The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 115 Director Zheng’s Thoughts_1

Chapter 115: Chapter 115 Director Zheng’s Thoughts_1

Zhou Sihai was stunned; He Tiantian had proof documents but didn’t mention a word of it yesterday. Now she had brought them all out, a whole stack of them, and he also heard about the official correspondence sent from Nan City, which was the most useful.

He Tiantian was so calculating; it was obvious that she wanted to drag him down with her, leaving him no escape, perhaps not even a way to rise up again. Now, Zhou Sihai could only hope that Director Zheng would remember his past diligent work and protect him!

Director Zheng took out the document bag and said, "This is the official correspondence from Nan City, confirming that everything Comrade He Tiantian has said is true. After an inspection by Huai City units, it is indeed as the correspondence states, thus the first accusatory letter is false. Comrade Zhou Sihai, you arrested someone without an investigation, which is an incorrect method of work. You are hereby criticized! Now, please let Comrade He Tiantian defend against the second accusatory letter."

Director Zheng was planning to make a huge deal out of this, only to let it go lightly! It was only a criticism; the suspension he mentioned outside wasn’t mentioned here—does that mean it doesn’t stand?

He Tiantian stood up again and said, "The second letter defames me and Niu Dajun for allegedly having an improper male-female relationship. Comrade Niu Dajun and I have a pure friendship. This can be testified by Village Chief Qi of Qijia Village and my good friend Qi Xiaoyan."

"He Tiantian has been in Qijia Village for four months, and I can testify that there was nothing inappropriate about He Tiantian’s behavior," Secretary Qi stood up to say, then sat back down.

Qi Xiaoyan also stood up and said, "Niu Dajun is my older brother Qi Rongjun’s comrade-in-arms, and He Tiantian is my good friend. Every time Comrade Niu Dajun visited my house, even if he saw Comrade He Tiantian, I was present, and they did not meet privately. As for the matter of Niu Dajun giving He Tiantian a ride, I can testify; the first time I was with Comrade He Tiantian on Niu Dajun’s bike; the second time was some time ago when He Tiantian was rushing to catch a train and coincidentally met Niu Dajun coming to the village to deliver a letter, so I asked her to ride He Tiantian to the county city."

Hearing this, Director Zheng was sure there was nothing improper between Niu Dajun and He Tiantian.

"Since Zhou Sihai has violated discipline by revealing the informant, he will be dealt with later. Now the informant, Lin Xiaoru, has also arrived, so please let Comrade Lin Xiaoru explain the situation." Director Zheng had a headache; he now hoped that this matter could be resolved quickly. The longer it dragged on, the greater the impact.

Lin Xiaoru, nervously standing up, said, "As a young person from the city like her, my intention was to maintain the integrity of the city’s young people’s behavior. Back in our hometown, if an unmarried man and woman who are not related by blood are seen on the same bicycle, they are considered to be in a relationship. When I saw He Tiantian ride on postman Niu Dajun’s bicycle twice, I assumed there was a problem with their conduct and wrote an accusatory letter."

When everyone heard this, they thought Lin Xiaoru was from a feudal society!

Absolutely ridiculous!

"Do you have a witness?" asked Director Zheng. He had already punished Zhou Sihai and restored justice to He Tiantian. If he continued to unequivocally side with He Tiantian in Lin Xiaoru’s case, it wouldn’t look good. Even if he couldn’t openly support Lin Xiaoru, he needed to maintain the collective’s face and encourage informants’ enthusiasm; otherwise, if no one came forward with accusations, what power would he, as the unit director, have?

"Yes!" Lin Xiaoru was overjoyed inside. As long as they let her speak, she had a chance to vindicate herself. She was afraid they would convict her without even giving her a chance to speak—that would be the end of everything.

Huang Jingli stood up shakily and said, "I... I am from the same place as Lin Xiaoru, where indeed such a saying exists, that if an unmarried man and woman who are not blood relatives are seen on the same bicycle, they are considered to be dating."

Director Zheng breathed a sigh of relief; having a reason was enough. He wrote a few lines in his notebook and said, "As the saying goes, customs differ every ten miles. From now on, you must not be so rash. When you are in Taoyuan County, you need to adhere to the customs of Taoyuan County. You can’t mix things up and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. For now, I give you a criticism and warning; do not make the same mistake again."

This misunderstanding set the tone for the incident of Lin Xiaoru accusing He Tiantian.

Lin Xiaoru was relieved; there were still good people in this world and Director Zheng wasn’t bad at all. He Tiantian couldn’t cover the sky with one hand!

"Yes, Director Zheng, I admit I was wrong. I will reflect on it and after returning, I will write a self-criticism to deeply remember your teachings," Lin Xiaoru said respectfully, bowing to Director Zheng and the others.

Director Zheng nodded. Although Lin Xiaoru’s character wasn’t great, she understood the situation. With this, things would be much easier to handle!

"As the two people involved, He Tiantian and Niu Dajun, what do you think?" Secretary Zheng asked with a smile. Although his demeanor was friendly, everyone could see that Director Zheng did not want to punish the informant Lin Xiaoru.

Just as He Tiantian was about to speak, Niu Dajun stood up and said, "Director Zheng, my comrade He Tiantian and I, we are both unmarried. The false accusations by informant Lin Xiaoru, along with Zhou Sihai’s unreasonable arrest, have caused us a lot of harm. The county will have its own measures, and we respect the decision of the unit and you. However, the actions of Lin Xiaoru and Zhou Sihai have caused us severe damage to our reputation and mental anguish. They must apologize to us and restore our reputations."

Niu Peng didn’t say anything; as long as he was there, he wouldn’t let his nephew suffer any injustice.

Although County Chief Liu was also present, he was only assisting, and with such matters, it was better for Director Zheng to take charge, as it wasn’t suitable for him to speak.

Director Zheng thought for a moment, then looked toward Zhou Sihai and Lin Xiaoru and said, "Because you have caused harm to Comrade He Tiantian and Comrade Niu Dajun, you need to apologize. What do you think?"

Zhou Sihai had been with Director Zheng for a long time and could guess his thoughts. He stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying, "I apologize. I was wrong. Please forgive me!" Lin Xiaoru, though unhappy inside, knew that if she stubbornly refused to apologize at this point, He Tiantian and Niu Dajun would not let the matter rest, and ultimately she would be at a loss.

Being sensible is a virtue; Lin Xiaoru stood up, bowed to He Tiantian and Niu Dajun, and apologized, "I’m sorry, I was wrong. Please forgive me for the sake of my intention to uphold the integrity of young people in the city."

Lin Xiaoru was quite eloquent!

He Tiantian smiled. If she didn’t forgive Lin Xiaoru, it would look like she wasn’t upholding the integrity of young people in the city!

With Zhou Sihai, she had Secretary Qi and Old Man Qi to deal with him; she would just take care of Lin Xiaoru.

"Heh, upholding the integrity of young people in the city is important, but you must also stick to the facts!" He Tiantian spoke gravely, "Don’t just make random accusations without clarification, causing harm to innocent people! You should reflect in front of the leaders here. And back in the village, you also need to reflect in front of all the villagers."