The children of the Qiao family

Chapter 19

In the days that followed, Ju An slowly told Qiao Yicheng that her parents got married in the countryside. At that time, her father was the son of the director of the village revolutionary committee, and her mother was an educated youth who jumped into the queue.Dad told her that, in fact, for many years, mother wanted to go back to the city, dreamed of it, and never settled down to live with him in the countryside.Later, my mother finally returned to the city, took the college entrance examination, and became an educated person. This is very understandable. Grandpa's family is all educated people.Mom took her over and stayed with her to study. Dad was left in the village. She couldn't bear it anymore. When she found her, mom refused to accept him anymore and treated him like an outsider.In the early years, my father was actually very tempered. In the past two years, he has become more and more uncomfortable in front of his mother. People say that he is three points short, but he is ten points short. He is willing to be driven by his mother and live outside alone.Mom doesn't let me go to see him. It's better to have as little contact as possible. Mom wants to divorce Dad, but Dad hasn't agreed yet.

Ju An said: I know they are not a good match, but he is still my father if they are not a good match. My mother wouldn't let me eat it even if it was rotten.

When Ju An was talking, she leaned her head lightly on Yicheng's shoulder. She always liked to squeeze Yicheng's hand tightly to wipe the sweat from her palms.

Mom thinks Dad is a countryman, and I am also a countryman, Ju An said, do you think I am a countryman?

Yicheng said: I don't dislike you, and I will never dislike you.We don't hate each other.

Every day of tutoring in the future is a festival for Qiao Yicheng and Wen Ju'an. They read relative to each other in Ju'an's bedroom. Ju'an is used to holding Yicheng's hand when doing homework. Ju'an put his chin on the back of Yicheng's hand and thought about something.

Qiao Yicheng felt that his feelings for Ju An were surging but peaceful, and whenever Ju An held his hand, he would feel that he loved her a little more.His love for her is like a pile of fine sand that slowly accumulates.

Wen Ju'an reminded Qiao Yicheng of a little girl he liked when he was young, named Liu Fang. They had the same slender body, clean eyes and a shy smile.The little girl who was later run away by him in anger, such a long memory made Qiao Yicheng smile.

But parting still came, just as unexpected as love came.

Ju An's parents finally divorced, and Aunt Wen is taking Ju An to Beijing.

Aunt Wen asked Qiao Yicheng to come home before she left, but Ju An was not there.

Aunt Wen gave Qiao Yicheng an envelope and said: This is the salary for the last month, Xiao Qiao, thank you for making up lessons for Ju An, her grades have improved a lot.

Aunt Wen paused for a while and said: We are going to Beijing, I even took my father away, we probably won't come back.My brother has always said that you are a good boy, and I think so too, so please make sure that you never contact Ju An again.

Qiao Yicheng was taken aback. Both he and Ju An thought that their secrecy work was excellent.

Aunt Wen even smiled: Silly boy, do you think I look like a fool or do you think I am a fool?If I don't believe that you are a good boy, I will tolerate you being in touch with my daughter for so long?My daughter is also a good child, she suffered a lot when she was a child, she deserves a better life, she will have a better life.dont you agree?

Qiao Yicheng twisted his hands tightly together: Auntie, do you think I am not worthy of Ju An?
Aunt Wen did not answer this question directly, but said: I know that Ju An told you about me and her father, she thought I looked down on her father, but I can tell you that many things are not what outsiders see, The suffering I have suffered, the things I have experienced, the inadequacy and humanity, cannot be summed up in a sentence of ungratefulness.Love has been parted from resentment for a long time, now I can not let resentment last for a long time, I have the right to control my own destiny.Little Joe, you will understand when you grow up.

Yicheng said: I am not a child anymore.

Aunt Wen said: So you should have a clear head.There will be no result between you and Ju An.Ju An is still young, she wants to study.The road is long.

Ju An still believed that she and Qiao Yicheng had a future, so she seized all possible time before she left to see Qiao Yicheng, and asked Qiao Yicheng to write down her home address in her diary and keep it carefully. stand up.She said that as soon as she arrived in Beijing, she would write a letter to tell him his address, and come back to find him after finishing her studies, or she could go to Beijing to find her after Qiao Yicheng graduated. If she had the address, she would never be lost.

She said: We will not be separated like in the movie, right?Those are made up to make people cry.

The night before Ju An left, he said to Qiao Yicheng: Brother Yicheng, I will always think of you.

Qiao Yicheng wanted to say: No need.

But in the end nothing was said.

Qiao Yicheng didn't see Ju An off when he left. In fact, he went to the train station, but he didn't enter the platform.

He sat in the waiting hall, listened to the long honking of the train, drove his Juan away, and then got up to go home.

When he couldn't sleep at night, Qiao Yicheng got up and hid in the small kitchen to smoke a cigarette.

He learned to smoke from the guys in the small restaurant where he worked, but he smoked very little.

Qiao Yicheng looked at the red light of the cigarette in his hand, and felt that it was blinking like an eye.

Qiao Yicheng felt itchy on his face, it turned out that he was crying.

Qiao Yicheng remembered that he hadn't shed tears for many, many years. The last time was after his mother passed away.

He always thought it was a bit shameful for a man to shed tears, but this time the tears were like those shed for his mother, there was nothing shameful about them.

He shed the truest tears for his first love.

Qiao Yicheng can now understand Simei's feelings of burning old letters in the dark.

Maybe when people are in their teens or twenties, they will always get a little confused.

That bit of painful and itchy, stupid and true thoughts are destined to be wiped out day by day.

Teacher Wen knew everything, he didn't blame Qiao Yicheng, he still helped him as before.

Soon, Qiao Yicheng also heard new rumors about Teacher Wen.

He said that when he was a graduate student, he seemed to be a little unclear with his teacher's wife. Later, his teacher took his teacher's wife back to Wuxi and vowed never to recognize him as a student again.

Not long after, on the eve of Qiao Yicheng's graduation from university, Teacher Wen also transferred away.

Before leaving, Teacher Wen said to Qiao Yicheng: In fact, some things are far from what they appear to be in the eyes of outsiders.

Auntie Wen also said the same thing.

Qiao Yicheng spent a lot of money to buy a parting gift for Teacher Wen, but Teacher Wen refused to accept it, saying that they were still in the same city, so why did they make it look like they were parting.You should keep this sweater for yourself, the color suits you very well.

Qiao Yicheng graduated from university.

He made a new decision.

He didn't obey the school's assignment to teach in a middle school, and he refused to report for duty. He didn't want to be a poor teacher, and he said that selling missiles is not as good as selling tea eggs.

He plans to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination at home. Of course, he also does odd jobs at the same time.

Qiao Zuwang was so angry that he scolded him. He had been afraid to scold his eldest son for many years, but this time he was really angry.

He thinks being a teacher is a very decent job, and the salary is not bad.

Qiao Zuwang said: Look at Qi Weimin, who has also graduated, and immediately joined a magazine as a "chicken editor", and will be paid next month.How about you?I have been reading books for you for several years and expect you to come out to earn money and lead us to live a happy life for two days, you are lucky!Continue to be an unemployed youth after finishing college!You are selfish enough!
Qiao Yicheng said: Are you paying me to go to college?I do not know how?Am I selfish?Okay, I admit it, didn't I learn that from you?

Qiao Zuwang was dumb.

Er Qiang asked the eldest brother: Do you still want to study?Will your brain hurt from reading it?

Qiao Yicheng answered blankly: Brains don't hurt.

Simei asked: Brother, what are you going to study?
Only Sanli in the whole family supported Qiao Yicheng. She laughed at the second brother and the younger sister: Human heads and pig brains can't understand the heart of people who like to study!
Qi Weimin was working in an unpopular magazine, but he still went to work with enthusiasm.

Recently, there has been a disturbance in his family.

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Qi Weimin's mother, Qiao Yicheng's second aunt, is remarrying!
Qiao Yicheng's first reaction when he heard the news was to raise his head and laugh three times.

Well, well, Qiao Yicheng thought, let her see enough of our family's jokes, now it's her turn to entertain the public.

The children of the Qi family are not very different in age. Qi Weimin's eldest brother is also twenty, and the younger sister is eighteen. These two children are furious at the decision of their mother.

The person my second aunt wants to marry is an old man who often comes to buy her newspapers. He lives above the second aunt's newsstand. I heard that he is an old boy who used to be the young master of a good family. For some reason, Heartbroken by a woman, she broke ties with her family, and never got married again.I have never had a serious job. I used to write letters to others. I wrote some Spring Festival couplets to earn some pocket money during the Chinese New Year. But I can write well, and my stomach is full of useless uncommon knowledge.Later, no one asked him to write letters gradually, and Spring Festival couplets were not a daily business, and I don't know what he relied on for a living.Some people say that he inherited a fortune, which was given by his conscientious older brother who fled to Taiwan, and it seems to be quite a lot.I don't know if this rumor is true or not, because he still wears old clothes and has a bitter face, as if everyone owes him money.This is the kind of person who comes downstairs every day to buy a newspaper from the second aunt. After buying the newspaper, he will stand and talk to the second aunt, back and forth. As if something important wasn't done.A few days ago, the old man suddenly told his second aunt that he wanted to live together with her.

Qi Weimin's second brother said: I don't know what the old mother thought, why did she agree to that old bastard?If he dares to come to my old lady again, see if I don't interrupt his dog legs!

Qi Weimin's younger sister, Qi Xiaoya, has just been admitted to university and is studying Chinese. She is a literary young woman, and said with a sneer: If a middle-aged woman still misses spring, then why should a girl talk about chastity!

Qi Weimin stopped his younger sister: How does Mom usually treat you? You should know how to be grateful when you are so old. If she wants to take a step forward, she thinks it is so good, we should follow her heart.Also, second brother, if you really hurt someone, it is against the law and you will be punished by law!
The second brother of the Qi family said: Big brother, you will pretend to be a good person. You are just a gentle person, and you will suffer in the future.What am I afraid of?Old men and old ladies are not afraid of losing face, but am I afraid of going to jail?It's embarrassing for the old lady when I go to jail, anyway, she's shameless too!
Qi Weimin, a good old man, slapped the table for the first time and got angry.

His little tail, Qiao Qiqi, was terrified.

Ten-year-old Qiao Qiqi has grown into a thin and handsome boy with picturesque eyebrows, but his complexion is slightly blue and yellow. He often wrinkles his straight nose unconsciously in order to cover up the few scattered small freckles on the bridge of the nose.He still clings to elder brother Qi Weimin like a small piece of brown sugar.Qi Weimin has been in college for four years, and he still takes Xiaoqi by his side as he did in middle school. He looks more mature, and Xiaoqi is especially weak and cute. He looks like a father and son suddenly, but after a closer look, he can see that he is not.The second aunt has told Qi Weimin countless times about this. This is too bad, and it is easy to be misunderstood and people will not be able to find a partner.

It's all right now, the second child of the Qi family said, the son didn't find a partner, and the mother found him first.

A day later, the old man actually found the door and came up. Before he could step into the door, he was pushed and shoved by the second child of the Qi family, and staggered out of the door.

The second child of the Qi family said: Don't let me see you again, otherwise, I will beat you once I see you.

The second aunt was in the room, very silent, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

The old man was surprisingly stubborn and bold. When he came back the next day, he knew that he could avoid the time when the second son of the Qi family was off work. He entered the door early and sat at the Eight Immortals table in the main room. Children have a good talk.

Qi Weimin poured water for him, and the old man took it with both hands, sat upright, and once again expressed his intention to marry "Ms. Shufang".

Qi Weimin said: Although things like your two elders are rare, it is not impossible. The times are advancing, and everyone can understand slowly.It's just that my mother has suffered a lot. If you really want to be with her, I hope you can give her a better life.

The old man said: That is natural, natural.

While talking, the second child came back, saw the old man, didn't say anything, picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at him.

The blue and white teacup flew over the old man's forehead, rubbed off a layer of oily skin, and saw blood.

Qi Weimin hugged his second brother and told the old man to leave quickly, but the old man ran away in a hurry.

Some neighbors had already gathered in the yard, stretching their heads out to watch the performance of Qi's family, talking in low voices.

The second child of the Qi family couldn't hold a winter melon or a gourd, and started cursing at the crowd.

The second aunt came out of the back room slowly. She hadn't seen the sun for a few days, her face was ashen, but there was a strange smile on her face.She graciously closed the door of the lobby room, shutting out a whole yard of onlookers.

The children of the Qi family were all a little apprehensive, the second child of the Qi family stopped talking, and everyone went back to their rooms.

Qi Weimin carried the frightened Qiao Qiqi out from the gap behind the stacked wooden boxes, coaxed him to sleep, and walked into his mother's bedroom.

The second aunt was making a sweater for her daughter Xiaoya, with her head lowered, and she was pounding the needle quickly in her hand, making a slight clicking sound.Xiaoya was also there, and she said to her mother, "You don't have to hit me, I don't know how to wear them."

Qi Weimin signaled to his sister to let her go, and called his second aunt Mom.

The second aunt looked up at him, patted the edge of the bed and asked the eldest son to sit down, and said: Don't be afraid, Min, your mother is still mentally healthy.

Qi Weimin raised his head in surprise, and the second aunt smiled and said: Son, you were born by your mother. You have been honest and loyal since you were a child.Don't be afraid, I'm neither confused nor crazy. Over the years, I've been through hardships and hardships, and now I want to live a different life.I didn't go for his money. People outside said that he had some inheritance, but in fact, shit, nothing.He also eats those old money.

Qi Weimin said: Mom, money is not a problem, we will support you.It's just... Are you sure about someone? If so, I'll always turn to you, Mom.

The second aunt didn't say anything, and continued to tap the needle.

Suddenly the second aunt said: I have been fawning on others all my life, and now I am being fawned on once.My heart is different.

Qi Weimin lay on the bed and thought about it for half the night, Qiqi lay on top of him in a daze and called, "Brother, brother, did you sign it for me?"
Qi Weimin knew he was talking in his sleep, so he patted him.In an instant, I wanted to understand the meaning of my mother's words.

Not long after, the second aunt really moved in with the old man.

The second child of the Qi family also failed to kill the old man.

Because of the objections of the two children, the second aunt and the old man did not receive a marriage certificate. The second child said, we just don't agree, and let them be married for the rest of their lives, which is disgusting to him!
Qi Xiaoya, a young literary girl, refused to go home for a long time and lived in the school dormitory.

Qi Weimin has never been to his mother's new home, he only invited his mother out and gave her money twice.Looking at my mother, she seems to be doing well.

Slowly, Qi Weimin realized that the old man was really weird, but he was still a responsible person and was good to his mother.

One family, four children, Qi Weimin's work is very busy, the second child of the Qi family often doesn't come back, and Qi Xiaoya is not there, often only one child, Qiao Qiqi, is left, and after school, he moves a small table to the yard , waiting for elder brother while doing homework, until it was dark, and could no longer read the words on the homework, Qiqi dragged herself back to the house step by step, and must turn on all the lights before she dared to stay in the house , waiting for brother to come back.This friendless child became more and more silent and thin.

The days go by day by day, and the gossip and gossip among the neighbors gradually dissipate, like the sun comes out, and the fog also dissipates. In the past few decades, there have been so many things, who can remember that other people's parents will have a short life Woolen cloth?
The turmoil in the Qi family did not affect Qiao Yicheng.

He has no free time, he is preparing for the exam.

(End of this chapter)