Chapter 2222 Divorce, isn’t it something worth celebrating...
Jiang Yulan had said this, and Ji Yushu naturally refused to give in. He immediately shouted, "Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau right now to get a divorce. Who's afraid of who?"
Jiang Yulan ignored his outwardly aggressive appearance and continued to provoke him: "Well, whoever regrets it is a coward."
Seeing this, Chen Guilan, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed Ji Yushu's hand and said in a dissatisfied tone, "Why should we give her both the money and the house? Second brother, you better think about it and don't be impulsive."
"Mom, I've thought it through." Ji Yushu said and glanced at Jiang Yulan. He didn't expect that she would know about his private contact with Section Chief Liao. He didn't dare to gamble. What if she really knew?
Jiang Yulan didn't say anything, but just lowered her eyes and stared at her toes. She didn't know much about him and Section Chief Liao. She had only mentioned it tentatively just now. Now it seemed that there was something fishy going on.
"Okay, if you want a divorce, do it now. A woman who can't give birth to a son should have been divorced long ago." Chen Guilan looked annoyed. In her opinion, even if they wanted a divorce, they should have proposed it, not Jiang Yulan.
Jiang Yulan didn't care. It was just her frustration and a way to save face. She just urged, "Ji Yushu, if you delay any longer, the Civil Affairs Bureau will close."
"Let's go. Remember what you said just now." Ji Yushu glanced at her, his tone full of warning.
"Of course. After all, you are Lili's father. As long as you don't go too far, I won't do anything too extreme." Jiang Yulan expressed her attitude again.
Ji Yushu didn't say anything else, and the two of them walked towards the Civil Affairs Bureau together. Along the way, neither of them spoke. To Jiang Yulan, this marriage was a deception from the very beginning, and there was nothing worth lingering on.
Ji Yushu thought of Zhao Dacheng. Now that the money in his passbook was gone, would he have enough money to buy the goods? He also wondered if Zhao Dacheng had any channels to pay later.
Arriving at the Civil Affairs Bureau, the staff offered routine mediation, but Jiang Yulan shook her head firmly: "No need, we've already made our decision."
"Yes, we have made up our minds." Ji Yushu quickly added, otherwise others would think that he was being stubborn and unwilling to divorce!
Less than twenty minutes later, holding the freshly-issued divorce certificate, Jiang Yulan finally showed the happiest smile she had in a while. She turned to look at Ji Yushu and asked, "When are you and Ji Mingyue coming over to pack up your things?"
"Let's go now." Ji Yushu said, looking down at the time, and quickly changed his mind: "It's almost noon now, I'll come back in the afternoon."
"Okay." Jiang Yulan agreed readily. She knew that he wanted to pack up his things while everyone was at work, and she was too lazy to expose him, so she just let it be.
Before Jiang Yulan went back home, she went to the cafeteria first and ordered braised pork, shredded pork with green peppers, and a tomato and egg soup. Today was a good day, so naturally she had to have more dishes.
She carried the dishes to Jiang Aiguo's side. Zhou Qingfen saw the dishes in her hand and gave her a reproachful look: "Sister, do you think my cooking is not tasty?"
"What are you talking about? This is a side dish to celebrate my successful divorce!" Jiang Yulan said as she showed them the still warm divorce certificate.
"So fast?" Jiang Aiguo and Zhou Qingfen were a little surprised. They both thought that with the character of the Ji family, it would take a while.
"Yes, just tell me whether we should celebrate or not." Jiang Yulan spread her hands towards them in a good mood.
"We must celebrate. It's too late now. Let's eat stewed pig's trotters in the evening." Zhou Qingfen also looked happy.
"What are you celebrating?" Jiang Jianyi, who had just returned from fishing, looked at them with some confusion.
"Celebrate my divorce, Dad. I'm divorced." Jiang Yulan said in a serious tone, as if to explain to him.
Jiang Jianyi sighed, and after a long while he said: "You make your own decision. This matter is my fault. If I had..."
"Dad, we are all victims in this matter. You are not wrong. The Ji family is wrong." Jiang Yulan interrupted him directly.
"Yes, it's the Ji family who is wrong, Dad. This matter has nothing to do with you." Jiang Aiguo also echoed.
"Dad is really amazing. He caught so many fish. I will make fish soup for Tongtong and Lili tonight." Zhou Qingfen stared at the spoils in the bucket and changed the subject.
"Eating more fish will make you smarter, Dad. You have to work harder to go fishing in the future. Lili is really good at eating fish." Jiang Yulan also agreed.
"Okay, as long as they like it, I will fish for them every day." Although he knew that they said this on purpose to please him, Jiang Jianyi still felt happy.
"They will be back soon. Sister, please sit for a while. I will go to cook." Zhou Qingfen cooks at the right time every day.
At school, the bell for the last class rang and everyone started cheering. They had physical education class in the morning and everyone was hungry. Ji Lili was no exception. When she stood up, she even heard her stomach rumbling.
At the classroom door, Wu Juyue looked at Ji Mingyue beside her and said, "Mingyue, are you still waiting for Lili?"
"Although she and Aunt Jiang don't want me to go to the cotton mill again, I should still tell her before I go to the iron mill." Ji Mingyue's tone was full of loss, and after she finished speaking, she lowered her head to hide the tears in her eyes.
Wu Juyue opened her mouth to say something, but felt that nothing she said would be appropriate at the moment. She just felt sorry for Ji Mingyue, as she was obviously innocent.
Glancing at the attack value that continued to rise above her head, Ji Mingyue curled the corners of her lips where she couldn't see. At this time, she heard Wu Juyue say, "She's coming."
Hearing her change in addressing Ji Lili, Ji Mingyue thought, she's already achieved half her success, right? She raised her reddened eyes at the right moment: "Lili, I'll be back at the ironworks from now on. You and Aunt Jiang, please stop being mad at Dad, okay?"
Although most people had left by then, there were still some slow-paced people in every class. When they heard Ji Mingyue's words, they all looked like they were having a good time, pretending to walk seriously, but they would glance at them from time to time. Ji Lili didn't have the habit of being a monkey. She said in a light tone: "The cotton mill family compound is for the employees of the cotton mill to live in. He is not an employee of the cotton mill now. Isn't it normal for him not to live here?"
Ji Lili's words quickly shifted everyone else's focus: "Hey, didn't Ji Lili's dad get a leave of absence? What does she mean by that?"
The whole family compound knew that Ji Yushu had taken unpaid leave to do business. Why did Ji Lili say that he was no longer an employee of the cotton mill? Was there something they didn't know?
Seeing that Ji Lili easily diverted everyone's attention, Ji Mingyue wanted to say something, but then he saw Ji Lili quicken her pace and instantly disappear in the crowd ahead.
Wu Juyue glanced at her, also a little curious: "Mingyue, what did Lili mean by that just now? Isn't Uncle Ji an employee of the cotton mill?"
"I'm not quite sure either." Ji Mingyue shook her head without explaining. Ji Lili's attitude made her feel something was wrong. Could it be that the mother and daughter were really determined to get a divorce?
"Let's go, it's time for us to go back." Wu Juyue didn't ask any more questions.
"Okay." Thinking of the distance from this place to the iron factory, Ji Mingyue wanted to curse. Ji Yushu said he would find a way to buy her a bicycle, but there is still no sign of it. He can't let her run such a long way every time to eat, right?
As soon as she reached the school gate, Ji Mingyue saw Zheng Gaoyang pushing a cart. She rubbed her eyes quickly until they were almost red. Then she lowered her hands and stood there pretending to be waiting for someone. Sure enough, she soon heard Zheng Gaoyang's voice: "Ji Mingyue?"
To be honest, Zheng Gaoyang's expression was a little complicated. Emotionally, he should hate this person who suddenly appeared and destroyed her family as much as Ji Lili did, but his reason told him that she was also innocent, so when he saw her thin back, he couldn't help but call her.
Ji Mingyue turned around, with just the right amount of surprise in her eyes: "Zheng Gaoyang, you haven't gone back yet?"
"We're leaving soon. What about you?" Zheng Gaoyang asked casually.
"I'm waiting for Lili here." After saying this, Ji Mingyue lowered her head and kept crossing her fingers, looking helpless.
"Lili has already gone back." Zheng Gaoyang looked at her with some sympathy after saying this. He had originally wanted to catch up with Ji Lili and go with her, but who knew that a small accident happened when he was getting the bicycle. When he pushed the bicycle out, she had already walked far away.
"Ah?" Ji Mingyue's confused and helpless expression made people feel pity for her.
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Zheng Gaoyang said as he glanced at his back seat.
Ji Mingyue shook her head. "No, I think Aunt Jiang and Lili don't want to see me. I'd better go to the iron factory."
"It's going to take a long time to get to the iron factory." The distance between the iron factory and the school is almost twice as long as the distance between the cotton mill and the school.
"It's okay, I walked here from the iron factory this morning." Ji Mingyue smiled at him somewhat reluctantly.
Seeing her like this, Zheng Gaoyang quickly made a decision: "Come up, I'll take you to the iron factory first."
"This will waste too much of your time." Ji Mingyue looked at Zheng Gaoyang hesitantly.
"No, it will only take a moment. Come up quickly." Zheng Gaoyang urged.
"Then thank you for your help." Ji Mingyue said as he got on the back seat of the bicycle.
"Have you sat tight? I'm about to leave." Zheng Gaoyang asked.
"Okay." Ji Mingyue said and carefully grabbed the corner of his clothes.
This was Zheng Gaoyang's first time giving a ride to a member of the opposite sex besides his family. He had met Ji Lili before and had offered her a ride, but she had always refused. He was riding very fast in front, and when he went over a bump, Ji Mingyue couldn't help but exclaim, and the person in front of him quickly slowed down. Sixteen or seventeen years old, the age when hormones are overflowing, the two of them were not very close, but Zheng Gaoyang could still smell the unique fragrance of the girl, and his ears suddenly turned red.
Ji Mingyue, sitting behind him, took in all of this. Seeing the tips of his ears flush, she couldn't help but curl her lips. When she looked up again, the strategy value above his head had increased by two points. She quietly moved forward a little. Soon, he couldn't avoid the potholes ahead, and she bumped directly into his back. This time, the person in front of her had his entire face turned into a monkey's butt.
Zheng Gaoyang naturally knew what the soft feeling on his back was. His mind went blank for a second, and he apologized incoherently: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
"It's okay. This has nothing to do with you. It's about the road." Ji Mingyue's voice was as soft as a mosquito. Zheng Gaoyang could imagine that she must be feeling the same as him now, her whole body was heating up.
For the rest of the journey, neither of them spoke. Zheng Gaoyang didn't dare to ride so fast anymore. When they reached the iron factory gate, he quickly reminded her, "Ji Mingyue, we're here."
Ji Mingyue in the back seat quickly jumped off the bike, lowered her head and said thank you to him, then ran as fast as she could until her figure completely disappeared. Zheng Gaoyang came back to his senses, turned around and rode towards the cotton mill, but all he could think about was the little episode that had just happened.
Ji Mingyue slowly stopped walking only after she was sure that Zheng Gaoyang could not see her. She thought that this era was not without its advantages. At least everyone was innocent. Thinking of how Zheng Gaoyang was so nervous that he was incoherent just now, she found it a little funny.
The smile on her lips lasted until she entered the house. The atmosphere in the house was obviously not right, so she quickly put away the smile on her face: "Grandpa, grandma, I'm back."
After she finished speaking, she noticed Ji Yushu squatting over there smoking. Seeing his sad face, she couldn't help but guess that Jiang Yulan hadn't been coaxed yet. She stepped forward and said, "Dad, I'm back."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yushu just glanced at her calmly and said, "Well, go prepare dinner."
"Okay, come here quickly too. I'll go to the kitchen to help grandma serve the dishes." After saying this, Ji Mingyue glanced at Ji Yushu, and when she saw that he didn't respond, she walked towards the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Chen Guilan's mouth did not stop. If you listened carefully, you could still hear her cursing at Jiang Yulan. She deliberately increased the sound of her footsteps: "Grandma, let me help you."
"Mingyue is back? The meal will be ready soon, please wait a little longer." Chen Guilan's tone was very gentle. Before Ye Qiuju gave birth to a son, she naturally had to be nicer to the mother and daughter.
While helping her, Ji Mingyue asked, "Grandma, did something happen? Dad seems to be in a bad mood."
"He just divorced Jiang Yulan, so he must be feeling unhappy right now." Although they were harsh in their words, they also knew that it was almost impossible for Ji Yushu to find Jiang Yulan with the same conditions now, unless he succeeded in business.
"Are they divorced?" Ji Mingyue's tone was full of surprise.
"That's right. Jiang Yulan insisted on getting a divorce. Does she really think she is some great person? Your father doesn't have to have her." Chen Guilan snorted coldly after she finished speaking.
Ji Mingyue remained silent. Wasn't she complaining so much because she felt bad? Anyone with a discerning eye could see their current situation, but according to Ye Qiuju, there was no need to worry too much. How many people who became the richest man were incompetent? The worst that could happen was that they were struggling with initial capital.
Seeing Ji Mingyue remained silent, Chen Guilan couldn't help but shake her head. It seemed like she was just another blockhead. At this moment, Ji Wenwu's voice came from outside: "Grandma, are you ready? I'm starving."
"Okay, it will be ready soon, Mingyue, take this to your brother first." Chen Guilan pointed to the bowl over there, which contained the eggs she had just fried.
Ji Mingyue nodded and asked casually, "Don't we have it?"
Chen Guilan's face froze, and then she explained, "Wenwu is a boy and he moves a lot, so he needs more nutrition. You and Lanlan don't need it." Although supplies are not as scarce as before, Chen Guilan still maintains the habit of only giving the good things in the house to Ji Wenwu.
"Alright." Ji Mingyue didn't really like eggs to begin with, so she didn't bother arguing with her. She took the bowl in her hand and left the kitchen, placing it in front of Yaozu, oh no, Ji Wenwu, and said to him as if she was feeding a dog: "Eat it."
"Finally here, I'm starving." Ji Wenwu picked up the chopsticks and started to eat heartily. Ji Lanlan next to him also looked accustomed to it. Ji Mingyue clicked her tongue in her heart and thought, no, she had to ask Ji Yushu to let her move to Ye Qiuju's side quickly.
"Mingyue, Lanlan, come and get the bowls." Chen Guilan's voice came from the kitchen again. When Ji Mingyue entered the kitchen, she found that there were so many people eating, but there was only one meat dish, and it was placed directly in front of Yaozu. There was not even a bit of oil or water on the dish in front of her. She was not as good as Jiang Yulan, Ji Mingyue thought angrily.
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Compared to Ji Mingyue, Ji Lili's meal was much richer. As soon as she entered the door, she smelled the aroma of braised pork and couldn't help but smile and said, "Are you having braised pork today?"
"Yes, today is a special day, we need to eat something good to celebrate." Jiang Yulan's tone was full of joy.
"Did he agree to divorce?" Ji Lili guessed.
"No, look here." Jiang Yulan waved the divorce certificate in front of her.
"So quickly, how come he agreed?" It's no wonder Ji Lili was surprised. In the plot, Ji Yushu's business was able to flourish in the early stages thanks to the help of the Jiang family. Now he actually let go so easily, which made her feel a little unreal.
"It was a combination of coercion and inducement, plus he still had some dignity, so the conversation went quite smoothly. Go wash your hands and have dinner. Your aunt has prepared a large table of dishes." Jiang Yulan directly interrupted her remaining questions.
"Wow, it smells so good." Jiang Qitong's voice came at this time. When she saw Ji Lili, she was even happier: "Sister Lili, you will come to my house for dinner from now on, right?"
Ji Lili glanced at Jiang Yulan in confusion. Seeing her nod to him, he nodded to the little girl as well and teased her, "Yes, from now on I will come to your house to steal your food. Are you happy?"
"Happy, Sister Lili, don't worry, there's no need to fight for it, my mother will do enough." The little girl's serious tone amused everyone.
Seeing this, the old man felt that there was nothing wrong with this. If they wanted to divorce, then they could divorce. It was not like his Jiang family couldn't afford to support her. It was better to spend the Jiang family's money on himself than on others.
This meal was the happiest one everyone had had in recent years. After the meal, the little girl pulled Ji Lili and said, "Sister Lili, come take a nap with me."
"Okay." Ji Lili did not refuse. She guessed that these adults still had things to talk about.
After they both went to take a nap, the old man looked at Jiang Yulan and said, "Since we're divorced, we have to sort out some things. How do we negotiate the house?"
"He's moving out. He doesn't have the face to live here anymore. The money in the passbook will be considered as child support for Lili. Dad, don't worry. I've taken care of everything." Jiang Yulan directly told them the terms they had agreed on.
"I've also taken a leave of absence this afternoon. I'll wait for him to come pack up his and Ji Mingyue's things. After today, I'll have nothing to do with them anymore."
"Have you changed the lock?" Jiang Aiguo was more concerned about this issue.
"I agreed to come this afternoon." The locks must be changed, and Jiang Yulan also attaches great importance to this matter.
"Then I'll go back with you and wait for him to come and move the things." The old man said after thinking for a moment.
Jiang Yulan originally wanted to refuse, but thinking that he had been feeling bad these past two days, she thought she should give him a way to vent, so she nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's go back together later."
"Sister, you should bring Lili here for dinner from now on, so that the house will be more lively." Zhou Qingfen confirmed today that the old man's appetite at noon was bigger than before. He really liked the lively atmosphere at home.
"Of course. If Lili doesn't come, Dad won't be able to sell all the fish he caught." Jiang Yulan nodded with a smile. She knew that they were all worried about her, so she accepted their kindness and would make other plans after this period of time was over.
Ji Lili's nap wasn't very good. Tongtong was like a furnace, insisting on sleeping next to her, making her sleep too hot. After finally making it through the alarm clock, she yawned, tears welling in her eyes. The little girl, woken up by the alarm clock, looked at her in confusion, "Sister Lili, are you crying?"
"No, it's because I couldn't sleep. Get up quickly." Ji Lili reached out and pinched her cheek and said.
"Oh, okay." The little girl was still a little sleepy and confused. Ji Lili chuckled, then got up and left the room.
When coming out of the cotton mill, Ji Lili didn't expect to meet Zheng Gaoyang who was pushing a cart. Both of them were stunned, and then nodded as a greeting.
When Zheng Gaoyang saw her, he couldn't help but think of what happened after school. Did she know Ji Mingyue was waiting for her? Was it really her and Aunt Jiang who didn't want Ji Mingyue to live here? Ji Mingyue grew up in the countryside and was already so pitiful, why didn't they take pity on her? For a moment, Zheng Gaoyang felt his mind was in a mess, with many questions he wanted to ask, but the last thing in his mind was what happened on the way back to the iron factory when he was driving Ji Mingyue. His ears flushed, and he hurried away, saying, "I'm leaving first."
Looking at his hurried back, Ji Lili felt a little puzzled, but she didn't think much about it and continued to walk towards the school at a leisurely pace.
When I arrived at the teaching building, I ran into Ji Mingyue and Wu Juyue. Ji Mingyue's face was covered in sweat, and Wu Juyue asked with a distressed look on her face, "Mingyue, why are you sweating so much?"
"I was afraid I didn't have enough time, so I ran here." Ji Mingyue explained in a low voice, but she was thinking in her heart that it seemed that she had to ask Ji Yushu to get her a bicycle as soon as possible, otherwise she couldn't stand running back and forth like this every day.
"Oh, the ironworks is so far from here." Wu Juyue noticed Ji Lili standing next to her. She couldn't help but ask, "Lili, can you bear to let Mingyue go to and from school like this? You can obviously accommodate her there, so why do you have to make things difficult for Ji Mingyue?"
Ji Lili tilted her head to glance at her, her tone cold: "Didn't she tell you that her father and my mother are divorced?"
"What?" This time, not only Wu Juyue was shocked. Even the passersby nearby couldn't help but exclaimed, but Ji Lili didn't look at them again, and went straight to the classroom.
Wu Juyue quickly looked at Ji Mingyue: "Mingyue, is what Lili just said true?"
"Probably. When I went home today, I saw my dad sitting in the corner smoking and he hadn't even eaten." Ji Mingyue said this with a depressed look on her face, as if she was the child who was abandoned by her parents after their divorce.
"This has nothing to do with you." Seeing her like this, Wu Juyue hurriedly comforted her, but in her heart she was digesting the news of the divorce. Although it was a new era, there were very few divorce cases around, or even no divorces at all, so everyone was so surprised when they heard about it. She looked at Ji Mingyue and couldn't help but ask, "So, can you still go back to the cotton mill in the future?"
Ji Mingyue shook her head: "My dad seems to have given the house to Aunt Jiang and Lili."
"Is that so? Then what about your schooling?" Wu Juyue looked sympathetic, completely forgetting what Ji Lili said yesterday that they, father and daughter, had nothing to do with the house now.
"It's okay, just consider it as exercise. Come on, it's time to go into the classroom." Ji Mingyue gave her a forced smile.
"You can ride a bike anyway, so ask your dad to buy you one," Wu Juyue suggested.
"Let's wait and see. The family's passbooks were all with Aunt Jiang, and I don't know if my dad can get them." Since the fact of divorce cannot be changed, it is necessary to let everyone know how "good" Ji Yushu is to Ji Lili and her daughter.
"Ah," Wu Juyue's face was full of surprise. She wanted to say something but finally held back.
Arriving at the classroom, Wu Juyue couldn't help but glance at Ji Lili. She was talking to her deskmate with a smile on her face. Thinking of Ji Mingyue running all the way to school just now, Wu Juyue wondered, how could Lili change? How could she become so selfish?
*
At the ironworks, those who needed to go to work went to work, and those who needed to go to school went to school. Soon, only the old couple and Ji Yushu were left at home. Chen Guilan asked, "Didn't you say you were going to pack up this afternoon? Do you want me to go with you?"
"No need, I can go by myself." Ji Yushu shook his head and rejected her suggestion. Her loud voice would only make him more embarrassed if he went.
"Then we have to bring back all our things." Chen Guilan traced it back directly to the cabinets built at home when they got married.
"Mom, we took those back when we moved." Ji Yushu couldn't help but remind her that after the new house was divided, the cabinets and tables inside were customized according to the new size.
"It was me who forgot. Anyway, remember to take out what you should take. Don't let them get away with it. And why did you give all the money to them?" Thinking of this, Chen Guilan couldn't help but complain.
"If I don't give it to them, will Jiang Yulan report me and then put me in jail?" Ji Yushu looked at her unhappily.
"Then you can also report Jiang Jianyi. I don't believe that he has not done anything wrong over the years?" Chen Guilan muttered.
Ji Yushu took a deep puff of his cigarette without saying anything. He did want to, but they hadn't lived with Jiang Jianyi for so many years, and Jiang Yulan would never mention her father at home. He wanted to catch them by the tail, but he couldn't catch them at all.
"Okay, I know what I'm doing, you don't have to worry about it." Ji Yushu said as he threw down the cigarette butt and crushed it with his feet.
"Okay, after you move your things back, go move Ye Qiuju's things over, and save on rent." Chen Guilan was calculating in her mind how much rent she could get back if she moved back now.
"Let's talk about this later. Wouldn't it give people something to talk about if we let her move in right after the divorce? There's no rush." Ji Yushu shook his head. Jiang Yulan's words in the morning were still a thorn in his side. If it was really Ye Qiuju who leaked the photos, he would never marry her.
Seeing that she wanted to say something else, Ji Yuanping grabbed her arm and said, "Alright, Second Brother knows what's going on. Stop interfering here."
"I'm just worried that he will be controlled by that woman again," Chen Guilan continued to mutter.
Ji Yushu didn't say anything, just looked at them and said, "Dad, go next door and borrow a tricycle for me." With so many things, they had to be pulled back by a car.
Fifteen minutes later, Ji Yushu arrived at the cotton mill on his tricycle. Luckily, it was work time, and the family compound was quiet. He hurried upstairs and opened the door. As soon as he opened it, he saw Jiang Jianyi sitting on the sofa watching TV. Ji Yushu greeted him awkwardly, "Dad, you're here too?"
"I'm not your dad, don't yell at me." Jiang Jianyi snorted coldly and turned his head away. He didn't expect that he could make mistakes sometimes.
"Dad, I don't want to get divorced either, but Yulan forced me to. Please help me persuade her. As long as she is willing, we can remarry at any time. I have already dealt with that matter." Over the years, Ji Yushu naturally knew that the old man loved and valued him, so the moment he saw him, he had the idea that he should come to persuade them.
"Ji Yushu, could you please stop talking to yourself and pack up your things quickly?" At this time, Jiang Yulan came out of Ji Mingyue's room, her eyes full of disgust.
Seeing him staring at him, Jiang Jianyi couldn't help but sneer, "I've been nice to you all these years, not because you're capable or filial, but because you're Yulan's husband and Lili's father. But now these two relationships no longer exist. Take your things and get out now."
"Dad?" Ji Yushu's tone was a little surprised. This was the first time in all these years that Jiang Jianyi spoke to him in this tone.
Jiang Yulan was amused by his appearance. This guy is really something. How could he not see the essence of things for so many years? Did he really think that his father liked him because of him?
Catching a glimpse of Jiang Yulan's mocking gaze, Ji Yushu quickly put away his humble attitude and began to pack up his things. Jiang Yulan stood at the door of the room and calmly reminded him, "We're divorced. If anything is damaged, you need to pay for it. I've already packed Ji Mingyue's things. They're in the living room."
When Ji Mingyue came, she was carrying that kind of woven bag, and Jiang Yulan still stuffed those things into her. Fortunately, the clothes in Lili's closet had not been moved to her room, otherwise they would have to be thrown away, which would be a pity.
Ji Yushu didn't have much stuff, just clothes and some personal effects. Most of the big items in the house were bought when they moved in, and the Jiang family paid the lion's share. Plus, the old man was here, so he couldn't take them away even if he wanted to.
After about an hour, Ji Yushu dragged the two woven bags he had packed, plus Ji Mingyue's, a total of three woven bags downstairs. When he got downstairs, Ji Yushu couldn't help but look back. After all, he had lived here for more than ten years, and he was still a little reluctant to move out.
His sadness didn't last long before someone asked, "Old Ji, what's wrong with you?"
"We're moving. Let's talk next time when we have time." After saying that, Ji Yushu quickly got into the car and stepped on the pedals to leave the family compound.
The person who spoke just now couldn't help but chuckle when he saw him riding hard, pretending to be serious. At noon, Jiang Aiguo told everyone with a happy face that his sister and Ji Yushu were divorced. Looking at him like this, it was obvious that he was kicked out. He deserved it!
"I still have to wait for the lock changer to come. Dad, do you want to continue waiting or go back first?" Jiang Yulan glanced at the watch on her wrist while speaking. She didn't expect Ji Yushu to be so fast. There was still an hour before the time she had agreed with the lock changer.
"It's okay to go back. Just wait here." Jiang Jianyi glanced at Jiang Yulan and asked after hesitating for a moment, "So what are you going to do in the future?"
Jiang Yulan pretended not to understand what he meant: "What do you mean? It's just a divorce, it's not a big deal. Just live the same way as before!"
Jiang Jianyi knew she was pretending to be stupid. He sighed and thought, "Never mind. He had urged her to get married and find a partner because of the broken engagement, but she ended up finding someone like this." The more Jiang Jianyi thought about it, the angrier he got. "I heard from Aiguo that Ji Yushu gave his job to his sister-in-law's brother?"
"Well, I made another 600 yuan." Jiang Yulan made the number six gesture to him.
"He has a good plan." Jiang Jianyi snorted coldly, determined to make life difficult for Yao Qiang. Although he has retired, the current leaders of the factory are almost all his old subordinates, so he still has to give him some face.
Jiang Yulan didn't stop it when she saw this. Someone had to bear the old man's anger, and the Yao siblings were not good people.
Ji Yushu dragged the three woven bags back to the iron factory. Chen Guilan looked at him with a look of disapproval: "Why is there only so much?"
"What else? This is all I have, and Mingyue only has two sets of clothes. Can I still rob them?" Ji Yushu gave her annoyed look.
Seeing this, Chen Guilan stopped talking and just sighed about her family's misfortune. Ji Yushu didn't bother to pay attention to her and just asked her, "Where should I put these things?"
The old couple fell silent now. The room where he and the eldest son used to sleep had long been converted into Ji Wenwu's room. He came to sleep in that room these past two days, so Ji Wenwu had to squeeze in with them. But this was not a long-term solution, and Yao Yan had long been unhappy about it.
"What? There's no place for me to live here?" Ji Yushu couldn't help but sneer. He has taken good care of the family over the years.
"How could that be? I'll go clean up Lanlan's room for you later." Chen Guilan said hurriedly.
"Then where will she and Mingyue sleep?" There are only four rooms in the house. The old couple sleep in one, the third and his wife sleep in one, and the remaining two are given to the siblings. "How about this, partition Wenwu's room so that he and I can both live there." Ji Wenwu's room is the largest in the house.
"That's fine." Chen Guilan thought about it and it seemed that this was the only way.
Unexpectedly, Yao Yan brought up the matter when she came home from get off work. She was the first to disagree: "No, Wenwu will get married in the future, and his room cannot be moved."
"Then where does your second brother live?" Chen Guilan was still thinking about bringing Ye Qiuju back to save rent.
"Don't we have the land ready? The rent has been paid. Wouldn't it be nice for second brother and Mingyue to move there and live happily with their new sister-in-law?" Yao Yan's tone was gentle but not one to be refused. Her son Wenwu was the only son of the Ji family. Why should he suffer injustice?
"I've seen that this family can't accommodate me anymore, right? Okay, I'll take Mingyue and move out." Ji Yushu snorted coldly. How could he not understand the little calculations of the Third Brother and Yao Yan? He originally thought that they would understand his current difficulties, and they'd better pray that they wouldn't have to ask him for help in the future.
Seeing Ji Yushu angry, Chen Guilan quickly tried to smooth things over: "Second brother, what you said is true. We are all family. How can we not tolerate you? Just insist on it tonight, and tomorrow I will ask your father to find someone to change it."
"Mom, I told you I don't agree." Yao Yan stood up directly.
Chen Guilan retorted bluntly: "Your father and I are not dead yet. It's not your turn to make the decisions in this family!"
Yao Yan wanted to say something, but Ji Yumo pulled her sleeve to signal her to stop talking, and she shut up reluctantly.
The problem seemed to be solved, but everyone was angry. Ji Yushu no longer wanted to stay at home. After dinner, he went directly to the house rented by Ye Qiuju. There were still two days before the time agreed by Zhao Dacheng and him, but the money in his hands did not increase. He couldn't help but start thinking about ways to make money.
In the evening, Ye Qiuju came back from get off work and was a little surprised to see him, and then her face was full of joy: "Brother Ji, why are you here?"
"What? You don't want me to come over?" Ji Yushu is very sensitive about this matter now.
"Of course not, have you forgotten what you said before?" Ye Qiuju said, looking at him with a reproachful look.
Ji Yushu quickly remembered what he had said before, and softened his tone: "My house was a mess, so I came here."
"Did something happen?" Ye Qiuju turned into a sweet talker.
"In business, I have met a boss who has channels, but I don't have enough money to buy the goods." Ji Yushu frowned when he said this. He thought that if he hadn't divorced, he could still persuade Jiang Jianyi to continue to guarantee.
"Then take out a loan. In my dream, the richer the bosses are, the more they like to take out loans. Only poor people choose to save money and earn interest." Ye Qiuju suggested.
"I don't have a job now, and I need a guarantor for a loan, which is a bit difficult to handle." Her words made Ji Yushu a little disappointed. He had originally hoped that the prophet in her dream would solve the problem for him, but now it seemed that it was impossible at all.
"If you don't have a guarantor, you can mortgage something, such as a house." Ye Qiuju thought of the common loan methods in later generations.
"Mortgage something?" Ji Yushu suddenly remembered what Chen Guilan had said in his ear before. It cost a lot of money to get the property certificate for the house in the family compound. He immediately had an idea.
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