"I... I... I've never heard of this kind of support."
Uncle Jiang was trembling and couldn't speak clearly, which made Aunt Jiang and Jiang Yuehong nod their heads vigorously.
They know about poverty alleviation, but using a house worth 20 million yuan to alleviate poverty... This poverty alleviation method, forgive their lack of knowledge, I have never seen it before.
Definitely not—
What's wrong with your brain
It doesn't sound like something that ordinary people would do.
Uncle Jiang held it in for a long time before he managed to stammer out two sentences: "Well, well, well... even if it's the money of a rich family, it doesn't come from the wind."
“This is too much… It makes me tremble in my heart…” I feel uneasy.
If Uncle Jiang hadn't known Xiao Huo and knew that he was a decent person, he would definitely have suspected that Xiao Huo had some ulterior motive behind giving him the house.
Aunt Jiang agreed very much with what Uncle Jiang had just said. The two elders took the glass of boiled water that Jiang Qingzhou brought to them, and Jiang Yuehong quickly said that she could do it herself.
Aunt Jiang drank a sip of warm boiled water to calm herself down and looked around.
This time she was looking at the interior furnishings. The more she looked, the more she couldn't help but feel frightened. The decoration of this house looked particularly grand, just like what was shown on TV.
Unconsciously, Aunt Jiang thought of the Yu family again. She couldn't help but use the Yu family as a negative comparison: "The Yu family was able to plan like that just for the decoration of a house. It was fine..."
Just after saying the beginning, Uncle Jiang suddenly coughed. Aunt Jiang subconsciously glanced at her eldest daughter. Jiang Yuehong smiled gently: "Mom, it's okay... It's all in the past. There's nothing to be said."
It has been half a month since she came to Kyoto. Uncle Jiang was sick and hospitalized. She was so focused on her father's condition that she had no time to grieve over the passing of time.
Now, half a month later, looking back, I feel that the sadness and all the grief I felt back then have almost been healed by time.
Speaking of the Yu family, it is undeniable that her heart still couldn't help but ache, but this slight pain was completely incomparable to the pain that felt like the sky was falling a month ago.
She believed that if she was given a little more time, she would definitely get over it.
Forget Yu Yang and start over.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuehong suddenly paused, and almost forgot... She still had something important to tell her family.
"Um... I forgot to tell you one thing. Dad was discharged from the hospital today. A man in a black suit, the one who went to the high-speed rail station with Zhou Zhou to pick us up when we came to Kyoto that day, gave me this..."
Jiang Yuehong said this and took out a gift box from the handbag behind her.
Jiang Qingzhou beside him suddenly spoke up and explained: "His surname is Hai, his name is Hai Shengjun, and he is someone close to Huo Jinyu."
The last time Huo Jinyu took him to the 4S store to buy a car, he finally asked the black brother's name, and it turned out that his surname was not Hei.
Jiang Yuehong nodded repeatedly and pointed to the beautifully wrapped gift box in her hand: "He gave this to me and said, 'The Fourth Master asked me to give this to you. It's at the Kyoto University of Science and Technology affiliated kindergarten. Remember to register next Monday.'"
When the two elders heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
They were familiar with the name "Little Fourth Master" from the eldest daughter. They lived in the Huo family's Renxin Private Hospital, and the medical staff there all called Little Huo that way.
He was the classmate Xiao Huo who came to their house to see Zhou Zhou during the National Day a while ago. His family was very rich and he opened a supermarket with Zhou Zhou.
So, it was really Xiao Huo who arranged a job for their eldest daughter, and it was a kindergarten that sounded impressive at first glance.
In contrast, the two elders of the Jiang family were so shocked by their eldest daughter's words that they were speechless.
Jiang Qingzhou was not surprised at all. On the first day that Uncle Jiang was hospitalized, Huo Jinyu came to his house and said venomously that Jiang Yuehong was crying because she lost her job, which was very disappointing.
Then he turned around and asked Jiang Yuehong which kindergarten she liked. She said, "Tell me which one you like and I'll arrange one for you in minutes."
Don't be too aggressive.
Unexpectedly, half a month later, Huo Jinyu still remembered this matter and even arranged work for Jiang Yuehong.
He remembered that there seemed to be several kindergartens affiliated to Peking University, located in the east, south, west and north.
"Which kindergarten did Huo Jinyu arrange for you?" Jiang Qingzhou tilted his head to take a look at the kindergarten teacher certificate in the gift box, which was signed by Kyoto University of Science and Technology Affiliated Kindergarten (North Garden).
It was very close to where he lived. It was only a five-minute walk from Yuhua Garden to Beihuan Road. Huo Jinyu was really thoughtful.
The two elders stared at the certificate with the red stamp on it and hissed again and again.
“This this this this this…”
“Isn’t this the university that Zhou Zhou attended???”
"Don't you need to go for an interview or an audit?"
"Xiao Huo actually found a job for Yue Hong."
As they were speaking, the two elders looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking back to when their eldest daughter took the entrance exam for the kindergarten in Nanning City, it took her more than half a year of preparation before she was accepted.
How come when I arrived in Kyoto, I didn’t need anything? The certificate had already been sent to me in advance.
Wouldn't that be a bit too casual
"Dad, Mom, Zhou Zhou..." Jiang Yuehong first glanced at the two elders, then looked at Jiang Qingzhou, her fingers unconsciously clenched the gift box in her hand, and asked her family for their opinions, "What do you think... Should I go?"
Aunt Jiang didn't even think twice and blurted out, "Of course I should go for this good job that's hard to find even with a lantern."
Unless you are a fool, you will not turn down such a good job.
"But if I stay in Kyoto, what will you do, Mom and Dad?" Jiang Yuehong hesitated. She had originally planned to wait until her father's condition was completely stable and then return to Nanning with her family. Then she would go out and apply for a job as a kindergarten teacher again.
Unexpectedly, only half a month after arriving in Kyoto, her classmate Zhou Zhou had already arranged a new job for her, and she would be able to report for work next Monday or the day after tomorrow.
"You don't have to worry about your dad and I..." Aunt Jiang waved her hand. As parents, they naturally want their children to live a better life.
Now that her eldest daughter has turned a disaster into a blessing and got such a good job, she is so happy that she cannot contain her emotions and will definitely not hold her eldest daughter back.
"When your father's leg is healed and his condition is stable, your father and I will go back to Nanning..." After all, there is a little daughter studying in Nanning. Next year, the little daughter will take the college entrance examination, and she and Uncle Jiang will definitely go back to take care of her.
"As for you, just stay in Kyoto and work peacefully. Zhou Zhou is here too, so you two siblings can take care of each other in Kyoto. I don't know how relieved I am."
Both children are good kids, so Aunt Jiang is very relieved.
"In the future, during festivals and long vacations, you and Zhou Zhou can go home together. If you think about it, our family can be reunited many times a year. That's enough."
Uncle Jiang echoed Aunt Jiang's words, nodded and expressed his own thoughts: "Dad will be relieved if you stay in Kyoto to work. If you go back to Nanning... Dad will be worried. Who knows what disgusting things the shameless Yu family can do."
Don't be afraid of ten thousand things, just be prepared for the worst.
Uncle Jiang didn't want to use his own moral bottom line to measure the Yu family's moral bottom line.
Because I can’t afford it.
Both elders agreed that Jiang Yuehong should stay in Kyoto, so Jiang Yuehong naturally nodded obediently.
Jiang Qingzhou waited until they had finished what they needed to say before he coughed, smiled gently and said, "I have an idea. You can listen to it."
The three of them turned their heads at the same time.
"Have uncle and aunt ever thought about moving to Kyoto?"
"Move to... Kyoto?" The two elders repeated Jiang Qingzhou's words and looked at each other. Uncle Jiang shook his head and said, "Zhouzhou, your aunt and I should just stay in Nanning. Kyoto is too expensive. If your aunt and I move here, we don't have any skills and I'm afraid we won't even be able to afford to rent a place to live."
Jiang Qingzhou raised his chin slightly and motioned Uncle Jiang to look at the house: "Isn't this a house?"
Uncle Jiang slapped his thigh and actually forgot that the house he was standing on belonged to Zhou Zhou.
Jiang Qingzhou smiled and continued in a gentle voice: "I also helped Huo Jinyu manage a supermarket in Kyoto. Uncle, have you forgotten? Uncle, you and Aunt have run a small shop for decades and have rich management experience. I believe it will be easy for you to run a supermarket."
"One more thing, Yueying will take the college entrance examination next year. Her grades are very good, and if nothing unexpected happens, she should be able to be admitted to Beijing University."
"By then, the three children in the family will be in Kyoto, leaving only you two old people in your hometown of Nanning. If you have a headache or fever like this time, wouldn't we be able to worry about you from a thousand miles away?"
"Actually, the reason I wanted you two elders to move to Kyoto is because the supermarket business is so good, and I have to manage it and take care of my studies at the same time, and I'm really too busy. I'm even hesitating whether to return the management rights of the supermarket to Huo Jinyu and let him find someone else to manage it, and I can just focus on my studies here."
"ah… "
When they heard that the management rights of such a profitable supermarket were going to be handed over, the three of them couldn't help but show anxiety and confusion on their faces.
On the one hand, they are reluctant to leave. After all, earning two million in net profit a year is equivalent to working for seven or eight years in their hometown.
On the one hand, I feel that Zhou Zhou’s studies are equally important, so... I’m so conflicted!
Jiang Qingzhou took in the reactions of the three people calmly and continued speaking step by step.
"However, if I really return the management rights of the supermarket to Huo Jinyu, I don't know when I can earn 20 million. I also plan to earn 20 million and buy this house from Huo Jinyu."
"Huo Jinyu can give it to me, but I can't take it for free. Uncle, you taught me that people should be down-to-earth and practical. I always feel uneasy living in a house given for free."
The three of them nodded vigorously at the same time, and each of them spoke.
Uncle Jiang: "That's right. We can't be at ease and pretend to be stupid just because Xiao Huo is kind-hearted."
Aunt Jiang: "That's impossible. Zhou Zhou is right. We should pay back the 20 million."
Jiang Yuehong: "I think it should be returned too."
Jiang Qingzhou listened to the three people's unanimous opinion, his eyes smiling, a smile slowly blossoming on his lips, as warm as a spring breeze on his face.
"So, if someone can lend a hand and help manage the supermarket so that I can free up my hands to concentrate on my studies, I will definitely not return the management rights of the supermarket to Huo Jinyu."
"Two million a year, it will only take ten years for our family to make this house our own."
Think about it, isn’t it exciting
Jiang Qingzhou's move of retreating in order to advance controlled the hearts of the Jiang family.
Sure enough, the two elders of the Jiang family were obviously moved. Two million a year would be 20 million in ten years. After ten years, this house would belong completely to their Jiang family...
Uncle Jiang clapped his hands vigorously and said, "Let's do it!" Zhou Zhou was right. The three children in the family would probably stay in Kyoto to work in the future.
Kyoto is the capital of the country. Its development and opportunities are far ahead of small towns. As parents, they work hard all their lives just for their three children.
Nowadays, we can't hold our children back in any way.
Aunt Jiang also followed suit, and her voice made people feel full of energy and enthusiasm when they heard it.
"Zhou Zhou, your uncle and I are still strong and healthy. We are doing fine! It will be no problem for us to help you three siblings for another 20 to 30 years. By then... you three siblings will each have a house."
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jiang Qingzhou smiled especially well and obediently. He glanced at the time and said to the three of them.
"That supermarket is not far from here. It only takes about ten minutes to walk there. Also, the kindergarten attached to the Beijing University where Sister Yuehong will be working next Monday is not far from here either. Do you want to go take a look?"
"It's a good opportunity to take you out for a walk. I haven't taken you out for a good time in half a month since we came to Kyoto."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three members of the Jiang family nodded hurriedly. If Uncle Jiang hadn't been in the hospital these days, they would have wanted to go and take a look at that supermarket a long time ago.
Jiang Qingzhou didn't drive. It was a rare occasion for the Jiang family to come to Kyoto, so he wanted to take his family to have a good look around the area.
The family walked out of the quiet Yuhua Garden. Jiang Qingzhou's house is located close to Peking University, and the transportation is very convenient. Basically, you can see various bus stops as soon as you walk out of the community.
There are a variety of shopping malls and supermarkets nearby, and the streets and alleys are bustling with people.
Jiang Qingzhou acted as a guide. He pointed to one of the streets, and then pointed to the signpost on the side of the road, asking them to identify the words.
Because Kyoto's roads are well-connected and the streets are crisscrossed, and they all look almost the same like twins, so when you go out, you must always remember to look at the roadside signs.
"This street is Beihuan Road. Keep going straight and you will reach the North Campus of Beijing University Kindergarten in about five minutes."
"So close?" Jiang Yuehong asked in surprise.
Then, passing by the building with a childlike, cute and fresh decoration style, Jiang Yuehong couldn't bear to move her eyes away. It was so beautiful! It was so beautiful!
It turns out that a kindergarten can be built like this. Jiang Yuehong couldn't help but look forward to it when she thought that she could work in this kindergarten the day after tomorrow.
Seeing their eldest daughter smiling, Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang also smiled at each other and looked at the buildings in the kindergarten painted in cartoon colors with proud expressions on their faces.
The second stop is Peking University.
The two elders looked at the Kyoto University of Science and Technology that looked like a long dragon, and they were so shocked that they couldn't calm down for a long time.
Too... too big!!!
A university that feels bigger than Nanning City.
Jiang Qingzhou asked: "Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Uncle Jiang shook his head and refused to go in to see: "Just look outside."
The third stop is to go to the supermarket every day.
They finally arrived. Without Jiang Qingzhou saying anything, Aunt Jiang had already stepped into the supermarket.
There were quite a few people in the supermarket. Some were queuing in front of the checkout counter to pay; others were pushing shopping carts and selecting the items they needed from the shelves.
There were men and women, young and old.
It was obvious at a glance that the flow of people here was much greater than that of the small shop in her hometown. She stood there for a while. Several customers had already checked out at the two cash registers, and the total turnover was several hundred yuan in a few minutes.
What Zhou Zhou said is true, the supermarket business is really good.
If the traffic is this high every day, there will definitely be two million people in a year.
After walking around the supermarket, the two elders became more and more excited. Their faces turned red and they looked like they wished they could stay and start working today. Jiang Qingzhou couldn't help laughing when seeing this.
Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang are both the kind of people who can't sit still. They promised Jiang Qingzhou something and kept their word.
The two elders went to the supermarket to look after the store the next day. Jiang Qingzhou was also happy and relieved. He handed over all the management rights of the supermarket to the two elders and became a hands-off boss.
In fact, the two elders of the Jiang family only need to take care of the purchasing of goods and check the daily flow of accounts when looking after the supermarket. As for the rest, the employees in the supermarket will do their own job and the two elders do not need to worry about it.
So, on the surface, Jiang Qingzhou wanted the two elders to stay with him to manage the supermarket, but in fact he wanted to take care of his uncle and aunt in their old age.
Jiang Qingzhou felt that the two old people who had devoted most of their lives to him and the three children of the Jiang family should enjoy the second half of their lives.
He left the two old people in Kyoto and asked them to help look after the store. He remembered this matter right after he came out of the shower that night and immediately called Huo Jinyu to tell him about it.
Let Huo Jinyu know in advance so that he won't let anything slip. That supermarket belongs to you, Huo Jinyu, and he is only responsible for its management.
Jiang Qingzhou didn't want to let the Jiang family elders know at all that his supermarket was also given to him for free by Huo Jinyu.
I have already given away an apartment for free, and now I want to give away a supermarket for free. Jiang Qingzhou really couldn't say this.
"—You want me to keep it a secret? Then what good will that do me? I won't promise anything that has no benefit..."
Huo Jinyu's ruffian and somewhat cheeky tone was heard on the phone.
"What benefit do you want?" Jiang Qingzhou pinched a strand of hair that was still dripping with water and hung in front of his forehead.
"—You still want me to think?!"
Jiang Qingzhou skillfully held the phone farther away and turned on the speakerphone.
"—Is this how you ask for a secret? Tsk... You don't have any sincerity at all."
Jiang Qingzhou said: "I will treat you to dinner tomorrow."
"—Perfunctory. Not eating."
Jiang Qingzhou changed his words and said, "Go to Shili Chunfeng."
"—Jiang Qingzhou! Do you think I would miss that meal?"
Seeing that the other party was already getting angry, Jiang Qingzhou quickly smoothed it over: "Just tell me what you want. I will definitely give it to you within my ability."
"—Did your bunny costume ship?"
Jiang Qingzhou: “…” I understand.
After all this trouble, it turns out that the real purpose is not to drink.
Huo Jinyu's obsession with Maomao has probably led to her becoming terminally ill with cancer and she is beyond help.
Mopping the strand of hair that was blocking his eyes to the side, Jiang Qingzhou hummed, "We're here..."
He was interrupted by Huo Jinyu just after he uttered two words.
"-show me."
Jiang Qingzhou paused: "... Now?"
“—Send the video.”
The voice on the other end was silent for two seconds, then spoke again.
“—Just start the video.”
“… I’m going to change my clothes.”
Two minutes later, the video call was connected.
Huo Jinyu answered the call almost immediately, followed by silence that lasted for half a minute.
"Jiang, Qing, Zhou..."
Almost one word at a time came out.
“Is this the bunny costume I bought?!!”
Huo Jinyu looked at this moment as if he was dating someone he really liked online and they had made an appointment to meet in person today.
I went to meet my online love partner with great joy and anticipation, but after meeting him, I found out that he was a complete scumbag.
It was supposed to be a bunny costume, but this is what it turned out to be
Huo Jinyu felt as if he had received 10,000 critical hits. He had waited for so many days, but in the end, all he got was an ordinary pair of rabbit pajamas.
Even through the screen, Huo Jinyu could feel that Jiang Qingzhou was fooling him.
It's a trick!
But Jiang Qingzhou seemed to have not noticed Huo Jinyu's expression at all. He looked at him as if he was a contemporary scumbag. He put his phone on the desktop stand and pointed at the rabbit pattern on his pajamas.
Then he turned around in a circle for Huo Jinyu: "It looks great, right? There are rabbits in front and behind."
"Jiang Qingzhou, are all your tricks used to fool me?! Hmm!"
Jiang Qingzhou faced the camera, as if he was blind and couldn't see Huo Jinyu's anger at all, his eyebrows were curved and his smile was as sweet as it could be.
"How come? I really think it's beautiful~"
I don't know if I was dazzled by that overly sweet smile, or if I was already dazzled by that overly sweet smile.
Huo Jinyu suddenly thought... it was pretty good looking.
Cute. I want to pinch it.
Jiang Qingzhou turned him around again.
After two turns, Huo Jinyu was already dizzy.
"Alright, alright. Stop turning it. It makes me dizzy." If it weren't for the screen, I could only watch but not pinch.
Huo Jinyu would definitely try to jerk off a few times to satisfy his urge.
Jiang Qingzhou immediately sat down at the desk, with the camera of his phone only facing his upper body. He smiled at Huo Jinyu and said, "I will wear it according to your request. My request..."
"That supermarket of yours was originally mine."
Hearing Huo Jinyu's words, Jiang Qingzhou smiled brightly in an instant: "Yes, yes, yes! That supermarket originally belonged to you, you are Boss Huo."
"It's getting late. I won't disturb you, Boss Huo. Remember to go to bed early tonight."
"Good night!"
Jiang Qingzhou waved his hand and decisively hung up the video.
Huo Jinyu stared at the interface that had returned to the white chat box, maintaining this posture for a long time.
After a while, Huo Jinyu suddenly slapped his forehead, his brows were furrowed so tightly that the word "Chuan" could be carved between his eyebrows.
He was still thinking about the video just now, and Jiang Qingzhou's bright smile to him.
He vaguely felt that something was wrong with him, but he couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the reason, and the young master got angry.
With a "bang", he slammed the phone in his hand onto the table in front of him.
He felt that Jiang Qingzhou's smile must be too flamboyant, this...
He was already laughing till he was confused.
Huo Jinyu put a huge and solid blame on Jiang Qingzhou from a distance.
Jiang Qingzhou originally said that he knew nothing about it.
After hanging up the video, he drank a cup of freshly warmed milk that Aunt Jiang brought to him.
Concentrate and calm your mind, clear your mind of distractions and put all your thoughts on the textbooks on your desk.
Don't waste your time, study hard—
Only then can you become a person who contributes to society in the future.