Chapter 223
Xu Di finished his last exam and the semester ended.
"Xu Di, what are your plans for the winter vacation?"
"Be at home with the kids."
The nursery and the red education class are also on holiday, but the three children still have to go to the Children's Palace for classes.
"I forgot, you have children at home. I've been so dizzy from taking exams these past few days."
Liu Yun patted his head, feeling really stupid.
"It's all the same. I hope I don't fail the test. I have too many courses this semester."
Xu Di also looked depressed. She tried her best to study, but her learning ability was limited. Sigh...
"Sister Xu Di, is Yuanyuan on holiday?"
"Bai Weiwei, you did well in the exam, right? You seem to be in high spirits."
Liu Yun and Xu Di are close, and Xu Di and Bai Weiwei have a good relationship, so Liu Yun and Bai Weiwei have also become much closer.
"It's OK. I remembered everything during class, so it's much easier to review for the final exam."
"Oh, why didn't my parents give me a smart brain!"
Liu Yun felt jealous. It was no surprise that Bai Weiwei was so smart. Her parents were both professors and her brother was from Tsinghua University next door.
She secretly made up her mind that in the future, when she looked for a partner, she would definitely look for someone smart. Otherwise, it will affect the next generation.
"You should find a smart partner in the future so that your future children can win at the starting line."
"Xu Di, we think alike. Otherwise, we can play together because we are not very smart people."
Xu Di was speechless for a long time. Bai Wei couldn't help smiling. She thought Liu Yun's words were interesting.
"Okay, I'm going home first. If you have nothing to do during the holidays, come to my house and play."
Liu Yun and Bai Weiwei had both been to Xu Di's house and knew how to get there.
"Just don't mind us being annoying. I don't really have anything to do during the holidays." Liu Yun is in school now, and it's not easy for her family to urge her to get married.
"Sister Xu Di, tell Yuanyuan and the others that I'm going to go play with them."
Bai Weiwei likes to go to Xu Di's house. She also likes Grandma Qian very much and feels comfortable staying with her.
Unlike in the retirement home, her grandmother and others would constantly ask her if she had anything on her mind, why she was so quiet and why she wasn't close to anyone.
Her mother did not tell her grandmother and others about the bullying she suffered by local children in the northwest, so she felt relieved.
Xu Di said goodbye to her two friends. She was going to buy meat to make dumplings in the evening.
It was cold, so I didn't ride my bike.
When Xu Di walked back, he noticed that there were more people on the street carrying baskets and big bags.
There are also people setting up stalls on the roadside despite the severe cold.
Xu Di also bought a bunch of bananas, which seemed to be brought back by the educated youth returning from the south.
I didn't go to the grocery store, but there is a small market near Peking University that has formed independently. Most of the people there are farmers from the nearby area, who bring the extra food they have at home to sell.
Of course, there are also those people who were in the black market before, and now they can come out and sell things openly.
Xu Di bought five kilograms of pork and five kilograms of mutton, without asking for meat coupons, and he didn't need anything else.
When we got home, the three children were drawing.
"Mom, my uncle is here and bought some watercolor pens with lots of colors. They are so pretty to paint with."
As soon as Xu Di entered the door, Yuanyuan ran over.
"Really? Uncle Xu Qiang is here?"
"Well, Uncle Qiang is here."
Aunt Wu carried the meat that Xu Di bought into the kitchen, and Xu Di went to say hello to Xu Qiang.
"Sister, you have finished the exam."
"I've finished the exam, the last one for today. You just came back from outside, how was it, is it safe on the road now?"
Xu Di knew that public security was very bad in the early 1980s.
There are more and more idle people in the city, and there are many people who rob people on the road.
“It’s OK. I heard that the further south you go, the less safe it is. We didn’t go to the southernmost part this time.
However, there are more educated youth returning to the city now, and there are also more idle people.
Without jobs, many people are wandering around the streets, some of them are dishonest and commit many petty thefts.
My brother-in-law is not at home, so please close the door and be safe. ”
Xu Qiang was really a little worried because his sister's family was full of old and young people, and there was not a single capable man.
It's really unsafe for several elderly, weak, women and children to live in such a large yard.
"I know, pay attention.
We wouldn't open the door to anyone easily, and we have two dogs at home.
Your brother-in-law has also greeted the nearby police, and his former comrades-in-arms are there. ”
The last time Zhang Chaoyang came back, he went to visit his comrade who worked at a nearby public security bureau and asked him to help take care of the family.
“That’s good, otherwise I would be really worried.
Sister, I see there are five empty rooms in your gatehouse, and each room is more than 20 square meters.
If it really doesn't work, see if you can clean it up and rent it out in the spring.
Now there are many educated youth returning to the city, every house is full, and there are many people who want to rent a house.
Your five rooms rent for four dollars each, so for all five you'll rent for twenty dollars, which covers your basic monthly expenses.
The most important thing is that if you rent the house to reliable people, you will have someone to take care of you and you will not be left alone if anything happens. ”
Xu Qiang felt that his idea was good. Her sister's house was big and the area was spacious. If something really happened there, it would be quite scary.
“I haven’t really thought about this. It’s freezing cold now, so I’ll think about it after spring.
Don’t just talk about me. How is your blind date? Is there anyone suitable? ”
The last time Xu Di heard Xu Qiang say that he wanted to go on a blind date, get married first, and then start a career.
"I saw two people, the one I liked didn't like me, and the one who liked me didn't like me either.
Sister, I have a blind date tomorrow. Can you accompany me? I’m a little lacking in confidence. ”
Xu Qiang is three years younger than Xu Di. He is 22 years old this year, which is not considered young.
"Okay, what's the situation with the woman?"
"Brother Meng introduced her to me. She's his cousin, a primary school teacher who graduated from a teachers' college.
I have older brothers and sisters who are all married, and I have a younger brother who is in junior high school. ”
Xu Qiang repeated what Brother Meng said.
"The conditions are pretty good. How old are you?"
"She's the same age as me. She said she had a boyfriend before and they were about to discuss marriage, but it fell through in the end."
No wonder, he is so old but still not married, it turns out he was delayed.
Xu Di thought that at this time, early marriage was common. Girls, when they turn 20, basically get married.
"Did you tell me why?"
"It seems that the man has a younger brother who went to the countryside, failed to get into university, and wanted to return to the city, but he didn't accept the job.
He wanted his cousin Meng to give the job to his brother-in-law, and then return it to her when they were done and returned to the city. However, his cousin Meng and her family disagreed. ”
Xu Qiang didn't ask too much, and Brother Meng gave him a general idea of the situation.
"No normal person would agree to this. It's a job, can you just give it up?"
"Anyone with a brain would not agree to this. Isn't this clearly an attempt to scheme against the woman?
Sister, please come with me tomorrow and help me take a look. ”
Xu Qiang thought that women should be able to communicate more easily with each other, and he also wanted to understand the woman's true thoughts.
He has a lot of things to do in the future, so he wants to find a down-to-earth woman who will not look down on him for his rural origin and live a good life with her.
As for what the woman looks like, he didn't have any special ideas, just an ordinary woman would be fine.
"Okay, what time and where will we meet tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, at Brother Meng's house. Sister, I'll wait for you near the unit. Brother Meng lives in the family compound of the transport team."
"Okay, I'll come see you after dinner tomorrow."
It was agreed that Xu Di would go to help Aunt Wu make dumplings and let Xu Qiang eat the dumplings before leaving.
Xu Qiang didn't bother to be polite with his sister and went to play with Nuannuan and the others.
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