The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 31 - Why are you avoiding me_1
Chapter 31: Chapter 31 Why are you avoiding me?_1
Chapter 31 -31 Why are you avoiding me?_1
She longed to break free from them, so why would she want them to follow her?
He Tiantian marched ahead without looking back, “No need to trouble yourself, I can walk on my own.”
“Sister Tiantian, please don’t be polite with me, he is my own brother.
We are good friends, and he’s your brother too,” Qi Fangfang’s crisp voice said.
If it weren’t for her memories from the past life, perhaps He Tiantian would have believed her words.
He’s your brother!
What does he have to do with me!
He Tiantian scoffed in her heart!
Qi Fangfang finally showed her true colors, making it clear to He Tiantian that Qi Fangfang didn’t want to be friends with her but was deliberately sent by Qi Jianguo to get close to her.
Qi Jianguo, a man whom He Tiantian had lived with for many years in her previous life, was someone she thought she knew well.
He’d use anyone who was useful to him to achieve his goals.
He Tiantian once felt fortunate that she was Qi Jianguo’s wife and that he wouldn’t scheme against her.
But to her utter surprise, she was the most pitiful one to be schemed against.
While Qi Jianguo schemed against others temporarily, she had been his victim for a lifetime!
Without waiting for Qi Jianguo to catch up, He Tiantian ran off resolutely, refusing to ride on Qi Jianguo’s bicycle.
“Sister Tiantian, Sister Tiantian…” Qi Fangfang called out from behind, hoping He Tiantian would stop and talk things out nicely.
Seeing He Tiantian running as fast as a rabbit, Qi Jianguo knew that even if he caught up on his bicycle, she wouldn’t ride it.
With that thought, his complexion turned gloomy, squinting his eyes while watching the retreating figure of He Tiantian, who wasn’t as weak as she seemed.
He Tiantian, as if she hadn’t heard Qi Fangfang’s words, kept running until she reached the livestock farm within a few minutes.
Old Man Qi welcomed He Tiantian’s return with a smile, “Girl Tian, running back in such a hurry, did you forget your water bottle?”
Ever since He Tiantian started working at the livestock farm, she would cook for him whenever she finished her work.
The food she made tasted good and he ate more than he used to.
He had the village’s issued food, as well as food and money from the upper levels, including Grain Coupons and Cloth Coupons, so he wasn’t lacking in these things.
The hardworking child was also someone Old Man Qi liked a lot.
He Tiantian nodded, “Yes, Grandpa Qi.”
Seeing He Tiantian not as lively as before, Old Man Qi asked cautiously, “Tiantian, are you encountering any trouble?”
He Tiantian considered complaining, but what Qi Jianguo had done couldn’t really be counted as going too far, and it wasn’t the time to speak out.
Otherwise, a situation without any issue might lead to unpleasant gossip, especially with Qi Jianguo having ulterior motives, He Tiantian didn’t want to be so rash!
“It’s nothing,” He Tiantian shook her head, “I’m just a bit tired today.”
Old Man Qi chuckled, fetching a packet of brown sugar from inside the house, thinking that perhaps it was a young girl’s issue that she was too embarrassed to mention.
“I had someone bring this back especially for you a few days ago,” Old Man Qi said, knowing the girl was young, and though the work wasn’t heavy, being far from home wasn’t easy.
When He Tiantian saw the brown sugar, she blushed and said, “I…
I’ll give you the money tomorrow.”
Old Man Qi laughed heartily, “That won’t be necessary.
You often cook for me and I don’t make a fuss about it.
Take it with you and don’t mention it to Aunt Liu, lest she starts spreading rumors.”
Seeing Old Man Qi insist, He Tiantian thought about how she would cook and clean for Old Man Qi in the future, taking a bit of sugar was just an exchange of courtesies.
Giving money would just make things awkward.
“Thank you, Grandpa Qi,” He Tiantian said as she took the can of red sugar, thanking Old Man Qi once again.
“Hurry back,” Old Man Qi urged, “Rest well at noon, and you can come over later.
I’ll let your Aunt Liu know.”
“Thank you, Grandpa Qi.” He Tiantian was touched.
In fact, the people around her were all quite simple-hearted, treat them well and they would reciprocate the kindness.
Not everyone is like the Qi Jianguo family who would sell you out and even expect you to help them count the money.
After returning home, He Tiantian took out the packet of red sugar that Old Man Qi had given her – there must have been about half a jin in there.
This was a rare item, not easily purchasable even with money, and one also needed a Sugar Ration Coupon.
She wasn’t lacking in nutrition, but it wasn’t a good idea to let others know she had it, so she stored it in her room, brewing a little to drink morning and evening.
Of course, He Tiantian didn’t forget about Third Grandma Qi either.
When Third Grandma Qi heard that the sugar was from Old Man Qi, she said, “Don’t accept things from others, but if that old man gives you anything, take it without hesitation; he doesn’t lack for such things.”
“I wanted to give him money for it, but he wouldn’t take it.
He said that since I cook for him often, he won’t be polite and neither should I,” He Tiantian explained, as the two of them leisurely finished their sugar water.
In the materially scarce seventies, even simple red sugar water tasted exceptionally good.
Sweet and warming.
Hearing this, Third Grandma Qi said, “He wouldn’t take it.
That’s just the way he is – if you’re good to him in the slightest, he pays you back tenfold.”
“Grandma Qi, you and Grandpa Qi are both good people,” He Tiantian praised, “I’m so glad I could meet you here.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to face the educated youth’s life.”
“Ha ha,” Grandma Qi laughed, her smile tinged with a bit of helplessness but also a sense of happiness, “You’re a good person too, it’s so rare to be so sincere towards Old Man Qi and me, we’re both well aware of it.”
He Tiantian sensitively noticed that Grandma Qi’s expression changed when she mentioned Grandpa Qi.
Could that mean there was something between the two of them?
However, she had been here for over twenty days and hadn’t noticed any improper behavior between them!
Forget it, even if there was something, that was a private matter between Grandma Qi and Grandpa Qi, and it wasn’t her place to interfere.
Besides, they were both single, and at their age, if there was something, they would probably be together already.
In the afternoon, right on time, He Tiantian set out for the livestock team.
In the small woods she had to pass through, she ran into Qi Jianguo, who had a bicycle by his side.
When Qi Jianguo saw He Tiantian coming, he quickly got up and blocked her path, asking anxiously, “Tiantian…
Comrade He Tiantian, why…
why are you avoiding me?
Is it because I’ve done something to upset you?”
Yes, anything you do would upset me!
This man had made her live like a fool her entire life, trapped within the well-crafted lies, silently giving without recognition, living with regrets about her parents’ deaths.
He praised her to her face but thought of her as a complete idiot behind her back.
“You’re blocking my way, which obviously doesn’t please me.
Please step aside,” He Tiantian said coldly, taking a few steps back to keep a distance from Qi Jianguo.
Qi Jianguo looked wounded, gazing silently at He Tiantian before finally saying slowly, “Do you really detest me that much?”
His heart ached; his sincerity trampled on by He Tiantian.
