After Jiang Li returned home and successfully persuaded the family, he urged them to pack up their things.
These were the things that kept him busy the whole morning. At noon, Jiang Li and Lai Er Niang prepared a sumptuous lunch together.
Jiang Li asked Shen Changan to invite the captain and his wife as well.
All her relatives and friends in the village sat together and had a lively lunch.
Jiang Li gave all the remaining candies to Aunt Yao, asking her to help distribute them to other villagers. If she couldn't distribute them, he could keep some for himself.
Everyone's luggage was loaded into the car. My uncle's tools alone filled half of the trunk. In the end, the entire trunk was full, and some things had to be put into the car.
Jiang Li was busy with everyone and saw Jiang Longtao standing at his door from afar.
Jiang Longtao changed into a new set of clothes, wore shiny leather shoes, and combed his hair meticulously.
Although he was dressed very smartly, he looked listless.
Seeing Jiang Li coming out, he forced a smile and greeted her naturally.
Jiang Li nodded at him, and in order to avoid Shen Changan's misunderstanding, he turned and walked into the house.
"Jiang Li, I heard you are getting married?"
Jiang Longtao immediately became anxious when he saw Jiang Li walking back. He shouted loudly behind her, fearing that they would never see each other or talk again.
Jiang Li turned around and gave him a faint smile. After all, they were former partners, and Jiang Li felt embarrassed to be too cold to him.
It is undeniable that Jiang Longtao did help her a lot in the early stages of her entrepreneurship.
However, Jiang Longtao also benefited from it. The two of them could be said to be mutually beneficial and owed nothing to each other.
"Yes, I'm getting married."
"Is it to marry Shen Changan? I heard that he is the father of two children? Is that true?"
Jiang Longtao looked at Jiang Li with hope on his face, wishing so much to hear the word "no" from her mouth.
“Yes, I’m going to marry Shen Changan, and he is indeed the father of two children.”
In order to make Jiang Longtao give up, Jiang Li did not hesitate but answered his questions directly.
"Did you and Shen Changan know each other before?"
“Yes, I knew him before. Shen Changan helped me a lot at the beginning, and I am very grateful to him.”
Jiang Li expressed his true thoughts, and Jiang Longtao smiled bitterly.
"So you're with him out of gratitude?"
Jiang Longtao clenched his fists and his whole body was shaking when he asked this question.
Shen Changan was originally chatting with his uncle in the main hall, but when he heard Jiang Longtao's question, he immediately stopped talking and pricked up his ears waiting for Jiang Li's reply.
Jiang Longtao didn't just want to know the answer to this question, Shen Changan actually wanted to know more than him.
Jiang Li smiled slightly, a bright smile blooming on his face.
"Of course not. I'm willing to marry him because I like him and love him."
As soon as Jiang Li uttered this answer, Jiang Longtao's heart sank to the bottom.
All his expectations and hopes were suppressed and trampled underfoot.
Shen Changan's face showed ecstasy, and his heart was beating non-stop because of excitement.
Xiao Li said she liked him and loved him!
The corners of Shen Changan's mouth rose, and his eyes narrowed into slits. Everyone present knew that he was in a very happy mood.
However, if anyone were to be confessed to in public by the person they like, they would be very happy.
Everyone could understand Shen Changan’s mood and was happy for him.
"In that case, I wish you a happy wedding."
Jiang Longtao smiled bitterly, Jiang Li raised the corners of his mouth and said thank you happily.
Jiang Longtao took out a red envelope from his pocket with difficulty, stretched out his hands and handed it over solemnly.
"The provincial capital is far away from Jiangjia Village, so I can't attend your wedding. But even if I can't be there in person, I still have to be there. This red envelope is a little token of my appreciation, and I hope you can accept it."
Jiang Li didn't reach out to take it, but rejected him with a smile.
"Jiang Longtao, thank you for the red envelope. I have received your blessing. You can keep the red envelope for yourself."
After saying this, Jiang Li left without looking back, and Jiang Longtao just stood there holding the red envelope.
He raised his head and looked at Jiang Li's resolute back, knowing that he was completely rejected and would never be able to be with her in this life.
Jiang Li didn't want to have anything to do with him, and didn't even want to accept his red envelope.
Jiang Longtao's heart was being torn apart violently, causing him excruciating pain.
Jiang Longtao turned around dejectedly, holding his heart tightly with his right hand. He walked with a limp because of the pain.
He watched helplessly as the person he loved married someone else, and it felt like a piece of his heart was hollowed out.
It turns out that love has never been about who comes first and who comes later. It was obvious that he knew Jiang Li first, and it was obvious that he was the first to fall in love with Jiang Li, so why did Shen Changan get there first?
Did Jiang Li really forget him?
When he was 10 years old, he accidentally stepped on a trap in the mountains.
He was in so much pain at the time that he screamed at the top of his lungs but no one came to his rescue.
Jiang Li, who went up the mountain to collect firewood, suddenly appeared. She gently comforted him that everything was fine. She was worried that he was thirsty and hungry, so she gave him some steamed buns and water.
Jiang Li tried for a long time but failed to open the trap, so he hurried down the mountain to call for someone to rescue him.
I heard that she was in such a hurry on her way down the mountain that she accidentally fell and scraped her feet.
Even so, she continued to limp along with the crowd, and only left after seeing him rescued.
Jiang Longtao was seriously injured that time and almost became disabled.
Later, his parents spent all their savings and took him to a big hospital for treatment, and his condition improved.
He saved his leg because his family was so poor that his parents started doing business outside.
At that time, he lived with his parents and studied outside. He had not been back for many years.
Later, as the family business was doing better and better, my grandparents' health was getting worse and worse, so my parents thought about returning home to develop the business.
Afterwards, he returned to the village and followed the team leader to help Jiang Li catch human traffickers.
Only then did he realize that Jiang Li, who was so young at that time, had experienced so much during the years he was away.
She sold her younger brother and sister because she was short of money, and got pregnant with some unknown man.
I heard from the villagers that Jiang Li's parents were angered to death by her.
At that time, many people in the village scolded her, and Jiang Li would be spat on and stabbed in the back whenever she walked on the street.
Jiang Longtao tried several times and found that Jiang Li didn't recognize him at all.
Jiang Longtao was very sad. He did not bring up their childhood relationship, but just stayed by her side, silently caring for and taking care of her.
He wanted to show through his actions that no matter what Jiang Li became, he would never despise her and would always be good to her.
But now it seems there is no chance, ever again...
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