Chapter 127 The Qiao Family Cried with Joy
The second uncle of the Qiao family has been feeling uneasy these days, especially his left eyelid has been twitching non-stop.
Could it be that something good is going to happen?
Just when I was lost in thought, Lin Siqiao called.
"Hello who?"
When he heard Xiao Qiao's voice on the other end of the phone, Qiao Zhiyi's voice unconsciously became gentler.
"Xiao Qiao, you haven't called your uncle for a while."
"How's it going? Did you receive the package I sent you last time?"
"Got it, uncle. I have something to tell you."
Lin Siqiao told Qiao Zhiyi about his transfer to Peking University in just a few words. Qiao Zhiyi on the other end of the phone couldn't help but pick his ears.
"Xiao Qiao, what did you say?"
"Can you please say that again?"
Why did Qiao Zhiyi feel like he was dreaming?
"Uncle, I said I was transferred to Beijing University."
"Is it the Jingda in Jing City?"
"Well, second uncle, I have something else I want to tell you."
"Okay, you talk, and I'll listen."
Qiao Zhiyi listened to her while controlling his emotions, and he was still dizzy until she hung up the phone.
No, he had to quickly spread the good news back to the village to make his parents, his elder brother and sister-in-law, and the children in the family happy.
Without even having time to wipe away his tears, Qiao Zhiyi went to the factory director's office to ask for leave.
When the factory manager saw that he was anxious to go back to the village and his eyes were red, he didn't dare to ask him and quickly told him to go back and do his business first.
Qiao Zhiyi had no idea that he had caused such a misunderstanding. As soon as he got the leave note, he rode his 28-bar bicycle to the village in a hurry.
I only remembered it halfway through the ride, oops! He hasn't told his wife about this yet.
There was no choice but to ride back huffing and puffing. Half an hour later, he arrived at Li Dahua's unit.
"Wife, come back to the village with me."
Li Dahua was slaughtering pigs in the commune. When she saw him running towards her with sweat all over his forehead, she became anxious and immediately took off her outer coat.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Qiao Zhiyi said breathlessly, "My wife is from Beijing University."
When Li Dahua heard what this was, she wondered what it was and what was not.
"Qiao Zhiyi, could you please stop getting so nervous and delaying my slaughtering of the pig?"
"What happened to Kyoda?"
Li Dahua was about to put on her overalls again, but Qiao Zhiyi grabbed her and took her out the door.
"My wife is so happy!"
"The Qiao family's ancestral grave is emitting smoke. My little sister is in heaven."
"Xiao Qiao went to Beijing University!"
"What?"
Li Dahua's tone of voice changed with excitement, "Xiao Qiao went to Peking University? When did it happen?"
"Just today, I received a call from Xiao Qiao. She has completed all the formalities."
"From now on, Xiao Qiao will be a proper Lady Jing!"
Qiao Zhiyi urged, "Wife, pack up quickly, and let's go back to the village together."
"Okay, I'll go ask for leave now, you go inform my son and daughter first."
"Okay, I got it."
Li Dahua did not waste any time and immediately asked for leave, and also bought a few pounds of pork.
After a while, the family of four reunited and rushed back to the village as quickly as possible.
Old Mrs. Qiao was sitting at the door, basking in the sun, sewing shoe soles, and chatting with the neighbors.
When I looked up suddenly, I saw the second brother and his family had returned.
"Zhiyi, why are you back today?"
Old Mrs. Qiao remembered that she had just turned over the calendar in the morning and it was not yet the weekend.
"Mom, where are my dad and big brother?"
"Your father has gone up the mountain to chop firewood. Your eldest brother should be at the brigade headquarters."
When Mrs. Qiao saw that the second son was laughing so hard that he could hardly close his mouth, she was also very surprised.
"What's the matter? Why are you so happy?"
Qiao Zhiyi thought to himself, if you knew about this, your grin would probably be even more exaggerated than mine.
But not everyone was there yet, so he wanted to keep it a secret.
"Mom, wait a little longer. I'll tell you when everyone is here. Anyway, it's great news!"
"But you have to promise me that you won't get too excited even though you are happy later!"
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she became even more curious.
But for her, nothing is more joyful than having her family safe and sound.
"Okay, then you guys sit down and I'll go cook."
"Mom, let me help you."
Li Dahua was a person who couldn't sit still, so she quickly followed the old lady into the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Qiao first steamed the sweet potato rice, and then went to the vegetable garden to pick some radishes.
The radishes in this season have just been hit by frost. They are crisp and sweet, and taste good no matter how they are cooked.
When she returned to the kitchen, Li Dahua had already washed and cut the pork into pieces and put it all into the pot.
"Dahua, are you going to cook all this meat in one meal?"
"Yes, Mom, we are so happy today so let's eat to our heart's content."
Just as Mrs. Qiao was about to say something, she heard a clucking sound coming from outside.
After a while, Qiao Zhiyi came in from the yard carrying a large rooster with reed catkins.
"Mom, can we kill another chicken for lunch?"
"What! You still want to eat chicken?"
"Why, this big pot of braised pork can't stop you from eating?"
Old Mrs. Qiao glared at the second brother angrily and quickly snatched the rooster away.
This is the fattest one in the family, and she plans to keep it for Xiao Qiao to eat when she comes back from winter vacation.
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to eat chicken, then scrambled eggs will be ok, right?"
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The more Old Mrs. Qiao thought about it, the more she felt something was not right. The second son was not a greedy person.
"Second brother, tell me the truth, has your company's performance been poor recently?"
"Mom, what are you thinking about?"
Qiao Zhiyi quickly waved his hand, "I just wanted to have a few more drinks with my father and brother at noon, didn't I?"
As they were talking, Old Man Qiao came into the yard carrying two loads of firewood that were taller than him.
Looking at his father's hunched figure, Qiao Zhiyi felt heartbroken.
He stepped forward and took the burden, his tone not very good.
"Dad! Didn't I tell you that you're old now, don't climb up or down for no reason?"
"My elder brother and I have the firewood. We can carry it back if we make two more trips over the weekend."
Old man Qiao smiled naively and wiped the sweat from his head.
"It's okay. These firewoods are not heavy."
"Have you forgotten that your father used to carry a load of more than 100 kilograms at one time and walk several miles without even taking a breath?"
When Qiao Zhide's family received the news, they happened to hear this sentence.
After saying hello to the second brother, Qiao Zhide said helplessly.
"Dad, you know that was in the past, right? Don't you think about the fact that you're almost seventy years old!"
"We had already agreed on this, why did you sneak up the mountain without telling us?"
"And you're wrong too, mom. Dad's like this, and you don't do anything about it?"
As soon as Old Man Qiao saw his wife's expression, he knew something was wrong and immediately changed the subject.
"Second brother, why are you back today?"
Qiao Zhide was interrupted by him and suddenly remembered.
"Oh, right, Lao Er, why did you suddenly come back today?"
Old Mrs. Qiao didn't say anything, but her expression conveyed almost the same meaning.
"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law, let me tell you..."
In front of the whole family, Qiao Zhiyi told the whole story of Lin Siqiao going to Peking University.
"Old man, did you hear that? Xiao Qiao went to Beijing University!"
"I heard it, I heard it!"
The old couple clasped their hands tightly, tears streaming down their faces. The children of the Qiao family were also very happy to hear the news.
While everyone was still immersed in ecstasy, Qiao Zhiyi cleared his cough a few times and continued.
"Well, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
"Mom and Dad, Xiao Qiao—she has a boyfriend!"
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