Reborn As Lucky Star
Chapter 380

Chapter 380: 380

Qu Gaoxuan, though not outstanding in the factory, was considered a diligent and conscientious old employee.

By all means, he shouldn’t have been within the range of being called in for a talk.

However, who would have thought that the old lady always caused trouble, frequently calling the factory to get her son to come back for blind dates.

If he didn’t come back, one call would follow another, and the factory leaders, half-jokingly and half-seriously, said they felt sorry for her phone expenses.

Qu Gaoxuan was foolishly filial, often rushing to request leave and hurry back home with just one call from his old mother.

With the frequency of his absences, how could the leaders not have an opinion?

They simply felt that this man had become a pest in the factory, causing restlessness among the staff.

There were plenty of unmarried young men in the factory who knew to work hard, yet here you are with a child, always running back for blind dates. Is that reasonable?

Therefore, when the factory’s performance declined, Qu Gaoxuan was among the first they planned to lay off.

The man didn’t say anything, but when he got home, the old lady refused to accept it.

She came to the factory crying, causing a scene, and even threatening to hang herself, kicking up a fuss in turns and accusing the factory manager of bullying a widow and her orphan.

She also mentioned that her husband was one of the earliest employees of the factory.

She even brought up the issue of mistreatment of the children of former employees, giving the factory manager a headache.

In the end, Qu Gaoxuan’s job was saved, but the treatment he received was imaginable.

After various deductions for attendance issues were taken from his monthly salary, what he received in hand was very little.

Lucky for Qu Ruorui who followed her mother, otherwise living with her father, she would probably have to worry about finding money for school fees.

Having less money was one thing, but being the butt of jokes and ruining his reputation was another matter.

Zhuancheng, despite being many times larger than Daye Village, still relied on connections for marriage introductions.

Once others heard about the situation, who would want their daughter to marry into such a family?

Later, when the old lady tried to arrange marriages again, she either encountered those who were after the household registration or those who had already been married and had children.

With high expectations, the old lady fiercely scolded the matchmakers.

The matchmakers felt they had lost face and bluntly told her off.

"What do you think your son is, some kind of precious person? People willing to consider the household registration and property are already a good catch. Aren’t you also eyeing their bellies?"

"Besides, they might not be willing to deal with a mother-in-law like you. What can your little bit of money provide for anyone? And you still want a pure, unmarried girl? Go dream on!"

The old lady wanted to cause another scene, but the matchmaker didn’t indulge her temper, spat disdainfully, and walked away, leaving the old lady so angry she almost fainted.

Thus, for several years, the Qu family’s situation worsened day by day.

In contrast, the upstairs and downstairs neighbors, united in their home life, filled the corridors with the scents of braised pork knuckles and red-cooked fish at dinner time.

Meanwhile, the old lady’s home became increasingly unable to afford meat, envious and angry at the smells wafting from other households, to the point of wanting to throw her chopsticks.

At this point, Qu Gaoxuan heard that the woman from before was living an ever-improving life, and his thoughts started to wander.

Some men have such strange thoughts, believing that any woman who had a good connection with them should forever have their name etched in her heart.

Wishing that the woman would take time every first and fifteenth of the lunar month to commemorate their past.

Therefore, as his own life became less smooth, he started to miss Liu Pingxiu.

He had thought that, having left her family and with a child to care for, she wouldn’t be able to make ends meet, but instead, her life was getting better.

He heard she was doing quite well working with a female boss and even preparing to buy a new apartment.

But no matter how big the house, wouldn’t it seem empty for Liu Pingxiu and her daughter?

No matter the commotion, he was after all Qu Ruorui’s father and had to look after his daughter.

Comforting himself with this thought, Qu Gaoxuan took advantage of his daughter’s last day at Zhuancheng No.1 Primary School to confront her.

Yue Qingqing and others were chatting and laughing, still discussing where to go during the holiday.

Just as they reached the school gate, Qu Ruorui was stopped by a man.

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