Meanwhile, Hao Chunlai and his wife, who had just finished arguing and finally calmed down, were furious again when they opened the sack and saw the black coal briquettes inside.
Although Meng Yuan did not witness these scenes with her own eyes, just thinking about them made her feel exhilarated.
Of course, she didn't intend to hide these things.
After meeting up with Huo Zhankai, the two went to the newspaper office to pay for the publication of the letter severing ties.
Afterwards, Meng Yuan recounted all of this in detail.
She suffered so much hardship and injustice in Xinjiang Province for so many years, so why should they feel at ease enjoying this peaceful life in Beijing?
These things belong to her, so why should they be used as bargaining chips?
Therefore, she has no regrets about her actions.
If all goes well, Qi Fang and Hao Chunlai's names will appear on the list of those supporting the third front in half a month.
From now on, they can no longer use their blood ties to disgust themselves.
"You did the right thing." Huo Zhankai stated his position immediately after hearing the news.
But he knew his wife well; this series of actions today was clearly not her usual way of doing things.
Meng Yuan smiled and said, "This idea was suggested to me by my third sister-in-law."
"Third sister-in-law?"
"Mm." Meng Yuan nodded.
To tell the whole story, we have to go back a month.
At that time, they had just settled back in Beijing when Jiang Si came to them with the transfer documents for the courtyard house.
However, after much hesitation, Meng Yuan decided to postpone the transfer of ownership.
Meng Yuan knew better than anyone how greedy her family members were.
If they knew that she had moved back to Beijing and owned such a spacious courtyard house, they would definitely refuse to leave, given their shamelessness.
Seeing that she was really worried, Jiang Si gave her a suggestion.
"So, did your third sister-in-law also help you find this information?"
Meng Yuan nodded, "Yes!"
The construction plans for the third-tier factories and the residential compounds of major factories in Beijing were all handled by the Construction Department.
For Jiang Si, finding this information was just a matter of a single sentence.
With Ninth Master around, finding dirt on these people wouldn't be difficult.
The difficulty lies in the fact that once the arrow is released, there's no turning back.
Jiang Si was so resolute back then because she knew that if she didn't fight back, the only outcome awaiting her would be dying far from home.
Similarly, Meng Yuan is also like that.
If Huo Zhankai hadn't saved her that year...
She froze to death that very winter when she first arrived in Xinjiang.
"Do you want to go straight home now, or do you want to go somewhere else?" Huo Zhan asked considerately after she calmed down.
“Let’s go to the department store.” Meng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, then patted her bulging handbag. “To be honest, I never thought I would get this money back.”
It feels like I got it for free!
Most importantly, years of pent-up frustration were finally released at this moment.
No wonder my third sister-in-law said that it's more satisfying to take revenge personally!
Seeing the contented smile on her face, Huo Zhankai smiled back.
The couple spent the entire afternoon shopping at the department store.
They only returned home satisfied after filling the trunk and back seats to the brim.
The next day, everyone in the Huo family, including Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong, received a gift that the couple had carefully prepared.
...
Life moved forward steadily in happiness, and before we knew it, half a month had passed.
That day, Huo Tingzhou returned home later than usual, arriving after 8 p.m.
At this time of day, Jiang Si would usually be reading bedtime stories to Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao.
Today was a little different. I saw the two little ones each holding a thick crayon, sticking their bottoms out and scribbling on white paper.
Huo Tingzhou unbuttoned his military uniform and sat down, asking with a questioning look in his eyes, "What's wrong with them?"
Usually, he would pester his mother to tell him a bedtime story at this time, right?
Jiang Si shook her head, a hint of helplessness on her face.
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Maybe it's because these two little ones got anxious seeing their older brothers rushing to finish their winter break homework. After dinner, they started clamoring for crayons, and they got angry when they weren't given them."
Although it was somewhat amusing, Jiang Si did not want to stifle the children's thirst for knowledge.
So they gave each of them a crayon.
Then he wrote a few Arabic numerals on a piece of white paper.
There weren't many, just five.
Huo Tingzhou smiled knowingly upon hearing this.
He then lowered his head with great interest and carefully admired the two little ones' 'masterpiece'.
To be honest, he was quite surprised.
After all, the child is not even a year and a half old, yet he can draw a zero so perfectly round.
The number 2 was also written well; at least it was recognizable.
"The children are just like you, so smart." Huo Tingzhou put his arm around Jiang Si's shoulder with a proud look on his face.
"Of course!" Jiang Si was actually a little proud of herself.
It's just that I'm not sure if it's because of the spiritual spring water, or if the two little ones really inherited my love for drawing.
Seeing that it was getting late, she said, "You play with them for a while, I'm going to take a shower first."
I shower every day, so I'm not very dirty.
Jiang Si quickly rinsed herself off inside, changed into a set of pajamas, and came out.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, Huo Tingzhou, who was waiting at the door, scooped him up and easily hoisted him onto his shoulder.
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