People learn to walk first and then learn to run. Ji Ling felt that the person she and Grandma Zhu were was just a baby who could not walk and then ran away. She was obviously trying to comfort her, but ended up being a matchmaker.

Fortunately, Grandma Zhu couldn’t stay out for too long and was helped back to the ward soon.

In the ward, Mrs. Zhu looked at her old man, son, and grandson with an innocent look on her face, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Old Man Zhu asked, "Did you run away from home before we got married?"

Old Madam Zhu smiled and said, "I was confused. I blamed us for the Zhu Chuang couple's affairs."

Zhu Chuang twitched his lips, "Mom, Li Lan and I are in a free love relationship."

Old Mrs. Zhu spread her hands and said, "Oh, maybe I remembered it wrongly. I must have heard it in a book somewhere."

The Zhu family: The old lady wants a granddaughter-in-law, and she has her eyes on the young girl. She talks about repaying a favor and making up stories. It's hard for the children and grandchildren to say what to do, so the task falls on Grandpa Zhu.

Mr. Zhu dotes on his wife like crazy. He waved his hand and said, "The little girl is good, but her life is hard. Weidong, hurry up and get her."

Zhu Yaowu was originally in a bad mood, but when he saw this scene, he suddenly wanted to know something, but he held it back in the end.

After leaving the ward, he followed Zhu Weidong and asked, "Brother, you won't really listen to grandpa and grandma, right? This is too much. You are a modern person. How can this arranged marriage work without any feelings? Don't give in to old ideas, otherwise what will we do in the future? You are the eldest, you have to take the lead, our happiness depends on you."

Talking about what happened at noon, Zhu Yaowu couldn't help but curl his lips, "If you guys hadn't followed along, and I'd heard grandma fooling Ji Ling like that, I would have jumped out a long time ago."

Especially since his grandmother told us not to consider this issue out of repaying a favor, she kept bringing up the issue of repaying a favor.

It’s like they can’t find a wife, they just don’t want to find one.

The brother walked out of the inpatient department and saw Ji Ling's elder brother and a man walking in from outside. The two were talking and didn't pay attention to the surrounding environment. Their brows were furrowed and the sound of their conversation could be heard faintly.

"If the rent can't be recovered, then think of another way. I still have some savings, I'll go borrow some from my friends. Keep it a secret from your mother for now. She's not in a good mental state right now, and she may fall ill if she hears this."

Ji Jianhua responded in a low voice, looking like he was troubled. He passed by the Zhu brothers without noticing them.

After they walked away, Zhu Yaowu looked back. After he looked away, he suddenly fell silent. After a while, he suddenly said, "They didn't get the money together."

But there was another voice in my heart asking: Is Ji Ling really going to marry his elder brother?

In the ward, Ji Jianhua said that the rent would be returned and the landlord promised to give it back in the next two days. Xu Fang was eating, and he said he would go to the doctor to ask when to arrange for someone to go to the capital, and then walked out of the ward.

"You didn't get the money back, did you?" Xu Fang put down her chopsticks and looked at her son.

Ji Jianhua knew he couldn't hide it from his mother. "The landlord refused to give us the money. Even if we promised to give it to him when we had more money, he still refused to agree."

"Eight thousand yuan, how many years of rent?"

Ji Jianhua lowered his head and said, "I bought it."

After a long while, Xu Fang said, "It's better to buy it. We can rent it out to others, but the house is not ours. Buying land for the factory, the location must be very remote, right?"

"Over there in the suburbs."

"Okay, I've already bought it. It's a lot of money. When your dad gets better, you can focus on your career." Xu Fang lowered her head. "Don't worry about your dad's medical expenses. It's enough."

"Mom, where can I borrow the money from?" After Ji Jianhua left the hospital in the morning, he kept thinking about this question. He thought about all aspects, but couldn't think of where he could get such a large sum of money.

"Mom, eat some more. You haven't eaten anything today. You just took a few bites." Ji Ke handed over the bowl.

"No more eating." Xu Fang waved her hand. Noticing her son looking around, she lowered her eyelids and said, "Don't look for me anymore. I said I'm going out to eat."

After the conversation in the morning, Ji Ling came back at noon. She came in with Ji Ke. The mother and daughter did not talk to each other alone. Ji Ling said she was going out to eat and left.

After Xu Fang made the decision, she no longer expected her eldest daughter to recognize her as her mother.

After hearing what his mother said, Ji Jianhua felt something was wrong. His father was in a coma, and Xiaoling ate very little, so how could he go out to eat by herself?

Ji Jianhua didn't ask his mother whether the two had quarreled. He just said "I'm going out to take a look" and left.

In the hotel, Ji Jianhua found Ji Ling, who was lying on the bed, seemingly thinking about something and not asleep.

Ji Jianhua breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the bed opposite him. "Mom said something unpleasant again, didn't she? Try not to be alone with her in the future."

Ji Ling asked, "Has uncle gone to the hospital?"

"I didn't see him when I came back." Ji Jianhua was puzzled. "What happened?"

"Brother, have you ever thought about your life after you start working?" Ji Ling sat up and looked at Ji Jianhua seriously.

Isn't this also a question she is asking herself?

After living two lives, emotional issues are still a blank area for Ji Ling, and she has never touched on them.

Grandma Zhu's words made her mind confused.

In the current situation, marrying Zhu Weidong can indeed solve all the problems. She can get away from her original family, go to college, and Ji Yong's surgery fees can also be paid.

There are two options before me: give up going to college and work, or get married so I can go to college.

No matter which one it is, Ji Ling doesn't want to accept her fate. After all, getting married is a lifelong thing.

"I haven't thought about it. My parents decide on my marriage. I want to fall in love freely. Whether the other person is good or not has to pass my mother's test. You can see that too." Ji Jianhua stated the facts calmly. "You have also seen how grandma treats our parents. I don't have anyone I like. I just need to live with someone who my mother likes. Otherwise, it will be tiring to quarrel all my life. I can't deny my parents. Look at how grandma makes a fuss, but doesn't dad recognize her?"

"If you meet someone you like one day, won't you regret making such a hasty decision about your marriage?"

"Nowadays, people who fall in love freely are introduced to each other through colleagues or blind dates. As long as they are sure of each other, they should live a good life. How can they fall in love with someone else after marriage?" Ji Jianhua was amused by his sister's idea. "You are not allowed to have such thoughts. Do you hear me?"

Ji Ling's confused mind seemed to be hit hard.

The free love she wanted was also bound by many rules and regulations in this era, and it was obviously impossible to break through them.

Then marrying Zhu Weidong would be a win for her.

Zhu Weidong is good-looking and rich, and he has a cold personality. People like him are honest and will not mess around outside.

Ji Ling slowly narrowed her eyes.

(End of this chapter)