Chapter 41: Hanging out in broad daylight 

One week after Uncle Sun was discharged from the hospital, Ji Xiaoyue had earned some extra money by giving Wang Xiong a few new dishes.

She was about to go to Beijing with Fu Liye to celebrate his grandfather’s birthday.

She had originally planned to take things slowly, at least get her college placement back and have enough confidence to go to the Fu family.

But in the week after Uncle Sun was discharged, Ji Dahai and his wife came twice.

On the surface, they came to see Uncle Sun, but each time they demanded that Ji Xiaoyue not talk nonsense and warned her not to try to climb high.

Even though Ji Xiaoyue was their biological daughter, they would rather she rot in the mud than see her live better than them.

So, when they heard Zhang Dama, a woman in the courtyard, spreading the word that Fu Liye was taking Ji Xiaoyue back to Beijing to attend the old man’s birthday celebration, they panicked.

“Ji Xiaoyue, your parents are here again. I saw them at the village entrance,” Cui Shen said to Ji Xiaoyue who was standing at the door as she passed by their house.

Cui Shen was easily swayed by others, and her heart had completely leaned towards Sun Gensheng’s family.

Now, she would tell Wang Guihua or Ji Xiaoyue about anything.

Ji Xiaoyue lowered her head, busy with her work. Hearing Cui Shen’s words, she sneered, “They really don’t mind the long journey.”

In the past few days, she had heard a lot of their humiliating words, and this couple had made her disgusted to the core.

She couldn’t understand why, even though this couple owed her, they could so naturally ask for things from her.

There were really so many shameless people in the world, and all the shameless people had gathered together.

Not long after Cui Shen finished talking to Ji Xiaoyue, Ji Dahai and Zhang Pingping arrived again.

Ji Dahai was wearing a Zhongshan suit and carrying a briefcase, looking neat and tidy.

Zhang Pingping was also wearing loafers, with a scarf around her neck, looking like a wealthy lady.

They were full of dissatisfaction when they saw Ji Xiaoyue.

Ji Xiaoyue looked at them and sarcastically asked, “Ji Shizhang, our place is so dirty, you big shot should come less often, it will dirty your noble shoes.”

Ji Dahai looked at Ji Xiaoyue with hatred, reaching out to point at her nose and scold her, but he was stopped by Zhang Pingping beside him.

Zhang Pingping winked at him, then walked to Ji Xiaoyue and said to her in a gentle voice, “Xiaoyue, your father and I came here today to have a good chat with you. No matter what, you are our biological daughter.

Although you didn’t grow up with us, you are not as well-educated as Qingqing, but we are still related by blood. We are all decent people, why do you have to be like this when you see us?”

Ji Dahai saw that Ji Xiaoyue was still sitting there brushing pig heads, covering her nose in disgust, “Ji Xiaoyue, do you have any manners? Your mother is talking to you, what are you doing, it’s so smelly and scary.”

People like Ji Dahai, who had been transferred back early, had forgotten the hardships they had endured when they were demoted.

He thought that pig offal and pig heads were food for the lower class.

But Ji Xiaoyue was selling such disgusting things to make money.

He was a decent person, a teacher in the system, if people knew that his biological daughter was selling pig heads and pig offal, where would he put his face?

“Ji Xiaoyue, you better stop selling this kind of low-class stuff. If people know that my daughter, Ji Dahai, is selling this kind of stuff, what will they think of me?” Ji Dahai was always domineering in front of Ji Xiaoyue.

Zhang Pingping kept pulling Ji Dahai, telling him not to speak first.

Ji Xiaoyue heard Ji Dahai’s words, threw the pig head brush into the water, and water splashed on Ji Dahai and his wife’s faces.

“Are you two sick? If you are sick, go to the hospital for treatment. Is this a lunatic asylum? Why do you have to come to my house to go crazy?” Ji Xiaoyue had been putting up with them for a long time.

She hadn’t  reacted before because she didn’t want to cause trouble for her uncle.

Ji Dahai was choked by Ji Xiaoyue, his face turned green, and his suppressed temper could no longer be contained, “Ji Xiaoyue, what are you? How dare you talk to me like that?”

Ji Xiaoyue crossed her arms and sneered, “Did I ask you to come here? I’ve already left your Ji family. This is my uncle’s house, what are you? You’re disturbing our lives.

Ji Dahai, if you dare to appear in front of me again, I will immediately hold up a sign and go to your unit’s door to expose the matter of Ji Qingqing stealing someone else’s college placement.

If you don’t want people to know, you shouldn’t do it. As long as someone investigates, this matter can be found out.”

She then turned to Zhang Pingping, “Mrs. Ji, I dare not climb your family’s relationship. Even the hospital you work in, you wouldn’t let my uncle stay there. We dare not have any relationship with you.”

Ji Dahai and his wife’s faces turned green when they heard Ji Xiaoyue’s words.

Ji Dahai was so angry that his chest was heaving violently.

Zhang Pingping pushed Ji Dahai, “Don’t talk, I’ll talk to Xiaoyue. Don’t forget what we came here for today.”

Ji Dahai finally remembered the purpose of coming to find Ji Xiaoyue today, he realized, and angrily walked away.

Zhang Pingping forced a smile at Ji Xiaoyue, “Xiaoyue, your father is just like that, don’t be angry with him. He loves you. We feel guilty, why don’t you understand our good intentions?”

Ji Xiaoyue looked around, already looking for a broom.

Zhang Pingping continued, “A few days ago, your parents were afraid that you would be wronged in the Fu family, so they told you not to climb high.

His parents are both in important positions in the central government, and his grandfather is an old leader.

His future is limitless.

You have no background and are a rural girl. We were afraid that they would look down on you, so we said that.

Before, your parents were too anxious and spoke

“It’s quite unpleasant to hear, you can’t be angry with your parents, you’re all family.”

Ji Xiaoyue didn’t interrupt, waiting for her to finish.

She was laying the groundwork, she must have something else to say.

Sure enough, after laying the groundwork, Zhang Pingping continued, “Your father and I discussed it. Fu Liye is determined. Since you’re going to meet the parents, this time it’s for the old man’s birthday, you can’t just go like that.

Take Qingqing with you. She has been raised by us since she was a child, she is well-mannered. She can watch over you and remind you to be well-behaved.”

Ji Xiaoyue listened to Zhang Pingping’s words and looked at her sarcastically, “How come she’s so well-mannered but ended up in bed with Sun Jianbin? How come she knows the rules but hangs out with men in broad daylight? So, in your eyes, this is what your family considers decent?”

Ji Xiaoyue brought up that matter again.

The Ji family couldn’t hold their heads up because of this incident, and Ji Xiaoyue was rubbing salt in their wounds.

“Xiaoyue, no matter what, we are still family, we are your backing. Without me, do you think the Fu family would look at you? Don’t be naive.

If it weren’t for your father, Fu Liye wouldn’t even look at you twice.”

Zhang Pingping saw that Ji Xiaoyue was unmoved, and her tone gradually changed.