Chapter 118
When Li Jingyi received the news that his funds were frozen, he was stunned for a moment and then didn't believe it. He thought he had received a scam text message and didn't take it seriously. It was not until the afternoon when he went to buy gifts and prepare to visit the old man that he realized that his funds were really frozen.
He took the card handed back by the cashier and said sorry with a normal expression, but when he turned around, his expression couldn't help but twist for a moment.
After coming out of the mall, he sat in the car and called Chu Yao, tentatively mentioning the fact that his funds were frozen in a joking tone.
Chu Yao was not surprised at all when she heard that his funds were frozen. Li Jingyi, who noticed this, couldn't help but clench his fists and tried hard to make his tone sound normal.
Chu Yao on the other end of the phone asked him to come back to the old house first because his father had something to tell him.
After hanging up the phone, Li Jingyi drove to the Li family's old house. The anger in his heart subsided, and he regained his composure. He wondered if he had done something to anger Li's father, otherwise why would he freeze the funds and let him return to the old house?
Driving to the old house, Li Jingyi, feeling a little uneasy, maintained a gentle appearance and called out to Chu Yao, who was pruning branches: "Mom, good afternoon."
Chu Yao, who was pruning branches, turned her head and glanced at him: "Your father is waiting for you in the study."
"Mom, do you know why Dad wants to talk to me about this?" Li Jingyi asked with a smile.
Chu Yao turned back to continue pruning the branches and said, "You'll know when you get up there."
Li Jingyi paused smiling as he didn't get an answer. After saying hello, he turned around and walked upstairs.
There was a knock on the door, and a rather majestic voice came from inside the door: "Come in."
Li Jingyi pushed the door open and walked in, then called out to the middle-aged man who was practicing calligraphy at the desk, "Dad."
In the past two years since he came back, every time Li Jingyi saw his father, he couldn't help but feel scared.
Li Mingxiao did not respond until he finished writing the last word on his hand, then he looked up at his child who had been found two years ago.
He put down his brush, took a towel beside him to wipe his hands, and said casually: "Stop your men's efforts to discredit Li Yubai, and don't do such things again in the future. Your funds will open up on their own."
Li Jingyi suddenly looked up: "Dad, I..."
Li Mingxiao raised his hand to interrupt him: "Whether you did these things or not, we both know it in our hearts. Don't tell me those excuses or prevarications. I can't stand hearing such unpleasant words when I get old."
As he spoke, he sat down and looked up at his son who couldn't even hide his emotions properly. He sighed in his heart. Perhaps it was because he had raised a son like Li Yubai who was too outstanding and top-notch, so when he looked at his own son who was outstanding but full of flaws, he always felt a little regretful.
After a sigh, he said, "Whether dealing with things or people, what matters is speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. If you want to deal with someone, you must strike directly at the vital point, defeat the enemy with a single blow, and prevent any future troubles, leaving them with no chance of recovery. If you are not sure you can do this, don't strike lightly."
Li Mingxiao glared at him fiercely, "Your methods are too naive, too childish, like playing house, so childish it's laughable. You think your attack was smooth sailing, but that's because Li Yubai is naturally emotionally indifferent, and out of consideration for the Li family's twenty years of nurturing him, he's been letting you off the hook."
"You have to remember that his staying in the entertainment industry is the best outcome for our Li family. How many people are waiting for you to suppress him so that they can extend an olive branch to him."
Li Mingxiao's tone grew increasingly stern, practically a scolding. "When he first joined the group, he snatched a piece of the pie from among the big sharks. In the four years since he joined, he's forced many established, established families with a long history of business to seem somewhat sluggish in his presence. He's been at the Li Group for four years, and with his abilities, the Li Group is practically invisible to him. If he joined another group and used his familiarity and advantages to challenge you, would you be able to suppress him?"
"If not, then stop your childish suppression and resentment!"
Li Mingxiao's words barely gave Li Jingyi any face. He lowered his head, clenched his hands tightly, and finally uttered three words through his teeth: "Got it!"
Li Mingxiao took his look in, sighed in his heart, and waved his hand to let him leave.
The paternity test of Zhou Yi and Zhou Daqiang came out today. After learning about it from her father, Jiaojiao ran to the field with her hands swinging after finishing her breakfast.
When he saw Zhou Yi sitting under the shade of a tree, he ran up and told Zhou Yi the result.
Zhou Yi, holding several small gadgets he had woven himself, was stunned. At that moment, the voices that had been lingering in his ears for many years, saying that he was an unlucky star, that he had killed four members of the Zhou family, and that he was born to owe the Zhou family, finally disappeared.
He seemed to have unloaded a huge stone, and his spine, which had been forced to bend, was able to relax.
Zhou Yi was very happy, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally. For the first time, he was so happy that he laughed out loud. Dimples appeared on his dark and thin cheeks, and sunlight fell into his once numb and empty eyes.
Great, he didn't kill anyone!
He is not a person without parents!
Surging joy hit his heart. Zhou Yi, who was almost going crazy with joy, couldn't help but bend over and pick up Jiaojiao, who came to tell him the news, and carried him on his shoulders, running happily around the field.
Jiaojiao, who was carried up and running, couldn't help laughing out loud. Li Yubai, who saw this scene behind him, felt nervous.
It was really because Zhou Yi was too thin, the kind of thin that was just skin and bones. So when he ran with Jiaojiao on his shoulders, it always gave people a frightening feeling that he would not be able to hold on and fall down.
Li Yubai was so frightened that he couldn't help but walk forward and take Jiaojiao from Zhou Yi's shoulders.
He was worried about Jiaojiao, but he didn't want to restrict the happiness he deserved, so he put Jiaojiao on his shoulders and ran around the fields with him.
Jiaojiao was very happy to be carried by his father like this for the first time. He held his father's head with his little hands. The wind blew towards him, blowing all his fluffy hair back, revealing his curved eyes and small teeth showing from his smile.
After running a few laps with Jiaojiao, Li Yubai took him down from his shoulders. Seeing that his eyes were curved into crescents with joy and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, he couldn't help but throw him into the air and catch him again.
The bright and tender laughter with a touch of surprise spread far away on the wind in the fields, and the netizens watching this scene in the live broadcast room felt inexplicably happy.
This is what a variety show for children should be like. It makes people feel that all the fatigue of the day has been cured when watching it.
This led to a phenomenon where many people sitting in front of computers or holding mobile phones on the subway or in the company suddenly started grinning.
They looked so happy that I thought they had picked up money.
Netizens watching the live broadcast laughed and denied the news that Li Yubai had emotional deficiency disorder, which suddenly spread online yesterday.
Aren’t people very emotional?
He can laugh and run, and he is compassionate enough to help abused children.
You can't slander someone for having emotional deficiency just because they can't put themselves into the emotions when acting!
Today’s marketing accounts are really talking more and more nonsense!
Zhou Yi is not Zhou Daqiang’s grandson, so who are his biological parents?
Li Yubai, who had already made a guess, asked someone to investigate before the identification results came out.
He himself had no interest in any industry, and to confirm this, he had tried various industries. Of course, these attempts were all done in private, after all, Li's parents always kept a strict eye on him.
That is why Li Yubai knows many people from all walks of life, and he asked someone who is good at this to investigate Zhou Yi's life experience.
It was also a coincidence that on the afternoon when the results of Zhou Yi's identification came out, news about Zhou Yi's life story was also passed on.
Zhou Yi is most likely a child of the Jiang family in Jing City.
The Jiang family is an upper-middle-class family in Beijing. It is a little inferior to the Li family, but not much worse. With such a family background, Zhou Yi can theoretically be said to have completely escaped from the sea of suffering.
It’s a pity that Zhou Yi is the illegitimate son of the Jiang family.
The current head of the Jiang family is Jiang Hengshan, and the mistress is Tao Wan from the Tao family.
The two were together because of an arranged marriage. They now have two children, one ten years old and the other four years old. Zhou Yi is Jiang Hengshan's illegitimate child.
Zhou Yi's mother, Shen Qingwan, was the campus belle of L University. As her name suggests, she was very beautiful, especially her aura that made her seem otherworldly.
She is Jiang Hengshan's first love, and Jiang Hengshan is also her first love.
In the third year of their relationship, due to family reasons, Jiang Hengshan had to marry Tao Wan without telling Shen Qingwan.
That’s right, he neither broke up with Shen Qingwan nor kept the fact of his marriage a secret from her. In other words, Shen Qingwan didn’t know that her lover had married behind her back, and she herself became a mistress without knowing it.
Shen Qingwan doesn't know Tao Wan, and Tao Wan doesn't know Shen Qingwan's existence.
The two women knew each other's existence when Tao Wan was ten months pregnant and Shen Qingwan was nine months pregnant. They were so emotionally excited that they had an orgasm on the spot and were both sent to the hospital.
The lover of many years betrayed her, and she became the mistress who destroyed other people's families without knowing it. She was even beaten by the wife and all the neighbors knew about it.
Shen Qingwan, who was already in poor health and had some heart problems, developed gestational hypertension in the late stages of pregnancy. The sudden stimulation and premature birth, coupled with the sudden drop in intra-abdominal pressure after delivery, unfortunately caused heart failure and she died without rescue.
After his mother died, the newborn Zhou Yi was sent by Jiang Hengshan to the Zhou family in a small village in Yunnan Province.
Because the wife of Zhou's second son and Shen Qingwan have a somewhat far-fetched relationship.
Of course, if the great-grandfather's cousin's son's cousin's daughter's niece's cousin and Shen Qingwan can be considered relatives.
It was hard for Jiang Hengshan to find such a relative for Shen Qingwan that she herself didn't know about, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to leave Zhou Yi to be raised by the Zhou family.
Now that Zhou Yi has been abused like this by Zhou Daqiang, the Jiang family has no choice but to take him back and raise him. This is a legal matter and no one can change it. After all, Jiang Hengshan is indeed Zhou Yi's father.
Although Zhou Yi's father doesn't seem to be an easy person to get along with, Zhou Yi's life would probably not be easy if he went back, but at least it would be better than staying in the Zhou family.
After hearing about his life story, Zhou Yi's original joy subsided, and he even felt a little confused.
In the end, Zhou Yi decided to go to the Jiang family. Staying with his father was better than staying with Zhou Daqiang. At least he could have enough food to eat and wouldn't be beaten.
As he thought about this, his heart was filled with fear and anxiety.
Zhou Yi was taken back by Lu Jie.
For Lu Jie, no matter how much he tried to avoid that woman, he could not abandon the group.
But before going back, he gave his palm-sized golden statue to Jiaojiao to carry in her pocket for the whole day.
When Li Yubai, who was standing beside him, saw the golden statue that Lu Jie took out, his expression was indescribable.
When he came to his senses, the look he gave Lu Jie was as if he wanted to stab Lu Jie.
Facing his gaze, Lu Jie explained with a wry smile: "This is just Xiao Jiaojiao's good luck, just a little luck!"
Jun Zhengyu on the side was also speechless. He really didn't expect that his uncle, who looked serious, would do such a shameless thing.
Jiaojiao, on the other hand, liked this golden statue that looked very much like herself very much. She couldn't let it go while holding it in her arms, and she was so happy while walking around.
However, although he liked him, he had no intention of keeping the golden body for himself. The next morning, when Lu Jie and the others were about to leave, he returned the golden body to Lu Jie.
After giving the golden body to Lu Jie, Jiaojiao took out the gift he had prepared for Jun Che and Zhou Yi from his pocket. It was a beautiful stone that he had hidden for a long time.
Last night, Jiaojiao took out all the small stones and leaves that he had hidden for a while and washed them. He picked out two for Jun Che and his brother Zhou Yi, and presented the rest to his father like treasures.
Although the stones in Jun Che and Zhou Yi's hands are not valuable, they are very beautiful, round and smooth, and they are even translucent when placed in the sun.
Jun Zhengyu looked a little jealous, squatted down and looked at Jiaojiao and said, "Why is mine not included?"
When asked, Jiaojiao clasped her hands together and blinked: "Brother is a big boy!"
"Who says older children can't have gifts?" Jun Zhengyu asked with a stern face.
Jiaojiao tilted her head and thought about it, and found that no one had said that before.
She pursed her lips a little embarrassedly, stepped forward and stretched out her little paw to pat Jun Zhengyu's arm flatteringly, saying, "Jiaojiao's beautiful little stones and leaves are gone. Jiaojiao, can you give them to me next time?"
Jun Zhengyu raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Next time I want two?"
Jiaojiao nodded her head hurriedly: "Okay."
Seeing this, Zheng Yu's pretended stern face relaxed, and with a smile in his eyes, he couldn't help but hug Jiaojiao in his arms, lowering his head and rubbing his furry head hard.
How can there be such a cute child? He is almost as cute as his younger brother!
Jun Che, who was standing by, saw him going crazy and moved aside with a bit of disgust.
You are such an adult and still asking children for gifts!
Tell grandpa when you get home!
Lu Jie leaned over and said with a smile, "What about me?"
Jiaojiao, who was rubbed by Jun Zhengyu and looked confused, cried out "Ah!" with messy hair.
When Lu Jie and the others left, Zhou Yi kept looking back at Jiaojiao, as if just by looking at him, his confusion and panic about the past and present would be reduced a little.
Jun Che looked back at Jiaojiao who was waving her little hand to send them off, then looked at Zhou Yi who looked a little panicked. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and tugged at his clothes: "Write down my phone number. You can call me if you have any problems in the future."
Hearing the noise, Jun Zhengyu also put his hand on Zhou Yi's shoulder and said nonchalantly, "Just remember my name. Since we've been together for the past two days, I'll take care of you as well."
Zhou Yi nodded somewhat helplessly: "Okay, thank you."
The villagers who later learned about Zhou Yi's affairs were also very emotional. They didn't expect that Zhou Yi was really not Zhou Daqiang's grandson. No wonder he could beat him to death!
Time passed by little by little. Ever since the corn seeds sprouted, they grew one section a day. I don’t know why, but it seemed to grow much faster than ordinary corn.
Netizens are puzzled by this. Apart from the fact that the people who grow corn are handsome, their planting method is the same as that of other farmers.
Could it be that the growth of corn depends on its appearance?
Corn grows fast, and weeds also grow a lot. In addition to fertilizing and watering, Li Yubai and his team also put weeding on the agenda.
In a blink of an eye, a month passed. The corn in the farming group was growing smoothly and vigorously, but the flower-growing group next door encountered some difficulties. The flowers in one acre of land had not yet formed buds and looked wilted.
Seeing this, Chen Yingke, Shi Yue, Shi Huairou, and Lou Yaoyao, four women, two adults and two children, squatted beside the ridge of the field, looking at the land with worried expressions.
Jiaojiao, who was in the cornfield nearby, saw them like this and staggered over with a watering can full of water, then squatted beside them. "Aunt Shiyue, what are you doing?"
"I'm worried!" Shi Yue looked at him and said.
"Worried?" Jiaojiao asked puzzledly.
"This flower seems to be getting more and more wilted. I'm afraid it won't even bloom, let alone form buds."
"Didn't you water the plants? Jiaojiao can help you water them." Jiaojiao said, patting the watering can in her arms.
Chen Yingke couldn't help but rub Jiaojiao's head with his hand, and said with a smile: "We have watered it. Besides, there are four of us, so we don't need a little kid like you to help water it."
"It's not a little thing." Jiaojiao raised her head and retorted seriously: "Jiaojiao is very good at watering."
"Yes, yes, Jiao is the best watering cub among all our cubs in time and space." Shi Yue couldn't help but stretched out his hand to poke the two lumps of flesh on Jiaojiao's face that had grown due to being fed during this period of time.
Jiaojiao pursed her lips happily after being praised, and stretched out her chubby face forward, meaning to let you poke her.
Shi Yue was so cute that she couldn't help but hold his face and rub it, and Jiaojiao almost drooled because of her rubbing.
I quickly stood up and ran to my father with lingering fear, hugging his legs.
Li Yubai looked down at Jiaojiao, then looked at Shi Yue.
Shi Yue smiled awkwardly and put her hands behind her back. Could she be blamed for this? With that chubby face offered to her, who could resist rubbing it?
The flowers in the flower-planting group were indeed in poor condition. Even though Shi Yue and the others had taken very good care of them, fertilizing, watering, and weeding them, the flowers just looked wilted and had no vitality at all.
They also spent their time asking the old farmer, who shook his head and said he didn't know the reason. They have been farming and growing vegetables all their lives, and they can name all kinds of crops, but they really have no idea how to deal with flowers, which are relatively delicate.
However, since that day, Jiaojiao would go to the flower-planting group from time to time with a kettle to water the flowers. She had no other purpose, but just saw that Aunt Shiyue and the others were unhappy and wanted to help.
Of course, Jiaojiao had some hidden ideas. He wanted to prove to Aunt Shi Yue and the others that he was not only good at watering corn, but also good at watering flowers.
Knowing his little thoughts, Shi Yue and Shen Yingke smiled and allowed him to come and help, and even gave him two work points as a reward.
Jiaojiao was so happy to get the reward that she would buy two candies for her father every day. Li Yubai ate so much that he felt like he was going to get cavities.
Strangely enough, ever since Jiaojiao came to help, the flowers in the field have become more and more lively, especially the flowers at a small distance that Jiaojiao waters every time. Their branches and leaves are so stretched that they even give people the illusion of being full of energy.
Chen Yingke, who was puzzled by this phenomenon, even observed Jiaojiao's way of watering the flowers, but ultimately failed to figure out any trick.
Finally, she looked at Jiaojiao and then at the flower, and a similar thought emerged in her mind as that of the netizens.
Could it be that this flower also attracts cute babies?!
In comparison, Shi Yue didn't think so much. He rushed forward, hugged Jiaojiao and started petting her like a cat, praising Jiaojiao as a little lucky star and a little lucky star. Jiaojiao couldn't help but sway when she walked, and her little butt was twisting and turning, which was so cute.
Although the flowers of the flower planting group encountered some setbacks along the way, they were still the only plants that could produce a harvest before they left.
The harvest season of corn is a little later than that of flowers, and the program crew will only stay in Changli Village for two months. After they leave, the two acres of corn fields will be handed over to local villagers to take care of, and the harvest will also belong to the villagers.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of July and the beginning of August. The flowers in the flower-planting group's fields began to bloom in large patches. When the breeze blew, the colorful flowers swayed, and they were very gorgeous and beautiful in the sun.
As the flowers bloom, the Firefly Festival in Changli Village is approaching, and the atmosphere in the village and town is gradually becoming lively. This special festival is not only celebrated in Changli Village, but also in the town and county. It is a rare grand day.
Because of this, the flowers of Shi Yue, Chen Yingke, Shi Huairou, and Lou Yaoyao were selling quite well, and they were almost sold out every day.
That morning, after breakfast, a group of people gathered in the colorful mushroom house, and the director began to assign tasks again.
"We were invited by Changli Village to celebrate this festival together with them. Each family will perform a program. Of course, the specific type of program will be decided by drawing lots."
Jiaojiao, who was already accustomed to the process of drawing lots, ran forward with Cao Yuhao and the others to draw lots after the director finished speaking.
In the end, Shi Huairou and Cao Yuhao drew the same singing, Mu Yichen drew the piano solo, and Jiaojiao and Lou Yaoyao drew the same dancing.
"Dancing? Jiaojiao doesn't know how!" Jiaojiao looked up at her father.
"It's okay, I'll teach you." Li Yubai touched his head and said.
I don't know when I wrote Lou Yaoyao as Tong Yaoyao. I didn't notice it when I wrote it, but how come you didn't notice it?
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