Chapter 101 Hold the passbook in your hand first
Autumn 1996
In the golden autumn of September, the fragrance of osmanthus was everywhere. Ji Lili tightened the cotton mask on her face and quickened her pace. She didn't expect that even after traveling through time, she was still allergic to osmanthus.
For Ji Lili, these two months are the most difficult time of the year. She ran back to the family compound with her schoolbag on her back. The chattering crowd fell silent upon seeing her. Ji Lili took off her mask and gave them a strange look: "Aunts, why don't you continue?"
Ji Lili had been wearing the tire for sixteen years. She had grown up in a cotton mill and was very familiar with these people. This time every day was their "intelligence" time. She could listen to them when she passed by. If she heard something interesting, she would stay and listen a little longer! Now they suddenly stopped, and she was not used to it.
"Lili, is she out of school?" The speaker was Aunt Zhao, who lived downstairs from them.
"Yeah, Aunt Zhao, why don't you say anything? You're not talking about my family anymore, are you?" Ji Lili said in a joking tone, but as soon as she finished speaking, everyone's faces became a little unnatural.
Ji Lili's heart skipped a beat when she saw this. No way, are they really discussing their family affairs? She couldn't help but frown. Her family had always been a model family in the staff compound. They were suddenly discussing something. Could something have happened?
"No, no, Lili, don't think too much. We are not gossiping about your family. You have guests at home and we are just curious." Aunt Zhang from the next building quickly explained.
"Yes, yes, we are curious about your guests." The others quickly echoed.
"I have guests at home?" Ji Lili's tone was full of surprise. Judging from their expressions, they probably had never seen this guest before.
"That's right. After all these years, this is the first time we've heard that your father has a niece who's older than you."
"Aunt, you guys continue. I'll go back first." Ji Lili's curiosity was also aroused. This was the first time she heard of his father's niece.
After Ji Lili left, everyone looked at each other, then smiled awkwardly and went back to their own business. Although they gossiped about other people's affairs every day, this was the first time they had been caught in the act.
Ji Lili's parents were both employees of the cotton mill. Their apartment was on the second floor. She deftly took out her key from her pocket and opened the door. She immediately saw Jiang Yulan busy in the living room. She took off her schoolbag and asked her, "Mom, Aunt Zhao and the others said we have guests. Is that true?"
"Well, she's your father's niece. Your father and I are cleaning her room." While Jiang Yulan was speaking, Ji Yushu came out of the room.
Because both parents are working, the Ji family's house is quite large. They originally separated out a small room as a study for the family of three. Now they are cleaning up this room.
"What do you mean by cleaning the room?" Ji Lili frowned subconsciously.
"Mingyue, come here. This is your sister Lili. Lili, this is your sister Mingyue. She will live in our house from now on and go to school with you." Upon hearing this, Ji Yushu called the girl in the room and introduced her to each other.
Ji Mingyue, who walked out of the room, was about the same height as Ji Lili, but she was as thin as a bamboo pole. She wore black pants and a white shirt, which made her complexion look even darker. She had a popular bob haircut and was standing beside Ji Yushu with a well-behaved look on her face. She smiled at Ji Lili and said, "Hello, Sister Lili, I'm Ji Mingyue. I'm eighteen years old, two years older than you. You can just call me Sister Mingyue."
Ji Yushu, Ji Mingyue, eighteen years old. Ji Lili's head suddenly buzzed, and all the strength in her body suddenly disappeared at this moment. She went limp uncontrollably. It was Jiang Yulan who was next to her who saw it and quickly hugged her to prevent her from falling.
"Lili, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Yulan asked anxiously. Ji Yushu also stepped forward to ask. Ji Mingyue, who was left there, seemed a little embarrassed and lowered her eyes.
"Mom and Dad, I'm fine. I probably climbed the stairs too fast just now. I'll be fine after I lie down." Ji Lili felt that she needed to calm down now.
"Okay, Mom will help you go into the room and lie down for a while." Jiang Yulan helped her back to her room with a distressed look on her face.
Ji Lili, lying on the bed, gradually regained her composure. She looked at Jiang Yulan and whispered, "Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry."
"Kid, don't be so anxious to climb the stairs next time." Jiang Yulan said as she tapped her forehead, pretending to be dissatisfied.
"I know!" Ji Lili quickly responded.
"Then you lie down and rest. I'll go clean up the child's room." Jiang Yulan was about to get up when Ji Lili grabbed her wrist, her eyes full of curiosity. "Mom, why have I never heard that Dad has a niece?"
"Your uncle went to the countryside with your father. He died later. Who would have thought that he got married and had a child at that time." Jiang Yulan curled her lips as she spoke. Although she had always disliked her in-laws, she didn't expect them to be so unreliable. They had abandoned their uncle's only child in the countryside for so many years without anyone paying attention to him. If this child hadn't found him, no one else would have known about it.
Ji Lili lowered her eyes, and sure enough, they met again. Then she pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Then why didn't she go to Grandpa's?"
"You know they favor boys over girls. Your father took this child in because he remembered how good your uncle was to him." Jiang Yulan explained why Ji Mingyue appeared in their home.
"So that's how it is!" Ji Lili whispered.
"What else?" Jiang Yulan looked at her with amusement.
"Mom, I want to eat the braised pork in the cafeteria." Ji Lili suddenly took Jiang Yulan's wrist and acted coquettishly.
"You, which girl is as greedy as you?" Jiang Yulan looked at her helplessly.
"It's all because of you." Ji Lili said confidently.
Jiang Yulan was amused by her and pinched her cheek: "Okay, I spoiled you. I'll go to the cafeteria and get some braised pork."
When Ji Lili was young, they left her at Ji Yushu's parents' house while they were working. His parents favored sons over daughters, prioritizing their youngest son's grandson for everything. Even the malted milk they prepared for Ji Lili ended up in that man's stomach. Ji Lili wasn't a real baby, so a simple trick tricked Jiang Yulan into discovering the truth, leading her to take Ji Lili back. Because of this incident, Jiang Yulan always felt indebted to her, and from childhood onward, she'd fulfilled almost every one of her wishes.
Thinking of this, Ji Lili couldn't help but sigh. Yes, she was transmigrated. Aside from her partial grandparents and her troublesome third uncle's family, she thought everything else was perfect. Her parents were both working, and her grandfather was a factory director. This start was simply too perfect. Until today, when Ji Mingyue arrived, it shattered all her fantasies. She didn't get the script of a winner in life, she had simply transmigrated into a book.
It's not scary to travel through a book, what's scary is to become cannon fodder. She and her mother are cannon fodder, Ji Mingyue and her mother are the heroines, one is a girl who travels through a book with a strategy system, and the other is a reborn person. Well, not only that, even her father, the Phoenix Man, can be considered the protagonist.
Thinking of Ji Yushu, Ji Lili's expression was a little complicated. Before today, she had always thought that in this era, Ji Yushu could be considered a good husband and a good father. He did not favor boys over girls, would take the initiative to share housework with Jiang Yulan, would supervise her studies, and would defend his wife and daughter in front of his parents.
But knowing the plot, she also knew that Ji Mingyue wasn't his niece at all, but rather the daughter he had while working in the countryside. He hadn't been able to stick with the program and had chosen to marry Ye Qiuju, a village girl. Shortly after their marriage, news arrived that the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) had been reinstated. He regretted it, but he kept it to himself. He diligently prepared for the exam, but ultimately failed. He took advantage of the gradual opening of university quotas and returned to the city in late 1977-8.
Before returning to the city, he promised Ji Mingyue's mother, Ye Qiuju, that he would come to pick her up and return to the city once he was settled. Unfortunately, not only did he lose contact with her after returning to the city, but he also used his good looks to go on a blind date with the daughter of the cotton mill director.
Jiang Yulan's original marriage partner broke off the engagement because he was admitted to university. When she heard that Ji Yushu was an educated youth who had returned to the city after working in the countryside, she felt a little more favorable towards him. Who knew that such a potential risk would be buried?
According to the original story, Ji Mingyue's search for her relatives never occurred. Ji Yushu would have chosen to take a leave of absence with Jiang Yulan's support, start his own business, and then gradually use the Jiang family's connections to become the richest man in Yuncheng. Unfortunately, this is a rebirth story. The reborn Ye Qiuju knows what will happen next, so after her rebirth, the first thing she plans to do is to bring her daughter to find her relatives.
Ji Lili also knew that Ji Mingyue was a time traveler like her, and she had a cheat code and a strategy system, but she, a native who traveled through time, had nothing.
She knew that Ji Mingyue moving into her home was only the first step. Next, she would use the strategy system to win over Ji Yushu, so that he and Ye Qiuju could reconcile and have a child together in their old age. It was at this time that Ji Lili realized that Ji Yushu really wanted a son. For this son, Ji Yushu wanted to give him a legitimate home, but he couldn't bear to give up the Jiang family's connections, so Jiang Yulan had to die unexpectedly.
After Jiang Yulan's untimely death, Ji Lili gained a stepmother. Gradually, everything around her was snatched away by Ji Mingyue, including classmates, friends, and childhood sweethearts. She became hysterical, constantly opposing Ji Mingyue and her daughter, ultimately ending up tragically dead on the street. However, her family, despite past grudges, held a funeral for her, earning her a good reputation once again.
Thinking of this, Ji Lili couldn't help but clench her palms. No, they shouldn't have ended up like this. Jiang Yulan was obviously a victim too, so why? Oh, right, starting a business. She suddenly remembered that Ji Yushu was preparing to start a business recently, and a few days ago Jiang Yulan was still counting the family's passbooks. She stood up suddenly, and now she had to grab the family's passbooks in her hands.
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