Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 69: Leaving You with a Record on File
"It’s all a misunderstanding."
Jiang Cheng chuckled.
"A misunderstanding? If I killed you and said it was a misunderstanding, would that fly? This is the first time I’ve seen someone pick up something and put it on themselves."
"Stop feeding me nonsense, I won’t believe it."
Jiang Cheng stopped Yang Guilan’s mother from speaking and directly stepped aside for the two police officers behind her.
"I am the complainant here. It’s not my job to gather evidence or seek the truth, and these kids who are witnesses are exactly who I’m reporting to the police. They’re accomplices in bullying Shen Yue."
The surrounding parents instantly became displeased.
"Are you out of your mind?"
"This isn’t a big enough deal to call the police!"
"Isn’t this a waste of police resources?"
"What are adults getting involved in kids’ matters for?"
Jiang Cheng stood calmly, waiting for the parents to finish before she spoke.
"Today they teamed up to steal a backpack. Who knows if they’ll dare to rob a credit union in the future. I’m helping you, yet you fail to see it."
"But it makes sense. The fact you can stand on the same side without question suggests you’ve done this kind of collusion often, and you’re even proud your kids took advantage."
At this point, Jiang Cheng looked at the kids.
"It’s Dragon Boat Festival, and I don’t have anything else to give you, so I’ll gift you a record on file. It’ll accompany you as you grow up."
"You’re going too far!"
"How dare you!"
A few parents stepped forward, but Jiang Cheng didn’t move.
"Hit me? The police are still here. Do you want to get on file with your kids? That would be interesting. I wonder how your workplace will view this situation."
In one sentence, those who were agitated suddenly calmed down.
Jiang Cheng snorted coldly, looking at Yang Guilan’s mother.
"What I want is simple: an apology and compensation."
Yang Guilan’s mother stepped forward, glaring at Jiang Cheng and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
"Yes, I do!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Jiang Cheng said matter-of-factly, "I know you’re the parent bullying my family Yue Yue’s child. As for the rest... not worth a thing!"
Yang Guilan’s mother was visibly angered, and said savagely, "You will regret this."
"Only incompetent people bark like that."
Jiang Cheng could see the muscles in Yang Guilan’s mother’s jaw clenching.
Serves her right!
Yang Guilan apologized to Shen Yue, compensated ten yuan for nutritional expenses, and returned the backpack.
Jiang Cheng held Shen Yue’s hand, standing in front of Yang Guilan, and said, "Yue Yue, remember, if someone bullies you, seek out the police. If it doesn’t work out, we can always visit another classmate’s home to reason things out."
"I remember, sister!"
After a few people left, Jiang Cheng thanked the two police officers and returned home with Shen Xing and Shen Yue.
As for Sun Aiguo, he said he would walk home on his own.
When the three of them returned to the big courtyard, Grandma Shen was anxiously pacing around.
"Why are you back so late!"
Grandma Shen squatted down, examining Shen Yue and Shen Xing to check if the two kids were hurt.
Jiang Cheng explained the whole situation, and Grandma Shen suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.
How could children without a father or mother have such a hard time!
"As long as it’s nothing serious, come inside."
Grandma Shen urged the two kids inside and turned to wipe her eyes.
"Grandma Shen, I’m still here."
Grandma Shen grasped Jiang Cheng’s hand and, with a pang of emotion, said, "We really have no kinship ties left."
Jiang Cheng looked at Grandma Shen in surprise.
Grandma Shen nodded and said, "I was raised by my brother when I was young, just like Xing Xing’s grandpa."
That makes sense now.
Jiang Cheng helped Grandma Shen inside, and the four of them had a meal together.
After the meal, Jiang Cheng didn’t head to night school but went near Yang Guilan’s home.
After circling around a few times, she gathered some information.
It turned out Yang Guilan’s mother was the director of this street, the immediate superior of the previous Director Zhang.
Which means the street Jiang Cheng currently lives on is under her management.
"No wonder she threatened me."
Jiang Cheng left the alley and went to night school. After asking around for information, she took an early leave, returned to the big courtyard, and went to Uncle Sun’s house.
Uncle Sun was not surprised to see Jiang Cheng after hearing about the Shen Yue matter from Sun Aiguo.
"Have a seat; I happen to have something to discuss with you, too."
Jiang Cheng handed a fish to Granny Sun, and only after Uncle Sun nodded did she take it away.
Then only Uncle Sun and Jiang Cheng remained in the room.
"Jiang Cheng, that Director Hu, Shen Yue’s classmate’s mother, is this street’s director. If she wants to cause you trouble, it’s too easy for her."
"You have to be cautious. Although she might not do anything too extreme, if she finds some pretext to make you clean bathrooms or something, it’s not worth it."
Jiang Cheng listened intently.
After Uncle Sun finished speaking, Jiang Cheng directly stated the purpose of her visit.
"Uncle Sun, how about I find a job for Sun Aiguo?"
"What?"
Uncle Sun reacted and waved his hand, saying, "Don’t worry about that. Finding a job isn’t that easy! You don’t need to go through this trouble. I’ll always take care of Sister Shen."
"Shen Xing’s brother, Shen Que, is a good kid."
Jiang Cheng didn’t know about Shen Que’s involvement; it seemed he had also asked Uncle Sun for help before.
"Uncle Sun, I’m not joking. I’m very grateful for Sun Aiguo’s help, and there’s actually a position that suits him quite well."
"Regardless of this incident, I wanted to come to you. You’ve always taken care of me."
Uncle Sun sensed Jiang Cheng’s seriousness and couldn’t resist asking, "Can you really?"
"Ninety percent certain."
Uncle Sun understood that when Jiang Cheng said ninety percent, it was almost a certainty.
"Jiang Cheng...thank you, really...I..."
"No need to thank me like this, I’ll have plenty of times to bother you in the future. Just don’t find me a nuisance."
Jiang Cheng joked and then continued, "I’d like you to take me to visit Director Zhang from our street. I have something I want to discuss with him."
"Alright!"
*
Uncle Sun led the way, followed by Jiang Cheng, and they arrived at Director Zhang’s house on the street.
Director Zhang was quite surprised, not knowing what these two had come to see him about.
However, he had a deep impression of Jiang Cheng.
After some pleasantries, only the three of them remained in the room, with Uncle Sun sitting aside as an invisible man.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, is there any difficulty you’ve come to discuss?"
Jiang Cheng shook her head.
"No difficulties. I’ve come to ask about two matters."
"Oh?"
Director Zhang waited for Jiang Cheng to ask.
"First, is the leadership position in our district vacant?"
Director Zhang’s expression grew more serious.
"Yes, but why are you asking about this?"
Jiang Cheng confidently smiled, her eyes deep.
"Director Zhang, are you interested in moving up a position? I think the leadership position in the district is quite suitable, don’t you think?"
A silence fell in the room.
Uncle Sun held half a mouthful of water, momentarily forgetting to swallow.
He felt a sense of dissonance, wondering if he should even be hearing this.
Director Zhang, not taking it seriously, smiled and shook his head, "Comrade Xiao Jiang, this isn’t something you need to worry about."
