Chapter 1085 Li Jia, What Mistake Did You Make?

Early the next morning, Zhuang Chaoying was shaken awake by Lin Dongzhe.

"Uncle Zhuang, get up quickly and don't sleep in. We are going to meet Sister Li Jia."

Zhuang Chaoying was still in a state of confusion. She hurriedly put on her glasses and asked, "What time is it now?"

"It's half past seven. Teacher Zhuang, we have to hurry up. It's not good to let the little girl wait for us." Lin Wufeng said.

Zhuang Chaoying patted his forehead: "It's so late, hurry up, I didn't sleep well last night."

Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei were snickering on the sidelines. When they got up last night, they saw Zhuang Chaoying tossing and turning like pancakes. It was obvious that she still couldn't sleep because of the dance, so it was not a matter of bed recognition at all.

Lin Wufeng glared at the two of them and motioned for them to save some face for Zhuang Chaoying.

At eight o'clock, the group left the room and came to the door of Tongji University. Qin Hao had already arrived and Li Jia had not yet been seen. Zhuang Chaoying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Lin, did you sleep well last night?" Qin Hao said casually, but found that Zhuang Chaoying's expression was a little abnormal.

Lin Wufeng said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay."

Almost 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 hand quickly: "We have just woken up, so we are the ones who are embarrassed. I would also like to trouble you to take us around Shanghai."

"No trouble, we are all classmates. It's rare for you to come here..." Li Jiazheng was about to say a few words of courtesy when he was interrupted by Qin Hao.

"If you continue to be so polite, I'm going to get hungry."

Li Jia's eyes were slightly slanted, she glanced at Qin Hao, and then said to Lin Wufeng: "Then let me take you to have breakfast first. There is a morning market outside Yuyuan Garden, with many Shanghai snacks. After eating, we can also go to Yuyuan Garden for a stroll."

"Okay, I have heard of Yu Garden for a long time, but I have never had the chance to go there. This time, a guide happened to take us around." Lin Wufeng replied with a smile.

Afterwards, the group took a bus to the entrance of Yuyuan 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 became a small commodity market.

"Sister Li Jia, what's that?" Lin Dongzhe's mouth was so sweet, as if it was covered with honey.

Girls naturally have little resistance to sweet-talking men, and Li Jia was no exception. She led Lin Dongzhe to the stall and said, "Auntie, help me get two oil dumplings."

"Give."

Lin Dongzhe picked up a fried dumpling and took a bite: "Yeah, it's delicious. It has radish and shrimp skin. It's crunchy. I've never eaten it in Suzhou."

"As long as you like it." Li Jia said and handed the oil dumpling in his hand to Xiang Pengfei.

Xiang Pengfei hesitated, Lin Dongzhe pushed him with his elbow, Xiang Pengfei quickly took it, and imitated Lin Dongzhe and shouted sweetly: "Thank you, sister Li Jia."

"You're welcome, eat it quickly, it won't taste good after it cools for a while." Li Jia's smile was very sweet, but the sugar content was a bit high.

Zhuang Chaoying quietly said to Lin Wufeng: "It's not a good idea to ask people to give you money, isn't it?"

"It's okay, I'll just ask Haozi to return the favor later." Lin Wufeng said nonchalantly.

The corners of Zhuang Chaoying's mouth twitched. He was not stupid, so how could he not understand Lin Wufeng's thoughts? Favors came and went, but there was too much contact. He couldn't understand why Lin Wufeng was so "indulgent" to Qin Hao. Is it because Qin Hao is not his biological child? If it were Lin Dongzhe, would these two people think differently?

When she thought about college students falling in love, Zhuang Chaoying looked at her son with some worry.

Zhuang Tunan didn't understand what his father meant at all, and thought he was hungry, so he took them to buy snacks.

After the group had eaten and drank enough, they began to stroll around Yu Garden, with Li Jia acting as their guide as they walked.

"Yu Garden was built between the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. It covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres. Together with the Luxiang Garden and the Japanese Garden, it is known as the three famous gardens in Shanghai during the Ming Dynasty..."

Li Jiaru recounted the history of Yuyuan Garden in great detail. Lin Dongzhe's face was full of admiration: "Sister Li Jia, you are so amazing and know so much."

"Our architectural history class has content about ancient buildings, 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. Many architectural structures are not outdated even today."

Qin Hao noticed that when Li Jia talked about her major, there was a sense of confidence and pride in her eyes. It could be seen that she really liked architecture. Perhaps this was why she later found that her professional level lagged behind Zhuang Tunan. After that, one of the reasons for the crash.

Lin Wufeng winked at Lin Dongzhe, who immediately understood and held his stomach: "Oh, where is the toilet for sister Li Jia?"

"The toilet is over there. There is one across the bridge. I'll take you there." Li Jia was startled and thought Lin Dongzhe had a bad stomach.

Lin Wufeng quickly said to Li Jia, "I'll just take him there."

When Lin Dongzhe left, he also took Xiang Pengfei away, and Xiang Pengfei took Zhuang Tunan away. Zhuang Chaoying saw that he should go to the toilet too. There was some distance between him and Qin Hao, so he asked him to stay and see Qin Hao. Hao always feels awkward when he is in love.

By the time Li Jia reacted, it was already too late, and she and Qin Hao were the only two people left at the scene.

"Thank you very much for today." Qin Hao said sincerely.

This was the first time in Li Jia's memory that Qin Hao had thanked her so solemnly, but he 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 treated them as my family."

Li Jia listened to Qin Hao quietly, and after a long pause, she asked, "Then, what about your father and grandmother?"

"Of course they want 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 said slowly before Li Jia subconsciously tried to avoid his gaze.

"The most unreliable thing in the world is the so-called blood relationship. The people who can hurt you are often the so-called relatives. My personal experience tells me that whether they are close or not does not depend on whether they are related by blood or what they say, but on what they do."

"Judging by deeds instead of heart?" Li Jia murmured to herself, and then shook her head.

"Our situation is different. My parents suffered a lot in order for me to return to Shanghai. I saw them kneeling in front of my grandparents for a whole night, so that I had the opportunity to study in Shanghai. Over the years, they have scraped out a little money from their teeth and sent it 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 in the second half of your life to atone for your sins?"

"Li Jia, have you ever thought about where you went wrong?"

Li Jia looked at Qin Hao blankly as if struck by lightning. Yes, where did she go wrong?

"Li Jia, your parents sent you back to Shanghai to study because the policy did not allow them to come back. The reason why it was you and not your brother was because your uncle and aunt disagreed and were afraid that your brother would share their house."

"The Northeast is very hard, but you are not enjoying it. A teenager lives under someone else's roof and sleeps on the kitchen partition every day, so you really don't have to feel guilty."

Instantly, Li Jia's tears burst out. In these years, her parents' letters to her always told her how difficult it was for them, and asked Li Jia to study hard, find a good job in the future, and wait for the policy to allow them to bring the family back to Shanghai.

The complaints in her parents' letters once made her feel that her life in Shanghai was like heaven, so that she dared not slack off at all. Even eating one more piece of candy during the Chinese New Year would make her feel guilty.

Now, after Qin Hao's reminder, Li Jia suddenly realized that her parents never seemed to ask her in the letters they sent 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 explained.

Lin Dongzhe thought for a while and said, "Okay."

After that, he also told Xiang Pengfei beside him: "Pengfei, don't say anything either."

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"Well, then when are we going to meet Brother Hao?"

Lin Dongzhe stretched out his hand and put his arm around Xiang Pengfei's shoulder: "When Brother Hao comes to find us."

Lin Wufeng laughed dumbly. He suddenly realized that his son knew a lot, but then he quickly became alert. How could this kid know all this when he was only in junior high school?

On the other side, Li Jia finally calmed down. Seeing Qin Hao staring at him, he glanced at him: "What are you looking at."

"Aren't good-looking people looking at you? Do you have to buy a ticket to see it?" Qin Hao exaggeratedly covered his pocket.

Li Jia burst into laughter and patted Qin Hao's arm: "You have to buy a ticket."

"There must be a standard for buying tickets, right? How much is it after just one look?"

"At least fifty cents."

"It's so expensive, you can obviously go and rob it."

Li Jia was angry: "So you mean I'm not worth fifty cents?"

"That's not the case. Only those who dislike goods are 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 more, I will go bankrupt. How about this, a monthly subscription, five yuan a month for me to watch to my heart's content?"

"Look at your head."

"Look at you, you won't lose anything if you look at me. If you really don't want to, we can look at each other. I look at you, and you look at me, and we'll be even."

Li Jia rolled her eyes at Qin Hao and spat, "Who wants to look at you?"

"Don't be so rude. Where are Lin Dongzhe and the others?"

"They will show up when they should."

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. The key is that Lin Wufeng was also there. According to what Qin Hao said, he always treated Lin Wufeng as a relative.

"Does this count as meeting the parents?"

A horrifying thought popped up in Li Jia's mind, frightening her to the point of panic. After a long pause, she angrily said to Qin Hao, "Go find them now."

Soon, Qin Hao and Li Jia "ran into" Lin Dongzhe and his group at the entrance of Yu Garden.

"Sister Li Jia, there's nothing to see in Yu Garden. Is there a place in Shanghai that's particularly lively and sells things?"

Just when Li Jia was too embarrassed to know how to speak, Lin Dongzhe stepped out to help.

"Yes, then I'll take you to Nanjing Road."

"Okay."

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, but that was several years ago, and it was not as lively as it is now.

However, after a round of shopping, Lin Wufeng and Zhuang Chaoying were not so interested. The reason was very simple. The things in the department store were too expensive, much more expensive than they imagined.

Zhuang Chaoying whispered to Lin Wufeng: "The department store just now sold a piece of clothing for several hundred yuan. This is too expensive. It shouldn't be so expensive if it is sewn with gold thread, right?"

It's awkward to say that when Zhuang Chaoying was shopping in the department store just now, he saw a T-shirt, but when he asked the price, he was shocked. The price of a 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. It's quite expensive." Lin Wufeng remembered that there seemed to be similar styles in Song Ying's magazine.

"It can't be so expensive. Doesn't the Price Bureau care?" Zhuang Chaoying said indignantly. When he thought of the contemptuous look of the salesperson at that time, he wanted to find a place to hide.

Fortunately, except for a few high-end department stores, the prices of other stores have dropped a lot, and the variety of goods is much more complete than Suzhou.

Lin Wufeng gritted his teeth and bought a women's 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, and then she came to her senses and realized that it should be for Song Ying.

For some reason, at that moment, Li Jia felt a sense of loss inexplicably.

At noon, Lin Wufeng found a restaurant near Nanjing Road and invited Li Jia to have dinner together. Li Jia wanted to refuse, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Lin Dongzhe.

"Sister Li Jia, don't leave. I want you to take me shopping in the afternoon."

In the end, Li Jia couldn't stand Lin Dongzhe's soft and hard nagging and entered 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 railway station, and Li Jia returned to Tongji dormitory to take the apples and tea dried tea given to her by Lin Dongzhe and went back to her grandparents' house.