36 The Boy Who Jumped from the Building
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Chi Jianjun, who had lost both his wife and his army, endured the pain in his waist and finally helped Chi Gu Ai move the cabinet onto the trailer. Before he could even catch his breath, he was rudely driven away by Chi Gu Ai.
Chi Jianjun's face turned dark as he watched the Chen family members excitedly climb into the car at the invitation of his daughter, ready to go to their new residence with his daughter.
He is Iketani Ai's biological father, and he also wants to go and see what his daughter's new home looks like.
If the accommodation environment is not good, you can persuade your eldest daughter to live with him back home.
But before he could climb into the car, his unfilial eldest daughter called the driver and asked him to drive faster.
Chi Jianjun, who was trying to climb up the truck bed, was almost knocked down by the starting trailer and had to let go quickly.
Looking at the trailer driving away and his eldest daughter waving at him, Chi Jianjun felt a chill in his heart.
"I'm her biological father! How could she do this to me?!"
"This girl can't even tell the difference between inside and outside. She only cares about being close to the Chen family. She's so confused!"
When the onlookers heard what Chi Jianjun said, they rolled their eyes at him.
They are all neighbors of the Chen family, and they are very clear about the grievances between the Chi family and the Chen family over the years.
When Chi Gu Ai was young, Chi Jianjun showed no fatherly love for her and allowed her to move to the Chen family because she was forced to live with her second-married daughter-in-law.
Over the years, the Chen couple has been very devoted to Chi Gu'ai, treating her like their own daughter, just like Chen Qiudi, without any unfair treatment.
Oh, now that the child has grown up, has a job, and has become capable, Chi Jianjun comes here to show his belated fatherly love, trying to trick him into being on his side? Why is he just dreaming?
After watching Chi Jianjun's jokes for a while, these people found them boring and left.
Chi Jianjun, who originally wanted to pull them together to accuse Chi Guai of being unfilial, stopped talking when he saw that there were no audiences.
Chen Qiudi and Wang Lunan, who were sitting in the trailer heading to the new house, couldn't help but worry that Chi Guyai's treatment of Chi Jianjun just now would bring bad reputation to her.
Chi Gu Ai waved her hand indifferently. If she really cared too much about her reputation, she would be easily controlled by Chi Jianjun and others.
People like Zheng Xiaohong cared too much about their reputation, which is why they were bullied by the old woman Li Zaohua.
She doesn't want to be burdened by fame like Zheng Xiaohong.
Besides, maintaining a good reputation is not easy.
She just needs to be "filial" to her biological grandmother Li Zaohua.
Bringing a couple of rotten apples to her house from time to time is her way of showing filial piety to her grandmother.
When the neighbors see this, who can still accuse her of being unfilial?!
Thinking of how Iketani Ai turned two rotten apples into two boxes of malted milk to show filial piety to her grandmother and tricked Zheng Xiaohong, Chen Qiudie and Chen Qiuan couldn't help laughing.
Wang Lunan couldn't help but laugh too.
"It's just too cheap for Li Zaohua. Those two boxes of malted milk are good stuff, and she actually enjoyed them."
Wang Lunan thought about how Li Zaohua loved Chi Gu in the past years and felt that Li Zaohua was getting away with it.
But it's not bad to let Li Zaohua and Zheng Xiaohong, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, fight with each other.
After just a few words about the Chi family, Wang Lunan stopped mentioning them and turned to talk about the dormitory house that Chi Gu Ai had just been assigned.
Wang Lunan initially disagreed with Iketani Ai's decision to move out.
Iketani Ai had grown up under her nose since she was a child, and she felt a little uncomfortable when she suddenly said that she had to move out and live on her own.
I was afraid that Iketani Ai had heard gossip from the neighbors and that was why she wanted to move out.
Fortunately, Iketani Ai quickly coaxed her into peace, and she figured it out on her own.
The little girl is old and wants to live outside and have her own independent space. As her godmother, she really shouldn't stop her.
Besides, since the company has allocated a house to me, if I don’t move in, it might be occupied by someone else.
Housing conditions are so tight these days, and I don’t know when I’ll be able to get a house next time.
So Wang Lunan, who had figured it out, immediately helped Chi Guai move.
The trailer drove all the way to the Public Security Bureau dormitory. Colleagues who heard the noise saw that it was Ai Ikegani moving in, and they all came out to help move things.
Fang Tianhe was also assigned to a dormitory this time.
His family of six or seven people were squeezed into a house of dozens of square meters, and the accommodation conditions were even more tight.
Fang Tianhe, who had long wanted to move out, couldn't wait to move in as soon as he was allocated a house yesterday.
By now, he had already cleaned the house.
It just so happened that he and Iketani Ai were neighbors, so he helped Iketani Ai clean up the garbage left by the previous owner of the house.
So now Iketani Ai doesn't have to clean, she just has to move her things in.
Wang Lunan finally felt relieved when he learned that Fang Tianhe and Chi Guyai were neighbors.
She has watched Fang Tianhe grow up since he was a child and knows him inside and out.
With him as Gu Ai's neighbor, if Gu Ai encounters any problems that she can't solve in the future, she can ask him for help.
As for the safety of a little girl like Chi Guai living outside, Wang Lunan was not worried about it.
This is the Public Security Bureau dormitory. Who is so desperate as to dare to come here and cause trouble?
Chen Qiudi ran around the house excitedly. After carefully inspecting the house, she wanted to stay and live with Ikegani Ai.
This house has two bedrooms and a living room. It has a separate kitchen and bathroom, as well as two bedrooms.
In addition to the master bedroom where Iketani Ai lives, another small bedroom with a balcony was not converted into a study, but a bed was placed in it.
When Chen Qiudi heard Sister Gu Ai say that this small bedroom was specially reserved for her so that she could come and live here whenever she wanted, she was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears.
Sure enough, Sister Gu Ai has the best relationship with her.
She is currently in her third year of high school and is under tremendous academic pressure.
But her mother always puts pressure on her and keeps an eye on her studying, making her busy even when she gets home from school at night.
No matter how good her temper was, she couldn't stand her mother watching her study like that.
She felt that if she continued like this, she would collapse before the college entrance examination.
It would be great if I could come and stay with Sister Gu Ai occasionally and take a break.
When Wang Lunan learned that Chi Guyai had reserved a room for Chen Qiudi, he immediately objected.
It’s okay for Chen Qiudi to come and stay for a couple of days occasionally, but there’s no need to reserve a room specifically for her.
Gu Ai is working now, so she must have a room as a study. How could it be occupied by Chen Qiudi!
"Godmother, I can't use the study room for the time being, so let Qiu Di come over and stay for a few days occasionally. Let her relax. Studying also requires a balance between work and rest."
"Of course, with me watching over her, I won't let her relax too much. She still has to study."
Wang Lunan was going to continue to oppose it, but when he saw his daughter's tearful and pleading eyes, he couldn't help but soften his heart.
As long as Chen Qiudi promised that she would not neglect her studies even if she came to live here, she would agree.
"Also, your sister Gu Ai is busy with work every day and must be very tired. You have to be diligent when you come to live here, okay?!"
"Don't worry, Mom. I promise I won't play around too much, and I won't cause any trouble for Sister Gu Ai!"
Seeing her mother's attitude soften, Chen Qiudi immediately raised her hand and swore a promise.
Chen Qiudi got what he wanted, but Chen Qiuan next to him was very sad.
He also wanted to come and stay here occasionally to escape the study pressure from his mother Wang Lunan.
He is about to enter the third year of junior high school, and his life at home is not easy.
Unfortunately, Gu Aijie is a girl and has the best relationship with his sister. She never thinks of him when something good happens.
Feeling two resentful eyes staring at her from behind, Ikeyani Ai turned her head and saw Chen Qiuan looking at her with longing eyes.
Wang Lunan also saw it and slapped him on the forehead.
"What are you doing? Do you want to live here too? Our house can't accommodate you anymore, right?!"
Chen Qiuan was slapped without saying anything and was about to cry.
Sure enough, boys have no status in their family.
In order to comfort the beaten Chen Qiuan, Ikeyani Ai immediately suggested going to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.
Chen Qiudi's eyes lit up and he quickened the pace of organizing the things in his hands.
Chen Qiuan no longer cared about feeling wronged and quickly raised his hand to agree, fearing that if he was slow, his mother would say no again.
Wang Lunan didn't say no this time.
Iketani Ai's colleagues all came over to help move things just now, so we really should treat everyone to a meal to thank them.
We just moved here and don’t have any cooking ingredients at home, so it’s easier to eat at a state-owned restaurant.
Ai Iketani had originally planned to pay for the meal herself, as she had just made a lot of money selling design drawings and had plenty of savings.
And if these clothes sell well, her savings will increase after she signs a profit-sharing agreement with Xu Zhongye.
But as soon as she took out the money, Wang Lunan slapped it back.
With her as their godmother, how could they let the children pay for meals out!
Besides, Gu Ai had already bought a lot of things on this business trip.
Even if her salary increases, it won't be a big deal considering the way she spends it.
Wang Lunan hurriedly told Chi Gu Ai to be more careful with her money in the future and never become a moonlighter, living from one meal to the next.
After being scolded by her godmother, Iketani Ai remembered that she had forgotten to tell her about her cooperation with Xu Zhongye to sell clothing design drawings.
Wang Lunan was shocked to hear that the money Iketani Ai earned from selling two clothing design drawings was equivalent to his annual salary.
Although he knew that those who became rich first were rich, Wang Lunan still underestimated these rich people.
Just for two clothing design drawings, the other party is willing to pay so much money?
But this is a good thing. Not only does Gu Ai have a formal job, but she can also earn extra money. She no longer has to worry about Gu Ai having a bad life in the future.
Wang Lunan immediately proposed to meet Xu Zhongye. After all, she was a cadre of the textile factory and could help Gu Ai to some extent.
In this way, if the clothes designed by Gu Ai sell well in the future, the other party will not dare to go back on their word.
Iketani Ai was a little amused and felt that her godmother thought too badly of her.
"Godmother, if they still want the design drawings I drew, they won't go back on their word. Even if they do, I won't lose anything. I can always find someone else to work with."
Having said that, in order to reassure Wang Lunan, Chi Gu Ai still took her to see Xu Zhongye.
Xu Zhongye, who had just signed a fabric order with Director Wang, was also very happy when he learned that Ikegani Ai's godmother was a cadre in the textile factory.
With this relationship, his cooperation with the textile factory will definitely be smoother, and he won't have to worry about the textile factory being unable to deliver on time.
The widespread phenomenon of slacking off in state-owned factories at that time also gave him a headache.
Sometimes, he is the one who pays the money, but he acts like a grandson and has to beg the state-owned factory to produce for him.
Wang Lunan prides himself on having a good eye for people.
After meeting Xu Zhongye, although I felt that he was bold and overly ambitious, he was not a bad person by nature and was a good partner, so I didn't say much.
However, he also told Iketani Ai not to give up her job at the Public Security Bureau just because she made money from selling blueprints.
Compared to the iron rice bowl at the Public Security Bureau, making money by drawing design drawings is still not very stable after all, and Wang Lunan feels it is risky.
In response, Iketani Ai just nodded continuously without any rebuttal.
Although the godmother eats more salt than she eats rice, she still cannot get rid of her inherent cognition and underestimates the changes in the world. She does not know how booming the domestic market-oriented economic development will be in the future.
"Also, don't let your dad know that you're making money selling blueprints. Your dad and your stepmother have had a hard time lately. If they knew, they'd probably pester you even more."
Wang Lunan told Chi Guai about this and also reminded Chen Qiudi and Chen Qiuan not to go out and tell anyone about it.
Chen Qiudi and Chen Qiuan nodded hurriedly in agreement. They were not naughty kids who didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so they naturally wouldn't cause trouble for Sister Gu Ai.
Xu Zhongye returned to the city with the design drawings to prepare for production, and Iketani Ai also started working.
Although Iketani Ai has been promoted to the team leader of the investigation department, she is still doing the boring work of mediating trivial matters.
The main reason is that this is a small county town and there are no major cases throughout the year.
For example, the kidnapping and homicide cases a while ago have not happened for many years.
Ai Iketani was not dissatisfied with her job. After all, wouldn't it be better if everything went smoothly without any major cases happening?
But her expectation was soon shattered.
That day, Chi Guai accompanied her godmother to the hospital to visit Zhou Weian. As soon as they entered the hospital, they saw an ambulance carrying people at the door.
The injured person was carried out of the ambulance covered in blood, and his originally white shirt was stained red with blood.
It was discovered that the injured person was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, about the same age as Chen Qiudi. Wang Lunan hurriedly asked people what had happened and why he was injured like this.
I heard that the boy was a student at the county high school and that he committed suicide by jumping off the building due to excessive study pressure and fell into such a state. Wang Lunan immediately covered his chest and was very scared.
She had been very strict with her daughter's studies recently. Fortunately, under Gu Ai's persuasion, she let her daughter stay with Gu Ai for a few days to calm down.
Otherwise, if her daughter is overwhelmed by studying and jumps off the building, she will regret it to death!
"No matter how much pressure you have to study, you shouldn't jump off a building. We didn't even have the chance to study back then. Young people nowadays are so fragile."
"That's right. Kids nowadays have had too much of a good life and don't know the hardships people in the past experienced. We should send them back to the countryside to receive an education, and then let them do some farm work for a few days to see if they still dare to act pretentiously."
When the onlookers learned that the boy had committed suicide by jumping off a building because he could not bear the pressure of studying, they no longer felt sorry for him and began to criticize him.
Iketani Ai originally thought that the other party committed suicide by jumping off the building because he could not bear the pressure of studying.
But when she came out of the ward after accompanying her godmother to visit Zhou Weian and passed by the emergency room, she found that the system hotspot connection icon was lit up again, and she no longer thought so.
This time, the object of the system hotspot connection was the teenager who jumped from the building and was pushed into the emergency room but could not be saved!
Iketani Ai was shocked and immediately began to doubt the cause of the boy's death.
If he really died by suicide, the hotspot system would not be able to connect to the other party.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible that this young man committed suicide by jumping off the building voluntarily!
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