I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 307: Mother Knows You’ve Been Wronged

Wu Xianglan looked at Shen Meng with equal disbelief. She knew that with Shen Meng’s ability, all it would take is one word from her and Wu Xianglan’s job would be gone in an instant, especially now that she was about to start working at the County Government. The leaders at the textile factory wouldn’t even need to think twice, after all, she was just a janitor.

"Elder sister-in-law, elder sister-in-law, you can’t do this, I can’t lose this job. If I lose this job, what will become of my Yong Qiang and Yong Li? They’re going to start school in two months; they can finally attend this year. At such a critical moment, how could I lose my job? Elder sister-in-law, you really can’t do this!"

"Oh, come on, second sister-in-law, what’s this all about? If you lose your job, you lose your job. It might even be for the best. You’re always worrying about Yong Qiang and Yong Li, and even at work, you constantly talk about them. Without a job, you could spend every day with them. Besides, it’s just work. You’ve dealt with dirt and clay before; you don’t need any getting used to it."

Zhou Jiaojiao stood at her own room door, raising her voice in an attempt to mediate with Wu Xianglan.

Wu Xianglan treasured her job deeply. Every day, she worked diligently and earnestly, and did not slack at all like before, to the extent that even the group leader, who used to look down on her, was now like a close sister to her.

She heeded Shen Meng’s words and wanted to do her job well. She had no great ambitions, only wanting to hold onto this job and do well, so that later she could get a house and bring her children to the city. If her daughter became successful, all the better. If not, she could hand the job to Yong Li. Yong Qiang could drive for the Shen Family’s younger uncle, or learn carpentry with Lao Si. A grown man would always be able to find work. Of course, if he could make something of himself, even better. Then, in her old age, she could enjoy a life of ease.

But without this job, all her hopes for her entire life would be dashed. Now, hearing Zhou Jiaojiao’s words, a surge of anger welled up in her; in the blink of an eye, before anyone could react, Wu Xianglan sprinted towards Zhou Jiaojiao, grabbed her by the collar, and slammed her to the ground.

She straddled her waist and started to throw punches left and right.

Lu Jiaxuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed Wu Xianglan’s arms and pulled her off.

"Wu Xianglan, what are you doing? If you and your husband want to fight, just fight. What does it have to do with my wife? Why are you hitting her? She was just persuading you. It’s your own fault! I think you deserve it, deserve to be left by your man, deserve to be beaten by your man, and now you probably deserve to lose your job too. It’s all your own doing, huh!"

"Wuu wuu wuu, second sister-in-law, what are you doing? You’re fighting with my brother, why take it out on me? I only consoled you a bit and now I’m in the wrong? Besides, it’s the elder sister-in-law who’s causing you to lose your job, not me. I was just agreeing with her. Now, you wouldn’t want to lose your home too, would you? It’s like a dog biting Lu Dongbin; you don’t recognize a good person’s heart."

"Tch, bugger off to the side, the two of you in your family have the darkest hearts. Zhou Jiaojiao, what high-and-mighty act are you putting on? When you and your brother fought, you didn’t hold back from instigating. Every day after work, you’re off to see Liu Suqin; you think nobody notices. That woman is filthy, yet you act like you’re so clean. Lao Si, instead of squabbling with your sister-in-law here, you’re better off watching your own wife closely. She’s no saint, and when you’re off peeing in the latrine, you might want to look up and check whether there’s a green hat on your head or not!"

Zhou Jiaojiao and Lu Jiaxuan turned deathly pale at Wu Xianglan’s words, their faces shifting from white to green, from green to black, and from black to red.

"You, you, I’ll fight you tooth and nail, how dare you smear my reputation like this!"

"Utterly heartless, spewing nothing but filth."

Wu Xianglan, casting caution to the winds, fought fiercely with Zhou Jiaojiao. Both of their faces were bruised, and the children, including Yong Qiang, Yong Li, and the little ones in Lu Jiaxuan’s room, were all frightened into loud crying.

Shen Meng and Xie Jinghao didn’t observe the joke for long before they quickly intervened to break up the fight at Liu Sanjin’s sharp command, with Xie Jinghao pulling Zhou Jiaojiao and Shen Meng feigning an attempt to pull Wu Xianglan aside. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

When they saw her slap Zhou Jiaojiao once more, they finally dragged the people apart.

Shen Meng saw Xie Jinghao gasping heavily and quickly followed suit with a few breaths of her own.

She couldn’t let others see she wasn’t making an effort; pulling them apart had taken quite a lot of her strength.

"Have you caused enough trouble? Have you? Do you think your father and I are dead? Second Brother, you should control your wife too. What is this ruckus about, crying for a father and cursing a mother? Do you think your father and I lived too long and became a nuisance to your eyes? Second Brother, you too, why are you secretly taking money from your wife? It belongs to both of you. If you’re short on money, can’t you discuss it nicely with your wife? Was it necessary to cause such a scene?"

After Liu Sanjin finished speaking, Lu Jiahe went over to Wu Xianglan and took her hand.

"Xianglan, mom knows you’ve been wronged, but Jiahe is your man. He works hard every day and wants to smoke and drink—what’s wrong with that? You earn a salary from working, but the four mouths at home haven’t eaten any less. You should contribute a bit too. You can’t keep your money so tight. How about this: you give the family five yuan a month for living expenses, and also give your husband five yuan for his personal expenses. Wouldn’t that solve the problem? Right, my good child? Listen to your mom. If you’re wronged again in the future, mom will definitely stand up for you."

Wu Xianglan said nothing. Liu Sanjin thought her attitude had softened and pointed at Lu Jiaxuan and Zhou Jiaojiao.

"Look, in order to mediate between you two, you’ve beaten up your younger brother and sister-in-law. Don’t you have any sense of an elder sister? What have they done to provoke you? Hey, we’re all family here, you can’t be like this. Otherwise, who will be on your side in the future? Just give Lao Si and his wife ten yuan for medical expenses, and this matter will be over. Later, apologize to your elder sister-in-law, and you can keep your job. Otherwise, you really would have offended everyone in the Lu Family."

Wu Xianglan remained silent with a cold face.

Liu Sanjin tried to persuade her for a while, but she kept quiet, anger rising to her head, and Liu Sanjin finally let go of her hand.

"Hmph, fine, you’ve got backbone. If you don’t want to do it, then forget it. Didn’t the eldest want you to resign? Well then, your job can go to your younger sister-in-law. They just came to see me a few days ago looking for work. We’re all family. If you’re not going to do it, we shouldn’t let outsiders benefit."

Shen Meng listened to the old lady’s words, her eyebrows slightly raised.

This old thing really knows how to play people. Look at Wu Xianglan—she’s completely stunned by the talk.

Xie Jinghao also looked sad. The old lady had not spared her such talks in the past. A more or less significant amount of money that her family’s Jia Sheng had earned was coaxed away. Now stepping back and looking at the situation, the old thing was favoring her own sons and even showed partiality towards Lao Si’s family!