I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 317: Earning Work Points While Going Home is Also Quite Good

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Earning Work Points While Going Home is Also Quite Good

Men drink, women eat with chopsticks. Two tables of dishes were prepared, one for men and one for women, pushed together. Shen Meng sat next to Lu Zhenping, unfortunately opposite Zhou Jiaojiao.

Full of bad vibes.

"Elder sister-in-law, I heard when I got off work today that a car came to the village. Was it someone from the County Committee? Was it that director coming specially for you?"

Wu Xianglan really can’t stand Zhou Jiaojiao now and always looks for ways to make her uncomfortable.

"It was the County Party Secretary, he specially asked me to take up a job, and after thinking it over I accepted. He said he would arrange a secretary for me. I planned to start tomorrow, but since your elder brother came back, I’ll start a couple of days later."

"Yes, yes, elder brother rarely comes back. You two should really spend quality time at home and with the kids."

Xie Jinghao was feeding Xiao Gang some vegetables when she turned to look and asked, "Elder sister-in-law, how long can elder brother stay this time?"

"Yeah, how long can you stay at home this time, elder brother? Last time you didn’t even finish half a month of your holiday."

Lu Changzhu picked up the conversation, and Shen Meng immediately shut up. It’s better to let Lu Zhenping discuss his own matters.

"I’ve transitioned to a civilian role, I’ll be able to stay at home from now on."

"What? Weren’t you doing well as a deputy regimental commander? Why the transition? Didn’t the army have other arrangements?"

Lu Zhenping didn’t answer, just picked up a glass of liquor and downed it.

This gesture set the people at the table pondering deeply.

Liu Sanjin, who had been feeling blocked up, suddenly felt a sense of relief. She picked up her chopsticks and grabbed a piece of braised pork, chewed it, and thought—though Wu Xianglan was getting temperamental, her cooking skills were still good.

"Well, if you’ve transitioned, then that’s it. We have land and a house, doing some work will be fine, we won’t starve. Besides, your wife is capable. Why not just let her earn the money outside?"

"How could that work? If it goes on for too long, people will say Zhenping lives off his wife."

Lu Jiaxuan and Lu Jiahe, the two brothers, exchanged glances, both corners of their mouth slightly lifting in a smile.

"Elder brother, don’t worry. I have some connections in the commune too. If you really can’t find anything to do, our commune has some odd jobs. I’ll ask the director later and see if he can arrange something for you."

He had thought it over. Feng Si was a snob; knowing that Lu Zhenping had transitioned, he definitely wouldn’t respect him as before. So rather than just some odd jobs, it probably would require leveraging Shen Meng’s influence to even enter the commune.

Lu Jiahe scoffed, took a sip of liquor, and a bite of meat.

After all this fuss, aren’t we all ending up as mud-legged just the same?

Hahahaha, serves you right! We’re born from the same parents, why should you be the only impressive one? Now you’re screwed. Let’s see how you’ll act all high and mighty in front of me now.

"Elder brother, what does transitioning mean? If you can’t return to the army in the future, come work with me. My carpentry business is thriving now. Let’s work together, elder brother, you can take the bigger share."

Lu Zhenping smiled wryly twice and raised his glass to Lu Jiasheng.

"It’s okay, elder brother doesn’t need it, don’t worry about elder brother."

Lu Changzhu looked at his precious son, feeling a bit uncomfortable, and nudged Liu Sanjin with his elbow.

"Wife, how much money do you still have? Show me. We need to use it to pull some strings for our eldest. Eldest daughter-in-law, you also need to think of a way. You have so many connections now; you should be able to find some work for your man. He can’t really be working at home!"

"Why can others work and not him? The second child has been working in the fields all this time; why can’t he? Don’t talk about living off a woman anymore. The wife you fought for and the dough you kneaded, weren’t the connections for her previous job found by you? Now she has such respect outside, who does she owe that to? It’s all thanks to our Old Lu Family. The money she earns should be spent by you. It’s not just right for you to spend, but also for praising the Old Lu Family. This time when you come home, you really need to take a good handle of your wife. She doesn’t respect the elders at all, always making your mother angry. Your two sisters want jobs at the Head Flower Factory, and she refuses to let them, they want to work at the food workshop, she also disagrees. Now there’s also a position open at the bus company, give that to your sister, but she flat out refuses. What should we do about this! If you don’t give a straight answer today, I won’t rest in peace even in death."

"Really?"

Lu Zhenping’s voice was chilly, and everyone knew he was angry, but being angry now wasn’t the same as being angry in the past. Before, he had the status of a deputy regimental leader to back him up; now, he was just a regular worker who would need to earn work points in the future, nothing to be afraid of.

Lu Jiaxuan and Zhou Jiaojiao were enjoying their meal and the show unfold. Listening to the old mother’s words, the anger they had been holding back for a long time dissipated a bit.

Liu Sanjin also knew that the eldest wasn’t useful anymore, but he was still a man, and he could still beat Shen Meng up.

She felt delighted inside, if it weren’t for fear of the old man getting angry, she would have laughed out loud.

Who says Bai Shuyu’s son is better than her own? Who says it’s always "dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes"? How about now? Still useless, ha ha ha... so satisfying, truly satisfying!

"Yes, I was the one who refused them. The moment it was brought up, I made it clear, your two sisters definitely can’t enter the factories or workshops. I’ve already accepted my new assignment. Now, I’m in charge of the economics of the entire Ning County collective farms. It’s even less likely I’d let them two rats ruin my future plans, not only in collective farms but also the factories in the county won’t accept them."

"Well done! Here’s a chicken leg as a reward."

Lu Zhenping smiled and picked a spicy chicken leg for Shen Meng.

"Thank you!"

"You’re welcome."

The couple’s conversation made Liu Sanjin and the whole crowd of onlookers feel particularly uncomfortable, especially Zhou Jiaojiao.

She looked at Shen Meng and felt the irony; what use is being high and mighty when the man is useless, there’s going to be a separated family anyway. Her gaze then turned to the four children scraping their rice bowls, snickering, thinking these kids would be mocked in the future.

"Elder brother, listen to what she’s saying. How can you let her bully your sisters like this? Do you understand what’s happening? Your wife is now more capable than you, you’re just a mud-legged farmer. If you don’t show the authority of a man, will she listen to you in the future? Will she treat your children well? Maybe she’ll even have a change of heart. Mom and Dad want you to teach her, it’s for your own good, why don’t you understand?"

Lu Changzhu didn’t say anything, but he implicitly agreed. With a strong woman and a weak man, if he didn’t suppress it a bit, where would he put a man’s face? Therefore, he didn’t interrupt when the old woman said all this.

"Thank you for caring about me, but it’s unnecessary. I have transferred my service, and transitioning means waiting for the government to assign a job. Luckily, it was already arranged when I came back. Currently, I am the Deputy Director of the Provincial City Public Security Bureau, so please, don’t worry about my family affairs. Wife, Mingyang, have you guys had enough?"

"We’re full."

"Dad, my siblings and I are also full."

"Let’s go home."

After saying that, Lu Zhenping nodded to Xie Jinghao and Lu Jiasheng, then left with his wife and kids.

The rest of the people at the table were left in a chaotic atmosphere. Liu Sanjin took a few deep breaths and suddenly let out a shriek of "Ah~ Impossible," then directly collapsed.