Chapter 9 Are you good at lying?
"not good!"
"You are drunk!" Ye Surong stiffened her neck, reminding herself at all times not to be soft-hearted.
"Su Rong, I am sober. I have never been so sober before."
Ye Surong's tears fell down and dripped onto the back of Huo Tingkun's hand, burning his skin.
"You keep saying you want to marry me, saying you've been thinking about me for so many years, but what about your wife? Have you ever considered her feelings?"
Ye Surong could accept and let go of a failed marriage, but she couldn't afford and didn't want a lingering relationship.
"I don't have a wife. Jingchuan and Jingye are both children of my comrades!"
"What?"
Ye Surong couldn't believe it.
"So, let's be together, okay? We've missed each other for more than 20 years. Let's not waste any more time on missing each other, okay?"
"I...I'm in a mess right now. I need some quiet time!"
Ye Surong brushed away Huo Tingkun's hand, rushed out as if escaping, closed the door of the guest room behind her, and felt very confused.
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Ye Guanlan doesn't have much time left. Tomorrow morning, a car from the research institute will come to pick him up.
On Ye Guanlan's desk, there is a photo of Jiang Cha's grandmother. The grandmother in the photo is wearing a decent velvet cheongsam, with her long curly hair tied into a low bun and a tassel hairpin on the side. She is more beautiful than the Hong Kong actresses who became popular all over the country in later generations.
Jiang Cha's eyes and eyebrows are more like his grandmother's. Ye Guanlan picked up the photo, opened the frame, and took out a key from the gap between the photo and the frame.
"This is the last property left in your grandmother's dowry."
Jiang Cha's grandmother came from a prominent family.
Her father was the famous Fu Bancheng back then.
Half of the entire Chuncheng is owned by the Fu family.
Unfortunately, the world became bad later and the Fu family donated all the properties in half of the city.
The properties that were given as a dowry to grandma were also forced to be donated in order to protect the Ye family.
The Fu family and the Ye family have countless fields and properties in total, but now, apart from this small Western-style building, the only private property left is grandma's.
"This is a house that was lost during the asset liquidation. Your mother is a softie, and when I'm not home, this family still depends on you. Our Ye family is a big tree that attracts the wind, so you can bring your mother and move here to live. At least it will be quiet."
"Grandpa..." Jiang Cha's voice choked.
"Silly child, why are you crying? You were raised by your grandfather himself. He knows your abilities. One day, the college entrance exam will be resumed and universities will reopen. When that time comes, I hope you can pick up your textbooks, take the college entrance exam, study medicine, and continue to pass on our country's thousands of years of medical culture to benefit more people."
"I will, Grandpa. Don't worry. I will take good care of Mom and study hard. I will become a doctor and take it as my mission to save the dying and the wounded, to heal the sick and the suffering, and to help the world. I will definitely not bring disgrace to our Ye family."
"I knew I wasn't wrong about you."
Compared to Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cha is more like a member of the Ye family. She has amazing talent in medicine. This summer, she should be able to receive an admission letter from the best medical university in the country.
"You know the combination to the safe. There's a basement in that house where the wealth accumulated by our Ye family ancestors is kept. It's the last layer of security our ancestors left for future generations. When you move, remember to take all the medical books and prescriptions passed down from our ancestors with you. I'll take some away, and you'll keep the rest."
Ye Guanlan arranged every detail for Jiang Cha and Ye Surong's future.
Their security, their goals, their future life, at this moment, he is just an ordinary elder who cares about his younger generations.
"You're not going to come back, why are you telling me this?"
"You are still young and don't understand how much worry and concern parents have before leaving their children. I originally thought that if your mother could finalize the marriage with your Uncle Huo before I left, then I would feel more at ease after I left. But your mother doesn't want to, and I can't force her to get married."
Jiang Cha frowned. She didn't know why her mother was unwilling.
After tidying up his things, Ye Guanlan would habitually take a nap.
Huo Tingkun slept in the guest room on the first floor. After Ye Surong cleaned up the dishes, she returned to her room.
Jiang Cha greeted her, then went out with a pretty little umbrella and a cross-body bag on her back.
This morning, Jiang Guodong came to the door and sounded a wake-up call for Jiang Cha.
In order to avoid any further complications, she had to drive Jiang Guodong out of Chuncheng as soon as possible.
A black Santana sped past Jiang Cha, stirring up a gust of wind and blowing fine sand into Jiang Cha's eyes.
She closed her eyes, feeling a little angry. The road was so narrow and the car was driving so fast. Was there a ghost behind the driver trying to catch him?
Huo Jingchuan was steering the wheel and saw Jiang Cha standing there rubbing his eyes with an umbrella through the rearview mirror. It was a fleeting sight.
What is she doing going out alone at this time?
Huo Jingchuan had a spy he had just captured in his car, and he had to bring the person back as soon as possible to report back.
He stepped on the accelerator to the floor. The spy in the back seat had his hands and feet tied and a rag stuffed in his mouth. He was jolted dizzy by the extremely fast speed of the car.
After the sand in Jiang Cha's eyes was washed away by tears, when he opened his eyes again, how could he see any trace of the dangerous car?
She actually forgot to remember the license plate number just now. What a mistake!
Ginger tea went to the street office.
Jiang Guodong and Jiang Cheng lost their jobs in the city, and their food supply relationship with the Ye family was completely severed, so they had to obey the deployment to the countryside as soon as possible.
After Jiang Cha went to the street office to report the situation, he turned around and went home with satisfaction.
If her guess was correct, Jiang Guodong was humiliated in front of his grandfather and didn't get a penny. After returning to his residence, Jiang Cheng would definitely come to his grandfather to complain.
Grandpa is fine, the Ye family doesn't have to be sent down, and there is still endless money. How could Jiang Cheng miss the opportunity to return to the Ye family?
Judging by the time, it should be about time.
Jiang Cha walked home holding a small umbrella.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Jiang Cheng carrying his luggage. He wandered outside the door for a few times and finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door.
However, before he could knock on the door, Jiang Cha called him.
"Jiang Cheng, weren't you living a good life with Jiang Guodong? It's only been one day, and your good life is over?"
Jiang Cheng was choked by Jiang Cha's words, and he threw the luggage in his hand heavily to the ground.
"Jiang Cha, why are you so arrogant? You're just a money-loser. Sooner or later, you'll marry into another family. Do you think Grandpa and Mom really protect you? As long as I go to them and give in, they'll definitely let me back. When I come back, your good days will be over!"
Jiang Cha was amused by his confidence.
"People call you Young Master Sun, and you really think you're the prince, right? I don't understand how someone can be so shameless. Based on what you said to Mom yesterday, why do you think Mom would still want a son like you, an ungrateful son?"
"I'm an ungrateful person? What about you? Jiang Cha, how noble do you think you are? You chose to stay with your mother yesterday because you were attracted to her lover's military officer status, right?"
Jiang Cha looked aggrieved. "You keep calling me a mistress. Have you ever considered Mom's reputation? Jiang Cheng, do you know why Mom is so determined to divorce Dad?"
"Why else? Isn't it because her lover is back and she wants to be an officer's wife?"
"Of course not!" Jiang Cha vehemently denied, "It's because Dad broke Mom's heart that Mom made up her mind to divorce Dad."
"Really?" When did it happen? How come he didn't know?
"Yeah, you don't know, Dad has someone else outside."
"What?" Jiang Cheng's voice suddenly rose. "This is impossible. Dad loves Mom so much, how could he be looking for someone outside?"
"I don't believe it either, but this is the truth. The illegitimate daughter he had with someone else is sixteen years old this year, only two years younger than me. He kept it a secret for so many years. It was because Mom found out about it that she insisted on getting a divorce."
Jiang Cheng always thought that his mother kicked his father out because he was unfaithful and had affairs. Now, Jiang Cha told him that everything was the other way around?
How could Jiang Cheng accept this?
"If you don't believe me, go to No. 36 Baifu Road and take a look yourself. That woman and her daughter live there. My father came to our house this morning and made a scene, saying that I stole his money. I'm sure he told you the same thing, right?"
Jiang Cheng's heart skipped a beat.
Jiang Guodong did tell him this, and he was absolutely certain that the huge amount of money they tried to transfer last night must have been taken away by Jiang Cha.
Now it seems that is not the case.
Jiang Cha's tears fell heavily. "He deceived you. Over the years, he stole countless pieces of jewelry from Mom and gave them to his lover. He even took the gifts given to me during festivals and gave them to his illegitimate daughter. Maybe he was just crying thief. On the surface, he said he wanted to give you all the family property, but in reality, he didn't want to give you a single cent. He slandered me for stealing the money while giving it all to that mother and daughter."
"How dare he?"
Jiang Cha knew Jiang Cheng too well, and with just a few words she provoked Jiang Cheng's anger towards Jiang Guodong.
"He's done it, so why wouldn't he dare? You know nothing, yet you still slander Mom like this. Your actions have broken Mom's heart. The Ye family is also your home. As long as you can break up Dad with that woman outside, and take back all the money he has given to that woman for so many years, Mom will definitely see your sincerity and will recognize you as her son again."
"Number 36 Baifu Road, right? I'm going to find that shameless mother and daughter right now."
Jiang Cha tried hard not to laugh. Jiang Cheng turned around and glared at her fiercely, "What you told me had better be true, otherwise..."
"Brother, I'm just a girl. Once I get married, I'll belong to someone else's family. You're the only heir of our Ye family. Sooner or later, the Ye family's wealth will be handed over to you. There's no need for me to lie to you about this!"
Jiang Cheng is a person who becomes flattered when praised. After Jiang Cha said this, Jiang Cheng believed her words even more.
"I'm going to find Jiang Guodong and ask him clearly. If he really dares to do such a thing, I will not recognize him as my father."
Jiang Cheng came in anxiously and left in a rage, without even stepping into the Ye family's door.
Jiang Cha raised the corner of his mouth in satisfaction, "Done!"
"You're quite good at lying, aren't you?"
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