Seventy cents? Ji Ling also looked at the soap. It was really expensive.

Xu Fang turned around and left angrily. When she came out again, she was holding a pink plastic bottle in her hand and threw it heavily on the stool.

"You have shampoo at home but you insist on using soap. Do you think you did it on purpose? This is what your sister uses to wash her face. It's only the first day your sister comes home and you're picking on her, right? You're just jealous that your sister is well-behaved and sensible and a good student."

Ji Ling explained, "I didn't find the shampoo."

Although she also came from this era, her previous life developed too fast and she had long forgotten things like shampoo. When she got up and couldn't find shampoo, she just picked up soap.

Xu Fang, "I see you are sincere."

Ji Ling found it funny, "I'm really not that boring."

The original owner would not compete for favor.

"Are you still stubborn?"

"I'm telling the truth." Ji Ling was not angry at being wrongly accused. All she could think about was the soap.

A small bar of soap costs 70 cents.

She seemed to have seen a lot of money beckoning to her.

Xu Fang had already reached her limit, "Ji Ling."

Xu Fang saw that her eldest daughter was still smiling smugly and thought that she was doing it on purpose to irritate her. She was blaming her for going to the principal's house yesterday and she was just taking revenge.

Ji Ling came back to her senses and saw Xu Fang's face turning pale and red, with a look of confusion.

She explained seriously, "I'm really not jealous of Ji Ke. You see, my grades this time are better than Ji Ke's. Why would I be jealous of her?"

It would have been better if she didn't explain. After this explanation, Xu Fang's face looked so gloomy that water could drip out of it.

Ji Ling is not a calculative person. She only worries about big things and never thinks about small things. She doesn't care about her relationship with Xu Fang, but Xu Fang gets irritated like a firecracker when she sees her, which is not good either.

She felt the need to have a good talk, so she said to Xu Fang, "Mom, I was ignorant before and caused you a lot of worry. I have been changing these days, and you should have seen it. Everyone makes mistakes, and you should have the opportunity to repent after making mistakes, right? I did something wrong in the past, I apologize to you, and I promise I will never do it again."

"As for Ji Ke, I can swear that I'm not jealous of her. I didn't know this soap was so expensive. If I had known, I wouldn't have used it to wash my hair. When my eldest brother gave it to me, I thought it was for me, not for Ji Ke. I'll take some time today to go to the street and buy a new one."

Xu Fang looked puzzled when she heard this. "Did your eldest brother give you this soap? Didn't you take it from my room?"

Ji Ling, "My eldest brother gave it to me last time he came back. If you don't believe me, you can call him and ask."

Xu Fang hesitated for a moment, "That was really given to you by your elder brother, why don't you explain?"

"You didn't ask me where the soap came from, you just said it was for seasonal use. I thought the soap in our house could only be used seasonally."

Xu Fang blushed.

There was a misunderstanding last night, and there was another misunderstanding early this morning.

She took a deep breath and said slowly, "Soap is expensive, and I'm not stopping you from using it, but it's a waste to wash your hair with it. You're going to college soon, and you're living lavishly outside. How much money should our family give you to make it enough for you to spend?"

Xu Fang also knew that she shouldn't get angry.

Fortunately, this girl is not as noisy as before.

After being slightly surprised, Xu Fang began to recall the changes in her eldest daughter over the past few days. After the Taipei City Government refused to arrange a place for her in the School of Architecture, she did become quiet.

"Mom, it's nothing. I'll pack up and go to the brick factory."

Xu Fang was still immersed in her memories. When she heard about the brick factory, she did not get angry but nodded instinctively.

Before Ji Ling could even lift her feet, she heard Ji Jianhua's voice outside the door, "Mom? Mom? Ji Ling?"

Xu Fang collected her thoughts and quickly went to open the door. It was indeed her son.

"Jianhua, why are you back?"

Ji Jianhua looked excited. "Mom, I asked for leave from the factory after receiving Xiaoke's call yesterday. I rushed back before dawn today. I went to the school to ask, and the security guard said that Xiaoling was fine. Xiaoling got the provincial liberal arts title."

"Where's Xiaoling?" Ji Jianhua didn't notice the unnatural look on his mother's face. His eyes caught Ji Ling standing in the yard. He had already walked past his mother and said, "Xiaoling, good job. Let's see who dares to call you a college idiot behind your back. We are the top scorers in the college entrance examination."

Ji Jianhua turned around and asked Xu Fang, "Mom, Xiaoling is the top scorer in the college entrance examination, which makes you proud, right?"

Xu Fang opened her mouth, but before she could respond, Ji Jianhua turned around.

Ji Jianhua first gave his sister a big hug. He was so excited that he didn't know how to express his joy. Finally, he patted her on the back twice.

"You're really good. You hid it well. You didn't say a word about such an important news. OK, you've grown up and can keep your composure. Dad doesn't know yet, right? Let's not tell him and wait for him to come back and give him a big surprise."

He turned back and reminded Xu Fang, "Mom, don't tell my dad yet, give him a surprise too."

Then, without waiting for Xu Fang to reply, he turned back and said, "Xiaoling, you are sensible now."

As he spoke, two excited slaps landed on Ji Ling's back.

Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Brother, be gentle. My small body will fall apart if you hit me twice more."

She didn't feel anything about being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but at this moment, she suddenly felt that being the top scorer was not bad.

Ji Jianhua laughed, "You're right. I need to eat more before going to college. I can't be this thin."

Then he turned around and said to Xu Fang, "Mom, Xiaoling needs to be nourished before school starts. Look how thin she is."

Seeing her son turning back again, Xu Fang said: But this time, Ji Jianhua turned back immediately, "Mom, what's the matter with Xiaoling plagiarizing? Did you ask? This is not a small matter. You know what kind of people are in the Agricultural Machinery Institute. I'm afraid it has spread yesterday. You have to clear Xiaoling's name and clear our family's name. We are the top scorers in the college entrance examination."

Xu Fang: She took a deep breath, and then another deep breath, and said slowly, "It's your Aunt Li Hua calling. I'll go ask her after dinner. What's going on?"

"What are you waiting for after dinner? Isn't it just the front and back yards? I'll go now. My sister was bullied. It would be fine if it was anything else, but our family has a top scorer in the college entrance examination, and she dared to slander us. This cannot be just a matter of asking, she must apologize in public." Ji Jianhua inherited Ji Yong's good looks. Even when the 23-year-old gets angry, it still doesn't affect his heroic look.

Xu Fang was about to speak when Ji Ke came out of the house, rubbing her eyes, looking relieved as she had just woken up. When she saw Ji Jianhua, her eyes lit up and she ran to Ji Jianhua like a delicate little bird.

"Brother, when did you come back? Why didn't you call me?"

(End of this chapter)