I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 332: I’m Innocent, Truly Innocent

Chapter 332: Chapter 332: I’m Innocent, Truly Innocent

Shen Meng and Lu Zhenping exchanged glances before bursting into laughter.

"Are you trying to ’use the emperor to command the lords’? Get the kids to the Provincial City first and then it’s my turn to be hassled next?"

Lu Zhenping: "...."

Sometimes having a too smart wife isn’t a good thing!!!

"Wife, you can’t think like that. My position in the Provincial City is now secure: good housing, good benefits. It wasn’t easy coming back, so wanting the family to reunite, isn’t that just natural?"

"And what about my job? Don’t tell me you want me to quit, move to the Provincial City, and become a housewife—washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning every day?"

Lu Zhenping swallowed nervously as he saw Shen Meng’s somewhat cold face.

"I wouldn’t dare think that, wife. I’ve always greatly respected your career. It’s just that being alone in the Provincial City can be quite lonely and cold."

"It’s some admirer bothering you, isn’t it?"

Hit the nail on the head. The smile on Lu Zhenping’s face stiffened. While dealing with a case in the Provincial City, he had helped a woman comrade who was a widow of a martyr, and he and some colleagues, feeling sorry for her child, organized a donation.

The underlings handled it, but somehow the woman insisted on thanking him personally, often bringing her child over.

He was normally indifferent, but in the past year, his heart had been warmed by Shen Meng. Plus, each time it was her three kids coming to him, and he couldn’t bear to reject them when he saw their pitiful eyes.

Once or twice didn’t seem like a big deal, but after three or four times, it started to become an issue. Now other colleagues had to entertain those three kids; he had been feeling uneasy and didn’t know what to say, worried about hurting the children’s self-esteem, as those kids were after all the children of a martyr.

What kind of person was Shen Meng? Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t hide anything from her, let alone the fact that he didn’t want to keep anything from her, especially not something that could potentially be a principled error.

He told her everything, including what had been on his mind.

Initially, he thought it was nothing serious, but now, seeing Shen Meng’s expression growing colder, he became extremely anxious, feeling as if a look could kill, he would have died a million times already.

Shen Meng especially despised those without principles or boundaries. Previously, Lu Zhenping had been good at both, and yet he had fallen for the same antics as the green tea type—didn’t he know that his own mother and youngest brother’s wife were the biggest green tea bitches?

"Mingyang, Ming Liang, Ming Fang, Ming Kai, pack your things and come with mom to live in the county, your dad has a new family in the Provincial City, with children and a woman."

After Shen Meng finished speaking, she stood up abruptly. Startled, Lu Zhenping also shot up.

"What? Dad’s got kids in the Provincial City?"

"Dad’s having an affair?"

"I’m sticking with mom! Dad, mom’s worked so hard these years, how could you do this to her? I despise you, hmph!"

"Pfft!"

The eldest three kids might still be reasoned with, but the youngest one was outright insulting. The little rascal "pfft"ed and ran into the room, grabbed his little backpack, and darted out.

"Mom, I’m packed, let’s go. I want to go to the county to find Xiao Ya. I want to eat Granny Qian’s big meatballs."

Lu Zhenping’s temples throbbed with anger.

"No, I’ve been wronged, I’m really wronged, wife. There’s no child, no other woman, did I not tell you? I didn’t go. A few colleagues and I were fundraising together, and in the end, it was the local police who delivered the stuff and the money. Those kids, I don’t know what got into them, they came straight to me. I only met them twice, then never saw them again. I’m truly wronged. Isn’t this because I wanted you and the child to come with me to the Provincial City so we could leave all these disgusting matters behind?"

"Hmph, you really think I can’t see through such petty tricks? Come clean, or else the two of us won’t go. I’m now the Revolutionary Committee Secretary General of Ning County, and I’m very busy."

"You see, I didn’t want to be too explicit, but you had to directly ask. Although it was arranged by the military, suddenly becoming the Deputy Director of the Police Station in the Provincial City, I might have taken someone’s position. Some people probably want to deliberately make things difficult for me. You should just pretend not to notice and act accordingly, isn’t that it?"

So, all that nonsense before was just bullshit. He still wanted to coax her to the Provincial City.

"It’s not that I can’t go. I’ll follow you to the Provincial City once I’ve settled my work in the county. From now on, speak directly. You’ve been beating around the bush for so long, look how angry the child is."

Lu Zhenping: "......"

It’s a problem of expressive ability. He actually wanted to see if his wife would get jealous. Who knew she had such a fiery temper? In just a few words, he almost lost his family.

The brick kiln has not yet been completed. This brick kiln is the largest in Ning County and was established only after thorough investigations. The clay in Lu’s Mansion is abundant, and Shen Meng has also promised that labor from Lu’s Mansion will be chosen with priority.

Other communes were also actively showcasing their strengths, hoping to be noticed by Shen Meng.

This way, the commune members could also lead better lives.

Everyone in Ning County is now full of energy, and Feng Si, who has been promoted to the County Government, is now looking up to Shen Meng.

Xiao Zhang, hearing that Shen Meng was about to go to the Provincial City, insisted on being on a mission with her. After much thought, Shen Meng assigned a few tasks, and Xiao Zhang joyfully jumped around the County Committee Office.

Shen Meng sighed and shook her head, watching him. The ’King of Rolls’ came into being like this. Seeing his desperate work ethic sometimes made Shen Meng feel sorry for him; she almost couldn’t bring herself to continue the ruse.

Lu Jiaxuan is still working at the commune. He thought, that after Feng Si’s promotion, at least he could take over Xiao Zhang’s position, as their promotions were all thanks to his sister-in-law’s connections.

Yet, to his surprise, he remained a commune clerk, with no work and no pay increase.

At the textile factory, Zhou Jiaojiao, who worked hard, felt bitter. Sometimes seeing Wu Xianglan resting at the factory entrance while getting her meals from the canteen enraged her.

She couldn’t understand why, despite being sisters-in-law, Shen Meng favored Wu Xianglan and Xie Jinghao, yet was always so critical of herself. She was so easy-going and friendly, why couldn’t she win her favor?

Shen Meng didn’t care about any of this. She, along with a big and small bag of items and four children, followed Lu Zhenping onto the bus heading to the Provincial City.

Seeing his wife and children beside him, Lu Zhenping felt extremely happy.

After a nearly three-hour car ride, the bus passed through two alleys and stopped in front of a courtyard.

Lu Mingkai had enough of the bus ride. As soon as the bus door opened, he was the first to jump out, and Mingyang, fearing he might run off, quickly followed, grabbing onto him to keep him close.

The brothers, at the gate, just happened to see three dirty children sitting at the entrance of the courtyard, looking at them with guarded faces.