CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 430: GONG ZHUANG GETS PROMOTED

Listening to the chatter outside, Zhang Lan sighed, "The high school exam results are out too, I wonder how Gong Zheng did."

Gong Qiang lowered his head and continued smoking. What did this younger brother’s future have to do with him?

On the contrary, if this younger brother became successful, the one who would suffer would be him. Now, his so-called position as the eldest of the Gong Family was nothing but a big joke.

If Gong Zheng were to turn the tables, Gong Qiang wouldn’t even know what his status would be in the future.

"I always said we should have let Xiao Yu give it a try, what if he gets into university?" Zhang Lan pondered. If they had focused on the eldest grandson’s studies, maybe he could have gotten into a university by now.

Miao Cuihua stood at the door, hearing Zhang Lan’s words, and couldn’t help but laugh, "With his brains, he might not even be able to get into university, better to pin your hopes on Second Brother’s chance to get in."

Even though Miao Cuihua thought that Gong Tao had been away from school for so long and might not be able to get into university, it was still better than Gong Xiaoyu’s pig-like brain.

If Gong Tao and his wife really got into university this time, then Second Brother’s family might really rise up.

"What, Gong Tao is taking university exams too?"

"He can take university exams too?"

Gong Qiang’s face turned even more unpleasant. Although right now it was only Gong Zheng threatening him in various ways, he was really apprehensive of Gong Tao.

"Yes, of course he took them. Who told Second Brother to help Ni Zi buy books and ended up receiving a batch of high school textbooks at the recycling station?" Miao Cuihua hadn’t expected Gong Tao to have such good luck.

Just walking to the recycling station, he managed to get such a good opportunity. If you say it out loud, no one would probably believe it.

No way, Zhang Lan really hadn’t expected her son to have such an encounter; his luck was indeed extraordinary.

Wait, how does Miao Cuihua know about this? Zhang Lan never knew that the Gong Zhuang family had such a good relationship with the Gong Tao family.

"How do you know?"

"Are you all in contact with the Gong Tao side?" See, just as expected, Gong Tao and his family have never forgotten about things here.

They really think that after Gong Tao and Gong Zhuang joined forces, they’d be able to do anything with this ancestral house? "Go back and tell your man, and also tell Gong Tao, whether he gets into university or not, this house here, don’t even think about it."

Tch, this old woman always has these two things to say. Miao Cuihua used to covet the Gong Family’s belongings, but now she doesn’t care as much. After mending relations with Gong Tao, she managed to procure a lot of Northeast specialties from him.

With those specialties, her man made quite a bit of money, and also established good relations with his superiors. Maybe they won’t become extremely successful in the future, but at least he won’t have to toil away in the workshop.

"Yes, there is a bit of contact. After all, they’re brothers, even if they need Northeastern stuff, we pay for it ourselves."

"Given this, what would Second Brother disagree with? It’s just that some people, with all kinds of greed, always thinking they can get good things without spending money, yet never consider whether they have earned that right."

Miao Cuihua didn’t mention any names, but her gaze kept drifting towards Gong Qiang, which deeply betrayed the name she didn’t say.

In the past, Gong Qiang would have been furious at such looks, but now these looks had become so frequent that he no longer cared as much.

Hearing these words made Zhang Lan feel uncomfortable in various ways. Isn’t it just mocking the fact that they didn’t buy any ginseng when they spent so much time in the Northeast because they were miserly?

So many years have passed, why do they have to keep bringing it up, Zhang Lan felt a myriad of irritations.

"Just shut up, is there any point in bringing this up?"

"Yes, you have money, but you didn’t even offer me anything decent to eat." Thinking of the old days and comparing them to now, Zhang Lan really felt bitter beyond words.

Even staying at home all day, Zhang Lan felt surrounded by people pointing and gossiping about her family’s embarrassments, like Gong Qiang and Gong Zheng, it really drove Zhang Lan to despair.

"Making money isn’t easy, huh." Humph, even if there’s money at home, it’s not possible to give you food and drink for free, giving it to you would only result in insults. It’s not like she has mental issues.

Since she won’t give them food or drink, nor money, then what’s the point of them coming here?

"By the way, I’m here to tell Mom, our Ah Zhuang has gone to the procurement department." Miao Cuihua remembered the main reason for coming and immediately started to show off.

Tch, wasn’t it said that Gong Zhuang was a failure? Now let them see who the real failure in the family is.

Ah, he’s gone to the procurement department? Zhang Lan’s first thought was that this daughter-in-law was lying. Gong Zhuang doesn’t have that kind of capability, if he really did, he would have climbed up earlier, not waiting until now.

Zhang Lan thought this in her mind, but her mouth acted quicker than her brain, "Impossible."

Gong Qiang was also in disbelief, "How could Gong Zhuang go to the procurement department?"

If it were Gong Zheng, no matter what Gong Qiang thought, he might believe it to an extent, but Gong Zhuang, really?

A scatterbrained person, who just barely passed exams back in school days, with no one to support him, how could he suddenly be in the procurement department?

Tch, seeing their disbelieving expressions, Miao Cuihua was displeased, "Why can’t Gong Zhuang go to the procurement department?"

"Even big brother, this good-for-nothing, was once a department head, right? Unfortunately, now he can only sweep the factory roads, not even qualified to be a gatekeeper." Even if her man got promoted this time by pulling some strings, ultimately he must have had some capability, at least he backed the right people.

As for big brother, this good-for-nothing, flattered someone who didn’t even bother with him, "Alright, I’m just notifying you. Whether you believe it or not is your business."

Miao Cuihua suddenly felt it was pointless. Why brag to Zhang Lan and them? Gong Qiang clearly had no chance of turning things around, just a deadbeat waiting for retirement, and as for his children, none of them amounted to anything noteworthy. Comparing them to Gong Qiang was actually giving Gong Qiang face.

"Also, Gong Zhuang will be very busy from now on, so Mom, seeing as you’re in good health, we won’t come back often." Since no one trusts them or believes them, why come back and face their attitudes, might as well spend the time trying to earn money.

Sigh, who knows after big brother goes to Beijing if this mushroom business will make a profit, that’s what worries Miao Cuihua.

But thinking that if Gong Tao really gets into university, he’ll have good prospects, a promising future uncle is beneficial for her own children’s futures too.

Thinking of this, Miao Cuihua didn’t feel as regrettable, money was important, but her children’s futures were also important.