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In a daze, He Tiantian saw Huo Yingjie return.
With Huo Yingjie back, He Tiantian finally felt at ease.
"Brother Yingjie, how are you?" He Tiantian asked softly, rubbing her eyes and hugging Huo Yingjie with lingering fear.
Huo Yingjie gently patted He Tiantian's back and said, "It's alright now. Qi Jianguo will never be able to get out of here. This time, it was my negligence that frightened you and the child."
"How can you blame yourself?" He Tiantian looked up. "You didn't know this would happen beforehand. Don't blame yourself, we're fine. This time, Little Turtle did a great job. If it weren't for it, Qi Jianguo's knife would have hit me."
"The little tortoise is not bad," Huo Yingjie praised, but at the same time he had a bad feeling.
Huo Yingjie discovered that he could foresee things happening to other people, but he could not predict things happening to himself, his wife, and their two children.
Is this the law of Heaven?
If so, he is now just a human being and cannot contend with the will of Heaven.
Since that's the case, we'll have to think of other solutions.
But how can we avoid such things?
Huo Yingjie couldn't find a suitable solution for the time being, so he decided to relax for now and start thinking of a good solution from tomorrow.
As dawn broke, Grandma Qi, leaning against the wall, walked through the alley and arrived at her own door.
Even after it rained, wisps of smoke still occasionally rose from some places.
Although she was mentally prepared, seeing these things still made Grandma Qi's eyes sting.
The worst-hit rooms were He Tiantian's, Huo Yingjie's side room, the main room, and the side room, which were mostly burned.
"Oh, what a pity," Grandma Qi murmured softly, her eyes reddening.
"Don't be sad," Old Man Qi comforted softly. "If you're sad, Tian Tian, Ying Jie will feel even worse."
Grandma Qi wiped away her tears and saw Qi Dazhu coming over. She said, "Dazhu, now that you've finished your business, could you find a few people to help me go in and check if the photo album in my dressing table is still there?"
Other things, though a pity to burn, can be bought with money, but those photo albums cannot.
“Okay, Third Aunt, you and Second Uncle will stay at my house for a while,” Secretary Qi said. “I’ll take some people in later to help look for the things in the house.”
"Then I'll trouble you," said Grandma Qi. "Tell them that if they work for me, I won't let them work for nothing."
"Hehe, even if it's all for nothing, it's still worth it." Qi Dazhu laughed. "Third Aunt, think positively and don't take it to heart. Once this is all done, I'll build you a big house."
"Okay, okay!" Grandma Qi said with a smile, and followed Old Man Qi to Qi Dazhu's house.
By noon, Qi Dazhu had indeed brought back a lot of things, most of which belonged to Qi San's grandmother.
As for He Tiantian, the room where Huo Yingjie lived was almost empty. The two of them could only temporarily wear the clothes that Qi Xiaoyan and Niu Dajun had left at Secretary Qi's house.
As for the children, since it's summer, we found some clothes from Secretary Qi's grandson and granddaughter to wear, and that will have to do.
After this matter is over, I'll go to the county town to buy it.
Oh dear, He Tiantian, Huo Yingjie's money, wallet, and everything else were burned.
Just as she was thinking of sending a telegram to her parents-in-law to send some money, she was stopped by Grandma Qi.
"Sweetie, you've burned all your things, but I still have quite a lot here," said Grandma Qi. "The box for storing money and deposit slips is still here, so you don't need to send a telegram to your in-laws to send money over."
"Grandma!" He Tiantian felt guilty and embarrassed to take Qi San's money.
"You said it yourself, she's my goddaughter, why can't she take my money?" Grandma Qi said with a smile. "Don't worry, there are tens of thousands of yuan in here, enough to live on."
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Okay!"
Grandma will only get angry if she insists on not agreeing!
Upon hearing that Qi Jianguo was dead, He Tiantian suddenly seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Perhaps death is the best relief for Qi Jianguo.
Upon hearing about her cousin's passing, Wang Shuilian rushed over to help with the funeral arrangements.
That evening, while Qi Fangfang kept vigil, Wang Shuilian stayed by her side.
"Thank you so much, Auntie, for coming to help me," Qi Fangfang said gratefully. She had treated her auntie so badly before, but her auntie was still so kind to her, not holding a grudge.
Wang Shuilian smiled bitterly and said, "When I was in my most difficult time, neither my own mother nor my younger brother cared about me. Fortunately, my aunt took me in. I have always remembered this kindness. Now it's just the two of us sisters here. You were young before, and you couldn't tell right from wrong when you did those things. Now I'm going to talk to you properly, and I hope you can listen to me."
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Qi Fangfang has grown up and become more sensible; otherwise, she wouldn't have tried so hard to persuade Qi Jianguo before.
Qi Fangfang wiped away her tears and said, "I used to be blinded by hatred, and I could only see other people's mistakes, not my own. Now that I think about it, the things I did before were really wrong. I know what you want to advise me about, that you hope I won't cause trouble for He Tiantian like my brother did."
Wang Shuilian was slightly relieved to see that Qi Fangfang could understand, at least she wasn't beyond redemption.
“Yes, I just wanted to come and talk to you about this,” Wang Shuilian said. “If you think about it from beginning to end, even if He Tiantian did something to you, it was because you and your brother did something to wrong her first that she retaliated. Not to mention anything else, just this time, if your brother hadn’t set the fire, he wouldn’t have gotten into trouble, and he wouldn’t have committed suicide after the incident was exposed.”
Qi Fangfang's tears flowed even more freely. She choked back sobs, finally nodding and saying, "I know, I actually know everything, I just didn't want to admit it before. I know I was wrong now, but I couldn't persuade my brother..."
Wang Shuilian felt some sympathy for her brother-in-law, but more disappointment than anything else.
“Now that you’ve figured it out, don’t hold a grudge against He Tiantian,” Wang Shuilian said. “I’m not siding with outsiders, but I believe that only by distinguishing right from wrong can one live an upright life. Now that you’re my only child, you have to take good care of yourself from now on.”
Qi Fangfang nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, I understand."
"Good to know." Wang Shuilian nodded and took out two hundred yuan from her pocket. "Take this money; we need to spend money on everything."
"Auntie..." Qi Fangfang was embarrassed to accept, as her auntie had helped her a lot in the past.
Wang Shuilian said, "If you feel bad about it, just consider it a loan. You can pay me back when you have the money. Will that make you feel better? Uncle and Aunt are just traumatized. They're fine. They'll recover in ten days to two weeks if they take good care of themselves."
"Thank you, Auntie," Qi Fangfang said gratefully.
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