Chapter 18 The Educated Youth Who Abandoned Their Wives and Children

When Jiang Li came to Ji Huai's house to look for him, she noticed a child at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Little friend, is Ji Huaizhi home?"

Ji Xiaotian looked up and, seeing Jiang Li's face, suddenly remembered that dream again.

Her father abandoned her and her mother for her sake.

She quickly closed the door: "Go away, my dad isn't home, you're not welcome here."

Jiang Li was startled by the door opening and took a step back. When she heard him say that his father wasn't home, she guessed that this was Ji Huaizhi's son: "How can you be so rude?"

They don't resemble Ji Huaizhi's child at all.

She must look like that rural woman.

"Xiao Tian, ​​what are you doing?" Chun Ya came out when she heard the noise.

"Nothing's wrong, Mom, go inside quickly, there are bad people outside." Xiao Tian didn't want her to break up his family.

Chun Ya could tell from his expression that he was being mischievous again.

"Huaizhi! I need to talk to you."

Just then, Xiao Tian heard a girl's voice outside and went to open the door. He couldn't stop her.

"I'm sorry, the child is being silly." Chun Ya opened the door and saw a well-dressed and stylish girl: "You're looking for Huai Zhi, right? Come in."

Jiang Li's complexion was not good.

She was a little disappointed when she saw Chun Ya; she had always thought that rural people were unattractive.

Ji Huaizhi's wife wasn't the typical rural woman one might imagine, but Jiang Li still looked down on her.

I don't know why, but every time she saw her, she wanted to compare herself to her.

But on the surface, I still had to be polite: "I'm Huaizhi's classmate. I need to talk to him about something. Is he home?"

"Yes, he's in the backyard working on something. Come in and have a glass of water first. I'll go call him." Chun Ya poured her some water, and seeing how delicate she looked, she rinsed the bowl and added some sugar.

Ji Xiaotian kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Li.

Jiang Li looked at him strangely: "Little friend, why are you looking at me like that?"

After thinking for a moment, she realized that the children in the countryside probably had never seen such a beautiful girl before: "Don't you think your older sister is very beautiful?"

"It's so ugly."

Upon hearing the child's words, Jiang Li's expression froze, somewhat incredulous.

Just as I was about to give him a piece of my mind, Ji Huaizhi came out.

He was wearing only a vest and tattered gloves, and his bronze skin was covered with a thin layer of sweat, probably from working.

He was somewhat different from Ji Huaizhi, who usually had a scholarly air about him at school.

"Jiang Li? Is there something you need?"

Jiang Li was momentarily stunned, her face flushing slightly: "I heard from Wang Youfa that you've been looking for a classroom recently, and the place you're looking at is managed by my dad's friend, which means... I told that uncle you can go directly to sign the contract."

Chun Ya glanced at Jiang Li.

"That's great, then..." Ji Huaizhi thought for a moment and said, "You negotiated this, so we can't let your hard work go to waste. We'll give you an extra twenty yuan for your tutoring salary in the first month of this semester."

"Do we need to talk about this because of our relationship? Aren't you going to treat them to dinner? Count me in, and I'll skip the extra fee."

Jiang Li inexplicably wanted to get closer to him, to appear more generous and not concerned about the small amount of salary.

Ji Huaizhi just thought she was a fool, thinking she should take advantage of the opportunity.

"Okay, you can come with them then." After saying that, he pulled Chun Ya and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Jiang Li from our class."

“This is my wife Chun Ya, and my son Ji Yanli.”

Chun Ya smiled when she heard Huai Zhi's introduction: "Hello, Jiang Li."

"Hello, it's great to finally meet you." Turning to Ji Huaizhi, she said, "Huaizhi, let's go sign the contract now."

Ji Huaizhi: "Let me and my wife change our clothes."

Jiang Li was a little unhappy when she heard that his wife was also going. This was a serious matter, why bring a rural woman along?

"Xiao Tian, ​​take some things to Grandma's house. Tell her that your parents will come to pick you up before dinner," Ji Huaizhi instructed.

Ji Xiaotian was unwilling.

But when she met her mother's gaze, she had no choice but to agree.

After changing his clothes, Jiang Li felt that he was even more pleasing to the eye. He was wearing a white shirt and a pair of draped pants, and perhaps because it was a little chilly, he had put on a vest as well.

Chen Chunya was wearing a beige Lenin suit, and the two looked very well-matched.

"Let's go."

Jiang Li, who was lagging behind, gritted her teeth and caught up, having originally thought she would be able to spend time alone with him.

~

That evening, Chen Chunya asked Ji Huaizhi, "Are you getting along well with that classmate from today?"

"So-so." Ji Huaizhi didn't open his eyes.

Chun Ya's tone was tinged with sourness: "Normally, why would she call you Huai Zhi, and another classmate Wang Youfa?"

Ji Huaizhi opened his eyes, still looking confused and sleepy: "You mean her towards me?"

"What are you thinking? You're a married man with kids, how annoying." Chun Ya pinched his nose: "You're still a college student, after all."

Chen Chunya didn't really take it too seriously. If it were before, she would have overthought it and felt inferior.

But Ji Huaizhi is different now than before; he puts himself first in everything.

Although she could tell that Jiang Li had feelings for him, she also trusted Huai Zhi because she could sense that Huai Zhi had no other thoughts about Jiang Li and only regarded her as a classmate.

Moreover, he didn't go out with her alone today; he brought himself along instead.

So some things are better left unsaid.

“You don’t seem sleepy at all.” Ji Huaizhi’s expression changed.

Chen Chunya blushed and burrowed under the covers.

Ji Huaizhi also covered his head with the blanket and put his arm around her slender waist. The two of them moved carefully.

Xiao Tian, ​​who was sleeping in the attic, smacked his lips and rolled over.

~

Over the weekend, Wang Youfa and Huang Dong brought some fruit and toys to Ji Huaizhi's house. As soon as they entered, they saw a very clever little child.

"Is this Ji Huaizhi's house?"

"Yes, my dad went to buy soda."

Chun Ya came out when she heard the noise: "You must be Huai Zhi's classmates? Dinner will be ready soon, and Huai Zhi should be back soon too. Come in and sit down."

Wang Youfa and Huang Dong, seeing that Huaizhi wasn't there, felt embarrassed to go inside: "It's alright, we'll just wait for him in the yard."

Chun Ya guessed they might be embarrassed: "Xiao Tian, ​​move some chairs for the uncles and keep them company."

"I have something stewing on the stove, I need to keep an eye on it first."

"Sister-in-law, you've gone to get busy. I'm really causing you trouble."