Chapter 25 Chapter 25 [VIP]
As soon as Qiao Wangdong said this, the brothers' faces changed at the same time.
Sure enough, after all these years he is still the same, taking advantage of his status as the eldest brother to "bully and abuse his power"!
When we were little, my brothers and I wanted to secretly put some sesame oil into the steamed egg custard.
But there is not much sesame oil at home. There are seven people in the family, and in the whole day, the total consumption is only half a bottle.
Qiao Wangxi said to put a drop, so that parents won't find out;
Qiao Wangnan said that you could put more, and if you just pour a little lard in it, it wouldn't be noticeable.
Qiao Wangbei nodded continuously, as long as there was something to eat.
But when they put the chopsticks into the sesame oil bottle, they were stopped by Qiao Wangdong.
They said they were ignorant, ungrateful, and didn't care about their parents... They said it until their spines were bent and their heads drooped like ears of wheat.
What’s the final result?
When he pulled out the chopsticks dipped in sesame oil, didn't he eat the sesame oil on the tip of the chopsticks himself?
Haha, he is always like this. He first watches the brothers fighting with each other, and then reaps the benefits himself.
Including the last time, I went to school to help Qiao Jiaxin deal with the rumor-mongering issue.
It seems like he is so selfless and great, but after all, isn't it all for his old mother's property?
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit awkward, just like the song and dance performances at the Spring Festival Gala, making people eager to find a reason to leave.
After refilling Liu Shuqin's drink, Qiao Wangdong continued, "You know the second brother's family isn't exactly well-off. With two more people to feed, it's definitely going to be stressful."
Qiao Wangxi:?
Qiao Wangdong: "The third brother and his wife run a company and are busy all day long, but you're old, how can you live without someone around? If you want to do anything, it's not convenient without someone close to you."
Qiao Wangnan:? ?
Qiao Wangdong: "Not to mention the fourth brother, his own life is a mess, let alone taking care of you."
Qiao Wangbei:???
Just reaching out and grabbing isn't enough? You have to step on all of us guys one by one, right?
Now not only the brothers, but also several daughters-in-law of the Qiao family had dark faces.
It is said that when a husband and wife are of one mind, they can accomplish anything. The couples in the Qiao family are indeed like several tightly twisted strands of hemp rope, but unfortunately they are not pulling their strength in the same direction.
"Brother, if I remember correctly, my sister-in-law's parents live in your house."
You can't lose your temper openly at the New Year's Eve dinner table. When Yang Li picked up some food for her husband, she had a smile on her face, but there was a strong smell of gunpowder between the lines.
"yes."
Liu Yanfang chimed in, "It's probably hard to fit so many people in one room. Besides, my sister-in-law's parents are old, and three elderly people crammed together is a bit...right?"
Du Juan and Qiao Wangbei were still eating on the surface, but when she opened her mouth, she was very choking: "Sister-in-law is from the south. They say that the habits of speaking and doing things in the north and south are different. What if there is something unpleasant. Brother, who will you help then?"
interesting.
The dance program on the Spring Festival Gala is boring, but it is really interesting to watch them quarrel.
Liu Shuqin originally felt that she had eaten too much at noon and had not digested it, but now she insisted on eating two or three more dumplings according to their instructions.
It's really a changing world.
A few months ago, they were kicking themselves and their granddaughter around like balls, but now they have become popular and everyone is scrambling to get them.
"Mom? What do you think?"
Zhang Dongmei said as she put a piece of pork ribs into Liu Shuqin's bowl: "After the New Year, whose house do you want to stay with?"
"Yes, yes, we still look at you."
"I'll listen to you. You can go to any place you want!"
Before Zhang Dongmei had even put her piece of spareribs down firmly, several more pieces of meat were handed to her.
Liu Shuqin chewed the piece of tripe in her mouth and picked up a shrimp for Qiao Jiaxin beside her. She said lightly, "What opinions can an old woman like me have? You guys discuss it. Jiaxin and I will listen to you."
Want to take the problem upon yourself?
Dream on!
She was too lazy to get involved in the mess between her sons.
It is said that a family should live in harmony, but Liu Shuqin hopes that they will quarrel and make a noise so that they can see each other's ugliest faces.
Not to mention Liu Shuqin, seeing her uncles and aunts quarreling, Qiao Jiaxin felt secretly happy, "Yeah, uncles, you guys make the decision, grandma and I will listen to you."
How long will this fight last?
Everyone does things wrong, and even my own family has shortcomings.
But soon someone realized that getting the old lady to move into their home was like attracting a phoenix to land on a branch.
We can't just hide our shortcomings, we also have to show our strengths.
"Stop watching TV. Come, eat shrimp."
Liu Yanfang turned Qiao Weipeng around and put her hand into his bowl.
Perhaps it was some more action? Or perhaps it was the tacit understanding between mother and son.
The moment our eyes met, I asked, "Is grandma going to move into our house?"
"We haven't decided yet," Liu Yanfang said, putting another fried meatball in his bowl. "Do you want grandma to live with us?"
"Of course~"
When it comes to asking grandma to move to his house, Qiao Weipeng immediately blinks his eyes and says to grandma, "Move to my house, we can live together, and I'll watch TV every day~"
"Yes, grandma," Qiao Weilong said, "Xiaopeng misses you so much. Come and live with us soon."
Oops, they’re starting to play the emotional card between grandparents and grandchildren.
Even though Liu Shuqin blamed her sons, she loved her grandchildren, especially the youngest, Qiao Weipeng.
With her little grandson begging her like this, are you still afraid that she won’t be soft-hearted?
Seeing the two children from the second family taking turns to put eye drops on Liu Shuqin, Yang Li kept winking at her son beside her.
Qiao Yunfeng understood what she meant, but pretended not to notice and just lowered his head to eat the rice in the bowl.
He couldn't bring himself to say it because he didn't really want Liu Shuqin to move into his home.
"Xiaofeng, why don't you say anything?" Seeing that his son was hesitant to speak, Qiao Wangnan spoke up for him, "Don't you miss grandma too? Do you want her to live with us?"
"Yeah, yeah, didn't you always hug the pillow your grandma sewed for you when you were a child?"
The way Qiao Wangnan and his wife acted seemed like they were forcing someone to do something they didn't want to do. Qiao Yunfeng had no choice but to nod his head and said "hmm" very reluctantly.
What a loss, what a loss...
At that moment, Qiao Wangdong and Qiao Wangbei felt the most desperate.
One is because the child did not come, and the other is because she does not have a child, so she can only watch the two children of other families talking sweetly.
Oh! What a mistake! Isn't this just a step behind the starting point?
But soon, Qiao Wangdong came up with a better solution.
"Jiaxin, can you keep up with your studies after transferring to No. 4 Middle School?" Qiao Wangdong took the initiative to change the subject and shifted the conversation to Qiao Jiaxin, who was not talking much.
Qiao Jiaxin was a little surprised when her name was suddenly called, but she nodded anyway, "Yeah, not bad."
"I still have your brother's study materials at home. You can look through them when you have time. They should be helpful to you." Qiao Wangdong added, "Although I haven't read high school textbooks in a long time, you can still ask me if you have any questions."
As he said that, he also picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it into Qiao Jiaxin's bowl.
After all, he is a high-level intellectual who has read many basic books, so his mind works quickly.
If we have to rely on children to turn the tide of the battle, then whose words carry more weight than Qiao Jiaxin's?
She was raised by the old lady since she was a child. Even though she is her granddaughter, she is closer to her than her other grandchildren.
Qiao Jiaxin's words carry the most weight in front of the old lady. If she could speak...
Qiao Wangdong pretended to be casual and asked, "By the way, after the last meeting, did anyone say anything bad about you?"
Qiao Jiaxin shook her head. "No, my homeroom teacher told me to look for her if I have any problems in the future, so I shouldn't be afraid."
"Well, that's good," Qiao Wangdong said, silently picking up some vegetables for himself after scooping a bowl of soup for Liu Shuqin. "I know the vice-principal of your school. Even if your homeroom teacher can't handle it, you can go find him next time. I've already told him."
Qiao Jiaxin: "Okay, thank you, uncle."
"Oh, we're all family, what's there to thank me for?"
With a heavy sigh, Qiao Wangdong's tone became even more desolate. "Your mother took good care of me when I was a child. She also helped me a lot when I went to college. I have always treated you as my own daughter, so I must love you even more."
After saying that, he swallowed the small cup of white wine in front of him in one gulp.
Hearing his earnest words and the longing for his mother on his face, Qiao Jiaxin didn't feel touched at all.
It's not just her grandma. She still remembers clearly the cold looks of her uncles when they were discussing their placement that day.
If it weren't for grandma's property, he would probably have forgotten how much his mother took care of him.
The eldest brother was caring about Qiao Jiaxin, and the second and third brothers' children were clinging to their old mother... Looking down at the food in the bowl, Qiao Wangbei felt that the meat in his mouth was not as delicious anymore.
He also wanted to join in the roll, and he also wanted to show his filial piety to his old mother.
But his filial piety was like his trouser pockets, empty and he couldn't take anything out even if he tried.
He wanted to share some of the property, but he couldn't show any filial piety, and he couldn't think of a way to do it. Qiao Wangbei was so anxious that his ears turned red.
At this moment, he realized for the first time that his handsome face was sometimes useless...
Seeing the tension on the table growing stronger and stronger, and the food in her bowl almost piling up like a small mountain, Liu Shuqin finally put down her chopsticks and said calmly, "It's New Year's Day, let's eat first. We can talk about anything after the New Year."
Liu Shuqin was of course happy to see her sons fighting over her in such an ugly way, but after the song and dance show, it was time to watch her favorite skit.
Compared with the veteran artists, their acting skills are somewhat poor, so at this moment she would rather watch skits.
Now that the old lady had spoken, the sons of the Qiao family realized that they were a little too anxious.
Especially Qiao Wangnan, whose facial features were a little distorted with anxiety because he was forcing his son to say that he wanted his grandmother to move in with them.
Qiao Wangdong: "Yes, yes, it's rare for us all to get together like this, so let's eat first."
Qiao Wangxi: "Come on, come on, fill it up!"
Qiao Wangbei: "Eh? Is there that guy in this year's skit? The one eating noodles?"
The topic finally turned back to the Spring Festival Gala program.
While watching the skits with a smile and eating the food on the table, the home finally felt like what the Chinese New Year should be like.
By the time we finished our meal, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
The other rooms in the old house were not cleaned, so they couldn't stay overnight.
Thinking it was too late to go home safely, he asked the children to take turns to kowtow to Liu Shuqin and wish her a happy new year. After setting off fireworks in the yard, he hurried back.
"Hmm~"
Sitting back on the sofa, Liu Shuqin slowly covered her legs with the blanket and let out a long sigh.
Leaning on the pillow brought by Qiao Wangxi, holding the electric hot water bottle sent by Qiao Wangdong, eating the cashews and pistachios peeled by Qiao Wangbei, and watching the TV bought by Qiao Wangnan comfortably.
She never thought that celebrating the New Year could be so relaxing and comfortable.
No need to cook, no need to do housework, unlike previous years?
In order to have a New Year's Eve dinner with my sons in the evening, I have to get up and start working in the morning, and can only rest after dinner in the evening.
"Grandma, are you tired after a busy day?" Qiao Jiaxin picked up the remote control and turned down the volume of the TV. "Why don't you go to bed early?"
"Not tired, not tired at all."
Liu Shuqin shifted her waist to make herself more comfortable. "I didn't do anything all day, so why should I be tired?"
Sitting down next to Liu Shuqin, Qiao Jiaxin brought another plastic bucket of melon seeds to her and said, "My uncles are doing pretty well today. They're busy running around, and their eyes are full of work."
"Is this all right?"
Liu Shuqin blew the skin off the cashews and placed them in Qiao Jiaxin's palm. "This is just the beginning. They will only treat us better and better in the future!"
…
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Jiaxin got up very early.
It’s not that I deliberately wanted to remember it early, but it’s New Year’s Day and there are many children in the village setting off firecrackers.
One moment there was a double-kick firecracker, and before I could fall asleep, another string of small firecrackers would go off. It was really hard to sleep even if I wanted to.
Most of the New Year's Eve dinner from last night was left over. When Qiao Jiaxin got up, Liu Shuqin was picking out a few items to make stews.
Stewed dishes are made by stewing the dishes prepared for the New Year’s Eve dinner with kelp, vermicelli and cabbage.
During the Chinese New Year, every family will have a big bowl of this dish on the table and eat it with steamed buns, so that the strong flavor of the New Year can be tasted at every meal.
"How much New Year's money did they give you yesterday?" Liu Shuqin asked casually during the meal.
"It must be around twenty," Qiao Jiaxin said as she took out the lucky money from her pocket. "My eldest uncle gave me five, my second uncle gave me five, my third uncle gave me five, and my youngest uncle gave me... two dollars and fifty-five cents."
Liu Shuqin nodded.
Well, it's okay.
The amount given is a little more than in previous years. In the past, it was only one or two yuan, but this year it was at least doubled.
Li Shuqin sucked her chopsticks and put them down. She took out her cloth bag of money from her coat pocket and said, "Here, give some New Year's money to my future college student."
As she spoke, she pulled out the outermost bluish-brown bill.
One hundred dollars?!
There were many people at home yesterday, and in order to please grandma, my uncles kept my cousins by her side.
Qiao Jiaxin didn't have much chance to get close, including when she was kowtowed to her grandma after the New Year's Eve dinner. She was the last one in line, and when it was her turn, her grandma had just given out all the red envelopes made of red paper.
Qiao Jiaxin didn’t think much of it at first. After all, her grandma already gave her enough pocket money, so it didn’t matter whether she took the New Year’s money or not.
Unexpectedly, grandma actually left the biggest red envelope for herself, and this was when my uncles were not around.
One hundred yuan. Yesterday, grandma only gave ten yuan as New Year’s money to my cousins.
"Thank you, grandma~!"
After receiving the New Year's money from Liu Shuqin, Qiao Jiaxin knelt down again and kowtowed to her, then said a string of new New Year's greetings to her.
After dinner, they continued watching TV at home.
The first day of the Lunar New Year is the most boring. We have to stay at home on this day and start visiting relatives on the second day.
However, the Qiao family no longer has any relatives. After the Qiao family’s sons came to have the New Year’s Eve dinner yesterday, there was no need for them to come again on purpose.
This means that the New Year holidays are actually no different from any other days, it’s just the two of them.
Thump thump thump…
Someone is knocking on the door.
"Here I come."
Qiao Jiaxin ran to open the door quickly. When she opened it, the village chief Chen Bing and his family were standing at the door, holding a bag of eggs in their hands.
Chen Bing: "Sister-in-law, Happy New Year!"
Liu Shuqin accepted the gift with a smile: "Good, Happy New Year, Happy New Year."
The Qiao family has no relatives anymore, but that doesn’t mean no one comes to visit during the Chinese New Year.
They are all villagers who drink water from the same well and have lived together for decades. Everyone in Jicheng Village is a relative of Liu Shuqin.
In previous years, Liu Shuqin and Qiao Wensheng did not live in the village and could not come to pay New Year's greetings. This year, they had a rare opportunity, so naturally they had to come and visit.
Not only the village chief's family, but many people in the village came to visit the Qiao family this morning, and everyone came with some gifts in their hands.
"Oh, you've grown so big already? That's great."
"Just tell me when you're having a party this year, and I'll definitely go."
"You've really changed. You were quite a bit younger when I saw you last time."
…
In Qiao Jiaxin's impression, her grandmother has always been very introverted and quiet.
When I lived in the city, I only interacted with a few uncles, aunts, grandparents who I came into contact with frequently, and we didn’t talk much.
But when people came to visit the house one after another, Qiao Jiaxin discovered that her grandma could be so cheerful. She had something to talk about with everyone and had endless topics to talk about.
The smile on grandma's face never faded, and she was much happier than when she saw my uncles.
"So you won't go out to visit relatives during the New Year, right?"
When Wang Xichun brought his family to pay New Year's greetings to Liu Shuqin, he not only brought a bag of oranges, but also a mahjong table and two mahjong pairs.
Liu Shuqin said as she sorted the cards in front of her, "Well, I probably won't be going out. What about you? Do you have to go check on your brothers and sisters tomorrow?"
"Of course," Wang Xichun's face darkened when he mentioned his brothers and sisters, "I have to give those kids New Year's money again."
"Harmful."
Hai Youfu touched the back of her hand and said comfortingly, "It's New Year's Eve, giving lucky money is also for good luck."
Wang Xichun turned over and patted his wrist. "You can't give it to everyone, right? How much money do you have?"
Speaking of this matter, Wang Xichun felt very depressed.
There is nothing wrong with giving children New Year’s money, but the prerequisite is that they must be your own children, the children of their “Wang” family.
But her sisters were different. Every time Wang Xichun went to visit relatives, there were many children of their husband's relatives at home, and there were only children, no adults.
When paying New Year’s greetings, people kept saying “Happy New Year, Auntie” and “Happy New Year, Auntie”... After hearing all the auspicious words, why wouldn’t she pay?
So every time I went to my sisters' homes, I had to give out five or six extra portions of New Year's money, and I never got any money in return.
"Don't worry about it. We are rich now anyway, so we don't need a few red envelopes." Hai Youfu, who was sitting next to her, put the peeled orange next to her hand and continued to comfort her.
I tore off a petal and put it in my mouth, but the sweet and sour taste didn't seem to have any effect.
"My aunt isn't angry about the amount of money in the red envelopes, but about the relatives on her sister's side who only accept but don't give anything in return." Qiao Jiaxin said on behalf of Wang Xichun while helping her grandmother sort out the couplet on the right. "During the New Year, they receive seven or eight and only give out one or two. It's really annoying."
"Look, look, look! Jiaxin is the one who understands me!"
Wang Xichun poked Hai Youfu and said, "You should have had a daughter. At least she could be with me and help me with everything."
"Ah? Aren't the three of us also involved in the same matter with you?" Hai Youfu said innocently.
Wang Xichun curled his lips in disdain, "Fuck you."
Alas, the more I think about it, the more I regret it... If only I could have given birth to a girl as smart as Qiao Jiaxin.
"By the way, Jiaxin, how about going to visit relatives with me tomorrow?" After drawing a whiteboard, Wang Xichun suddenly had a good idea. "I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I can get some extra New Year's money to spend when I go to school."
Why did she always give more? This time, she wanted to get more back.
Qiao Jiaxin: "I go with you? That's not appropriate..."
Wang Xichun skillfully took out a note and typed it out. "What's inappropriate about it? Your mother and I have been good friends since we were young, and we live so close to each other."
"Besides, didn't you say when you were little that you would marry my Hai Yan in the future? Then we'll be a family."
“…”
After she said that, Qiao Jiaxin's face turned red.
Oh my God, this was just a joke I made when I was a kid, how come everyone still remembers it?
*
The next morning, Qiao Jiaxin changed into a beautiful red cotton-padded jacket and waited at home.
Grandma was going to play mahjong with her old sisters these two days, and she was bored being alone at home, so she simply followed Wang Xichun to visit relatives.
Just like she said, at least she could get some New Year's money, which she could consider as pocket money for next year.
"Oh, what a beautiful dress!"
Seeing Qiao Jiaxin dressed like a little apple, Wang Xichun's eyes were full of love. He enthusiastically pulled her white and tender hands into his arms and couldn't stop touching them.
As she spoke, she pulled something out of her pocket and stuffed it into Qiao Jiaxin's shirt pocket at lightning speed. "Put it away. Good luck with the start of school next year."
Qiao Jiaxin reached out and took a look, and saw another hundred-yuan bill.
"Auntie, didn't I give you New Year's money yesterday? Why are you giving it back?"
Qiao Jiaxin wanted to return the money, but Wang Xichun pushed her back firmly, "You gave me too little yesterday, so I'll give you more today."
During the Chinese New Year, people in the village would give red envelopes to the children when they visited each other.
In previous years, the villagers were poor and people only gave small red envelopes worth a few cents, and the generous ones would give only one or two dimes.
The village is going to be demolished this year, and every household will receive a lot of money, so the red envelopes given to the children are mostly one or two yuan.
Wang Xichun loved Qiao Jiaxin, and since the two families had lived close to each other and had a close relationship, he naturally had to give her a big red envelope.
Anyway, the demolition compensation is several million, and a red envelope of just one hundred yuan is not a lot of money for her family.
"Mom! You're biased!"
Haiyu was loading things into the car. As soon as he came out with two boxes of eggs, he saw Wang Xichun stuffing money into Qiao Jiaxin's pocket. Furious, he yelled at Hai Youfu in the room, "Dad! Look at my mom! She gave me and my brother fifty, and my sister a hundred!"
After locking the door, Hai Youfu curled his lips in disapproval: "You are a kid. If you were a jerk, two hundred yuan would be too little for your mother to give you."
"You want some lucky money?" Hai Yan, who was carrying a few buckets of soybean oil, said, "Wouldn't you get everything if you kowtow to our aunt and uncle a few more times?"
After moving the gifts for visiting relatives into the car one by one, Haiyu felt a little regretful.
Being a boy is so miserable. I have to move things and don’t get that much New Year’s money… Oh! I wish I were a girl.
Knock knock knock, knock knock knock...
The weather was nice during the New Year holidays, and the midday sun was warm, so it wasn't cold at all sitting in the back of the tricycle.
Looking at the vast farmland on the roadside, I think that in a few years, these places that once gave birth to crops will "grow" many high-rise buildings.
On the way, Wang Xichun counted the children of each family in his mind while folding red envelopes with red paper to put money in: "The third family has two children and a girl..."
"Two girls," Hai Yan reminded her, "Didn't my brother Xiao Fei have a daughter last August? You should give her one too."
Wang Xichun: "Oh yes, I have to pack one for little Niuniu."
There are five sisters in Wang Xichun's family. She is the fifth child, with two older sisters and two older brothers.
The bad news is that none of the family has much "prospects" and has been dealing with the fields for the past few decades;
The good news is that all their homes are within the demolition area, and every household will receive a lot of money and a new house.
So in a sense, it can be considered common prosperity.
Since they had become rich, the red envelopes they gave out were naturally bigger. Wang Xichun stuffed ten yuan into each one.
"Give them all ten yuan..." Haiyu pouted again, "Those who come here to get lucky money, just give five yuan and they'll win."
"We all use the same red envelopes. What if we give it to the wrong person?"
After counting the twenty-three folded red envelopes, Wang Xichun sighed deeply.
Fortunately, fortunately I brought Qiao Jiaxin with me this year.
Good things should be kept within the family. Even if you can't get them all back, you can at least get four or five more.
Haiyu squeezed closer to Haiyan and said with a sly smile, "Brother, do you think my 'sister-in-law' will come this year?"
Hmm? Sister-in-law?
"Where is your sister-in-law?" Wang Xichun asked.
"It's my sister Xiaoli, a relative of my fourth uncle's," Haiyu replied. "She loves to talk to my brother every Chinese New Year. They all say it's because she likes him."
Wang Xichun rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you mean by like or dislike? You don't know shit."
Haiyu said unconvincedly, "If you don't believe me, ask my brother. I even slipped him a red note last year!"
Hai Yan: ???
If it weren’t for the Chinese New Year, I really wanted to hit him on the head.
Hai Yan punched him on the arm lightly, his eyes subconsciously glancing in Qiao Jiaxin's direction, "I've already said it, I don't like her. I've only met her a few times, so what's there to like or dislike about her?"
"Well, since we can live close to each other in the future, we can see each other more often." Haiyu continued to tease him.
Hai Yan: ...
He crossed his fingers and pushed forward with force, his knuckles cracking at the same time. "You kid, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll throw you out of the car."
Qiao Jiaxin didn't say anything, just chuckled quietly.
I didn’t expect him to be so amorous and have so many “rumored girlfriends”.
"Xiao Li..."
After thinking for a long time, Wang Xichun finally remembered her name, so he said to Qiao Jiaxin: "Xiaoyu is talking about the girl from my sister-in-law's family, named Zhou Li. She seems to be in her third year of high school this year."
"No, Sister Xiaoli stopped going to school a long time ago," Haiyu added, "She didn't like studying. I think it was two years ago. She dropped out of high school after just a few days."
Zhou Li is the daughter of the brother of the fourth daughter-in-law of the Wang family.
He would come to Wang Laosi's house every Chinese New Year and was one of the "freeloaders" who only took red envelopes but did not receive any in return.
Wang Xichun had a pretty good impression of her. She was cheerful and sweet-spoken, but her temper seemed a bit explosive.
She remembered that one Chinese New Year, she saw her beating several children until they cried.
But in front of her and Hai Yan, he seemed to be very quiet and shy.
"Did Xiaoli really write you a note last year?" Wang Xichun asked curiously.
"I guess it was just a joke. I've only met her a few times." Hai Yan didn't want to continue the topic. "Besides, I don't like her either."
Haiyu was eager to watch the fun and came up with a bad idea. He said, "It just so happens that my sister Jiaxin is here today. Why don't you let her pretend to be your girlfriend? Then Sister Xiaoli won't pursue you anymore."
Hai Yan: ???
Qiao Jiaxin: ???
Wang Xichun:!!!
What a bad idea!
What a great idea!
"yes!"
Wang Xichun also thought this was a good idea.
She was thinking that the identity of "neighbor's granddaughter" was too presumptuous and would immediately expose her as the one she had hired to ask for red envelopes.
But if you are a "girlfriend", it will be different.
"When you get there later, if anyone asks you about it, just say you're dating Jiaxin. That way Xiaoli will give up, and you can avoid anyone who wants to introduce you to someone!"
People in rural areas get married early. Although people are not allowed to get a marriage certificate until they are over 22 or 23, there are a lot of people who get married at 18 or 19, and some even start living together at 17 or 18.
When Hai Yan just started high school, when he came back for the New Year, someone asked him if he had a girlfriend and said they would introduce him to someone.
Wang Xichun does not agree with his son getting married too early. Although he knows that he is not cut out for studying, he still hopes that he can go further in the future and see a different world.
Yesterday she only wanted Qiao Jiaxin to help her "recover her strength", but when Haiyu reminded her of this, she suddenly realized that it was actually a good idea to let her pretend to be her daughter-in-law.
"This isn't very good..." Qiao Jiaxin said with a wry smile, "It's Chinese New Year, and we're just going to team up and fool people like this?"
Wang Xichun: "Well, this isn't really a scam. You two already arranged your marriage when you were little."
Qiao Jiaxin: ...
Bringing this up again!
Not only Wang Xichun, but also Hai Yan, who was never good at lying, thought this was a good idea. "It's okay to give it a try. Otherwise, they always want to introduce me to someone, which makes me very annoyed."
"this……"
Seeing that Qiao Jiaxin was a little shaken, Hai Yan said, "How about this, I'll give you half of the New Year's money I get as a reward for your hard work. Okay?"
"middle!"
It would be a waste not to take the New Year’s money.
Besides, even considering that Hai Yan always rode his bike to take me to school in the past, I should help him.
Isn't it just playing the girlfriend? It's a piece of cake~
The fourth son of the Wang family lived in Qilipu, which was the closest to Jicheng Village, so his house was the first one they came to.
The alley in front of Wang Laosi's house was narrow, with several tricycles and bicycles parked inside. Hai Youfu couldn't get in on his bike, so he had to take the things off the bike and carry them in on foot.
"Dad! My second aunt is here!"
Seeing Wang Xichun's family coming with things, the children of the Wang family who were setting off firecrackers at the door hurried back to call for help, while some took the initiative to come forward to help and enthusiastically took the soybean oil and rice flour they brought.
"Happy New Year, Auntie!"
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year~"
"Happy New Year, Uncle!"
"Okay, okay~"
Wang Laosi has only two children, but in addition to the one who just ran home to call for help, there were three or four others who came to pick them up.
Wang Xichun couldn't recognize who was who, but he just responded to every New Year's greeting with a smile.
After a while, more people came out of the yard to pick us up.
Wang Laosi: "Xichun? Why are you here so early? The house hasn't even been cleaned yet."
Wang Xichun: "Oh, I just had nothing to do at home, so I came here early."
Hmm? Are all the relatives from my sister-in-law's family coming this year?
Among the people who came to pick me up, there were several faces I had rarely seen before.
The people who came out to greet us included not only elders, but also people of the same generation.
Among the people following behind, Qiao Jiaxin immediately noticed a girl wearing a flowery cotton jacket.
It’s not because of her outstanding appearance, but the look she gave Hai Yan... was so scorching.
She should be Zhou Li.
Zhou Li is not tall, but has a very straight back. Her short hair is combed neatly, making her look like a sunflower. She is full of vitality.
Qiao Jiaxin was looking at her carefully, and suddenly saw a hint of loss in her eyes. At the same time, her hands hanging by her side were also tightly wrapped in a warm feeling...
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