I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 129: Can the Worker’s Quota Be Given to Me?

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Can the Worker’s Quota Be Given to Me?

Lai Zi’s mother was so angry she could hardly stand it. Dezi stood in the courtyard with his face bruised and swollen. When he saw Lu Mingyang looking at him, he got so scared that he turned around and tried to run. But as he reached the door and saw his own parents there, he plucked up some courage again.

Lu Zhenping came out of the kitchen with a vegetable knife in his hand, which shone dazzlingly bright.

Lai Zi’s mother couldn’t bring herself to strike with the stick she held, and Lu Mingkai stopped crying too. Sticking out his tongue, he licked his snotty nose, disgusting his own parents and siblings so much they almost threw up. Oblivious, the little guy even gave Shen Meng a foolish smile. A drop of snot almost reached his mouth again before he quickly slurped it back up his nose.

It was just too revolting to witness, and Shen Meng turned her head away.

"What’s this all about, Aunt? You come to my house with a stick intending to beat my child? There is no reason for this. And the things you’ve said today, you spat them out, now swallow them back, otherwise, I won’t let this go."

"What’s happening? You won’t let it go? What can you possibly do to me? Can you kill me or what? Let me tell you, it was your kid bullying my grandson. I need an explanation, otherwise, I’m not leaving."

Lu Zhenping looked at Lai Zi weighing the vegetable knife in his hand and sneered coldly, "Just now my wife said it’s normal for kids to fight and bicker. Didn’t you tell me that yourself last time? How come it’s a big deal now when it happens to your family?"

Lai Zi’s mother paused to think for a moment before she finally let out a knowing laugh at Lu Zhenping.

"Oh~, I was wondering why your wife said that, and now you too. It’s clearly because the last incident hasn’t been forgotten, and you were looking for a chance for your child to beat up my grandson. Otherwise, why would my family’s Dezi get beaten up, and following him, Shitou and the urinal also got a beating? Turns out you were waiting for this all along. Let me tell you, youngster, this old woman is not afraid, and if you don’t give me an explanation today, don’t expect this to end well."

Lai Zi’s father darted his eyes around and then plopped himself down on the ground as well.

"That’s right, the old woman is correct. Look at the state of my grandson, with a blue nose and a swollen face, we need compensation in money and food, or we won’t stop coming after your family."

Lai Zi had a look of sly delight on his face as he watched Shirley, who was meek and looking downcast, with Daya and Xiao Ya in tow. He pushed towards her with his hand.

"Say something, will you? Your son got beaten up like this; have you gone mute? Not a peep out of you, now get over there."

Lai Zi’s wife stumbled and almost fell, with the two girls frightened and hiding behind her.

She led the two children over to Dezi’s side, but said nothing to console Dezi, just stood there with an expressionless face, which almost drove Lai Zi to kick her.

Lu Zhenping raised an eyebrow and ignored whatever they were saying or cursing, following them back to the kitchen to continue cooking. Finally, Shen Meng found a moment to wipe Lu Mingkai’s face clean of tears and snot with a cloth.

Lu Mingliang took the opportunity during the deadlock to run outside.

Soon, he returned with Liu Sanjin and Lu Changzhu, followed by Wu Xianglan and Lu Jiahe. Lu Changzhu simply wanted to get Lai Zi’s family out and stop them from disturbing his son’s family; his relationship with Lu Zhenping had become quite distant.

For Liu Sanjin and the others, they didn’t want to miss out on their monthly pension money, which depended on whether they could often have meat on their dining table.

Shen Meng, holding Lu Mingkai, watched as the two groups of people started a quarrel. Liu Sanjin hadn’t even entered the yard; she was still leaning on a crutch. Before anyone saw her, the crutch was already thrown away, and she slapped her thigh, wailing at the doorway.

Wu Xianglan dragged Lai Zi’s wife and the two girls out of the door. Lu Jiahe confronted Lai Zi, and the two quickly started fighting. Given that Lu Jiahe had been doing heavy labor for years, Lai Zi was no match for him. Lu Changzhu directly grabbed Lai Zi’s father by the collar and dragged him out.

In just a moment, only Lai Zi’s mother and Dezi were left in the courtyard. Dezi didn’t wait for Lu Mingyang to make a move; he just ran out, afraid he would also get beaten.

Liu Sanjin was skilled at both singing and acting. She wept and accused Lai Zi’s family of their wrongdoings. The ones who suffered from their actions were not only Lu Zhenping’s family, but others as well. In a short while, their family left with their tails between their legs.

Liu Sanjin wiped away her tears and wanted to go in and share the credit with Lu Zhenping, but she was quickly pulled away by Lu Changzhu.

Wu Xianglan hesitated at the doorway without leaving. She had had a poor relationship with Shen Meng before, having fought and argued. But now, Shen Meng was different. She heard from Jiaojiao that Shen Meng had a job opening at a textile factory.

With Lu Zhenping—a veritable god of wealth—in the family, when had Shen Meng ever been short of money? Of the whole Lu Family, she needed nothing. With this thought, Wu Xianglan wanted to have a talk with Shen Meng. Besides, she felt she had contributed to Shen Meng’s family today and deserved to be thanked.

She waited for a long time, but no one came to her, so she approached Shen Meng herself.

"Big sister, you’re busy, I see!"

"Oh, Xianglan, we owe you for today, or else Lai Zi’s family wouldn’t have left so quickly!"

Wu Xianglan rubbed her hands and sat next to her, flattering her with a smile.

"Where, where, we are all family, and that’s what should be done. Lai Zi’s family is just troublemakers. They must have been trying to swindle us again today. It’s good that nothing happened to you and your family."

Shen Meng played with Lu Mingkai’s fingers, ushering out Mingyang and the other kids. She could see that Wu Xianglan had something to say.

"Big sister, I, I heard that you have a job opening for a textile factory worker, could you, could you give it to me? I won’t take it for free; I will give you half of my monthly salary, would that be okay? No, no, just a bit of cash will do for me; the rest is all yours. Just call on me, and I’ll listen to anything you say. I was wrong before, I shouldn’t have quarreled with you; it was all my fault, big sister. My man is no good, he spends whatever little money he has. My parents are like that, and my two children are truly pitiable. Big sister, could you please do me this favor and give me that job opening? Your brother is an officer in the army, and he is not short of money. You could just enjoy your life at home without the need to work so hard, right?"

"This must have been taught to you by Zhou Jiaojiao, isn’t it, Xianglan? Being sisters-in-law, I really don’t want you to be deceived. Lao Si’s daughter-in-law sent you to me, but in reality, she also has a job opening at the textile factory. If you don’t believe me, you can ask your elder brother. He’s in the military and would never lie."

Hearing what Shen Meng said, Wu Xianglan was dumbfounded for a moment. When she had asked Zhou Jiaojiao about it, she never mentioned she had a job opening!

"That offer letter is not personalized; you live together, you can have a look when you get the chance. Also, there’s something else I’ve only just found out about: Jiahe, he seems to have an affair on the outside. It was actually Jiaojiao who told me this, and I was afraid you couldn’t handle it, so I didn’t dare tell you. But seeing how you helped me today, I really don’t want you to be deceived. Xianglan, you mustn’t spread this, especially that it was me who told you, or Jiaojiao might not be happy with me later. And that woman, she’s from our own village, Jiaojiao’s good friend, Liu Suqin."

Wu Xianglan suddenly stood up, her face pale and in disbelief as she looked at Shen Meng.

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