Chapter 90: The Gu Family in Kyoto
Not long after Ji Yunqi left, the expression of the man turned from the previous complacency to great seriousness, and even a hint of rage could be seen on his face.
Turning his head, Gu Yunlan looked at Li Wei beside him with a very serious expression: “Did you get it?”
Li Wei showed Gu the few strands of hair in his hand and nodded slightly.
“Very good, now comes the verification.”
Gu Yunlan looked up in the direction Ji Yunqi had left. At this moment, his eyes held not only seriousness, but also a hint of… heartache.
However, all of this would have to wait until he verified it before drawing any conclusions, otherwise, it would all be in vain.
“Husband, do you think this is true?” Li Wei asked uncertainly. If possible, she didn’t want it to be true.
After all, if this matter were true, the entire family would likely be in turmoil, leading to chaos, which would be no good for any family.
However…
If it were true, then this matter would have to be handled with utmost seriousness. How could a poor child be walking alone in the outside world?
“I think it’s very likely. I’ve always suspected it. After all, there is no similarity between them. Now it seems…”
“Heh heh…”
…
At this time, Ji Yunqi had already returned home. She was in an exceptionally good mood all the way.
Not only did she buy a house she liked, but she also befriended a couple. Judging by her years of experience, the demeanor of this couple was not that of ordinary people.
She had only felt this kind of feeling from some great figures, a confidence that came from the depths of their souls, which could not be cultivated overnight.
This house was a gift from Ji Yunqi to her son and daughter-in-law, serving as their marital home.
*Click~*
As the door was opened, Ji Yunqi returned home.
“Dad!” Ji Chengyun rushed over the moment he saw Ji Yunqi, God knows how worried he was.
Since he got off work, he found it strange that his father was not at home. When he asked his mother, she didn’t say anything, just that she didn’t know where his father went.
This had made Ji Chengyun extremely anxious. His father was so frail now. If he encountered danger alone outside, he wouldn’t be able to escape!
Although his father was very good at fighting, he was limited by his physical condition. If he encountered strong bad guys, he would have no power to resist.
But he didn’t know where to look, so he could only wait at home. Fortunately, his mother’s confident attitude gave Ji Chengyun a sense of peace.
His mother’s calmness must mean she knew something, but even so, he was still very flustered.
Now that he saw his father return home safely, the big rock in his heart finally fell.
Ji Yunqi had been keeping her wife updated on her phone along the way, all to prevent her family from worrying. She didn’t expect her son to still be so anxious.
She was quite touched. Her son cared so much about her!
It seemed she didn’t need to worry about her son neglecting her after he got married. After all, she was still counting on her son to take care of her in her old age.
Wait…
Could her son take care of her now? She was now younger than her son. In that case, wouldn’t she have to play a secondary account?
This…
Let’s forget about it for now. Ji Yunqi was still a little scared.
After all, if she were to play a secondary account now, she would be the one giving birth. This kind of thing…
She wasn’t really afraid, it was just a bit difficult to accept. Therefore, it would be better to put aside the idea of playing a secondary account for the time being.
“Okay, okay, don’t just stand here, let’s go inside.”
“Okay.”
“Dad, have you eaten? If not, I’ll make you something.”
Ji Yunqi shook her head: “No need, I’m back today to give you a surprise~”
Ji Chengyun scratched his head: “Dad, what surprise?”
Ji Yunqi didn’t tell her son immediately. Instead, she looked around and asked, “Where’s your wife?”
“I’ll go call her, she’ll be here right away.”
With that, Ji Chengyun hurried into the house.
Ji Yunqi took out the property deed she had hidden in her arms, walked to the sofa, and sat down. Before long, Ji Chengyun brought Zhang Xinrou to the living room.
However, they didn’t notice the pile of things on the coffee table at this moment. Instead, their eyes were all fixed on Ji Yunqi, expecting her to say something nice.
“Do you want to guess what good thing I’ve prepared for you?” Ji Yunqi was in a playful mood now, wanting to see if these two children could guess what she had prepared.
Perhaps it was due to becoming younger, Ji Yunqi’s heart had also changed. She really didn’t want to face her family with her previous rigid attitude.
Ji Chengyun and Zhang Xinrou exchanged glances, then began to think. Finally, Ji Chengyun spoke, “Dad, what is this thing related to?”
Ji Yunqi was slightly taken aback, not expecting her son to ask for a hint. However, it was true that guessing randomly without any basis was not very appropriate.
There were so many things that could be given as gifts, who knew what it was?
“Alright then, I’ll give you a hint. This thing~~ is very important for a new family~”
Zhang Xinrou and Ji Chengyun were a bit lost. Important for a new family?
What kind of statement was that? It was obviously a gift for them, so saying that was as good as saying nothing. However, speaking of importance…
“I know!” Zhang Xinrou suddenly exclaimed, “It must be… wedding candies! Right?”
“Sigh…”
Ji Yunqi sighed. She really didn’t know what to say. Her daughter-in-law was good in everything, but why didn’t she think bigger?
“No, guess bigger.”
“Bigger?” Zhang Xinrou pondered thoughtfully.
“Eh, what do you think it is?” Zhang Xinrou nudged her husband beside her and asked.
Ji Chengyun was also deep in thought. He had received many gifts from his father since he was young, all different, but all had one thing in common: they perfectly fit his needs at the time.
And now…
The most important thing for him currently was marriage!
His father had also said earlier that this thing was closely related to a new family and was very important, meaning that this thing was indispensable for a family!
So…
This thing must be…
Ji Chengyun’s eyes suddenly lit up, as if the truth of the world was now in his grasp. At this moment, he seemed to be possessed by Sherlock Holmes.
His entire demeanor changed.
Even Ji Yunqi couldn’t help but be slightly stunned and nodded secretly. As expected, no one knows a father better than a son. The father and son were truly connected heart to heart.
“So, did you guess it?”
Ji Chengyun nodded: “Naturally~”
“After all, Dad said it’s something important for a new family. So this thing will accompany us for a long time and be very practical, right?”
“Yes!”
“Then… it must be a set of duvet covers~”
Ji Yunqi:………..
She had just thought her son had understood her, and guessed it correctly… but it was off by a million miles!
A set of duvet covers?
How could this brat say that? He was getting married, how could his father be so stingy?
“Brat, am I that stingy? How can you talk about your dad like that? I’m going to be sad~”
With that, Ji Yunqi pouted, showing an aggrieved look that stunned Ji Chengyun. Why was his dad making such an expression?
Just as Ji Chengyun looked surprised, Ji Yunqi quickly reacted.
Good heavens!
What was she doing just now?
Was she pretending to be aggrieved? Was this something she would do?
It’s bad, it’s bad…
“Dad, I didn’t mean it like that…”
“Stop!” Ji Yunqi stopped her son in time, sighed slightly, and decided it was too much trouble to let them continue guessing. It was really boring…
“Here, that pile of things over there, go and see for yourselves.” Ji Yunqi pointed to the pile of things on the coffee table, then returned to her room.
…
Ji Chengyun picked it up naturally, his eyelids twitching.
“Chengyun, why did Dad give us a pile of strange things? What is this pile of paper? Could it be… an invoice?”
Zhang Xinrou’s eyes sparkled, as if she had seen something particularly attractive.
“This is… a property deed!”
“What?”
Zhang Xinrou leaned forward and looked closely, only to find that it was indeed a house…
The couple exchanged glances, and both saw the disbelief on each other’s faces. Good heavens… Dad was too generous…
“Chengyun, Dad’s gift to us is too generous!” Zhang Xinrou couldn’t believe her eyes.
It was rare for a son to be given a house directly upon marriage… What’s more, this house was bought in full, so there was no need to repay any loans.
“Xinrou, this gift seems very substantial…”
Ji Chengyun looked at the property deed in his hand, feeling very confused.
He had once vowed to take good care of his father, who had now become a girl. But he never expected that besides being slightly useful when his father first returned, his father had always taken care of him in life and in detail. He even felt that this was all as it should be.
The housing prices in Rongcheng were not cheap now. Although they were still far from Kyoto’s, they were definitely not something ordinary families could afford outright.
This house was bought outright by his father, meaning that his father’s savings were almost depleted.
He had worked hard his whole life, but before he could enjoy it, his life savings were used to buy him a house. Ji Chengyun felt very guilty at this moment.
But for now, he could only accept this gift.
After all, it was his father’s intention and a wedding gift. Although the wedding had not yet taken place, it didn’t matter.
Looking at his father’s room, Ji Chengyun didn’t know what to say. He could only silently remember his father’s kindness in his heart. Even if his father didn’t expect anything in return, he would do his best to repay him.
…
“Do you know? The Welcome Party is coming soon!” Tang Yun’er said mysteriously next to Ji Yunqi and the others.
Ji Yunqi was a little confused. What was the Welcome Party?
Could it be, as the name suggested, a party held to welcome new students? But it was almost the end of October, wasn’t it a bit inappropriate to hold a Welcome Party at this time?
After all, in Ji Yunqi’s eyes, a Welcome Party should be held when new students first enrolled.
This way, new students could feel the enthusiasm of the seniors and senior students, and they would be more motivated to study. But why wait until now?
“Yun’er, why is the Welcome Party being held at this time? Shouldn’t it be after military training?” Ji Yunqi asked her question.
Zhang Ziping chimed in: “Yes, I’m not very clear either. Isn’t the Welcome Party a bit late?”
Facing everyone’s confusion, Tang Yun’er just shook her head helplessly and waved her index finger in front of everyone: “No, no, no~”
“Look at you all, you can’t see the essence of it. You’re too superficial~”
“Hurry up and tell us, don’t keep us in suspense.” Ye Mingkong urged from the side.
Compared to others who were clueless, Ye Mingkong had some understanding of the Welcome Party.
According to him, the Welcome Party was held after military training in the year his son first enrolled. However, after that year, it was changed to be held in late October.
The specific reason was unknown, but Ye Mingkong understood that although this matter coincided with his son’s enrollment, it definitely had nothing to do with his son. There must have been other factors that delayed it.
In this regard, Ye Mingkong was also very curious. What exactly happened to cause this.
“Cough cough….”
Tang Yun’er suddenly stood up, lifted her right leg under her skirt, stepped onto the chair, and rested her elbows on her knees, her posture becoming quite roguish.
“I’m telling you, the reason why it’s held at the end of October is because starting from the year of Senior Ji Chengyun, all the content of the Welcome Party is participated in by the new students~”
“Ah?”
“Holy crap?”
“What the heck?”
A group of people exclaimed in surprise, and Ye Mingkong was the most shocked, because he had just thought that this matter probably had nothing to do with his son, but now this girl mentioned his son’s name.
“What is going on?” Ye Mingkong asked.
He urgently wanted to know what was going on. They hadn’t paid much attention to their son when he first enrolled, thinking that they would let their son freely develop in college.
But now~~
It seemed their son had done something extraordinary!
This immediately attracted his attention. He hadn’t paid attention to his son’s campus life before, but it wasn’t too late to pay attention now.
“Then you have to listen carefully~”
“Legend has it that at the Welcome Party for Senior Ji Chengyun’s year, it was arranged by the seniors and senior students as usual, but because the host at the time had something to do and couldn’t come at the last minute.”
“Do you know what happened next?” Tang Yun’er deliberately didn’t finish, wanting to pique the curiosity of the group and see if they could guess.
Ji Yunqi showed a thoughtful expression after hearing Tang Yun’er’s words, then looked at Ye Mingkong: “Did you guess it?”
“Did Chengyun step in for the host and showcase his talents?”
This was the most reasonable guess Ye Mingkong could think of, otherwise, he couldn’t explain why Tang Yun’er always mentioned Ji Chengyun. There must be a connection between the two.
“That’s right, you guessed correctly~”
“At that time, it was Senior Chengyun who replaced the host and was assigned to the task at a critical moment. At that time, Senior Chengyun had never seen the script, and it was all improvised. ”
“However, even in such a situation, he remained very calm, didn’t say a single wrong word throughout, and directed very well. He even performed better than the host who had rehearsed.”
“It was also because of this incident that the school leaders saw an opportunity, which was to let the new students host themselves and arrange programs themselves, as a way to train the new students.”
“The effect was immediate. In the past few years, the performance of university students in various activities has improved significantly.”
“Do you all understand now~~”
Zhang Ziping pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and exclaimed, “I get it. It’s because of Senior Chengyun that we have to suffer this misfortune, right?”
*Slap~~*
“You wish! Go away, what nonsense are you talking about? This is a good thing, what misfortune?” Tang Yun’er couldn’t help it and slapped Zhang Ziping on the head on the spot.
The latter covered his head, looking a bit wronged: “Okay, okay, I was wrong~~”
“That’s more like it~”
Ye Mingkong and Ji Yunqi exchanged glances at this moment, seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.
Who would have thought that their son had done such a thing back then? They had been wondering why the school leaders suddenly valued their son so much.
So it turned out to be for this reason. It turned out that their son had showcased his talents and attracted their attention, and they saw his potential as a leader.
At this moment, Ji Yunqi finally understood why her son, who was clearly a dissolute playboy in high school, spending his days playing with those female classmates.
Four years of university had transformed her son into an outstanding leader.
In this regard, going to university was indeed very useful. Although the knowledge learned in class was not very useful, one could completely temper oneself in school.
“As expected, he’s worthy of him. He’s truly excellent,” Ye Mingkong couldn’t help but exclaim.
Just as the couple was still marveling at their son’s excellence, Tang Yun’er changed the subject and looked at Ji Yunqi: “Yunqi, are you ready?”
“Ah?” Ji Yunqi looked around and found everyone looking at her. She pointed a finger at herself: “Me?”
Tang Yun’er nodded: “Yes, are you ready?”
“Ready for what?”
Ji Yunqi was completely baffled at this moment. Ready for what?
What did she need to be ready for? She didn’t know anything!
Or was this just a prank by Tang Yun’er?
“Yun’er, what are you talking about? What do I need to be ready for? What is ready or not?”
Ji Yunqi really didn’t understand Tang Yun’er’s words, but her intuition told her that this didn’t seem like a good thing, and she hoped it wouldn’t be too bad…
“Ah Yue Yi / First Release? You don’t know?” Tang Yun’er was also quite shocked. She thought Ji Yunqi knew. It turned out this person didn’t know.
“Know what?” Ji Yunqi spread her hands helplessly.
“Teacher Jiang said that you will be the host for this Welcome Party, hosting this Welcome Party.” Tang Yun’er no longer spoke evasively.
After all, Ji Yunqi didn’t know anything yet. Telling her earlier would give Ji Yunqi more time to prepare, otherwise she would probably end up like Ji Chengyun, improvising.
“What? (☉д⊙)”
She was stunned. How could she not know about such a big event?
Did Jiang Youwei just say it without consulting her? No, no, she had to go find Jiang Youwei to ask if there was any room for maneuver.
“Okay, okay, I get it. I’ll go find Teacher Jiang.” With that, Ji Yunqi ran off without regard for anyone else.
As she ran, she muttered curses, almost all the curse words Ji Yunqi had held back over the years coming out.
She didn’t understand how Jiang Youwei could betray her like this.
I treat you as a brother, but you treat me as a beast of burden, right?
*Bang!*
This time, Ji Yunqi didn’t even bother to knock. She kicked the door open directly, and Jiang Youwei, who was in the office, was startled by the sudden loud noise.
Even part of the lesson plan he was writing was accidentally deleted.
He looked towards the sound and saw Ji Yunqi with a flushed face.
“Yun… Yunqi, what are you doing here?” Jiang Youwei’s intuition told him that the visitor was not friendly. He felt a sense of guilt…
Ji Yunqi cut to the chase, walked forward, grabbed Jiang Youwei by the collar, and forced him to make eye contact with her.
“You want me to be the host of the Welcome Party? Such a big matter, and you didn’t even say a word to me?”
Jiang Youwei immediately realized that she had come to hold him accountable.
This matter was indeed his fault. At this moment, he could only accept her resentment.
“Um… can you let me explain… okay?”
Seeing that Jiang Youwei was trembling, Ji Yunqi let go of his hand and sat aside, waiting for Jiang Youwei to give a reasonable explanation.
“Um… because I asked the other students in the class, and there was no one else suitable, nor did they have the ability. And this task just happened to be assigned to our class, so…”
“So you reported me because you couldn’t find anyone suitable?” Ji Yunqi stared at Jiang Youwei with a displeased look, feeling like she had been sold out by her good brother.
Jiang Youwei wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to explain: “Don’t worry, I believe in your ability. And hosting this Welcome Party is not difficult at all. It’s just reading lines and announcing programs.”
“Sigh…”
Ji Yunqi knew this, but that was only on the surface. There were many things to be done behind the scenes. After all, being a host wasn’t that simple.
Jiang Youwei looked at the changing expression on Ji Yunqi’s face, feeling a little scared. He had always heard his colleagues say that university teachers were most afraid of unruly students.
Especially when they were in the wrong, it was common to be scolded by students, but they had to accept it.
Jiang Youwei had not taken it seriously before, but today he had encountered it.
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