Chapter 474 Don’t Be So Arrogant
Liuqiao Township, Qianjin Village, Village Brigade.
Liu Zhimin took the bubbling kettle off the stove, made himself a cup of fresh tea, and then put the kettle back on the stove with a resentful thumping sound.
It is already the end of December and every family in the village is busy preparing for the New Year, but Liu Zhimin was assigned to be on duty at the village brigade, so he has been feeling resentful since this morning.
I am a marginal person on weekdays, but when I am on duty, I become a core member? Should I feel honored?
What made him even angrier was that a family in the village held a dinner party today and invited everyone from the village brigade, but he was entrusted with an important task. Do you think he should be angry?
"Ring, ring, ring, ring~"
The phone on the table suddenly rang, startling Liu Zhimin, who was holding a cup of tea to warm his hands, and then suddenly became ecstatic.
The phone in Qianjin Village is basically a business phone. If a call comes in, it is most likely to convey instructions.
It's already the end of December, and there are still some things arranged by the higher-ups. It must be something very important. And I, who usually have no right to answer the phone, can finally give my name.
"Hello, I'm Liu Zhimin, where are you from?"
"I'm looking for Lu Ruichang. Please call him and let him answer the phone."
"You're looking for Principal Lu? Who are you and which unit are you from? What do you want to see him about?"
When Liu Zhimin heard the voice of a young man on the other end of the phone, and it was a call looking for someone, he immediately felt deflated, and his tone of voice naturally became completely different.
The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before he said, "I have something important to discuss with Lu Ruichang. Please use the loud speaker to call him and ask him to come over and answer the phone immediately."
"I said you are making trouble, right?" Liu Zhimin said angrily, "Who are you? Which unit are you from? What's the matter? Can you just shout whatever you want on the loudspeaker?"
“.”
"I'm looking for Lu Ruichang because of the matter between his son Lu Zixue and Gao Xiaoyan. Comrade Liu, please take this matter seriously because it involves human life. I'll call you back in ten minutes, and you must let Lu Ruichang answer the phone then."
“Beep, beep, beep~”
The phone call was hung up just like that, leaving Liu Zhimin confused. However, Li Ye's words "human lives are involved" were still very heavy, and Liu Zhimin could not help but take it seriously.
So one minute later, the loudspeaker in Qianjin Village sounded.
"Lu Ruichang, Lu Ruichang, someone is calling to talk to you about your son and Gao Xiaoyan. Come over here and answer the phone right away, Lu Ruichang."
Five minutes later, a man hurriedly ran into the village brigade of Qianjin Village.
Liu Zhimin took a look and saw that it was Lu Ruichang's cousin Lu Tao.
When Lu Tao entered the room, he said unhappily, "Liu Zhimin, what are you shouting on the loud speaker? What does Gao Xiaoyan and Li Xiaoyan have to do with my nephew? Are you just shouting nonsense?"
Liu Zhimin also drooped his face and said unhappily, "That's what they said when they called. I didn't say a single word nonsense. I was looking for someone from your Lu family by name. Why are you blaming me?"
"Oh, I'm not blaming you," Lu Tao said irritably, "It's just that someone is making trouble. My eldest niece is back today, and my fourth brother is having a party at home. People from the village are also here. Don't shout nonsense. If you offend the people from the village, you will be in trouble, right?"
Lu Tao muttered irritably, threw a box of cigarettes on the desk, and turned to leave.
Liu Zhimin hurriedly said, "They said they'll call again soon and want your fourth brother to answer the phone!"
Lu Tao said without even turning his head: "No, no, we don't know anyone like Gao Xiaoyan or Ma Xiaoyan. Liu Zhimin, please don't make trouble! It's my mother's birthday today, please don't make trouble."
“.”
Liu Zhimin watched Lu Tao hurriedly leave the brigade headquarters and couldn't help but laugh at him, "It's strange that you didn't recognize him. You are so snobbish and look down on others, and you still blame me for yelling nonsense?"
A few minutes later, the phone rang again.
Liu Zhimin picked up the phone and asked, "Excuse me, where are you from?"
The other party said: "I'm looking for Lu Ruichang, please ask him to answer the phone."
Liu Zhimin said lazily: "They said they won't answer your calls, and they said they don't know anyone like Gao Xiaoyan or Li Xiaoyan."
“.”
There was silence on the other end of the phone for four or five seconds, and then a eerie voice came over.
"Then I'll bother Comrade Liu again. Please tell Lu Ruichang that his son Liu Mang is about to commit a crime. I'll give him an hour. If he doesn't show up in front of me after an hour, I'll go to the relevant department to prove Lu Zixue's crime."
“.”
The lazy Liu Zhimin suddenly became excited and asked immediately, "Who are you? Don't say such things!"
"Today, Lu Ruichang's daughter has returned from overseas. The family is hosting a banquet and people from the village are also here. If you dare to cause trouble, you will be in big trouble."
“.”
"I'm Li Ye. It's even better that Lu Jingyao is back. Just tell her two words: San Tiao Police Station, Guan Yueming.
Now Gao Xiaoyan is kneeling at my door and asking me to testify for him. I will only give them one hour, and after one hour I will send Gao Xiaoyan to the police station. "
"Ah? Are you Li Ye? Hello~"
“Beep, beep, beep~”
The phone was hung up again, but Liu Zhimin, who was hung up, was not angry. Instead, he laughed sarcastically.
"Haha, God is watching what you do. Do you really think that if you violate your conscience, there will be no retribution?"
Liu Zhimin put the pack of cigarettes left by Lu Tao into his pocket and walked towards Lu's house leisurely.
Today is the birthday of the old lady of the Lu family. All the people from the village brigade were invited, except Liu Zhimin. He was put on duty at the village brigade because of Lu Jingyao's incident back then. He said a few "fair words".
Originally, it was nothing. Liu Zhimin was telling the truth. But in just two years, the situation has changed.
Lu Jingyao went abroad and made a lot of money, Lu Ruichang was transferred to a primary school as principal, and Lu Zixue was admitted to university. The Lu family had become the number one family in Qianjin Village. Everyone praised them and secretly suppressed Liu Zhimin, who had been too talkative.
Praising the powerful and bullying the weak is not just a bad habit in the workplace, it is also prevalent in rural areas.
But who would have thought that things would change. Li Ye, who was broken off in the engagement that year, came to seek an explanation, but the Lu family wouldn't even let him in. Now, he's coming back to attack again.
. . . . . . . .
The Lu family is very lively today.
The old lady of the Lu family is eighty years old this year. Her six sons and three daughters all gathered in Qianjin Village to celebrate her birthday. Even people from the township came. Seven tables of sumptuous banquets were set up, and everyone was eating and drinking happily.
Only Lu Jingyao didn't move her chopsticks much. She sat there quietly, out of tune with the people around her.
It's just that she wanted to be quiet, but others kept talking to her.
"Xiaoyao! You will graduate from college next year, right? After graduation, will you be assigned to the capital? Or our provincial capital?"
"Aunt, the undergraduate program in Britain is three years. I've already graduated, but I'm also studying for a master's degree, so it may take a few more years before I come back."
"Oh, so you're going to study until you're twenty-four or twenty-five? Isn't this delaying your lifelong event? Tell me, do you have a date at school? If not, I'll introduce you to someone who's also a college student."
“Hehe~”
Lu Jingyao smiled and didn't say anything else.
She actually didn't want to come back. Since she came back once before going abroad, she never went back to Qingshui County. Even when she came back this summer to deal with Lu Zixue's affairs, she only went to the capital and didn't even go home.
But this time she received a call from home saying that her mother was ill and she missed her so much that she became ill.
Lu Jingyao didn't dare to delay and flew back quickly.
As a result, she rushed back this morning, but she felt that her mother's illness was just a pretext, and the real reason for her to come back was to bring honor to the family.
"My daughter may be tired, she is earning foreign exchange in some country~"
"Okay, I'll talk to my daughter later and see if she's well off."
Thanks to Lu Jingyao's foreign exchange, the family has lived a good life in the past two years. They rebuilt a big house, and my father was transferred from the rural middle school to the primary school as the principal. My grandmother also came to live with my father.
So how could the “brightest star” in the family not come back for grandma’s 80th birthday?
Less than an hour after returning, my brother came to me and said that he needed some foreign currency, saying that he had a few connections at school that he needed to use.
Lu Jingyao was so angry that she almost lost her temper, but she suppressed it because it was her grandmother's birthday.
She felt that she had to have a good talk with her family when she got back. Her family had been too impetuous in the past two years, especially her younger brother Lu Zixue. If he was not taught well, something would happen sooner or later.
But what she didn't expect was that something had happened to Lu Zixue.
Grandma’s birthday party was just halfway through when there was a loud shouting from the village loudspeaker, and then my sixth uncle Lu Tao ran out in a hurry.
Lu Jingyao was a little confused and went to ask her brother Lu Zixue, but Lu Zixue stammered and couldn't explain it clearly.
Ten minutes later, Liu Zhimin from the village brigade came to the door.
"Old Lu, Principal Lu, I have something to tell you! Someone in the county just called and said that Gao Xiaoyan is kneeling at the door of Li Ye's house! You are asked to rush over within an hour, otherwise Li Ye and Gao Xiaoyan will be taken to the police station."
“.”
Liu Zhimin did not deliberately lower his voice. The dozens of people who were eating and drinking in the Lu family's yard and house did not pay attention at first, but when he spoke later, almost all of them heard what he said clearly.
Then there was silence, an extremely awkward silence.
Lu Ruichang, who was sitting at the main table, was stunned.
He had no idea how this matter was related to Li Ye, and Liu Zhimin actually said this in front of so many people.
As the saying goes, leave a way out for others so that we can meet again in the future. How could you, Liu Zhimin?
Isn't it just that I didn't invite you to drink?
"What nonsense are you talking about, Mr. Liu?"
Lu Tao stood up angrily, came over and pushed Liu Zhimin out: "I just told you not to make trouble, so why do you have to come here to make trouble for our Lu family just because you see my mother's 80th birthday is so lively?"
Liu Zhimin reached out and pushed Lu Tao aside, and said angrily: "Who is going with you? I was just answering a phone call at the village brigade, and I came here to tell you something. They said that if you don't go, they will sue Lu Zixue for hooliganism. It's up to you to go or not, what does it have to do with me?"
“.”
"Buzz~"
The Lu family was shocked. Dozens of relatives and friends all looked at Lu Ruichang and Lu Zixue in shock, and then whispered to each other, saying all kinds of things.
Liu Zhimin looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help sneering in his heart.
Ever since the Lu family became rich, they have been showing off in front of him. A few days ago, Lu Zixue even pouted his chin and mocked him coldly!
What’s the matter? You have offended me, but you have forgotten it so quickly?
As a person, you should not be so arrogant!
Lu Jingyao stood up from the seat and walked calmly to Liu Zhimin.
"Uncle Liu, I haven't been home for the past two years, so I don't know if my family has done anything to offend you. If it is true, I will apologize to you on behalf of my father and my brother.
But you have to make it clear in front of so many people because it concerns my brother’s reputation.”
Liu Zhimin felt tremendous pressure instantly.
Although Lu Jingyao seemed to be speaking softly, there was a hint of threat in her voice.
[People from overseas are really different. ]
Liu Zhimin nodded and said, "Niece, I am just a messenger. People told me that this is a matter of life and death, but I asked them carefully and they didn't tell me.
But Li Ye said that as long as you know about the San Tiao Police Station and Guan Yueshan, you will understand what is going on. "
“.”
Lu Jingyao, who had remained calm, was also stunned. She never expected that Li Ye would use this matter to threaten her again.
The Santiao Police Station was the unit where Lu Zixue and Gao Xiaoyan were arrested. Guan Yueshan was the whistleblower who reported Gao Xiaoyan because of her screams.
[How could that be? He is not the kind of person who likes to threaten others! ]
“Clang clang clang~”
Lu Zixue, who was sitting at the table with the younger generation, turned pale and accidentally dropped his soup bowl to the ground, spilling the soup all over the floor.
(End of this chapter)
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