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Chapter 42 By What Right?!

Jiang Ye's grades were average; she was more than qualified to be a primary school teacher in Northwest China, as only a minority of people in this era had a junior high school education.

Just by listening to Jiang Ye's righteous and eloquent speech, an uninformed person would really think that she had come from afar to serve the Northwest and support education.

After saying that, Jiang Ye looked at Huo Jingyuan with teary eyes, her voice trembling with a hint of weakness: "Brother-in-law, I've been traveling by train for several days and nights, and I haven't had a good rest last night. Can I get some sleep first?"

A cunning glint flashed in her eyes. She was determined to stay in the family compound, even if it meant throwing a tantrum. That way, she could successfully get close to Huo Jingyuan.

A letter of introduction is required to enter the guesthouse. Jiang Ye had run away from the capital and had no one to help her get a letter of introduction, so she could only sit at the train station in the middle of the night.

Wen Ci lowered her eyelids slightly. "Didn't the Northwest Elementary School arrange a dormitory for you?"

Jiang Ye remained silent.

Before she came, Jiang Chen made it very clear to her that most of the elementary school teachers were family members of military personnel. Therefore, her living conditions would be very poor.

It's said to be smaller than my own room.

Suddenly, Jiang Ye's gaze fell on the lunchbox in Huo Jingyuan's hand. Rather than standing frozen at the door, she decided to find an excuse to go inside first. "Could I have a hot meal first?"

"No," Huo Jingyuan replied calmly.

He only took the food meant for himself and Wen Ci; if he went back to the cafeteria now, there would probably only be leftovers. Huo Jingyuan's expression was indifferent.
"Since you've just arrived in the Northwest, you should first find the school administrator to help you with arrangements."

Upon hearing this, Wen Ci looked at Huo Jingyuan with a hint of surprise and delight in her eyes. This scoundrel could actually spot a green tea bitch.

"sister……"

Wen Ci raised her hand: "Stop it. I have no sisters or cousins. Stop trying to claim kinship."

"Just for the sake of my biological parents."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Ci glanced at her lightly, a chill creeping into his eyes, and said in a slow, deliberate voice, "If you hadn't mentioned them, I might have softened and treated you to a meal."

But you had to bring them up.

Her memories of her adoptive parents were all painful.

When Jiang Ye moved out of her adoptive parents' house, the look in her eyes towards Jiang Ye became more murderous and violent.

Suddenly, Huo Jingyuan gripped her wrist. She looked down at the man's rough, large hand, the emotion in her eyes gradually melting away. She raised her head and smiled:

"I wonder if Jiang's parents know that you've come to the Northwest."

Wen Ci was certain that Jiang's parents were unaware of this.

No parent would want their daughter, whom they have pampered for over twenty years, to become a primary school teacher in Northwest China, especially since Jiang Ye is at a crucial time for the college entrance examination.

“I…” Jiang Ye hesitated, her eyelids drooping. After thinking it over again, she picked up her suitcase, bit her lip, and said, “Then I’ll come to visit another day.”
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After Jiang Ye left, Huo Jingyuan took his wife's hand and walked into the house. Wen Ci had told Huo Jingyuan everything on the green train.

She didn't want to hide anything from him.

As a result, Huo Jingyuan had a very negative influence on the woman from the Jiang family who had taken Wen Ci's identity.

However, he was also glad that he married Wen Ci.

At the dinner table, Wen Ci stared intently at Huo Jingyuan, boldly scrutinizing him as she pondered Jiang Ye's various reactions and words at the door.

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Wen Ci raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips, and said calmly, "So, she came for you."

"Huh?" Huo Jingyuan asked, puzzled. "What do you mean, 'It's aimed at me'?"

"fine."

the other side.

Jiang Ye dragged her tired body to the military's jurisdiction and was extremely warmly received when she learned that she was a high school student who had voluntarily gone to teach in the Northwest.

After assigning her a room, I took out two keys and asked, "Teacher Jiang, would you like to stay in the staff quarters or the school dormitory?"

Northwest Elementary School has two old dormitories that are used to store miscellaneous items. The rooms are old but still quite large, except that the shower area is a bit far from the dormitory.

Jiang Ye asked, "Is there any difference?" "Not much difference. One is an older building and the other is a newer one. It's inconvenient to shower in the school dormitory, and there aren't many people around at night. In the staff quarters, you can shower right inside the building."

Jiang Ye thought for a few seconds and said, "Then I'll choose the family compound."

Even if she couldn't stay at Huo Jingyuan's house, she would have more opportunities to interact with him while living in the same family compound.

Jiang Ye returned to the family compound.

The three-bedroom apartment and the one-bedroom apartment were not in the same direction at all. Jiang Ye stood downstairs, frowning as she looked up at the apartment. She lived on the fourth floor.

Each room had about two windows. Jiang Ye gritted her teeth and carried her suitcase up to the fourth floor. When she opened the door to room 402, her eyes widened in surprise.

The room in front of her was extremely small, containing only a table and a bed. The only way to pass through was a narrow alley. She bit her lower lip tightly.

Conditions in the Northwest are really terrible.

Although she suffered a lot of grievances after marrying Gu Zhe in her previous life, she had always lived a good life and had never lived in such a small room before.

"Where is the place to take a bath?" Jiang Ye murmured.

She glanced around involuntarily. At the end of the corridor were the shower room and the public toilet. She covered her mouth and nose with disgust, and clenched her fists as she thought of the house where Wen Ci lived.

Why? !

Why should she have her own bathroom?

Why should she be allowed to live in such a big house?

She clearly stole everything from me.

Jiang Ye was filled with hatred and anger, but it was all in vain. Suddenly, she thought of her brother, and as she was about to throw her luggage into her room, she went to the guardhouse in the family compound and asked in a sweet voice, "Can I make a phone call?"

"Who are you calling?" the guard asked.

"For my older brother at home."

"The phone in the guard room only connects to the Northwest Military Region. If you want to make a call outside the province, you can only go to the military base or pay to make a call at the canteen."

Jiang Ye realized she hadn't eaten yet: "Which way is the cafeteria?"

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, the various food stalls were already being cleaned. Jiang Ye walked up to one of the stalls and asked, "Excuse me, do you still have any food left?"

"Gone."

Ginger Leaf: "..."

She was feeling a bit overwhelmed. Looking at the leftover food on the large metal plate, she thought of the completely bland lunchbox she used to eat on the old-fashioned green train, and couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Can I buy those dishes?"

The cafeteria worker glanced at Jiang Ye and said impatiently, "You're dressed so nicely, why don't you go and cook your own dishes? What's a little leftover food?"

You can take the leftover food home after the cafeteria windows close.

People sometimes pack food to take home to save on a meal.

Jiang Ye: "How much?"

"It's not expensive, just one yuan."

Jiang Ye nodded: "It's really not expensive."

She ordered a dish and planned to make a phone call first. Beijing was considered a long distance, so she took out a dollar to call home and heard her mother's voice.

Jiang Ye kept her mouth tightly shut.

Jiang's parents were unaware that she had come to the Northwest Military Region. After sneaking out, she and Jiang Chen made up a lie, saying that she was going to stay at a classmate's house to prepare for the college entrance examination.

Who is it? Why aren't you saying anything?

Upon hearing the phone call, Jiang Chen rushed to the landline at home and said earnestly, "Mom, it's probably for me. They want me to answer the phone."

(End of this chapter)