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"Are you planning to go to the hospital today?" Liu ijun hesitated for a mont before looking at Chuxia and asking. She knew Chuxia was going to the Capital City tomorrow and was likely not going to visit again, but she couldn’t resist asking with hope.
"I’m going to drop by in the afternoon to formally say goodbye to Elder Yuan." Chuxia smiled and held her hand. "You can have breakfast before you leave, and you can catch a ride with Jing Zhe. I’ll call him now and ask him to wait for you."
The words of rejection were on her lips, but Liu ijun changed her mind and said, "Alright, I’ll take advantage of that."
"That’s what you should do." Chuxia smiled and gave her a light pat. "You were going to refuse, weren’t you, ijun? We are good friends, and I won’t play gas with you. In the future, don’t be so formal with ."
"Got it." Liu ijun replied with a smile, "As long as you don’t find annoying."
After having breakfast with the Zhou family, Chuxia saw Liu ijun off. Seeing there was no one around, Liu ijun whispered, "Chuxia, I’ve co to strongly believe in karma. Good people get good results.
Look at your parents, they are good people, and you are a good person. As a result, you all lead such good lives. My parents have never done anything unethical, and as a result, I t you, who helped solve their difficulties.
I estimate Li ilan will be quite surprised to see my parents today. Let’s see if she’ll dare insist my mom work as a nanny at her house."
"Auntie told she was happy working at Li ilan’s house and that Li ilan’s mother-in-law is quite interesting."
"She is interesting, but you didn’t see how she bossed my mom around as if my mom should serve her. There were tis when it was alti and my mom didn’t co ho, so I went to find her, and they had no sha watching my mom do the cleaning for them.
Chuxia, you’ve known for a while; you know my character. I don’t flatter anyone, but I’m not overly sensitive and prideful either.
For to feel uncomfortable, they must have gone too far. My mom isn’t naturally subservient; she cares for my dad. My dad is very diligent and honest in his work, yet he speaks little, so the supervisor at security keeps finding fault with him and wants to transfer him.
If my dad gets transferred, it would only be to the loading departnt, which my mom wouldn’t want. Hence, she’d suffer a bit but lie to my dad, saying she liked going to Li ilan’s house.
At first, I believed her like my dad did, until I witnessed several tis and understood. But my mom wouldn’t let tell the truth to my dad, so he remains in the dark."
"ijun, I haven’t dared ask you, who helped you get into the won’s healthcare team?" Chuxia smiled, "It’s not that I’m skeptical, but for kids from ordinary families, it’s not an easy thing to get in. Like my case, I was almost ousted except my luck was good."
"I understand your point, you’re wondering if my family then has connections, why wouldn’t my parents use them?" Liu ijun sighed. "My parents really hate holding back relatives.
When it’s about their own matters, they’ve never asked anyone for help, always dealing with things on their own. But when it cos to , for the sake of my future, they reached out to relatives for the first ti.
I got into the won’s healthcare team thanks to my uncle. However, he only inford us about the exam. My scores were entirely true and I t the standards.
Still, as you said, without so connections, it was indeed difficult. A classmate of mine also applied and her scores were even better than mine, yet she didn’t get admitted.
She appealed but as expected, nothing ca of it. Hence, I’m grateful to my aunt and uncle, but more so to my parents, for putting aside principles for .
Yes, their principles might seem outdated, but it shows how important I am to them. So Chuxia, I’m really, really thankful to you this ti.
But I know you don’t want to hear my gratitude, so I won’t say more. We have a long road ahead together, and I’ll always stand by you."
"See, you still said it." Chuxia cast an annoyed glance at her, "The help I gave you was because I value our friendship, not to beco your benefactor."
Liu ijun giggled, "You’re overthinking. I won’t see you as my benefactor but as a lifelong friend."
Chuxia was stunned, then smiled too; she was indeed presumptuous. After hearing such a long explanation from her friend, she followed her side of thinking effortlessly. Oh, people...
Before Chuxia could visit in the afternoon, Liu ijun called, informing her that Tong Bao had co to see her, begging for forgiveness and apologizing repeatedly, saying he refused because he felt unworthy, not because he didn’t like her.
Liu ijun said she was stunned at the ti, unable to understand how she could have been misunderstood like that, until he clarified that Tong Bao’s parents had been suspended.
"ijun, are you calling to plead for his parents?" Chuxia asked.
"Of course not." Liu ijun laughed on the other side, "I’m not that brainless yet; you helped , and I’d ask you to do sothing contradictory? Moreover, I believe nobody has wrongly accused his parents; his parents might make trouble over trivial matters, but the people with you, Chuxia, wouldn’t do that. Birds of a feather flock together, right?"
"Can I take that as a complint?" Chuxia chuckled, "ijun, I’ve noticed you’ve beco more and more skilled at using sweet-talking tactics."
"Really?" Liu ijun laughed proudly, "Being skilled at using sweet-talking is also a talent. Chuxia, thank you for reminding , otherwise, I wouldn’t have realized I’m improving."
"I’m done teasing you. So how did you respond to Tong Bao?" Chuxia asked.
"I feigned ignorance, playing dumb. With people like that, can you really reason with them?"
"Smart!" Chuxia couldn’t help but praise, "ijun, I think you should go into administration; you definitely have more potential than that Xiaoqiong. However, don’t tell her this, or she’ll co crying to bla ."
Knowing Chuxia was joking, Liu ijun deliberately said, "How can I not tell her? I can’t do sothing against a friend’s interest. Since you put it that way, I have to tell her.
Of course, I also have a little selfish motive: let her realize I’m stronger, so she’ll listen to my advice more often. Better yet, she should recognize as the leader. Chuxia, what do you think?"
"I think it works. Let’s decide on that. If you don’t say this to Xiaoqiong, I won’t be your friend anymore."
Liu ijun: "..." Is she serious or just joking too much?
When she ca to her senses and wanted to explain a bit, the phone had already gone silent.
"What’s wrong? Seems like you’re distracted?" Yun Doudou noticed that Liu ijun seed different after going out, so she looked at her curiously, "You aren’t upset over that scumbag, are you?"
"Him? No way!" Liu ijun scoffed, "Do you think I’m that dumb? Are you even my friend?"
"So what’s up with you then?"
Liu ijun then recounted what happened to her, ending with a worried face, "Chuxia isn’t angry, is she?"
"Is that possible?" Yun Doudou rolled her eyes, "If she were truly that petty, do you think we can have such a close relationship with her? Or if she really were a petty person, do you think she’d put in so much effort to help you?
Though it was her sister-in-law who stepped in, you should know that if she hadn’t said anything, her sister-in-law wouldn’t know your importance to her and wouldn’t have been so thorough.
You silly thing, can’t you see she’s got your back? Who would be happiest about your parents not being bullied? Truly a dummy!"
"I see, but..."
Yun Doudou interrupted her, "But what but? If she cos later, I’ll definitely complain, and then she really might get upset and stop helping you."
"I’m not worried about Chuxia helping ..." Liu ijun looked seriously at Yun Doudou, "I just don’t want to upset her because she’s genuinely a good friend to . You understand how I feel, right?"
"I understand, I understand, alright, don’t worry. I guarantee Chuxia isn’t mad at you. If you want, ask her when she gets here, okay?"
"What you said is practically useless." Liu ijun looked speechless, "Once I et her, I’ll obviously know if she’s upset. Now I’m conflicted because we haven’t t yet."
Yun Doudou: "..."
By three in the afternoon, Chuxia still hadn’t arrived, and Yun Doudou started doubting her own guess. Could it be she really didn’t understand the other side enough?
At this ti, Chuxia still hadn’t left the Zhou family. Tomorrow she would be heading to the Capital City, and sohow, the Zhou family’s distant relatives had caught wind of this, and one by one they ca under the guise of bidding farewell.
Because of these delays, Chuxia only reached 401 at five in the afternoon. She was well aware of Liu ijun’s lingering worry, so to teach her a lesson about needless anxiety, she went straight to Elder Yuan’s office.
Yuan Hui was also there; upon seeing Chuxia, her eyes noticeably brightened.
In fact, Chuxia waited until today and only ca at this hour because she didn’t want to face Yuan Hui’s expectant gaze. She didn’t know how to discuss Lin Wenbin’s issues with her. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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