Chapter 27 The Ungrateful Childhood Sweetheart

On the way back, the two families got into an argument.

The Jiang family felt they had lost out, as they had given them a daughter for nothing without any dowry. To put it bluntly, they felt it was because the Jiang family hadn't properly managed their son that the Jiang family's eldest son had been taken away.

The Ji family felt that they had failed to properly supervise their daughter.

She acted like she was worthless, leaving with a man as she pleased, and even had the nerve to ask the Ji family for a bride price.

She also felt that if it weren't for her supporting Ji Huaizhi's studies, he might not have been able to go to university at that time.

After returning home, the Jiang and Ji families completely broke ties.

They had initially planned to arrange a marriage, but now no one is talking about it anymore.

The family hates these two children to death.

Everyone felt they had raised them for nothing, that they were two complete ingrates.

They don't contribute anything to the family.

The Ji family wanted Ji Huaizhi to marry Jiang Xiaomei. If Ji Huaizhi was unwilling to come back, they would bring Jiang Xiaomei back, which would also keep Ji Huaizhi in check.

After he finishes his studies, his wife will still be in their hometown, sending money back every month, and Jiang Xiaomei will be able to take care of the family.

Ideally, he would become successful and be able to help his older and younger brothers.

The Jiang family thought that although Jiang Xiaomei had run away, she could still make money. The money their daughter earned before marriage belonged to her maternal family, and they could also ask the Ji family for a dowry.

It would be best to force them to get married, bring Jiang Xiaomei back, so she can still manage the household and take care of her younger brother, and they can go out to work and earn money with peace of mind.

In any case, each family has its own calculations.

One schemes against her son, the other against her daughter.

However, this trip backfired again.

They got nothing and wasted money on food, lodging, and train tickets, which made them very angry.

When they got home, the Ji family's twins came out and rummaged through their bags.

The younger brother, not finding anything good, shouted, "Why didn't you bring us any gifts? Didn't you say you wouldn't take us to the provincial capital, but you were going to bring us something back?"

"Yes, Mom and Dad are biased. They took my older brother out and forgot about the two of us."

The older sister had barely spoken when her father slapped her across the face.

He was in a very irritable state at that time.

Hearing the word "favoritism," I couldn't help but exclaim, "What favoritism? You two are such ingrates!"

"Why don't you ask us if our journey was smooth? All you know is how to ask for things!"

"Waaaaaah~" The older sister didn't expect them to hit her as soon as they got back.

The younger brother immediately shut up and dared not say another word.

She stood next to Ji's mother, afraid that he would hit her at any moment.

"It's so noisy!" Ji Xianglong roared.

The older sister dared not cry anymore and looked at her mother, hoping she could help her.

"Don't make your dad angry. We had a bad trip, and when we got back we heard you making a fuss. How could we not be angry?" Ji's mother advised.

"But why are you only hitting me? Is it because I'm a girl?"

Ji's mother tugged at her: "You still dare to talk?"

To be honest, since the brother and sister were twins, and the sister was the only girl in the family, she was usually pampered and her status in the family was much higher than Ji Huaizhi's.

But the word "favoritism" she just uttered stung Ji's father's heart.

“I’m your eldest brother, the eldest son and grandson in the family. What’s wrong with favoring me?” Ji Xianglong glared at the two siblings.

“If you’re like Ji Huaizhi, I’ll beat you to death.”

Mother Ji: "Alright, stop scaring them. They're all your younger brothers and sisters."

"Who wants them to be my younger siblings? All you do is have kids!" Ji Xianglong felt indignant thinking about Ji Huaizhi's current state. "Why did you have so many kids?"

“If you hadn’t had them, all the family’s resources would have been mine.”

"Your having so many children is harming my interests!"

Ji's father died of anger.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Every family has four or five kids!"

"How can you be so heartless?" Father Ji slapped him on the neck, but not on the face.

He felt that the eldest son should not be slapped in the face.

Otherwise, he won't be able to hold his head up in front of his younger siblings in the future.

"Families with fewer children are often bullied in the village. Look at the Jiang family next door, what kind of life did they live before they had a son?"

"Either the land is taken over, the vegetables are harvested, or the chickens and ducks are stolen."

"If you were the only child, you would have been beaten and pinned to the ground when you were little!"

Ji Xianglong clenched his fists and breathed heavily.

Of course he knew.

Because he had also secretly stolen eggs from the Jiang family.

But he was really not convinced. Ji Huaizhi was gone and would never come back. So what if he was the eldest son in his hometown?

He's still not as successful as Ji Huaizhi, and he's even inferior to him.

When I saw him at school that day, his demeanor was completely different from before. He was making friends with college students, and the gap between the two of them was immediately apparent.

He refused.

"I want to go to the city and try my luck."

Ji's mother exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

"What are you going to do? How much money did your mother and I put into teaching you that skill? You're about to get married, and you want to go out and make your way in the world?"

Ji's father excitedly sprayed saliva onto his face.

"What the hell are you doing here!"

"Why can Ji Huaizhi do it, but I can't?" Ji Xianglong now deeply regrets not studying harder back then.

He's jealous.

I was so jealous I was going crazy. On the train, I kept thinking about why I hadn't studied harder.

"You, you, you..." Father Ji was so angry he was speechless.

"What about the carpenter we found for you?"

"Let my brother go." Ji Longxiang turned to go inside to rest: "I'm not going, I want to go out and make my own way."

Mr. Ji was so angry that he looked at Mrs. Ji and said, "He's the only carpenter around here. Everyone is repairing houses and making furniture now, and he makes a lot of money, but he doesn't go."

"Don't talk to your dad like that. He worries about you the most," Ji's mother advised her son.

"Then give me the money to leave. Don't we have a relative working in the provincial capital? He's the one who told us about Ji Huaizhi." Ji Xianglong said matter-of-factly.

“Go tell him that I’m going to the provincial capital to find him and ask him to take me with him.”

Seeing that they were about to start arguing, the twin sister looked at her brother and gestured for them to go outside first.

To avoid them getting beaten up again later.

“You can learn a skill before you go out. He’s working hard outside too. Do you think he’s going to work in an office?” Father Ji couldn’t understand why he was so disobedient.

Would they, as his parents, really harm him?

“Your father is right. Once you’ve mastered the skill, you can go find him. Your father will make all the arrangements.” Mother Ji knew that person; he was also a member of the Ji family.

"But you should listen to your dad first."