The matter was resolved satisfactorily today, but Qi Jianguo was not brought to justice! This is disappointing for everyone!

Zhou Sihai is despicable, but he's also taking the blame for Qi Jianguo! Zhou Sihai had already violated discipline by publicly naming the whistleblower Lin Xiaoru, and now he's even less likely to mention Qi Jianguo, adding insult to injury. Privately, on one hand, Qi Jianguo has leverage over Zhou Sihai, and on the other hand, Zhou Sihai still wants to gain benefits from Qi Jianguo in the future.

"Sister Tiantian, let's go, what are you still standing there for?" Qi Xiaoyan reminded the dazed He Tiantian and tugged at He Tiantian's clothes.

"Hehe!" He Tiantian chuckled, "I never would have guessed that Grandpa Qi was actually a general!"

"Don't tell me you didn't know. If I hadn't come today, I wouldn't have known either," Qi Xiaoyan remarked with a sigh. "Second Grandfather is truly indifferent to fame and fortune!"

He Tiantian was very grateful to Grandpa Qi and would take good care of him in the future. She thanked him for standing in front of her and protecting her at the crucial moment.

He Tiantian took her identification documents from Niu Peng and kept them for herself, thinking she might need them later. As for the official letter, Niu Peng also carefully put it away. With these safeguards, He Tiantian would be safe as long as she didn't make any other mistakes.

With so many people suddenly arriving at the restaurant, Niu Lili was extremely busy. He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan came over to help carry the bowls.

Lin Xiaoru remained seated on the oxcart, asking Huang Jingli to go buy some food. She felt embarrassed to eat with the others and dared not go anywhere else to eat, fearing that if the oxcart left, they would have to walk back. Not only would it be tiring, but they might not even be able to find their way back!

The village lads were smug. So what if they were commune cadres? If they made a mistake, they had to be punished! There's still a place in the world where reason prevails!

When they arrived, everyone was uncertain and nervous; when they left, they were happy because it was a rare opportunity to visit the county town, so they quickly went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some daily necessities.

On the way, everyone kept talking and laughing, and no one paid any attention to Lin Xiaoru and Huang Jingli.

He carefully remembered the people who came with him today; most of them were villagers. Perhaps they weren't doing it solely for He Tiantian, but He Tiantian remembered their kindness and would repay them if she had the chance in the future.

Wang Lei and Zhang Qingshan also came. If there hadn't been too little room, Sister Wu and Ye Xiaofan would have come along too.

He Tiantian remembered all the past favors they had shared!

It was almost dark when I returned to the village.

There were many people waiting at the village entrance, worried that something had happened to their husbands and sons and that they wouldn't be able to come back.

Grandma Qi also stood to the side, leaning on her cane, waiting anxiously.

Liang Hongyu comforted her from the side, "Third Aunt, don't worry, Dazhu, Second Uncle went with him, nothing will happen."

"Oh, Tian Tian is such a kind-hearted girl. Everyone has seen how she's treated me. It's just that I'm an old woman all alone and can't help her. I can only let people bully me," Grandma Qi said bitterly. "Fortunately, we have Da Zhu and many good young men in our village, otherwise I really don't know what to do!"

“We’re all from the same village, we should help each other out. That Lin Xiaoru is slandering people, I don’t know who reported our Dazhu, she’s really heartless.” Liang Hongyu said angrily, “Over the years, Dazhu has worked hard from dawn till dusk, sharing good things with everyone, and bearing the bad things himself if he can. But there are still people who do bad things, how can we live in peace!”

"Hongyu, is it true that someone has bad intentions and reported Dazhu?" another old woman asked in surprise. Everyone in the village respected Qi Dazhu, so they were very surprised to hear Liang Hongyu's words.

“Yes, but we don’t know who it is,” Liang Hongyu said. “If there’s any dissatisfaction, or if our Dazhu isn’t good enough to be the village secretary, we can step down and let someone else do it, and we won’t say a word. But what kind of behavior is this, constantly shooting us in the back!”

Everyone condemned the whistleblower, comforted Liang Hongyu, and praised Qi Dazhu.

They didn't stop until the oxcart appeared in front of them. Seeing that everyone had returned, they felt relieved.

After a busy day, Secretary Qi said a few words and then told everyone to go back, personally escorting Old Man Qi to the livestock team.

He Tiantian was originally going to see her off, but Secretary Qi refused and asked her to help Grandma Qi San home instead.

As for Lin Xiaoru and Huang Jingli, they didn't receive such good treatment. Those women may not have any other skills, but their ability to make veiled insults is unparalleled!

Even though Lin Xiaoru was thick-skinned, she was still embarrassed and wanted to run away after being bombarded with spittle from these old women.

He Tiantian quickly took a few steps to stop Lin Xiaoru, stepped forward and slapped Lin Xiaoru twice across the face, her eyes filled with sternness: "Lin Xiaoru, these two slaps will teach you a lesson. In the future, watch your mouth and don't bark randomly!"

There were still many people at the village entrance, none of them expecting the usually cute He Tiantian to be so ruthless. However, they didn't think He Tiantian had done anything wrong; after all, Lin Xiaoru had slandered a young girl's innocence. Anyone in her shoes would have swallowed that insult.

Lin Xiaoru couldn't believe that He Tiantian would hit her. All those nice things she said in the commune were just empty words!

"He Tiantian, don't push your luck!" Lin Xiaoru covered her face, glaring at He Tiantian with resentment.

He Tiantian sneered and, in front of everyone, cursed, "Who's really going too far here? You secretly reported me. If what you said was true, that would be one thing, but you're just spouting nonsense and slandering me. If you do it again, it won't be as simple as just a couple of slaps!"

With her back to everyone, He Tiantian squinted and looked at Lin Xiaoru with a cold expression.

Lin Xiaoru was so frightened that she took two steps back. Seeing that no one was helping her, she fled in panic.

Seeing that He Tiantian had already vented her anger by hitting him, Grandma Qi said, "Tiantian, let's go home. We shouldn't stoop to her level."

The crowd offered words of comfort and advice to He Tiantian before dispersing.

However, from then on, everyone knew that He Tiantian was not a docile little rabbit, but a fiery little pepper that should not be provoked.

Back at the educated youth settlement, Huang Jingli and Lin Xiaoru immediately hid inside the house, too afraid to come out.

When Wang Lei and Zhang Qingshan returned, they vividly recounted the day's events to Sister Wu and Ye Xiaofan.

“He Tiantian is fine now, Zhou Sihai has been dismissed and is under investigation, and as for that other person, he apologized on the spot,” Wang Lei said. “Today was definitely worth it; we learned a huge secret.”

"What secret?" Sister Wu asked curiously. "Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!"

“Brother Wang Lei, if you don’t tell me, I’m going to.” Zhang Qingshan couldn’t help but say, “You all know that Old Man Qi from the livestock team is no ordinary person. He’s a general who participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Korean War. General Qi has a kind face and is polite to everyone. You didn’t realize he was a general, did you?”

Sister Wu and Ye Xiaofan were both dumbfounded.

General!

Heroes of the War of Resistance Against Japan!

Heroes of the Korean War! (To be continued.)