Chapter 2424 Be prepared for danger in times of peace and make a written agreement?
He Jian's words made Wu Juyue's face flush instantly. Feeling the gazes from everyone around her, she couldn't help but raise her voice: "What a joke! What is there to be jealous of her? Do I need to be jealous of her?"
"If it's not jealousy, then it's hate turned from love? You have been following Ji Lili before, but she still doesn't want to be friends with you. She wants to destroy you if she can't get you, right? Oh my God, this kind of person is so scary." He Jian said as he took a step back with a scared look on his face, and the people around him couldn't help but laugh.
A smile also flashed in Ji Lili's eyes. It was the first time she knew that He Jian was also an acting genius. Wu Juyue was usually considered to be eloquent, but this time He Jian's words made her completely defenseless.
"Classmate, it's not nice to say that to a girl." Ji Mingyue glanced at the attack value above Wu Juyue's head and decided to give it another try.
"Oh, you're starting to separate boys and girls again. When you were talking about Ji Lili, she didn't even consider that she was a girl!" He Jian snorted coldly after saying this. Ji Mingyue looked so hypocritical, it seemed that her mother was not a good person either.
"Lili, please persuade him. Juyue is your friend after all. Can you bear to let him slander her like this?" Ji Mingyue directed her anger towards Ji Lili again.
What a way to shift the blame! Ji Lili sneered and then stepped forward, saying, "Ji Mingyue, wasn't this you and Wu Juyue's doing? I specifically asked He Jian to come here to confront you. Now you think your lies are untenable and you're playing innocent again, right?"
"Mingyue, don't tell her." Wu Juyue pulled Ji Mingyue over and looked at Ji Lili with hatred. The humiliation she suffered today was all because of her. She said coldly, "What do you want?"
"Wu Juyue, I think you've missed the point. It's never been what I wanted. It's always been you and Ji Mingyue who have been provoking me and spreading rumors about me. It's you who have done something wrong, not me, okay? The kindergarten teachers have all taught us these principles, do you still want me to teach you?" Ji Lili didn't understand where the hatred in Wu Juyue's eyes came from. Was it because she had asked He Jian to confront them?
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you before things were clear. I'm sorry." Wu Juyue bit her lip and apologized to her.
"I received your apology, but I don't forgive you, and I don't want it to happen again." Ji Lili said in a cold tone.
Looking at the strategy value above Wu Juyue's head that continued to climb, Ji Mingyue curled the corners of her lips. It seemed that today's strategy was correct. With a little more effort, she would be able to completely conquer Wu Juyue. Just then, she heard Ji Lili's voice: "And Ji Mingyue, please understand one thing. Everyone is an independent individual. Please don't confess or apologize on my behalf without permission. Don't add too much drama to yourself."
"Pfft" He Jian was the first to laugh out loud. It was the first time he knew that a good student could curse so well. He didn't use a single dirty word throughout the whole process, but it made people feel happy.
"Lili, we are sisters. I have no ill will towards you. I'm sorry, but if you don't like it, I won't say it again." Ji Mingyue said with her head down, looking at a loss.
Zheng Gaoyang, who was outside the crowd, couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He felt that Ji Lili was being unreasonable. They had already realized their mistakes, so why should she be so aggressive?
"I'm sorry, my mother only gave birth to me, so I don't have any older sisters." Ji Lili's tone was cold, and anyone could hear the alienation in it.
"Ji Lili, why are you so arrogant? Mingyue is your sister. According to the order of first come first served, you are the one who came later, okay? Over the years, you have monopolized Uncle Ji. Do you know how much grievance Mingyue has suffered since she was a child because she had no father?" Wu Juyue couldn't help but speak out.
"But her tragedy was not caused by me and my mother. Shouldn't the culprit be my father?" Ji Lili asked sincerely.
The people watching the excitement around couldn't help but discuss in a low voice, and those who originally sympathized with Ji Mingyue also reacted instantly. Yes, Ji Mingyue was indeed pitiful, but what did this have to do with Ji Lili? To be honest, her mother and she were also the ones who were deceived. If they really had to choose between them, she and her mother would be more miserable.
"You don't dare to find the culprit to argue, but instead you are looking for trouble with the victim. You really like to add drama to yourselves." He Jian snorted after saying this.
"Does this have anything to do with you, He Jian?" Wu Juyue snorted coldly.
"Yes, does this have anything to do with you, Wu Juyue?" He Jian reminded her that she was just a passerby like them.
"Why doesn't it matter? Mingyue is my best friend." Wu Juyue said without thinking. Even when she learned that Ji Mingyue was Ji Lili's half-sister, she felt a little happy in her heart. Even though she knew that this idea was wrong, she still couldn't help but be excited, excited that she could finally surpass her in one aspect.
"Why is it okay? Ji Lili is my neighbor and classmate." He Jian imitated her tone and caused laughter again.
Wu Juyue regarded all these laughs as ridicule. She glared at Ji Lili fiercely and said, "Are you satisfied now?"
Without waiting for Ji Lili to speak, she turned and left. Ji Mingyue hurriedly chased after her. Ji Lili looked innocent. She clearly didn't say anything, okay?
Zheng Gaoyang, who was behind the crowd, hesitated for a second when he saw this, then followed him.
Most of the people involved had run away, and the people watching the excitement had gradually dispersed. Ji Lili walked towards He Jian and thanked him earnestly: "He Jian, thank you for what you did today."
"No need. This matter was caused by me and has nothing to do with you." He Jian shook his head.
"No matter what, I'm very grateful that you're willing to come and confront them." Ji Lili thanked them again.
"If you really want to thank me, don't say these empty words, do me a favor." He Jian said seriously.
Ji Lili hesitated for a second, then nodded: "Okay, but this matter cannot violate discipline and morality. It's all within my tolerance."
"Don't worry, good student, I don't do bad things every day." When He Jian spoke again, his tone was a little ruffian.
"Okay, then just come to me directly when the time comes." Ji Lili is not a person who goes back on his word.
"Okay, just remember what you said today." He Jian said, turning around and waving at them as he left, reminding them, "Class starts in five minutes."
Ji Lili and Ke Sisi exchanged a glance, then instantly broke into a sprint, running all the way back to the classroom. She glanced at her watch and realized they still had fifteen minutes until class started. He Jian had tricked them. She was a little breathless, but still within acceptable limits. She glanced at Ke Sisi, who was gasping for breath, and gritted her teeth, cursing, "He Jian, you bastard."
After a long while, Ke Sisi finally came to her senses. Thinking of He Jian's prank just now, she became a little worried: "Lili, he won't let you do anything too extreme, right?"
"It shouldn't be." She recalled that He Jian was not like this when he was a child. It seemed that he started like this in the second year of junior high school. It was also at that time that the news of Uncle He losing money playing cards came out. Because Uncle He lost money playing cards, their family started to have a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days. Then came the news that He Jian's grades had dropped. Although He Jian was rebellious in the third year of junior high school, he also took the high school entrance examination honestly. His current transformation seemed to have started in high school.
"I'm glad you know what's going on." Seeing her like this, Ke Sisi felt relieved.
"Well, don't worry." Ji Lili said and smiled at her.
When Ji Mingyue turned around, she saw the two of them talking and laughing. She retracted her gaze and glanced at the top of Wu Juyue's head in front of her. Even though she had tried harder just now, the strategy value still remained at 90. So, Wu Juyue hasn't given up completely yet?
Thinking of what He Jian said just now, she guessed that Wu Juyue was jealous and envious of Ji Lili. She envied her achievements, but because her parents kept telling her every day, she couldn't help but feel jealous, which led to her complicated emotions towards Ji Lili.
Wu Juyue felt that she could not calm down at all. She felt that He Jian's words just now had torn off her last fig leaf. Although she denied it, she felt that no one believed her. They all believed what He Jian said and believed that she was jealous of Ji Lili.
But she was not like this at the beginning. She was obviously envious of her. From childhood to adulthood, her name appeared more frequently among her peers than her teacher. At that time, she was full of curiosity. She thought that if she had the chance, she must meet Ji Lili. She would be very proud to have such a friend.
After meeting Ji Lili, she felt that the halo around her was just a gift from others. She was just an ordinary person, with better grades and a prettier appearance. At that time, she felt nothing but envy and a little jealousy. When her mother found out that she and Ji Lili were friends, she would constantly compare her to Ji Lili. In the past, it was mostly about her studies, but now her mother would talk about Ji Lili all the time, praising her while also belittling her. This made her wonder, what was Ji Lili's reason for being so good? Wasn't it just her grades that were better? It wasn't until Ji Mingyue arrived that she seemed to see another person living under Ji Lili's halo. When Ji Mingyue talked to her about her own difficulties, she couldn't help but put herself in her shoes and wondered how Ji Lili could be so excessive? She thought, He Jian was right, she was truly jealous of Ji Lili and was determined to pull her down from the altar in her parents' eyes, wanting them to know that Ji Lili, so good at grades, was not a person of low moral character.
Thinking of this, Wu Juyue raised the corners of her lips in a somewhat sarcastic manner. It seemed like she had failed. Everyone did not discover that Ji Lili was a person of low moral character, but instead discovered her dark thoughts.
What happened outside the classroom just now had already been heard inside. Everyone was discussing what had just happened in a low voice, and everyone was looking at the three people from time to time. Ji Lili and Ji Mingyue were not affected at all by such normal stares, but Wu Juyue felt that she could not stand it. She felt that everyone was laughing at her. She suddenly stood up and moved the chair, and there was a sharp crackling sound. All eyes looked at her, and Wu Juyue lowered her eyes and left the classroom.
"Where is she going?" Everyone was curious.
Ji Mingyue couldn't help but frown, hesitating whether to go with them. Soon, she also stood up and chose to chase Wu Juyue in front.
Wu Juyue mustered up the courage to go to the office and asked for half a day off on the pretext of a headache. She felt that she could not bear the scrutiny of these people right now and she needed time to calm down. At least she didn't want to stay here today.
As soon as she came out of the office, she saw Ji Mingyue outside and was a little surprised: "Mingyue, why are you here?"
"I was a little worried when I saw you suddenly ran out. Are you okay?" Ji Mingyue had just finished speaking when she found that the strategy value above her head turned into 92. She was delighted, it seemed that this decision was correct.
Wu Juyue felt a warm feeling in her heart, then shook her head: "I'm fine, I've asked for leave this afternoon, you should go back to class."
"You asked for leave?" Ji Mingyue was a little surprised.
"Well, I feel a little uncomfortable. Come back tomorrow. You should go back quickly." Wu Juyue urged. She actually didn't want to see Ji Mingyue either. Although she was standing up for Ji Mingyue, only she knew that she was just using this as an excuse to express her jealousy towards Ji Lili.
"Okay then." Ji Mingyue's eyes flashed with contempt when he turned around. He couldn't even stand this little setback.
Ji Mingyue returned to the classroom before the bell rang, but did not see Wu Juyue. Everyone was curious but did not know whether they should ask.
Instead, Ke Sisi asked in a low voice, "Lili, where do you think she went? She wouldn't go to the teacher and complain first, would she?"
"Probably not. I guess she probably took a leave of absence." Ji Lili guessed. Wu Juyue usually looks carefree, but she has a very strong self-esteem. He Jian just said that to her in front of so many people. Her self-esteem must have been greatly hurt, and she needs to take a leave of absence to calm down.
"Yeah, if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't want to stay in the classroom right now either." Ke Sisi nodded, thinking that what she said made sense.
"The teacher is here." The classmate at the front desk suddenly reminded them, and the two of them quickly shut up and sat up straight.
*
At the ironworks, Yao Yan had been guarding Ji Wenwu's room and refused to allow them to make any changes. Although Chen Guilan was angry, she couldn't do anything to her. She could only look at Ji Yumo angrily and said, "Third Brother, is this what you meant?"
"Mom, isn't it because Wenwu is getting older and it's not appropriate to partition the room now?" Ji Yumo was still talking about Ji Wenwu.
"Then where does your second brother live? He has helped you a lot over the years. You can't just sit back and do nothing, right?" Chen Guilan started playing the emotional card with them again.
"Mom, I'm doing this for my second brother's own good. These days, everyone wants a wife, kids, and a warm home. Even though my second brother is divorced now, he still has Ye Qiuju. They come over for dinner on weekdays and stay there at night. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" Yao Yan tried to persuade Chen Guilan.
"But the second son just got divorced, and he said to wait a little longer." Chen Guilan felt that what Yao Yan said made sense.
"The new sister-in-law is Mingyue's mother. Everyone knows that they were husband and wife before, and no one will talk about it." Yao Yan continued to adopt a conciliatory policy. Anyway, outsiders were scolding Ji Yushu and Ye Qiuju. What did it have to do with her?
"I'll think about it." Chen Guilan also favored her grandson Ji Wenwu in her heart, otherwise this matter would not have dragged on until now. She felt that what Yao Yan said was reasonable. After all, they lived close by, and it would be convenient to come back for dinner. It was just a matter of staying outside. The second son should agree.
Ji Yumo and his wife stared at the direction of Chen Guilan's room. He nudged Yao Yan with his elbow and asked, "Do you think Mom will agree?"
"Why not? We are doing this for Wenwu. He is the only son of our Ji family. Mom will agree." Yao Yan said with certainty. She knew how much her mother-in-law valued Wenwu.
She hadn't waited for Chen Guilan's consent yet. Instead, she waited for Yao Qiang, who was getting off work, to arrive first. She was a little surprised: "Qiangzi, why are you here at this time?"
"Sister, Brother Yushu must have offended someone. I was transferred to the workshop yesterday. The work now is heavy and tiring. Yesterday I thought it was just a one-day transfer, but today I found out that I will stay in this workshop from now on. I can't do this job. My legs are almost broken from doing it." Yao Qiang and Yao Yan complained. He was transferred here after just a few days of doing his easy job. It was obvious that this was done on purpose.
"What did you say?" Yao Yan looked puzzled.
"I was transferred to the workshop, and now the work I do is all dirty and tiring. Is it Brother Yushu's ex-father-in-law's doing?" Yao Qiang is not stupid. He was transferred to the workshop in the past two days. The only big thing that happened in these two days was the divorce between Ji Yushu and Jiang Yulan. Apart from the Jiang family's manipulation, he can't think of any other reason for the time being.
"I guess Jiang Yulan is behind this. No, I have to find her and ask her why she does this. She is simply taking revenge on her own." Yao Yan looked extremely angry.
Yao Qiang naturally would not object when he saw this. This was the purpose of his coming here today. It would be best if he could be transferred back to his original workshop.
When Jiang Yulan came out of the cotton mill, she saw Yao Yan walking towards her with a menacing look on her face. Thinking of what her father had done, she roughly knew why she came.
"Jiang Yulan, wait a moment." Yao Yan called her in a bad tone.
Jiang Yulan looked at her with some amusement. She never understood what was wrong with Yao Yan's brain. She always acted arrogantly, as if others owed her something.
"Is there something wrong?" Jiang Yulan gave her a cold look.
"You were the one behind Qiangzi's work, weren't you? You're so cruel. No wonder my second brother wants to divorce you." Yao Yan said, looking at her viciously.
Jiang Yulan wasn't angry either, and her tone was even gentler: "First of all, you got one thing wrong. It was me who wanted to divorce Ji Yushu. Secondly, what does Yao Qiang's job have to do with me? Don't you have any idea how he got this job?"
"You can't take it out on Qiangzi just because you're angry with your second brother. His small body can't withstand such intensity. If you don't transfer Qiangzi back to his original workshop, I will go to the factory and report you for taking revenge." Yao Yan threatened.
"Oh, go ahead. Do you need me to tell you where the reporting mailbox is?" Jiang Yulan asked kindly.
"Jiang Yulan, don't go too far! Since you insisted on getting a divorce, why do you make things difficult for Qiangzi?" Seeing that she was about to leave, Yao Yan hurriedly grabbed her arm.
"Let go." Jiang Yulan stared at the arm she held. Yao Yan was frightened by this look and quickly let go of her arm. When she met Jiang Yulan before, she was always very friendly. This was the first time she saw such a look.
"Jiang Yulan, we have been sisters-in-law for almost twenty years, and we are considered a family. Do you really want to do things so cruelly? I believe I have treated you well over the years. Are you worthy of me by doing this?" Yao Yan said hatefully.
"You're overthinking it. I didn't do anything. After all, that job belongs to Ji Yushu. Maybe he offended too many people before, and now they are taking revenge on him?" Ji Yushu had made mistakes at work before. Even though he was very versatile, he had offended some people over the years.
"Impossible, how could it be such a coincidence? You got divorced and right after that Qiangzi's job was transferred. Apart from you and your dad, who else would be so idle?" Yao Yan shook her head and refused to believe it.
"How is it impossible? People didn't dare to do anything to my dad before because of his face, but now that this relationship is gone, people naturally have no concerns. Think about it yourself, isn't this reasonable?" Jiang Yulan raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
Seeing that she wanted to speak, Jiang Yulan chuckled: "Instead of worrying about your brother's affairs, you should worry more about yourselves!"
"What do you mean?" Yao Yan looked at her warily.
"Ji Yushu has never given up on having a son for so many years. What do you think he and Ye Qiuju are busy with now? When their son is born, your Ji Wenwu will no longer be the only child in the Ji family." Jiang Yulan looked at her in a good mood after she finished speaking.
"How is that possible? They are so old." Yao Yan retorted subconsciously.
Jiang Yulan didn't say anything, but just smiled at her self-deceiving look. Finally, Yao Yan suddenly remembered the look on Chen Guilan's face when she looked at Ye Qiuju's belly that day, and her expression changed.
Before leaving, she didn't forget to ask again: "Is Qiangzi's work really none of your business?"
"Of course." Jiang Yulan nodded. She was not lying. It was her father who did it, not her.
"Okay, I understand." Yao Yan said and left in a hurry. Over the years, she had regarded everything in the Ji family as hers, so naturally she could not accept having another "only child" in the family.
Jiang Yulan had experienced Yao Yan's unreasonable behavior before, so she raised the corners of her lips in a good mood and walked towards Jiang Aiguo's house.
The mother and daughter met at the gate of the courtyard. Ji Lili sensed her happiness and asked casually, "Mom, are you happy today?"
"Is it that obvious?" Jiang Yulan was a little surprised.
"Yes, so is there any happy event?" Ji Lili was a little curious.
"It's not really a happy event. Your second aunt just came to me and wanted to seek justice for her brother. I told her that your father is fighting for his son, and she hurried back." You know, what Yao Yan has been saying every day in recent years is that she gave birth to the only child of the Ji family, and even if she has no credit, she has worked hard.
"The ironworks must be bustling with activity then." Ji Lili curled her lips. She had never understood their obsession with their son. Was he born to inherit the family's pots and pans? Or was it just for the vague and intangible inheritance of a surname? Thinking of this, she looked up at Jiang Yulan and said, "Mom, take me to change my surname."
"You want to change your surname?" Jiang Yulan was a little surprised. She actually didn't care about surnames. In her opinion, a name is just a code name, not to mention a surname. So after the two divorced, she didn't take Ji Lili directly to change her surname. She didn't expect that she would take the initiative to bring up this matter at this time.
"Yeah, I have this idea." At first, Ji Lili also felt that the surname was not important, but when she thought about the Ji family's behavior, since they cared about it, she might as well change it.
"Okay, let me go and ask what information is needed and then we'll talk about it." Jiang Yulan always respected her opinions, so if she wanted to change it, then she would change it.
When the mother and daughter returned, Zhou Qingfen had already prepared the meal. Seeing them come in, she smiled and said, "I was wondering why you hadn't come back yet, sister. It turns out you were waiting for Lili to be together!"
Jiang Yulan nodded, without mentioning Yao Yan's visit to her. She simply looked at Jiang Jianyi beside her and said, "Dad, Lili said she wants to change her last name. Do you have any suggestions?"
"Lili wants to change your surname?" Jiang Jianyi's face brightened up when he heard that. He actually had the same idea in his mind, but he had never found a suitable opportunity to bring it up.
"Yes, what do you think, Grandpa?" Ji Lili smiled happily at him.
"Well, you are worthy of being my eldest granddaughter." Jiang Jianyi gave her a thumbs up, his tone full of praise.
"Then do you want to change the name as well?" Jiang Aiguo also came over to join the discussion.
"There's no need to change the name. Everyone is used to it." Ji Lili shook her head.
"Okay, now our Lili will be Jiang Lili, so you have to be more reasonable." Jiang Aiguo said with a laugh.
"I always convince people with reason, okay?" Ji Lili snorted.
"Yes, yes, our Lili has always been a reasonable person. This surname change really suits our Lili." Jiang Aiguo nodded continuously.
"Then you can ask Zhang Zhiqiang this afternoon what people need to bring to change their names. By the way, Lili's ID card needs to be changed, and it would be best if she also changes her passbook." Thinking of the ID card and passbook, Jiang Yulan frowned.
"Change, change everything." Jiang Jianyi waved his hand, indicating that everything needed to be changed.
"Okay, I'll ask him in detail this afternoon." Jiang Aiguo nodded in agreement.
"Wow, then Sister Lili will also have the surname Jiang from now on. Mom, do you want to have the surname Jiang too? Then our whole family will have the surname Jiang." After saying this, Jiang Qitong looked at Zhou Qingfen with anticipation.
Zhou Qingfen reached out and tapped her forehead: "No."
Ji Lili also pinched her little face: "You wish."
"Okay," Jiang Qitong sighed, her little face full of disappointment. She thought her mother could also change her surname.
After dinner, Jiang Jianyi looked at Jiang Yulan and suddenly asked, "Did they cause you any trouble over there?"
"No, how could this matter be traced back to me?" Jiang Yulan knew what he was referring to and simply shook her head and concealed it.
"I'm glad you're okay. When you get Lili a new ID card, deposit the money you gave her last time into her name." Jiang Jianyi was talking about the one thousand yuan he was going to give to Ji Yushu for his business last time. Now that he thinks about it, it's a good thing he didn't give it to him directly at that time.
Hearing this, Jiang Yulan looked up at Jiang Aiguo and his wife across from her. Seeing that they looked normal, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Dad."
Ji Lili thought of the huge sum of 6,000 yuan in her savings account. The wave of layoffs was about to come, and before that, she should consider their future in advance. In the plot, Ji Yushu's business success was largely due to the Jiang family's connections. This time, he didn't need the Jiang family's connections, but they could try it themselves.
"What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed in it." Jiang Yulan picked up some food for her. She rarely saw Lili distracted while eating.
"I'm thinking about how we can use the money we have to make more money." Ji Lili said seriously.
"I'll take care of the money. You're just a kid, don't worry about it." Jiang Yulan said, urging her to eat quickly because she had to go to evening self-study class later.
Ji Lili shook her head. "Mom, I'm serious. Whether you deposit money at the post office or at a business office, earning interest is actually the least cost-effective. Now is a good time to do business."
"Lili, doing business is risky. It's safer to work steadily." Jiang Aiguo looked at her with some disapproval. He worked in a scientific research unit and Zhou Qingfen was a teacher. They didn't have to worry about unemployment.
"Uncle, the efficiency of all factories is getting worse now. Some factories have even started to lay off people. Although it is not the turn of the cotton mills yet, who can guarantee that the cotton mills will not be on the list of layoffs next year or the year after?" Ji Lili's black eyes were full of seriousness.
"It's right to be prepared for danger in times of peace. This is why I didn't stop Ji Yushu from doing business before. Lili, do you have any ideas?" Ji Lili has shown precocity since she was a child. Her family basically respects her opinions, so Jiang Jianyi asked her directly for her opinion.
"There is no need to worry about my uncle and aunt's jobs for now. The country needs to develop, and units like my uncle's are indispensable, not to mention my aunt's job. Although there is family planning, there are many students now, so their jobs are very stable. As for my mother, her salary has been getting less and less in the past two years due to the factory's performance. This is already a signal, so she can actually try to choose to do other things." The 1990s was called the era of picking up gold at will by later generations. It was a booming time, and all industries were just starting out, so there was still time to do anything.
Thinking of the salary of the past two years, Jiang Yulan's eyes couldn't help but darken. She thought, maybe she should think about this issue carefully. After all, she is not alone now, and she has to consider Lili's future.
"What Lili said makes sense. Otherwise, why are so many people taking unpaid leave now? You might consider it, sister." Zhou Qingfen agreed with Ji Lili's idea. Times have changed. Doing business is not looked down upon. Only being poor will be looked down upon.
"Well, that idiot Ji Yushu dared to give it a try, so why can't we? Sister, if you have made up your mind, just do it. We are here to support you." Although Jiang Aiguo still felt that doing business was risky, he supported any decision they made.
"I need to think about this carefully." Jiang Yulan glanced at Ji Lili after she said that, planning to have a good chat with her mother after she finished her evening self-study.
*
Yao Yan left the cotton mill and went straight back to the ironworks. When she returned, Chen Guilan had just finished cooking dinner. Seeing her return, she asked in a rather unhappy tone, "Where did you go after work? Did you forget that you had to cook at home?"
Yao Yan glanced at Ji Yushu, who was sitting outside, and Ye Qiuju, who was sitting beside him. She remembered what Jiang Yulan had said just now and asked directly, "Mom, do you still mean what you said before?"
"What?" Chen Guilan felt that Yao Yan was a little weird today.
"You said that everything in the Ji family will belong to my son Wenwu from now on." Don't think she doesn't know that there is quite a lot of money in the savings account of the old couple.
"Why are you talking about this for no reason?" Chen Guilan glared at her dissatisfiedly, then looked at Ye Qiuju outside.
Seeing this, Yao Yan still had something to understand. She curled her lips sarcastically and said, "So you instigated the second brother and second sister-in-law to divorce because you wanted Ye Qiuju to give birth to a son for the second brother?"
"Third brother, come quickly and take your wife away. You just talk nonsense every day." Chen Guilan shouted to Ji Yumo outside.
"What's going on?" Ji Yumo was used to smoothing things over, and this time he was still planning to use that trick.
"Who knows what's wrong with your wife?" Chen Guilan snorted coldly.
Ji Yumo glanced at Yao Yan in confusion. Didn't she just go to the cotton mill to look for her ex-sister-in-law? Why was she arguing with her mother again when she came back?
"I want to split up," Yao Yan suddenly said. She had weighed the pros and cons in her mind. Now was a good time to split up. Ji Yushu was unemployed, and how much could Ye Qiuju earn washing dishes in a restaurant? When she gave birth, she wouldn't be able to go back to work, and they would be the only ones to suffer. While they hadn't given birth to a son yet, they could plan more for Wenwu.
"Yao Yan, what nonsense are you talking about?" This time it was Ji Yuanping who spoke. The old couple were still alive, so why would they divide the family?
"Dad, I'm serious." Although Yao Yan was speaking to Ji Yuanping, her gaze was on Ji Yushu's family of three.
Feeling this gaze, Ji Mingyue couldn't help but roll her eyes. She hadn't even despised them yet, so why was she despising them now? Divide them, quickly, and don't even think about taking advantage of their family in the future.
"Swallow, why are you saying this for no reason?" Ji Yumo's tone was also full of confusion.
"I'm afraid that if we don't divide it, Wenwu will have nothing. Now my parents are starting to ask Wenwu to give in to my second brother and his family. When my second brother has another son, there will probably be no place for Wenwu to stand in the family." In the past, only their family lived with the old couple, so there was naturally no need to divide the family, but now it's different, and they must make it clear in advance.
"What, second brother, you still want to have a son?" Ji Yumo looked shocked.
"Your second brother is only in his thirties. What's the big deal?" Chen Guilan rolled her eyes at her third brother.
"Second brother, is this true?" Ji Yumo turned to look at Ji Yushu and asked him for confirmation. Mingyue is already eighteen years old, and they want to have another child.
"Well, didn't you say before that if you don't have a son in this life, what's the hope? I think you are right." Ji Yushu said in a light tone.
"Isn't this just nonsense I said when I was drunk?" Ji Yumo scratched his hair a little embarrassedly. After all, he was able to marry the factory director's daughter after returning from the countryside, and his father-in-law took care of such big things as work and housing for him. How could he not envy him?
"Okay, let's eat quickly. Don't mention the division of the family anymore. We are not dead yet." Chen Guilan said and glared at Yao Yan, asking her to be quiet.
"It's okay if we don't divide the family, but you have to sign a document and give him everything you promised to give him before." Yao Yan still insisted on this point and gave Ji Wenwu next to her a look.
"Grandma, didn't you say you loved me the most? And you also said that everything in the house will be mine from now on. Do you want to go back on your word?" Ji Wenwu stepped forward, took Chen Guilan's arm, and began to act coquettishly.
"How could that be? When has grandma ever lied to you?" Chen Guilan still loves her grandson very much, whom she raised by herself.
"Then let's sign a written agreement, so that we can all feel more at ease. Second brother didn't like these things in our house before, and I guess he doesn't like them now either?" Yao Yan said, looking at Ji Yushu provocatively.
Ji Yushu didn't say anything, but Ye Qiuju next to him stood up and said, "Mom, why don't you sign a document for your sister-in-law? My brother Ji and I don't want to fight over anything. We just want our family to be together." Ji Yushu will be the richest man in Yuncheng in the future, so she doesn't like the shabby house allocated by this unit.
"You said it, don't regret it." Yao Yan was afraid that she would regret it.
"Of course not." Ye Qiuju smiled gently at her. Ji Yushu, who was standing next to her, glanced at her and remembered what she had said to him that morning, that she had dreamed of him making his first fortune in business. So he nodded and said, "I have no objection, Mom. Please sign a document for the third brother and his wife, so that they don't make the house a mess all day long."
Yao Yan hadn't expected the two to agree so easily. Could they be plotting something? Ji Yumo, standing beside her, tugged at her sleeve, reminding her to stop. Yao Yan thought for a moment, and decided to sign the agreement first, regardless of their conspiracy.
Chen Guilan and Ji Yuanping looked at each other and finally nodded: "Okay, I'll sign the agreement for you after dinner." After that, she looked at Ye Qiuju again and nodded with satisfaction. If it happened to Jiang Yulan today, it would probably cause another mess.
The matter was resolved happily. When Ji Mingyue and Ji Lanlan went to evening self-study, they signed a document at home. Ji Yushu's eyes followed Chen Guilan all the time. When he saw her take out the key to open the smallest cabinet in the house, he glanced down and saw that the property certificate of the house was indeed in the cabinet. He immediately had an idea in his mind.
The document was signed quickly. At Yao Yan's request, Ji Yushu also signed and put his fingerprints on it. When Chen Guilan put the things in the cabinet, his eyes moved.
After the third brother and his wife returned, while the old couple was feeling guilty about them, he said to Chen Guilan, "Mom, give me your key. I'll go get a key for the front door, so that I don't have to come back late and ask you to open the door, and the third brother's wife will be unhappy."
Chen Guilan was feeling guilty at the moment, so without giving him any further thought, she simply handed him the whole bunch of keys and pointed to one of them: "Then give Qiuju one too, so it will be convenient for her to come over."
"Okay." Ji Yushu nodded.
Ji Yushu quickly took the key and went out. He found the key to open the cabinet and secretly asked someone to make a copy for him. After doing all this, he took out the property certificate from the cabinet while they were not paying attention. Before going to get a mortgage loan, he asked someone to make a fake property certificate and put it back in its original place.
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