Chapter 2081 Tragic End
Zhu Ruonan was very satisfied with Jun Lang's efficiency, and then said with a smile:

"I'll cook you a bowl of noodles."

Jun Lang took off his shirt, put on a hurdle vest, and said with a smile:

"Eat less. I had a good meal at the state-owned restaurant at noon."

Allen Chu responded and went to the kitchen.

At this time, Jun Sisi was accompanying Grandma Jun to enjoy the cool air outside, and chatting with the neighbors in the yard. They were talking about the Zhu family in the adjacent staff compound. Because Zhu Ruonan married into the Jun family, the gossipy neighbors took the initiative to ask about this matter.

Grandma Jun sighed and said:

"Ruonan has been married for more than a month. You have seen how much the Jun family dislikes this daughter. She doesn't even have a decent dowry. Ruonan hasn't returned home for three days. How would my granddaughter-in-law know about their family affairs?"

One of the smarter neighbors said sarcastically:
"Mrs. Jun, your Jun Lang is the one who got the upper hand in this matter. I remember that Miss Ruonan used to work in a textile factory. Now that she's married, she doesn't even go to work anymore?"

Grandma Jun tapped her cane and was about to speak when Zhu Ruonan, who was carrying noodles out of the kitchen, heard and interrupted her:

"Aunt Zhao, my family forced me to sell my job before I married Jun Lang. They said they wanted to save the money for my brother's marriage, and told me to take good care of my husband's family after I got married. They let me go out without any dowry. Only Grandma Jun would not mind."

Grandma Jun smiled slightly after hearing this, knowing that it was her granddaughter-in-law who was trying to save the Jun family's reputation. It would be good for her family members to know the actual situation, and it would be better to keep a low profile at this time.

They can consider themselves lucky if the elderly and the weak in their family have one job, but if they have two jobs, they will easily attract attention, especially in this special and sensitive period. Some people have black hearts and are constantly using new means to frame others for their own benefit, so they have to be on guard.

So she smiled and said:
"Of course I don't mind. It's a blessing for our Jun family to find such a good granddaughter-in-law. Work and dowry are external things. Now my grandson has a job and can earn these."

Aunt Zhao curled her lips after hearing this and didn't say anything else. They are a family, and it's a fight between the two of them. What can she say?

The Zhu family's affairs were like a stone dropped into the sea, without even causing a ripple. Director Liu not only did not help, but was afraid of being blamed by the Zhu family, so he sent the three members of the Zhu family to exile to the northwest without Jun Lang even having to do anything.

Accompanied by the neighborhood committee, Zhu Ruonan went to the Zhu family's house for the second time. She helped pack up the clothes and food and asked someone to deliver them to the three members of the Zhu family. As for how much stuff would be left in their hands, it depended on their luck.

Afterwards, the house was taken back by Zhu's father's unit, and not long after, a family of three moved in, completely erasing any trace of the Zhu family's existence.

As time passed, no one mentioned the Zhu family's affairs anymore. The Zhu family was like a flash in the pan, and at that time, the three members of the Zhu family were facing the loess and working hard, measuring the land in the northwest with hoes.

It didn't take long for the old couple of the Zhu family to collapse from exhaustion, mainly because they felt sorry for Zhu Jiabao. After finishing the work assigned to them, they still had to work for their son. After a long time, their bodies could not take it anymore.

Zhu Jiabao, however, had no intention of sharing the burden. Apart from crying out for hunger all day long, he would complain about his parents, blaming them for not marrying off Zhu Ruonan, the poisonous snake, early on, blaming his eldest sister for not giving him the job sooner, and blaming his father for not seizing the opportunity to harm someone and instead harming him. In short, he never stopped complaining for a day.

After Zhu Jiabao finished complaining, he just thought about how he could eat without working. In the end, he chose a shortcut without any guidance, which was to exploit his parents. Anyway, it was his parents who caused him to end up in this situation.

But the good times didn't last long. After all, the old couple of the Zhu family were old, and they were exhausted in less than half a year. Now there was no one to help Zhu Jiabao with the work, so he could only carry a hoe to the fields. However, he had never done farm work, let alone reclaimed wasteland. He couldn't stand it after three days and ran to his parents' bed and cried. The old couple felt sorry for their son, so they could only drag their sick bodies to work in the fields, and grit their teeth to help their son work. In the end, they worked themselves to death in the fields.

After the old couple of the Zhu family passed away, Zhu Jiabao became completely alone. What good outcome could be waiting for him?

He was used to being sneaky and cunning, and with his parents helping to clean up the mess, the people in charge turned a blind eye, as it didn't delay the work progress anyway.

Now it was his turn to work, but he was still being cunning and sly. The manager would not tolerate him and assigned someone to watch him work. When Zhu Jiabao pretended to be sick to avoid work, the manager exposed his trick and assigned him the hardest and most tiring work.

Zhu Jiabao grew up in a pampered environment. All the work at home was done by his sister Zhu Ruonan. Even when he went to the Northwest, he had his parents to support him. Now that he has no help, he can't get used to farm work. Finally, he cruelly broke his calf with a hoe, giving himself some time to lie down.

Although Zhu Jiabao's leg was broken, no one cared about him anymore. The manager also hated him for avoiding labor in this way and deliberately delayed the treatment time. In the end, Zhu Jiabao became a cripple.

When he returned from the Northwest several years later, he had become a haggard, lame old man. The courtyard house no longer had a place for him, and his married sister had long since left with her husband's family. No one knew where they had gone. They only vaguely heard that his eldest sister had gone to college.

Zhu Ruonan's life has been going more smoothly since the Zhu family of three left. However, she took the time to remind Jun Lang that the "black market" would be strictly investigated in the near future, so she asked him to temporarily stop the current transactions and not get himself involved.

Jun Lang wondered why his wife, who never left the house, was so well-informed. Zhu Ruonan smiled and explained:
"I didn't go out, but I read the newspaper and listened to the radio every day. The neighbors in the courtyard are all smart people. They are the most informed. I made my own analysis based on this. I don't believe that there is no news in the black market."

Jun Lang touched his chin and said:

"The ones I've traded with lately are all small fry. The former leaders rarely show up anymore. It seems like they must have received some news, so they went into hiding."

Zhu Ruonan nodded and said:

"So, I suggest you stop all transactions recently, so as not to become someone else's scapegoat."

"I understand. I'll go out and inform the brothers now."

Jun Lang grabbed a coat and prepared to go out.

Zhu Ruonan quickly instructed:

"Be safe, come back early, and don't let grandma worry."

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Jun Lang really did what he said and came back an hour later.

Zhu Ruonan handed the cooled boiled water to Jun Lang, who drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth and said:
"Luckily you reminded me in time. I told Xiaoliu and the others not to go out to deliver the goods tonight. Just now on my way back, I found that plainclothes officers had surrounded the alley where the black market was located."

Good evening, my dears! Feng Ling had severe back pain yesterday, so she took a day off. Following Tangtang's advice, she used an electric blanket for the whole night. Today, she is feeling better, so she will continue writing. Here are three chapters. See you tomorrow~

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