amaotonovel Chapter 1085 Li Jia, what mistake did you make?
Chapter 1085 Li Jia, what mistake did you make?
Chapter 1085 Li Jia, what mistake did you make?
Early the next morning, Zhuang Chaoying was awakened by Lin Dongzhe.
"Uncle Zhuang, hurry up and get up. We need to meet up with Sister Li Jia."
Zhuang Chaoying was still in a daze. He put on his glasses in a panic and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's half past seven, Teacher Zhuang, we have to hurry. It's not good to let the girl wait for us." Lin Wufeng said.
Zhuang Chaoying patted his forehead and said, "It's so late. Yes, hurry up. I didn't sleep well last night."
Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei were laughing secretly on the side. When they got up to go to the bathroom last night, they saw Zhuang Chaoying tossing and turning like a pancake. It was obvious that he still couldn't sleep because of the dance. He was not used to his bed at all.
Lin Wufeng glared at the two of them and signaled them to give Zhuang Chaoying some face.
At eight o'clock, the group checked out of the room and arrived at the gate of Tongji University. Qin Hao had already arrived, but Li Jia was not there yet. Zhuang Chaoying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Lin, did you guys sleep well last night?" Qin Hao greeted casually, but found that Zhuang Chaoying's expression was a little abnormal.
Lin Wufeng quickly said: "It's okay, it's okay."
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Jia hurried over. At first she was a little embarrassed to approach, but Lin Dongzhe pulled her over in a familiar manner.
"Uncle Lin, Uncle Zhuang, I'm sorry I'm late."
Lin Wufeng waved his hands quickly: "We just got up too, so we should be the ones to feel sorry for. We'd like to trouble you to show us around Shanghai."
"It's not a trouble. We are classmates. It's a rare opportunity for you to come here..." Li Jia was about to say a few polite words when she was interrupted by Qin Hao.
"If you keep being so polite, I'll be starving."
Li Jiaxing glanced at Qin Hao with a sidelong glance, then said to Lin Wufeng: "Then I'll take you to have breakfast first. There is a morning market outside Yu Garden with many Shanghai snacks. After breakfast, we can also go to Yu Garden for a stroll."
"Okay, I've heard of Yu Garden for a long time, but I've never had the chance to go there. This time we have a guide to take us on a tour." Lin Wufeng replied with a smile.
Afterwards, the group took the bus to the entrance of Yu Garden. As expected, there were many stalls at the entrance. In addition to various snacks, there were also stalls selling clothes and pots and pans. It was like a small commodity market.
"What is that thing Sister Li Jia?" Lin Dongzhe's mouth was so sweet, as if he was covered with honey.
Girls naturally have no resistance to sweet-talking men, and Li Jia is no exception. She brought Lin Dongzhe to the stall and said, "Auntie, help me get two fried dumplings."
"Give."
Lin Dongzhe picked up an oil dumpling and took a big bite: "Mm, delicious, with radish and shrimp skin, crispy, I haven't eaten it in Suzhou."
"As long as you like it." Li Jia said and handed another oil dumpling in her hand to Xiang Pengfei.
Xiang Pengfei hesitated, and Lin Dongzhe pushed him with his elbow. Xiang Pengfei quickly took it and imitated Lin Dongzhe's sweet words and shouted: "Thank you, Sister Li Jia."
"You're welcome. Eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold." Li Jia's smile was very sweet, with a high sugar content.
Zhuang Chaoying whispered to Lin Wufeng, "It's not good to ask others to pay, right?"
"It's okay, I'll ask Haozi to repay the favor later." Lin Wufeng said nonchalantly.
Zhuang Chaoying's mouth twitched. He was not stupid, so how could he not understand Lin Wufeng's thoughts? Favors were given and given, and there were many contacts. He couldn't understand why Lin Wufeng was so "indulgent" towards Qin Hao. Was it because Qin Hao was not his biological son? If it was Lin Dongzhe, would the couple think differently?
When thinking about the issue of college students falling in love, Zhuang Chaoying looked at his son with some worry.
Zhuang Tunan didn't understand what his father meant at all. He thought he was hungry, so he dragged them to buy snacks.
After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to visit Yu Garden, with Li Jia acting as their guide as they walked.
"Yu Garden, first built between the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty, has a history of more than 30 years. It covers an area of more than acres and is known as one of the three famous gardens in Shanghai during the Ming Dynasty, along with Luxiang Garden and Rishe Garden..."
Li Jia recounted the history of Yu Garden like a treasure, and Lin Dongzhe was full of admiration: "Sister Li Jia, you are amazing and know so much."
"We have content about ancient architecture in our architectural history class, and the teacher also asked us to visit these ancient buildings in our spare time. These are the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancients, and many of the architectural structures are not outdated even now."
Qin Hao noticed that when Li Jia talked about her profession, her eyes were filled with confidence and pride. It can be seen that she really likes architecture. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why she was so devastated when she found out that her professional level lagged behind Zhuang Tunan.
Lin Wufeng winked at Lin Dongzhe, who immediately understood and covered his stomach, "Hey, where is Sister Li Jia's toilet?"
"The toilet is over there, there's one after you cross the bridge. I'll take you there." Li Jia was startled and thought Lin Dongzhe had an upset stomach.
Lin Wufeng quickly said to Li Jia: "I can just take him there."
When Lin Dongzhe left, he also took Xiang Pengfei away, and Xiang Pengfei took Zhuang Tunan away. Zhuang Chaoying saw this and decided to go to the toilet as well. He and Qin Hao had some estrangement in the first place, and it always felt awkward for him to stay and watch Qin Hao fall in love.
By the time Li Jia reacted, it was too late. She and Qin Hao were the only ones left at the scene.
"Thank you so much today." Qin Hao said sincerely.
As far as Li Jia could remember, this was the first time Qin Hao thanked her so solemnly, but she heard Qin Hao continue.
"I was less than eight years old at the time. If Aunt Song Ying hadn't agreed to be my guardian, I wouldn't have been able to get rid of them. Over the years, Aunt Song, Uncle Lin, and Lin Dongzhe have been closer to me than my own family, so I have always regarded them as my family."
Li Jia listened to Qin Hao quietly, and after a long pause, she asked, "So, where are your father and grandmother?"
"Of course they wanted to repair their relationship with me, but I ignored them." Qin Hao said calmly, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Li Jia fell silent after hearing this: "But... after all, blood is thicker than water. What if they really know they are wrong?"
"It's not that they know they are wrong, but they are old and are afraid that no one will take care of them in their old age."
Qin Hao and Li Jia looked at each other, and Qin Hao spoke slowly before Li Jia subconsciously tried to avoid his gaze.
"The most unreliable thing in this world is the so-called blood connection. The people who can hurt you are often the so-called relatives. My personal experience tells me that whether they are relatives or not does not depend on whether they are related by blood or not, nor on what they say, but on what they do."
"Judging from the actions and not the heart?" Li Jia muttered to himself, then shook his head.
"Our situation is different. My parents suffered a lot to allow me to return to Shanghai. I watched them kneel in front of my grandparents for a whole night before I had the opportunity to study in Shanghai. Over the years, they scraped out every penny they could to send to me."
Qin Hao subconsciously wanted to pat Li Jia's shoulder to comfort her, but felt that this was a bit abrupt, so he took his hand back: "So, in order to repay your parents, you plan to sacrifice your happiness for the rest of your life and atone for your sins?"
"Li Jia, have you ever thought about where you went wrong?"
Li Jiaru was struck by lightning and stared at Qin Hao blankly. Yes, what did she do wrong?
"Li Jia, your parents sent you back to Shanghai to study because the policy did not allow them to come back. The reason they sent you instead of your brother was because your uncle and aunt disagreed and were afraid that your brother would take their house."
"Life in the Northeast is tough, but you're not enjoying life. You're a teenager living under someone else's roof, sleeping on the kitchen shelf every day, so you really don't have to feel guilty."
Instantly, tears welled up in Li Jia's eyes. Over the years, the letters her parents wrote to her always told her how difficult their lives were, and urged Li Jia to study hard, find a good job in the future, and bring the family back to Shanghai when the policy allowed.
The complaints in her parents' letters once made her feel that her life in Shanghai was like living in heaven, so much so that she dared not slack off in the slightest. Even eating one more piece of candy during the Chinese New Year would make her feel extremely guilty.
Now, after Qin Hao's reminder, Li Jia suddenly realized that in the letters her parents wrote to her, they seemed to have never asked her whether she was living well in Shanghai or whether her studies were hard.
On the other side of the bridge, Lin Dongzhe noticed Li Jia crying and asked in confusion: "Dad, why is Sister Li Jia crying? Did Brother Hao bully her?"
"Lin Dongzhe, don't be nosy. Don't mention this when you go back, okay?" Lin Wufeng quickly instructed.
Lin Dongzhe thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
After saying that, he told Xiang Pengfei beside him: "Pengfei, don't say anything either."
"Well, then when are we going to meet up with Brother Hao?"
Lin Dongzhe put his arm around Xiang Pengfei's shoulders and said, "Wait until Brother Hao comes to see us."
Lin Wufeng burst out laughing. He suddenly realized that his son knew quite a lot. But then he quickly became alert. How could this kid know all this when he is only in junior high school?
On the other side, Li Jia finally calmed down. Seeing Qin Hao staring at her, she glanced at him and said, "What are you looking at?"
"If you are good-looking, you are there for people to see. Do I have to buy a ticket to see it?" Qin Hao covered his pocket exaggeratedly.
Li Jia burst into laughter and patted Qin Hao's arm: "You have to buy a ticket."
"There has to be a standard for buying tickets, right? How much is it?"
"It should be at least fifty cents."
"It's so expensive, you can obviously just rob it."
Li Jia angrily said, "So you mean I'm not worth fifty cents?"
"That's not the case. Only those who are dissatisfied with the goods are the buyers. You have to give me a chance to bargain before we can make a deal." Qin Hao spread his hands.
Li Jia snorted, "Then how much do you say?"
"Fifty cents for one look is too expensive. If I look at it more than once, I'll go bankrupt. How about a monthly subscription? Five dollars a month, so I can watch to my heart's content?"
"Look at your head."
"Look at you. You won't suffer any loss if you look at me. If you really don't want to, we can just look at each other. I'll look at you and you'll look at me. Then we'll be even and no one owes anyone anything."
Li Jia rolled her eyes at Qin Hao and spat, "Who wants to see you?"
"Stop being so sarcastic. Where are Lin Dongzhe and the others?"
"They will show up when they are supposed to."
Li Jia's pretty face flushed, and she suddenly realized that Lin Dongzhe and his group were creating an opportunity for her and Qin Hao to be alone. If it was just Lin Dongzhe, it would be fine, but the key was that Lin Wufeng was also there. According to Qin Hao, he always treated Lin Wufeng as a relative.
"Does this count as meeting the parents?"
A horrifying thought popped up in his mind, scaring Li Jia to the point of panic. After a long pause, he angrily said to Qin Hao, "Go find them quickly."
Soon, Qin Hao and Li Jia "accidentally met" Lin Dongzhe and his party at the gate of Yu Garden.
"Sister Li Jia, there's nothing much to see in Yu Garden. Is there any place in Shanghai that's particularly lively and sells things?"
Just when Li Jia was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to start, Lin Dongzhe stepped out to help her out.
"Yes, then I'll take you to Nanjing Road."
"it is good."
Led by Li Jia, the group came to Nanjing Road. Looking at the busy scene, not to mention Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei, even Lin Wufeng and Zhuang Chaoying were stunned.
"Is Nanjing Road so prosperous now?" Lin Wufeng had been to Nanjing Road on a business trip before, but that was several years ago, and it was not as bustling as it is now.
However, after shopping around, Lin Wufeng and Zhuang Chaoying were not so interested anymore. The reason was very simple: the things in the department store were too expensive, much more expensive than they had imagined.
Zhuang Chaoying whispered to Lin Wufeng, "The department store just now sold a piece of clothing for several hundred yuan. It's too expensive. It shouldn't be so expensive if it's sewn with gold thread, right?"
It's quite embarrassing to say, just now when Zhuang Chaoying was shopping in a department store, he took a fancy to a T-shirt, but when he asked the price, he was shocked to find that the price of this piece of clothing was equivalent to his annual salary. He could only leave the counter in shame.
"That seems to be a foreign brand called Montagut, and it's quite expensive." Lin Wufeng remembered that there seemed to be a similar style in Song Ying's magazine.
"It can't be so expensive. Doesn't the Price Bureau care about it?" Zhuang Chaoying said indignantly. When he thought of the salesperson's contemptuous look at that time, he wanted to find a place to hide.
Fortunately, except for a few high-end department stores, the prices in other stores have dropped a lot, and the variety of goods is much more complete than in Suzhou.
Lin Wufeng gritted his teeth and bought a ladies' watch, while Zhuang Chaoying bought a skirt for Zhuang Xiaoting.
Qin Hao secretly bought a silk scarf without Lin Wufeng's knowledge. At first, Li Jia thought it was for her, but later she saw Qin Hao quietly give it to Lin Dongzhe. Only then did she realize that it was for Song Ying.
I don’t know why, but at that moment, Li Jia felt a sense of loss in her heart.
At noon, Lin Wufeng found a restaurant near Nanjing Road and invited Li Jia to have dinner together. Li Jia originally wanted to refuse, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Lin Dongzhe.
"Sister Li Jia, please don't leave. I want you to take me shopping this afternoon."
In the end, Li Jia couldn't stand Lin Dongzhe's constant nagging and went into the restaurant.
After eating and drinking, the group went shopping again. It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that Qin Hao and Zhuang Tunan sent Lin Wufeng and his group to the train station. Li Jia returned to the Tongji dormitory, took the apples and dried tea given to her by Lin Dongzhe, and went back to her grandparents' house.