Chapter 226 Encountering a Connection
When Jiang Ling rolled down the stairs, the kid was so scared that he ran away, leaving Jiang Ling lying there for half an hour before being discovered.
Jiang Shengmei felt heartbroken whenever she thought about this.
Jiang Weidong's face was as dark as ink. After he arrived, he only asked what happened and inquired about the old man's condition. He didn't say a word at other times.
"Gao Zhilei, if you still want to live with Xiaoling, you should sort out your family's problems before coming to see Xiaoling. From today on, you have to go back to the dormitory, and your family can do whatever they want with you."
Jiang Weidong suppressed his anger, fearing that the Gao family would find fault with him.
"Okay, Dad, don't worry, I can definitely handle it." Gao Zhilei had no objection to Jiang Weidong's decision.
As the saying goes, you should look up when you marry your daughter and look down when you marry your wife. But in the Gao family, it is completely the opposite. They are like those who are barefoot and not afraid of those who wear shoes. Those in high positions cannot make mistakes. If they make any mistakes, they will be magnified infinitely and used as a threat.
Jiang Weidong took Jiang Ling and Jiang Shengmei home.
"The old man is resting in the hospital tonight, and you're in the hospital's off-season. There's an empty bed in this ward, so you three can squeeze in."
Huo Jingchen leaned against the door frame and spoke with a completely mocking tone.
Father Gao glared at Huo Jingchen and said, "Captain Huo, are you going to keep us as prisoners all night?"
"I'm not that bored. I just want to remind you that this is a hospital. You can't make loud noises. If you disturb other patients, you won't even be able to keep this bed."
"Brother Huo, don't worry, I will take good care of my parents."
Huo Jingchen frowned slightly, "Apart from your words, how else can you make people feel at ease?"
The ward fell silent.
"I'm leaving. The earliest boat tomorrow morning is at 6:30 AM."
After Huo Jingchen left, the only people left in the ward were the Gao family. Gao's mother was dissatisfied with Jiang Ling's style of making a fuss over nothing, and Gao's father looked down on his son's weakness.
Grandpa Gao wanted to speak, but when he saw his grandson, his blood pressure rose. He remembered what the doctor said, that if he was stimulated again, he would easily suffer a cerebral infarction and eventually die.
He turned his head and ignored the family.
The ward was very quiet, but suddenly a rumbling sound from the stomach broke the silence. It came from Gao's father's stomach.
"It's so late and there's no food to eat. If Mom and Dad don't want to break down their bodies, take Grandpa back early tomorrow morning."
Gao's father was so angry that he didn't say a word, Gao's mother's voice was hoarse, and the room fell into deathly silence again.
The next day, Gao Zhilei kept his word and woke everyone up at six o'clock. Even Grandpa Gao was not spared and he sent the whole family on the earliest boat to leave.
When Gao Zhilei thought of the disappointed look in his parents' eyes when his family got on the ship, there was not a ripple in his heart.
After eighteen years of following his family's arrangements and being a puppet, the days of this unfavored second child have finally come to an end.
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Zhuifeng Primary School.
When Xia Mi saw Gao Zhilei at school, she was surprised. She didn't expect that after so many things happened yesterday, he could still come to work as usual today.
"Teacher Gao, why do you look so bad? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
Zhou Fang walked to Qiao Jing's seat and saw Gao Zhilei lying on the table to rest.
Gao Zhilei smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I didn't sleep well last night."
Xia Mi was correcting homework and glanced at Gao Zhilei out of the corner of her eye. Her current image could only be described as that of an opium addict.
He had dark circles under his eyes, his face was gray, and he looked listless.
Zhou Fang did not disturb others to rest. Qiao Jing was also frightened by Gao Zhilei and quickly turned down the volume of the radio.
"Have you heard? There will be four new teachers this week. I heard three will go to the middle school and one will go to the elementary school."
Zhou Fang was chatting with Qiao Jing.
Xia Mi thought again about the last time she wanted to resign. She took out a piece of paper, went over the contents of the resignation letter in her mind, and after hesitating for a long time, she picked up the pen and started writing.
As the last word was written, the class bell rang. Xia Mi lowered her head and blew the ink on the paper to make the words dry faster.
Finally, I folded the resignation letter together, put it in the lesson plan book, packed up my textbooks and went to class.
After get off work today, Xia Mi just walked out of the school gate and saw Zhao Min standing at the door. She had come in by bike.
"Mom, why are you here?"
Xia Mi's tone was surprised. When she got closer, she found a small bucket in the front pocket of the car. It was filled with fresh live shrimps, which were jumping around in the bucket.
"I went to buy some shrimp. I heard that eating shrimp can supplement calcium. I will be back in two days. You don't have time to go to the supply and marketing cooperative every day because you are at work, and I don't count on Jingchen either."
Zhao Min couldn't stay idle at home. She heard that the supply and marketing cooperative had fresh seafood, but she didn't dare to buy crabs and didn't know how to cook anything else, so she simply bought shrimp.
After being on the island for more than half a month, Zhao Min has observed that Xia Mi has good physical fitness. She can exercise every day when going to and from get off work, so she does not need special care.
In that case, she didn't plan to stay any longer.
"Come on up. I haven't ridden a bike with someone for a while. You hold on tight and I'll ride slower." Zhao Min was a little worried about her skills.
Xia Mi sat firmly, "There's not much slope on this road, it's all flat, it's okay to ride faster."
If Zhao Min hadn't stopped her, Xia Mi would have wanted to ride her bike directly to take her mother-in-law home.
Just as I got home, someone knocked on the door and said, "Sister-in-law, you have two letters."
It was the soldier who accompanied Zhao Min to buy things last time. Xia Mi vaguely remembered that his surname was also Zhao.
"Thank you." Xia Mi took the letter. One was from Qingcheng, the writer was Shen Zhihui, and the other was from Suzhou, Sang Qi.
Xia Mi first opened the letter sent by Shen Zhihui. She unfolded the letter and quickly scanned the contents of the letter.
After reading the letter, Xia Mi's expression gradually became solemn. After reading it, she could only draw one conclusion.
The state-owned factory relied on its large size to sell parts to Cheng Quan at 20 cents below the market price. Cheng Quan followed suit and lowered his price, and all of Shen Zhihui's customers went to Cheng Quan.
Not only that, Cheng Quan's store also copied their marketing tactics, reached a cooperation with the transportation company, and provided delivery.
Cheng Quan is doing this loss-making business so ostentatiously, simply because he wants to bankrupt Shen Zhihui and become the only one left standing. Then he can resume price increases and those retail investors will have no objection.
After reading the letter, Xia Mi frowned. It seemed that she had to go over and see what was going on.
I opened the second letter, which was from Sanchi.
Sangqi was the same as usual, first greeting, then chatting about some things in life. At the end of the letter, he mentioned the anniversary of the original owner's mother's death, and Sangqi asked her if she would go back to Suzhou during the Qingming Festival.
When she saw her biological mother, Xia Mi felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.
It’s strange. The original owner has never seen his biological mother, so why does he still feel heartbroken? Is this the magical blood relationship?
It was still early for Qingming Festival, and she was four months pregnant at that time. The temperature was suitable and the flow of people at the station was moderate. If she had time, she could go back and take a look.
Xia Mi put away Sang Qi's letter and frowned at Shen Zhihui's letter.
What should I do if I encounter people with connections when starting a business?
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