"Really, An An, when has mom ever broken her promise to you? Dad has really become a hero just now."

Qiao An's eyes suddenly lit up and he held Xu Haizhou's hand: "——Dad is so awesome!"

The child, who was originally planning to cry his heart out, had his attention drawn away and kept asking Xu Haizhou questions.

Before leaving, Qiao Lu asked the freshman class teacher about Qiao An's condition at school today.

"Teacher Qi, how did our An An perform today?"

The head teacher is a middle-aged woman in her forties with a kind face. She always has a smiling face when she looks at you and is very friendly.

Teacher Qi lowered his head to look at Qiao An who was so happy in front of his parents, and then looked at Qiao Lu. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"He's quite well behaved. Although he doesn't like to talk to people, he's very obedient. He's quiet and doesn't make any noise. It would be better if he was more lively."

Teacher Qi felt that Joan was not a very sociable child, but before school started, Joan's parents told her that their child was very reluctant to go to kindergarten. He had only attended kindergarten for half a month before returning to school at the age of five this year. Therefore, she understood the child's personality.

Qiao Lu curled her lips slightly, smiled and stroked her son's head: "Take your time, our An An's performance has improved a lot today."

The kid shrank shyly behind Qiao Lu, looking at the teacher with wide eyes.

Teacher Qi is better than Teacher Liu from the silk reeling factory. She is very gentle, her voice is delicate, and most importantly, she is not a vicious person.

So even though he was a little sad to start school today, he was much happier than he was two years ago in the Silk Factory Kindergarten. Also, because he has received so much love from his parents in the past two years, his mood is different and he is naturally not so sad as to have a breakdown.

Qiao Lu: "An An, say goodbye to the teacher, we are going home."

Qiao An grabbed her mother's clothes with one hand and waved to Teacher Qi with the other hand: "Goodbye, Teacher~"

Teacher Qi's wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were all smiles: "Goodbye Qiao An, see you tomorrow."

She turned around, twisted her little butt, took her parents' hands, and skipped out of the kindergarten.

Walking to the street, Qiao An's admiring eyes never left Xu Haizhou: "Dad, how did you kick him? Is the bad guy like the bad guy in Huo Yuanjia, who was kicked away and then lay on the ground crying and screaming?"

Howling? I thought it was a wolf, and it was still howling.

Xu Haizhou laughed softly and pinched his little hand, which was soft and a little hot: "Yeah, that's about right."

The little boy held his heart in his hands and looked at him with more and more admiration: "Dad is so awesome, Dad, I want to learn martial arts from you."

Xu Haizhou laughed: "You are still young now, Dad will take you to exercise first, and then when you are eight or nine years old, I will teach you martial arts."

"Okay~ Let's start exercising today!"

Just as he was about to leave the school gate, the kid suddenly realized something and eagerly grabbed his parents’ hands: “Ah! My schoolbag!”

"Wait for me here, I'll go back and get it." Qiao Lu hurried back to get her son's schoolbag.

The little girl who had been interacting with Qiao An before saw Qiao Lu running in hurriedly, and immediately guessed her purpose. She handed Qiao An's schoolbag to her with a smile: "Here, this is Qiao An's schoolbag, he forgot to take it away."

"Thank you, little sister." Qiao Lu was surprised and happy, thinking that this girl was quite smart.

"You're welcome." Then the little girl asked her in a familiar manner, "Are you Qiaoan's mother? Auntie, you are so beautiful."

Qiao Lu was stunned for a second, then smiled and touched her head: "You are also very cute, goodbye."

"goodbye."

After watching Qiao Lu leave, the little girl continued to sit on the small bench and waited patiently for her parents to pick her up from school.

Halfway through the walk, Qiao Lu couldn't help but look back a few more times and laughed: "Hey Haizhou, look at that child, he's really well behaved. His parents haven't come to pick him up for such a long time, but he doesn't cry or make a fuss."

"Mom, I won't cry or make a fuss." Qiao An said as if to take credit.

Qiao Lu pinched his face and said with a smile, "Yes, you were just sad for a bit, but you didn't cry, right?"

The young man walked briskly and nodded: "Well, I was sad for a while, but when I saw you, I wasn't sad anymore."

Xu Haizhou bent down, picked her up and put her in the back seat of the car. After he got into the car with his long legs, he turned around and shouted, "An An, hold me tight."

The kid immediately rushed over and waved to the left with his other hand: "Dad, I'll hold you tight. Mom, come up quickly."

Xu Haizhou did not take the mother and son directly to the hotel for dinner. Instead, he went to Nanhu Home to check on the progress of the renovation of the new house.

After getting off the car, Qiao An ran into the gate of the community like a sword drawn from its sheath. As she ran, she looked back at her parents, and her little hands kept calling out, "Dad, hurry up! Mom, hurry up!"

"What makes you so excited about the new house?"

Walk up and touch his chin.

The young man closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, then took Qiao Lu's hand and pulled her upstairs: "Mom, we haven't been here for many days. What has the new house become?"

He has seen the upholstery design drawings his mother had drawn, the kind painted with watercolor pens, and they were so beautiful and impressive! He can’t wait to see the finished product!

"I haven't been here for two weeks. I guess he looks very different." As he spoke, the family of three had already walked to the third floor.

The new house is in 301, and next door is 302. It is said that the owner just moved in a year ago. Even after such a long time of renovation, Qiao Lu has never met this neighbor. He is probably the type who goes out early and comes back late to do business.

The decoration team that Xu Haizhou found was quite reliable. They had decorated the new house of Li Yu and his wife before.

Although they haven't been here for half a month, the decoration team has not fallen behind in the progress. They have completed all the work that needs to be done conscientiously. The most basic work of painting the walls and laying the floors has been done meticulously. Even if there is no furniture, one can roughly glimpse how beautiful the house will be after the decoration is completed.

The most unique feature is the transition area between the living room and the balcony, which has an arched design. There is no door, only a curtain as a partition. The balcony outside is surrounded by glass, which is transparent and beautiful, unlike the most common iron anti-theft windows nowadays.

The overall hard decoration has been completed, and now the carpenters have begun to polish Qiao Lu's custom-made wardrobe. They are also the carpenters recommended by Li Yu and his wife.

In fact, Tian Jianzhong's father was a carpenter. The reason why Qiao Lu didn't ask him for help was that she didn't plan to tell anyone else about buying a new house, so she simply found another carpenter to avoid some trouble as much as possible.

After taking a tour of the new house and finishing the closets and cupboards and cleaning the bathroom, you can buy furniture and move in. However, before that, you need to open the windows for ventilation for at least one month.

Today's furniture is not as full of formaldehyde as in later generations, so it does not need to be ventilated for too long.

After viewing the new house, the family of three happily rushed to the hotel to prepare for dinner.

Before buying the house, Xu Haizhou's thoughts were very simple, which was to provide a comfortable living environment for his wife and children and to fulfill his wife's wishes.

It was not until now, seeing how beautifully their home of three was decorated, that I realized what a correct decision I made.

"Haizhou, we have to work harder to make money in the next two years and try to buy a few more houses in the best locations in the city. They will appreciate in value in the future."

"Appreciation?" Xu Haizhou looked at her with a little confusion.

Qiao Lu nodded: "Well, if you don't understand, you can go and ask about the real estate situation in Hong Kong. The real estate market there is already very mature. If nothing unexpected happens, the future of the mainland will also move in the same direction as Hong Kong."

Although I don’t know how Qiao Lu learned about the situation in Hong Kong, I wonder who told her?

The key is to take your wife's words to heart: "Okay, I'll find out when the time comes."

…

Passing by the grocery store on the way home, Qiao Lu promised her son that she would reward him with date rolls because he had bravely gone to school today and had been well behaved in school.

It was still the grocery store where Song Qingping worked. There were not many customers in the store at this time, so Zhou Liran, who was standing in front of the counter, was very eye-catching.

"Hello comrade, how much is a pack of peach cakes?"

Song Qingping pointed at two piles of peach cakes of different sizes under the counter: "The big one is two yuan, and the small one is one yuan and three cents. Which one do you want?"

"How many peach cakes are there in the big bag, and how many in the small bag?" He didn't even know this. It seemed that his family lived in poverty.

It was probably time to get off work soon, and Song Qingping was in a good mood. She patiently explained: "The large package of one pound has sixteen pieces of peach cakes, and the small package of half a pound has eight pieces of peach cakes. It depends on whether you want to buy more or less. If you want to give it as a gift, I suggest you buy the larger one."

People who are so poor usually buy peach cakes to give as gifts to others. Song Qingping is a smart person, so how could she not see this?

After that, Xiao Zhou took out a few crumpled bills from his trouser pocket, counted them again and again, and after struggling for a long time, he finally made up his mind: "The big bag, please."

"Two pieces." He quickly handed the peach cake to her and put it on the counter.

After collecting the money, Song Qingping noticed a family of three who had just entered the store, and her eyes immediately became cheerful: "Hey, little baby Qiaoan is here. Are you here with your parents today? What are you buying?"

"Auntie! Mom promised to buy me some date paste rolls!" And I can buy two packs, one for school and one for home!

"Oh, your mom is so nice to you. She bought you some jujube rolls." Song Qingping skillfully took out a pack of jujube rolls from under the counter, raised her arm gently, and handed it down from the counter: "Here, can you hold it?"

The boy tried his best to step on his heels and held the bottom of the oil paper bag with his little hands: "Auntie, you put it down. I can do it."

Song Qingping slowly put down the oil paper bag and found that compared with last year, Qiao An's chassis was much more stable this year. When he stood on tiptoe, there was no shaking at all and it was very stable.

You've really grown up.

Hearing the voice, Xiao Zhou turned around and said in surprise: "Sister Qiao Lu!"

The couple smiled at each other, and then Xiao Zhou hurried over and handed the peach cake to them: "I was just saying I was going to your house to find you, here you go."

"What are you giving this to me for?" Qiao Lu looked confused.

Xiao Zhou smiled as he stuffed the peach cake into her hand, fearing that she would not want it.

"I'm so grateful to you for what happened with Gao Xin. I don't know how to repay you, so I thought of buying some peach cakes for your children." She couldn't afford expensive food as she was short of money. Qiao Lu happened to have children at home, so she bought some peach cakes suitable for all ages as a thank you.

"Sister, why are you sending peach cakes to my mother?" Qiao An asked in confusion while holding two bags of jujube paste rolls.

Qiao An still understood the principle that one cannot receive blessings without merit.

That is to say, there is no free lunch in the world. If someone gives you something for free, there must be an ulterior motive!

Zhou's heart melted at the sight of such a soft and adorable little thing, and he gently touched the top of his head.

"Your parents helped me a lot this afternoon, so I wanted to give them some peach cakes to thank them." Xiao Zhou explained to the child seriously.

"Did my dad help drive away the bad guys?" Qiao An asked innocently with his big misty eyes.

Xiao Zhou was a little surprised, staring: "Yeah, you know all this?"

The boy nodded softly, "Yeah, I know, they told me. Mom and Dad were supposed to be the first to pick me up from school, but they were so late that I almost cried. But Mom said they saw some bad guys on the road and wanted to chase them away, so they were late. It wasn't intentional."

He is not an unreasonable child, so he is no longer angry.

"My God, how old is this kid? Such a little kid speaks so fluently." Song Qingping's colleague looked at Qiao An with interest.

Song Qingping laughed: "I think he is four years old, or five? Anyway, this kid is really smart, and his parents have taken good care of him."

"You're so good. Take it. I bought it for you." Zhou Liran looked at Qiao An with increasingly gentle eyes.

"Thank you, sister." Qiao An accepted it happily.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhou asked Qiao Lu in a low voice: "Sister Qiao Lu, can I pay you back the medical expenses in two days?"

Qiao Lu nodded generously: "Sure, it's okay, my family doesn't need money urgently, you can pay me back when you have it."

"Thank you, thank you."

Watching the family of three leave, Xiao Zhou was filled with envy.

I wish I could give birth to a cute baby like Qiaoan in the future.

She keeps looking forward to it, but when will the happy days that belong to her and Gao Xin come?

…

After Qiao An returned home, he shared the peach cakes given by Sister Zhou with his friends, and told everyone the story of Xu Haizhou being a hero.

The children listened with great interest, and some even urged Qiao An to call his father to tell him in detail how he kicked the bad guy away. It would be so cool if he was like the protagonist in Huo Yuanjia!

The silly son really went. At that time, Xu Haizhou was helping Qiao Lu in the kitchen. Hearing what he said, he was pulled out by him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"An An's father is here!" the children screamed.

"Let me reintroduce my heroic dad to everyone!" Phew - this kid is really dramatic.

Qiao An was overjoyed and happily held Xu Haizhou's hand as he walked towards everyone.

The adults were also infected by the lively atmosphere and looked at the father and son curiously.

Qiao Lu didn't understand what was there to talk about after kicking out a bad guy. The two of them chatted with everyone until dinner, and only then did Qiao An wave goodbye to the children reluctantly.

"What are you talking about? I called you several times but you didn't hear me."

"Mom, I'm talking to my friends about my heroic dad~"

Qiao Lu stroked his chin and glanced at Xu Haizhou teasingly.

It seems that this man went out to listen to compliments?

"Hero Dad? You're giving your dad a nickname so soon?" Qiao Lu laughed.

"It's not a nickname, it's called a title." He still understood the difference.

puff--

"You may not be very old, but you know a lot of words." He's like a spirit.

…

"Yo, college students are packing their bags to go to school?"

It was noisy outside. It turned out that Liu Xiaohong was packing her son's luggage for college. The child had to catch the 8 o'clock train tomorrow morning, so she started the rehearsal today, which made everyone laugh.

People are in high spirits when good things happen. The mother and son will never see the tension they had in the past again. The smile on Liu Xiaohong's face, oh, the wrinkles from her smile can pinch a fly to death.

"Of course not. School starts in two days. We should go there early to get familiar with the place." Liu Xiaohong said.

"It's in the next province, right? It only takes five or six hours by train."

Auntie Tian was very envious: "You have made great progress, sister. When you graduate, you can enjoy your life!"

Fang Youwei performed exceptionally well in the college entrance examination. Not only did he get third place in the city in fine arts, his cultural score was also 30 points higher than last year!

She was admitted to the art academy in the neighboring province and chose fashion design, which surprised Qiao Lu.

Qiao Lu even jokingly told him that by the time he finished his four years of study, she might have enough money to open a factory, and if he couldn't find a job, he could come to her.

Nowadays, college students are all talented practitioners. If we can recruit such talents, the future development of the factory will surely be smoother.

Everyone teased her, "College students are guaranteed jobs nowadays! How come you can't find a job?"

Qiao Lu suddenly woke up and patted her head awkwardly: "Oh, I forgot about this."

But Fang Youwei looked at her seriously and said, "Don't worry, Sister Qiao Lu, I won't forget your kindness."

Qiao Lu waved her hands: "It's okay, it's not a favor. You study hard to repay your mother, which is the best way to repay me."

Fang Youwei's gaze was more determined than ever before.

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