Chapter 65: Good Strategy, Using the Force to Defeat the Force
Grandma Cao put on the new socks that Tang Xueli gave her. They had dark blue stripes, were very thick and exceptionally warm to wear.
Tang Xueli came every day to add coal to Grandma Cao's stove, making the house warm.
"Having a little granddaughter makes me, an old lady, blessed!" Grandma Cao sat on the bed, looking at Tang Xueli with a smile, the love in her eyes overflowing.
After Tang Xueli cleaned up the stove, she sat down next to Grandma Cao. Dahuang ran over and lay on the mat at her feet.
The setting sun shines into the house, and time seems to stand still at this moment.
"Grandma, that guy at Lin Tiecheng's door is not shit." Tang Xueli took her grandmother's arm and said softly, "Don't worry, he won't bother you again!"
Grandma Cao smiled and asked, "Have you found out? What's going on?"
Tang Xueli felt an itch on her chin, so she gently rubbed Grandma Cao's shoulder twice: "He has offended someone, and someone is taking revenge on him."
"Stay away from him from now on." Grandma Cao caressed Tang Xueli's head, "He is not a good person."
Grandma Cao was afraid that her precious granddaughter would be bullied.
"Got it." Tang Xueli smiled sweetly.
Grandma Cao grabbed a handful of roasted melon seeds, peeled them with her hands, and put the kernels into Tang Xueli's palm, "Save a few more and eat them together."
"Yeah." Tang Xueli spread her palms obediently and chatted with Grandma Cao, "Grandma, do you have any wishes?"
"Wishes..." Grandma Cao thought seriously for a while, and after peeling six melon seeds, she said, "I don't have any wishes. I won't have any regrets if I die now."
Tang Xueli frowned and said seriously: "You will live a long life!"
Grandma Cao chuckled, "Okay, my precious granddaughter doesn't want me to die, so I will live a few more years to accompany you."
"Okay, it's a deal." Tang Xueli stared at the melon seeds in her palm.
"There are about a dozen now, right? You can eat them now!"
Grandma Cao watched Tang Xueli eat it in one gulp, chewing it slowly.
“Does it smell good?”
Tang Xueli nodded vigorously: "It smells good! It smells really good!"
"Another handful." Grandma Cao continued to peel the melon seeds.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
"It sounds like the noise is coming from Zhao Hongye's room?" Grandma Cao stood at the window and looked outside.
Tang Xueli draped the blanket over Grandma Cao and looked outside together. "Let's not go out."
"Well, I won't go out!" Grandma Cao said, "She was arguing with Lin Tiecheng, right? Did Lin Tiecheng also call your uncle's name? My ears are getting less and less sensitive, did I mishear?"
"You heard it right. He just called out Tang Jinhong's name." Tang Xueli smiled faintly.
Zhao Hongye and Tang Jinhong acted quite quickly. In just two days, they had made Lin Tiecheng extremely angry.
Lin Tiecheng has given up hope and is making a scene in the slum.
"You two are a pair of bastards. You are a dirty couple. You are afraid that I will tell others, so you deliberately mess with me."
"I work diligently and never make any mistakes. Why are you firing me?"
"Tang Jinhong, you are so hypocritical. You say one thing to my face and another behind my back. Do your wife and children know that you are having an affair with Zhao Hongye?"
"Zhao Hongye, you threw the shit at my doorstep, didn't you? Do you really want to chase me away?"
"I won't leave. I'd rather die in front of you."
Tang Jinhong hid in the room and never came out.
Zhao Hongye and Lin Tiecheng cursed at each other.
"You mad dog, why are you biting people everywhere?"
"What does it have to do with me if you're fired from the factory?"
"Are you sick? You're crazy!"
"You took a shit at the door yourself, don't put the blame on me."
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The two of them kept cursing, and it was no longer possible to listen to what they were saying.
Zhao Changjiang stepped forward to separate them, but he couldn't stop them from talking.
Lin Tiecheng's anger reached its peak and he rushed over and started fighting.
Zhao Hongye was punched several times in the face and kicked in the stomach, and immediately fell to the ground, unable to move.
She groaned in pain: "Oh my god, I'm going to die, I can't live anymore..."
Zhao Changjiang held Lin Tiecheng tightly and said, "Calm down, calm down, don't be impulsive."
"He's vomiting blood! Zhao Hongye is vomiting blood!" Tailor Lu Caifeng shouted, "Hurry up and send him to the hospital first. Come over quickly and help carry him!"
Day by day, what is going on?
There is no moment of peace.
The yard gradually became quiet.
The frozen atmosphere in the west room seemed increasingly suffocating.
Tang Jinhong and Jia Zhenzhen sat opposite each other, neither looking at the other.
Tang Limei stood between her parents, feeling very nervous and not knowing what to say.
After a long while, Jia Zhenzhen finally spoke: "Is what Lin Tiecheng said true?"
"Just listen to his nonsense!" Tang Jinhong couldn't admit it no matter what.
Once this is admitted, there is no going back.
As long as he does not admit it, no one can convict him, and no one can criticize his morality.
"Lin Tiecheng likes Zhao Hongye, but Zhao Hongye doesn't like him and rejected him." Tang Jinhong said slowly: "Everyone in the factory knows what kind of person Lin Tiecheng is. He likes to get stuck in a rut. If he can't get Zhao Hongye's love, he will definitely destroy her."
"So that's how it is!" Tang Limei breathed a sigh of relief. She thought her father really didn't want her mother anymore.
If that were the case, her family would be broken up!
What will she do then?
Fortunately, that is not the case.
She asked innocently, "Then why did Uncle Tiecheng say that he saw you hooking up with Sister Hongye? Did he make it up? How could he do that?"
Tang Jinhong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain something, but when he saw Jia Zhenzhen's expression, he did not say anything.
"Xiaomei, go and cook the rice." Jia Zhenzhen sent her daughter away.
After a long moment, she lowered her eyes and stared at the cracks in the concrete floor, and said, "Tang Jinhong, I don't care whether this is true or false."
Tang Jinhong said anxiously: "That bastard Lin Tiecheng is talking nonsense. I am innocent!"
"This is the last time." Jia Zhenzhen looked disheartened. "If it happens again, I will leave this family."
She works hard and never complains, but she doesn't want to live this kind of life.
She is also a daughter who was loved by her parents. How could she suffer such injustice outside?
"Okay." Tang Jinhong stood up and walked out. "I'll go discuss this with Director Zhao and see how to handle the rest of the matter."
Jia Zhenzhen continued to fold the clothes she had just collected. She had to cook and wash the dishes later. She also had to do needlework if her daughter's clothes had threads torn.
Zhao Hongye suffered gastrointestinal bleeding and internal organ damage. Fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time and is not in any danger.
But he had to be hospitalized for a few days for treatment.
There was room for Lin Tiecheng's dismissal to be turned around, but now that he was charged with assault, he has gone to a dead end.
He left the factory and moved out of the slum years ago.
For some reason, Zhao Hongye did not report the case.
The beating incident that occurred in the yard was put to rest.
But the impact it caused is far from disappearing.
The New Year is coming soon, so it’s time to have some fun.
On New Year's Eve, Zhao Changjiang was writing couplets in the morning. Those who wanted them could go and pick out the ones they liked, and then he would paste them on their doors.
Red lanterns were also hung up.
The east room of Old Tang's house was warm and lively, and Grandma Cao and Da Huang were both invited over.
There was an awkward feeling of fake smile in Xiwu, only Tang Limei was smiling foolishly.
Halfway through the New Year's Eve dinner, a few uninvited guests arrived. They were like flies that could not be driven away from a delicate and delicious cake, and were very annoying.
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