He Tiantian treated everyone around her with a grateful heart. However, reaching middle age, she discovered she had been living inside a full-bodied lie.
Returning to the year 1970, He Tianti...
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During the vigil, Qi Fangfang, with Wang Shuilian's encouragement, came to understand many things.
It's time to let go of the resentment in my heart.
Those resentments, held in her heart, would eventually consume her reason, driving her to madness and onto the same path as her brother, a path of no return.
After finishing the funeral arrangements at home, Qi Fangfang met He Tiantian in Qijia Village.
Qi Fangfang ran frantically to He Tiantian, and everyone thought that Qi Fangfang wanted to come over and fight He Tiantian.
Even He Tiantian herself, holding the child, took a few steps back.
Huo Yingjie blocked He Tiantian's money and said coldly, "Don't come any closer!"
Huo Yingjie was prepared to retaliate as soon as Qi Fangfang approached, regardless of whether she was male or female.
Qi Fangfang stopped, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "He Tiantian, our family wronged you before, and I also did things that wronged you. Now my brother has committed suicide, my grandmother has died of anger, and my parents are bedridden. We will never cause you any more trouble. I hope you will forgive us this time."
He Tiantian raised an eyebrow, not expecting Qi Fangfang to apologize. Whether it was sincere or not, He Tiantian wouldn't be aggressive in front of so many people.
Although Qi Jianguo set the fire, he is dead after all, and so is his grandmother.
When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. No matter what they did in the past, the living will always be more forgiving of the dead.
"Qi Fangfang, get up. As long as you don't harm me, I've never thought of making trouble for you," He Tiantian said, then carried the child back to Secretary Qi's house.
"Thank you, He Tiantian." Qi Fangfang kowtowed before slowly getting up.
If she continues to retaliate against He Tiantian or her family like her brother, given their capabilities, Qi Fangfang will be the one who suffers the most.
Now that her brother is gone, her grandmother has passed away, and her parents are seriously ill, she needs to pull herself together.
Having let go of past grudges, Qi Fangfang felt a weight lifted from her shoulders and a lighter shadow in her heart. She wanted to finish her studies well, take good care of her parents, and live the rest of her life to the fullest.
He Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief; it was best that this grievance could be resolved.
He Tiantian was afraid that Qi Fangfang would remain obstinate, and that she would have to go to great lengths to deal with Qi Fangfang in order to protect herself.
Qi Fangfang's actions surprised Huo Yingjie, but seeing that she was genuinely repentant, he decided not to punish her for the time being.
Huo Yingjie increasingly felt the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, and decided to refrain from taking action if possible.
If Qi Fangfang doesn't behave, he will retaliate and punish her in a normal human way.
When Qi Zhengmin returned from the United States and saw that his house had been burned down, he was furious, but when he heard that the arsonist had committed suicide, he stopped pursuing the matter.
If the house is gone, then build a better, bigger house with a very good drainage and heating system.
"Sister Tian, do you think the house looks good built like this?" Qi Zhengmin has now graduated from university and is a beautiful, pretty, generous, and enthusiastic girl.
He Tiantian took the blueprints drawn by Qi Zhengmin, nodded and said, "Not bad, the house is very good. Your blueprints are good. Have you studied house design?"
Upon hearing Sister Tian's question, Qi Zhengmin proudly replied, "Sister Tian, I have a double degree. Business Administration is just one of my majors; I also have a degree certificate in Architecture."
"Huh?" He Tiantian exclaimed in surprise, "You're so amazing! Double majors!"
Qi Zhengmin became even more smug and said, "My father made me choose Business Administration so that I could help out in the family business in the future. However, I don't really like business; I prefer the construction industry, so I chose this major. Fortunately, I worked hard and successfully obtained the degree, but I didn't have the opportunity to use it after graduation. Now I finally have the chance, and I'm going to show my skills and build the best house for my grandmother."
"Hehe, impressive." He Tiantian praised sincerely, "I see that the drainage system inside is also quite good. How about this, we buy the two houses around here as well, give them money to build houses elsewhere, and that way we can complete the drainage system here."
“Yes, that’s what I’m thinking too,” Qi Zhengmin said. “I’ll try first. If they’re willing to sell, I’ll give them a high price. If they’re not, I’ll ask Uncle Qi to help our family get more land in other places so we can build a new house.”
If my grandmother hadn't been so attached to the old house, she would have simply built another one outside, which would have been much simpler.
“Hmm, that works too.” He Tiantian nodded. “Let’s talk this out. Uncle Qi, Grandma Qi has done a lot of good things for Qi Family Village. I believe the others will be happy about it.”
"Yes, since you say it's okay, I'll show it to Grandma." Qi Zhengmin said excitedly, like a child eager to show off, and went to find Grandma Qi.
Before long, Grandma Qi's voice of praise could be heard.
“Grandmother, since you like it, then we’ll build it according to this,” Qi Zhengmin said. “The factory is almost finished, so I’ll supervise the construction of the house. We must build a good one with many rooms so that more people can stay when they come to stay.”
"Okay!" Grandma Qi nodded. "After all, it involves relocation. You should talk to them nicely. If they don't want to, then forget it. We'll go somewhere else. Don't make things difficult for them."
“I’ve got it, Grandmother,” Qi Zhengmin said, and then went to find Secretary Qi.
Qi Zhengmin and Secretary Qi went to the two houses to the west and the one to the east of Grandma Qi's house to ask if they were willing to relocate.
If they are willing to relocate, Qi Zhengmin is willing to build five large brick houses, two side rooms, a kitchen, and a courtyard for each of them in another place, and also give each family 500 yuan.
Upon hearing this, the three families looked around at their dilapidated houses and immediately agreed.
Since it's all in Qijia Village, within the protection of the Divine Dragon, building a house anywhere else is the same, and you can still have a new house.
Qi Zhengmin signed the contract and found several respected elders in the village to witness it.
In this way, neither side is afraid of the other breaking their promise.
Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian have been in Qijia Village for more than 20 days and are about to return to Nanshi.
I'm packing my things to leave these next few days, and I'm a little reluctant to go.
However, all good things must come to an end; where there is reunion, there will be parting.
He Tiantian had gotten used to this situation, and even though she was sad inside, she didn't show it on her face.
Grandma Qi took five hundred yuan and some receipts that could be used on the road and gave them to He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie so they could buy train tickets for the journey.
This was given to him in front of Huo Yingjie.
Privately, Grandma Qi gave He Tiantian three big red bellybands.
The one for Huo Ruimin had a large peach embroidered on it; the one for Huo Ruihua had a large carp embroidered on it.
He Tiantian's bright red bellyband was embroidered with alluring peonies, and there were some dewdrops on the petals.