Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 399 - 0399: Reaping the Consequences 3_1

Just as Wang Zhengjun began to feel something was off, Wang Zhengguo swiftly turned to Li Dazhu and said: "Comrade, could you give me a hand? I’m getting on in years, not as strong as I used to be. Could you help me unload the things?"

With that said, he heaved a deep sigh full of the melancholy of an elder.

"Sure!" Li Dazhu agreed to help unload the cabbages and radishes, and said while working, "Comrade Wang Zhengjun, you’re really lucky. Look how much your brother cares for you; sweet potatoes, corn cobs, cabbages, radishes, and dried beans. In our city, this is enough food for an adult for almost a month! I don’t know how your brother and sister-in-law, both in their fifties, managed to save this much!"

"Ah, comrade, don’t mention these things!" Wang Zhengguo stopped Li Dazhu, "Comrade, it’s inappropriate for me to enter your office given my appearance. Could you give some trouble to help my little brother carry these things inside? He never did manual labor growing up, so he definitely can’t carry these. I need to go back home. The sky is so gloomy, and the wind is picking up."

"Alright, go home without worry!"

Wang Zhengguo said something to Wang Zhengjun again, but without getting any response, he left in a daze with his mule cart.

Li Dazhu shook his head. He knew the Wangs’ situation well, understanding many things without being told. Even though the spectators may not fully understand, they could infer a lot from Wang Zhengguo’s words.

Don’t think he didn’t see the two curious and gossiping young officers.

This Wang Zhengjun, his future doesn’t look bright!

Now if you were to refuse his offerings and treat your long-traveled older brother well, no one could argue with your integrity, but you despise how little you received and you can’t bear to reject it. Your mentality is so small, and you’re destined not to thrive.

Of all the workers at the Bureau of Mines, who hasn’t fought tooth and nail to get there? It’s an office job, everyone wants to rise through the ranks to increase their salaries. The only way they can climb up is by stepping on others – wasn’t Wang Zhengjun’s plan to get promoted through his relative Liu Jinhua dashed just a few days ago when her sister-in-law made a scene?

Good. People like him should not be promoted, better to remain a small officer and not forget old friends and family when he gets rich, pushing away different voices, and turning the office into a toxic environment.

After delivering the goods to Wang Zhengjun’s workplace, Li Dazhu unsurprisingly ran into several colleagues who stopped him to inquire about the situation.

"This is between brothers, what is there for us to say?" Li Dazhu shook his head, "His poor eldest brother came such a long way just to be given the cold shoulder. He didn’t even get a warm cup of water before facing his younger brother’s accusing and disgraceful look. Oh no, I should have gotten him a thermos of hot water to warm him up, I was so focused on finding his brother for him that I forgot!"

Li Dazhu shook his head again and continued to guard the entrance of the Bureau of Mines.

The few who were idle and gathered to chat suddenly became animated like a pot coming to a boil, discussing what they saw and heard at the door earlier.