Chapter 351 Her protective nature towards her family VS His soft heart towards his wronged child (9)

"..." Even someone as shrewd and diplomatic as Ji Chen was at a loss for words at this moment.

He never expected his godfather to turn out like this.

He calmly brewed her a cup of tea and changed the subject, saying, "Your tea is quite good."

Jiang Zhiyi doesn't really know much about tea. She can't tell whether it's good or bad; to her, they all basically taste the same.

But she knew the tea was indeed good... because she had taken it from the Fu family.

Fu Chengyan loves tea, so there was a lot of tea leaves at home, which she took to entertain guests.

Since she figured she might as well take it, it would be a huge expense for her to buy it herself, so she couldn't bear to spend so much money on tea.

"If you like, take some. I don't have anything else to give you, but some tea is fine." Jiang Zhiyi was very generous.

"Then I won't be polite..." Ji Chen didn't refuse; he really liked this tea.

Jiang Zhiyi nodded and took a sip of tea.

She savored it carefully, wanting to share her feelings, but after tasting it for a long time, she couldn't find anything special about it.

Seeing that Ji Chen seemed to be waiting for her reaction, she had no choice but to lower her head and take another sip, gulping it down.

She blinked, her innocent eyes wide, and gave Ji Chen a polite, fake smile, saying insincerely, "Hmm, it really does taste good..."

Her blank, dazed expression made it obvious what she was really thinking without even having to think.

Ji Chen couldn't help but chuckle, then slowly sipped his tea. The aroma of the tea immediately spread across his lips and tongue, with a unique flavor.

His fingertips tapped the teacup lightly, once, twice, three times... I don't know what he was thinking.

“That’s quite interesting…” he suddenly said.

Jiang Zhiyi didn't know if he was talking about tea, teacups, or something else, but she didn't ask any further questions and started talking to him about other things.

In the afternoon, not long after Ji Chen left, Jiang Zhiyi took a taxi to the hospital, without letting the Fu family's driver take her.

She hasn't been going to the hospital often these days, as she has a lot to do and can't take care of things there right away. Jiang Yongfu has been keeping watch over her in the ward the whole time.

Jiang Yongfu drives a truck and spends most of his time on the road.

When he was young, he drove a truck to deliver goods, mostly long-distance orders across provinces. He traveled all over the country, sleeping on the road, in service areas, and next to factories... He never had a place to stay, and he would rest wherever he went.

Later, when he had more children, he couldn't always be away from home, so he stopped driving long distances and took on local moving and delivery jobs, and sometimes he would drive a taxi at night.

He wasn't home last time, so he took on a job to another province. He didn't want to do it, but the client was in a hurry and couldn't find anyone for a while, so he offered a high price, which he agreed to.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhiqi suddenly had an accident in the middle of the night. Li Aijin was so anxious that she could only turn to her eldest daughter for help.

"Dad, you haven't eaten yet, have you?" Jiang Zhiyi brought food over to Jiang Yongfu.

She placed the lunchboxes one by one on the table. These were takeout meals, simple three dishes and a soup, but all of them were Jiang Yongfu's favorites.

"Come on, let's eat together." Jiang Yongfu pulled over a chair and made her sit down as well.

"You eat, I'm not hungry. I'll go wash some fruit... Will Mom come later?" Jiang Zhiyi asked.

"I don't know yet, they probably don't have time to come. It's okay, I'll keep watch here tonight."

The father and daughter chatted for quite a while.

Seeing that it was almost time, Jiang Zhiyi took out an envelope from her bag, which was full of money.

Jiang Yongfu, of course, did not want it.

Jiang Zhiyi had only graduated a year or two ago. Although he was still unclear about her work situation, he knew without a doubt that she probably wasn't earning much money right now, and she also had to support herself and repay her student loans from four years of university...

She would often bring money back, and he would accept small amounts, but he never accepted any larger amounts.

But Jiang Zhiyi always found other ways to help her younger siblings by paying their tuition, buying them clothes and daily necessities, buying rice, flour and oil for the family, installing air conditioning, paying water and electricity bills... She tried every possible way to subsidize her family.

And regarding Xiao Wu's enrollment in primary school, she also asked someone to help pull strings. She said she asked a friend in the Education Bureau for help, but I guess she must have spent a lot of money to get it done.

Jiang Yongfu was well aware that she gave all the money she earned to her family, and that she herself had to live frugally.

Jiang Zhiyi forcefully stuffed the money into her hand, saying, "Qiqi has been sick these past few days and needs someone to take care of her. You can't go to work either, so you have no income. Consider this my living expenses for the family. We can't let everyone go hungry. My younger siblings have to go to school, and Mom is tired from taking care of them. How can they not eat something good to nourish their bodies? I'm not an outsider; I'm your daughter. If you don't want my money, whose money should you take?"

"As for Qiqi's surgery and medical expenses, you don't need to worry about that. I'll figure something out. I'm busy with opening my shop recently, and once it officially opens, my income will increase significantly, so don't fret about the money..."

Jiang Zhiyi's words implied that she wanted to take on all the family's responsibilities.

Jiang Yongfu listened to her words without saying a word.

"Alright, it's getting late, I have to go now. Please take good care of yourself and get plenty of rest. I'll come back in a few days. Call me immediately if anything happens at home..."

After explaining everything, Jiang Zhiyi picked up her bag and left the ward.

However, she did not leave the hospital immediately. Instead, she went to the gastroenterology department on another floor, registered, and asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine for her stomach pain.

When she arrived at the hospital entrance, she took out her phone and called Fu Chengyan.

It rang for a long time before it was finally answered.

"I was in a meeting just now, what's up?" His voice sounded emotionless.

Jiang Zhiyi knew he was still dissatisfied. In the past, when he was in a good mood, his voice would be much gentler, but today it sounded a bit off, cold and icy.

"I'm not feeling well, I'm in the hospital now..." She paused deliberately, not continuing.

"What's wrong?" The voice on the other end was noticeably louder.

“I don’t know why. You were fine when you came at noon, but you suddenly started having stomach pains. So I came to the hospital to get some medicine, and I’m still at the hospital entrance now… I’m all alone, and my driver isn’t here…” Jiang Zhiyi emphasized the last sentence.

"Are you coming to pick me up?" she asked again.