The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 141: Do Reproach and Love Conflict?

Wang Baoxing ran out shouting, "Gangzi, Gangzi, something’s wrong, Jia Bao went to the back mountain and hasn’t returned yet."

Yang Zhigang and Wang Pandi were in the kitchen being affectionate, with the man hugging the woman’s waist from behind, his head buried in her neck, inhaling her fragrance.

Hearing the father-in-law’s shout, both were startled.

Yang Zhigang kissed her cheek to soothe Wang Pandi, "Don’t worry, you stay home and wait for news, I’ll be back soon."

Yang Zhigang grabbed his shotgun and quickly left, with Wang Baoxing following behind.

Liu Yulan stumbled as she tried to follow, but Yang Zhigang and Wang Baoxing stopped her, saying they were going in to find someone, and her joining would only be a burden, hindering rather than helping.

Liu Yulan sat down on the ground watching the two fade into the distance, tears welling in her eyes from both anxiety and fear.

Wang Miaomiao watched by the door for a while, then silently walked downstairs, bent over to help her, "Mom, let’s go home and wait."

Liu Yulan, with Miaomiao’s support, stood up and began walking back home, muttering endlessly, "Miaomiao, why didn’t you watch over your brother? He’s been acting up these days, not listening. I told him not to go to the back mountain, but he wouldn’t listen, now what do we do if something happens? Miaomiao, you should have watched him... how could you let him go out alone..."

Wang Miaomiao pursed her lips without speaking, feeling uncomfortable inside, not expecting Liu Yulan to blame her, for not keeping an eye on Jia Bao. But Jia Bao wasn’t a child anymore, does she still have to follow him around?

The continuous blame made her feel stifled inside...

Yang Zhigang, accompanied by Wang Baoxing, called out while quickly weaving through the woods, searching along the path he had once taken Jia Bao.

Eventually they crossed two hills, searching all the way, when they heard some noise... 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"Come here, come on..." A taunting voice, with a hint of smugness.

Wang Baoxing and Yang Zhigang recognized it as Wang Jia Bao’s voice, and sighed with relief knowing the child was alright. They exchanged a glance and immediately sped towards the direction of the voice.

At this moment, Wang Jia Bao was dealing with a wild boar. Both of the boar’s eyes had arrows stuck in them, making it blind, causing it to dart around aimlessly like a headless fly, while Wang Jia Bao’s body was dirty and chaotic, stained with a lot of blood, though it was unclear whose it was...

However, seeing his energetic state, he probably wasn’t seriously injured.

"Be careful, Jia Bao..." Wang Baoxing cried out in alarm, seeing the boar charging directly towards Wang Jia Bao.

However, his cry made it abruptly stop and turn towards his direction.

At that moment, Yang Zhigang shot it dead, putting down the still struggling wild boar.

"Dad, brother-in-law... how come you’re here," Wang Jia Bao said, looking at the fallen wild boar and then at Yang Zhigang’s shotgun, feeling a bit frustrated, "I was almost done with it..."

"Good kid, not bad," Yang Zhigang sincerely praised, believing that without his shot, Wang Jia Bao could have handled the boar, as it was blind and would eventually tire out.

"Of course..." Wang Jia Bao replied proudly and boastfully, "I was planning to lead it into the trap over there; it’s just that I don’t have a gun or knife; otherwise, it would have been dealt with sooner."

As he spoke, he looked at Yang Zhigang’s gun with envy, his resolve to join the army becoming stronger; he wanted to become a soldier, to handle a gun, to openly hit targets...

"Alright, it’s all your achievement, my shot was superfluous," Yang Zhigang laughed, "Let’s go; the strong smell of blood here might attract other beasts."

He took some materials on the spot, finding a stick and some vines to tie up the wild boar.

The three quickly left the scene, and before leaving, Wang Jia Bao retrieved his other trophies from the grass — two wild chickens and a nest of wild chicken eggs.

Yang Zhigang carried the wild boar to the factory canteen, seeking Lao Zhao to deal with it; all the money from the sale was handed over to Wang Jia Bao. It was a considerable sum, and it was the first time Wang Jia Bao had held so much money, feeling unstoppable excitement and pride...

He took out two notes and handed one each to Wang Baoxing and Yang Zhigang, "Here, you helped as well, take them."

Yang Zhigang accepted without hesitation; it was an unwritten rule, and although he didn’t care for the money, some rules had to be observed; otherwise, encouraging him to be stingy and selfish would not be good.

Family might not mind, but if someday, he was like this with others, it would be unwelcome.

Wang Baoxing looked at the money in his hands, experiencing mixed emotions, having said nothing during the return journey, filled with his son’s spirited laughter.

Since that argument, how long had it been since his son smiled like that, with such uninhibited joy...

On the way home, Wang Jia Bao narrated the day’s events — how he encountered the wild boar, how he stayed calm in the face of danger, how he used wisdom to win, his strategy to draw the enemy in, capturing the prey perfectly, telling a captivating story full of thrill and his clever responses.

Goodness, Yang Zhigang increasingly felt this brother-in-law was truly a promising soldier prospect. His mother-in-law was right; if this kid entered the army and endured hardships, he might become one of the top soldiers.

Liu Yulan anxiously paced at home, unable to sit still, walking to the balcony to look out, hoping...

Wang Miaomiao watched her despondent state, feeling extremely bitter. She didn’t understand, and didn’t want to understand; a feeling warned her not to delve deeper, or only she would suffer. Let it be, sometimes ignorance is bliss...

"Miaomiao..." Wang Pandi naturally heard Liu Yulan’s blame towards Wang Miaomiao; she wanted to comfort her, holding her hand to give strength, but could only muster dry words of consolation, "Mom didn’t mean it; she was just anxious."

"I know," Wang Miaomiao squeezed Wang Pandi’s hand, returning a forced smile.

"They’re back, they’re back..." From the balcony, Liu Yulan excitedly clutched the railing, spotting three figures from afar, one being her beloved son.

She hurried downstairs to meet them and saw her son animatedly talking with Yang Zhigang from afar, looking so happy.

Liu Yulan fell silent...

When they reached her, her son’s smile was still present.

Yang Zhigang quickly recounted her good son’s glorious achievements, "Mom, Jia Bao was amazing, he hunted a wild boar all by himself."

Saying this wasn’t a problem, but then seeing the bloodstains on Wang Jia Bao, Liu Yulan couldn’t help but flare up, "What’s there to be proud of, risking your life for a wild boar?"