Ji Ling could actually roughly guess what her parents were quarreling about. It was nothing more than Xu's mother going back to ask for money. Xu Fang didn't say how she got the money back, but Xu Fang's face looked ugly the whole time, and her eyes were red and swollen.
Back in the ward, Ji Ling said goodbye to Ji Jianhua. Before leaving, she comforted him, "Luo Li hasn't come these two days. She must know that we have many family members. If you want to see her, I'll ask Zheng Shi to help you make a trip later."
"No need. She may feel restrained seeing our family. I am not in danger now, so she feels relieved." Ji Jianhua refused.
Ji Ling didn't care much about personal matters. She told Ji Jianhua to take good care of his health, and then left with Zhu Yaowu.
Zheng Shi and Qian Xiangqian were going to send Ji Ling to the train station, so when the four of them walked out of the hospital, they saw Ji Yong pulling Xu Fang from afar. Xu Fang tried hard to shake off the hand that was on her arm, but she failed after trying several times. Later, she simply gave up and just turned her back to Ji Yong.
If she didn't know them, it would be fine if she just wanted to watch the fun, but they were Ji Ling's parents and she met them. Ji Ling had to catch a bus back, so it would be inappropriate not to say hello to her parents.
Ji Ling originally wanted everyone to wait for her to come over, but then she thought that it was already this late and Xu Fang was still in a bad mood. As an elder, she didn't care about her reputation, so what else could she leave for her?
So he just paused for a moment and then walked on.
The couple had their backs to the crowd, so they didn't see anyone approaching from behind, and naturally didn't care when they talked.
"You always say that she is making things difficult for her, and now you are making things difficult for me, right? For 5,000 yuan, I have lost my family. How can I face my parents in the future? I am unfilial. I didn't listen to them when I got married, and later I sent my child to them for them to raise. Now, for a few thousand yuan, I wake them up in the middle of the night and embarrass them. It's all my fault as a daughter."
Ji Yong held his wife's hand and never let go. "You think too much. They are your parents. How could they feel embarrassed? You know the current situation at home. No matter how difficult it is for us, we can't let the children suffer. Besides, it's because we didn't think so far ahead that this situation happened. How can you blame Xiaoling? Xu Fang, you have a bad temper in the past few years. I understand, but you can't blame Xiaoling for everything. It's unfair to her."
"Yes, she is always right and I am always wrong." Xu Fang roared and turned around. When he saw Ji Ling and the others behind him, he was stunned for a moment, and then he felt ashamed and angry.
Ji Yong also realized something was wrong at this time. He turned around and saw his daughter. He wanted to hide his embarrassment, but was interrupted.
"You are right. I am always right. As for whether you are wrong or not, as a daughter, I will not comment on it. I will leave it to outsiders to decide." Ji Ling did not understand where Xu Fang got the princess syndrome from. "You gave birth to me and raised me. You are grateful for giving birth and raising me. You can scold and beat me without reason. I can't do anything because of the pressure of filial piety. But there is a saying in ancient times that a daughter who is married is like water spilled. Now that I am married, there is no need for me to care about my parents' affairs. If you are tough and want to find some excuse, it is the money from selling my daughter. You know what the betrothal gift our family received is, and it cannot be measured by money. So in any way, I don't owe you anything."
"Xiaoling." Ji Yong didn't want his daughter to continue talking.
"If there is anything I have to do, it is to honor you as a child during the holidays. This is also my obligation." Ji Ling looked at Xu Fang firmly. Seeing that Xu Fang was scared at this time, she turned to Ji Yong and said, "Dad, I have a train in the afternoon, so I'm leaving first. You promise."
After saying that, he walked around the two of them and strode away.
The other three followed without saying anything.
Ji Yong stood there in a daze. It took him a while to react. He let go of his wife and chased after her.
Seeing that her husband failed to catch up with the man, Xu Fang watched the taxi leave, bit her lip, and strode out.
Passing by his wife, Ji Yong looked at his wife who was still angry, and this time he did not stop her.
He even regretted stopping his wife just now, otherwise his daughter would not have been so hurt by hearing those words.
"I want to eat some oranges. Let's get off the bus and buy some to take with us on the way."
"I'll go buy some." Zheng Shi thought for a moment, "By the way, you like fried cakes, so I'll buy you some too. They taste good even when they're cold."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
"We are just friends, why are you being so polite?" Zheng Shi just said this, but Qian Xiangqian pinched his leg and he remembered, "We weren't so polite before."
"Yes, it's my fault. I won't be polite to you anymore." Ji Ling said with a smile, "You still have two years to graduate. Where will you be assigned?"
"I don't know. Anyway, it's a technical job and it's inseparable from railways." Zheng Shi didn't care.
Qian Xiangqian asked Xiang Jiling, "Xiaoling, what position do you want to be assigned to after graduation? Do you want to join the same department as your husband?"
Ji Ling smiled and said, "I still have three years, so I haven't thought too much about it. It doesn't matter where we are divided. I think the same as you."
Zhu Yaowu glanced at Qian Xiangqian, then looked away.
When they arrived at the train station, Zheng Shi and Qian Xiangqian went to buy food, and soon came back with their hands full.
Ji Ling didn't bother to be polite with them. "I've had a sore throat these past few days, so I don't feel like eating. I can only eat some fruit."
"What's there to be angry about? Your mother is just like that. She has been like that since you were a child. You used to be heartless and didn't care, but now that you're married, you've become reserved."
Zheng Shi was not mocking Ji Ling when he said this, but was trying to persuade her. It was just that he always spoke in this way. If an outsider heard it, it would sound sarcastic, but if someone who knew him well heard it, they would understand that he had no bad intentions.
Ji Ling smiled, "Yeah, I didn't care about it before, and I won't care about it in the future."
"That's the right thing to think. If you feel really bad, just go and vent your anger on your man. My mom is like this in my family. When my dad is in a bad mood, he shrinks down, fearing that he will get angry."
Ji Ling was amused. Her train was not that early, so a few people sat in the waiting room and talked. Zhu Yaowu went out and did not come back until the train was about to depart.
Ji Ling just thought he was going outside and asked her to talk to Zheng Shi and Qian Xiangqian. It was not until they got on the train that Zhu Yaowu said he had just gone to the hospital.
Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, "Why go to the hospital?"
"Tell your eldest brother about your return. You came back to work hard and get paid, but in the end you were blamed. You need to let your eldest brother know."
Ji Ling thought that her elder brother would be angry again if he knew about this, but Zhu Yaowu was venting his anger on her, so what could she say? (End of this chapter)