When Xu Hongmei arrived at Chen's house, only Fu Yan was sitting in the living room, and she warmly welcomed Xu Hongmei in.

"Here's two hundred yuan." Xu Hongmei pushed the money over. "Originally I didn't intend to take the money. At that time, if I didn't take it, you would feel uneasy. Now that the matter has come to an end, I want to return the money to you."

They were just some polite words. Fu Yan smiled and nodded without bringing up the issue. She even politely said sorry for the trouble.

Just thinking about her son being "exiled" abroad and not being able to go to college at home, Fu Yan felt a little unwilling. She asked in a gentle voice, "How is Ji Yong doing? Has the money been collected?"

"How can we raise such a large sum of money for the surgery? Most people can't afford it." After Xu Hongmei finished speaking, Fu Yan was feeling proud when she heard Xu Hongmei say, "But the surgery has been settled."

Fu Yan paused for a moment, "Solved? That's good. I wonder how it was solved?"

Xu Hongmei nodded, looking helpless, "Ji Ling got married, the man arranged it for her."

"Then it can be seen that the man is very good." Fu Yan shook her head, "What a pity, after graduating from college, Ji Ling will assign a job for her, and she won't be able to just pick her partner."

"That's right, but her father is ill, what can we do? I heard the man is quite good, but he's a little old, which is unfair to her." Xu Hongmei stood up, "It's late, the father and son are still waiting, I'll go back first."

Fu Yan didn't keep her and sent her out.

As soon as the door was closed, Chen Wanting, who had been eavesdropping in the bedroom, came out and said, "Mom, Ji Ling married an old man. How could the Ji family do this?"

"Without money, what can she do? I'm afraid her family is still happy that someone wants her." Fu Yan said calmly, "This is not something a little girl can discuss. You are not allowed to talk about it outside."

"I understand. I'm not familiar with her." After saying this, Chen Wanting said he had something to do and went out.

Fu Yan realized that her daughter was just trying to fool her, so she didn't investigate further. The Ji family had caused their family to hit such a huge wall, and now that the news of selling their daughter to save her husband had spread, it was their own fault.

Chen Wanting found a few people he often played with in the pavilion in the compound.

"Where is your elder brother?" Lin Hai threw a card in his hand and then looked up and asked Chen Wanting.

"My eldest brother is out on business." Chen Wanting didn't want to talk about his family affairs with others, so he immediately turned the topic to Ji Ling.

After hearing this, Chen Zili was very proud, "A girl like her is only worthy of marrying an old man. How can she be so confident that she likes your elder brother?"

Lin Hai stopped playing and threw the cards in his hand, "Are you serious?"

Chen Wanting nodded. "How could I lie about something like this? I heard Xu Yujia's mother coming to my house just now and talking to my mother."

After listening to this, Lin Hai stood up and left.

Chen Zili called him, "Lin Hai, where are you going?"

"I have something to do, you guys go have fun." Lin Hai said this and walked away.

Zhou Wei put down the cards in his hand and said, "Forget it, what are we still playing for? Let's all go."

When he stood up, Zhou Wei looked at Chen Wanting and said, "It's better for only the few of us to know about this. Don't tell anyone else. It would be bad if it got to the Xu family."

Chen Wanting pouted, "I didn't tell anyone else."

Chen Zilie stood up and said, "Zhou Wei, you are the only one who has so many problems. She dared to marry you, so what are you worried about? She doesn't even feel ashamed, but you are the only one worrying about it."

Zhou Wei looked at him unhappily, "Chen Zili, don't forget that your cousin still owes Ji Ling money. When the Ji family got into trouble, Ji Ling didn't come to ask you for money. From this point of view, she is quite trustworthy. You don't get along with Ji Ling normally, but that's because you never say good things to Ji Ling. And this is not shameful. Ji Ling sacrificed her marriage happiness to save her father, which is admirable. We don't have the courage to do that."

Chen Zilie glared at Zhou Wei and left.

Zhou Wei felt bored and went home.

Zhou Wei's father is an accountant in a design institute. He is a smooth-talking person and has a good relationship with people. His mother is a cleaner in the institute. Maybe because of her low salary, she has a low self-esteem and speaks in a very low voice.

"Didn't you go out to play? You're back so soon?" Zhou Dechun put down the newspaper and looked at his son, smiling unexpectedly, "It's rare that you're still unhappy. Did you have a fight?"

Zhou Wei sat down, thought for a while, and told him about Ji Ling.

When Zhou Dechun heard that it was Chen Wanting who said that, he frowned and said with a smile, "There is no need for you guys to quarrel over other people's affairs. Everyone has their own choices. We should not judge them and just do our best."

Zhou Wei nodded after hearing this, "Dad, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't argue with others over other people's affairs."

"You are still young, and you have done very well. Besides, my son should have a sense of justice, but society is complicated, and sometimes a sense of justice will attract villains to scheme against you, so you must put protecting yourself first."

Zhou Wei nodded in agreement.

Lin Hai, who left first, rushed to the door of Xu's house, wanting to find Ji Ke to ask for clarification, but stopped at the door of the unit and turned back home.

What is his relationship with Ji Ling? Lin Hai returned home in anger. Only Lin's father was at home. Seeing that his son was unhappy, Lin's father did not ask. Sure enough, it didn't take long for his son to come to him on his own initiative.

"Dad, what era is this? Why are there still people selling themselves to save their fathers?"

Father Lin raised his eyebrows, "Such a righteous person, your friend?"

"Great justice?"

"Not only is he righteous, he is also filial," Father Lin praised.

Lin Hai felt that his father didn't know the real situation, so he told him the whole story.

Father Lin had a kind smile at first, but slowly his expression became more serious. “I have heard something else about the matter you mentioned, and it is related to the Chen family.”

"The Chen family?"

"I heard that the Chen family wanted to buy Ji Ling's college admission letter, but the matter was dropped after the Xu family found out." Father Lin said, "People in the design institute are discussing it privately, and it's probably nine out of ten true. I know you have a good relationship with Chen Jingming, but this matter has a bad influence after all, so it's better for you to just know it in your heart."

Lin Hai opened his mouth and moved closer to the sofa.

He remembered the time when he almost hit Ji Ling while riding a bicycle in the yard. If Ji Ling had an accident, and it was a serious one, would she have missed going to college?

No, how could I not be able to go to college just because of a collision? He smiled bitterly, he was just too sensitive.

Father Lin saw his son frowning and shaking his head, and did not ask any more questions. The child was about to go to college and would enter society in the future, so he would indeed have to be exposed to some things.

At the Ji family, Li Songlan came back with two net bags of fruits and canned goods. Seeing her husband staring at her, she said angrily, "The Zhu family is really something. They didn't even inform me when I was discharged from the hospital. Look, I bought so many supplements and thought about sending them to my in-laws, but I didn't give them away."

(End of this chapter)