I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 174: How come it’s gone, it was hidden so well, how come it’s gone.

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: How come it’s gone, it was hidden so well, how come it’s gone.

Lu Mingyang sat in the main room with a row of younger brothers and sisters. They all stood up upon hearing the sound of the courtyard gate, and Lu Zhenping emerged from the east side room, frowning tightly and looking at Shen Meng with dissatisfaction.

"Next time you deliver vegetables, don’t go. If you want to make trouble, just tell me. I’ll make sure it’s done beautifully. Look what time it is, not eating yet, you must be careful not to hurt your stomach. The food’s been kept warm for you. Hurry up and eat. Eating is the most important thing, always having irregular meals..."

"Uh huh, okay, got it, got it!"

Shen Meng didn’t want to be nagged and agreed very quickly. She went straight to the main room past Lu Zhenping and took a handful of change out of her pocket to give to each child a little more than one dollar.

"Mom, did you rob someone?"

"Whose money did you take, being so generous? Are you really giving these to us? Can I buy a yo-yo with it?"

"I’m going to buy a hair ornament for Mom; I’m rich now, look at all this money!"

Shen Meng sat down gracefully, basking in the children’s praise. Soon enough, Lu Zhenping brought over the lunch he’d saved for her, and she laughed coyly.

"Thank you, children’s father. Go do what you need to do. I need to go to the old house after lunch."

"What else do you need to do? It’s overcast today, there’s no sun at all. It might snow later. You should just stay home and keep warm rather than going out in the wind."

Lu Zhenping was very dissatisfied with this. Everything for the New Year had been prepared at home, and he had hoped to spend the holiday beside his warm wife and children. Yet his wife was always eager to go out, taking advantage of their well-prepared household against the cold, acting as though she could fly to the heavens with joy.

"Why don’t you go then? Your eldest uncle and his wife are coming over with your cousin, and your two sisters managed to come for a while as well. If it starts snowing in the afternoon, I’m not sure how they’ll get back. Let’s go over and see them off as a gesture of goodwill."

Lu Zhenping looked at Shen Meng skeptically and asked tentatively, "Wife, are you possessed? Don’t scare me. You don’t need to make gestures of goodwill; you don’t have the sentiment for it."

Shen Meng: "...."

Even though what you’re saying is correct, when you suddenly say this, I really don’t know what to say!!!

"If you don’t want to go, then stay home and sleep with the kids. Take them out to play later. I’m planning to check on Shirley and Daya and Xiao Ya. They live in an adobe house that was built in a rush. If it snows too heavily, the roof might cave in."

"You’re so busy, really awfully busy. After the New Year, you’ll have to go back to work. I hope you can spend more time with your man and children."

Look at how beautifully he speaks. If it weren’t for the ambition visible in his eyes, she would have believed him. But the kids, especially Lu Mingkai, looked at her with a muddled expression, with a bit of an accusing tone.

"Fine, fine, tomorrow, I’ll stay at home tomorrow. No, tonight, I’ll make you a hot pot for dinner, okay?"

"Yes, mom, I love anything that mom cooks, hehe..."

"Dad’s cooking is good too, but I can hardly imagine how happy and lively a boy I would be if I could eat mom’s cooking."

"I’m also a cheerful and lively little boy~~"

"You, a little boy? You’re just a little brat, always imitating whatever your second brother says. And he’s always talking nonsense."

Lu Zhenping: "..."

Shen Meng: "...."

One by one, all for the sake of eating, completely shameless, you’ve all really hit rock bottom!!!

After finishing dinner over at the old courtyard, the Liu Family members were complimenting the Lu Family, then the conversation shifted to sharing their own difficulties. Listening made Liu Sanjin feel terribly sad. Although his eldest and third sons had moved out, one was serving in the army and the other was a carpenter. Even the couple of Lao Si, who hadn’t moved out, both had government jobs. Together with her and the old man, they even had several extra dollars coming in every month. Life for them was prosperous, yet as an elder brother, to even have a full meal was a luxury. The more she listened, the more upset she became, and soon she started wiping away tears.

Wu Xianglan looked on, feeling annoyed. Just then, Lu Yongqiang and Lu Yongli began to yawn. She called out and took the kids straight back to the room, saying she was going to put them to sleep. In reality, she was feeling very anxious—the notice from the textile factory was still hidden in her pants. She needed to secure it properly.

Lu Miaomiao dragged Lu Lanhua to Zhou Jiaojiao’s room. She hadn’t given up hope on the job at the textile factory and had been looking for an opportunity all morning to thoroughly search Zhou’s room. But Liu Dazhuang’s wife was like a leech, sticking to people wherever they went, and flattering them to no end.

Not long after returning to their room, Lu Yongli and Lu Yongqiang finally fell asleep. She closed the door, reached for her waistband, and Mody was suddenly frozen stiff, as if struck by lightning, not daring to move.

How could it be gone? The notice was well-hidden, how could it just disappear?

She became extremely panicked and began to take off her clothes piece by piece, searching meticulously inside and out, afraid of missing any spot, until she was down to just an undershirt and underwear. The notice was still missing. In the cold of winter, she was sweating profusely.

When Lu Jiahe walked in, he found himself face to face with Wu Xianglan. Seeing her thick waist and shriveled breasts, he frowned in distaste.

"Have you no shame, stripping down like this in broad daylight? What are you trying to do? I’ve already told you, don’t compare yourself to Su Qin. You’re not even a match for her fingernail. Even if you strip naked, I wouldn’t give you the time of day. Don’t even think about seducing me, hmph!"

Wu Xianglan sneered, glaring at him fiercely.

"What are you, exactly? What good are you? If it weren’t for the kids, I would’ve remarried a long time ago. You think you’re still some young buck? You can’t even last five minutes in bed before you’re done, tsk, I’m seducing you? I feel like vomiting just looking at you."

"Keep being tough with your words, hmph!"

Lu Jiahe hesitated for a moment but then turned and walked out. He had eaten and drunk his fill, intending to sleep at home, but seeing Wu Xianglan in such a state upon his return, he tightened his collar; he certainly didn’t want to sleep with her.

After Wu Xianglan got dressed, she retraced her steps to look for the notification letter, but after a long search, she found nothing, almost collapsing on the ground.

It was over, completely over. Her carefully planned scheme was ruined in the end.

Since the notification letter was lost, someone must have picked it up. No, she had to inform Zhou Jiaojiao about this; otherwise, if the letter was taken away, the job would be truly lost.

As long as Zhou Jiaojiao could find the notification letter, there was still a chance she could get it back.