Chapter 219: Lu Family, Shen Meng Takes Charge
Zhang Hongfa quickly approached Guo Wenxiu as soon as he saw her coming, pouring out about the chaotic events that had occurred in the village today, his mind still buzzing,
"Exactly, Director Guo, you have no idea what happened today. Everything was fine when I left in the morning, but now my head is killing me. Lu Yonggang got drunk again and went to the workshop to hit his wife, and some old women made trouble, saying they wanted to replace Shen Meng with Zhou Jiaojiao in charge. Isn’t that a mess? The textile factory, the Cooperative Society, and the Soviet acknowledge only Shen Meng. Director Guo, the village chief didn’t mention anything else, just this workshop. From beginning to end, Shen Meng didn’t gain a cent of benefit from it, but we three end up getting an extra fifteen yuan each month. If the person in charge changes, what kind of people would we become? How could we explain to the Director? How could we face Shen Meng and Zhenping?!"
"Hongfa, this isn’t the time to talk about this. We need a good discussion. Harsh words aren’t what we should be saying right now. The most important thing is how we solve this issue. Oh dear, it was too chaotic at the time. If it weren’t for Lu Yonggang suddenly barging into the workshop and hitting people, Shen Meng wouldn’t have come back to intervene, and those old women wouldn’t have started making trouble. This isn’t something we can clarify in a moment, and there were even people from other villages watching. If I dealt with it harshly, wouldn’t that just make us the laughing stock of the neighboring villages?"
Guo Wenxiu looked at Lu Debang, utterly speechless: What a time to still be worrying about the village’s reputation, Zhou Jiaojiao doesn’t know anything.
"Hongfa is right. Shen Meng has wholeheartedly considered the best for Lu Family Village. If you, the village chief, could have firmly stood behind her then, would she have thrown in the towel? What is face worth? Can it feed people? Let me tell you, the head of the sales department at the textile factory told me that they want to increase the business with the peanut deals, but specifically mentioned that Shen Meng must be involved. Without her, it would be problematic to continue in the future."
Lu Debang felt a tightening in his heart, his face a mix of panic and confusion.
"I, I just think, Shen Meng being a woman, much of this must be Zhenping’s ideas. What can a woman understand? Even if she’s somewhat wronged, it could still be fixed later. Director Guo, I thought wrong, but considering how Shen Meng cares for our village, she shouldn’t be angry, right? Persuasion should do."
Director Guo lowered her eyes for a moment, realizing these old men still look down on women, not just Shen Meng. They think that because Lu Zhenping is competent, even the Soviet Director Feng Si is under him.