Chapter 53

Principal Cai opened the door and said angrily, "Why are you still bringing things over? Come in and sit down. You'll be able to eat soon."

Jiang Suihan brought her brother in. Chief of Staff Xu was sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a newspaper. "Hello, Uncle Xu."

Chief of Staff Xu has a square face with a few strands of white hair. His expression is a little serious and it can be seen that he doesn't smile often. "Xiao Jiang, right? Sit down quickly."

Jiang Leyun followed behind and greeted him crisply.

During the past month, they have been eating well and living well here. They have become more relaxed and healthy. The children's faces have become rounder. No one in the Jiang family is ugly. Adults all like the well-behaved and obedient children.

Chief of Staff Xu's eldest grandson is about the same age as Jiang Leyun. He hasn't seen him for more than a year. Chief of Staff Xu missed him very much. He grabbed a handful of candy from the plate on the table and stuffed it into the child's hand: "Eat some candy."

Jiang Leyun held both hands full of candies and turned to look at Jiang Huihan. He ate too much candies a few days ago and had toothache at night. Since then, his sister began to limit the number of times he could eat candies. He could only eat one candy a day and that was it. He also had to brush his teeth. It was no use acting like a spoiled child or making a fuss. His sister was hard-hearted and not moved at all.

Jiang Huihan signaled to her brother to take only two and put the rest back.

Chief of Staff Xu looked at Jiang Suihan disapprovingly and said, "What child doesn't like to eat candy? Don't be too strict. There are only me and your Aunt Cai at home. No one will eat it if it's left there."

Jiang Huihan glanced at Jiang Leyun and said, "Take it. Thank Uncle Xu quickly. Don't eat it secretly when you go back. Don't forget that you had a toothache and couldn't sleep the night before yesterday."

I have candy to eat again, I’m so happy!

Jiang Leyun was a little afraid of Chief of Staff Xu at first. He felt that this uncle was very serious and did not dare to act unruly in front of him: "Thank you, Uncle Xu."

Chief of Staff Xu knew that he was sometimes too strict. The grandchildren in his family were afraid of him and did not dare to get close to him. It was rare for him to meet a child who was not afraid of him, and he could not help but want to tease the child.

Jiang Suihan was embarrassed to sit and wait for food, so she got up and went to the kitchen to help.

When Principal Cai saw her coming in, he hurriedly wanted to ask her to leave: "You are not needed here, go sit in the living room and have some tea and chat with your uncle Xu. I will need some time here."

Jiang Huihan rolled up her sleeves and said, "It's okay. My brother is here. He and Uncle Xu seem to get along well."

Principal Cai looked into the living room. An adult and a child were sitting face to face with a Go set in the middle. Both of them had serious expressions on their faces.

"Your brother is really in trouble. Your uncle Xu likes playing Go the most, but his chess skills are terrible. People who know him don't like to play with him. He is so old, but he still bullies a child. I don't even want to say anything to him."

Chief of Staff Xu likes to play Go very much, but the problem is that he has no self-awareness of his Go skills. He thinks he is very talented and that with time, he will be able to become a Go master. Every time there are guests at his house, he always asks them in a roundabout way whether they know how to play Go and whether they want to play a game.

He was definitely addicted to chess, but couldn't find anyone to play with. Xiao Jiang's younger brother didn't understand the situation and was foolishly fooled by him. Poor child.

Jiang Suihan smiled indifferently: "My dad also liked playing chess in the past, and my brother has been learning from him since he was a child. His level is pretty good among his peers. Uncle Xu has found someone with the same interests as him."

She just doesn't like playing Go. She sits there for an hour or two, which really tests her patience and concentration. She didn't expect Lele to have such strong communication skills. It's not an exaggeration to call her a social genius.

A man in his fifties and a little kid under ten, one old and one young, staring intently at the chess pieces in front of them. The scene becomes more and more interesting as you watch it.

Principal Cai felt angry and amused: "I think your brother is much better than your uncle Xu. He is just a face-saving project. He looks very imposing, but in fact, it is filled with straw. He may cheat again in a while."

Chief of Staff Xu was notorious in the army for being a terrible chess player. Every time he mentioned playing chess, everyone would find all kinds of excuses to slip away, for fear that they would be caught by him the next second. Playing chess with him was so miserable that life was hopeless and unbearable.

Principal Cai was afraid that she would not be able to discipline more than a seven-year-old child, so Chief of Staff Xu used his trick again and played tricks on a child. She had a hunch that he could do such a shameless thing.

Jiang Suihan wondered how bad Chief of Staff Xu's chess skills must be to make Principal Cai despise him so much.

Jiang Leyun frowned and said hurriedly, "Oh, no, Uncle Xu, you have already put down the chess piece, how can you pick it up again? This is not right."

The child had good chess character and played chess very methodically. He never expected that today he would meet an elder who had no principles. In just a short while, Uncle Xu had regretted his moves three times.

He clearly remembered that when he was playing chess with his father, his father said that once you put a piece down, you cannot regret it. Once you put it down, you cannot take it back and start over. The character of a chess player is like the character of a person, and one should not cheat.

Chief of Staff Xu did not show any guilt at all. He looked calm and confidently said, "I am old, and my hands are faster than my brain. I am not regretting my move, but correcting the mistakes I made before. Have your elders ever told you to respect the elderly?"

Jiang Leyun was not stupid. He guessed that Uncle Xu was using seniority to pressure him. The child pouted and asked back, "People also say respect the old and love the young. Uncle Xu, why don't you take care of a young child like me?"

The little brain works pretty fast.

Chief of Staff Xu laughed out loud: "The so-called respecting the old and loving the young, respect the old first and then love the young, I am the elder, I have the final say, this is not called playing tricks."

Jiang Leyun couldn't help but glared: "You are just cheating, I won't play with you anymore."

Oh no, he had gone too far. He had finally found someone who was willing to play chess with him, and he couldn't just let that person go away like that.

Chief of Staff Xu had a shameless face and smiled in a somewhat flattering way: "Okay, I was wrong. I won't do this again next time."

Jiang Leyun said unconvincedly: "What do you mean by considered it? You were wrong in the first place. If my brother-in-law were here, he would definitely say something bad about you."

Chief of Staff Xu said calmly: "Then you are wrong. Your brother-in-law doesn't dare to say anything about me."

Jiang Leyun: "Why not? Just because you are the elder? Even if you are the elder, you will be punished if you do something wrong."

In the child's view, if he does something right, his sister and brother-in-law will praise him, and if he does something wrong, he will be punished. Last time, he clearly agreed to go to bed, but he secretly lit a candle and hid in the quilt to read picture books. Then he was very unlucky and was caught by his brother-in-law and was punished not to eat candy for five days.

The Jiang family has a very good education. Xu Zhao's brother-in-law was educated very well. He has his own ideas, does things with principles, has a sense of right and wrong, and does not blindly listen to his elders.

Chief of Staff Xu lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "No, your brother-in-law will not give me face because I am your elder. I have something on him, and he is afraid that I will be embarrassed if I tell others."

handle?

He wanted to know, too.

Jiang Leyun's eyes lit up, and he was very curious: "What handle?"

The expression on the child's face betrayed him instantly. Chief of Staff Xu laughed particularly happily: "When your brother-in-law was young, he often came to my house for dinner. I know all the embarrassing things he did in the past. Do you think it's a handle?"

Xu Zhao had been very naughty since he was a child. When he was in school, he and the two boys in his family and a group of young men in the compound always caused trouble. They would either break the glass windows of one house, pick fruits from that house, or fight with the guys in the compound next door. They would be beaten until they were bruised and swollen, and then beaten again when they got home. There was no peace.

Xu Zhao is very different from before when he grew up. He is calm, reserved, cool and self-controlled. At that time, his father forced him to go to military school, but the boy refused and was severely beaten by his father. He went reluctantly. Later, he went to the battlefield and came back a changed man. How could a person who has experienced life and death be the same as before?

Jiang Leyun snorted. It was as good as saying nothing. It would be better not to say anything.

The child rolled his eyes and said, "If I win, Uncle Xu, can you tell me the embarrassing things my brother-in-law did when he was a child?"

You are so smart. You figured out how to use the existing conditions to achieve your goal so quickly. If you don't go astray, you will definitely have a bright future.

Chief of Staff Xu was an old fox, so how could he be fooled so easily? "Then let's give it a try. You have to beat me first."

A seven-year-old kid wants to beat him, is he shameless?

"We've had our meal, but the game is still going on. Who's winning?"

Principal Cai placed the dishes on the dining table in the living room, walked over and took a look. She didn't know how to play Go, so she couldn't tell which side won.

It's not relevant to bring up this issue.

Chief of Staff Xu's face suddenly turned dark. He was a man in his fifties, and he lost a game of chess to a seven-year-old child. He was too embarrassed to tell anyone about it.

When he stood up and pretended to be playing, he accidentally kicked the table. He put his hand on the table, messing up the chess pieces on the board. He looked annoyed, but in fact he was very happy: "Oh, forget it, I won't play anymore. I'm starving. Let's go eat."

Seeing that they were about to win, Uncle Xu made a mess of everything without paying attention. Jiang Leyun was almost angry like a pufferfish: "I was about to win."

He cast a suspicious look at Chief of Staff Xu, not knowing if he was being too sensitive or overthinking, but he felt that Uncle Xu seemed to have smiled just now.

Chief of Staff Xu was so calm that he said seriously, "No one can guarantee that they will win until the end. The most taboo thing in chess is to be overconfident. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat. Your Aunt Cai made some delicious braised pork ribs. Eat two more pieces."

They have been married for thirty years. Principal Cai knew at a glance that the old man was fooling a child again. He was not ashamed at his age. He could not help but give Chief of Staff Xu a look that told him to stop.

All the dishes were served, including braised spare ribs, pan-fried tofu, shredded pork with green peppers, and stir-fried pork with cucumber.

Jiang Suihan said very flatteringly: "It smells good and tastes delicious. Uncle Xu is so lucky."

Principal Cai added more rice to everyone's plate and glanced at Chief of Staff Xu: "That's right. Out of the 365 days of the year, I hang around in the kitchen for 360 days, and he waits for food like a big boss. Isn't that a blessing?"

Chief of Staff Xu picked up a piece of pork ribs for Jiang Leyun, and ignored his wife's little complaint: "You are right. I am especially grateful to my father-in-law for his wise move back then. Principal Cai has worked hard. Come and try it."

This guy is praising himself in a roundabout way. He has a really thick skin.

Principal Cai didn't bother to pay attention to him and told Jiang Huihan and her brother to eat more and not to be polite.

Jiang Suihan ate a piece of braised pork ribs, which tasted really good, not worse than those in state-owned restaurants. She couldn't help but ask Principal Cai how to make the braised pork ribs, thinking that she could buy some ribs at home and try to make them herself in the future.

Principal Cai suddenly mentioned Wang Lijuan: "I think this girl has bad intentions and too many thoughts. You should stay away from her in the future and have as little contact with her as possible. You and Xu Zhao are both good children. You should live your lives well and there is no need to worry about irrelevant people."

She had also heard some rumors about the family compound recently. She had watched Xu Zhao grow up since he was a child and her character was absolutely trustworthy. It was nothing more than someone pestering him and causing some jokes. It was not a big deal. She was just a little worried that Jiang Huihan would feel uncomfortable and the young couple would have a quarrel.

Jiang Huihan put down her chopsticks and nodded: "I know, I don't care about insignificant people. I might as well read a few more books and teach my brother more lessons with this free time."

Jiang Leyun was gnawing on some pork ribs with both hands. When he heard his name, he glanced away with a sad look.

My sister is really something. One out of every ten sentences she speaks always mentions his homework. When I think about the days after school starts, I suddenly feel dizzy.

"Oh my god! I'm scared to death."

After eating at Xu's house, the brother and sister walked back. When they were about to take out the key to unlock the door, a figure suddenly jumped out, scaring Jiang Suihan.

Turning around, she patted her chest, narrowed her eyes slightly, and suppressed her anger: "Wang Lijuan, what do you want to do? What deep hatred do we have against each other? Do you know that scaring others can kill them? Fortunately, my heart is strong enough and I was not scared to death by you."

Jiang Suihan deeply felt that she and Wang Lijuan must have been enemies in their previous life who tried their best to kill each other. She was almost traumatized by her presence everywhere.

Wang Lijuan had a very hard time these past two days. Her second sister locked her up at home and didn't let her go out. She was about to get sick. Finally, when her second sister went out, she instigated her nephew to help her open the door and secretly ran out.

When she arrived at Xu's house, she knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered, so she had to hide and wait for someone to come back.

"You know, right?" Wang Lijuan stared at Jiang Huihan with her dark eyes, not wanting to miss any change in expression on her face.

She had lost a lot of weight, and her clothes were loose on her body. She stared at Jiang Suihan with an intriguing expression.

"Know what? I don't understand what you mean." Jiang Huihan's eyes were blank. She asked inexplicable questions without any beginning or end. It was not like she was the worm in her stomach. She could not tell what she was asking just by counting on her fingers.

This kind of people are really annoying. They are like cockroaches that can't be killed. They don't cause much harm, but they are annoying when they appear in front of you from time to time, which makes people feel unhappy.

"You must have known." Wang Lijuan pulled the corner of her mouth with a forced smile, a look of understanding on her face and a certain tone.

Clearly in the book she was a teacher in the military primary school, but now, Jiang Suhan has snatched away the job that originally belonged to her. The plot has taken a big turn, and her firm belief has shown signs of collapse. She can't help but feel fearful, fearing that the ending of the book will also undergo a major change.

She had been locked up at home for the past two days and had been thinking a lot. After thinking it over and over again and reviewing it for a long time, she came to a conclusion that the problem was with Jiang Suihan. She remembered that in the book, Jiang Suihan did not bring her brother to join the army. This brother who suddenly appeared was the variable, or in other words, Jiang Suihan was the source of the variable.

Jiang Suihan wanted to scold Wang Lijuan and tell her to go see a doctor if she was sick, instead of just biting her like a mad dog. But the next second, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind: this was an opportunity, maybe she could give it a try.

She pretended to be like, "Since you know everything, then I have nothing to hide," and answered evasively, "I didn't say anything. Are you so sure that everything you know is true? You are not imagining it to deceive yourself?"

Sure enough, she knew it!

Wang Lijuan's face changed again and again. She was deeply shocked. She thought she was the lucky one favored by God, but she didn't expect that she was not the only one. This made her, who was full of confidence, panic in an instant, and she lost her composure. Her mind was like a mess.

Jiang Huihan's heart moved, she really guessed it right.

She didn't dare to say more, for fear that the more she said, the more she would not be able to explain herself. She just stood aside and watched Wang Lijuan, who looked shocked and uneasy.

After a while, Wang Lijuan managed to calm down, looked at Jiang Suihan with a complicated expression, and asked dryly: "Did you also dream about the contents of the book?"

She still didn't want to believe it and wanted to confirm it again.

dream? In the book?

Jiang Huihan was stunned for two seconds, trying hard to keep her facial expression steady. In fact, she really wanted to act shocked on the spot.

Her mind worked quickly, and she used her experience of reading many novels to interpret this sentence. If she understood it correctly, Wang Lijuan was not reborn, but she dreamed of a book one day.

Jiang Suihan looked calm on the outside, but in her heart she was exclaiming in amazement at the guy.

It turns out that the truth of the matter was like this. Considering Wang Lijuan's previous actions and the sentence "Xu Zhao is hers", she might have found a reason to explain it.

No wonder Wang Lijuan has been hanging around Xu Zhao. Maybe in the book she dreamed of, Xu Zhao was very likely the male protagonist, and she wanted to be the heroine that everyone pays attention to. Or maybe she knew that Xu Zhao would achieve great things in the future, so she wanted to seize this potential stock of Xu Zhao in advance.

Jiang Suihan couldn't understand why Wang Lijuan was so sure that she would be able to squeeze her out and succeed. She suspected that in the book she must have died in an accident, otherwise, with Xu Zhao's personality, Wang Lijuan would have absolutely no chance.

So, what was the accident? When does it happen? How can we get Wang Lijuan to reveal more information?

Wang Lijuan naturally didn't know that she had been exposed. Jiang Huihan guessed most of the truth based on her words. Seeing Jiang Huihan staring at her in a daze, she shouted, "Why don't you say anything?"

But this was just her guess. Jiang Huihan's heart moved, and on impulse, she suddenly wanted to test it: "Cell phone?"

Wang Lijuan looked confused: "What chicken?"

"Oh, nothing. I suddenly remembered that I haven't eaten PUBG for a long time and I missed it." Jiang Suhan waved her hand and pretended to be very calm.

Wang Lijuan looked suspicious, and a thought suddenly popped up in her mind. She might have been deceived. Jiang Huihan knew everything and she was just fooling her: "You want to blow me up!?"

He's not that stupid. He actually guessed that he was being tricked. He has some brains, but not much.

Jiang Suihan was calm and composed, not feeling guilty at all after being exposed: "I've said that I didn't say anything, how can it be called a lie? After all, we know each other. I still want to advise you that daydreaming is not the right thing to do. I sincerely give you a suggestion, don't be afraid to seek medical treatment. This brain problem is a big deal, you must not delay it. Mental illness is also an illness. Seeking medical treatment sooner can help you live a normal life sooner."

Knowing the reasons behind all of Wang Lijuan's actions, Jiang Huihan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. That morning, she was still thinking that Wang Lijuan was about to leave and she couldn't find a chance to test her.

You search for something everywhere but can’t find it, but finally it comes to you without any effort, as it comes to you on its own initiative.

"You called me mentally ill! You are the one who is ill, from head to toe. You are a short-lived ghost. I will wait and see how you die in a few months..."

Oops, I said too much.

Wang Lijuan quickly stopped herself and almost bit her tongue in a panic. She and Jiang Huihan were just incompatible. Every time she talked to her, she would be irritated to the point of her brain being a mess, and she would reveal her inner secrets without paying attention.

How could I be fooled so easily again? He is really cunning and treacherous.

In a few months she will die?

Jiang Huihan frowned slightly. She had guessed it right. In the book that Wang Lijuan dreamed of, "she" had indeed met with an accident. That was probably why Wang Lijuan firmly believed that after "her" died, she would be able to replace her and become the woman beside Xu Zhao.

It's really a chain of events that are closely linked and pressing step by step.

Not only does she not have the fate of a protagonist, but she is also just a cannon fodder and may not even be a supporting female role in the book.

It makes me depressed just thinking about it.

However, the thing Jiang Huihan doesn't believe in the most is fate. She is not so childish as to shout to the sky "My fate is in my own hands". Her life is in her own hands. She doesn't care about the predetermined fate, the destiny to give way to the protagonist, and the bad end of cannon fodder.

If anyone wants to kill her, come on, she is not afraid.

I glanced at Wang Lijuan, and saw that she looked alert and defensive. It seemed that I couldn't get anything out of her.

Anyway, she had already obtained a lot of unexpected information, so Jiang Huihan simply stopped asking. Even if she asked, she wouldn't get anything useful. However, she didn't completely believe what Wang Lijuan said. Some things she had to verify herself.

How many months later is how many months later?

Two months is still a few months, ten months is still a few months, the time span is too long.

Jiang Suihan said in a calm tone: "I just called you sick, and you turned around and cursed me to death, so it's even. Anything else?"

If nothing else, just get out of here. She wants to go home and sort out her thoughts.

Wang Lijuan was still wondering whether Jiang Huihan knew about it, but she had learned her lesson now. She would go over the words in her mind before she spoke them, and she would never let Jiang Huihan get any information out of her.

"Don't you have anything to ask me?"

No matter who it is, it is impossible to remain indifferent when hearing that they will die soon. Who doesn't want to live? She didn't believe that Jiang Suihan would be as calm as she is now. She must be very panicked and just pretending to be calm.

"Will you answer me when I ask you?" Jiang Suihan raised her eyelids and glanced at Wang Lijuan expressionlessly.

Could she be so kind?

Unless the sun rises in the west today.