Ah Fang gently tugged at Liu Gang's sleeve and said, "Comrade Jiang is right. This is our business."
Liu Gang remained silent.
Jiang Shiyue gestured to Chen Shanhe to pick up Yangyang and said to Liu Gang, "Since you haven't made up your mind yet, you can go back and think about it."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back.
Seeing Jiang Shiyue open the door to the living room on the first floor, Liu Gang became anxious and said, "Please."
Jiang Shiyue then stopped, turned around and looked at Liu Gang and the others.
Liu Gang glanced sideways at Afang beside him, his expression painful but his gaze determined. "We are willing to report He Xiuxiang to the academy! But we have to ask you to help protect Afang from now on."
Jiang Shiyue wasn't too surprised, but she was a little surprised.
Given He Xiuxiang's petty nature, she would definitely retaliate against her after Ah Fang reported her. This was to be expected, but...
Jiang Shiyue pointed her index finger at herself, "You want me to protect her? What about you?"
Isn’t Liu Gang himself a gangster boss?
Liu Gang smiled bitterly, "I'm just a thug. The real power in the underworld belongs to the He family. If I choose to betray the He family and be with Ah Fang, I will also face retaliation from the He family, and I'm afraid I won't be able to protect Ah Fang then."
Jiang Shiyue looked up at Chen Shanhe, Chen Shanhe nodded, and took the lead to walk towards the pavilion with Yangyang in his arms.
Jiang Shiyue gestured for invitation: "I'm sorry, I just cleaned up the house and the paint is not dry yet, so it's not suitable for entertaining guests. I'll have to ask you to sit in the pavilion for a while."
Chen Shanhe had already put Yangyang down and went back into the room to make tea and bring water.
Although I can't entertain guests, I've been working here for the past two days, so there's still hot water and tea at home.
After Jiang Shiyue sat down, she listened to the 1970s version of the story played by Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui.
In fact, in the version of the story told by the parties involved, Afang really cannot be considered Wang Baochuan, and Liu Gang is certainly not Xue Pinggui.
Afang was born in a family that favors boys over girls. Her family members took advantage of her good looks and wanted to take advantage of her to ask for a high bride price.
Ah Fang smiled bitterly, "To put it bluntly, it's like selling my daughter. Whoever offers the highest price gets it."
Unfortunately, Liu Gang's family was not well off and could not afford such a large dowry.
Afang was promised to a widower by her family.
Liu Gang was forced to steal goods from the factory and sell them.
The money was collected, but the person was already in jail.
Afang gave the money to her family and then cut off ties with them.
As for Liu Gang, he spent several years in prison and became self-deprecating, especially after repeated setbacks in finding a job. He also heard enough unpleasant sarcastic remarks and became increasingly unconfident.
After all, even the neighbors who used to be on good terms with him were afraid that he would steal things and come into their homes, so they would quickly close the gate when they saw him from afar.
Only those who have experienced it know the feeling.
I just made a mistake and felt like I was abandoned by the whole world.
Everyone looked at him with contempt and avoidance, and finding a job was even more difficult.
Before going to prison, he was considered an outstanding young employee in the factory, but after being released from prison, he was just a delinquent young man in society.
However, Liu Gang's family was not well off to begin with, and his imprisonment was a huge blow to his parents. His mother's health was getting worse day by day, and the family was at the point where they couldn't even afford medicine.
Liu Gang was charged with one more crime, namely unfilial piety, so he took the risk and started stealing again.
Coincidentally, the thief was He Xiuxiang.
What happened next was a rather clichéd story: He Xiuxiang fell in love with Liu Gang at first sight.
In fact, Afang never gave up on Liu Gang during this period.
But, just like Liu Gang never gave up on marrying Afang but couldn't afford the sky-high bride price, Afang wanted to save Liu Gang, but she couldn't find him a job or help him cure his mother.
Liu Gang agreed to date He Xiuxiang. He Xiuxiang paid for Liu Gang's mother's medical treatment and also gave him a "job".
Of course, he deliberately distanced himself from Afang.
He didn't want Afang to be delayed because of him.
Unfortunately, Afang's stubborn personality meant she would never fight for herself.
Back then, I didn't argue with my family because of Liu Gang, and now I won't argue with He Xiuxiang because of Liu Gang. I will just quietly be a person who can only move myself.
The He family took advantage of this point and dared to openly ask Afang for her university place.
Yes, most people would do this kind of impersonation secretly, but the He family did it openly.
The only person who was kept in the dark about this matter was Liu Gang.
Jiang Shiyue kept shaking her head as she listened to the story. It was full of complaints but she didn't know how to complain.
After thinking for a moment, he asked Liu Gang, "You were born and raised in Huacheng. Even if you need help, you shouldn't come to me, right? After all, I'm just a lonely and helpless female student studying in another city."
Liu Gang: “…”
Ah Fang: “…”
Afang looked at Jiang Shiyue and then at Liu Gang blankly.
Even Chen Shanhe looked at Jiang Shiyue with a twitching mouth.
It is true that he has to study in another place, but he has to feel wronged when he is lonely and helpless. Even if he doesn't feel wronged, I'm afraid Duan Kunze will not agree.
Liu Gang obviously disagreed and automatically skipped over the last sentence. "People born and raised in Huacheng are all afraid of the He family." He glanced at Chen Shanhe meaningfully and said, "The point is, I believe you can bring down the He family."
***
Afang reported He Xiuxiang's impersonation of her to go to college under her real name, which caused a huge uproar in the college.
The college leaders began contacting local authorities overnight to retrieve the college entrance examination papers and start verification.
While waiting for the results, Jiang Shiyue attended classes while decorating the new house they had just bought with Chen Shanhe.
Watching the empty house being filled up little by little, a sense of happiness arises spontaneously.
Afang, like Li Xiao, has been by her side these days.
Liu Gang no longer went to the nightclub and stayed here to protect Afang and help out.
On the contrary, the owner Chen Shanhe rarely stays at home.
From the moment Liu Gang and Afang presented evidence against He Xiuxiang, they had a reason to deal with the He family.
Everything is complete.
It's like an airplane that is missing just one screw, and you wouldn't dare take the risk to fly it no matter what.
Now the last screw is back in place.
Yangyang has now put down his book and started writing and drawing on paper with a pen.
Although his handwriting is inevitably crooked as he is just starting to learn how to write, you can still tell what he wrote with each character.
At first, Jiang Shiyue could still see that Yangyang was writing some formulas, but soon, Jiang Shiyue could not understand what Yangyang was writing.
After reading it, Chen Shanhe had a complicated expression. He said that Yangyang wrote formulas related to fighter jets.
Some wavy lines can barely be considered the design of a part of a fighter plane.
So Jiang Shiyue and Chen Shanhe became equally complicated.
I feel relieved, surprised and proud to be a parent.
"Although only half a year has passed, I always have a feeling that things and people have changed." Chen Shanhe hugged Jiang Shiyue and held Yangyang.
More than half a year ago, Jiang Shiyue was still a big trouble that gave him a headache, and Yangyang was still a little fool in everyone's eyes.
He was still the battalion commander of a repair battalion. It sounded impressive, but in fact his career was basically over.
Life is not the darkest, but it is not something to look forward to either.
That summer afternoon, everything changed.
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