Chapter 73

The situation suddenly became out of control.

No one knew how an old man with grass on his head suddenly appeared. They thought he was an NPC arranged by the camp. Some children even gave up on pushing the ball and ran to play with the NPC.

The camp staff were afraid that it was a strange person who suddenly appeared from nowhere, so for safety reasons they hurriedly asked the staff to stop it.

Only Jiang Sui, who was running in the front, and little Le Jia, who was being carried, were not affected at all.

Only the shoes left behind know who is shouting.

In the end, although Xiao Lejia failed to push the ball, considering that he also paid a great "price", the camp staff was very understanding and gave the first prize to their group.

The doll was too big, so little Le Jia grabbed the rabbit's feet. The shoeless foot jumped on the ground, and then he stood beside his uncle and strode back.

Old Master Jiang, who had just been calmed down by Yue Qing, was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "Don't you see what the weather is like? How can you let your child run so far without shoes?"

"Yeah." Jiang Suiyi said in a sly tone, "Wrap his feet with a quilt later so they won't get cold."

Old Master Jiang's eyes were wide with anger.

How come after not seeing him for a while, this guy is more difficult to deal with than before and talks more.

Hearing the familiar voice, little Le Jia struggled to poke his head out from behind the rabbit's buttocks: "Grandpa is here, look, a big rabbit! My uncle and I exchanged it!"

Old Master Jiang saw that his face was flushed with excitement, but when he looked down, he saw him digging his toes on the grass at a loss, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Although he didn’t win first place, the brother was very happy that his sister won, and he opened his mouth wide: “Wow, what a big bunny!”

Yueqing picked up the shoes that the old man had just picked up, and was about to bend down to put them on his brother when a sharp-edged face appeared from behind the rabbit doll.

Then his arms were filled with fluffy rabbits.

Jiang Sui took the shoes from her hand, his eyes slightly raised: "Is it cute?"

Yue Qing then remembered what he had said before the game started and was slightly stunned.

Jiang Suizhi had already bent down and placed the shoes on the ground. He grabbed the child's feet and started to stuff them in. However, it was difficult for children to put shoes on. The heels were too difficult for them to get in. Finally, he just let go and said, "You're three years old and you still can't put shoes on?"

"I can do it." Little Le Jia squatted down and pulled up his shoes. "It's my uncle who can't."

"Nonsense."

Yueqing held the big rabbit and lowered her eyes, suddenly wanting to laugh for no reason.

She placed the rabbit beside her for her sister to play with. She noticed the old man still standing nearby. Seeing Annie hesitate slightly, he said, "Grandpa, this is Annie. We came back from abroad together. She is the mother of these children. However, due to her poor health, she is now blind and has some memory loss."

And I lost my memory!

This damn Jiang Hechang!

Yue Qing said to Annie who was sitting on the chair, "Sister, Jiang Yan's grandfather is here."

During her time abroad, Annie has always been the center of attention and doesn't have to feel restrained when interacting with her elders at home.

But the name Jiang Yan was also a blank to her, not to mention Jiang Yan's grandfather. She was still a little caught off guard.

Just as she was about to stand up, the old man held her shoulders and made her sit back down: "Good girl, sit down and don't worry about me."

He added, "I don't mean anything else. I just haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you'd take the kids out to play, and since I'm an old guy with nothing else to do at home, I came over to see you."

Jiang Suizhi then remembered what Jiang Hechang had said to him yesterday.

It turns out I forgot about this.

He asked, "Where is Jiang Hechang?"

"He..." Old Master Jiang stumbled, "How would I know where he is? Isn't he at home?"

Jiang Suizhi scoffed, "If he were at home, you wouldn't be dressed like this."

Sneaky, sneaky dog.

It's obvious that he has done something wrong.

At this moment, Jiang Hechang, who was still forced to hide behind the mushroom house with his head on the grass, was very anxious and heartbroken.

No one in this family can accomplish anything.

It just so happened that the second round of the camp competition was about to begin. In order to escape from the Shura Field and avoid being affected, and to keep Jiang Sui away from the children, Grandpa Jiang took the initiative to volunteer: "I'll take them this time, you guys chat here."

He walked away holding one person in each hand, forgetting to take his crutches.

The others: "..."

"What to talk about?" Annie still doesn't know why both the uncle at the door that day and Grandpa Jiang now seem to be afraid of her.

Jiang then poured two glasses of water, placing one in front of Yueqing and the other in front of Annie. He gently tapped the wall of the glass to remind her where the things were, then sat down next to Yueqing. "Jiang Hechang called yesterday and wanted to treat you to dinner."

Then he glanced around and said, "I guess he's hiding somewhere."

Yue Qing reminded him in a low voice: "Before you took the children abroad, you met him once, and he also gave you the money."

Annie suddenly realized: "I'm familiar with this."

There are many second and third generations in the family's side branches who do nothing all day long and often get into romantic troubles outside, but not everyone can enter their family, especially those who deliberately approach for money and power.

So every time this happens, some elders will come forward and give money to let those people leave.

But these situations would never happen to Annie. She just thought about it for a moment, then smiled lazily and said, "Okay."

"Since uncle is here, let him come over." She said, "It's quite rude."

A minute later, Jiang Hechang, dressed in formal attire and with a turf on his head, sat down in front of several young people with a serious expression.

He took off his own turf, fixed his hair to make sure he looked presentable, and then said, "I did something wrong in the past. This time I came here to personally invite you back, even if Jiang Yan is no longer here..."

With a click, Jiang Sui placed a glass of water on the small table: "If you can't speak, don't speak."

Jiang Hechang: “…”

Are there any problems with what you said?

He had considered it over and over again, and started preparing when he thought Yueqing was the child's mother!

"Jiang Suizhi." Yue Qing stood up and tugged at Jiang Suizhi's sleeve, "Come with me to see my brothers and sisters."

She felt that Jiang Suizhi's staying here would only make the situation worse.

Jiang Suizhi didn't resist at all and just followed the slight force of her sleeve, even though he knew she didn't want him to mess around.

But I don’t know when the next opportunity like this will come.

He followed Yueqing silently, originally thinking that this person would say something like "Don't talk to your dad like that" or "That's impolite", but two minutes passed, and Yueqing was really just watching the two children's game, as if he had completely forgotten his existence.

Jiang then pulled his sleeves back to vent his dissatisfaction.

Yueqing let go of his hand and looked back with a puzzled look.

What's wrong?

"Don't you want to get rid of me?" Jiang Sui asked.

"Yes." Yue Qing nodded. "Although my sister doesn't remember, she knows what kind of person she will be, so she will have her own judgment. We don't need to get in the way."

This may be the reason why the Jiang family never got involved in this matter and only let Uncle Jiang come forward himself.

Jiang Sui leaned against the tree trunk next to him and lowered his eyes when he heard the words: "I thought you would ask something."

Inexplicably, Yue Qing understood what he meant. She turned her head and said, "That's your private matter."

"You are also my private matter." Jiang Sui said, "I will tell you everything you want to know."

This time Yueqing did not respond.

In fact, until today, Jiang Suiji had already told her a lot of things, even his only weakness.

In the past, she could regard this as two people helping each other, but now other emotions are mixed in. She is afraid that if she asks too many questions and knows too much, she will not be able to extricate herself in the end, which is unfair to Jiang Suizhi.

After her brief silence, Jiang Suizhi suddenly laughed: "Escape won't solve the problem."

Yue Qing felt as if a nerve had been touched. This was not the first time she had heard someone say this to her.

Jiang Sui looked at her pursed lips and slowed down his tone: "Of course you can keep going like this, and I can also accompany you to escape like I am now, but..."

He paused, then smiled and said, "I'll keep testing your limits. Will you let me do this?"

The big-tailed wolf sighed softly: "That's not bad, there are always times when you have no bottom line."

Why does this guy always talk about serious matters in such a non-serious way? Yue Qing finally turned around and glared at him.

Seeing this, Jiang Suizhi's expression became more serious. He smiled and said, "Jiang Hechang and I are not like father and son. To me, he is just the other half of my life. As for now, our partnership is more than family."

Yue Qing heard about this from the old man. Jiang Suizhi did not grow up with them and had suffered a lot.

She couldn't help but ask, "Do you hate him?"

"No hate."

Jiang Suizhi raised his eyebrows: "Hate requires a reason and connection, but he and I have nothing."

In the past few years, Jiang Hechang disappeared completely from his world. He was busy surviving and had no time to hate others.

I returned to the Jiang family for Jiang Yan, and even now it is only to keep the Jiang family that Jiang Yan wanted. As for the feelings, I can't really say that there is much.

Even if he knew that Jiang Hechang had his own difficulties and ideas, and knew that he had communicated with those neighbors behind the scenes, otherwise he would not have been able to grow up eating food from hundreds of families, but so what.

He could not empathize with Jiang Hechang's actions.

Perhaps Jiang Hechang had some so-called father-son relationship with him, but without the recognition of either party, this relationship did not count.

In the past, the Jiang family members had very cold and distorted emotions.

If he had not forcefully seized all control from Jiang Hechang, Jiang Hechang might not have told him his original plan until now.

They are used to being in a high position and habitually do not trust anyone except themselves.

Therefore, after Jiang Yan, who was able to handle the situation, was gone, Jiang Sui would not indulge them. He wanted to let them know that apart from power and money, they were nothing.

All of this was shattered after the truth of Jiang Yu's affair came to light, breaking the balance they had always been proud of and self-righteous, which led them to reflect on themselves.

Jiang Suizhi could not give them family love, so they wanted to find it in their children and Yueqing.

"Perhaps in their eyes, I am a stranger now," Jiang Suizhi said with a smile. "After all, in their eyes, I was just Jiang Suizhi who could gain a foothold in the company."

After hearing this, Yue Qing suddenly felt a sense of identity that he and Jiang Sui were actually the same kind of people.

For him, no matter how much he has now, it is still nothing.

Just like my past self.

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

At this time, Jiang Suizhi suddenly raised one hand, revealing the watch on his wrist.

That watch was picked out for him by Yueqing, and he still wears it now.

"But I think the me in your eyes should always be me." Jiang Sui said, "Just like this watch you gave me."

It is his favorite among all his watches.

It was not given to Mr. Jiang of the Jiang Group, nor was it given to the children's uncle, but simply to him - to Jiang Sui.

Jiang Suizhi felt that the person he liked was always someone who was careful and caring about others.

"Actually..." Yue Qing looked at his watch and said softly, "It's not like they don't understand you."

"Um?"

Yue Qing: "Grandpa told me a long time ago that you are a gangster."

“…”

Jiang was stunned for a moment, remembering what happened in the elevator that day.

"No one is perfect, including me." Yue Qing looked at him and said, "But we must become a better version of ourselves. I'm learning. Didn't you say you'll learn too?"

Her expression and eyes were the same as when we first met, but they were clearer and more spiritual than before.

It was only then that Jiang Suizhi realized that she was the only one who had been standing still, and she was indeed changing step by step in the direction she wanted to change.

"Got it." Jiang then stretched out a finger, the one he hadn't been able to touch. "Then I'll learn from you. Teacher Yueqing, please pass on some of your energy to me."

"I saw you running so fast carrying your brother. He must have passed a lot to you."

Jiang Suizhi hummed softly: "I ran fast because Teacher Yueqing said the prize was cute."

Yue Qing's heart seemed to skip a beat suddenly. Looking at the focused eyes of the person in front of him, he remembered what he had not finished before.

I was originally going to give him a touch as a thank you, and now I'm making up for it.

She raised her hand and gently touched Jiang Sui's fingertips.

This time no one interrupted her.

It seems like it can really transmit energy, otherwise why would her fingers be so hot.

"I won't tell anyone about you," she said.

Jiang took a second to realize what she was talking about. He forcibly averted his eyes from his fingertips, put his hands in his pockets and chuckled, "It doesn't matter if I tell you."

"I'm telling you everything of my own accord. I want you to understand me better." Jiang Sui's tone was relaxed, as if he didn't care at all about handing his weaknesses over to someone else. "Of course, I will bear all the consequences."

"Yueqing." His voice was slow and deep. "I believe in you, even more than I believe in myself."

The world where the two of them were standing made Yue Qing feel a little stuffy and uncomfortable at this moment. He lowered his head and said, "You're talking nonsense again."

"Don't believe me?" Jiang raised his hand, "Try touching me again?"

"Try what?"

"Touch me again and see if I can control myself now?"

Yue Qing was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I advise you not to push your luck."

Jiang Yizhi let out two low laughs from his throat. He withdrew his hand with a hint of regret: "Look, I can't control myself, but you can control me."

This time, Yueqing didn't give him any more room to perform and turned away.

On the other hand, Jiang Hechang and Annie did not have such a good atmosphere. It was mainly one-sided on Jiang Hechang's part because Annie did not remember what happened at all.

Also ask him to repeat what happened that day!

What’s the difference between this and a public execution!

Apart from his family, Jiang Hechang's life was generally smooth sailing. However, he stumbled twice in a row because of this young girl. He had never been so nervous and anxious as when holding a shareholders' meeting.

Thinking about it this way, Annie was indeed the "Yue Qing" from the past. This oppressive feeling was so obvious that he couldn't refuse it.

After listening to this, Annie didn't say anything. She just picked up the cup of water on the table and took a sip. It was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry.

This made Jiang Hechang, who was already feeling guilty, even more uncomfortable. Just as he was about to say something, Annie said lazily, "You shouldn't apologize to me."

"What?"

"If that's the case, then my decision to leave had nothing to do with you." Annie said calmly, "I did it just for him and the two children. If it weren't for you, I would have made the same choice when I learned about the difficulties he was facing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have hidden my pregnancy from him."

She whispered, "I never do anything that I'll regret, and I won't be forced to make a choice."

Unless there is really no other way.

Maybe it was just that Jiang Yan and I were not mature enough at that time.

Perhaps all of this is some kind of inevitable arrangement. If those things had not happened, perhaps the real Yueqing would not appear in this world, and Jiang Sui would not return to the Jiang family.

It’s just Jiang Yan…

When Annie thought of this name, she felt a sharp pain in her chest as if it were being pricked by needles.

"I want to visit his grave."

Now that the two children were separated forever, Jiang Hechang felt very sad: "I will take you there some other day."

As he said this, he took out a photo from his pocket. Ever since he learned that Annie was blind, he had specially processed Jiang Yan's posthumous photo, just to leave her with some memories.

Annie took it and touched it.

The feeling is different from touching my sister's photo before. When I touch this photo now, it seems that I can really piece together a vague outline in my mind, and it gradually becomes clearer.

He was exactly the kind of person she imagined she would like, mature and gentle, making people feel safe.

Annie blinked, suppressing the uncontrollable bitterness in her eyes.

The other hand holding the water cup trembled slightly, and some water spilled onto the ground.

The two kids, who had already finished the race, came over with their great grandfather, uncle, and aunt. Seeing their mother pouring water on the ground in front of the photo, they asked their great grandfather in confusion, "Grandpa, what is mom doing?"

Mr. Jiang was familiar with this process. Seeing the photo in his granddaughter-in-law's hand, his eyes were filled with tears: "At the funeral..."

Considering the children's ability to bear it, the old man changed the wording to a euphemism: "To commemorate her dead love."

Yueqing: “…”

Jiang Suizhi: "..."

He silently lowered his head to look at the cub of System Dad hidden on his left.

For a moment, I didn’t know which was worse: not being able to catch up with my wife or being mourned by her.

Jiang Yan, who witnessed his wife's memorial service, said: "………………"

Actually, I am not that dead, and love is not dead either, so there is no need to rush to hold a memorial ceremony.