Chapter 26 Slapping the Real Daughter in the Face 26
Jiang Lan believes that people who choose to live alone, away from the world, are often not simple.
Either they are talented and brave, not afraid of bad people visiting when they live alone, and confident that they can face all difficulties.
Or they are eccentric, unable to integrate with others, and even excluded by others.
What kind of situation is Zhang Ergui who chooses to live alone on the top of the mountain, far away from the village?
Arriving at the destination, Jiang Lan stood at the gate of the yard and did not choose to go in directly.
The gate of Zhang Ergui's yard was open. The door was a bit shabby and hung crookedly on one side, and it felt like it would fall down at any time. There was a small single-story house in the yard, and the window of the house faced the gate of the yard.
Through the window, one can see the light in the room. The light is not bright, but weak, not like the light from an electric lamp.
Jiang Lan walked in slowly, and heard the sound of a dog barking "Woof woof woof" in the room.
"Da Huang, stop barking, someone must be coming... I don't know who is coming..." A middle-aged man opened the door, was stunned when he saw the person at the door, and asked in surprise: "Who... who are you looking for?"
The man in front of him had a slightly hunched back, and was not particularly tall, about 1.72 meters tall. He was skinny, with dark skin, deep wrinkles around the corners of his eyes and forehead, and looked a little old. He
looked like a standard farmer, simple and honest, with an ordinary appearance. The only bright spot was probably the pair of eyes with distinct black and white, which looked very spirited.
These eyes are so familiar. Jiang Lan has a pair of almost identical eyes.
Jiang Lan thought, this must be Zhang Ergui.
"Ergui, who is here?" A woman walked to the door and poked her head out. "Whose child is this? Why does she look familiar?"
Before Jiang Lan could say anything, Zhang Ergui suddenly asked excitedly, "Are you Jiang Lan? Are you? Girl, come in and sit down. Don't stay outside. Let's talk in the room."
Jiang Lan nodded and walked in.
The items in the room were very shabby, the furniture had lost its luster, and the cloth covering the furniture was also patched. However, no matter how shabby it was, all the items were clean and neatly arranged.
Jiang Lan immediately judged that this family should be particular about things, or at least quite respectable.
There was a kerosene lamp on the table, which was the only light source in the room, and it looked very weak.
"My dear, please sit down first, I'll pour you some water." Zhang Ergui was a little embarrassed. Seeing Jiang Lan looking at the kerosene lamp on the table, he explained, "The conditions on the mountain are not good, there is no electricity, so we can only light the kerosene lamp. I'm sorry for inconvenience you."
"Ergui...what's going on?" The woman was still a little confused, "Do you know this girl?" She looked at the girl and felt very familiar, but she couldn't remember whose child she was. Whose child ran up the mountain in the middle of the night? It was really strange.
"Xiufen, this is our child." Zhang Ergui's hands were shaking a little. He put the cup of water in front of Jiang Lan, "My daughter, drink some water. Our family doesn't have anything good. You've been wronged all night. I'll go to the village to buy some tomorrow."
Jiang Lan looked at Zhang Ergui's cautious look and felt a little sour in his heart, "You're welcome. I'm also a member of this family, not a guest. Just drink water."
"You child..." Zhang Ergui was a little moved, "This is your first time home, your mother and I haven't prepared anything for you."
"You...you are Jiang Lan." The middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Lan in shock, "You've grown up so much, and you look so beautiful. Child, how did you get here? Did you come alone? How could that family let a girl like you run around?"
Mother's love is always so simple and direct.
"I came here alone, I'm fine." Jiang Lan felt the love and care from Zhang Ergui and his wife, and couldn't
help shouting, "Mom and Dad, I'm glad to see you." Zhang Ergui and his wife's eyes suddenly turned red, and they were so nervous that they couldn't speak. They never dared to hope that their biological daughter would come back.
This surprise was something that this simple couple didn't even dare to dream of.
Jiang Lan picked up the water cup, drank a sip of water slowly, and took the initiative to chat, "I am already a senior high school student this year, and I just took the college entrance examination. If nothing goes wrong, I can be admitted to a key domestic university."
"Great, great, my daughter has made it, and mom and dad are happy, really happy." Zhang Ergui looked at Jiang Lan happily and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, "Dad and mom never thought of letting you come back. You have never suffered since you were a child, and your mother and I dare not delay you. I didn't expect you to be so outstanding and get admitted to university... It's great..."
"Why don't you ever come to see me?" Jiang Lan looked at them and expressed his doubts, "I thought you didn't want me anymore, so you didn't come to see me."
Zhang Ergui and his wife shook their heads, "No, my dear, don't get me wrong."
"But that's what Jiang's parents told me. They said you took the money and sold me out, and told me not to think about you anymore. But I didn't believe it, so I came back. I want you to tell me the truth in person."
"My dear, listen to my explanation. We did receive money from the Jiang family, but they said it was for the living expenses of raising children. I didn't want it at first, but your mother said we had to keep it for you. Your mother and I have never touched this money, just waiting to give it to you." Zhang Ergui stood up, ran to the room, took out a cloth bag, and handed it to Jiang Lan, "Here is the 50,000 yuan given by the Jiang family. This is the dowry we left for you." With
such simple words and sincere eyes, Jiang Lan felt that she came too late.
This couple obviously lived such a hard life, but they still wanted to leave good things for their children.
With a slightly sour nose, Jiang Lan pushed the money back, "This is the compensation from the Jiang family to you, just take it, I'm not short of money."
"Your father and I don't have much use for money, you need to spend money to study outside." The woman looked kind, "When Panpan was here, she kept asking to buy things every day..." After she finished speaking, she paused and explained nervously, "It was the child from the Jiang family..."
"I know, she changed her name now, to Jiang Jiang." As if she could see what her mother was thinking, Jiang Lan continued, "Jiang Jiang is doing well now, the Jiang family loves her very much, she is very happy, the Jiang family is very rich, she is very comfortable."
"That child is a spoiled one... It's good for her to go back. The Jiang family can give her the life she wants. But she will be a burden to you. Your father and I have no education or skills. We can only farm for our whole lives. We can't help you with anything. Just take this money. It was originally given to you."
"No need. I can make money. Don't worry."
"This..." Zhang Ergui and his wife looked at each other. Both of them were tongue-tied and had no idea what to say.
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