Chapter 23 Chapter 23 [VIP]

I don’t know if those people who spread obscene rumors last night were from the class.

When Qiao Jiaxin entered the classroom, she always felt that many pairs of eyes were looking at her, and their eyes were full of strange emotions.

Occasionally, a few people would whisper to each other, and she had a vague feeling that they were discussing herself.

Before, she thought that the innocent would be innocent, and she didn't want to cause trouble for her grandmother, so she kept pretending not to hear.

But this time the rumors have gone too far, and it's time to put a stop to these people's talk.

"Qiao Jiaxin, come out for a moment."

The first class is math.

Less than ten minutes into the class, the head teacher opened the classroom door and gently called her out.

"Your uncle is here."

On the way to the office with the head teacher, the head teacher asked again: "Your uncle said that someone bullied you at school. What's going on?"

Bully?

Qiao Jiaxin explained, "It wasn't bullying, it was just some unpleasant things that affected me."

Early in the morning, all the teachers went to class. When Qiao Jiaxin followed the head teacher to the office, her uncle was the only one in the room sitting on a chair waiting.

It’s not Qiao Wangdong, it’s Qiao Wangxi.

Qiao Wangxi's face didn't look good, as if he had just lost his temper. His hands were on his knees, and even his breathing was filled with a hint of anger.

The head teacher pulled another chair next to him and said, "Jiaxin, please sit down too."

"Second uncle?"

Seeing Qiao Jiaxin, Qiao Wangxi's anger eased a little. "Don't be afraid. I've already told your homeroom teacher about the bullying."

"It's not bullying. No one is bullying me. Someone is spreading rumors behind my back." Qiao Jiaxin explained to him again.

"It's all the same," Qiao Wangxi insisted. "Now it's just a rumor. What if someone actually believes it, gets angry, and attacks you? Whether it's spreading rumors or hitting you, it's still bullying!"

Qiao Jiaxin was flattered by Qiao Wangxi's concern.

Looking at the fiery emotions in his eyes, if I didn't know the purpose of his actions, I would have thought that he was possessed by someone else.

Just half an hour ago, Qiao Wangxi came to the head teacher's office to complain on her behalf.

She said she was bullied at school, her scarf was torn, and her academic performance was affected.

If the head teacher cannot handle the matter today, I must report it to the Education Bureau and seek justice for my niece.

When the class teacher heard that Qiao Jiaxin was bullied, he was also scared.

Although Qiao Jiaxin has just transferred here, she has always been the favorite of her homeroom teacher and teachers of various subjects. She is also a good seedling who will be admitted to a 211 university in the future and bring honor to the school.

The talented students were being bullied, and they had no idea at all?

And from what Qiao Wangxi implied, Qiao Jiaxin's psychology was also greatly affected. The fact that she didn't rank among the top three in the final exam was also related to the fact that she was bullied.

After hearing this, the head teacher could no longer sit still, so he quickly called Qiao Jiaxin to find out what was going on.

Qiao Wangxi was exaggerating.

She was just short of describing herself as a painful girl who suffered from school bullying, became autistic, depressed and attempted suicide.

So, Qiao Jiaxin explained the whole story to the homeroom teacher, and then said, "...it was Hai Yan from Class 4 who stood up for me and got into a fight yesterday. I wasn't hurt."

"That's good," the head teacher breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her say that. "Then do you know who, or which class, is spreading rumors about you?"

Qiao Jiaxin shook her head and said, "I don't know."

There were too many people spreading the rumor, and she didn't know where it came from.

Just like raindrops falling from the sky, you can only see the sound of them dripping, but you can't tell which cloud in the sky they come from.

"Then it might take some time to handle this matter."

The homeroom teacher thought for a moment and suggested, "How about this? When we have the grade assembly next semester, I'll have the grade leaders give a stern warning to stop these false rumors from spreading!"

Qiao Wangxi: "Next semester?"

"Chinese New Year is coming soon, and school will have winter break next week, so..."

Before the head teacher could finish her words, Qiao Wangxi interrupted her, her tone rising an octave: "What do you mean? Do you want those rumormongers to have a good New Year?"

"That's not what I meant..."

Qiao Wangxi: "My child is a victim. Because of the rumors, he can't sleep or eat well every day. You also said that the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Why don't you want to deal with this matter quickly and leave it for the New Year?"

Qiao Wangxi: "After all, my Jiaxin is a top-ranked student. If she gets into a good university in the future, it will bring honor to your school. Isn't it too much for you to treat her like this?"

The head teacher's handling of the situation was inappropriate, but Qiao Wangxi's attitude was even more aggressive.

Qiao Wangxi became more and more excited as he spoke, and looking at his furious expression, he looked like he was going to beat the guy up on the ground.

The head teacher was also afraid that he would really start a fight, so he asked again, "What do you mean?"

"Investigate and find out who spread the gossip. Call their parents and they'll have to pay me compensation for the emotional damage!"

Qiao Jiaxin was touched that Qiao Wangxi was so indignant for her, but it was ineffective.

Not to mention whether anyone would admit it, even if they did, how could they possibly compensate for mental damages?

The head teacher frowned awkwardly: "Well, this is a bit..."

"What? This is the minimum."

As Qiao Wangxi spoke, he drummed his fingers on the table. "And you teachers have to take responsibility too. We didn't send our child to school for her to be bullied. You have an obligation to protect her, too. Now that the rumors are so ugly, you teachers can't get away with it!"

head teacher:? ? ?

Qiao Jiaxin: ???

When Qiao Wangbei came in the morning, she just wanted to teach the person who spread the rumor a lesson, but Qiao Wangxi wanted to pull out all the teachers and students in the school and make them apologize to her one by one.

At first, Qiao Jiaxin thought Qiao Wangxi's words made sense, but now, she just felt like the "school rioters" in school who relied on their reason to make unreasonable demands...

Thump thump thump.

As we were chatting, someone pushed open the half-open door.

She is a Chinese teacher who teaches high school students.

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the room, the Chinese teacher's tone was a little timid: "Teacher Li, is Qiao Jiaxin from your class here?"

Qiao Jiaxin: "I'm here."

"Go to the Academic Affairs Office and look for Director Zhang. He wants to see you."

Academic Affairs Office?

This time it must be Qiao Wangdong.

"Oh, okay."

When Qiao Jiaxin heard that she had to go to the Academic Affairs Office, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that Qiao Wangxi and Qiao Wangbei also wanted to help and stand up for her.

However, among the uncles, only Qiao Wangdong is reliable, so it is better to let him handle this matter.

When Qiao Wangxi heard someone from the Academic Affairs Office calling Qiao Jiaxin over, he guessed who the person might be. Although he didn't say anything, his already flushed cheeks turned even more gloomy.

He could actually handle this matter. Did Qiao Jiaxin's relieved expression mean that she didn't believe in herself?

"Then I'll go with you." Qiao Wangxi asked proactively.

Qiao Jiaxin nodded.

When the two arrived at the Academic Affairs Office, a burst of laughter from a middle-aged man was heard from inside.

The door was not closed, and the voices of several people talking could be heard at the door.

"What a coincidence, isn't it? The whole family came together."

"Of course, my brothers and I only have Jiaxin as our niece, so of course we love her the most."

"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of the matter today. I didn't know about this before. If I had heard about it earlier, I would never have let the rumor spread so badly."

"Well, we've known each other for years, so of course I trust you. You're so busy with work, it's normal that you don't understand what's going on with the students."

When I opened the door, there were five men sitting on the sofa inside:

Among those present were not only the dean of studies and Qiao Wangdong, but also the school's vice principal.

Qiao Wangnan was there for some reason, and the other strange man should be Qiao Wangnan's friend.

So many people, are they all here to take care of their own business?

Qiao Wangdong and the vice principal must have just arrived. The teacups in front of them were full, unlike the other three who had already drunk half a pot of green tea.

The one who came to see the dean of studies was Qiao Wangnan.

To be more precise, it was a friend Qiao Wangnan knew through business. How could Qiao Wangnan know anyone at No. 4 Middle School? He only found someone who could help after going home and contacting them last night.

Of course, he did not discuss it with Qiao Wangdong before looking for someone.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have run into the vice principal and Qiao Wangdong while chatting.

It's rare that four uncles are running around for my own affairs at the same time.

It’s strange to say, it was clearly only Qiao Wangdong who spoke up last night, so why is everyone so eager to speak up today?

Qiao Jiaxin: "Uncle, uncle."

"Um."

When Qiao Wangdong saw Qiao Jiaxin was accompanied by Qiao Wangxi, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

At the same time, he picked up the teacup in front of him and said to the vice principal, "See, I was right. Jiaxin is the only girl in our family, so we brothers are all very worried about her."

With so many relatives arriving at once, the Dean of Studies couldn't help but sit up straighter and ask Qiao Jiaxin what was going on. "Jiaxin, your uncles said someone in your grade is spreading rumors about you. Can you tell me more about it?"

This was the first time Qiao Jiaxin had heard the dean speak so gently in half a year since she started school.

Normally, he would have a sullen face when meeting anyone, but now, there was even a hint of a smile on his face.

"Um."

Qiao Jiaxin recounted the incident in detail, including the fight Hai Yan had with someone yesterday, and explained the reason.

After hearing what Qiao Jiaxin said, the dean seemed to have thought of something.

He did hear some weird remarks from time to time, but he never took them seriously, thinking they were just the restlessness of adolescents.

I just realized today that their stories were so harsh.

Pregnancy, abortion, XXX...how can a high school student say these words?

"I'm sorry, I just found out about this today." The vice principal rubbed his hands awkwardly and apologized to Qiao Wangdong.

Qiao Wangdong raised his hand and said, "Don't rush to apologize. Let's deal with the matter first and find those students who spread the rumors."

Qiao Wangxi continued, "I just talked to Jiaxin's homeroom teacher. She said this matter is difficult to handle. Even if we ask everyone one by one, no one will admit it."

"Indeed, who would admit it was him?" Qiao Wangnan also took a sip of the tea in his cup. "So what I discussed with Lao Zhang is that we should conduct a strict investigation from now on. Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be arrested and severely punished. After a few punishments, they will be at peace."

After listening to their suggestions, Qiao Wangdong didn't rush to speak, but just poured another glass of water for Qiao Jiaxin.

He stood up and handed the cup of water to her personally, then asked gently, "Did Hai Yan tell you who the students who fought with him yesterday were?"

"The ones from Class 6 should be the ones who always cause trouble."

"Didn't he tell people yesterday that you scratched his back? Then call him over and ask him to prove whether you were the one who scratched his back."

It’s bad enough that we can’t find the source of the usual rumors, but with physical and witness evidence, are we still afraid that he can hide?

Since he said that it was Qiao Jiaxin who arrested him, then confront him and ask him to produce evidence. If he can't produce it, it proves that he is lying.

Sue him for slander and libel. The source of the other obscene rumors may not be found, but he will definitely not escape punishment for spreading this rumor!

There are also other people who hang out with him. In order to make amends, they are not afraid that he will not take the initiative to admit that he was the one who spread rumors behind his back.

He did it right away, not caring that it was class time. The principal of No. 4 Middle School immediately went to Class 6 to call people.

A few minutes later, four boys walked into the Academic Affairs Office together.

"I heard that you told others that Qiao Jiaxin had sex with you?"

"No, no."

"I'll give you one more chance. If you don't admit it, I'll call your parents and the police and have them come and question you."

"No, no, no, I, I didn't tell anyone else... I was just joking with them."

"Are you kidding? Then you said Qiao Jiaxin grabbed your back, and you even said it with such certainty?"

"That's just bragging, showing off in front of your brothers..."

"Is this your bullshit excuse? Do you know how much of an impact this will have on others?"

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong..."

Qiao Wangdong is not a teacher at No. 4 Middle School, but he led the entire interrogation process.

Sometimes he was strict, sometimes he was lenient, and he used a combination of strictness and leniency to get out all the truth in the leader's mind.

Once you tear a hole in the bag of rumors, the things inside can no longer be hidden.

He said he was pretending to be cool, and that guy was the real one;

But when we called that person over, he said it had nothing to do with him and that someone else told him.

When someone was called over again, he immediately confessed that it was him who did it...

Either tell the name of the person who spread the rumor, or admit that it was you. These are the only two options once you enter the Academic Affairs Office.

After asking seven or eight people one after another, we finally found the source of the rumor.

There were three people who spread the rumors. Unlike what Qiao Jiaxin had imagined, they were not the group of second-rate students in the school who were always chasing ducks and beating dogs, but the top 20 students in the grade.

The reason they spread rumors is very simple: jealousy.

They were jealous of Qiao Jiaxin's academic performance, her popularity with teachers, and her beauty.

Since there's no way to surpass her in ranking, all I can do is trample her reputation into the dirt...

Qiao Jiaxin didn't want to forgive them, but she also didn't want to leave them no leeway, so she continued to leave it to Qiao Wangdong to decide.

"It's fine if you're expelled, but you must receive a warning, be publicly criticized at the final grade meeting, and apologize to Qiao Jiaxin."

Adjusting his glasses, Qiao Wangdong raised his head and asked them with a serious look, "Do you accept this result?"

The three of them nodded rapidly, "Accepted."

Although three classes were delayed, the matter was finally handled properly.

It was getting late, so after a few brief greetings, Qiao Wangdong and the others prepared to leave.

He hadn't had a chance to speak in the Academic Affairs Office just now. On the way to send Qiao Jiaxin back to the classroom, Qiao Wangxi finally found a chance to show his concern for her: "As long as things can be handled well, it's fine. Just do your best in school. If you have any problems, just tell us."

"Yes," Qiao Wangnan interrupted before Qiao Wangxi finished speaking, "Your grandmother is old, but you still have your uncles. Don't hold back on any grievances in the future. After all, we are all family."

Qiao Jiaxin knew that her uncles cared about her so much just to please her grandmother.

Only when grandma feels happy and appreciates their "filial piety" will she give them the demolition compensation and the house.

But it doesn’t matter even if they are fake, at least they can really help me.

Anyway, grandma knows what's going on, so I just need to cooperate with them.

Qiao Jiaxin nodded, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, uncle~"

Qiao Wangnan: "Oh, what are you thanking me for!"

After sending her to the classroom door and preparing to leave, Qiao Wangdong, who had been following her, came over and straightened the wrinkles on her clothes. "You must learn to take care of yourself, don't cause trouble, and don't be afraid of trouble."

Qiao Wangdong spoke in a low voice, and his tone did not sound like the courtesy of an elder to a younger person, but more like the care of a father to his daughter.

After that, he took out a wad of money from his pocket, took out a few dollars and stuffed them into her pocket, saying, "Eat more at school. You look so thin. You'll be taking the college entrance examination after the New Year, and you can't do without good health."

For a moment, his words reminded Qiao Jiaxin of her father.

Even though I know he's not entirely sincere, I can't help but feel touched.

If my father were still alive, he would probably care about me like this and would definitely not let me suffer any injustice in school...

"Um."

Qiao Jiaxin felt a little sore in her nose.

Qiao Wangdong: "Okay, come in quickly, class will start soon."

"good."

After watching Qiao Jiaxin return to her seat, the three brothers of the Qiao family prepared to leave.

When Qiao Wangdong turned around, he found that Qiao Wangxi and Qiao Wangnan were looking at him with very strange eyes.

It's just like the expressions of the poor students when they look at the top students who "never review" when the grades are announced at the end of the semester.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Qiao Wangdong asked.

Qiao Wangxi: "It's okay, let's go."

Qiao Wangxi and Qiao Wangnan didn't say anything, just turned around and left.

The three of them didn't walk side by side this time, but tacitly left Qiao Wangdong behind...

That day, news about Qiao Jiaxin was widely spread.

Everyone in the school knew that in order to find out who spread the dirty rumors about her, Qiao Jiaxin's uncles used all the connections they could in the school and solved the problem in just one morning.

Before today, Qiao Jiaxin, who was secretly despised, has suddenly become the object of everyone's envy.

Her uncles are so awesome and more importantly, they care about her!

This is a case of coming to the school to stand up for something. Many biological parents might not do this, and many elders would advise the person involved to be patient. Only his four uncles stood up and spoke righteously to seek justice for her.

Just by listening to what happened today, one can imagine how favored she must be at home...

In the evening, after finishing the night self-study, Qiao Jiaxin carried her schoolbag as usual and prepared to go to the gathering point to find Hai Yan.

Before she reached the school gate, she saw a blue agricultural tricycle parked on the side of the road from afar, with a familiar figure sitting in the vehicle.

"Grandma!"

It was windy at night and Liu Shuqin had been curled up to avoid the wind. When she heard her granddaughter's voice, she quickly straightened up and waved to her.

Running quickly to the side of the road, Qiao Jiaxin hurriedly helped her grandmother get out of the car. "It's so cold at night, why are you here?"

Hai Youfu, who was driving the tricycle, rubbed his almost frozen hands. "Someone at your school spread rumors about you. Your grandma was worried, so she said she would pick you up every night from now on."

Although Qiao Wangdong said yesterday that he would come to help Qiao Jiaxin deal with it, Liu Shuqin didn't take it to heart.

Who knows if he is just being polite?

Even though Hai Yan was there, Liu Shuqin was still worried, so she thought of picking her up personally to take her home, so that she wouldn't run into the scoundrels who had fought with Hai Yan yesterday and be bullied by them.

Since he had nothing to do at home and there was a high school student to pick up at home, Hai Youfu drove his tricycle over.

Qiao Jiaxin helped her grandmother wrap her scarf more tightly around her neck and reassured her, "Don't worry, my uncle and the others have already taken care of everything today. No one will spread rumors again."

"That's perfect," Liu Shuqin said, smiling as she pulled out a warm plastic bag from her pocket. "Try it? Baiji steamed buns. I saw so many people were buying them, so I bought one for you."

The Baiji steamed bun was still hot. There was no green pepper in it, but it was filled with pure lean meat. It smelled delicious just by smelling it.

Qiao Jiaxin passed the Baiji steamed bun to Liu Shuqin's mouth and said, "You eat first."

"You eat it. I had some beef at night, so I'm not hungry anymore."

Although Liu Shuqin didn't want to eat the Baiji steamed bun, she took out half a red pomelo from her other pocket and broke off a slice and put it in her mouth. "Wait a little longer, we'll go home when Hai Yan comes out."

We are not as poor as before and could only buy one of everything.

But even so, the love and care hidden in the Baiji bun is just as much.

Leaning against my grandma and eating the still warm Baiji steamed bun, the wind tonight didn't seem so cold.

Everyone envied her four uncles, but in fact they were all wrong.

Because the person who treats me best is my grandma.

——

The winter break for senior year of high school came very late.

In order to seize this most crucial year, senior high school students did not officially have their holiday until the 27th day of the lunar year.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year, starting from the 23rd day of the lunar year, Qiao Jiaxin would help her grandparents prepare New Year’s goods.

Making new clothes, pasting couplets, cleaning the house, frying New Year’s goods…there is something to do every day.

This year, Qiao Jiaxin attended school for a few more days. She thought she would be delayed, but unexpectedly, several uncles took her place and took turns to come to the house to run errands.

The day before yesterday, Qiao Wangnan brought a pair of new cotton shoes in the morning, and in the afternoon Qiao Wangxi brought the fried spare ribs, lotus root dumplings and various meatballs from home.

Early yesterday morning, when Qiao Jiaxin was about to go out to school, she ran into Qiao Wangdong who came to deliver couplets.

I heard that the couplet was obtained from a calligraphy master, who also said that it must be changed before dawn to ensure a smooth and successful new year.

My uncle Qiao Wangbei had no money in his pocket and could not give anything, but his filial piety was no less.

Not only did he come to the house to do a thorough cleaning, sweeping the two rooms inside and out, he also stayed with grandma all day long, really acting as the "eunuch" beside the old lady, serving tea and water, massaging her shoulders and legs.

It was only this year that Qiao Jiaxin realized that the New Year with the participation of uncles could be so busy.

Unlike previous years, I only brought my wife and children here for dinner on New Year’s Eve, and then we had to go back home to celebrate the New Year within half an hour.

The uncles were busy in the old house all day long, like taking turns, leaving Qiao Jiaxin with nothing to do.

"Your grandma asked me to take her out again?"

Wang Xichun asked casually while skillfully stirring the meat filling with his hands.

"Well, my third uncle took her to the Chinese medicine hospital," Qiao Jiaxin replied while cutting lotus root on the chopping board. "He said an old expert came to take my grandma to see her and prescribed some blood pressure medicine."

Not only Liu Shuqin, but two other grandmothers in the village also went along.

They all had a very good relationship with grandma in the past.

Qiao Wangnan is indeed a businessman. He knows that he needs to maintain good relationships with the older sisters around grandma. If he can make them happy, he can also slightly restore his poor image.

Because there was no room on the bus, Qiao Jiaxin didn't go with them. It happened that Aunt Hai was busy preparing New Year's goods and the family was short of someone who could work, so she came to help.

Wang Xichun curled his lips and said, "If only your uncles would stop irritating her, her blood pressure wouldn't be so high."

As she spoke, she raised her voice again and called out to the two brothers who were busy in the yard: "Hai Yan? Hai Yu? Have you finished rubbing the hairtail fish I asked you to do?"

"Right away."

Haiyu picked up a nearly cleaned hairtail and ran to the kitchen door, looking forward to her praise: "Mom, do you think I cleaned it well?"

Looking at the hairtail fish that had been ground by steel wire until there was only a few pounds of meat left, Wang Xichun wanted to slap him on the head, let alone praise him.

"Hey! You're so stupid! You've ruined all the meat!"

After clearing the meat filling off her hands, she went to the yard to look at her other son who was kneading hairtail.

He didn't scrape off the flesh, but the scales on his body were scraped off like the wall of an old house, with pieces falling off here and there.

Upon closer inspection, I found that he was not using a steel wool, but was picking it out bit by bit with his hands.

hiss……

She also wants to take some blood pressure medicine.

How could my two sons be so dumb? They messed up even this little chore.

Following the principle of not getting angry during the New Year, Wang Xichun barely suppressed the urge to hit them and said, "Forget it, both of you go back to the room and do your homework. I'll do it myself later."

When they were told they didn't need help, the two sons quickly went back to the house.

I don’t think he is doing homework, but watching TV series.

Returning to the kitchen, Wang Xichun sighed heavily: "Alas! I can't count on them to help me at all. They are just like your uncles."

"They're much better than my uncles," Qiao Jiaxin put the sliced ​​lotus root into the water. "They can't do it well, but my uncles are too lazy to do it."

Wash the lotus root slices and put them on a plate. Then take out the soaked kelp and carefully wipe off the dirt on the surface...

Seeing how meticulously Qiao Jiaxin worked and how clean the dishes she prepared were, Wang Xichun's lips curled up unconsciously. "It's better to have a girl. She's more attentive and sensible. If I had a girl back then, my life would have been a hundred times more comfortable!"

Wang Xichun has liked Qiao Jiaxin since childhood. Now that she has grown into a graceful young lady, he likes her more and more.

"You said you have an education, good looks, a well-off family, and a good personality... Xin, you better be discerning from now on and find a capable partner. Otherwise, no one will be good enough for you."

Object?

She hadn't thought about it at all.

Qiao Jiaxin didn't know how to respond to her, so she could only say "hmm" awkwardly.

After taking out the washed kelp, Qiao Jiaxin tried to change the subject: "By the way, aunt, why is my uncle not home today?"

"I went to the city to clean up the new house."

After the Chinese New Year, the demolition of Jicheng Village will be put on the agenda.

From measuring the area to arranging relocation, it will be around May when the villagers here will receive the demolition compensation and then move away.

As soon as the news of the demolition came out, many people in the village went to the city to look for houses.

Some people rent houses in residential quarters in residential areas, while others want to use the demolition compensation to buy a new house directly. However, more people choose to rent houses in urban villages in the city.

The environment and living habits of the urban village are similar to those of the village on the outskirts of the city. The villagers of Jicheng Village have been farmers who depended on the weather for generations. They would not be used to suddenly becoming part of the city, so they would feel more comfortable living in the urban village.

Hai Youfu was looking for a house in Dongchenli.

Wang Xichun's cousin married there, and they rented her house.

This stay will last at least three to five years. Since it is a long-term lease, it is natural to renovate the house and keep it clean.

Wang Xichun: "Today I'll put up some Spring Festival couplets, and after the New Year I'll buy new furniture and put it in."

Hai Youfu's house is not small. He doesn't have a very tall building, but the yard is large.

More than ten years ago, after the old couple of the Hai family passed away, the old house and land also became theirs.

In addition, their family's household registration is in Jicheng Village, and the transition fee is divided according to the number of people...

The Hai family is considered one of the best in the village. They have one million more money than Liu Shuqin, and their house is several hundred square meters larger.

So even if it is a rented house, there is no ambiguity in the decoration and preparation.

"By the way, have you decided where to move to?" Wang Xichun asked her.

Qiao Jiaxin replied: "I'm still thinking about it. Let's talk about it after the Chinese New Year."

Liu Shuqin had already discussed the move with her.

She didn't know much about houses, but fortunately there were many caring neighbors in the village, and with the help of the village chief, they recommended many suitable houses to them.

However, Liu Shuqin is old and cannot go around the city looking for houses all day, so she has not settled down yet.

They were saying a few days ago that after the New Year, they would go around the city to have a look.

Anyway, there are only two of them living in the house, so there is no need to rent a house that is too big. In addition to the living room, a kitchen and a bathroom will be enough.

You don't need to buy too much furniture, just add what you need.

"Why don't you move to Dongchenli together?" Wang Xichun suggested immediately after hearing that they hadn't decided where to live yet. "Let's continue to live together, in the same building. That way, if anything happens in the future, we can look after each other."

Wang Xichun really likes Qiao Jiaxin.

There is no harm without comparison. Since Qiao Jiaxin and her family moved back, Wang Xichun has increasingly felt that it would have been better to have had a daughter.

Unfortunately, it’s too late to regret now. I can only love Qiao Jiaxin more and treat her as my own daughter.

Qiao Jiaxin: "Then I'll talk to my grandma when she comes back."

Qiao Jiaxin also felt that it was good to live closer. At least she could have some acquaintances, so she wouldn't have to end up in a completely unfamiliar environment and get along with stranger neighbors all over again.

Uncle Hai and Aunt Hai are both acquaintances, and it is definitely better to have them as neighbors than as strangers.

"Okay! If you decide, I'll help you find a room tomorrow!"

Hearing that they could continue to be neighbors, Wang Xichun stirred the minced meat with even more force. "If you have any requests, just tell me. I will definitely find something that will satisfy you!"

Qiao Jiaxin: "Okay~"

Liu Shuqin and the others didn't come back until almost noon.

Beep! Beep!

As soon as I heard it, I knew it was the sound of Qiao Wangnan's car.

However, the car did not stop directly at the door, but first sent the other grandmothers in the car home. Almost ten minutes later, Liu Shuqin and Qiao Wangnan got out of the car.

This time they went not only to see a Chinese doctor, but also bought a lot of moxa sticks and tea bags for health care, carrying several bags of large and small items.

After getting off the bus, Qiao Wangnan didn't let her carry the things, but ran back and forth several times to move the things back home.

It can be seen that Liu Shuqin is very satisfied with Qiao Wangnan's arrangements today.

Seeing her son working so hard for her, she looked so proud.

The Hai family lived just across the street. As soon as the two of them came back, Wang Xichun and Qiao Jiaxin, who were busy in the yard, heard the noise.

Wang Xichun: "You're back, auntie~"

Liu Shuqin: “Yeah.”

Liu Shuqin didn't rush in, but turned to Hai's house and glanced at what they had fried that morning and the hairtail fish they were preparing in the basin. "You didn't mix the batter well. Wash it first. After you wash it, I'll help you fry the hairtail fish."

Liu Shuqin's cooking skills are impeccable, and everything she makes tastes delicious.

When Wang Xichun heard that she wanted to help, he was naturally willing to do so.

While they were washing hairtail fish in the yard, Liu Shuqin went to the kitchen to take a look at the unused batter, then rolled up her sleeves, picked out a few ingredients from the row of seasonings, poured them in, and added some more flour.

"By the way, Auntie, I just heard Jiaxin say that you haven't decided where to live in the future?"

Wang Xichun remembered what they had just talked about clearly. Taking advantage of Liu Shuqin's return, he could ask her: "How about we still live together? I'll help you find a house."

Before Liu Shuqin in the kitchen could speak, Qiao Wangnan, who came in from outside, replied for her: "Don't bother. After the New Year, my mother and Jiaxin will move in with me."