Zhu Yingxiong stopped following Fan Hongying, and the trio of Zhan Chunlan, Li Xiuxiu, and Fan Hongying could happily go to and from school again.
Fan Hongying's family members all have jobs and have a wide range of sources of information. She linked arms with Zhan Chunlan and quietly shared what she had heard: "I heard that the former director of the Revolutionary Committee has fallen."
Li Xiuxiu knew quite a bit, and after hearing just the beginning, she couldn't wait to speak up: "I've heard about it too. It's said that he deliberately framed many patriots, some of whom were businessmen, some were teachers, some were professors, and some were leaders of Jiangcheng Machinery Factory."
Zhan Chunlan only saw his earnings and information about embezzlement and bribery in the account books, but she didn't know about the evil deeds he had done. Her eyes were bright as she stared at her and blinked, signaling her to say more.
Seeing this expression, Li Xiuxiu felt as refreshed as drinking a pot of ice water on a sweltering summer day: "It was my uncle who said that the house he's living in now belongs to a professor who returned from abroad. He entered a research institute in the United States and brought back advanced technology, but he ended up being sent to the countryside to live in a cowshed."
Upon hearing this news, all three were disheartened. They thought to themselves, if they had given up their comfortable lives and careers that they had worked hard for half their lives with a heart full of passion, and returned to China with the data they had painstakingly etched into their memories, they would have wanted to contribute their own strength to the construction of their motherland.
Before he could even achieve anything, he was falsely accused and sent to the countryside. I wonder how upset he must have felt.
Seeing that everyone was a bit down, Fan Hongying quickly changed the subject: "So he's gone to the Northwest to plant trees now. He's probably drinking the northwest wind right now, his mouth is full of sand, he doesn't even need to eat, he can be full just by drinking the wind and swallowing sand, how happy he is."
"Hongying, you need to be more careful when you speak and eat." Zhan Chunlan's expression was somewhat serious.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Fan Hongying was a little flustered. Was her friend's sense of morality too strong? It wasn't even okay to talk badly about someone behind their back? "He was a bad person to begin with. I didn't mean to talk badly about him. I...I...I was just telling the truth."
“Yes, Chunlan, we’re just talking about bad people behind their backs. There are definitely many people like us, and they might even say more hurtful things than we do.” Li Xiuxiu quickly tried to smooth things over. Actually, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with what she said, but looking at Chunlan’s petite figure, she guessed that the environment she grew up in had taught her to be cautious.
"No, I was worried about you..." Zhan Chunlan realized they had misunderstood, but what could she do...? She... she did it on purpose!
"Really?" Fan Hongying thought about it seriously. Could it be that the situation has become so serious that talking badly about someone behind their back would get you reported?
"Seriously, you have such a sharp tongue, I'm worried that if you touch your lips together, you'll poison yourself to death! Hahaha!" Zhan Chunlan quickly finished speaking and ran away.
Li Xiuxiu and Fan Hongying, the two silly girls, were left there staring at each other for a long time before they realized: "She means I was too harsh with my words?"
Li Xiuxiu nodded blankly, "That seems to be the idea!"
"Zhan Chunlan! Stop right there! Don't you dare run away!!!"
Zhan Chunlan "intentionally" slowed down, and the two of them caught up in just a few steps. Humph, she moved her legs very fast, just to wait for them.
After the two men caught up, they placed four large hands on Zhan Chunlan's head and rubbed it vigorously.
Zhan Chunlan quickly raised her hands and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, please let me go, ladies. If you keep rubbing me, I'll get another two centimeters rubbed in. I'm not tall to begin with..."
Hearing her say that, both of them felt guilty. Li Xiuxiu helped her straighten her hair, and Fan Hongying helped her tidy her clothes: "Hehe, I was a little too rough..."
Li Xiuxiu also stretched out her hand, her thumb and forefinger almost touching.
Zhan Chunlan: "You have already lost the South Korean market!"
Lee Soo-soo: "What do you mean? What Korean market?"
Zhan Chunlan lightly patted her mouth. "You're so stubborn, but you're quick to speak now." She said, "It's nothing. I was just saying that Zhu Zhenguo and the others aren't that fast yet. They're probably still on their way. It's really good for him. The police officers have to take him to such a far place."
“That’s right, but Zhu Yingxiong doesn’t have the right to be arrogant now, so he probably won’t bother you anymore.” Li Xiuxiu was also happy for her friend that her troubles were resolved.
“Yes, he doesn’t have time for me now. I heard he went to see his aunt.” Fan Hongying’s eyes were full of smiles as she spoke.
"Auntie! Open the door! I know you're home!" Zhu Yingxiong had indeed gone to find his aunt. If it weren't for avenging his aunt, would he have gone to cause trouble for Fan Hongying? Their family wouldn't be in this state now.
Although he didn't know what the connection was, this was the only thing that had happened before his family's downfall. His father had carefully analyzed it for him before he passed away, guessing that Fan Hongying had some powerful background, and that his family was in this predicament because he had offended her.
So why is it that while her parents were sent down to the Northwest, her aunt got away with nothing?
Moreover, ever since the family incident, his aunt, who used to fawn over him, has stopped paying attention to him. What? When his family was doing well, she would come over and ask for this and that, but now that his family is in trouble, she stays far away.
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
Seeing that he was blocking the door all day long, Huang Ju realized it wasn't going to work, so she opened the door a crack and said, "Hero, don't come looking for me anymore. Your family is already in such a state, do you still want to harm your aunt? Your aunt is your last remaining family."
Seeing her open the door, Zhu Yingxiong tried to rush in: "Huang Ju, you still want to be my aunt? Bah! When our family was still around, how many benefits did you take outside using my father's name? Now that our family is in trouble, you want to stay far away? Let me tell you, dream on!"
Seeing his bloodshot eyes and crazed appearance, Huang Ju was somewhat frightened: "Hero, calm down. You've already severed ties with your parents, and you won't even let me stay away from you? If I still have anything to do with your family, we're finished. For the sake of how good your aunt has been to you before, please don't come looking for me anymore, okay?"
Zhu Yingxiong couldn't listen to anything anymore; all he remembered was that his father said his aunt was the culprit, and he couldn't let her get away with it: "No way! Let me tell you, you're the one who caused this mess in my family. If you hadn't asked me to stand up for you, would I have gotten into trouble? You still want to deny it? No way!"
"From now on, I'll live in your house, and you'll be responsible for me for the rest of my life!" Zhu Yingxiong forcefully squeezed into Huang Ju's house. He had been well-fed since childhood and was tall and strong, so Huang Ju had no trouble dealing with him.
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