Chapter 135: Wedding Eve
As things temporarily came to an end, the New Year holiday also concluded.
“Speaking of which… don’t we still have the identity of college students?” Ji Yunqi suddenly remembered this matter. The two of them seemed to still be college students…
And they were both newly enrolled college students.
“Yes, I think so…”
“Then how long has it been since we’ve been to class?”
Ye Mingkong fell into thought…
It seemed that since their son’s wedding, they had basically not been to school. In addition, their whole family had been in Kyoto during this time.
They naturally hadn’t thought about Rongcheng University. If their memory served them correctly… there were final exams, weren’t there…
Upon thinking of this, Ji Yunqi and Ye Mingkong immediately took out their phones and logged onto the school’s smart software to check. They didn’t know until they checked, and they were shocked!
As expected…
They failed everything.
The two looked at each other, seeing disdain in each other’s eyes.
“It doesn’t matter. Failing all subjects, what’s the big deal? It’s not like it can threaten us. We don’t care at all.”
“Forget it, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, with Old Jiang covering for us, the secretary and the others won’t bother us,” Ye Mingkong said indifferently.
This was also a fact.
If they failed all subjects, they would definitely be summoned by the college secretary for a talk, to be invited for tea. But unfortunately, they weren’t at school, and Jiang You was covering for them.
This made them even more fearless.
“Okay, it’s time to do the real thing.”
“I know.”
The so-called “real thing” was actually the last step before the wedding, which was the pre-marital check-up.
Although Ji Yunqi had already been to the hospital twice for check-ups, it didn’t prevent her from going again, and treating it as a regular prenatal check-up.
It was basically three months now. Although she still didn’t show, Ji Yunqi’s senses were becoming more and more apparent.
Fortunately, the adverse reactions had decreased significantly, and did not affect Ji Yunqi’s daily life.
“Speaking of which, isn’t our daughter-in-law also pregnant? Why haven’t we seen our son take her for a prenatal check-up?”
This was something Ji Yunqi had actually seen. They had been in Kyoto for quite some time. Logically, after living in a new place for a while, they would definitely go for a prenatal check-up.
Why haven’t they seen their son make a move?
“You, why do you worry so much? The young couple must have their own ideas. It’s not for us old folks to manage.”
Ji Yunqi suddenly found Ye Mingkong’s words very funny. What did he mean by “us old folks”?
“We are old, so are our parents also considered old?”
“Ummm…”
Ye Mingkong glanced at the driver sitting in front, then leaned over and whispered three words into Ji Yunqi’s ear.
Unexpectedly, this caused Ji Yunqi to playfully punch his chest.
“If my father heard that, he would break your legs. You are truly a filial son.”
Ye Mingkong scratched his head: “Hehe, it’s alright, alright. The old man wouldn’t go as far as breaking my legs over such a small matter.”
“But~”
“He might scold me, but so what? It’s not like I haven’t been scolded before. I’m not afraid.”
Looking at Ye Mingkong’s “dead pig not afraid of boiling water” attitude, Ji Yunqi immediately lost all her accusatory lines. Nowadays, there are really more and more “filial sons”!
“Your body has no problems. You are very healthy and have no inherited diseases. You don’t need to worry,” Sun Hui explained while holding Ye Mingkong’s check-up report.
However, while explaining, his gaze kept scanning Ye Mingkong. This man in front of him had indeed piqued his interest.
However, he wasn’t interested in Ye Mingkong himself, but rather because Ye Mingkong was the father of Ji Yunqi’s child, which made him curious.
Speaking of which…
Does Ye Xuan know this person? Should he tell Ye Xuan and let them meet?
After thinking about it, Sun Hui gave up the idea. After all, this was their family matter. It was inconvenient for an outsider like himself to interfere, wasn’t it?
“Then what about me, what about me?” Seeing that Sun Hui had finished explaining Ye Mingkong’s check-up report, she impatiently wanted to know hers.
It wasn’t that she needed to know anything special, she just wanted peace of mind. As long as there were no additional issues, it meant that everything was developing in a good direction.
She could rest assured taking care of herself and the child.
Sun Hui looked at Ji Yunqi, then slowly said, “You don’t need to worry either. You and the baby are very healthy. The fetal position is very stable. Just proceed as usual, but try to avoid spicy and irritating foods as much as possible.”
“Understood~”
They were willing to listen to the advice of professionals, especially since this person was a close friend of a junior in their family, and thus a trustworthy person.
……….
After the last physical examination last night, Ji Yunqi and Ye Mingkong were walking on the streets of Kyoto. Now, on the eve of the wedding, they had become leisurely.
All the procedures were arranged perfectly by Ye Lingyu, so they didn’t need to do any supplementary work. They just needed to wait with peace of mind.
Even Ji Chengyun and the others hadn’t bothered them in the past two days.
Xia Zijie and Luo Yao even kept their distance from them to avoid misunderstandings and gossip.
“Do you want to see the path I came from?”
Ji Yunqi was slightly stunned. What was “the path I came from”?
“What’s that?”
Ye Mingkong turned his gaze to the other side, then raised his hand and pointed forward: “It should be in that direction. My childhood school is there, from elementary school to high school. Do you want to go see it?”
Ji Yunqi looked in the direction Ye Mingkong was pointing. There was indeed a school ahead in her field of vision. Was this the school Ye Mingkong attended before?
This sparked Ji Yunqi’s curiosity.
Over the years, Ji Yunqi knew very little about Ye Mingkong’s childhood experiences. Ye Mingkong would often mention some things, but they were very limited, making it impossible to fully understand.
Ji Yunqi couldn’t remember how old Ye Mingkong was when they first met. He seemed to be around 20 years old.
Thinking about it, before meeting her, most of his life must have been spent at home and at school. If that was the case, Ji Yunqi really wanted to see what this place was like.
“Then let’s go and see.”
“Okay.”
When they arrived at the school entrance, they were, as expected, stopped by the security guard.
It was already past the first month of the lunar new year, and many schools had already started. This school, being a comprehensive school with elementary, middle, and high school departments, had naturally seen many students return to school.
Even some advanced classes had already started.
At this time, being stopped by the security guard was naturally a normal occurrence.
During holidays, security guards generally wouldn’t stop people intentionally but would just watch them quietly.
“Do you two need anything?”
Ye Mingkong looked at the security guard: “Hello, I’m a former student here. I’m getting married soon, so I brought my wife to visit.”
As he spoke, Ye Mingkong took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and offered one to the security guard.
The security guard naturally accepted it with pleasure. It was just a cigarette, nothing he couldn’t accept.
“Okay, then just register, and you can go in.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Ji Yunqi watched from the side without speaking. She knew that these schools generally wouldn’t let them in so easily. According to the procedures, they should notify the leadership and get approval, but now…
It could only be said that Ye Mingkong had mastered the art of social interaction.
“When did you start carrying cigarettes?” Ji Yunqi asked curiously.
Ye Mingkong never smoked, so why would he carry a pack of cigarettes? It couldn’t be that he got them from visiting relatives and didn’t take them out, could it?
“I bought a pack of cigarettes specifically to carry with me.”
“Why?”
Looking down at Ji Yunqi’s clear, big eyes, Ye Mingkong shook his head helplessly.
How had his wife become so stupid?
Ye Mingkong dared to say that if they hadn’t exchanged identities and responsibilities, Ji Yunqi would probably still be like a little silly girl, not knowing what to do.
Or perhaps, because Ye Mingkong had taken over most of the affairs, Ji Yunqi didn’t have to do anything, and her brain had become sluggish?
“Don’t you remember? You taught me this, and you also taught our son.”
“Ah? What?” These words completely bewildered Ji Yunqi. When did she teach him to carry cigarettes around? What did this have to do with her?
Suddenly, Ji Yunqi seemed to remember!
It seemed to be what she had said!
In the past, Ye Mingkong had asked her the same question: why did she carry a pack of cigarettes when she didn’t smoke? At that time, she had been so proud.
She had said…
Men could avoid smoking and drinking, but they couldn’t not know how. Especially smoking, they could choose not to smoke, but they must have it on them. It could often expedite things when asking for favors.
Oh my gosh!
These were her exact words! Why couldn’t she remember them now?
On the contrary, her wife remembered them clearly. Could it be that her brain was really not used enough, and now she couldn’t keep up with her own thoughts at all?
“Wow, husband, have I become too silly from being pampered?”
Ye Mingkong stroked Ji Yunqi’s head and comforted her: “Don’t be afraid. Even if you become silly, I’ll still protect you. It’s okay if you become silly.”
“Tsk, you mean to say ‘silly people have silly blessings’, right?”
Ji Yunqi understood. He really thought she had become stupid and didn’t have any intention of comforting her!
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Pregnancy makes women silly for three years, isn’t that normal?”
“You…”
Ji Yunqi really didn’t want to talk anymore. Why was Ye Mingkong so annoying now?
She wandered around the campus, Ji Yunqi didn’t feel much. Her biggest feeling was…
This comprehensive school was truly huge, almost comparable to some universities. It felt similar to her experience at Rongcheng University, which was also endlessly large.
But it was understandable, after all, it was a three-in-one school, so it was quite normal for it to be large.
Suddenly, Ye Mingkong stopped abruptly, staring intently at something ahead. Before Ji Yunqi could ask what was wrong, he rushed forward.
“Hey, where are you going?” Ji Yunqi quickly followed.
She saw Ye Mingkong stop in front of an elderly person: “Teacher Zhang, let me help you carry it.”
“Oh my, who is this young man?” Teacher Zhang didn’t react much to having his papers and materials taken away. He was used to such things.
Ji Yunqi also ran over to them, looking at the old and young people with a somewhat dazed expression.
Although she had become silly, Ji Yunqi hadn’t become stupid. Seeing how Ye Mingkong treated the elder, she guessed that this old man must be Ye Mingkong’s former teacher.
“Hehe, hello Teacher~”
“Yes, yes, hello, young lady.”
Teacher Zhang always greeted young people with a smile when they offered help, never putting on a stern face.
“Do you two know me?”
Ye Mingkong stepped forward: “Teacher Zhang, I was your student before~”
“Ah? My student?”
Teacher Zhang scratched his head. The snow-white hair seemed to tell Ji Yunqi and Ye Mingkong that this teacher was already old…
“Sorry, I really can’t remember. I’ve taught too many students~”
“It’s okay, Teacher Zhang. It’s enough that we remember you.”
This was Ye Mingkong’s heartfelt words. The elder before him was his former homeroom teacher, and his so-called good upbringing from childhood started with this teacher’s guidance.
This teacher had accompanied him for a full nine years, from the beginning of elementary school to the end of junior high school, accompanying that group of people.
In fact, Ye Mingkong even remembered that when he first enrolled, he was still young. Despite being the eldest daughter of the Ye family and having Ye Lingyu’s guidance.
He still had some princess syndrome and young lady’s temper, and had caused quite a bit of trouble at school.
However, none of this…
was noticed by Ye Lingyu. Instead, it was this Teacher Zhang who silently cleaned up his messes and taught him.
Decades had passed, and teachers like Teacher Zhang were different from teachers now.
Teachers back then truly pursued the concept of teaching and nurturing people. As for now… most of them just treated it as a stable job.
There were very few people who purely pursued the concept and dream of teaching and nurturing people…
“Hahaha, good, my student, you’ve come back to see your teacher?”
“Yes, I haven’t been back for a long time. I thought of you today and came to see you.”
The three of them walked and chatted, talking intermittently. Although Teacher Zhang couldn’t remember things from decades ago clearly, Ye Mingkong would still share some interesting stories with Teacher Zhang.
And when they arrived in front of the teaching building…
“Are you called Ye Yun Chu?”
At these words, both Ji Yunqi and Ye Mingkong were slightly startled. Teacher Zhang smiled awkwardly: “You’ve gotten my memory mixed up. I mistook you for a girl, hahaha.”
Ye Mingkong supported Teacher Zhang to the classroom door and then silently watched his respected teacher enter the classroom.
After all, decades separated them. The teacher’s memory was starting to get a bit confused. Perhaps his mind only contained teaching, and he had almost forgotten the beautiful memories of the past.
The purpose of this trip was only to revisit past experiences. He didn’t want to forget these. After not returning for decades, those unique memories that should have been his were almost lost…
“Husband, if you have a chance in the future, take me to see all the places you’ve been before.”
Ye Mingkong slowly turned his head to look at his beloved wife: “Okay, in the future, I will take you to see all the mountains and rivers, no matter how far.”
“Okay!”
…………………
Time flies…
The wedding date is fast approaching…
However, at this time, Ji Yunqi began to worry…
Because she suddenly remembered that parents were supposed to sit on the stage at the wedding!
Where was she going to find her parents?
Gu Ming couldn’t be called. Even her biological father couldn’t be. They weren’t close. Besides the blood connection, Ji Yunqi didn’t want any involvement with such a person.
“What are you thinking about all by yourself?”
Looking at the slightly aged face in front of her, Ji Yunqi felt that she could ask for his opinion.
“Old Jiang, you say, do I have any elders who can sit on the guest seat as my elder at the wedding?”
“This…” Jiang You fell into contemplation…
Ji Yunqi was an orphan before, with no father or mother. Now, this identity was no different from having no father or mother.
Yes, Jiang You knew everything. One day ago, after bringing his family from Rongcheng to Kyoto, and after Ji Yunqi had arranged everything for them, he told himself everything that had happened during this time.
Although Jiang You knew some things through Ji Chengyun, it was ultimately not as direct as hearing it firsthand.
Facing Ji Yunqi’s question, even Jiang You was in a dilemma.
Yes, in terms of blood relations, currently, for Ji Yunqi, there was only Ji Chengyun and the unborn child in her belly.
Back then…
When Ji Yunqi got married, it was Jiang family’s elder, that is, Jiang You’s father, who came forward as an elder. But now… the elder was no longer alive, so who else could come forward as an elder?
The wedding invitation publicly identified Ye Mingkong as Ye Lingyu’s grandson, therefore, Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua could not attend as Ji Yunqi’s elders…
“How about… I do it? Hehehe~~”
Ji Yunqi frowned and looked at the guy beside her with a lewd smile. She really wanted to pry open his brain and see what was inside.
Was it a brain?
Or the favorite of dung beetles!
“Hey, hey, hey, although you are more than twenty years older than me on the surface, we are still brothers in private, okay?”
“What, I treat you as a brother, and you want to be my dad?”
Jiang You’s expression became a little awkward, and he weakly said, “Actually… it’s not impossible~”
“Get lost!”
Ji Yunqi couldn’t help it and kicked him to the ground.
“Hey, hey, hey, you’re pregnant, you can’t get angry, you know?”
Although Ji Yunqi seemed angry on the surface, she was actually quite happy. At least Jiang You’s attitude towards her hadn’t changed much because of her physical changes.
As for the only change…
Perhaps it was that he wouldn’t casually put his arm around her shoulders like before. This was also understandable.
Looking at the gray hairs that had appeared on Jiang You’s head, Ji Yunqi’s heart sank.
Yes, Jiang You was no longer young. Originally, neither of them was young, but now she had returned to youth, while he hadn’t. How could she not feel heartbroken?
Psychologically, they were almost the same, both with aged souls in their forties, but physically, there was a world of difference!
Jiang You was now a middle-aged man in his forties, his body was no longer youthful and was starting to decline.
But look at herself?
A 18-year-old maiden in the prime of her youth, with an infinite future ahead, and a lot of youth to spare.
Perhaps in the future…
She herself would not have aged, but Jiang You would have left first…
“Okay.”
“What?” Jiang You seemed not to have heard, and was stunned on the spot, his mouth slightly open, looking at Ji Yunqi with disbelief.
Okay what? He was just joking.
“I said okay, I promise you.”
Noticing that there wasn’t a hint of a smile on Ji Yunqi’s face, Jiang You knew she was serious.
“Are you serious?”
Ji Yunqi nodded: “Yes, you be my elder. Over the years, we’ve called each other brothers, but more often you’ve taken care of me, taken care of my life, and my self-esteem…”
“I understand everything. Although this is normal brotherhood, I haven’t forgotten your help.”
“Anyway, now you are a middle-aged uncle in your forties, and I am a beautiful young girl of 18. To outsiders, aren’t we like elders and juniors?”
Jiang You fell silent after hearing this…
Then he raised his head, a smile reappearing on his face: “Okay, I will be your elder!”
At this moment, Ji Yunqi looked up at Jiang You again.
Although Jiang You’s face had become quite aged, even though his body was starting to decay, in Ji Yunqi’s eyes, the sincerity of this good brother wanting to help her had never changed.
Perhaps this was the tacit understanding between men.
Although she was a woman now, and even a pregnant woman…
“Then let’s clarify, I’ll be your elder. As for… the address, it’s up to you, but don’t call me ‘Dad’, hehe~”
Seeing Jiang You start to act cheeky again, Ji Yunqi’s expression instantly turned grim.
She had almost forgotten just now.
A good brother could be a touching person, or a person who could turn and deny his relationship in an instant.
“Jiang You, come here~”
“What… what are you doing?”
With a nervous heart, Jiang You slowly walked up to Ji Yunqi.
She glanced around, making sure no one else was paying attention to the two of them, Ji Yunqi reached out and held him from behind Jiang You.
“Damn it! So you’re being cheeky!”
“Ahhh! You’re not playing fair! If it weren’t for the fact that you’re now delicate and weak, I would have fought you for three hundred rounds!”
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