Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Homemade tomato stewed tofu is sweet and sour and refreshing...
When Su Tianli and her friends returned to Shaou Street,
Su Dejun, Su Tiancai and Old Lady Su were standing in front of the gate of the Coal Bureau's family compound.
They all stretched their necks towards the street corner.
In the night,
They finally saw Zhang Wei coming back on his tricycle from a distance, and Cheng Yu following behind on his bicycle...
Su Tiancai was so anxious that he ran away!
He ran and shouted: "Brother Wei! Sister Li, where is my second sister?"
His voice was so anxious that it broke, and he was crying with great effort to suppress it.
result--
Su Tianli poked her head out from behind Cheng Yu and waved at Su Tiancai, "Brother! Brother, I'm back!"
Su Tiancai was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and shouted, "——Sister!"
Then, as he laughed, he began to cry.
He whimpered a few times, then turned and ran back, shouting, "Dad! Grandma! My sister is back!"
Mrs. Su immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.
Su Dejun was so happy that he started dancing with joy, "...God has opened his eyes!"
In this way, everyone happily returned to their own courtyard together.
Su Dejun kept asking, "Amei, you're back...how did you come back?"
Ever since his daughter told him a few days ago that if she got caught, he should go and make trouble with Old Lady Su...
From that day on, he was almost dying of anxiety!
After dinner today, he cleaned up the house, went downstairs to throw away the garbage and took a walk, and then he heard that someone on the bus passing by the Dadadi Night Market on his way home at night said that he saw law enforcement agencies driving away the vendors in the night market...
Su Dejun was immediately frightened and ran home to tell his son who was doing his homework.
The father and son thought about it and became more and more uneasy. They hurriedly rode their bicycles to Shaou Street, wanting to know the news about litchi first.
When Mrs. Su heard what Su Dejun said, she also became anxious...
Until then, it was confirmed that Su Tianli was safe.
The family members all breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time——
Yao Meiyu's voice suddenly rang out from outside the yard, "Grandma! Juan! Open the door for me, I'm Yao Meiyu!"
Ajuan ran to open the door.
She must have already told Yao Meiyu and Su Tianli outside that she had returned safely.
So when Yao Meiyu ran into the room, her expression was relatively calm, except that her eyes were red.
As soon as she ran in, she hugged Su Tianli, "Litchi! I was scared to death!"
Su Tianli was touched and patted her best friend's shoulder, "I'm fine."
"Tell me what's going on!" Yao Meiyu said hurriedly, "Didn't you say it wasn't that fast?"
"I thought it would take at least another week, why did they do it today?"
Ajuan has described the incident vividly:
"…That's how it happened. We thought our second sister wouldn't come back. We were worried and anxious, and didn't know what to do! Unexpectedly, Brother Cheng actually brought our second sister out!"
Mao Li, "Yes, yes, yes! At that time, I was thinking, why not unload all the things in the car! We don't want them anymore! As long as everyone is safe, it's fine. Then Ajuan and I were discussing how to unload the things... But before we could do anything, Cheng Yu came out with Litchi..."
Zhang Wei, "...I had already turned the front of the tricycle around! I was thinking if I could rush in and grab the lychees...but Cheng Yu had already run out with the lychees on his back!"
Those who didn't go were all fascinated by the performance.
Su Dejun asked in disbelief: "So... He Wanqian's mother was arrested due to He Wanqian's report?"
As soon as these words came out——
Everybody burst into laughter.
Yao Meiyu laughed especially happily, "It was He Wanqian who led people to catch her! Hahahaha, I don't know what her mother was thinking when she saw that she led people to catch her and wanted to shoot her mother!"
Old Lady Su asked Su Tianli worriedly, "Lizhi, that Xu...you called her, but you didn't take her with you. Will she blame you?"
As soon as these words came out——
No one could laugh anymore.
Then they all looked at Su Tianli.
Su Tianli had no choice.
Because, in her script,
She should have shared the joys and sorrows with Xu Jiaxi - to put it bluntly, she dared to be "arrested" only because she relied on Xu Jiaxi's presence. She even imagined that He Wanqian would also be at the "arrest scene", so she directed a scene to stimulate He Wanqian.
Unexpectedly——
But because of Cheng Yu, the direction of the play changed.
But Su Tianli was still very grateful to Cheng Yu.
"Don't worry," Su Tianli comforted everyone, "First of all, Aunt Xu will be fine. Secondly, she will come to see me tomorrow. I will explain everything to her and clear up this misunderstanding."
This time, even Yao Meiyu was unsure, "Lizhi, will she really not be angry with you?"
Su Tianli nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry!"
Everyone has an inexplicable faith in Su Tianli.
Since she didn't say anything, everyone was relieved.
The next morning at around ten o'clock, Su Tianli asked Sister Tang for leave, returned to the chemical plant's family compound, and went straight to the factory guesthouse to find Aunt Cao.
When Aunt Cao saw her, she said excitedly, "Oh, Litchi! Litchi, you're here!"
Su Tianli smiled, took out an attendance sheet and a big unity card from her bag, and handed them to Aunt Cao, "Aunt Cao, we were in a hurry yesterday, and I didn't have time to settle Ah Feng's salary..."
"Come here, Aunt Cao, please check if Ah Feng's attendance is correct. If there is no problem, then... you can keep this for Ah Feng."
As she spoke, Su Tianli stuffed the attendance record and the Great Unity into Aunt Cao's hands.
Aunt Cao laughed dryly twice, first looked at the attendance sheet carefully to confirm that there was no problem, then accepted the big unity note, and then tried hard to take out the change from her trouser pocket and give it to Su Tianli.
——Cao Jinfeng only worked seven days in total. If we calculate the wage as one dollar a day, that would be seven dollars.
Su Tianli gave ten yuan.
But I have to give her the change of three dollars!
Su Tianli stopped Aunt Cao, "Aunt Cao, please stop worrying. Yesterday, Ah Feng was so scared following us... Use the remaining money to buy some apples for Ah Feng to eat to calm her nerves."
Aunt Cao suddenly smiled like a flower.
Now, Aunt Cao had no worries anymore and happily started chatting with Su Tianli.
really--
As Su Tianli expected,
Aunt Cao is indeed well-informed!
Aunt Cao actually knew everything that happened last night!
She told Su Tianli: "It was He Wanqian who reported it! And Lizhi, He Wanqian is targeting you!"
"At first, He Wanqian went to the police station to report you, but was later rejected by the police station, saying that this matter was not their responsibility. Then He Wanqian went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
"The Industry and Commerce Bureau didn't want to intervene. They told you to go back first. We need to spend some time investigating."
"In the end, He Wanqian complained to the urban management and sanitation department again. I heard that she even wrote a letter of complaint to the mayor..."
"In the end, there was no other choice but to arrange a multi-departmental joint operation so that everyone can work together to enforce the law!"
At this point, Aunt Cao lowered her voice and said, "My eldest brother-in-law was summoned by the joint law enforcement this time, so he knew all this inside information."
Su Tianli suddenly realized.
Aunt Cao continued, "My distant relative said that everyone has some relatives who set up stalls in Dadadi. Even if they don't, they usually go to Dadadi to buy things!"
"No one wants to take down the big place!"
"Besides, there are so many people in Dadadi...buying and selling things, it's normal for there to be one or two thousand people in total! Where will they be detained if so many people are arrested?"
"I can't stop saying that, with so many people here, if there's a panic, a stampede or someone dies... will the leader still be able to keep his job?"
"So the order from the higher-ups is to arrest the criminals while ensuring the safety of the general public."
Su Tianli nodded repeatedly.
So that's how it is!
She had already experienced this when Cheng Yu dragged her away yesterday - at that time she also saw Li Gongan, who was in plain clothes, maintaining order at the scene!
So she murmured to Cheng Yu, saying that it felt like water was being released from above.
Now after listening to Aunt Cao's explanation, I know that water was really added.
Aunt Cao suddenly laughed, "So, Lizhi... did you know that in the joint law enforcement operation last night, except for He Wanqian's mother Xu Jiaxi, no speculators were caught!"
She recounted what she had heard from a distant relative:
—— He Wanqian was so angry that she went crazy at the scene and cursed the law enforcement agencies: "You are all useless, right? There are more than a thousand people, and you didn't catch any one?"
Then the Industrial and Commercial Bureau said: We were guarding the entrance and we didn't let any outsiders in.
The Environmental Sanitation Bureau said: We patrolled the scene, but we didn’t see any suspicious persons…
The police station said: Yes, we were guarding the exit. We asked people passing by, but they were all ordinary people passing by! We didn't see any speculators or anyone buying anything.
…
at last--
The person from the Industry and Commerce Bureau asked, "He Wanqian, on what basis do you teach us how to do things here?"
The person from the Environmental Sanitation Bureau said, "He Wanqian, we can't say we have returned empty-handed. At least you brought us here and caught someone, right?"
The police station said, "Comrade He Wanqian, don't worry, we will punish Xu Jiaxi severely! After all, you were the one who led us to arrest her!"
Hearing this, Su Tianli almost laughed to death.
Aunt Cao also laughed.
How to say it,
In fact, everyone knows who Xu Jiaxi is.
The people at the police station also know about it.
So everyone is just pretending...
No one dared to really disrespect Xu Jiaxi.
The main purpose was to curb He Wanqian's arrogance.
so,
After Aunt Cao found out about this, she didn't dare to tell anyone about it or laugh at Xu Jiaxi because of her status...
But her strong desire to share almost drove her to death!
Now, in front of Su Tianli, Aunt Cao shared it with her without any psychological burden.
After all, Su Tianli was also one of the parties involved, and she also believed that Su Tianli would not go out and talk nonsense.
Aunt Cao continued, "I also heard from my distant relatives how they captured Xu Jiaxi under the leadership and identification of He Wanqian..."
At that time, He Wanqian rushed to the "Picking Green Time" stall with more than a dozen people in a rage...
It was already past eight o'clock at night.
There is usually no water or electricity in the big market, so the vendors have to take care of everything themselves.
Generally speaking, people will bring lanterns.
There are at least two or three lanterns on each stall...
So it’s lively and bright.
But the light was not comparable to that of the day, and it was very chaotic at the time.
He Wanqian only vaguely saw two women standing at the "Picking Green Time" stall, one holding the shelf and the other holding a sign...
He Wanqian subconsciously thought that they were Su Tianli and Yao Meiyu, so she started shouting wildly.
Something like "Catch her quickly! She is Su Tianli! Shoot her quickly!"
At that time, the law enforcement officers did not want to embarrass Su Tianli, and no one was willing to take action.
It was He Wanqian who ran over and pulled Xu Jiaxi and the nanny from behind the stall...
Only then did I realize that I had pulled the wrong person!
This time, He Wanqian finally panicked.
She desperately apologized to Xu Jiaxi and stopped the law enforcement officers from getting close to Xu Jiaxi.
Maybe he was afraid that Xu Jiaxi would get angry, or that Xu Jiaxi would really be taken away by law enforcement officers.
He Wanqian rolled on the ground like a madman...
Finally, He Wanqian was handcuffed and taken away by law enforcement officers on the charge of "obstructing public service."
And Xu Jiaxi and her nanny...
Of course no one caught them.
They left on their own.
After listening to Aunt Cao's words, Su Tianli finally caught up with the gossip on the scene and was satisfied.
Seeing that it was almost time, Su Tianli said goodbye to Aunt Cao.
Aunt Cao pretended to keep some food for her.
Su Tianli declined politely.
Then, Su Tianli rode her bicycle as fast as she could towards the health center.
The reason why she hurried back was,
Because she had a premonition that Xu Jiaxi would go to the health center to find her!
Sure enough, when Su Tianli rushed to the health center,
The first thing I saw was Xu Jiaxi’s two bodyguards.
One of them was standing, and the other was squatting at the entrance of the clinic...
Seeing Su Tianli coming back from outside, the two of them glared at her.
Su Tianli smiled sweetly at the two of them, "Hello, uncle."
Two bodyguards: ...
After Su Tianli pushed her bicycle in,
Bodyguard A, "She actually called me uncle? I'm not even thirty! Do I, do I look old?"
Bodyguard B: "This girl is quite polite. She is much better than He Wanqian who is used to flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."
Su Tianli seemed to be thinking about something.
As soon as she entered the yard, Su Tianli saw Sister Tang and Yao Meiyu standing in the yard, looking very uneasy.
Seeing Su Tianli coming back, both of them looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, and pointed towards the nurses' lounge.
Su Tianli smiled and said loudly: "Sister Tang, I'm back!"
Sister Tang said, "Xiao Su, um... someone is looking for you! In the lounge!"
Su Tianli responded sweetly, parked her bicycle, and then walked towards the lounge in a hurry.
Just as I reached the door——
The nanny pushed the door open from the inside.
Su Tianli said with a smile: "Hello, Auntie!"
The nanny gave Su Tianli a cold smile, then stood aside and motioned for Su Tianli to come in.
Then he walked out of the lounge and gently closed the door behind him.
Su Tianli and Xu Jiaxi were the only ones left in the lounge.
Su Tianli called out "Auntie Xu" with a smile.
Xu Jiaxi, who was sitting on the chair, hummed lightly.
Then--
The atmosphere fell into silence.
Su Tianli asked fearlessly: "Aunt Xu, yesterday...how were you doing afterwards?"
Xu Jiaxi's expression was indifferent, and it was hard to tell whether she was in a good or bad mood.
However, in response to Su Tianli's question, she still answered truthfully: "Not very good."
"It was mainly because of He Wanqian's behavior... She acted like a shrew and made me lose face."
Then she changed the subject and brought the topic back to Su Tianli, "Of course, I'm also very unhappy that you and Cheng Yu left me alone."
After hearing this, Su Tianli was very surprised, "Aunt Xu!"
She stared at Xu Jiaxi for a long time before she said with a smile, "I'm so happy to hear you say that!"
Xu Jiaxi: ???
Su Tianli said: "I thought you were a person who didn't like to express your wishes directly!"
Xu Jiaxi was completely stunned.
She was extremely shocked!
Yes, until Su Tianli said this,
Xu Jiaxi finally realized how come she, who had always been unwilling to interact with people,...
Why did he speak the truth to Su Tianli so openly?
Not only is he speaking sincerely, but he is also not beating around the bush at all!
Is she too angry?
Or did Su Tianli make her feel too familiar?
For a moment, Xu Jiaxi was stunned.
Originally, she had a lot of resentment and wanted to vent it to Su Tianli.
But after Su Tianli reminded her, she realized this.
Suddenly... I felt very upset.
Su Tianli smiled and clasped her hands together, waving them in the direction of Xu Jiaxi, "Aunt Xu, don't be angry. I'll tell you what happened."
As she spoke, she told him in detail about the entanglement between her, He Wanqian and Fu Yan.
She also said that it was Fu Yan who came to inform her that He Wanqian was trying to find a way to report her...
She was forced to find a way to hook up with Xu Jiaxi.
Originally, I hoped to use Xu Jiaxi to escort "Shi Qing Shi Guang".
I didn't expect this day to come so soon.
She hadn't even found a chance to confess to Xu Jiaxi in advance.
After that, Su Tianli said to Xu Jiaxi again: "Aunt Xu, I'm really sorry."
"I really didn't want to run away at that time. I had already prepared myself mentally to stand by you through thick and thin."
"I even wanted to drag you along with me at that time!"
"But Cheng Yu that guy..."
"Aunt Xu, please don't blame Cheng Yu. He treats me as a very important friend, so -"
To be honest, Su Tianli knew it clearly in her heart - Cheng Yu abandoned Xu Jiaxi and ran away with her without looking back... This was what Xu Jiaxi cared about the most and what made her most angry.
What Su Tianli never expected was that
Xu Jiaxi waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, that's his choice."
Su Tianli: ???
Xu Jiaxi is not angry at all?
At this time, Xu Jiaxi had other thoughts in mind.
She herself was also surprised - as soon as she reviewed what happened after returning home last night, she realized that Su Tianli was taking advantage of her.
I was really angry at that time.
Then how...
Now Su Tianli confessed to her and admitted that she approached him with a purpose.
Why isn't she angry?
Xu Jiaxi thought about it again.
She thought... maybe it was because Su Tianli was sincere and frank enough that she was able to extinguish the anger in her heart.
However, Xu Jiaxi was very surprised that Fu Yan was harassing Su Tianli. "I had no idea that Wan Xi was targeting you. And the reason why she was targeting you... was so ridiculous!"
Su Tianli was silent for a moment, and then told him about how He Wanqian had instigated Su Youzi to change her location to the northwest five years ago.
Including after she returned to the city, He Wanqian was jealous of Fu Yan's coldness towards her and wanted to show goodwill to Su Tianli, so she instigated Wang Aiqun to deal with her... Fortunately, the matter of Su Youzi taking the blame was also mentioned in the end.
Xu Jiaxi was extremely shocked.
"This is impossible!" Xu Jiaxi murmured, "Wanxi is timid and dull, she...she doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing."
Su Tianli asked with a smile: "Aunt Xu, what about what happened last night?"
Xu Jiaxi was stunned.
"I still can't believe it," Xu Jiaxi was confused, "Wanxi has always been a very obedient child..."
Having said this, Xu Jiaxi couldn't continue.
Just as Su Tianli said - if He Wanqian was really a well-behaved child, then why did she act like a shrew and hysterical last night?
Su Tianli knew it very well.
——Xu Jiaxi was a college student more than 20 years ago. Her academic qualifications are very valuable, which proves that her IQ is not a problem. She is also the daughter of a high-ranking official, so she is well-informed and has a lot of experience.
She is just introverted and a little socially anxious.
So, be sincere when facing her, don't lie to her or fool her.
Besides, Su Tianli has already revealed He Wanqian’s true identity, so how to verify it next has nothing to do with Su Tianli.
Xu Jiaxi will find a way to verify it himself.
If I continue talking at this point, I will become annoying.
Su Tianli was smart enough to stop there.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the lounge.
“Knock knock knock—”
"Lychee?" Yao Meiyu's voice rang out, "Your father has brought you food. Do you... want to eat now?"
Su Tianli understood immediately after hearing this.
This is my best friend trying to save the situation.
Su Tianli nodded at Xu Jiaxi, walked over and opened the door.
Sure enough, he saw Yao Meiyu holding a lunch box in her hand and winking at him.
Su Tianli smiled, took the lunch box, and whispered to Yao Meiyu: "Aunt Xu and I will eat here, you can go eat with Sister Tang!"
Yao Meiyu observed Su Tianli's expression.
Seeing Su Tianli's relaxed expression,
She breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and left.
Su Tianli walked over with the lunch box in her hand and said to Xu Jiaxi, "Aunt Xu, do you want to try my dad's cooking?"
Xu Jiaxi is feeling very confused right now.
She had no appetite at all and wanted to say thank you but I won’t eat.
But Su Tianli had already opened the lid of the lunch box.
The rich aroma of food instantly filled the entire room.
Xu Jiaxi nodded inexplicably, "...Thank you!"
Su Tianli looked back at Xu Jiaxi again and smiled.
Xu Jiaxi suddenly felt a little embarrassed and explained, "I wanted to refuse...but I, I...I was so angry that I didn't eat last night, and I didn't eat much this morning. Now I'm hungry..."
It’s not that I won’t reject others!
Su Tianli smiled.
She put half of the food on the lid of the lunch box.
Then he handed the lunch box and spoon to Xu Jiaxi;
She eats with a lunch box lid and chopsticks.
So, Xu Jiaxi started eating the home-cooked meals at Su Tianli's house.
The meal that Su Dejun sent today is all vegetarian:
Homemade tofu braised with tomatoes, salad lettuce slices and steamed pumpkin.
—— Homemade Tomato Braised Tofu This is obviously a canteen product, because Su Dejun would not go out to buy tofu. However, it seems that he should have done some secondary processing, using tomatoes from his own vegetable garden to stir-fry the juice, and then braised it again to make fried tofu.
Therefore, the tofu is very flavorful, absorbing the sour, sweet and refreshing taste of tomatoes, and has a rich bean aroma!
After taking a bite of the delicious tomato tofu, Xu Jiaxi couldn't help but look at Su Tianli.
She saw Su Tianli mashing the tomato and tofu into a paste and mixing it with rice, and she looked very happy...
Xu Jiaxi thought about it and followed Su Tianli's example, mashing the tofu and mixing it with rice.
It’s really delicious!
Strangely enough, after a full meal,
The anger in Xu Jiaxi's heart had almost disappeared.
She thought that she had to go back and thoroughly investigate He Wanqian's matter and get to the bottom of it.
So Xu Jiaxi stood up and said to Su Tianli, "Xiao Su, thank you for the meal. I'm leaving first."
Su Tianli said, "You're welcome, Aunt Xu."
Xu Jiaxi walked to the door, suddenly turned around, and asked Su Tianli an irrelevant question, "Xiao Su, why is your shop called 'Picking Green Time'? Does it have any special meaning?"
Su Tianli answered truthfully, "Aunt Xu, I spent a full five years at the 109 Youth Farm in the northwest."
"I loved that job and I miss living there."
"After I returned to the city, I opened a stall with my friends who were also educated youth who returned to the city. In order to commemorate our shared life as educated youth, we named the shop 'Picking up Youth Time', which means not to forget the past."
Xu Jiaxi nodded, "So that's how it is..."
After saying that, Xu Jiaxi stretched out her hand and was about to reach for the door handle.
She suddenly remembered something, turned around, frowned and asked Su Tianli, "Xiao Su, you just said that you worked in the 109 Youth Farm in the northwest for five years?"
Su Tianli nodded repeatedly.
Xu Jiaxi was stunned.
Her eyes widened with excitement, and she asked again and again, "Is it... the 109 Youth Farm?"
Su Tianli nodded again, and was a little confused, so, "Yes, I worked in the 109 Youth Farm for several years."
Xu Jiaxi opened his mouth and asked in shock after a long while: "Is it the 109 Youth Farm near the satellite city?"
Su Tianli smiled, "Aunt Xu, you even know this?"
Xu Jiaxi asked anxiously: "Do you know anyone in Satellite City?"
Su Tianli was stunned and said, "I...of course I know some of them."
——There are intricate ties between the satellite town and the 109 Youth League Farm.
For example, the 109 Youth Farm was more like a school, supplying fresh talent to satellite cities over the years;
For example, the satellite city is the unit with the highest technological content in China, so it has a large amount of supplies. But the masters in the satellite city are very kind and friendly. They always save food and various supplies by tightening their belts. Once the nearby units, collectives, villagers and individuals encounter any difficulties, they will always send aid materials as soon as possible.
As the only medical worker in Farm 109 and its vicinity, Su Tianli often took sick workers and villagers to the satellite city for medical treatment...
Of course Su Tianli knew people in Satellite City.
But why did Xu Jiaxi ask this?
Then--
Su Tianli heard Xu Jiaxi's trembling voice ask: "...Xiao Su, do you know Jiang Yao?"
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