Chapter 139 Extra if line (4)

Ji Min opened the window, reached out and grabbed the child outside, and said:

"I caught you."

The child subconsciously wanted to hide.

But when he looked up and saw the smile on Ji Min's face, he slowly realized that his older brother was playing a prank on him.

So he also laughed.

Ji Min bent down and hugged the child in through the window.

He walked to his desk and sat down with the child.

He asked someone to cut a plate of fruit and brought it over.

The child carefully looked at the lecturer who was drinking water, and then looked at Ji Min.

Ji Min put a piece of fruit in his mouth.

The child quickly took the fork, glanced at the lecturer, and then whispered, "Big brother, can I stay here?"

Ji Min thought it was fun, and whispered back, "Sure, just don't make noise."

The child's eyes lit up, and he immediately covered his mouth and nodded.

The lecturer was a little concerned at first.

But he found that the child was really quiet. He sat there either eating fruit quietly or writing and drawing on the paper Ji Min handed over.

Occasionally he would raise his head seriously. He

looked much more serious when listening to his lecture than the older one next to him.

The lecturer was even a little moved at this moment.

Ji Min's mind worked quickly, and he often knew what the lecturer was going to say as soon as he started.

So he was not very interested in the course.

There was another child sitting in the room, listening attentively to the lecture.

Ji Min got playful and couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch the child's fingers.

He poked him twice, and the child silently took his hands back from the table and put his hands behind his back.

Ji Min raised his eyebrows.

Oh, you're still hiding?

He poked the child's face twice again.

It was finally time for a break.

The child, who had been sitting with his hands behind his back, sighed heavily.

He turned his head, looked at Ji Min seriously and said,

"Big brother, you can't make small movements during class. It's wrong for you to do that."

Ji Min was stunned by what he said.

Wait, is he being taught a lesson by the child?

Ji Min: "..."

The fearless boy's ears were suddenly covered with a thin layer of red.

He coughed lightly and subconsciously wanted to explain.

But when he looked down at the child's eyes, he felt a little ashamed.

"I know. It's my fault. I won't poke you next time." Ji Min said.

The child laughed immediately and said to him, "Big brother, you are so good. Here are some candies for you."

Then he took out two candies from his pocket.

Ji Min knew at a glance that they were given by Butler Chen.

He took them with a smile on his face.

On the one hand, he felt a little embarrassed because his shortcomings were exposed by a kid who was so much younger than him.

On the other hand, he thought the scene was really funny.

Ji Min ate the candy and found that there were words written on the paper in front of the child.

"You can actually write?" Ji Min was a little surprised.

He thought it was just some irrelevant things that the child drew casually.

But when he took a closer look, he found that although the handwriting was childish, the words were also written a little separately.

But they were indeed some of the words the lecturer had just mentioned.

Ji Min was stunned.

He picked up the paper and looked at it carefully, then asked the child: "Do you know what you wrote?"

"I know." The child pointed at the words on the paper and read them one by one, "Acquisition, betting agreement, Pang's scam..."

Ji Min's eyes widened.

He walked over and stared carefully at the child in front of him, who was only three or four years old.

After staring for a while, Ji Min asked again: "Do you know what betting agreement means?"

The child stuttered and recited the definition of this word.

Although it was obviously a rote memorization, it also clearly showed that the child had learned these before.

Ji Min was still surprised in his heart.

The lecturer who was taking a break nearby, however, had his eyes shining and ran directly to Ranran.

The lecturer looked like he had seen some treasure. So much

so that he did not have any classes in the study room in the second half of the morning, as he was testing the child's financial knowledge.

Ji Min also found that the boy could basically recognize some famous company logos.

The lecturer was very excited.

He said that Ji Min had picked up a genius.

Ji Min looked at the child who was still a little confused, but he was not very happy.

He himself was the seedling that was forced to grow.

After Ji Min went to school, he was deeply impressed by the difference between himself and other classmates.

He knew very well that for normal children, even if they could recognize words, the scope of their recognition was more limited to children's storybooks and word recognition cards.

It's not these financial terms.

After class in the afternoon, Ji Min sat on a lounge chair in the yard.

The yard is big, but the child didn't run around.

He just sat close to him.

Ji Min thought for a while, and suddenly said to the child: "Ranran, brother will tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a little mermaid in the sea..."

Hearing this, the child blinked curiously and asked: "What kind of fish is the little mermaid?"

Ji Min paused.

He felt a little absurd in his heart.

A four-year-old child knows the so-called gambling agreement, but has never heard of "Daughter of the Sea".

Ji Min finished telling the fairy tale.

The child listened attentively. When he heard the little mermaid turned into foam at the end, his tears almost burst out.

They surrounded Ji Min and asked eagerly: "Then what? Then what?"

He finally looked like a normal child.

Ji Min laughed and told him a few more stories.

Then he took a small bucket and took him to the pond to catch fish.

The child was obviously very impressed by the story just now.

Looking at the goldfish in the pond, he kept saying: "Little Mermaid~Little Mermaid~"

At night, Ji Min thought that the child would finally ask him to tell a story this time.

But the child held the hand of housekeeper Chen and looked at him reluctantly before returning to the room.

Still, he went into his room obediently.

Ji Min: “…”

Damn it.

A few days passed.

The child finally got familiar with the yard.

During meals, he began to whisper to housekeeper Chen what dishes he wanted to eat.

Ji Min's yard was not often visited by people.

The child gradually relaxed.

Housekeeper Chen brought a few newly hatched chicks from the front yard. The child was very interested and watched them every day.

Ji Min's lecturer was very interested in Lu Ran.

But Ji Min felt that compared to sitting in a chair and learning those boring financial knowledge.

This kid prefers to carry a bottle to catch grasshoppers to feed chickens.

Seeing his hobby, Ji Min simply asked the servant to stop spraying insecticide.

It's hot now, and the grasshoppers have grown big and fat.

Whenever the child has time, he squats outside the garden. After catching a grasshopper, he covers it with his hands and runs to Ji Min:

"Brother! Look!"

He ran over with his little hands covering the insect.

When he was in front of Ji Min, he opened his hands to show him.

But as soon as he opened his hands, the grasshopper kicked its legs and jumped straight towards Ji Min.

Ji Min: "..."

The first time he encountered this situation, Ji Min jumped off the recliner.

But now, he can catch the grasshopper lying on his T-shirt with an expressionless face and put it into the bottle beside him.

Then he handed it to the child and said, "Okay, the bottle is full. No more scratching today. Go wash your hands."

The child nodded obediently, letting Ji Min roll up his sleeves and go to the sink to wash himself.

At this time, the tightly closed courtyard door was knocked.

Hearing the sound, the child immediately ran back to Ji Min with his hands still wet.

Ji Min frowned and sat up from the recliner.

He didn't like staying in the house before, and ran out as soon as the summer vacation started.

Now that he brought Ranran back, the courtyard door was closed.

No one should like to touch his head.

There were two knocks on the courtyard door, and before the people inside could answer, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Seeing the visitor, Ji Min stood up.

His expression turned a little cold, and he said to the person who came in, "Grandpa."

Old Man Ji waved his hand, asked the people following him to move aside, and walked slowly into the yard.

Ranran hid behind Ji Min.

He keenly felt that the boy in front of him was a little nervous.

He was a little scared, but more curious, and he poked his head out from behind Ji Min to look at the old man who came in.

Ji Min stretched out his hand to hold his head, turned around and whispered to him:

"Ranran, go back to the room first."

The child nodded and turned to go into the house.

But Master Ji said:

"No need to avoid. I have nothing to do when I come back. I just heard that you haven't been out of the yard for a while, so I came to see you."

Ji Min didn't respond, stretched out his hand and pushed Ranran, motioning him to leave.

But Master Ji waved directly at the child:

"Your name is Ranran, right? Come here and let me see you."

Ji Min's hand on the child's shoulder paused.

After hesitating for a while, he let go and whispered to the child: "Go."

The child took two steps forward.

Ji Min found that the child was actually a little shy.

But for older people like Butler Chen, he had a natural closeness.

Just like now when Master Ji came over.

Although the old man is old, the pressure on him is not small.

But the child was not afraid. He

glanced at him and trotted towards the old man.

He came closer, and because he was short, his eyes were on the cane in the old man's hand.

After watching for a while, the child seemed to feel a little familiar.

He raised his face, smiled and called out: "Grandpa!"

Grandpa Ji was stunned for a moment, did not respond, but reached out and rubbed the child's head.

He sat aside and asked the child some financial knowledge.

Hearing this, Ji Min, who was standing aside, looked a little colder.

After asking, Grandpa Ji sighed:

"It's a good child. The parents are attentive and the child is also hardworking."

As he said that, the old man glanced at the bottle full of grasshoppers on the side.

He shook his head and muttered: "What a pity."

After that, the old man no longer paid attention to Ranran.

Looking at Ji Min, he started talking about family matters:

"This child is good. If you like him, just raise him. Our family is not short of food."

The old man's tone was very gentle.

But the moment Ji Min heard it, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Probably because...

in the words of the old man, Ran Ran was like a kitten or puppy that could only make him happy, so he just kept it.

Ji Min didn't refute anything, just said: "I said I would help him find his family."

The old man didn't mention this topic again.

After asking about Ji Min's schoolwork, the topic turned to Ji Min's father.

The old man sighed and cursed:

"Your father is a worthless person. I heard about what happened on your mother's memorial day and I also spoke up for him on your behalf."

Ji Min had no emotion and just nodded: "Yeah."

"But he is his only biological son after all. There is no overnight hatred between father and son. You should spend more time with each other." The old man said again.

Ji Min pulled the corner of his mouth.

He didn't refute anything, just smiled and replied: "Yeah."

The old man said a few more words, had dinner in Ji Min's yard, and then left.

The yard became very quiet.

Then it began to drizzle again.

Butler Chen cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks gently.

The servants who came to collect the dishes outside the yard were also very careful and made no sound.

Ranran sat on the sofa, watching people coming and going quietly.

They all tacitly avoided the young man who was watching the rain under the eaves.

Ji Min did not lie in the recliner.

He just sat on a low stool, hunching his slender back.

He did not get angry, nor did he show any emotion. He just

sat quietly, digesting these pains that were already commonplace to him, but were like a blunt knife cutting his flesh.

Butler Chen waved gently at Ranran.

The child walked over obediently and let himself be led back to the room.

But before entering the room, he looked outside again and asked in a low voice: "Brother, don't you want to sleep?"

"Brother will fall asleep soon." Butler Chen replied in a low voice.

After sending the child to the room,

housekeeper Chen left a light on in the living room and went back to his room.

So Ji Min was the only one left in the huge yard.

Ji Min looked up and watched the raindrops falling from the eaves.

They hit the bluestone slabs and slowly flowed down along the grain.

At this time, he didn't like to be disturbed.

Everyone knew his preference and would not disturb him.

Sometimes, Ji Min couldn't tell.

Did he not want to be disturbed, or was he complaining that no one came?

A soft "click" sound came from the living room behind him.

Then there was the sound of slippers walking forward.

The footsteps slowly approached.

But before arousing Ji Min's reflexive disgust, he stopped again.

Ji Min knew that the child came out.

But he did not look back, nor did he pay attention.

Ji Min raised his head and thought about what Grandpa Ji said.

He knew what the old man meant.

The old man saw that Ranran was not interested in business matters, so Ranran had no value in his eyes.

What happened in the study was heard by the old man.

Ji Min was not surprised.

But when it really happened, it still made him feel a strong sense of powerlessness.

Ji Min also knew what the following words meant.

His father could not support the Ji family, and the Ji family would eventually fall into his hands.

The old man was afraid that he would hate his own father.

He kept saying how his father was wrong, but every word he said was out of consideration for his father.

When Ji Min was a child, he would lose his temper and make a big fuss when he heard his grandfather say these things, or when his father let him down.

But later, he found that no matter how much he made a fuss, some things could never be changed.

Sometimes, Ji Min would find his existence a little funny.

He seemed to be living in a huge transaction.

Every aspect was just a transaction.

His parents' marriage was a transaction between two families.

He was born as the result of a transaction.

Even now, between him and his grandfather, the only one in the Ji family who valued him, it was just a transaction.

After a dozen years old, Ji Min stopped making a fuss.

He no longer refuted the words of his grandfather.

Because he knew very well that his position as the heir was glorious.

It was not because the old man spoiled him and loved him enough.

But because in the eyes of the old man, he had the ability to carry the Ji family.

Going to the mountain, the day he met Ranran.

Ji Min sat in the pavilion, and for a moment, he also thought about how his grandfather and father would react if something happened to him.

But Ji Min knew very well that his father would cry bitterly.

But after being sad, he would continue to devote himself to his happy little family.

His grandfather would be sad and regretful.

But more of a regret is the disappearance of an excellent heir.

Ji Min didn't think his grandfather did anything wrong.

Sometimes, he could understand his father very well.

However, in many subtle moments,

Ji Min still hoped that in this big family, someone would really care about him for a while.

The child behind him was very quiet.

Ji Min sat in the corridor.

He sat on the carpet near the corridor and played slowly with the toys in his hands.

They were separated by a distance.

But in this lonely space, they kept each other company.

Just like that rainy night in the pavilion.

Ji Min had been ignoring the child behind him.

He thought the child would eventually get bored and leave.

But after waiting for a while, there was no footsteps behind him.

Ji Min tilted his head slightly.

His movements were very light.

As if he was afraid that others would notice the fragile thoughts in his heart, and as if he was afraid of scaring away the child who was quietly staying behind him.

In Ji Min's afterglow, the child lowered his head and poked the tumbler in front of him.

It was already past the child's bedtime.

He was obviously a little sleepy.

But he rubbed his eyes and held on.

After watching for a while, Ji Min couldn't help but get up.

He walked to the child, squatted down, and asked: "Since you are sleepy, why don't you go to bed?"

The child did not answer, but tilted his head and asked him: "Brother, are you still sad?"

Just one sentence.

Ji Min's vulnerability hidden in his heart suddenly surged out.

He leaned over and hugged the child in front of him tightly. He

buried his head very low.

Ranran patted his shoulder and said:

"Brother, don't cry."