Chapter 11 Organizing
The shoes were quite suitable, but her clothes... Lu Lihong looked at her and shook her head. The young girl, who was obviously seventeen or eighteen years old, looked pessimistic.
Yan Ling, who spoke softly, said, "I'll boil the hot water first, and then you can take a bath. I'll find you some clean clothes later."
Xu Yanling agreed meekly. She also wanted to do something to help, but it was a bit redundant to do anything by herself when she came to someone else's house for the first time, and it might be a disservice.
Xu Yanling sat there without moving. Chi Tianliang came over and brought a plate of freshly cut watermelon. The bright red flesh of the melon looks very refreshing and relieves the heat.
Chi Tianliang took a piece of watermelon to Yan Ling and said with a smile on his face: "It's hot, eat a piece of watermelon to cool down."
Xu Yanling took it and said thank you.
Chi Tianliang sat down after turning on the TV.
This is a TV set no bigger than 19 inches, but in color. An advertisement was playing on the TV. It was an advertisement for selling soda drinks. Yan Ling took a look and thought that the Xu family in the village didn't even have electricity, while the city already had color TV. The gap was so big that it felt like they were not from the same era.
"Zhengrong! Turn off the cassette recorder for me so that I can do my homework!" Chi Tianliang suddenly stood up and shouted toward a room. As soon as he roared, the singing in the room stopped immediately.
Xu Yanling was surprised when Chi Tianliang turned around and saw Yan Ling. He smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I yelled at Zhengrong to do his homework. He is disobedient and needs to be beaten before he is willing to work hard." After finishing speaking, Chi Tianliang secretly thought that Yan Ling was a fool. Would a fool understand what he was talking about? Chi Tianliang suddenly felt that he was talking to himself, so he smiled to ease the embarrassment.
After the commercials on the TV ended, the sports program started to play, and the current one was a table tennis match. Xu Yanling finished eating the watermelon quietly. Chi Tianliang watched TV for a while. He suddenly turned around and asked, "How many brothers and sisters are there in your family?"
"There's a brother at the top and a sister at the bottom." Yan Ling said, and Xu Jiantao and Xu Yanchun appeared in her mind. She didn't have a good impression of them. The memories that remain in my mind are not good memories either. She didn't want to think about it.
Chi Tianliang saw that she spoke eloquently and that communication was not as difficult as he imagined. He then asked, "How old is my sister? Is she studying?"
Yan Ling said: "Go to elementary school."
That's not bad, he thought to himself, at least the family will still send their children to school. If the girl in front of me had no problem with her mind, she might be able to enter the school.
Lu Lihong came over after a while. She pulled Yan Ling and said, "Let's go take a shower."
There was no girl at home, so Lu Lihong had no choice but to find a set of clothes that were too small for her and not too old-fashioned.
"Stand still first, I'll help you wash your hair." Lu Lihong said, ready to do it herself.
Xu Yanling felt that since she was sensible, the people next to her at the barber shop had never done anything to help her. Lu Lihong was too enthusiastic, so she hurriedly said: "Auntie, I can come by myself."
"Can you do it on your own?" Lu Lihong was a little unsure, but then she thought that she was such a big girl, so she was probably embarrassed, so she didn't force her: "If you need anything, just call me, I'll be outside."
"OK."
Lu Lihong was still a little worried. After the door was closed, she still listened outside the door for a while. After a few minutes, she asked, "Are you okay?"
"fine!"
Only then did Lu Lihong feel relieved and went to the living room.
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Chapter 12 Care
"Isn't it a little rash to let her stay? Later, their family members came to find us. How can we be responsible? Qiu Hai seems to be a very mature person. I didn't expect that there would be such a non-rash time, and he would dare to take the girl out of the house. Bring him out, if something happens, I'm afraid he will get into big trouble." Chi Tianliang was overthinking.
Lu Lihong couldn't help but smile after hearing what he said: "What can we do if everyone stays? We can't send her away right away. She is about the same age as Zhengrong. Look how spoiled Zhengrong is, and what is she like? What's the situation? A girl of this age is forced by her family to get married. It would be fine if she married a normal person, but she chose such a partner. I heard Qiu Hai said that he was a scoundrel. Won't being with a scoundrel harm the girl for the rest of her life? ? And I looked carefully and felt that she was not that stupid. She even knew how to find a place to wipe her feet clean before putting on shoes. "
"Then what should we do next?" Chi Tianliang directly threw the question out.
Lu Lihong thought for a moment and said, "Let's save her once. Maybe things will get better when she goes back after getting through this period. Didn't Qiu Hai say he would pick her up at the weekend? Let her stay here for a few days."
Chi Tianliang felt that this matter was a bit serious, but he was busy with work and didn't have much time to worry about other things. Now in their home, people can only take one step at a time.
After a while, Lu Lihong ran to ask again: "Do you need help?"
"Auntie, no need. I'm almost ready."
Lu Lihong stood outside the door for a while, and then Xu Yanling came out. Her hair had been washed and she had put on new clothes. It was a white floral skirt. The style was from a few years ago. Lu Lihong had long disliked it, but it looked better on Xu Yanling than the previous clothes.
Lu Lihong pulled Yan Ling over, took a towel to wipe her hair, and couldn't help but praise: "Your hair grows well, it's jet black, thick and thick."
Xu Yanling's hair reaches her waist, and after blow-drying it looks even better. Lu Lihong looked at Yan Ling carefully for the second time. A girl of seventeen or eighteen years old was in the prime of her youth, probably because she had been in the countryside for a long time. Yan Ling's skin color was darker, but she had a pretty face and a quiet appearance. She looks comfortable, not like a silly girl. Seeing Yan Ling behaving like this, Lu Lihong thought of Yan Ling's family's plans again, and secretly cursed Yan Ling's family several times in her heart.
On the first day at Chi's house, Xu Yanling received good care from Lu Lihong. At night, Lu Lihong asked Yan Ling to sleep with her. The room was a bit stuffy, the fan was spinning carelessly, and I slept on a mat, which was quite comfortable.
Lu Lihong on the side had already fallen asleep. Xu Yanling was lying on the bed but couldn't fall asleep. Although she escaped from that terrible home, the Chi family temporarily took her in, but what should she do next? Xu Yanling was wondering whether she should go out and find a job. Her current status is embarrassing. She is young and has no education. What can she do? Work as a waiter at a restaurant or work as a salesperson in a clothing store?
Before time travel, she was also a white-collar worker in the city, so how could she suddenly be useless here? Thinking of this, Yan Ling suddenly felt a little frustrated inside.
Survive, survive independently, this is the most important thing. Let's wait until she is financially independent before talking about her ideals. She is still too limited now, Yan Ling thought secretly in her heart.
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Chapter 13 Doubts
During the day, the three members of the Chi family were away from home. Chi Tianliang was teaching in the middle school and Chi Zhengrong was in high school. Lu Lihong works in finance in a state-owned enterprise.
When they were about to go out in the morning, Lu Lihong was a little worried about leaving Yan Ling at home, but she couldn't take her to the office, so she had to ask Yan Ling several times: "I have prepared food in the cupboard. I'm hungry at noon." Just take it out and eat it. Don’t touch anything you don’t know about. If you have anything to do, wait until I come back in the afternoon."
Yan Ling agreed repeatedly, but Lu Lihong still felt uneasy despite repeated warnings. Seeing her like this, Chi Tianliang thought to himself that she was looking for trouble for him. He glanced at Yan Ling indifferently and urged Zhengrong to move faster.
Soon, Yan Ling was the only one left in the room.
Perhaps because they were afraid of her running around, they locked the door when they left, and she couldn't open it from the inside. It looks like I can't go anywhere today, so just stay here honestly.
In order to gain the trust of the Chi family, Yan Ling was not idle, helping clean up the house and replace coal in the coal stove. After everything was packed up, there wasn't much to do. No one came back at noon, so Yan Ling opened the cupboard and ate the food Lu Lihong left for her.
She took a nap in the afternoon, and then found the newspapers piled in the corner. She browsed through them briefly. She originally wanted to find recruitment advertisements, but in the end she was disappointed. There were very few recruitment information in the newspapers. I couldn't get more information from the newspapers, so I had to go out for a walk.
Lu Lihong came back early from get off work. When she opened the door, she saw that the house was very clean, and the aroma of food even came from the kitchen. She was very surprised and walked to the kitchen to take a look. Yan Ling heard the noise and turned around and smiled: "Auntie, Please sit down for a while and you should be able to eat later."
"can you cook?"
Yan Ling nodded. After all, she had been living alone since graduating from college. She already had these basic skills. It was already six o'clock when Chi Tianliang returned home. Chi Zhengrong stayed in the dormitory and did not return home.
When Yanling brought the prepared meal to the table, both husband and wife were surprised. Lu Lihong picked up a chopstick dish first, and it tasted very good.
"Try Yan Ling's stir-fried dishes." Lu Lihong pointed to a bowl of bitter melon scrambled eggs and Chi Tianliang and said.
Chi Tianliang took a bite and praised: "It tastes very good, better than what you make."
Xu Yanling breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the praise.
"Hey, I have been worried today because I was afraid that something might happen to you. I didn't expect that I was worrying too much. Yan Ling, thank you for helping to clean up the house and provide food. You have worked hard too. Eat more." Lu Lihong hurriedly put some pieces of meat into Yan Ling's bowl.
Yan Ling said: "You took me in, and I don't know what I can do to repay you. Anyway, thank you."
Listening to her speaking in an orderly manner and doing things neatly, she really doesn't look like a fool. Lu Lihong had some doubts in her heart. This was a completely normal girl. How could such a normal girl be forced by her family to marry an old man? This Xu family is really nothing! Lu Lihong didn't know how many times she had scolded Yan Ling's family.
When the Chi couple went to work the next day, Yan Ling made a request: "Auntie, can you leave me the key?"
Lu Lihong said in surprise: "You want to go out?"
Yan Ling didn't hide it, she nodded,
"But you don't even know the road. What if you can't find your way home?"
Yan Ling promised: "I will try my best to remember it and promise not to wander around."
Lu Lihong glanced at her husband hesitantly. Chi Tianliang didn't want to care about this. He had a full schedule of classes today and couldn't afford to delay.
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Chapter 14 Looking for a job
Xu Yanling successfully obtained the key from Lu Lihong, and she kept the key carefully. She cleaned the house before going out.
This is an old family compound, with several four-story houses built with red brick walls. There are sycamore trees and acacia trees planted in the yard. It was summer at this time, and the cicadas on the trees were already singing.
After walking out of this family courtyard, there is an alley, and after exiting the alley, it is the main street. In the early 1990s, commerce in the small county town was not so prosperous, and there were not too many people on the streets. I don’t know which business’s loudspeaker came from the singing. A unique female voice echoed on the street: "We in Asia, the mountains are the heads held high, we in Asia..."
This song was once a promotional song for the Asian Games. Today is June 2, 1990. The Asian Games opened in the capital in September. There are still more than three months left until the opening.
In this era, mobile phones had not yet come out, computers were not yet popular, and even BP machines were only launched in the next few years. She walked slowly, and there were quite a few clothing stores, department stores, barber shops, and small restaurants. But today is not the weekend, so there are few customers in the store.
When passing by a clothing store, she also went in to take a look. In her opinion, the clothes sold in the store had a strong retro style. The outfit she was wearing was given to her by Lu Lihong, and she only had seven yuan. It was impossible to buy clothes for seven yuan.
"Want to buy a dress? What color do you like? If there is one that suits you, you can try it on." The shop owner introduced enthusiastically.
She touched the material and it seemed to be pure cotton. This kind of fabric was comfortable and breathable but wrinkled easily. But with only seven yuan worth of money, she couldn't afford a dress.
"Are you hiring here?"
When the shop owner heard that she didn't want to buy clothes but wanted to find a job, he looked at Yan Ling first and then asked, "Have you done related work before?"
In the 21st century, she joined a company as a clerk after graduating from college. He had never done sales, but as long as she could talk, it wouldn't be difficult to get things done. Xu Yanling smiled and said: "No, but it shouldn't be difficult. If you need someone, I can try."
"How old are you? What did you do before?" The shop owner is a woman in her forties. She has permed her hair into the popular wavy hair, including her bangs.
"I come from the countryside."
"Rural area? Have you graduated from elementary school?"
After all, she also graduated from School 985. She even took first place in the district in the college entrance examination, but when she got here, everything fell into place. She had nothing to prove her academic qualifications.
Xu Yanling said: "I went to junior high school." This was the first lie she told.
"Okay, you can try it tomorrow. The trial period is three days, and we will wait until the trial period is over."
She got her first job easily. Although she was just a small clothing seller, Xu Yanling was very grateful. She bowed to the shop owner and thanked her.
After Lu Lihong went home that day, Xu Yanling still prepared meals for them to eat together when they came back. After dinner, Lu Lihong planned to take Yan Ling out for a walk. Now she gave Yan Ling the key. She wanted to take Yan Ling to familiarize herself with the surrounding environment. If she got lost, she would be in big trouble.
Yan Ling had been hesitating about how to tell Lu Lihong about finding a job. Lu Lihong noticed it first, and when she got home, she took the initiative to ask: "Yan Ling, do you have something to tell me?"
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Chapter 15 Not like a fool
How should I put it? Her current identity is that of a village girl with intellectual problems, and she told Lu Lihong that she found a job on her own? Or go to help people sell clothes, what would Lu Lihong think? Why not wait until after the probation period? If she settles down, she can go out and find a place to live.
Xu Yanling's mind was spinning very fast. She took back what she was going to say and changed her words: "What do you want to eat tomorrow?"
Lu Lihong said: "Just make two at will. I don't have much appetite on such a hot day. Just make a little at will. Don't tire yourself. I have saved a lot of things in the past two days since you came here."
"No way, I'm already very uneasy living here for free, so I just thought I could be of some help."
Lu Lihong was surprised to hear how polite Yan Ling's words were. After getting along with her for two days, it seems that Yan Ling is not stupid. She speaks and acts normally. She doesn't look like someone with an IQ of only four or five years old.
Lu Lihong told this to Chi Tianliang, who was correcting test papers. He didn't pay much attention at first, but then he raised his head and asked, "What she said is different from what Jin Qiuhai said, what's going on?"
"What did your student say?"
"Just say that this little girl has abnormal intelligence and may not even be able to speak fluently. Please pay more attention to her."
Lu Lihong said: "She doesn't speak well. She speaks in an organized manner and her logic is very clear. Not only does she not look like a fool, but she also feels like she has read a book."
When his wife said this, Chi Tianliang felt something was even more wrong. Looking back on the two days when Yan Ling came home, Yan Ling was very quiet most of the time, but when asked, she could always answer it well. The regulations were indeed very strict. clear. A good girl never looks like a fool, which is very different from what Qiu Hai said.
"Is she pretending to be stupid?" Chi Tianliang wondered.
Lu Lihong immediately objected: "No, your student grew up with her, and she must know her better than we do. She can pretend to be stupid for more than ten years, and she didn't resist even when her family wanted to sell her. ? This obviously doesn’t make sense.”
It was difficult to ask these questions in person. Chi Tianliang had a lot of work on his hands. He and Lu Lihong said, "She will only live here for a few days. Just wait until Qiu Hai comes to pick her up. There is no need to worry about the rest."
"She's afraid that the situation won't change even after she goes back. Even if she doesn't get married here, she will be sold by her family in the future." Lu Lihong said with a bit of sadness.
Chi Tianliang glanced at her and said, "You are just too soft-hearted."
It's not that Lu Lihong is soft-hearted, but that she feels pity for Xu Yanling. A good girl was tortured like this by her family. How happy she would be to have such a daughter, but unfortunately she only gave birth to one son, and Zhengrong was not very close to her.
Yan Ling didn't know about the conversation between the Chi family and his wife. The next day the Chi family went to work, and Lu Lihong still left the key to Yan Ling. As soon as they left, Yanling cleaned up the house and went to the clothing store to help.
When the shop owner saw her coming, he nodded with a smile and said, "It's quite early. Let's help with cleaning first."
Yan Ling agreed and swept and mopped the floor very diligently. She also wiped the windows and dressing mirror carefully. After doing good hygiene, wait for the guests to come to your door.
However, not a single customer came in all morning, so the store seemed a little calm. At noon, the store cooks by itself, and Yanling helps cut and stir-fry vegetables as usual. After lunch, a customer came to the store, and Yan Ling quickly stepped forward to greet them.
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Chapter 16 Don’t want to go back
"Miss, do you want to buy some clothes?" Yan Ling greeted enthusiastically, while the shop owner looked on.
A young woman in her twenties came in, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, with a high ponytail and delicate makeup.
The woman rummaged through and chose a long skirt and tried it on in front of the mirror. Yan Ling said beside her: "Miss, you have a good figure and long legs. You are suitable for wearing a shorter skirt. The length above the knee will make you look more attractive." She's tall." Yan Ling took the initiative and got a new mint green gauze skirt for the woman.
"I don't like this color."
Yan Ling said: "It looks cool to wear fresh colors in summer. Besides, you have fair skin, so any color is suitable. Why don't you give it a try."
Under Yan Ling's persuasion, the woman was finally moved and agreed to give it a try. With Yan Ling's efforts, the skirt was finally sold.
The shop owner took the money and showed a satisfied smile: "You can do well without my guidance. Today is the opening day."
Yan Ling said: "Your location is a bit off, so business is not that easy."
The shop owner said: "I also want to have a good appearance on the street, but I don't have that much capital. Business has been hard recently, and it's very common when I can't open my business."
Yanling left a good impression on the shop owner on her first day at work. The store is not open at night and closes around five o'clock. Yanling came home just in time to help cook. But before the rice was cooked, Lu Lihong and Chi Tianliang came back. Lu Lihong bought two ready-made dishes outside. She said to Yan Ling, "You don't have to cook so much."
After dinner, Lu Lihong still took Yan Ling out for a walk. She told Yan Ling something: "I heard from Zhengrong's father that someone in your family called the school to ask questions about classmate Jin."
Yan Ling asked hurriedly: "What did he say?"
Lu Lihong looked at her nervous look and said hurriedly: "Of course Classmate Jin said he didn't know. It is said that your family is going crazy with anxiety."
What does their madness have to do with me? Yan Ling's face was as pale as water, and she was not anxious at all. Lu Lihong said: "Have you decided what to say to them when you go back in a few days?"
When Yan Ling heard this, she guessed Jin Qiuhai's plan. She finally escaped from somewhere, how could she go back like this? If she stayed in that house, she would not be able to get ahead in her life, and would be treated like a fool.
"Auntie, I don't want to go back."
"I don't want to..." When Lu Lihong heard what she said, she was also in trouble. She added, "What are you going to do if you don't go back?"
"I... will find a way to support myself and won't cause trouble to Teacher Chi and you."
Lu Lihong was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You are an ignorant little girl after all. It's not as easy as you think. Good girl, you have never experienced the ups and downs in the city, and the world is not as simple as you in the countryside. Again. With you and you haven’t read a book, it’s not that easy to settle down here.”
"I..." I told her that I was not a fool and had read the book myself, but would she believe it?
Lu Lihong patted Yan Ling's shoulder gently, and said to Yan Ling in a serious tone: "Don't be anxious yet. Auntie didn't say she was going to send you away right away. I can always think of a way."
Yan Ling agreed. Lu Lihong was very kind to her and was very kind to her even though she knew her situation. She also knows that she can't cause any more trouble to the Chi family, and she can't implicate good people.
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Chapter 17 Why is he here?
Yan Ling continued to go to that store to help sell clothes. The business that day was better than the previous day. Three groups of customers came in the morning and a sale was completed, and two groups came in the afternoon, both of which were completed.
The shop owner liked Yan Ling's arrival very much: "You always feel that you have brought some wealth since you came here. If you think it will work here, you can officially come to work here from tomorrow. As for the salary, you also know that the shop I'm small, and my business isn't that good, so I might not be able to pay a good price. How about I take care of your lunch and give you 80 for the first month? I'll raise the price if things get better in person."
The salary of 80 yuan is not high even in this era. Yan Ling also cherished her first job. She said: "Okay."
The shop owner was happy to see Yan Ling. When Yan Ling was about to get off work, the shop owner gave Yan Ling a set of clothes that he had saved for a long time but had not sold yet.
"This is out of stock. It has been on the market for a long time and has not been sold. You can wear it."
Yan Ling thanked her and took it happily.
She successfully passed the probation period and will start working tomorrow. This is a good start for Xu Yanling. After returning home, she tried on the set of clothes that the shopkeeper gave her. As expected, it fit better than the skirt Lu Lihong gave her. It was a light yellow short-sleeved T-shirt and brown three-quarter overalls. She had dark skin and wore Such bright colors make the skin appear darker.
Yan Ling put her new clothes through the water. In such hot weather, they would be dry by tomorrow morning. She plans to wear this outfit to work tomorrow.
After being sunny and hot for several days, the weather today is a bit gloomy. After finishing cleaning, he hung up the clothes and waited for customers to come to his door.
While waiting for customers to arrive, the shop owner and Yan Ling started chatting.
"I started out in society when I was your age. I did everything at that time. I worked as a waiter in a hot pot restaurant, delivered newspapers and milk. In short, I experienced all kinds of hardships. I originally wanted to learn I was a hairdresser, but I felt that I didn’t have the talent to go to the barber shop that I went to after only two months and then the shop closed.”
After hearing this, Yan Ling smiled and asked: "Then when did you open your own store?"
"When I was thirty years old, I started by setting up a street stall. At that time, I specialized in selling clothes worn by the elderly. It was easy to buy and sold very cheaply. I also went to the markets and towns below to set up stalls, but later I felt too tired. I actually made a lot of money, and later I used the money to rent a storefront to sell young people's clothes."
The two were chatting happily. The sky outside had darkened, and it looked like the rain would come soon. Sure enough, after a gust of wind, raindrops fell.
When the weather is bad, there is even less business in the store.
The shop owner was not worried: "It should be fine by the afternoon. Tomorrow is the weekend again, so you have to come early to help me."
"Ah, okay." Hua Chi's family is at home on weekends. Can it be so easy for her to come out?
Yan Ling murmured in her heart. At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and pedestrians on the street began to flee in all directions to take shelter from the rain. At this moment, a teenager pushed his bicycle and ran outside their store to take shelter from the rain.
The young man turned his head and glanced into the store. At this glance, he saw Xu Yanling, who was only separated by a window.
"Yan Ling! Why are you here?!" Jin Qiuhai shouted in surprise.
Yan Ling felt bad, why did he suddenly appear?
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Chapter 18 Explanation
Jin Qiuhai walked in, and Yan Ling had nowhere to hide. The shopkeeper looked at the two of them with some confusion, but she quickly understood, pointed at the two of them and said, "Do you know each other?"
More than just acquaintance! Jin Qiuhai was obviously confused by the scene in front of him. Shouldn't Yan Ling be staying well at Chi's house? Why was she here?
"Yan Ling, what are you doing here?"
"I'll explain it to you later." Yan Ling thought that this was troublesome. She had to tell the shop owner, "Can I take half a day off?"
The shop owner smiled and said, "It's okay. If you have something to do, just do your work first and then come back when you're done. I don't have much work here."
Yan Ling was very grateful to the shop owner and pulled Qiu Hai out.
"Aren't you studying in school? Why did you come out suddenly?"
Jin Qiuhai obviously hadn't figured out the situation yet. He said: "Today is Saturday, we only have half a day of classes. We will take the exam in the morning..." He felt that Yan Ling might not understand what he said so much, so he had to say: "What are you doing in this store?" ?”
"Help with the work." Yan Ling said very easily.
Jin Qiuhai thought his ears had heard it wrong, and he looked at Yan Ling in surprise.
"Are you here to take me back?"
This is not the place to talk. It is still raining outside. Fortunately, it is not too far from Chi's house. Jin Qiuhai said: "You get in the car first, and I will take you back to Teacher Chi's house."
Yan Ling felt it was necessary to explain clearly to Jin Qiuhai, so she got into the back seat of the car. The rain continued to fall. Jin Qiuhai couldn't care so much and rushed into the rain on his bike. Yan Ling held on to the back seat of the car tightly. She lowered her head, and all the rainwater fell on her hair.
Fortunately it's not too far, just turn a corner and walk a while before entering an alley. After arriving at Chi's house, Yan Ling took the key and opened the door.
Both of them were soaked. Yan Ling had only worn these clothes for two or three hours, but now they were wet and stuck to her body due to the rain, which made her very uncomfortable. If it weren't for the overalls worn outside, I might even be able to see the shape of her underwear. Yan Ling went to change into the clothes she had worn before coming here, and she handed Jin Qiuhai a towel to wipe off.
Jin Qiuhai came to take Yan Ling back. Over time, he was worried about causing trouble to the Chi family and was afraid that something would happen. The Xu family can just explain it better.
"Because you suddenly disappeared, the marriage between the two families was not finalized. You don't have to marry Wang Lezi anymore."
Yan Ling heard this and nodded: "That's good. I heard auntie said they called you?"
Jin Qiuhai said: "Thankfully they were able to find the phone number of our school and asked me if I knew about you. I said I didn't know and asked them what they were doing. They said you were missing and thought you might have been abducted by human traffickers. gone."
When Yan Ling heard about it, she took advantage of the situation and said: "In this case, just treat me as abducted. Why send me back again? Will the situation get better when I go back? If I don't marry into the Wang family today, I might arrange to marry into the Zhang family tomorrow. , Li family. The meaning of my existence in this family is not only a chess piece, but also a useless chess piece. As long as I have a little effect on that family, I can be sacrificed immediately. I don’t want to live that kind of life! "
What she said one after another surprised Jin Qiuhai, and he looked at the girl in front of him without blinking that he had grown up with him and watched her for two lifetimes. When did a girl who had been suffering from dementia since she was a child, unable to speak well and only smile when she saw people become so articulate?
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Chapter 19 Who are you
"Jin Qiuhai, you don't need to worry about me. No matter what they ask you when you go back, you will say you don't know."
Jin Qiuhai said in surprise: "If you don't go back, what are you going to do? Teacher Chi, I'm just asking them for a while, I don't want to disturb you for a long time."
Yan Ling said: "I don't have the shame to stay with others, so didn't I find a job? Although it's just selling clothes and the salary is not high, I can still make money after a while. Just go out and find a place to live and make your way slowly." She wanted to save some money for the time being, and then go to a bigger city when she had more money. She never expected to stay in such a small county town for the rest of her life.
Jin Qiuhai stopped talking. He still stared at Yan Ling. It seemed that he was still a friend who lived in the same courtyard, but if he paid closer attention, he found that Yan Ling's eyes were very different from before. Her eyes used to be that of a child, full of ignorance, but today it seemed something was wrong.
Who taught Yan Ling behind her back? This is the first answer that Jin Qiuhai can think of.
"Did someone teach you these words? Who is it, Master? Or is it the owner of the clothing store just now? Yan Ling, answer me." Jin Qiuhai felt that the matter was a bit serious. In his opinion, Yan Ling was a unclear-minded girl. , if she is taken advantage of, it will harm her for the rest of her life. He was the one who brought people out, so he must take some responsibility.
Xu Yanling said calmly: "I don't need anyone to teach me these words. I made my own decisions."
"You don't understand anything, you don't even recognize the words, so why would someone ask you for help?" Jin Qiuhai didn't believe it.
Yan Ling smiled. Her identity as a foolish girl imprisoned her. Could it be that she could only pretend to be stupid for the rest of her life and then be at the mercy of others?
"Jin Qiuhai, the truth is not what you think. Auntie and Sister Tian are both excellent people. No one taught me, and no one harmed me. At least the people I met were all excellent people. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
Jin Qiuhai's heart beat like a drum. The Xu Yanling he knew was definitely not like this. Who was this girl in front of him? Who impersonated her?
While speaking, he suddenly grabbed Yan Ling's hand and asked a little aggressively: "Who are you?"
Xu Yanling smiled. She wanted to explain, but could those seemingly absurd words be explained clearly? If you don't explain clearly, let them treat you like a fool and live like this for the rest of your life?
"You hurt me, let me go."
Jin Qiuhai did not give in, and his hands were indeed a little strong.
"I won't let you go until you make it clear."
"I can't tell clearly..."
"You have a secret. If you explain it clearly, I may be able to help you get out of the predicament you are in. If you don't explain it clearly, I can't help you even if I want to." Jin Qiuhai's eyes were full of pity and confusion.
Can he be trusted? Yan Ling's eyes met his. She was a lonely time traveler. If she told her, no one would believe her. When the time comes, will he look at her like a monster and then send her to the police station to lock her up, or will he send her to a special institution for research?
When things came to a head, Yan Ling hesitated.
"Say it!"
"No matter what I say, will you believe it? And won't you arrest me?"
Looking at her somewhat panicked eyes, she seemed to have returned to her normal appearance, but Jin Qiuhai solemnly nodded and promised: "I will protect your secret for you, you don't have to worry."
(End of chapter)
Chapter 20 Showdown
"I'm not from this era..." Xu Yanling said the first sentence tentatively. She glanced at Jin Qiuhai inquiringly, but Jin Qiuhai still looked very calm, not as surprised.
Xu Yanling continued: "The era I lived in was the 21st century. Although that era was only thirty years longer than now, it was already developing very rapidly. Mobile phones and computers are very common things, and you can also buy things. It's very convenient to pay directly with your mobile phone without cash. It's also very convenient to take the high-speed rail wherever you go." Her tone was a little slow, always paying attention to Jin Qiuhai's expression, and seeing that he still didn't respond much, she continued: "After graduating from college, I entered an ordinary company, doing ordinary clerical work..."
"I worked overtime that day, and it was already ten o'clock in the evening after get off work. The weather outside was very bad, with thunder and lightning and heavy rain. I was anxious to get back to where I lived, so I picked up a small yellow car and was about to go home. Something happened on the way. I don’t know where a large truck appeared. It may have entered the blind spot, but the accident happened like that. When I woke up again, I was in the Xu family’s bed, and then I heard many sounds. My parents are discussing a marriage change."
"After I became Xu Yanling, I also inherited my own memories. I knew that your name was Jin Qiuhai. You went to middle school in the city and had to go home every weekend, so I ran out that day and asked you to take me away. At that time, I just wanted to stop you. "Yeah, I didn't expect you to really help me, and then you brought me here..." Xu Yanling briefly told Jin Qiuhai what happened. It seemed as nonsense as a fantasy, would he believe it? It’s impossible for a normal person to believe it, right?
The hand holding Xu Yanling's wrist gradually loosened up. Xu Yanling paid attention to his expression. She couldn't see a trace of shock. He probably hadn't come back to his senses yet.
Xu Yanling sat there and the room was extremely quiet for a while. She could only hear the wind and rain outside. It was also the same wind and rain on the night of the accident, but that day she felt much scarier than today.
"I told you everything. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. In short, what I want to say is that I don't want to go back to that so-called home, and I don't want to continue pretending to be crazy."
"What are your plans for the future?" Jin Qiuhai asked calmly.
"First settle down and then make money. Wait until you have saved enough money."
Jin Qiuhai asked again: "When you save enough money, you will go to a farther metropolis, right?"
Under his searching gaze, Xu Yanling nodded in agreement: "That's what I thought. Even though I was here thirty years ago, I, Hai Sheng, still want to live a good life with my own hands."
Jin Qiuhai suddenly laughed after hearing this. He wanted to say something else, but he heard someone coming back. Then the door was opened, and Chi Zhengrong appeared at the door. Chi Zhengrong was also soaked by the rain. He saw the two people in the room suddenly coming. Sentence: "Are you two dating?"
Jin Qiuhai felt a little uncomfortable and said, "What are you talking about?"
Chi Zhengrong smiled and said: "Qiu Hai, I borrowed that videotape. Let's watch it together."
"Oh..." Jin Qiuhai glanced at Yan Ling accidentally, and their eyes happened to meet. Yan Ling stood up and said, "You guys sit down first, I'll go cook." Yan Ling went to the kitchen.
Chi Zhengrong couldn't wait to put the videotape into the machine. Xu Yanling walked to the door and turned to look at them, thinking, did Jin Qiuhai believe her?
(End of chapter)