Chapter 22 The Ungrateful Man Who Sold His Sisters to Escape the Mountains
Ji Xiang glanced at her brother and knew he was unhappy.
"Mom, is my eldest sister still in confinement? Is she my niece or nephew?" Ji Xiang missed her sister very much. The main reason she came back with her second brother this time was because her sister had given birth.
They both prepared large red envelopes for their older sister.
Liu Ermei: "I haven't gone to see it yet!"
Liu Ermei took the things from their hands: "Didn't you say you were coming back? So I was thinking of waiting for you to come back so we could go see them together."
"Giving birth is something every woman goes through."
Ji Xiang remained silent and glanced at her second brother.
Sure enough, his expression became even uglier.
"Son, I've been simmering chicken soup on the stove since early this morning." Liu Ermei misses her son dearly.
"You drink a bowl first."
Ji Huaizhi took off his gloves, and his expression wasn't very pleasant.
Even the most oblivious Liu Ermei could tell her son was angry: "Son, are you unhappy? I was just thinking that you finally came back this year, so I definitely wanted to prepare something nice for you at home."
Ji Huaizhi didn't say anything: "Ji Xiang and I will go take a look tomorrow morning."
He occasionally talks to his older sister on the phone. He had been thinking of opening a clothing store for her in town, but unexpectedly, she suddenly became pregnant.
So we postponed it.
We made sure she had all the usual supplements and seafood, just so our older sister could have an easier time during her pregnancy.
"Ah...okay." Liu Ermei was a little afraid that her son would be unhappy.
He never cared so much about his sisters before, but his personality has changed a lot since he went out.
Where's Dad?
There was a sound of plastic film outside. Liu Ermei looked up:
"Your dad is back."
"Old Ji! Come and see your son, he's asking you something." Liu Ermei's voice was filled with joy.
Ji Changcheng put down what he was holding and clapped his hands: "I know, someone has already told me that Huaizhi is back, and I even saw his big black car."
Ji Changcheng went inside and rubbed his hands together: "I saw everyone touching it. What if they damage our car? So I tore up a film to cover it up."
Ji Huaizhi stood up: "No need, the car won't get damaged."
Liu Ermei frowned: "Do they think they can touch that car? They're really trying to take advantage of us."
Ji Huaizhi took a sip of the chicken soup; it smelled delicious.
"Who's taking advantage of our family?"
Liu Ermei: "Villagers, you spent so much money repairing the road for the village. Aren't you taking advantage of our family? Don't do such a foolish thing again."
"Thank goodness!"
Ji Huaizhi put it another way: "I consider this doing a good deed. Businessmen like us tend to believe in fate, and doing more good deeds will make our businesses go smoothly."
"I'd rather donate the money to the village than to other places; it would be better for our family's reputation."
My parents have rarely left the village, so communication can be difficult at times.
If we rephrase it, they might find it easier to accept.
However, judging from my parents' mouths, they must have offended quite a few people.
Ji Changcheng thought about it and agreed: "Oh, I see. That's good, that's good."
"But you can give the money to our relatives. Giving it to outsiders is a bad deal. Earning money is so hard!"
Ji Xiang looked up at her father: "If Second Brother gives them money, won't they be asking Second Brother for money all the time?"
"What are you doing, a girl, interrupting?" Liu Ermei frowned.
Ji Huaizhi sighed: "Mom, I had my fortune told before. The master said that my eldest sister and younger sister are the people who will influence my fortune. In other words, my current success is also due to their influence."
“If I don’t treat them well, my career won’t be good either.”
"On the contrary, my career will flourish, so you should treat my eldest sister and younger sister better in the future."
Liu Ermei and Ji Changcheng exchanged a glance.
"There's such a saying?"
Ji Xiang stared at her second brother with wide eyes, and couldn't help but laugh at his smiling gaze.
The two believed their son's words without a doubt.
"I understand. Tomorrow, your father and I will go to the city to see your eldest sister." Liu Ermei was a superstitious person to begin with.
Thinking about it carefully, it's true that after my son took Ji Xiang over, his business got better and better, and he often sent things back with his eldest son.
I used to think it wasn't like him.
So that's how it was.
Liu Ermei thought for a moment, then picked up a porcelain bowl and ladled a bowl of chicken soup for Ji Xiang as well. Although there wasn't a chicken leg in her bowl, there were still a few pieces of chicken meat.
"Ji Xiang, have some soup!"
"Take two old hens to your sister tomorrow too."
After thinking about it, I still couldn't bear to part with it, so I decided to only take one with me.
Ji Huaizhi chatted with them and asked them many questions.
From their words, Ji Huaizhi felt that the villagers were still too simple and honest.
Because of his success outside the village, his parents were not afraid to offend anyone in the village and could be considered local tyrants.
When arguing with someone, it's always the same: "If you're so tough, don't step on the road my son built."
Ji Huaizhi was both annoyed and amused; it was really good that no one had laid a hand on him.
From what Dad said, it seems the village chief has to curry favor with him.
"Look at you, you sent back all the money that others borrowed from you, saying you'd pay them back with interest." Ji Changcheng said this with a hint of pride.
"The village had already started road construction at that time. You've already spent so much money and you still want to pay me back? What kind of logic is that?"
Ji Huaizhi looked at him: "You mean you didn't pay me back when I asked you to?"
Ji Changcheng: "No."
"Why do you have to pay back the money for repairing the road for the village? Everyone walks on this road, how can they have the nerve to ask you for this money?"
Ji Huaizhi suddenly had a headache.
Just now, those uncles and aunts were chatting and laughing with him.
I have no other complaints about him, it's really...
"What's wrong?" Liu Ermei asked, seeing him pressing his temples. "Did you get a headache from being out so much?"
Ji Huaizhi: "Mom and Dad, if we don't pay this money back to them, have you ever thought about how much of a favor I'll owe them?"
Why do you say that, son?
Seeing her second brother so exhausted, Ji Xiang said, "Second brother, you go and rest for a while. I'll talk to Mom and Dad."
Only then did they realize that their son was very tired.
Zhang Er hadn't told him about this, nor had the village chief mentioned it. They probably thought that since he had built roads for the village and benefited the villagers, there was no need to mention it.
But this good reputation is borne by Ji Huaizhi alone.
Ji Xiang looked at her parents and said, "Mom and Dad, when my brother went to Guangzhou alone, he borrowed so much money from the village."
"In the end, they didn't pay back the money. They'll just think they deserve a lot of credit for my brother's current situation."
Liu Ermei: "That's because my son is capable!"
Ji Xiang: "But they don't know that."
"Moreover, my brother's business is growing bigger and bigger, and he is expanding into other businesses. He has even been featured on local news and called an entrepreneur. Have you ever thought that my brother is standing so high now?"
"What if someone gets jealous and tries to smear my brother in the future? And what if others keep asking my brother for help because of this? If I don't help them, won't people say I'm heartless and ungrateful?"
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