[{"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-203":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},890767,1166,"Chapter 203: I Just Have to Get Involved","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>Bamboo Weaving Factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the factory director’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three groups of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One group was Jiang Cheng and his two companions, with the bamboo weaving factory director standing in the middle. On the other side were the director’s parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few colleagues stood around, wanting to help but feeling helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady with graying hair, who was also the director’s biological mother, was hunched over and weeping uncontrollably, listing her hardships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, my eldest... You were not healthy since childhood, and I stayed up countless nights caring for you. I worked and cooked while carrying you, never daring to take my eyes off you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for you, would my back have bent this early!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted to eat fish, and in the dead of winter, I fished in the icy waters, and my hands blistered every winter because of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All these years, I couldn’t bear to eat even one egg. I scrimped and saved all for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that mom asks you for something, how can you be so heartless and refuse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I really have to kneel before you’ll agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady’s tears flowed like a turned-on faucet, making Jiang Cheng curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did all those \"tears\" come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director felt dizzy from his mother’s tirade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s been hearing this same speech for over thirty years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom—I earn a hundred and seven every month, and I give you ninety. Our family of four survives on just seventeen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom—I truly have tried my best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crying old lady paid no mind, beating her chest as she continued to wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a big director lying to an old lady! I heard you just said you gave that vixen a thousand yuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady pointed sharply, directly at Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng laughed in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were here to collect their bonuses, and the bamboo weaving factory director had already mentioned the bonus amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng had just agreed when the old lady barged in, wailing her head off without any regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping forward, Jiang Cheng faced the accusation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu: Blind, deserves to be scolded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian: Insisting on dragging Jiang Cheng into this mess, serves them right, they have it coming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! What nonsense are you talking about, they’re only here for their rightful bonus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director explained with a grim expression, but the old lady refused to relent, shouting, \"Oh, life is so bitter for me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If life is bitter, blame your husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you the only person in your family? Is your husband blind, handicapped, unable to do anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whining here all day long like an adult blaming an infant for its misfortunes, you must be out of your mind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Jiang Cheng spoke, it was clear what they were dealing with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing truth left the old man, who had been maintaining a long face of forced dignity, unable to keep the facade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young lady, watch your words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng glanced over, letting out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch for what? Watch you being disrespectful, pretending seniority, acting shameless, and being unethical in old age!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp intonation echoed crisply within the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A unanimous feeling of satisfaction welled up among the surrounding colleagues!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pair of parents always came to make a scene for the director!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, it was about a bicycle for the home, tomorrow about adding a radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, it become even more preposterous... they were insisting the director finance houses and weddings for two younger brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d seen biased parents, never ones who took it to such extremes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s brow furrowed under Jiang Cheng’s rebuke, glaring at Jiang Cheng threateningly: \"What’s it to you? Youngsters shouldn’t do annoying things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng rolled her eyes, letting out an exaggerated chortle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As if being liked by you could elevate my life to a higher plane!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the one who stirs trouble first is the lowly one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng cast a glance at the old lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear: there it is, the lowly one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bending, crying old lady paused in her sobs, then slapped the bamboo weaving factory director on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son—you’re letting this little vixen talk to me like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really raised you for nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady started again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh dear... daring to scold me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng clicked her tongue against her teeth, fully intending to meddle in today’s matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, let me analyze your mother’s mindset for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I don’t know your family situation, I’m sure you’re the most filial, the most obedient one at home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because your father is inactive, you see your mother’s hard work, and surely, you’ve acted to treat her better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should have been your mother who cared for you the most, but it’s just the opposite, she treats you the worst!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director was drawn in deeply by Jiang Cheng’s words, croaking with a certain answer in his heart, he asked: \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because she’s taking advantage of your compassion for her, she knows you’re the easiest to manipulate, she’s found an outlet for her own hardships, a crutch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, the crutch she relies on, are her only value in surviving that household!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The value brought inside, the fleeting praise she receives, makes her addicted to it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She enjoys the flattery from others and is obsessed with her sense of superiority over you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From start to finish, she’s just a bully who preys on the weak while fearing the strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng concluded her analysis, taking a step back, and exited perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director’s self-deceptive thoughts were completely shattered by Jiang Cheng, or perhaps he wanted them shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped his face with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking his hand down, his face was pained but also resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, I know mom listens to you, let her go back, stop making a scene here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t use factory money to support the family, you can give up on that idea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, this comrade’s money is her rightful bonus, I have no right to withhold it, and I won’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One more thing, don’t get any ideas, she—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director pointed seriously at Jiang Cheng: \"Her, I can’t afford to offend, and neither can you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the bamboo weaving factory director ignored his mother’s grip on his clothes, looked at Jiang Cheng, and bowed deeply in apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry for the trouble my family issues have caused you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll wire your bonus, and you can collect it with your ID, it will be safer that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My oldest—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the old lady began to speak, the director pried her hand from his grip with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, if you continue, I’ll resign! Quit this position as director, and I won’t have a penny anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you worried about me? I’ll move my whole family back home, and you can support me anew!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady’s cries ceased abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director let out a bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother was a clever woman indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng did not make things difficult for the factory director and agreed to his remittance method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo weaving factory director apologized again and thanked Jiang Cheng for her understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called in the factory accountant and a few men to process the remittance immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, he handled matters thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from having a family that held him back, he was quite competent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng and her two companions walked past the old lady and old man, as Director Lu cast a fierce glance at the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a very \"imposing\" snort, he remarked: \"The little ancestors of our S City, try having any ideas if you dare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1296,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.788Z",1,"novelbin.me","2fa8e7031854ded29d7b0f9ac4ce49dd7c9f56ab1f8aae0ea2b9eed4dbe17f1f","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-204","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-202",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]