Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

In the evening, they still exchanged gifts. This year has not been very smooth, but everything will pass. They want to start the new year with a gift that contains blessings.

So Xue Li suggested that everyone exchange gifts in the early morning, after eating dumplings.

Jiang Yu brought his radio into the room and tuned the channels with Xue Li. They listened to the radio and chatted, and time passed quickly.

Fu Biao took out the chess again and used it to kill time with the distracted Chen Jinghan.

Xiong Lijin came up to Jiang Yu and asked her if she wanted to go out and take a look outside.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Yu turned around and asked him puzzledly.

"Come with us to purchase goods. Although the journey may be a little tiring, you can just think of it as an opportunity to see the outside world. Do you want to go?" Xiong Lijin had originally planned to bring Jiang Yu along, but there was no other way. Although he had escaped danger the last time he went out, he was cautious by nature and still wanted to find another backer for himself.

Jiang Yu looked at Xiong Lijin in surprise, "You want to involve me in your business?"

"It's no big deal. If you think our business is good, you can take part in it!" Xiong Lijin felt that if Jiang Yu joined, they would not lose anything. Jiang Yu was capable and could make some handicrafts. The level of sophistication was almost the same as those sent outside to earn foreign exchange. If they sold them, not only would they not lose money, they would make a huge profit.

Jiang Yu looked at Xiong Lijin and suddenly realized that he was serious and was not joking. She smiled and said, "I won't take advantage of you. Forget about joining your gang. But if you want me to be your bodyguard, I will charge you."

"Isn't that what we should do? If you agree, we will definitely pay you the highest escort fee!" Xiong Lijin answered seriously. He and Fu Biao had discussed this matter a long time ago. Whether Jiang Yu wanted to join or just go for fun, they would welcome him.

Seeing that he was serious, Jiang Yu also started to think seriously about it. After all, it was not easy to travel far away, and the management was very strict these days.

There are many benefits to going out with them. One is to broaden your horizons and learn about the customs and cultures of different places. If you are lucky, you can also see some cultural relics. The most important thing is that you can taste different local delicacies.

The disadvantage is that you have to stay in the same carriage with several male comrades for a long time, which makes food, clothing, housing and transportation inconvenient, and even solving daily hygiene problems is difficult.

But these problems are not a problem for Jiang Yu. After all, she had lived a more difficult life in her previous life.

"When are you planning to set off?" Jiang Yu thought about it and felt that he could join.

Xiong Lijin smiled brightly, "After the spring. Do you really want to go with me?"

"Didn't you invite me? Why don't you want me to join you?" Jiang Yu couldn't help teasing him when she saw him like that.

Xiong Lijin chuckled, "Of course I am happy! I have successfully invited one of the world's top fighters to join us. I am so happy!"

"Oh, come on. I'm not a top fighter. If I weren't strong, I'd be nothing." Jiang Yu rejected his flattery. She knew her own abilities. She was strong and had quick reactions, but if she really met those professional players, she would definitely not be able to withstand them.

Xiong Lijin said, "You are too modest. This is nothing. You really don't give others a chance to survive. You are so awesome. Jiang Yu, did you have any adventures like those in the novels? Like Yang Guo, who met a very powerful master or something?"

"Who is Yang Guo?" Jiang Yu had never heard of him, but as for the adventure, it was true, but he couldn't tell her.

"You don't know? Oh! You really don't know? Have you never heard of The Return of the Condor Heroes?" Xiong Lijin sat up. How could there still be people who didn't know The Return of the Condor Heroes these days? No, he had to introduce it to her right away!

Xue Li chuckled as he listened to this, and then pulled Jiang Yu aside to tell her, "Yang Guo is the protagonist of a novel, a fictional hero. He first experienced many calamities, then had a wonderful encounter, and finally turned around and became a great hero, achieving success and fame."

Xiong Lijin disagreed. He said, "Xue Li, what you said is too simple and crude! Yang Guo's life was full of ups and downs. Really, Jiang Yu, it's a pity that you haven't read The Return of the Condor Heroes. No, I must let you read that book, it's very interesting!"

"So, what about the book?" What's the problem with reading a book? She has plenty of time during the winter anyway. It's no problem for her to take some time to read a few books during her free time while doing handicrafts.

Xiong Lijin was immediately disheartened, “It’s because... I’m not allowed to read messy books. They’re all gone.” They were burned by his father.

Until now, Xiong Lijin still feels complicated when he thinks about what happened.

He had excellent grades when he was in school, and he made rapid progress, occupying the top position in the school for many years.

But the stepmother was not happy, so she bribed the classmates to make Xiong Lijin study badly, skip classes, read idle books and not listen to the lectures.

When Xiong Lijin was in his rebellious period, he did make his stepmother happy for a while. It was at that time that he read these novels from Hong Kong.

Who would have thought that Xiong Lijin first realized that his stepmother was a double-edged sword after reading the novel and recalling the past.

Those idle books did not completely corrupt Xiong Lijin as his stepmother thought, but instead taught him a lot of social skills. However, Xiong Lijin's grades did decline for various reasons.

When Dad Bear heard that his son's grades had dropped, he went home and gave him a severe beating. He then searched through all the drawers and cabinets for all the books that his son had secretly hidden, and burned them all.

In the flames rising into the sky, Xiong Lijin saw his stepmother's satisfied smile.

After that, Xiong Lijin's adolescence ended.

"No? Then you said that on purpose to pique my interest? You are such a dishonest person." Jiang Yu clicked her tongue twice and prepared to go back to ask Yi Chi for help. He had a lot of books and maybe he could find a way to get a couple of them for her to read.

Xiong Lijin exclaimed, "I just got carried away. I didn't want to recommend it to you in the first place. Didn't we ask if you have any adventures? You must have, you're so amazing!"

"I really didn't." Jiang Yu shook his head. "It's okay to say it out loud. I'm not afraid of being embarrassed. I had a very bad childhood. My mother died when she gave birth to me. My father didn't like me and always beat and scolded me. I remember that I never had a full meal since I was a child. When I lay on the haystack to sleep at night, I could hear the sound of water splashing in my stomach when I shook it. My father would beat me to vent his anger whenever he was unhappy in life. Later, he saved enough money and got married, and I never even sat at the dinner table at home again."