come to my office after get off work

Wang Xiaoli was still crying over there, and Ji Lianxing was a little upset when she heard it.

She cried and made noise: "Where did I get the money if you don't come back?"

Ji Lianxing also turned back without hesitation: "Is this your attitude of asking for help?"

Wang Xiaoli obviously choked for a moment, and soon the villain complained first: "Are you a white-eyed wolf? I gave you less food when you were young? He is your uncle's son."

Ji Lianxing was unmoved, "He is also your son, not uncle's son alone."

Wang Xiaoli stopped crying, "I have no money."

It's the first time Ji Lianxing has seen someone who is so badass, and it's useless to reason with this kind of person.

"What does it matter to me that you have no money?"

"Ji Siyu is your elder brother after all, he's dead! You want him to die, don't you! If you had given me a little of the demolition money back then, I wouldn't be begging you now, I just want to get back what belongs to me."

Across the phone, Ji Lianxing couldn't hold back a sneer, Wang Xiaoli was more rascal than she imagined, just now she thought that she would change in these years, but she was still the same as before.

"Not your share."

"You white-eyed wolf! Prodigal son!" Wang Xiaoli became hysterical.

"I think you should be very clear why uncle wrote my name on the house in the first place? Wang Xiaoli, have you slept well at night these years?"

Wang Xiaoli didn't say anything to refute here, it seemed that Ji Lianxing's words were on the point, and she felt guilty.

"Learn how to ask for help first." Ji Lianxing said in a cold tone, "Remember, I'm the one who will help you. Pay attention to your attitude, otherwise we won't talk about it."

She hung up the phone and didn't want to talk to Wang Xiaoli any more.

Jiang Shu could hear it in bits and pieces, but from Ji Lianxing's tone, he knew it was not a good thing.

"what happened?"

"Ji Siyu died, her mother came to ask for funeral money."

It was a bit too sudden, Jiang Shu didn't understand, "Dead? How come?"

Jiang Xiaotan didn't speak, and ran away with the toy.Although usually very naughty, she has always been very sensible in this regard and never interrupted.

Ji Lianxing blocked Wang Xiaoli's phone and threw the phone aside, feeling a little headache.

"It's too complicated to talk about, and I don't know the details. You know, Ji Siyu he xd may have something to do with this. A few years ago, the demolition funds I got when I went back to my hometown were not distributed to Wang Xiaoli, because she sent me to my uncle. Giving money for medical treatment to Ji Siyu, pampering him xd, I have never let go of this matter, I think she is stupid and bad, and now she is calling to ask for money for his son's funeral."

Speaking of uncle, Ji Lianxing's heart ached.

From the perspective of blood relationship, Ji Siyu is the uncle's biological son. Now that Ji Lianxing is rich, it is not impossible to pay for his funeral.

But Wang Xiaoli's attitude made her feel disgusted, as if everything was taken for granted, her face was no different from many years ago.

Everyone owes her, and everyone should help her.

"So Ji Siyu's cause of death?"

"She didn't say it." Ji Lianxing thought carefully, and probably had a few conjectures in his mind. He could only say that Wang Xiaoli also had a lot of responsibility for Ji Siyu to come to this point.

It's really troublesome to deal with these matters, Jiang Shu took it into consideration, if it was her, she would have refused directly.

But she is not Ji Lianxing, and she doesn't know the fetters in those messy relationships, so it seems that she can't give any advice, and the decision is in Ji Lianxing's hands.

The only thing I can do is try to appease her.

"Let's wait and see about this matter first, but she should continue to call in the next few days."

"Well." Ji Lianxing took a long breath, "If she still looks for me, let's talk about it."

Ji Lianxing never dreamed that Wang Xiaoli could find her so quickly.

It was in the early morning of the next day, when he drove downstairs to the company with Jiang Shu, when he saw the figure of the woman, Ji Lianxing felt like he was stuck with a dog skin plaster.

She didn't know why Wang Xiaoli knew her new phone number, and she didn't know why Wang Xiaoli could find the company.

Ji Lianxing understands that even if she avoids her and goes upstairs, it will be of no avail. She wonders if there will be trouble upstairs. She has seen Wang Xiaoli's aggressiveness before, so she can only confront her head-on.

"Why don't you go up first, and I'll go over and have a chat with her." Ji Lianxing said to Jiang Shu.

"I'll be with you. Two people are better than one."

Wang Xiaoli was standing downstairs in the company. She scanned the left and right with her eyes, as if looking for her prey in the crowd. From time to time, she would pull up young people passing by and ask a few words. Most of them shook their heads and avoided them.

No one paid attention to her, she just stood alone, her clothes looked a bit out of place.

Ji Lianxing parked the car on the side of the road and walked towards Wang Xiaoli, while Jiang Shu followed beside him, afraid of any conflict between the two.

The fact is that Ji Lianxing was so calm that it wasn't Wang Xiaoli who scared her, but Wang Xiaoli was startled when she walked over.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, Wang Xiaoli opened her mouth to speak, but Ji Lianxing took a step ahead of her: "Let's find a place to talk about what we want to talk about at once."

Of course, the downstairs of the company is not suitable for talking. Ji Lianxing turned around and went to the nearest coffee shop. In the morning, most of the young people bought and left, and there were very few people sitting in the shop.

The three of them sat around a table, Jiang Shu didn't speak, but Ji Lianxing said:

"You can ask for money. First, your attitude. Second, the cause of his death. Don't lie to me. You won't get a penny if you lie to me."

Wang Xiaoli's arrogant arrogance faltered in an instant, and she had to admit that Ji Lianxing had really changed.

In Wang Xiaoli's impression, Ji Lianxing in high school never dared to talk back to her, she would do whatever she was asked to do, she was a very "obedient" girl.

But now that she is mature and steady, assertive and capable, confident and confident, the feeling of being able to control her has disappeared, replaced by a sense of loss of control, and Wang Xiaoli doesn't know why, but has a feeling of lack of confidence.

"Aren't you going to tell me? I'm very busy."

"Okay, let me say." Wang Xiaoli's tone softened, "He went to the Internet cafe the day before yesterday and happened."

Ji Lianxing definitely didn't believe it, "Are you sure?"

"I heard there was a fight."

"I heard? What do you mean if you don't report to the police in this situation?"

There are loopholes in Wang Xiaoli's words, and she always feels that she is deliberately concealing something.Ji Lianxing wasn't out of his wits, and quickly exposed her: "If you keep lying, then we can end the conversation. You can figure out his funeral expenses yourself."

Wang Xiaoli was in a hurry: "I said, I said, I didn't lie to you, he robbed others, and then that person stabbed him a few times, and he bled to death."

"Steal what? Money? Or is it an addict who robs D products?"

Now Wang Xiaoli was silent, she lowered her head, tears flowed down, wet tears slipped across her wrinkles, crying made people feel very pitiful, but Ji Lianxing knew that she was not pitiful at all.

"Have you ever thought that your son's becoming like this has something to do with you pampering him?"

"But I only have such a son! You don't understand! Now that he's gone, I don't want to live anymore!"

Jiang Shu on the side frowned, feeling very strange.The foreword doesn't match the background, there is not much causal logic, never think about why it happened like this when encountering things, just blindly blame others, and I will always be like a victim. Incompetent performance.

Poor people must have something to hate, and this point can only be applied to Wang Xiaoli.

"Wang Xiaoli, I admit that you love your son very much. When you were at your house before, you even secretly hid the fruit you bought in his room for him to eat. You gave him whatever he wanted, but think about it carefully. Was love the slow poison that made him go bad?"

Wang Xiaoli was already sobbing.

Her crying was a bit loud, which attracted some people's eyes, but everyone was busy and didn't have time to watch what was new, and most of them just glanced at it.

Some people are very hateful, but she is a person after all.

Ji Lianxing had to admit that after her mother's death, she lived in her uncle's house, and Wang Xiaoli gave her food, although the food was very aggrieved, even though the food was purely because she had a good uncle.

"Don't cry, Wang Xiaoli, you are not innocent, crying and wasting time." Ji Lianxing threw a pack of paper in front of Wang Xiaoli, asking her to wipe away her tears.

Wang Xiaoli froze for a moment, then took the paper to wipe.

Ji Lianxing added: "We have nothing to do with each other, you have to understand this, you can't get money from me. But, because of uncle, just because of him, I will pay half of Ji Siyu's funeral, and the other half is It’s for Uncle, not for me, and you can figure out the remaining half by yourself.”

Wang Xiaoli opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when she saw Ji Lianxing's eyes with sharp thorns in them, she swallowed the words alive again.

Ji Lianxing continued: "After this incident, don't disturb my life anymore, or I will call the police. As for your lack of money, I think you said that because you want to get money from me ?”

Wang Xiaoli couldn't hold back, tears fell out again.

Jiang Shu on the side felt that it was a pity not to act. She felt that Wang Xiaoli's tears flowed very falsely, as if her lacrimal glands had been prepared in advance.

Ji Lianxing didn't even look at her, as if she had expected such a scene a long time ago.

"I'll give you [-], isn't that enough?"

Wang Xiaoli raised her head with an incredulous look on her face: "How is it possible!"

"Uncle's burial cost [-] yuan. He paid for the [-] yuan himself, and the remaining [-] yuan was donated by the villagers. What did you give? I'll give you [-] yuan to save face. Don't be ashamed. "

Just now Jiang Shu was still thinking about why he said [-] instead of [-]. It seems that she didn't want to give this woman any more money.

And this ten thousand and nine is purely to replace the uncle to do something that should be done. To be precise, this matter has nothing to do with Ji Lianxing, but with the uncle.

Although Wang Xiaoli is reluctant, she also understands that this may be the maximum amount she can get, and she may not get a cent if she continues to deal with it.

So she stopped selling miserably, and the tears stopped instantly.

Although Jiang Shu has always been calm, she still couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart. She finally understood why Ji Lianxing never mentioned this person, and she would feel disgusted if she really got along with him.

"You can go." Ji Lianxing said.

"You won't give me the money?"

Ji Lianxing shook her head, "Without your hands."

Wang Xiaoli had already stood up, as if she didn't want to leave, but seeing Ji Lianxing's tough attitude, she didn't dare to say anything.

"I said [-], then I will definitely use this money for the funeral."

Wang Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, as if she was pissed off, but she didn't dare to attack, she took a hard look at Ji Lianxing and left.

After she left, the two sat for a while before Jiang Shu said, "Are you okay?"

Ji Lianxing stared at the glass door in a daze, and it took a long time to answer: "Actually, I don't feel anything special, it's still sad and ridiculous."

As early as three years ago, after knowing about Ji Siyu xd, Ji Lianxing knew that his life was over, because once this thing happened, there was no turning back.

She also saw Ji Siyu trying to rob her of money that night when he had a fit. To be precise, he was no longer a "person" but a "beast".

He is only 30 years old this year. For many people, 30 years old is a glorious moment in life, but his life is over.

It is impossible to imagine him lying in a pool of blood and being stabbed many times by others.

Feel sorry, but not pitiful.It is reaping the fruit of oneself, and it is also a waste of life. It just feels powerless. Everyone's life is to go by themselves, and others can't interfere. It's all about the consequences of actions.

*

After getting off work half a day early on Friday, Jiang Shu and Ji Lianxing drove to their hometown.

In the past few years, except for the birthdays of his uncle and mother, Ji Lianxing basically seldom came back here, and every time he came back, he would go straight to the cemetery and leave after finishing his work.

After driving for four hours, I finally arrived. The former village has been turned into a resettlement house, and the simple store has become a chain supermarket.

With People's Square, the downtown area, some high-rise buildings, and newly opened hotels.

Jiang Shu and Ji Lianxing found a hotel to open a room, and then went to the resettlement house where Feiqian Village was located.

A group of white paper flowers hung at the entrance of the community, indicating that someone died in the area.

"You might find them playing mahjong when you go in later."

"Playing mahjong? Playing mahjong when someone is dead?" Jiang Shu was really puzzled. The funeral seemed like a happy event.

"Yes, it's normal here."

"All right......"

The two stepped into the community, and before they reached the mourning hall, they heard the sound of mahjong colliding, clattering, and the sound of shuffling cards from one table after another overlapped, giving Jiang Shu the illusion that she did not come to the mourning hall but It's a mahjong parlor.

"Two tubes!! I want two tubes!!" A middle-aged man with a cigarette caught a two tubes on the card table and put it next to his mahjong. He spread the cards and exhaled a puff of white smoke from his nose. , cheerfully said: "I'm not losing money, I'm all on the same line! If you order two cannons, you will pay back!"

He squinted his small eyes and smiled, just in time to see Jiang Shu and Ji Lianxing.

He didn't know Jiang Shu, but Ji Lianxing was different.

"Xiao Ji is back!"

A yell attracted everyone's attention, and the movements of the hands of playing mahjong froze, and soon the aunt said enthusiastically:

"Ji Zai! You're back!"

"Oh, oh, you look so good! Are you playing with your friends?!"

Ji Lianxing nodded, "Uncles and aunts, please keep calling, I'll go over and burn some incense."

Aunt Fang glanced at the mourning hall, raised her brows lightly, "Oh, let's go~"

Everyone understands, but no one talks about it.

Everyone didn't like Wang Xiaoli and Ji Siyu very much, but he still came to the funeral as if he died.

It was very deserted when I went to the mourning hall to burn incense, only Wang Xiaoli and a few relatives of her natal family were there.

Ji Lianxing picked up the incense and handed it to Jiang Shu, asking her to burn a stick, which is considered a local custom, and the dead are the most important.

"Go and see him, it's the last time." Wang Xiaoli said.

So Ji Lianxing went, this was indeed the last time she saw him in her life.

Ji Siyu lying there was very thin, with prominent cheekbones and sunken eyes, completely different from the tall, strong and full-faced person before.

Just glanced at Ji Lianxing and turned his eyes away. After all, he was still someone who had lived with him before. Seeing him like this had a big impact on his heart.

She backed away quickly and pulled Jiang Shu outside.

Uncles and aunts were still playing mahjong. Someone noticed Jiang Shu and asked, "Xiao Ji, is this your friend Man?"

"Correct."

The auntie looked at Jiang Shu with eyes full of admiration, as if she had imagined her untouchable son, and blurted out, "Is the girl in love?"

"We talked, the children are both dead." Ji Lianxing interjected.

The aunt was stunned for a moment, "There are two children? Can't tell." The smile on her face dissipated, and her interest in Jiang Shu disappeared in an instant, and she turned around and continued playing mahjong.

Jiang Shu lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Nonsense, something is created out of nothing."

Ji Lianxing swallowed her smile, and said seriously: "In case they continue to ask too many questions, they will all introduce their sons to you later."

According to the usual practice, Ji Lianxing should go to the mourning hall to kneel for a while, but she really didn't want to kneel to Ji Siyu, that family affection has long been worn away.

And she was not very familiar with this group of mahjong players, so she dragged Jiang Shu out of the community.

Wang Xiaoli didn't care at all. For her, Ji Lianxing only needed to pay.

When I came out of the community, I immediately felt much cleaner.

The entrance is a spacious road, which leads directly to the other direction of the city, which is completely unfamiliar to Jiang Shu.

There is a row of electric cars parked on the street, with a back seat, just big enough for two people.

Ji Lianxing took out her mobile phone to scan the code, unlocked one and got on it, "Get in the car, let's go, I'll take you shopping."

"Where are you going?" Jiang Shu sat down even though he didn't know where to go.

"Let's go for a stroll and see if you can find the old store." Ji Lianxing started the electric car, "Hold me tight."

Jiang Shu obediently hugged her waist tightly, and as the speed of the car gradually increased, the rustling wind sounded in his ears, and there was a bit of sweetness in the wind, which was the unique taste of the alternation of seasons.

It was a straight sloping road, the road was empty and there were no cars, the small city was not as busy as the big city, and it had a different sense of tranquility.

The sound of the wheels rubbing against the ground was particularly obvious. Jiang Shu closed his eyes, enjoying the moment with Ji Lianxing very much.

Ji Lianxing's black hair fluttered in the wind, occasionally brushing Jiang Shu's hair lightly, it was crispy and itchy.

"Are you hungry? If you're hungry, I'll take you to eat." Ji Lianxing's voice was interrupted by the wind.

"hungry."

"There is a cold noodle shop. I don't know if it is still open. It tastes amazing."

"Okay~ Let's look for it~"

They go around the city, shuttle in the streets and alleys of the city, and feel the charm of the county town. Small towns also have the benefits of small towns, full of human touch and slow pace.

Slowly searched for many shops, and finally found the Liangpi shop.

Over the past few years, the boss has turned from the side of the road into a facade, and there are still many people who come to taste the taste, and there are no empty seats.

"Boss, one serving of cold noodle, one serving of cold noodle, and one serving of jelly, all of which are slightly spicy."

Ji Lianxing dragged Jiang Shu to find a random place to sit down.

"I'm back anyway. I'll go see my mom, dad, and uncle tomorrow."

"Okay, what did they like before they were alive? We'll go buy it later~"

"My mother likes the harmonica. She is a music teacher. My uncle and my father like to play chess."

"Then let's go buy a harmonica and chess later."

Ji Lianxing nodded, "Does this count as me taking you to meet your parents?"

Jiang Shu smiled and nodded, "That must count!"

Soon the shop owner brought three bowls of food, and Ji Lianxing ordered one of each, in order for Jiang Shu to taste them all, but each one was covered with chili, Jiang Shu was a little worried.

But the store said: "Girl, don't worry, don't be scared by this chili, our chili looks scary, but it's not spicy at all!!!"

The shopkeeper swore his face was sincere, and Jiang Shu quickly believed him.

Ji Lianxing started to reconcile. She didn't think this one was spicy, so she didn't feel relieved. After reconciling, she handed it to Jiang Shu, asking her to taste it quickly.

Jiang Shu took a bite and gave a thumbs up in appreciation, "It's delicious!"

"Then eat more." Ji Lianxing pushed another bowl in front of her, "How about I feed you?"

Jiang Shu, who was still chewing, shook his head, and said after swallowing the food: "I will eat by myself, otherwise I will feel embarrassed when others look at me."

"But you are so good at eating." Ji Lianxing had already pulled out a pair of chopsticks in the chopstick holder, "Let me feed you, okay?"

Jiang Shu was embarrassed by her praise, so he could only nod, "That's great."

So Ji Lianxing fed him mouthful after mouthful. Jiang Shu ate a lot, but she didn't eat a few mouthfuls.

"Not spicy?"

"Yeah, it's not spicy, it's delicious!"

Jiang Shu ate right up to the top, and ended up biting a very spicy chili seed. The spiciness exploded in her mouth in an instant, and her face almost turned red.

"God, it's so spicy!"

Her face was blushing, Ji Lianxing hurriedly poured water for her, Jiang Shu took the water and took a big gulp, still puzzled.

"Bao, this is really hot!"

"Drink more, drink more, and I'll pour you another glass."

"I want milk!"

"What kind of milk do you want?"

Jiang Shu stared at Ji Lianxing's neckline, raised his head and said, "Pure milk."

"Pure milk, right? I'll go next door and buy it for you."

"It's not pure milk, it's pure..." Jiang Shu felt Ji Lianxing's warning eyes, and swallowed the words again, "Yeah, it's pure milk, it relieves spicy heat."

Ji Lianxing didn't give her a chance to beep, and went to the next door to buy a box of pure milk and a box of yogurt, and the two drank it alternately.

The three bowls of food were quickly settled by the two of them. Although it was a little spicy, it was totally worth it for its taste.

It was already dusk in the afternoon when I came out of the store, and the clouds were dyed into clusters of sunset glow, covering the whole sky, the sun went down, the temperature dropped, and the wind became cooler...

The sky played the final song of summer, ushered in the wave of early autumn, and the evening was a bit autumnal.

The two of them didn't ride electric bikes, but walked slowly on the street, looking at this and that, everything was new to Jiang Shu, Ji Lianxing introduced to her, where was the way she used to go home from school , Where is the amusement park turned into a park, the streets and alleys are all memories of the city.

"I didn't dare to come back before, I felt very lonely." Ji Lianxing said.

"What about now?" Jiang Shu looked at her sideways, her side face was cool and beautiful.

"Now that you are here, I feel very full and fulfilled. In fact, I really like my hometown, but there is no one to share with me these years. Every time I come back, I feel empty." She squeezed Jiang Shu's hand and whispered: " You are the first person who gave me a strong desire to share."

Jiang Shu stopped, pinched Ji Lianxing lightly with his fingers, and his fingertips touched her palm, conveying a fiery temperature.

The other end of the sky is still red, and the whole sky is scorched in clusters. Perhaps the setting sun does not represent the end of enthusiasm, but the beginning of enthusiasm.

Jiang Shu loves the warm sunset, and loves the girl beside her even more.

Standing at the corner of the street, the dusk elongated their shadows, and there were few pedestrians passing by, no one noticed them.

Jiang Shu saw his own appearance in Ji Lianxing's eyes, the luster shone, and the small pupils covered the whole face, just like she fell into her vortex without hesitation.

Both of them couldn't help getting closer until their lips touched each other, absorbing everything that belonged to each other.

The sound of young people skateboarding on the street, the sound of horns at the traffic lights across the street, and the babbling of grasshoppers in trees have nothing to do with them.

Only the fast beating heartbeat and the sunset glow on the corners of the lips are left, all wrapped in sweetness...

After the kiss, Jiang Shu couldn't get enough, "I'm still thirsty, I want to drink tonight..."

"Huh?" Ji Lianxing was confused.

"Drink pure milk."