Chapter 354: Blocking the Car

Don't put on a false show of sympathy like a cat crying over a mouse—what have you done to harm the Lin family? You don't even know?

Lu Cheng shook his head, thinking he had already done plenty for the Lin family and hadn't failed to repay Lin Qingyan's life-saving grace from his past life; seeing Yu Wanrong's attitude, he felt as though he had done something wrong.

Just as he was about to speak, Yu Wanrong didn't give him a chance to talk.

"Lu Cheng, I used to think you were just a bit carefree but essentially not bad, but now I see you're flawed in moral character through and through, rotten inside and out."

Lu Cheng couldn't help but frown upon hearing this—what exactly is Yu Wanrong angry about?

As soon as they met, she launched into a tirade; anyone unaware might think Lu Cheng had committed some unforgivable sin.

"Aunt Yu, I can still stand here calmly because you're an elder, but being an elder doesn't give you the right to insult people at will." Lu Cheng's tone also turned displeased.

"Besides, we just met today—I don't even know what I did; if you have a reason to scold me, you should at least tell me."

Seeing Lu Cheng not admit fault and even argue eloquently, Yu Wanrong grew angrier.

Just as she was about to explain the situation, she finally took a deep breath, and reason prevailed over anger.

What she just said—giving Lu Cheng face—was really about giving the Lin family face.

"Lu Cheng, whether you're sincere or just pretending, from now on you must not see my daughter again, and the Lin family will have nothing to do with you."

Having said that, Yu Wanrong left in anger.

Left behind, Lu Cheng remained clueless, utterly bewildered—must be menopause!

Who would want anything to do with her Lin family! If it weren't for Lin Qingyan, he wouldn't even bother saying hello.

What exactly happened to the Lin family to make Yu Wanrong so furious?

"Chief Lu, what brings you here? I was just looking for you." Pan Jihai waved to greet him.

"What's wrong? You seem off."

"I'm fine," Lu Cheng replied, temporarily suppressing his emotions.

"I've got everything arranged on my end—let me know when you want the workers to start." Pan Jihai gestured toward the door.

Lu Cheng glanced at the door; Pan Jihai had gathered dozens of workers, standing guard at the main gate, ready for action.

He also looked at the snowplow nearby: "Looks like the tour is almost over—first get the workers ready, sing praises of Chief Engineer Tan, make sure it succeeds in one go, otherwise we'll block the traffic and never back down."

Pan Jihai nodded seriously: "Alright, I'll make the arrangements."

"Wait, Director Pan… uh, have you heard anything about what's happened to Lin Zhenfeng lately?"

Pan Jihai blinked: "What do you mean? What could happen to him?"

"Oh, I was just asking casually—he wasn't transferred from the capital, was he? We've had some contact before."

Pan Jihai nodded: "That's right—I haven't heard of anything wrong. Although he came from the capital and isn't familiar here, after a while he'll surely adapt. Anyway, I haven't heard of any problems, but I have heard that Director Lin does a good job."

Lu Cheng grew even more puzzled: if the Lin family had no issues and work was fine, why was Yu Wanrong angry, especially at him—there was no reason at all.

He had never harmed the Lin family… could it be because of Qin Shou's matter?

Lin Qingyan certainly didn't marry Qin Shou; otherwise, given the Qin family's influence, Lin Zhenfeng wouldn't have been transferred here.

Though it's called a lateral transfer, who wouldn't want to stay in the capital, closer to the center of power?

Besides, transferring here means rebuilding his network; I'd guess Lin Zhenfeng came today to attend the ribbon‑cutting ceremony just to get out and about more.

If Lin Zhenfeng had stayed in the capital, he wouldn't need to go around putting himself on display like this.

Perhaps Yu Wanrong feels resentful, thinking her daughter's reluctance to marry into the Qin family is because she still has feelings for Lu Cheng—or she simply concludes that Lu Cheng has bewitched her daughter.

Hmm? That must be the reason.

Otherwise, Yu Wanrong wouldn't have said he must never see her daughter again.

Lu Cheng felt truly wronged—he had never even contacted Lin Qingyan, so where does the accusation of bewitching come from?

There was no time to think further; after viewing the snowplow, the leaders all got into their special cars and prepared to head back.

The Revolutionary Committee chief's car was the first to leave, but as it reached the gate, it was surrounded by rushing workers.

Director Liu in the car couldn't help but frown, about to tell the driver to honk and drive them off, when the workers began shouting.

"Director Liu, please save Chief Engineer Tan!"

"Yes, Director, Chief Engineer Tan is a good person—he's harmed no one and done nothing wrong against the factory; please help him."

"Our factory can't do without Chief Engineer Tan…"

Hearing the workers outside pleading for Tan Kaiping, Director Liu's face darkened; the perceptive driver rolled down the window and stuck his head out to shout.

"Hey hey, what are you all crowding here for? Don't you know whose car this is? Get out of the way!"

The workers had just heard Director Pan say that to get Chief Engineer Tan back, they had to block the Revolutionary Committee chief's car and make him decide.

The workers were still immersed in Lu Cheng's speech, their emotions running high; with the chance to bring Chief Engineer Tan back, a few fearless veteran staff stepped forward at once.

Then they gathered more workers, who ran over to block the car.

Seeing the driver start to scold them, Director Liu didn't get out, and Pan Jihai not far away began to worry.

"Chief Lu, Director Liu doesn't want to get involved in Tan's affair—he won't even step out of the car—maybe we should pull the workers back, in case this blows up…"

Lu Cheng shook his head slightly: "No turning back once the bow is drawn; besides, this needs to blow up so the Revolutionary Committee will take notice, and besides, the law doesn't punish the many—you don't need to worry about the workers being affected."

Pan Jihai had to temporarily set aside his thoughts—leaders like them can't show their faces, so only by mobilizing the masses of workers can they act.

What Lu Cheng said is true—even if the Revolutionary Committee gets angry, they can't possibly arrest all the workers.

On the contrary, Director Liu should be worried about whether he'll make it out today.

Because the workers' emotions are especially heightened, they seem ready to lift the car roof and drag Director Liu out.

The second car blocked behind was precisely Lin Zhenfeng's special vehicle; since the front car couldn't pass, this one could only stop in the rear.

Inside the car, Yu Wanrong saw the crowd of workers, waving her arms and shouting something, then asked: "Old Lin, what are they blocking there for?"

Lin Zhenfeng patted her hand: "You didn't hear? It sounds like they're demanding rehabilitation for Chief Engineer Tan."

Bringing up rehabilitation, Lin Zhenfeng seemed deeply moved: "To put it bluntly, my ability to return to work is thanks to Lu Cheng's efforts."

Yu Wanrong glared at him: "At this point you should be united with me—what he deserves has been given, and plenty more, yet he did this, and I simply cannot tolerate it."

Just now the wife had already gone to find Lu Cheng; Lin Zhenfeng glanced at the worker still pounding the window and asked.

"Did you tell Lu Cheng about Yan Yan's pregnancy?"