Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire-Chapter 33: Primarily for the Children’s Safety

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Primarily for the Children’s Safety

Night school.

After the second class, Jiang Cheng also handed a practice book to the teacher.

The teacher, holding the practice book, thought that just when she thought Jiang Cheng did well, this girl always managed to do something even more surprising.

The teachers, holding Jiang Cheng’s practice book, felt admiration first, and then they thought, "Oh no."

They would have to work overtime at home to prepare lessons; otherwise, if they couldn’t solve the problems and the students asked but they couldn’t explain, it would be so embarrassing.

Who would have thought that instead of being stimulated by colleagues, they would be inspired by a student to strive forward.

Over the past few days, the household consumption of kerosene had increased.

A few teachers stayed voluntarily in the office to save on kerosene and electricity... mooching electricity.

When Principal Wang arrived, he saw several teachers working overtime, feeling proud for a moment.

Their teachers were so dedicated!

Principal Wang returned to the office contentedly, and an hour later, found the lights were still on.

Isn’t that... a bit wasteful of electricity?

No, how could he think like this?

The teachers were working hard for the students; how could he, as the principal of the night school, hold them back!

Ashamed!!

Successfully convincing himself, Principal Wang, feeling restless, returned to his office without even willing to light a candle, let alone turn on the light.

An hour later, when a few teachers turned off the lights and left the office, Principal Wang suddenly stood up from his squat at the corner of the wall.

"Whoa!"

"Oh my gosh, you scared me to death!"

"Principal Wang, what are you doing here?"

Principal Wang held onto the base of the wall, stomping his numb feet, ignoring the tingling sensation, and said, "Teachers, have you been having a hard time? Has the teaching workload been heavy lately?"

"It’s a bit heavy."

"Mainly because if you don’t study, you can’t keep up."

"The homework is also quite a lot, I haven’t finished it myself."

Principal Wang was dumbfounded.

Do you even listen to what you’re saying???

The few teachers were eager to go home, walking while talking.

Principal Wang, still baffled, checked the water and electricity before heading home as well.

Jiang Cheng, who caused all this, was also led by her night school classmates to the staff apartments of the food factory, knocking on the door of Zhu Pengcheng’s home.

"Who’s there? It’s so late."

A slightly chubby middle-aged woman impatiently opened the door, glancing up and down, seeing a pretty young girl.

So pretty... her eyes don’t seem to be blind... she definitely isn’t here for old Zhu.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, my name is Jiang Cheng. Today, at Zhu Pengcheng’s school, I was invited by the principal to give a safety lecture. I came over this late to talk to Zhu Pengcheng’s parents about the children’s safety issues."

Upon hearing that she was invited by the principal to give a lecture, the middle-aged woman knew she must be someone important.

She immediately invited Jiang Cheng in and called out Zhu Pengcheng’s father, along with Zhu Pengcheng, who heard the voice and came out.

"How did you get here?"

Zhu Pengcheng couldn’t believe that this woman, who scared him several times a day, actually came to his home.

"Comrades, the situation is a bit serious, we should get to it."

As soon as Jiang Cheng spoke, the parents instinctively sat on the sofa, waiting for Jiang Cheng to speak.

Beside them, Zhu Pengcheng clenched his fists tightly, cold sweat flowing.

"I’m sorry! I’ll never bully Shen Xing and Shen Yue again!"

Zhu Pengcheng subconsciously thought Jiang Cheng was there to tattle on him, so he thought confessing early might make the punishment lighter.

"Who are Shen Xing and Shen Yue?"

"Bullying? Zhu Pengcheng, what did you do!"

While Mrs. Zhu was trying to figure out who Shen Xing and Shen Yue were, Mr. Zhu was already glaring, looking for a suitable tool.

"Comrades, don’t worry, I’m not here to tell on him. It’s really a matter of children’s safety; I’ve already reported it to the police."

Jiang Cheng’s one sentence escalated the seriousness of the situation by several degrees.

Then, Jiang Cheng explained about someone bribing Zhu Pengcheng to hit Shen Xing.

"I don’t know why the person behind this did it, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Now it’s to hit someone, what if next time they want you to steal something?"

"Zhu Pengcheng, I know you say you’ll refuse, but when the time comes, they leverage this against you, and if you don’t do it, they’ll tell everyone around you, can you really not care?"

"As the boss among the kids, would you let your little brothers laugh at you?"

A few words from Jiang Cheng, and Zhu Pengcheng broke down.

His parents thought even deeper.

Seeing that it was about right, Jiang Cheng stood up, walked to the door with a sincere face.

"If you don’t believe me, you can check my report at the police station. Although Shen Xing and Shen Yue are orphans, we know what we should and shouldn’t do."

"Even though Shen Xing’s leg injury is serious, we can’t hide it when we know, nor can we watch Zhu Pengcheng get hurt."

"You don’t have to be angry, they’re still kids, and some measures can surely educate them."

"It’s too late, so I should get going. If I weren’t worried about Zhu Pengcheng being deceived, I wouldn’t have come this late."

Jiang Cheng left.

Before she even got down the stairs, loud noises were heard from the Zhu household.

"You little brat! I’ll beat you to death today!"

"I don’t even expect you to be good at studying, and now you’re not even a decent person! How dare you bully others!"

"Slap, slap, slap, slap"

"Mom—save me!"

Zhu Pengcheng screamed miserably, and Mrs. Zhu, stimulated by Jiang Cheng’s words, finally remembered who Shen Xing and Shen Yue were.

Weren’t they the orphans from the textile factory!

In the Zhu household, a solo punishment turned into a double one.

Jiang Cheng smiled as she went downstairs.

A victory without bloodshed, perfect.

The night was now fully dark, and as Jiang Cheng walked out of the food factory, she pulled a gong out of her backpack.

That’s right, a gong.

It was given by Grandma Shen.

In the morning, Jiang Cheng told Grandma Shen that she would be back very late and that she didn’t need someone to pick her up; she could make her way back home on her own.

Grandma Shen was ultimately not at ease, but there wasn’t a better option at the moment.

In the end, Grandma Shen found a brass gong.

"When you’re walking at night, carry this. If anyone approaches you, hit it hard. This thing makes a loud noise, and if you shout ’fire,’ someone is bound to come out."

Jiang Cheng, obediently, took it with her.

Because she thought it was really a good idea.

At night, a pretty woman, holding a gong in her left hand and a gong stick in her right, swaggered confidently along the road.

The people Leader Tang arranged to protect Jiang Cheng found it amusing.

So creative!

Jiang Cheng safely reached the courtyard house.

When Grandma Shen saw Jiang Cheng come in, her heart finally settled, and she got up to fetch Jiang Cheng something to eat from the pot.

Jiang Cheng thanked her sweetly.

The sweet red sugar egg, enveloping Jiang Cheng in warmth, allowed her to shed the day’s exhaustion and relax for a moment.

The next morning, Jiang Cheng shared with Shen Xing her victory story from the previous day without any bloodshed, leaving Shen Xing in a daze.

"Grandma Shen, someone from the Zhu family will come today."

"Alright, I know."

After Grandma Shen answered, Shen Xing came back to his senses and asked, "Sister, what if no one from the Zhu family comes?"

"Then we’ll just make another trip."

Jiang Cheng smiled brightly, and Shen Xing grinned along and said, "Then I hope they don’t come."

That way, would Zhu Xiaopang face another beating?

Jiang Cheng squinted and smiled, and after finishing breakfast, prepared to go to work.

Just as she stepped outside, she saw someone running out from the three rooms on the west side of the main house, which was Du Yun’s junkyard home.

"What’s happening?"

"She’s going into labor!!"