I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 147: Have Pity on Me

After the two of them left, Lu Zhenping didn’t speak for a long time. Shen Meng quietly held Lu Mingkai without disturbing him. At noon, Mingyang and a few others returned home with their backpacks after school, each pulling out a certificate from their bags.

"Mom, look, I got third place. Teacher Zheng said if I work hard, my grades will improve next year."

"And me, and me, I got first place, and big brother is fourth. Mom, look."

Mingyang was the last to show his certificate. He didn’t do as well as his younger siblings, looking somewhat dejected, while Shen Meng, holding the three medals, was extremely happy.

"Ah, my dear child, such incredible performance, truly making me proud. Today, I must go out and boast about it. My son has done so well, Mingyang did great too, but mom has to tell you, don’t think about helping out with chores at home and neglecting your studies. We’ll rent a cart and go to the county for a fun day out after the New Year. You can buy whatever you want. After New Year, mom will start working too, and we’ll have enough money."

"Got it, Mom."

Mingyang blushed a bit, feeling his mom had given him a way out, and his mood lightened considerably, knowing she really cared for him.

"Lu Zhenping, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and find a hammer to hang the kids’ certificates in the center of the main hall. When people come over during New Year’s, they’ll see how commendable our three children are. Oh, I’m so happy. For lunch, mom will cook, all of you go play. This afternoon the village is distributing grain and slaughtering a pig, you should go and watch the bustle."

"Ah!" After Ming Liang spoke, he pulled Mingyang, "Brother, mom’s cooking today, we finally don’t have to eat dad’s cooking, hehehe..." Before he could finish chuckling, he looked up and saw Lu Zhenping holding a hammer, staring at him, and quickly shrugged his shoulders.

After Shen Meng finished speaking, she took out some snacks from the cupboard and placed them on the table for them to eat. Shen Meng never restricted them in this area, but recently, since Mingyang lost a baby tooth, she started to restrict their sugar intake.

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"Got it, Mom, you’re really nice."

The freeloading Lu Mingkai grabbed a croissant and stuffed it into his mouth,

"Mom is the best!"

Shen Meng cheerfully curled her lips and hummed a tune heading to the kitchen, telling them to stay out of the kitchen today as she wanted to cook lunch herself.

Lu Zhenping didn’t listen to her, fetched two buckets of water for her, then left. How could he not be happy with such successful children?

While nailing the certificates on the wall, he repeatedly checked whether they were hung crookedly.

As he was getting ready to leave, he gave Shen Meng a heads-up. When he got home, he saw the photos of Shen Meng hung on the wall, mentioning he had received a letter containing the kids’ photos, and planned to take his wife and kids to the county to take a family photo during New Year’s.

In the kitchen, after cleaning the pot, Shen Meng lit the stove and stir-fried some chili lamb, then stir-fried some cabbage with sausage.

After filling the big pot with water, she took out some steamed buns from the pantry, reheated them, and served two large dishes. After cleaning the pot again, she stir-fried some meat slices, added water and noodles, and when it boiled, added spinach, radish balls, and seasoned with sesame oil, salt, and pepper. To thicken the sauce, she added a couple of pieces of firewood to the stove, boiled the contents a couple of times, then cracked a few eggs into it and covered the pot. After placing the steamer rack on top and setting the mildly warm dishes on it, she finally extinguished the fire.

"Mingyang, go call your dad, it’s time to eat!"

"Okay~".

Upon receiving the message, Mingyang quickly stood up, gathered all the snacks, biscuits, and candies, including the candy Lu Mingkai had hidden in his palm, and put them all in the cupboard.

"Mealtime is coming soon. You’re still teething, don’t be naughty, Ming Fang, go wash his hands, and don’t let him have any snacks."

Lu Mingkai pouted, just about to howl, but Lu Mingyang pointed a finger at him, and he immediately choked it back.

Ming Fang has a soft heart; normally she would give Lu Mingkai whatever he wants, but seeing her brother’s missing teeth, she didn’t dare to secretly give Ming Kai any sweets.

"Look at big brother, he’s lost his tooth, can’t eat good food anymore, can’t even chew meat. This afternoon the village is dividing meat, Mom is definitely going to cook something tasty, if you spoil your teeth, you’ll miss out on the goodies."

Thinking of his elder brother struggling to chew meat with missing teeth, Lu Mingkai immediately covered his mouth. He really didn’t want to lose any teeth!

Lunch was delightfully satisfying, Lu Zhenping ate five buns and two bowls of meatball soup in one go.

"It’s such a cold day, a sip of hot soup really warms you up."

"Mmm, are you going to check out the meat distribution this afternoon?"

Shen Meng nodded vigorously, "Of course! Our family might not get much grain and meat, but our village has many kids in school, and not many receive awards. We’ve got three kids, all top performers, I’ve got to show off a bit."

The three kids, hearing Shen Meng say this, blushed deeply, feeling embarrassed, yet they were quite delighted and started picking their food faster.

Shen Meng blinked and said: "Xiao Bin asked me to inquire when you’re planning to go hunt some game in the mountains to take him along."

Lu Zhenping glanced outside before responding: "In a couple of days, let’s go after it snows. We’ll take Jiasheng with us too."

"Sure!"

The threshing ground was bustling in the afternoon, people chatting around bonfires, queuing to collect grain, waiting for the pig slaughter, and some children playing noisily, it was very lively.

When Zhou Jiaojiao came with her still not very noticeable belly, Shen Meng was cracking sunflower seeds with Shirley, Xie Jinghao, and a few other close friends.

"Elder sister-in-law, Jinghao, you guys came early!"

"Indeed, been here since morning, you’re pregnant, how come you also came?"

Wang Lianhua, being a nice person, noticed Shen Meng hadn’t said anything for a while, then added her response.

"The distribution of grain and slaughtering pigs is an important affair in the village; I just wanted to get out and catch some fresh air. Mrs. Daya is here too, huh? Sigh, you’ve almost always been in the same work team as me for the past year, you’ll definitely get a good share of grain and meat."

Shirley has never shown her any kindness, and now that she’s managing her household, she feels even more entitled to say whatever she wants.

"Thank you for that, it’s just a pity I might not be in the same group as you next year. Why don’t you take pity on me, don’t go to work in the county, stay at home and work with me, with you around, I’ll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life."

Zhou Jiaojiao: "..."

She still wanted to discuss changing jobs with Shen Meng in front of these people, but with Shirley dissing her, how could she even begin!!!