The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 720 - 689: Panic, They Came Looking_1

Chapter 720: Chapter 689: Panic, They Came Looking_1

He Tiantian smiled, acknowledging that the Wu Family’s thoughts were quite normal.

Living in another person’s home is never as comfortable as living in one’s own.

"Alright, if you need anything in the future, just let me know," He Tiantian said with a smile. She really enjoyed interacting with the Wu Family—close, yet not greedy, always knowing where to draw the line.

"I definitely won’t be shy," Huang Jingli responded with a laugh. Whether it was getting into university, meeting her husband, or their current affluent living conditions, it was all thanks to He Tiantian.

Huang Jingli always felt grateful.

Wu Youliang looked around and not seeing Huo Yingjie, he asked, "Tiantian, where is Yingjie?"

Hearing Wu Youliang ask about Huo Yingjie made He Tiantian a bit sad, but she quickly smiled and said, "Yingjie received a national first-level dispatch order a couple of days ago, and he has already reported to his unit."

"Ah?" Wu Youliang was taken aback. "I was thinking about hanging out with Yingjie in the future!"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Don’t worry, you have excellent grades. You’ll find a satisfactory position."

They had previously agreed on going to the Nan City Civil Research Institute, but now that Yingjie couldn’t go, Wu Youliang still could.

"Right, it all comes down to academic performance," Wu Youliang said, thinking that He Tiantian must be very upset about Huo Yingjie leaving, so he didn’t bring up Yingjie again.

Huang Jingli was clever as well, taking the opportunity to ask He Tiantian for advice on some pregnancy precautions and some experience in child-rearing.

Talking about children indeed seemed to lift He Tiantian’s spirits a bit.

As the school year began, He Tiantian strolled beneath the school’s sycamore trees.

It was now autumn, and some sycamore leaves had turned yellow, falling to the ground.

With the new semester, the school was filled with many new faces, all vibrant and filled with hope, eagerly learning all kinds of knowledge.

When He Tiantian had come to register at the school, she had felt the same way.

Life was busy with learning, fulfilling.

Just that he was no longer by her side.

Fortunately, He Tiantian really was very busy. Aside from evenings, she hardly had time to think about Huo Yingjie.

He Tiantian arrived in the classroom twenty minutes early today, took out her textbooks, and began to review the content from the previous class.

Just then, Huang Jingli, with her belly protruding, came in looking pale.

He Tiantian initially just wanted to say hello, but seeing Huang Jingli’s complexion, she thought that Jingli might be feeling unwell and quickly asked, "Jingli, what’s wrong? Do you have a stomachache?"

Huang Jingli took a few deep breaths to settle her emotions before stuttering, "Tiantian, just... just now Lin Xiaoru came to find me..."

"Lin Xiaoru?" He Tiantian was surprised. "Why would she come to find you? What did she say to make you so afraid?"

Huang Jingli wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "She... she got into the Finance and Economics University in Nan City, said she has no money, and asked to borrow some from me. If I don’t lend it to her, she will... she will..."

Huang Jingli was somewhat nervous, so much so that she couldn’t manage to speak a complete sentence.

"She threatened you again? What did she threaten you with?" He Tiantian asked, trying to console Huang Jingli, "As long as you haven’t done anything wrong, you don’t need to be afraid of others’ threats. At worst, you still have us friends. We can’t just stand by and watch you get bullied."

"I haven’t done anything wrong, yet she still threatened me using the same old excuse," Huang Jingli said with a bitter smile. "She brings up my family’s landlord background and says I’m about to graduate and be assigned a job. If I don’t lend her money, she’ll report that I have a bad class status, and I won’t be assigned to a good job."

"Haha!" He Tiantian laughed. "It’s 1979 now, and once the new year turns, it’ll be 1980. A lot of things have changed. When it comes to job assignments, they won’t look only at class status, but also at grades and political standing at school."

Hearing He Tiantian’s words, Huang Jingli felt slightly relieved. She had already joined the Party; indeed, things were different now.

"You might not understand Lin Xiaoru, but I do. She’s a vampire who won’t stop until she gets what she wants," Huang Jingli said with a bitter smile. The days of worry and fear in Qijia Village had left a deep shadow on her.

He Tiantian patted Huang Jingli on the shoulder and smiled, "Sister Jingli, it’s an open society now. You shouldn’t be as timid as before. Be confident like you are at school, and don’t be afraid of Lin Xiaoru. As long as you have the courage to fight her, then she can’t do anything to you!"

"Sigh, I’m just a bit worried right now, not really afraid of her," Huang Jingli said. "I’m just afraid that Lin Xiaoru is like a maggot—can’t kill you, but definitely makes your skin crawl."

"Hehe, your analogy is quite fitting," He Tiantian said with a chuckle. "As long as you walk the straight path and sit upright, you don’t have to fear Lin Xiaoru causing trouble."

Huang Jingli nodded and said, "In the future, I won’t walk alone to avoid that woman cornering me in desperation. I wouldn’t be afraid under normal circumstances. Now that I have a child, I have to be extra careful."

"Hmm, from now on in class, stick with me when we come and go. After school, let Wu Youliang come to pick you up," He Tiantian said. "If he can’t make it, I’ll take you home."

After being comforted by He Tiantian, Huang Jingli’s worries eased. Aside from some emotional fluctuations, she wasn’t greatly affected.

To everyone’s surprise, a few days later, Huang Jingli came out of the office with red eyes.

"Sister Jingli, what’s wrong?" He Tiantian asked. She was fine when she went into the office, so why was she crying now?

Huang Jingli choked up and said, "Someone reported that during my ’sent-down youth’ period, my behavior was improper, writing many indecent things."

"Besides Lin Xiaoru, there wouldn’t be a second person who would do such a pointless thing," He Tiantian snorted coldly. Lin Xiaoru had often reported her in the past.

And she kept threatening Huang Jingli.

Now, in Nan City, she was starting with the same old tricks.

Just as Huang Jingli had said, it couldn’t kill a person, but it was truly disgusting.

Couldn’t this woman come up with something new?

"It must have been her," Huang Jingli said with a bitter smile. "Last time, she blocked me at our doorstep, demanding money, which I refused. I know that if I gave in, she would only become more persistent. As she was leaving, she said she would definitely make me regret it."

"So, do you regret it now?" He Tiantian asked, hoping that Huang Jingli could be resolute.

"Of course not. I’ve come to see that Lin Xiaoru is nothing but insatiable," Huang Jingli said. "Now, I would only be compromising for the sake of a job. Even if I got the job, she would go to my workplace and cause trouble. Instead of being threatened for a lifetime, I might as well solve this once and for all."

Hearing Huang Jingli’s words, He Tiantian was very relieved. Without becoming weak and confused, the problem would be easier to solve.

"Sister Jingli, you’re thinking the right way. If you give in once, you’ll be threatened by Lin Xiaoru for a lifetime," He Tiantian said. "For now, just bear with it. Tonight, let’s call Cui Ying, Huashan, and your husband to discuss this properly."

"Hmm, thank you, Tiantian," Huang Jingli said gratefully. Fortunately, there were still a few city youths from Qijia Village around to vouch for her.