Chapter 122: I Want to Give It to Jiaojiao to Eat
Lu Jiaxuan and Zhou Jiaojiao stood at Shen Meng’s courtyard entrance for quite a while before they snapped back to reality, thinking about the words they had just said and the actions they had just taken. Fortunately, they were clear-headed enough to realize that a family connected by marriage to the Textile Factory Director was certainly no ordinary family. Otherwise, any slip in their behavior just now could have inadvertently offended the most important person in the entire county.
Zhou Jiaojiao picked up the notice from the ground, clutching it in her hand. She had secured a spot as a textile worker, yet Shen Meng hadn’t said a word, which was obviously odd. Considering how Mr. Li and her elder brother and sister-in-law had just spoken, their rapport seemed quite warm, and judging by their demeanor, it was almost certain that they had promised him something else.
"Jiaxuan, let’s go back. Mr. Li is such an important figure and he came to our house, but elder brother and sister-in-law didn’t even mention it to us. What does that mean? What if we inadvertently offended him? They’re clearly clinging to Mr. Li and keeping us in the dark. If we’re talking about discovering Li Qianqian, my sister-in-law is just the one who reaps the benefits, yet she gets more credit than I do."
"You’re right, Jiaojiao. I also think what elder brother and sister-in-law did was wrong. Not to mention whether knowing Mr. Li could benefit us, just on the principle of the matter, they’re completely stealing your credit, Jiaojiao. We arrived late; who knows what they could have spoken about us before."
The two had originally been overjoyed about securing a spot for a textile factory worker, but the stark disappointment of not having met Mr. Li left them momentarily unable to think, as anger took hold of their rationality. Together, they stormed into Lu Zhenping’s house.
The onlookers from the village had spoken several sentences to them, but they ignored everyone and marched back into the courtyard with rather unpleasant expressions on their faces.
"Tsk, they’ve become so proud, rubbing shoulders with a big leader and now they look down on us ordinary folks."
"I’ve always felt Zhou Jiaojiao was too fake. She’s always so agreeable, like she has no temper at all, practically becoming Lu Family Village’s Miss Goody Two-Shoes. But how can anyone not have a temper? It’s all an act."