"Where do you live?" Su Tian asked Xiao Jing.
“I live in Hepingli, near the government staff quarters, not far from here,” Xiao Jing said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go."
Su Tian and Xiao Jing walked together, occasionally exchanging a few words along the way.
"This is where I live. Thank you so much for today. I'll treat you to a meal next time," Xiao Jing said happily.
“Okay, I definitely have to treat you to a meal, but you don’t need to say thank you,” Su Tian said with a smile.
She discovered that this place called Hepingli had the look of that era. The houses here were mainly tenement buildings, mostly two or three stories high with brick and concrete structures, and gray bricks and red bricks were interspersed.
The streets of Hepingli also had various service facilities such as grocery stores, photo studios, and department stores, just like the neighborhoods of later generations.
"I'm leaving now, goodbye." After saying that, Su Tian turned and left.
Xiao Jing watched Su Tian's departing figure and smiled as he returned to his apartment building.
As soon as they reached the door, Xiao Jing's father, Xiao Dingguo, asked him, "Who was that girl who came back with you just now? Why didn't you invite her in to sit for a while?"
"Dad, they brought me back; they were in a hurry to get back."
"Dad, come in, I have something to tell you," Xiao Jing said seriously.
The father and son entered the study together, and Xiao Dingguo asked in confusion, "Has something happened?"
"Yes, I was being chased by people from the black market today, and that girl just saved me. She's Song Zhe's friend," Xiao Jing said calmly.
"You're being hunted down? You're a public official, who would dare to hunt you down? Besides, we're both public officials, who would be so bold?" Xiao Dingguo said angrily.
"Dad, calm down, I'm fine now, don't get so agitated. I suspect it's someone from our group, and he's holding a grudge because I became the group leader."
"But this is just suspicion. We'll wait for Qin Mu's results before proceeding with any further investigation," Xiao Jing analyzed.
"Okay, you need to be careful lately. Don't go anywhere except to work."
"And the girl who saved you, why don't you buy her some gifts? Or if you don't know what to give her, just give her money or tickets," Xiao Dingguo said, looking at his son.
"Okay, I understand. Dad, where's Mom?"
“She hasn’t finished get off work yet; the textile factory is probably busy. I’ll go cook now. You can sit for a while; we’ll eat soon.” After saying this, Xiao Dingguo went to cook.
Xiao Jing sat in the study, recalling whether there was anything suspicious about the person in the group.
As Su Tian walked to the gate of the compound, she ran into Feng Zhu, who had just returned from the hospital and was glaring fiercely at her.
These past few days, she's been shuttling between home and the hospital to take care of her daughter who's in the hospital.
I eat breakfast and lunch at the hospital cafeteria, and then I have to rush back in the afternoon to cook for my husband.
After dinner, I had to rush back to the hospital to keep watch overnight, leaving me feeling exhausted.
Her husband always said that it was the end of the year and he was too busy at work to even visit their daughter in the hospital.
So when she saw Su Tian, the anger that had been building up for the past few days exploded all at once.
"Oh dear, my poor Xiaohui is still lying in the hospital, sickly and very weak. How can some people still have the heart to go out shopping?"
It's as if Xiaohui's affairs have nothing to do with her. Isn't she afraid of being punished by heaven for doing something wrong?
"Some people, don't think that others don't know what they've done?"
Otherwise, why would they suffer the consequences of their own actions? As the old saying goes, "Those who do evil will not live."
"Oh dear, that was a terrible fall! I wonder if you're disfigured?" Su Tian retorted sarcastically.
"You, you country bumpkin, you just wait."
They caused my daughter to fall down a hillside, and they didn't even bother to look at her, nor did they compensate me. They even have the nerve to go out for a stroll.
"Country bumpkins have such thick skin, thicker than the Great Wall."
After saying that, Feng Zhu hurriedly tried to run home to cook.
Suddenly, Su Tian quickly walked up to her and slapped her across the face.
"Who are you calling a bumpkin?" Su Tian asked coldly.
"Are you a bumpkin? You lowlife, how dare you hit me?" Feng Zhu asked incredulously, covering her face.
"Tch, I'm going to beat you up, you country bumpkin. You're not happy? Come and hit me. Who are you calling a lowlife?"
After Su Tian finished speaking, she slapped the other cheek.
"You, you...you just wait!" Seeing that people were surrounding her, Feng Zhu quickly ran away in a disheveled state.
Hmph, coward.
I was itching to fight, so I just barged in. I deserved a beating.
After beating the man, Su Tian felt refreshed and hummed a song as she returned to the Song family home.
When the other residents of the family compound saw this, their understanding of Su Tian deepened.
This girl beat up the local tyrant, and even beat up his mother. That's truly something to celebrate!
Everyone was secretly pleased and shared the news with each other.
Feng Zhu rushed home, sat on a stool, and looked at her two swollen faces in the mirror.
She grew angrier and angrier, and instead of cooking, she hurriedly boiled four or five eggs to reduce the swelling.
While rolling his face across her face, he cursed Su Tian, "You bitch, very well, you've really messed with me. I'll make you wish you were dead."
Pang Sheng is such a coward, he's never home, he wouldn't even visit his daughter when she was in the hospital. Luckily, Xiao Hui isn't his biological daughter.
Hmph, no wonder he can't have children. Even if Xiao Hui isn't his biological daughter, she grew up by his side, yet he won't even glance at her.
Does he already suspect that Xiaohui isn't his daughter? Or is he having an affair?
It seems she has someone else outside. Only Xiaohui knows about her affair; no one else knows.
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