I live in the countryside

Chapter 167 Father and Son

Finally, when Xuxu was tired from crying and fell asleep, Qiao Churan put the little man on his bed. The little robot played soothing music to help him fall asleep. Even in his sleep, Xuxu still looked restless. , holding the foot of the little quilt tightly, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, Aunt Jiu's anger has passed a lot, but her face is still not good-looking.

"Where's Xuxu's mother?" Qiao Churan asked.

"Let's go." Ninth Aunt said, "If our family doesn't let Xuxu out, she will go to court, let it go, what will let it go? Xuxu is the grandson of our old Qiao's family. It's not an item. Let it go, Do you think it’s great to have a few stinky money?”

As Aunt Nine spoke, she became angry: "From the time Xuxu was born, I brought him up with shit and urine. His mother never even gave him a bite of food. I originally thought that she just didn't like it." She knows how to take care of children, she is a cold-blooded person, and later she left without a son, how can such a woman deserve to be a mother?"

Even though Aunt Ninth complained so much, she still couldn't help but shed tears in her eyes.

Xuxu's mother was originally from Wuxi Town, and her natal family was in Tongmu Village. She met Qiao Chengcai when she was in junior high school, and later went out to work in the same factory. The two children who came and went got acquainted and fell in love. Naturally, Aunt Nine is also happy to see the results. As a result, the two children did not take good measures and became pregnant. Of course, Aunt Nine can't let the girl's big belly be said by others, although Qiao Chengcai has not yet reached the age for marriage registration. , but first set up the banquet.

Unexpectedly, after the child was born, Xuxu's mother felt that Qiao's family was poor, maybe she was young, and she didn't have much affection for her son at all. When the two of them were together, there was little sincerity. It was all because of the child's curiosity .

Later, the son was not relatives, and he was not even willing to give her a hug. Before the child was two years old, the two divorced again within half a year after receiving the marriage certificate, and then she married her second husband very quickly. .

The other party was ten years older than her. It is said that he had two wives who later divorced him, but the man’s family was rich. After she was able to have children, she didn't want to divorce because of other people's money, so she started thinking about having children.

"Anyway, it's impossible for her to take Xuxu away. Even if I risk my life, I will keep Xuxu here."

Even though Aunt Nine said that, the worry in her heart didn't dissipate at all.

Xuxu's mother, Ding Yan, remarried a rich man, and the other party was an only son. Obviously, she definitely wanted a son who would flourish, and the other party was powerful and powerful. How could she compete with someone from the countryside like hers? .

Qiao Churan fell silent for a moment: "What happened to the injury on Xuxu's face?"

"His mother came back with a toy. Seeing that Xuxu ignored it, she wanted to throw away the little robot and let Xuxu play with the one she brought back, but Xuxu has such a temper that he doesn't let strangers touch it. If I didn't pay attention, I let him That woman Ding Yan got close to the child, and when Xuxu was struggling, she scratched herself, if you ask me, this woman is also ruthless, I don't even know if she treats Xuxu as her own child!"

Qiao Churan comforted: "If it is true that she is fighting for custody, even if she is the biological mother, Xuxu's situation is different from that of ordinary children. He has been at Qiao's house all these years, and his mother's advantage is not great."

"But our family is poor." Ninth Aunt wiped her face, "Not to mention the unstable work of Chengcai, this time the factory closed down directly, and there is no job. I'm afraid she will use this matter to make a fuss."

Qiao Churan was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Every family has hard-to-read scriptures. Those who go out to work are not stable. If the job is stable, they can't even go home. Those who can go home have to worry about whether the factory will collapse one day or their own jobs. It just disappeared, like a knife hanging from his head.

Soon after Xuxu woke up, he didn't want to go back. It was probably the home that had always given him a sense of security. When someone who was very strange to him suddenly came, he felt conflicted in his heart. Ninth Aunt wanted to take him home. just started crying.

Chen Mei couldn't bear it: "Okay, okay, it's a big holiday, don't scare the children, just let Xuxu stay at our house."

Aunt Nine just gave up. Anyway, the distance between the two families is only a few steps away, and because Xuxu's mother came, the atmosphere in the house was very bad. After the sacrifice, Aunt Nine simply brought the food to Qiao Churan's house , The two families are together for a festive meal.

Xuxu's mood had settled down, and she was sitting on Qin Muzhou's lap, playing something with Qin Muzhou's mobile phone. Qiao Churan sat beside her, and exclaimed in praise: "Wow, our Xuxu is so good." Oh!"

After being praised by Qiao Churan, Xuxu couldn't help but smile.

Since Qiao Churan sent the treatment equipment, Xuxu's condition has changed a little, and there are more smiles on her face. Occasionally, she would call Aunt Nine grandma. When Aunt Nine heard it for the first time, Cried.

When Aunt Nine came over with her own zongzi, what she saw was this warm scene that made her eyes warm.

Xuxu was praised again, maybe because she was a little shy, she pursed her lips and smiled shyly, then reached out and hugged Qin Muzhou's neck, and buried it in Qin Muzhou's neck, very intimate, Qiao Churan went to provoke her, Xuxu Xu just hugged Qin Muzhou's neck.

Qiao Churan teased the child with a look: "Xuxu, my brother is mine, so I won't report my brother to you!"

When Xuxu heard this, her neck holding Qin Muzhou tightened even more.

Because Qin Muzhou often came to Qiao's house and played with the little robot given to him with Xuxu, Xuxu was also very close to him.

Seeing this, Qiao Churan wanted to rush to pull Qin Muzhou's arm, and Xuxu naturally rushed to hug Qin Muzhou's arm, but children also like to play this kind of game of fighting for each other. Although Xuxu is sick, but It didn't hinder this kind of instinct, and immediately, the cheerful and clear laughter of the girl could be heard in the front hall of Qiao's house.

Looking at this scene, Aunt Jiu said to Chen Mei in a low voice, "These two children look a bit like parents."

Chen Mei looked at it and laughed: "He's still taking care of the child, Ranran is still a child."

Chen Mei always felt that her daughter's temperament was a bit cold before, and she was not so close to her. On the contrary, after falling in love with Qin Muzhou, her temperament changed a lot, like a child.

She occasionally caught her daughter acting like a baby with Xiao Qin, and Xiao Qin was unambiguous and responsive to every request, so Chen Mei really didn't know what to say.

Aunt Jiu said: "When we were as old as Ranran, the children didn't know how old they were, but don't tell me, at least this young couple likes children. When we get married, your grandson will probably come too."

Chen Mei smiled when she heard the words, and suddenly sighed: "Don't say it, I thought before that Ranran was not in such a hurry to get married, but now watching them tease the children, I can't hold back my grandchildren's heart."

Ninth Aunt said: "It's time to prepare. It's best to get married at the end of the year. Our old Qiao's house is very lively."

Chen Mei sighed: "It's up to them to decide when to get married. Besides, Xiao Qin said that his parents will come to the south this year. I guess they have to wait for his parents to settle down first."

Ninth Aunt laughed: "Then bring Xuxu over here in the future, and let them prepare to be parents in advance."

Here, Chen Mei and Aunt Ninth were choosing vegetables and talking in a low voice, while Qiao Churan kept making Xuxu happy, making the child forget the fear brought about by his mother's visit today, until his hair was messed up.

Qin Muzhou took the opportunity to hold Xuxu's head, quickly kissed Qiao Churan, and said in a low voice: "When we have a child, will you be jealous of the child like this?"

Qiao Churan was taken aback for a moment, then gave Qin Muzhou an angry look, and said in a low voice, "Go, go, go! I'll coax Xuxu."

Qin Muzhou laughed lowly, and said softly: "But even if we have children in the future, I will like you even more. Ranran, I will always be yours."

Qiao Churan's face became hot. Although she felt that she was a little sorry for the child, she still felt a little sweet in her heart. What's going on?

cough!Qiao Ranran, stop your thoughts!

*
Because the two families had dinner together, and it was late, Qiao Cheng came over after finishing his work.

But he was away all year round, and his son was not close to him. Although Xuxu didn't resist his touch, he didn't have the same reaction to him as Qiao Churan and Qin Muzhou.

As a father, he is inevitably a little bit disappointed, but he can’t blame his son, because he can’t achieve both. If he doesn’t go out to work, he has no money to support his son, and he has no money to treat his illness. If he wants to be close to his son, he has no income to support his life. .

In impoverished villages, it is always difficult to achieve both family affection and livelihood.

Qiao Churan comforted: "Don't worry, take your time, Xuxu's condition is much better now."

Qiao Chengcai also knew that the child's condition was much better. Before he came back, his son didn't have any expression on his face, but now he was still smiling. While he felt relieved, he also felt powerless.

If Xuxu wasn't his son, maybe he would live a better and healthier life, but if Xuxu wasn't his son.

Thinking of this, Qiao Cheng couldn't help laughing at himself: "I don't know how long I can protect him. Ding Yan, a woman, if the child is handed over to her, I don't know how much he will suffer in the current state."

"Then what are you going to do?" Qiao Churan asked.

"My son, of course I have to protect him." Qiao Chengcai wiped his face, and his eyes were a little red. During this period of time, Ding Yan had contacted him several times to ask him to hand over his son. Tian Dingyan brought his husband to the door and brought money. To him, this was an insult. To Xuxu, it was like trading his son as a commodity.

"Anyway, it's impossible for Xuxu to give it to her. I won't let her take my son away if I kill her. I won't go out to work this year, so I'll just stay at home with my son. Can't I afford Xuxu?"

As he said this, he couldn't help wiping his face again.

In the face of poverty, many things are powerless. Even if he can say this, he still feels powerless and at a loss for the future. He doesn't know what to do to prevent that woman from taking away his son.

As long as he thought that his daughter might be taken away by Ding Yan, Qiao Chengcai felt uncomfortable.

Suddenly, a small hand reached out and touched Qiao Chengcai's eyes.

It was Xuxu who climbed down from Qin Muzhou's lap and stretched out his hand. Although the little man's face was still expressionless, when the soft little hand touched his face, Qiao Chengcai became such a father. I have encountered many unsatisfactory things while working abroad in these years, and I gritted my teeth and persisted, but now the last line of defense in my heart was defeated by the hands of my son who took the initiative to reach out and touch.

The big man's tears fell down with a splash.

"Don't cry." Xuxu said suddenly.

It's not that Xuxu can't speak, it's just that she hardly speaks, only occasionally uttering a sentence or two.

Qiao Chengcai couldn't bear it anymore, he hugged his son, a big man suddenly hugged his son, and cried bitterly.

Qiao Churan couldn't bear to watch this scene, and couldn't help the heat in her eyes. Not far away, Aunt Jiu couldn't bear the excitement, turned her face away, and secretly wiped her tears.

Qin Muzhou and Qiao Churan stood up and left, leaving room for the father and son to go outside the courtyard.

Qiao Churan couldn't help sighing: "Actually, Xuxu is four years old. Although he is ill, there are some things that he can understand if he is willing to listen."

Qin Muzhou nodded: "This kid is smart, has strong logical thinking and mental arithmetic skills, and is sensitive to numbers."

Qiao Churan was taken aback: "Can you see it?"

Qin Muzhou nodded, smiled and said, "Maybe you really answered that sentence. When God closes the door for you, he will open another window. Although Xuxu is sick, but now that he is young, he can always exercise his strength slowly. Although his life and social skills are not exactly the same as those of normal people, they are still enough to live. Now that the child is still young, he may be able to cultivate it in two years. Since he can't get along with other children normally, he should be given the opportunity to grow up. space."

Qiao Churan quietly kept this matter in her heart. She mentioned it to Aunt Nine before, but Aunt Nine is a woman in the country, so she really doesn't have much knowledge, and maybe she doesn't know much about it. She will have to talk to Chengcai later. Just say it.

The two families had dinner together in the evening. After Qiao Churan reconfirmed that Qiao Chengcai didn't plan to go out to work this year, he couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever thought about doing it at home?"

Qiao Chengcai was stunned: "What can I do? I am an illiterate who has not finished junior high school. It's fine if I don't have a high level of education. The only skill I have learned during these years is driving a truck. If I come back now, where do I need to buy goods? Something to do for me?"

Qiao Churan and Qin Muzhou looked at each other, smiled and said: "The town wants to set up a logistics point recently, with some support and subsidies, but our message has been sent out for a long time, and no one is willing to do this. They are people who can drive, and there are very few people with driver's licenses. Second, everyone now feels that the logistics demand in the town is not big. Doing this will suffer and make no money. Third, few people have vehicles, and those who do I can't see this job."

Qiao Chengcai was a little confused when he heard it.

Qin Muzhou helped to explain: "In the next six months, with the development of agricultural economy, the logistics must be strengthened, but there is still no one in the town to do this. The market potential is huge, and it will be even bigger in the next few years. , If you come to do it, rent the place at the logistics point, and the Agricultural Economic Society will help you apply for a one-year rent subsidy, and you will start paying the rent yourself in the second year. If you work in the town, you should spend more time with your children."

To be honest, Qiao Cheng didn't know much about these things, but like everyone who went out to work, he wanted to go home to find opportunities to develop, but in a small village, it was difficult to have opportunities for development.

But when Aunt Nine heard this, she felt that this proposal was very good: "It's good, you don't have to go out to work, and you can stay at home. It's a good job, and I don't know how to do it."

"Mom, it's not as simple as you think." Qiao Chengcai said helplessly, "Although I can drive, where did I get a truck?"

When Aunt Nine heard this, the thoughts that had just arisen were immediately wiped out.

Qiao Churan smiled: "You can buy a second-hand car, and you can also get a loan for a second-hand car. The current price is [-] to [-] yuan. This is just a suggestion. The future potential is also very impressive, mainly because you can drive. And the driver's license, I just mentioned this to you, the main thing is that you think about it carefully, if you don't understand anything, you can ask me anytime."

"Okay." Qiao Chengcai gritted his teeth and responded. Of course, he was not unmoved by what Qiao Churan said. When he thought of being able to spend more time with his son at home, he really didn't want to go out to work anymore, but things couldn't be decided so rashly. , and said: "I'll think about it, Ranran, you two really helped my family too much, and I don't know what to do."

Qiao Churan smiled: "You don't have to think so. Being able to sit and eat together means that we are a family. I tell you this, just to make a suggestion. You don't have to promise me, just do what you can. Besides, Xuxu is also my nephew, one of the youngest children in Old Qiao's family, how can I be nice to him as an aunt?"

She understood Qiao Chengcai's thoughts, and she was afraid that he would rashly agree to her proposal for the sake of the so-called kindness.

(End of this chapter)