After Shen Baolan was taken away by the police station, Ma Sufen called her son immediately. Zhou Shuhuan only replied, "She asked for it" and hung up the phone. It was obvious that he didn't intend to care about Shen Baolan.
Ma Sufen was also angry that Shen Baolan was making trouble for no reason and making the entire family compound laugh at their Zhou family. She didn't want to care, but she had no choice. If Shen Baolan was detained, it would be their Zhou family that would be embarrassed.
But she had a very unpleasant quarrel with Shen Mingzhu before, and she was too embarrassed to bow to Shen Mingzhu, a junior, so she instigated her husband to go.
So, Zhou Quanxiong came to apologize early in the morning, "…This is Baolan's fault, I apologize to you on her behalf. Pei Yang's family, I have known Pei Yang's father for many years, and Pei Yang and Shu Huan are brothers since childhood. For the sake of the relationship between the two families, please give me a little face and spare Baolan this time, okay?"
Zhou Quanxiong is already sixty years old this year, with all his hair on his temples turned white. He apologized to her, a junior, in a humble manner, and Shen Mingzhu felt very embarrassed.
If it had been something else, she might have backed off.
But Shen Baolan couldn't do that. She couldn't back out of this matter.
"Uncle Zhou, I'm sorry. It's not that I don't want to give you face, but Shen Baolan is really bullying me too much. She has made up stories about me many times in the past. I can ignore other things, but she insulted my personality and spread rumors that I cheated on my wife and was unfaithful to my marriage. If it was your daughter, would you be able to tolerate being slandered like this?"
Zhou Quanxiong hurriedly said, "Pei Yang's family, how about I ask her to come to your house to apologize and clear your reputation?"
Shen Mingzhu shook her head. "It's useless. She has an old problem. If she is not taught a lesson this time, she will become even more unscrupulous in the future. Besides, I gave her a chance."
"If she had apologized to me in public last night, I wouldn't have done this. Later, I gave her another chance. As long as she came back to apologize, I wouldn't have made a fuss. Unfortunately, she didn't take it seriously."
"Uncle Zhou, Shen Baolan and I are from the same village. I know her personality better than you do. A dog will always eat shit. This is what I mean when I say that a dog will always eat shit. Only when she is beaten hard and scared, will she truly repent."
Zhou Quanxiong returned home in defeat.
Upon learning that Shen Mingzhu was ruthless, Ma Sufen felt very resentful. At the same time, she also hated Shen Baolan for causing trouble and bringing trouble to their Zhou family.
…
Today is the weekend and Pei Ziheng doesn't have to go to school, but he doesn't want to stay at home alone, so Shen Mingzhu takes him to work at the food factory.
After going downstairs, I met many residents of the family compound.
Compared to usual times, today everyone looked at Shen Mingzhu with a little more awe and fear, and their tone of greeting was much more polite.
Shen Mingzhu didn't show it on her face, but she was very satisfied in her heart.
On the one hand, punishing Shen Baolan is a way to vent one's anger, and on the other hand, it is also to make an example of her and serve as a warning to those gossipers in the family compound.
In the morning, Shen Mingzhu gave basic training to three new workers. In the afternoon, she asked Du Juan and two old employees to teach the new workers product knowledge one by one, while she took Pei Ziheng to the mooncake factory.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is just a few days away, and she plans to go to the mooncake factory to check out this year's sales, and by the way, get some mooncakes at the internal price to give as welfare to the workers.
Arriving at the mooncake factory, Shen Mingzhu found a female worker in the production workshop with whom she had a good relationship. From her, she learned that several mooncakes she developed this year were selling very well, especially the ham and lotus seed paste and egg yolk flavors, which were already out of stock. The factory was sending people out of town to urgently purchase ham and salted duck eggs in preparation for increasing production.
Based on the sales volume she learned from the female workers, Shen Mingzhu made a rough estimate that she should be able to get at least 500 yuan in dividends this year.
Since the ham and egg yolk flavors were out of stock, Shen Mingzhu took five boxes of each of the other four flavors, for a total of twenty boxes of mooncakes.
On the way home, Shen Mingzhu bought some fruit, two bottles of wine, and some snacks such as fruit candies.
"Mom, I'll go with you."
After dinner in the evening, Shen Mingzhu picked out two boxes of mooncakes and brought some wine and candy to go to the He family to express her gratitude. Pei Ziheng took the initiative to walk up to her and said sensibly.
Shen Mingzhu scratched his nose lovingly, "Okay, then you carry the fruit."
"Um."
When they went upstairs, the He family was having dinner.
"Brother He, thank you for helping me out last night. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I brought two boxes of mooncakes for you and Sister Feng. These are the mooncakes I cooperated with the mooncake factory. You can try them."
Feng Huiying took her things with a smile, and said angrily: "We live upstairs and downstairs, why are you being so polite? Please take a seat, have you eaten?"
After hearing Shen Mingzhu say that they had already eaten, Feng Huiying hurried to boil water for tea, but was stopped by Shen Mingzhu.
"Sister Feng, Brother He, you guys eat, I won't disturb you."
After saying that, Shen Mingzhu took Pei Ziheng's hand and prepared to leave, but Pei Ziheng bowed to He Tao in a proper manner, and the little boy's voice was crisp -
"Uncle Taozi, I want to thank my mother on behalf of my father."
The He family members were all amused by Pei Ziheng's seriousness.
After the mother and son left, Feng Huiying sat back at the dining table, holding her bowl, eating while looking at the things on the coffee table and expressing her feelings to her husband.
"It's really not easy for Mingzhu. Her husband is not at home all year round. She has to be both a father and a mother all by herself, without anyone to help her. She wants to start a business, but people gossip about her behind her back, especially Shuhuan's wife, who has a mean mouth."
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He Tao did not comment, "Brother Yang and I are buddies, I can't ask about his wife's affairs, please help him out when you are free in the future."
Feng Huiying agreed readily.
downstairs.
After returning home, Shen Mingzhu was about to go to the kitchen to boil some water for a bath, but before she had taken two steps, Pei Ziheng grabbed one of her legs.
The little guy rubbed his furry head against her legs like a puppy, with a hint of depression and loss on his pretty face.
Shen Mingzhu squatted down and said gently, "Son, if you have anything that makes you unhappy, tell me and make me happy."
Pei Ziheng didn't get angry or care about Shen Mingzhu's teasing.
As a son, he should pamper his mother a little.
"Mom, I wish I could grow up quickly."
Shen Mingzhu held her chin with her hand, looking very interested. "So, what do you want to do when you grow up? Do you want to marry a beautiful and capable wife like me?"
"No!" Pei Ziheng was a little annoyed, but not much. "When I grow up, I can help you with things, protect you, and prevent people from bullying you."
Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but reach out and touch the tip of the other's upturned nose. "How good! My son is becoming more and more like a man. I am very happy."
Pei Ziheng pursed his lips shyly, and his heart was also bubbling with happiness.
Because he has the best mother in the world.
…
The next day was Sunday. Considering that the food factory would start work soon, Shen Mingzhu decided to give herself a day off and take Pei Ziheng out to play while she had time, so that she wouldn't have no chance to play when she got busy in the future.
Just as the mother and son got dressed and were about to go out, Shen Baolan's parents and her brother Shen Hao came to their door in a threatening manner.
I'm taking a day off today and will update once more.
(End of this chapter)