I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 89: Regretting to the Point of Green Guts

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Regretting to the Point of Green Guts

Uncle Guai came over again with his ox cart, but this time he brought his wife, Zhu Juying. She was feeling so uncomfortable at home, even lying on the kang she felt terribly uneasy. Their family had been through a tough year, with the daughter-in-law constantly causing trouble, and Juying felt suffocated stepping out of her room.

"You tell me what’s this all about, Xiao Meng is such a good person, and Changzhu must be out of his mind, coming to hit his daughter-in-law. Look at the state he’s put the child in, rushing to the county hospital late at night. What if something serious happens?"

While saying this, Uncle Guai nudged Zhu Juying with his elbow, who, despite being upset about her own family’s misfortunes, immediately caught onto her husband’s point.

"Indeed, why can’t they just live peacefully? Whether they’re separated or not, let the couple live their life as they please. Why do you have to intervene? At your age, you should be wise enough, almost half in the grave, and still you meddle in your son and daughter-in-law’s life. What, you can’t stand seeing them have a good life because you suffered in the past? What kind of logic is that? If anything happens to Xiao Meng, you’ll be the worst father-in-law. Soon your son and grandson will hate you, and when you die, you won’t even have anyone to hold your memorial banner."

Uncle Guai: "...."

It felt like the criticism wasn’t aimed at Changzhu, but at their own in-laws!!!

"Keep it down, Juying, it’s getting dark but people haven’t gone to sleep yet. We’re speaking so loudly, they can hear us. Besides, Changzhu and I are close as brothers, we shouldn’t speak so rudely about family, it makes it awkward to face each other later."

"If you’re afraid of hearing harsh words, then don’t act so disgracefully. They’re already separated, so why control how they live their life? Even if the tile factory shares haven’t been given to the parental home, do you think you’ll get your hands on them? Isn’t this just causing trouble? And about this matter, I’ve been thinking and I just don’t know who this meddling loudmouth is, spreading things around. Isn’t this harming people?"

Uncle Guai pursed his lips, looked around, and leaned in closer to Zhu Juying, but before he could even speak, she pushed him aside.

"What are you doing? I’m so annoyed. Why are you getting so close, you old fool?"

"What else? I’m trying to tell you something. Lai Zi’s wife said that Director Guo mentioned it, and Changzhu’s wife said she heard it from her."

Zhu Juying opened her mouth in surprise, never expecting Director Guo to be involved. She remembered that day when Ming Fang almost fell into the river, and Director Guo and Xiao Meng had gone out for a bit, apparently someone was looking for them outside.

A feeling of unease settled in her heart. Wasn’t Director Guo trying to be on good terms with Shen Meng? Why then did he turn around and spill the news to Liu Sanjin, that wretched wife? How crooked can one be?

"Lucky we found out early enough. Knowing it’s her who spread the word makes sense. Seeing how heartbroken Zhenping is, you can tell the couple has a strong bond. Director Guo probably wanted Zhenping’s help with something. Who knew he chose the wrong connection and now he must be regretting it deeply."

The old couple drove the ox cart towards Shen Meng’s house, and Zhu Juying, worried about the children, stayed to help look after them. She had spent a few days close with them, and Mingyang’s kids were quite welcoming of her.

After Zhu Juying helped set up the ox cart, Lu Zhenping lifted Shen Meng onto it along with the blankets. Only after making sure Shen Meng was well-covered did he return to his own place to fetch a coat.

"Father took your mother to the county hospital. You all should behave well and listen to your fourth grandmother," that look in his eyes carried a warning, Mingyang felt their father had an unsaid second half of the sentence, probably implying that if they did not behave, they would face consequences upon his return.

At the other side, Guo Xiuxin had been in a commune meeting all day and only learned about the fight at the Lu Family when she returned. This involved her as well, and she was so furious that she was shaking. She turned around to face her own family and slammed her palm on the table.

"Who, who exactly said it?"

Everyone in the family bowed their heads and remained silent, which made her even angrier. She abruptly stood up with a scoff.

"It’s okay not to speak up. From now on, don’t bring any trouble to me. And stop expecting me to ask my sister-in-law for help with every indirect and convoluted matter."

After her words, she walked outside. She needed to clarify things well with Shen Meng, to let her know that she had nothing to do with this. Originally, she wanted to get along with Shen Meng to connect with Lu Zhenping. Although he was just in the military, many in the county had transferred from the military and were reassigned to new jobs.

Such connections were beyond what she, a mere director of the Women’s Federation, could imagine. But the more she interacted with Shen Meng, the more she realized Shen Meng’s goodness. Intelligent and gentle without pretense, such a fine young woman—she too wanted to be friends with her like younger sisters.

"Hey, hey, hey, Xiuqin, Xiuqin, don’t be angry. It’s Mother, it was Mother who overheard you talking to Zhijie while going to the bathroom at night. Mother had good intentions, thinking that since Zhijie is of age and wants to join the army, and Zhenping has always been filial, if Mother told Sanjin, wouldn’t Zhijie joining the army be just a word from Sanjin? Mother had good intentions!"

Guo Xiuxin turned her head and glared at her own mother-in-law,

"Mother, what are you even doing? Is the army belonging to Lu Zhenping, for him to say who can join or not? The army belongs to the country. Zhijie wants to join, but one has to see if he’s truly cut out for it. If he doesn’t live up to expectations, not to mention Zhenping won’t want him, even I wouldn’t let him go. Zhenping is filial, but how old is he now? Can he still obey everything his old mother says? His parents took this excuse to beat his wife, you just wait and see, if he doesn’t coax Xiao Meng well, not only will Zhijie have no chance of joining the army, even for good work assignments after schooling, he won’t get them. You’re good for nothing but causing trouble; you’ll ruin your grandson’s future!"

Guo Xiuxin finished speaking and briskly walked towards the door, her harsh words leaving the old lady stunned for a moment, then she fell to the ground with a flop.

"Oh Lord, at my old age, to be lectured like this by you, the Women’s Federation director, do I even need this old face anymore? Who am I doing all this for if not for your son? After all is said and done, it’s still my fault. O heavens, please open your eyes to see what this terrible daughter-in-law of mine is doing, tormenting this old wife day in and day out!"

With the old lady making a scene, the family members hurriedly gathered around.

Director Guo stood at the entrance to the yard, looking helplessly at the scene. Every time her mother-in-law did something wrong, she would sit on the ground and wail, pretending to be dead or alive. Does she know she’s wrong? Actually, she does. It’s just that she’s as stubborn as a dead duck, never yielding.

The doctor checked Shen Meng and confirmed a slight concussion; fortunately, not too severe. She needed to be under observation in the hospital, and if everything was not severe, she could be discharged tomorrow.

Lu Zhenping looked at Shen Meng who was hooked up to an IV, with a listless expression, with interest. However, in his mind were scenes of her fighting with the Lu Family people. No matter how you looked at it, she seemed rather heroic.

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