Chapter 266 Liu Jia Apologies

After dinner, Shen Tang sat at his aunt's house for a while and then went home with the child.

He Zhi happily hugged his mother's arm and asked in a baby voice, "Why didn't Dad come back with Mom?"

Chen Tang coaxed him: "Because Dad has something to do."

He Zhi still didn't understand why his father was always not at home, and pouted: "If Dad was here, Mom wouldn't be bullied."

Chen Tang smiled and pinched his face: “When dad is not around, mom is not the one to be bullied.”

As they were talking, Chen Tang suddenly saw a person standing at their door.

The man was dodging and evading, and when he saw someone he would hide to the side, for fear of being seen.

Shen Tang looked at Liu Jia standing at their door and said in a cold voice: "What are you doing in my house?"

Liu Jia was startled by her. Meeting her cold eyes, she shivered and grabbed the corner of her clothes: "I, I came here to apologize to you."

Chen Tang: "Apologize? Is this your attitude towards apologizing?"

Liu Jia also knew that her behavior was bad, but she had no choice. She was actually present when Shen Tang made a scene at Tian Xiaotian's house during the day, but she didn't dare to come out, for fear that Shen Tang would vent his anger on her.

When she heard that Shen Tang was going to report it, she immediately panicked.

She is only nineteen years old. If she is reported, won't she have to go back to the countryside?

Her aunt used a lot of connections to get her a job in the Propaganda Department. She didn't have to work in the fields or hand in her salary, and she was very satisfied with this kind of life. If Chen Tang reported her, would she still be able to have such a life?

"I really just said it casually at the time. I never thought that an aunt heard it and she even talked nonsense in the family compound. I never said that you ran away with a wild man. Comrade Shen, please don't report me. I am innocent in this matter."

Seeing that she had no intention of apologizing, Chen Tang impatiently opened the door and walked in: “If you don’t want me to report you, then you can apologize to me and my child in front of everyone.”

Liu Jia saw her walk into the house and wanted to follow her in, but she slammed the door shut and his nose was almost broken.

She patted her door, but didn't dare to make too much noise, so she could only lower her voice and say, "Comrade Shen, I really came here to apologize, can you open the door and let me in to talk?"

Chen Tang: "How shameless you are, if I could open the door I wouldn't close it."

Liu Jia looked around and saw someone, so he quickly covered his face.

He peeked through the crack and saw that Chen Tang had already brought the child back to the room, and he was immediately discouraged.

She covered her face with a silk scarf and walked all the way back to Teacher Zhu's house.

Aunt Liu saw her coming back and stood up to ask, "How is it, did Chen Tang accept the apology?"

Liu Jia burst into tears: "Aunt, she wants me to apologize in front of everyone, I, I don't dare."

She likes to show off and seek the limelight on a daily basis, and she doesn't get along well with her colleagues in the department. If she apologizes in front of everyone, wouldn't she lose both face and dignity?

Aunt Liu was so angry that she wanted to slap her, but because she was her brother's daughter, she endured it: "Tell me, why do you provoke Chen Tang on weekdays? Didn't I tell you that He Zhi's father is currently missing and has not died? Why can't you control your mouth?"

Liu Jia felt that she was wronged: "I just said it casually at the time, who knew someone heard it and spread it out. I didn't mean it like that. I was just teasing him."

How could Aunt Liu not see what her niece was thinking? This child was suddenly brought from the countryside to the military region, and thinking that her uncle was the division commander, she began to be complacent and look down on others.

She didn't think her niece had any personality problems. Everyone has reached the age of vanity. It would be fine after that period of time. She never thought that she could cause such a big trouble.

Aunt Liu thought of what Xu Guifen said: "Could it be that Chen Tang is just good at talking? What if she doesn't dare to report it? Besides, even if she reports it, people may not accept it, right?"

She has never been asked to write a self-criticism just for saying a few words.

At worst, you can just apologize to her.

If it's more serious, write a self-criticism and apologize in front of everyone.

Her niece would not be persuaded to return to the country, would she?

Liu Jia also held on to a fluke mentality, but was worried that Chen Tang would really report it.

I was so anxious all day that I didn't even want to go to work.

The next morning, Chen Tang wrote down a list of things, including the person he wanted to report, the reason for the report, and the harm that the rumors would cause. He then took his child to the post office and mailed the letter.

Then I took the children to the city to look around and buy things.

The weather is getting hot, and she also wants to buy some summer clothes for He Zhi and He Xu.

By the way, I made a phone call to the capital.

Mr. Shen had been waiting for Shen Tang's call. When he received it, he hurriedly asked, "Is everything okay?"

Chen Tang: "Nothing happened, He Xu is fine, Grandpa, who attacked me?"

Old Master Shen snorted, "Who else could it be? I told you years ago that the He family is not as harmonious as ours. What's the point of Old Man He having so many children? He only knows how to fight among himself every day.

The one who attacked you was someone from the eldest branch of the He family, but I don't think the eldest branch of the He family has the ability to do that. Maybe they were used as scapegoats. Your grandfather He already knows the whole story. You can call him later to ask. I heard that your cousin has gone to the countryside to become an educated youth."

Chen Tang's expression was slightly tense: "He Yue did it? That's definitely not right."

He Yue is the smartest and most capable person in the first house, but she doesn't have the ability to instruct the remnants of the cleansed organization to deal with her.

But there is no point in thinking so much. If the two old men cannot find out the truth about this matter, the few people she has will be of no use.

She picked up Xiao Hezhi and said, "Come, talk to your great-grandfather."

He Zhi called in a baby voice: "Grandpa~"

"Hey, my dear great-grandson, are you being bullied over there?" Grandpa Shen's eyes narrowed with laughter.

He Zhi wrinkled his nose and snorted: "Yes, many people bully me and my mother!"

Mr. Shen listened to him talk in an orderly manner for a long time, and his heart softened: "Do you want Zuzu to avenge you and your mother?"

He Zhi shook his head: "No, Mom said she will take revenge herself."

Mr. Shen listened to him while holding his teacup, the smile in his eyes never stopped.

After talking for a while, the phone was taken away by the impatient Shen's father and mother.

Father Shen was always stern, but his voice softened when he spoke to He Zhi, making little He Zhi laugh non-stop.

Chen Tang talked to his parents for a while and then hung up the phone.

Then he called Mr. He.

When Mr. He heard her call, he picked up the phone immediately: "Tangtang, you are back home, is He Xu okay?"

Chen Tang comforted him: "It's fine, nothing serious."

"You guys really scared me this time. I hope you're alright. Don't come back this year. The situation in Kyoto is a bit chaotic. We can talk about it next year."

Chen Tang thought of the recent changes in high-ranking officials in Kyoto and the rehabilitation of those who had been demoted, and nodded decisively.

After Mr. He finished speaking, he talked to He Zhi for a while before hanging up the phone.

The phone call cost one dollar and ten cents per minute, and the two calls cost a total of fourteen dollars and thirty cents. People around her looked at her as if she were a rich woman.

After buying the things, she was about to go back. On the way, she met a few Red Guards who were parading people through the streets. The onlookers no longer dared to go forward to watch the show as they had done at the beginning, and they all moved away from them.

At this moment, a voice sounded behind him: "Chen Tang?"