novellhall Chapter 45 Lessons Learned
Chapter 45 Lessons Learned
When Lu Congyue left Dongya Village, his brows were furrowed and his steps were heavy.
As a child, he felt very unfortunate. As he grew up, he abandoned this belief and realized that the root of his misfortune was his father who abandoned his wife and children, so he hated and loathed him.
But no matter what, even though his father abandoned him, his mother stayed by his side and watched him grow up.
But Zhuang Qingxiang's father didn't want her, and her mother remarried, had a child, and passed away, leaving her to grow up in a family with no blood relation.
Village Chief Qian said she was very capable; she did all the housework and even raised her younger siblings herself.
It's not that she's capable, it's that she has no other choice. If she couldn't do anything, she wouldn't be of any value to stay, and that family wouldn't keep an outsider like her for nothing.
Lu Congyue felt inexplicably angry.
After leaving Dongya Village, we turned a corner in a secluded spot and went back.
Village Chief Qian said that after Zhuang Qingxiang got married, he also became an outsider in that family. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he separated from the family and lived on his own.
Lu Congyue appeared silently near Qian Haoqing's house, waiting quietly like a cheetah in the forest.
Qian Haoqing rushed back to Dongya Village from the county town, covered in sweat, thinking he would go home first to discuss it with his wife before going to see his father.
They had just seen their own doorway when everything went black and they were dragged away.
After being gagged and beaten, Qian Haoqing, bruised and battered, got up and yelled at those around him, "Who? Who is it? Come out here!"
After yelling incoherently for a long time, he finally limped home, banging on the door and cursing all the while.
"What happened to you?" Xu Liantao opened the door and was startled. She quickly helped the person up. "Who hit you? Huh? What happened?"
Qian Haoqing spat: "Didn't see it? You bastard, you did this behind my back. Wife, go find Village Chief Qian. We have to find this person."
Xu Liantao exclaimed in surprise, "Haoqing, what are you saying? The village chief can't control you!"
"Hmph, if he doesn't do anything, I'll go find my sister and have that Factory Director Lu come and teach the village chief a lesson. After that, let's see who dares to look down on me, Qian Haoqing!"
"You've been beaten senseless?" Xu Liantao was even more surprised. "What nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight? Your sister? What good is finding your sister?"
Qian Haoqing chuckled: "Let's talk inside, let's talk inside."
Xu Liantao felt that her husband's brain had been completely damaged by the beating.
Lu Congyue felt much better when he got back, but his face darkened again when he saw the people at the factory gate.
He walked over expressionlessly, nodded slightly, greeted her politely, and then asked directly, "Did Section Chief Lu come specifically to take Technician Lin home?"
Lin Wei, who had been looking expectantly beside her, suddenly looked disappointed and tugged at Lu Li's arm, shaking it: "Mom..."
Luli patted her hand to comfort her, then smiled kindly: "Little Lu, shall we go to your house and talk?"
"Let's go to the office," Lu Congyue said calmly.
Lin Wei pouted at Lu Li, who gestured for her not to spend too much money, and then walked towards the office area with Lu Congyue while smiling.
"Xiao Lu, I think I saw someone who looks a lot like you in the county town today, at the post office, but that person was with his wife and children, so it shouldn't be you." Lu Li said with a gentle smile.
Lu Congyue: "You must be right, I did go to the post office today, but I didn't see you there. If I had known we would run into each other, I would have brought you back with me."
He said politely, "But you misunderstood. I'm with villagers from a nearby village who are helping me take care of my child. We're going to the county town together on business."
Luli replied politely, "Oh, I misunderstood. I was wondering if I had mistaken you for someone else, so I didn't dare to call out."
After a lot of rambling, we finally got to the office and started talking about Lin Wei.
Lu Li immediately made Lin Wei apologize, and said that Lin Wei was still young and didn't know any better, and told Lu Congyue not to take it to heart.
Then they said that Lin Wei had done a good job since she came here and had achieved certain results. It was not appropriate to take her away at this time. They hoped that Lu Congyue could give her another chance. Even if they wanted to transfer her away, they would let her gain more experience first and work for at least another year before it would be appropriate to discuss it.
Given this attitude, Lu Congyue had no choice but to accept it.
Their factory was newly established, and they sometimes needed the help of Lin Wei's parents to develop many key technologies and equipment.
"Xiao Lu, don't worry. I've already talked to Weiwei, and she will definitely not make the same mistake again! You've known her for several years, so you should know her personality. If she promised, she will definitely keep her word."
That's true. If Lin Wei were the kind of person who would pester someone, he wouldn't have let her work in the factory.
He believed her because she appeared very open and honest, and he never expected her to do something like this.
"This is the last time!" Lu Congyue said expressionlessly. "I hope Technician Lin won't let me down!"
"I promise!" Lin Wei immediately stood up and replied, wishing she could give him a salute.
Lu Li smiled with relief: "Good, good, that's good, I can rest assured now. Xiao Lu, let's have lunch together this afternoon, I'll cook, you can just come to Weiwei's dorm."
"No need," Lu Congyue said calmly. "You've come all this way, you must have a lot to say to Technician Lin, so I won't bother you."
"What, you're not even willing to host a welcome-back party for Aunt Lu?" Lu Li feigned anger.
Lin Wei immediately said, "Director Lu, isn't Comrade Zhuang a very good cook? How about we cook a few dishes for lunch tomorrow and have them at your house? It'll be a good opportunity for me to formally apologize to Comrade Zhuang, what do you say?"
"Hmm, Vivi's idea is good, I agree," Luli said with a smile. "What do you think, Xiao Lu?"
Lu Congyue hesitated for two seconds, then nodded: "Okay, I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow."
Once the matter was settled, Lu Li left with Lin Wei.
Lu Congyue pinched his brow in frustration. It seemed he had to go back and ask Zhuang Qingxiang what she needed to buy to prepare for the lunch gathering tomorrow.
Lu Li's smile vanished the moment she left Lu Congyue's office, and her expression turned icy cold once she returned to Lin Wei's dormitory.
"Weiwei, why are you acting so recklessly? Explain yourself to me in more detail..."
Lu Congyue didn't go straight home, but instead went to see Niu Jianzhong.
Niu Jianzhong also had something to report: "The logistics department said there are indeed no dormitories available. When I went to inquire these past two days, I ran into someone who knew Comrade Zhuang. He said that Comrade Zhuang had inquired about this matter and seemed quite disappointed to learn that there was no place to stay here."
"Director Lu, you haven't really made a mistake, have you?" Niu Jianzhong scratched his head.
He mobilized all the security personnel to keep an eye on Zhuang Qingxiang these days, but it all came to nothing.
Lu Congyue remained calm. In such matters, it's better to kill the innocent than to let the guilty go free; they hadn't done anything wrong.
"It might really be a misunderstanding. Let's put this matter aside for now. However, your security team members are very good and have a strong sense of vigilance. They deserve praise!" Lu Congyue affirmed.
When he got home, Lu Congyue told him about the guests he would be having for lunch the next day.
Hearing that the visitors were Lin Wei and her mother, Zhuang Qingxiang felt a little awkward.
Lu Congyue immediately understood, so he didn't bother asking what she wanted to prepare and simply said, "You just need to take good care of the child tomorrow, I'll take care of the meals."