novellhall Chapter 67 Huo Yanchuan brought the television set.
Chapter 67 Huo Yanchuan brought the television set.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Manfu's legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, everyone else instinctively backed away, keeping as far away from Zhou Manfu as possible, worried that their families would be implicated.
At this moment, Wen Jianshe and Li Xiuying realized that Huo Yanchuan was helping their daughter clear her name.
Wen Jianshe knew his daughter wasn't that kind of person, and when he heard what the Zhou family had done to her, he was so angry that he was trembling.
Enraged, Li Xiuying ran over and slapped Zhou Manfu hard across the face.
"You bloodsucking beasts of the Zhou family! My daughter was so good to Zhou Dayong, and you actually schemed against her like this? You're going to ruin her life!" Li Xiuying tore at Zhou Manfu's clothes and cursed loudly.
When she thought about the grievances Wenrou had suffered in the past, and even felt ashamed of herself, she couldn't help but feel guilty and heartbroken.
The village party secretary, upon learning that Huo Yanchuan was part of the investigation team, was unable to intervene.
This whole thing was started by the Zhou family themselves, so they're the only ones who can solve it.
Soon, Zhou Manfu, along with his two younger brothers Zhou Dayong, were taken away by Huo Yanchuan's men.
"Xiao Huo, thank you this time. I also bear responsibility. As a father, I failed to protect my own daughter." Wen Jianshe came to his senses and was about to bow to Huo Yanchuan.
Upon seeing this, Huo Yanchuan quickly grabbed his arm and helped him up.
"Uncle, please don't say that. This is all I should do. As long as Xiaorou's innocence is cleared, that's all that matters."
Huo Yanchuan has become more and more accustomed to calling her "gentlemanly" now, to the point that he himself hasn't even realized it.
"It's all my fault. Why didn't I believe my own daughter back then? I even blamed her for damaging the Wen family's reputation. I also blamed her for breaking off her engagement with Zhou Dayong and even hit her." Speaking of this, Li Xiuying was full of regret.
Liu Yan never expected things to turn out this way. This man really has some tricks up his sleeve, clearing Wenrou's name so quickly.
After she realized what was happening, she went forward and pretended to help Li Xiuying up.
However, even so, Wenrou was still pregnant with that spy's child. In any case, it was a fact that she had slept with that spy.
Even if she is truly innocent, the gossip in the village will be enough to haunt her for the rest of her life.
She really couldn't understand it. This man was good in every way, so what did he see in Wenrou?
Does she really not mind that Wenrou is pregnant with another man's child?
As she thought this, she looked Huo Yanchuan up and down again. She had heard that men who couldn't get sex there had some special fetishes.
The more upright a person appears on the surface, the more likely they are to be a pervert behind the scenes.
This man couldn't be...
Huo Yanchuan turned his head and met Liu Yan's disdainful gaze.
Liu Yan was frightened by Huo Yanchuan's cold gaze and lowered her head guiltily.
Huo Yanchuan sneered and said nothing.
Seeing that it was almost time, he had to head back to his unit.
Upon hearing that Huo Yanchuan was leaving, Li Xiuying hurriedly said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't you going to eat before you go?"
Huo Yanchuan waved his hand, "No need, time is tight this time. Next time Xiaorou and I will come back together and have a good drink with Uncle."
"Alright, then we'll talk about it again when Xiaorou comes back next time." Seeing that Huo Yanchuan was really anxious, Wen Jianshe didn't try to keep him.
However, after today's events, he has already accepted Huo Yanchuan as his son-in-law.
As expected, his daughter has good taste and found such a good man. Isn't he a hundred or a thousand times better than that Zhou Dayong?
After saying goodbye to his gentle family, Huo Yanchuan got into the car and told Xiao Cheng to speed up and drive back to the army base.
Wenrou was unaware of what had happened at home; she had been busy these past two days teaching car repair courses to the military personnel.
Huo Yanchuan's arrest of Zhou Manfu was kept strictly confidential, and Zhou Dayong and He Cuihua were unaware of it.
However, He Cuihua wrote a letter home some time ago, but has not received a reply yet.
She's been here for so long, and she's worried about her two young sons back home.
She had heard that Zhou Dayong had married a city woman, and she thought she could benefit from it. But after being here for so long, she not only didn't enjoy any happiness, but she also became free labor.
After thinking it over, I realized that home is the most comfortable place.
So she's come to terms with it these past few days. Rather than staying here serving people and putting up with Shen Qingshuang's temper, it's better to go home.
After Zhou Dayong returned, He Cuihua told him everything.
When Zhou Dayong heard that He Cuihua wanted to go back, he agreed. Shen Qingshuang had also been hoping that she would go back, so she naturally had no objections.
However, just as she finished packing her things and was preparing to return to her hometown, she received the news that Zhou Manfu had been arrested.
Upon hearing this news, He Cuihua hurriedly went to find Zhou Dayong.
"Dayong, something's happened! Your dad's been arrested! You have to find a way to save him!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Dayong's expression immediately changed. "Who arrested my dad? What exactly happened?"
He Cuihua received the telegram, but she didn't know who had arrested her; she was just anxious.
"I...I don't know either. You should ask the army for leave quickly, let's go back and check on things. I knew something would happen if I was away from home for too long." He Cuihua grabbed Zhou Dayong anxiously, wanting to go back right now.
When Shen Qingshuang heard the news of the Zhou family's troubles, she rushed over as well.
Although I don't know what happened to the Zhou family, judging from He Cuihua's demeanor, something serious must have happened.
Now that she is Zhou Dayong's wife and a member of the Zhou family, she no longer holds grudges about what happened before and has started to help come up with solutions.
Just then, Huo Yanchuan's car stopped at the entrance of the family compound.
As soon as he got out of the car, he had someone move the television into his home.
"Commander Huo, what did you buy?" Someone at the entrance of the family compound asked with curiosity after seeing this scene.
Huo Yanchuan looked at the man and replied unexpectedly, "A television set."
The others around were even more shocked to hear that Huo Yanchuan had actually bought a television for his family.
"What? It's a television?"
"This TV set must cost at least several hundred yuan, and I heard that TV tickets are hard to come by."
"That's right. I heard there are only a handful of TV plane tickets in the entire military region. I didn't expect Commander Huo to have managed to get one?"
As they spoke, envious expressions appeared on their faces.
When Sister-in-law Wang saw this, she quickly went to tell Wenrou the good news.
"Girl, your TV has arrived." Sister-in-law Wang was even more excited than Wenrou.
Wenrou, who had just returned from class and was busy in the house, heard the noise and came out looking surprised.
"What kind of television?"
She does want to buy a TV, but she hasn't saved enough money or tickets yet.
She looked toward the door in the direction Wang's sister-in-law was pointing and saw two people carrying a cardboard box toward her, with Huo Yanchuan following behind them.
She then remembered that when Huo Yanchuan left, she had casually asked if she could get a TV ticket.
I didn't expect him to buy the TV so quickly.
Wenrou stared wide-eyed in surprise as the two men carried the television into the house.
She looked at Huo Yanchuan, somewhat incredulously, and asked, "Is this a television?"
Huo Yanchuan smiled and gestured to her, "Open it and take a look."
Wenrou walked over and opened the cardboard box, and sure enough, it contained a television set, the latest model available on the market.
Although it was black and white, very few people could afford such a thing at that time.
Now she can pass the time with the TV when she has nothing to do, and she won't feel bored anymore.
"You really got a TV?" Wenrou stared wide-eyed at Huo Yanchuan with a look of delight.
I thought to myself, this man is really capable; he can even get TVs and plane tickets.
Huo Yanchuan had the television set installed quickly and gently invited Wang's wife, Xiaoya, and Wang Yanping's children to come in.
Several children gathered around the television, excitedly discussing what they would be watching.
"Aunt Wen, the evening news will start soon."
"Aunt Wen, can I come to your house to watch TV again tomorrow?"
Gently looking at the children's innocent and radiant faces, she smiled and nodded, "Of course."
She saw Xiaoya sitting awkwardly in the corner, too embarrassed to say what she wanted to see, and just silently listening to what the others were saying.
Seeing this, Wenrou said to Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, you can come over if you want to see it in the future."
Hearing Wenrou's gentle words, Xiaoya was somewhat flattered and said, "Thank you, Aunt Wen."
At this moment, Wenrou noticed that a large crowd had gathered in front of their house, all there to watch TV.
"Commander Huo's family is really rich; they can even afford a television."
"That gentle girl is really lucky to be with Commander Huo. We're so envious."
"Hey girl, can we go in and watch TV too?"
Seeing that Wenrou had called a few children inside to watch TV, some of the adults gathered at the door also shamelessly asked.
She looked at them gently, smiled, and said, "I'm sorry, my house is really too small. It's enough for a few children to come in. There's really no room for you all."
After she finished speaking, she walked straight over and slammed the door shut.
These people had never helped her much before, but they came along just to take advantage and join in the fun. She wasn't so generous as to invite them all in.
Those who had been gently shut out all looked furious upon seeing this.
"It's just a TV, what's there to show off?"
"Exactly, we're all neighbors in the same compound, what's wrong with that? I've never seen anything like this before."
"That's for sure. Who can blame her for having such an alluring face and finding a rich man?"
Wenrou heard the sour voices at the door and gave a cold laugh.
She walked over, took the water she had left over from washing her feet, opened the door, and splashed it on them.
"Go ahead and say it, keep going if you dare!" Wenrou finished splashing water, stood at the door with the basin, and looked at the group of them.
The group couldn't afford to offend Wenrou, so after being splashed with water by her, they could only accept their bad luck and slunk away.
Seeing this, Wenrou turned and went inside.
At this moment, the Zhou family members were all shocked to see that Huo Yanchuan had actually bought a television set.
He Cuihua, in particular, stared intently at the television in Wenrou's house, wishing she could grow her eyes on it.
"I never expected the man Wenrou found to be so rich? He even managed to get a TV?"
As He Cuihua spoke, her eyes were full of envy, and she felt even more jealous.
She turned to look at her son and daughter-in-law and couldn't help but sigh.
I wish she could watch TV someday.
Zhou Dayong knew exactly what He Cuihua's look meant, but he could only pretend to be dead and act as if he knew nothing.
"It's just a TV set, what's so special about it? You're just a bunch of country bumpkins who've never seen the world." Shen Qingshuang said with a disdainful look.
They already had a TV at home, but TV tickets were really hard to come by. I didn't expect Huo Yanchuan to go back to Beijing and bring the TV back for Wenrou.
"Qingshuang, your family is so rich, getting a TV shouldn't be a big deal for you, right?" He Cuihua asked Shen Qingshuang tentatively.
Hearing this, Shen Qingshuang glanced at her and said, "Don't even think about it now. TV tickets aren't that easy to get these days. I'll look into it when the opportunity arises."
"Mom, didn't you say you were going back to see Dad?" Zhou Dayong reminded her with a frown.
"Yes, quick... let's go back and check." After realizing what was happening, He Cuihua hurriedly pulled Zhou Dayong toward the door.
They were interrupted by the television, and only now did they hurriedly remember that they needed to go back.
Just as they reached the door, the investigation team quickly located He Cuihua and Zhou Dayong.
"He Cuihua, Zhou Dayong, please come with us."
Zhou Dayong looked at the investigation team, stood in front of He Cuihua and Shen Qingshuang, and coldly questioned, "What do you want to do? Why should we go with you?"
"Zhou Manfu is from your family, right? The matter of Comrade Wenrou has been thoroughly investigated. Now we suspect that your Zhou family colluded with spies to frame Comrade Wenrou."
The investigation team had already received Huo Yanchuan's orders, and regardless of their consent, they took both of them away.
"You... what right do you have to arrest people? Dayong, what does Wenrou's behavior have to do with Dayong? It's her own indecent behavior." Shen Qingshuang shouted loudly when she saw Zhou Dayong being taken away as well.
It was only then that Zhou Dayong realized that Huo Yanchuan had ordered his father's arrest, and his face immediately turned cold.
This Huo Yanchuan is deliberately going against him; what kind of spy is he? He's clearly just targeting him.
He Cuihua had never seen such a scene before; she was so frightened that her legs went weak.
Wenrou was taken to the investigation team for a week before, and now it's their turn.
"Gentle matters have nothing to do with our family. You've arrested the wrong person," she shouted anxiously.
"Alright, Zhou Manfu has confessed everything, so you can save your energy."
They were quickly taken to the investigation team's interrogation room, next to where the agents were being interrogated and tortured. Hearing their screams, even Zhou Dayong couldn't help but panic.