Chapter 5: Re-encountering "First Love"

  Jiang Yu carefully wrapped the remaining valuable fragments and put them in the pocket of her sports suit. After returning home, she went straight to her room and then put all these treasures into her school bag.

  The whole Qinghua porcelain plate is worth a city, but the broken porcelain pieces are also quite valuable.

  Jiang Yu let out a sigh, this time she wouldn't give these porcelain pieces to her parents again. She thought that many things couldn't be told to her parents because as a child, they would have no basis and wouldn't believe her. Trying to change her parents' fate by directly telling them wasn't wise either, maybe they would even worry that she had gotten a mental illness. The best way was for her to become stronger herself, only then could she protect her family. This time it was a lesson learned, from now on the things she should do behind her parents' backs, she definitely wouldn't reveal again. These fragments sold for money would all be stored in her own little treasury, anyway in the future if she wanted to do something, without silver it wouldn't work either.

  Don't look at Jiang Ruyu's calm appearance now. In fact, her intestines are almost green with regret. Knowing that the Qinghua porcelain plate is a treasure, knowing that her parents only believed half of it, she shouldn't have been careless last night and should have put that precious plate in her quilt to sleep with for a night. But what's the use of regret now? Is there a pill for regret in this world?

  Jiang Yu came to the kitchen with her backpack, listlessly drank two mouthfuls of porridge and ate some pickled mushrooms mixed by her mother.

  "Little Rain, why are you eating so little?" Li Jing asked with a expressionless face.

  "After I finished running, I didn't feel that hungry anymore. Oh right, mom, I have something to tell you." Jiang Ruyu suddenly remembered what Yu Xiangxiang said yesterday about having extra classes on the weekend. In the past, she never went out on weekends and wouldn't have had a chance to go to Antique Street even if she wanted to. But if she attended extra classes, then she would have more free time. Thinking of this, Jiang Ruyu said: "Mom, I'm not good at physics, Yu Xiangxiang's mom found her a physics tutoring class, and I want to follow along and learn too. Physics is worth 50 points on the middle school exam, and it's worth even more in high school. I think I should take advantage of this opportunity now and lay a solid foundation."

  Li Jing was taken aback and thought to herself, "When did this girl become so fond of studying?"

  "You used to jump high when I told you to attend supplementary classes on weekends! You said no way, but now why the sudden change of heart?"

  She used to be naive, but now she's almost thirty years old, how could she not know what's important? However, she couldn't say these words, so she patted her chest and said solemnly: "Mom, I've figured it out. Our family's condition is average, you and dad work hard selling food to support my education. If I don't study well and become a decent person, I'd be wasting all the food we've eaten over the years. In the future, if I do well in school, get a good job, and earn more money, our family's condition will also improve. So, mom, no matter what, I must work hard and study well." To add credibility, Jiang Ruyu clenched her small fist as if taking an oath and knocked on the table with force.

  Jiang Hongwei was just wearing a pair of large pants and a white vest, walking out of the house when he heard his daughter's declaration. He was almost moved to tears: "Good, my girl is sensible! This lesson must be made up!"

  Li Jing was moved in her heart. Her daughter was so sensible, which was something that many parents couldn't ask for, but she still put on a stern expression, "Oh, okay, if your dad said to give you an allowance, then I'll give it to you, how much is the tuition? You go find out and tell me."

  Jiang Yuexin smiled secretly in her heart, this old mother with a sharp tongue and a soft heart had been taught a lesson since the last life. Now she still played this trick on her, thinking that she could scare her? With a sly smile, Jiang Yuexin put down her bowl, shamelessly leaned over, and with her oily little mouth, unceremoniously kissed her mother's cheek "smack", "Mom, you're so good."

  Li Jing almost blew it, her icy face barely holding up: "You little scoundrel, you're using my face to wipe your mouth!"

  "Haha, caught by mom!" Jiang Ruoyu quickly retreated back to her room, carrying her backpack and shouting: "Mom, I'm going to school!"

  Li Jing smiled and looked at the time: "Why are you leaving so early?"

  "I've made an appointment with Yu Shanshan to go to school together, goodbye Mom and Dad!"

  Before he had even finished speaking, the person had already run far away.

  Jiang Hongwei and his wife exchanged a smile, and Li Jing's face could no longer show any trace of seriousness.

  "Daughter-in-law, our girl is really lovely."

  "You've just realized, huh? Look who's talking, you're the one who gave birth to him!"

  ……

  Jiang Yu ran out of the house, her footsteps causing the stationery box and porcelain shards in her backpack to collide rhythmically. After exiting the alley, Jiang Yu headed directly to the right. The school was supposed to be on the left, while Yu Shanshan's home was on the right - this lifetime, she absolutely couldn't let Yu Shanshan get the better of her again.

  Ten minutes later, she arrived at the foot of Yushan's five-story building. Looking up at the building in front of her, Jiang Ruoyu's thoughts seemed to have traveled through a time tunnel and returned to the first time she came to Yushan's house in her previous life.

  Yusan's father was the director of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, and her mother was the head nurse. The family conditions were very good. The decoration at that time was also one of the best. When she entered Yusan's home, she was first dazzled by what she thought was a "golden" decoration, and then heard a beautiful piano sound. She still remembered that she followed the sound to the living room next door, where she saw a tall figure playing the piano in the morning light. Yusan's brother, Yuxiu Fan, had just graduated from medical school that year and returned to Binjiang City waiting for work arrangements. He liked reading and playing the piano when he was free. That day, she accidentally disturbed him. But Yuxiu Fan didn't get angry, instead, he turned around and smiled gently at her. "Do you like piano too?"

  Perhaps it was from then on that she became infatuated with music, and also infatuated with this handsome older brother. However, her family's circumstances were limited, although she had a natural talent for art in areas such as music and painting, she didn't have the opportunity to study them formally. Moreover, after Yu Shan Shan died in a car accident the following year, she no longer had any reason to go see that older brother from the Yu family whom she secretly admired.

  She picked up a leaf and hummed "Loving You" as she walked towards the road, her face like rain. She had just crossed over when Super Girl had just announced its top three finalists, and Jane Zhang's song was one of her favorites.

  Jiang Yu sang a song without going off-key, and it could even be said that she sounded very good. However, this morning she was a bit off, and the "dolphin sound" she let out at the end was like stepping on a cat's tail. Jiang Yu furrowed her brow and tried again, "Dooundooundoodoo, Ah……"

  Still stepping on the cat's tail.

  "Ah, I've retreated." Jiang Ruyu shook her head and sighed, glancing at her watch. Why hadn't Yuanshuang come out yet? Fiddling with a leaf, she turned around to see Yuanshuang and a handsome guy next to her staring at her in shock.

  "Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you?"

  “……”

  Jiang Yu was in a great predicament. It's all over, when did they come downstairs, and she didn't even know! She had originally wanted to make a good impression on Brother Yu, but now it's completely ruined. This handsome guy with a mouth that could swallow an ostrich egg wasn't her past life's secret crush, Yu Xiufan?!