Chapter 161 161 Who is on the other end of the phone?

For the past two years, the Ji family had become the talk of the town at the ironworks. Now that Ji Yushu had been admitted to the hospital, and Jiang Lili and Ji Mingyue had both taken leave, everyone's attention was focused on them. Since both were university students, everyone was comparing them. Seeing Jiang Lili show up at the ironworks early in the morning, everyone asked curiously, "Lili, why are you here so early?"

"Yes, I can't take too long a leave from school. I have to go back to school this afternoon." Jiang Lili said, lowering her eyes and staring at the envelope in her hand.

As expected, the person who had just spoken saw the envelope in her hand, a guess flashed in his eyes, and then he asked with a smile: "Lili, what is this?"

"This is a little gift from me. I'm still in school, and my mother is responsible for my daily expenses. I've saved these for a long time. I hope my grandma and the others won't mind." After saying this, Jiang Lili looked towards the Ji family with some embarrassment.

"It's all out of your filial piety. They have no right to despise it." Everyone only then remembered that before Ji Yushu got into trouble, all the money he earned was used to support Ji Mingyue's schooling. So it was good that Jiang Lili had this filial piety. As for Ji Mingyue, she didn't seem to show any expression.

"Really? I'm glad they don't mind. I really want to graduate soon so I can work and make money. Aunt Hu, I'll go back first." Jiang Lili felt that she could not continue acting and quickly said goodbye to the person who was talking.

"Okay, go quickly and don't delay your business." The last incident of borrowing notes made the people in the iron factory have a better impression of Jiang Lili, so everyone naturally believed her words this time.

Jiang Lili continued walking forward, and when she met other people, she kept the same words. So the journey that usually took five minutes turned into half an hour. When she arrived at Ji's house, she didn't immediately give the envelope to Chen Guilan. Instead, she raised her voice and said, "Grandma, are you home?"

Hearing her voice, Chen Guilan came out with a smile, her face showing a rare warmth: "Lili is here? We were just about to go to the hospital."

"I'll go with you." Jiang Lili made a decision quickly.

"Okay, your dad will definitely be happy to see you." When Chen Guilan saw the envelope sticking out of her pocket, the smile in her eyes became more obvious.

"Mingyue, are you okay? Hurry up, the car will delay our trip to the hospital." Chen Guilan shouted inside.

"Grandma, I'm fine." Ji Mingyue dragged her sprained foot and slowly walked out.

Jiang Lili's eyes flashed across her feet, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had deliberately sprained her ankle to avoid taking care of Ji Yushu. If so, then she was truly a ruthless person.

"Pack up and leave quickly." Chen Guilan said with impatience.

"Grandma, I want to go with you too." Ji Xingyue, who ran out from inside, spoke quickly.

"Just stay home and don't cause any more trouble." Chen Guilan said unhappily. She then looked at Ji Mingyue's feet and warned, "I told you not to do anything. Even if your ankle is so sprained, you have to go to the hospital with us."

"I know." Ji Mingyue's face was a little pale. She knew that any explanation was unnecessary at this time. Many people would probably think that she did it on purpose. Even if she had a mouth full of words, she couldn't explain herself. She could only put her hope on the strategy value above Ji Yushu's head.

"Let's go." Jiang Lili frowned and didn't want to bother with the lawsuit between them. As for whether Ji Mingyue sprained her ankle on purpose or not, it had nothing to do with her.

Because of Ji Mingyue's foot, everyone walked very slowly. Many people witnessed this scene along the way. With Jiang Lili's excellent performance, when they saw Ji Mingyue's sprained foot, everyone had the same guess as Chen Guilan, so they looked at Ji Mingyue with a little more contempt in their eyes.

Ji Mingyue tried hard to ignore the looks of the people around her, but the contemptuous expressions were so pervasive that it was difficult for her to ignore them. She felt like she was about to collapse.

It wasn't until she got on the bus at the bus stop outside the iron factory that she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes fell on the person next to her, and her clenched palms tightened even more. Why was she always there when she was in trouble?

When the three of them arrived at the hospital, Ji Yushu had already been transferred to the general ward and had already woken up. When he saw Jiang Lili, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and then he slowly said, "Lili, you're here!"

"How do you feel now?" Jiang Lili glanced at the person on the hospital bed. He looked better than she expected.

"It's okay, I won't die." Ji Yushu said this sincerely, with a bitter smile on his face.

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, why are you saying this? Lili took a special leave to come and see you. Don't say these unlucky words again." Chen Guilan kept glancing at Jiang Lili's pocket while speaking.

"Yes, yes, I shouldn't say such unlucky things. Lili, I'm really happy that you can come to see me." Ji Yushu's face was full of joy.

"I've taken leave and can't stay here long. I have to go back to Beijing today. Please take good care of yourself. This is a little gift from me." Jiang Lili said as she stuffed the envelope into his hand. Ji Yushu guessed the amount of money inside based on the thickness of the envelope. He smiled so hard that his teeth were visible. Chen Guilan next to him also became happy when she saw this.

"Then Dad, you should listen to the doctor and rest well. I'll go back first and come back to see you during the holidays." After saying this, Jiang Lili nodded to Chen Guilan next to her, and then quickly left the ward.

"Okay, be careful on the road. Your dad is here with us, so you don't have to worry." Chen Guilan gently reminded.

"Of course I feel at ease with you guys around." After saying this, Jiang Lili glanced at Ji Mingyue who had been silent beside her, and then left the ward.

Chen Guilan stood at the door of the ward and watched Jiang Lili leave. After she was completely out of sight, she hurried over to Ji Yushu and said, "Show me how much she gave me."

Ji Yushu had just been transferred back to the general ward and his movements were not yet so agile, so he could only watch Chen Guilan snatch the envelope from him. The smile on his face froze when he saw the face value inside the envelope. He thought it was at least eight hundred yuan, but he didn't expect that it contained only ten-yuan notes. For a moment, Ji Yushu was so angry that he could hardly breathe.

Chen Guilan's smile didn't fade much either. She stared at the ten ten-yuan notes she took out of the envelope and couldn't help but say angrily, "This girl is deliberately playing tricks on us, right? It's just a hundred yuan, and she made such a big fuss about it. How can she have the nerve to do that?"

The anger in the ward suddenly dropped to a freezing point. Only Ji Mingyue raised the corner of her lips. She knew Jiang Lili had bad intentions. She snorted coldly. Let's see if they will continue to curry favor with Jiang Lili. She didn't even think about it. With her temperament, how could she repay evil with kindness? She deserved to be angry now. She dragged her sprained ankle to the bedside to calm Ji Yushu down. "Dad, don't be angry. Lili definitely didn't mean it. After all, she is a student and has no ability to make money."

"She's incompetent as hell. This girl did it on purpose." After saying this, Ji Yushu was so tired that he kept coughing. The shares of the toy factory belonged to that girl Jiang Lili. Now she was deliberately using a hundred yuan to disgust him. This girl really had no good intentions.

"I was wondering why this girl suddenly changed her ways," Chen Guilan gritted her teeth. Unfortunately, no matter how angry they were, Jiang Lili had already left. Ji Mingyue calmly watched them vent their anger. Jiang Lili's actions actually made it easier for her to obtain Ji Yushu's strategy value. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look up, and then her expression became stiff. There was nothing above Ji Yushu's head, and the original value board didn't display it. She quickly looked at Chen Guilan and Ji Xingyue beside her. Ji Yushu's head looked the same as theirs. What on earth was going on? Did her strategy system disappear?

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Coming out of the hospital, Jiang Lili raised the corners of her lips in a good mood. Seeing her like that, Jiang Aiguo, who was waiting for her at the hospital entrance, couldn't help but greet her and asked with a smile, "Is it done?"

"Okay, I really want to see their expressions at that time." There was a hint of regret in Jiang Lili's tone.

"Okay, stop being naughty. Let's go back first and eat out at noon." Jiang Aiguo's cooking skills were limited, so he took the initiative to suggest going out to eat at noon.

"Okay, although my mother and aunt often cook Yuncheng dishes in Beijing, the taste is always a little different from that at home." Jiang Lili nodded. She really wanted to have this taste.

"Then you can eat as much as you want later. Just order whatever you want." Jiang Aiguo looked rich and powerful.

"Then I won't be polite. I must eat my fill today." Jiang Lili's tone was full of satisfaction.

Back at the cotton mill, Jiang Lili went back to the house where she and her daughter used to live. She planned to discuss the house issue with Jiang Yulan after returning to Beijing. She felt that it would be wise to get rid of the house while Jiang Aiguo was still in Yuncheng.

Although the mother and daughter hadn't lived in the house for over a year, Jiang Aiguo would come over regularly to clean and ventilate it, so the house looked much the same as when they left. She carefully examined the room's decor, remembering how everything had been added to it gradually according to her wishes. This place held the memory of her elementary school and high school years, and it held so many childhood memories. By the time she returned to Jiang Aiguo's place, an hour had passed.

Jiang Aiguo glanced at him and teased, "Why, are you starting to feel reluctant too?"

"It's okay." Although there are many memories in it, but in life, we must always look forward.

"Then go back and discuss it with your mother. I think they are quite sincere. It's better to hold the money in your hands than to sit here empty-handed." Jiang Aiguo said sincerely.

"I think so too. Shall we go eat now?" Jiang Lili asked.

"Well, it's just right for me to send you to the airport after dinner." Jiang Aiguo glanced at the watch on his wrist.

The long-lost delicacy whetted Jiang Lili's appetite, and she enjoyed the meal very much. Jiang Aiguo had been eating with his colleagues in the company cafeteria during this period. Seeing her enjoying the meal, a smile also appeared on his face.

The plane landed in Beijing, and Jiang Lili quickly put the events of Yuncheng behind her. She went straight back to Huajianlouji, planning to return to school the next day. She hadn't told her family about her return, but upon arriving at Huajianlouji, she saw Jiang Jianyi. She trotted over to him and asked, "Grandpa, was it my uncle who told you I was coming back today?"

"Well, he originally asked me to wait for you at the airport, but I remembered that you didn't tell us and didn't want us to pick you up at the airport, so I waited for you here." Jiang Jianyi explained.

"I've flown alone many times, so there's really no need to pick me up. Let's go back first. I brought a lot of delicious food from Yuncheng." Jiang Lili said as she took Jiang Jianyi's arm, and the grandfather and grandson went upstairs together.

"Where's Tongtong?" Jiang Lili asked and then realized that she had asked a stupid question. Today is Thursday, she must be in school.

"Go to school! When do you plan to go back to school?" Jiang Jianyi asked.

"Go back tomorrow." Jiang Lili said.

"What did the hospital say?" Jiang Jianyi was not concerned about Ji Yushu.

"As long as he wakes up, it's okay. He can just recover slowly. It depends on whether he will continue to drink like this in the future." Jiang Lili couldn't help shaking her head. The reason why alcoholics are alcoholics is because they have no self-control.

"If he keeps drinking like this, he probably won't have much time left. He deserves it." At the end, Jiang Jianyi's tone turned cold.

"Once my uncle comes, they will hardly be able to contact us, and we can only contact them through a single line, so he can drink or not." Jiang Lili said, releasing his arm and motioning him to open the door with the key.

"That's right. You go and rest first. I'll call your mother." Jiang Jianyi said as he walked towards the phone on the sofa.

The return trip was indeed quite tight. Jiang Lili was exhausted. Even as Jiang Jianyi finished speaking, she started yawning one after another. She went straight back to her room to rest.

Perhaps because of the familiar environment, Jiang Lili slept very soundly. When she woke up, she found that it was already dark outside. She got up and opened the door. The people in the living room heard the noise and looked towards her room. Jiang Qitong rushed over and said, "Sister Lili, you are finally awake."

Jiang Lili pinched her cheek: "Have I slept for a long time?"

"Yeah, I've been sleeping since I came back from school." Jiang Qitong nodded vigorously.

"Let's eat first." Jiang Yulan said as she got up and went to the kitchen to start heating up the dishes. In order to wait for her, these dishes needed to be heated up again.

"Haven't you eaten yet? Why didn't you wake me up?" Jiang Lili looked at them a little embarrassedly.

"We're not hungry yet, Lili. When you go back, have you cleaned up everything at your uncle's place?" Zhou Qingfen asked.

"Don't worry, aunt, everything is packed and we're just waiting for the company to release us." Jiang Lili signaled her not to worry.

"That's good." Zhou Qingfen felt relieved.

"How long will it take for Dad to come?" Jiang Qitong's eyes flashed with anticipation.

"It will be soon, at most one week." Zhou Qingfen said as she rubbed her head.

Jiang Yulan's voice came from the kitchen. Zhou Qingfen got up and went to the kitchen to help. Jiang Lili and Jiang Qitong were not idle either. They went to wipe the table and get the dishes.

After dinner, Jiang Lili told them about how she went to the ironworks to deliver the money and then to the hospital. Jiang Yulan's face was full of smiles: "Given their tempers, they probably started opening envelopes as soon as you left. Fortunately, they still had some dignity and didn't chase you out to scold you."

"If they really chase us out, they'd be truly shameless. Everyone knows I'm still a student." Jiang Lili had just finished speaking when she sneezed several times, causing the others to laugh out loud. Jiang Yulan even bluntly said, "It must be your grandma scolding you."

"I think so too, but Ji Mingyue is really a ruthless person. Yesterday in the hospital, she asked me to share the care with her, but I refused. Today, when I went to the iron factory, I saw that she had sprained her ankle." Perhaps because of preconceived notions, Jiang Lili felt that Ji Mingyue's sprained ankle was caused by herself.

"She is capable of doing something to me. It's right to stay away from her." Jiang Yulan said in a light tone, but what she was thinking in her heart was, I wonder how Qiu Shaoli handled this matter. After all, they have watched Lu Jiaze grow up, and they hope that nothing will happen to him.

"That's right. Staying away from her will keep you safe." Jiang Lili also thought of Lu Jiaze. No matter what, she had already reminded him. It all depended on his choice.

"By the way, Mom, I want to tell you something. My uncle said someone wants to buy our house." After Jiang Lili finished speaking, she glanced at Jiang Yulan. Seeing her frown immediately, she knew that she had feelings for this house.

"Do you want to sell it?" As expected of a mother and daughter, Jiang Yulan could guess what she was thinking with just one sentence.

"Yes, I think it's better to sell it and keep the money in hand than to leave it there empty. What do you think?" Although Jiang Lili was talking to Jiang Yulan, her eyes swept over everyone in the living room.

"Are you not planning to go back in the future?" Jiang Jianyi expressed his attitude. He did not support selling. In his opinion, returning to one's roots is the truth.

"Can't I still live in my uncle's house when I go back?" Even if I plan to go back and buy property in the future, I will buy a new house. The environment of this old house is not as good as a new one.

"Yes, you can live in our house. The cotton mill house is a bit old. If we sell it now, we can buy a new house later." Zhou Qingfen's tone was full of support.

"I'm fine with either." Jiang Yulan actually had a hard time making a decision. That was the first house she was assigned at work, but the house was also mixed with many memories from the past, so it was okay to sell it.

Hearing them say this, Jiang Jianyi fell silent. Finally, after thinking about it, he felt that what Zhou Qingfen said made sense: "Or maybe we can buy a yard in the suburbs when the time comes."

"Then I'll ask my uncle to ask the other party if they still want it?" Jiang Lili asked tentatively. She had to strike while the iron was hot, so she planned to deal with the house quickly now that they all agreed.

"Don't worry about this. Aren't you going back to school tomorrow? I'll call your uncle tomorrow and see what price the other party can offer." Jiang Yulan said.

"Well, to be honest, the cotton mill building can be sold thanks to my grandfather's insistence on letting everyone buy it." This was the best decision Jiang Jianyi made before his retirement.

"Okay, I'm not stopping you from selling it, so there's no need to flatter me anymore," said Jiang Jianyi.

"What I said is all from the bottom of my heart, Grandpa. I know you can't bear to leave the cotton mill house, but you can't bear to leave the neighbors over there. My uncles still have their houses. Of course, the most important thing is that when I went back this time, I found that many people had moved out." With more and more new real estate projects, everyone is starting to pursue living in new houses.

"Really?" Jiang Jianyi was a little surprised.

"Yes, there are many new houses built in Yuncheng now. The environment is much better than that of the cotton mill. Everyone is willing to buy them." Jiang Lili nodded.

"That's true." The landscaping here at Huajianlouji is particularly good, so Jiang Jianyi quite likes this house.

"I'll make a decision after I find out tomorrow. You should go and have some rest. When do you plan to go to school tomorrow? Do you want me to take you there?" Jiang Yulan asked.

"If I go early in the morning, I'll have to ask you to get up early. Or should I take a taxi?" Jiang Lili asked.

"I couldn't sleep in the morning anyway, so it's settled. I'll take you to school tomorrow." After saying that, Jiang Yulan urged her to go to bed quickly.

This time Jiang Lili obediently returned to her room, but she had slept too much in the afternoon and was not sleepy at all until a text message came in on her phone: "Are you back?"

Jiang Lili was a little surprised. Wasn't he on a business trip? When did he come back? After thinking about it, she asked him directly, "How did you know?"

Lu Hongzhe, who was still downstairs, stared at the orange light coming through her room window and replied with his head down, "I saw the light in your room is on. How is it going? Is everything going well?"

Jiang Lili automatically ignored his first sentence and chatted with him in a random manner until Lu Jiaze's call broke the silence. Seeing his number, Jiang Lili was a little surprised, hesitated for a moment, and then pressed the answer button.

Lu Jiaze only found out about Ji Yushu today when he called home. His other peace locket also broke today. He remembered what that person had said and called home. It was then that he learned about this from Qiu Shaoli. He hesitated and asked, "Are you okay?"

Noticing his cautiousness, Jiang Lili chuckled: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Is that why you called?" It seemed that he still didn't understand her well enough. How could she be sad for someone like Ji Yushu?

"Not entirely. There's something else I should thank you for." Lu Jiaze hesitated for a long time before saying thank you to her in person.

"Are you referring to Ji Mingyue's matter?" Jiang Lili guessed.

"Yes, if it weren't for your reminder, I might have made the wrong choice again." At this point, Lu Jiaze laughed at himself. It was also at this moment that he found that admitting that he was wrong in front of her didn't seem to be a difficult thing.

"We are just reminding you that the final choice is yours, so you should thank yourself."

The two started chatting about this topic. The person downstairs who was waiting for the message looked up at the window upstairs where the orange light was still shining through. He hesitated and dialed the number. When he heard the prompt that the other party was on the phone, he frowned even more. It was so late, who could be on the other end of the phone?

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