Chapter 129 Beginning of Winter
Xu Jiqing reported the name of the residential complex and said, "I just moved today."
He could roughly guess why Xu Wenyao contacted Zhang Jianyuan.
Both he and Lin Yuezhen changed their mobile phone numbers. Perhaps because the last time she was abandoned at the Shanghai Railway Station was too traumatic, Lin Yuezhen was really cruel this time and never contacted him again.
For more than a month, Lin Yuezhen did whatever he said:
Without worrying about the price, I sold the snack cart to the middleman.
He closed his stall at the Nancheng Night Market and called the female manager who had always taken good care of his stall. He went to her house to deliver some things and thanked her very solemnly.
Xu Jiaojiao is going to the second grade this year. She has to move every few days. She hasn’t even spoken to the kid sitting next to her on the school bus, and she’s going to change buses the next day. Her elementary school education is becoming precarious.
But the little girl could see her mother as soon as she got off the school bus, and had someone to accompany her to do her homework and sleep all night long. She didn't seem to be in a bad mood and laughed foolishly while watching cartoons.
Jiangcheng is very big.
After cutting off all ties with his past life, Xu Wenyao's traces almost disappeared.
But he still underestimated the other party's shamelessness.
As the end of the year approaches, No. 1 Middle School has begun to specially recruit top math students from junior high schools across the province. The official website put a photo of him winning the provincial competition on the front page, with the admissions team's phone number at the bottom.
The leader is Zhang Jianyuan.
Here are Coach Hu and several other young teachers.
In addition to the competition admissions group, there is also a general admissions group for the high school entrance examination, and countless publicly displayed landline telephone numbers.
Security room, health room, alumni liaison office, foundation...
Even the principal's office.
Xu Jiqing closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it.
Although it is said to be late autumn, in fact the beginning of winter has already passed, and there will be light snow tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
The night air was damp and cool.
"My dad might call the school," he said in a calm tone, a plea that he tried to suppress. "I can't go back to school right now. If this disrupts the teachers' work, I'd like to ask you to explain."
"That's easy. I'll let Coach Hu keep an eye on it for you."
Zhang Jianyuan didn't hesitate. "Just focus on preparing for the competition at Jiangda University. Call your family when you have time. Don't worry about school matters."
Compared with the difficulties Xu Jiqing faces, the troubles of other children are child's play.
Zhang Jianyuan held it in for a long time, and no matter how he tried to comfort her, she still felt suspended, "Good things take time."
"Mathematics is your home field. If you can get through this year, your future will be very bright."
His tone was sincere.
Xu Jiqing paused before saying thank you.
He didn't go upstairs immediately. He leaned against the pillar of the carport, lowered his head, clicked on the screenshot album on his mobile phone with his fingers, and flipped through it expressionlessly.
The last message Xu Wen Yao sent a few weeks ago was lengthy and spanned several days.
[My good son is really promising. He won first place in the provincial competition and really made his father proud!]
I saw the award ceremony photos your school shared. Big cities are just rich. The gold medals were presented like they were at the Olympics. It was so grand.
[I was wrong about what happened before. You and your mom haven't answered my calls yet. But traveling is traveling. I just wanted to take you out to relax. Who knew that precious metals would lose so much money later, and online loans suddenly came calling? Dad was really forced into no choice, so he left in a hurry.]
[You can hate me, but please tell your mother that I’m sorry. She must be terrified, right?]
Your mother has had a lot of issues, and the thought of making her feel bad makes me want to slap myself.
[It's autumn now, and it's cold in the south. I'll buy you an electric heater and send it over.]
Where did you move to? Are you no longer in the same area?
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[I heard today that you guys who run competitions also make money by setting questions for organizations?]
[My buddy just opened a new place, and the dealer is a friend I know. He said he'd turn a blind eye to my cheating. You must have some extra money on hand, so just lend me 30,000 or 40,000. I guarantee you can make a tenfold profit. I'll come back to you with the money, and good things will happen to our family!]
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"You little bastard, you think you can just pretend you didn't see anything and you'll be alright? You're running on my blood! I gave birth to you and raised you, and now that you've become successful you think you're going to kick me out? What a dream!"
[What's your mother's new account number? Is it you, a piece of shit, who instigated her to hate me again?]
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Dad drank too much last night and lost control of his emotions, so his tone was a bit aggressive. I didn't mean any harm, I just wanted to get together as a family and talk!
[Last night I dreamed about you and Jiaojiao when you were little. I missed you so much I couldn't sleep. You're my older brother, and you've been the one that Dad has let down the most over the years!]
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If anything happens in the future, this will be evidence.
Cannot be deleted.
Xu Jiqing closed his thin eyelids and took several deep breaths.
It was a while before he turned around and walked back to the unit door until a resident from the same building came home late and called him while pushing the electric bike back to the awning.
When I got home, Lin Yuezhen was busy on the balcony and the bedroom door was open.
Xu Jiaojiao hadn't slept yet. She was lying on the head of the bed with a pillow in her arms, fiddling with her Snow White night light with her butt sticking out. The ceiling was covered with little stars, and if you looked closely you could see constellations.
Xu Jiqing was caught off guard by the cold outside and stood by the door. The little girl didn't even bother to turn off the switch. She suddenly got into bed and lay flat on her back, tucking in the corners. "...I actually fell asleep a long time ago. I just got up to go to the bathroom."
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