I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 282: Placing an Order with a Food Factory

After Shen Meng finished speaking, neither Shirley nor Dr. Qian chimed in, while the pregnant woman on the other side let out a cold laugh.

"Wow, such big talk. Did your family go crazy after having a daughter? Going on about textile mills and food factories, you might as well claim you’re the County Party Secretary. No one can blow their own horn quite like you do."

Shirley glanced over and bit the tip of her tongue, choosing to remain silent. After all, it was a pregnant woman, and it was better to preserve some verbal decency.

Shen Meng didn’t pay her any attention either. With such a big belly, if the woman suddenly went into labor, what would they do if an accident happened and she tried to blame them?

Coincidentally, when Lu Xiangxiang and Shen Xiaobin returned, they were accompanied by a few others. Li Qianqian, Hu Jinbu, and Hu Biao came over with their hands full of large and small bags. Shen Meng hurriedly went to meet them.

"Director Hu, Mr. Li, Director Hu, what brings you here? And you’ve brought so many things with you."

"Hey, we’ve been wanting to come over since we heard about the blood donation this morning, but we were afraid we’d cause more trouble. We only came after hearing from the workers returning that everyone was alright. So, how is everything? All good?"

"With Dr. Cheng in charge, how could there be a problem? Haha, my sister-in-law is fine now, and the baby is very healthy. Thank you for taking the trouble to come."

Director Hu waved his hand, chuckling as he walked over to Shen Yutian. After shaking hands with him and exchanging a few words of comfort, he took a look at the baby.

"Hey, Qianqian, Biao Biao, come and see how adorable this little girl is, all chubby and pale. Not like our little rascal at home, who looked like an old man when he was born."

"Dad, how can our naughty boy compare with this little girl?" Hu Biao sighed and said.

"Exactly, little girls are wonderful. If we had a little girl in our family, I’d surely cherish her just the same."

Li Qianqian rolled her eyes upon hearing this. Was this a hint for her to have another child? She had just finished her confinement period and had taken up a career she loved and was proud of. Now she was brimming with energy. There was so much to do at the Head Flower Factory; positions were still open, and she still needed to learn—she had no time to consider having another child.

"Dad, can you take it easy? You get tired just looking after one naughty boy for a while. If you had another, and it turned out to be a boy instead of a girl, you might lose all your beard, plucked out one hair at a time."

Hearing his daughter-in-law speak, Hu Jinbu gave a sheepish laugh and subconsciously stroked his beard. Just a few days ago, while he was holding his grandson, the kid was eager to be fed and grabbed hold of his chin whiskers, yanking on them until Hu Jinbu nearly cried from the pain.

Fortunately, now his son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were all by his side, and they got along well. The textile factory’s profits were soaring, which was much better than his old lady, who spent the New Year all alone.

It had been a while since he last saw his grandson, only made possible by the kindness of his relatives, allowing him a half-hour to an hour’s visit. Now things were better. The Head Flower Factory and the textile mill had a partnership, allowing them to exchange a few words, a far cry better than an old wife in the countryside.

The pregnant woman’s complexion turned pale. She had just been mocking someone for bragging, but then, lo and behold, the factory directors showed up, carrying so many things. Regardless of whether or not they were really factory directors, the items were real, things she had never even seen before. She was already shocked enough by the tin box of shortbread.

After a while, the manager of the Subsidiary Foodstuff Factory also came over, and Li Qianqian’s mother, Qi Mingyue, also arrived carrying large and small packages. However, as a woman, she thought things through more comprehensively, not only bringing gifts but also bringing dinner, specially prepared chicken soup for the pregnant woman.

The small hospital room was packed with people, and over there, the pregnant woman and the man with the broken leg finally realized that this family was not simple.

"Is everything alright now?"

"It’s fine, Auntie, you’re so busy, there was no need for you to come, and you even took the trouble to make a trip."

Qi Mingyue patted her hand and said, "It’s all right, it’s all right. Not to mention the great contribution you’ve made to Ning County, just the fact that you’ve saved Qianqian and my grandson means that I should come visit you. Now that your sister-in-law and the child are safe, I can at least explain this to my husband."

Lv Wenhua, who was on the side, peeled an apple and was trying to establish a good relationship with Qi Mingyue. Just as Qi Mingyue was talking to Shen Meng, she saw him handing her the apple, and suddenly she slapped her own forehead as if she remembered something.

"Hey, I’ve been forgetting something. Old Li had gone to the Provincial City for a meeting last time, didn’t he? He met with the manager of the clothing factory there and talked about ordering a batch of gifts for the factory workers. He not only placed an order himself but also recommended it to a few other factories, like the machinery factory, the glass factory, and so on. The order quantity was quite substantial. Last time when Xiao Meng visited my place, Old Li wanted to tell her about it, but then the flood happened, and it was postponed. Mr. Lv, please take a trip to the County Committee when you have time, Old Li would like to discuss the details with you."

"Is this for real? That’s wonderful, this is really great. Director Qi, on behalf of the Subsidiary Foodstuff Factory, I thank you, and also Comrade Shen Meng. From the first time I met her, I knew she was a capable, kind-hearted, and talented comrade, hahaha. Well, I’m free tomorrow, I’ll go to the county to find Mr. Li and bring our products and quotations over."

After saying this, Lv Wenhua winked at Shen Meng and also gave her a thumbs-up.

Shen Meng nodded several times in return, and Li Qianqian watched on the side, barely holding back her laughter.

They were all busy people, and Shen Meng didn’t keep them any longer, but after this commotion, almost the entire ward knew that the family who had difficulties during childbirth had strong ties in the county.

In the evening, the comrades from the Police Station returned with two elder women, one of whom was pale-faced and staggering as she walked.

"Sun Er Ya, you are now suspected of attempted murder. Considering your pregnancy, we’ll allow you to give birth before going to the station for an investigation."

"What attempted murder, what investigation, whom did I try to harm? It wasn’t me, I’m innocent, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Mom, mom, wuwuwu, hurry up and drive them away. Get them out, I’m still carrying a child, carrying your family’s grandson!"

"Shut your mouth, our family doesn’t have someone as vicious as you. Is it just because I didn’t buy you shortbread that your heart is so black? You splashed water towards the restroom to make someone slip; how could you do such a thing? Look at their situation and look at ours; do you think you are a son? I’m so old, yet I come here to take care of you and even brought you to the hospital. In our village, which mother isn’t giving birth at home? But look at you, acting as if you’re so precious, and now you’ve even learned to harm others! Tch, I’ll kill you myself."

The old woman felt very humiliated. She had followed people to the Police Station, happily expecting to pick up some money, never expecting that after all the investigation, it turned out her own careless daughter was the culprit.

She didn’t make a single ten cents and lost so much face. If it weren’t for the child in her stomach, she would’ve liked to tear her apart right there.

"What? The person who harmed my wife is her? Comrades from the Police, is this true? We don’t even know her. Since my wife and I came to the hospital, we haven’t spoken more than a few words to her. How did we become the target of her resentment?"