Xiao Qinyun's leg injury has basically recovered, but he can hide this from others but not from the doctor, so he still has the leg injury in a cast and sits in a wheelchair and continues to stay at home.
Qiao Qinglu took this opportunity to ask him to study together and check his learning progress.
Xiao Qinyun's Chinese and political studies were still not satisfactory. These past few days, she had forced him to do exercises in the study.
That day, Brother Qiao came to visit Xiao Qinyun with a water club and saw this scene.
He couldn't help but pull his sister aside and complain, "Xiao Lu, you're going a bit too far. Your brother-in-law's leg is still injured, and you're letting him study. How can he recover from his injury?"
Qiao Qinglu couldn't explain that Xiao Qinyun's leg had healed, so she could only randomly shift the blame: "Brother, this is how I look to you. Your brother-in-law's leg has actually recovered quite well, and he didn't want to lie down, so I asked him to come out for a while. He's just bored and doing his homework now, it has nothing to do with me, okay?"
Brother Qiao was suspicious. "You're trying to fool me again. Last year, you told Lingzi about the professor's rehabilitation and the resumption of the college entrance examination. Your sister-in-law has been giving me a lot of trouble this year. Fortunately, she's pregnant now and has no time to pay attention to me, otherwise my brother would have been killed by you. My brother-in-law is such a smart man, how could he not take care of his injuries and voluntarily suffer for the college entrance examination, which may not be resumed until someday?"
Qiao Qinglu glared at her brother. "Brother, how can I harm you? If you don't study hard now, when the college entrance examination is reinstated, we will all pass, but you won't. Wouldn't that be embarrassing for you? Besides, are you worried about your sister-in-law going to college alone?"
Brother Qiao curled his lips. "Why should I be afraid of embarrassment? Even if the college entrance examination is really reinstated, what will happen if I don't go to university? I'm a worker in a machinery factory, with a stable job. I don't know how many people envy me. Besides, why should I worry about your sister-in-law going to university? She specifically chose to apply to a school in Yanjing. Is it possible that she can go to another place?"
Qiao Qinglu was both angry and amused. It was a good thing that her sister-in-law was smart and capable, otherwise she would have been heartbroken.
She feigned helplessness and spread her hands. "Alright, brother. Since you're not afraid of losing face, you probably aren't afraid of losing your wife either. I heard there are a lot of seniors and juniors in college, all of them talented. When my sister-in-law's horizons broaden, I wonder if we'll still have anything to talk about."
Brother Qiao had an old man's face on his face. "What are you talking about, sister? What's the matter? If I don't go to college, your sister-in-law will be cheated? No way, your sister-in-law and I have a good relationship. We have children. Besides, how can college students not have morals?"
Qiao Qinglu silently lit a candle for Brother Qiao. "Alright, I've said everything I need to say. Believe it or not."
This is not just wishful thinking on her part. You have to know that this was a very feudal era. Couples were prohibited from holding hands on the street with "red armbands". The crime of vagrancy at that time was so serious that one could be sentenced to death.
But at the same time, this era was also very open, especially for some educated young people who went to the countryside. They had been suppressed for too long and believed that they were forced to get married in the countryside, and that such marriages were invalid. They wanted to pursue true love.
Therefore, after these people get into university or return to the city, they try every possible means to get rid of their previous marriages, and at the same time can't wait to find true love (a successor) in the university/city. Their ex-wives/ex-husbands and the people they target are really pitiful.
Brother Qiao was completely stunned. Fortunately, Qiao Qinglu changed the subject at this time. "Brother, you just said that your sister-in-law is pregnant with your child and is several months pregnant. Has she changed her job?"
Brother Qiao came back to his senses and said, "It's only been two months. I was just planning to talk to their leader about it."
Qiao Qinglu said, "Then you better hurry up and find a new position. It's okay now, but you won't be able to handle it if your belly gets bigger. Oh, I have some milk powder here. You can take it back for your sister-in-law. She's too thin and needs some nutrition to avoid damaging her body."
Hearing his sister's words, Brother Qiao retracted his hand that was about to refuse, "Sister, thank you. I don't expect anything else, it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, I just hope the child can be as healthy as Mantou and Tangyuan."
Qiao Qinglu smiled. "What are you thanking me for? We're family. You should be more considerate of your sister-in-law during this period. It's not easy for a woman to be pregnant, and she has to sell bus tickets every day. You should do more housework. By the way, brother, how much money have you saved in the past two years? A while ago, Xiao Qinyun's childhood friend, Cao Chengmin, who works for my brother at the Housing Authority, said that someone wanted to sell a courtyard house with two entrances in Nanluoguxiang for 3,000 yuan. If you have the money, you can take a look."
Brother Qiao scratched his head. "Your sister-in-law manages the finances at my house, and I don't know if we have enough. But your sister-in-law has been talking about wanting to buy a yard similar to yours. I'll ask her when I get back."
Qiao Qinglu returned to the room and took out six cans of maternity milk powder from the space. She also found a can of malted milk, changed the packaging, and handed it to Brother Qiao. "The bags of this milk powder are dirty, so I replaced them all with malted milk cans. Please tell your sister-in-law not to mind. Drink the milk powder once in the morning and once in the evening, one iron spoon each time. If it's not enough, I have more here. Don't be polite to me."
Brother Qiao was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, "My dear sister, I will always remember your kindness."
After saying that, Brother Qiao said goodbye to Xiao Qinyun and the three babies and went home with the milk powder.
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