Chapter 24 Transmigrated as a Little Bitter Gourd 24 (Added)
Tang Juan looked back and said, "You're quite the smooth talker."
Ji Dong laughed in exasperation.
"Son, you don't understand. He's only two years older than you, but he's already far ahead of his peers!"
"So what?" Ji Xianli moved his body in sync with the animation on his phone: "Go! Go! Go!"
"Get him!"
Seeing their son like this, the couple felt a sense of helplessness.
All of Ji Huaizhi's intelligence resides in his head.
Is that why Xianli is so stupid?
They would be content if Xianli were half as smart as Ji Huaizhi, let alone surpass him.
Ji Huaizhi's high school years were uneventful, and he consistently performed well in every monthly exam.
After that Spring Festival, he never saw Ji Dong and his family of three again.
They truly managed to keep to themselves.
However, according to my grandfather, Ji Dong would occasionally send things over, and my grandfather couldn't refuse them because he said it was all out of filial piety and he couldn't stop Ji Dong from fulfilling his filial duties.
He was very self-aware and always came when Ji Huaizhi was not at home.
"Someone came today?" Ji Huaizhi returned and put down his schoolbag.
As soon as I entered the house, I was greeted by the aroma of meat; Grandpa had already stewed the ribs, knowing he was coming back.
"Your dad's here again, bringing things. I told him to stop, but he insisted." The old man, wearing an apron, was busy in the kitchen.
"I asked him for the money and he pretended to be stupid. Do you think I don't know what he's up to?"
Ji Huaizhi didn't say anything; he mostly listened to what his grandfather said.
The old man is now complaining about his son: "The gifts he gives are not worth much money, but the money he gives is real cash."
Ji Huaizhi laughed: "Don't you have money now? Don't I give you money sometimes?"
"We don't care about him."
"When have I ever thought about him?" the old man said unhappily. "He keeps sending things over. People who don't know him think he's very filial, but is that really the case?"
"All they do are superficial projects."
“Kick him out next time he comes,” Ji Huaizhi said, observing his expression.
To be honest, after so many visits from Ji Dong, Ji Huaizhi really didn't know if the old man would be willing to kick him out.
The old man looked at Ji Huaizhi: "You're still complaining after all these years?"
"I have nothing to complain about. I don't even know them well, so what is there to complain about?"
The old man laughed: "You, I didn't expect you to be so vengeful at such a young age."
"If I were to advise you to reconcile with your father, would you still be unhappy?"
Ji Huaizhi: "No, because I would never bother with that family."
The old man skipped the topic and stopped talking about it.
Since his grandson didn't want to associate with them, he didn't try to persuade him. This was a crucial time for his grandson.
With the college entrance exam approaching, these parents are also getting nervous.
The old man tried every means to prepare nutrition for Huaizhi. At noon, he stopped letting Huaizhi eat in the cafeteria and sent fresh food over every day.
Ji Huaizhi knew that his grandfather was nervous.
He often said that the Ji family only produced one person with a good mind.
My great-grandfather often calls to ask how I am, as do my aunt and uncle, and they often send me things.
Ji Huaizhi wasn't nervous at all; it was they who were extremely nervous.
As the old man was about to leave, he saw that Ji Dong had come again, this time with Xianli.
"What are you giving me this time? I already said I don't need anything. If you want to show your filial piety, just give me money."
Ji Dong said awkwardly, "I'll just send you whatever you need."
"You're short of money, aren't you?" the old man said bluntly, knowing his son was reluctant to give him any.
"Then I'll bring it to you next time I get paid." Ji Dong looked at the lunchbox in his hand: "Are you going to deliver food to Huaizhi? I happened to have a car, so let's go together."
Grandpa Ji didn't move.
She stared at him intently.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Ji Dong asked, puzzled. "Let's go."
"What are you going to do? You know perfectly well that Huaizhi doesn't want to see you." The old man waved his hand: "You guys go. I've already told you not to come. If you come again, I'm moving."
"Dad, why are you like this too?" Ji Dong asked, puzzled. "Don't you also want harmony and prosperity in the family?"
"All I want right now is for my grandson to pass the college entrance exam smoothly. Your family's situation will affect his mood, so I'm asking you not to come!"
The old man immediately told them to get out! Get out!
"Dong'er, I did want the family to be harmonious and prosperous before, but Huaizhi doesn't care about you anymore, so you don't need to come anymore."
"I don't want you to affect the grandfather-grandson relationship between Huaizhi and me."
The old man spoke frankly: "Look at the things you sent. Don't you all know what Huaizhi is allergic to? You just sent them over directly."
"You want Huaizhi to tutor Xianli? Don't you realize how badly things have gotten between you? How could that be possible?"
Ji Dong remained silent.
The old man got angry when he saw him like that: "Get lost, your family is really shameless."
"dad!"
"Don't call me Dad! If you come back again, I'll make you regret it!"
Ji Xianli saw his father standing there without moving and said, "Dad, let's go back!"
"Why go back? Just to play games again?" Ji Dong roared angrily, "Ji Xianli, who am I doing all this for?"
"If you had even a fraction of Ji Huaizhi's intelligence, you'd be better off than being a good-for-nothing at home all day, right?"
Ji Xianli burst into tears.
He gets scolded every day now.
My parents used to love me so much, how come they've changed like this?
He hated Ji Huaizhi, hated his grandfather, hated his parents, and hated his teachers.
Even without Ji Huaizhi, my parents would still love me just the same as before.
Ji Huaizhi finished his lunch slowly and carefully. He noticed that his grandfather seemed to want to say something, but he didn't ask. The only thing that could keep him from speaking was that family.
"Are you full?"
Ji Huaizhi nodded: "Grandpa, you don't need to bring me food every day."
"I'll deliver it. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do. Making sure you're well-fed is the most important thing."
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After the college entrance examination, the old man was watching a clip of Ji Huaizhi being interviewed on TV.
When asked who he was most grateful to after finishing his exams, he said his grandfather.
"Actually, the hardest person to work during my senior year of high school was not me, but my grandfather. Thank you for preparing lunch boxes for me every day, so that I could eat my fill and have the energy to face the exams."
The old man was pleased to hear this: "This child."
"Besides your grandfather, are there any others?" the reporter asked.
"there is none left."
Reporter: "Besides your grandfather, there must be other family members, like your parents. They must also care about your grades."
Ji Huaizhi shook his head: "No, they don't care about me, none of them came."
"Then they must be preparing a surprise for you at home," the reporter said, changing the subject.
But Ji Huaizhi said directly: "No, we don't live together. I am a left-behind child who grew up with my grandfather. They took care of my younger brother, and I lived with my grandfather."
The other party seemed surprised by this answer.
The reporter quickly added, "Then you must be your grandfather's pride. I hope you have a bright future. Are you confident you'll get good results in this exam?"
"Yes, I don't know whether Tsinghua or Peking University will call me first."
The reporter thought he was joking.
He just laughed it off.
Ji Huaizhi's video was posted online separately.
Everyone is praising how delicate the younger brother is.
Everyone calls him the nation's little brother.
Hearing his younger brother say this, everyone felt sorry for him.
"He spoke so calmly, as if he were talking about someone else's business."
"The parents didn't even know their child was going to take the college entrance exam? That's outrageous!"
"I am a left-behind child, but my younger brother is not. Waaaaah, only left-behind children understand how devastating this sentence is."
"Although, isn't this young man a bit too confident? Both schools even called him."
"Upstairs, this little brother is really confident. He used to go to the same school as my sister and skipped two grades twice, one time skipping two grades. He had already self-studied all the high school courses by the time he was in his first year of high school."
"Really? That's awesome?"
"Seriously, this little brother is a real little brother, he's still very young, he's probably still going through puberty, right? (laughing and crying)"
"A genius? Is he really waiting for calls from those two universities?"
"If he's so smart, why are his parents so biased?"
"It's him. Our teacher said he's a genius, but the teachers at school don't pay any attention to him."
Ji Huaizhi's smiling photo went viral online, with everyone eagerly awaiting his college entrance exam results.
Some people even tagged Ji Huaizhi's high school, asking if he really skipped two grades and if so, to clarify the matter.
Huai Zhi was unaware of the storms and turmoil online.
Because he was planning to take his grandfather to the capital for a trip.
"I'm not going, why would I go?" The old man shook his head.
"I've already bought the tickets."
"Then let's return it. Why waste this money? You're about to go to university, and where are you going to get so much money?" The old man had already thought it through.
Now that my child is starting school, I can terminate the lease on this house.
He managed to save some money from his stall, and he planned to give it all to Huaizhi.
Then he went back to his hometown to continue farming.
Ji Yun said he would still pay himself a salary if he went back.
Once Huaizhi got into university, he felt that his mission was accomplished.
You don't have to stay in the city all the time.
“I earned it playing games.” Ji Huaizhi said matter-of-factly, “Your grandson can earn money, and the school also told me that as long as I get into those two schools, they will give me a generous scholarship.”
"Now we can go out and have fun, and come back just in time to get our results."
Ji Huaizhi had already calculated everything.
Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly became stubborn and refused to go play no matter what.
"Didn't I tell you not to play games?" The old man frowned. "You can make money, that's your skill, I'm not going."
“Go out and see for yourself with your classmates. I’ve heard from others that nowadays, people your age go on trips after finishing the college entrance exam, and some even go abroad.”
"You go see Tiananmen Square with your friends. I'm too old for that.
The old man had never traveled far from home.
The furthest they might come is to the city.
"It's precisely because you're not too old to move yet that you need to go see a doctor. Once you can't move anymore, you really won't be able to go," Ji Huaizhi said earnestly.
"Grandpa, you don't need to worry about saving money. I've made a lot of money playing games."
As he spoke, Ji Huaizhi handed him his phone.
The old man squinted at the phone screen: "There are so many zeros."
Ji Huaizhi found his grandfather's expression amusing: "Yes, this is all money I earned playing games. Now can you come with me without worry?"
"No..." she pointed at the phone, puzzled. "Is this real or fake?"
"real."
Ji Huaizhi looked into his grandfather's eyes and said seriously, "Tiananmen Square, are you really not going?"
"That's Tiananmen Square."
The old man opened his mouth, then awkwardly said, "Let's forget about it..."
Ji Huai made the final decision: "Go!"
The father and son boarded the plane the next day. The old man was very excited when he saw the plane and took pictures everywhere with his mobile phone.
People around them smiled kindly at their reaction, and the old man chatted with them in a friendly manner: "This is my first time on an airplane, I've never seen one before."
The other person smiled and said, "I felt the same way the first time I flew."
"Really? That's amazing, such a big thing can still fly in the sky." The old man smiled the whole time: "It's also thanks to my grandson, he got into university and took me to see Tiananmen Square."
"Grandpa, your grandson is so filial."
"Just finished the college entrance exam?"
"Yes," the old man said proudly. "My grandson is young and skipped two grades before. He's very filial."
"That's impressive, young man."
"Yes, which university are you planning to apply to?"
Ji Huaizhi smiled awkwardly. Now, his grandfather would go out and brag to anyone he could find about having a good grandson.
"Yun girl, I just got off the plane and arrived in Beijing." The old man was filming a video on his phone at the airport: "See? I'm at the airport."
"Where is my grandson? Tell them I'm coming back to bring them a gift."
"Brother, guess where I am? I'm in Beijing!" He walked around the airport with his phone in hand. "I'm on a plane. I couldn't contact you while I was in the air. I was going to show you what the inside of the plane is like, but I took a picture."
The old man, wearing reading glasses, shouted loudly, "Where are you?"
"Your place is so bright!"
"Beijing! I'm in Beijing!" the old man shouted in a loud voice.
Ji Huaizhi covered his face behind him: "Grandpa, everyone around is watching us, let's go out first."
The old man looked up and chuckled, "It's my first time here, I'm so excited. My grandson brought me here."
Everyone found the sight of the old man and the young boy quite amusing.
"Brother, I'm not talking to you anymore. I'll take a picture of Tiananmen Square for you. Big cities outside are different, hahaha."
The old man showed off to everyone, and was so excited that he couldn't sleep when he got to the hotel.
When are we going to see Tiananmen Square?
Ji Huaizhi: "The day after tomorrow, there is a flag-raising ceremony. We will go there early in the morning. Tomorrow we will wander around the neighborhood, have some douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) and zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste), and also Quanjude roast duck."
"Just grab something to eat, don't spend any money."
Ji Dong heard from others later that the old man had gone to the capital.
A relative called and said, "Your son is so filial; he took the old man to the capital. Why didn't you go with him?"
Ji Dong was completely bewildered.
I only found out after seeing the video that someone had forwarded that the old man and Ji Huaizhi had gone to the capital.
He even showed it off to the entire family.
Only his own son didn't know.
When Tang Juan found out, she felt a pang of sadness: "She's really filial. She went to the capital to see Tiananmen Square, and she even kept it a secret from us."
Ji Xianli said, "I guess they weren't hiding it from us, they just never intended to tell our family."
“They didn’t care about us at all and felt there was no need to tell us.”
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