The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 199 Who Else Can I Tell If Not You!_1

Chapter 199: Chapter 199 Who Else Can I Tell If Not You!_1

In the countryside, it is the shrewish kinds like Old Lady Qi, Mother Qi, who are the hardest to deal with.

Secretary Qi cannot be hit, nor can he be cursed!

Seeing this, Qi Shuli also hurriedly said, "Village Chief Qi, we can talk about other matters later. Let’s send the child to the hospital first. Any later, and the child will lose their life!"

Secretary Qi looked at He Tiantian and asked, "Girl Tian, what do you think we should do?"

He Tiantian narrowed her eyes, sneered inwardly, and said, "Hurry up and drag this damn thing out. Scumbag, pervert. I’m not afraid of Qi Jianguo running away. I’ll go file a report tomorrow. Even if he runs to the ends of the earth, I will sue!"

Qi Shuli, although he did not dare to show his dissatisfaction on his face, harbored thoughts of killing He Tiantian in his heart.

However, he also knew that even though this was Qijia Village, he couldn’t kill someone in broad daylight.

"Whatever you want to do, we can’t stop you; let’s first send the person to the hospital," Qi Shuli said coldly. "Hurry, carry Jianguo to the county hospital."

Those who were on good terms with Qi Shuli stepped forward to help.

It’s true what they say, even Qin Hui had a few loyal aides. Although Qi Shuli was not a good person, he had supporters too.

Qi Jianguo moaned in pain as he was carried away.

Seeing that the situation was nearly resolved, the other villagers also started to leave.

Qi Xiaoyan didn’t feel at ease about He Tiantian and insisted on staying with her.

Sister Wu, Ye Xiaofan also didn’t leave and stayed with He Tiantian.

Lin Xiaoru, upon hearing that He Tiantian nearly got raped by Qi Jianguo, laughed cheerfully in the house, extremely delighted.

Huang Jingli had some relationship with He Tiantian and worried about her a bit.

The next morning, He Tiantian, Qi Xiaoyan, along with Wu Lei, Zhang Qingshan and others, went to Secretary Qi’s house to discuss what to do.

Village Chief Qi was somewhat hesitant at first, but after seeing his daughter’s resolute gaze, he could no longer speak those words.

Although Qi Jianguo’s target was not his daughter, she was indeed frightened.

This matter could not be dropped!

If he took no action and couldn’t even protect his own daughter, what authority would he have left in the village in the future!

Furthermore, Qi Shuli and Qi Jianguo’s little clique had gone too far. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he must teach them a lesson and make them remember it.

Secretary Qi had Qi Ergou harness the ox cart, preparing to go to the county together.

Qi Shuli had people send Qi Jianguo to the hospital overnight. He didn’t go himself but instead visited several elders in the village, hoping they would consider the fact that they were all from the Qi Family and give Qi Jianguo a chance.

"Shuli, about yesterday’s incident, we were there too. We didn’t speak up at the moment, but you are a smart man, and you naturally saw it," said one of the village’s senior elders who took a puff of his dry pipe, speaking slowly. The situation was tricky, and they couldn’t intercede.

With his hands rubbing together, Qi Shuli pleaded with a distressed look on his face, "Uncle, you must help. In our branch of the family, Jianguo’s the only male. If something happens to him, our branch is done for. That kid Jianguo was just bewitched by He Tiantian and did something foolish; he’s not that kind of scum. Jianguo is about to become a senior mechanic, and in our Taoyuan County, that is a recognized good young man. With such a good future ahead, we cannot let it be destroyed just like that!"

In a little while, the village will be selecting students for a university scholarship.

In order to compensate Qijia Village for contributing their back mountain, the commune directly awarded the spot to Qijia Village!

Since Qi Jianguo had graduated from high school and was also one of the village’s best young men, this spot was set in stone for him.

But now things had turned on their head; Qi Jianguo got into this trouble, and if punished within the village, he would at most suffer physical hardship, without a stain on his record. But if He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan were to lodge a complaint, especially since Qi Jianguo was caught in a girl’s room...

Even if nothing came of it, Qi Jianguo would still be saddled with the accusation of attempted rape, which would not only leave a stain on his record but might also get him sentenced to prison.

By then, forget about going to university, even retaining his job as a senior agricultural machinery repairman would be difficult!

Qi Shuli, who had no sons, had spared no effort in helping Qi Jianguo, all in the hopes that one day he would make something of himself and bring glory to the family name.

"Ah!" the old man sighed, "Shuli, I’ll be honest with you. The problem lies with Xiao Yan. Jianguo is our child from Qijia Village, but so is Xiao Yan. If it had just been the young fellow He Tiantian from the city in that room, I would have had a proper talk with Dazhu, asking him to let Jianguo off the hook this once for the sake of our clan ties. But Xiao Yan was there too, and everyone in the village knows how much Dazhu and his wife dote on her. If Dazhu could swallow this affront, he wouldn’t be Qi Dazhu."

The old man knew about the conflict between Qi Dazhu and Qi Shuli, but those were village affairs and hadn’t escalated to this level, so despite their disagreements, there was still some kinship feeling.

But things that hurt someone else’s child crossed the line, especially for someone as protective of his offspring as Qi Dazhu.

Moreover, if Qi Dazhu couldn’t protect his own children, how could he be fit to serve as the village secretary!

"What about Jianguo, then? Are we just going to watch helplessly as a promising young man ruins his life?" Qi Shuli felt miserable. Ah, why couldn’t Jianguo see the consequences of his actions!

A man will never lack for a wife!

As for taking what isn’t given willingly!

"Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh—I’m associated with both you and Dazhu equally; I can’t be unfair in my actions!" the old man refused, "Instead of begging me, you’d better go beg He Tiantian and Qi Xiaoyan, asking them not to file a complaint. Keep your mother and your sister-in-law in line; it was Jianguo’s fault, and they still point fingers and curse at the girl. If they don’t press charges against you, then who will they!?"

The old man was also frustrated. This whole family, when they were at fault, couldn’t stop arguing and insulting others.

If they had shown a good attitude from the start and begged properly...

He Tiantian was a little educated youth from the city, and Qi Xiaoyan was their own kin; there surely would have been a chance for a turning point.

But Jianguo’s grandma and mother, self-righteous as they were, thought they could solve the problem by making a scene and refusing to apologize to the girl.

No one would ever agree to that!

Seeing that the family elder was unwilling to speak for him, Qi Shuli could only move on to the next household.

The response was the same everywhere; they didn’t want to stand up for Qi Jianguo and offend Qi Dazhu and Qi Xiaoyan.

Exhausted, anxious, and tired, Qi Shuli reached home, rummaged through his possessions, and gathered some items to apologize to He Tiantian.

But Third Grandma Qi had already locked the door, not letting Qi Shuli in.

Even if Qi Shuli could climb over the wall, his nephew had just been beaten for doing so, labeled a hoodlum after climbing the wall.

If he climbed the wall too, he’d probably be accused of being a hoodlum as well.

Seeing that He Tiantian was unyielding, Qi Shuli then sought out Secretary Qi.

Liang Hongyu flatly stated that she had already gone to sleep, to discuss matters the next day, and thus ignored Qi Shuli’s pleas.