Chapter 1919 With evidence, of course it's a divorce
On the way here, Yao Yan had originally considered not letting them pay the money and simply letting Ye Qiuju go back to where she came from. But she suddenly changed her mind. After all, she couldn't keep an eye on them all the time. She'd made a scene once, but what about the next time? So she quickly changed her mind. She wanted Ji Yushu's job. Her parents had been nagging her about her younger brother's job so many times, and she thought this was a good opportunity. She thought Ji Yushu would agree.
"No." No one expected that the first person to jump out and oppose was Chen Guilan. In her opinion, this was Ji Yushu's last guarantee. These days, although some factories were not profitable, at least he could get a salary every month. After all, a stable job was not easy to find. Besides, who could guarantee that his business would be successful? So this was his way out. How could he give it to others so easily?
"Mom." Ji Yushu glanced at her and motioned her to be quiet. He frowned and looked at Yao Yan: "Can't you find another one?" It's not that he was reluctant to give up this job, but if he gave it to her younger brother, Jiang Yulan and her father would definitely know about it. How would he explain it then?
"No." Yao Yan sneered. It seemed that she had overestimated Ji Yushu.
"Let me think about it," Ji Yushu said hesitantly. Ye Qiuju leaned in and whispered, "Brother Ji, promise her. Believe me, there's going to be a wave of layoffs soon, and even those so-called iron rice bowls will be gone soon."
"How do you know?" Ji Yushu glanced at Ye Qiuju, his eyes full of doubt.
"Don't worry about where I got this from. Just tell me if I've ever lied to you." Ye Qiuju glanced at him, her tone filled with conviction. This was one of the benefits of her rebirth. Soon, a wave of layoffs would begin to spread across the country, and the so-called "iron rice bowl" would be shattered. Besides, his business would only become more and more successful in the future, and he wouldn't need this job at all.
Ji Mingyue stared at Yao Yan and sneered. Laugh, but even if she got the job, she wouldn't be able to laugh for long. Although she didn't know the specific year when the wave of layoffs would occur, she knew that the charm of the iron rice bowl would soon be broken.
Ji Yushu thought about it carefully. Ye Qiuju had indeed not lied to him. He looked at Yao Yan and said, "Okay, I promise you, but you have to give me some time. You know, I need to convince your second sister-in-law."
"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from my second brother." Yao Yan nodded with a smile. It seemed that these mother and daughter were more important to him than Jiang Yulan and her daughter. Realizing this thought, Yao Yan felt happy. Jiang Yulan, Jiang Yulan, you didn't expect that you would end up like this, did you?
"Then please keep your promise, my third sister-in-law." Ji Yushu said and glanced at Yao Yan.
"Don't worry, second brother. I know the rules." Yao Yan nodded quickly and agreed.
"Okay, Mingyue and I should go back." He said this to Chen Guilan.
"Go ahead, I'm here, don't worry." Chen Guilan said as she glanced at Ye Qiuju, wishing she could get pregnant right now.
"Mingyue, you have to be obedient and don't argue with them. No matter what they say or do, just bear with it." Ye Qiuju secretly put eye drops on Ji Lili and her daughter.
"Don't worry, I'm here and I will never let Mingyue suffer any injustice." Ji Yushu comforted.
"Okay, I believe Brother Ji. I just feel sorry for Mingyue who has suffered with me for more than ten years. Seeing that child being raised in your hands, I can't accept it for a while and do something wrong." Ye Qiuju said and began to wipe her tears.
"Mom, I will give in to her." Ji Mingyue lowered her eyes and said seriously.
Ji Yushu couldn't help but frown when he saw this. Compared with Mingyue, Lili was indeed too spoiled. How could she get along well with her brother in the future? No, he had to find a way to make her start to change.
After Ji Yushu and Ji Mingyue left, Ye Qiuju also said goodbye to them and went to work at the Love Hotel. Only then did Chen Guilan glare at Yao Yan and said, "Okay, you really do care about your family."
"Mom, am I not doing this for the sake of the family? It would be a waste to leave my second brother's job there. If there was no suitable person to take his place at home, I would not have thought of letting my younger brother go. Besides, I am doing this for Wenwu's sake. When he grows up and gets married, it would not only sound good to have an uncle who is a worker, but his uncle would also be able to lend him a hand, don't you think?" Yao Yan had her own way of coaxing Chen Guilan. Sure enough, when she mentioned Ji Wenwu, Chen Guilan's originally stern face slowly relaxed.
"Okay, put away your little thoughts. Let me be frank with you. You can't let Jiang Yulan know about this, otherwise you will definitely lose your job." Chen Guilan warned.
"Don't worry, Mom. I know this, of course." Yao Yan agreed with a smile. Wasn't this also the reason why she hadn't dared to break up with Jiang Yulan for so many years, even though she clearly hated her? She had a good father, but even if she had a good family background, she couldn't have a son either. Now she couldn't even keep her own man. She deserved it.
Chen Guilan glanced at her without saying anything. Forget it. As she said, it would be better to give the second son's job to someone else. Besides, with the second son's brain, he would definitely succeed in business. Thinking about business, she had to discuss with the old man in the evening about lending money to the second son.
Ji Yushu and Ji Mingyue went straight back to the cotton mill's staff quarters. It was then that Ji Yushu remembered something: "Mingyue, have you finished your homework?"
"Not yet. I was just planning to go back and do it." As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Yushu opened the door. Ji Lili and Jiang Qitong, who were doing homework in the living room, heard the door open and looked over.
"Dad, you're back?" Ji Lili didn't expect them to come back so early.
"Hello, uncle, hello, Sister Mingyue." Jiang Qitong greeted them politely.
"Tongtong is here, Mingyue, you should hurry up and do your homework with them. I'm going to the room to rest for a while." Ji Yushu was thinking about how to better bring up this matter with Jiang Yulan.
Ji Lili and Jiang Qitong quickly withdrew their gaze and continued to do their homework. Soon, Ji Mingyue also came out with her schoolbag and joined the group doing homework. As soon as she put down her schoolbag, she heard the little girl ask, "Uncle, where did you and Sister Mingyue go to play just now?"
"I'm not going to play, I'm going to visit my grandparents." Ji Mingyue explained.
"Then why don't you take Sister Lili with you?" Jiang Qitong asked sincerely, because if it were her, she would be sad if her father took other children somewhere but not her.
Ji Mingyue raised the corner of her lips in a somewhat complacent manner when she heard this. Ji Yushu beside her hurriedly explained, "My uncle left in a hurry, and your sister Lili was with you, so he didn't take her with him."
"Oh, so that's the case. Then next time, uncle can just call Sister Lili downstairs and give her the right to choose." Jiang Qitong suggested seriously.
"Tongtong is right." After saying this, Ji Yushu ran back to the room almost as if he was escaping. He thought, why are all the people in the Jiang family so difficult to deal with?
Ji Lili, who was standing by, reached out and touched the tip of the little girl's nose. She felt a little touched, touched that the little girl was standing up for herself at such a young age.
"Sister Lili, can I stay and sleep with you tonight?" Jiang Qitong suddenly asked.
"Of course you can, but you have to ask your mother's opinion first." Ji Li said.
"Okay, I'll call my mom later." Jiang Qitong has successfully memorized her parents' office phone number.
Ji Mingyue thought of the Jiang family's phone number, and a flash of jealousy flashed across her eyes. The Jiang family was one of the few families in the cotton mill that had a telephone at home. She quickly told herself that there was no need to be jealous, because mobile phones would become common in a few years. She glanced down at her homework book, feeling a little annoyed. How could she have so much homework in her first year of high school? She glanced at Ji Lili who was sorting out her homework over there, and quickly said happily, "Lili, are you done?"
"Not yet. I'll do it tomorrow." Ji Lili said as she continued to tidy up the homework on the table.
"Then can I take a look at your math and physics homework?" Ji Mingyue prefers liberal arts to science.
"I haven't written these two yet. I've only done Chinese and English." According to Ji Lili's observation, these two subjects are also Ji Mingyue's strengths. Sure enough, she didn't insist after hearing this.
Ji Mingyue thought of the strategy value above her English teacher Tang Yan's head and decided to do her English homework first. She had been praised many times for her English homework before.
Jiang Qitong was still an elementary school student and didn't have much homework. When Ji Lili was cleaning up the desk, she had finished it. She took Ji Lili's hand and said coquettishly, "Sister Lili, let's go downstairs and jump rope."
"Do you want me to stretch the rubber band for you?" Ji Lili knew what she was thinking. The little girl was currently in the stage where she was addicted to being a weakling.
"Don't worry, Sister Lili, we'll be downstairs later. Someone will be here soon. You don't have to keep tensing. I want you to ask me to tie the flowers." Jiang Qitong said as she skillfully took out a rubber band from her schoolbag.
"Okay, let's go." Ji Lili thought, just consider it as stretching her muscles.
Ji Mingyue looked at the backs of the two people leaving and snorted softly. Skipping rubber rope is such a childish game. She turned her head to look at her homework and thought painfully about when she could stop doing homework.
The two sisters jumped straight to the moment Jiang Yulan got off work. Seeing them, she walked over with a smile: "Do you want to continue playing, or go back with me?"
Ji Lili wiped the sweat from her forehead and said quickly, "I'll go back with you." The little girl was too energetic and she really couldn't handle it anymore.
"Aren't you going to dance anymore?" Jiang Qitong looked at the rubber band reluctantly.
"Then you continue dancing here, and I'll call you when the meal is ready?" Ji Lili discussed with her. In the staff quarters, there was no need to worry too much about safety.
"Okay." Jiang Qitong agreed without much hesitation. She thought, it's not her fault, she just loves jumping rope so much.
When the mother and daughter went upstairs, Jiang Yulan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Ji Lili's forehead. She smiled and asked, "Are you tired from playing?"
"Yeah, I haven't danced like this for a long time." Ji Lili nodded.
"Tongtong is a girl who always tortures people." Although she complained, Jiang Yulan's tone was full of doting. No matter whether it was Ji Lili or Jiang Qitong, she never thought there was anything wrong with the girls.
"That's right." Ji Lili nodded in agreement. She had been observing Jiang Yulan's expression since she came back. After confirming that she was not affected by Ji Yushu's matter, she felt relieved.
"Let's go. When you get home, take a rest and then take a shower. It's almost time for dinner." Jiang Yulan had already thought of the dishes for tonight, but she didn't expect to get another surprise when she got home.
As soon as they got home, Ji Yushu, who was busy in the kitchen, came out with a smile: "You're back? Then I'll prepare some food and we'll be eating soon."
Jiang Yulan frowned and looked at his actions, so she became curious about what his purpose was for this dinner tonight.
"Uncle, let me help you." Ji Mingyue didn't want to stare at the mother and daughter in the living room, so she simply got up and went to the kitchen.
"Lili, do you want to take a shower or eat first?" Jiang Yulan asked.
"Let's take a shower." Ji Lili felt sticky all over and not comfortable at all.
"Then go take a shower first." Jiang Yulan said and patted her shoulder.
Ji Yushu moved quickly. Before Ji Lili had even finished washing, his dishes were already prepared. Glancing at the movement in the bathroom, he couldn't help but frown: "Lili, this kid, why would she take a bath when she knew it was time to eat?"
Seeing that he was dissatisfied with Ji Lili, Jiang Yulan thought that the divorce seemed to be accelerated. With Ji Mingyue around, he would find fault with whatever Lili did. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sneer.
Jiang Yulan called Jiang Qitong up to the window to eat. A flash of surprise passed through Ji Yushu's eyes, and then he thought with resentment that the mother and daughter were really looking down on him more and more, and they didn't even tell him that the little girl wanted to stay for dinner.
"I'll be right there, auntie." Although Jiang Qitong still wanted to play, when she heard the adult's voice, she obediently packed up her rubber band and went upstairs to eat.
When Jiang Qitong came up from downstairs, Ji Lili had already finished taking a shower and changed into comfortable clothes. Seeing this, Ji Yushu hurriedly prepared for dinner.
After dinner, Ji Mingyue was still the one who cleaned up the dishes, while the others watched TV in the living room. Half an hour later, Jiang Yulan got up to give Jiang Qitong a bath, which interrupted Ji Yushu's thoughts.
After settling Jiang Qitong, Ji Yushu finally found an opportunity to tell Jiang Yulan that he planned to give his job to Yao Yan's brother.
"Are you planning to give this job to Yao Yan's brother? Do you know how much effort my father put into this job?" Jiang Yulan acted furious, but in her heart she was wondering if he was planning to use the job to silence Yao Yan? Was he afraid she'd tell him about Ji Mingyue and her daughter?
"Of course I know Dad has put a lot of thought into it, but now I don't need it, right? We are all family, so please don't be so fussy, okay?" Ji Yushu tried to soften his voice, because he knew Jiang Yulan would be fussy.
"Ji Yushu, is this something I should care about? Over the years, my dad has helped you with your work and the house for our family. Now you think you don't need this job anymore and want to give it away with just one sentence? Others will be grateful to you in the future, and our family will be the one to be taken advantage of, right?" Jiang Yulan sneered after she finished speaking. Over the years, she wanted everyone to live a good life, and mentioning these things would only hurt his self-esteem, so she never mentioned it. Now he is just taking advantage of her.
After hearing the last two sentences, Ji Yushu's expression turned a little ugly. Ever since he married her, many people have been saying behind her back that he is a gigolo. He has been enduring these rumors outside, and when he comes back he has to share the housework with her. He has had enough of such a life. He has always thought that she is different from those people. Now it seems that she has always looked down on him, right?
"Then what do you think I should do? We are family, and they have all begged me. I can't just refuse." Ji Yushu frowned and looked at her.
"If you want a job, that's easy. Just buy it with money." Jiang Yulan said casually. She knew Yao Yan wouldn't pay for it, but Ji Yushu was different. Even if they divorced, she would squeeze every penny out of him before the divorce.
"Jiang Yulan, could you please stop being so materialistic? All you talk about is money. Aren't family members supposed to help each other?" Ji Yushu tried to reason with her.
Jiang Yulan sneered: "You also know that we should help each other and give and take. What has your family done to us over the years? Since she is unwilling to pay, let's sell it to someone else." Although the factory's performance was not good, everyone still firmly believed that this was a stable job and someone would be willing to pay.
"Then let me ask my sister-in-law tomorrow. You are so heartless." Ji Yushu frowned even more tightly after he said this. Yao Yan would definitely not give in. It seemed that he had to pay the money himself. Thinking of this, his resentment towards Jiang Yulan deepened.
"If your family is kind, why don't you give them a share of their monthly salary?" Jiang Yulan taunted.
"I won't argue with you. I'll go to my parents and give them an answer." The result of the unpleasant parting was that Ji Yushu left home directly.
Staring at his departing back, Jiang Yulan sneered twice and told herself that it was not too late to find out that he was a bad person.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Ji Lili poked her head out of the room and could only see the tightly closed door. Jiang Yulan definitely would not go out at this time, so it was obvious who had just left.
"Sister Lili, what are you looking at?" Jiang Qitong sat on the bed and looked at her with confusion.
"It's okay. I'll go see if your aunt is asleep." Ji Lili said and knocked on their door.
"Lili, you haven't slept yet?" Jiang Yulan was not surprised to see someone outside the door.
"Mom, did you have a fight?" Ji Lili asked.
"Not really." Jiang Yulan shook her head. At most, it was just Ji Yushu's one-sided venting.
"What about Dad?" Ji Lili's eyes flashed with doubt. He was leaving so late at night, was he even pretending? She remembered that in the plot, he and Ye Qiuju were very cautious in their interactions, afraid that the Jiang family would find out. Now he was so open and aboveboard, did he think they wouldn't find out, or was he sure that even if they were found out, Jiang Yulan wouldn't be affected?
"Let's talk inside." Jiang Yulan had never intended to hide this matter from Ji Lili.
"Mom, did you find out anything?" Ji Lili said this with some regret, regretting that she asked too directly.
"The truth of the matter may be those people's worst guess. Ji Mingyue is not your uncle's daughter, but the child he gave birth to when he went to the countryside, so I plan to divorce him." Jiang Yulan looked at Ji Lili calmly and talked to her as if she were an adult. After all, there was no need for this marriage that was a deception from the beginning to continue.
Ji Lili couldn't help but look up when she heard that. She was afraid to see Jiang Yulan sad, but Jiang Yulan looked a little different from what she imagined. She looked very calm. She couldn't help but ask, "Mom, are you sad now?"
Jiang Yulan shook her head. "Ji Mingyue is two years older than you. This happened before we got married, which means they've been deceiving us from the very beginning. Even now, with the mother and daughter coming to our house, he's still deceiving us. He even wants to treat me like a fool and help him raise his daughter. Discovering these things in advance is actually a good thing for me. How can I feel sad?"
Looking at Jiang Yulan's calm appearance, Ji Lili felt that she was still affected by the plot. She subconsciously thought that she would be sad if she knew the truth, so she used a roundabout way to tell her, letting her explore the truth bit by bit. But in reality, Jiang Yulan was not as sad and weak as she imagined. It was her preconceived notion that women of this era were not brave enough. She silently said sorry in her heart. Then she looked up at Jiang Yulan and said in a serious tone: "Mom, no matter what you do, I support you. So when are you going to confront him?"
"Let's wait for news from your uncle. If I want him to get out, I must have solid evidence and make everyone stand on our side." Jiang Yulan did not file for divorce right away, not because she was reluctant, but because she was thinking about how to maximize her benefits.
"Then I'll wait for your good news." Ji Lili thought that Jiang Yulan was truly brave, unlike her, who was always worried about this and that. It seemed that she was not as good as Ms. Jiang.
"You don't have to worry about these things. Your current task is to study hard." Jiang Yulan touched her head with a gentle tone.
"Mom, I'm sixteen years old now. I'm not a child anymore, so can we face and bear the responsibilities together if something happens?" Ji Lili expressed her dissatisfaction.
"Okay, okay, our Lili is a big kid now." Jiang Yulan nodded with a smile.
"Mom." Ji Lili frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with her perfunctory attitude.
"Just now, your father wanted to give his job to your third aunt's younger brother, but I disagreed. He thought I was unkind." Jiang Yulan explained to her what had just happened.
"Give it to Third Aunt's brother, is he so kind?" Ji Lili expressed her disbelief. With Third Aunt Yao Yan's dislikeable personality, she must know how much Ji Yushu hates her, so there must be something fishy about this matter.
"I guess your third aunt found out about this, and he wanted to use this job as hush money. I gave him a choice: either buy it with money or sell it to someone else." He had to spit out what he had eaten from the Jiang family.
Ji Lili thought about it and thought this guess was reasonable. Given Third Aunt’s personality, she smiled and said, “Then he will definitely pay for it.”
"Yeah, I think so too, so don't worry about me, I know everything." As for where Ji Yushu went tonight, the mother and daughter tacitly did not mention it.
"Okay, then you should go to bed early too. Let's go to the department store together tomorrow." Jiang Yulan will be off tomorrow, so it's a good time for her to go out and relax.
"Okay, bring Tongtong with you, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Jiang Yulan agreed with a smile.
When Ji Lili returned to the room, Jiang Qitong was lying on the bed playing with her hair. When she heard her footsteps, she pouted and complained, "Sister Lili, why did you take so long in the bathroom?"
"It's my fault. Can I tell you a bedtime story to make amends?" Ji Lili looked at her with a smile.
Jiang Qitong nodded when she heard that, and her look of reluctantly forgiving you made her laugh.
*
Ye Qiuju was packing her things. In fact, the place where she lived now was better than the one Chen Guilan found, but thinking of the future glory and wealth, she persuaded herself to endure it for the time being.
She was a little surprised when she heard the knock on the door, and even more surprised when she saw who was outside: "Brother Ji, why are you here?"
"I thought you were moving tomorrow, so I came to see if you needed help." Ji Yushu said as she glanced at the things in the room. She had already started packing.
"It's not much, I can handle it myself." Ye Qiuju said with a smile, then snorted inwardly. Men are just cheap. The ones at home are always inferior to the ones outside. Before she came, she was still thinking about how to get close to him and slowly alienate his relationship with Jiang Yulan. Now, it seems that she doesn't need to do anything. She just needs to listen to him when he is depressed, understand him, and accompany him. He will win.
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." Ji Yushu said as he patted her shoulder. Come to think of it, it seemed like he had always been putting her through this since they got married?
"That's nothing. As long as I can stay by your side, it's enough. What's more, Mingyue can continue to go to school now because of you, Brother Ji, you have done very well." Ye Qiuju's tone was still full of admiration, which made Ji Yushu feel like he was back to twenty years ago when he had just gone to the countryside. At that time, the villagers looked at him with admiration, but since he returned to the city and married Jiang Yulan, everyone flattered him in public and talked about him being a gigolo behind his back, so he really enjoyed Ye Qiuju's eyes now.
Ye Qiuju had been paying attention to the changes in his expression. Seeing the satisfaction on his face, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips and finally asked, "By the way, Brother Ji, did the third sister-in-law agree to her request?"
Ji Yushu, who had been somewhat happy when this matter was mentioned, suddenly turned cold: "Stop talking about it. She actually asked Yao Yan to pay for it. Otherwise, she would rather sell it to someone else."
"Ah, we are all one family, why do we have to divide things so clearly?" Ye Qiuju pretended to be confused, but she understood Jiang Yulan's approach in her heart. It was a pity that the iron rice bowl they thought they had would soon disappear.
"Yeah, it's a pity that not everyone is as understanding as you." Ji Yushu sighed and felt that Jiang Yulan was more and more unreasonable.
"Did she say how much she wanted? I still have twenty yuan here, how about I give it to you first?" Ye Qiuju offered, then added a little embarrassedly, "Don't think it's too little, I'll have more money once I get my salary."
"No need, just spend it yourself, I'll find a way." Ji Yushu was touched again. Ye Qiuju was willing to give him all the twenty yuan she had, but what about Jiang Yulan? It was obvious that this job was dispensable to them, but she insisted on making things difficult for him.
"But I don't want to embarrass you." Ye Qiuju said and glanced at him.
"By the way, what about what you mentioned at noon?" Ji Yushu came to him not only to escape, but also more for this matter.
Ye Qiuju smiled at him a little embarrassedly when she heard this: "Brother Ji, you may not believe this, but what I said is true. This is what I dreamed."
"Did you dream about it?" Ji Yushu sounded a little disappointed when he heard this.
"Yes, I dreamed about it, Brother Ji. Don't underestimate my dream. Aren't you curious about how I found you?" Ye Qiuju looked at him with a smile on her face.
Ji Yushu looked at her with inquiry in his eyes. Yes, the mother and daughter came to him, and all he was thinking about was how to settle them, but he ignored this question. He looked up at her and motioned her to continue.
"I also started having these dreams at the beginning of this year. At first I didn't take it seriously. I dreamed that after you returned to the city, they arranged for you to go on a blind date and get married. There were not only names of people but also place names in the dream. At first, I didn't take it seriously. I just thought it was because I missed you too much. It wasn't until they planned to sell Mingyue in exchange for the betrothal gift that I thought about what I had dreamed about and decided to give it a try. I didn't expect that I would really find you according to the address in the dream. All the names and information matched." Ye Qiuju looked up at him after she finished speaking.
Ji Yushu's expression was somewhat moved. Back then, his parents had almost cut off all leads to prevent Ye Qiuju and the others from finding him, but Ye Qiuju had accurately found the ironworks and contacted her parents first. He soon heard her continue, "I've been having dreams again these past few days. I dreamed that soon there would be a wave of layoffs across the country. Everyone would be laid off, and many people would go into business."
"Didn't you dream about me this time?" Ji Yushu couldn't help but frown.
Ye Qiuju shook her head a little embarrassedly: "No."
"Okay, I understand. I'll think about it. It's late, let's go to bed early." Ji Yushu thought, according to what she said, there will be more and more people doing business in the future, so he should seize the opportunity.
"Then do you want to go back?" Ye Qiuju said with her head down, looking pitiful.
"Don't go back. Didn't we agree to have a son? How can we have one without trying hard?" Ji Yushu said as he pulled her into the room.
Ye Qiuju followed him back to the room shyly. She thought that when she became pregnant with a son, Jiang Yulan would be divorced.
The next morning, Ji Yushu returned to the ironworks. Seeing him return, Chen Guilan hurriedly went to greet him and asked, "How is it going? Did Jiang Yulan agree?"
"No, she said I could give it to him, but I had to buy it with money." Ji Yushu shook his head.
"She still wants money?" Chen Guilan couldn't help but raise her voice.
"Yeah." Ji Yushu nodded, looking listless.
"How much did she want?" Chen Guilan continued to ask.
"I don't know yet. I guess it's hard to get my third brother's wife to agree, so I have no choice but to buy it." Last night, Ji Yushu discovered another advantage of Ye Qiuju, which made him more determined.
"That's fine. I'll give her the money first, and then find an excuse to ask for it back later. She doesn't understand business anyway." Chen Guilan quickly made up her mind.
"That's what I was planning, but I have limited money. Mom, how have you and Dad discussed about borrowing money?" Compared to this, Ji Yushu was more concerned about when he wanted to borrow money.
"I discussed it with your father, and he agreed. Is the interest rate you mentioned true?" Chen Guilan did not forget to confirm with him that the interest of two hundred yuan was much higher than that of the business office, so it would be better to lend it to him.
"Mom, when have I ever lied to you? Let's go and get the money now?" This way he could give the money to Jiang Yulan tonight and resolve the matter with Yao Yan.
"Okay, do you want to go to the business office with me, or what?" Chen Guilan said as she went back to the house to get the passbook from the cabinet.
"I'll go with you." Then he would contact the boss in Guangzhou to discuss the shipment.
"Okay, then let's go together. This is the savings for your father and me. You can't let us lose everything." Chen Guilan, holding the passbook, couldn't help but mutter.
"I know. Don't worry, Mom." Ji Yushu was already confident in himself. Now with Ye Qiuju's predictive dream, he never thought that he would fail.
After going to the business office, Chen Guilan withdrew 1,200 yuan. She stared at the stack of bills with reluctance in her eyes. In the end, Ji Yushu stuffed it directly into his pocket and she withdrew her gaze.
After Chen Guilan left, Ji Yushu started to contact his boss in Guangzhou again. Unfortunately, this time he was unlucky and no one answered the phone. Then someone came over and asked casually, "Brother, are you planning to go to Guangzhou too?"
Ji Yushu glanced at him cautiously: "What's the matter?"
The man smiled easily: "My name is Zhao Dacheng. Don't be so nervous. Let's be friends. I'm also a businessman and often go to Guangzhou. Next time we can make an appointment to go together. I'll take care of you on the way."
Ji Yushu said nothing, only sizing up the man in front of him, Zhao Dacheng. He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and the dark jeans popular in Guangzhou. The watch on his wrist looked expensive, and more importantly, he noticed the mobile phone clipped to his belt. So he nodded and extended his hand toward him: "Hello, my name is Ji Yushu."
"Brother Ji, what kind of business are you planning to do?" Zhao Dacheng asked casually.
"Clothes, CDs, DVD players and the like." Ji Yushu did not completely let down his guard and answered cautiously.
"It's the clothes. The styles from Guangzhou are not available here. They will definitely sell well when you bring them back." Zhao Dacheng praised him.
"Really? I wonder what business you are in, Brother Zhao?" Ji Yushu asked.
"As for me, I do everything. It's more profitable to trade in Guangdong goods. If you find the right dealer, you won't have to worry about not making money." As Zhao Dacheng was saying this, the mobile phone on his body rang. He smiled embarrassedly at Ji Yushu, then answered the call and spoke a few words in Cantonese to the person on the other end of the phone. Ji Yushu raised his eyes and glanced at his back, then quickly looked away.
About five minutes later, Zhao Dacheng finally finished speaking. He smiled apologetically at Ji Yushu and said, "Sorry, brother, I have some business to attend to, so I'll leave first."
"Brother Zhao, we get along pretty well. Why don't we exchange contact information?" Ji Yushu stepped forward and said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll leave my number for you, brother. There aren't many people doing business in our area from Guangzhou. If you have any questions, you can ask me." Zhao Dacheng left his number with a straightforward look on his face.
After he left, Ji Yushu stared at the number in his hand and gave up trying to contact his boss in Guangzhou. He thought, even God is helping him. He thought for a moment and quickly went to find out about Zhao Dacheng's background. This search took another day.
It was already Monday noon when Ji Yushu returned with the money. He ran into two people who had just returned from school downstairs. Ji Mingyue was the first to notice him: "Second Uncle, you're back?"
"Well, are you guys out of school?" Ji Yushu glanced at the two of them. He took out a digital watch from his pocket and handed it to Ji Mingyue: "Mingyue, the digital watch I asked someone to buy for you has arrived. Do you like it?"
Ji Lili raised the corner of his lips. Digital watches are not difficult to buy nowadays. His so-called entrustment was just to get a cheap price. He thought that Ji Mingyue, the book traveler, should not be too surprised. Sure enough, although Ji Mingyue had a smile on his face, there was no joy in his voice. "Thank you, Second Uncle, I like it very much, but I am the only one who has it. Lili, you won't be angry, right?"
"Lili, don't be so petty. You already have a digital watch, so I didn't buy you one this time." Ji Yushu said in a teaching tone.
Ji Lili glanced at the two of them calmly: "You've said all the good and bad things, I didn't say anything."
"I'm teaching you about sisterly friendship." Ji Yushu looked at her with some dissatisfaction?
"Then Dad, why don't you buy one for Ji Lanlan and Ji Wenwu?" Ji Lili asked back.
"How can it be the same? Their parents are still alive." Ji Yushu said subconsciously.
Ji Lili nodded with a look of sudden enlightenment: "Oh, that's right, Sister Mingyue's father is gone, and Mom left her to us. It seems that only you can buy it for her. Don't worry, I don't mind."
After hearing this, Ji Yushu's face turned even darker, but he couldn't refute her, so he could only go home with them with a stern face.
When he got home, he saw the cold stove and said in a dissatisfied tone: "What's wrong with your mother recently? She doesn't even come home after get off work."
"Work overtime, Dad. Hurry up and cook. Sister Mingyue and I have to go to self-study later." Ji Lili urged.
"I have something to do, you guys go to the cafeteria to eat." Ji Yushu thought for a while, took out some money and gave it to them. He then went into the house with a note with Zhao Dacheng's number on it. This was a number that would bring fortune.
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As for Jiang Yulan, she went straight to Jiang Aiguo after get off work. He had asked his classmates to have dinner together outside. The matter he had asked him to investigate last time had already made some progress. Thinking of this, Jiang Yulan was actually a little excited.
When Jiang Yulan arrived, Jiang Aiguo was talking to Zhang Zhiqiang. Seeing her coming, he quickly waved, "Sister, this way."
After a round of pleasantries, Zhang Zhiqiang looked at Jiang Yulan with sympathy in his eyes. "Sister, we've contacted the village where Ji Yushu went to work, and after a little inquiry, we found out that he took the college entrance examination there before returning to the city, but he didn't pass. Later, his family found a way to get him a place to return to the city. Ji Mingyue was already born when he left. In those years, rural marriages only focused on having a wedding banquet, and no one asked for a marriage certificate, so he was able to leave smoothly."
"The Ji family is a bunch of bastards." Although he had been mentally prepared, Jiang Aiguo felt angry when he heard it with his own ears.
"Can you give me Murakami's phone number? Would that be too much trouble for you, Xiao Zhang?" Jiang Yulan asked a little embarrassedly.
"Sister, you are too polite. You are an patriotic sister, and you are also my sister. There have been many such situations in the past two years." Zhang Zhiqiang said it tactfully, but Jiang Yulan knew he meant well.
"Then thank you for your help." Jiang Yulan nodded at him, and soon she successfully got the village's phone number.
After the meal, Jiang Aiguo looked at Jiang Yulan and asked, "Sister, what are you going to do next?"
Jiang Yulan put away the phone number Zhang Zhiqiang had just given her and smiled gently at him, but her tone was firm: "Now that we have evidence, of course we should get a divorce."
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