Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 29 Zhou Xia
Having a bicycle is great; in just over ten minutes, Wang Chengpeng saw the familiar Hongqu Textile Factory.

The factory is not a place that just anyone can enter; the management is extremely strict, and strangers are not allowed to enter easily.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Chengpeng casually picked up some mud and smeared it on his face, thus completing the simplest form of disguise.

He shouldn't expose himself until the overall situation is settled.

Before Wang Chengpeng could even get close, the security guard impatiently waved him away, saying:

"Go away, go away. This is a factory area, not a place for a greenhorn like you."

"Don't expect the factory to sell you cheap fabric. We never do business with private individuals."

The security guard never gave a friendly look to a simple-looking stranger like Wang Chengpeng.

These kinds of people are obviously poor bastards from who-knows-where; they always try to find all sorts of reasons to get themselves to let them in.

Just kidding, how could I possibly risk losing my job by letting them in?
Wang Chengpeng was prepared for the security guard's obstruction. He lowered his voice and said in a hoarse tone:

"Comrade, you've misunderstood. I'm not an opportunist."

“I am a relative of Director Zhou Xia from the Procurement Office. I am here today to discuss important matters with him.”

"Don't worry, let me in. I'm an honest person and I definitely won't cause any trouble here."

Although Wang Chengpeng's words sounded nice, the gatekeeper showed no intention of letting him in.

With so many people in the factory, knowing the names of one or two people doesn't mean anything. To be on the side of business:
"If you really knew Director Zhou, he wouldn't have failed to tell me today."

“I advise you country folks not to take any crooked paths, but to honestly farm the land, that’s what you should be doing.”

The security guard's obstruction was entirely within Wang Chengpeng's plan. He showed no panic whatsoever, instead calmly saying:
"Tell Director Zhou that someone from the Liu family has come looking for him."

“If you tell him that, he will naturally let you in.”

Liu Yanran's affair and Zhou Xia's affair were both things that couldn't be brought to light, and Wang Chengpeng didn't believe that he would dare to avoid seeing him.

Once he meets Zhou Xia, relying on his foresight, he has plenty of ways to control him.

The Liu family?
Upon hearing this, the gatekeeper's expression changed drastically, as if he had remembered something.

Zhou Xia had indeed given similar instructions before, and recently a young woman had been coming to their door frequently, claiming to be from the Liu family.

If Wang Chengpeng were truly a member of the Liu family, he really should have let him in.

The doorman's expression immediately turned obsequious at the thought that he might have stopped the director's guest, and he said:

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."

"Comrade, you are a relative of Director Zhou, so naturally you are also a guest of our textile factory."

"Don't worry, I'll open the door and let you in right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the gatekeeper hurriedly opened the gate of the Hongqu Textile Factory for Wang Chengpeng.

Not only that, he also eagerly led Wang Chengpeng, and soon brought him to an office, saying:

"Comrade, this is Director Zhou's office. You can go in by yourself."

"I have my duties to fulfill, so I won't wait for you and will head back first."

Without waiting for Wang Chengpeng's reply, the gatekeeper scurried off towards the gate.

While it's important to see off Director Zhou's guests, if someone manages to sneak in while I'm not on duty, I'll be in deep trouble.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Chengpeng calmed himself down and knocked on Zhou Xia's office door.

"Who is it? Please come in." A serious voice came from inside the office, sounding both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar.

Pushing open the office door, Wang Chengpeng indeed saw that unforgettable face again.

It was the owner of this face who suddenly appeared and took the ingrate away.

The other party wasn't unaware that she and Liu Yanran had a child; they simply wanted to wait until Wang Chengpeng raised the ungrateful child before reaping the benefits.

Even the Liu family knew about this, and they helped Zhou Xia brainwash the ingrate, which led to Wang Chengpeng's tragic end.

Compared to Wang Chengpeng's familiarity with Zhou Xia, Zhou Xia was completely unfamiliar with Wang Chengpeng and said with great caution:

"Who are you? What do you want with me?"

Without hesitation, Wang Chengpeng recited his prepared remarks:
"I am a relative of Liu Yanran, and I am here on behalf of Yanran."

"Liu Yanran?" Upon hearing this familiar name, Zhou Xia subconsciously frowned and said, "Didn't she just leave yesterday? Why would she send someone over?"

Did you just leave yesterday?

Wang Chengpeng keenly caught the key words in Zhou Xia's words, realizing that he had underestimated Liu Yanran's shamelessness.

He told me not to see him before we were officially married, but he was secretly meeting with his lover. He was utterly shameless.

That's fine, it allows Wang Chengpeng to act even more recklessly. He immediately said to Zhou Xia:

"This matter is indeed difficult to say, so Yanran hesitated for a long time before sending me to contact you."

"She wants to ask you, are you really willing to watch her marry someone else? Marry someone else with your child?"

Hearing Wang Chengpeng's words, Zhou Xia felt inexplicably irritated; his child was a constant source of pain for him.

Although being a third-generation poor peasant was the most orthodox background in this era, it also represented one word: poverty, destitution.

Having been terrified of poverty, Zhou Xia was shocked by the strength and background of his current wife, Song Wenxin, after meeting her, and ultimately embarked on a path of living off her.

Song Wenxin is good in every way, except for one thing: she can't have children.

In this era where having no offspring is considered a great mistake, not being able to have children is the biggest error one can make.

Unfortunately, Zhou Xia was a useless person who depended on others for survival, so how could he dare to do anything to Song Wenxin?
They could only reluctantly accept the outcome of the two of them adopting a relative's child, keeping this frustration and resentment hidden in their hearts, waiting for an opportunity to completely erupt.

By chance, Zhou Xia met Liu Yanran, and perhaps it was fate that made him fall in love with her at first sight.

Zhou Xia was already quite well-off, and as a factory leader, he was very generous, which made him extremely attractive to Liu Yanran.

Like dry tinder and raging fire, they were about to ignite and got together.

In fact, at the beginning of her pregnancy, Liu Yanran planned to give up the child.

After all, she knew that Zhou Xia could never really be with her, and keeping the child would only delay her own life.

However, Liu Yanran underestimated the impact a child of her own would have on Zhou Xia, and was strongly advised against keeping the child.

For this reason, Zhou Xia not only gave Liu Yanran a large amount of money, but also promised to make Liu Yanran his official wife in the future, and even helped her to devise a perfect plan to take over.

In fact, if Liu Yanran hadn't died young in her previous life due to complications during childbirth, this plan would have already succeeded.

After squeezing Song Wenxin's family fortune dry, Zhou Xia transformed into a big boss and took back his ungrateful son.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengpeng's hatred intensified, and he posed a soul-searching question:

"Do you really intend to let your own son take someone else's surname?"

(End of this chapter)