Chapter 4 The Collapse of the Jiang Family
It was the time when everyone was washing up in the morning, and after hearing the noise, everyone in the courtyard quickly gathered around.
"Aunt Juan, what's wrong with you?"
The woman sitting and crying in front of the Jiang family's door was Liu Juan. She was usually a respectable person, but at this moment she didn't care about her image at all. Her hair was disheveled and she was crying and sniffling.
“We’ve all been fooled by that hypocrite Jiang Weiguo. I knew it! He usually ignores me, so why is he suddenly so concerned about me after my son’s accident? I even thought he was a good person, but he’s just guilty. He’s guilty because he’s the one who killed my son!”
Aunt Juan's last words were filled with such hatred that she wept blood!
She only had one precious son, and when he passed away, there was a time when she even considered going with him.
"Huh? Aunt Juan, are you mistaken? I remember your son died last year when we were saving important materials for the factory. The factory's investigation at the time concluded that it was a complete accident. What does this have to do with Director Jiang?"
The onlookers raised questions.
"I don't know how the factory conducted its investigation, but what I'm saying is definitely true. You see."
Aunt Juan took out a newspaper from her bosom and pointed to a section of it for everyone to see.
"Jiang Weiguo, the leader of the steel plant, abused his power for personal gain, resulting in the deaths of many people. His daughter, Jiang Xixi, refused to be complicit with him, exposed her father, and severed ties with him!"
Someone read it aloud, leaving everyone stunned.
"This was written by Xixi? If it was reported by her own daughter, it must be true!"
The crowd erupted in commotion, and several families who had suffered misfortune in the fire last year finally broke down.
A woman who had lost her husband joined Aunt Juan's team, and then one, two, three, and more and more.
"Jiang Weiguo, get out here! You dare to do it but not admit it? You hurt people and then pretend to be innocent. You heartless bastard."
The Jiang couple and Jiang Yurou inside the house also heard the noise.
"Mom and Dad, is what they said true?"
Jiang Yurou questioned.
Jiang Yurou actually knew about this. She overheard her parents talking about it once, but since she was a beneficiary at the time, she didn't care.
But at this moment, she had to pretend she didn't know! She even had to express her condemnation, hatred, and disbelief at her parents' behavior.
"Yu Rou, listen to your parents. Pack your bags now. I'll have your mom give you some money and tickets. Go to the Chen family right away."
Jiang's parents did not answer Jiang Yurou's question directly, but only urged her to pack her things quickly.
Mr. Jiang also instructed, "Yu Rou, go to the newspaper office in a while and register to sever ties with us. Also, your younger brother is in our hands from now on."
If that matter is discovered, Jiang Weiguo and his mother, who knows the truth, will definitely be convicted. Although reluctant, they must sever ties.
"The money your parents gave you is for you and your brother. Don't give it all to Chen Wenli. He's unreliable. Be careful around him and don't do anything stupid."
Your younger brother is staying with your maternal grandmother. After registering the marriage, bring him back as soon as possible; your grandmother's place is unreliable.
Father Jiang kept giving instructions, afraid that he might have forgotten something and cause his two children to suffer in the future.
Jiang Yurou agreed verbally, but she didn't really take it seriously.
Why is she bringing Jiang Yuhao along when she's going to marry into the Chen family?
After giving instructions for a long time, Jiang's father, seeing that Jiang's mother, who had gone in to get the money, had not yet come out, was already irritated and couldn't help but scold her angrily.
"What time is it? Can't you hurry up? If you keep searching like this, what will you do when the police come?"
After Mr. Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang inside the house still did not react.
He sensed something was wrong and quickly opened the door and crawled inside.
Upon entering, they saw Jiang's mother, her face filled with anxiety and despair. "Old man, all our money is gone?"
Jiang's father stumbled back a few steps uncontrollably, his legs going weak.
"What do you mean the money is gone?" Jiang Weiguo struggled to walk to where he had hidden the money. Looking at the empty money box, he felt dizzy.
Thinking of something, he used the last of his strength to run to the peach tree in the yard.
They dug and raked, their eyes filled with despair.
One meter, two meters, until they dug to three meters, they finally saw a familiar box.
Before he could even catch his breath, he was so angry at what was in the box that he nearly fell over.
Inside the huge box was only a single, solitary note with a single sentence written on it.
I took the contents of the box as compensation, thanks!
Finally, Father Jiang could no longer hold on. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted under the peach tree.
Inside the house, Jiang Yurou also learned that the money and tickets her parents had promised her had vanished. She was initially furious, but then something occurred to her, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
She ran frantically into her room, pulled a small bag from under the bed, opened it, and found it empty.
Jiang Yurou couldn't handle such a shock and collapsed to the ground.
Without money or ration coupons, even if she didn't die after being sent down to the countryside with the Chen family, she would suffer a fate worse than death.
"Jiang Xixi!"
"Why don't you just die!" Jiang Yurou's voice was shrill and her tone was ruthless.
...
Jiang Xixi was unaware of the chaos that was raging at the Jiang family's home.
At that moment, she was watching a grand performance on the train.
"Brother Jun, eat quickly. If you're not full, I have more here."
The speaker was a girl from a well-off family. She was pretty, with a round face, and belonged to the cute type.
But the girl's taste isn't very good.
"Jiajia, I don't eat dry food anymore. I've had it for several meals already. Go buy me a boxed lunch. It has to have braised pork, otherwise I can't eat it." It seems her handsome brother is a bit picky; he doesn't even like the oily white flour and chive dumplings.
Li Jiajia hesitated. She had fallen out with her parents when she went to the countryside, so she didn't bring much money or coupons with her. A boxed meal on the train was too expensive for her now.
"Jiajia, it's just a boxed lunch. You wouldn't be reluctant to share it with Brother Jun, would you?"
The speaker was a girl sitting next to Li Jun. It was unclear what their relationship was. There were three seats in a row, and she and Li Jun were sitting very close together, as if she wanted to exclude Li Jiajia next to them.
Based on the melodramatic plots of the novels Jiang Xixi had read in her previous life, she was certain that Li Jun and that girl had some kind of shady relationship.
"Oh no, oh no," Jiang Xixi thought to herself.
Sure enough, Li Jiajia frowned and said in a huff, "It's just a boxed lunch, right? I'll go buy one for Brother Jun right now."
After saying that, the silly girl ran straight to the dining car.
After Li Jiajia left, the two men and women sitting close together opposite her also completely let loose.
"That Li Jiajia is so clueless. We're dating, why is she always interfering?"
"Brother Jun, please don't say that to Jiajia. She's my best friend. I'll talk to her about it later. She's usually a very nice girl, and I don't know why she's become like this. Maybe it's because Brother Jun is too outstanding, and she can't handle it!"
Jiang Xixi was drinking water when she heard this, and she spat out the water in her mouth.
Quite by chance, the saliva sprayed directly onto the opposite side, washing the faces of the couple there.
"What are you doing? Don't you have eyes?!" The two cursed angrily as they wiped their faces.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I just smelled the aroma of Longjing tea and couldn't resist." Jiang Xixi apologized half-heartedly.
The guy is a confident guy, and the girl is a green tea bitch. Li Jiajia must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to run into these two scumbags.
As it turns out, Li Jiajia's bad luck was no ordinary one.
However, in the short time it took to buy a boxed lunch, she was targeted by a human trafficking gang!
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