Besides Qi Jianguo, He Tiantian couldn't think of anyone else!
As for how Liu Lingli and Qi Jianguo colluded, He Tiantian had no idea.
Therefore, she still has a lot to do after returning to Qijia Village. Hopefully, within this year, she can make Qi Jianguo reap what he sows.
Before the Lunar New Year, He Tiantian had thought more than once about secretly taking a large sack and beating up Qi Jianguo. However, Qi Jianguo had always stayed away, and she hadn't found the opportunity. It turned out that Qi Jianguo had hidden himself in the county town, where, with the help of his aunt, he had entered an agricultural machinery repair training course and was living a life of luxury.
In Qijia Village, He Tiantian might have a chance to take revenge, but in the county town, she couldn't act rashly. Even if her revenge didn't result in death, it would cause more trouble than simply beating those people up in Qijia Village.
He Tiantian walked home. Her parents and the Huo couple had already gone to work. Only Old Man Qi and Third Grandma Qi were home; they had already eaten breakfast and were chatting.
While He Tiantian was eating, she heard Grandma Qi San say, "Tiantian, we've been in Nanshi for so long, it'll be time to go back to Qijia Village soon, right?"
"Yes!" He Tiantian replied. "I also took a few days off. We can go back after the Lantern Festival. There used to be a lantern festival in Nanshi. I wonder if there will be one this year?"
"Oh!" Grandma Qi said longingly. The last lantern festival she had seen was when she was young in the county town, a long time ago. "By the way, among those people who were sent down to the countryside, it seems that some of them are from Nanshi. You have a good relationship with them, are you going to bring them some things this time?"
Grandma Qi was no ordinary, unsophisticated rural woman; she was very farsighted. Since they were from the same village, sending them some things back from their homes would be far more appreciated than giving them gifts directly.
The villagers are in much better shape now and have been praised by the commune. They can bring things over from home without any problems.
Upon hearing this, He Tiantian slapped her forehead and said, "Oh dear, how could I not remember! Professor Wang and Professor Gu's homes are in the faculty and staff dormitory building of Nanshi University. I'll go check it out later. And Sun Sihao, before I came, he secretly gave me an address and asked me to bring some clothes back for him."
“Since they specifically asked you to do this, you can’t forget,” said Grandma Qi. “It’s so cold today, let’s not go out for a walk. You go about your own business.”
Old Qi didn't say anything. Old Bai's situation was a special case, so he went there by himself.
After finishing her meal, He Tiantian went to the teachers' dormitory in Nanshi. She found the place, but no one was home. She learned from a neighbor that the family had gone to a labor camp and weren't there. He Tiantian wrote a note and slipped it under the door. The note explained the reason for her absence and included her address. She said that if they cared, they would bring her something.
Afterwards, she went to the address given by Sun Sihao. He Tiantian looked around and saw that it was a residential area with bungalows and decent living conditions.
He Tiantian knocked on the door, but no one answered.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard someone in the yard and saw someone through the crack in the door, so he knocked on the door again.
She knocked very loudly on the door just now, why couldn't this woman hear her? Or was she doing it on purpose?
What puzzled He Tiantian even more was that the woman hurriedly put on her clothes and pushed the man back into the house.
He Tiantian was suspicious; how could this scene resemble an affair?
However, this was Sun Sihao's family matter, and she shouldn't pry too much.
"Is this Mo Xiaohui inside?" He Tiantian asked. Mo Xiaohui is Sun Sihao's wife.
Mo Xiaohui had already opened the door, looked He Tiantian up and down, and, without letting He Tiantian in, asked, "I am Mo Xiaohui. Who are you? What do you want with me?"
He Tiantian then got a good look at Mo Xiaohui. She was a middle-aged woman, quite voluptuous, with fair skin, and looked to be in her forties. She was a very beautiful woman. Even though her clothes were worn, they couldn't hide her curves.
“Sun Sihao has been sent down to Qijia Village, Taoyuan County, Huai City, Anhui Province. I was an educated youth there, and I’m going back soon. I’m bringing him some clothes,” He Tiantian said, looking at Mo Xiaohui.
Upon hearing He Tiantian's words, especially upon hearing Sun Sihao's voice, Mo Xiaohui said irritably, "I'm divorced from that bastard, we have nothing to do with each other anymore, don't come over. Hurry up and leave, there are no clothes of his here."
"Bang!" Then the door slammed shut.
He Tiantian was stunned. What was going on?
Just then, someone inside the house asked, "Who is it?"
Mo Xiaohui said nonchalantly, "You're asking for directions, come inside, come inside..."
He Tiantian didn't know what Mo Xiaohui's situation was, she only knew that Mo Xiaohui didn't want to have anything to do with Sun Sihao.
He Tiantian was about to knock on the door when an old woman came out of the bungalow on the right and whispered, "Young girl, don't come to this place, this woman is filthy!"
He Tiantian was stunned again. Although Mo Xiaohui's clothes were worn out, they weren't dirty!
He Tiantian immediately understood from the old woman's amused look that "dirty" here had another meaning!
He Tiantian quietly walked over and asked, "Auntie, what exactly happened?"
The old woman said disdainfully, "You just don't want to work, you just want to take your pants off. You're a clean and tidy young girl, hurry up and leave."
After the old woman finished speaking, she hurriedly left.
He Tiantian was caught in a dilemma: should she leave or stay?
In the end, He Tiantian still managed to slip a note under the door, saying that if Mo Xiaohui was forced or still had any feelings, she would go to find her.
He Tiantian walked back home and found only Grandma Qi San there.
"Grandma, where's Grandpa Qi?" He Tiantian asked. At first, she thought he was in the bathroom, but there was no one there.
Grandma Qi chuckled, "He said he had something to do, but when I asked him, he wouldn't say. That old man, always so secretive! By the way, did you have a good day?"
He Tiantian smiled wryly and recounted the events of the day.
Grandma Qi sighed and said, "Alas, every family has its own troubles. We don't know the real situation, so we can't make arbitrary judgments."
“I know. I left them my address. If they want to, or if they’re forced to, they might send the things over in the next few days,” He Tiantian said. She was small and weak and couldn’t do much more.
Just as Tian Tian had guessed, Professor Wang and Professor Gu's son and daughter-in-law secretly came over in the dark that evening.
"Hello, are you the one who left us the note?" Gu Yujun asked eagerly. They had been trying to find out about their parents, but the heavy workload every day had exhausted him, and they had no way to inquire. So, even though their parents had been sent to the countryside for more than half a year, they still had no news of them.
When I got home today and saw that note, I was very excited.
As a son, he was already deeply saddened by his inability to be filial to his parents.
My parents were taken away in such dire straits; they must have suffered a lot and endured a lot of hardship on the way.
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