the platform under the protection of the bodyguards.
The weapon that hit Ji Rui was a brick commonly found at construction sites. Ji Rui was taken to a nearby hospital by his bodyguards for emergency treatment. His forehead was stitched with nearly ten stitches, besides a slight fracture in the skull where he was hit.
After the doctor treated Ji Rui, he reminded him, "Mr. Ji, you have signs of a mild concussion. It’s best to go home now and rest well. Avoid overwork these days and keep a happy mood."
Ji Rui nodded casually, turned his head with gauze on his forehead, and returned to the Ji Family to continue completing his remaining tasks with his injury.
Due to Ji Rui’s injury, the strike incident turned into a malicious event.
The police rightfully intervened in the investigation. At the scene, several leaders responsible for the chaos were taken back to the police station for investigation, while those workers who voluntarily stood to the right signed confession documents as Ji Rui suggested, and the Ji Family did not pursue any responsibility. The illegal gain of a thousand yuan was confiscated by the police and d as a charity fund to remote mountainous areas for poverty alleviation and education.
A seemingly detrimental uproar for the Ji Family ended up with a shocking reversal. Online media still reported on the event, but the Ji Family transformed from the accused party into the victim and justified party.
Ji Rui had no time to pay attention to these media reports because he wanted to finish his work quickly to pick up Ji Baby from school.
Just like Ji Rui, today was the last day Ji Baby stayed in kindergarten this year. Starting tomorrow, Ji Baby would have nearly a month of winter holiday. When Ji Rui left home early in the morning, Ji Baby repeatedly reminded him to pick him up after school.
Ji Rui gave a firm promise, only then did the little guy let him leave the house.
Seeing that there was still half an hour before the end of work, Ji Rui, like Superman, finished his work ahead of schedule, got up to pack his things, and prepared to head to Saint Ying Academy as quickly as possible. His private phone, which was left aside, rang at this moment.
When Ji Rui picked it up and saw who it was, his face turned cold. He subconsciously touched the bandaged wound on his forehead and answered the phone.
Before he could speak, Housekeeper Li’s cautious voice came through the earpiece, "Young master?"
Ji Rui responded with a "hmm," waiting for the other party to state their purpose.
There was a pause, accompanied by increasingly rapid breathing over the phone, but Ji Rui said nothing.
After several seconds of silence, the other party couldn’t hold back any longer, "Young master, the chef has made some new dishes. Bring the young master back home to try them. We all miss him very much."
It seems Housekeeper Li was not making a phone call but playing the affection card
"Heh, you really carry out your job as a housekeeper well!"
Ji Rui sarcastically suggested that Housekeeper Li was overstepping. The grudges between him and Mr. Ji couldn’t be erased by a mere meal.
"Young master...the old master...is sick!"
The dutiful Housekeeper Li seemed not to understand Ji Rui’s sarcasm, or perhaps, he understood but pretended to be ignorant.
Ji Rui’s hand on the table clenched into a fist.
"Sick? Let his good wife from their childhood take care of him, what does it have to do with me? I’m not a doctor; I can’t cure his illness!"
After speaking, Ji Rui didn’t bother to listen to any more nonsense from Housekeeper Li and directly hung up.
Of course, he’s sick at this time!
He thought that by planning such a "perfect" operation, he could save his two beloved sons and the whole family could have a harmonious and happy New Year together. Now, his plan was ruined by his unloved eldest son, who was treated like an outsider. The originally lively family reunion dinner now had only two old folks eating together in desolation; no wonder he was sick!!