He was in no mood to play dumb with Zhu Weidong, so he ignored the three of them and turned around to go home.

Zhu Weidong, who was face-blind and didn't recognize the man at all, nodded to Chen Jingming and said, "Tell your father that I have something to do here. I will come to visit you when I have time."

"Uncle Zhu Zhu, my father will be back soon, why don't you sit for a while?" Chen Jingming tried his best to keep him.

In the end, Zhu Weidong left.

Watching Zhu Weidong disappear at the gate of the compound, Lin Hai asked, "Who is this relative of yours that you value so much?"

"My father's teacher's child, his family is in Kyoto."

"Then how did Ji Ling know him?"

Chen Jingming turned his head and glanced at Lin Hai with a smile, "It's rare that there is something you are curious about."

Lin Hai's ears felt slightly hot from guilt. "It just looks weird. This person clearly knows Ji Ling, but he pretends not to know her every time."

"It's quite strange." Chen Jingming smiled.

"I used to think she was stupid, but now I see we are the fools who were fooled by her."

"That's good. At least now you are interested in her."

Lin Hai loudly denied, "Anyone who is interested in her just can't stand her."

The two grew up together. Chen Jingming could tell that he was lying, so he didn't keep asking about it. He showed a rare sense of helplessness and said, "I didn't keep him. I'm going home to call my dad first."

Lin Hai nodded, but when the two were about to separate, he called out to Chen Jingming, "Jingming, just now..."

Chen Jingming looked back at him, and he shook his head again, "It's okay, you can go back soon."

The two then separated.

Lin Hai walked towards home. He felt that he must have overthought. How could Jing Ming deliberately push him to hit Ji Ling?

He had always known Jingming's character since he was a child, but he actually had such thoughts. It turned out that Ji Ling had messed up his mind these days.

It seems that he shouldn't pay too much attention to Ji Ling.

Ji Ling went home and briefly explained what happened, then took a new bottle out. When she came back, many people had already come to the house.

Ji Ling didn't know anyone, but luckily the adults were talking and gathered around Xu's father, so no one paid attention to the table of young people. Ji Ling ate quickly and hid back in her bedroom after finishing.

The people in the living room did not leave after dinner. The topic of conversation would never leave the children. Someone in the room asked Ji Ke when school would start, and the topic turned to Ji Ling.

One morning, Ji Ling helped Xu's father walk the bird, and everyone began to pay attention to Ji Ling, the granddaughter.

"She also went to university in Kyoto, and she studied finance."

"I'm going to Kyoto to take the entrance exam. Which school? It can't be bad."

Fu Yan interrupted, "It's good for girls to learn this, and they will have a quiet job in the future. By the way, Ji Ke is studying in our city. Does he live at home or in school?"

"It's up to Xiaoke to choose, but she said she wants to live on campus." Xu's mother replied with a smile.

"It's good to live in the school dormitory, so that they can exercise. Children are like fledglings, they have to learn to fly on their own. We can't protect them under our wings for their entire lives."

Fu Yan has always been popular in the compound. She has a gentle character and is good-looking. Although she has no job, her parents are retired cadres with high family backgrounds. In addition, her husband is a leader in the design institute, so Fu Yan has a high status in the compound.

Now that she praised Ji Ke so much, Xu Fang was naturally happy to hear it.

When everyone dispersed and the family was talking, Xu Wangting was still praising Ji Ke, "Xiao Ke is excellent, and everyone in the compound can see it."

Xu Hongmei said, "Fu Yan has had a good reputation in the compound over the years, but she doesn't seem to like Ji Ling very much. When everyone mentioned Ji Ling today, she brought up Ji Ke."

Everyone was there at the time, they were adults, so even if Fu Yan felt that what she did was not obvious, it was still impossible not to notice it.

Xu Fang pursed her lips. "Ji Ling was ignorant before. The things she did made her angry even for a mother like me. How could an outsider change his or her opinion of her?"

"That's right. Xiaoling got the top score in the college entrance examination. Even I, her uncle, was shocked." Xu Wangting laughed.

Father Xu said, "Some things don't need to be explained. Time will let everyone see the truth."

At the Chen family's side, after Fu Yan came back from the Xu family, she sat in the living room in a daze without even turning on the lights.

When Chen Xuanwei came back from outside, he turned on the light and saw his wife sitting there. He was shocked and asked, "Why don't you turn on the light in the middle of the night?"

Fu Yan stood up and said, "I was just thinking about something and didn't realize it was already dark."

"Is there anything to eat at home? Give me something to eat while I go to see Mr. Xu."

Fu Yan took his briefcase and stood still, "What do you think about Wanting University?"

Chen Xuanwei looked at her, "If you don't pass the exam this year, you will have to repeat the year. What else do you have to think about? Talk to her when you have nothing to do and focus more on studying. Look at Ji Ling from Xu Fang's family. She is usually not serious, but she got the top score in the college entrance examination. She usually laughs at others behind their backs. Now she doesn't laugh anymore, right?"

Fu Yan smiled and said, "I don't need to say anything to her. She was already upset enough because she didn't pass the exam. She kept saying that she was sorry for our training. The child has a strong sense of self-esteem. If I don't say anything, she will cry. If I say anything to her, I'm really afraid that she will be upset."

Chen Xuanwei sat on the sofa and didn't respond. "How long will Zhu Weidong stay here?"

"When he entered the house and heard that you were not there, he left. I told him that you would be back soon, but he didn't even wait." Fu Yan leaned over and gently pressed his forehead. "He looked quite cold, and I had never met him before. He didn't respond after a few words and said he had something urgent to do, so he left. But I heard from Jing Ming that Ji Ling seemed to know him."

Chen Xuanwei sneered, "The Zhu family is from Kyoto, how could she know the noble family?"

A tone full of mockery and disdain.

Fu Yan nodded, "I thought so too. Okay, you take a rest first, I'll go heat up your meal for you."

When Chen Xuanwei finished his meal and went to Xu's house, Fu Yan reminded him again, "Don't mention Ji Ling when you go to Xu's house. Don't mention her, good or bad, to avoid being like us, who talked about her child behind her back."

Chen Xuanwei responded and left.

Fu Yan looked at her husband's back, and the gentle look on her face faded away. She knew that the matter of the notice could not be suppressed. The Xu family took it very seriously, so it seemed that she could only find a solution from other places.

The next day, Ji Yong and his family were preparing to take the afternoon bus back home. At noon, he received a call from Xu Wangting, who mentioned the matter of Ji Ling's university admission letter. He said that the city had originally wanted to deliver it in person, but the staff turned around and got busy with other things and forgot about it. It was only when Xu Wangting called today that he remembered it.

The other party apologized repeatedly. The superiors found out and criticized the staff. When they heard that Ji Ling was in the city, they wanted to deliver it personally, but Xu Wangting stopped him and asked Ji Ling to get it herself.

This matter was important, so Ji Yong put down the phone and accompanied Ji Ling to the Municipal Education Bureau.

(End of this chapter)