Chapter 23 Meeting the Male and Female Protagonists
When we arrived at the state-owned restaurant, it was already full and there were no seats left.
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu didn't bring lunch boxes today, so they had to eat in the restaurant.
After ordering the dishes, while waiting in line, a young man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a square face walked over.
He seemed to be very familiar with Xiao Qinyun. He patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Comrade Xiao, there are no seats left. Come sit with us. It just so happens that Yanyan and I are also coming to eat today."
He pointed to the table by the window, and a pretty girl with two pigtails waved at them.
Seeing Yanyan, Qiao Qinglu seemed to have a veil lifted before her eyes. It turned out that they were the male and female protagonists. She immediately remembered the introduction of the male and female protagonists in the book.
Zhao Yanyan, a native of Qingshan Village, Shengli Public Security Bureau, Beijing suburbs, is a high school student. After graduation, she was admitted to a textile factory and worked as a workshop worker. She has a cheerful personality, works meticulously, is hardworking and simple, and has a good reputation in the textile factory.
Introduced by Li Xuemei, the accountant of the textile factory, she fell in love with her nephew Li Qi. They eventually got married and also lived in the machinery factory compound.
Li Qi is also a high school student, about the same age as Xiao Qinyun, with an extroverted personality. He works as a clerk in the sales department of a machinery factory.
His appearance is in line with the aesthetic of this generation. In addition, he is eloquent, capable, and has excellent interpersonal relationships. He often travels to other places with the section chief and is a key talent to be trained in the factory.
I once wanted to avoid the male and female protagonist Qiao Qinglu, but this time I have no choice. After all, we all live in the same compound, so let's share a table together.
Li Qi and Zhao Yanyan sat at the head of the table, while Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu sat at the lower head.
The dishes ordered by Li Qi and his friends were already on the table. They warmly invited Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu to eat, but the two said that they had already ordered quite a lot of food and would soon be full, so they declined their kindness.
After sitting for a while, the dishes ordered by Xiao Qinyun and his friends arrived and everyone started eating together.
Li Qi was in a good mood and bought another bottle of liquor, wanting to have a drink with Xiao Qinyun. No one could stop him, so the two of them started chatting about things in the factory while drinking.
Zhao Yanyan also opened up. She said with concern, "Hello, Comrade Qiao Qinglu. I'm Li Qi's wife. When you and Comrade Xiao got married, all the neighbors in our compound came to see you, the bride. You two are truly a match made in heaven. I heard you're pregnant. How are you feeling now?"
Her words were full of concern, her tone was too familiar, and there seemed to be a hint of sympathy. Where did this come from?
In my memory, the original owner and her didn't have much interaction. Am I overthinking it?
Qiao Qinglu smiled and said to her, "Comrade Zhao Yanyan, you're too kind. Your Comrade Li Qi is the Sales Department Head's right-hand man, and you're a well-known figure in the textile factory. You two are a match made in heaven. I'm indeed pregnant," she said, touching her barely noticeable belly. "It's almost two months, and I'm doing well. Thank you for your concern."
Zhao Yanyan was very happy to hear her say that: "Yes, others also praise us in this way."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Li Qi lovingly. Coincidentally, Li Qi also heard this and looked over. He took over the conversation and said, "Haha, we two newlyweds should stop praising each other. Lao Xiao, you are really good, you came from behind and won. But don't get complacent, Yanyan and I will catch up with you soon. By then, we will have three children and two babies, right, Yanyan?"
Zhao Yanyan also cooperated very well and said "yes" with a smile.
Qiao Qinglu was a little embarrassed. She had not asked about Li and Zhao's pregnancy preparations just now because she remembered that in the plot, Zhao Yanyan was infertile for ten years, and it was not until 1984 that she became pregnant and gave birth to Li Qi's only son.
The main plot of this book is about Zhao Yanyan's happy life, but the hero and heroine also went through various hardships and resolved various misunderstandings before they finally achieved a happy ending.
There are many melodramatic plots, such as the mother-in-law torturing the heroine, the mother-in-law finding a woman for her son, the young wife running away with the baby, and the hero chasing his wife to the crematorium. None of them are left out.
Thinking of this, Qiao Qinglu felt that it would be better to stay away from them so as not to be affected. The braised hairtail fish and stir-fried pork with chili peppers on the table suddenly lost their fragrance and she lost her appetite.
Good brother Xiao Qinyun used the excuse of riding his bike to pick up a pregnant woman, and he only drank a few glasses. Li Qi didn't drink much either, and they finished most of the meal.
After dinner, the four of them rode their bikes to the machinery factory compound.
Xiao Qinyun had just noticed that Qiao Qinglu didn't eat much, and knew that she was not willing to come into contact with the male and female protagonists. He deliberately rode very slowly on the road, gradually increasing the distance between him and Li Qi and the others, letting them go first.
It was already late when the two arrived at the compound. After getting home, they took off their coats and entered the space.
Xiao Qinyun sat on the sofa, Qiao Qinglu lazily nestled in his arms. Xiao Qinyun said, "Why do you suddenly have no appetite? What happened?"
Qiao Qinglu sorted out her thoughts and followed his words, "It's nothing. I just saw how happy they are now, and I feel a little sad when I think about how they haven't had children for ten years."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qinyun took the initiative to ask about the plot, "Tell me about it in detail."
Qiao Qinglu just pinched her nose and recounted this bloody plot.
Zhao Yanyan and Li Qi have a good relationship and stable jobs, but they have no children. They often seek medical treatment and medicine, and people in the compound say all kinds of things.
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