Without a letter of introduction, she could hardly take a single step.
When registering at the door, Chen Niannian was anxious facing a series of questions asked by the guard. The last time Gao Shanyue brought her in, he didn't ask so many questions. At the critical moment, she needed someone she knew, otherwise ordinary people from the art troupe could not get in at all. Just as Chen Niannian was anxious, a familiar figure flashed past her.
Chen Niannian spoke faster than he thought: "Comrade Liu Tao——!"
Liu Tao was suddenly called: "?"
She stopped and looked at Chen Niannian reflexively. It took her almost a second to realize who the other person was. "It's you."
Chen Niannian pushed the guard aside and came in through the railing, spitting and saying, "We know each other, so let's just chat, just chat..."
At Liu Tao's signal, Chen Niannian successfully came in. She grabbed Liu Tao's hand and spoke incoherently with excitement: "I want to find Su Niannian or Su Jianshan. It's urgent, a very urgent matter! Really, I'm really desperate. Apart from them, I don't have any acquaintances in Ning County. Comrade Liu Tao, please help me, please..."
The words "They're not here" were already on the tip of her tongue. Perhaps she was moved by the tears in Chen Niannian's eyes, or perhaps the story he told her last time was too tragic, so Liu Tao rarely felt a trace of sympathy. She patted Chen Niannian's hand and said loudly, "Wait a minute, I'll go to the reception room to make a phone call."
Chen Niannian, who was so anxious that she was on the verge of collapse, didn't even notice that the other party was talking about a phone call. Her heart and eyes were filled with joy that she was about to escape from trouble.
With Su Niannian as a guarantor, maybe she could get away with it. Yes, that's right! Speaking of it, it was Su Niannian who instigated her to do it. Even if it was speculation, it was Su Niannian's responsibility. She couldn't just let herself go! !
Chen Niannian comforted herself while trying her best to steady her trembling hands. She swore secretly in her heart that she would never do such a thing again!
As long as she escapes this time, she will definitely turn over a new leaf!
Just when Chen Niannian was holding on to great hopes, the door of the reception room was suddenly pushed open. The patrol lady from the street office and other staff members walked in front. Liu Tao was at the back. She looked at Chen Niannian with embarrassment and guilt. The latter stood up suddenly and almost ran away.
The lady from the street office said coldly, "According to reports from enthusiastic citizens, Comrade Chen Niannian, you are suspected of speculation. Please come back with us for investigation."
Chen Niannian was stunned for a moment. She looked at Liu Tao in disbelief and tried to struggle: "I'm looking for Su Niannian, looking for Su Niannian..."
The eldest sister immediately became alert: "Who is Su Niannian? Your boss?"
Liu Tao was so scared that she waved her hands and explained, "Comrade Su Niannian is the deputy captain of our art troupe. She has nothing to do with this matter. We don't even know where the black market is. We rarely go out on weekdays, and we are not familiar with Comrade Chen, who is engaged in speculation."
Chen Niannian was so angry that he vomited blood: "What do you mean it doesn't matter? She was the one who asked me to go to the black market to speculate. It was clearly her who instigated me. Doesn't she have any responsibility? Su Niannian! Su Niannian! Come out to me, do you want to be indifferent to this?! Have you forgotten who helped you last time you were in trouble?!
I am a member of the Su family after all, you can’t just ignore me, how can you be so heartless, you want to kill me, is this your conspiracy, from the beginning, you just wanted to mess with me…"
Chen Niannian was suddenly caught and collapsed to the extreme.
She was shouting in the reception room like a madman. If she continued like this, everyone would be attracted. In fact, Liu Tao did not bring people from the street office on purpose. They were the ones who followed the clues and found out. As a public official, she naturally could not shelter any speculators. But Chen Niannian was really hateful. Even when he was about to die, he still threw all the dirty water on Su Niannian.
At this juncture, keep your distance from the other person.
It is the wisest choice.
Liu Tao put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Nonsense! Nian Nian has never lacked money and tickets. Why would she need to go to the black market? Besides, she has never mentioned you and doesn't take your affairs seriously at all. The art troupe has enough things to do already. Do you really think you are a piece of cake? Who has time to care about you..."
"Comrade, could you please call out the comrade surnamed Su so that we can question him?" The lady from the street office said with a serious expression.
Liu Tao's face darkened. She immediately pulled the other person over and told him about Su Niannian's situation. When the word "martyr's family" was mentioned, all the doubts disappeared. The identity of a soldier's family was the best umbrella of protection. The sister from the street office no longer hesitated and asked her subordinates to take Chen Niannian away. From beginning to end, Su Niannian never even showed up. Even when Chen Niannian frantically clamored to find Gao Shanyue, he was ignored by Liu Tao.
The people in their art troupe are very clean.
Naturally, no one can have anything to do with Chen Niannian.
In Liu Tao's opinion, if you make a mistake, you should take responsibility for it. This is a matter of course and no one can escape it. But when she thought of the resentful look in Chen Niannian's eyes when he left just now, she frowned and decided to call Su Niannian to tell her about the troubles Chen Niannian had gotten into.
Unfortunately, Su Niannian had already left South Island, and Liu Tao happened to learn that Gu Zhiye was still alive. She was so happy for a moment that she quickly forgot about the matter of Chen Niannian.
…
Recently, speculation and profiteering have been strictly controlled, and Chen Niannian has been caught in the crossfire.
She was fired from her position at the supply and marketing cooperative, and all the money she had earned was confiscated. Three days later, she was sent directly to the quarry for labor reform. From beginning to end, she didn't even have a single person to contact. She did try every means to call Xiangyang Village, but unfortunately it was to little avail. Even the team leader ignored her. In the final analysis, she had offended someone badly when she left.
Chen Niannian cried to heaven and earth, but no one answered.
It was soon sent to the quarry.
The quarry was a hundred times poorer than the farm. The environment was terrible, the ground was not mud but stone, and even the house was made of stone. There was an empty bed in the house and nothing else. When Chen Niannian saw this scene, he was so scared that he burst into tears. They had to do the hardest and most tiring work and eat the worst and rottenest food.
Chen Niannian is now a completely different person from before. She has developed good hygiene habits and still maintains certain habits even in harsh environments. After a tiring day, when there is no water to take a bath, Chen Niannian follows the big sister next door to the water room, fetches hot water in a broken enamel basin, and washes her body in the cramped stone house.
Tears flowed down her dirty cheeks. Chen Niannian, immersed in grief, did not notice that the flimsy wooden door was quietly opened by a pair of rough hands...
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