I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 308: Back to Your Grandma’s House

Zhou Jiaojiao listened to her mother-in-law’s words, feeling smug inside. When she wanted to laugh, she accidentally tugged at the wound on her face. Her mother-in-law had used this same tactic to pinch Shen Meng in the past, making her give up the big house, and now to pinch Wu Xianglan was just as easy as nabbing her by the wrist.

Her family’s new house was already built. If it weren’t for the sake of her son having someone to look after him and to save on their own food, she would have moved long ago. Why bother living with these people, lowering her own status?

"Second sister-in-law, no matter what, the most important thing is for a family to live together in harmony. Other things like money and jobs are all trivial compared to that. After all, the children are still so young. Can you bear to let them be without a father or without a mother? Jiaxuan and I wouldn’t have come to persuade you if we hadn’t meant well. I even got hit by you for nothing, and my mom wants you to compensate us, which is quite fair. Otherwise, who would want to be on good terms with you next time?"

"Jiaojiao, go back to the room and keep an eye on our Bao Bao. Whoever hit someone should be punished. Let’s go back. After all, it’s not us who make a mess of our lives, hmph!"

Shen Meng was right beside Wu Xianglan’s right hand, and seeing her stunned, she quickly pinched her secretly. If you show even a little weakness now, from now on you’ll only be subject to others’ control.

"Clear your head. You don’t need to care about what others say. The key is what you want to get, what you want to hold on to, and what kind of life you want your children to have in the future. Wu Xianglan, ask yourself."

Wu Xianglan jolted from Shen Meng’s pinch, and turning her head, she saw Shen Meng looking at her intently.

Thinking about what she wanted, thinking about what she wanted to achieve, she thought, she wanted her two children to have education and food to eat. She wanted them not to be called mud-legged by others in the future. She wanted them to stand tall and have a good future.

"Sister-in-law, my job..."

"That job was originally arranged for you by me. Since I got it for you, it’s yours. As long as you don’t let go, no one can take it away. Starting from tomorrow, you don’t need to go to work. I’ll get Shirley to ask for leave for you. You can go to work after you’ve sorted things out at home."

She finally understood what Shen Meng meant by not going to work. For men like Lu Jiahe with objections, there were many. They were dissatisfied that their wives were stronger than them, that their wives could also have a say at home. Wouldn’t they want to suppress them?

The sisters-in-law whispered amongst themselves, not speaking loudly, and with children crying, there wasn’t much that could be heard. Liu Sanjin was even close to leaning in, when Xie Jinghao pushed Yong Qiang and Yong Li over.

The two children cried and clung to her legs.

"Grandma, grandma, wuu wuu wuu, don’t stop my mom from working, don’t give my mom’s job to my aunt, wuu wuu wuu..."

"That’s my mom’s, it’s my mom’s, why should it go to my aunt? They don’t love me and my sister at all, why should my mom’s job go to them? They don’t appreciate my mom and still scold her. Why should they get such a good job from my mom? That’s shameless."

"You two, you ungrateful little brats, your aunt is your blood relative. How can you side with your mother, an outsider? If your aunt earns money later, it will all go to grandma, and what belongs to grandma is also yours, isn’t it? As for your gluttonous mother, if she had money, she would surely spend it all on herself!"

The children simply didn’t listen to her. They only knew that ever since their mother started working, they never lacked good things in their hands. They used to envy Mingyang, Mingliang, and Ming Fang for being able to go to school—now their mother said they could also go to school.

They used to envy Mingyang for being able to have little cakes, shortbread, and milk candies—now they also had them.

They also had new clothes and new shoes. This year, their mother even got them a new bedding set. After all, the textile factory had distributed cotton tickets, food coupons, and oil tickets. With so many benefits, their mother was able to exchange them for money to buy clothes and food for them, including new bedding.

Their mother also said that this winter, they would add a coal stove in the house. At that time, they would be able to cook pear soup on the coal stove, drinking it whenever they wanted.

They could even be like the elder aunt’s family, enjoying a hotpot meal.

"If mom loses her job, we’ll have nothing, and dad will go back to beating mom and us like before, wuuu, we don’t want to live a life like that."

Grandpa, grandma, dad, and the two aunts are all bad people, bad people!!!

"Mom, you just said to give money for the family’s food, five yuan a month, honestly, I think it’s okay. Jinghao is too busy now, and my two kids can’t always go to their house for meals. They will be starting school in two months and should come home for dinner at the night market. Alright, I’ll give the five yuan."

As soon as Wu Xianglan said this, Liu Sanjin couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, while Lu Jiahe lit up at the prospect, eyeing Wu Xianglan too obviously, prompting Liu Sanjin to quickly clear his throat twice.

Zhou Jiaojiao and Lu Jiaxuan exchanged a glance in the room, both of them snorting in amusement.

Then Wu Xianglan pointed at their house and said, "As for apologizing to the fourth family, that’s impossible. They have never treated me like a sister-in-law. As for compensation, that’s even more unlikely. Who told them to act so cheaply? However, if I was the first to act, it’s not impossible to give them one or two yuan as a token. As for Lu Jiahe, hahaha, would he dare take the money if I dared to give it to him?"

Her words slightly stunned everyone.

Suddenly, Wu Xianglan dashed into her own room and came back out with a bundle after a while.

"Let’s go, Yong Qiang and Yong Li, follow mom to grandma’s house. I want your uncles to fight for justice for mom."

She stopped in front of Shen Meng and said, "Elder sister-in-law, lend me your bicycle, I’ll return it when I get back."

"Go ahead and ride it!"

As soon as Shen Meng finished speaking, she pulled the two kids out of the house.

Lu Jiahe was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly ran to stop her.

"Xianglan, Xianglan, this won’t do. You can’t go telling the elder uncles, we should be able to discuss things nicely, Xianglan!"

Liu Sanjin’s face turned pale in an instant. If in the past Wu Xianglan’s maternal brothers were not much to worry about, as they were idle enough to come here and back up their married-out sister, it’s different now. Wu Xianglan had a salary, and with money, one can make the devil turn the millstones. Just give each person a yuan, and they could beat the second one to death!

"The eldest’s family, the fourth’s family, what are you waiting for? Stop her quickly! Oh, and elder brother’s family, make sure you keep your word about what you just said, let that cheap hoof, Wu Xianglan, just stay at home from now on. Don’t let her work anymore, she’s become so arrogant with a job, acting all high and mighty."

Shen Meng rolled her eyes at her; she didn’t want to stop the commotion at all; in fact, she wished it would get worse!

"My kids are still waiting for me at home, I am busy, I should have finished cooking for my kids by now after all this time. You, the elderly, have plenty of ideas, think of a solution yourself!"

"I, I have things to manage too, there’s still unfinished business at the factory, I just rushed over. Mom and the fourth family should discuss, I’ll go and get busy."

The two of them left one after the other, leaving Liu Sanjin with a gloomy face standing in the courtyard.