The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 277 - 264: Fury, the Frustration of Snake King_1

Chapter 277: Chapter 264: Fury, the Frustration of Snake King_1

He Tiantian finally sized up Huo Yingjie and found that he had lost some weight compared to before.

"Have you been working day and night for the holidays?" He Tiantian asked with a hint of annoyance, "Why don’t you take better care of yourself? We’re still young, and we’ll be together eventually. But if you ruin your health, what future will we have left!"

"Haha, it’s nothing, I know my limits, I won’t neglect my body," Huo Yingjie laughed, "Smile, don’t be angry. It’s not easy for me to visit, you can’t keep frowning, can you?"

Upon hearing this, He Tiantian pinched Huo Yingjie’s arm and said, "If you don’t behave, I won’t bother with you anymore."

"Alright, alright, I’ll behave," Huo Yingjie said with a placating smile, "I won’t dare to do it again! Last time, someone pretended to be me and wrote you a letter, I was very worried about you, so I couldn’t wait to come and see you, to stop you from overthinking."

As soon as she heard this, He Tiantian became anxious and said, "Right, I almost forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it. What’s the deal with that Zhou Yuanyuan? How do you know her, and you have to explain it to me properly. You can’t just not tell me anything because I trust you."

In the letter, Huo Yingjie only mentioned that Zhou Yuanyuan was an old family friend from Yanjing, and didn’t elaborate further.

"I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you." Huo Yingjie explained, "That Zhou Yuanyuan is a good friend of my cousin Huo Yingqi, and I don’t know why, but she took a liking to me. During the New Year’s, she confessed to me, but I’ve already sternly rejected her in front of my family, I didn’t accept. But I didn’t expect Zhou Yuanyuan to be so stubborn, and she actually followed me to my workplace to work as a doctor... "

Huo Yingjie briefly recounted the incident while observing He Tiantian’s expression.

"Ah, it’s so annoying that Zhou Yuanyuan is so one-sided, and your sister is even more baffling. You’re her brother, you should be close; why is she acting against her own family?" He Tiantian, puzzled, wondered what Huo Yingqi was thinking?

"Yeah, my parents and grandfather had already spoken to Yingqi at the time, but she..." Huo Yingjie scratched his head, "Fortunately, she’s not my biological sister. If she were, that would really be bad luck. With such a sister-in-law, you can forget about ever having peaceful days."

"Humph!" He Tiantian said proudly, "If there’s a sister-in-law like that, I simply won’t marry you."

"That’s fine, then I’ll come to your house," Huo Yingjie said with a laugh, trying to cheer He Tiantian up, "But don’t worry, my parents and grandparents all like you very much and wouldn’t let you be wronged. Because of this incident, grandfather has ordered Yingqi to work in a closed military camp for three years before she can return home for a visit."

"Three years? That seems rather harsh," He Tiantian exclaimed in surprise.

"What’s so bad about it? She deserves to face the consequences. She actually colluded with outsiders to set up her own family member. It’s already merciful not to kick her out of the house, considering the limited numbers of the Huo family," Huo Yingjie said, "Considering how overconfident she is, if she doesn’t change, she will not only bring disaster upon herself but also involve her family."

Since Huo Yingqi was a member of the Huo family, Tiantian couldn’t say much. Seeing it was getting late, she said, "It’s time to make breakfast; come and help."

He Tiantian washed the rice and started to cook porridge.

Huo Yingjie lit the fire while He Tiantian began mixing dough to make vegetable rolls.

"Those two men are soldiers, right?" He Tiantian asked, "Did they accompany you along the way?"

"Yes, they’re soldiers. They were sent by the organization to protect me," Huo Yingjie said, "Three of them came, and they bought a hundred kilos of rice and fifty kilos of flour. If that’s not enough, I will use my ration coupons and money to buy more."

"What? You’re so important that they sent people to protect you at work!" He Tiantian exclaimed, surprised.

"Yes, I’m a pillar of the country!" Huo Yingjie boasted, "The country cherishes talents like me."

"Brother Yingjie is so impressive," He Tiantian remarked, wondering if it was because of her that Yingjie’s life had undergone some changes?

In her previous life, although she did not know the specifics of Huo Yingjie’s situation, she knew that it was impossible for him to have achieved so much in such a short time.

No matter what, it was an improvement over her previous life.

"You’re not so bad yourself!" Huo Yingjie said, "So many people look out for you. Yesterday, at Taoyuan Hotel, a comrade named Niu Lili recognized me, said she was your good friend, gave us a generous amount of noodles, and added more beef. She also helped us find a bullock cart familiar with Qijia Village and even covered the cart fare."

"Hehe, that’s Sister Lili. Last time someone reported me, Sister Lili informed me in advance so I could safely get through it," He Tiantian said, "We’re now good friends; there’s no need for formalities with her."