Ji Yong lost his temper and left in anger.

Xu Fang was afraid that her little daughter next door would hear her crying, so she didn't dare to cry out loud despite her feeling wronged. She wiped away her tears for a while before her emotions slowly calmed down.

Ji Ling, who was outside, followed Zheng Shi and Qian Xiangqian to Grandma Zheng's house.

The three of them sat in the yard eating watermelon. The watermelon seeds got on their faces, but Zheng Shi didn't care. He finished one piece of watermelon in a few bites, and then picked up another one.

Ji Ling couldn't bear to look at it, "No one is competing with you for it, eat slowly."

Zheng Shi rolled his eyes and said, "Last time you said that, I only ate one piece of the whole watermelon, and the rest went into your stomach."

Ji Ling: Zheng Shi wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and sighed, "I've fed you for so many years, why haven't I made you fat?"

Ji Ling, "You treat it as a pet."

Zheng Shi, "Don't insult the pet."

Ji Ling: Forget it. Why bother with such an idiot?

Thinking of this, Ji Ling took another bite of the watermelon and asked, "Why did you call me over here?"

"What do you want? Are you playing dumb with us again?" Zheng Shi threw the watermelon peel that looked like it had been chewed by a dog out of the wall, leaned back in his chair, and glanced at her. "San Biao, when were you abused when you came back from the city? Didn't we two comfort you? What? Now that you've been admitted to university, do you dislike us two brothers?"

"Can't you just talk nicely?" Old Madam Zheng picked up the feather duster beside her and knocked him on the head. "Xiaoling is a grown-up girl now. You are not allowed to talk in such a disrespectful way in the future."

Zheng Shi was still smiling even when he was beaten, "Granny, look at her, she doesn't look like a girl at all."

"You're getting more and more ridiculous." Old Madam Zheng scolded him and advised Ji Ling, "Xiaoling, don't be like a stone. He has a missing brain."

Ji Ling smiled and nodded.

Zheng Shi's words were rude, but he really cared about her. The original owner had done something wrong, so Ji Ling didn't take it to heart.

Zheng Shi rolled his eyes, "Grandma, look, she's busy eating, she doesn't have time to talk to you."

When they came out of Zheng's house, Ji Ling was still holding a watermelon in her arms. She called Qian Xiangqian, "I owe you one thousand yuan. I can pay you back by the end of this year. Please wait a little longer."

Qian Xiangqian nodded gently, but before she could say anything, Zheng Shi interrupted her, "Oh, you have money? Great. Where did you get it?"

Ji Ling ignored him. Thinking that she still had 500 yuan, Ji Ling took it out and gave it to Xiang Qian, "I'll pay you back 500 first."

Qian Xiangqian pushed the money back and said, "I told my mom that I lost the money. You can spend it first and pay me back later."

Ji Ling was slightly stunned.

Zheng Shi squeezed in again, "Qian Xiangqian also got slapped in the face."

Ji Ling felt even more guilty and insisted on giving the money to Qian Xiangqian, "No, you take this money, I will pay you back as much as I have now."

Only then did Qian Xiangqian accept the money.

Ji Ling walked slowly towards home. When she was almost home, she heard someone calling her from behind and found out it was Qian Xiangqian who had caught up with her.

Qian Xiangqian panted heavily, walked up to Ji Ling and stuffed the money into her hand without saying anything, "Just pay me back later."

Without giving Ji Ling a chance to speak, the man ran away again.

Ji Ling looked at the five hundred yuan that came back to her with mixed feelings, as if it was a sip of warm tea in winter that entered her stomach and warmed her whole body.

After putting the money in her pocket, she continued walking home. When she entered the house, she saw Ji Ke coming out. Ji Ke's eyes were red. When she saw her, she called her sister, and then tears started flowing again.

Ji Ling sighed inwardly and could only ask, "What's wrong?"

I regretted coming back too early, wondering what had happened at home.

"Dad and Mom had a quarrel." Ji Ke choked up, "Although the voices were very low and they didn't want me to hear, I heard it all. Dad yelled at Mom and then left."

"Ji Ke." As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Fang came out of the house and interrupted her.

Cautiously retracted his body.

Ji Ling's mouth twitched, and she could only bite the bullet and carry the watermelon into the yard, "Mom, Grandma Zheng brought me the watermelon."

Xu Fang said coldly, "Put it next to the well and soak it in water to eat in the evening."

Ji Ling let out an "oh".

After that, Ji Ke was like a little tail, following Ji Ling wherever she went.

Ji Ling went back to her room and found that she was still following him. She said helplessly, "Do you have anything to say? I want to rest."

Ji Ke stood at the door, "Sister, do you want to look for dad?"

"No, Dad will be back by himself in the evening."

"What if he doesn't come back?"

"He will come back eventually. He is not a child."

Ji Ke bit her lip, "Sister, Dad and Mom are fighting because of you, why don't you care at all?"

"Because of me?" Ji Ling turned around, looking confused.

Ji Ke pursed her lips, "Yes, it's because of you."

"Why?"

Ji Ke didn't say anything, so Ji Ling said, "You said it was because of me, but you didn't tell me the reason. It seems that I was not wrong in this matter. I was just a fuse. Ji Ke, you are not a child. You must be responsible for what you said and did."

"Whether it's your fault or not, Mom and Dad won't quarrel because of you, right?"

"According to what you said, I should feel guilty. It's my fault for causing my parents to quarrel." Ji Ling would not take the blame on herself just because of her words. "If you don't tell me the reason, I'll go ask Mom."

Ji Ke's face changed, "Sister, if you ask mom, she will be even angrier."

"I can't admit my mistake, and I can't not admit my mistake either. So what do you want me to do?" Ji Ling was amused by her.

Ji Ke bit her lip.

She doesn't speak.

Ji Ling helped her out by saying, "You just can't bear to see me happy. You think that if something happens, I have to feel sad and upset with you, instead of acting like it's none of your business like you are now, right?"

"Sister, why aren't you worried at all when our parents quarrel?"

"What's the point of me worrying? Mom loves you the most. She even called you today. If I go over there, won't I make Mom even more unhappy? If you knew this, why did you do it?" Ji Ling said with a smile, "Ji Ke, grandma and grandpa took such good care of you. You are nineteen this year, right? But I think you are more like nine."

Ji Ke's face turned pale and red. In the tense atmosphere, Ji Jianhua's voice rang out from the front room, "Mom, are you home alone?"

"Brother is back." Ji Ke said, turned around and ran out.

Ji Ling raised her eyebrows, thinking that Ji Ke was lucky. Her brother would not come back today, so she had to teach Ji Ke a lesson and tell her that even if she wanted to provoke her in the future, she would have to think carefully about whether she had the courage.

But they just came back from the city today, why is the eldest brother back again?

Ji Ling was also curious and went to the front room.

Ji Jianhua bought some pork and fruit and put them on the table in the yard. He was sitting in the yard talking with Xu Fang.

"I've asked for leave from the factory again. I guess they must be unhappy?" Xu Fang smiled when she saw her son.

“Mom, I quit.”

(End of this chapter)