The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 739 - 708: Joyful Gathering_1

Chapter 739: Chapter 708: Joyful Gathering_1

Seeing that Dad remained silent, Huo Ruimin grew anxious.

"Dad, can you do it or not?" Huo Ruimin said impatiently, "If you can’t, just say so. Ruimin won’t laugh at you."

Being questioned by his daughter about whether he could do it made Huo Yingjie’s face go blank with lines of frustration.

To avoid being looked down upon, Huo Yingjie racked his brain and suddenly thought of a suitable story.

The protagonist of the story was still lying inside the big jar in the yard.

"Alright, today Dad will tell you ’The Adventures of Little Rotating Turtle’!" Huo Yingjie grinned, "Once upon a time, there was a Little Rotating Turtle..."

The Little Rotating Turtle outside was fast asleep, huffing and puffing, and didn’t hear the story.

If it knew, the Little Rotating Turtle would certainly be speechless, as it seemed to have been just a little sufferer before meeting its owner, nowhere near that awesome!

Because Dad came back, although excited, Ruimin was still young and soon fell asleep in the arms of her mom and dad.

Huo Yingjie made a nest of blankets inside and tucked Huo Ruimin into bed, then looked at He Tiantian and whispered, "Let Ruihua sleep over there!"

"Is that okay? I used to hold them both when we slept together," He Tiantian whispered back, "What if they kick off the blankets at night..."

"We have sleeping bags, don’t we?" Huo Yingjie laughed, "Besides, I’m here, do you think I’d let them be cold?"

Huo Yingjie took the children, placed them on the small bed.

After checking everything again, he quickly returned to He Tiantian’s side.

This man’s skills were certainly improving!

He Tiantian was embarrassed, but she still wanted to get a good look at Huo Yingjie.

She had missed him during the long months they hadn’t seen each other.

Busy during the day, no matter how much she missed him, time passed faster that way.

Habit is a fearsome thing.

If you never had it before, you wouldn’t occupy it now.

But once you have it, you want to posses it, unwilling to leave.

The next morning, when Huo Yingjie woke up and saw He Tiantian’s tired face, he vaguely realized that he might have been a bit too much the day before.

He let He Tiantian sleep in a little longer.

Huo Yingjie changed the children’s diapers, dressed them, and carried them out, letting He Tiantian rest properly.

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Some parts of this Chapter were harmonized, so the author rewrote an extra part to add on.

Extra (three), Revenge, Rebirth (1)

As Huo Yingjie spoke these words, he was in great pain.

All these were things he wanted to forget, to escape from!

"Do you know why she came here today?" Inspector Wu asked, facing a difficult situation.

"I don’t know. By the time I saw her, she was already lying on the ground in the state you see now," Huo Yingjie said, "She grew up with me from childhood. Please Inspector Wu, find the murderer as soon as possible..."

"Yes, I’ll do my best, as quickly as possible," Inspector Wu said, "Think, are there any other clues you can provide?"

Huo Yingjie shook his head.

The police officers’ questioning of Assistant You had already ended, and what was said matched up with Huo Yingjie’s statements.

Investigations had to be carried out, so for the time being, Huo Yingjie and Assistant You were asked to leave.

The police began to investigate the case and found Qi Jianguo, a relative, through He Tiantian’s phone.

On the other side, Qi Jianguo received the news of He Tiantian’s death. The phone in his hand dropped to the ground, and he was speechless for a long time before he rushed to Nan City overnight.

Mother Qi, worried about her son’s safety, quickly urged her daughter and son-in-law to follow him.

Qi Jianguo, upon seeing He Tiantian’s lifeless body, had a pale expression on his face.

Qi Fangfang was on the side, vomiting.

Finally, the autopsy results showed that He Tiantian had been bitten by a highly venomous snake and died of poisoning, an accidental death, not homicide.

"Brother, don’t be like this. How could our sister-in-law have come to Nan City, all of a sudden?" Although Qi Fangfang felt somewhat saddened, she was mostly annoyed.

Without the sister-in-law at home, her mother and elder brother would need her to take care of them and even provide them with money.

Qi Jianguo remained silent, looking out the window of the hotel, recalling past events.

Back when He Tiantian first arrived in the village, her fair and tender skin, jet-black hair, and rosy lips stood out, capturing his attention and affection at first sight.

He Tiantian was like a little rabbit, thrown into a completely unfamiliar environment, her heart pounding with panic and fear.

Qi Jianguo fell for her and often helped her, even if it meant using certain means, but his intentions were sincere, and he really wanted what was best for her. It was only after hearing her rejection that he learned of her childhood sweetheart, Huo Yingjie, the one she could never forget.

But what of it?

He still employed tactics to create misunderstandings between them, leading them to give up on each other.

He didn’t feel the slightest bit of guilt, for if they were truly fated, he could not have broken them apart no matter what he did.

He Tiantian was timid and frail, whereas that damned Huo Yingjie was arrogant and proud, with an ego too strong.

He had countless ways to break such a long-distance couple apart.

As expected, he married He Tiantian.

After the marriage, he knew He Tiantian did not love him in her heart, but he believed that by treating her well, he could win her true affection.

However, though she was dutiful to the elders and kind to him, her manner towards him was always indifferent. He believed that in He Tiantian’s heart there was no place for him, only for Huo Yingjie.

When He Tiantian got into university, he was afraid that she would leave him after going to college, so he manipulated circumstances to make her stay.

He also intercepted the news of her parents’ death.

As time went on, although their relationship wasn’t passionate, it settled into a routine.

Yet the absence of children made their relationship even more precarious.

Qi Jianguo was aware of his own problem, so he had his mother seek out their cousin at the county hospital and declare that He Tiantian was infertile.

The originally restless He Tiantian became even more silent upon hearing that she couldn’t get pregnant.

Even faced with Mother Qi’s harshness, she remained wordless.

Qi Jianguo despised this silent version of He Tiantian; he would have preferred her to yell and scream, as at least that would show that she cared about him. But there was nothing, only silence.

She worked hard without complaint.

Having lost his job and living in difficult times, they moved to the city, where He Tiantian set up a small braised meat stall. Once the business improved and money started rolling in, it evolved into a braised meat shop, and they were able to buy a house and a car in the city.

However, faced with He Tiantian’s coldness, Qi Jianguo treated her even worse. But no matter how angry he was, he could never bring himself to hit He Tiantian.

Because he loved her.

He hoped that through some special actions, He Tiantian would notice him and come to like him.

But nothing changed.

Day after day, year after year.

Their relationship had grown very strained, and they hardly spoke when they saw each other.

He had grown accustomed to such a life, thinking it would be that way forever.

Even knowing that He Tiantian did not love him, he thought he could grow old with her and spend a lifetime together.