The children of the Qiao family

Chapter 31

Yicheng simply nailed the doors and windows of the old house, and led his younger siblings to continue their lives in the rented house.

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This year, Er Qiang also found a relatively fixed job, doing logistics in a joint venture company. It was said to be logistics, but it was just doing odd jobs, which is what foreigners call an office boy.But according to the company's regulations, the dress must also be a little more formal.When Er Qiang wore a neat shirt and trousers for the first time, his hands and feet were so awkward that they didn't seem to be his own, they were sticky, his clothes were embarrassing, and he was embarrassing.

Slowly, he got used to the clothes and the job.

The environment here is something he has never been in contact with before. It is quiet, clean, closed, and the temperature is constant. It is filled with a thick and dull smell mixed with the aroma of air cleaners.There are people here that he has never met before.They looked a little arrogant and spoke elegantly. Men and women walked with their heads raised at a 45-degree angle. They called each other English names. It took a long time for the second strong to match those weird pronunciations with real people.From Er Qiang's point of view, their postures are somewhat weird, and their people are also somewhat weird. The content of their speech is extremely profound and boring, but it is also inexplicably mysterious.

For this job, Qiao Yicheng once met the director of the personnel department here during an interview in the company. He happened to talk about recruiting an office worker, and Yicheng recommended his younger brother.

Gradually, people in the company also felt that Qiao Erqiang was very hardworking, kind and honest, and that Erqiang had gained a firm foothold in the company.

Sun Xiaomo's family members were very satisfied with Er Qiang's job change, and became more and more satisfied with Er Qiang, calling Er Qiang to eat at home more frequently.

Er Qiang was always reluctant to go at first, but later, he was called out a lot, and he felt that it would not be good if he did not go, but when he went, he was moved and uncomfortable by the enthusiasm of the Sun family, and he felt as if he was being pushed by a strong force Pushing and pushing, he moved forward all the way, but he had no idea what was ahead.

When the old calendar year was over this year, the Sun family told Er Qiang that the New Year’s Eve would pass at 08, but Er Qiang refused for a long time and still couldn’t. In the end, it was decided that Er Qiang would have the New Year’s Eve dinner at home first, and then at 30:[-] Go to Sun's house.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, the Qiao family's father, several children, and the eldest daughter-in-law sat in groups at the Eight Immortals Table, which was as old as a cultural relic, and had a reunion dinner.

Yicheng’s TV station distributed a lot of things at the end of the year, and there were actually large prawns from Hainan. Yicheng brought some for the family, and each person only shared one.

After Simei quickly ate her own portion, she picked another one, and Yicheng said, "That one is the second best. You have been like this since you were a child, and you haven't changed since you grew up!"
Simei's voice filled the whole room, and she spoke so fast that every word and sentence seemed to be spinning in mid-air, flying happily: the second-best has to catch up to the second game, and the Sun family has a lot of good things waiting for the son-in-law, Let me eat this!Oh?Second brother?
Er Qiang lowered his head and ate, but refused to lift his head.

Yicheng looked at him thoughtfully and reminded him: Er Qiang, go back to Sun's house and don't drink too much.

Er Qiang looked up at his eldest brother, the bewilderment in his eyes made him suddenly look like a child, then he nodded.

But Er Qiang still drank too much and got drunk.

He didn't expect that the Sun family would introduce him to all relatives and friends this time, of course as Xiaomo's future lover.

Er Qiang didn't know that Sun's family had so many relatives that filled the three rooms of Xiao Mo's house, and each room had a New Year's Eve dinner table.Sun Xiaomo's mother led the two strong ones and introduced them from room to room. This is the aunt, this is the second aunt, this is the third uncle, this is the third aunt, this is the younger uncle, and over there are the uncle and the second uncle.

This is my son-in-law.Little Mo's mother said.

Er Qiang didn't know what to say, so he had to drink liquor with the relatives and friends of Sun's family one cup after another. Xiaomo's cousin said to Xiaomo: That person in your family is getting drunk, don't you care?
Xiaomo sat still and did not move, she squinted at Er Qiang from a distance, and said: "Don't worry about him!"The expression was reserved and filled with the pride of a girl who is sure of her boyfriend.

Erqiang drank too much, and the things in front of him began to float like reflections in the water.Xiaomo's mother and Xiaomo helped him to Xiaomo's bedroom.There was also a table of wine here, and some young women among the relatives and friends of the Sun family were sitting there. Xiao Mo asked Er Qiang to sleep on her bed and lowered the curtains.

Er Qiang quietly opened his eyes in the tent, staring at the haze in front of him, next to his ears were the clear and crisp voices and giggling laughter of the women outside, talking about him.

Very thin.There was a suppressed laugh in the girl's voice.

Fortunately, he is tall and has a bit of inverted eyebrows, hehe, Xiaomo is angry, but he looks quite comfortable.

She looks easy to bully, doesn't she, Xiaomo?
The strange sullenness in Er Qiang's heart slowly swelled amidst the chatter and laughter, making it difficult for him to breathe. He didn't know what he was doing in this strange place?Was it me who drank desperately and smirked at people just now?

Someone raised the curtain and came in to see him. With a cool breeze, Erqiang could smell the aroma of Xiaomo's usual face cream.

The palms of Xiaomo's hands were warm, but the backs were cold, so she pressed the cool side to Er Qiang's forehead: How are you, are you okay?
Er Qiang felt even more strange, obviously he knew it clearly in his heart, but when he heard Xiao Mo's voice, he always felt that the voice was far away and a little stubborn, as if he wanted to wake up a sleepy person.

Er Qiang gently pushed Xiao Mo's hand away: Let me be quiet for a while.He said.

Not long after the new year, Xiao Mo's mother suggested that Xiao Mo and Er Qiang get the certificates.

The second strong also agreed.

According to the old rules, you have to prepare for a year and a half before you get the license, and then you can officially start the wine.

The process of obtaining the certificate was a bit awkward.Er Qiang went to the company's HR department and wanted to issue a certificate, but people said that it had to be from the original unit, because Qiao Erqiang's personnel relationship was not in the company.

However, Erqiang was expelled from the factory at the beginning, and finally remembered that he could open in the street.

On the day when the two of them went to get their certificates, Sun Xiaomo always felt that her eyelids were twitching. Her mother said that getting some white paper to stick to her eyelids was called "white twitching", which was considered a way to get rid of this evil.After posting it, Xiao Mo felt that it would be unlucky to put something white and greasy on her face on such a day, so she wiped it off again, so her eyelids closed again.Xiao Mo was so nervous that her hands were sweating, she asked her mother: "Will the second strong man not come?"
Xiaomo's mother comforted her daughter: Why didn't he come?The conditions of our family are quite worthy of him, and we treat him well, daughter, just keep your heart in your stomach.

Sure enough, the second strong came, but the two of them took the car to the Civil Affairs Bureau in the opposite direction. When they finally arrived, they found that there was a long queue.

After finally getting in line, Erqiang handed over the prepared wedding candy, and then handed over the letter of introduction, household registration book and photos.

Just as he was taking a breath, the clerk suddenly said: "Oh, this photo doesn't seem to work!"

Xiao Mo asked nervously: Why not?We took photos in a formal photo studio!

The clerk who was squinting slightly looked at the photo carefully: the background color is wrong, it is not true red, but a bit rose red.

Er Qiang stammered and asked: "Yes...is it Zhenghong?"
The clerk looked at the photo up to the light, stretched his arms to hold it for another look, and then handed it to another older clerk beside him.

Xiao Mo looked at the elderly clerk for help as if waiting for the sentence to be pronounced.

The aunt finally said: It's a bit pink, but it's okay, let them do it.

Qiao Erqiang heard Sun Xiaomo exhale a long breath. Because of her long breath, Qiao Erqiang's heart suddenly hurt a little, and he immediately forgave her and her family's pressing every step of the way. , I turned out to be a little bit resentful to them.Er Qiang was terrified by this thought. In his young and confused days, he never hated anyone, not even Ma Suqin's man, just like the elder brother said, no matter what. How, he has something wrong, so he doesn't hate.

His thoughts are simple and straightforward, like an open children's book with big characters, full of joys, sorrows, sorrows, and joys, but like this, he unconsciously hates the person who treats him really well.

Er Qiang accepted Da Hong's marriage certificate with great respect, expressing great joy, and even the squinting clerk teased him: I'm going to be so happy and silly.

Xiao Mo was very happy, Er Qiang's joy was a little strange, so she called her joy especially, she took Er Qiang's arm and walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, almost as if hanging on his arm, she walked briskly, chattered, and said all the way.

Er Qiang showed his father and elder brother the marriage certificate, and Father Qiao always said: Marriage is a good thing, but I have no money, and my money was posted to you a few years ago.Each of you cares for his own.

Qiao Yicheng interrupted him coldly: There is no need to say over and over again, we already knew about it, and we don't want to take advantage of you!
It's a bit too much for the son to say this to his father, but Father Qiao doesn't care: that's good, it's good to be sensible!

Yicheng whispered to Er Qiang: Er Qiang, you are considered married.

These words hit Er Qiang's head like a thunderbolt, because the wine has not been officially held yet, Er Qiang's consciousness does not have such a clear and definite cognition, he is like a child who knows that the final exam is a must, just because of The exam is still far away, so you don't have to take it seriously, and it's like a two-day mess if you can mess it up for a while.

Qiao Erqiang, a married man, slowly recognized the reality. In the following days, he began to build his home with his married woman Sun Xiaomo little by little.

Xiao Mo is an only daughter, her mother let her live at home, Xiao Mo is also willing, she said that she can't do it herself, and it is much more worry-free to have an old man relying on her.

Maybe Qiao Erqiang can get married like Sun Xiaomo and He Meiru like ordinary couples, and live a peaceful life.

If there is not such a thing.

If Qiao Erqiang didn't take a shortcut when he went shopping that day.

Then you can't meet those people.

Then there is no further story.

That day, the two strong men ran into a few young workers from the former factory. Of course, they are already full of teachers now.

Everyone knew that the top two were expelled, but after a long time, the curiosity and a little bit of contempt were gone.

After greeting each other, everyone asked and found out that Erqiang is now working in a joint venture company. They were all envious, saying that he jumped from bran to rice, and someone interjected: In fact, it should be called a blessing in disguise.

The disaster at the beginning finally jumped out, jumping around like a mischievous little monster among the crowd, and someone smoothed things over: Anyway, you are really good now, fortunately you have a good big brother, you are promising, be good, Work in TV!
After chatting a few more words, when we were breaking up, a young worker suddenly said to Er Qiang with a smile in a low voice: Hey, do you know?Your master seems to be selling vegetables in the market now.

Er Qiang's heart is just like what is often written in the book, it really missed a beat, maybe the heart has been silent for too long, it can jump suddenly, but it seems that it won't jump for a moment.

Er Qiang asked: Which vegetable market are you in?
There was undisguised eagerness in his voice.

Another older, kinder worker said: Qiao Erqiang, don't listen to his nonsense, it's nothing.

But the young worker still said: Who is talking nonsense?I saw it with my own eyes.It's the Kexiang vegetable market, where my uncle lives. I'm going to live at my grandmother's house on Sunday. Is it true that I saw it with my own eyes?

Erqiang didn't know what kind of mood he was in. After breaking up with this group of people, he didn't buy anything, so he went straight to the Kexiang vegetable market, and searched inside and out several times.

No one was found.

It's the end of the month.

What Qiao Erqiang didn't know was that his master, Ma Suqin, had just returned the rent from here the day before. She felt that the rent here was a bit too expensive, and she made too little profit in a month, so she moved to another vegetable farm.

Like Erqiang, Sanli is also actively preparing for her wedding.

Sanli was beaming, and even those who saw her were also beaming.

The happiest thing to say is Yicheng.

Yicheng thought that his eldest sister, Qiao Sanli, had grown up and was going to marry.

He still remembered that year when she went to college to find him, with thick twisted braids and cloth cardigans, but so fresh and lovely.

It seems that flowers bloom in the spring breeze.

Now I'm getting married.

Sanli made a set of woolen clothes for herself and Yiding. Simei said with a straight face that she was going to be a bridesmaid for her sister, and also asked her sister and brother-in-law to make a new dress for her.

Sanli asked her to choose the material herself, but she actually chose a very bright rose red.

Yicheng said: That day your sister was wearing pink and you were wearing rose. Are you not afraid that people will not know who is the bride?You are a big girl from every family, what kind of red do you wear when you get married?

Simei murmured and picked up the egg-blue material again.

Two of the Qiao family's children were about to get married at once.

Before the happy event came, something happened to the Qiao family.

(End of this chapter)