Ai Liang summarized his experience in the past ten years in a few short sentences.
After listening, even Fang Xiaoxiao, who talked the most nonsense, fell silent.
As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, and it is not easy for outsiders like them to judge too much about other people's household affairs.
The cheerful atmosphere no longer existed, and they each stared at the bowls and chopsticks in front of them without moving.
This is something that has never happened since we met.
The hot pot was steaming, and the guests at the table next to it were still talking loudly about the current situation in Neihua City. The passers-by outside the store were hurrying on their way, except for the four people around Ai Liang, as if time had been frozen.
Staring at the table in a daze.
Ai Liang looked at the four people with different expressions and felt a little complicated.
He deliberately concealed this matter to avoid the current situation. After all, these people are his few friends.
Seeing how many people were in low spirits, Ai Liang sighed silently in his heart.
"I only studied in elementary school for one year, and you are one of the few friends of the same age I have in this city. I originally planned to confess after I got there, because I didn't want to see you depressed about this before I left...
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Looking at the two girls secretly wiping tears beside him, Ai Liang couldn't calm down after all.
Whether it's Yue Qihua, who is always strong and proud, or Yang Xingyue, who only smiles silly all day long, they rarely look like this.
In the past three years, Ai Liang has only seen them look sad twice.
One time was when Yang Xingyue secretly hid in the school flower bed and cried because of her academic performance.
Another time was comforting the frightened Yue Qihua in Qiushui Manor not long ago.
During the three years of junior high school, Ai Liang was almost inseparable from them except during winter and summer vacations.
Unknowingly, he regarded these two little guys as his own sisters.
They feel sad and feel uncomfortable mentally.
As for the emotional aspect...
After all, Ai Liang was in his twenties in his last life, so it was difficult for him to have special feelings for two children who had just graduated from junior high school.
Even if there is, it is not love.
The ideological gap between the two sides is too great.
Although Yue Qihua is relatively mature in all aspects, she has never been exposed to society after all, and her views on some things are still at the student level.
Not to mention Yang Xingyue, she is just silly and sweet.
Ai Liang didn't know what the relationship between the three of them would be like in the future. At least now, he didn't have any thoughts about the two of them.
Following Ai Liang's explanation, Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue's emotions eased.
Yue Qihua felt a sense of joy in her heart, because it was not because Ai Liang didn't care about her that she hid her intention. This proved that she still had a certain status in Ai Liang's heart.
At the same time, Yue Qihua also felt guilty about herself, because she had never noticed Ai Liang's living environment in the past three years, and she only kept asking Yang Xingyue to come closer to him.
Yue Qihua looked at Ai Liang's side face, her eyes full of apology.
Yang Xingyue was much more innocent. When she heard that Ai Liang regarded her as her best friend, she immediately held back her tears.
She didn't expect Ai Liang to confess to her in one step. Becoming a close friend was already a big breakthrough.
The ice in the air is gradually melting. Boys are far more open-minded about parting than girls. As long as they are not dead, they can meet each other sooner or later, and it is not impossible to contact them by phone.
So Ma Yu was just a little surprised, not too sad.
Not being in the same school doesn't stop him from playing games with Ai Liang.
After seeing that the two people opposite him were emotionally stable, Ma Yu began to tentatively ask about the specific reasons for Ai Liang's departure.
"Xiao Ai, if you just want to move, you don't need to travel so far. Is it the same if you live in another place in China?"
This question is on point.
Ai Liang's decision to leave Neihua City was of course not only influenced by Feng Yue and Ai Zhe. As mentioned before, Ai Liang had seen the dark side of everyone in this city.
No matter where I go, there are no good memories left.
But this reason could not be explained clearly, so Ai Liang simply put all the problems on Ai Zhe and Feng Yue.
"My biological mother wanted me to apply for the police academy and use the criminal police detachment captain's good opinion of me and Gao Fuye's favor to help her manage the group's business."
"My biological father wanted to take advantage of my brain and let me enroll in the Experimental High School, then skip a grade and go to the Yalian University of Science and Technology to join his tutor in exchange for the right to purchase new equipment. After graduation, I would come back to help him improve the company's precious metals
Recycling technology.”
What Ai Liang told was entirely true, but he only concealed a small part of the truth.
"The two of them have great influence in China, and I will be harassed by them no matter where I hide, so I simply went to Qianhua City and left the radiation range of their influence."
Of course, these are just excuses.
Ai Liang has many ways to get rid of their shackles, or even destroy them directly, but that is not necessary.
Although Ai Liang didn't like his biological father and mother, and they didn't like him either, they still played a role in being able to grow up with no worries about food and clothing.
Compared with those who have not had enough food and clothing since childhood, at least he has not received harsh treatment in terms of material things. This is already luckier than most people.
Ai Liang would not regard this as family affection, but he would repay this favor, just not now.
"How could there be such parents!"
Yang Xingyue said angrily after hearing this.
Having grown up in a greenhouse and having never stepped into society, it was difficult for her to understand why such people existed.
After Yang Xingyue said this, she stopped talking. She was mainly worried that continuing to touch on this topic would hurt Ai Liang's self-esteem.
"It is understandable that they would be like this. After all, the marriage between the two parties is just a transaction, and my birth was just an accident. They cannot be expected to invest their emotions in a baggage."
Ai Liang picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of shiitake mushroom and put it into his mouth, showing that he didn't care.
After his desire for family affection was fruitless, he chose to accept the reality and no longer tried to make them accept him.
Familiar stranger, this word is very suitable for Ai Liang's view of his parents.
"Then where will you live over there? Live on campus or rent a house? Are you financially prepared? If not, I can lend you my New Year's money first."
Seeing that someone finally used the chopsticks again, Ma Yu said while stuffing the nearly cooked beef roll into his mouth.
"Xingyue and I also have some savings..."
Yue Qihua's voice was a little embarrassed.
After all, she used to look like a big sister, but just now she looked like a little woman. Now she is inevitably a little embarrassed.
Everyone planned to provide certain financial assistance to Ai Liang, except Fang Xiaoxiao.
"Ah... you all have savings, I'm so sorry that I'm the only one who's poor..."
Fang Xiaoxiao scratched his head in frustration.
She always spent the money she had, buying dresses, dolls, and decorations. She didn't save any money at all.
"I plan to rent a house outside, and the house has been found through an agency."
Ai Liang looked at the gloomy sky outside and estimated that the heavy rain would fall in a while.
"Don't worry about finances. I've made a lot of money recently through stock trading, which is more than enough for me to finish high school and college."
"Really? You're not lying to us, are you?"
Ma Yu had some doubts about Ai Liang's financial resources. He was worried that Ai Liang said this deliberately because he wanted to save face and suffer the consequences and was unwilling to accept their kindness.
"When have I ever lied?"
"Last time you told us that your ambition was to learn through experiments."
Ma Yu wanted to give an example of filling out a volunteer application.
As a result, Ai Liang calmly retorted: "Isn't the experimental middle school in Qianhua City an experimental middle school?"