Chapter 132 This is a secret known only to us...
The facts were before him, and Ji Yushu had no choice but to believe that Ji Mingyue had indeed deceived him. In his eyes, the daughter who was so well-behaved and most like him had truly deceived him. In Ji Yushu's mind, he had never taken Ji Mingyue seriously. She had followed Ye Qiuju into the city to seek refuge with him, and he was the only one she could rely on. This thought was especially strong after Ye Qiuju left. Now that he knew she had deceived him, he found it difficult to accept.
Ye Qiuju on the other end of the phone didn't hear a reply, so she frowned and called out again with a frown, "Mingyue?"
"Stop shouting, that girl is standing next to me. Ye Qiuju, you unlucky star, come back quickly and take your daughter away." Before Chen Guilan could finish her words, the call was hung up by the other end.
Chen Guilan sneered and looked at Ji Yushu: "Look, this is your good daughter. If others hadn't told me, we wouldn't have been kept in the dark until now."
"Mingyue, why did you lie to us?" Ji Yushu stared at Ji Mingyue, waiting for her answer.
"I called to persuade her to come back, but she didn't want to at all. Dad, what do you want me to do? Should I tell you that I know where she is, but she doesn't want to come back? Or do you plan to go to Beijing to bring her back? Either way, it's unrealistic. Dad, I didn't tell you because it's for your own good." Ji Mingyue explained while crying.
Ji Mingyue's words really stumped Ji Yushu. Yes, tell him, what can he do? Can he go to Beijing to get her back? Impossible. The burden of the family is on him. He doesn't have the extra energy to go to Beijing to look for someone.
"Second brother, you are confused. We provide her with food and drink, but she is always thinking about that jinx in her heart. She is not on the same page with us at all. Even if she can really rely on that kid from the Lu family, do you think we can benefit from it?" Chen Guilan's face was full of grief. Why is the second brother getting more and more stupid? This matter was not about not being able to find Ye Qiuju from the beginning to the end, but that this girl and this family are not on the same page at all.
"Dad, don't listen to her nonsense. How could I have any second thoughts about you and this family? I didn't tell you because I wanted to protect your self-esteem." Ji Mingyue explained in a gentle voice.
"What self-esteem? She's just an ungrateful person. Just because of what she said, she has been acting like a rich girl at home for the past two years." Chen Guilan snorted coldly. What happened in the past two days made her so angry that she finally found a place to vent.
"Mom, let's go back first." Chen Guilan's excited voice attracted onlookers. Ji Yushu felt that he had lost all his face in the past few days.
"Okay, go back first. When you get back, hurry up and cook." Chen Guilan looked at Ji Mingyue and said harshly.
Ji Mingyue ignored her. She kept cursing on the way back. Ji Mingyue clenched her palms, thinking about how to break the deadlock. She still needed Ji Yushu's support for four years of college.
Back in Beijing, Ye Qiuju abruptly hung up the phone upon hearing Chen Guilan's voice. Her face was a little grim. Ji Mingyue had given her number to the Ji family. No, she had already promised to send her money every month, but the condition at the time was that no one else knew where she was. For the sake of two hundred yuan a month, she wouldn't tell the Ji family. So there was only one possibility: the Ji family had discovered that she had called her.
No, if the Ji family knew her number, wouldn't they be able to keep calling to harass the main family? If she wanted to solve the problem, she had to change jobs. This way, she could also get rid of Ji Mingyue. Thinking of this, Ye Qiuju made a decision instantly. She thought that now she had experience, and if she went to the next company, she could get a raise for her.
Having suffered enough hardships in Yuncheng, Ye Qiuju became a complete actionist. She immediately resigned from her employer. In the following days, while waiting for someone to take over her job, she was looking for a new one.
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"I've already told the old woman. I was waiting around the iron factory. She was cursing all the way, and Ji Mingyue hung her head and didn't dare to say a word." Jiang Aiguo told Jiang Lili what happened at the iron factory.
"Do you think they will go look for Ye Qiuju?" Zhou Qingfen was a little curious.
"No, going to Beijing will cost time and money. They will only transfer their anger towards Ye Qiuju to Ji Mingyue." Jiang Lili knew the Ji family well, so she guessed.
"She deserves it. That girl looks quiet, but she's actually full of bad intentions." Jiang Jianyi felt angry when he thought of the kindness his family had shown to Ji Mingyue.
"If she wants her family's support during her four years of college, she'll have to endure their temper, or she can be tougher and work part-time like Ji Lanlan." Jiang Lili felt she wouldn't be able to do what Ji Lanlan did. "She grew up in the countryside, so she should be able to endure more hardships than Ji Lanlan, but she doesn't look like someone who would," Zhou Qingfen, always a good judge of character, said, shaking her head.
"No matter what, she will be uncomfortable for the next four years. I'm happy to see her unhappy." Jiang Lili said as she glanced at the wall clock. In more than an hour, she had to go to the airport.
"That's right. We originally kept to ourselves, but that family insisted on doing this to disgust us. If Lili hadn't been prepared, they would have succeeded." Jiang Aiguo felt angry when he thought of the scraps of paper wrapped in bubble gum.
"Ji Yushu was planning to use the notice to control me, and he was also thinking about the money that the school rewarded me. So the notice was destroyed. It must be because they couldn't reach a consensus among themselves." Jiang Lili said gently.
"Even if he didn't tear it up personally, he's still the culprit in this matter. If he hadn't had that intention, he wouldn't have given anyone the chance to tear up your notice."
"Yes, so this time I invited everyone here in front of them to cut off all his chances of morally blackmailing me in the future, and I will never give him the chance to rely on me in the future." Jiang Lili's tone was a little helpless. This was the way the world was. Because of his father's identity, he could always stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at her.
"That's right. This time I have solved his problem." Thinking of this, Jiang Jianyi felt that her trip back was worth it.
"Yes, this time my worries have been solved. The renovation of the house in Beijing is almost half done. Grandpa, do you want to go over and play for a few months?" Jiang Lili invited.
"I'll come over to warm up the house for you after you move in." Jiang Jianyi hesitated before speaking.
"Wait until Aunt and Tongtong have their winter vacation, then you can come directly. We will celebrate the New Year in Beijing this year. How about you wait until your company has its holiday before coming over?" Jiang Lili asked for their opinions.
"It's still a long way to go before the New Year and winter vacation. Plans can't keep up with changes. Let's talk about it when the time comes." Jiang Aiguo felt that she planned a little too early.
"Okay, let's talk about it later."
"Sister Lili, we will come during the New Year." Jiang Qitong said and pulled her fingers. She wanted to go to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come. When you come, I'll take you to see the toy factory in Jing City. There are a lot of toys there. There are also a lot of delicious food in Jing City. I'll take you to try them all then." Jiang Lili curled the corners of her lips. As long as she could convince Tongtong, she wouldn't be afraid that they wouldn't come.
Sure enough, after hearing the last two sentences, Jiang Qitong's eyes lit up and she nodded hurriedly. This was the first time she was looking forward to the winter vacation coming so quickly.
The others couldn't help but laugh when they saw this. Zhou Qingfen noticed that it was getting late, so she immediately went to the kitchen and took out the things she had prepared: "This is the dried vegetables you and your mother like to eat, and this is what you like."
Looking at the large bag of things Zhou Qingfen took out, Jiang Lili was a little surprised: "Aunt, is this too much?"
"Not much. You don't have much luggage. Besides, I've inquired about it. These things can be taken on the plane. If you occasionally want to taste the flavor of home when you are away from home, these can be kept for a long time." After Zhou Qingfen finished speaking, she continued to introduce to her the things she had not finished introducing just now.
This time Jiang Lili didn't say no. These were not just the taste of her hometown, but also the love of her family.
Just before leaving for the airport, she received a call. The person on the other end of the line was actually Lu Jiaze, which surprised her. Lu Jiaze on the other end of the line was a little worried: "I heard that your admission letter was torn up by your father. Should you be able to go to the school to resolve it?"
Jiang Lili was even more surprised. She said in a relaxed tone, "Did the news spread so quickly? Did you know everything in Jincheng?"
"I just returned to Yuncheng, and someone from my mother's unit happened to be living in the iron factory." Hearing her relaxed tone, Lu Jiaze couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Oh, there shouldn't be any big problem with the notice. I'll go back to Beijing soon and ask the school then." Jiang Lili couldn't help but think that lying was indeed a laborious and tiring thing. After telling a lie, she would have to use countless lies to cover it up. Fortunately, she would be returning to Beijing soon, so she wouldn't have to keep covering up the lies.
"Are we going back to Beijing so soon?" Lu Jiaze was a little surprised. He had just returned from Beijing and had originally planned to stay for a few more days, but his father had a friend who could allow him to go to the army for a few days of training in advance, so he let him come back first.
"Yes, I'm just about to go to the airport." Jiang Lili gently reminded him that she was in a hurry.
"Is that so? Then it won't delay you from catching your flight. We'll contact each other when we have time." Lu Jiaze couldn't help but sigh after hanging up the phone. It seemed that the word fate had nothing to do with them. When he went to Jing City with Lu Hongzhe, she returned to Yuncheng, and when he came back from Jing City, she was about to leave again.
"Have you called Lili?" Seeing him sitting there in a daze, Qiu Shaoli couldn't help but ask.
"She just got the shot, so the problem shouldn't be serious. She'll go back to Beijing and consult the school right away." Lu Jiaze said.
"Let Hongzhe go with her then. Hongzhe is more familiar with the school. It's really a coincidence this time. Your father asked you to come back less than two days after you went to Beijing. You won't blame him, right?" His schedule was perfect this time and he missed Lili. Qiu Shaoli asked carefully.
"Mom, what are you talking about? How could I blame him? It's my own fault for not planning my time well." Lu Jiaze shook his head.
"Go again next time you have the chance. It's a rare opportunity for your dad's friend to come, and it will be a rare opportunity. You can adapt to school in advance by then." Such an opportunity is too rare, otherwise they would not have let him come back from Beijing immediately.
Lu Jiaze also knew that this opportunity was rare. He didn't mean to blame anyone, he just felt a little emotional for the moment.
"It's a good thing that Lili goes to Beijing earlier. No one in the Ji family is a good person. Who knows how disgusting they will be in the future. Fortunately, you have graduated now and you are not in the same class with that girl." Qiu Shaoli did not hide her disgust for everyone in the Ji family.
Lu Jiaze was stunned for a moment before realizing who she was talking about. He couldn't help but laugh: "Could it be that you are still worried about something happening between Ji Mingyue and me?"
"Of course I believe you. The look in that girl's eyes makes you feel that she is deep-minded." Qiu Shaoli nodded. After they were divided into different subjects, she went to school several times and saw Ji Mingyue several times. The look in that girl's eyes was very unpleasant.
"Really? I didn't notice that. Don't worry, she and I don't have much in common. We were classmates before. I can't just ignore her deliberately when she comes to ask me a question, right?" Lu Jiaze felt that his mother was worrying too much.
"Just be aware of this and stay away from her." Qiu Shaoli felt that she might be a little paranoid, but she thought it was always better to be careful.
*
Jiang Lili hadn't told her the time of return, but Cheng Yuntian still came to pick her up unexpectedly. She was a little surprised: "Cheng Jie, how did you know I was coming back today?"
"Your grandfather called and asked me to pick you up. You've become estranged from me. Tell me the time you'll be back in advance, and I'll come and pick you up directly." Cheng Yuntian said as he took the things in her hand with a reproachful look.
"I just thought it would be convenient to take a taxi," Jiang Lili explained with a smile.
"I think there are more and more things to do in the factory. Does the factory need a car?" Cheng Yuntian asked casually.
"If necessary, we can provide one." In the past, many state-owned factories had provided cars.
"Then let's hold a meeting in two days and then decide. Have you resolved the problem when you returned home?" Cheng Yuntian felt that she came back too quickly this time.
"It's just a matter of going home to get a notice. There's nothing much to solve." Jiang Lili explained.
"The admission letter from Tsinghua University has arrived?" Cheng Yuntian was a little surprised.
"Yes, we're here." Jiang Lili nodded.
"Then please show it to me when you get back. I haven't seen the admission letter from Tsinghua University yet." Cheng Yuntian's tone was full of curiosity.
"Feel free to look around later." Jiang Lili said with a smile.
It was almost dinner time when they returned to the factory. Cheng Yuntian carried the bags to the room where they lived and asked, "Once the bags are packed at Huajianlouji, will you move over there?"
"It should be. It's a bit inconvenient to live here." Jiang Lili casually opened her bag, took out the notice from the bag and handed it to her: "Take a look."
Cheng Yun took it carefully and opened it cautiously. It was a notice and he looked at it for five minutes before letting go.
Jiang Lili said with some amusement: "There's no need to be so careful."
"Of course you do. What if it gets dirty or torn? Put it away quickly, and let's go eat." Cheng Yuntian urged.
Jiang Lili listened to her words, lowering her head and looking at the notice in her hand. She thought that people are indeed different. Cheng Yuntian could treat his notice with such an attitude, but the Ji family didn't have such awareness. She put the notice away and stood up. "Let's eat! Don't mention it, I haven't eaten in the cafeteria for two days, and I actually miss the taste."
"It's like this. I've been eating at home for the past two days and I've been craving the food in the cafeteria. Let's go, we'll go now, and I think we can run into Sister Jiang. I answered your grandfather's call, and she didn't know you were coming back today." At the end, Cheng Yuntian smiled and asked her if she wanted to give Jiang Yulan a surprise.
"My appearance in the cafeteria is the biggest surprise." A smile flashed in Jiang Lili's eyes. She planned to go to Huajianlouji after dinner to check the progress of the decoration.
"Yeah, let's go. There are new dishes in the cafeteria today." Cheng Yuntian had already walked outside while speaking.
When the two of them arrived at the cafeteria, it was not yet time to get off work. After a while, they saw Jiang Yulan and Zhao Dong come in. Jiang Lili said loudly, "Mom, this way."
"Lili, why didn't you tell me you were here?" Jiang Yulan said with joy.
"I want to give you a surprise, right? Please sit down. The meal is ready for you. These are the dried vegetables my aunt asked me to bring." Jiang Lili pointed to the dried vegetables she placed on the table.
"Your aunt understands me. She has been craving this for a long time." Jiang Yulan felt that she could eat half a bowl of rice more today.
"Then eat more later." Jiang Lili saw that she looked happy and thought it was a good thing that she didn't refuse the bag of things.
Zhao Dong finished his meal and sat down in the empty seat next to them. He nodded to her as a greeting. Jiang Lili looked at Jiang Yulan and said, "Mom, are you going to work overtime later?"
"If you don't want to work overtime, do you want to go to Huajianlouji?" Jiang Yulan probably guessed what she was thinking.
"Well, I want to go and check on the progress. I used to keep an eye on it every day, but I haven't been there for the past two days, so I'm a little worried about it." Jiang Lili said a little embarrassedly.
"It's normal to be worried about you. I'll go with you to take a look later." Jiang Yulan said.
"Let me drive you there and check on your progress." Cheng Yuntian took the initiative to speak.
"Okay." Jiang Lili said and glanced at Jiang Yulan. She didn't know how long it would take her to get her driver's license.
After dinner, they went over there to check out the progress of the renovations. When they came out, they happened to run into Lu Hongzhe. Cheng Yuntian smiled and said, "Xiao Lu is here, so I'll go back directly. You can take them back later."
Her last words were addressed to Lu Hongzhe, who nodded and said, "Okay, I'll just take Aunt Jiang and the others back."
After Cheng Yuntian left, Lu Hongzhe said to Jiang Lili, "I'll go to school with you tomorrow to ask."
"What are you asking?" Jiang Yulan was a little confused.
Jiang Lili quickly guessed what he was talking about. She felt a little headache. Was this the case of good news never going out, but bad news travels a thousand miles? She said with a somewhat helpless tone: "Even you know?"
"My second aunt called me and told me." Lu Hongzhe couldn't help but frown when talking about this. He never thought that the Ji family would be so bad.
"No need, the notice is not damaged." Jiang Lili explained to him.
"But didn't Second Aunt say that?" When she said this, Lu Hongzhe saw the sly smile on her face and relaxed. He then opened the car door and waited until they got in before asking, "What's going on?"
"It's a long story. To put it simply, I guessed that they would use the notice to cause trouble, so I made preparations in advance and prevented the worst outcome from happening. They only destroyed the copy." Jiang Lili explained simply.
"Didn't they notice anything wrong?" Lu Hongzhe frowned.
"Maybe he didn't have time to look so carefully when he was doing something bad, so I took this opportunity to let everyone see his true face." Jiang Lili said in a light tone, and the people who were listening nearby felt a surge of heartache for the first time.
"Then I'll go back and tell Second Aunt later." Lu Hongzhe said.
"No need, just tell her that we went to the school to handle it, and don't tell her anything else." Jiang Lili didn't want to explain it again to everyone.
"Okay, then I'll call her back tomorrow night and send you back first?" Lu Hongzhe asked casually.
"Yes, go back directly. Brother Hongzhe, when did you return to Beijing?"
"I just came back two days ago." Lu Hongzhe started the car while speaking.
"I thought you would stay in Jincheng for a few more days with your family."
"That was originally the plan, but there were other things going on here, and Jiaze was planning to come over for a while, but something happened at home just two days after he arrived."
"That's not a coincidence." Thinking of her journey in almost the opposite direction of his, Jiang Lili couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
"Yes, a little bit." A smile flashed in Lu Hongzhe's eyes in the front row.
This place wasn't very far from the factory. After arriving, the mother and daughter thanked Lu Hongzhe and got out of the car. After taking two steps, Jiang Lili turned around and knocked on the car window. The person inside slowly lowered the window and said in a gentle voice, "Anything else?"
"Brother Hongzhe, the matter of the notice is our secret." Jiang Lili reminded.
This sentence inexplicably pleased him, and his brows softened: "Okay, I won't tell anyone else."
"Okay, that's it. I'll go back first." Jiang Lili nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Hongzhe did not start the car immediately, but stared at her back until her back disappeared from his sight. Then he withdrew his gaze and slowly stepped on the accelerator.
When he returned, Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming were still busy. With only a year until graduation, they were preparing to expand the company. Hearing the noise coming from the stairs, Jiang Liangbo looked up and asked, "Why are you back so late today?"
"I met Aunt Jiang and Lili and chatted with them for a while. Is there something wrong?" Lu Hongzhe glanced at him after saying that.
"Can't I ask you if there's nothing wrong?" Jiang Liangbo said unhappily.
"It's okay, I'll go back to my room and rest first." Lu Hongzhe shook his head.
After he returned to the room, Jiang Liangbo and Lu Ziming beside him wondered, "Why is this workaholic going to bed so early today?"
"Who knows? Finish this quickly. I also want to rest early today." Lu Ziming urged.
"knew!"
As soon as he returned to his room, Lu Hongzhe received a call from Lu Jiaze: "Brother, how is it? Have you heard what the school said?"
"I don't know yet. I have to go to school with her tomorrow to ask her." Thinking of her instructions, Lu Hongzhe lied to Lu Jiaze for the first time, but when he thought of her saying that this was a secret only they knew, he felt a secret sense of pleasure.
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