Chapter 202 Who doesn’t want to live such a good life?
Ji Lili's efforts were quickly defeated by getting up. She almost forgot that the passbook was in Jiang Yulan's hands. How to convince her was the biggest problem. In the plot, the money in the passbook was part of Ji Yushu's start-up capital. The remaining amount was guaranteed by his grandfather, which successfully helped him borrow money from the bank.
Some time ago, when Ji Lili heard that Ji Yushu was planning to start a business, she was still dreaming of becoming a rich second-generation, but she didn't expect her dream to be shattered so quickly.
"Lili, are you feeling better?" Jiang Yulan, who had just returned from the cafeteria after buying braised pork, pushed the door open.
Ji Lili, who was already sitting on the bed, nodded: "I'm much better."
"Get up quickly when you feel better and go see how your father and the others are doing. You and Mingyue will be living together for a long time in the future." The two of them lived under the same roof, and Jiang Yulan definitely hoped that they would get along well.
"Mom, don't you think the timing of her appearance is too coincidental?" Ji Lili said in a serious tone.
"What?" Jiang Yulan was a little confused.
"Dad was just about to start a business, and my niece, who hasn't appeared for many years, showed up. Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?" Ji Lili looked solemn.
Thanks to Ji Lili's adult-like communication skills, Jiang Yulan was able to understand what she said. At this moment, she frowned and said hesitantly, "Are you saying that this might be the work of your grandparents?"
"It's not impossible. During this time, you should send the passbook to grandpa first." Ji Lili thought that the safest way was to transfer the money out, but it was too abrupt to bring it up now. She had to do it step by step. As for letting the old men of the Ji family take the blame, she felt no guilt in her heart. That family was always a troublemaker.
"Okay, I'll hand it over to your grandfather when we go to the factory tomorrow morning." Jiang Yulan agreed quickly. She had never really approved of Ji Yushu going into business.
"Okay, then I'll help you cook." Ji Lili got out of bed.
"I can handle the cooking. Go see if your dad needs any help."
"Okay." Ji Lili felt that what she said made sense. If she changed too quickly, it would arouse their suspicion. It would be better to take it slowly.
In the study, looking at the bookshelves filled with books, Ji Mingyue's eyes were full of envy: "So many books! I've never seen so many books before, Dad, no, Second Uncle."
Ji Mingyue's expression was a little flustered, but she immediately changed her words and looked at Ji Yushu cautiously: "Second Uncle, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
Her eyes were full of admiration and caution for her father. Ji Yushu's originally cold heart softened unconsciously: "It's okay." After all, he was the one who was sorry for the child.
"Can I read these books in the future?" Ji Mingyue asked carefully.
"Of course you can. Once you come here, just treat it as your home." Ji Yushu's tone was gentle, not as unfamiliar as before.
Out of his sight, Ji Mingyue curled the corners of her lips. As expected, the contrast with Ji Lili's arrogance quickly aroused Ji Yushu's guilt towards her. "Dad's right, Sister Mingyue, don't feel burdened. Just treat this place as your home and us as your family." Ji Lili, who had just entered, spoke with a particularly sincere tone.
"Lili is right." Ji Yushu looked at Ji Lili with relief.
"Thank you, second uncle and sister." Ji Mingyue lowered her head and said in a low voice.
"Sister Mingyue, just call me by my name from now on. By the way, Dad, Sister Mingyue will go to school with me from now on. Will it be the third year of high school?" Ji Lili asked innocently.
"No, she was delayed in going to school. She is in the same first year of high school as you." Ji Yushu shook his head, feeling a little resentful towards Ye Qiuju and the Ye family for delaying Ji Mingyue and not allowing her to go to high school.
"So that's how it is." Ji Lili turned to Ji Mingyue and smiled widely. She certainly knew why Ji Mingyue chose to be in the same grade and class with her.
Ji Mingyue understood all this as Ji Lili's ridicule, and a sneer flashed in her eyes. If she didn't want to conquer the people around her, she could even skip a grade and take the college entrance examination. Ji Mingyue thought, let Ji Lili be proud for now, she will cry later.
"The bed and cabinets will be delivered at the earliest tomorrow. Mingyue, you will sleep with Lili tonight." Ji Yushu had already contacted his friends at the furniture factory, but the earliest they can be delivered will be tomorrow.
"Second uncle, there's no need to be so troublesome. I can just sleep on the floor." Ji Mingyue shook his head, glanced at Ji Lili, and then quickly lowered his head, looking at a loss.
"Dad, just let her sleep in my room. I'll go to my uncle's house to find Tongtong. We agreed on that yesterday." Compared to Ji Mingyue, Ji Lili would rather sleep with the naughty Tongtong from her uncle's house.
Ji Yushu hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Okay, then take Tongtong to buy some delicious food after school tomorrow." As he said that, he took out two dollars from his pocket and gave it to Ji Lili.
"Okay." In the 1990s, two dollars of pocket money was considered a lot, so Ji Lili took it very easily.
Ji Mingyue, who was standing next to her, caught a glimpse of the two green cash coins, and a flash of emotion crossed her eyes. If it had been before, she would definitely have looked down on it, but with the current prices, two dollars could buy a lot of things. Just wait, once she conquers Ji Yushu, all these will be hers.
Feeling the gaze falling on her, Ji Lili curled the corners of her lips. Although she was not the protagonist, she had advantages. Although Ji Mingyue was a person who traveled through the book, she did not know the plot. Although her mother Ye Qiuju was reborn, she only had a vague understanding of how Ji Yushu made his fortune. She was the only one who knew the plot, so she did not need to be too depressed.
"Old Ji, are you done cleaning up? It's time for dinner." Jiang Yulan's voice came from outside.
"Mom, we'll be right there." Ji Lili responded, then turned back to look at Ji Mingyue: "Sister Mingyue, let's go eat first. My mom specially went to the cafeteria to get some braised pork for you."
Half a year had passed since she traveled through time. Although Ji Mingyue had many opportunities to eat meat at the Ye family, she always had to satisfy the Ye family members first, and by the time it was her turn, only scattered meat scraps were left. When she heard about the braised pork, she swallowed unconsciously.
In addition to the braised pork from the cafeteria, Jiang Yulan also fried meat in the dishes she cooked. The rice was not mixed with various beans or sweet potatoes like the rice at the Ye family. She thought, no wonder Ye Qiuju insisted on bringing her to the city to find Ji Yushu. Who wouldn't want to live such a good life?
"Mingyue, eat more. Don't be polite. Just treat this place as your home." Jiang Yulan deliberately placed the braised pork between the two girls to make it easier for them to eat.
"I will, thank you, Second Aunt." Ji Mingyue felt that the mother and daughter were very hypocritical. They kept telling her to treat this place as her home, but they were just reminding her that she was a guest.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Ji Yushu stood up and prepared to wash the dishes, but was stopped by Ji Mingyue: "Second Uncle, you are already very tired from work, how can I let you wash the dishes? Let me do it."
Ji Mingyue said "I'm here", but her eyes were fixed on Ji Lili and her daughter.
Ji Yushu smiled and said, "It's okay. This is what my second uncle is used to doing." They have been dividing up the housework in this way since they married Jiang Yulan.
"No, my mother said that kitchen work is for women, you can't go." Ji Mingyue shook his head even more vigorously.
Seeing this, Jiang Yulan wanted to take the initiative to step forward, but was held back by Ji Lili. She looked at Ji Mingyue with a smile and said, "It's a pity that we don't have this rule in our family. Sister Mingyue, you have to learn to get used to it!"
Ji Mingyue stared at the strategy value above Ji Yushu's head and gritted his teeth: "I will wash it for Second Uncle from now on."
"You are really something, girl." Ji Yushu shook his head and said this, but suddenly he remembered that during the more than one year since he married Ye Qiuju, she never let him do any housework at home. For a moment, he actually missed Ye Qiuju a little, and wondered how she had been living these years.
The sound of Ji Mingyue washing dishes came from the kitchen. Jiang Yulan glanced at Ji Yushu and said in a low voice, "This child is quite diligent. I guess she used to live like this at home. Now that she's here, let's treat her better in the future."
"You're right. This child grew up in the countryside and hasn't had a good life. You should treat her better." Ji Yushu's guilt began to be awakened by Ji Mingyue's understanding.
Ji Lili thought that her mother was too kind. She coughed lightly and drew their attention back: "Mom, I want to go find Tongtong. Can you take me there?"
"You still want me to take you these two steps." Jiang Yulan said as she glared at her, pretending to be displeased.
"It's just a good opportunity to tell grandpa and uncle about Sister Mingyue, so as to avoid embarrassment when meeting her tomorrow." After Ji Lili finished speaking, she mouthed the word "passbook" to Jiang Yulan.
"Lili is still very thoughtful." Ji Yushu rubbed Ji Lili's head with satisfaction. What used to be a heartwarming gesture, Ji Lili now shied away from it. Although he couldn't use things that hadn't happened to negate his kindness over the years, when he chose to conceal Ji Mingyue's identity, he began to deviate from his previous image as a good father to Ji Lili.
"Okay, then I'll take you there. I'll go back to my room to change clothes first." Jiang Yulan thought it was a good idea to send the passbook over earlier to avoid any more trouble at night.
Ji Yushu and Ji Mingyue also thought it was a good idea. The father and daughter just happened to have some time to be alone together, and he had a lot of questions to ask Ji Mingyue.
When the mother and daughter left, Ji Mingyue was still busy in the kitchen. Ji Yushu came to the kitchen, looked carefully at his daughter whom he hadn't seen for almost seventeen years, and then asked softly, "Why did you come here suddenly? Did something happen?"
Ji Mingyue put away the washed dishes and mentally reviewed the excuse Ye Qiuju had given her before whispering, "My uncle and his family wanted me to get married. They secretly took the betrothal gift and wanted me to marry the cripple from Chenjia Village. That's why my mother took me away."
Ji Yushu frowned when he heard this, and then asked, "You have been in the Ye family for so many years, where is your mother?"
Ji Mingyue quickly looked up at him and said, "My mother is with me. The people in the village said that you didn't want us anymore, but my mother didn't believe it and kept waiting for you. If my uncle and the others hadn't gone too far this time, my mother wouldn't have taken me away."
"Your mother hasn't remarried in so many years?" Ji Yushu paused, his tone somewhat incredulous.
"No, she said that you are her only husband. You must have your own reasons for not coming back to pick us up." Ji Mingyue shook her head.
Ji Yushu felt a flash of guilt. Those words he had said back then were meant to deceive Ye Qiuju. He had finally returned to the city, so how could he possibly come to take them back? Wouldn't that be destroying his own future? But now, hearing that Ye Qiuju hadn't remarried and had been waiting for him all these years, he felt a subtle sense of satisfaction. This feeling was something that Jiang Yulan and Ji Lili, mother and daughter, could not give him.
"Where is your mother now?" To be honest, when he saw Ji Mingyue coming to him with his wedding photo with Ye Qiuju, he was a little flustered. He just wanted to satisfy her request first and keep it all a secret so that the Jiang family would not know. But when he heard Ji Mingyue's words, he couldn't help but ask about Ye Qiuju's news. After all, this woman had wasted half her life waiting for him.
"She came to find out that you remarried. She said she couldn't destroy your current happiness, but she couldn't solve the problem of my schooling, so she had to let me come to you. She found a restaurant and worked as a dishwasher there. Dad, please don't chase her away, okay? We won't tell anyone." Ji Mingyue's tone was full of pleading, but her eyes swept over the slowly increasing strategy value above his head.
Sure enough, no man would not be unhappy about a woman who has remained chaste for him for more than ten years. Looking at the still growing attack value, she couldn't help but sneer.
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