I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 43: What Am I Afraid Of Him For?

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: What Am I Afraid Of Him For?

Lu Debang is, after all, the village chief. Even if you are a military wife, you can’t wield a knife in front of so many people. Moreover, precisely because you are a military wife, what you should have is more patience and tolerance than others. No matter what, you must convince others with reason. If you resort to violence, the criticism received won’t be limited to just you.

"Zhenping’s wife, hurry and put down the knife. Whatever you have to say, let’s talk it out calmly. Even if Jiahe’s wife has done something wrong, we can’t resort to using knives, right?"

Wu Xianglan dodged backward, only now beginning to feel scared. She had an injury on her arm, but if something were to happen to Xie Jinghao’s baby, not to mention her in-laws, even Lu Jiasheng, that hooligan, wouldn’t let things go easily.

She looked around anxiously. Almost all of the Lu Family members were present now, but she couldn’t see her husband Lu Jiahe anywhere, which couldn’t help but make her nervous.

"Village chief, today, let’s all witness this. Mingyang is Lu Zhenping’s eldest son, and in Lu Zhenping’s absence, he can make decisions. We, parent and child, want to split the family. This matter can’t be delayed any longer. Wu Xianglan is right about one thing, that before we split, they can come and consume my food as much as they want. But how long has it been since me and my children went back to have a meal? Everyone knows this as clear as day. If we don’t split today, the Lu Family is practically forcing my children and me to our deaths. Tomorrow, I’ll just take my kids and jump in the river."

Lu Jiaxuan’s brows furrowed as he looked at Shen Meng, somewhat annoyed by her agitated demeanor.

"Elder sister-in-law, don’t be in such a hurry. We agreed to wait for dad to come back to discuss this. At least, we should send a letter to elder brother, right? He is the eldest son of the Lu Family and the most filial to our parents. If he finds out about you splitting from the family, he will be angry when he comes home on his leave."

"Let him be angry. I’m not afraid of what he’ll do. Everyone knows that Mingyang, Ming Liang, and Ming Fang are not Lu Zhenping’s biological children. Just now, I heard someone say they are jinxes to their parents. Ha, their fathers were all iron-boned, valiant men, heroes who sacrificed themselves for the country and the family. Why can you stand here and watch the joke of my family? Because someone built a wall of flesh and blood, protecting your peace. Within that wall of flesh and blood, are also the fathers of Mingyang and the others’ children. They are the descendants of heroes. Wu Xianglan, and those who gossiped just now, you are insulting the descendants of heroes. How can you have the face to utter those words? Over the years, because of these three, how much good stuff have the troops sent to our home? Wu Xianglan says the Lu Family raised them, but haven’t they also brought benefits to the Lu Family? Today, I’ll lay it down here, from now on, Mingyang, Ming Liang, and Ming Fang are my, Shen Meng’s, children. If anyone dares to gossip about them again, I will fight with my life."

Shen Meng finished her impassioned speech, then her hand forced the knife down hard onto the locust tree at the doorway, leaving a deep gash as if it had also cut deep into everyone’s heart.

The three siblings who were driven out by Liu Sanjin to the entrance of the yard, upon hearing Shen Meng’s words, had tears streaming down their faces, especially Ming Fang, who was sobbing uncontrollably.

The faces of the people at the doorway changed several times. No one dared to speak anymore; some were ashamed, some regretful, some sighed, and some were unconvinced.

But no matter what, no one dared to refute Shen Meng, not even Zhou Jiaojiao and Lu Jiaxuan who were just pretending to mediate the dispute said anything more.

Lu Debang, seeing that Shen Meng was serious, gestured with his hands and said, "Wu Xianglan, hurry up and apologize to your elder sister-in-law and your nieces and nephews. You’re all grown up and can’t watch your mouth. How many years have passed that you can still bring these things up? Have you forgotten what Zhenping told you? If he knew that in his absence you would be tormenting his children like this, just wait and see, you’ll suffer for it!"

Shen Meng knew that with what happened tonight, it was as far as things would go. Lu Debang clearly wanted to smooth things over. Dividing the family was ultimately a matter for the family itself, and he couldn’t decide for them. The last time he and Zhang Hongfa had made a decision to divide the food of the Lu Family, it already made Lu Jiahe quite dissatisfied, if he were to decide on the family split once more...

Probably when Old Man Lu, who was working outside, came back, he would have a proper talk with them.

Wu Xianglan still wanted to struggle. She looked around with her eyes but couldn’t find her man anywhere. When she looked at Zhou Jiaojiao again with all her grievances, she suddenly burst into tears.

"Jiaojiao, you have to take your second sister-in-law’s side. I didn’t mean any harm. Things just got out of hand when I spoke. How can elders apologize to the younger ones? It’s humiliating for me. Besides, Yong Qiang and Yong Li were hit too. Can’t we just call it even like this? Wuu wuu wuu..."

"Second sister-in-law, ouch, elder sister-in-law, you see, we are all one family. Can we speak nicely about it? Second sister-in-law definitely didn’t mean to do it. How about this: Let our third sister-in-law, who is due in two months, be taken care of by the second sister-in-law during her confinement period? Would that be okay?"

Shen Meng said a lot, and now she took a break. Silently, she kept trying to pry the kitchen knife lodged in the locust tree, but in the dark, despite exerting all her strength with her hands, feet, and face, she still couldn’t get it down.

"Heh, you shouldn’t be telling me this. Go talk to Jinghao about it later. I’ve said it before—if we split the family, you have to apologize to my children, or else this matter isn’t over. Tomorrow I will take the children to the army to find your eldest brother. I’ve heard his rank allows him to get housing on base. If we follow along, our whole family won’t come back. In the future, don’t come begging to him for anything."

When Lu Jiaxuan heard this, his brows twitched. He was already worried about his elder brother not replying to his letters, not to mention helping him speak to the commune. If Shen Meng really took the kids to the military, who knows what kind of exaggerated complaints she might make. If they really never come back, then the elder brother would grow estranged from the Lu Family.

"Elder sister-in-law, please don’t be angry. I’ll write to the elder brother about the separation, alright? Second sister-in-law, we are all one family. You’ve done something wrong so apologizing to Mingyang’s children is nothing big. Besides, elder sister-in-law is right, they are the children of heroes. Apologizing to the children of heroes is nothing to be embarrassed about."

"And that’s it after he bit me? There was blood all over my arm!"

"We’ll have Jiaojiao find Doctor Lu for you to take a good look. It’s alright, second sister-in-law. Just apologize to the kids; everyone’s watching."

Shen Meng watched Lu Jiaxuan manage the situation. She didn’t say a word. This man also prioritized self-interest, and his words sounded nice, but in reality, he was covertly mocking her for causing trouble. However, Shen Meng had observed the crowd and saw few clever people around. If you don’t spell it out, hardly anyone would understand what he was mocking.

Wu Xianglan, with a bitter face, apologized to Mingyang, Ming Fang, and then took Yong Qiang and Yong Li and ran off. Lu Debang pacified the situation with a few words and quickly dispersed the crowd of onlookers.

Shen Meng looked at Zhou Jiaojiao and Lu Jiaxuan, the couple, snorted coldly, and went home. Lu Mingyang, Lu Mingliang, and Lu Mingfang, the three children, quickly followed her.

Lu Mingliang licked the snot at the edge of his lip and sniffed, "Mom, we didn’t bring our kitchen knife back home!"

"Mom used too much force just now and it got stuck too deep. I couldn’t pull it out."

The three kids: "..."

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