I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 69: I’ve Been Tolerating You for a Long Time

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: I’ve Been Tolerating You for a Long Time

Zhou Jiaojiao was startled by her appearance and couldn’t help but take two steps back. But thinking about what she had said, there wasn’t a bit of mistake in it. She was just asking if the bicycle was bought for Jiaxuan from their family, who could have expected people from the first house to make such a fuss? In the end, it was all because they treasured the bicycle too much.

However, with so many people watching, she was also afraid that continued quarreling might affect Lu Jiaxuan’s job. She immediately put on a aggrieved face, tears forming in the corners of her eyes as she looked at Shen Meng.

"Elder sister-in-law, I know you are upset, I am really sorry, it’s all my fault. I truly didn’t expect Ming Fang to get so angry. I was only asking whether it was elder brother who bought the bicycle for Jiaxuan, if you didn’t want to give it could have simply said so. Why did you have to talk about divorcing elder brother, scaring the children like that? However, elder sister-in-law, I also share responsibility, I will apologize to Ming Fang, and I hope you won’t mind."

"What did you say?"

"Jiaxuan’s job has been secured, I really thought elder brother bought him a bicycle, after all such valuable things can’t just be left lying around at home uselessly. Elder sister-in-law, both of us are to blame. My mistake was for taking it for granted, and your mistake was for being so outspoken and causing such a commotion with several children. Isn’t this making them show off intentionally? If we are talking about faults, elder sister-in-law, we both have them."

Shen Meng was stunned and speechless with her ancient green tea-like statements; she turned and helped Lu Mingfang to stand up, then wiped her tears for her.

"Mingyang, Ming Liang, come and look after your sister."

The two little ones, hearing their mother’s instructions, immediately ran over and held their sobbing little sister; their mother was really scary at that moment.

Shen Meng watched as Zhou Jiaojiao gradually convinced herself and even several villagers, who actually started nodding their heads after listening to her.

She was speechless inside, Zhou Jiaojiao being the protagonist of the novel had the protagonist’s halo which couldn’t be underestimated, but today she wanted to see, after offending the protagonist, the darling of the heavens, what kind of backlash she would receive.

Shen Meng moved one foot forward, the other back, making a huge arc with her body. Just when the crowd was confused by her move, Shen Meng swung her arms and ferociously slapped Zhou Jiaojiao’s face.

"Slap!"

"Ah~"

Zhou Jiaojiao was smacked to the ground by the force, everything changing so quickly that the crowd didn’t have time to turn their heads to see what happened.

Shen Meng felt that it wasn’t enough and ran over to sit on her, fiercely slapping her face, head, and body.

"Zhou Jiaojiao, I’ve tolerated you for a long time, I told you not to mess with me before, but you just wouldn’t listen. You forced my daughter to jump into a river, and made my son kneel before you. What kind of person are you to make my son kneel before you? Can you bear that guilt? If today I don’t show you how formidable I am, do you really think I’m a pushover?

"Ah~ How dare you hit me, how can you? Stop hitting, Shen Meng stop."

Shen Meng’s sudden explosion scared several people who were close with Zhou Jiaojiao; they immediately tried to go and pull Shen Meng away, but none were as quick as her. After venting her anger, she immediately stood up, moved aside, and continued scolding.

"Zhou Jiaojiao, only someone with a brain bubble would believe this nonsense you’re spewing. Ask anyone here who would drain their family’s funds to buy a bicycle for their younger brother-in-law. Fine, even if what you said about Lu Zhenping buying Lu Jiaxuan a bicycle is true, how do you plan to repay the money and industrial tickets, or did you never plan to return them at all, hehehe, hundreds of dollars accumulated, just given away like that, who would be willing?"

Lu Xiangxiang went over to hold Lu Mingfang, who was shivering a bit from the wind, and glanced at Zhou Jiaojiao who was crying pitifully.

"So much money, Sister-in-law Jiaojiao, did you really not plan on returning it? We country folks would have to work for so many years, earn so many work points just to afford this. Previously, Sister-in-law Meng said it was 20 cents a day to rent it, Jiaojiao Sister-in-law didn’t seem willing!"

It seemed like everyone was awakened by their words; after all, it’s a bicycle that requires five industrial tickets, and even city folk find it hard to get these tickets. Lu Zhenping has been in the army for so many years and never thought about buying a bicycle for his family—because industrial tickets are hard to come by.

Hundreds of dollars, for a rural family, heavy laborers, not eating or drinking, it takes three to five years to earn this much money, and it’s not even guaranteed they can buy it.

Thinking this way, they suddenly felt disgusted towards Zhou Jiaojiao, who just moments ago was so confident and assertive.

Everyone’s attitude made Zhou Jiaojiao feel desolate in her heart; she really hadn’t thought about the matter of repaying the money. Lu Zhenping, as the eldest son of the Lu Family, now that he has made something of himself, shouldn’t he care for his younger siblings?

Which elder brother or elder sister doesn’t cherish their younger siblings like this? Why does it become unacceptable when it comes to Shen Meng?

Lu Jiaxuan is now going to work at the commune, a respectable position. If it were someone else’s family, they would wholeheartedly provide for him; it’s just a bicycle, when Jiaxuan makes something of himself in the future, he can afford it himself.

"Elder sister-in-law, Jiaxuan and big brother are brothers from the same mother. You disparaging me today hurts their brotherly love."

Heavens, this way she speaks—it’s as if the never-before-met Lu Zhenping would for her sake lay a hand on himself, unknowingly people might even think they had an affair.

"It’s not that you haven’t disparaged me, you’ve disparaged my daughter and son. You drove my daughter to jump into a river, and forced my son to kneel, what mother could bear that? I’m telling you straight today, Zhou Jiaojiao, our main house has already separated, during festivals we might nod or greet each other, that’s enough, don’t come around troubling without cause, if you dare to bully my children again, I’ll fight tooth and nail, no, I’ll fight with all the Lu family, you are not yet a mother, you can’t understand a mother’s feelings."

Shen Meng isn’t foolish, to truly confront her, sometimes she needs to show weakness, of course, this show of weakness isn’t for her but for those who have become mothers, those who have established families and are preparing to have children.

Although they might not truly empathize, being slightly moved is enough to anger them quite a bit.

Shen Meng covered her face, whimpered twice and then turned to run and hugged Lu Mingfang tightly; she wept as though a mother beast finally reclaiming her lost young.

Being held by her mother wasn’t the first time, but this first time her mother was really afraid, trembling as she held her, she really loved her deeply.

Lu Mingfang also reached out and hugged her back.

That evening after Lu Mingfang cleaned up, as she lay in the warm bed surrounded by Xie Jinghao, Wang Lianhua, Xifeng, Zhu Juying, and Lu Xiangxiang, Shen Meng wearily greeted them, and soon the director of women’s affairs along with Tian Guixiang and Jin Ling also came over upon hearing the news.

Their warm inquiries filled Lu Mingfang’s heart with warmth, what made her even happier were the occasional glances from her mother, filled with a blend of blame and distress.