Chapter 100
"Where are you going?" Master Wan asked while busy with his work.
"I want to personally visit the staff quarters of the First Factory to thank Comrade Wu Zhenzhen and Comrade Fan Huaxiao for speaking up for me that day," Tian Hao said.
In fact, he could have gone to thank Wu Zhenzhen alone. However, considering that Wu Zhenzhen was a lesbian, he was afraid that if he went to Wu Zhenzhen's house rashly, some bad rumors would spread about Wu Zhenzhen, so he wanted Master Wan to go with him.
After listening to Tian Hao's concerns, Master Wan agreed without hesitation: "You are very thoughtful. I will go with you."
After that, Master Wan asked again: "Are you planning to bring anything with you?"
"I prepared two canned fruits."
Master Wan knew that Tian Hao's family wasn't well off. Although he was now a regular employee at the furniture factory, he was only a first-class worker, earning just over 20 yuan a month, and he still had to contribute to the family expenses. The two cans of fruit were a big gesture from Tian Hao.
"Canned fruit will be enough," said Master Wan.
So, after work, Master Wan and Tian Hao, who was carrying two cans of fruit, went into the staff quarters of the first factory.
They first went to Fan Hua's house to find Fan Hua.
Tian Hao is not good at speaking, so it was Master Wan who came forward to explain his purpose.
"I'm so grateful to Comrade Fan Huaxiao that day. Although he's young, he knows right from wrong and has the courage to tell the truth. If it weren't for him, Tian Hao would have been wronged. Tian Hao is very grateful to Comrade Fan Huaxiao and wants to thank him in person."
After Master Wan finished speaking, he gestured to Tian Hao to hand over the canned fruit.
Tian Hao handed the canned fruit to Fan Hua and said solemnly, "Thank you."
Fan Hua didn't answer, but looked at his mother, Aunt Fan.
"It's just a small matter, there's no need to go out of your way to buy something. Fan Hua didn't do anything, he just told the truth about what he saw." Aunt Fan pushed the can of fruit back.
"Auntie, I am really grateful to Comrade Fan Hua. Please accept this as a small token of my gratitude." Tian Hao said anxiously.
"I know you are very grateful to him, and it is enough for you to thank him. I don't want him to think that he can get benefits every time he stands up in the future. Since he knows what the real situation is, he should stand up and make it clear. We can't let good people be wronged in vain." Aunt Fan said earnestly.
Having said that, Tian Hao and Master Wan also understood Aunt Fan's good intentions.
Tian Hao no longer insisted that Aunt Fan accept the canned fruit. He once again solemnly thanked Fan Hua: "Thank you."
Fan Hua smiled brightly: "You're welcome, it's what I should do."
After leaving Fan Hua's house, Master Wan and Tian Hao went to Wu Zhenzhen's house.
It was Wu Zhenzhen who opened the door. Master Wan explained his purpose and Tian Hao handed over the two cans of fruit.
"Thank you for that day."
Wu Zhenzhen didn't take it and said, "It's just a small thing. Just say thank you. No need to bring anything. Besides, I didn't help much that day. Fan Hua was the biggest help."
"We also went to Fan Hua's house and expressed our gratitude in person." Master Wan explained.
Tian Hao nodded and said, "You were the first one to stand up and speak for me that day. It's not easy for the first person to stand up."
Wu Zhenzhen understood what Tian Hao meant, but she still deliberately smiled and said, "It's not easy to be the first person to stand up. I just told everything I saw. It's not difficult at all. You can take the things back. I really don't want them."
Seeing that Wu Zhenzhen was very insistent, Master Wan shook his head and signaled him not to see her off and just to say thank you.
So Tian Hao thanked him again solemnly.
After leaving the slum, Tian Hao and Master Wan walked towards the furniture factory’s staff quarters.
"Uncle Wan, take these two cans of fruit back and eat them with your aunt. You helped me that day, so I should have bought you something as well." Tian Hao said.
"You kid, when did you become so polite to your uncle Wan? Am I helping you just to get this little thing from you? Take it back and eat it yourself!" Master Wan looked disgusted and waved his hands repeatedly.
Tian Hao had no choice but to put the can of fruit he had handed over away away.
After they each walked towards their own homes, Master Wan glanced at Tian Hao's back a few times and sighed inaudibly.
What a pitiful and kind-hearted child. He has such a good personality, but his legs hold him back.
Tian Hao returned home.
Although his family didn't live in a tube-shaped building, it wasn't very big, with only two rooms. His two brothers and their wife each had a room, while he and his parents each had two small areas in the living room.
Before my second brother got married, his parents and his eldest brother and his wife lived in separate rooms. Later, when he got married, his parents moved out, and his brother and his wife moved in. His room, however, remained the small space in the living room.
His family had four children, all boys. Other families, with fewer boys, treasured them all. But his family had too many boys, so his parents didn't take them seriously. Especially since he was the third child, they paid him even less attention.
Seeing him come back, Tian's father and mother didn't even look at him. Instead, Tian's wife sneered and said, "Why are you back so late today? Were you hanging out outside?"
"Uncle Wan and I went to the staff quarters of the No. 1 factory to thank Comrade Wu Zhenzhen and Comrade Fan Huaxiao for speaking up for me that day." Tian Hao said in a deep voice.
Speaking of this, Tian Dasao and Tian Ersao looked at each other. They always felt that Tian Hao was insulting them. After all, they were at the scene that day, but they did not speak up for him and even ran away.
"What is there to thank me for? You didn't really do anything rude to Wu Aixia. You wouldn't be afraid even if we went to the police station!" said Tian Ersao.
"Okay, let's not talk about the past. Don't you think it was embarrassing enough?" Father Tian snorted.
Tian's father had rather old-fashioned ideas. Although it was later proved that Tian Hao did not behave like a hooligan, it was still embarrassing to make it known. Moreover, Zhou Jinmei had scolded him so harshly that day. Tian's father did not want to think about what happened that day at all.
Tian's mother suddenly noticed what Tian Hao was holding, and she became more alert and asked, "Where did you get the canned fruit?"
"Are there any canned fruits? Where are they?" When Tian Hao's two nephews heard "canned fruits", they ran out of the house.
"I originally bought it for Comrade Wu Zhenzhen and Comrade Fan Huaxiao to thank them for helping me that day, but they didn't want it." Tian Hao said.
"You have a lot of money, so why buy them such nice things? You think you have a lot of money, but why haven't you bought canned fruit for me and your dad?" Tian's mother was so excited that her voice rose several decibels.
Tian's father and his two sisters-in-law all thought Tian's mother was right. They all thought it was fortunate that Wu Zhenzhen and Fan Hua didn't want it, otherwise, such a good thing would have been given away to outsiders for nothing.
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