Aunt Ruan covered her face and abruptly turned her head to the side. Tian Tian's movement to rush into her mother's arms froze. The mother and daughter met each other's eyes through an open door.
"Mom!" Tian Tian stretched out a trembling hand, trying to see more clearly. Suddenly, she was violently pulled into the house, and the door slammed shut behind her.
Why did you come back?
"Didn't I tell you, once you leave, don't come back?"
Why won't you listen to me?
With each sentence Ruan Qing spoke, Tian Tian received a heavy slap on the shoulder. Tears welled in her eyes, but she endured it without flinching.
The mother and daughter embraced and wept bitterly. Under her daughter's repeated questioning, Ruan Qing revealed the reason for her injury.
“Your maternal grandfather went mad. He went completely mad after the old woman from the Yan family brought a man back.”
As she spoke, Ruan Qing laughed and cried at the same time, her laughter sounding like madness. "He actually asked me to seduce that man surnamed Xie who was with your great-grandmother."
Tian Tian's hand tightened, and she opened her mouth for a long time before asking, "You went?"
Ruan Qing smiled bitterly, "She went, and not only did she go, she was also severely humiliated by that man and your great-grandmother."
Afterwards, your grandfather was furious. He couldn't do anything about those two, so he took his anger out on me.
His kind and considerate granddaughter, Baozhu, splashed a bowl of scalding hot soup all over my face.
Tian Tian's breathing suddenly quickened, and Ruan Qing touched her daughter's face with tenderness in her eyes, "So silly!"
The reason I agreed to let you take Baozhu's place in the countryside was to send you away from this cannibalistic place. I wanted you to suffer for a while, and then Mom would arrange a job for you so you could live a stable life.
How did I fall into their trap and come back?!
To reassure her mother, Tian Tian took out a leave slip and said, "Mom, Mom, look, I'm just coming back to visit my family. Are you in pain?"
Don't worry, I'm doing fine in the countryside of Heilongjiang Province. My cousin may not like me, but she's not as heartless as Baozhu.
She picked out a few interesting stories from Heilongjiang Province to tell Ruan Qing. Perhaps because her daughter was by her side, or perhaps because she was applying ointment to her wound, Ruan Qing gradually fell asleep under Tian Tian's gentle whispers.
The half of his face, scalded by hot soup, was terrifying.
The blisters burst and pus oozed out, the skin clinging loosely to the ulcerated face, as if it could be peeled off effortlessly.
Even in her sleep, she couldn't sleep very soundly.
Tian Tian choked up, slowly backing out of the inner bedroom. The moment the door closed, the hatred in her heart could no longer be hidden.
No matter how many bad things a mother has done, there is one thing she truly loves: her daughter.
At this moment, her carefully laid plans were shattered. Ruan Kangri, Ruan Baozhu, Ruan Xianxian... none of them will escape!
She went into the bathroom to wash away her exhaustion, then returned to her room, took out the cosmetics she hadn't taken with her when she went to the countryside, and put on a tired but still beautiful makeup.
Without changing his clothes, still wearing the same outfit he'd worn on the train, he gently closed the door and headed straight for his grandfather's military region without looking back.
In front of the solemn and dignified military district gate, a squad of heavily armed soldiers stood watch, their eyes scanning the surroundings. From afar, a woman stumbled towards them...
They may appear non-aggressive, but the soldiers are not complacent; they raise their guns, load them, aim, and issue loud warnings.
"Who goes there? Hands up, don't come any closer."
Despite being pointed at by more than a dozen gun barrels, Tian Tian was afraid but not timid. She knew that soldiers' bullets would never be fired at their own people, as long as she did not provoke them.
Following instructions, Tian Tian stood still, raised her hands, and called out loudly from a distance, "Don't be nervous, I mean no harm. I am Tian Tian, the granddaughter of Brigade Commander Ruan."
I was robbed on the train and almost kidnapped by human traffickers. Can you help me by calling my grandpa?
The squad leader signaled to put away their guns. Tian Tian's face wasn't exactly familiar; he had visited the military region before to deliver things to the brigade commander, so she wasn't a complete stranger.
He thought for a moment and then came out himself. "You..."
Tian Tian lowered her head shyly, and as if she had thought of something, she quickly took out her letter of introduction and presented it to the other party.
"I lost all my money and walked all night to get here. Could you send someone to inform my grandfather?"
The class monitor checked the letter of introduction and found it to be correct and matched the person in question, so he agreed to her request.
He asked casually, "Why didn't you go home? It's not far from home, why did you come straight to the military region?"
Tian Tian didn't hide anything, "I heard in the countryside that my cousin accidentally splashed hot soup on my mother's face, so I... I just wanted to come and see my grandfather first."
She got to the point but was evasive, but the class monitor understood: the niece had injured her aunt, and the girl had traveled a long way back to demand an explanation.
Instead of having any reservations about going directly to someone's home, they simply came to the military region to find them.
The house of Brigade Commander Ruan is getting more and more lively every day!
He folded the letter of introduction and handed it back to Tian Tian. "It's not time yet, your grandfather hasn't arrived. Are you going to wait here? Or should I send someone to take you back to the compound?"
There are only these two options. As for military restricted areas, not only the granddaughter of a brigade commander, but even the granddaughter of a high-ranking officer are not allowed to enter without permission.
Tian Tian shook her head vigorously, as if she was terrified. "I won't go back. I'll wait here."
Seeing how frightened she was at the thought of going home, the squad leader clicked his tongue and told her to stay far away and not to look around or wander around before returning to her post.
As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, around six o'clock, more and more people started coming and going in front of the gate.
Everyone who passed by Tian Tian and entered the military region would glance at her. Where did this female comrade come from? Look at her clothes and her hair, all tangled up.
Correspondingly, they would also ask the soldiers on duty a few questions. The squad leader did not help Ruan Kangri cover up the truth. When someone asked, he would answer.
Even in the election of division commanders, there are factions within the military.
Tian Tian arrived at a very opportune time; the squad leader was a soldier under another veteran.
Those living in the nearby military compound are all officers at the deputy battalion level or above, or officers at the company level who have served for 15 years.
Now things have really gotten out of hand. News of the robbery that occurred on the train on the way back to his hometown, and the news that the estranged daughter of the estranged brigade commander Ruan had splashed hot soup on her aunt and disfigured her, spread like wildfire.
The distant sound of a bicycle bell reached her ears. Tian Tian looked up, her eyes lighting up when she saw the person approaching, before she looked down again.
As the bicycle was about to pass her and enter the military area, she called out softly, "Grandpa Qin."
The middle-aged man surnamed Qin slammed on the brakes, nearly dropping the large steamed bun he was holding in his mouth. Grandpa Qin? Him?
He's 47 this year, the age to be a grandfather, but is it polite for a woman in her twenties to call him grandfather?
Unless it's a family you know well, the younger generation should address people according to their seniority.
Just as I was about to say something, I saw Tian Tian's face clearly. Hmm, she looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place who she was.
Tian Tian's expression suddenly changed. She stepped forward and grabbed Political Commissar Qin's car handle tightly. When she opened her mouth, it attracted the attention of many soldiers on duty.
"You're the one who launched a massive attack on my grandfather, trying to prevent him from becoming a division commander, right? My grandfather even said at home that you're not only deaf but also blind."
"What kind of small group is this targeting my grandfather? You must apologize to him and admit your mistake today, or I'll report you."
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