Ruan Kangri: "I didn't do it, I didn't do it. She's talking nonsense, don't listen to her."

Tian Tian tilted her head and turned her face to the side suspiciously, "No, Grandpa, you clearly said at home that he is just black-hearted. Who doesn't understand his dirty tricks?"

"Shut up." Ruan Kangri snapped, feeling a little guilty as he met Qin Jingshan's quiet gaze.

He did indeed complain about this at home when he was angry.

This granddaughter is just as foolish as her mother. Do you think you can bring those angry words to the person in question for a face-to-face confrontation?

Qin Jingshan laughed, "I'm black, unlike your grandfather, who lived a wasted life."

Although he was laughing, there was no smile in his eyes. He seemed to be saying fiercely: You just wait!

Ruan Kangri hesitated to further provoke Qin Jingshan, and gave a dry laugh.

“I don’t know what happened to the child who ran into the military area. I’ll take him upstairs first and then come find you.”

The implication is that the child was traumatized by the incident, and her words should not be heeded.

...

The office door slammed shut, and Ruan Kangri raised his hand to slap her, but Tian Tian reacted quickly and grabbed his hand.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, please listen to me first. I have my reasons for doing this."

Ruan Kangri's hand froze in mid-air, his gaze fixed on his granddaughter as if she were a dead man. Tian Tian dared not delay.

“I was in the countryside of Heilongjiang Province when I overheard Ruan Xianxian talking on the phone with her grandmother. They were repeatedly mentioning a political commissar surnamed Qin.”

Judging from my cousin's words, with him around, you can forget about becoming a teacher.

They've already teamed up and are ready to do something big for you... no, I mean something really big.

Grandpa, if we don't confront them now, it'll be obvious that Che Ma is the enemy, and he's hiding behind the scenes harming you, and you won't even know who the culprit is.

"So, I should thank you?" Ruan Kangri slowly lowered his hand. He had never received any news that Qin Jingshan was biased towards that side, and he still needed to confirm it.

If what Tian Tian said is true, it's indeed better to expose the person than to keep them hidden. Tian Tian chuckled dryly.

"Grandpa, you're just too cautious. If things get out of hand, of course it'll escalate and become a big deal, known throughout the entire army."

If things escalate to the point that the leadership knows about the feud between you two, and he's plotting something against you behind your back, the leadership will suspect he's settling a personal score.

Then, changing the subject, her expression became indignant, "Of course, I didn't completely believe what Ruan Xianxian said, for fear that she might be deliberately setting us up."

Meeting Political Commissar Qin at the door this morning was unexpected. I only did a little test, and guess what, Grandpa?

Ruan Kangri sat down in the chair behind the table. His face was still not good, but his expression had clearly relaxed a bit, and he gestured for him to speak.

A strange light flashed in Tian Tian's eyes, and she sighed as if to say, "I greeted him, and he deliberately provoked me, so I said a few unpleasant things."

Then he led me into the military area, trying to provoke me along the way and deliberately make me lose my temper, so that everyone would have the impression that Grandpa was not strict in managing the family.

I acted impulsively and took it upon myself to confront him without your permission. It was just a sudden thought, Grandpa, "Grandpa, hit me!"

"Alright!" Ruan Kangri stood up. "You just stand here and don't go anywhere. Don't touch anything on the table. I'm going out for a bit."

Tian Tian obediently stood facing the wall, promising not to touch or move anything. He left with the door open, and only after Ruan Kangri was far away did a victorious smile appear on her face.

She wasn't afraid of her grandfather investigating. Ruan Xianxian had said that Political Commissar Qin had some old acquaintance with her grandmother and was someone the Ruan family could win over.

Trying to win them over? She's deliberately pushing them away!

What she didn't know was that she had grown up to look exactly like her wicked cousin had envisioned.

After leaving the office, Ruan Kangri gave the guard a few instructions, telling him to go to the gate and find out the whole story.

Through the peeling paint on the glass window, Qin Jingshan stood motionless on the distant drill ground, surrounded by several regimental and company commanders, as if offering comfort.

If Ruan Xianxian and his grandson are determined to deal with him, it's not entirely impossible for them to get Qin Jingshan to stand on the opposite side.

After a while, the guard returned and asked someone he knew for clarification. "My fellow villager said he saw it. Comrade Tian did indeed just greet Political Commissar Qin at first."

Although he was standing far away and didn't hear the conversation, his expression and body language were perfectly normal.

Comrade Tian suddenly erupted and hurled insults at Political Commissar Qin.

Ruan Kangri didn't say anything, but made the arrangements:

"You spread the news that Qin Jingshan deliberately provoked the female comrade and maliciously brought the provoked girl into the army. I don't know what he's up to."

The guard looked at him with surprise. Wasn't it said that they shouldn't offend Political Commissar Qin? Now it makes sense?

But this is not the place to ask too many questions.

Back in his office, Ruan Kangri believed Tian Tian's explanation to a large extent, but still asked in a bad tone, "Didn't Baozhu transfer you to Heilongjiang Province to enjoy a life of luxury?"

Why did you come back without permission after only a few days?

Ruan Baozhu cursed inwardly, "You call carrying manure a blessing? Would you even want this blessing?!"

Seeing that she remained silent, Ruan Kangri slammed his hand on the table, displaying the authority of a patriarch, and said, "Speak."

Tian Tian jumped, feigning hesitation, until her grandfather's expression grew increasingly impatient, then she blurted out in a flustered voice:

“It was my cousin. She said my mother was disfigured after being splashed with hot soup, and she asked the brigade leader for leave for me so I could come back to visit my family.”

The girl's hunched shoulders and stained white dress, her head turned to the side with a look of fear and apprehension, softened the heart of this old man.

Ruan Kangri had a sudden thought.

The Ruan family was not good enough in the past. When he was young, he still had some conscience and turned a blind eye to his children's free marriages, only checking their character and not interfering much.

But Baozhu and Gu Zhengchi's affair made her see the benefits of marrying into a higher social class through marriage.

He didn't have many granddaughters. His eldest son's eldest daughter had moved away early on and he hadn't seen her much. His second son's daughter had also defected. He only had one granddaughter, Baozhu.

My granddaughter isn't exceptionally beautiful, but she possesses a delicate and pitiful charm that makes her exactly the type of sweet and gentle girl that men find attractive.

He must be crazy to send people to a place like the Northwest. Wouldn't it have been better to keep them as tools for marriage alliances?

As for her scandals, no one has mentioned them for the past six months.

She coughed lightly, "Baozhu didn't do it on purpose. It's all because your mother is blind. Now that you're back, don't leave again."

Your cousin is capable; ask her to find you a job. Consider it compensation for accidentally hurting your mother.

"I'll do whatever Grandpa says." Tian Tian lowered her gaze, not wanting the hatred to flow from her eyes.

Her mother's face, coupled with the excruciating pain, only earned her a bland "accident" in return?

He's such a good grandfather to her!

His mother was his own daughter, but because she lost her reputation, she was abandoned by her grandfather and left to be mistreated by Ruan Baozhu, who was a junior.

If that's the case, don't blame her for being ruthless!

She wants the job, and she wants everything in this family, including Ruan Baozhu!