C14 (1/2)

I brought the three of them to a nearby restaurant. The restaurant wasn't too big, but it was well-decorated and had a certain artistic taste.

We went inside and asked for a private room. Everyone sat down and I handed the menu over to Li Yaoqian, who smiled faintly and rejected it: ”You should come. I'll eat anything.”

I took the menu and ordered. I ordered four meat and four vegetables and two soups. I didn't order any wine.

After the waiter left the room, I looked at the two paths with a smile, ”There's no one left now, shouldn't you tell me about your situation?”

The two youngsters were a little nervous when they heard him ask about them. After a while, the little boy seemed to have made up his mind and said, ”Fine! ”Since you asked, I'll tell you. After observing for a long time, I know that you guys are different from those people.”

After saying this, the little boy began to narrate his experiences and family situation.

Through the narration, I understood that the two siblings were called Jiang Ming and the little sister was called Jiang Chun. Originally, the two of them had a happy family, with both of their parents working in a foreign enterprise. The unit that Jiang Ming's parents worked for was a large state-owned chemical plant in City H, it was bought by a merchant from Gome due to a bad business situation, it was initially fine, but a year ago, an unfortunate disaster had struck their heads. The chemical workshop Jiang Ming's parents were in had suffered a major explosion, which directly took away Jiang Ming's father's life, and even his mother was severely injured. had spent all of his family's money on his mother's treatment. In order to save his mother, Jiang Ming had sold off the last of their house, but now, not only was his mother not saved, she didn't even have a place to live, so there was no way for him and his sister to find an abandoned house that they were preparing to demolish and rebuild. Because of the winter, Jiang Ming had to go to the place his parents worked in order to find money for his mother's treatment. Every time Yang Tianjue saw Jiang Ming's desperate expression, it was as if his heart was stabbed by a knife. Every time he took out a little bit of his own money to save Jiang Ming, he would do so until Jiang Ming no longer dared to trouble him. Jiang Ming knew that Yang Tianjue was not well, and not long after his son passed away, his life was also very tense. Businesses are now accepted by the government, and not only are large numbers of injured and dead families unable to receive compensation, but even normal workers who have not been injured by the explosion are now forced to return home to wait for arrangements.

Until now, the government had been too busy to complain. They wanted to help the injured citizens and seek justice, but the Gome had been too slow in pushing for responsibility. Now that the chemical plant had been sealed off and there were a lot of workers at home, a large portion of the workers would come to the provincial committee to report every day. The provincial committee's staff knew that if they did not think of a solution to the problem, it might cause an unmanageable scene, but how to clean up this mess had already troubled the provincial committee's leaders.

As a result, Jiang Ming also dropped out of school and entered society. He continued to read by scrubbing dishes, washing bowls, making money, and eating food for his sister in a hotel. The two siblings lived a hard life in that abandoned house. During the severe winter, the two of them would wake up to the cold several times a night. However, under such circumstances, the two of them were able to survive the severe winter.

However, the heavens had not favored him because of Jiang Ming. Instead, they added oil to the snow and poured oil on the fire. Just when the siblings saw that the weather was getting warmer every day, the staff from the real estate company came over and beat them up out of the abandoned hut. The siblings had no choice but to move to a place where they could avoid the rain, because Jiang Ming had been beaten up by the employees of the real estate company, and did not go to work for a few days. When Jiang Ming was slightly better, they went to the shop and the boss already dismissed him and hired someone else. Jiang Ming followed Li Yaoqian for a long time, but Li Yaoqian didn't notice it either. When Li Yaoqian was shopping, she saw that Li Yaoqian had a lot of cash in his bag, so Jiang Ming decided to take it away from him. When he followed Li Yaoqian to the Central Street, she suddenly jumped from Li Yaoqian's back and took Li Yaoqian's bag and ran.

When I heard Jiang Ming had finished talking, I was extremely furious. I angrily slapped the table and said: ”Fucking Gome, I really don't want to live anymore, if anything happens then I'll run, damn it, I really don't think of Chinese as a human anymore. Mother, if there's a chance, I will definitely teach this damn thing a lesson.”

My actions gave the three of them a fright as they stared blankly at me. Jiang Ming was the first to react. He thought that I was angry because of what he had done? Hearing that it wasn't like that, he hurriedly stood up and said happily, ”Big Brother, tell me what's in my heart. I … I …” I didn't say anything for a long time.

I waved my hand to make Jiang Ming sit down and said, ”I know how you feel. Don't worry, I will take care of all of your matters from now on. From tomorrow on, you two siblings will continue going to school. However, what you just did was wrong. You have to be a man and stand straight. You'll be respected once you get there. If you don't think of the consequences of what you've done, then you will fall from grace and your mind will be clouded by benefits. From then on, you will be even more at a loss as to where you should go from here.

My words deeply struck Jiang Ming's heart, causing him to say in embarrassment: ”Big Brother, I know I was wrong, from today onwards, I will not do such a thing again. Don't worry, I will definitely work hard and become a successful person, and use my power to help those who are helpless.”

I said, ”Alright, then I won't have to worry about you anymore. My name is Lin Long, and I am seventeen years old this year. From now on, you and Little Chun are my little brother and sister, how about it? ”

Just as I finished, I heard Jiang Ming and Li Yaoqian's surprised voices, ”What? Brother Lin Long, you're only seventeen years old, are you trying to trick us? ”No matter how I look at it, you should be at least twenty years old.”

I shrugged my shoulders and said with a flip of my hand, ”I'm not lying to you. I'm really only seventeen years old. I'm still a student of the Third High School's Second and Third Class. ”

After I finished speaking, Jiang Chun had a look of admiration on his face as he said, ”Wa, big brother, you're a student from No. 3 High School, ah. It really makes one envious.

I indifferently replied, ”It's nothing. As long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to do it, right?”

Jiang Chun nodded confidently: ”Mn, I know big brother, I will not disappoint you, next year I will definitely get into the top three.”

I nodded and praised, ”Alright, I knew that you siblings would be able to do it. That's right, Little Ming. How many years have you been here?”

When Jiang Ming saw that I was asking about it, he hurriedly replied, ”Brother Lin, last year, I was in third place. I was originally planning to take the entrance exams this year.” After which, he revealed an uncomfortable expression.

I hastily asked, ”Then if you head back to school now, do you have any hopes of taking the high school exam?”

Jiang Ming replied: ”It shouldn't be a problem, even if I don't get into the top three, I should be able to enter the sixth or ninth senior high.” In H City, the middle schools ranked third, sixth and ninth, with the highest requirements, followed by the sixth and ninth middle schools. The sixth high school ranked sixth high.

Before I even had the chance to ask, Jiang Chun explained from the side: ”My brother sure is good at studying. He always gets first place in the school examinations, and if it wasn't for my family's reasons, he would definitely be able to get into the top high school. Even now, he should have a sixty percent chance to get through it, so no matter what, he should at least have an eighty percent chance to get through it.”

Li Yaoqian, who had been silent for a long while, asked: ”Really? How amazing, I didn't expect to meet these young talents today. What about you, Little Chun? Is there any hope for you to get into a high school. ”

Jiang Chun said: ”Big Sis, my studies are also good. I am one of the top few students in school, I want to be like big brother and go to the best high school.”

Since the incident with their parents, the Jiang Ming siblings had never eaten such delicious food again. The two of them ate their meals in large gulps, eating while the table full of food was completely filled with food, Li Yaoqian and I did not move at all as the two of them ate until the table was full of food. Seeing that the two of them were almost done eating, Li Yaoqian put down the bowl and chopstick and looked at the two brothers in shock, while I sat there quietly, not looking as shocked as Li Yaoqian.

Jiang Ming said embarrassedly: I've let you guys watch, the food is too delicious, and I accidentally ate all of it, causing you two to not have anything to eat, I am truly sorry.

I indifferently replied, ”It's nothing.” ”But don't eat like that in the future, you might get stomach problems if you don't eat for three days. You know what happens when you eat like this, drink some water first and sit for a while. It's not too late to leave after things have been digested.”

When I saw that the two kids had finished eating, I turned towards Li Yaoqian and asked, ”Miss Lee, if you have nothing else to do, you should leave first. Leave the two siblings to me.

Li Yaoqian heard and immediately replied: ”I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me, I have nothing to do anyway so I'll just walk around with you guys. Sigh, honestly speaking, I came out from my house, and my family is searching for me everywhere, but I can't go back, otherwise I would be done for.” After which, she looked depressed.

When I heard this, I hurriedly asked, ”Oh, there's such a thing. Can you tell me more about it? ”See what I can do to help you.” I said sincerely.

Li Yaoqian looked at me and shook her head: ”It's useless, at this point, there's no way to save him, even my grandfather can't.”

I didn't ask her any questions, but only stared fixedly at Li Yaoqian, waiting for her to finish.

Li Yaoqian looked at me and helplessly said, ”Alright, since you want to know, then I'll tell you. I am the granddaughter of Hong Kong fragrant's Chairman, Li Jiasheng. ”

When I heard about Hong Kong fragrant Li Jiasheng's granddaughter, I immediately thought of a business prodigy from this era. As I had preferred to read celebrity autobiographies in my previous life, my mind immediately reflected Li Jiasheng's introduction:

Li Jiasheng was born on July 13, 1928, at the age of 117.