Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Han Jiang said: "Even if it is, I am too lazy...
Jiang Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan ordered a lot of food, packed it up and took it back to eat with everyone. On the way back, they looked from afar and saw that Han Jiang and Du Sui had just started eating, so she and Han Jingyuan went back first.
The street where Jiang Xiaoci opened her matchmaking agency had only a few shops when it first opened.
Later, almost all the shops on this street were taken over bit by bit by her, Uncle Cheng, and Brother-in-law Du.
As a landlord, you can control what kind of store to open, so there is no malicious competition on this street. The stores are very distinctive, providing all the necessary services, and they never cheat or defraud. Especially in recent years, as life has become better and better, the whole street has been decorated with lighting effects and Chinese style, with lanterns hanging on the shop signs. At night, the lanterns are bright and the popularity is getting better and better.
As popularity increases, business becomes easier. Now this street has become a good place for strolling, leisure, shopping, and especially for watching the night view of lanterns at night. However, the matchmaking agency is closed at night.
It was crowded and noisy. She walked all the way to the matchmaking agency. Under the light of the door lamp, Jiang Xiaoci saw Ji Shuyi, a transfer student from Han Jiang's class, waiting at the door of the agency.
Jiang Xiaoci asked Han Jingyuan to look at the person: "That weak but shrewd little girl is the transfer student who made Han Jiang lose without her having to do anything herself."
Han Jingyuan has good eyesight and can see the micro-expressions on people's faces even at night. This little girl is the transfer student who is loved by everyone in his conversation. There is another transfer student next, and if you haven't guessed it, it should be Jiuxiang's sister He Xiaotang.
The conversation said that the two little girls were fighting, and the one who suffered was Han Jiang from their family.
Oh, everyone loves you? Han Jingyuan had no good feelings towards Ji Qinglan's adopted daughter at this moment.
He reminded Jiang Xiaoci: "Look at the micro-expressions on her face. She is trying to achieve her desired goal on the two of us adults."
Jiang Xiaoci knew without looking at her micro-expressions: "I guess she came here to apologize, and then she can tell Zheng Mingxian tomorrow that she came to apologize. I don't accept such an apology."
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Jiang Xiaoci saw Ji Shuyi, and Ji Shuyi also saw them.
Ji Shuyi trotted down the stairs, came to Jiang Xiaoci and Han Jingyuan, and actually took the initiative to mention her life experience.
"Hello, Aunt Jiang, Uncle Han, my mother is Ji Qinglan, she used to be your friend, I should have come to visit earlier."
Jiang Xiaoci interrupted her: "Then why didn't you come earlier? You didn't tell me your identity at school this morning."
Ji Shuyi saw that Jiang Xiaoci was not kind, so there was no need for her to be humble all the time.
She said in a somewhat aggressive tone: "Because my mother said Aunt Jiang doesn't like friends she hasn't contacted for a long time, so I didn't come here to disturb you."
Jiang Xiaoci was amused, not knowing whether Ji Qinglan was lying or Ji Shuyi was pretending.
"You know you shouldn't come here to rude me, so why did you come here to rude me?"
Ji Shuyi thought, her mother was right, Aunt Jiang hated her because of her mother.
She didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and said, "I'm here to apologize to Han Jiang, and I also want to apologize on behalf of Zheng Mingxian. Where is Han Jiang?"
Jiang Xiaoci smelled the aroma of the barbecue in her hands and decided to finish it quickly.
"Let me ask you first. Since you are apologizing, you must have done something wrong. What did you and Zheng Mingxian do wrong that requires you to apologize to me and Han Jiang?"
Even under the light of the night, Ji Shuyi's face was visibly red.
She couldn't answer and decided not to be polite: "Actually, Zheng Mingxian and I did nothing wrong. Since Han Jiang was so angry, we don't want to have a hard time getting along in the future, so I'll apologize first."
Jiang Xiaoci said disdainfully, "What do you mean by us and yours? Han Jiang and Zheng Mingxian were classmates for two years, and you and Zheng Mingxian were classmates for only one week. Now you are ours and yours. Has Zheng Mingxian become yours? If not, you apologize for him. You are so shameless. If so, then you two are in love. I will ask the class teacher to clarify. Don't let the two of you secretly date and let Han Jiang take the blame."
Ji Shuyi: "...Aunt Jiang, are you always as mean as you were today? You are different from what I heard."
Jiang Xiaoci: "No, I'm only rude to people I hate. Do you have anything else to say?"
Ji Shuyi: "I have already come here to apologize, but you are still being aggressive. Why?"
Jiang Xiaoci smiled: "Look, I just said two sentences and you told me your true thoughts. If you really want to apologize, I will accept it, but you came here to let people know that you apologized and let people think you are a reasonable person. I see through it, of course I can't let you do what you want. I don't want to scold you, lest you say I am bullying the weak, please leave."
Ji Shuyi was at a loss. If it were any other adult, they would definitely praise her for being sensible, comfort her, or even offer to send her home.
As expected, Aunt Jiang, who gave Mom the most headaches, was different from other adults. She thought silently in her heart that she hoped Aunt Jiang could meet someone who was more powerful and mean than her, so that she could empathize and know that one should not be so sharp and domineering.
“Then I’m leaving, Aunt Jiang. I hope that after you’ve experienced the same suffering, you can empathize with me and not be as mean to others as you were today.”
Jiang Xiaoci chuckled: "It's okay, I have so many family members, lovers, and friends, I can't bear the hardship."
Ji Shuyi looked unwilling and walked away depressed.
Jiang Xiaoci was also going out, so she asked Han Jingyuan to deliver the barbecue to Meiping and the others: "I'll find some gifts and go to Grandma Zheng's house."
Han Jingyuan sent the barbecue over, and then came back and asked, "What are you going to do at Zheng's house?"
Jiang Xiaoci: "I thought Ji Shuyi was as self-righteous and annoying as Ji Qinglan, but now it seems that she is not. She is much smarter than Ji Qinglan. She knows exactly what to say to whom and in what occasion. When she talks to us alone, she will not hold back. She is completely different from this morning. Our Han Jiang's personality is not good enough to deal with her tricks. We will suffer a loss in school tomorrow. Let's go and make amends."
Han Jingyuan understood: "The root cause lies with Zheng Mingxian. We need to let Zheng Mingxian see clearly, right?"
Jiang Xiaoci nodded: "Just like Cheng Yanshu at the beginning, he also saw clearly and broke up with Ji Qinglan completely. In the later period, he even hated her so much that he didn't want to talk to her."
Han Jingyuan thought about it and found it a little unbelievable: "We two adults are playing tricks on a little girl of seventeen or eighteen. She is unlucky."
Jiang Xiaoci said: "She has been adopted by Ji Qinglan since she was a child. She has good food and drink and everything she wants. How could she be unlucky? She should not come to provoke Han Jiang. I will not be a mean and bad parent in her mouth. If she wants to blame someone, blame her herself."
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This was not the first time Jiang Xiaoci came to Zheng Mingxian's home. The child depended on his grandmother for support and would work as a part-time worker during the holidays.
He has been bullied a lot at his age. Han Jiang once saw bruises on his face and went over to stand up for him.
Han Jingyuan helped find the leader of the thugs on that street and warned him, which prevented Zheng Mingxian from being bullied any further.
I didn't expect to smell the aroma of wine when I came at night.
Jiu Xiang winked at Jiang Xiaoci, and then said to Grandma Zheng: "I was just transferred here today, and I heard about Han Jiang, Zheng Mingxian and the transfer student. There were too many transfer students and they were a bit nosy. Now everyone thinks that Han Jiang threatened to elope with Zheng Mingxian."
Jiang Xiaoci put the gift in her hand on the Zheng family's dining table: "Grandma Zheng, I have already persuaded Han Jiang. It's all Han Jiang's fault. Wait for Zheng Mingxian to come back in the evening. Don't scold him. He is a good boy and will never do anything out of line. You see, he just skipped the morning self-study class. After the transfer student persuaded him, he immediately realized his mistake. He is really a good boy."
How could Grandma Zheng not know the meaning behind these words?
A boy who is almost eighteen got into a conflict with Han Jiang because of some casual remarks made by a girl he had only known for a few days. He is too easily influenced.
Grandma Zheng helped hold Jiang Xiaoci's hand and said, "Xiao Jiang, Teacher Feng has already told me about the school. I heard that the new student's family is very rich and has no worries about food and clothing. Please help me analyze why she only wants to get along well with Zheng Mingxian and become good friends with so many other students in the class?"
Jiang Xiaoci smiled: "Maybe Zheng Mingxian is the first in the grade."
Grandma Zheng shook her head: "But I think it's Mingxian's background. I put it in the newspaper when I found him. I didn't do it until he went to high school. I didn't want to put it in the newspaper anymore. Could it be that Mingxian's background is better than that little girl's?"
Jiang Xiaoci put away her urge to complain and comforted Grandma Zheng: "Although you didn't put it in the newspaper, in her first and second year of high school, Han Jiang begged her father to take time to investigate, but the police couldn't find any information. How could she, a little girl, know about it by chance? Don't let your imagination run wild."
After a few words, Jiang Xiaoci, Han Jingyuan and Feng Jiuxiang said goodbye together.
Feng Jiuxiang really knew Zheng Mingxian's background in her previous life, but that family was not a good one. When she needed a matching test for her second child, she remembered her half-brother who was abandoned.
Han Jingyuan heard the conversation again at this time:
"It would be great if we could just hold off until Zheng Mingxian's naturally evil brother dies."
"Yes, I wonder if Feng Jiuxiang can do it?"
"Of the three things she wanted to do over the years, she has only managed to accomplish one. I don't think it's going to happen."
Han Jingyuan: ...Really? Don’t even mention Jiang Xiaoci and him. They are only in their thirties, with extensive connections and in the prime of their life. Aren’t they much more reliable than these youngsters?
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Ji Shuyi saw a street that was almost bought by Jiang Xiaoci and two other families. There were dozens of shops with uniform decoration and bright lights. The rent and income from the self-operated stores were not small. Han Jiang was an only child, so her family must be rich. Why was she wearing gray clothes? The hair band she tied was just the most ordinary rubber band. You couldn't tell that her family was rich at all.
Ji Shuyi took a deep breath, asked the driver to return to school, and then waited here for Zheng Mingxian to finish his evening study.
Ji Shuyi waved through the open car window, asking Zheng Mingxian to get in and talk.
There aren't many day students in the school, but there are still groups of three or four students leaving the school. This is the first time Zheng Mingxian has seen Ji Shuyi sitting in a car with a driver.
He waved his hand, got on his bike and left.
It was the 1990s, and there weren't many private cars. Ji Shuyi asked the driver to stop in front of Zheng Mingxian's bicycle, got off and said, "Zheng Mingxian, didn't you say you wanted to find a part-time job on the weekend? I asked my mom, and she asked her friends to find one for you. They run a barbecue stall, and you have to go tonight. I mentioned it to you during the day."
Zheng Mingxian: ... "Sorry, I didn't know it was so fast."
"Then let's go now. You lock your bike on the side of the road and take my car."
Zheng Mingxian shook his head: "Tell me the address and we'll meet there."
Ji Shuyi was unhappy: "Are you afraid that your bike will be stolen? If it is stolen, I will buy you a new one."
Zheng Mingxian: "I'm afraid people will see me and gossip about me. I'm not lucky enough to ride in a car now."
Ji Shuyi suddenly laughed: "You are so serious, no wonder Han Jiang doesn't get along with you, but I don't mind, I will ride your bike and let the driver follow behind."
Zheng Mingxian: ...Is there something wrong with her comprehension ability?
In the end, Zheng Mingxian locked his bicycle in front of a shop, and then took a bus to the barbecue restaurant that Ji Shuyi mentioned. When he got off the bus, he saw Han Jiang and her neighbor's brother Du Sui happily eating barbecue. He felt that this coincidence was a bit strange, but looking at the expressions of disgust between Han Jiang and Ji Shuyi, it should be a coincidence and there was no other conspiracy.
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Han Jiang and Du Sui were eating happily when Zheng Mingxian came over, with Ji Shuyi beside him.
Han Jiang frowned: "Du Sui, that's the new transfer student in our class who is loved by everyone. The two of them came out so late at night. Could it be that Zheng Mingxian is dating her, so she canceled my date this morning?"
Du Sui: "That's perfect. We caught them red-handed. Tomorrow you can also say that they were dating after evening self-study."
Han Jiang said: "Even if it is, I am too lazy to talk about such gossip."
Du Sui: "See, this is the difference between you and others. There are always people who can see your good qualities."
Han Jiang smiled happily: "It's a pity that only my family thinks I'm good. There are many people who say good things about me at school. Now even Zheng Mingxian is like that. It's boring. This barbecue doesn't taste good anymore."
Ji Shuyi's target happened to be the barbecue stall where Han Jiang ate.
Zheng Mingxian wanted to leave, but Ji Shuyi pulled him back. He then gritted his teeth and went forward to say hello with Ji Shuyi.
Ji Shuyi seemed very shy: "Han Jiang, we have already talked to the teacher, we don't blame you, remember to go to class tomorrow."
Han Jiang really doesn't like Ji Shuyi's personality.
"Is it your business whether I go to school or not? Why don't you blame me? I did nothing wrong in the first place."
Zheng Mingxian was used to Han Jiang's personality, but he felt that it was not nice to treat a new classmate.
If it weren’t for his problem, the new classmate wouldn’t have come out so late.
Out of gratitude, he patiently advised Han Jiang: "I know you are angry with me, but it is not good to vent your anger on others. Han Jiang, go back to class tomorrow."
Han Jiang was furious: "She messed up our skipping class and made it seem like I was eloping with you, and you still spoke for her. I won't be friends with you anymore."
What Du Sui saw, heard and experienced in college was completely different from what he saw in high school. He had grown up a lot.
Seeing that his sister was about to suffer again, he sneered and made things clear to Ji Shuyi:
"You know that our Han Jiang doesn't know how to change his ways, so you took a step back to make the top-ranked boy in the school feel pity for you and dislike Han Jiang. You are really amazing."
Ji Shuyi hurriedly explained: "Brother Han Jiang, it's not what you think."
"What's that like? Originally, the teacher was in charge of Zheng Mingxian and Han Jiang's affairs. You, a transfer student, have only been here for a week, and Han Jiang is rumored to be eloping with the top boy in the grade. One of them is top of the grade, and the other is in the top five. They gave up their bright futures to elope. Don't you think it's outrageous?"
Ji Shuyi was also a little annoyed: "I tried to take a step back in a nice way, but you guys were so aggressive. Han Jiang's character was spoiled by your family's lack of bottom line."
Du Sui laughed and said, "We are willing to pamper you, what does it have to do with you? From now on, whether outside or inside the school, we Han Jiang will stay away from you. We also hope that when you meet Han Jiang, you can take a detour and reciprocate. We will retreat first today."
Du Sui asked Han Jiang to wait for a moment while he went to settle the bill with the boss. This shop belonged to him and he used the rent as his living expenses in college, so he was very familiar with the boss.
There was still a dish of spicy fried clams that hadn’t been served yet. The boss was surprised: “Huh? You’re leaving so early today?”
Du Sui said, "If I meet someone my sister doesn't like, let's eat somewhere else."
The boss saw three young men and women standing outside and recognized Ji Shuyi. Her adoptive mother knew a friend of his wife and said that her child was going to bring a classmate over to discuss working on the weekend.
The house their barbecue stall rented belongs to Du Sui's family. It seems that they can't give face to my wife's friend today.
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As soon as the person left, Ji Shuyi said, "Zheng Mingxian, the barbecue stall I brought you to today is owned by a friend of my mother's good friend. If you want to come and work here on the weekend, it will definitely be no problem. Please wait outside for a moment. I'll go in and explain the relationship first. In fact, my mother's friend has already made the arrangements. I'll be out soon."
When he arrived at the store, Ji Shuyi said he wanted to see the boss.
The boss's wife was about to leave, but the boss stopped her and said, "Was she introduced by your friend's friend?"
His wife said, "Yes, he told me that his child wants to take a classmate to work-study. The classmate has good grades, but the family conditions are not so good. We must help him, right?"
The boss said, "Originally, there is no problem with this, but Du Sui just said that your friend's child is someone Han Jiang doesn't like. We rent this house from Du Sui's family, and the rent has not been raised for several years. We can't offend them."
When the wife heard this, she realized there was such a relationship and said angrily, "If I had known I would not have agreed."
The boss said, "I'll reject it now. Will you be able to talk to your friends?"
His wife laughed and said, "He's a friend of a friend. I can just make up an excuse and say I'm afraid the teacher at school will come and complain. Isn't that enough?"
The boss also thought of an excuse and came out to say to Ji Shuyi: "Little girl, your aunt told me about this. Originally, it was fine for your classmate to come over to work on weekends, but the street next to us also hired a high school student. He was reported for using a minor and was fined a lot of money. I dare not hire him anymore."
Ji Shuyi felt uncomfortable all over. How could something that seemed so certain suddenly fail?
Then she would become a person who does not keep her word in front of Zheng Mingxian.
She tried to persuade him: "Boss, Zheng Mingxian will be eighteen in a few months, can you make some concessions?"
The boss was embarrassed: "The law won't be flexible for these few months. We are a small business, how can we take this risk? You are already in the third year of high school, you still need to study hard. If you really need money, tell him, I can help him with financial support."
If Du Sui accepted the funding, Ji Shuyi wouldn't have to ask his family or use connections to help Du Sui find a part-time job.
Ji Shuyi changed his tolerant and gentle attitude at school and started arguing with his boss.
"As a businessman, how can you go back on your word? How can I explain this to my classmates when you go back on your word?"
The barbecue stall owner thought the girl was being unreasonable.
"When your school comes to you later, do you still want to do business with us? It's a matter of favors, why should I be responsible for you? You're still not giving in, what do you mean?"
The boss' wife couldn't stand it anymore and came out to help: "We are friends of friends, so please help us if you can. We are also in trouble now, why do you have to quarrel with us?"
Zheng Mingxian was outside and heard the quarrel inside, so he hurried over to stop them.
After finding out the reason, he apologized to the boss repeatedly, saying, "My classmates were just worried about me. I'm not like this normally. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
After saying that, he quickly pulled Ji Shuyi away.
The boss' wife pouted behind him: "Little devil, she easily coaxed the man to do something for her."
The boss was also very angry at this time, and said mercilessly: "That's right, we quarreled on purpose to let this little boy see how wronged she is. People who don't know would think that we bullied her. Who would have thought that she was asking us to do something?"
Ji Shuyi's eyes were red when she came out, and she apologized aggrievedly: "Zheng Mingxian, this boss suddenly changed his mind. I'm sorry, I couldn't help you."
Zheng Mingxian shook his head: "I originally said that I don't need to trouble you. Now that the boss doesn't want to, it's not your fault. I'll go back first. Goodbye."
"Your car is still locked at the school gate. I'll take you back."
Zheng Mingxian shook his head: "I'll just run over there and treat it as exercise."
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Zheng Mingxian first ran back to school to get his bicycle, and then returned more than an hour later than usual. There were some valuable gifts on the dining table at home. He hurriedly asked, "Grandma, who is here?"
Grandma Zheng was waiting for him, so she hadn't slept until now.
"Han Jiang's parents came to apologize to me. I won't argue with you about who is right or wrong in school matters. I just want to ask you a question. A new student who has just transferred here and is not familiar with the environment, shouldn't she stay away from trouble? Why is she meddling in other people's business? She knows your class situation so well, which means she knew about it before she came. She is not as innocent as she seems. She is especially concerned about you. I'm afraid she is targeting you. You have a good relationship with Han Jiang, so she pays special attention to Han Jiang, so Han Jiang should be implicated by you."
During this week of getting along with his new classmate at school, Zheng Mingxian found that he was very gentle, considerate, and tolerant towards everyone in the class.
But today at the barbecue stall, she had an argument with the stall owner and Zheng Mingxian almost forgot about this new classmate.
But he still didn't believe what the new classmate intended for him.
"Grandma, you're overthinking it. Although I was ranked first in the grade last semester, she's a transfer student with good grades. Her family is very rich. What could she possibly want from me? You're overthinking it."
Grandma Zheng shook her head: "Grandma, I can choose not to think too much, but you should. You have been classmates with Han Jiang for two years. Don't you know what kind of personality Han Jiang has? The transfer student has only been here for a week, do you think you know her?"
Zheng Mingxian really didn’t understand, and he assured her: “Grandma, I won’t have any other thoughts before the college entrance examination. I will only focus on studying.”
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