Chapter 119 The Ji Family's Past
The laws of Qinghua Country stipulate that if parents and children go through notarized procedures to sever their relationship, it can only be done after the children reach adulthood, and it is regarded as the parents voluntarily giving up their responsibility to support their children.
Children can also sever ties with their parents, but if they take the initiative to go through the formalities, they need their parents' consent and must bear the cost of their parents' retirement. The standard of expenses is determined by the children's income and property, and is stated in the notarization procedures. The notary office will deliver the pension to the parents every year.
So, Ji Kangyong endured it until his father and stepmother took the initiative to break off relations with him.
After returning home from eating hot pot, Bi Qiaoan learned about the Ji family's past from them.
It turned out that Ji Kangyong's mother was once a lady from a large family in Pan Province. Because her family was too prominent and a kidnapping incident had occurred, Ji Kangyong's grandparents sent her to live with relatives from a branch family in Xiao Province.
When Ji Kangyong's mother grew up, she was admitted to a university in Hai City. During her college years, she fell in love with her classmate, who was Ji's father.
At that time, Ji's mother thought that it would be easier to find love by dating as an ordinary person because there was no utilitarianism in such love.
Therefore, Ji's mother never told Ji's father her true identity, and Ji's father only thought that his girlfriend was a girl from a wealthy family.
Later, when the two were discussing marriage, Ji's mother decided to take her lover home and confess her true identity to Ji's father. But before she could do so, something happened at home.
Ji Kangyong's grandparents left a large sum of money and antiques in a foreign bank to Ji's mother, and told her to try not to reveal her identity until the problem was resolved.
Ji's mother waited and waited until one day, she received the news that her parents had an accident. At that moment, she was completely stunned. She didn't know whether her parents really had an accident or were murdered by someone.
Ji's mother kept in mind her parents' instructions not to reveal her identity. After secretly attending her parents' funeral, she left Pan Province and never returned.
A year later, Ji's mother and father got married and had a child, Ji Kangyong, and the family lived a very happy life.
Ji's mother thought about reinvestigating her parents' accident, but she had been raised outside since she was a child and knew very little about her family's affairs. In addition, she had to hide her identity, so she had been restricted and had not gained much over the years.
In the past few years, Ji's father had achieved some success in his own business and became a rising star in Haishi's business circle. However, this man tended to become arrogant after achieving success.
Just like the story of Chen Shimei, Ji's father was loved by the daughter of Zhu Group, and finally he couldn't control himself and had a child.
However, the daughter of Zhu Group could not follow Ji's father without any status, and the child in her belly could not be an illegitimate child. There was no other way, Ji's father could only confront Ji's mother, and after negotiations, the two chose to divorce.
At this time, Ji's mother was very grateful that she had not told Ji's father about the fact that she had a large inheritance for many years after marriage.
When Ji's father and mother divorced, Ji Kangyong was already ten years old. He could distinguish right from wrong and chose to leave with his mother without hesitation.
After observing for a year and confirming that Ji Kangyong had no connection with Ji's father and could distinguish the importance of things, Ji's mother told Ji Kangyong about her background and property, and asked Ji Kangyong to promise not to tell Ji's father.
Ji's mother did not tell Ji Kangyong about her parents' accident, for fear that the child might be in danger when he grew up and investigated. To her, the most important things were the living.
Ji's mother knew clearly that she would never get married again, and everything she had would be left to Ji Kangyong.
But it is not certain about Ji's father. Once a person has a new love, his heart will unconsciously be biased. If Ji's father knew that Ji Kangyong had a large amount of property, it is hard to say whether he would kill for money.
Ji's mother analyzed the pros and cons for Ji Kangyong. Ji Kangyong was very smart and followed his mother and pretended to be poor.
Of course, Ji's mother would not let her son suffer with her. She had helped Ji's father run the business over the years, so Ji's mother chose to start a business in the clothing business.
The lives of mother and son gradually improved, and their visible income increased.
Ji Kangyong thought that his life would always be so happy, but things did not go as he wished. Maybe it was because his mother was too busy, or maybe it was because her failed marriage made her depressed. When Ji Kangyong was fifteen years old, his mother got cancer and passed away not long after.
Before her death, Ji's mother helped Ji Kangyong arrange everything and transferred all her property to Ji Kangyong.
Afterwards, Ji's father took Ji Kangyong back home on the pretext of taking care of his underage children. From then on, Ji Kangyong endured his father's favoritism, the cold violence from his stepmother, and the occasional frame-up from his half-brother in that family.
Ji Kangyong lived a very depressed life, but for the sake of their reputation, his father and stepmother did not agree to him moving out.
So, the stalemate continued for many years, and Ji Kangyong watched the happy and sweet family like a transparent man.
Fortunately, Ji Kangyong had money and was hardworking, so he was able to succeed in such an environment. He also made three good friends: Shen Yanming, Zhang Heping and Li Zhaozhao.
When they first met, Ji Kangyong pretended to be a poor student, showing himself to be a poor kid who was not liked by his family and had nothing but food and drink but no pocket money.
But these three people never looked down on him. They always thought of him when they had delicious food and fun things. Even when he later said that he was rich, these three people still went their own way and treated him as well as possible.
Just like that, Ji Kangyong's heart felt warm again. So what if he didn't have fatherly love? He had a mother who was devoted to him and brothers who were loyal to him. He felt that everything was worth it.
The longer they spent together, the deeper their feelings became. Shen Yanming and the others also learned about the conflict between Ji Kangyong and the Ji family, and they also thought of ways to help Ji Kangyong escape.
But Ji Kangyong thought that even if he moved out, as long as their father-son relationship remained, he would not be able to escape from Ji's father's control.
Therefore, Ji Kangyong chose to lie dormant, waiting for the right time to completely tear off this fig leaf.
Well, the timing was just right. He took advantage of the dry season when he was being disliked to completely end his relationship with the Ji family.
Before moving to Qingyu Community, Ji Kangyong had completed the notarization procedures with Ji's father. From then on, you are you and I am me.
After listening to the Ji family's past, Bi Qiaoan sighed, "They are both sons, why are you so biased?"
"Because one son can only swallow gold, while the other can create gold. Ji Kangyong's stepmother can bring in hundreds of millions of projects from her mother's family every year."
"So, the Ji family is quite well-off. Why would they treat their own son so harshly? Aren't they too cruel?"
“If you think about it from the perspective of this Mrs. Ji, it’s easy to understand.
I guess this Madam Ji has always been jealous of Ji Kangyong's mother for taking the position of the original wife. Even though she is now respectfully called Madam Ji, everyone in the circle knows that she is a mistress who got promoted to the position of the original wife."
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