Chapter 113 113 Temporary Regret

Jiang Lili was amused by her own ridiculous thoughts, but she still warned Jiang Qitong seriously: "Tongtong, next time you see these things, if there is no one else around, you must be careful not to get caught, understand?"

"Okay." Jiang Qitong roughly understood what she wanted to express, but she was still a little confused. So, can't these be told to others?

"What should we be careful about?" Jiang Jianyi asked casually after hearing the last sentence.

"Tongtong said she saw Ji Yushu and Section Chief Liao together, and he seemed to have given Section Chief Liao something. I wonder what he wants to do this time." Jiang Lili's tone was also full of confusion. She didn't understand why he suddenly came to see Section Chief Liao again.

"I guess they are doing something shameful again. As long as they don't affect us, we don't bother to pay attention to them." Jiang Jianyi said and asked them to sit down and eat.

"That's true." Jiang Lili nodded. After all, Ji Yushu had worked in the cotton mill for more than ten years, so it was normal for him to have his own plans. Although it had been a while, it was not ruled out that he was desperate now and wanted to take over Chief Liao's power.

"Section Chief Liao benefited a lot from him in the past few years, and he has also been caught in some corruption cases over the years. I heard that he will be on the list of people to be laid off next time." Jiang Jianyi poured himself a bowl of soup and said calmly.

"Really? That's a good thing then." Jiang Lili was a little surprised, but more delighted. After Jiang Jianyi retired, Section Chief Liao had often annoyed Jiang Yulan. Jiang Yulan didn't care about it, but she remembered it for him.

"I remember Section Chief Liao's daughter has been married for several years but still has no children. Could Ji Yushu be planning this?" Zhou Qingfen suddenly remembered this incident. When Section Chief Liao's daughter got married, Tongtong was still a child. She praised the bride's beauty and reached out to touch her skirt. However, Section Chief Liao's wife slapped her away, saying it was unlucky. Because of this incident, Zhou Qingfen remembered Section Chief Liao's daughter very clearly. She wanted to know why it was unlucky for a child to touch a skirt. The red mark on Tongtong's hand took several days to disappear.

Jiang Lili paused, her movements paused. She suddenly remembered Song He's words. So, this wasn't just Chen Guilan's wishful thinking? Perhaps Ji Yushu's attitude was tacit approval? The thought made Jiang Lili feel sick.

"It's not that I'm making malicious speculations about Ji Yushu. Ye Qiuju ran away, and Ji Mingyue is still studying. With his personality, he would probably be shaken by a few words from his mother. After all, having multiple children is not easy." Zhou Qingfen glanced at Jiang Lili while speaking. She heard Aiguo say that when Lili was born in the hospital, the old man started to curl his lips when he heard the nurse say it was a daughter, showing his preference for boys over girls vividly.

"It's really possible. My new deskmate works at the iron factory. I heard her say that Chen Guilan had wanted to give the child away before, but was stopped by Ji Mingyue. Now it seems that Ji Yushu might have had such an idea as well." Jiang Lili sighed after she finished speaking. A mother who ran away, grandparents who wanted to give her away, and an unreliable father, this child's situation is really devastating.

"I'll go and inquire about it this afternoon." Jiang Jianyi's expression also became serious. This was not like a few decades ago. This was illegal.

"It's better to ask, after all, these are just our guesses now." Zhou Qingfen nodded.

"Don't worry about this matter. Eat your meal and go to sleep." Jiang Jianyi said this to Jiang Lili.

Jiang Lili shook her head: "I don't worry about this matter. I'm just worried that if he does something bad it will affect me."

"This is indeed something we need to consider." Zhou Qingfen said, her expression becoming serious.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm around, this won't happen." Jiang Jianyi assured her that he had made a mistake by letting Yulan marry him. If he continued to influence Lili, he would be the first one to not forgive himself.

"Ji Mingyue also understands this. She won't let this happen." Jiang Lili knew Ji Mingyue's ambition. She wouldn't allow her family to have such a stain. She thought about it and quickly came up with an idea.

*

Ji Yushu didn't go to the stall today. When he heard the door open, Chen Guilan was the first to greet him: "How is it? What did they say over there?"

"They want to see the child first." Ji Yushu said, glancing at Ji Xingyue, who was already fast asleep in Chen Guilan's arms. Initially, he actually disagreed with Chen Guilan's approach, but she kept nagging him. He figured that instead of having her secretly send her to a family he didn't know, he might as well find a good place for her. Section Chief Liao's daughter and her husband were both regular employees. They had been married for years without having children of their own, so they would definitely treat her well. Furthermore, the two families lived close together, so he would know if they treated her badly.

"Then let's meet. You don't regret it, do you?" Chen Guilan asked when she saw him like this.

"Mingyue is actually right. This is illegal." Ji Yushu did feel a little regretful.

"What's illegal or not? So many people can do it, why can't we? Besides, isn't it better for this girl to live with someone from a dual-income family than with you? We are doing this for her own good. She had a good life in the past, but it's hard for her to even get milk powder with us." Chen Guilan said confidently.

"I understand. Let's wait for news from Section Chief Liao." Ji Yushu obviously didn't want to continue this topic.

"Okay, I'll buy her two new sets of clothes tomorrow. This girl looks like you, they will definitely like her." Chen Guilan carried Ji Xingyue back to the house with a good mood.

Ji Mingyue, who had just walked in, thought she had misheard. She glanced at Ji Yushu next to her and confirmed with him, "Grandma said she wanted to buy two new sets of clothes for Xingyue?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Ji Yushu thought that he would have to do this matter behind Ji Mingyue's back, so he might as well make an appointment outside.

"Is she planning on Xingyue again?" Ji Mingyue was a little wary. She took this matter so seriously, not only because her upbringing had forbidden it and because she felt a faint apology towards Ji Xingyue, but most importantly, she was worried about how this would affect Lu Jiaze and the Lu family's opinion of her. Although Lu Jiaze's strategy value was still negative, Ji Mingyue already considered him a sure thing.

"How is that possible? What are you thinking about every day?" Ji Yushu scolded.

"Not the best." Ji Mingyue said and looked at him. What he said was the best was true.

"Ji Mingyue, I'm your father, watch your attitude when you speak." Ji Yushu glared at Ji Mingyue in anger.

"This is something everyone knows, you don't need to emphasize it." Ji Mingyue's eyes stayed on the top of her head when he spoke. The attack value did not fluctuate, but it had not increased for a long time. Ji Mingyue was not in a hurry. There was still a long time to come, as long as it did not decrease, it would be fine.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you." Ji Yushu felt a little guilty and turned around to go inside.

Ji Mingyue was too lazy to discuss the matter with him. Now she no longer had any hope for Ji Yushu to become the richest man. Her only hope was that he would not hold her back.

After the second year of high school was divided into different subjects, apart from the changes in classes, everything else was not much different from the first year of high school. However, the learning atmosphere had improved a lot. In the evening, when Jiang Lili returned home, she found that the old man was actually downstairs. She was a little surprised: "Grandpa, are you waiting for me?"

"You didn't come back with Jiaze?" Jiang Jianyi asked casually.

"We're not in the same class now, and sometimes the teacher stays after class, so I told him not to wait for me," Jiang Lili explained.

"Oh, so that's it. I saw Liao Yuanchun's daughter come back this afternoon, and I guess Ji Yushu had this idea." Jiang Jianyi told him the news he had heard in the afternoon.

"Don't worry about this matter. Wait for me to tell Ji Mingyue in the evening and let her handle it." Jiang Lili reminded her. If something like this happened, Ji Mingyue would probably be more anxious than her.

"Okay, let's wait for her to make a move first." Jiang Jianyi thought that Ji Mingyue couldn't deal with them.

"Don't underestimate her, she can definitely handle this." Jiang Lili didn't want the old man to be involved in this matter.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jiang Jianyi responded with a smile.

Jiang Lili had already made up her mind on the way to school. For Ji Mingyue, who was very concerned about her reputation, this problem was easy to solve. Ten minutes before evening self-study, Jiang Lili went to the next class and asked the students at the first table to help call Ji Mingyue.

"Ji Mingyue, someone's looking for you outside." This voice broke the silence in the classroom. Everyone looked at Jiang Lili waiting at the classroom door, including Ji Mingyue. She couldn't help but frown. Why was she looking for her at this time? If she refused in front of everyone, they would say she was stingy, so she stood up and walked out of the classroom.

There was almost no one else in the corridor at this time. Ji Mingyue glanced at Jiang Lili and said, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Ji Mingyue, your mother was dancing so happily before, wasn't it because of the baby in her belly? Now that she sees it's a girl, not only did your mother run away, but your family also plans to give the child away?" Jiang Lili snorted coldly after saying this.

"Stop talking nonsense here. Xingyue is my sister and no one will send her away." Ji Mingyue was a little surprised that she knew about this.

"Really? Then how come the whole cotton mill knows that your father wants to give the child to Chief Liao's daughter to raise? If you can't afford it, then don't give birth to the child!" Jiang Lili said sarcastically.

Ji Mingyue couldn't help but frown. As expected, she knew that the old man had not given up. Even Ji Yushu was persuaded by her. No, she had to stop this.

"That has nothing to do with you." Ji Mingyue said stubbornly, but in her heart she was thinking about asking for leave to go home.

"It has nothing to do with me, can't you see? Am I here on purpose to laugh at you? Your mother used you as a tool to go to the city, and used your sister as a tool to marry Ji Yushu. Now that life doesn't meet her expectations, she has abandoned you and ran away. As for Ji Yushu, he married your mother in order to have an easier time in the countryside, and later he abandoned you and your daughter in order to return to the city. Last year, he thought your mother was pregnant with a son, so he married her again. Now that he found out it's a daughter, he can't wait to give her away. Tsk tsk tsk, you two sisters are so pitiful. Neither your father loves you, nor your mother loves you." Jiang Lili sympathized with the two sisters on this point. They were just tools of Ye Qiuju from beginning to end. Compared with them, Jiang Yulan at least loved her.

"You have achieved your goal. Can you leave now?" Ji Mingyue glared at her fiercely. Did she think she had won?

Jiang Lili chuckled, moved closer to her, and continued to provoke her, "Didn't you want to take everything from me? So it turns out that you took these things. Come to think of it, I should thank you. Thank you for cleaning up the garbage around me."

Ji Mingyue widened her eyes in surprise. How could she know? Before she could speak, Jiang Lili turned and left. Ji Mingyue stared at her back, as if nailed to the spot. Did she know something?

No one else in the classroom could hear the conversation between the two, so they could only start from their expressions and try to analyze something from the picture. At this time, they saw Ji Mingyue's face full of surprise, and everyone was curious about what Jiang Lili had just said?

Ji Mingyue quickly calmed down. It was impossible. How could Jiang Lili know about the strategy system? What she had to do now was to go back and stop Ji Yushu and the others from sending Ji Xingyue away, otherwise it would be too late. Thinking of this, Ji Mingyue went straight to the teacher's office to ask for leave.

Everyone else in the classroom was dumbfounded. "Hey, what is Ji Mingyue doing?"

"So what did Jiang Lili say to her just now? She looks a little guilty, right?" Someone expressed his opinion.

"Not really. It felt like Jiang Lili was the only one talking just now."

"So where did Ji Mingyue go?" Everyone is still quite concerned about this question.

Lu Jiaze quickly looked away. In his impression, Jiang Lili was very opposed to everything in the Ji family. Why did she come to see Ji Mingyue today? He knew her. She was not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason. So, what happened?

As the bell rang and the teacher arrived, everyone's doubts were quickly resolved. Ji Mingyue asked for leave, and new doubts followed. So what did Jiang Lili say to Ji Mingyue just now that caused her to ask for leave?

Jiang Lili had just returned to her seat when she heard the ringing of a bell. Song He asked curiously, "What did you do just now?"

"I talked to Ji Mingyue about something." Everyone in the next class knew about this, so there was nothing to hide.

"Oh, I see." Song He nodded and started doing her own workbook.

Jiang Lili only found out about Ji Mingyue's leave when the first evening self-study get out of class ended. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. It seemed that Ji Mingyue was very proactive, and it was the right decision to let her handle this matter.

*

When Ji Mingyue arrived at the iron factory, Chen Guilan was trying on new clothes for Ji Xingyue, and she kept muttering to herself, "I said this dress looks good. Xingyue, don't forget me when you live a good life in the future. Without me, there would be no good life for you."

"What kind of good life is this?" Ji Mingyue asked loudly.

"You silly girl, are you walking without making any sound? You scared me to death." Chen Guilan said as she patted her chest. She was really scared to death just now.

"Mingyue, why did you come back at this time?" Ji Yushu frowned at her.

"Are you still planning to give Xingyue away?" Even though he already had the answer in his heart, Ji Mingyue still couldn't help asking.

"So what? When is it your turn to make decisions about family affairs? You don't want her to be sent away. Fine, then you don't have to go to school anymore. Just come back and take care of her yourself." Chen Guilan sneered after she said this. People are selfish. She wanted to see what this girl would choose.

"You don't have to give me a choice. If you dare to send her away, I'll sue you for child trafficking." Ji Mingyue finished speaking and whispered before Ji Yushu got angry, "Dad, I have something else to tell you."

Ji Yushu glanced at her, and finally followed him into her room, with a bad tone: "What do you want to say? Say it."

"Dad, don't send Xingyue away. If other people find out about this, how will they look upon us?" Ji Mingyue tried to reason with him.

"What does it have to do with me what others think of us?" Over the past year or so, Ji Yushu had been laughed at enough times. He had already given up, so he looked indifferent.

Seeing his attitude, Ji Mingyue took a deep breath: "Dad, do you know Lu Jiaze?"

"That kid from the Lu family? I know him, what's wrong?" Ji Yushu was a little puzzled as to why she suddenly mentioned Lu Jiaze.

"Yes, it's him. The reason I want to continue studying is because of him. I plan to apply to the same university as him. Do you understand what I mean?" Ji Mingyue looked at Ji Yushu, hoping that he was not so stupid.

Ji Yushu was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Didn't he and Lili have a childhood engagement?"

"You also said it was just a childhood engagement. Although we are both your daughters, you should know who is closer to you?" Ji Mingyue glanced at him.

"You are indeed my, Ji Yushu's, child. You know how to plan for your future so quickly. I understand what you mean. Okay, then Xingyue won't be given away, but you have to work hard too." Ji Yushu said as he glanced at Ji Mingyue. Although her grades were not as good as Jiang Lili's, she also had her own advantages. That girl's temperament was as strong as her mother's, and Mingyue was much better than her in this respect.

"Of course I will try my best. He is my target, so we can't have any bad things happen. Do you understand what I mean?" Ji Mingyue said and looked at Ji Yushu. Sure enough, the strategy value above his head began to rise. She sneered, he was really profit-driven.

"Okay, I understand what you mean. I will support Xingyue first, and you will be responsible for her expenses when you go to college." Ji Yushu made three rules with her.

"Of course, she is my biological sister, I will not ignore her." Seeing Ji Yushu agreed, Ji Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, when talking to them, you have to put the interests on the table first.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go pack the things for tomorrow's stall. I'll talk to your grandma." After Ji Yushu finished speaking, he glanced at her. He looked at her again and didn't expect that she had such ambition. She was indeed like him.

"Okay, I will work hard to improve my grades this semester. It's too late to go to school now, so I'll just read a book in my room." Ji Mingyue politely ordered him to leave.

"It's great that you have this awareness." Ji Yushu walked out of his room with a happy face.

Chen Guilan, who was still sorting Ji Xingyue's things, was quickly stopped. She looked at Ji Yushu with some displeasure: "Second brother, have you been brainwashed by that girl?"

"How is that possible, Mom? Don't talk about giving Xingyue away anymore. We have other arrangements for this matter." Ji Yushu looked at Chen Guilan with a serious face.

"What arrangements?" Chen Guilan looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't worry, the situation will definitely be better than it is now. When have you ever seen your son doing business at a loss?" Ji Yushu looked at her confidently.

"You are now independent and I can't control you anymore." Chen Guilan said as she threw down the small clothes in her hand and prepared to go back to her room. She began to feel sorry for the money she spent today.

"Mom, that's not what I meant. Please believe me." Ji Yushuo said and revealed a little bit of Ji Mingyue's plan to her, especially emphasizing the current status of the Lu family, and promised that he could help the third child find a job in the future.

"Really?" Chen Guilan was a little happy.

"Is this true? So we should follow Mingyue in the next two years, and then we will follow the increase." Ji Yushu said implicitly.

"Can she do it?" Chen Guilan thought about it carefully. It was really possible. Ye Qiuju and Song Zhenzhen, those two vixen, had bewitched him and the third brother. Ji Mingyue was a family member to them, so it would be good if she could learn even a little bit.

"Why not? Didn't I marry the daughter of the director of a cotton mill back then?" Ji Yushu's tone was full of confidence.

"That's true. Let's do as you say." Chen Guilan quickly compromised.

"We must continue to act the same way we acted in front of the Jiang family back then. If we persevere for two years, we will be filled with immense wealth."

"That's right. Mingyue looks like you, so she has the capital." Chen Guilan began to discover Ji Mingyue's advantages.

"That's right. She is now in the same class as the kid from the Lu family. The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. We can't hold them back." Ji Yushu reminded.

"Do I need you to teach me this?" Chen Guilan snorted. If they hadn't been able to pretend, how could they have successfully married into the Jiang family? She was familiar with this matter.

"Things have different priorities, I hope you understand, Mom. I'll have to trouble you to take care of Xingyue in the next two years. Mingyue's grades have dropped significantly, and she needs to study hard to improve her grades." Ji Yushu took the opportunity to throw Ji Xingyue to her again.

"Okay, but you have to remember what you said," Chen Guilan reminded.

"Of course. The third brother is our family. How can I ignore him? Didn't I take care of him before Jiang Yulan and I divorced?" Ji Yushu reminded her not to forget her previous care for Ji Yumo.

Ji Mingyue listened through the crack in the door as the mother and son reached an agreement. She relaxed completely. The obstacle at home had been resolved. The next thing she needed to think about was approaching Lu Jiaze. Although her strategy value was still negative, she was confident that she could win him. Besides, she had never lost to a marked character. Now that Lu Jiaze was in the same class as her, isolating Jiang Lili would make her plan more convenient.

Ji Yushu suddenly changed his mind, which certainly made Section Chief Liao unhappy, but this matter could not be made public, so Section Chief Liao and his family could only sulk.

"It seems that Ji Mingyue is quite capable. Old Wang said yesterday that not long after Section Chief Liao's daughter and son-in-law came back, they had a quarrel at home." Jiang Jianyi smiled, it seemed that this matter did not come to fruition.

"Are Section Chief Liao and the others planning to swallow this loss in silence? This shouldn't be the case given their family's tempers," Zhou Qingfen asked.

"Otherwise, this is not something that can be discussed. They can only do it secretly. This time Ji Yushu suddenly changed his mind, and they can only bear the loss." Jiang Jianyi felt that Chief Liao and the others had no choice this time.

"Not necessarily." Jiang Lili curled the corners of her lips.

Sure enough, the next day when Ji Yushu went out to set up a stall, he was knocked to the ground by a motorcyclist, and the motorcycle crushed all his tapes and discs.