Chapter 38 Every Family Has Its Own Problems
When we returned to Jiao County, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
Wu Laoshi first sent Sister Tang and Sister Wang home, unloaded the goods, and then sent Su Jiaojiao to the warehouse that Liu Ying mentioned, and finally sent Qin Xiuming.
Qin Shuang had been waiting anxiously for a long time. Only when he saw his son come back did he breathe a sigh of relief. "Why did you come back so late?"
Qin Xiuming quietly returned to the house, took out the ingredients from his pocket and placed them on the table. He then told Qin Shuang what happened at the Mocheng Wholesale Market: "I don't know who I offended. First, they secretly filmed me, and then they locked me up in an empty room for no reason. Mom, what's going on?"
"How could such a thing happen?" Qin Shuang was silent for a moment, then consoled him, "It's good that you're back. You won't have to go to Mo City anymore."
"Mom, do you know something?" Qin Xiuming said excitedly when he saw that Qin Shuang didn't show any emotion. "Mom, tell me, what exactly is going on?"
"I haven't been to Mocheng, how would I know?" Qin Shuang forced a smile. "Okay, don't think too much. You've been tired for most of the day, go to bed!"
"Mom, is it him?" Qin Xiuming suddenly thought of something and grabbed Qin Shuang's hand tightly. "Mom, tell me, is it him?"
He has lived with his mother since he was a child and took her last name.
As far as he could remember, he had never seen his father.
Qin Shuang sometimes said that he was dead, and sometimes said that they had divorced a long time ago. What he said was different every time. When he was young, Qin Xiuming didn't care. But when he grew up, he felt that his father was probably not dead, and his mother was hiding something from him.
It was during the Chinese New Year last year when Qin Shuang got drunk and told the truth.
She said he had a father, and that his father didn't know he existed, and asked him to think his father was dead.
"Xiu Ming, it can't be him." Qin Shuang shook her head, her eyes dimming. "He really doesn't know that I gave birth to you."
"Who could that be?" Qin Xiuming asked repeatedly, unconvinced. "Why aren't you surprised? Why aren't you worried about my safety? Why are you so calm?"
"Xiuming, you're back safely, why should I be worried?" Qin Shuang was a little angry and blamed him instead, "With so many people, why are you the only one locked up in an empty room? It was your own carelessness, and you still come back to ask me?"
"Then keep it a secret from me!" Qin Xiuming slammed the door shut and said angrily, "When I die one day, I will still be a fool."
No matter how Qin Shuang called him, he refused to open the door, let alone come out.
She had no choice but to stand guard at her son's door, not daring to leave.
This warehouse of Liu Ying's cousin is actually a converted ground-floor garage. The warehouse is not big, only about 30 square meters.
There is a partition inside the anti-theft rolling shutter door, and water supply and drainage are provided, so you can wash and go to the toilet.
There are two aluminum shelves against the wall, on which are placed cameras, films, and some photographic equipment.
Liu Ying's bed was placed between two shelves, with no extra space.
As soon as Su Jiaojiao entered the room, she wiped the wet toys clean and hung them on both sides of the shelf to dry. There was almost no place for the two of them to step. Liu Ying welcomed Su Jiaojiao's arrival: "It would be great if you could come every day. I'm quite scared to come alone."
This row of garages is located right on the outer wall of the community, facing the road.
The only advantage is the convenient parking.
"You're quite brave." Su Jiaojiao also felt that it was too unsafe for a girl to live here. Although there were people living in other garages, they were still living on the road. The security these days was far less sound than it would be a decade later. There wasn't even a surveillance camera at the intersection. "How did my cousin come up with the idea of using this garage as a warehouse?"
"My cousin's husband's parents live upstairs." Liu Ying pointed upstairs. "The old couple sometimes invite me upstairs for dinner. I went a few times, but I didn't want to go anymore. They think they are city people and love to show off, as if I am a country bumpkin who has never seen anything. It makes me very embarrassed."
"Since their family lives upstairs, you don't have to live here every day." Su Jiaojiao lay on the bed and touched the bedding. The blue and white bedding was clean, but when she turned her head, she saw the dark shelves, which made her feel very uncomfortable. "After all, it's a warehouse, not suitable for living."
Although there is a small window, it is closed at night.
As soon as she came in, she felt a little short of breath, and there was a musty smell in the air.
It should be caused by water seeping through the wall and moisture in the house.
The conditions for my old classmates are also quite difficult.
"If I don't live here, where else can I live?" Liu Ying put her arms behind her head and said quietly, "To be honest, I have nowhere to live if I go back now."
"What's wrong?" Su Jiaojiao had been to Liu Ying's house once and slept in her room, which was very clean. She still remembered the bunch of bright red plastic flowers on Liu Ying's desk. Liu Ying said it was a birthday gift her brother bought her. How could there be no place to live in such a warm home?
Liu Ying sighed and answered the question irrelevantly: "Actually, there is a reason why I agreed to date Xiao Wu. I think dating and marriage are two different things. Look at my brother and sister-in-law. When they were dating, wasn't it a passionate affair?"
"Yes, it was indeed grand." Liu Ying's sister-in-law Zhang Lan was from Wutong Village, not far from her home. Su Jiaojiao had even sent them letters.
Zhang Lan was very beautiful and had countless proposals to her.
There are many people whose family conditions are better than Liu Ying's.
Zhang Lan's mother did not agree to the marriage because Liu Ying's family had not built a new house. She said that living with her mother-in-law would cause a lot of trouble. More importantly, after graduating from junior high school, Liu Ying's brother Liu Yuan did not go to work and just farmed at home.
He also said that Liu Yuan has no other advantages except that he is handsome.
Zhang Lan was at the age where love was enough to satisfy her hunger, and she simply refused to listen to her mother and continued to have a secret relationship with Liu Yuan. She knew that Su Jiaojiao and Liu Ying were classmates, so she secretly wrote a letter and sent it to Su Jiaojiao's home, asking Su Jiaojiao to help pass it on to Liu Ying and then to Liu Yuan.
In the end, Zhang Lan's mother couldn't persuade Zhang Lan anymore and agreed to the marriage.
From graduation from junior high school to marriage, the two dated for eight years and fought tenaciously before they got together.
It is also a good story in the surrounding villages.
"But after they got married, it was like they became two completely different people." Liu Ying sat up suddenly, the bed creaking beneath her. She faced Su Jiaojiao and said excitedly, "Before my brother got married, he never said a harsh word to my parents. Not long after the wedding, he started arguing with my mom, saying she was incompetent and wouldn't build him a new house. Actually, it's not that our family doesn't want to build a new house, but in our village, every family with a son is given one homestead. If you want to apply for a new homestead, you have to wait in line, and we don't know when we can get it."
"It's the same in our village." Su Jiaojiao nodded to show her understanding. She didn't dare to move while lying in bed because the bed would make noises if she moved. The bed was made of several wooden boards and there were bricks under it. She was worried that the bed would collapse while she was sleeping.
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