Qiao Xinyi decided to do so without giving Fu Qingxiao a chance to refuse. She patted Fu Qingxiao's arm and ended the conversation with the words "drive well".
When the two arrived at Li's house, Li Xiuying was also there. Qiao Xinyi called out and asked Li Xiuying to come along as well.
As soon as they got in the car, Qiao Xinyi asked Qiao Baili and Qiao Yunbai, "You weren't discovered this morning, were you?"
Qiao Yunbai had been holding it in for the entire morning, and when he finally got around to talking about it, he immediately shook his head with shining eyes.
"Uncle and aunt were beaten by eldest sister yesterday. There are palm prints on their faces, which have not been removed today. They are afraid of being seen if they go out, so they took a day off and did not go to the factory today." Qiao Yunbai responded.
Then she quickly answered for Qiao Baili, "When my elder sister arrived at the alley where my uncle lived, my cousins had already left for work. My uncle and aunt hid at home for fear of being seen. After my elder sister finished handing out flyers, she chatted with their neighbors in the alley for a long time before leaving."
Qiao Yunbai said, "At noon, Mom came over and told us to hide at your place and not go home. She said that Uncle and Aunt's family were looking for me and Sister Lily everywhere. They even went to Mom's factory to look for her, trying to force her to take the three of us home, but she scolded them and we left."
After saying this, Qiao Yunbai's voice became trembling with excitement. "Sister, are we going home tonight? Uncle and the others will definitely be waiting for us at home tonight."
"We'll be back after visiting the zoo." Qiao Xinyi said, "Since I dare to do it, I'm not afraid of them."
The three people in the back seat laughed immediately. Qiao Yunbai and Qiao Xinyi talked about the people and things he encountered when he was handing out flyers at the factory gate.
No one doesn't like to hear gossip, let alone gossip about colleagues and factory leaders' families.
Li Xiuying, an outsider, listened very seriously and laughed very happily.
"Every time I hand out flyers, I hear people scolding my uncle and aunt. It's so satisfying to hear that." Qiao Yunbai grinned foolishly.
Qiao Yunbai also learned a few words from Qiao Xinyi.
You know what, Qiao Xinyi seemed quite happy to hear that.
They played in the zoo until half past five before leaving. Fu Qingyi first sent Li Xiuying home, and then drove to the textile factory staff quarters.
There were many people in the family compound and Qiao Xinyi did not let Fu Qingxiao drive the car in, but asked him to stop the car at the intersection.
Before getting off the car, he asked with a smile, "Are you free tomorrow?"
Qiao Xinyi said, "If you have time, I will treat you to a meal alone. This lunch does not count."
This lunch really doesn’t count.
It was she who invited him here, and she said she would treat him to a meal to express her gratitude.
As a result, she was busy chatting about the house with Qian Ke and the others at noon, and didn't say a word to Fu Qing.
Instead, it was Fu Qingxiao who took care of her by adding tea and soup to her cup.
"There will be an impromptu commendation meeting tomorrow morning." Fu Qing raised his eyebrows, emphasizing the word "immediate".
Qiao Xinyi burst into laughter immediately. She knew it was because she had sent a silk banner and a thank-you letter.
"The newspaper accepted the article you wrote to the provincial capital newspaper, and specially sent a reporter to the army to do an interview. Tomorrow's temporary commendation meeting is prepared for your publication in the newspaper."
Since even reporters were there, Political Commissar Xu and Staff Officer Dong kept praising Qiao Xinyi whenever they mentioned her.
"Captain He is returning to the team today. I think he will come to your house tomorrow to apologize and take Qiao Baili home."
Qiao Xinyi made quite a fuss when she came to the army that day. As soon as Qiao Xinyi left, Political Commissar Xu arranged for someone to talk to Zhou Yun and He Rou, mother and daughter.
As soon as He Shengli comes back, he will definitely be called in for a talk. If He Shengli still wants to save face, he will deal with the household chores as quickly as possible.
Fu Qing was not the type who liked to join in the fun, but he thought Qiao Xinyi would be interested in the He family's affairs so he paid special attention to them.
Qiao Baili in the back seat was a little stressed when she heard this, and she subconsciously shouted, "I'm not going back!"
"As long as you don't go back, no one can take you away." Seeing Qiao Baili's face turned pale with fear, Qiao Xinyi turned sideways and gave her a comforting look.
"Then I'll treat you to dinner another day. I'll wait for the He family to come at home tomorrow!" Qiao Xinyi immediately changed her mind.
"The commendation meeting will only last two hours, and Captain He should be here before noon." Fu Qingxiao's implication was that the arrival of the He family would not affect his private meeting with Qiao Xinyi.
Seeing Qiao Xinyi staring at him with a meaningful smile, Fu Qing explained, "I will send you the passbook tomorrow. I bought a ticket to go back to my hometown at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I will go back to take care of some personal matters. I am not sure when I can come back."
"To pick up your nephew?" Qiao Xinyi asked, "Besides, I'm free too, why don't I go with you?"
Fu Qingxiao slammed on the brakes and turned to look at Qiao Xinyi in disbelief.
Tentatively asked, "Will you come back with me as my partner?"
There is nothing else to think about.
Qiao Xinyi knew why he was going back, and under such circumstances, she still wanted to go back with him. That was all he could think.
Otherwise, who would believe it if I just brought an ordinary female friend home while doing housework?
I don't know how people would talk about it if it gets out.
Do you still want Qiao Xinyi's reputation?
"Is there a problem?" Qiao Xinyi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No problem." Fu Qing's heart was beating so hard that it almost jumped out of his chest.
This girl is really used to saying shocking things, and is especially good at frightening people to death.
"Have you thought it through?" Fu Qing asked, "My stepmother is quite difficult to deal with. If you go back with me, she will definitely make things difficult for you."
"I even dared to go back to the Qiao family, how could I be afraid of her?" Qiao Xinyi put her hands on her hips and proudly recounted everything she had done after returning to the Qiao family.
Then he turned around and asked the two dumbfounded people sitting in the back seat, "Qiao Yunbai, Qiao Baili, can you tell me how awesome I have been these past few days?"
Both of them were stunned for a long time because the content of the conversation between Qiao Xinyi and Fu Qingxiao, who were sitting in front of them as if no one was around, was too shocking.
The two of them wished they could shrink to the size of a grain of sand, their eyes widened, their necks shrunk, and their ears perked up.
It took Qiao Yunbai and Qiao Baihe several seconds to react when Qiao Xinyi suddenly called them.
The two of them just nodded stupidly without saying anything.
"It's pretty impressive." Fu Qing felt that if Qiao Xinyi had a long tail at this moment, she would be so proud that she could reach the sky.
"I'll take you to get a letter of introduction before I get off work." Fu Qing paused for a moment, then said, "I want to visit your home tonight. Is that okay with you?"
Fu Qingyi felt that his relationship with Qiao Xinyi had been settled, and Qiao Xinyi would go back to her hometown with him tomorrow. According to normal procedures, he should formally meet Qiao Xinyi's family before taking Qiao Xinyi home.
This time it was Qiao Xinyi's turn to be stunned.
She just wanted to watch the fun, why did it suddenly become a formality?
"Any problem?" Fu Qingxiao asked.
Just as Qiao Yunbai was about to explain for Qiao Xinyi, he heard Qiao Xinyi agree.
"No problem, but you know I have something important to do today, so I will have to deal with it first when I get home."
Qiao Xinyi immediately made arrangements, "Don't visit my house either. The Qiao family is considered my family in my heart. The two of you are sitting in the back like fools, and the other one is my mother."
"Go get the letter of introduction first, then you wait for us outside the family compound. Once I have taken care of my family affairs, I will bring my mother over, and we can go to the state-owned restaurant for a meal together."
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