A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 120: Jobs, housing, anything can be given.

"Comrade Zhuang, I beg you, I beg you... if you don't agree, I'll... I'll kill myself right here in front of your house!"

When Luli's pleas failed, she resorted to threats, which made everyone frown.

"Section Chief Lu, what exactly happened to Technician Lin? What does it have to do with Comrade Zhuang? Please explain yourself clearly," the office director asked anxiously.

Fearing that something might really happen to Lu Li here, they kept giving Feng Wenhua and Sun Yongxian meaningful glances, telling them to stop Lu Li and not let her try to kill herself here.

Lu Li dared not speak, could not speak, and she also realized that no one here knew that Lin Wei was in trouble.

However, Lin Wei's accident must be related to Zhuang Qingxiang, so she just needs to keep a close eye on Zhuang Qingxiang.

"Aunt Lu, please don't be like this. Let's talk this out. Sister Zhuang isn't unreasonable. If you talk to her nicely, she'll definitely understand," Feng Wenhua said anxiously.

Sun Yongxian frowned: "Technician Feng, you don't know anything, so don't make decisions for Sister Zhuang. You don't even know what happened, yet you expect Sister Zhuang to forgive you. What if it's murder or arson? Can she really forgive that?"

Feng Wenhua was speechless: "How could he possibly commit murder and arson... Teacher Sun, don't talk nonsense, Technician Lin isn't that kind of person."

The scene was so chaotic that Zhuang Qingxiang felt a headache coming on. She was also worried that the noise would startle the two children inside and make them cry, so she pulled Sun Yongxian aside and said, "Yongxian, don't argue with him. Come inside and help me watch the children so they don't fall off the bed."

Sun Yongxian was worried, but Zhuang Qingxiang assured her that everything was alright, so Sun Yongxian went into the house, looking back every few steps.

Zhuang Qingxiang sighed again and said to Lu Li, "Comrade Lu Li, I don't know why you suddenly came over to tell me all this. I don't understand at all. If something happened to Lin Wei, it definitely has nothing to do with me or the factory. Wasn't she transferred back to the provincial capital? We don't know anything about what happened to her there."

That makes perfect sense, the office director nodded vigorously.

Only Feng Wenhua was extremely anxious, wanting to know what had happened to Lin Wei.

He remembered that Lin Wei used to write or call him to ask about Lu Congyue and Zhuang Qingxiang, but it seemed that he had lost contact with her recently...

"Aunt Lu, what exactly happened to Lin Wei?" he couldn't help but ask again.

Lu Li pushed his hand away and forced a smile: "Xiao Feng, this has nothing to do with you. It's a matter between my family and Comrade Zhuang. Comrade Zhuang, can we talk alone for a bit?"

Zhuang Qingxiang subconsciously shook her head in refusal: "Sorry, I'm not familiar with you, nor with Lin Wei. There's nothing for us to talk about."

Should we talk alone? What if she kneels down to him again? Zhuang Qingxiang doesn't want to shorten her lifespan.

Seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang wasn't responding to anything she said, Lu Li became anxious. She had to make this trip to get her daughter out, otherwise her husband would not only publish a notice in the newspaper to sever their father-daughter relationship, but also divorce her.

"Comrade Zhuang," Lu Li was about to kneel down before Zhuang Qingxiang again, "I beg you, please talk to Director Lu and let my Xiao Wei go, okay? I can compensate you, you can have anything you want! A job, a job, okay? My husband and I will arrange a job for you, a place to live, we, we..."

"Factory Director Lu?" Zhuang Qingxiang caught the key phrase. "Did Factory Director Lu do something?"

Luli fell silent again.

The office director and Feng Wenhua were extremely anxious. Without explaining things clearly, they begged Zhuang Qingxiang to forgive Lin Wei. What exactly did Lin Wei do to offend Zhuang Qingxiang? And how did Zhuang Qingxiang torment Lin Wei?

The atmosphere became tense. At this moment, two female comrades from the union rushed over, saying that Section Chief Niu had sent them to inquire what had happened.

The more people there were, the less likely Lu Li was to speak; she could only look at Zhuang Qingxiang with pleading eyes.

Zhuang Qingxiang was just as bewildered as everyone else. Seeing that Lu Li was persistent and wouldn't leave, she reluctantly agreed to talk to her alone for a bit, but asked the others to keep an eye on her from a distance so they could help her if Lu Li did anything rash.

After speaking with Zhuang Qingxiang alone, Lu Li was speechless again, unsure of where to begin.

There are many things that cannot be explained to Zhuang Qingxiang. The less Zhuang Qingxiang knows, the more likely Lin Wei is to be rescued. If Zhuang Qingxiang knows everything, she probably won't let Lin Wei go.

After hesitating for a long time, Lu Li gritted her teeth and said, "Comrade Zhuang, I'm serious. Don't worry about what happened. As long as you're willing to help me with this, Lin Wei's father and I can arrange a job for you. It'll be a permanent position with a secure job, and we'll even choose a less demanding one so you'll have time to take care of your child."

"If you want to stay here, we can arrange a job for you here. If you want to leave, whether it's to the county, the city, or the provincial capital, we can help you arrange it. We can even help you and your children register your household registration here. We are truly sincere."

This temptation is really great.

With a formal job, I can live a stable life raising my two children.

But Zhuang Qingxiang only dreamed about it for a few seconds before letting it go. This kind of benefit from an unknown source could very well bring big problems.

"Comrade Luli, you have to explain to me what exactly happened, and why you came to see me... I really don't understand."

"You...you don't need to understand too much. Just know that we sincerely want peace. If you agree, we can give you everything you want!" Lu Li's eyes were urgent, and she even tried to grab Zhuang Qingxiang's sleeve.

Zhuang Qingxiang quickly dodged away, shaking her head and saying, "If you don't explain clearly, I really can't help you."

Just as Zhuang Qingxiang finished refusing, Kong Yazhen rushed over.

She heard that someone had come looking for Zhuang Qingxiang, and it seemed like something bad was going to happen, so she thought she'd come and see what was going on.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that Zhuang Qingxiang had gathered a few people. The middle-aged woman who was talking to Zhuang Qingxiang was clearly not a local. Her clean and fashionable appearance and demeanor... while not as good as those from the capital, were still quite impressive.

Why would someone like that need Zhuang Qingxiang's help?

Also, she was just talking, so why did she suddenly start crying and kneeling down?

Kong Yazhen was startled and, before anyone else could react, rushed forward to help her: "Auntie, do you need Zhuang Qingxiang's help? Did she refuse?"

She asked the question, but didn't wait for an answer. Instead, she directly scolded Zhuang Qingxiang, "Zhuang Qingxiang, you really are an ill-mannered country bumpkin! It's one thing to refuse someone's request for a favor, but how can you insult them? This aunt is much older than us, she's an elder. How can you make an elder kneel before you?!"

When Kong Yazhen rushed over to help the person, the office director also came to his senses and quickly sent two female comrades from the union to assist.

The two of them didn't know what had happened, but they felt that Kong Yazhen was right.

"Yes, Comrade Zhuang Qingxiang, you should be lenient when you can. No matter what happened, you can't force Section Chief Lu to kneel down to you."