The Runaway Wife of the Godfather of the Republic of China

Chapter 13: Jing Xue (2)
As soon as Ye Qingran arrived at the gate of Jiang's house, she heard Jingxue and her mother's heart-piercing cries.

The Jiang family's so-called gate is made of wooden sticks of different lengths. More precisely, it should be a fence gate.The fence gate is only four or five meters away from the main houses of the three shanty towns of the Jiang family. Any movement in the main house can be heard clearly outside the gate.

Ye Qingran thought for a moment whether he should go in, and finally walked into Jiang's house.

Jiang's mother was grabbing Jiang's father's leg with disheveled hair, trying to prevent him from going out, while Jingxue and her younger sister Jingxiu were crying softly.

Seeing Ye Qingran come in, Father Jiang was the first to react. He is thin and stooped, with a haggard complexion and red eyes. It looks like he gambled all night last night.

He smiled embarrassedly, "Miss Ye is here, please greet me, I'll go and look through the book first!" Then he shook off the woman's hand on the ground and ran away as if to escape.

"Qingran," Jiang Jingxue came over to help her mother up, "You saw a joke again."

Qingran felt a little sad when she thought of the quarrel between her mother and her father a few days ago.

The two men couldn't wait to get out of the house, but one was for gambling and the other was for women.

Qing Ran lifted up a crooked chair on the ground, and said, "Mother Jiang, don't just worry about being sad, you'll ruin your body!"

"It's not the first time I've seen it, Qingran, Jingxue's scholarship was taken away by him last night and he lost it! That's the money to pay Jingxiu's tuition—" Jiang's mother broke down in tears, and she didn't say anything. By the age of 40, there are already a lot of white hair on the head, and the heart full of holes has long been overwhelmed by the hardships of life.

"Mom, I want to go to school, I want to go to school!" Ten-year-old Xiao Jingxiu threw herself into her mother's arms.

Mother Jiang cried even harder, "How can I save enough just by washing clothes and pasting cardboard boxes!"

"Mom, I've passed my interview. When school starts, I'll advance two months' salary. It's enough for my sister to go to school!" Jingxue wiped her mother's tears.

Ye Qingran had a sore nose, and regretted not bringing her money.She took out a handkerchief to wipe away Jingxiu's tears, and comforted, "Jingxiu will definitely be able to enter the school this time, sister Qingran still has ten ocean scholarships!"

"Son, how can we bother you anymore! Jingxue, I still have a gold bracelet, which is hidden in the interlayer of your bed, go get it!" Jingxue responded.

Qing Ran hesitated to speak, she really didn't know what to say.What kind of family is this? Not only can the father not earn money to support the family, but he also eats, drinks, whores and gambles outside, and even squanders his daughter's school money!But a mother has to work hard every day, earn a few copper coins, and raise two daughters with hardships!

Jingxue soon came with a rag bag, "Mom, is it this?"

Jiang's mother took it, and peeled off the rags layer by layer, revealing a shining golden bracelet. She caressed the engraved magpies and plum blossoms on it, "This is the dowry your grandmother left me. Now there is only this one left - if I didn't hide it back then, I would have long ago - hey, let's not talk about this. Jingxue, you pawn it, change some money, remember, don't let him See!"

"No, Mother Jiang! I have ten oceans in my hand, enough for Jingxiu to go to school! Jingxue, put the bracelet away!" Qingran stopped them, "I'll go home and get the money right away!"

"Son, we appreciate your kindness." Jiang's mother patted Qingran's hand, "Jingxue, go quickly, it won't be good if he comes back to see it!" Jingxue nodded obediently, and took Qingran's hand , "You go with me."

Ye Qingran followed Jiang Jingxue's footsteps out of the shanty town.

Ye Qingran pulled Jiang Jingxue aside and asked, "Are we friends?"

(End of this chapter)