The Kang family parted on bad terms.
Ji Ling had no idea that her mother-in-law was helping her. There were still two days before reporting, and she planned to go check out the house and buy some daily necessities. In fact, many students had already reported, and she also wanted to go to school first. She told her mother-in-law about it in the evening, but she didn't agree.
My mother-in-law’s meaning was very simple. Our home is in the capital, so why should we go to live in the school in advance?
But he turned around and gave Zhu Weiyue a task, asking him to report to Ji Ling first and occupy the bed.
Ji Ling thought her mother-in-law was very capable and had very advanced ideas.
However, the next day, her mother-in-law left early in the morning, and Ji Ling still went to school with Zhu Weiyue.
Once you have everything ready, you don’t have to live in school for now.
Zhu Weiyue said they wanted to take a taxi, but Ji Ling suggested taking the bus so that they could get familiar with the route.
Finally, Zhu Weiyue obediently accompanied Ji Ling on the bus.
The bus goes directly there. Ji Ling saw that it was not possible for her and Zhu Weiyue to go in empty-handed, so she called him to stop. The two of them went to a nearby store and bought quilts and daily necessities.
Zhu Weiyue wanted to pay, but was rejected by Ji Ling.
"I am a sister-in-law, how can I let my brother-in-law spend money?"
Zhu Weiyue said, "I'll keep a record for you, and I'll ask my eldest brother to reimburse me when he comes back."
Seeing how cunningly he smiled, Ji Ling completely believed that this man would report false accounts.
After buying the things, Zhu Wei Yue picked them up directly, and the two of them went back to school.
There is no bad-looking man in the Zhu family. Zhu Weiyue accompanied Ji Ling from the time she reported to the dormitory. No man came forward to help. They just thought he was Ji Ling's boyfriend.
Zhu Wei Yue could not enter the dormitory, so Ji Ling asked him to wait for her in the new house first. She gave him the key and said she would come to find him after she finished her work here.
Zhu Weiyue couldn't just stand there stupidly.
After the people left, Ji Ling carried her things upstairs.
I walked into the dormitory on the east side. There were six beds in the dormitory, three bunk beds were on the east side, and there was a desk on the west side.
Two girls had already come to the dormitory, and both chose the lower bunk. Ji Ling chose the lower bunk near the door and put her things down.
When the two saw Ji Ling come in, they both nodded as a greeting.
Ji Ling was not a talkative person. She unfolded the sponge mat and spread it out, then put new bedding on it. The washbasin she bought was new, so she put it directly on the bed. Since she would not be staying there for a few days, after she had put her things away and was about to leave, the girl on the bunk below her called her.
"My name is Miao Man, that one's Gao Jing, what's your name?" The little girl has big eyes, long eyelashes, and a round face. She pouts her lips when she speaks, which is very cute.
"Ji Ling, I'm 21 years old this year. I repeated a year, so I should be older than you."
Miao Man smiled and said, "One year older is not that old. Your accent sounds like you're from the north?"
"Yes, from Province H."
Miao Man said that her family was from the local area, and pointed at Gao Jing who was sitting by the window, "She came from Shandong."
Ji Ling nodded. Gao Jing, on the other side, also looked over when she heard her mentioned and smiled shyly at Ji Ling.
"Do you have anything to do later? If not, why don't we go for a walk?" Miao Man asked.
"I still have some things to do. I may not come to live here until the day after tomorrow when I officially report in."
Miao Man didn't feel sorry either, "Me too, I'm going home to stay at night."
Ji Ling had to go and meet Zhu Weiyue, so they talked for a few words and then left.
After arriving at the new house, Zhu Weiyue was not there and Ji Ling did not have the key. She waited at the door for a while, but no one came back. After thinking for a while, she went to the guard to borrow paper and pen, wrote a note and left it on the door, and then went back to the compound.
At this time, there are hardly any people in the compound, most of them have gone to work.
Walking under the shade of the trees, Ji Ling thought about calling her grandmother's house when she got home to ask about her father's situation. Her eldest brother and his family left her grandmother's phone number with her before they went back.
As they were almost reaching Zhu's house, a girl from a side road blocked Ji Ling's way.
"I'm Kang Lili."
Ji Ling nodded, "What's the matter?"
Kang Lili looked Ji Ling up and down, curling her lips, "It seems that you know my brother, then I will be frank, you don't bully my brother, this morning after Aunt Kong found our house, my father beat my brother. It's always like this, you bully my brother, and then you come to our house to find out."
Ji Ling was very surprised, but she still replied bluntly, "I am not familiar with your elder brother. You should also know that he asked the guard to embarrass me, so your claim that we bullied your elder brother is not true."
"What do you know? You don't understand anything. You only see what's in front of you. Then..." Kang Lili pursed her lips, "Anyway, my brother is not wrong."
Ji Ling's face turned cold. "Just like you stopped me now and warned me not to bully your eldest brother, you think you are not wrong, and you accuse me of being wrong when you meet. You are bullying others by doing this. If you really think that the Zhu family is wrong, it should be the Zhu family, not me, right?"
You pick on the weak and bully Ji Ling, but she's not really a weak person.
Kang Lili opened her mouth, and seeing her surprised look, Ji Ling knew that she had guessed right.
"You think I come from a small town, so you dare to stop me halfway, right?" Ji Ling said disdainfully, "Look, aren't you bullying me?"
“You you.”
"Lili, what are you doing?" Kang Xiaohua saw what was happening here from a distance, and strode over. He said, "Go home."
Kang Lili glanced at him, stomped her feet and ran away.
Kang Xiaohua watched his sister run away, then turned around to look at Ji Ling, looked at Ji Ling deeply, and left without saying anything.
Ji Ling also noticed that half of his face was swollen.
It seems that what Kang Lili said was right. Kang Xiaohua was beaten by Kang's father in the morning.
Ji Ling went all the way back to Zhu's house, opened the door and found that no one was at home. She went straight to the second floor. Kang Lili's hesitant look kept echoing in her mind, as if there was some inside story that she didn't know.
After lying in bed for a while, it was already noon and no one had returned home, so Ji Ling went downstairs to call her grandmother's house, and the call was quickly connected.
Ji Ke's voice came from inside.
"Have Dad and the others arrived home?" Ji Ling asked directly.
"Just arrived." Ji Ke replied and the call was picked up.
Ji Yong's voice sounded at the same time, "Xiaoling, is everything going well over there? Are you going to report in the next few days? If you have any questions, just call your grandma's house. Everything is fine at home, don't worry."
Afterwards, Ji's father brought up the matter of money again, "Tell your mother-in-law to thank her for this matter."
"Dad, you don't have to think about this all the time. Take care of yourself."
"Don't worry about me. I will find time to go to the Zhu family. The Zhu family has been very kind to our family this time. By the way, your eldest brother wants to tell you something." Ji Yong handed over the phone.
Ji Jianhua talked about the hit-and-run driver. "The police station sent me a letter saying that the man has been caught. I will keep you informed if there is any news. You should also write to me."
It is not convenient to talk on the phone in front of the Zhu family, so some things are more convenient to write in letters.
Ji Jianhua didn't explain it clearly, but Ji Ling understood it and agreed with a smile. She also said that she was being taken care of in the Zhu family these days. Ji Jianhua felt relieved and whispered that he would help her keep an eye on Zhu Weidong before hanging up the phone.
(End of this chapter)