Chapter 1717 What's the difference between this and cutting her flesh?
Although they were far apart, Ji Yushu's familiar movements told her that he knew this woman well. Jiang Yulan's gaze fell on Ye Qiuju. She was certain she didn't know her, having never seen her at any of the Ji family gatherings. Almost instantly, she guessed her identity: she was Ji Mingyue's mother.
"This doesn't taste as good as the one you make." Ji Yushu took a bite of the meat bun and said casually to Ye Qiuju.
"If you like it, I'll make it for you when I get home from work." Ye Qiuju's tone was gentle. She thought, in her past life, she had also fantasized about Ji Yushu returning to take her and Mingyue to the city for a better life. But she waited and waited. A month passed, then two. Not only did he not show up, but he didn't even say a word. Then rumors began to spread in the village: he no longer wanted her and Mingyue. Back then, she had been so determined, even arguing and fighting with others over this matter. Later, she realized she was a joke. So she stopped waiting for him, stopped pinning her hopes on him, and began to use her own advantages to support herself and Mingyue. Thinking of this, she took a deep bite of the meat bun in her hand. In this life, she was determined to live a life of luxury. He owed her and Mingyue everything.
Outside, the two dared not get too close. Ji Yushu finished his breakfast in a few mouthfuls and said to her in a low voice, "I'm going back first. I'll come see you when I'm free."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Ye Qiuju nodded. She had waited for so long in her previous life, so she could wait for just a few days.
"Mingyue and the others have a day off tomorrow. I'll take her to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. Is there anything you want?" Ji Yushu looked at Ye Qiuju and asked.
Ye Qiuju shook her head: "No need, just buy it for Mingyue. I'm also a salaried person now, so don't worry about it."
Her words made Ji Yushu feel even more guilty. He remembered that when he and Jiang Yulan got married, they had everything, but Ye Qiuju had nothing. His eyes fell on her wrist and his tone was gentle: "I will buy an electronic watch for Mingyue and one for you too. That's what I promised you."
Ye Qiuju's eyes instantly turned red, and her tone became even more excited: "Brother Ji, you actually still remember."
"Of course I remember." Ji Yushu nodded. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he felt more and more that he owed her.
Jiang Yulan stared at the interaction between the two with an expressionless face. Although she had some suspicions in her mind, she still felt a little uncomfortable witnessing this scene. She thought that in the past, she would have rushed forward to ask Ji Yushu for an explanation, but thinking of Lili's obedient words last night, supporting any decision she made, she quickly calmed down. She told herself that she still had Lili, and she couldn't be impulsive.
The two quickly separated. Jiang Yulan watched Ye Qiuju go to the nearby Love Restaurant. She thought that Ji Mingyue's background was basically confirmed. She sneered. Ji Yushu really had a good plan, asking her to help raise her daughter. The Ji family was even more powerful. They had been deceiving her since those days. She stood there and tried to calm herself down. Over the years, the Ji family had hardly helped them. Now thinking about it, maybe they did it on purpose, knowing that Dad and Aiguo would not ignore her. Maybe they had planned this from the beginning.
Jiang Yulan got on the bus again. This time, she didn't go back to the factory to work, but went back to her parents' home. Jiang Jianyi was surprised to see her coming over: "You're not going to work today?"
"No, I came here today to get my passbook." Jiang Yulan directly stated her purpose.
"Have you figured it out? Wait, I'll get it for you." Jiang Jianyi joked.
Jiang Yulan didn't say anything. She came to get the passbook in order to withdraw the money and deposit it in Lili's name. She opened a passbook for Lili after Lili graduated from the high school entrance examination. She originally planned to deposit some money into it for her every year, but she didn't expect it to come in handy now.
Jiang Jianyi came out with the passbook and handed it to her, saying, "You don't want me to be a guarantor for Yushu. Here's a thousand yuan. Take it and find a chance to give it to him."
"Do Aiguo and Qingfen know about this?" Jiang Yulan said with a serious face.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Jiang Jianyi glared at him.
"Dad, keep it for now. I will definitely not be polite to you when I need it." Jiang Yulan said and stuffed the passbook back.
"Okay." Jiang Jianyi didn't continue pushing.
"Then I'll go to the business office first." Jiang Yulan put the passbook away.
"Go back and talk to Yushu about the guarantee matter yesterday. We can't let any rifts arise among our family." Jiang Jianyi warned.
"Okay." Jiang Yulan nodded. She thought that Ji Yushu didn't deserve his family to consider him so much.
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Today is Friday, and we will have a holiday after the afternoon classes. By noon, everyone was eager to go out, and Ji Mingyue was even more excited because Ji Yushu said he would take her to buy things.
"Lili, come to my house this weekend?" Wu Juyue took the initiative to invite her. She felt that she seemed to have "ignored" her this week.
"I guess I won't be free tomorrow. My dad said he would take Mingyue and me shopping." Ji Lili didn't forget that Ji Yushu promised to buy her clothes.
"Is that so? Maybe next time." Wu Juyue said with some regret.
"Okay, let's make an appointment next time." Ji Lili nodded with a smile. She glanced at Ji Mingyue next to her and saw that she looked thoughtful. She didn't know what bad idea she was thinking of.
When they returned, Ji Yushu was busy in the kitchen. Ji Lili was a little surprised: "Dad, where is my mom?"
"I don't know. She hasn't come back yet." Ji Yushu shook his head. If he felt guilty the first time he went to Ye Qiuju, the guilt he felt the second time was not as strong. When he came back and found that Jiang Yulan had not come back yet, the last bit of guilt in his heart was gone.
At this moment, Jiang Yulan came back in a hurry, and Ji Yushu immediately took the initiative: "Yulan, what's wrong with you? The children still have to go to school, and you don't even come back to cook after work."
"I'm a bit busy today, so I went to the cafeteria to get some food." Only after Jiang Yulan said this did he notice the lunch box in her hand.
"Mom, how did you know I wanted to eat the braised pork in the cafeteria?" Ji Lili happily took the lunch box from her hand.
"Let's eat first." Ji Yushu went to the kitchen again with a spatula, feeling a little embarrassed.
Combined with the food Jiang Yulan brought from the cafeteria, today's lunch was much richer than usual. Jiang Yulan asked casually, "Where did you go last night?"
"I sent them to school, and on the way back I met someone from the iron factory. He said the third brother and his wife had another fight, so I went back to see them and ask my parents if they could give me some money." This was an excuse Ji Yushu had thought of long ago, and it also reminded her of the "heartlessness" of her mother's family.
Jiang Yulan didn't play by the rules. She nodded and said, "That's right. You've given them one-third of your monthly salary since you got married. If they've saved it for you over the years, it must be a considerable sum."
Ji Yushu's hand holding the chopsticks froze. He didn't expect Jiang Yulan to suddenly bring up this matter. He said unnaturally, "You know they are different from Dad. Their salary is not enough to support the family. They haven't saved any money in recent years."
"So you made a wasted trip last night?" Jiang Yulan said as she pushed the braised pork in front of Ji Lili.
"If they don't have it, then there's nothing we can do about it. Dad isn't willing to guarantee me, so I have to find another way." Ji Yushu said with a sigh.
"If it really doesn't work out, just come back to work. At least you get a salary every month. Doing business has risks after all." Jiang Yulan said in a very calm tone.
"How can that be? If I come back to work, how will others look at me?" Ji Yushu refused without thinking.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either. So what do you want to do?" Jiang Yulan's tone remained calm.
"I thought Dad said he could return the passbook to us in advance. Why don't you go and get it back?" Ji Yushu had just finished a phone call with Guangzhou, and the price was just right recently.
"It's too late. If you withdraw now, you will have to pay compensation. I asked you a few days ago and you said it was okay. If you go now, it will be obvious to Dad that you regret it because of what happened yesterday. How can we ask them for help in the future if we have problems?" Jiang Yulan glanced at him after she finished speaking, and he looked a little guilty.
"Forget it, I'll think of other ways." Ji Yushu said as he thought about what Jiang Yulan had just said. The salary he had saved with his mother's help over the years should be close to two thousand. If nothing else works, he can only use this as a temporary solution. He can then say it was a loan.
"It's up to you." Jiang Yulan didn't say yes or no.
"I'm done eating. Please clean up the dishes. I didn't sleep well last night."
Ji Yushu, who had originally wanted to retort that he cooked today, agreed with a guilty conscience when she mentioned last night: "Okay, now you are the pillar of the family, you should have a good rest."
Ji Lili glanced at Jiang Yulan. She always felt that there was something behind her words today. Her eyes swept over the father and daughter, and she gave up her previous idea. She also stood up and went back to her room to rest.
"Uncle, will you take me to buy a watch tomorrow?" Ji Mingyue asked.
"It's tomorrow, what's wrong?" Ji Yushu nodded.
"I'm just asking. I feel happy thinking that I will have a watch soon. By the way, can I ride the bicycle at home?" Ji Mingyue tactfully told him that she would go back to riding a bicycle.
"Why do you still ride a bike when it's so close to school?" The key point is that the bike was Jiang Yulan's dowry. She can't just ride it without Li Li.
"No, I sometimes use it when I want to visit my mother." Ji Mingyue shook her head.
"You can take the bus there." Ji Yushu lowered his voice and gave her another five yuan.
"Is there a bus?" Ji Mingyue had never thought about this question.
"Just take bus No. 15." Ji Yushu nodded.
"Okay, then I'll take the bus next time." Ji Mingyue also lowered her voice.
"Don't let them know." Ji Yushu said and looked towards the living room and the room.
"I know." Ji Mingyue noticed a scratch on his neck with her sharp eyes. She curled the corners of her lips. It seemed that Ye Qiuju was making smooth progress.
On Friday afternoon, everyone was excited. It was the first weekend after school and everyone was looking forward to it. Until the bell rang for the last class, everyone became excited. As soon as the teacher left the classroom, everyone rushed out with their schoolbags.
Ji Lili continued to pack her schoolbag slowly and leisurely. She only walked out after most people in the classroom had left.
Ji Mingyue, who was at the door, couldn't help but complain when she saw her come out: "Can't you be faster?"
"If you are in a hurry, you can leave first." Ji Lili didn't understand why she had to wait for her. After she said that, she realized that Wu Juyue was not next to her, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Ji Mingyue was choked by her, then pretended to be sad and said: "I knew you didn't like me, Lili!"
"Aren't you tired like this?" Ji Lili asked sincerely.
Ji Mingyue froze for a moment, then forced a smile: "Lili, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
"Nothing." Ji Lili shook her head, too lazy to argue with her anymore.
Ji Mingyue stared at her back, pursed his lips, and told himself to stay calm. Now was not the time to fall out.
During dinner, Ji Yushu mentioned that he would take the two of them shopping tomorrow, which was also a disguised reminder for Jiang Yulan to give him money later. However, after waiting for a long time, Jiang Yulan did not make any move. As a last resort, he could only take the initiative to ask, "Yulan, did you forget something?"
"What?" Jiang Yulan pretended to be stupid with him.
"I'll take Mingyue to buy things tomorrow, including new clothes for Lili." Ji Yushu reminded again.
"That's great. If I didn't have to go to work, I would go with you." Jiang Yulan looked regretful.
"That's not the question. You know, I haven't been working since last month." Ji Yushu didn't say the rest. He believed she should understand.
"Didn't I give you a hundred yuan last time? Buy what you need first. I haven't received my salary yet." After seeing what happened in the morning, Jiang Yulan naturally didn't want to give him any more money.
"It shouldn't be enough." Ji Yushu almost forgot about this. He has been spending money lavishly recently and has very little money left in his pocket.
"Then can we wait a little longer for Mingyue's things? We have already paid enough attention to your elder brother by supporting her schooling." Jiang Yulan said seriously.
"They are all necessities. Besides, I promised the child, how can I break my promise?" Ji Yushu retorted directly.
"Then why don't you ask someone for help?" Jiang Yulan suggested.
"Okay." Ji Yushu glanced at Jiang Yulan after saying that. He always felt that something was wrong with her these past two days. Could it be that she discovered something? This shouldn't be the case.
"I'll go to Lili's room and take a look." Jiang Yulan was still thinking about the passbook she left in Ji Lili's room.
"Yeah." Ji Yushu stared at her back and nodded.
Hearing the knock on the door, Ji Li left the door and was not surprised to see who was coming. He just asked, "Mom, come in quickly."
"Did you know I was coming?" Jiang Yulan asked her with a smile.
"No, you are the only one knocking on my door at this time." Ji Lili said and pulled her into the room.
"Let me show you something." Jiang Yulan said as she opened her closet, took out a small bag from the bottom, opened it, and handed the passbook inside to her.
Ji Lili opened the passbook, confused, until she saw her name on it. She couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise: "Mom, why is my name written on it?"
"I went to get it done today. Fortunately, you got your ID card when you turned sixteen. Only with an ID card can you get a passbook." Jiang Yulan once again expressed her gratitude for Ji Lili's foresight in pulling her to get her an ID card.
Ji Lili stared at the passbook in her hand. Her intuition told her that Jiang Yulan must have discovered something. She closed the passbook and asked casually, "Then can I keep this passbook?"
"I'll drop her off at your aunt's tomorrow morning." If she let the old man take her, he would probably lecture her on a lot of matters, and now was not the time to confront her.
"Okay." Ji Lili nodded. She also felt that it was not safe to keep it at home.
"Don't put yourself in a difficult position when you go shopping tomorrow." Although she knew she wasn't the type to put herself in a difficult position, she still couldn't help but remind her.
"Yeah." Ji Lili nodded.
Seeing Jiang Yulan return to the house, Ji Yushu began to mutter again: "Did you just tell Lili that things are a bit tight at home these days. I guess we have to rush to buy things for Mingyue tomorrow. After all, her things are necessities."
"Ji Yushu, I agreed to let you bring your eldest brother's daughter home because I didn't want to make things difficult for you. But now you want to put Lili in a difficult position to satisfy her. In that case, just send her directly back to your parents' home tomorrow." Jiang Yulan looked at her with a cold face.
"No, Yulan, please be reasonable. The things Mingyue wants to buy are necessities, but Lili's are not." Ji Yushu tried to reason with her.
"Then let the third child do it. Why should we be responsible for eating at school and buying things? I'm going to go to Yao Yan's factory to ask her tomorrow." Jiang Yulan snorted coldly to express her anger.
Hearing that she was going to look for the third brother's wife, Ji Yushu quickly said, "No, no, no, you know that the third brother just had a quarrel with his wife. I'll find a way to make sure that Lili won't be wronged, okay?"
"Old Ji, you said you have been in our house for less than ten days since last month, and you have already started to mistreat our daughter. Don't you think there is a problem?" Jiang Yulan said after taking a look.
Ji Yushu froze for a moment, then explained, "I just feel sorry for the hardship this child has had since childhood. Besides, my eldest brother was so kind to me before, so I'm just loving him too."
Jiang Yulan sneered in her heart, but said to him, "Your elder brother treats you well. I have no objection if you want to repay him, but the premise is that you can't be unfair to Li Li, otherwise I won't agree."
"I understand. Don't worry. Lili is my own daughter. How could I treat her badly?" Ji Yushu couldn't help but think that if it was Ye Qiuju, she would definitely not be so aggressive.
Since she didn't have to get up early during the holidays, Ji Lili naturally wanted to get enough sleep. When she got up at eight o'clock, she thought she was the latest one. When she arrived in the living room, she found that Ji Yushu was knocking on Ji Mingyue's door. She hadn't gotten up yet.
"Dad, Sister Mingyue hasn't gotten up yet?" Ji Lili was a little surprised.
"Uncle, I'll get up right away." Ji Mingyue in the room quickly sat up from the bed upon hearing this. She yawned as she spoke. She was so sleepy from getting up early for a week. If she hadn't thought about going shopping today, she wouldn't have wanted to get up.
After breakfast at home, the three of them headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative. Ji Mingyue was mainly there to buy some daily necessities. Seeing her gaze land on Ji Lili's wrist, Ji Yushu said, "I've asked someone to buy a digital watch. It should arrive tomorrow."
"Really? Thank you, second uncle." Ji Mingyue was very excited. When Ji Yushu turned around, a flash of disgust flashed across her eyes. Electronic watches, even the three-year-old children around her don't use these.
Ji Lili, who witnessed her entire expression change, shook her head in amusement. She then reminded Ji Yushu, "Dad, I want to go over there and look at some clothes."
It's a change of season now, and he promised last time to buy himself new clothes. Ji Yushu frowned and then said, "Let's go. Let's make a deal. You can only buy one set today."
"If there's one set, there's not even any clothes to change into." Ji Lili shook her head to indicate that it wasn't enough.
"Where are the clothes in your house?" Ji Yushu suppressed the anger in his heart. For a moment, he just felt annoyed. The big ones were aggressive, and the small ones were also worrying.
"I gave it all to Sister Mingyue, have you forgotten?" Ji Lili glanced at him and saw the confusion in his eyes. Sure enough, he didn't take this matter to heart at all.
"Oh, I almost forgot, then let's pick two sets." While speaking, Ji Yushu secretly calculated the remaining money in his pocket in his mind, and glanced at the glass cabinet containing watches over there. It seems that he will break his promise again this time, but Qiuju has always been understanding and she will understand him.
At that time, the supply and marketing cooperative had limited clothing styles. Ji Lili took a quick look and shook her head decisively: "Dad, should we go buy clothes outside?"
"Why can't we buy it here?" This was the first time that Yu Shu brought Ji Lili to buy clothes in such a long time.
"Lili probably thinks the clothes here are ugly." Ji Mingyue added.
"As long as the clothes are wearable, Lili, don't be so picky." Ji Yushu thought, she was indeed a worry.
"Dad, it's not that I'm picky, it's just that there's no one suitable for me here." Ji Lili frowned and looked at him.
"Lili, don't you like that leggings? Many people in the class are wearing them. They are the most popular pants now." Ji Mingyue said, pointing to the leggings next to her that were cropped at the ankles.
"I don't like it." Ji Lili sneered.
Seeing this, Ji Yushu wanted to argue with her, but thinking of what Jiang Yulan said last night, he took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll take you to see other places."
"Second uncle is so good to Lili." Ji Mingyue sighed. Ji Yushu glanced at Ji Mingyue next to him, then sighed. He thought to himself, it would be great if Ji Lili could be as worry-free as Ji Mingyue.
"He is my father. If he is not good to me, how could he be good to you?" Ji Lili said and looked at the two of them in a strange way.
As soon as these words came out, a trace of guilt flashed across their eyes. Then Ji Yushu reacted and said, "Let's go. Didn't you say we were going to buy clothes somewhere else?"
"Second Uncle, why don't I not go? Lili doesn't seem to like me." Ji Mingyue lowered her eyes after saying that. She remembered that the supply and marketing cooperative was not far from the Qingyuan Hotel, so she could just go to Ye Qiuju's place to rest for a while.
"No, Ji Mingyue, if you don't want to continue shopping, then don't bother. Don't put all the blame on me, okay?" This trick has always worked for Ji Mingyue in the plot, but Ji Lili won't take it.
"Lili, how can you talk like that? Mingyue is your sister." Ji Yushu looked at Ji Lili with some displeasure.
"Lili, Mingyue, what a coincidence." Just when the atmosphere was awkward, Wu Juyue suddenly appeared.
It was at this moment that she realized that the atmosphere was not right, and her voice was obviously much softer when she spoke again: "Are you here to go shopping too?"
"Yeah, Lili thinks the clothes here are not good-looking. We are planning to go somewhere else. What about you?" After saying this, Ji Mingyue glanced at the parents next to Wu Juyue, trying to give her the impression that Ji Lili was picky and willful.
"I'm here to buy clothes too, Mom. You see, I said the clothes in the supply and marketing cooperative are not good-looking, and my friend thinks so too." After saying this, Wu Juyue looked at her mother with some pride.
Zhao Cuifang glanced at Ji Lili and said with a smile, "Since Lili has said so, why don't we follow her and go somewhere else?"
As a child from another family in the children's school, Ji Lili is seen through a filter in the eyes of parents within a ten-mile radius. Zhao Cuifang naturally doesn't like Ji Mingyue's little thoughts.
"Okay, okay." Wu Juyue was the first to agree.
Ji Lili glanced at Ji Mingyue and smiled innocently: "Sister Mingyue, are you still going now?"
"Go, why not?" Ji Mingyue felt that Ji Lili must have done it on purpose. Forget it, she could find another opportunity to go to Ye Qiuju's place.
The shopping crowd grew larger and larger. As the only man among them, Ji Yushu frowned. Finally, he discussed with Ji Lili, "Lili, why don't you go shopping with Aunt Zhao and the others? If you see something suitable, buy it. I won't go with you."
"Okay, then Dad, give me the money first." Ji Lili said as she stretched out her hand towards him.
"Here's thirty yuan, you can buy whatever you want." Ji Yushu originally wanted to give her twenty yuan, but when he remembered that Jiang Yulan bought a skirt for more than ten yuan last time, he gave her ten more yuan.
"Dad, this is not enough." Ji Lili clearly remembered that he brought a hundred yuan with him before going out. She could even see the big head of Chairman Mao.
"Thirty is not enough?" Ji Yushu was a little displeased.
"Yes, if you don't believe me, ask my classmates and Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhao." Ji Lili shouted.
"What's wrong, Lili?" Zhao Cuifang looked back at the father and daughter in some confusion.
"Sister Zhao, you see, it's not convenient for a grown man like me to accompany you, so I thought of asking them to go shopping with you. Is that okay with you?" Ji Yushu stuffed another twenty yuan into Ji Lili's hand while speaking. Over the past ten years, he has always been seen as a good husband and a good father in the eyes of the people around him, and naturally, this image cannot be ruined because of these twenty yuan.
"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely help you bargain for the lowest price." Zhao Cuifang agreed immediately.
"Then thank you for your help." After saying this, Ji Yushu glanced at Ji Lili, indicating that this should be okay.
Ji Lili looked at the five cash bills in her hand and nodded with satisfaction. That was enough. She glanced in the direction of the Love Hotel. They were so close, she hoped that the two of them would not let down the opportunity she had specially created for them.
"Lili, what are you going to buy? I want to buy another pair of green leggings. I see many people wearing them. I already have black ones." Wu Juyue asked while holding Ji Lili's arm.
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll decide when I find a suitable one." Ji Lili said she was not sure yet.
"Mingyue, what about you?" Wu Juyue quickly turned to look at Ji Mingyue.
Ji Mingyue looked up at Ji Lili, then quickly lowered her head and whispered, "I'm not buying any. I'll just wear the ones Lili used to wear."
"Ah?" Wu Juyue opened her mouth in surprise, and even Zhao Cuifang turned around. However, she could understand that it was already very good that Ji Yushu and his wife could support her studies.
"Yes, on the first day Sister Mingyue came to my house, she tried on the clothes in my closet while sleeping in my room. She said she had never worn such beautiful clothes before. Seeing that she liked them, I gave them all to her. If I hadn't come to buy two sets today, I wouldn't even have anything to wear." Ji Lili remembered that in the plot, Wu Juyue had a lot of opinions about her because of this incident, thinking that she had gone too far. Now she took the initiative to explain the whole story, and as for what she thought, it was not something she could control.
"Is that so?" Wu Juyue looked back at Ji Mingyue after she finished speaking. She could see the grievance in her eyes at a glance. This reminded her of her childhood when she always wore her brother's old clothes, even though she was a girl. This behavior did not stop until she entered junior high school. So she hated wearing other people's old clothes the most. At this moment, she sympathized with Ji Mingyue. She felt that no girl didn't like new clothes. Thinking of this, she looked at Ji Lili and whispered, "Why don't you buy Mingyue a couple of sets too? You can't always wear old clothes."
"But my dad doesn't have enough extra money for me, and my dad just bought her a bunch of things, but she said she didn't need anything else." Ji Lili spread her hands. She thought that in Wu Juyue's mind, she must be selfish, but why should she use her mother's marital property to buy things for Ji Mingyue?
"Okay." Wu Juyue felt helpless. She wanted to help Ji Mingyue, but unfortunately she didn't have any extra money.
"It's okay, Juyue, I don't need to buy a new one, don't make things difficult for Lili." At this time, Ji Mingyue said understandingly.
Wu Juyue didn't say anything, but she felt that Ji Lili's image in her heart had collapsed. How could she be like this? And Aunt Jiang, since they took Mingyue back home, they shouldn't treat her differently.
"Juyue, didn't you say you liked green leggings? Come here and try them on." Zhao Cuifang interrupted Wu Juyue's hesitation. This girl's sense of justice was aroused again, and she didn't even think about the fact that a year's tuition and living expenses were both free.
"Oh, I'll try it right away." Wu Juyue felt a little regretful after she said that. It seemed that she had said too much.
"Lili, take a look first to see if there is anything you like. Once you're sure, I'll help you bargain." Zhao Cuifang said as she followed Wu Juyue to the fitting room over there.
"Okay, I'll look for your aunt then." Ji Lili nodded at her obediently.
"Auntie, I'll go with you too." Seeing that she was about to leave, Ji Mingyue hurriedly followed her.
"Aren't you going to accompany Lili for a walk?" Zhao Cuifang looked at Ji Mingyue strangely. Could it be that this girl had the same idea? Then the old Ji couple would really be so ungrateful.
"No, it's just that the girl I like doesn't like Lili, so I thought I'd just wait for her here." Ji Mingyue shook her head. In her heart, Ji Lili was naturally not as important as conquering Wu Juyue. She just saw that the conquer value increased by two points.
"Alright," Zhao Cuifang said, and then she turned to Ji Lili and said, "Lili, don't run too far. We'll be right there."
"Okay, Auntie." Ji Lili nodded, her eyes fixed on the model's flared pants. At the time, besides leggings, flared pants were also very popular. Fashion, she thought, was indeed a cycle. She chose clothes primarily for comfort; style wasn't that important to her. Of course, she could also boast that if she looked good, she'd look good in anything.
Since Aunt Zhao said she would help her bargain, she naturally couldn't let her down. After she chose a style, she walked towards Wu Juyue. She was looking at her leggings in the mirror at the moment, and her tone was a little hesitant: "Does it look good?" To be honest, this was a little different from what she expected.
"It looks good. Look how thin she looks." Ji Mingyue kept paying attention to the top of Wu Juyue's head while speaking. It was strange. Didn't she choose this herself? Why didn't her strategy value change when she praised her?
"Really?" Wu Juyue hesitated. She felt that this one looked worse than the black one at home.
"Of course, isn't this popular now? I see many people wearing it on the street." Ji Mingyue continued.
Wu Juyue looked hesitantly in the mirror and saw Ji Lili walking towards them. She quickly waved, "Lili, come here."
"How about it, have you chosen one? What do you think of it?" As she said this, she turned around and showed Ji Lili her new pants.
"Why don't you try bell-bottoms?" Wu Juyue has thick calves, so bell-bottoms are more suitable for her.
"Won't this make my legs look thicker?" Wu Juyue looked at the bell-bottom pants hesitantly.
"Just try it and you'll know." Ji Lili stuffed the pants directly into her arms and decided to let the facts speak for themselves.
"Listen to Lili and try it first." Zhao Cuifang also smiled and asked her to try it.
"Okay then." Wu Juyue took the bell-bottom pants to the fitting room.
"Lili, have you chosen?" Zhao Cuifang looked at Ji Lili. The more she looked at her, the more she liked this child.
"Aunt, I've made my choice. Once Juyue's order is ready, please help me bargain for it." Ji Lili nodded.
"Okay." Zhao Cuifang agreed.
Only then did Ji Lili have time to look at Ji Mingyue next to her. Was she so insincere even in her attempts to conquer others?
"Lili, why are you looking at me like that?" Ji Mingyue looked at her innocently.
"Did you really think it looked good just now?" Ji Lili asked seriously.
"Of course, Juyue likes it too. When buying clothes, you should buy what you like." Ji Mingyue thought, no wonder Wu Juyue approached him as soon as he tried to win over her. With Ji Lili's picky personality, how many people could stand her?
"Then you can't ignore the facts." Ji Lili frowned, and Wu Juyue was obviously hesitant. At this time, she needed someone next to her to tell her the real understanding.
"Aesthetics is a very personal matter. You can't say I'm lying just because you think it's ugly, Lili. I think you have a prejudice against me." After going to the Jiang family, Ji Mingyue knew that Ji Yushu still needed the help of the Jiang family. She planned to get along well with Ji Lili during this time, so her expression was very sincere at this moment.
"You think too much." Ji Lili shook her head. She did have a prejudice against her, just like she was clearly hostile to them but had to hide it.
While the two were talking, Wu Juyue had already come out of the fitting room. She looked down at her legs as she walked, and said with some joy, "I think I'll look better in this."
"Let's take this one." Zhao Cuifang made the decision immediately. She thought this one looked much better than the leggings she had just worn.
"Okay." Wu Juyue was still staring at herself in the mirror, and she found it so magical that the loose trouser legs made her look even thinner.
"Lili, you have such good taste." Wu Juyue looked happy.
"As long as you like it." Ji Lili's tone remained gentle.
"It turns out that not everything that is popular will suit you." Wu Juyue suddenly remembered what Ji Lili had said to her before. She didn't agree with it before, but now she couldn't help but sigh, it was indeed Ji Lili.
Ji Mingyue watched helplessly as the attack value above her head jumped back to its previous value. She couldn't help but frown. Why did the value drop again?
In the following time, Ji Lili found that Ji Mingyue's gaze was always on Wu Juyue's head, and confusion flashed in her eyes. She couldn't help but wonder, was there something wrong with her strategy?
Zhao Cuifang was indeed an expert at bargaining. After buying the clothes, Ji Lili still had ten yuan left in her hand. She looked at them in a good mood and said, "Let's go have ice cream." Without waiting for them to refuse, she went directly to the nearby convenience store and bought four ice creams, and stuffed them into the hands of the mother and daughter without saying a word. As for Ji Mingyue, she naturally would not refuse. In her opinion, they were all Ji Yushu's daughters, and she should have what Ji Lili had.
Wu Juyue's parents were both workers in the factory nearby, so after leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, they separated. When leaving, Ji Lili glanced vaguely at the Qingyuan Hotel.
*
After separating from Ji Lili and the others, Ji Yushu did not go to the Love Hotel, but returned to the iron factory's family compound. Seeing him back, Chen Guilan was very happy: "You're back?"
"Well, Mom, how much money do I have left with you?" Ji Yushu asked directly.
"Why are you asking this?" Chen Guilan suddenly became alert.
"The supplier in Guangzhou has been contacted and they will only ship the goods after I wire the money."
"I hope we won't be cheated?" Chen Guilan was a little worried.
"No, my friends have visited Guangdong before, don't worry." He had originally planned to go there, but now he has no guarantor and can't get a loan, so it's better to save some money.
Ji Yushu talked for a long time before he realized that Chen Guilan still didn't give him the passbook. He couldn't help but frowned: "Mom, where is my money?"
"Didn't you say before that you would go directly to the business office to apply for a loan? Why have you changed your mind now?" Although the money originally belonged to him, it was in Chen Guilan's pocket, and he asked her to take it out. What's the difference between this and cutting her flesh?
"It's not that easy to get a loan. Give it to me quickly. And by the way, see if there is a suitable house for rent nearby?" Ji Yushu planned to let Ye Qiuju move to this area.
"What do you want to rent a house for?" Chen Guilan was even more alert now.
"Let Qiuju live here. I thought about what you said last time and I think it's feasible." Ji Yushu thought that all this was forced upon him by Jiang Yulan. If she hadn't been unwilling, how could he have done such a thing?
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