She had no intention of saying hello, but when Zhang Li bought the tickets and pulled He Rou back, they looked up and their eyes met.
It would be awkward if I didn't say hello.
"Team Leader Qiao, are you guys here at the zoo too?" Zhang Li was used to being addressed by the industry team, and he didn't change it at first. "Are all your family here?"
"Yeah." Qiao Xinyi pointed in the direction of Chen Yubing and Fu Bailu, "They are waiting for Qiao Baili and the others over there. I'll come over to buy the tickets first."
Qiao Xinyi didn't like dealing with He Rou, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, she planned to let Zhang Li go into the zoo and not wait for her.
But unexpectedly, He Rou suddenly interrupted, "You are not in the work group anymore, why are you still calling her Team Leader Qiao? This title is also quite strange. And why do I remember that she was the deputy team leader when she was in the work group? Did I remember it wrong?"
Seeing this confused expression, Zhang Li really believed that she had remembered it wrong.
He explained to her seriously, "You're not mistaken, it's the deputy team leader, but everyone in the team is used to calling him that."
Unless it is in a specific occasion or situation, in private, who would be so tactless as to add a secondary word to annoy others?
"The main thing is that I'm used to shouting like this, so when I saw Team Leader Qiao, I subconsciously shouted like this." The most important thing is that if he doesn't shout like this, Zhang Li doesn't know how to shout appropriately.
Just call Qiao Xinyi comrade. They have obviously worked together before, and he was once a subordinate team member. Calling him that seems a bit impolite and unfamiliar.
Qiao Xinyi looked at He Rou with a half-smile and asked him directly, "How many points did you get in the final exam this year?"
She was not surprised to see He Rou's expression visibly stiffen.
She didn't like to ask about He Rou's affairs, but she had heard everything about her and knew that He Rou's grades had deteriorated significantly in the past six months.
"If you can focus your messy mind on studying, you are already a college student. Why are you still taking classes with your juniors?" Who can't be sarcastic? Qiao Xinyi is also good at touching people's hearts.
He Rou's face suddenly changed. "It's not that your Qiao Baili was admitted to university. Is it necessary to show off like this? She was admitted to a university in the neighboring provincial capital. I don't like that university. I like my morning!"
"Just because Qiao Baili passed the exam doesn't mean you passed it. If you have the ability, go and get it yourself. Don't always show off your Qiao Baili!" He Rou sneered, "What kind of ability is it to show off other people's achievements? If you are good enough, show me how to pass the exam! And be determined to get into Peking University like me!"
"Don't provoke me. You really irritated me. I'll take an exam to show you. Even I've been admitted to university, but you're still repeating the year. Do you have the nerve to do that?"
"Also, with our Lily's grades, she could get into Beijing University, but she doesn't want to go."
"As for you, don't you want to go to college? It's out of your reach."
Qiao Xinyi didn't give He Rou any face at all. She pointed to the side and said directly to Zhang Li, "Take this woman away from me. I don't like her!
"In the future, when you're with her, just pretend you didn't see me when you see me. Don't say hello to me. I'm too lazy to deal with you. Just like today, I didn't intend to pay attention to her, but she still came to seek attention. It annoyed me."
Qiao Xinyi's words were very impolite, and He Rou's eyes turned red with anger. Zhang Li suddenly felt a headache, and he quickly apologized and pulled He Rou into the zoo first.
I've never seen anyone so eager to be scolded.
Qiao Xinyi looked at Zhang Li and He Rou who seemed to be arguing about something as they walked, and rolled her eyes at their receding backs.
The zoo is indeed very lively during the Chinese New Year, and parents who love their children bring their children here.
After Qiao Xinyi bought the tickets, Qiao Yunsong and the others had already left. After looking around, she didn't see Fu Bailu and the two children, so she asked, "Where are they?"
"It seems like we are looking at the neighbor in your family compound. He is over there." Chen Yubing pointed in a direction to Qiao Xinyi. "Your Aunt Fu said that a sister-in-law in your family compound was secretly selling candied haws with her child."
Qiao Xinyi had good eyesight and recognized at a glance that it was Mrs. Cheng, who was about to divorce Captain Cheng.
"Take the tickets, I'll go over and say hello." Qiao Xinyi stuffed the tickets into Qiao Yunsong's pocket and walked straight over.
Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu were playing with their sister Jiaojiao, and the three children were holding a string of candied haws in their hands.
Sister Cheng was chatting with Fu Bailu while selling candied haws. There were many children here during the Chinese New Year, so Sister Cheng's business was pretty good.
"Mrs. Cheng." Qiao Xinyi walked over and greeted her, then asked, "Didn't you take your children back home for the New Year?"
"My child's father and I went to get a divorce certificate after the Chinese New Year. Jiaojiao is a girl, and her father doesn't care about her, so we didn't go to avoid being an eyesore." Jiaojiao's mother explained, "I wanted to earn some money during the Chinese New Year. When the child goes to school, I can't be without money."
Fu Bailu winked at Qiao Xinyi, who understood and didn't ask why she didn't go back to her parents' home for the New Year.
"It's easy to make money during the Chinese New Year. The children get lucky money, and the adults are relaxed and no one cares." Qiao Xinyi said, "I've been living in the provincial capital these days. When I'm free, I bring the children to my house to play."
Qiao Xinyi told Jiaojiao's mother the address of the small western-style building and said, "We are going back to the military family compound. You can bring your children back to the family compound to play with us whenever you are free."
Jiaojiao's mother's eyes were filled with tears, and she bit her lip and nodded gently.
She knew that Qiao Xinyi said this to her to tell her that if she needed help, she could come to her.
This was a rare kindness she had encountered since she moved out of the staff quarters with her children.
"You stay busy here, Jiaojiao, we'll take her in for some fun." Qiao Xinyi waved at Jiaojiao and asked her, "Do you want to go to the zoo with Xiaozhou and Brother Xiaoyu?"
Jiaojiao looked towards her mother, her eyes full of desire.
"Will it cause you any trouble?" Jiaojiao's mother couldn't bear to refuse when she met her daughter's eyes.
"Auntie, we will hold Jiaojiao tightly and not let her get lost." Fu Linzhou quickly assured.
"Jiaojiao, then you go play with brother Xiaozhou and brother Xiaoyu. Just listen to your Aunt Qiao, okay?" Jiaojiao's mother said as she gave money to Qiao Xinyi.
"So many of us adults have bought tickets, but a little kid like Jiaojiao doesn't need one." Qiao Xinyi said, "Then you go ahead and we'll go in first and return your daughter to you later."
Jiaojiao happily held her two brothers' hands and skipped away just like Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu.
Fu Bailu took care of Jiaojiao's mother's business, and when she came back she gave a bunch of hawthorns to each of Qiao Baili and the others. Only Qiao Xinyi, a pregnant woman who couldn't eat hawthorns, didn't get any.
After checking their tickets, the whole family entered the zoo. It was not the first time for Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu to come here, so they were familiar with the zoo. Qiao Yunsong and Qiao Yunbai followed the three little ones like guardians. They walked fast, so Qiao Xinyi and the others didn't have to rush to catch up.
"Aunt Fu, what's the situation with Jiaojiao's mother now?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
"She is divorced. Her husband's family doesn't treat her like a human being, and neither does her parents' family. She is now staying at her friend's house, but she doesn't feel comfortable staying at someone else's house during the New Year, so she asked someone to buy a basket of candied haws and sell them at the zoo gate.
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