I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 202: Apologize to the Right Person

Feng Si didn’t feel deceived at all, only filled with joy. He had a warm and affectionate time with Mingyang’s children for a while before he started thinking about discussing serious matters.

"Look at me, I got so carried away chatting with the kids that I forgot about the real business. Yesterday, I specifically went around the Cooperative Societies at Xiangyang Commune and in the county, took two rounds, and sold out all 500 head flowers in one morning. The head flowers for children at ten cents each sold the fastest. Of course, they are the cheapest. The ones for adults at 20 and 30 cents each sold slower, but being novel items, the female comrades were rushing to get them. I even saw some male comrades wanting to buy them, probably for their partners. Squad leader, sister-in-law, this head flower business can be done!"

"Yes, Director is right, Hongfa and I have also been paying attention to this, we were actually quite nervous, but unexpectedly it turned out so popular, hahaha....."

Zhang Hongfa didn’t speak, but he was here today naturally for this matter as well.

Lu Zhenping looked at the three excited people and curled his lips, saying, "That’s good."

"Pretty good."

Feng Si: "..."

Zhang Hongfa: "..."

Lu Debang: "..."

That’s it, you two as a couple are too succinct, isn’t there anything else to say?

After Lu Zhenping sipped his tea, Shen Meng also kept her head down and remained silent, and after the two of them finished speaking, they said no more.

Since the 500 head flowers had already been sold out yesterday morning, if they really cared about this matter, they should have come to their house yesterday afternoon. The fact that they only came today indicates that something happened in between that the couple didn’t know about.

Seeing Feng Si looking a bit guilty, Shen Meng guessed that he probably wanted to take all the credit for this matter. It wasn’t that complicated to make a head flower; just needed a few skilled women and some fabric scraps from the textile factory.

If it was small scale, it could still help some poor people, but if done on a larger scale, it could directly help his own career.

Feng Si had clearly already approached the textile factory and the Cooperative Society, and even asked someone to visit Mr. Li, but unfortunately, nobody paid him any attention. The textile factory only recognized Shen Meng, and the director of the Cooperative Society that Mr. Li found had directly referred the head flower matter to Li Qianqian, who supported Shen Meng, so nobody else’s involvement was useful.

Feng Si touched his nose and said sheepishly, "Squad leader, sister-in-law, our first batch of head flowers sold very well, we need to start planning the next steps, just not sure where to begin."

"Zhenping, Zhenping’s wife, Debang and I are also totally clueless about this, Director Guo oversees this matter, she went to the county for a meeting today, so we came with Director Feng. This initiative is led by you, you need to call the shots for what comes next!"

"That’s right, we don’t understand these matters, if you drop the ball, wouldn’t that be a waste of effort and happiness?"

Lu Zhenping did not respond, handing the water he had just tested as appropriately warm over to Shen Meng.

"Drink it, it’s not hot."

"Okay."

The three leaders: "......"

What’s the time for these clingy affections, did they hear us or not, did they REALLY hear us!!!

Feng Si became anxious; he started to resent why he entertained the thought of starting something new. Seeing how close the couple appeared, luckily they were his team members, if they were outsiders, he wouldn’t have had any chance to remedy the situation.

"Team leader, sister-in-law, I am sorry, I got carried away yesterday, my mind was muddled, I made a small mistake. Please don’t take it personally. I came here today specifically to apologize. From now on, I will not interfere with this matter, sister-in-law can be fully in charge. As long as it benefits the commune, I don’t need the credit."

Shen Meng sipped her water leisurely. This man claimed to be apologizing, but he looked towards Lu Zhenping instead, clearly not taking her seriously. Without teaching him a lesson, he would never know his place.

"Why are you looking at me? The apology should be directed to your sister-in-law. I told you when I visited you last time that this matter is led by your sister-in-law. I am the one who knows nothing and interferes with nothing. Apologizing to me is a misdirected worship."

Lu Zhenping, seeing Feng Si’s expression, became impatient; he knew this young man was cunning, which is why he had notified him beforehand, yet he still refused to change.

Shen Meng, seeing Feng Si’s distressed face looking her way, waved her hands with a smile: "Hey, why should the director of the Commune’s Revolutionary Committee apologize to me? I’m just an ordinary citizen. It’s hard on everyone, isn’t it? Actually, the intention here is to help the village earn extra income, to make life better for everyone. If our commune’s director isn’t interested, that’s fine as well. I’ve heard Red Star Commune’s Director Yang is very amenable and respects the opinions of the workforce. Maybe I should discuss this floral business with him. After all, we are all from the same county. Mr. Li and Director Hu wouldn’t mind."

She stood up as she spoke, and Feng Si hurriedly stood up too, slightly bending towards her.

"Don’t say that, sister-in-law. Looking across Ning County, no other commune director can compare to me. Who else is as young, dynamic, and shrewd as I am? Director Yang Daquan of Red Star Commune is notoriously rigid. Sister-in-law, please don’t be mad. I was wrong, and I will rectify it. In the future, I’ll cooperate however I can. After all, the team leader and you are part of our commune, we can’t just not support our own commune and go help another, right?"

Feng Si was genuinely scared. It seemed like Shen Meng was truly capable of doing what she said. He regretted infinitely. He had thought that being a commune’s director, even the textile mill and Cooperative Society should give him some face, but he found the gatekeeper more arrogant than himself.

Had it not been for Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang being there, he would probably have needed to call Shen Meng ’Grandma’ to soothe her anger by any means necessary.

Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang stood up in confusion, watching the Revolutionary Committee Director humble himself before Shen Meng, their hearts trembling alongside the scene.

What on earth is going on, what exactly is happening here, they hadn’t even had a chance to understand!!!

Shen Meng sighed and said: "Director Feng, to make our Xiangyang Commune better, it requires the collective effort of all members. We’ve only taken one step forward and you’re thinking of going it alone, which is really inappropriate. A director handling these minor matters is truly a waste of your talents. Someone talented like you needs a broader stage to showcase your abilities—other communes’ Cooperative Societies, nearby towns, county seats, provincial cities, anywhere that can sell these floral ornaments could be your battlefield. Director Feng, I am not angry, I am heartbroken that you have not truly shown your full potential."