Chapter 73 Backing You Up!

Jiang Mingyue pushed open the main door and saw more than a dozen large, lively black fish scattered haphazardly in the courtyard, but the culprit was nowhere to be found.

All seven or eight old hens in the coop were silent with fear, and none of them were missing; they huddled in the pit, motionless.

Jiang Mingyue: "..."

I was careless! The Earth-Walking Dragon has actually learned to actively try to please her.

Ha, it slipped away pretty fast, leaving her with a mess.

There were seven fish that she brought back this morning and were still in the tank, but now more than a dozen have suddenly appeared. Jiang Mingyue couldn't find an excuse to appease Cao Hualan.

Before Cao Hualan returned, Jiang Mingyue quickly grabbed a plastic bucket, used a net to scoop up the blackfish, and threw it in.

Then he went back inside to get his crossbody bag, and then, carrying a bucket in one hand and pushing his bicycle out of the yard with the other, he left.

She will officially begin learning double-sided embroidery from Shao Quan next Monday. Today is Friday, so she sent the blackfish over first.

Jiang Mingyue didn't call a car. Instead, she rode her nearly obsolete bicycle at breakneck speed, rushing past in a blur.

The person on the roadside, who was setting up an electric tricycle, was dazzled. What flew by? Was it a bicycle?

Jiang Mingyue arrived at Wu Lizhen's house with practiced ease. She glanced at the time; twenty minutes had passed.

It was later than expected; the bicycle was really unreliable.

Just then, Wu's nanny came out and saw Jiang Mingyue getting out of the car carrying a plastic bucket, which was full of blackfish.

The nanny immediately went over and helped steady the bicycle that was about to tip over. "Oh dear, Miss Jiang, where did you get a bucket of blackfish? That's too much."

"Thank you, Aunt Li." Jiang Mingyue put the plastic bucket on the ground. "These are fish I caught at home. I'm giving some to my master and Sister Zhen to try."

Aunt Li bent down and nudged the fish's tail. The blackfish flicked its tail, splashing water all over the ground. It was plump and wild.

"Great! The old lady will definitely love it. She loves fish, especially black carp, which has fewer bones. But you've given her too much, there must be more than a dozen, right?"

"Aunt Li, you should take a few home too, so your family can try them."

Aunt Li quickly shook her head. As a nanny, she had to follow the rules. She couldn't take the employer's politeness for granted.

"That won't do! You gave it to the old lady, how can I take it for free!"

Jiang Mingyue took a plastic bag directly from Aunt Li's vegetable basket, grabbed two large ones, and stuffed them into the bag.

"What are you afraid of? Just take it. The old lady and Sister Zhen can't finish it all."

Seeing this, Aunt Li hurriedly and politely declined Jiang Mingyue's offer, but finally, seeing that she couldn't refuse any longer, she had no choice but to accept it with embarrassment.

"Then I'll hurry up and take these two home. I'll come over early later to prepare some fish for the old lady."

"Okay, take your time, no rush."

Jiang Mingyue carried the plastic bucket inside.

Shao Quan had just woken up from his afternoon nap when he saw her carrying a bucket of blackfish, and he looked on with curiosity.

"Mingyue, what brings you here today?"

Jiang Mingyue teased, "Master, I've come to give you a gift for becoming your disciple."

Shao Quan was surprised and slapped his forehead. "I remember giving you a gift for becoming an apprentice yesterday. Why are you giving me another one?"

Jiang Mingyue, without even blinking, lied, "Master, I caught these myself. They're wild and delicious. I just ate two at noon. I brought some over for you to try."

The black fish that the land dragon offered her was the same fish that she caught herself.

Shao Quan smiled upon hearing this, "That's too many. Let's put them in the tank first, and deal with them when Xiao Li comes over. I dare not kill the fish."

Jiang Mingyue chatted with the old lady for a while and left around three o'clock. She didn't rush back and rode her old, rickety bicycle directly to the nearest car dealership.

Jiang Mingyue chose a white car worth around 100,000 yuan. The car was spacious and could comfortably seat three people in the back.

She was greeted by a young male salesperson.

The male salesman thought she looked familiar, but because she was wearing a mask, he didn't recognize her at first. However, when she paid and signed the bill, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Excuse me, are you Sister Jiang? A former member of the Clover Girls Group?"

Jiang Mingyue was taken aback. She had been back for seven or eight days and hadn't heard the name "Clover Girl Group" in a long time.

She smiled and nodded. "It's me."

When the male salesman saw Jiang Mingyue readily admit it, he was both excited and honored. "Hello, Sister Jiang, I'm a fan of yours. It's a pleasure to serve you."

Jiang Mingyue chuckled; it turned out she had male fans too.

After returning, I encountered fans everywhere.

Can I pick up the car today?

"Of course, but please wait a moment while we process the formalities for you. You'll need to make an appointment beforehand to register the vehicle; the earliest we can do is next Wednesday. Is that convenient for you?"

Jiang Mingyue emphasized the timing, saying, "We should try to schedule it in the morning."

The male salesperson nodded, "Okay, I'll make a note for you."

After completing the relevant procedures and waiting for another hour, Jiang Mingyue drove her car on the road.

She discarded her old, worn-out bicycle and just bought a new one online.

With half an hour left until Sun Aimei's school dismissal time, Jiang Mingyue went straight back to the town's middle school.

Sun Aimei is a first-year high school student and should have attended evening self-study sessions. However, in order to take better care of Cao Hualan, she applied to the school for exemption from evening self-study sessions.

Before picking him up, Jiang Mingyue sent a message to Sun Aijun, telling him that she would pick him up today.

After evening self-study, high school students in the town are either picked up by their parents or ride their bikes home together.

Sun Aijun was worried about his younger sister riding her bike home at night, so he personally picked her up and dropped her off every day without fail.

Jiang Mingyue parked her car at a nearby temporary parking spot and walked to the school gate to wait.

It was dismissal time, and the younger students came out one after another, either queuing up to buy food from the vendors at the school gate or going straight home.

Sun Aimei was in Class 6 of the first year of high school. The students from Class 5 came out first, and the girls chatted in twos and threes, their faces still showing their youthful innocence.

"What's going on with Sun Aimei from Class 6? I heard she got into a fight with the school beauty today."

"It seems that the school beauty said something bad about her favorite celebrity, and Sun Aimei defended her, and the two started arguing."

"I thought it was for a guy he liked, but it turns out it's for a celebrity. How childish."

"The school beauty is using this as an excuse; the school heartthrob likes Sun Aimei!"

"Is that so?! Tell us about it."

"Oh dear, Sun Aimei's family isn't well-off. Although she has good grades, I don't understand what the school heartthrob sees in her. She's not even that pretty, just a round face."

"The school heartthrob must be blind. He can't even be interested in a beauty like the school beauty. I don't understand his thought process."

"So Sun Aimei offended the school beauty, isn't she going to be ostracized by the whole school this time?"

"Not really, Sun Aimei's brother is very fierce, he comes to pick her up from school every day."

Jiang Mingyue listened to the gossip and her brows furrowed tightly.

Kids these days don't study properly; they just do things that have nothing to do with learning.

Five minutes later, Sun Aimei came out looking dejected. She looked around but couldn't find Sun Aijun in the crowd.

Students are not allowed to bring cell phones, so Sun Aimei could not contact Sun Aijun and could only wait at the door.

"cousin."

Sun Aimei blinked; she thought she heard her cousin's voice!

Sure enough, the girl standing under the big tree next to the stationery store was Jiang Mingyue.

Jiang Mingyue, dressed in a black windbreaker, wearing a baseball cap and a black mask, exuded an outstanding aura, appearing sober amidst a sea of ​​drunks.

"cousin!"

Sun Aimei rushed over excitedly and hugged Jiang Mingyue tightly.

The classmates around Sun Aimei didn't know that her cousin was a celebrity, but they felt that she had a very refined and otherworldly air about her, unlike ordinary parents.

Those nearby couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

“Sun Aimei also has a cousin!”

"Don't talk nonsense. Every family has several older and younger cousins."

"Her cousin seems to be visiting the school for the first time; she doesn't look like someone from Dahuai Village."

"I guess he came back from working in another city."

Sun Aimei looked at Jiang Mingyue with a smile, "Cousin, what brings you here to pick me up today?"

Jiang Mingyue raised her hand and smoothed the stray hairs by Sun Aimei's ear. The little girl's eyes were bright and sparkling, and her round little face was full of smiles.

"I'll pick you up from now on, okay?"

Sun Aimei's eyes lit up, and then she nodded vigorously, "Great! It would be best if my cousin could pick me up. I don't want my older brother to pick me up; he always nags me."

Fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls may have some little secrets that are inconvenient to share with their older brothers, but they can talk about them with their older sisters in the family with whom they have a good relationship.

Jiang Mingyue smiled and said, "Let's go, your cousin will take you home."

Jiang Mingyue led Sun Aimei to her car and gestured for Sun Aimei to sit in the back seat.

Sun Aimei looked on in surprise and walked around the car. "Cousin, did you buy this today?!"

"Yes, it will be more convenient to run errands in the future. How about that, not bad, right?"

Sun Aimei nodded with a grin, "Very good, very good! I won't have to wear a raincoat on rainy days anymore!"

The little girl's wish was straightforward and simple, which made Jiang Mingyue laugh heartily.

On the way home, Jiang Mingyue asked Sun Aimei if there were any fun or interesting things to do at school.

Sun Aimei only mentioned who got into a fight, who got into an argument, and who got punished by the teacher for not doing their homework, without saying a word about her argument with the school beauty.

Jiang Mingyue knew that some things couldn't be rushed, and the young girl would always know to ask her for help when she encountered trouble.

Upon arriving home, Jiang Mingyue's mobility scooter indeed attracted the attention of her neighbors.

The neighbors, always eager for a good show, asked Cao Hualan why she wasn't setting off firecrackers.

Cao Hualan had no idea that Jiang Mingyue had gone out to buy a car that afternoon; the girl hadn't given any hint beforehand.

Jiang Mingyue took the initiative to take responsibility, saying, "I wanted to surprise my aunt, so I didn't tell her in advance."

Cao Hualan smiled and said, "I have firecrackers at home, I'll go set them off now."

After the excitement subsided, Jiang Mingyue and Cao Hualan had a heart-to-heart talk.

"Auntie, we're going to start repairing the house after the New Year. With a car, it will be much more convenient for us to go shopping."

"I'll have my older brother and younger cousin take their driving tests another day. Once they get their licenses, they can use this car for transportation."

Cao Hualan has some savings, not much, but enough to buy a car.

She knew her eldest son had always wanted to buy a car but was unwilling to borrow money from her, so she didn't take it out and saved it for her fourth child's wedding.

"Yueyue, it's your uncle and aunt's fault for not providing you with a good life and for making you spend money on everything."

Jiang Mingyue disliked hearing Cao Hualan's self-pity and deliberately put on a stern face, "Auntie, you must not say such discouraging things again! You raised me, which is equivalent to giving me a second life. It is the duty of children to be filial to their parents."

“Aunt, I am now able to improve the family’s life. Life will get better and better in the future, so you should adapt as soon as possible.”

Cao Hualan held Jiang Mingyue's hand and smiled with satisfaction, "Our Yueyue is so good. Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."

Jiang Mingyue smiled without saying a word. Anyone who wanted to marry her must be lucky; a good woman doesn't marry into a family without good fortune.

Around 8 p.m., Sun Aijun returned from working in the county town and saw a brand-new car parked in his yard that had not yet been registered. He immediately guessed that Jiang Mingyue had bought a new car.

"Yueyue, I thought you would buy a more expensive car, why did you buy such a cheap one?"

"Practice first, and then get a better one after you're familiar with it."

"That's true."

That night, after the Sun family had fallen asleep, Jiang Mingyue quietly climbed over the wall and leaped to the Dahuai River.

In the dead of night, the surroundings were pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The poplar trees on both sides of the river looked like ghostly shadows, which made people's hair stand on end.

Jiang Mingyue clasped her hands together and made a hand seal. In a moment, a cluster of flames rose from her palms.

During her meditation tonight, she unlocked the art of fire control.

She tossed it onto the river, and flames shot up, illuminating the earth dragon that was hiding beneath the surface.

"If you don't come out now, I'll roast you and eat you!"

Earth-walking dragon: "..."

The next instant, the water rippled, and the land dragon poked half its head out. It clearly remembered that this human had disliked it for being ugly and frightening.

By the light of the fire, Jiang Mingyue could see the horns on the head of the earth dragon. She calculated the time and made a plan in her mind.

"You don't need to send me fish every day anymore, and you're not allowed to come near my territory. Three months later, I'll come to help you transform into a dragon. If you disobey and come to harass the Sun family's courtyard again, I'll tear out your tendons and skin you."

Since she encountered the Earth Dragon and ate the black fish it offered, it could be considered a fortuitous encounter between her and it.

Three months, or one hundred days for humans.

The Earth Dragon has been waiting for hundreds of years, so what's another hundred days?

Let's just wait.

It wagged its tail at Jiang Mingyue, indicating that it would keep its promise to her.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Mingyue flicked her right hand, extinguishing the flames in her palm.

She waved her sleeves without taking a single cloud with her and returned the way she came.

The ground dragon watched her walk away, then silently sank to the bottom of the river.

On Sunday morning, Jiang Mingyue took Sun Aimei to the county town for shopping, bought her several sets of suitable clothes, plus underwear, socks, and a mobile phone.

The phone isn't expensive, only two thousand yuan.

Sun Aimei has a cell phone; it's an old one that Sun Aijun discarded. She keeps it at home and doesn't take it to school.

Jiang Mingyue told her not to tell Cao Hualan, "My aunt has been frugal her whole life. If she knew, she would overthink things."

Sun Aimei lowered her head in shame, "Cousin, you've been so good to me, I really have no way to repay you."

Jiang Mingyue smiled and ruffled her hair. "Who said you have no way to repay us? Study hard, get into your dream university, and find a good job. That's the best way to repay us."

On Monday afternoon, Jiang Mingyue went to Wu Lizhen's house as promised and officially began learning the double-sided show from Shao Quan.

The first day focused on theoretical knowledge. At the end of the day, Shao Quan invited Jiang Mingyue to stay for dinner, but Jiang Mingyue happened to receive a phone call from her homeroom teacher, Sun Aimei.

The sound of Sun Aimei crying could be heard coming from the phone.

“Cousin, they’ve all wrongly accused me of stealing money. I didn’t steal anything. My homeroom teacher wants me to bring my parents, but I’m too scared to go to my mom…Cousin, could you come to my school for me…”

Shao Quan was right there and heard the whole story. He told Jiang Mingyue to communicate well with the school after she arrived.

"You can't just listen to one side of the story. If the child is not wrong, you must stand behind the child."

Jiang Mingyue thanked Shao Quan and immediately drove to the school.

Someone came to pick me up at the gatehouse; he identified himself as the class monitor of Class 6, Grade 11.

"You must be Sun Aimei's cousin? Please register in the visitor log first, and then I'll take you to the office."

Jiang Mingyue cooperated with the registration of her identity information, and she truthfully filled in her full name in the name column.

The class monitor of Class 6 was a boy who thought Sun Aimei's cousin had beautiful and powerful handwriting, just like her—quiet and reserved, but not to be underestimated.

No wonder Sun Aimei asked her cousin to come over; if she had asked her older brother, he probably would have started making a scene by now.

The boy thought Jiang Mingyue would ask for specific details, but to his surprise, she didn't ask anything and calmly followed him.

The more silent the other person was, the more curious the boy became.

Dahai Town Middle School may look small, but it is actually the size of two football fields. It is the only school in the town that has both junior and senior high school levels.

The road ahead was lined with school buildings. School hadn't let out yet, and the air was filled with the sounds of students reading and teachers lecturing.

The boy led Jiang Mingyue to the administration building.

Jiang Mingyue's eyes flickered slightly. In her memory, the teachers' offices should be at the end of each teaching building, but now they were in the administration building.

interesting.

The office of the senior high school academic affairs director is located on the second floor of the administration building.

There were many people standing in the office: Sun Aimei with her head held high and her eyes red; Xue Pang, the academic affairs director with a livid face; Wang Qing, the homeroom teacher of Class 6; Xue Lingling, the other party involved; and Han Ying, Xue Lingling's mother.

The class monitor of Class 6 called out from the doorway, "Teacher Wang, my cousin Sun Aimei is here."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a graceful figure walk in through the door. She was wearing a black hoodie, a baseball cap, and a black mask, and her eyes under the brim were cool and beautiful.

When Sun Aimei saw Jiang Mingyue, it was as if she had seen a savior. She stood there, feeling wronged, and burst into tears.

"cousin……"

When the dean of academic affairs saw Sun Aimei crying in public again, he felt annoyed and disgusted, and his expression was also unpleasant.

"Now that Sun's parents are here, Teacher Wang, please explain the whole story again."

When Wang Qing, the homeroom teacher, met Sun Aimei's cousin for the first time, he was glad that it wasn't Sun Aimei's older brother who came. Her older brother was loud and boisterous, and too difficult to communicate with.

"Wait a minute."

Jiang Mingyue interrupted the other person abruptly, took off her mask, walked gracefully to Sun Aimei's side, slowly took out a tissue, and raised her hand to wipe away Sun Aimei's tears.

"It's nothing to cry about. I'm here for you. I won't let you suffer any injustice."

Wang Qing, suddenly interrupted, was completely bewildered. What was Sun Aimei's cousin trying to do? How could she be so disrespectful! And what did she mean by what she said?!

Isn't this being overly protective of one's own, ignoring all the right and wrong?

The others present also looked grim, especially Xue Lingling and her mother Han Ying. The mother and daughter were both startled when they saw Jiang Mingyue's face.

Sun Aimei's cousin looks like a female celebrity!

Author's Note: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day! [Fireworks][Fireworks][Laughing][Laughing] Let me know if you like it!