The Sweetness of the Seventies -
Chapter 1105 - 1074: A Blessing in Disguise
Chapter 1105: Chapter 1074: A Blessing in Disguise
Through this incident, they also realized that they simply could not stop Huo Zhekun’s rise to power, so they could only continue to lie low.
Politics are like that, there has never been a complete victory, nor a complete defeat; it has always just been the result of compromises of various interests from start to finish.
Left with no choice, the Zheng Family had to once again choose to hibernate and wait for an opportunity.
But this time, the Huo Family was not prepared to let the Zheng Family off the hook; the younger generation of the Zheng Family encountered one problem after another, ruining their career prospects and making it extremely difficult for them to rise again.
Without capable descendants, the Zheng Family would never be able to make a comeback.
He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie sat opposite Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang, the family gathering together.
"Dad, Mom, I’m sorry for the trouble you’ve had to endure this time," He Tiantian said as she got up to apologize to her in-laws.
Huo Zhekun smiled and said, "Tiantian, this isn’t very much related to you; I am the one who has implicated you. Those people weren’t targeting you, but instead wanted to strike at me."
"Yes, Tiantian, over the years, our family’s standard of living has improved so much, all thanks to your hard work. Your father-in-law and I aren’t the type to not know right from wrong. Don’t overthink it. Our Huo Family behaves in a righteous manner, and we sit upright, so there is no need to fear those villains," Jiang Lifang reassured her, previously unaware of the scale of He Tiantian’s business and the good deeds she had done in secret.
Jiang Lifang was very pleased to have such a daughter-in-law.
"Heh, Tiantian, your mother-in-law is right, don’t overthink it," Huo Zhekun laughed, "Tomorrow you two should hurry back to Yanjing and give your grandparents the good news that we are all right. The children need your care, Yingjie has his work, and Tiantian has her training; you both are busy. In just over half a year, our family can reunite in Yanjing."
"Yes, we’ll head back tomorrow," Huo Yingjie said, "Dad, Mom, please take care of yourselves."
Now that the matter had been satisfactorily resolved, He Tiantian could finally return with peace of mind.
Upon reaching Yanjing, the couple went straight to the Huo Family Old Mansion to inform the grandparents about the situation.
"Good, now that Zhekun has gotten through smoothly, I can be completely at ease," said Old Madam Huo, "It was a close call but safe in the end. That’s why when conducting oneself and handling affairs, one must stay true to their conscience and not break the law to go further."
Had there been any faults with Huo Zhekun or He Tiantian, it would have been blown out of proportion, causing irreparable effects.
After all, there were people behind the scenes stirring the pot and plotting meticulously.
"Indeed, this time Father’s reputation in Su Province has risen even higher, turning a misfortune into a blessing," Huo Yingjie said, "Grandfather, Grandmother, you don’t need to worry anymore. Please tell our great-uncle and aunt when they return tonight."
"Mm, I understand," Old Master Huo nodded, "The issues concerning your institute have been resolved. You can go back to what you were doing without any burden on your mind."
"Yes, Grandfather," Huo Yingjie replied, unconcerned about those issues since he had arranged everything beforehand.
"Heh, you came straight over after getting off the train. Let’s have a quick meal so you two can head home," Old Madam Huo said with a laugh, instructing the housekeeper to start serving the dishes.
After dinner, He Tiantian hurried home to be with her children.
Thankfully, Grandma Wang had always been there, along with Lu Wanxia, so the children were well taken care of.
During the time He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie were not around, people like Qi Xiaoyan, and Qi Zhengmin would often come over to keep the kids’ company.
Having heard that He Tiantian had returned, Qi Xiaoyan made several phone calls, and everyone gathered here.
"Sister Tiantian, who exactly reported you?" Qi Xiaoyan asked, somewhat indignant, relieved that the truth had finally come to light, or else she really would have started believing that no good deed goes unpunished.
He Tiantian smiled and said, "You know him, it was Li Mingkai."
"Li Mingkai?" Cui Ying was stunned, "How could he be involved in this?"
"Heh, he had nothing to do with it originally, being on leave without pay. But he took the initiative to ingratiate himself with others, claiming he had a good relationship with my family and that we were ’sent-down youth’ of the same time. Afterwards, his superiors indeed started valuing him. So this year, they said there was a great merit awaiting him, and they promised that upon its completion, he could become a leader at one of the schools. Thus, he was blinded by the prospect, and when someone handed him that material, he just went ahead with it," He Tiantian replied, wondering if Li Mingkai regretted being used as a pawn now.
"But although Li Mingkai has poor character, he’s not dumb," Qi Xiaoyan commented, "How could he not realize that he was being used as a pawn?"
He Tiantian chuckled and said, "Sometimes, even when you know, you still go through with it. Perhaps Li Mingkai knew, but there was nothing he could do about it."
"So how is Li Mingkai faring now?" Qi Xiaoyan inquired, "Has he been punished for the false accusation?"
Yuan Hua, Jiang Wenwen, and others were also curious to know.
"He simply made a report and didn’t break any laws, so legally there’s no basis for punishing him. But because of this incident, those in the know will never use Li Mingkai again. Li Mingkai will probably spend the rest of his career in that clerical position if he keeps his nose clean," said He Tiantian. The Huo Family wouldn’t seek revenge against Li Mingkai. On the contrary, they would protect him to prevent those who slandered the Huo Family from using him to claim that the Huo Family was retaliating against the whistleblower.
Thinking about this, He Tiantian felt suffocated.
"Ah, it seems we need to be even more careful in our actions in the future. We absolutely cannot evade taxes or break the law," Yuan Hua remarked, knowing that one could only be unassailable if they themselves were clean.
"Indeed, we need to learn from this experience," Wang Ying added. There are many malicious people in the world, and with the intertwining of various interests, it’s easy to fall into someone else’s trap without caution.
"We are all kind-hearted, law-abiding merchants. As long as we do our duty, we’ll be fine," He Tiantian stated. "This time, the Huo Family got through safely mainly because most of the money I handled went to charity, which won us goodwill."
"Yes, the money we make is enough for us to spend. It’s indeed good to allocate some for charity," Qi Zhengmin agreed. "I will also continue to do charitable work in the future."
At that moment, Wang Ying recalled some incidents from her time working as a doctor.
"Tiantian, when I was a doctor, I saw some children who lost their lives or ruined their futures because they didn’t have the money for treatment," Wang Ying shared. "Actually, with proper treatment, those children could have recovered and had promising lives ahead of them."
After listening, He Tiantian nodded and said, "All of us are mothers who understand the importance of children to a family. But some families really can’t afford these expenses, and there are also disabled children, deaf and mute children. If they receive good guidance and care, their conditions can be improved. I have thought about this before, but I was too busy to act on it. If you’d like to do something about it, I will provide the funding."
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