Chapter 71 71 Concealment
It was only after Ji Wenwu was taken to the hospital that someone contacted the Ji family. Ji Yumo was busy searching for Song Zhenzhen and had no time to come to the hospital. Finally, Chen Guilan rushed to the hospital and saw the plaster cast on Ji Wenwu's leg. She quickly raised her voice and asked, "Wenwu, what happened to you?"
"I was just beaten by two thugs. Grandma, please keep your voice down." Ji Wenwu said while enduring the pain.
"Have you offended them?" Chen Guilan said as she quickly looked at other parts of his body, fearing that he was injured elsewhere.
"I didn't." Thinking of Ji Mingyue who was pushed to the ground by him that day, he had a suspicion in his mind.
"Then let's report to the police?" Chen Guilan said as she scolded those people.
"Can you find out? Grandma, I think it was Ji Mingyue who found him." Apart from her, he hadn't offended anyone else during this period.
"Are you saying that Ji Mingyue hired someone to beat your leg?" When she said this, Chen Guilan's face changed immediately. If it was really that girl who did it, she would make her pay.
"Who else is there besides her?" Ji Wenwu's face also darkened. There was also Chen Quan who agreed to lend him the homework. This matter must have something to do with him.
"Don't worry, if it's really her, grandma will never let her go. I'll go ask the doctor if you can go home." Chen Guilan said as she went outside to find a doctor.
There was a small shop not far from the alley. Ji Mingyue handed the two packs of cigarettes to the two men, saying sweetly, "Brother Chen, Brother Ma, thank you for what you did today."
"It's nothing, just a small matter. Next time you have any problems, just come to us directly." The man called Brother Chen waved his hand and told her not to be polite.
Ji Mingyue smiled and nodded. Only after parting with them did the smile on her face slowly fade. She had met these two men when they came to buy DVDs while she was helping Ji Yushu set up his stall. She had thought long and hard about asking them to help her teach Ji Wenwu a lesson, especially after learning that Chen Ge's brother and Ji Wenwu were classmates. This was when she formulated her plan for today. Now that she had successfully taken revenge on Ji Wenwu, she planned to gradually cut off contact with them. She had no intention of continuing their close relationship, so today was just a business deal.
Ji Mingyue and her family of three have now moved into their newly bought yard. Although the house is old, it is barely habitable after some cleaning. When she returned, Ye Qiuju was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. When she saw her, she said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Where have you been? I'm hungry."
"Can't you cook for yourself when you're hungry? Have you forgotten what you told me before coming to Yuncheng?" Ji Mingyue looked at her coldly. During this period of time, she had been serving them at home every day. She was fed up with it. She was afraid that she would collapse before Ji Yushu became the richest man.
Hearing her mention the previous incident, Ye Qiuju's eyes flashed with guilt, and then she defended herself, "Isn't the situation special now? I promise that it won't be like this after the baby is born."
Ji Mingyue snorted coldly: "Do you think I will still believe you?" Has she forgotten how many lies she told in order to get to the top?
"Okay, okay, I can do it myself. You'd better watch your mouth. If I quarrel with him, do you think you will have a good life?" Ye Qiuju said looking at her. Both mother and daughter knew that this was a contest, and she had the handle in her hand, so she could only admit defeat.
"Of course, I do this for us. You make me do this and that every day, and my grades have dropped a lot. I do this for the grades. Don't you also want me to surpass Jiang Lili? I must have time to study, don't you think?" Ji Mingyue has learned from them very well how to give a sweet reward after giving a stick.
"Okay, go and do your homework." Ye Qiuju said this and rolled her eyes at her before going to the kitchen. Only when she got to the kitchen did she dare to complain. He was indeed an ungrateful person who was unwilling to do such a small thing. Ye Qiuju cooked something for herself while complaining, and then she touched her belly. After she gave birth to this child, she would not be afraid of anyone's threats.
Chen Guilan, who was still unaware of the news of their move, only discovered when she found out where they'd rented their place that Ji Yushu and his family had already moved out. She was filled with surprise. Why hadn't they even told them about such a major event as the second son's move? She asked around with the neighbors, but still couldn't find out their new address. Helplessly, she went to look for Ji Yushu at his stall.
After the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Yushu set up his stall. He had originally planned to open a shop, but buying a house and the outstanding bank loan made him give up the idea. He had just finished sorting out his inventory when he saw Chen Guilan standing in front of the stall. He was a little surprised: "Mom, why are you here?"
Thinking that the mess at home was all because of Ye Qiuju's arrival, she glanced at him unhappily: "Why, I can't come?"
"Of course not, what's wrong with you?" Even from a distance, Ji Yushu could feel the anger in Chen Guilan.
"Wenwu was beaten and his leg was broken. He is still lying in the hospital." Over the past six months, although Chen Guilan and others did not say it, they had long regretted letting her divorce Jiang Yulan and marry Ye Qiuju, the troublemaker who had brought unrest to the family.
"What's going on?" Ji Yushu was a little surprised. Although Ji Wenwu was not likable, he did not expect that something like this would happen to him.
"What's going on? Go back and ask your wonderful daughter, and you'll find out. And why didn't you tell us you moved?" Chen Guilan asked, staring intently at Ji Yushu. He used to live near the cotton mill, and she often felt like she'd given this son away to the Jiang family. She hadn't expected him to become even more distant from them after his divorce and marriage to Ye Qiuju. They'd underestimated Ye Qiuju's methods.
Ji Yushu was stunned for a moment, then frowned and looked at her: "Are you saying that Wenwu's beating was related to Mingyue?"
"Why else would she be retaliating against Wenwu just because he accidentally knocked her down during the Lunar New Year? Ye Qiuju truly has a wonderful daughter." For the past six months, the Ji family had endured a fair share of strange looks at the ironworks. Just when things seemed to have settled, Ye Qiuju unexpectedly brought in her cousin to separate the third brother and his wife, making the Ji family a complete laughingstock at the ironworks.
"Mom, there must be a misunderstanding. Mingyue is not that kind of person." In Ji Yushu's mind, Ji Mingyue has always been the image of a good girl, so he did not fully believe what Chen Guilan said.
"Who else could it be except her? Wenwu hasn't offended anyone else." Chen Guilan looked at him unhappily.
"If it was really Mingyue who did it, I will definitely give you an explanation, but Mingyue has only been here for a short time, and she has always been well-behaved. Where can she find someone to teach Wenwu a lesson? Mom, I know you are angry with the mother and daughter because of the divorce of the third brother and his wife, but you can't just accuse people wrongly in this matter." Ji Yushu defended Ji Mingyue.
"Wouldn't she know if she just asked?" Chen Guilan was not so easily fooled this time.
"I'm still setting up a stall right now. I'll go back and ask you in the evening?" It was at this time that Ji Yushu remembered that the matter of buying a house had to be kept secret from them.
"Tell me where you moved to, and I'll go ask them myself. Second brother, you're really powerful now. You didn't even tell us about the move." Chen Guilan snorted coldly after saying this.
"Isn't it because I was too busy to remember? We didn't have enough space for our things there before. I also need a warehouse for my stall, and Qiuju will need a room when she gives birth, so we rented a new yard. We just moved in not long ago and plan to tell you in a few days." Ji Yushu quickly thought of an excuse in his mind.
"If you don't go back, I'll go and ask myself." Chen Guilan had to get to the bottom of it today.
"Mom, there's no need to be so troublesome. After I finish here, I will take Mingyue back to the iron factory." Ji Yushu was afraid that Ye Qiuju and her daughter would let the cat out of the bag in front of her.
"That's fine. Remember to buy some pork trotters for Wenwu when the time comes." To make up for the difference, Chen Guilan did not continue to pursue the matter when they moved because she was worried about Ji Wenwu. After all, he had given sufficient reasons.
Ji Yushu finally breathed a sigh of relief after Chen Guilan left. He would go back later and remind Ye Qiuju and her daughter that the house purchase needed to be kept secret.
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Jiang Yulan started working on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. After Jiang Lili came back, she worked on her homework for three consecutive days and finally finished the project. She glanced at Jiang Qitong who was drawing next to her and asked her, "Tongtong, have you finished your homework?"
"Well, I'm done. Sister Lili, have you finished?" Jiang Qitong leaned over. She wanted to go downstairs to get the jump rope.
"Well, I'm going to the toy factory. Do you want to come with me?" Jiang Lili packed up her books casually.
"Okay." When Jiang Qitong heard that they were going to the toy factory, she immediately became interested. Sometimes there were scrapped toys in the factory, and she could bring them back to play with.
The day after Cheng Yuntian returned from Quan City, she started working. Today, she was inspecting the progress of collecting hand-torn books in the workshop. Unexpectedly, she ran into Jiang Lili. She was a little surprised: "School is about to start. Have you finished your homework?"
"Yeah, I just finished. I came to check on the progress of the hand-tearing book." As she spoke, she tore off the little rabbit on the cover of the book and pasted it onto the radish patch on the second page. Cheng Yuntian watched quietly from the side. After a long while, he spoke: "What do you think?"
"It feels good and doesn't require too much force, so it should be suitable for children." The target audience of hand-torn books is children, so the force required cannot be too great.
"That's good. This batch will be completed soon and can be put on the market right away. I have communicated with Rongcheng by phone in advance. Manager Liu is very interested and has already ordered a batch of goods. I haven't contacted Manager Zhang yet." Cheng Yuntian said as she took the hand-torn book next to her. She had a hunch that this would sell better than the gum.
"Are you planning to bring this with you when you talk to him about teethers?" Jiang Lili guessed.
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