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Chapter 227 Differences Between Parents

According to the subsequent investigation, Wang Youcai had actually invested a considerable amount in infrastructure development in the mountainous areas.

Moreover, it was an anonymous investment, made without leaving a name, and using only one's own private assets.

The duality of good and evil is fully embodied in him.

However, despite his complicated feelings, Jin Ping'an did not sympathize with Wang Youcai.

His recent experience taught him a lesson.

Once you choose a path, you must bear the consequences.

There is no reason why someone can be declared innocent and released simply because they were forced to do so.

It is true that Wang Youcai had good qualities, but his merits and demerits cannot be offset together.

Before he rose to prominence, he had worked as a subordinate of Hu Yingshao.

Fighting and brawling with others, breaking their hands and feet.

Debt collection, setting traps, and forcing others to sell their houses or even their bodies to repay debts.

Just because he had a good heart and did some public welfare work, can all these things be wiped clean?
No.

For the vast majority of people.

Judging a person's character based on a single event is often biased.

Only by thoroughly understanding a person's past can one gain a clear and objective understanding of them.

Let's take the simplest example, without going into other details.

Do you know anyone who will hold a leftover ice cream stick in their hand for hundreds of meters until they find a trash can to throw it away, but sometimes they will casually throw a used napkin on the ground?

Perhaps you yourself are this kind of person?

Sometimes noble, sometimes base; sometimes tender, sometimes cold; sometimes kind, sometimes malicious; sometimes devout, sometimes hypocritical.

Humans are such complex creatures.

Recalling the contents of the case file, Jin Ping'an couldn't help but let out another long sigh.

Ai Liang had no intention of delving into this topic with Jin Ping'an.

He is now Ai Liang, not a messenger.

If Ai Liang's identity is too closely linked to the police, then what's the point of having a hermit and a messenger?

Ai Liang only uses two other identities to protect the peaceful life she leads under her current identity.

He walked past Jin Ping'an and returned to his seat.

Ye Qing, sitting in the back seat, was being bombarded with questions by Yi Wenna.

When Ai Liang walked over.

Ye Qing looked at him with her eyes as if she had found a savior, signaling him to help her quickly.

She raised her hand to greet Ai Liang: "A Liang, what you made yesterday..."

"By the way, Ai Liang."

Yi Wenna interrupted Ye Qing midway through, saying, "I got the novel you wanted from the bookstore."

She took the second volume of the novel out of her drawer, smiled, and handed it to Ai Liang with both hands.

Ai Liang had originally planned to say a few words in agreement with Ye Qing.

My attention was immediately drawn to the novel.

Ai Liang took the novel: "Thank you for your trouble."

Yi Wenna blushed slightly: "It's nothing. You gave me the novel back then, I should be thanking you."

"Ah."

Ai Liang hummed in agreement, ignoring Ye Qing's wink, and returned to his seat.

There weren't just the three of them in the classroom.

Evanna is a person who pays great attention to her words and actions.

She wouldn't do anything out of line when there were outsiders around.

Even without outsiders, she couldn't beat Ye Qing, so there's absolutely no need to worry.

Ai Liang's agreement to persuade Yi Wenna to leave does not mean he has to interfere in their conversations all the time.

There's something more important to do right now—read novels.

I saw the end of the middle volume in the classroom yesterday, so I can continue reading the second volume today.

I don't know if it was Ye Qing, but she kept cursing Ai Liang in her heart.

Just as he opened the novel, Jin Ping'an walked over.

This guy simply put the cleaning tools into the locker, like a leech, and sat down in Ai Liang's desk.

Even though Ai Liang's face was full of disgust.

Tsk, they have no sense of propriety at all.

"Is something wrong?"

Ai Liang turned her head and glanced at him.

"I came to chat with you because I had nothing else to do."

Jin Pingan scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly: "You're a day student and you're already in the classroom at this time? You must have gotten up very early, right?"

Are you putting it aside?
Ai Liang rolled her eyes at him: "You're in the classroom so early, you must have arrived very early, right?"

"Isn't that obvious... uh."

Jin Ping'an then realized that he had said something pointless.

"Hey, don't even mention it. I'm only able to get up this early because of that guy Le Jia."

Jin Pingan covered his mouth and yawned: "He woke me up just as dawn was breaking."

"Nothing special should happen today."

Ai Liang asked.

"No, it's not that. It's just that Le Jia thought that some people wanted to get to the classroom to study early, so he got up so early to open the classroom door."

Then he woke me up too, saying it was to get me used to the morning reading sessions later…

Jin Pingan yawned again as he was talking.

Seeing his appearance, Ai Liang was almost infected by it.

"Why are you so sleepy just because you woke up early once?"

"I don't know either. Le Jia and I went to bed quite early yesterday, and we slept soundly until dawn."

Jin Pingan raised his hand and rubbed his sore shoulders: "But after sleeping all night, when I woke up in the morning, not only were my arms sore, but my brain was also foggy. I don't know why."

"Maybe you're not used to the new environment. I slept really well last night."

Cheng Lejia appeared behind Jin Ping'an at some point: "Or perhaps you've been renting a place outside for three months and aren't used to living in a dormitory?"

"There's no such thing as getting used to it or not. I used to live in the dorms all the time."

Jin Ping'an couldn't help but complain, "The accommodations here are so much better than in junior high. I'm used to those dorm rooms where seven or eight people squeezed into one room. I'm not used to these hotel apartments. Am I just born to be a slut...?"

I don't know if you're a worthless person, but I do know you're a troublemaker.

Ai Liang looked away and quietly withdrew from the conversation.

Jin Ping'an asked, "By the way, Le Jia, where did you go?"

"I just went to the supermarket and bought two sets of study guides. I was so busy checking the dormitory cleanliness yesterday that I forgot about them."

Cheng Lejia lifted the bag in his hand and took out two stacks of books.

The books aren't very big, but they're comprehensive, covering all subjects.

Just looking at it made Jin Ping'an's scalp tingle.

"Alright, stop disturbing Ai Liang's studies. Your grades are already bad, so every little bit helps."

Cheng Lejia pulled Jin Ping'an up from his chair: "With your current grades, it's like trying to pull the whole class into a dive while wearing heavy armor. I don't expect you to reach the average score, just pass each subject."

"I know! Can you please stop grabbing my arm, hey!"

Cheng Lejia ignored Jin Ping'an's pleas and dragged him to the last row of corners.

After the annoying guy left, Ai Liang turned her attention to the novel.

"Ai Liang is truly a student who loves learning."

Just then, a plaintive voice came from behind Ai Liang.

It's obvious without even thinking that it's Ye Qing.

Ai Liang turned her head slightly and saw Yi Wenna going to the water purifier at the back of the classroom to get water.

Ye Qing took advantage of the moment when Ai Liang went to get water to have a chance to talk to her.

There are a total of three water dispensers and one water purifier in the classroom.

They are evenly distributed in the four corners of the classroom.

As for Yi Wenna, the reason she didn't get water from the water dispenser in front of Ai Liang is probably because she wanted hot water.

The water dispenser in front of Ai Liang was not turned on.

"Why don't you just say you want to preview the textbook material?"

Ai Liang said without turning her head.

“I know, but Shana insisted on giving me the notes that her tutor had compiled during the summer vacation.”

Ye Qing rolled her eyes and looked up: "You even said you'd go to the library with me to help me preview the first year of high school courses."

"So why don't you just refuse?"

Ai Liang reiterated her stance: if you don't want to chat, just refuse.

It's just a simple sentence, I don't know what there is to hesitate about.

"The relationships between girls are complicated, Ai Liang."

Ye Qing lay on the table, poking Ai Liang's back with her fingertips intermittently: "And actually, Sha Na... never mind, I won't say anything more."

Ye Qing glanced back at the water purifier; Yi Wenna had already filled the cup with water and was unscrewing the lid.

Ye Qing didn't want to talk about it, and Ai Liang didn't ask either.

He doesn't really like prying into the affairs of strangers these days.

But after a while, Ye Qing started buttoning Ai Liang's shirt again.

“Sana’s family situation is probably similar to yours.”

Ye Qing suddenly said.

Ai Liang turned around and looked at Yi Wenna's seat.

There was no one in the seat; she was still by the water purifier in the back.

Ai Liang could clearly hear Yi Wenna and Cheng Lejia talking.

It's probably referring to the dormitory hygiene issues that were inspected yesterday.

Ye Qing turned around and looked directly at Ai Liang, saying, "It seems they'll need some time to discuss these things. Let me tell you about Shana."

Ai Liang turned to the side: "Why are you telling me?"

"Aren't you curious about what I just said? Shana's family is quite similar to yours."

Ye Qing asked in confusion.

"There's nothing to be curious about. These things are always the same; it's just that I don't get along with my parents."

Ai Liang answered calmly.

“Uh…that’s true, but there’s a slight difference between Shana’s family situation and yours…” Ye Qing raised her hand and pinched her index finger and thumb together.

"Don't worry about my feelings. I won't have any emotional fluctuations because of having those parents. I'm used to it."

Ai Liang knew that since Ye Qing said that, the so-called slight difference was probably not insignificant.

"You really are very open-minded."

Ye Qing sighed and then began to tell the story of Yi Wenna.

"Sana's mother died when she was very young, and her father was always busy with social engagements and rarely came home."

Back then, her father's assets weren't what they are now, and the family couldn't afford a nanny, so she lived alone from a young age.

When she grew up, her father hired a whole bunch of tutors, including music teachers, foreign language teachers, painting teachers, dance teachers, and so on.

They spent all their time cultivating their personal qualities, which led to a growing rift between them and their daughter.

Shana once said that she spoke to me several times more often than she spoke to her family members in total.

"Due to the lack of companionship, Shana's personality began to become withdrawn. In her first year of junior high school, she was even bullied by other students in her class."

"That's when I became friends with Shana. As for the rest, you can probably guess, so I won't go into details."

After Ye Qing finished speaking, her eyes were fixed on Ai Liang.

"Why are you looking at me?" Ai Liang said.

"After listening, you don't have anything to say?"

What should I say now?

Ye Qing's eyebrows twitched: "Then can you understand her feelings?"

"I can roughly understand some of it."

"Since you can understand her feelings, don't you feel sorry for her?" Ye Qing continued to ask.

"No," Ai Liang replied immediately.

Ye Qing: (⌒`)
"Don't you have any compassion? Didn't you feel any sympathy for your own experiences when you were a child?"

Ye Qing pouted and complained.

"Yes, but for a very short time."

Ai Liang thought for a moment and said, "Others can sympathize with you, but never sympathize with yourself. Once a person falls into self-pity, it is the beginning of despair."

"Self-pity only erodes one's will, making one constantly find excuses to justify one's own depravity, like sinking into a quagmire, causing one to lose the ability to save oneself."

Ai Liang originally wanted to use Xianglin's wife as an example.

But this is the Asian Union, and its history is very different from its predecessor.

There is no such person as Xun Ge.

Ye Qing fell silent, a rare occurrence, her face expressionless.

"...But there are also things that the parties involved cannot change no matter how hard they try to save themselves."

Ye Qing said slowly.

"I don't deny that."

Ai Liang tapped the table: "But what does that have to do with your efforts to promote Yi Wenna?"

"Hey, you caught me?"

Ye Qing stuck out her tongue and acted cute: "I just thought you two had similar experiences, so we'd definitely have a lot in common to talk about."

Ai Liang's expression was rather unpleasant: "Then, as the conversation progresses, if Yi Wenna falls in love with me, you'll be free, right?"

"No, I just want you to be friends with Shana. She's acting weird because she doesn't have anyone to talk to except me."

Ye Qing frowned and gave Ai Liang's shoulder a hard tap: "Why do you think so badly of me!"

Ai Liang's expression returned to normal: "Sorry, I'm used to it. Maybe it's because I don't see good people?"

Ye Qing said disdainfully, "Tsk, you really have a dark side."

Ai Liang ignored her piercing gaze, gently patted her shoulder and straightened her collar: "As long as we make our sexual orientation clear, isn't it great to be best friends for life?"

"I'm trying my best to make it clear, aren't I?"

Ye Qing said with a smile, "However, I can't stay by her side forever."

"Yeah."

"Yes."

After saying that, Ye Qing returned to her listless state: "Is this how all rich parents treat their children?"

"If only Shana's dad could talk to her more, I wouldn't be so troubled."

Ai Liang said softly, "I think Yi Wenna's father raised her in a fairly normal way."

Ye Qing looked extremely surprised: "You would actually defend these kinds of parents?"

"I guess so. At least his teaching methods, though a bit tough, helped Yi Wenna succeed."

Ai Liang raised her hand and touched her chin: "Much better than those... weird parents."

(End of this chapter)