There was a flash of surprise in Qiao Yan's eyes, and she became interested and her mind started to become active.

"It's good, what do you do?"

"He has no proper business." Speaking of this, Sister Liu expressed regret. "This guy used to work in a clothing factory, but later quit and opened a street stall."

"Set up a stall!" Qiao Lu's eyes suddenly flashed with an extremely bright light.

"No!" Qiao Yan objected.

"It's pretty good!" Qiao Lu nodded with satisfaction.

Two voices appeared at the same time. Liu Xiaohong was stunned and didn't know who to listen to for a moment.

She observed the expressions of the two sisters for a long time. One had a frown on her face, looking bitter and resentful, while the other was excited and eager to try.

Liu Xiaohong looked at Qiao Lu and asked tentatively, "Do you really think it's good?"

"It's pretty good, at least I have an income, right? With my conditions I can't ask for too much." Qiao Lu said.

Qiao Yan glanced at her and said, "You had such high standards before, why are you not so demanding now?"

Qiao Lu smiled and winked playfully: "Sister, there is a phrase called adapting to local conditions, and there is also a phrase called adapting to different people!"

Qiao Yan: "...What a twisted theory."

In short, she disagreed.

"Street vendors are not stable. To put it in a serious way, they are speculation. Even if the country has opened up now, look at the people who are setting up stalls outside? They are all jobless street urchins!" After saying this, he felt like he had said it before, so he changed his words and said, "Even if there are decent people, they are those from poor families who set up stalls. Who doesn't have a stable job if they have a good family? We rural people don't have high demands. Living a down-to-earth life is more important than anything else."

Seeing Qiao Yan's strong opposition, Sister Liu seemed to realize that she really shouldn't have introduced this person to the Qiao sisters, and hurriedly took back the photo.

"Indeed, your sister is right about that. That job is not stable. For example, on rainy days recently, no one would go to the street stalls to shop. If no one is shopping, then the goods cannot be sold. If no goods are sold, then there is no income. Isn't that a day's work in vain?"

"Well, that's true, but it's not a big problem for me." Qiao Lu still has a good impression of the first generation of rich people who work hard.

"Qiao Lu." Qiao Yan frowned in an unhappy tone.

Qiao Lu hugged her arm and said coquettishly: "Sister, didn't you ask me to go on more blind dates? Now that I think about it, you are not happy again."

"Do you really have to go against me?" Qiao Yan raised her eyebrows unhappily.

Qiao Lu said sincerely: "No, I really think it's good."

She knew very well in her heart that in another ten years, the disaster of a wave of layoffs of employees in state-owned enterprises would come, and it was hard to say who would be weeping and who would be laughing when the time came.

Seeing that Qiao Lu was interested, Sister Liu hurriedly warned: "Qiao Lu, let me tell you, although this guy is good-looking, his conditions are not as good as the gay man I introduced to you before. He got the house by sheer luck. As for his character... our neighbors don't have much to say about him. If you want to be with him, you can live well, but I'm afraid you'll live a tight life. You have to think it over!"

Shit luck?

What good luck! As the saying goes, success is one percent luck and ninety-nine percent perspiration, and that one percent luck is more important than ninety-nine percent perspiration!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing: "You guys are getting anxious before the beginning of the relationship. I agree, but you should also ask the gay man if he is willing to go on a blind date with my mother."

Qiao Yan slammed the table and said, "That won't work. You're so pretty, what if he falls in love with you?"

Qiao Lu: “…”

Just think of it as you complimenting her.

"So what do you say we should do?" Qiao Lu asked.

"Choose again." said Qiao Yan.

Qiao Lu refused to compromise, and the two sisters remained deadlocked for a long time. Finally, Qiao Lu thought of a compromise.

"How about this, sister, let's both take a step back and choose between a street vendor or a blind date with a street vendor."

"What?" Qiao Yan almost went crazy: "No, why are you picking on the street vendors?"

Qiao Lu smiled and said, "I'm only interested in these two. Choose one of them. Don't cheat!"

Qiao Yan frowned: "Qiao Lu, setting up a stall is not as easy as you think!"

“You don’t know if something is simple unless you try it.”

Qiao Yan has words to say and Qiao Lu has words to say afterwards. The two sisters are equally matched and it is hard to tell who is better.

"Sister Liu, why don't you help me choose one?" Qiao Lu turned to Liu Xiaohong and suggested.

Sister Liu laughed dryly, hurriedly put away the pile of photos on the table, stood up and said goodbye: "You two sisters, choose, I won't mix. Youwei will be out of school soon, and I have to go home to cook dinner for him."

If I stay, I'm afraid I'll see World War III.

"Okay, take care." Qiao Lu wanted to walk her downstairs, but Liu Xiaohong stepped back repeatedly and almost bumped into the corner of the table in her haste.

"No need to send me off, I'll go down by myself. You can discuss it with your sister slowly. I'll go back and ask the boy first. If he's willing, you can get married. If not, then you can choose again, okay?"

Qiao Lu nodded and said happily, "Your idea is good, sister. Let's make a bet. If he is willing to go on a blind date with me, the mother of his child, you won't stop him. If he doesn't like me, I will choose a blind date from other gay men who are married twice. How about that?"

Things having come to this, Qiao Yan seemed unable to utter any more words of refusal.

In the end, I could only watch Liu Xiaohong's figure getting farther and farther away.

…

That night, the night was as cool as water. In the quiet streets, a drizzle of rain fell on the moss-covered blue brick slabs. Occasionally, a few sparrows flew by under the night sky, and their black figures flashed by, bringing a bit of bleakness to this winter day.

Qiao Lu's blind date came to a temporary end, but Qiao Yan, as her elder sister, could not be happy at all. She ignored Qiao Lu from dinner to bedtime.

Qiao Yan had already heated up some hot water to wash her face and feet, then went to bed, covered herself with the quilt and went to sleep. Qiao Lu helped her son wash his face and feet, and only after that did she start to dress herself up.

By the time Qiao Yan had washed up and carried her son to bed, she had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep. It was unknown whether she was asleep or not.

It was unusually cold tonight, and it was a bit cold for three people to cover themselves with one quilt. Qiao Lu went to the closet and got a thick quilt to cover the three of them. In the blink of an eye, Qiao Yan suddenly reached out and lifted the quilt.

Qiao Lu was stunned for a moment, then covered it back for her.

Qiao Yan continued to reach out and opened it again.

After this happened again and again, Qiao Lu realized that her sister was just being petty.

I burst out laughing - how can the strong woman of steel be so adorable when she gets upset?

Qiao Lu patted her son's little butt and winked at him: "An An, go and coax your second aunt."

The little guy was lying between the two of them. After hearing what his mother said, he twisted his body and crawled to Qiao Yan's side. He patted her shoulder gently with his little hand, very lightly, and cautiously: "Auntie~"

Qiao Yan twisted her shoulders and shrank back against the wall: "Go away, I'm not your aunt, and your mother is not my sister."

"Mom..." Qiao Yan's cold words hurt the sensitive Qiao An. The young man thought that he was abandoned by his second aunt, and turned around pitifully to look for Qiao Lu: "Mom."

A stream of smoke flew into Qiao Lu's arms, and rubbed her neck.

Qiao Lu reached out and pulled down the light cord, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.

"It's okay, Second Aunt is just teasing you." Qiao Lu hugged her son tightly and poked Qiao Yan's back with her right index finger. "Alright, sister, you're making me so bitter and resentful. I'm not sure if the gay man will agree to it. Even if he agrees, I'm not sure if I will like him or not."

He slowly covered Qiao Yan with the quilt, and this time she finally didn't lift it up again.

"Qiao Lu." Her voice sounded gloomy. "I can tell you that if you two really get married, you will definitely suffer in the future."

How could Qiao Yan be angry with Qiao Lu? She was clearly angry with herself. She was angry at herself for not protecting her sister six years ago, and she was angry that six years later she had to watch her sister crawl towards another fire.

Qiao Lu understood the hidden meaning of Qiao Yan's words. The two sisters were in perfect sync with each other, and many things did not need to be said, as they were all expressed without words.

"Even if it means suffering, it is my own choice." Qiao Lu stepped forward and hugged her shoulders, sighing, "Sister, you don't have to blame yourself. No matter in the past or now, you don't have to blame yourself. Everything is my fault. You are good, you have always been good."

"Sister, don't feel burdened. I am already very satisfied and grateful that you can bring me from the countryside to the city."

"Sister, without you, there would be no me in this world."

"Sister, I will definitely live a good life and I will repay you."

The relationship between the two sisters has long surpassed that of sisters; it is a relationship that even a mother cannot replace.

After she finished speaking, Qiao Yan's body trembled violently.

The room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After a long time, so long that Qiao Lu wondered if she had fallen asleep, she heard a choked voice in her ears.

"Qiao Lu, I really don't want to see you suffer anymore."

Qiao Lu's heart shuddered. She was clearly not her "real sister" and was clearly just a time traveler. Why was she still moved by Qiao Yan's emotions?

"I know, I know, sister." Hugging her from behind, Qiao Lu rubbed Qiao Yan's shoulders affectionately: "I will not be hurt by anyone again, believe me."

This sentence is not only a promise to Qiao Yan, but also an answer for the original body.

It can be considered as taking responsibility for someone else's body.

She will definitely live a better life, she will.

…

The days are short and the nights are long in winter.

In the morning, the sky was still light and a thin mist rose. It had rained again last night, and the half-yellow and half-green sycamore leaves were washed shiny. The wind blew and the fallen leaves were blown all over the ground.

At lunch time, the Li'an State-owned Hotel was packed with guests, and Sister Liu followed Xu Haizhou to the state-owned hotel.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that she has a child. In fact, she is also a first marriage like you! She was cheated by a gay man in the past and gave birth to a child, but she didn't get a marriage certificate. Look, she is so beautiful." Liu Xiaohong took out Qiao Lu's photo and said, "I'm not lying to you. I have been in Li'an for so many years and I have never seen a girl prettier than her. You are so lucky!"

The tall and straight man next to Liu Xiaohong just nodded calmly: "Well, I understand. Let's take a look first and then talk about it when it's appropriate."

"Hey, that's fine. I was just afraid that you would dislike it. It's good that you don't." The more Liu Xiaohong looked at them, the more she felt that this boy and Qiao Lu were a perfect match. They were a talented man and a beautiful woman, what a perfect match. As long as they could overcome the two hurdles of "second marriage and being in the countryside", other problems would not be a problem.

"She'll be here soon. If you really like her, show your love for her. She's a good comrade, hardworking and capable, suitable for living with. There's nothing wrong with her..."

As she was boasting, Qiao Lu appeared at the door of the hotel holding her son.

She looked up at the sign - the State-owned Xiangqian Hotel. It was definitely here.

Qiao Lu dressed up specially for the blind date today. She replaced her old cotton jacket with a blue floral cotton jacket, and Qiao An also changed into a new cotton jacket. They were all ready-made clothes that they bought at a high price. Qiao Yan bought them for them on the first day they entered the city. They usually didn't dare to wear them.

Although the cotton shirt was a little loose, her slender figure could be seen through it. Her beautiful facial features and calm temperament made her stand out among the group of simple female customers.

As she walked from the front door into the hotel, she caught the attention of many gay men, but when they saw the timid child in her arms, they shook their heads regretfully.

"Qiao Lu! Here!" Liu Xiaohong waved at her.

Qiao Lu's pace gradually quickened, and Xu Haizhou on the other side politely stood up to greet her when he saw her.

The steam from the soup cast a hazy texture over the hotel. Walking in the mist, everything seemed so unreal.

Only he stood before me.

That's a really good-looking man...

He is about 1.8 meters tall, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a straight nose and thin lips. He wears a sheepskin hat and a stiff dark green coat. He looks handsome and upright, with a bit of firmness between his eyebrows, giving people a full sense of security.

With various blind date candidates in front of him, Xu Haizhou's appearance is undoubtedly an extremely eye-catching presence.

But logically speaking, a man with this look should be very popular, so how could he have fallen to the point of blind dating?

…

Before they had time to think about it, Liu Xiaohong warmly invited them to sit down.

"Come on, sit down, what are you doing standing there?"

Qiao Lu sat down opposite Xu Haizhou holding her son. The little guy felt insecure in the unfamiliar environment and clung to Qiao Lu's neck with both hands. Qiao Lu had no choice but to continue holding him.

But the man opposite her looked more and more familiar. It was not an illusion. She must have seen him before, but where...

"Comrade, have we met somewhere before?"

The weather was too cold, and the hot air I exhaled from my nose condensed on my scarf, making it wet and uncomfortable.

Qiao Lu untied her scarf and finally breathed in the fresh air.

Xu Haizhou shifted his gaze away from Qiao An's face and was stunned for half a second, barely perceptible.

Before he could say anything, Qiao Lu suddenly remembered and said in surprise, "I know! Is your stall in Qingteng Lane?"

Xu Haizhou raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Well, I set up a stall in Qingteng Lane to sell small accessories."

"That's right. I was wondering why it looked so familiar. I've been there several times." I went to the free market every now and then a while ago, but my attention was on the goods and I didn't pay much attention to the stall owners.

Xu Haizhou smiled and nodded: "Yes, I set up a stall basically every day."

"Are you going even on a rainy day?" Qiao Lu asked.

Xu Haizhou: "I'll go too."

Qiao Lu: “That’s hard work.”

Xu Haizhou lowered his eyes to look at her, the shadow of his eyelashes falling, casting a clear shadow on his eyelids: "It's okay once you get used to it."

Qiao Lu smiled with narrowed eyes, her posture very calm, and looked at him openly.

"You're pretty good," she said.

Xu Haizhou looked away from her beautiful eyes and smiled: "Thank you."

Seeing that the two were chatting harmoniously, Liu Xiaohong felt that she had nothing to do here, so she stood up and said goodbye: "You two can chat first. Come, give me the child. I will take Qiao An out for a walk."

As she said this, she reached out to hug Qiao An. The little guy clung to Qiao Lu in panic, his butt welded to his mother's thighs. No matter how hard you pushed, he wouldn't move.

Qiao Lu was helpless. She patted Qiao An's back and was about to say something, but a gentle male voice suddenly came from behind her.

"It doesn't matter. Don't force it if the child doesn't want to."

He had a warm smile and a mellow voice, which was different from all the voices Qiao Lu had ever heard. It was one of the few men's voices that she thought could be described as pleasant.

Sister Liu looked at Qiao Lu in embarrassment, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

Finally, he had no choice but to let go of her hand, smiled dryly and walked out: "Okay, I'll go back first, you guys chat."

Turning around, she warned Qiao An, "An An, be good and don't mess with your mother!"

Qiao An twisted his head nervously, and Xiaomi bit his lower lip and hugged him tighter.

The author has something to say:

Talk about marriage directly after the blind date, no delay (*^▽^*)