Chapter 17 Life Swap 17

Ji Yaoguang sat by the fire, cooking. Ji Gangqiang found fault with everything about him and felt a surge of emotion, thinking that he was indeed not his biological son.

She shook off her thoughts and looked at him, saying, "What's that thing you're wearing on your ear?"

"Neither male nor female, is this what school teaches you?"

Annoyance flashed in Ji Yaoguang's eyes as he added firewood to the fire to cook.

Feng Li came in happily and said, "Why are you cooking? Where's Jiao Jiao?"

Ji Yaoguang ignored her, and Feng Li snatched the spatula from his hand: "Let me do it. Did your school give you any homework? Go do something else."

Since he didn't want to stay there anyway, he simply left.

Feng Li squatted down and said, "Let me tell you, we have a lot of rabbits at home. The back rooms are all full of rabbits. I've seen them all."

Ji Gangqiang frowned: "No wonder it stinks!"

Feng Li rolled her eyes: "Talk to your dad tonight, I have something to ask him."

When they finished eating, Ji Yaoguang left the table, clearly not wanting to pay any attention to them. Ji Jiao said she would go up the mountain with Yaoguang to pick grass.

"Dad, are all those rabbits in the back ours?"

Ji Xiong picked up the grain liquor, about to put it in his mouth: "Ah? That's not it. That's what Huaizhi and Yaoguang drank together."

Feng Li was disappointed one second, and surprised the next.

"Ji Huaizhi isn't going to school anymore?"

Ji Xiong shook his head: "I'm still in the same class as Yao Guang. Yao Guang is second, and he's first."

Ji Gangqiang looked up: "First place?"

Ji Xiong immediately saw what his son was thinking: "Don't think about it. Your son is Yaoguang. Don't even mention that matter."

"Dad!" Ji Gangqiang said somewhat reluctantly.

Feng Li pinched him: "Dad, we haven't been home for years, so there are many things we don't know. Can you tell us about them?"

"Especially about Huaizhi and Yaoguang, how come they raised so many rabbits?"

Ji Xiong glanced at them, then put down his wine glass: "Isn't it because you guys don't send money back?"

“What money do I, an old man, have? If you don’t send me money, I have no money. So Yaoguang has to find a way to get money. He said it was Ji Huaizhi’s idea, and he just lent them the money. I didn’t expect that the two of them would actually make it work and support Ji Qian’s education. I heard that they even gave Ji Jiao a share of the money.”

I picked up my chopsticks, took a piece of sausage, and put it in my mouth, a sip of wine followed by a bite of sausage.

"But I don't know the specifics, they won't tell me."

"They must have made some money. Those bastards are very tight-lipped. Look at how they're sending out batches of rabbits. It seems like they're doing something."

The two were stunned.

“Them? This…” Feng Li was at a loss for words.

Ji Gangqiang frowned: "The money that Gangzheng lent them?"

"Yes, your younger brother and sister-in-law are good at spoiling children. I think their family is almost like Ji Huaizhi is in charge."

"They made the deal so easily?" Feng Li thought about how they had been cheated and taken advantage of when they were doing business.

I never imagined that two kids like them could do business; it's laughable.

"How did they divide the money?" Feng Li asked excitedly. "Yaoguang was wearing a tattered vest. Could Ji Gangzheng have gotten his hands on the money?"

Ji Xiong glanced at his daughter-in-law, revealing his displeasure.

No matter what, Ji Gangzheng is still his son.

He was just biased; he didn't disown this son.

"Dad, I didn't mean anything by it." Feng Li said awkwardly.

"I don't know how they split the money, and I can't get any information out of them no matter how I ask." Ji Xiong took another sip of baijiu.

The couple no longer had any objections to their son.

If you're already so capable at such a young age, you'll be even more amazing in the future.

"Did you two have a fight with Yaoguang?" Ji Xiong asked.

Ji Gangqiang: "He resents us."

"Hmph!" Ji Xiong slammed his wine glass down. "Not to mention your children, I'd resent you!"

“You’ve left your child with me for years and haven’t come back to see him. Other people who go out to work send money back every month. What about you?” Ji Xiong originally wanted to talk about this later, since they had just returned.

But as he put it, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Dad, aren't we doing this to make money? This trip back home is such a waste of money!"

"So how much money did you make?" Ji Xiong asked them.

Ji Gangqiang said a number, and before Feng Li could stop him, he revealed all his savings.

"snort."

Ji Xiong sighed first: "You've been gone for so many years, and this is all you've saved?"

"Son, you're leaving the burden on me while you enjoy yourself outside!"

Feng Li: "Dad, why are you saying this? Do you know how hard it is for me to earn this money? There are expenses everywhere outside. Gangqiang and I only have half a day off, and we don't dare to go out. You think we can go out and enjoy ourselves?"

Ji Xiong: "I went out with you guys and came back every year for the Spring Festival. I sent money back every month. Now that the house in my hometown has been repaired, I'm still working outside."

"Because the wages are higher outside, I want to save money for my children!"

"Where is your money? You don't even go home to save money, so where is that money?"

Ji Xiong's words struck a chord with them: "And Gang Zheng, the couple just run a small business locally. Their previous shop closed down, and Tang Guixiang has been enjoying a comfortable life for several years now!"

At this point, Ji Xiong clenched his teeth tightly:

"Now they've not only bought a house in town, but I heard they've also bought a house in the provincial capital, all because Huaizhi is going to university there! So they've bought a house there! Where have all the money you've been making gone?"

The two of them stared wide-eyed.

"They even bought a house in the provincial capital?" Ji Gangqiang couldn't believe it. "Dad, are you kidding me?"

"Yeah, don't be ridiculous, them?" Feng Li couldn't even manage a cold laugh.