The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 362 - 333: Understanding the Situation, Revenge_1

Chapter 362: Chapter 333: Understanding the Situation, Revenge_1

Jiang Lifang noticed that her mother-in-law was still tidying up and that the eldest sister-in-law seemed unhappy, so she whispered, "Mom, stop cleaning, I think Eldest Sister-in-law is not pleased."

Old Madam Huo did not mind and said with a smile, "She has been like this since before New Year. She misses Yingqi, I can understand, because I miss her too, but that does not mean we can forgive Yingqi. That girl has gone too far. Easily forgiving Yingqi will not only fail to change her bad habits, but it may also make them worse."

"Really?" Jiang Lifang was doubtful. Huo Yingqi wouldn’t be that foolish, would she?

"Don’t be so sure, Huo Yingqi has been spoiled by your eldest sister-in-law," continued Old Madam Huo. "I’ve always said that it’s fine to dote on girls and pamper them, but they must understand how things work. Yingqi is clever, but she does not grasp the principles, acting solely on her wishes. If we don’t make her reflect on her actions now, she’ll suffer greatly in the future due to her temperament."

Jiang Lifang, who didn’t have a daughter, actually liked Huo Yingqi quite a bit, especially when she was younger. However, as she grew older, she became less and less likeable.

One year, their family came over for the New Year, and the girl remarked, "Auntie, every year you come to our house for New Year’s, when can we go to yours to celebrate, to change things up and liven the place?"

Although Jiang Lifang understood that Huo Yingqi spoke carelessly, it still made her uncomfortable.

The Old Master and Old Madam were there, and the two families had not yet been officially separated; this place was their home too.

To pave the way for the Boss and make room, her husband, Huo Zhekun, could only work away from home, being absent all year round.

That was not a big deal; they were one family of brothers. For the sake of the Huo Family, one was inside, the other outside, keeping each other well-informed.

Just now, seeing them clearing things up, the eldest sister-in-law’s face was as long as a donkey’s, as if someone was taking her possessions, looking very unhappy.

"Eldest sister-in-law seems unhappy, why don’t we also pack up some things to send to Yingqi?" asked Jiang Lifang, inferring from her mother-in-law’s attitude that if she was willing to send things, then she would set some aside for Huo Yingqi too.

"Don’t send anything," stated Old Madam Huo flatly. "I love Yingqi more than anyone, but she did something wrong and is being punished, so we should let her seriously reflect."

Old Master Huo and Old Madam Huo had good intentions, but some people couldn’t understand.

For instance, Eldest Sister-in-law of the Huo Family, who planned on secretly sending things to her daughter after the New Year.

As for Zhou Yuanyuan, in order to win over Huo Yingqi, she also sent things to Huo Yingqi early on.

Huo Yingqi, alone at her unit and feeling lonely, received Zhou Yuanyuan’s gifts and became even more convinced that Zhou Yuanyuan was her good sister.

In this way, she walked further and further down the path of naive obstinacy.

Because of her, the Huo Family faced their greatest setback and crisis.

When Huo Yingjie was about to leave, Huo Yingjun brought a few English learning books, among them a thick dictionary.

"You’ve worked hard, sister-in-law," Huo Yingjun said with a smile. "Once she completes her mission, I’ll make sure to commend her for it!"

Huo Yingjie took them, flipped through them, and said with a smile, "No need, we’re all family after all."

The grandfather had already agreed to secretly protect He Tiantian in the background until Zhou Family’s downfall.

The time was not yet ripe, and Huo Yingjie could not push his grandfather.

However, Zhou Family’s good days were numbered, and after the ground was cut from under them, Zhou Yuanyuan would no longer be able to jump around.

At the same time, Huo Yingjie also thought of Little Rotating Turtle and asked, "Is Tiantian good to you?"

Little Rotating Turtle nodded its tiny head repeatedly and asked, "Do you want me to help He Tiantian take revenge?"

"Yes!" Huo Yingjie gave a bitter smile, "As you know, the current family clan power doesn’t allow us to act against Zhou Yuanyuan, so the normal channels are no longer an option."

Little Rotating Turtle scratched its head, looking a bit embarrassed, and said, "I wanted to just kill her directly, but I recently realized that I should not kill indiscriminately, as it would affect my cultivation and that of my master."

"Ah?" Huo Yingjie felt somewhat disappointed, what happened to the promise of wreaking havoc!

Seeing his master’s disappointment, Little Rotating Turtle quickly explained, "I can’t take Zhou Yuanyuan’s life, but I can use the Misfortune Curse, or give her moles and ringworm on her face."

Hearing this, Huo Yingjie thought about what Little Rotating Turtle had done in Qijia Village—those women who had made things difficult for He Tiantian didn’t dare to leave their homes anymore after Little Rotating Turtle’s retaliation.

"That works too," Huo Yingjie said. "It’s all up to you now."

"Rest assured, master," Little Rotating Turtle replied.

In the dead of night, Little Rotating Turtle took advantage of the darkness to leave, only returning at three in the morning.

After returning, it looked completely exhausted.

"Little Rotating Turtle, how did it go?" Huo Yingjie asked, thinking back to the time in Qijia Village; even when Little Rotating Turtle dealt with several people, it never seemed this worn out!

Little Rotating Turtle struggled to open its eyes, took a few deep breaths, and absorbed the Divine Power emanating from its master, regaining some energy.

"I accidentally fell into a formation set by the Zhou Family," Little Rotating Turtle said. "Those formations seemed to gather the aura of wealth and prosperity, but they felt awful to me, as if they were tainted with something filthy. However, I didn’t have the time to study them and just swapped the life gate and death gate around, which took a lot of energy. Then I went to Zhou Yuanyuan’s room and caused some ringworm to appear on her body and put two freckles on her face, but those freckles will gradually grow into moles."

Ha-ha, dynamic moles—that’s something it had recently discovered, very amusing.

Huo Yingjie was shocked and asked, "Are there cultivators in this world too?"

After thinking, Little Rotating Turtle said, "There must be! After all, when the Divine Realm was separated, there were many low-level cultivators who hadn’t become Immortals yet. But here, where the Spiritual Energy is so scarce, I doubt anyone has become an Immortal; at most, they could extend their lifespan but not ascend!"

Listening to this, Huo Yingjie felt somewhat relieved and nodded, "That’s good, I was worried that if there were cultivators and beings with special abilities everywhere, how could we ordinary people survive!"

Hearing this, Little Rotating Turtle felt awkward: the master was being too modest. Didn’t he realize that he was the biggest anomaly in this world?

Never mind, no matter how much it explained now, the master wouldn’t believe in his own abilities.

It was better to wait until the master’s powers awakened; then he would understand how formidable he really was!

The next morning, Huo Yingjie caught the earliest train; Huo Yingjun personally sent his brother to visit his sister-in-law.

His future career was in the hands of these two people.

After boarding the train, Zhang Aijun furrowed his brow and said, "Comrade Huo, I’ve noticed four people following us, but they don’t seem to be from a hostile force. On the contrary, they seem to be here to protect you, just like us."

Huo Yingjie smiled and nodded, "That’s people sent by Grandpa to protect me."

In fact, they weren’t sent by Old Master Huo but by higher-ups from above. However, he couldn’t tell others that, so he just said they were sent by his grandfather.

"That’s a relief!" Hearing this, Zhang Aijun and Li Yun breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren’t adversaries, that was good; otherwise, the two of them wouldn’t be a match for those four.