Back to eighteen, if I don't stand up, I'll be wasted

Chapter 73 Mind Your Own Business First
"Wait a minute, I'm almost off work."

Jiang Li said in a low voice.

Finally, Li Yi said, "No wait!"

As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, Jiang Li stood on tiptoe and pecked him on the face.

"Hubby, wait for me. I'll treat you to a meal later. It's my own salary."

Right after Jiang Li made this move, the people queuing at the nearby windows were all dumbfounded.

Is there such a good thing when checking out?

Li Yi quickly wiped his face and said, "Pay the bill quickly, or your boss won't deduct your wages."

"Okay okay."

Soon, Li Yi found a place to wait at the entrance of the supermarket with a bag of things.

Jiang Li came here to work? This was a very surprising thing in itself.

No matter how powerful her family is, they would not let her work part-time right after graduating from high school.

She must have secretly found a part-time job on her own.

There are only two types of people who actively look for part-time jobs: one is in a particularly difficult financial situation, and the other is someone who wants to learn to be independent.

Either way, it shows that the other person is very sensible and has his own ideas.

Since you are so sensible, you should know that you have to pay back your debts. Even if you can't pay back the money, you still have to pay the interest.

This time the plan to ask for interest will probably succeed.

It's okay to repay the principal. If there are two options, one is 10 million, and the other is to let Jiang Li repay the principal, even if he is given 10,000 chances, he will choose to let Jiang Li repay the principal without hesitation.

He didn't have to wait long. About twenty minutes later, Jiang Li came out.

He looked around and saw Li Yi, then ran over immediately.

"husband……"

She smiled happily and took Li Yi's arm.

For the first time, Li Yi felt that the supermarket work clothes were pretty good-looking. The gray color had nothing to do with good-looking.

"Won't your other boyfriends be jealous if you call me husband like this?"

Jiang Li whispered, "I don't have any other boyfriends, only my husband."

"Pah, pah, pah, you haven't contacted me for half a month. Don't you feel guilty about saying that? Honestly, compared to you, I think those guys in the entertainment industry are really rotten to the core. How can they have the nerve to win Best Actor or Best Actress? How can they call themselves actors... If you just go there, you can easily kill them in seconds!"

Jiang Li shook Li Yi's arm and said, "Don't be angry, husband. I was wrong during this period. I will definitely make it up to you in the future, okay?"

"When will it be in the future?"

"This one……"

"Look at you, you're still painting big rosy pictures for me!"

"No, no, no! I just... By the way, my husband, is he going to repeat the year this time when he comes back? I heard that for students with scores above 500, there's no charge for repeating the year, and they also get a living allowance every month."

Jiang Li didn't know about these things originally, but she specifically inquired about them over the past two days because some students in her class did not perform well in the exams and wanted to repeat a year to get better results.

"Don't try to change the subject. The deadline for the IOU you gave me is almost here. If you don't pay back the principal, don't blame me for chasing you for interest anytime, anywhere in the future."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay."

"Ok?"

Li Yi was convinced.

Why does Jiang Li look so much like a deadbeat?
When asking for money, be friendly and agree to anything you say.

But as soon as I asked for money, there was only one word: no!
You can calculate the interest however you want, but there is no principal.

"Forget it, let's go eat."

Li Yi didn't have high expectations to begin with, so he just treated Jiang Li as a way to temper his will.

At least if she goes to the entertainment industry to sell courses, there will definitely be people willing to pay to listen. It's free for her, so she doesn't charge any fees.

After just two steps, a car stopped in front of them.

After seeing the car, Jiang Li quickly withdrew her hand from Li Yi.

However, the car windows were already down.

Wang Qishan glanced at the two of them and asked first, "Manager Li, do you need to go somewhere? I'd like to give you a ride."

"Will this be too much trouble for Mr. Wang?"

Wang Qishan smiled and said, "It's not a bother, it's not a bother."

"That……"

Li Yi was about to get into the car when Jiang Li grabbed the corner of his clothes from behind.

The meaning is very clear, he doesn't want Li Yi to get in Wang Qishan's car.

Wang Qishan didn't say anything.

Even from a distance, he saw the intimate actions of Jiang Li and Li Yi.

Angry? A little, but not much.

It is normal for Jiang Li to be liked by boys, and it would be abnormal if no boys pursued her.

Li Yi is also handsome. Although I don’t know about his other abilities, when the two of them stand together, they do look like a perfect match.

He doesn't mind how many boyfriends Jiang Li has had, he only cares about who Jiang Li ends up with.

The process is not important.

Li Yi simply took Jiang Li's hand and pulled her into the car.

Said: "Mr. Wang is so kind, how can we refuse? It can save us more than ten dollars in fare."

As he was speaking, Li Yi said to Wang Qishan, "Boss Wang, can you take us to No. 1 Middle School?"

"No problem, I'm on my way there too."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Wang."

……

In the car, Jiang Li acted very embarrassed and didn't say a word.

Li Yi had guessed it long ago that Wang Qishan and Jiang Li probably knew each other. On the one hand, both families were bigwigs in the county, and the elders must know each other.

On the other hand, there is Jiang Li's performance. If Jiang Li didn't know Wang Qishan, she wouldn't be nervous.

He even wanted to quickly distance himself from her, which meant that they not only knew each other, but were also very familiar with each other.

He did it on purpose, wanting to see how long Jiang Li could pretend.

After the car started, Wang Qishan asked, "Manager Li's girlfriend is from Sanhe County?"

"Mr. Wang, you're not only from Sanhe County, you're also an employee of Fuyuan Supermarket. Otherwise, I wouldn't go directly to Fuyuan Supermarket to make purchases."

"Haha, it seems that our Fuyuan Supermarket has recruited a lucky employee. I'll ask about her situation and give her a bonus. Employees like this who are wholeheartedly concerned about the company are exactly what we urgently need."

Li Yi: "Mr. Wang, you're welcome. You've been very helpful today. I'll tell our boss when I get back that if there's a chance in the future, Mr. Wang is always welcome to visit our company."

"Easy to say, easy to say..."

Jiang Li's heart was in her throat. She didn't know how Li Yi knew Wang Qishan. From the conversation, it seemed that Li Yi went to purchase a lot of things?

Li Yi works in a company?

Now that you are working, you definitely have no intention of repeating your studies or going to university, right?

She was so conflicted.

I haven't contacted Li Yi during this period because I haven't handled the matter properly and I don't know how to tell Li Yi.

She knew what Li Yi wanted, and wanted to give a clear answer herself and keep fulfilling it.

She also knew that she was a very contradictory person. While she liked Li Yi, she cared more about her family.

She didn't want to make her parents sad, as that would make her happiness meaningless.

She is hesitating now, not to leave a way out for herself, but to leave a way out for her parents.

The car soon arrived at the gate of No. 1 Middle School. After Li Yi got off the car, he thanked Wang Qishan again. Then, in front of Wang Qishan, he put his arm around Jiang Li's shoulders and went to the restaurant next door.

As soon as he sat down in the restaurant, Jiang Li took out his cell phone.

Then, Li Yi snatched it away.

"Come chat with me, it's been so long since I last saw you. It's the same if I go back later and play on my phone."

Jiang Li: "..." She was afraid that Wang Qishan would come to her house and tell her parents about this.

So, I wanted to send a message to Wang Qishan.

She looked at Li Yi pitifully, but Li Yi ignored her.

Moreover, the meal that could have been finished in an hour was dragged out by Li Yi for nearly three hours, and he even called Liu Hui and others over in the middle.

By the time she finished her meal, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. There was no doubt that she had missed the best time period.

She knew that Li Yi did it on purpose, but she couldn't blame Li Yi. She could only blame herself for being in such an environment.

It’s not wrong that Li Yi just wants to have a solid relationship.

On the street, after eating, the two of them were walking aimlessly.

Jiang Li couldn't help but ask, "Husband, do you already have a job?"

"Yes, I'm saving money to marry you in the future."

"What kind of job do you do?"

"I work as a photographer for a media company, doing post-production editing and the like."

"Then why did you go to Fuyuan Supermarket to buy things?"

"The boss of the company arranged to donate some things to Xiangshan Primary School. Knowing that my family is from Sanhe County, he asked me to take charge of this matter."

"Ah? Your company boss is such a nice guy!"

Jiang Li knew Xiangshan Primary School, and her family had donated money and supplies to it many times.

When she was a child, she donated all her toys and clothes.

"Yeah, our boss is a very nice guy. I'm going to go deliver goods with the supermarket tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

"Okay, okay. What time tomorrow?"

"We'll leave at 8 a.m. and deliver things door to door. We'll try to finish before 12 a.m."

"Then you must call me."

"Row!"

About half an hour later, they arrived at Jiang Li's door. Li Yi returned the phone to Jiang Li and said, "You're home."

"Yeah... Actually... My family doesn't live here anymore..."

"Hmm? Where is that?"

"Over there at the bridge..."

"No, we finally walked back here, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I want to spend more time with my husband. I can walk back by myself. My husband doesn't need to send me off."

Li Yi: “…”

Just act!

How did those bastards in the entertainment industry get to where they are? Their acting skills are not as good as Jiang Liyi's!
……

In the end, Li Yi accompanied Jiang Li for nearly two kilometers and sent her to the gate of the new community.

Jiang Li sent a message to Wang Qishan immediately.

Soon, Wang Qishan called back.

"Niece, what's wrong?"

Jiang Li whispered, "Uncle Wang, today..."

"What happened today?"

"Could you please not tell my parents about this?" Jiang Li just asked tentatively. If they had already told her, there was nothing she could do.

"That Li Yi, is he really your boyfriend?"

When Wang Qishan asked this, Jiang Li felt that something was wrong.

She knew Wang Qishan's purpose.

"Yes, it really is. It happened a long time ago." She admitted through gritted teeth.

"How did you meet Li Yi?"

"We are all students of No. 1 Middle School, from the same class."

"What? In other words, Li Yi is only eighteen years old?"

"Ah."

"Then why is he at work?"

"He...didn't do well on the college entrance exam and doesn't want to go to college anymore."

"Oh, that's okay. Don't worry, I won't tell your parents."

"Really? Thank you, Uncle Wang."

Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. The situation she feared most did not happen.

……

At night, Li Yi did not go to the Internet cafe to chat with Liu Hui and others, but turned on the mobile phone given by Jiang Li.

He was the one who sold this phone.

He took out his own SIM card and replaced it with the phone Jiang Li gave him. He could keep his original SIM card for the company.

I had just changed my SIM card and turned on my phone when I received a call from Song Xin.

"Li Yi, you actually applied to Yunzhou University of Technology?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Nonsense, your notice is in my hand."

"What are you doing with my admission letter? Why did the school give it to you?"

"Then don't worry about it. Anyway, you have to go to this university, understand? Tuition and living expenses, we can find a way together. It's just a little over 10,000 yuan, it's not something we can't earn."

Although Song Xin's words were very good, Li Yi felt inexplicably irritated when he heard them.

He really didn't like having his life arranged by Song Xin.

"Can you please stop worrying about me? Take your mother to Yunzhou for a checkup when you have time. You haven't even finished your own business yet, and you're always worrying about me. Aren't you tired?"

Song Xin's mother has been in poor health for many years, but no one in the family takes it seriously.

Of course, the most important problem was her mother's own. No matter how Song Xin asked, she said it was okay, it was just an old illness and it wouldn't affect her.

Song Xin is just a student, how can he have any opinions?

Until later, when the examination was done, it was already in the middle to late stages...

Li Yi didn't know when the diagnosis was made. Anyway, he had no empathy for Song Xin's mother and didn't pay much attention to this matter.

I just saw Song Xin post a few messages asking for help on WeChat Moments, asking which hospital is good and which doctor is professional.

Song Xin on the other end of the phone asked, "What happened to my mom? She's fine."

"She's fine? If she were fine, how could she not have left the house so many times during her three years of high school? Have you ever seen a disease like this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Song Xin on the other end of the phone fell silent.

This is exactly the effect Li Yi wants. Song Xin should just focus on his own business and stop arranging his life all day long.

……

After hanging up the phone, Song Xin ran directly to his mother's room.

Li Honggang is not at home, or rather, he is not at home often and only comes back occasionally.

Seeing his mother sitting on the bed, looking exhausted, Song Xin came over and said, "Mom, can you come with me to Yunzhou tomorrow?"

"Let your uncle take you to school. Mom's legs hurt. As for money, I'll put some money in your card first, and then let your uncle send you living expenses later, okay?"

"No! I want you to go to Yunzhou with me tomorrow morning!"

"Hey, why are you so anxious? Your uncle said he wanted to arrange a graduation banquet for you."

"I don't want anything. I just want you to go with me to Yunzhou and get checked out at the hospital..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the woman on the bed immediately dimmed.

"Don't go!"

(End of this chapter)