Read Novel Full Chapter 132
Chapter 132 : Scholarship
Xu Haicheng hesitated for a while and finally pleaded, “Mom, Lingling still has paint on her body. How can she bear to be investigated in this state?”
At Xu Haicheng’s pleading, the police spared his face and sent Du Ling to the hospital to clean the paint off her body first.
The weather was cold, and she was wearing a lot of clothes, so not many places were affected by the paint. However, since the paint got on her hair as well, Du Ling had to shave her head, which was more painful than death.
What made her even more uncomfortable was that the Xu family seemed to really not care about her. She was taken away for interrogation, and the police who interrogated her were ruthless, which scared her so much that she confessed everything.
The renovation of the store couldn’t be completed in a day, and the goods in the store were almost sold out. So Jiang Li simply closed the store for three days to rest and went to Haicheng to purchase new stock.
Qi Shaoqiang got a wolfdog from an acquaintance and planted glass shards on the wall to prevent anyone with bad intentions from stealing things from the store.
Every time Jiang Li went to buy goods and select models, she had to take the train. She wanted to buy a mobile phone, but at that time, one of those things cost more than 20,000 yuan, so she had to ask someone to buy it for her. In the end, she had to settle for a landline phone.
After hearing the news that the clothing store was set on fire, Zhu Zhu, Chen Jing, and others went to the dormitory to show their concern for Jiang Li.
“How can there be such a bad person? Burning someone’s warehouse, isn’t that murder and robbery?”
“Has the criminal been caught? What do the police say?”
Jiang Li nodded, “We’ll sentence them once they’re caught.”
Logically speaking, with the Xu family’s connections and all their arrangements, Du Ling wouldn’t have suffered so much.
But Fang Peilan said that if Xu Haicheng dared to interfere with the investigation and affect the police’s work, she would kick him out of the Xu family.
Because of this incident, Fang Peilan and Jiang Li became closer. When Jiang Li had time, she would go to the old house to have dinner with Fang Peilan.
“I suggest we go to Limin Restaurant for dinner today to calm Lizi down. The new lamb hotpot with chopped green onion and sesame sauce is absolutely delicious. I’ll treat you!”
Wang Hong pinched Zhu Zhu’s round face and said, “What do you mean by giving pears to calm you down? I think you’re just greedy!”
Zhu Zhu pinched Wang Hong, and Wang Hong pretended to twist her. Zhu Zhu, with a red face, threw herself into Chen Jing’s arms, and the three of them got into a playful fight.
Finally, they decided to have dinner at Liming Hotel. Jiang Li called home and the security department of the agricultural machinery factory in advance to inform them that she wouldn’t be going home for dinner, otherwise, Qi Shaoqiang would definitely come to pick her up after class.
Just before leaving, someone asked, “Why didn’t I see Sun Yulian?”
Zhu Zhu curled her lips and said, “Why call her? She’ll only spoil the fun if she comes. Just ignore her.”
“Yeah, have you forgotten what she said about you during the last Mid-Autumn Festival?”
No one in the dormitory liked Sun Yulian very much. At first, they thought she was a gentle person, but after spending time with her, they always felt that she looked down on others.
Even though she had been admitted to university, she didn’t think about studying hard. She was only focused on pleasing her boyfriend and even advised the girls in the dormitory to do the same as her, get married and have children early.
Another time, Sun Yulian invited Zhu Zhu out for dinner, but she brought a man with her, turning what was supposed to be a friendly dinner into a blind date.
The man even spread the word around the school that he was dating the daughter of the prefectural party committee secretary, which made Zhu Zhu so angry that she jumped up and down. From then on, she never looked at Sun Yulian in a friendly manner.
The group had a hot pot meal together. When it came time to pay the bill, the girls didn’t want to take advantage of anyone, so they paid for their own meals. Only Chen Jing rubbed the corner of her clothes, feeling a little embarrassed.
Jiang Li used the excuse of going to the bathroom to pay the bill, receiving many thanks and air kisses. Chen Jing also breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she didn’t really have the money to attend such gatherings, but since they were all classmates from the same dormitory, she felt a bit out of place if she didn’t attend.
The girls in the dormitory were all very kind. Knowing her family background, they deliberately gave her face and always rushed to pay for meals.
She didn’t have anything good to give in return, so she could only clean the dormitory more, get hot water for the girls, and bring them meals to show her gratitude.
“Chen Jing from 302, there’s a letter for you!”
The girls returned to the dormitory laughing. When Chen Jing opened the letter, her face immediately changed, and she burst into tears on the spot.
“Xiao Jing, what’s wrong with you? Did something happen at home?”
Chen Jing was sobbing and couldn’t speak clearly. Wang Hong snatched the letter and read it. It said, “Da Gen fainted while running at school. He was sent to the county hospital for an examination, and the doctor said it was congenital heart disease. It is recommended to undergo surgery as soon as possible, and the surgery will cost five thousand yuan. But the surgery is too risky, so doctors at the county hospital didn’t dare to do it and suggested going to a big city for treatment.”
Da Gen is Chen Jing’s eldest son, who is eight years old this year. He is smart and sensible and always ranks first in the village primary school. Everyone in the dormitory knows about him.
“Don’t worry, call home and ask.”
Zhu Zhu accompanied Chen Jing to make the phone call. The rest of the group frowned and said, “Why don’t we report this to the school and see if we can organize some donations?”
“Yes, there’s also a scholarship selection. Let’s put Xiao Jing’s name forward in our dormitory.”
“I agree!”
“Then I’ll go find the teacher and report the situation.”
“My mother knows someone in the pediatric department at the hospital. I’ll go back today to ask about the situation.”
Jiang Li found out about this the next day. Seeing that the usually gentle Chen Jing had swollen eyes from crying, she came up with an idea.
“Xiao Jing, I have a job here. See if you’d like to take a look.”
The hairbands in the store had always been made by Chen Xianyun. Jiang Li also makes them sometimes, but she’s too busy and often cannot take care of them.
So they thought of hiring two people to work part-time. Chen Jing is very clever and can not only knit sweaters but also embroider clothes. Making hairbands is not difficult for her.
“I make hairbands in my shop by the piece. My monthly income isn’t that much, but at least it’s several dozen.”
Before Jiang Li finished speaking, Chen Jing immediately agreed, “I do!”
After discussing with her family over the phone last night, she decided to bring her child to Haicheng for surgery. Although she now works part-time as a tutor outside during her spare time, her income is very meager.
If she could have such a job, she wouldn’t have to worry about the rent and food expenses for her children, which would really solve her urgent needs.
“Xiao Jing, don’t worry. We’ve already reported the situation to the teacher in your class, and the teacher said that they have applied for a scholarship for you.”
“Yeah, don’t worry, there’s strength in numbers. If each of us donates a little, we can always get enough for the surgery.”
“Lizi, thank you,” Chen Jing cried uncontrollably and kept bowing and saying thank you to her classmates.