Chapter 71 Gold Ring

After Wang Xiuren and Zhao Dalong finished their maintenance work in the gymnasium, Lin Qiu no longer went there to sell water.

On the one hand, the distance is still a bit far, and it is not very convenient to take the bus there to sell water. On the other hand, as Lin Qiu expected, there are more and more people selling water and beverages in the gymnasium. With more people selling, Lin Qiu's business is not so good.

Lin Qiu comforted himself, thinking that he had always made a lot of money anyway, and this opportunity to make quick money usually would not last long, so he had to learn to be content.

Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang's popsicle-selling business continued until mid-August.

Just like last year, orders have been pouring in to the garment factory since August, and the workers have returned to their 8am to 6pm life, sewing on sewing machines.

As the work at the garment factory increased, Lin Ping and Zhang Guixiang no longer had time to go out and sell popsicles on the streets. They could only return the popsicle boxes to the factory with regret and go back to work.

After all, selling popsicles is a seasonal part-time job. Even though I make a lot of money, I can't lose my job at the garment factory.

After returning to the garment factory, his colleagues in the dormitory looked at Lin Ping's tanned face and arms and joked, "Lin Ping, did you go back to your hometown to work on your double guns? You're so tanned?"

Lin Ping rolled his eyes and asked, "What do you know?" This is proof that I make a lot of money! It's a pity that she can't tell others. She still understands the principle of making a fortune in silence, and she doesn't want to encounter someone stealing her business during the off-season next year.

The days gradually returned to their previous state, plain and fulfilling.

Lin Qiu discovered that something was wrong with Wang Xiuren these days. He went out after dinner every night and came back very late. He never said where he went and he would avoid Lin Qiu's gaze.

I want to see what medicine you sell in this bottle?

Lin Qiu was chewing the boiled chicken fiercely while staring at Wang Xiuren suspiciously.

Wang Xiuren looked up and saw her eyes, then quickly lowered his head and shoveled rice into his mouth.

"I'm done! I have something else to do so I'll leave first! Leave the dishes here and I'll come back to wash them."

After Wang Xiuren finished speaking, he pushed the bowl away, wiped his mouth, pushed the stool away and walked out.

"I don't know what your father is doing every day!" Lin Qiu complained to his daughter.

"Candy? Did dad go to buy candy? I want to eat some big bubble gum." When Wang Shan heard the word "tang", she immediately looked at her mother with shining eyes.

Lin Qiu looked at his greedy daughter in silence and said unhappily, "What candy? Eating candy is not good, it will damage your teeth! Eat your meal quickly."

"oh!"

The light in Wang Shan's eyes disappeared in an instant, and she weakly shoveled rice into her mouth.

Lin Qiu looked at her daughter's strange appearance and stared at her: "Shanshan, eat well!"

As soon as Wang Shan saw her mother's expression, she knew she had to be obedient, so she quickly sat up straight, stuffed a big mouthful of rice into her mouth, and chewed it vigorously. She even stuffed the shredded carrots that she disliked the most into her mouth and swallowed them without changing her expression.

I really miss my aunt! I really miss the bubble gum my aunt bought me, but unfortunately I can’t blow bubbles.

Lin Qiu didn't know that his daughter missed Lin Ping, he just wanted to find out what Wang Xiuren was up to.

That day, Lin Qiu was guarding the newsstand as usual.

"Ding-ling-ling-ling..."

"Hello? Who are you looking for?"

Lin Qiu didn't let the phone ring any more. He stood up and picked up the phone.

"Qiuqiu, it's me!"

At the telephone desk in the prefabrication factory office, Lin Ting held the phone tightly and spoke with a smile.

Zhou Qing leaned against Lin Ting and put his ear to the receiver, not wanting to miss a single word from his daughter.

"Dad, what good news is there today that made you want to call me?" Hearing his father's voice, Lin Qiu couldn't help but smile.

"You don't remember what day it is today?"

"Ah? What day is today?" Lin Qiu was stunned.

"Qiuqiu, did you forget? Today is your birthday!" Zhou Qing snatched the phone from Lin Ting and said loudly, "I think you were so busy that you didn't even remember your own birthday!"

Lin Qiu suddenly realized that today was his birthday.

Lin Qiu was born at the beginning of the seventh lunar month, which is just within the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. According to the customs of Hunan Province, every household has to burn buns to worship their ancestors on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. In her previous life, Wang Xiu Ren had planned to "welcome old customers" to celebrate the festival on her birthday, so on this day, she was so busy from morning to night that she had no time to rest. She was not in the mood to celebrate her birthday at all, even though her parents would come over on this day every year, and even though her daughter would give her a big red envelope and buy her a cake on this day after she started working.

At this time last year, she was busy working on a sewing machine in a garment factory. Her parents were far away and no one reminded her, so she didn't even think about her birthday. She was only thinking about making money to buy a house.

"Hello, Qiuqiu? Are you still there? Why aren't you talking?"

Zhou Qing didn't hear any sound for a long time and became a little anxious.

Lin Qiu came back to his senses, "Mom, I'm still here! If you have anything to say, please tell me. I was a little distracted just now."

"Look at you, you're distracted even when you're on the phone!" Zhou Qing scolded, "Your father and I weren't with you on your birthday. We couldn't even cook you a bowl of longevity noodles. Sigh!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh. Fearing that his daughter would feel uncomfortable after hearing it, Zhou Qing cheered up: "Qiuqiu, remember to buy yourself something delicious today. Don't be reluctant to spend money. Just buy whatever you want to eat!"

"Yes! Write down what you bought today, and Daddy will give you the money later! Daddy and Mommy are treating us today!" Lin Ting came over and said loudly.

Listening to the concerned words of his father and mother, Lin Qiu's eyes turned red, and he suddenly thought of a sentence he heard in his previous life: When parents are alive, life still has a destination; when parents are gone, life only has a way back.

"Okay! I get it. Today I will go shopping and eating as much as I want. Mom and Dad will pay for it anyway." Lin Qiu answered loudly, trying to cover up the sobs in his voice with a loud voice.

"Don't worry, you can't make your father poor!" Lin Ting patted his pocket complacently.

"Qiuqiu, remember to eat more delicious food. Your father and I are fine at home. Don't worry about us!" Zhou Qing interrupted, "We don't have anything else to do, so I'll hang up first."

"Okay, you and Daddy should not be reluctant to spend money. If you need anything, go to the street to buy it. If you can't find it, call me and I will find a way!" Lin Qiu reluctantly reminded.

"good!"

Lin Ting and Zhou Qing answered in unison.

Not long after, the call was hung up.

Lin Qiu held the phone in his hand for a long time.

At noon, thinking about what his parents said, Lin Qiu ran across the street and ordered himself a bowl of Taiwanese braised pork rice. The rice was rich in sauce and soft and tasty. Lin Qiu was very satisfied with the meal, and it was also a small birthday for himself.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Lin Qiu saw that Wang Xiuren did not come, so he counted the things in the newsstand, pushed the freezer in, pulled down the rolling shutter door, locked it, and rode his bicycle towards Jinxiu Garden.

When I walked downstairs to my house, I found that there was no light in the room, and my heart skipped a beat.

Wang Xiuren, this unreliable guy, is not home at this time. Not only is he out playing by himself, but he is also taking his daughter around!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Lin Qiuda locked his bicycle, put it at the bottom of the stairs on the first floor, and walked into the elevator angrily.

As soon as I opened the lock, I saw Lin Ping walking towards me with a smile on his face, holding a cake full of candles.

"Sister! It's your birthday soon, get the candles!"

"Happy birthday to you, Mom!" Wang Shan looked up at Lin Qiu, her eyes full of dependence and admiration.

Wang Xiuren also blushed, and quickly stuffed a bouquet of red roses into Lin Qiu's arms, "Happy Birthday!", then turned his face away uncomfortably.

Ah Xing is such a mean guy. He came up with such an idea. It's so embarrassing.

Lin Qiu's anger was replaced by surprise. She glanced at her sister, daughter and husband one by one, took a deep breath, and blew out the candle.

“Ouch!”

My daughter screamed with joy, "Eat cake! Eat cake!"

Lin Ping also shouted: "Brother-in-law, turn on the light!"

Wang Xiuren wiped his face and pressed the switch in the dim light outside the window.

The moment the lights came on, the entire living room was enveloped in warm yellow light.

The table was filled with delicious food.

Shredded chicken, roast goose, steamed crab, boiled shrimp, steamed eggs, and a bowl of garlic-stirred water spinach to relieve the greasiness.

"Sister, come and sit down. You are the birthday boy today!" Lin Ping put the cake on the table and pushed Lin Qiu to the seat.

Wang Xiuren quickly poured the drinks and set the table.

Wang Shan had already sat down on the chair, staring at the cake with suspicious water marks around her mouth.

"Everyone sit down and get ready to eat!" Lin Qiu pulled out the chair next to him and looked at his daughter with amusement: "Shanshan, wipe your saliva, eat first, then eat the cake!"

Wang Shan had to force herself to move her eyes away from the cake and instead saw the big chicken leg that her mother put into the bowl. She became happy again. The chicken leg was delicious, so she decided to eat it first.

"You guys eat too, eat more vegetables and less rice!" Lin Qiu also picked up a piece of roast goose for Lin Ping with his chopsticks.

"Come on, let's clink glasses first!" Wang Xiuren raised his glass, "Today is our comrade Lin Qiu's 27th birthday. Let's wish her a happy birthday!"

Lin Ping and Wang Shan quickly raised their glasses and moved closer, then looked at Lin Qiu who had not yet raised his glass.

Lin Qiu slowly raised his cup and said slowly: "Thank you for today!"

"Sister, why are you so polite? I just came here to have a good meal. These are all prepared by my brother-in-law. If you want to thank someone, thank him!" Lin Ping winked at his sister.

“Ahem!”

Wang Xiuren choked on his drink when he heard this, "Eat some food!"

“Dad, eat slowly. There are so many delicious foods. Don’t be in a hurry!” Wang Shan held a big chicken leg in her hand, her mouth opening and closing with greasy eyes.

The old father glanced at his daughter with a frustrated look on his face, wondering what was wrong with this leaky little cotton jacket.

Who knew that he would just ignore me and focus on eating the chicken leg.

Wang Xiuren could only pick up a piece of roast goose and take a big bite.

I basically didn’t touch the food tonight. I ate most of the dishes and then cut the cake and ate it.

After cleaning up at night, Lin Qiu dried his hair and prepared to lie down to sleep. Wang Xiuren shyly took out a red paper bag and handed it to Lin Qiu.

"Here, if you don't like it, you can change it."

Lin Qiu took it, opened it and saw that it was a gold ring, a very simple plain ring.

"Shall I put it on you and see if it fits?" Wang Xiuren's eyes were filled with eagerness to try.

Lin Qiu ignored him and put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand. The size was just right.

"It looks good when you wear it. Don't take it off. Keep wearing it!" Wang Xiuren kept staring at Lin Qiu's hand.

Lin Qiu raised his hands and admired himself.

Suddenly I remembered, something was wrong, where did Wang Xiuren get the money to buy the ring?

So he stared at Wang Xiuren like a searchlight, "Where did you get the money to buy this?"

Wang Xiuren was still imagining Lin Qiu's touched look, but he was hit hard and told the truth.

"Ah Xing asked me to help a little."

"You've been going out every day recently just for Ah Xing?" Lin Qiu looked at him suspiciously, "Then why are you sneaking around?"

"Didn't I just want to give you a surprise?" Wang Xiuren looked aggrieved. Ah Xing was really unreliable! Even after telling himself so many fancy names, Lin Qiu didn't seem moved at all and even doubted himself.

Lin Qiu looked at Wang Xiuren's aggrieved look and felt a little sorry for him. "Okay, okay, I appreciate your kindness, but don't be so sneaky next time!"

"There's nothing sneaky about that!" Wang Xiuren muttered in a low voice.

"What are you talking about?"

"nothing?"

"Then turn off the lights and go to bed!"

"oh!"