Chapter 95
Tang Jixue touched his nose awkwardly. Not only was he not angry, he even felt that his sister was particularly reasonable.
Su Rong, however, forgot that she was still in pain just now, and said with trembling lips: "Qingqing, you are finally willing to call me mom."
Tang Qingqing was slightly stunned. She had never expected that Su Rong's focus would be here.
After she came back, she never called her parents "Mom and Dad" because she really couldn't bring herself to call them that.
Although she had memories of being together with him in her dreams and had "read" the book, Tang Qingqing still could not empathize with him.
She is Tang Qingqing, not Tang Zhenzhen in the book, so I can't empathize with her many times.
Therefore, Tang Qingqing can live in peace with everyone, but she cannot call Tang Jianguo and Su Rong dad and mom. It is not intentional, but the memories of the past have affected her, making it difficult for her to speak to them.
I just said it casually, but I didn't expect that Su Rong would catch it.
Tang Zhenzhen felt uncomfortable when she saw Su Rong's excited face.
She called them every day, but nothing happened. Tang Qingqing was so interested in him just by calling him once.
She should have planned it more carefully at the beginning, and let the original heroine stay in the countryside forever, instead of being just an adopted daughter no matter how spoiled she is now.
Tang Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Sister, you finally called me mom. You've never called me mom since you came back. Mom and Dad are really sad, but they don't want to force you. Call me a few more times and let's hear it. And dad, you haven't called me yet, right? Call me now."
Tang Qingqing frowned slightly: "Who are you calling?"
Tang Jixue looked at Tang Zhenzhen in confusion: "Why do you say that as if you were teasing a dog?"
Tang Zhenzhen glared at him, "Third brother, why do you say that to me? I just want my sister to have a closer relationship with my parents. We are all family."
Tang Qingqing: "Don't try to get close to me. I can't stand it."
Tang Zhenzhen's eyes suddenly turned red with grievance. She stood up and rushed upstairs.
“Zhenzhen…”
Su Rong looked worried. She wanted to get up and comfort her, but then she remembered that Tang Qingqing was there too. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
Tang Jidong: "I'll go up and see her."
Before leaving, Tang Jidong looked at Tang Qingqing deeply. Tang Qingqing had a calm expression and didn't take it seriously.
She hated pretense the most. If they liked something, they said they liked it, and if they disliked something, they said they disliked it. Especially for people like them who were together day and night, they had to pretend to be friendly even though they obviously disliked each other. Isn't that tiring?
Tang Qingqing knew very well that Tang Zhenzhen disliked her as well, so she took every opportunity to tamper with her and said some sarcastic remarks.
She had no interest in getting involved with her, nor did she want to act like a good person for the sake of other people's eyes. She just wanted to say what she wanted to say directly, instead of wasting the effort to pretend.
The atmosphere in the room was not good to begin with, and it became even worse now.
Su Rong's expression was not very good either, and her original surprise was instantly washed away.
I thought this was an opportunity to ease the relationship between them, but it ended up making things even more tense.
Su Rong: "Qingqing, Zhenzhen..."
"Don't mention her to me. I've said it from the beginning that I don't like her. Don't expect our relationship to improve. If you are not happy to hear this, I can live on campus or leave."
"How can you talk like that, kid!" Tang Jianguo said in a deep voice.
Tang Qingqing stood up and was about to go upstairs.
Tang Jianguo: "The elders are talking to you, what are you doing?"
"Return to Rongshan Brigade."
Su Rong quickly stood up and tried to calm Tang Jianguo down while pulling Tang Qingqing.
"Old Tang, please stop talking. Qingqing, your dad doesn't mean to force you."
Brother Tang also hurried over to Tang Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, this is your home, how can you leave?"
Tang Jixue also said: "Qingqing, you can't just leave like this. You are the only one in this family who supports my career. I can't leave you!"
Tang Qingqing was pulled back and pressed back to her original position.
"I am not being childish or willful, I am just stating the facts. You can pretend nothing happened, but please don't force me."
Tang Qingqing was firm in her attitude, as if to say, "This is what I am doing. If you accept me, I will stay. If you don't, we will go our separate ways." She was not afraid at all.
If it were any other child, Tang Jianguo would have been furious by now, but facing this daughter who had been living away from home for more than a decade, he felt unfamiliar and guilty. Although he was so angry that the veins on his forehead were about to pop out at being disobeyed by her, he still endured it.
He knew very well that his daughter had no feelings for this family. Their disregard for her hurt her. Later, they let off the man who changed her fate and abused her, which further widened the gap between them.
Moreover, Tang Qingqing had made a name for herself in the countryside. Even without them, she could live well there and had no attachment to this home.
It's not that she can't leave this home, but they let her come back.
Tang Jianguo didn't want to continue the topic, and even less did he want to say that he had done something wrong. His eyes turned to Tang Jixue.
"Your mother and I still think you are not doing your job properly. We will not be involved in your affairs from now on. If anything happens to you, don't come to us and cry!"
The words sounded very harsh, but Tang Jixue was very happy because it meant his father had given in!
Although I didn't support it, at least I didn't stop it, which was not easy.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will definitely make something of myself!"
Tang Jianguo sneered: "Just don't cause me any trouble."
Su Rong was still not happy in her heart. She thought that her son was selling socks from door to door in the streets. It was too embarrassing.
"I really don't know what you're after! You don't want to do a good job. You're so smart. If you work harder, you can definitely go to college and have a bright future. If you run this small business now, it will be hard to find a partner in the future."
Although it was still nagging, Tang Jixue did not find it irritating this time and smiled:
"Mom, don't worry. When I make a lot of money, I will find you a beautiful, filial and capable daughter-in-law."
As soon as he finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Tang Qingqing again.
Tang Qingqing showed no expression, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Speaking of her children's marriage, Su Rong felt very worried again.
She looked at Tang Jiquan: "Boss, the daughter of Aunt Wang that Mom told you about before..."
Tang Jiquan didn't expect the topic to jump to his head, and hurriedly said: "Mom, I'm still young now, and my focus is on my career."
"This is not a conflict. If you get married and have children sooner, your mother will have the energy to help you take care of them. Besides, if you have a wife, she can take care of the household affairs. Otherwise, you are so tired after work every day, and you have to go home to wash clothes. I asked you to take them home to wash them, but you refused."
"Mom, I can do these things myself. Even if I marry a wife, I won't let her work for me."
"What are you talking about? Men work outside and women work inside, isn't that the way it is?"
Tang Jiquan rubbed his temples and said, "Mom, I've been working overtime lately and my head hurts a lot. Can you please stop telling me this?"
Su Rong felt depressed, but seeing how haggard he looked, she couldn't bear to say anything more.
"Anyway, you'd better make plans early. If you're late, the good girls will be picked up by others. Mom will keep an eye on you here. If there is a good girl, you must take time to go and see her."
"Mom, don't worry about these things. I have a plan in mind."
"What are you so proud of? You don't know how cunning girls are nowadays. I'm telling you, I have certain requirements for my daughter-in-law. Don't bring any shady girls to me."
Tang Jiquan frowned slightly, clenched his fists, but ultimately remained silent.
Tang Jixue sneaked up to Tang Qingqing and whispered in her ear:
"Looking at the way Big Brother looks, I'm afraid something is wrong."
Tang Qingqing looked at him, and Tang Jixue made a face.
"How did you know that?"
Tang Jixue said proudly: "I have sharp eyes."
"Then why didn't you tell me, brother? If you had told me, you wouldn't be forced into marriage."
"I guess my eldest brother doesn't like the type that my mother likes, so he doesn't dare to mention it."
Tang Qingqing thought about it and found that the book did mention that Brother Tang’s marriage was indeed a bit tortuous and that he didn’t get married until quite late.
In the original text, the heroine got married earlier than Brother Tang. For this reason, Su Rong often complained to the heroine that Brother Tang was blind. So many girls liked him, but he picked the worst one.
What made Su Rong particularly upset was that there was a very beautiful girl from a wealthy family who liked Brother Tang very much, but he rejected her without hesitation.
Su Rong thought he was simply stupid. He didn't want such a good girl!
Tang Jiquan was the most obedient child in the family and had the best temper, but he did not follow his parents' instructions when it came to marriage.
He would rather not get married than marry the woman he loves.
In the end, there was really no other choice, and with the persuasion of the original heroine, Su Rong and Tang Jianguo finally gave in.
Unexpectedly, Tang Jiquan had already chosen his future sister-in-law so early.
"But hiding it is not an option."
Tang Qingqing remembered that Tang Jiquan didn't get married until he was in his thirties, which was still ten years away.
If my future sister-in-law is the one we are talking about now, it has been delayed for too long.
Tang Jiquan is a man who has never been married. The pressure is already great, and the pressure on women will only be greater.
The two got married at an advanced age and spent a long time trying to have a child, which was a huge pressure for a young couple who wanted to have a child.
"That's true. If it were us, we wouldn't have so many problems. My eldest brother has always been very obedient. If he does something a little out of the ordinary, our parents will be furious. We have always been like this. If we do something a little out of the ordinary, people will be more accepting of it."
Tang Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
Tang Jixue sighed, "We are the only ones who are fine today. If it were my eldest and second brothers, the scene, tsk tsk - they would definitely not let it go so easily."
Tang Jixue knew it in his heart. His second brother had resisted before, but was beaten down severely.
Since then, my second brother's personality has changed. Sometimes he seems sinister and it's hard to tell what's going on in his mind.
偏偏家裏沒有一個人察覺到，蘇蓉還很自豪自己當初的明智決定，要不然也不能讓二哥變得這麽優秀。
唐建國雖然沒有說些什麽，卻也能感受到他引以為榮。
唐二哥是家裏學歷最高的，還未畢業就已經有了不少成就，以後路子肯定走得更寬更好。
唐繼學從小就是個不聽話的，父母對他的承受能力反而要大得多。
要是大哥二哥敢像他一樣把工作給辭了，哦吼，那畫面簡直不敢想象。
唐繼學語重心長道：“老妹兒啊，你以後就保持你現在的叛逆，別改。”
唐青青失笑：“好。”
“珍珍那邊你別搭理，她這人不大氣，跟你沒得比。”
唐青青斜眼看他：“你在我面前這麽說她，不會在她面前又說我蠻橫無理吧？”
唐繼學瞪眼：“我怎麽可能是這種兩面三刀的人！”
晚上吃晚飯的時候，唐珍珍還是下樓了。
晚餐非常豐盛，蘇蓉是下了工夫給唐青青慶賀，又是肉又是魚的，一些人家過年都吃不着那麽好的。
席上大家都當剛才的紛争沒有發生過，如同往常一樣，氣氛還算融洽。
唐青青上樓将明天要上的課都預習了一遍，做完這些又學了一會關于心理學的知識，最後才開始鑒定足跡。
她一旦開始鑒定，很容易忘記時間，腦子還會一直回放那個畫面，因此更适合放到最後。
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國慶就要來臨，文工團的氣氛也越來越緊張，大家都為彙演積極做準備，争取上臺的時候，能展現最好的一面給觀衆。
唐珍珍每天一想到要去文工團，心裏那叫個煩躁，每天高強度練習，讓她精疲力盡。
“這個王老師分明就是故意針對我！”
唐珍珍在休息的時候忍不住抱怨，她的動作明明已經那麽完美了，可依然被挑剔。
別以為她看不出來，這位借調過來的王老師對她并不滿意，她更傾向B角的李新月擔任領舞。
楊思卉：“她也是為了節目效果，你再忍忍，就要彙演了。聽說這次有不少大人物要來，所以比較緊張。”
唐珍珍雖然不痛快，也知道這次彙演的重要性。
只要她扛過去，認識了男主，以後就不需要再跳舞了。
她一定不會像女主一樣，在放棄舞蹈的時候那麽矯情。
楊思卉看着唐珍珍，表情帶着猶豫。
“你這麽看我幹嘛？”
楊思卉抿了抿唇：“大家說的是不是真的啊？”
“什麽是不是真的？你沒頭沒腦說什麽呢。”
楊思卉表情怯怯，聲音都低了下來，“謝莎莎說她看到你三哥，竟然背着一袋襪子逢人就叫賣……對那些大媽大嬸笑得特谄媚……應該不會吧？你不是說唐三哥是要做大生意的，怎麽，怎麽能去賣襪子。我覺得她是看錯人了，是吧？”
唐珍珍的臉色頓時沉了下來，耳根都開始泛紅。
丢人，真的太丢人了！
唐珍珍的手緊緊握着壓腿杆，難怪她今天覺得大家看她的眼神怪怪的，原來是因為這件事！
她成為唐珍珍以後，還是第一次丢這麽大的人。
一個堂堂省機械廠廠長兒子，竟然去賣襪子，還不是開個小店那種！真的是腦子被門夾了才會幹出的事。
他又不是那種什麽資本都沒有的窮光蛋，竟然學那些窮光蛋從這屁大點生意做起，簡直欠揍！
都怪唐青青，要不是她，唐三哥也不會吃了這個迷魂湯。
他可是未來上億資産的大老板，現在，一個賣襪佬？
以後說起來都丢份，會被歸為暴發戶那一類，跟真正的豪門根本搭不着邊。
“珍珍……”
唐珍珍被這一聲喚回理智，她很想說他們看錯了，可現在唐繼學已經坦白，以後走街串巷更沒有禁忌，要是被其他人發現只會更丢人。
“确實是他，他是在搞調查。”
“調查？”
“做生意你不事先調查，怎麽知道什麽好賣？我三哥親力親為，有問題嗎？”
楊思卉讪笑搖頭：“沒有沒有，唐三哥好認真負責啊。”
唐珍珍并不想在這個話題停留太久，很快就給跳過去了。
接下來幾天，唐珍珍都覺得別人看着她在背後指指點點，以前一直吹自己三個哥哥多厲害多能幹，唐三哥之前高考失利，也是被說成是不想考，他要去做大生意所以主動放棄。
現在，竟然就是個賣襪子的！真的是太不講究了。
唐珍珍心裏更怨恨唐青青，要不是他給唐三哥灌迷魂湯，也不會讓唐三哥做這麽離譜的事！
原本唐繼學還打算南下，唐珍珍這次都準備好了，一定能協助他離開。
結果唐青青一來，唐繼學就沒有這個打算了，竟然親自去賣襪子。
一雙襪子才能賺幾分錢啊，真的是丢了西瓜撿芝麻。
這麽一個商業大佬竟然浪費時間在這種蠅頭小利身上，唐珍珍簡直不知道說什麽好了。
這一切都是唐青青的錯，真是個攪屎棍！
唐珍珍想當這件事不存在，偏偏有人就是不放過她。
第二天竟然有人竟然到她面前顯擺：“珍珍，我媽在你三哥那買了好多襪子啊，說是現在買厚襪子比冷下來的時候買更便宜。”
“唐珍珍，我們這麽熟了，你讓你三哥再給我們便宜點呗。對了，他能不能進到長筒絲襪啊？”
唐珍珍臉都綠了，難以維持表情。
當她離開後，明顯聽到背後有嘲笑的聲音。
這還罷了，機械廠竟然也傳開了，唐繼學現在竟然走街串巷賣襪子！
不少人知道以後都不可思議，覺得唐繼學這小子發了什麽瘋，竟然去搞這種上不了臺面的事。
他幹點啥不好啊！
有的人甚至偷偷打聽，是不是唐繼學跟家裏鬧翻了，所以沒法子只能靠賣襪子為生。
唐繼學不僅沒有被這些言論影響，反而還把‘戰場’開辟到機械廠裏。
大大方方跟那些聊八卦的人說道：“找我買襪子有優惠哈，走過路過不能錯過，限量一百雙打八折，賣完漲價！”
原本那些想圍着說閑話的大媽大嬸，一聽有優惠頓時坐不住了。
現在雖然還穿不上那麽厚的襪子，可沒過多久就開始翻風降溫，也就用得上了！
襪子是消耗品，不僅穿多了容易破，而且越洗越不暖和。
機械廠效益好，很多人家并不是新三年舊三年，縫縫補補又三年，換得還是很勤的。
一聽有優惠，再一問價錢，也顧不上說閑話了，連忙回家要錢。
不需要布票還便宜，不買就是虧！
自己買得貴別人買得便宜，光是想想都能氣個好幾天。
必須買買買！
于是，唐繼學在機械廠也賣了不少襪子，有些人還主動上門找唐繼學買襪子。
唐繼學後來的襪子也确實沒有八折了，不過看在都是機械廠員工或是子弟的份上，還是給打了九折。
如今有人說起唐繼學，都不再提唐三或者唐老三了，而是叫那個唐家賣襪子的！
文工團這邊也不再像一開始一樣背後嘀咕，有的人直接跟唐珍珍道：“唐珍珍，你那個賣襪子的哥哥怎麽不來接你啊？”
唐珍珍聽到這個稱呼，氣得整個人都要炸了，她再也忍不住找上了唐繼學。
“三哥，你要賣襪子賣到什麽時候啊！”
“有市場就一直賣呗，你問這個幹嘛？”
“你賣襪子我出去都快被人笑死了！現在別人叫我，都叫我那個賣襪子的妹妹。好多人都跟說你是不是受什麽刺激了，怎麽去賣襪子！”
唐繼學不悅：“我不就賣個襪子嗎，現在外頭做小生意的人多着呢，有什麽大驚小怪的。”
“這是大驚小怪嘛！現在我頂着那個賣襪子的妹妹名頭，說起來都帶着一股臭襪子味！不行，你不能再賣襪子了！”
唐繼學臉色也沉了下來：“這個問題我們已經讨論過了，我不想再重複，我是不會放棄的！”
他的生意現在漸漸做起來了，雖然他是流動攤子，卻也是可以做出口碑來的，很多人都喜歡跟他買襪子。
唐繼學雖然進的貨都是滞銷品，卻也是經過精挑細選的，是有質量保證的。
大家現在都不富裕，都想用最少的錢買最好的東西。
知道他的貨不錯，都喜歡找他買。
“你，你怎麽能這樣！你就不能想想我們嘛！你知不知道我們為了你丢了多大的人！”唐珍珍氣得一邊哭一邊直接跑上了樓。
唐繼學聽這話也生氣了，沒像從前一樣上樓去安慰，“反正我就這樣！”
唐青青在樓上都聽到他的吼聲，她拿起茶杯走下樓去倒水。
唐繼學看到她，就忍不住拉着她吐槽起來。
“你說別人就算了，她怎麽也能這麽狹隘呢！當初只有她支持我南下做生意的，我現在做生意了，她怎麽又不樂意了。”
唐青青對此不發表意見，她确實對唐珍珍不滿，卻也不屑在背後說她什麽。
“那你受到這種言論的影響了嗎？”
“怎麽可能！”
"Then there's no need to worry about it. Even among family members, we can't understand each other unconditionally."
Tang Jixue was depressed: "I really don't know what's going on in some people's minds."
He actually doesn't care what people say about him now. When he sees the money in his pocket, all he feels is happiness.
But when he saw those who were barely able to make ends meet but were still trying to save face and suffer, he felt annoyed.
"Just tell me, I gave him such a good opportunity, but he would rather live a hard life than do it."
Tang Qingqing didn't know who Tang Jixue was talking about, so she consoled him, "You've done what you should do, and you've been a good friend."
"I know that, but I just feel unhappy."
Tang Qingqing didn't say anything else, just patted him on the shoulder.
Nowadays, everyone looks down on self-employed individuals. Even Tang Zhenzhen, who knows her future development, thinks selling socks is shameful. It is even more difficult for those who are influenced by the past ideas to accept such changes.
Most of the people Tang Jixue knew outside were children of working people, so it was normal for them to be unable to break free from the constraints of their thinking.
But by doing so, you will miss this opportunity and watch the gap between yourself and some people widen.
Tang Jixue was not the kind of person who would indulge in negative emotions, and he soon happily shared the fruits of his recent labor with Tang Qingqing.
"Sister, do you know how much money I made in the last few days? Not counting the money before that!"
Tang Qingqing thought for a moment: "One hundred yuan?"
Tang Jixue shook his head, "Be brave!"
"Two hundred?"
"Be braver!"
"It can't be sold for 300 yuan, right? It's not even been a month yet."
"Hahahaha, in eighteen days, I earned a total of five hundred yuan!"
Tang Qingqing was surprised, "Why are there so many? Are you selling socks? Are you selling gold?"
"Hahaha, you didn't expect that! I didn't expect that I could earn so much from this pair of socks. Only the stockings are a little more expensive, and those hair ties and flowers are even less valuable. In the end, I lost so much. When I settled the bill, I was shocked!"
Tang Qingqing gave him a thumbs up: "Third brother, you are so capable!"
"Not bad, hahahaha, I also think I'm pretty awesome."
Now that he has made money, Tang Jixue doesn't care what others say. There is nothing more real these days than having money in your pocket!
“Keep it up! This is a great start.”
"I plan to go back and get some towels and other things to sell. Some textile factories are having a hard time and have a lot of inventory. I plan to take the bus to sell farther away later. In our area, it may not be so easy to sell in a while."
Tang Jixue was ambitious and full of vision for the future, so he began to plan in his heart.
It is impossible for him to keep going from door to door selling socks. His ability is limited. It is a credit to him that he can earn so much money and get commission.
Although his commission is very low, it cannot withstand the large volume.
Moreover, the more people he has under him and the more goods he imports, the more confident he will be in negotiating prices with factories and he will have more choices.
Tang Qingqing actually didn't have any business advice to give. She could only encourage him and supervise him to avoid going astray. As for the rest, Tang Jixue could exchange experiences with Wang Heizi, learn from each other, and make progress together.
The two began to communicate with each other after they met.
The letters Wang Heizi sent to Tang Qingqing were often stuffed with letters from other people, and each letter was overweight.
The letters included not only those from Wang Heizi to Tang Jixue, but also those from others to Tang Qingqing, such as the master, Tang Xingsheng, Tang Xingqiang and Tang Qiaoqiao.
Although Tang Qingqing left the Rongshan Brigade, she never forgot these people.
Especially for the master, if she saw something good that was suitable for him, she would buy it and send it back when she had enough.
He would also exchange experiences in footprint identification with his master in the letter, and after Old Liu came out of retirement, he also gained more experience.
Things are gradually getting back on track at school, and Tang Qingqing is able to handle both her studies and interpersonal relationships.
Although Tang Qingqing obviously felt that someone disliked her, no one jumped out to cause trouble for her. At most, they just said a few sarcastic words.
Tang Qingqing came to school early that day and started her morning reading in the open space as usual.
She always comes very early and enters the classroom five minutes before class starts.
When she entered the classroom today, she didn't see her deskmate Tang Xiaoxiao, and she was very surprised.
Tang Xiaoxiao arrives at school on time every day, ten minutes early. Every time she comes back from morning reading, I see her waving at me with a particularly bright smile.
But today, the place is empty.
Tang Qingqing thought she might have overslept today, but when the morning reading class ended and Tang Xiaoxiao hadn't come to school yet, she knew something must have happened.
I don’t know if it’s sick leave or something going on at home.
Tang Xiaoxiao is Tang Qingqing's best friend at school, so she went to ask her class teacher about the situation.
Zhao Guangming, the head teacher, said, "Oh, it's Tang Xiaoxiao. Her mother came to ask for leave this morning, saying that she has a cold and will come back to school in a few days."
"Is that so? Then I'll go see her after school and give her my notes. Thank you, teacher."
"etc!"
Tang Qingqing was about to leave when Zhao Guangming stopped her.
"Teacher, what else do you need?"
"Her mother came over today and said she was feeling very unwell and didn't want to be disturbed."
Tang Qingqing became even more worried when she heard this. "Is it so serious?"
"It shouldn't be a big deal, just need some rest."
Although Tang Qingqing was worried, since the other party said so, she did not go to visit.
Unexpectedly, Tang Xiaoxiao didn't come to school for three days after taking leave.