[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},890835,1166,"Chapter 118: The Imagined Phone Call","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>The phone was connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, I’m Jiang Cheng, looking for Shen Que.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who picked up the phone was Director Lian, he tried to control his voice and said, \"Mr. Jiang, please wait, I’ll go and get Shen Que for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiang Cheng could finish saying \"good,\" he heard the sound of clattering, tables and chairs being bumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People on the other end were shouting: Go find Shen Que! Go find Shen Que! Mr. Jiang is calling him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he couldn’t see the scene, Jiang Cheng imagined a chaotic situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While imagining, Jiang Cheng heard a door being pushed open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Shen Que.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que’s voice, tense and holding his breath, came through the phone to Jiang Cheng’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Shen Que, I wanted to tell you that I’ve passed your gifts to Grandma Shen, Shen Xing, and Shen Yue, and they all liked them very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end, Shen Que automatically did a mental translation: I received your gifts and liked them very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, thank you for the dumplings, they were delicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que: Jiang Cheng likes dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma Shen is healthy, Shen Xing is making progress in his studies, and Shen Yue is learning painting and improving quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que: Everything is going smoothly, Jiang Cheng’s contributions are invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng spoke quite a few sentences and didn’t hear a sound from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shen Que, are you still listening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firm response confirmed Shen Que’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m here, always here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your call, I’m in the provincial city undergoing treatment, expected to return to S City in a week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que sounded as if he was making a report, speaking earnestly and seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll pass the message to Grandma Shen and the others, then I will hang up now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng said hang up and indeed hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng smiled after hanging up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Shen Que too nervous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the proactive side always nervous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng didn’t have an answer, she had zero experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for making this call was simply that she didn’t dislike Shen Que, she wanted to keep in touch a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing to be pretentious about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Jiang Cheng immediately put Shen Que out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Shen Que was listening to the dial tone smiling foolishly, reluctant to put the phone down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian and two comrades looked on clicking their tongues in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An old man’s heart in spring is different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you know? That’s an old house catching fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Exactly right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three cheeky friends went online, and Shen Que finally put down the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the three disdainfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Married old men!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Jiang Cheng borrowed Principal Wang’s office to write three letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One addressed to Elder Xu in Beijing, one to Uncle Zhong also in Beijing, and one to Director Leng whom she had just met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three were golden connections, keeping in touch was still important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After writing three letters, Jiang Cheng pondered while sitting on a chair, checking what other people she needed to stay connected with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She actually thought of one person—Master Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing and Shen Yue were injured, he helped treat them without charging a fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always remembered to thank him personally but had been busy until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng glanced at her wrist and suddenly realized she didn’t have a watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I need to buy a watch tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng got up to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a watch coupon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang suddenly appeared at the door, looked at Jiang Cheng, asking, \"Do you have a watch coupon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng cheerfully got up and made space, taking the three envelopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang walked behind the desk and opened a drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, take a key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang directly handed Jiang Cheng a key to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won’t be polite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang pursed his lips, \"When are you ever polite?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng replied with a cheeky smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the night school, Jiang Cheng first went to a department store, if she said to buy a watch, she really went to buy a watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time Sister Zhu, who sold her a bicycle, saw her buy a watch this time and was even more enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Cheng didn’t even blink as she bought a hundred eighty yuan for the latest model Shanghai watch, she was extremely envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After buying the watch, Jiang Cheng also bought some flour bags at the department store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with three pounds of white flour and two pounds of millet, she headed to Master Ma’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ma lived on the outskirts of S City, in two slightly broken low mud houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Cheng arrived, Master Ma was holding a bundle of sticks ready to go inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng got off from her bicycle and called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ma, with a hunched back, turned slowly, his cloudy eyes glanced over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Ma, I’m Shen Xing and Shen Yue’s sister. Last time you helped Shen Yue realign her bones, I never came to thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng walked over carrying her stuff, Master Ma turned away, his voice deep and aged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it back. I don’t take money, nor things, that’s the rule.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word \"rule\" halted Jiang Cheng’s steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who set rules have their own insistence, if she forcibly gave it might backfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, then I’ll take it back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, Jiang Cheng tied the flour bag and millet bag together and put it over her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I do some work for you then? Not much, just for seven days!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng prepared to grab the sticks from Master Ma’s hand, Master Ma wanted to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Ma! Get over here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hurried male voice, came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big man, holding his shoulders, walked over with a grimace, lifting his foot prepared to kick someone with a bad attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m calling you! Hurry and fix it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ma slowly put down the firewood, completely ignoring the man’s cursing, walking to him to realign his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ma felt his way around, it’s unclear what he did, only hear the man howl, and the next second his arm was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t you do it gently, damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was aligned opened his mouth to curse, Master Ma remained motionless, bent over slowly to pick up the firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man spat a thick glob of saliva on the ground, grinning wickedly, \"I’ll give you something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the man lifted his foot prepared to kick Master Ma’s lower back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll give you a kick—hahaha—phooey phooey phooey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man ate a mouthful of dirt face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mouth washed with dirt is a waste, should be stuffed in the toilet, same flavor as you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng helped Master Ma up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know why you let yourself be tortured, but I came to thank you, I can’t just watch you be bullied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Jiang Cheng stood opposite the furious man cleaning his dirt-stained face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Jiang Cheng, go to Siwu Hutong and ask around, you’ll know me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If necessary, go to Siwu Hutong’s police station and ask what kind of person I, Jiang Cheng, am!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find out, then decide whether to trouble me or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every sentence Jiang Cheng spoke, the man’s anger diminished a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running into a tough one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, such a beautiful woman, coming to fight without hesitation, certainly has connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s imagination ran rampant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng saw clearly the man’s bullying of the weak, he assumed Master Ma wouldn’t retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you still standing around?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce look from Jiang Cheng, the man turned and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scaring the man away, Jiang Cheng turned around as if nothing happened and continued helping Master Ma with his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several times Master Ma opened his mouth to chase her away, but Jiang Cheng pretended not to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing almost everything, Jiang Cheng looked at Master Ma and said, \"Since you don’t like me coming here, I won’t come tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Ma finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow I’ll let my brother Shen Xing come! He works better than me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","ca4b8998cf3f98d5144a7c28f192b7e5040a549b8530cf33673aa5f9bb27c11d","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-251","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-117",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]