Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 531: Starts from

Kong Mengjie absolutely hated them, they showed her not even an ounce of respect. She had been fired from the textile factory; which other factory would want her in the future?

No, this is absolutely unacceptable. She couldn’t just stay at home like a rural woman. She had to find her second brother, it was his fault that she became like this, he should arrange a job for her.

Kong Mengjie returned home with her belongings. Although she didn’t stay in the dormitory, she still had plenty of things.

Sitting at home, Kong Mengjie pondered that it had only been three hours, how did Jiang Xinyu already know? Oh right, during the meeting, someone came looking for her, that person must have informed Jiang Xinyu.

Kong Demin really couldn’t handle things, he promised to keep it confidential for her, yet so quickly Jiang Xinyu found out.

Thinking of this, Kong Mengjie decided to go to the committee to find Kong Demin.

But when she got to the committee’s entrance, she was informed that Director Kong had driven out.

With no choice, she had to go find Sun Hongxia. After all, she was her sister-in-law.

Sun Hongxia was also puzzled, why had Kong Mengjie come over?

"Mengjie, why are you here? Come, follow me inside."

"Sister-in-law, where’s my second brother?"

Sun Hongxia shook her head, "He never discusses his affairs with me, but I saw that after he answered a phone call, he left angrily without even eating."

"Come, I’ll take you to your second brother’s office. There are too many people at my place."

Kong Mengjie followed Sun Hongxia, noticing how the woman who used to be robust had become so thin after just a few months of marriage.

Once in Kong Demin’s office, "Mengjie, sit down, I’ll get you some water."

Kong Mengjie spotted paper on the desk, her eyes immediately narrowed. A closer look revealed that it was her own written report letter.

Kong Demin’s office door was open, so it wasn’t surprising Jiang Xinyu got the information.

"Sister-in-law, is it usual that my second brother’s office isn’t locked when he’s not around?"

"It hasn’t happened before, it’s to make it easier for his secretary and subordinates to answer calls."

Kong Mengjie fell silent, realizing she had made a wrong move.

"Sister-in-law, you also don’t know when my second brother will return?"

"Your brother never discusses his work matters with me, I’m unaware."

In her heart, Kong Mengjie looked down on Sun Hongxia.

Standing up, "Sister-in-law, I’ll leave then. When my second brother returns, let him come home to find me."

"Alright, I understand, I’ll definitely tell him."

Walking down the street, Kong Mengjie contemplated her predicament. As a strong-willed person, what should she do now, after reaching this point? Depending solely on Huang Hongwei to support the family wouldn’t work; even though they no longer needed to send money to the woman and child from before, they still had three children at home which cost money.

Her mind was chaotic; upon returning home, she lay down on the kang, consumed by regret.

She really shouldn’t have been tempted; now that things were like this, what was she going to do?

At noon, Huang Hongwei returned home with lunch from the cafeteria, seeing his wife lying on the cold kang.

He sighed, "Mengjie, eat first, I’ll go start the fire."

Kong Mengjie sat up, "You eat first too, I’ll start the fire later."

She knew Huang Hongwei treated her well. The two sat down, but Kong Mengjie ate her lunch distractedly. It was their first time being silent.

After the meal, Huang Hongwei volunteered to wash the dishes. Kong Mengjie went to start the fire.

"Mengjie, I’m going back to the factory now."

Kong Mengjie knew he must be suspicious, but there was nothing she could do now, except to let it be for now.

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Qian Jun and the others returned to the textile factory.

"Vice Factory Director Jiang, I’ll see you home after work."

"Director Pan, there’s no need. Considering Kong Demin’s character, if something major happened upstairs, he would have caught me immediately. Since he hasn’t come, nothing will happen today."

Qian Jun strongly disagreed with Jiang Xinyu’s assessment, "Let Director Pan accompany you to pack some belongings. You’ve been staying at the factory for a while; if anything happens, we won’t know."

Kong Mengjie watched as the two anxiously looked at her, and finally nodded.

"I’ll just stay in the office; the dormitory is too cramped."

Qian Jun had no objections to this, as long as she wasn’t alone outside.

"Mr. Qian, I think Zhao Zhongshuo’s matter should be publicized, but I fear it might implicate him."

"You worry too much; how could it implicate him? I’ll arrange it. Qian Jun hated Kong Demin as much as she did; he blamed Gao Ruyun’s death entirely on him.

Jiang Xinyu went home to pack a set of luggage, toiletries, and a few changes of clothes, but absolutely wouldn’t wash them at the factory.

When they both returned, over half of the factory’s workers already knew about Zhao Zhongshuo’s incident.

Huang Hongwei heard the news too. Initially suspicious of Jiang Xinyu, someone claimed it involved another person. Nobody knew who Zhao Zhongshuo had offended.

He still went to the cafeteria to get food; due to subsidies, meal prices for workers were very cheap.

Previously, both he and his wife purchased meals from the cafeteria, and it was enough for their family of five. Now it didn’t suffice. It was just him alone.

Returning home, he saw his wife had brought back all three children. They sat together as a family of five for dinner.

After dinner, Kong Mengjie let the three children play by themselves while she did the laundry.

Huang Hongwei finally decided to discuss with Kong Mengjie, "Mengjie, today after work I heard news, saying Zhao Zhongshuo was beaten badly, now he’s in the hospital."

"Do they know who did it?"

"Nobody knows, initially I suspected Jiang Xinyu, but someone said it involved another person. If it was Jiang Xinyu, she wouldn’t have gone to the hospital this afternoon."

Kong Mengjie initially thought it was Jiang Xinyu too, just moments ago she felt pretty relieved.

"However, some say it was the committee’s doing."

"How is that possible? Zhao Zhongshuo’s report letter was handed to the committee, why would my second brother send people to beat him?"

Huang Hongwei remained silent, speaking further would only upset Kong Mengjie.

At night, lying in bed together, "Hongwei, do you think I should find a job elsewhere? Today I went to find my second brother, asking him to arrange a job for me at the committee."

"Mengjie, I can support all four of you."

"It’s no problem for meals, but the kids are growing up and expenses will increase. You’re already working so hard. Besides, I don’t want to live a strained life either."

Huang Hongwei didn’t know what else to say, but he didn’t dampen his wife’s enthusiasm either. If she wanted to work, it would certainly lighten his load.

"Hongwei, will you ever resent me?" Kong Mengjie asked anxiously.