Leaving the Ji Family

Half a month later, Ji Aier left the Ji family without taking a single penny from the Ji family. She only took simple luggage, the university admission notice, and the mobile phone that Ji En had given her. But the SIM card in it had already been suspended.Walking out of this house, she couldn't come back anymore. The Ji family that had raised her for eight years had left too many footprints of her growth. So when it was time to really leave it, she still had too many reluctances and regrets, but she was powerless.Her life was about to start anew, living in a strange environment without Ji En. Everything had to rely on herself. No one would help her. But she firmly believed that just as the nun in the orphanage said, as long as she worked hard, God would open his arms.There were nearly two months left until the day Ji Aier had to report to the university. She found a summer job in this strange city, helping to wash dishes in a steakhouse. The biggest advantage was that it provided food and accommodation and paid a salary, and the boss and her colleagues were all from the same city as her.Ji Aier was quite used to this job. Because she was used to cooking, she was very proficient in doing these things. Maybe she was born to carry plates and wash dishes. So the boss was very satisfied with her performance. The people here didn't make things difficult for her either. Maybe everyone knew that it was not easy to be away from home, so they would show more compassion to each other.Occasionally, the boss would reward them. He would cook a steak for each person himself, and Ji Aier often went to be his assistant. In fact, he was an excellent chef. But for reasons she didn't know, he opened this restaurant here and didn't work as a chef himself.Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the day to report to the university. Ji Aier packed the simple luggage she had brought when she left and said goodbye to the boss of the restaurant to go to the school to register. The boss and her colleagues told her that she was welcome to come back at any time. At that moment, she felt that they were all people with the same fate. They didn't have a glamorous background. They could only rely on their own efforts.When registering as a new student, Ji Aier realized that tuition fees had to be paid. But when she left the Ji family, she only took her pride. Besides the few hundred yuan she had earned from working for more than a month, she didn't have any extra savings."All your admission procedures have been completed." The counselor said to Ji Aier after looking at her admission materials and making inquiries. Ji Aier was a bit surprised. Maybe the Ji family had long thought that she wouldn't have the money to pay the tuition fees, so they had taken care of everything in advance."Thank you." Ji Aier said to the counselor. Then she took her simple luggage and went to find her dormitory.Her dormitory was on the sixth floor. Whether on the balcony or outside the dormitory, she could clearly see the sea and feel the sea breeze. She really liked this university that the Ji family had found for her. Her bed was the one inside. The dormitory had a standard design with a bed on the top and a desk below.Ji Aier was the last one to register. The other three roommates had all registered yesterday.While strongly missing Ji En, Ji Aier was adapting to her new university life and still often went to that steakhouse to help. There was no longer the hustle and bustle of the previous school. There were no rows of special cars waiting to pick up students at the school gate every day. Here, there were only campus buses and bicycles, but it was filled with a strong cultural atmosphere.