Chapter 25 Transmigrated as a Little Bitter Gourd
Tang Juan frowned upon hearing his words: "What did you say? Have you finished your homework? Go back to your room and do your homework!"
Ji Xianli remained unmoved: "I won't go. I can't stand hearing the truth."
"It's been so many years, he's long forgotten us. When he becomes successful in the future, he'll probably remember us even less."
Tang Juan hissed, "Are you telling the truth? Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for your parents?"
"We all came from the same belly, so how come there's such a big difference between you two?" Tang Juan pondered, looking at his plump body.
"How come he's a genius and you're an idiot?"
Ji Xianli looked up: "Then why didn't you give birth to me if I were any smarter?"
"You all gave me my intelligence, so stop comparing me to him!"
"So what if you're good at studying? Or are you born of a mother but raised without one?"
Tang Juan stared at him in shock: "Shut up!"
What are you saying?
His words also insulted her.
Why are you being so disobedient now?
Ji Xianli roared, "It's all your fault! I'm so annoyed with you all! All you do is make me take extra classes and compare me to him. What's there to compare?"
"And I wasn't wrong, was I? Isn't 'born of a mother but raised by one' exactly what he's talking about?"
"Alright, stop arguing." Ji Dong was annoyed. "What's there to argue about?"
She turned and glared at Ji Xianli: "You're getting more and more arrogant. Do you think I'm reluctant to teach you a lesson?"
Ji Xianli fell silent.
To avoid getting beaten up later.
However, he didn't think he was wrong.
He disliked Ji Huaizhi, but he also disliked that they always compared themselves to him.
“The three of us won’t need to go back to our hometown anymore,” Ji Dong said listlessly. “Because it’s embarrassing.”
“If we don’t want to go back, we don’t want to go back. What’s the point of going back to that lousy place?” Ji Xianli muttered.
"Really not going back?" Tang Juan pursed her lips and looked at the man: "It seems your older sister has made a fortune."
Ji Dong looked up: "How is that possible?"
Tang Juan told me about her and her husband's greenhouse vegetable business.
This wasn't a secret; it was told to Tang Juan by her family, who also called to scold her for being unfilial.
Ji Dong frowned: "I didn't expect them to have this kind of luck?"
To be honest, he looked down on his older sister and brother-in-law.
He had heard about this from people around him when he went back home for the Chinese New Year, but he didn't take it to heart.
He didn't think they could pull off anything impressive.
I really didn't expect that...
After Ji Huaizhi and his son returned, their results came out.
Ji Huaizhi achieved excellent results, skipping four grades and becoming the city's top scorer, also the youngest top scorer.
The school set off fireworks and hung up banners that day.
The admissions office called ahead, telling Ji Huaizhi to think it over carefully.
The commotion was so big that people online found out and posted that what the younger brother said was true and not an exaggeration at all.
When the old man heard the news, he took the phone and went around telling everyone the good news, wiping away tears of excitement and unable to speak.
He then called Ji Yun and asked her to buy fireworks and firecrackers in advance so that they could set them off when they returned to their hometown.
When Ji Huaizhi returned to his hometown, he was wearing a big red flower, which was prepared by his aunt Ji Yun. Ji Huaizhi was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do.
His two cousins congratulated him, saying he was awesome and that he shouldn't be modest, but rather hold his head high.
"Brother Ji, you've finally made it! You have such an accomplished grandson."
"Yes, the Ji family is truly full of talented people. Getting into such a good school at such a young age, they have a bright future ahead of them."
"Huaizhi, could my child take a look at your books and notes?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Yun quickly said, "Auntie, that won't do. Such important things should definitely be left for our own family first."
"Really? Huaizhi." Ji Yun looked at him expectantly after saying that.
Ji Huaizhi nodded: "Yes, I brought them all."
The man didn't seem to mind: "I can let my child copy it by hand."
Ji Yun smiled and grabbed a handful of candy for her: "Okay, we'll talk about it later."
The cannons roared and crackled.
Everyone offered their congratulations, and it was said that many fireworks and firecrackers would be set off at the cemetery to announce the good news to their ancestors.
Ji Huaizhi knelt before the grave and took a deep breath in relief.
To be honest, it put a lot of pressure on him.
Grandpa Ji and his great-grandfather suddenly embraced and wept bitterly in front of the grave; they were actually crying tears of joy.
"Father, our Ji family has made something of itself. Please bless Huaizhi from heaven so that he may have a bright future," the great-grandfather said, gazing at the sky.
Grandpa Ji clasped his hands together in prayer, saying, "I hope Huaizhi will be healthy, happy, and never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of his life."
After saying this, Ji Huaizhi kowtowed three times.
The sound of cannons pierced the sky, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Ji Xianli felt uneasy watching the crowd fawn over him.
Besides him, his parents, Ji Dong and Tang Juan were also upset.
The two were Ji Huaizhi's parents, but apart from outsiders congratulating them, no one else in the Ji family allowed them to come forward.
It's unpleasant to feel ignored.
"Juanzi, you and Dong'er are going to enjoy a life of happiness from now on. You are so lucky to have such a wonderful son."
Tang Juan gave a forced smile.
Ji Dong couldn't even manage a smile.
They probably won't benefit from his influence at all.
Everyone knew to some extent that they didn't get along with Huai Zhi, but no one expected it to have reached the point where they would never speak to each other again.
After all, they are their biological parents. Who could have imagined it would turn out like this?
Looking at the lively group of people ahead, the three of them felt a gloom in their hearts.
There was a feeling of being excluded.
"By the way, Xianli's grades are pretty good too, right? How many grades has he skipped so far?" someone asked.
Ji Xianli pursed his lips and remained silent.
Ji Dong said awkwardly, "Xianli didn't skip a grade; we wanted him to build a solid foundation."
"Really?" The others understood; it must be that the smaller ones didn't perform as well as the larger ones.
Laying a solid foundation is just a facade.
"It's alright, as long as there's one successful person in the family, it's fine. Huaizhi's situation is rare."
Tang Juan was displeased by the man's words: "What do you mean by 'it's enough to just be successful'? Studying isn't the only way out. We value Xianli's other developments more."
"Although Xianli's grades are not as good as his older brother's, he is still quite good in other aspects."
Tang Juan remained defiant.
The person chatting was completely confused.
Xianli is her son, and so is Ji Huaizhi.
What kind of reaction is this?
It seems like she really dislikes her eldest son?
Even if they don't get along, does it have to come to this?
What other aspects are there?
Judging from Ji Xianli's physique, is it due to his diet?
Out of politeness, she hesitated before speaking, "Xianli looks very fortunate."
Tang Juan felt a little happier: "Yes, everyone says he's lucky and very likable."
Bystander: ...
People say he's lucky because he's so fat there's nothing to compliment.
They really know how to deceive themselves.
Ji Dong and his two companions couldn't stay in this place any longer, so they didn't spend the night and made an excuse to drive back home.
Some people wondered why Ji Huaizhi's parents had passed away before he even had a proper meal.
The old man didn't care when he heard about it.
If he doesn't even care about his grandson, what else does he care about?
In the past, people might have thought that harmony in the family brings prosperity, but not anymore.
He now understands his grandson's temperament quite well. Although he is very polite and seems easy to talk to, he actually has his own principles.
Once he's made up his mind, even his grandfather can't dissuade him.
And it's actually quite good that he's like this; those three will only hold Huaizhi back.
No one cared about Huaizhi's thoughts except for his grandfather.
"Grandpa," Ji Huaizhi called out to the old man.
The old man turned his head: "What's wrong?"
"Are you happy?" Ji Huaizhi asked, looking into his eyes.
"Of course Grandpa is happy. Huaizhi has made something of himself. Grandpa is very happy." The old man made no attempt to hide his joy.
"As long as Grandpa is happy." Ji Huaizhi chuckled politely.
The old man patted Huaizhi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "As long as Huaizhi can live a good life in the future, then Grandpa will be happy."
"My dear grandson." The old man stroked Ji Huaizhi's head with his aged hand.
“You’re so outstanding, Grandpa always feels that your childhood held you back. If you hadn’t lived in the mountains, wouldn’t you have been able to go much further?”
Ji Huaizhi grasped his grandfather's withered hand: "No, it's because of your presence that I can go further."
"If Grandpa is happy, then I am happy."
(over)
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