Jiang Linyuan quickly found a suitable part-time job for Yu Songsong, then immediately started contacting her mother.
You want to know where he got her contact info.
He picked it up from the clown girl Zhou Yulan.
Yu Songsong always avoided talking about her family. It was her hidden pain and the central point of his plan.
Jiang Linyuan opened the dialer and called directly.
It connected in no time.
“Who is this?”
A middle-aged woman's voice came through the phone.
No awareness of scam risks, how could she casually pick up a stranger's call.
Oh, I'm here to scam you, never mind then.
“Are you Yu Songsong’s guardian?”
Jiang Linyuan asked in a solemn tone.
The moment the woman heard Yu Songsong’s name, her attitude changed at once:
“Ah! That useless daughter got herself into what trouble now!? Seriously, how did I end up with someone like this…”
The middle-aged woman's voice was sharp and grating, scolding Yu Songsong relentlessly.
What a piece of work!
He had only heard about son preference from Zhou Yulan before, but he hadn’t expected Yu Songsong’s mother to be this extreme.
She started insulting her own daughter before he even said anything?
“Some things are hard to explain over the phone. Would it be convenient for you to come to Jinling?”
Jiang Linyuan began to set the trap.
What he wanted was for Yu Songsong and her mother to have a blow-up.
When Yu Songsong’s mother shows up at Xingnan University, the truth comes out today!
Yu Songsong, your opportunity has arrived!
“Ah? Come to Jinling…”
The woman sounded a little conflicted.
“That won’t work, I still have to take care of my son…”
“Is it absolutely necessary? She’s an adult now. You don’t need to drag parents into every little thing, do you?”
Hope you say the same thing when Songsong pulls out your oxygen tube.
Oh my, this woman really is terrible!
“There’s no problem. You can bring him along too.”
Jiang Linyuan said.
“That… better not. Two people will cost a lot for travel.”
Yu Songsong’s mother hesitated again.
Jiang Linyuan almost laughed at the absurdity.
Is this person really a mother?
From the moment she picked up the phone, she never asked a single question about Yu Songsong.
How did Yu Songsong tolerate that temper in this family for so long?
“We can reimburse the travel expenses.”
Jiang Linyuan said.
Hearing that, the middle-aged woman brightened:
“All right, all right…”
Then she hesitated and asked:
“Can one more person come along?”
“Can my son bring his girlfriend too?”
At that, an excited young man’s voice came from the other end:
“Sure, I was planning to go to Jinling with Jingjing anyway, and free tickets are great!”
?
Ha. Big item comes with a small item, but now there’s an unregistered item?
“Fine.”
Jiang Linyuan nodded:
“Just come. Call me when you arrive.”
“Okay, okay.”
Yu Songsong’s mother replied cheerfully:
“We’ll take the high-speed train, should arrive in the afternoon.”
“Jingjing, do you want business class? I’ve never tried it.”
The boy’s voice sounded again, as if speaking to someone nearby.
Go ahead and show off, who can outdo you.
What kind of celestial family does Yu Songsong have?
Are there any normal people here?
This mother is outrageous, she didn’t even call Yu Songsong to verify anything.
But on second thought, with a family like Yu Songsong’s, maybe this is normal.
Her brother was just as clueless, not suspicious at all.
When he enters society, won’t he be tricked into selling his stuff?
Why not sell my own hooks, earn eight hundred euros from gay guys.
I’m too kind—maybe I’ll just scam them for travel money.
Jiang Linyuan hung up on Yu Songsong’s mother and immediately blocked the number.
Reimburse? Heh.
Find me and I’ll reimburse you.
Just kidding, even if you find me I won’t reimburse you!
…
In the afternoon, Yu Songsong’s mother and company stepped out of the high-speed rail station.
“Jingjing, didn’t you say last time you wanted to visit Jinling? I brought you today.”
Yu Songsong’s brother said ingratiatingly to his girlfriend Jingjing.
Jingjing looked at him with mild contempt:
“Can you give me the ticket money first?”
Stupid mother and son—say they brought me out to play, but his mom expects me to pay for the ticket!?
“Mom! Didn’t you say someone would reimburse it? Call him now!”
Yu Songsong’s brother angrily looked at their mother.
She was embarrassed and hurriedly reassured them:
“I’ll call him right now, don’t worry.”
But inside she felt uneasy.
On the train, she had already dialed that number countless times, none answered.
She opened the dialer again, still no answer.
“Mom…”
Seeing this, the brother got irritated:
“Did you get scammed!?”
Staring at the unreachable number, the mother’s pupils constricted as she had to admit she’d been fooled.
Damn it, I got scammed!
The guy who called was the scammer!
It’s not that there are fewer bad people, they’ve just gone smaller.
She couldn’t keep her face, had nowhere to vent, and blurted:
“This must have something to do with that useless daughter! Go find her at university! I scrimped and saved to send her to college, and she does things like this!”
“A Yun, you take Jingjing around for a bit, I’ll call and find out what’s going on!”
She then called Yu Songsong right away:
“What are you doing?”
Yu Songsong’s flat voice answered.
Hearing that half-dead tone made the mother furious.
Your mother just got scammed and you don’t care at all!
“We and your brother came to Jinling. Someone said you got into trouble. What are you doing at university?”
“He used your name to scam us!”
Yu Songsong froze at that, then sneered:
“You actually have money to be scammed?”
Her mother flushed:
“Three tickets! Don’t be ridiculous, transfer the money now! I’ll send you the bill!”
“...Fine, I’ll transfer the money.”
Yu Songsong said calmly, but the calmer she sounded, the angrier her mother became:
“What kind of tone is that? Don’t you ask more questions! We’re at the station now! Come pick us up!”
“I’m at work now, I don’t have time.”
Yu Songsong replied.
“Work? Oh my, I sent you to university and you’re working? What can you even do?”
Her mother sneered.
“Surely you’re not doing the same as me and being a mistress!”
Yu Songsong finally snapped, shouting loudly.
Hearing that, her mother was furious and began crying:
“I raised you all by myself and you speak to your mother like that? You’re not my daughter—you’re my ancestor!”
“Enough! I’m coming to pick you up right now!”
Yu Songsong shouted a final sentence and hung up.
…
Elsewhere.
Yu Songsong dropped the phone helplessly, eyes staring blankly ahead as a fog of tears covered her vision.
Why of all times now?
I finally left that home, my college life is getting back on track, there’s a senior looking after me, I can live independently…
She moved her lips, as if chewing the hard-won, fleeting happiness.
Tears fell in tiny drops, hidden beneath her dark hair.
Can I really never escape?
She wiped her tears and typed a few words on her phone, then sent them to Jiang Linyuan:
“Senior, I can’t do the part-time job anymore. Sorry, I wasted your kindness.”
“Still buying the bag?”
“No longer buying it.”
“If you’re not doing the part-time job, where will your college living expenses come from?”
Huh?
Seeing the message from Jiang Linyuan, Yu Songsong froze.