“Uncle Bai, you’ve worked diligently in the factory for so many years. Everyone admires your character and wouldn’t want their child to ruin their reputation.”
Lu Ronghui watched as Bai Xiangdong stood there, his face flushed red, while people around him pointed and whispered about him.
Old Bai is quite a capable man. He usually seems a bit arrogant, but who would have thought that he would let his daughter leech off the Lu family?
Nowadays, if a family doesn't have children who need to go to the countryside, the mother in a dual-income family will give up her job so that her child can take over. Usually, it's the eldest son in the family.
After all, they all rely on the eldest son to support them in their old age.
But the Lu family only has two children, and the eldest son is still in the army. He Shuyue doesn't even care about her own daughter. She must be really infatuated.
Besides, how old is the Bai family's daughter? Maybe it was Old Bai who taught her behind the scenes.
He really dared to think that way. Director Lu wasn't stupid, and sure enough, his family found out.
"It's perfect that the factory manager and all the uncles and aunts are here too. Please keep an eye on things for us. We absolutely cannot let anyone else take advantage of my mother's job."
"We'll definitely keep an eye on this matter. Xiaohui, has your notice for going to the countryside come out yet?"
"Xiao Hui will be back in a couple of years, right?"
No wonder this young girl had a big fight with her family; it turns out it was about work.
The aunties who watched Lu Ronghui grow up started to think again. Xiaohui is only 17 this year. She will be less than 20 when she comes back from her two years in the countryside. She will be just the right age to get married.
This is a working woman; she needs to plan for her son's future. I wonder if the Lu family is willing to accept this.
They all assumed that He Shuyue's job belonged to Lu Ronghui, so she wouldn't be back anytime soon.
Bai Rongjun still hadn't reacted when she saw Lu Ronghui rattle off a long, rambling speech, portraying her as a bad person who coveted Aunt He's job.
But Aunt He clearly offered her that job on her own initiative.
Why would Rong Hui distort the truth in front of so many people? She never intended to harm her.
Even if Rong Hui can't take over Aunt He's job, she'll definitely have other ways to return to the city; she'll just stay in the countryside for a few years.
She had always envied Lu Ronghui for being Aunt He's biological daughter; even though Lu Ronghui had everything, she still tried to take things from her.
Whether it's work or Aunt He.
Chen Hongxia noticed that everyone else from the Lu family was there, but He Shuyue was nowhere to be seen. She looked around, trying to find her.
"Aunt Chen, are you looking for my mother?" Lu Ronghui looked at Chen Hongxia with a half-smile.
Chen Hongxia suppressed the dissatisfaction in her eyes and looked at her with affection.
"Xiao Hui, you had a fight with Rong Jun over some trivial matters before. Shu Yue only criticized you a few times, but you made a fuss about drinking medicine."
We know you're childish and feel that your mother favors Rongjun more, but after all, you're her biological daughter, and Shuyue loves you far more than anyone else.
Lu Ronghui just looked at her like that. Chen Hongxia was always good at turning black into white. Before, when she went to question Bai Rongjun about why she changed her college application, she was just as nonchalant.
They said Lu Ronghui couldn't accept that Bai Rongjun got into a good university the following year, so she slandered her like that.
"Xiaohui, no matter how unwilling you are, the matter is already settled. Your school is not bad, and you can get a good job after graduation."
Every time, he looks at her with the eyes of someone who doesn't understand anything, and I wonder what kind of nonsense she'll come up with this time.
"Shuyue took Rongjun home because she liked her, and she may have neglected you a bit at home. But we know nothing about her work. Maybe she felt sorry for Rongjun's poor health and didn't want her to suffer in the countryside."
If we knew what she was thinking, we definitely wouldn't have agreed; this job is for you.
Her words were earnest, as if she were looking at a naive child.
"Aren't these certificates things your daughter should have done herself? How come she didn't know? Or do you think my mother is so capable that she can put Bai Rongjun's fingerprint on paper?"
Lu Ronghui's words were full of sarcasm, and some people around her laughed. Isn't this just trying to fool someone?
"Enough!" Bai Xiangdong shouted, unwilling to look at his wife and daughter beside him anymore.
Instead of getting the job, I made a fool of myself in front of everyone. I was incredibly stupid.
"Anyway, that's how it is, Uncle Bai. Our Lu family isn't a sucker. We're not the kind of family that just comes to take advantage of.
Bai Xiangdong clenched his fists tightly. At that moment, Lu Weiguo was sitting on the sofa in the factory director's office, but he felt that Lu Weiguo was much shorter than him when he was standing.
“No matter how difficult things are for our family, we can raise one child. It was your Lu family who said they didn’t have a daughter and wanted to take our little girl away.”
You've treated her well all these years, but the Bai family knows nothing about her work. Aren't you trying to get her to come back to the Bai family by acting like this today?
"No!" Bai Rongjun immediately objected; she didn't want to go back to the Bai family.
"Shut up!" Bai Xiangdong glared at his daughter. She had been enjoying the good life in the Lu family all these years, but now that she had caused trouble, the entire Bai family was being scolded.
"Old Bai, since you put it that way, we agree. There's nothing we parents can do if the two kids really don't get along."
Ha, Bai Xiangdong rolled his eyes inwardly as he watched Lu Weiguo spouting official jargon again.
"Fine, since that's what the Lu family has to say, then we will absolutely never set foot in your house again."
Bai Rongjun was unwilling, but He Shuyue wasn't there, and the rest of the Lu family ignored her.
“She’s surnamed Bai and is our family’s child. We, the Bai family, will repay you for all the money we spent raising her.”
If he doesn't return this money, he'll live in Lu Weiguo's shadow for the rest of his life, and he'll never be able to stand up straight.
Look at the Lu family, all of them so hypocritical. Now they not only want to send the child back, but they also pretend to be shocked when they say they want to return all the expenses.
They might actually be quite pleased deep down; the Lu family are all hypocrites.
Lu Weiguo felt somewhat embarrassed. This child had lived with his family for so many years and was truly loved by his wife. Returning the money would be too cruel to both of them.
"Okay, although my mother has helped the Bai family a lot over the years, and she was the one who arranged the jobs for Bai Jiaying and Bai Jiahe, it was all my mother's own choice."
"Uncle Bai, what standard are you planning to use to pay her? Bai Rongjun not only went to school, but look at what she's wearing—all sorts of dresses and polyester fabrics—and the watch on her wrist must be worth at least two hundred yuan."
Lu Ronghui didn't expect Bai Xiangdong to actually offer to return the money, so of course she agreed.
As far as she knew, Bai Xiangdong was just a temporary worker at the Second Factory, and it was He Shuyue who helped him become a permanent employee.
There were also jobs for the Bai family's two children. If jobs hadn't become so sought after later, she might have been able to get one for Bai Jiamei.
Bai Xiangdong was well aware of what He Shuyue had done for them, but he only said that he wanted to pay back the money he had spent raising Bai Rongjun over the years.
They want to occupy the high ground, but they are unwilling to sacrifice their true interests.
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