Chapter 86
Youyou blinked and looked at Jiang Huanming, whose expression was gloomy in front of her, and fell into deep thought.
Did she just say something wrong?
Jiang Huanming said: "Jiang Youyou, I know we have had almost no contact in these years, but——"
"It's Meng Youyou." Youyou raised her little hand and reminded weakly.
"Okay, Meng Youyou." Jiang Huanming took a deep breath and calmed down. "Even if you don't have my last name, even if you haven't had deep feelings for me in the past few years, as a daughter, is it normal for you to talk to your father like this?"
After he finished speaking, he met Youyou's unconvinced eyes and said, "You think I was wrong to criticize you, right? You are about to enter junior high school, and you don't even understand such a simple truth? If you think I am wrong, then go ask your teacher and let your teacher judge for you."
Jiang Huanming made so much noise that Gu Zhimin and Meng Jinyu stopped and looked back at the same time.
Shen Yuqing fell behind and tried to stop Jiang Huanming from scolding Youyou.
The child is so big now, has he ever raised him for a day? Have you ever cooked a meal for your child or picked him up from school? Let’s not talk about all that. He hasn’t even paid for the children’s tuition and living expenses in the past few years! If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Cheng was receiving allowances in the army and Jiang Guo was receiving subsidies as a college student, the pressure of these four children would have fallen on Meng Jinyu alone.
Fortunately, Meng Jinyu is hardworking, down-to-earth and smart, otherwise how could she live with four children alone?
Chen Yuqing was so angry that she frowned and was about to curse, but who knew that Youyou spoke before her.
"Dad!" Youyou asked confusedly, "Then are you a thing or not?"
With a "puchi" sound, Meng Jinyu laughed.
Shen Yuqing couldn't help it. Although the child was not cursing, Jiang Huanming couldn't stop him when the words came out.
The funniest thing was that he was so angry that his face froze, but he seemed to be unable to do anything about the child.
This was not the first time that Jiang Huanming had been at a loss for what to do with his own daughter.
After not seeing her for many years, he forgot that this little girl was very clever and could say things that could choke people to death.
What’s even more infuriating is that he didn’t mean it. He is blinking his eyes and looks innocent.
Jiang Huanming looked embarrassed and said that it was wrong to be a thing and it was also wrong not to be a thing, and he was confused.
When he raised his eyes again and saw the smile on Meng Jinyu's lips, he was stunned again.
Logically speaking, she is not an eighteen-year-old girl anymore and has to take care of a whole household, so she should be exhausted, but she is not.
Not only did Meng Jinyu not look old at all, she even looked many years younger than when she was with him in the past. At this moment, she smiled brightly, and her whole body was relaxed and gentle, with much more charm than before.
Jiang Huanming stared blankly, and when she was most absorbed in watching, she suddenly caught the look of Gu Zhimin beside her.
Gu Zhimin glanced at him coldly, as if he looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.
"Youyou, come here to Uncle Gu." Gu Zhimin waved at the child.
When Youyou heard this, she immediately trotted over.
"Uncle Gu, why didn't Gu Qi come to pick me up?"
"Grandpa Gu said that he hasn't seen Youyou for several days, so he must cook a good meal at home to treat you. Now Gu Qi is at home helping his grandfather. If Youyou tastes something bad, she won't eat it. It must be Gu Qi's fault. Uncle will solve the problem for you."
"No, no, that's all made by Grandpa Gu and Gu Qi with great effort. If I don't eat it, they will be sad!"
"Grandpa and Gu Qi really love us Youyou for real."
"Uncle Gu's love for Youyou wasn't in vain!"
Gu Zhimin and Youyou chatted and laughed along the way, and one of them mentioned that Gu Qi had been secretly writing a letter at home these past two days and wanted to send it to her. In the end, he had to stop her, saying that by the time the letter arrived, Youyou would have already returned to Beijing. Only then did Gu Qi put away the letter, reluctantly.
Youyou laughed so hard that her eyes were bent. She curiously pestered Uncle Gu and asked what was written in Gu Qi's letter.
Looking at this scene, Jiang Huanming's face became even uglier.
Youyou was obviously his daughter, but during the more than ten hours on the train, the child didn't say a single word to him.
On the contrary, in front of Gu Zhimin, she was well-behaved, cute and sensible, and those who didn't know her would think they were father and daughter.
The more Jiang Huanming thought about it, the more upset he felt. He lowered his head and hurried out of the train station.
After leaving the station, he asked Meng Jinyu: "Which bus should we take back home?"
Gu Zhimin stood in front of Meng Jinyu, holding a car key in his hand, pointed to a place not far away, and said to him: "I drove here, this car can't fit so many people."
In front of Jiang Huanming, Gu Zhimin opened the car door, put Meng Jinyu's luggage in first, then took Shen Yuqing's luggage and put them together.
Afterwards, Meng Jinyu and Youyou got into the car without even looking at Jiang Huanming.
Jiang Huanming peered around several times and confirmed that there was an empty seat up there and he could squeeze in.
However, Shen Yuqing walked up to him and said coldly: "What are you still looking at? Until this time, you still rely on them mother and daughter, do you have the nerve to do that?"
Jiang Huanming stiffened his neck and said, "I want to compensate them. Even though Jin Yu and I have divorced, the children are mine after all. I want to live a good life with her and take care of them."
"Who cares about your compensation?" Chen Yuqing sneered, "It's a good thing that Jin Yu acted decisively and divorced you a long time ago. Otherwise, if she had been wasting time with someone as irresponsible as you, she would have been dragged to death."
Shen Yuqing said this and turned to get in the car. But the moment she closed the door, she looked at Jiang Huanming's dazed expression and suddenly remembered her boyfriend.
Jiang Huanming is irresponsible towards his family, while her partner is too responsible towards his family. It's just that he only took responsibility for her mother, and didn't care about her and her parents.
If she doesn't break up with him decisively this time, will she also be trapped in such entanglements in the future?
In the end, Jiang Huanming was unable to get into the car with his ex-wife and daughter.
But after much persuasion, he finally found out their home address.
The children are his own after all, and Meng Jinyu will not stop him from going to see them.
Jiang Huanming felt bad, and when he watched Gu Zhimin driving away from him, he felt even more upset.
He muttered that it was just a bus, nothing big.
But on second thought, the company doesn't just assign cars to people casually. Gu Zhimin has to be capable and do well in the company to get this treatment.
Jiang Huanming had met Gu Zhimin before. At that time, he and Meng Jinyu fought side by side and they looked very compatible, but he didn't think that Gu Zhimin would be interested in her.
But it's different now.
Meng Jinyu is becoming more and more beautiful, capable and outstanding now. How can others look down on her?
The more Jiang Huanming thought about it, the darker his eyes became.
But now is not the time to think about these things. He has just arrived in Beijing and is unfamiliar with the place. He still needs to find a place to stay first.
I don’t know if the guesthouses in Beijing are expensive.
…
Jiang Xiangjia didn't care when he learned that new parents would come to the welfare home to adopt a child soon.
In her opinion, no one would be interested in her because she was so unlikable.
At this moment, she was playing on the playground, holding a ball and hitting it hard.
When she was in the countryside, Jiang Xiangjia had never played with a ball. But she was very smart. She imitated other children, spread out her hands, and pressed the ball down hard. Soon she played like a real player, but her forehead was covered in sweat and sticky.
"It's not like that, you're so stupid!" Mao Fangfang muttered on the side.
Jiang Xiangjia ignored her and hit the ball hard. Even though his palm was too small to hold the ball, he didn't get angry and at most just ran a few more laps.
She ran very fast, with beads of sweat appearing on her forehead, but she became more and more energetic as she ran, and even laughed to herself.
Not far away, the director came over with a couple and introduced: "The five-year-old children you want are all here, both boys and girls."
The couple are both middle school teachers. The man is Wei Jian and the woman is Xu Bitong.
They have been married for many years. When they were young, they were not in a hurry to have children and dedicated their youth to education. When they were older and wanted to have another child, they couldn't get pregnant, so they decided to adopt a child from an orphanage.
The couple wanted a child around five years old. If he was too young, it would be difficult to take care of him, but if he was too old, he would remember too many things. They were afraid that the child would miss his parents and they would not be able to get used to him.
"We think girls are better, as they are easier to raise." Xu Bitong was attracted to Mao Fangfang at first sight when she saw the children on the playground. "This little girl is so cute and fair."
The dean waved his hand: "Mao Fangfang, come here."
When Mao Fangfang heard this, her heart seemed to be twisted and she turned around and ran over.
Children who grow up in an orphanage become sensible earlier, and they know better than anyone how to behave in order to please their new parents.
"Hello, uncle and auntie, my name is Mao Fangfang, and I am five years old."
In the sunshine, the little guy looks well-behaved and quiet, very lovable.
The director said: "This child was abandoned at the door of the orphanage when she was three months old. She has a lively personality and a beautiful face. She is the most beautiful girl here."
"It's an abandoned baby." Xu Bitong said helplessly, "Her parents are really generous."
Wei Jian squatted down and asked Mao Fangfang: "Little boy, do you blame your parents?"
Mao Fangfang didn't even think about it. She rolled her eyes and said seriously, "I don't blame them, because without them, there would be no me. But I don't thank them either, because they were the ones who abandoned me! So, even if they come to find me in the future, I won't recognize them."
Xu Bitong's lips curled up when she heard this.
But Wei Jian's tone turned cold: "Go back."
Mao Fangfang was stunned for a moment: "Uncle, I really won't recognize them."
Wei Jian nodded: "Go and have fun."
After Mao Fangfang returned, looking back every few steps, he said, "This child is too thoughtful. She knows what kind of words to say to please others, so she said them on purpose."
Xu Bitong frowned: "This is understandable. The less loved a child is, the more they long for family warmth. Even if they are more concerned, it is not a matter of principle. Look at so many children on the playground, who doesn't want to get a chance to be taken away by adults?"
They looked around and saw that the children on the playground were indeed looking over at them from time to time.
Most of the children didn't dare to laugh or make noise. They tried their best to act well-behaved and looked timid.
"You see, there are exceptions." Suddenly, Wei Jian saw Jiang missing home.
Jiang Xiangjia was reasoning with Mao Fangfang.
Just seconds ago, the two children had been arguing.
Mao Fangfang felt that the couple didn't like her and was disappointed. When she passed by Jiang Xiangjia, she saw the ball rolling on the ground and kicked it far away.
Now Jiang Xiangjia was really angry. He grabbed Mao Fangfang's arm and asked her to apologize.
Mao Fangfang was unwilling to apologize, and the two of them were in a stalemate. You looked at me with your little green eyes and I looked at you with my big eyes, both of us were filled with anger.
Just then, a child's ball flew towards Mao Fangfang and Jiang Xiangjia.
The ball flew through the sky and fell along an arc. It was about to hit her. Mao Fangfang was so scared that she shrank her neck and pushed Jiang Xiangjia hard towards the direction of the ball.
As she did this, Jiang Xiangjia jumped up to reach the ball, trying to kick it away.
With a loud bang, Jiang Xiangjia was pushed to the ground.
Mao Fangfang behind her screamed as the ball hit her on the forehead with a "bang".
She squatted down with her head covered, her head dizzy, and she began to sob.
Jiang Xiangjia came over and asked: "Are you okay?"
Everyone gathered around, and Mao Fangfang pointed at Jiang Xiangjia and said, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, the ball wouldn't have hit me."
Jiang Xiangjia said, "I wanted to protect both of us, but you pushed me away. If you hadn't pushed me, we would both be safe. Mao Fangfang, you are so stupid."
The children didn't know what to do and turned around to call for help.
The dean hurried over to check Mao Fangfang's injuries and criticized her, "I saw what you did just now. Mao Fangfang, you went too far. In a critical moment, you pushed another child to get hit. Is this what we usually teach you?"
Mao Fangfang was in so much pain and was scolded so hard that her face turned red and she cried even louder.
But what made her even more sad was that not long after, Jiang Xiangjia was called to the couple.
Wei Jian asked: "Little boy, what is your name?"
"My name is Jiang Xiangjia," she said generously.
"This name doesn't sound good." Wei Jian said, "When you come home with us, we'll change your name, okay?"
Xu Bitong's brows also slowly relaxed.
Although this child is not good-looking, he is smart, good-tempered, and kind. He will take the initiative to solve problems when he encounters them.
After being pushed down, she got up immediately without being squeamish at all. Even if she was blamed by others, she would still speak seriously and her language expression ability was particularly good.
"Go home with you guys?" Jiang Xiangjia tilted his head.
"We like you very much. From now on, you can call us mom and dad, okay?" Xu Bitong asked in a gentle voice.
Jiang Xiangjia couldn't believe it and was flattered.
There are actually people who like her!
…
Jiang Huanming stayed in the guesthouse for one night and went out early the next morning, deciding to make one last effort.
Staying in a guesthouse is too expensive. If Meng Jinyu doesn't want to live with him, he might as well return to Jiangcheng as soon as possible.
Jiang Huanming went to Meng Jinyu's house according to the address.
He was a little surprised when he stood at her door.
He knew that she had made a name for herself in Beijing, but he didn't expect that the place she lived in was so big and in such a good location. It was obvious at a glance that the rent was not cheap.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
While he was still considering the rent issue, Meng Jinyu had already bought a store and was even planning to buy a house.
"Knock, knock, knock--" Jiang Huanming knocked on the door.
After a while, the children came out and opened the door.
My neighbor Aunt Xie was out buying groceries. She peeked in as she passed by and said, "Youyou, do you have guests?"
"Yes." Youyou responded softly and let Jiang Huanming in.
Jiang Huanming remained silent.
What guest? He is her father!
Moreover, not only Youyou, but even Jiang Guo and Shanshan, who were sitting next to Youyou, did not explain to the neighbor.
Is he embarrassed?
Jiang Guo hasn't seen Jiang Huanming for many years.
As for Shanshan, after he moved out of Fenglin Village with Meng Jinyu, he seldom met Jiang Huanming. He was still young at that time, and now he acted more unfamiliar with his father than his two sisters.
The scene that Jiang Huanming imagined of the children rushing towards him with tears in their eyes did not happen. Everyone continued to work on their own and only poured him a glass of water, just like entertaining a guest.
He sat there awkwardly, looking at Jiang Guo, Youyou and Shanshan.
The children have grown up now. If he doesn’t come back, I’m afraid they may not recognize him if they meet on the street in ten or eight years.
"Jinyu." Jiang Huanming walked to the kitchen and said to Meng Jinyu, "I really know I was wrong. I regret missing out on all these years. Can you give me a chance to make up for it?"
"I didn't stop you from meeting the children." Meng Jinyu said puzzledly.
"I mean the two of us..."
"There's not the two of us." Meng Jinyu interrupted him directly, "It's just you and me."
She prepared breakfast, brought it to the table, and said to Jiang Huanming, "I'm going out now. You can stay with the child as long as you want, but you have to leave before I come back."
Jiang Huanming didn't expect that she would be so heartless to him.
Just as decisive as when I filed for divorce.
After Meng Jinyu left, Jiang Huanming became even more silent than before.
He lowered his head, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.
He stood up, lowered his head, and said dejectedly: "I'll go back first."
"Dad." Jiang Guo stepped forward, "Wait a minute."
Jiang Huanming stopped.
"Have you been to see Little Green Bean Eyes?" she asked.
Jiang Huanming shook his head, but as if to prove himself, he immediately said: "I will take her back. Youyou is right. The child has a father. She is not an orphan and should not live in an orphanage."
"Dad, please be nicer to her in the future," Jiang Guo said.
Jiang Huanming was stunned for a moment: "Was I very bad to you before?"
The children looked at him without saying a word.
Jiang Huanming felt like there was a void in his heart.
How could he not know whether he was being good to the children?
Yes, he never beat them and seldom scolded them. At that time, there were not many children in the village who could go to school, but he still tried his best to spend money to send the twins, a boy and a girl, to study in the town.
But that was the only thing he ever did for them.
"Dad, little green-eyed girl's mother is gone. Now she only has you. You have to take on the responsibility of taking care of and educating her." Jiang Guo said.
Jiang Huanming looked at Jiang Guo and said with a wry smile: "How come Guoguo has become so sensible now?"
"Everyone will learn to be sensible." Jiang Guo said seriously.
"Only dad is not sensible enough." Youyou added from the side.
Jiang Huanming's heart trembled slightly, and he asked Shanshan: "Shanshan also thinks that dad is not good, right?"
Shanshan nodded slightly.
Jiang Huanming clenched his hands into fists at the seams of his trousers, then slowly unclenched them, feeling weak all over.
He used to be the most promising man in Fenglin Village, but now, he has lost his job, divorced twice, and his children have many complaints about him.
He remembered that when Youyou was little, she always liked to snuggle in his arms and act coquettishly.
At that time, the little girl smiled sweetly and called daddy in a sticky voice, but he never cherished it.
And there is Shanshan. I heard from Shen Yuqing that this child participated in many competitions and won awards.
But he didn't even know that his child had special skills and talents in mathematics.
"I wanted to be a good father when I came back this time." Jiang Huanming laughed at himself, "Unfortunately you have all grown up and don't need me anymore. It's too late."
"There's still time." Youyou took a step forward, "She still has those little green eyes. She hasn't grown up yet."
Jiang Huanming was a little dazed.
He is a bastard and has done a lot of shameless things.
But he still has a conscience, otherwise he would not have made up his mind to divorce Ruan Wenwen.
Over the years, Jiang Huanming found it difficult to accept his failure, so he hid in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
But now, does he want to continue to escape?
Jiang Guo said to him, "Dad, you have done many, many wrong things. Now you have a chance to make up for it. Take good care of Little Green Bean Eyes and give her a home. Raise and educate her like mom took care of us."
Later, Youyou told Jiang Huanming a lot about how Jiang missed home.
He didn't expect that this child knew his daughter better than he did.
Jiang Huanming listened and felt more guilty: "I'll go pick her up and take her home now."
After Jiang Huanming left in a daze, Jiang Guo pinched Youyou's nose and said, "You can rest assured now. Pack up. Mom asked me to take you to the art troupe today."
Youyou agreed sweetly, gave Jiang Guo a soft hug, shouted "Sister is so nice", turned around and sat down obediently to eat breakfast, and after breakfast set off for the art troupe.
Looking at his sister's happy expression, Jiang Guo couldn't help but smile.
She doesn't care about her father, nor does she care about that little green eye.
However, only when this problem is completely solved will the heavy stone in my sister's heart fall.
Jiang Guo hopes that her sister will be happy every day and doesn't want her to worry about Jiang missing home.
…
Jiang Xiangjia was extremely happy.
But this happiness was too short-lived. Just as she was expecting Wei Jian and Xu Bitong to complete the formalities and take her home, the dean arrived.
The dean squatted in front of her and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I miss home. You can't go home with Uncle Wei and Aunt Xu."
Jiang Xiangjia was so happy that she wanted to dance. It seemed as if there were many shining stars in front of her eyes, all making her happy. But now, the director's grandmother's words were like a wooden stick that smashed down and blew away all the twinkling stars in front of her eyes, dissipating them without a trace.
The little guy was confused and blinked: "Grandma Dean, why?"
The dean felt a lump in his throat.
The child is very sensible and smiles heartily every day, making her worry-free.
She also hopes that the child can have a home.
It’s a pity that judging from the current situation, no one will be willing to take her away, whether it’s this time, the next time, or even in the distant future.
"Don't they like me?" Jiang Xiangjia's eyes dimmed and he asked in a baby voice.
The dean rubbed Jiang Xiangjia's head and smiled kindly, "No, it's because you still have family. You are not an orphan, so the procedures cannot be completed for the time being."
She told a white lie, just so the child wouldn't be too sad.
Jiang Xiangjia blinked, patted his chest, and smiled shyly: "That's good, I thought they didn't like me."
The director felt like a heavy stone was weighing on her heart. She gently pinched the child's cheek and said, "How could that be? You are a good child who misses your home. Everyone likes you."
The dean comforted her with a few words.
At this time, the guard ran over and whispered something in her ear.
The dean hurried out, lowering his voice as he walked, and asked, "You said Jiang Xiangjia's father is here?"
"Yes, he is in the guard room now. I asked him to wait." said the guard.
At this time, Jiang Huanming was waiting in the guard room.
The guard went to look for the dean, but he hadn't come yet. He came out of the guard room and stood on tiptoe to look around.
At this moment, a man and a woman walked out of the welfare home.
The sound of their conversation drifted past his ears.
"Fortunately, I asked clearly. You said we wanted to adopt a child so that we could raise him well. I didn't expect that the director would tell us at the last minute, when we were about to go through the paperwork, that the child's mother was a death row inmate!"
"Like fathers, like mothers, like daughters; like mothers, like daughters; like rats, like children, they will dig holes. This is a rough saying but true. We are all teachers and we will not raise a child in a wrong way, but who knows if she will be like her mother in her heart? If she commits a crime and becomes a death row inmate in the future, what should we do then?"
"Don't say that, it's too harsh. The child is a good child, but it's mainly her mother... Alas, it's pitiful that the child has such a mother."
When Jiang Huanming heard these words, his heart skipped a beat.
They were talking about his daughter.
"Are you Comrade Jiang?" the dean came over.
Jiang Huanming nodded quickly: "Hello, I'm here to take Xiangjia back home."
The dean would not let anyone take the child away casually. He would first verify all aspects of the situation: "Come with me to the office."
When Jiang Huanming followed her to the office, he happened to see his daughter taking her bowl to get food.
The child was very thin and was at the end of the line. When someone cut in line, she would step aside and give up her spot without fighting or competing.
When he left Jiangcheng, his child was not yet this big. Time flies.
"Comrade, do you have a letter of introduction? Or do you have any other evidence to prove that Jiang Xiangjia is your child?"
"The child is so young, and your family just dumped her in Jing City. Did you discuss this with them? This is simply too much. They totally don't care about the child's life or death!"
"Will the same thing happen again after you take the child back? As far as I know, the conditions in your orphanage in Jiangcheng are definitely not as good as those in Beijing. If the child suffers again after following you back, it would be better for him to stay with us."
Jiang Huanming was answering the dean's words here. He glanced at Jiang Xiangjia and noticed that the child seemed to have an argument with someone.
"Jiang Xiangjia! Don't squeeze next to me anymore. You hit me on the head with a ball this morning, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"
"I didn't push you. You wanted to get your food first, and I was already standing by. Also, I didn't hit the ball, so don't say anything."
"I didn't say that! You are just a bad boy and a nuisance!"
"I'm not a bad kid, I'm a good kid."
Jiang Xiangjia was anxious and repeated, "I'm a good child! The director's grandmother said it, if you don't believe me, go ask her!"
Mao Fangfang snorted: "If you are a good child, why do your new parents want to take you home, but suddenly don't want to?"
In the morning, when Mao Fangfang learned that Jiang Xiangjia was going to be picked up, she felt envious and jealous. Although she didn't show off after she came back, when she saw how happy she was, Mao Fangfang felt that she had snatched her parents away.
Fortunately, not long after, her new parents didn't want her anymore, and Mao Fangfang was very proud.
Jiang Xiangjia blushed when he heard that. "That's because I still have a father. The director's grandmother said that we can't go through the formalities this way."
"Nonsense! They don't want to take you home because they hate you!" Mao Fangfang said, "Besides, you have a father, why doesn't your father want you? Does your father hate you too?"
Jiang Xiangjia has been in the welfare home for such a long time and rarely sheds tears.
The aunties who served the meals said that she was the bravest child she had ever met, and she would not cry or make a fuss even when she was in an unfamiliar environment.
Now Jiang misses home and still wants to be a brave child, but for some reason, the corners of her mouth keep drooping and her eyes become wet.
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and said in a baby voice, "Daddy doesn't hate me!"
Mao Fangfang seemed to be arguing with her and shouted, "If your father doesn't hate you, why doesn't he take you home? He doesn't want you, just like your mother, he doesn't want you either!"
The tip of Jiang Xiangjia's nose was red, his lips were trembling slightly, and his short eyelashes were also shaking.
She kept shaking her head and wanted to push Mao Fangfang hard, but after raising her hands, she retracted them.
She is so strong that if she pushes someone too hard, the other person might get hurt.
Jiang Xiangjia held back her tears, Xiaomi bit her lips, and clenched her hands so tightly that her fingertips began to turn white.
At this time, another child said: "I know Jiang Xiangjia's mother didn't abandon her. Everyone was asleep that day, and I went to get some water. I heard the dean and the life teacher say that Jiang Xiangjia's mother was dead-"
"Stop talking!" A hurried voice interrupted the child.
The boy was startled and froze.
The dean ran over, pulled him to his side, and gave him a serious reprimand.
Jiang Xiangjia was listening to the little boy talking about his mother, but the voice suddenly stopped. When she came to her senses, she saw Jiang Huanming.
The little guy was even more confused, thinking that it was tears that blocked his vision. He wiped his tears and looked carefully: "Dad?"
She hadn't seen her father for a long time and was worried that she had made a mistake.
The children around him were also stunned.
Mao Fangfang, in particular, stared at Jiang Huanming in a daze, thinking to herself, Jiang Xiang's father actually came?
"It's Daddy. Daddy is back. I'm here to take you home." Jiang Huanming felt sad. He wanted to hug his daughter, but he didn't know how to get close to her. He just kept repeating, "Dad doesn't hate you or don't want you anymore. I went to a faraway place to be a self-employed person. Now I'm back. Can I take you home?"
Happiness comes too suddenly.
When Jiang noticed that all the children were looking at her with envy, she felt homesick and stopped crying.
She grinned, her little green eyes brightened, and she was afraid of losing him again, so she asked in a low voice: "Will Daddy not leave again?"
"No." Jiang Huanming said guiltily, "Never again."
He was very glad that he arrived early and prevented Jiang Xiangjia from hearing with her own ears the fact that her mother was executed by firing squad.
Otherwise, the child's heart will be cast into a shadow, and he may never be as cheerful and optimistic as before.
"Dad, let's go home." Jiang Xiangjia stretched out his little hand and said in a baby voice.
…
Before Jiang Huanming and Jiang Xiangjia left Beijing, they went to Meng Jinyu's house.
Only this time, it wasn't to win her back.
He knew that Meng Jinyu's disgust and disdain for him was as if it was engraved in her bones, and there was no possibility for the two of them to be together anymore.
But there was no way. Jiang Xiangjia wanted to come and see Youyou, and he didn't want to reject the child, so he had to agree.
When Jiang Huanming arrived at Meng's house, Jiang Guo and Youyou were not there.
Shanshan told me that her two elder sisters were in the art troupe and would not be back until the evening.
"Dad, I want to wait for my sister to come back." Jiang Xiangjia said.
Jiang Huanming agreed, asked Shanshan to pour him a glass of water, and sat in their house waiting.
Just waiting, Youyou didn't come back, but Gu Zhimin came.
Gu Zhimin's car was parked at the entrance of the yard, looking very impressive. After getting out of the car, he walked over quickly, his steps moving with the wind.
When he saw Jiang Huanming, he didn't care at all. He didn't even say hello and said directly to Shanshan: "Shanshan, your mother's procedures for buying a store are in the drawer. She is missing some information. She is waiting for me at the bank now. Go and look for her."
Shanshan listened to Gu Zhimin and ran to find him.
Gu Zhimin added: "Also give your mother's passbook to uncle."
Shanshan turned around again and went to get the passbook.
After getting the things, Gu Zhimin hurriedly drove to the bank to meet Meng Jinyu.
Looking at his back as he left, Jiang Huanming was shocked and said, "Shanshan, you even gave him your passbook? What if he is a bad guy?"
"Uncle Gu is not a bad person." Shanshan said.
Jiang Huanming curled his lips and muttered, "If he's not a bad guy, then he's one of us?"
Shanshan didn’t know what her father was hinting at, but she could tell that he sounded particularly sarcastic, so she turned around and went back to writing the competition questions.
Jiang Huanming felt a chill in his heart when he compared his younger son's attitude towards Gu Zhimin with his attitude towards himself.
After Shanshan sat down and started to concentrate on the questions, he leaned close to Jiang Xiangjia's ear and said unwillingly, "What's so good about that guy surnamed Gu? How is he better than me?"
Jiang Xiangjia thought about it carefully: "Dad, he is so tall and handsome, and he has a car."
Jiang Huanming: ...
Pooh.
"Boring, let's go home!" He stood up.
Jiang's homesick little green bean's eyes were full of loneliness: "Dad, I haven't seen Sister Youyou yet."
Jiang Huanming had no choice but to sit down again.
…
"Sister, have you been troubled these past two days?" Youyou asked as she followed Jiang Guo to the art troupe. "Tell me, I'm the best at finding solutions!"
Jiang Guo hesitated and said nothing.
Recently, Sister Ning Lan said that the English she has learned is sufficient for daily communication.
As a result, her desire to go abroad to participate in a modeling competition became stronger and stronger.
At that time, Jiang Guo told Mr. Edmond that China would also have models, the best models.
Now, she wants to realize this dream.
I just don’t know if my mother will agree.
Jiang Guo had something hidden in her mind and didn't even notice when she arrived at the entrance of the art troupe.
Youyou pointed to the guard room and said, "Sister, please accompany me to register."
Jiang Guo came back to his senses: "Okay."
Just as Youyou was checking in at the guard room, the art soldiers in the rehearsal room had just finished rehearsing a dance.
During the break, they drank water and talked.
"The leader said that the kid from the Jiangcheng Art Troupe is coming to our troupe, probably today."
"The director of the Jiangcheng Art Troupe thinks highly of that child. He has called our director many times. He is just a child. Is he really so talented?"
"She's so arrogant! The team leader has already gone to her school to invite her, but she's unwilling to come."
"I hate proud little girls the most. Even if she comes, I won't pay any attention to her."
Everyone was talking excitedly when suddenly they heard the sound of light footsteps.
Youyou walked over, stood at the door of the rehearsal room, and said softly, "Hello sisters, my name is Meng Youyou!"
The artists from the Beijing Art Troupe turned to look at her and were stunned for a moment.
Then, the art soldiers smiled kindly and said in unison: "Hello!"
The little girl looks sweet, smiles sweetly, and calls people sweetly...
Who can withstand this!
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