The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 195 Third Grandma Qi Offers Advice_1

Chapter 195: Chapter 195 Third Grandma Qi Offers Advice_1

Seeing this, He Tiantian had no choice but to hand the carrying pole to Qi Fangfang.

These were two large buckets, and although some water had been spilled just now, there was still a lot left inside. Including the weight of the buckets, they were especially heavy.

Qi Fangfang, someone who had never done any heavy labor before, struggled to lift them with a shaky stance. It was very hard for her.

Let’s see you carry them!

May it exhaust you to death!

He Tiantian cursed maliciously from behind!

After a few steps, Qi Fangfang regretted it!

It was too heavy—she had never carried anything so burdensome before.

However, having already spoken out, she couldn’t take her words back now. She could only clench her teeth and summon all her strength.

Only now did Qi Fangfang seriously consider He Tiantian’s other qualities beyond her face. No wonder her brother had been trying to persuade their mother, saying He Tiantian was strong and good at work.

Indeed, it was true. She had seen He Tiantian easily carry two buckets of water and had thought they must be light, but they were incredibly heavy. These buckets were even heavier than those at their own home.

While carrying the water, Qi Fangfang consoled herself internally.

Once He Tiantian became a part of their family, she would have He Tiantian work hard to make it up to her.

Finally arriving at Third Grandma Qi’s home, Qi Fangfang felt relieved only after she poured the bucket with the powdered medicine into the large water tank and then emptied the other bucket into it as well.

"Ay, so tiring," Qi Fangfang complained, "Look how nice I am to you, Sister Tiantian. You should be nicer to me in the future."

He Tiantian scoffed internally. Qi Fangfang and Qi Jianguo really were a fine pair of siblings.

Drugging the bucket was probably Qi Jianguo’s idea.

He must have realized that conventional methods wouldn’t work to get close to her. He was probably thinking of a brute force approach, making cooked rice out of uncooked rice.

But He Tiantian was staying at Third Grandma Qi’s house, and there were neighbors all around. If Qi Jianguo used force, all He Tiantian had to do was shout loudly, and he wouldn’t be able to get away with it. Instead, it would only cause trouble.

So, Qi Jianguo had come up with this idea.

There were so many relatives working as doctors in Qi Jianguo’s family, both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine practitioners. Getting some drugs was nothing!

The powdered medicine, if not a sleeping pill, was probably some other vile substance.

"Hehe, thanks a lot," He Tiantian smiled and said, "You’re just too polite. I could have carried it myself, but you insisted on taking over. With you being so diligent, I thought you might be hiding something from me, like you’ve done something wrong and are trying to seek my forgiveness."

Qi Fangfang’s face froze, and she quickly shook her head in rebuttal, indignantly saying, "Sister Tiantian, how could you talk about me like that! I’ve been so good to you! It’s really hurtful for you to speak like this. What you’re saying—someone must be speaking ill of me behind my back. You know what kind of person I am; you shouldn’t listen to idle gossip."

Such a great actress!

Qi Fangfang should become an actress!

"Hehe, no one’s talking bad about you. I was just joking," He Tiantian smiled and said, "All right, I’ve taken your kindness to heart. You’d better go back and have your meal. I have to go to the livestock farm this afternoon, so I don’t have time for idle chitchat."

Only when He Tiantian spoke softly and showed no suspicion did Qi Fangfang smile and say, "All right, as long as you remember my kindness. I’m hungry too, going back to eat. When you’re done with work, I’ll come and find you to play."

The task was completed, and her shoulders were hurting; she wanted to go home and see if the skin was chafed.

"Okay, I won’t see you out then," He Tiantian said, playacting along with Qi Fangfang.

After Qi Fangfang left, Third Grandma Qi curiously asked, "Fangfang is a bit strange today, isn’t she?"

He Tiantian sighed. Third Grandma Qi was so observant!

"Grandma, it’s because Qi Fangfang has done something to feel guilty about." He Tiantian said, deciding to tell Third Grandma Qi and work out a good strategy together.

Third Grandma Qi put down the bowl and chopsticks she was holding and asked, "What has Qi Fangfang done to feel guilty about? If she’s bullying you, you tell me, and I’ll get justice for you."

He Tiantian was now her granddaughter, and she could not allow He Tiantian to be bullied in Qijia Village.

He Tiantian then told her about Qi Fangfang putting drug powder in the water bucket.

Third Grandma Qi didn’t speak but narrowed her eyes, pondering carefully.

After a while, Third Grandma Qi slowly said, "Girl Tian, this time we need to calculate carefully."

"Grandma, Qi Fangfang timed the drugging for when we were preparing lunch, having planned that this water would be used for our dinner. Even if it was not a poison, it was definitely a drug. As a woman, Fangfang can’t do much to me, even with a drug, but Qi Jianguo, that despicable thug, might not be so restrained," He Tiantian said. "I discovered it this time, but if I hadn’t, we would’ve suffered again, wouldn’t we?"

After hearing this, Third Grandma Qi nodded and said, "It’s unlikely to be a poison, probably just a drug. If both you and I were knocked out by it, then we would be at the mercy of others."

He Tiantian felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.

If Qi Jianguo forced himself on her, although Snake King could protect her, there was a risk that it wouldn’t have control, breaking the taboo, and implicating Snake King.

"So, what should we do?" He Tiantian asked, looking to Third Grandma Qi for a solution.

Third Grandma Qi frowned and said, "Hiding is never a long-term solution. We can’t keep hiding. Tell you what, call Xiao Yan over tonight. Having a witness makes the next step easier to handle."

He Tiantian was startled and asked, "Won’t this get Xiao Yan involved too?"

"No," Third Grandma Qi waved her hand, "If we hadn’t known about the drug and had let Xiao Yan stay here, that would have implicated her. But now that we are prepared, we won’t. As long as Qi Jianguo comes over and enters your room, I will shout to catch the ruffian. The neighbors will all come running. No matter how tough Qi Jianguo is, he won’t be able to succeed. As for Xiao Yan, she can be your witness. Dazhu won’t let Qi Jianguo off lightly; he will deal with Qi Jianguo harshly."

He Tiantian hesitated and said, "It’s my problem, dragging Xiao Yan into it doesn’t seem right, does it?"

Third Grandma Qi looked at the kindhearted He Tiantian and slowly explained, "Girl Tian, this isn’t the city, this is a village with deep clan consciousness. If you’re alone in the house, even if Qi Jianguo gets caught, he won’t be punished if he didn’t succeed in his act. Because his surname is Qi, even if he’s a scoundrel, he’s still a descendant of the Qi Family. Even if Secretary Qi had conflicts with Qi Jianguo before, he wouldn’t report it due to the pressure from the clan and the repercussion the incident could bring to the village. At most, you’d get some compensation. Can you swallow that?"

Can you swallow that?

The question struck right at He Tiantian’s heart!

She couldn’t swallow it!

Why should she, being such a good person, endure Qi Jianguo’s harassment time and again!

The last report!

The last intrusion into her room!

This time’s drugging!

He Tiantian had had enough! She didn’t want to suffer in silence any longer!