Chapter 65 Discovery

Mrs. Ye had a serious and somewhat strange expression on her face. After she finished speaking, she noticed Ji Ling beside Ye Minshu and asked, "Is Xiaoling on vacation?"

Ji Ling nodded and called politely, "Aunt."

Because of the atmosphere at Ji's house just now, she obviously didn't have much smile on her face. She just turned around and looked at Ye Minshu, "Then I'll go back to the house."

"Go home and remember to do your homework." Ye Minshu instructed, and then asked her sister-in-law, "What's the matter?"

"Let's talk inside." Mrs. Ye looked around, and it was obvious that this was not something that could be heard by outsiders.

Ye Minshu had no idea what it was. She walked slowly inside while frowning, "If it's about liquid soap, you don't have to mention it."

"It's about the liquid soap." Mrs. Ye looked at her, who was always reserved and proper, and actually said something.

Ye Minshu paused, frowning even more tightly, "Have you forgotten what happened to your brother back then? Why are you still thinking about it?"

"Then do you know that the boss behind Muzi Liquid Soap is your Xiaoze?"

As soon as these words came out,

The air in the hall suddenly became quiet. Ye Minshu looked at her sister-in-law and actually smiled, "Impossible."

She took off her scarf and coat. "Xiao Ze is not Chen Weiguo from the Chen family. He really has no better path to take. He has the old man and the second son above him. He is also very motivated. It is only a matter of time before he is promoted. Why does he give up a good future and go into business?"

She paused while hanging the clothes and looked at Sister Ye. "Sister Ye, you are saying this to provoke me because I didn't go get the recipe for you guys, right?"

Mrs. Ye has been married into the Ye family for nearly 30 years, but in front of her younger sister-in-law, she has never been truly respected as a sister-in-law.

Before she got married, Ye Minshu was the most beautiful girl in their art troupe. She had countless suitors and she would even walk with her chin raised in a reserved manner.

After getting married, her background in the art troupe no longer added any points to her, but became a burden, but she also climbed to a higher position. Every time she went back to her parents' home, she would leave early after a short while, saying that she had to go back to take care of Ji Jun and the children. In the final analysis, she was just guarding against them, fearing that they would hold her back.

After hearing what Ye Minshu said, Sister Ye was no longer anxious and said, "Since you don't believe it, why don't you come with me to take a look?"

"I don't have anything else to do?" Ye Minshu thought this was a bit funny and rolled up her sleeves to go into the kitchen.

"Then there must be time to call their troops, right?" Mrs. Ye continued, "You called Xiaoze recently, but he never answered the phone in time, did he?"

This question is actually right. In the past few months, Ye Minshu has contacted Ji Ze, but Ji Ze did not answer the phone directly. He always called her back after a while.

Seeing her pause, Sister Ye sighed, "If I hadn't found their factory and saw Xiaoze there with my own eyes, how could I come and tell you this?"

Ye Minshu still didn't say anything, so Sister Ye told her the address and said, "Go and have a look yourself. It doesn't seem like I'm trying to trick you."

After Mrs. Ye left, Ye Minshu kept thinking about this matter in her mind. After preparing dinner for Ji Ling, she couldn't help but put on her coat and went out.

She did not go directly to the address given by Mrs. Ye, but took the bus to the unit where Ji Ze was.

She first asked the guard at the door, and the guard called an internal line for her and told her that Ji Ze was busy and had no time, and asked her to come back another day.

She didn't leave, but went outside to ask people. After asking a few questions, she found out that Ji Ze had not been in the army for the past few months. He first took annual leave and then took sick leave.

At that moment, her heart was as cold as the weather at the end of January, but she still refused to believe it and took her last breath to go to the address given by her sister-in-law.

The factory is not really that big, it is just a converted residential building, but the security is very strict. A retired old man is hired at the door, and everyone entering and leaving has to register.

She asked the boss if their boss was there, and the boss said yes. She said she wanted to see someone, and the boss asked her what she wanted.

Ye Minshu really had no choice but to wait outside, so she just lied and said that she ran a small shop and also wanted to buy liquid soap.

To be honest, she didn't look like her. She was dressed and spoke very decently, and it was obvious that she had a good job or a good family. But the master still called out to her.

After a while, a man in his thirties came out and took her inside. As they walked in, he asked, "What's the name of your store? Where is it? Our boss said that two sales points can't be too close to each other, otherwise they will fight with each other and neither of them will be able to sell well."

Ye Minshu didn't want to hear any of this. Her eyes kept scanning everywhere, searching for that familiar figure.

The man felt something was wrong and stopped immediately, frowning, "Are you here to buy liquid soap?"

He was so dishonest looking around as soon as he entered the room. Could he be someone who wanted to do this and come in to spy on the secrets?

He was about to ask them to leave, but Ye Minshu suddenly took a step and ran in one direction, not caring about her image at all, "Xiao Ze!"

Just as he was about to stop, he saw his young boss coming out. He was smiling at first, but when he saw the person coming, his expression suddenly changed. "Mom?"

Mom?

Not only him, everyone who heard this title was stunned.

Ye Minshu's head buzzed, and she moved on instinct, grabbing Ji Ze and asking, "Is it right for you to come over and play?"

Her voice was a little shrill, and she didn't know whether she was asking Ji Ze or comforting herself, "You have so many friends, and they do all kinds of things. You came over to play, right?"

Ji Ze never expected her to show up here. He was held by her like this and he opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"You are nothing like what your aunt said. You don't want to do a good job but insist on doing business, right?" She said this in a tearful tone.

The man caught up with him and saw that something was wrong. He couldn't help but ask Ji Ze for his opinion in a low voice, "Boss?"

It was this call of "boss" that completely shattered Ye Minshu's fantasy. She let go of the man, staggered back two steps, and fainted without even catching her breath.

It was the next day that Lin Qiao and her husband Xu Li found out that Ye Minshu was ill.

Before breakfast in the morning, Ji Jun came to see Ji Ling off and said that Ye Minshu was sick and in the hospital, and Ji Ling wanted them to take care of her for a few days.

"Minshu is sick?" Xu Li was very surprised. "She was fine when she came here yesterday."

Ji Jun hesitated for a moment, "I suddenly fell ill yesterday afternoon. It's not serious. I should be fine after two days of rest."

He's already been hospitalized, and you still say it's not serious?

This clearly means that I don't want to talk to them any more.

Xu Li didn't even ask, "Then you can put Xiaoling here." She took the schoolbag from Ji Ling and asked her in a low voice, "Have you had breakfast this morning?"

"No." Ji Ling pursed her lips. She looked listless, perhaps out of worry.

Xu Li went to give her a bowl of soy milk herself, and then asked Ji Jun: "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Sit down and eat before you leave."

"I won't eat. I'll go out and buy something and send it to Minshu." Ji Jun told Ji Ling to listen to grandpa and grandma at home, then left.

As soon as the person left, the old man immediately gave his granddaughter a fried dough stick and said, "Your Aunt Zhang queued up to buy it this morning. It's still crispy."

The big dough sticks were fried to a golden brown, and they were so crispy that they fell apart when bitten. Ji Ling's cheeks puffed up, but she was still listless. "I think something must have happened at home."

"Don't let your imagination run wild, kid. Didn't your dad say that it would be fine after two days of rest?" Xu Li said to her in a scolding tone and helped her pick up some pickled vegetables.

"I'm telling you the truth. My aunt came yesterday morning and said she had something to tell my mother. My mother left in the afternoon and never came back."

Ji Ling has also reached an age where she is sensitive. Whenever there is any disturbance at home, she can no longer be fooled by a simple coaxing like she was when she was a child.

Seeing Ji Jun's hesitation, Xu Li had guessed that there was something wrong, but she couldn't say it directly, "If you are worried, ask your father to take you to the hospital later."

The old man also diverted his granddaughter's attention, "I think this fried dough stick is also very good. If you don't want to eat it, grandpa will help you eat it."

When Ji Ling heard this, she quickly picked up the chopsticks and picked it up.

When he and Xu Li were the only ones left around, the old man muttered, "What's going on, old man? Look how scared the child is."

"Anyway, it's definitely not the boss who's popular. Among all the people we know, no one cares more about the family than the boss."

"No one listens to his wife more than him, right?" The old man snorted, but couldn't help lowering his voice, "Do you think it could be Xiaoze's fault?"

It’s hard to say about Xu Li, but if this matter were to be exposed, the eldest son’s wife might indeed be so angry that she would be admitted to the hospital.

The old couple didn't say anything else. At this time, the phone in the living room rang, and Xu Li went out to answer it. "Hello, Lao Er?"

Not to mention Xu Li, even the old man was a little surprised and followed him out from the inner room, "Second son still remembered to call home?"

This didn't happen before. Sometimes they didn't know Ji Duo had been out until he came back.

Xu Li held the microphone and listened to a few words, then couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I'll call for you." She put down the microphone and went out, "Qiao Qiao, this is Lao Er's number."

Lin Qiao was playing with Ji Ling in the yard with two firecrackers, and she also talked about the proportion and birth of gunpowder. When Xu Li called her, she was also stunned, "Ji Duo's phone number?" It was inconvenient for him to be outside, so how could he call her?

Ji Ling squeezed her eyes and said, "It's my uncle's phone number~" She rubbed her head.

Xu Li's face was full of ridicule, "My son didn't know how to call home for 27 years, but now he knows."

"Maybe something happened." Lin Qiao didn't want to accept this hint, so he walked into the living room and picked up the microphone.

"I'm here." Ji Duo's voice was low and his words were still concise. "I've found out that it's the same person as last time."

As expected, there was something serious going on. Lin Qiao straightened his face and asked, "Where is that person? Has he been caught?"

"Not yet. We have already locked down the general range."

"Is there anything I can do?"

"No need." Ji Duo actually said, "I just want to tell you that I am safe and everything is going well."

Just to say this?

Lin Qiao subconsciously raised her hand and touched the jade tiger on her neck through her sweater, and she was reminded of the hug he gave her before he left...

This man is not afraid

She was so careless that she forgot. I called her to remind her...

On the other hand, the atmosphere in the hospital is much more depressing than that in the old house.

As soon as Ji Jun entered the room, he saw Ye Minshu lying on the hospital bed crying again. She seemed to have been crying for most of the day. "What do you think? Isn't it good to be a military officer? You have been promoted to lieutenant. If you work for another two years, you can at least be a battalion commander or a regiment commander."

Ji Ze has not left since he sent someone to the hospital yesterday. He sat on another bed next to him, listening silently.

Ji Jun walked in and put the lunch box he brought on the bedside table. "Okay, stop crying. Get up and eat."

"How can I eat this?" Ye Minshu covered her chest with her hands, looking sick. "We have trained him for so many years, just to do this?"

Ji Jun didn't know what to say at this time. He frowned and looked at his son. "You are doing well in the army. Why are you doing this? Hurry up and close it. Don't make your mother angry."

Ji Ze didn't say anything. He told his mother everything he could, including his pressure, his desire to change, and his achievements in recent days...

However, Ye Minshu wouldn't listen to anything and didn't want to listen. She just said how difficult it had been for her these years and that he was ruining her future.

Seeing that he didn't agree, Ye Minshu started crying again, "Are you trying to force me to death? Look at our circle, apart from Chen Weiguo, who else does this? How can this be called the right path?"

"How can it not be the right way if it is allowed by the country and supported by policies?" Ji Ze really couldn't help but add.

"It's the right way, why didn't I let you do it before?" Ye Minshu cried even more fiercely, "If your uncle hadn't been caught for speculation, do you think I would have let you arrange that child marriage? I have been keeping an eye on my mother's family all these years and offended everyone, all for you and your father, and you end up doing this for me!"

Compared to many women who always support their parents' families after marriage and help them gain advantages in their husband's family, Ye Minshu is indeed wholeheartedly devoted to their small family. Ji Ze remained silent.

Ji Jun tried to persuade his son, "Okay, if you want something new, you've been doing this for half a year and it's already been new enough. If you're short of money, you should have made a lot of money. It's time to stop. Your mother has had a hard time these years. Besides, this isn't a good industry. How can it be as stable and promising as you are in the army?"

Ji Ze stopped talking again, turned his head away, and silently confronted the enemy with silence.

Ye Minshu looked at it and almost couldn't breathe.

She even went to criticize Lin Qiao and felt sorry for Chen Weiguo, saying that it was her son who was making that liquid soap.

Lin Qiao must have been laughing at her in her heart at that time, right?

As for the old man and old lady, I don’t know if they understand this matter…

Thinking of Lin Qiao, Ye Minshu became furious again. She couldn't help but sit up and asked, "Did Lin Qiao give you the formula for your liquid soap?"

"It wasn't given by my aunt." This time Ji Ze spoke quickly, "I asked my uncle to ask her for it."

Ye Minshu didn't hear the second half of the sentence. "Okay, okay, I knew it was her who instigated you. Her husband is doing well in the army, but she came to harm my son. I just said a few words to her..."

"Can you please stop blaming others for everything?"

Before she finished her words, Ji Ze stood up and said, "I said I asked her for the formula, but now she doesn't even know who asked her for the formula, so why is she instigating me?"

At this stop, many words and emotions seemed to have a breakthrough. He did not stop talking, "It was our family who wanted to arrange the marriage. It was also our family who did not want to marry her and pushed her to my uncle. It is our family that has let her down, not her. Can you please stop putting everything on her?"

After saying this, he actually completely stood on Lin Qiao's side. Ye Minshu was so shocked that her eyes widened and she even forgot to cry for a moment.

What made her even more upset was that Ji Jun immediately changed his stance, "Xiao Qiao only sees Xiao Ze a few times a year, how can you instigate him? Don't think you can do anything."

The father and son talked back and forth, and Ye Minshu was speechless for a long time. Finally, she turned her head and fell on the pillow crying, "Why is my life so miserable?"

However, her miserable fate was still to come. Ever since she left her home that day, Mrs. Ye had been keeping an eye on her situation.

There was no one at home, so I went to the liquid soap factory to inquire, and then I heard that the boss had not come to the factory for several days because his mother was sick.

"What do you think his mother was thinking? Our boss has so many talented people, and he's so young, yet he's managed to build such a big business." The gatekeeper sighed to Mrs. Ye.

Mrs. Ye went back and told Brother Ye about it. The two of them went to the street, bought a bag of apples and a bag of oranges, and then went to the hospital.

Ji Ze was talking to someone in the corridor. "Chinese New Year is coming soon. Starting from the day after tomorrow, our factory will also be closed for seven days. We will return to work on the seventh day of the New Year. You can arrange a schedule and arrange two people to be on duty every day. I can't leave here, but I have already agreed with the accountant that the bonus will be distributed tomorrow."

When he saw the two of them, he greeted them, "Uncle, aunt." Because of Ye Minshu's incident, his attitude was inevitably not as enthusiastic as before.

Brother Ye and Sister Ye were quite enthusiastic. They asked him a few questions, "What's going on, Xiaoze?" before going in with their things.

Ye Minshu's health condition was not as bad as it was two days ago. The reason she did not leave the hospital was that she wanted to delay it and use her body to force her son to give in and close the business.

Seeing Mrs. Ye, the one who brought the matter to her attention, she was not very happy. She just nodded dejectedly and greeted her.

"You said so too, why are you so angry?" Sister Ye put the things beside the bed, "The child is grown up, it's not like he doesn't understand reason, just talk to him slowly. You're so angry, doesn't your aunt feel bad? Doesn't your eldest brother feel bad too?"

Brother Ye also frowned and asked about her situation first, "I just ran into Xiaoze in the corridor. Why is he still planning to continue after the New Year?"

It would be fine if we didn't mention this. Once this was mentioned, Ye Minshu became even more upset. "Who knows what he is thinking? I have told him everything, but he just won't listen."

"He is reluctant to give up his business, right?" Mrs. Ye guessed, "I heard that he can make at least several hundred dollars a day from this business."

Ye Minshu didn't really want to listen, but Big Brother Ye was surprised, "So much?" It seemed like he was hearing it for the first time.

Seeing Sister Ye nod, he pondered for a moment, "That's a pity, he has already built up a large scale, and he still has so many people to feed." He frowned and discussed with Ye Minshu, "How about this, you let Xiaoze hand over the factory to me and your sister-in-law, and we will help him manage it."

"Leave it to you and sister-in-law?" Ye Minshu simply doubted her ears.

Brother Ye was really brave enough to respond, "It's better to hand it over to our own people than to outsiders. Now that someone is in charge of the factory, Xiaoze can go back to work in the army, right?"

"I was wondering why you were so kind to remind me, it turns out that's what you were planning!"

Ye Minshu slammed the bedside table hard. By the time Ji Ze heard the noise and hurried back, she had lost all her strength and fell off the bed.

"Minshu's condition has worsened?" Upon hearing the news, Xu Li and her grandfather looked at each other, not knowing whether it was true or just another excuse.

Ji Jun looked even more tired this time than last time. "She wasn't paying attention and fell off the bed, hurting her arm. The doctor said she needs at least half a month to recover."

Is your arm hurt?

Looks like it's true this time...

It would be awkward for Xu Li, the mother-in-law, and Lin Qiao, the sister-in-law, not to show up.

The reason they didn't move before was mainly because Ji Jun was hesitant and didn't even bring Ji Ling. He probably didn't want them to visit the patient.

Xu Li looked at Lin Qiao, wondering how to start the conversation, but Lin Qiao had already called her "Mom" and advised her, "Let's find some time to go visit our sister-in-law."

Xu Li knew this in her heart, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go over to see her this afternoon, and then ask Xiao Zhang to make some soup for her."

Ji Jun looked at him, hesitant to speak, so the old man asked him, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Ji Jun didn't dare to meet those old but shrewd eyes, "It's just a little unexpected that Xiao Qiao is still reading during the holidays."

Lin Qiao was indeed reading a book and sharing a table with Ji Ling, who was doing homework, but what he said was obviously not what he originally wanted to say.

The old man looked at him without saying anything. The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment. Xu Li saw this and could only help smooth things over. "Qiao Qiao is reviewing for the exam.

Next year’s college entrance examination.”

"Ah? Really?" Ji Jun had never expected that Ji Lingzhen was saying, "Auntie successfully proposed to hold a competition, and she wants to provide students with guidance for the competition."

This time Ji Jun was even more surprised, "Xiao, Xiao Qiao is really amazing." He stood there and racked his brains to find some words to praise Lin Qiao.

Xu Li noticed that Ji Ling had been looking at her and Lin Qiao. "If you are not in a hurry, come with me and your aunt in the afternoon. If you are in a hurry, go with your dad."

"Then I'll go with Dad." Ji Ling was obviously worried about Ye Minshu, and immediately got up to pack her things.

After everyone left, Lin Qiao also sent the book back to the house. The old man suddenly whispered, "Boss, you are on guard against us."

Xu Li understood what he meant. There was obviously something wrong with Ye Minshu's illness, but Ji Jun went home twice but said nothing.

But she couldn't add fuel to the fire. "Maybe the couple is having a quarrel. Do they have to report everything to you about their affairs?"

The old man didn't comment. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. When it fell back onto the tea table, the sound it made was obviously louder than usual.

In the afternoon, Aunt Zhang cooked the soup. Lin Qiao put it in a thermos and wrapped it in a quilt. Just as she and Xu Li were leaving the house, they ran into Ji Duo getting off the car at the door.

The man's eyebrows were half hidden in his military cap and coat collar, and his expression was normal, and it was completely impossible to tell that he had just been out for a long trip. Seeing the two people coming out, still holding the thermos in his hands, he strode over, called Xu Li "Mom" first, and then his eyes fell on Lin Qiao, "Are you going out?"

His words were very concise, which was different from the day he left. Perhaps he always spoke so concisely when he was outside.

Lin Qiao nodded and said, "My sister-in-law is sick. Mom and I will go to the hospital to see her."

"Is your sister-in-law sick?"

Ji Duo frowned, took the thermos from her hand and walked back, apparently preparing to go with her.

Xu Li didn't expect to run into her son at the door. After the accident, her face was full of joy. "He really came back. How is it? Is everything going well?"

Ji Duo was walking in front, but when he heard this, he paused slightly.

Lin Qiao knew something was wrong the moment she saw it. Sure enough, the man turned around, his eyes were deep, and his voice was cold, "It didn't work."