"I want to talk to you. Is it convenient for you?" Du Juan grabbed the corner of her clothes and asked Jiang Yilu uncomfortably.
She was obviously not feeling well these days. She had been running around for Wang Nan's affairs and hadn't slept for a long time. Her eyes were dark and bloodshot. In order to raise money these days, she only squinted her eyes and slept for a while when she was really tired.
She went to the police station several times, and the police said that there was no way to resolve the matter peacefully. Unless the police did not sue Wang Nan, this matter would definitely leave a criminal record for Wang Nan.
She really had no idea what to do. The fault was Wang Nan, and she didn't have the face to ask for help. But if Wang Nan really had a criminal record, what would happen to her two children? With a father with a criminal record, what would happen to those two innocent children?
She lost confidence in the man, but her two lively, cute and sensible children could not be dragged down by such a father.
"Here is 153 yuan. I can only beg you now. Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back for the two pieces of clothing. I can write you an IOU and I won't owe you anything. I get a subsidy every month, and I can also do some copying work. Give me some time and I will definitely get the money together. I just beg you to go to the Public Security Bureau and tell them that you are not going to sue and release Wang Nan."
Du Juan's eyes were red, and she was so nervous that her words seemed incoherent. She looked at Jiang Yilu earnestly and spoke in a humble manner.
Jiang Yiliu sighed. He had been waiting for her to show up for the past ten days. After all, her husband had been arrested by the police station, and as a wife, she couldn't remain indifferent. However, he was still a little surprised that Du Juan waited until the end of his exams to find him.
The other party and Wang Nan seem to be two completely different people. It would be a real loss to marry Wang Nan.
Jiang Yilu was right. In fact, Du Juan had wanted to come find him for a long time, but she knew that she was facing the final exams and was afraid that she would have some impact on Jiang Yilu, so she waited until today to show up.
"I won't let anyone go."
Jiang Yiliu looked at her. He felt sorry for the woman in front of him, but he couldn't forgive Wang Nan for what she had done. He also felt that there was no happiness for her to be with Wang Nan.
After hearing Jiang Yilu's indifferent answer, the other party's expression obviously dimmed, revealing a hint of decadence.
"Is there really no way to forgive him?" Du Juan wanted to beg again, even if it was for the sake of the two children, "I will make him apologize to you, and I will pay you back every month. I know you have suffered a great loss, and I can't take out so much money at once, but if you just give me some time, I will definitely pay it back. If one thousand is not enough, I can pay you back one thousand and one."
Du Juan begged bitterly: "Wang Nan deserves what he got. Please just have pity on my two children. One is five years old and the other is only two years old. They can't have a father who has been in prison. Please, please."
Jiang Yilu knew that in this day and age, women would never initiate a divorce unless it was absolutely necessary. On the one hand, it was because in this era, no matter what the reason for the divorce was, people were always willing to speculate the woman with the greatest malice. Moreover, now was not like later generations. In the 1970s and 1980s, if a pair of divorced parents had a great impact on their children, whether it was studying or getting married, it was a huge stain.
Although Wang Nan has problems of one kind or another, and always likes to use her own money and other people's money to generously show her "love", in this age of praise for dedication, Wang Nan's approach will not attract much criticism. Compared with domestic violence and cheating, it is easier for women to endure. As long as they can make a living, they will hold on even for the sake of their children.
This is a problem of the times. Du Juan is just an ordinary woman. She does not have such advanced ideas. The education she received since childhood and the atmosphere of this society have only taught her how to love her husband and how to love her children, but did not teach her how to love herself.
In this regard, Jiang Yilu was just angry at his lack of fighting spirit, but he could do nothing about it.
"I heard from Wang Nan that in the past, any surplus from your salary would be donated to workers in need. Now, your two children are being raised by their parents back home, and Wang Nan's living expenses at university are all paid from your subsidy." Although Jiang Yilu didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs, he still wanted to give some advice to a woman like Du Juan.
"Have you ever thought that Wang Nan is asking you to do this now, and he may also ask your two children to do the same in the future. Use your efforts to fulfill his kindness. Have you ever thought that with such a "generous" father, when the two children get married, will there be enough money to provide a betrothal gift to the son and a dowry to the daughter? In other words, you have money, but Wang Nan would rather use the money to give to the children in his mind who need betrothal gifts and dowries, showing his "selflessness". Have you ever thought about these?" Jiang Yilu looked at her coldly, "You think that children cannot live without a father, but it is possible that without such a father, the children can live better."
Jiang Yi left the message here, looked at her deeply, and turned away.
"Wait." Du Juan was still immersed in Jiang Yilu's words. When she saw him turn and leave, she immediately came to her senses and stopped him.
Jiang Yilu frowned, thinking that the other party still wanted to beg him. He felt a little angry in his heart, thinking that he had wasted his breath.
"Please accept this money. This is the IOU I wrote. I will return the rest to you this morning." Du Juan stuffed the money in her hand into Jiang Yilu's pocket, turned around and ran away without looking back.
It was not the plea he had imagined. Jiang Yilu was stunned for a moment, then took out a thick stack of change from his pocket.
There were basically no ten-yuan notes, mostly one-cent, two-cent and five-cent notes. There were no printers yet, mostly lead printing, plate printing and wax paper. If some people wanted to copy a few articles, they would not be willing to spend a lot of money on ink printing, but would spend relatively less money to ask some college students with good handwriting to copy a few copies. A 500-word article only cost two cents, and there could be no traces of alterations. Occasionally, some illiterate elderly people would ask some students to help write letters to their relatives far away. This price was even lower, and five cents and ten cents were common.
Because Mo Xiangdong often takes on such jobs, Jiang Yilu has some understanding of the matter.
Jiang Yiliu knew that most of the monthly allowance would be given to Wang Nan. This money was probably saved by her for a long time. Perhaps in her heart, she also knew that her husband was unreliable, so she secretly hid this private money. Otherwise, if Wang Nan knew, there would probably not be much left.
But no matter how much it was hidden, the money was ultimately used for Wang Nan's "good deeds".
*****
Du Juan did not show up for the next two days, and Jiang Yilu did not know if she had thought it through. While waiting for the results, he began to move things out of the dormitory. Fortunately, he did not live in the dormitory for a long time, and there were no large items such as computers in those days. After moving sheets, quilts, and clothes for four seasons two or three times, he finally moved everything out.
He moved all his things to the house next to Grandpa Bai's house, so that he could live nearby and take care of him. Grandpa Bai was old, and he often stayed up late to study treatment plans for some special patients, but forgot to take care of himself. Jiang Yilu could keep an eye on him nearby, so he could feel more at ease.
Moreover, because the hot pot restaurant was profitable, he had accumulated some money these days. He wanted to take this opportunity to renovate the house, which was badly damaged, and restore its former glory.
When Jiang Yiliu moved out of the dormitory, the one who was most reluctant to let her go was Jiang Wencheng. In this dormitory, he only had a better relationship with Jiang Yiliu. He was also okay with Xia Ai, but Xia Ai was often missing, which was not much different from moving out of the dormitory.
"Once you leave, there will only be me, Mao Dashuang, and Wang Dongsheng in the dormitory. How should I live from now on?" Jiang Wencheng wailed. "No, I have to move out, too. Xiaobao, can you help me keep the house near your home? At worst, I can buy one and move out. I don't want to face Wang Dongsheng's face every day."
Jiang Wencheng felt a little guilty for having wrongly accused Wang Dongsheng last time, but even though he felt guilty, he still couldn't like Wang Dongsheng.
Jiang Yiliu raised his eyebrows. Jiang Wen's family was not ordinary, as he could easily say that he wanted to buy a house in the capital. However, he liked this straightforward roommate. Buying a house was also a good thing, so he naturally agreed.
"Who are you......"
Jiang Yiliu dragged the last big box, and Jiang Wencheng carried two large bags of clothes for him, and walked downstairs to the dormitory. An elderly couple looked at Jiang Yiliu for a long time, then stepped forward and stopped Jiang Yiliu nervously, asking awkwardly: "Classmate, is your last name Jiang?"
They asked around and learned that the owner of the two pieces of clothing that their son had torn was a boy who was just sixteen years old after the Chinese New Year. He had a handsome and fair complexion. The boy in front of them was similar to the description given by others.
"My surname is Jiang. Who are you?" Jiang Yilu didn't know the couple and asked in confusion.
"We are Wang Nan's parents. Du Juan wrote to us and told us about this. We also know that the fault lies entirely with him, but this child is not a bad person by nature. Please let him go this time. He will change. We will educate him well."
The two old men looked very kind and reasonable. From their attire and manners, it was obvious that they came from well-off families and had received a good education. It was the first time for them to shamelessly ask for forgiveness from a child under sixteen in public.
"Wang Nan's father and I have given birth to three children in this life. Wang Nan has always been our pride. Therefore, even though we knew he had problems, we didn't have the heart to correct him. It's our fault that he did such a thing. Jiang, please don't sue us. We will teach the child and make him change."
Wang Nan's mother had tears in her eyes and seemed to have thought of something. She reached her hand into her pocket tremblingly, as if she wanted to take something out of her pocket, but because she was too nervous, she failed to take it out after several attempts.
"This is one thousand yuan, which was collected by me, his father, and his two brothers and sisters. Please, forgive Wang Nan this time." The old lady almost begged. Wang Nan's father at the side also had an earnest expression on his face, and his bloodshot eyes stared at Jiang Yilu without blinking.
"Oh." Jiang Yilu didn't expect that the two old people in front of him were actually Wang Nan's parents. Their temperaments were nothing like Wang Nan's.
If the two people who came were two old people who were throwing tantrums and making trouble, he could still be cruel to them, but Wang Nan was a man who didn't know where his blessings came from. Although he was a failure in life, he had a kind wife and a pair of polite parents.
Facing the two helpless old people's crying and begging, Jiang Yiliu really couldn't say no. Du Juan still had a choice, but this old couple, that was their child whom they had loved since childhood, how could they give up so easily?
"I'll go to the Public Security Bureau later." Jiang Yilu sighed and gave in reluctantly.
"Thank you, classmate, thank you so much." The old couple cried with joy, stuffed the thousand yuan into Jiang Yiliu's hand, and did not dare to urge Jiang Yiliu to go to the police station immediately, but just thanked him repeatedly, looking back every three steps and leaving Jiang Yiliu's sight. They were afraid that if they urged him too much, he would be annoyed, and it would be bad if he regretted it.
"You really have to forgive that guy." Jiang Wencheng muttered a few words, feeling that he was being let off too easily.
Jiang Yilu looked at the one thousand yuan bill which was still warm in his hand. He did not forgive Wang Nan, but he thought that she should be thankful for having such parents.
And... Jiang Yilu's eyes flickered, and he didn't know if Du Juan had figured it out.
******
Because Jiang Yiliu withdrew the complaint, Wang Nan was released after being detained in the police station for half a month. I don't know how his parents begged the school leaders, but in the end Wang Nan was only given a serious warning but was not expelled. However, because he missed the final exam, he had to repeat the year and study for another year with the next year's freshmen. This can be regarded as a small punishment.
Of course, this is a story for the future. Jiang Yilu is now on his way to Haicheng, preparing to meet up with Grandpa Ruan and Uncle Dawu and rush to Gangcheng together.
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