Chapter 79 79 What’s his plan?
Seeing Ji Yushu at the factory gate, Jiang Yulan frowned unconsciously. She had a hunch that he was up to no good. Sure enough, he blocked her path and said in an unpleasant tone, "Jiang Yulan, this is you being unkind, isn't it?"
"That's nonsense! I don't understand what you're saying." Jiang Yulan had no idea how he'd known about her job change. He came to her now, saying this. Did he know Lili owned the shares? He never did anything without a profit. Jiang Yulan couldn't understand why he'd come to her, other than this incident.
"Don't play dumb. Lili is not just your daughter. Why should you get all the benefits?" Ji Yushu looked unconvinced. Before Ji Mingyue appeared, he considered himself a qualified father. Now that she can make money, she doesn't even think of him as a father. His mother was right. She is a complete ingrate.
"What do you mean I got all the benefits? You came here today just to find trouble, right?" Jiang Yulan gave him a displeased look.
It was getting off work, and seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, everyone couldn't help but take a second look. Ji Yushu, always a stickler for appearances, quickly noticed the scrutiny and turned to Jiang Yulan, "Let's find a place to talk."
"Let's go over there!" Jiang Yulan pointed to the alley across the street. Judging from his attitude, if she didn't explain things to him today, he would probably come back to make trouble later.
The alley was very quiet. Jiang Yulan looked up at the person opposite her and said indifferently, "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"I've inquired around. The reason you can work here is because of the toy design that Lili drew, and you also have shares in this factory. Jiang Yulan, it's too selfish of you to take it all for yourself." Ji Yushu said as he began to look at the person in front of him. It has been almost half a year since their divorce. She looks younger and younger. On the other hand, he is busy setting up the stall every day and is becoming more and more sloppy. Ji Yushu felt regretful again.
Jiang Yulan frowned at him. "I don't know where you heard all this nonsense. First of all, I can work here because I know how to use a computer. If you can, you can come too. As for the shares you mentioned, they belong to Lili. She's not an adult yet. I'm just holding them on her behalf. They don't belong to me. Do you understand?"
"When did you learn how to use a computer? How come I didn't know? Jiang Yulan, ah Jiang Yulan, you're lying to people without even blushing." Ji Yushu still remembered that Jiang Yulan's face would turn red whenever she lied, and he often laughed at her for this.
This time, Jiang Yulan rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think everyone is as unmotivated as you? I went to night school to learn computer science, and I can't apply for this job until I get my certificate. Ji Yushu, I'm willing to stand in front of you and talk to you nicely because you're Lili's father. Can you please use your brain when you listen to hearsay?"
Ji Yushu stared at Jiang Yulan's back as she left. Night school? He suddenly remembered that she had indeed mentioned night school to him before, but he had thought that if she went to night school, all the family affairs would fall on his shoulders, so he rejected her. Did she actually go to night school after the divorce? Ji Yushu remained standing there until Jiang Yulan walked away. He thought, it seems he really made the wrong choice.
This mood was even more intense when he saw Ye Qiuju lying on the bed after returning home. The house was a mess. Seeing him come back, Ye Qiuju frowned and said, "My belly is getting bigger and bigger. I can't stand or sit comfortably. I can only lie down. Brother Ji, please clean up those things."
Ye Qiuju could no longer control Ji Mingyue. She discovered that Ji Yushu cared about the child. Every time she used the child as an excuse to ask him to do work, he would not refuse. So she tried the same trick again today, but she waited for a long time and got no response from him. When she looked up, she saw him staring at her, as if thinking about something.
"Brother Ji, what's wrong with you?" Ye Qiuju said as she wanted to get up.
"It's okay. Since you're not feeling well, just rest first." Ji Yushu quickly withdrew his gaze and told himself over and over again in his heart, calm down, calm down, and everything else will be dealt with after the baby is born.
As soon as he turned around, he bumped into Ji Mingyue who was coming home for dinner. Ji Mingyue looked up and saw his attack value plummeting above his head. She said in a panic, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Ji Yushu said nothing, merely studying Ji Mingyue. Ye Qiuju had emphasized to him how intelligent she was from the beginning. Back then, he'd thought it was normal for Lili to be intelligent, considering her brilliance. But today, he realized the difference between them wasn't just academics. Lili could trade her intelligence for a ten percent stake in the toy factory, but what about Ji Mingyue? What could she do for the family? She couldn't even take good care of Ye Qiuju.
The strategy value above her head didn't fluctuate until it dropped by ten points. She looked at Ji Yushu in despair, hoping he could give her an answer. Unexpectedly, he just shook his head: "Nothing, don't you have to go to school later? Go cook first!"
"Okay." Ji Mingyue forced a fake smile on his face. So what happened that caused the numbers above his head to drop so much?
*
"I don't know where Ji Yushu got this information. Seeing how he is today, I don't think he will give up." Jiang Yulan couldn't help but frown. It was okay for him to look for her, but she was worried that he would disturb Lili.
"No matter where he got the news from, what he is doing now is nothing more than trying to get a piece of the pie. Just ignore him." Jiang Aiguo felt that he probably didn't have so much time to block people every day. After all, he still had to set up a stall.
"He's a grown man, but he actually wants to get the reward for divorcing a child. He's so shameless." Jiang Jianyi said with a cold face. Every time Ji Yushu crossed the line, Jiang Jianyi felt a pain in his feet. He was really blind at the time. How could he think that he was worthy of Yulan's lifelong trust?
"Maybe someone said something in front of him and he got jealous." Zhou Qingfen guessed.
Everyone agreed that it would be better to keep this matter a secret from Jiang Lili, but no one expected Ji Yushu to go to the school to find Jiang Lili.
After self-study in the evening, Jiang Lili and Lu Jiaze were preparing to return to the cotton mill together. When she saw Ji Yushu at the school gate, she didn't pay much attention, thinking he was looking for Ji Mingyue. Unexpectedly, he called her name: "Lili, look what I bought for you?"
His tone was familiar, as if there was no barrier between father and daughter. However, Lu Jiaze was keenly aware of the displeasure of the person next to him, and then he heard her cold voice: "What's the matter?"
Her cold attitude made Ji Yushu frown: "Lili, you were not like this before." After saying that, he did not forget to glance at Lu Jiaze beside her, and then nodded at him as a greeting.
"If you're here just to preach, then there's no need." Jiang Lili was indeed a little curious about his purpose.
"Dad, are you here to pick me up?" Ji Mingyue's surprised voice came from behind her.
"No, I'm here to see Lili. Lili, I remember you like this the most. I was too busy some time ago and neglected it. Don't worry, even if your mother and I get divorced, you will always be my pride." Ji Yushu said as he stuffed all the snacks in his hand to Jiang Lili, then glanced at Ji Mingyue behind her, motioning her to go home with him quickly.
After they walked away, Jiang Lili looked down at the snacks in her hand. Those were indeed the snacks she liked to eat last year, but only last year. She stared at the direction they left in a daze. If someone is too attentive for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. So what was Ji Yushu's intention this time?
"What's wrong?" Seeing her thoughtful look, Lu Jiaze couldn't help but ask.
"No, I'm just curious about what he wants to do this time?" Jiang Lili didn't believe a single punctuation mark in what he just said.
"He is trying to please you. If you like, just wait a little longer. I think the answer will be revealed soon." Lu Jiaze could see the flattery in Ji Yushu's eyes at a glance. It was not a father's longing for his daughter, but naked flattery.
"But I don't really want to see him." As Jiang Lili spoke, she threw the things Ji Yushu had just given her into the trash can next to her. Who knew if he had tampered with these things? Even though they were related by blood, she couldn't trust him completely.
"Then don't meet him. It seems that he needs something from you. You are not the one who should be anxious. But he has been quiet for so long, why did he suddenly appear this time?" This is what Lu Jiaze was curious about.
"I want to know too. Let's go home first." Jiang Lili thought, no rush, just like Lu Jiaze said, he will tell me sooner or later.
*
Leaving school, Ji Mingyue and Ji Yushu rode side by side on the road. Looking at the strategy value above his head, and then thinking about her own number that dropped last night, Ji Mingyue felt a little uneasy. She couldn't help but ask, "Dad, were you here to look for Lili just now?"
"Well, I haven't seen her for a long time. Come and take a look. I looked at the honor roll on the blackboard. She was first in last year's final exam, but your ranking has dropped a lot. Are you finding studying too hard?" Ji Yushu obviously didn't expect the gap between the two to widen.
"The teacher said that my foundation is not solid enough. Dad, I want to go to cram school on the weekend. Is that okay?" Ji Mingyue said and looked at him expectantly.
"Tuition? Just study at home first, and we'll talk about tutoring later." Jiang Lili never needed tutoring, but that didn't stop Ji Yushu from knowing the price, so he subconsciously refused.
"Okay then." Ji Mingyue lowered her head to hide the corners of her lips that were curled up. She knew that as long as she mentioned spending money, he would automatically shut down. So why did he come to the school to look for Jiang Lili today? He was obviously still angry about her changing her last name before, but when he faced Jiang Lili today, he didn't mention it at all. So this time he had something to ask of someone, and that person was Jiang Lili again? Thinking of this possibility, Ji Mingyue frowned even more tightly.
Because Manager Zhang had placed an order for 10,000 yuan, the factory was very busy, including Jiang Yulan in the warehouse, so Jiang Lili subconsciously hid the fact that Ji Yushu had come to see her. Work was already exhausting, and she didn't want to bother him with this matter again. Anyway, with Ji Yushu's personality, he wouldn't be able to pretend for long. She probably would soon find out what he was up to.
The next day at noon, when she didn't see Ji Yushu at the school gate, Jiang Lili couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Could it be that she was wrong, and his appearance last night was just a sudden overflow of fatherly love? Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Lili couldn't help but laugh, and shook her head to shake this ridiculous idea out of her mind.
Back to Jiang Aiguo and the others, she was a little surprised to see Cheng Yuntian appear in the living room: "Sister Cheng!"
"I brought you some Jincheng specialties." Cheng Yuntian explained to her why he was here.
"Thank you so much for making this special trip." Jiang Lili smiled and thanked her, but in her heart she didn't believe what she just said. Sure enough, she soon heard Cheng Yuntian say again: "I came by to discuss something with you."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Lili knew that the main event was about to begin.
"The orders for hand-torn books are currently stable. We can consider releasing new toys. There are many similar toys released by Sister Yao on the market." Cheng Yuntian sighed after he finished speaking. As expected, not everyone is like Jiang Lili, who can have so many new ideas.
The Sister Yao she was referring to was Yao Yuning, the designer from the Second Factory. Jiang Lili gave a wry smile and said, "I guess we'll have to wait a while. I don't have any idea yet."
"No need to go through so much trouble. This time we will make the music-talking doll you mentioned before." Cheng Yuntian already had a plan in mind.
"Didn't you say before that the cost was too high?" Jiang Lili looked at her in surprise.
"Now I have solved the high cost issue." Cheng Yuntian said and looked at her mysteriously, as if waiting for her to ask questions.
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