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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Both Mr. Tang and Mrs. Tang looked at Li Gongru.
"What's wrong?" Old Madam Tang asked. Was there something they didn't know?
Li Gongru said irritably, "So what if I hit that little vixen? You're siding with her and don't care about me. If I can't have a good time, I won't let you two have a good time either!"
"Alright, this is home. Don't say things that are not presentable," Old Madam Tang said, frowning. The Li family's upbringing was really terrible.
Alas, the Li family was more powerful than the Tang family back then!
If it were now, no matter how you look at it, I would never agree to such a marriage.
"Tell me," Old Master Tang said, looking at his youngest son, "What else is there?"
Tang Qian scratched his head and said, "Today she went to school to beat up Ning Huihui, and that Ning Huihui is no pushover either, she actually went to He Tiantian..."
"Wait, who is He Tiantian? Why is there another woman here?" Old Master Tang was furious; this son of his was hopeless.
"No, let me finish," Tang Qian said, pointing in the direction of the Huo family. "He Tiantian is the wife of Huo Yingjie, the son of Huo Zhekun, the second son of the Huo family, and she's a teacher at the Film Academy. This woman hit Ning Huihui in front of He Tiantian. He Tiantian is a teacher, and she couldn't just stand by and watch her student get beaten, so she stepped in to break up the fight. But this woman not only wouldn't let go, but she also hurled insults at He Tiantian and kicked her, so she was taken directly to the police station."
Tang Qian was too embarrassed to say that He Tiantian, with her fiery temper, had given him a severe dressing-down at the entrance of the police station.
"Huh?" Old Master Tang and Old Madam Tang were dumbfounded, and their eyes changed as they looked at Li Gongru.
If you act foolishly in public, no one can see it, so people just talk about it.
But it's not right to insult someone in front of them.
“Dad, Mom, He Tiantian isn’t a good person either. She hit me too. Look at my face, and the person next to her kicked me. It still hurts.” Li Gongru said hurriedly. “She provoked me first, so I hit her.”
Upon hearing this, Old Master Tang looked at the hopelessly foolish Li Gongru and said, "If you continue to act recklessly outside and disregard the reputation of the Tang family, then I will make the decision to divorce you and Tang Qian."
"Huh?" Li Gongru was taken aback. "Divorce?"
"Yes, divorce!" Old Master Tang said. "When you got married, I told you that Tang Qian had a bad temper and that he had other women outside, but you said you didn't care. But look at you now, the house is in chaos, and you've lost face outside. I don't know what you can bring to the Tang family like this!"
"Dad, Mom, you can't treat me like this!" Li Gongru's eyes widened. "It's clearly Tang Qian's fault..."
"It's his fault, and it's your fault too! Tang Qian was a scoundrel all those years ago, but apart from playing around with women, he didn't do anything outrageous. What's wrong with a man having casual affairs? People might just laugh it off, but what about you? You've made the Tang family a laughingstock in Yanjing." Old Master Huang was furious. This woman was truly infuriating!
That's incredibly stupid!
"You can't do this! You can't do this! Your Tang family is bullying me! I'm going to go find my parents and brother to stand up for me!" Li Gongru threatened the Tang family patriarch and matriarch in anger.
In the past, Old Master Tang would have tolerated it, but now he doesn't want to.
No matter how much she tried to tolerate it, Li Gongru never knew how to restrain herself or know when to advance or retreat.
The Tang family's success today has not come easily; he cannot allow the Tang family's foundation to be destroyed.
Seeing that her in-laws were no longer coaxing her like before, Li Gongru became even angrier. In a fit of rage, she got up and ran out of the house to go back to her parents' home.
The Li family's old residence is just a few hundred meters away, very close, so there's no need to worry about Li Gongru having any accidents.
Madam Tang still had someone follow her to ensure that Li Gongru returned to the Li family.
Li Gongru left, and the living room was quiet.
After a long while, Old Master Tang sighed and said, "Alas, I was wrong. I shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place. The Li family's upbringing is terrible, and Li Gongru is incredibly stupid. If we let her continue like this, our Tang family will lose all face, both inside and outside."
"Sigh, everyone says that one should marry a virtuous wife, no wonder Xiao Si doesn't like Li Gongru," said Madam Tang. "Marrying the wrong wife can bring disaster to three generations! This time, no one should go to pick up Li Gongru, let's see what the Li family has to say."
"Xiao Si, I promise you, if Li Gongru doesn't change her mind this time, I'll agree to your divorce," Old Master Tang said with a sigh. "But you need to behave yourself outside for a while. Oh, and don't go looking for that female student anymore."
When Tang Qian realized that Ning Huihui was using He Tiantian, he had already made up his mind that he could not continue with this woman.
He likes beautiful women, but obedient women, not women who use underhanded tactics.
However, since they had known each other for a while, he had already made things clear with Ning Huihui, helping her keep her student status and movie role as a kind of breakup compensation.
"I've remembered that, and I won't be as absurd as before," Tang Qian said. Divorcing Li Gongru was only a matter of time, and there was no need to rush it.
Marriages between prominent families are rarely so easily dissolved!
It was rare to see her husband and son speaking so calmly, and Madam Tang felt a little better. She said, "Gongru has gone back to her parents' home, so let's not talk about it for now. As for Li Gongru's insults towards He Tiantian, Li Gongru and her family can ignore it, but we can't pretend we don't know!"
"Yes, the Huo family is riding high lately. Although our Tang family is also doing well, we can't compare to them," said Old Master Tang. "I heard that when Huo Yingjie was injured, the top leader personally visited him in the hospital, which shows how much he values Huo Zhekun and Huo Yingjie. That plainclothes officer who beat up Li Gongru was probably sent by higher-ups. Putting aside the second branch of the family, we can't handle the people at the Huo family's old residence either! Huo Zhegan and Huo Yingjun are not to be trifled with."
Tang Qian felt something was wrong, so he told his parents to let them know.
“Yes, it’s better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Our Tang family and the Huo family have no enmity, so we can’t let the Huo family hate us over this little thing,” said Madam Tang. “I don’t know about men’s affairs, but if that old lady from the Huo family finds out that her granddaughter-in-law has been insulted, she probably won’t talk to me anymore.”
“Alas, we are powerless against the circumstances, and this matter was originally our fault,” said Old Master Tang. After thinking for a moment, he added, “How about this, when your two older brothers come back tonight, I will take the three of you to the Huo family for a visit. Once Old Master Huo gives his approval, you can buy some gifts and personally go to Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian’s house to apologize and smooth things over.”
"Yes, although the Huo family isn't large, each member is incredibly successful!" Old Master Tang sighed. "Especially Huo Yingjie, who is quiet but extremely capable. I've heard some of my old buddies in the military talk about Huo Yingjie, praising him highly. That kid didn't join the army; I guess he's doing scientific research and has played a huge role in the military."