56: Chapter 56 Qi Family Village

Just as Shen Wang was pondering what good things to exchange for the Eighth Route Army, his phone rang.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

A series of messages.

Shen Wang picked up his phone and took a look, only to find that it was a message in the family group chat.

And they had tagged him.

This family group chat was with his relatives on his mother's side.

The group included his Maternal Eldest Aunt, Maternal Second Aunt, Maternal Oldest Aunt, Maternal Uncle, and over a dozen relatives, including several cousins.

The group creator was his eldest cousin, Zhou Ming.

Shen Wang opened the group chat.

Zhou Ming: "@Shen Wang, get out here! Tell me, what exactly is going on with you?!"

"Who told you to resign?! Huh? Resigning is one thing, but you cursed at the manager at the company? Did you lose your mind?!"

"Do you know how many connections I had to pull and how many favors I owed to get you into Shanshui Group? Huh?"

"And you, you hadn't even been in there for a few days, hadn't even settled into your seat, and you caused such a huge mess for me!"

"Just now, they called me directly! Asking what kind of person I introduced! You don't know the first thing about rules! You've made me lose all face!"

...

Shen Wang being able to enter Shanshui Group was indeed thanks to his eldest cousin, Zhou Ming.

His eldest cousin was a student at the Province University of Political Science and Law and stayed on as a counselor after graduation.

Among students graduating from the university, a counselor doesn't rank very high, but it's not bad either.

Thanks to the leading figures of the Han University Gang, the teachers at Han University also have some face.

His cousin didn't know what connections he had pulled to arrange for Shen Wang to enter Shanshui Group.

Unexpectedly, not only did Shen Wang resign, but he also cursed at the manager.

They contacted him and blamed him quite a bit.

Zhou Ming: "Shen Wang, it's not that I want to lecture you! Think about it yourself, you caused trouble back in school and didn't even get your diploma; what good company would want you?"

"If it weren't for me begging people and pulling strings everywhere, you'd probably be carrying bricks at some construction site right now!"

...

Immediately after, Zhou Ming's mother, who was Shen Wang's Maternal Eldest Aunt, also jumped out to scold Shen Wang.

Maternal Eldest Aunt: "@Shen Wang, Xiao Wang, it's not that I want to scold you, but you were really too unreasonable this time!"

"Your cousin ran around for your sake; how difficult it was! How could you just resign like that, and even curse at your leader? How will your cousin be able to hold his head up at work in the future?"

Maternal Second Aunt: "That's right, Xiao Wang, young people shouldn't be too impulsive; you need to be down-to-earth. Shanshui Group is such a good company; how could you just give it up like that?"

Maternal Oldest Aunt: "Listen to your cousin, go back quickly and apologize to your leader, and work hard. It's so hard to find a job nowadays!"

Several other relatives in the group also chimed in.

However, Shen Wang's mother did not blame her son.

Mom: "@Zhou Ming, Daming, don't be angry. Xiao Wang is young and doesn't know any better; perhaps he was wronged at the company."

"Look... can you go and plead with them again to see if there is any room for reconciliation?"

"Or... help Xiao Wang find another job? Your Third Aunt is begging you!"

Zhou Ming: "Third Aunt, it's not that I don't want to help! It's that he has burned his own bridges!"

"As for finding another one? I don't have that ability! I haven't even paid back the favor from this time yet!"

Zhou Ming: "@Shen Wang, I'm telling you, right now, immediately, this instant! Go call Manager Wang and apologize! Your attitude must be sincere! Do you hear me?"

Just then, someone with a cartoon avatar popped up.

It was Shen Wang's young cousin, Zhou Meng.

Zhou Meng: "@Zhou Ming, Brother, aren't you being a bit too harsh? Maybe Third Brother really was bullied at the company? There's so much workplace PUA nowadays!"

Zhou Meng: "@Shen Wang, Third Brother, don't pay attention to them; if this place doesn't keep you, there will be somewhere else that will!"

Zhou Ming: "@Zhou Meng, what does a child like you know? Stay aside! @Shen Wang, speak up! Don't play dead!"

Shen Wang: "@Zhou Ming, Cousin, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Rest assured, it will never affect your future."

Zhou Ming: "Fine, fine, fine, then I won't care about it anymore. Don't come looking for me for your affairs!"

Mom: "Daming, don't lower yourself to your cousin's level; he's just speaking in anger, don't be mad!"

Maternal Second Aunt: "Exactly, you two brothers should speak nicely to each other!"

Maternal Oldest Aunt: "We are all family, and it's all for your own good, so no one is allowed to be angry!"

...

Shen Wang wasn't angry; they were all his own relatives, and they usually got along well, with no nasty business occurring.

Moreover, his cousin had been good to him and had put in a lot of effort to help him find a decent job.

His resignation and cursing were indeed a bit thoughtless.

However, Shen Wang didn't care; he would just help his cousin progress more in the future.

Exiting the group chat, it was instantly much quieter.

But immediately after, his mom's call came through.

On the phone, his mom didn't blame Shen Wang for resigning, but instead asked with concern if he had been wronged.

Shen Wang made up several excuses in a row before he finally managed to comfort his mother.

"Phew—"

After hanging up, Shen Wang let out a long sigh.

Day after day, there are just too many things happening.

Bringing up the system panel, Shen Wang considered whether to draw a lottery or exchange.

He now had over 30,000 military merit points. If he were to draw a lottery, he could get enough weapons or supplies for about three division or brigade-level units.

But the problem was that the weapons obtained from the lottery were highly likely to be from the World War II era.

And they might even be the most pathetic equipment, like that of a "Nationalist Army ragtag division."

If he were to exchange, there weren't many weapons Shen Wang could exchange for right now; mainly the three great guerrilla artifacts—the Type 56 assault rifle, the 40-rocket (RPG), and the 107-rocket!

As for planes, tanks, and the like, he hadn't drawn any yet.

Except for the 99A, but that military merit point cost was too high; he couldn't afford it at all.

Just as Shen Wang was deliberating, his phone rang again.

Shen Wang frowned and wanted to just turn off his phone.

But when he picked it up to look, he found that it was his Maternal Uncle speaking in the group chat.

Maternal Uncle: "@Zhou Ming, Daming, it's bad, your younger brother was beaten by someone and has now been arrested!"

Zhou Ming: "Maternal Uncle, don't be anxious, tell me slowly. How could his younger brother have been beaten by someone else and then also be arrested?"

Maternal Uncle: "Yesterday, your younger brother went to Location to have fun with his friends. While drinking at a bar at night, he got into a conflict with someone!"

"It turned out the other party was actually a local police officer from the station, and they arrested your younger brother and his friends on the spot!"

Zhou Ming: "No, how much did my younger brother and his friends drink to dare to hit the police?"

Maternal Uncle: "The other party wasn't wearing a police uniform at the time, so how were your younger brother and his friends supposed to know?"

Zhou Ming: "Wait, Maternal Uncle, what did you say? The other party wasn't wearing a police uniform?"

Maternal Uncle: "That's right, otherwise, even if you gave your younger brother eight guts, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on the police!"

Zhou Ming: "Not wearing a police uniform... at night... at a bar... the other party clearly violated regulations, right?"

According to current regulations, even off-duty, drinking is not allowed, let alone at a bar?

Maternal Uncle: "Yes! But the other party just claimed they were on a mission and wouldn't let us see the surveillance footage."

Zhou Ming: "So what are they saying now?"

Maternal Uncle: "The other party wants 2 million, otherwise they will arrest your younger brother for assaulting the police! Sigh..."

Zhou Ming: "That's really opening their lion's mouth! Maternal Uncle, don't be anxious, let me find someone to ask."

"The other party must have violated regulations, so we don't need to be afraid. If this blows up, it won't be good for them either."

Maternal Uncle: "Yes, yes, yes, but... the other party seems to be from Qijia Village..."

Zhou Ming: "What? Qijia Village?"