Although Qiao Lu repeatedly concealed it after returning home, she couldn't hide it from Qiao Jianjun's eyes. He hid from Qiao Lu and went to find Teacher Wang, who was a neighbor of a family home, if he wasn't extremely angry, Qiao Jianjun wouldn't pull down his face and fall out with her.

Ms. Wang is a silver-haired little old lady who has retired two years ago, and is particularly keen on arranging blind dates for school-age youth, and sometimes introducing a tutor or something. This time Qiao Lu was insulted, and she didn't expect it.

Facing Qiao Jianjun's questioning, she said innocently: "That man is the same as my family Xiaoling, and there is a company outside, so he is generous! I heard that he is looking for a tutor for his daughter, so I thought that the fat water would not flow into the fields of outsiders, and it would be most suitable for Lulu to do it, but I didn't expect him to be such a dishonest person!"

Teacher Wang did bad things with good intentions, and Qiao Jianjun didn't plan to trouble him, he asked the man's information, but Teacher Wang went around in circles: "Ouch, Lulu was just touched, and she didn't suffer much, what's the fuss?"

"I understand a fart!" Qiao Jianjun let out a rare roar, which scared the little old lady into a thrill, and he suddenly became angry: "My Lulu has always been honest and dedicated, and she wears clothes in a proper manner. Besides, even if you dress coolly, a man can do whatever he wants? Understand this kind of pervert? Phew! I won't kill him!"

As soon as Qiao Jianjun got angry, the ruthlessness of going to the battlefield back then was undoubtedly revealed, and Mr. Wang didn't dare to use strong words anymore, so he could only defend in a low voice: "Xu Wei's kid beat people to nosebleed on the spot, and people wanted to settle accounts with him. If you want to talk about losses, people are even bigger, right?"

Hearing that Xu Wei smashed the man's punch, Qiao Jianjun's heart was a little more balanced. But after returning to the store, he came back to his senses - why was Xu Wei there?

One evening, Xu Wei came to the store for dinner, and happily brought good news - his cousin was about the same age as Qiao Lin, and he also wanted to hire a tutor during this holiday.

Qiao Lu was noncommittal and did not agree immediately. After Xu Wei finished eating the wontons, he was called to the back room by Qiao Jianjun. After so many years, Qiao Jianjun still maintains a military sitting posture, and when he sits there like a majestic snow-capped mountain, Xu Wei shuddered.

"Boy, let me ask you, are you playing some bad idea?"

Xu Wei was frightened, and said carefully: "Where is there any crooked idea? That day, I happened to meet Sister Lulu, and when I saw that the road was uneven, I just pulled out a knife to help." ”

Qiao Jianjun said solemnly: "I haven't heard much about the lace news you have in No. 2 Middle School, and your father has criticized you more than once at the morning meeting." I'm telling you, if you want to use those fancy intestines on Qiao Lu..."

Qiao Jianjun stopped talking, but made the joints of his hands click.

Xu Wei immediately shouted loudly: "Where do I have any fancy intestines? Obviously, those little girls are pestering me, and I am embarrassed to hurt their hearts, so I have come up with so many rumors." I just..."

Xu Wei was afraid of Qiao Jianjun's look, and swallowed "I only like Sister Lulu" into his stomach.

Qiao Jianjun said with a tiger face: "Manly man, deal with feelings neatly, don't dislike others, and hang others, in the end, it can only become more and more troublesome, do you hear?"

Xu Wei nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and said obediently: "Got it, Uncle Xie Qiao pointed out." ”

Qiao Jianjun waved his hand to let him out: "You punched that man that night, and I have to thank you." Don't count the money, let's go!"

Xu Wei showed a mouthful of big white teeth: "Okay, thank you Uncle Qiao!"

Qiao Lu discussed it with her family, and Li Lanzhi asked around again, making sure that it was Xu Wei's uncle who hired a tutor, so she dared to let Qiao Lu take it. It's just that Qiao's family doesn't know that the money for tutoring was given by Xu Wei, and in order to let the playful cousin accept this tutoring, Xu Wei took all the family background.

He tugged at his cousin's ears and tried his best to show a fierce light: "Little rabbit cub, if you dare not study hard, see that I don't beat you!"

The little fat boy looked aggrieved, but he didn't dare to resist, and looked at his cousin aggrievedly. Xu Wei threatened again: "If you dare to reveal a word..."

The little chubby boy hurriedly raised his hand and swore: "If I say that Brother Xu forced me to tutor, then I will never be able to beat Warcraft and CS again in my life!"

Xu Wei nodded with satisfaction, and no longer felt sorry for the silver he had sprinkled.

In the blink of an eye, at the beginning of August, Jolene's favorite little handsome guy finally appeared at the San Siro Stadium, he was smiling with the No. 22 jersey, really like an angel.

Jolene flipped through the new issue of the sports weekly newspaper, rolled on the bed happily, and rolled out of bed without paying attention, causing her sister to laugh. It's been a few days, and it's rare to see my sister so happy.

"You're so obsessed with handsome little guys!" Qiao Lu couldn't help but quipp.

Qiao Lin looked nymphomaniac: "Of course! ”

Qiao Lu didn't understand, shook her head with a smile, and lay on the bed again to concentrate on reading the book.

Jolene climbed into her sister's bed, got into her sister's arms like a kitten, and asked, "Sister, don't you have a handsome little guy you like?"

Qiao Lu thought about it carefully before saying, "I don't like young ones very much, a little old ones are more flavorful." For example, Leslie Cheung?"

Qiao Lin tilted her head and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Is it that Hong Kong uncle?"

"Yes, I have acted in "The True Color of Heroes", as well as "Farewell My Concubine". You're too young to have even seen it. ”

Qiao Lin shrunk into her sister's arms, smiled stupidly and said, "I still like the little handsome guy, I am happy to see him grow into a famous handsome guy!"

Qiao Lin laughed for a while, and fell asleep in her sister's arms, clutching her sister's arm like a little monkey, so that Qiao Lu couldn't turn the book. She put down the book and said very gently, "Most people are tired, and you still have the leisure to watch them grow, and in this regard, you are already luckier than most people." ”

Qiao Lin slept until late in the evening, and her sister had already gone to tutor Xu Wei's cousin. Jolene didn't do the question all afternoon, and was so remorseful that she couldn't even eat dinner. Dad called three times in a row, and Jolene answered, and Dad said on the other end, "My eldest lady, your grandmother and uncle are here!"

Jolene thought she was still dreaming and pinched her thigh before realizing she had woken up. She ran through the long alley and burst into the store panting.

"Grandma, uncle!" Jolene was so excited to reunite with her two relatives after a long absence.

"Ouch, I haven't seen you for a few months, Linlin has grown taller again!" Grandma rubbed Qiao Lin's face, looked up and down, and said, "Your long legs are the same as when your mother was a child." ”

"Grandma, you see I'm dark again! It's all because my dad has a bad inheritance. Also, I'm starting to get pimples on my face, will I get ugly?"

I haven't seen my grandmother for a long time, and Jolene has saved up too many words to tell her, and she can't finish talking for a while. Qiao Jianjun cut the watermelon, put it on the table, and said, "Your grandmother and uncle have been in the car for an afternoon, and they finally came. ”

The uncle said gently, "Big brother, I can't eat watermelon." ”

"Hey, look at my brain!" Qiao Jianjun knocked his head, took out the chilled mung bean soup from the refrigerator, and poured it to his brother-in-law: "This is sugar-free, you can drink some to cool off." ”

Uncle looked surprised: "Big brother, mung bean soup detoxification, but I'm taking medicine now, I don't dare to drink it, I'm really sorry." ”

Qiao Jianjun was embarrassed: "Hey, I'm old, and my brain is not good, I'll pour you a glass of boiled water, and then get you some sugar-free biscuits, eat something first, and we'll have dinner later." ”

"Trouble big brother. ”

"Cut, my own family, what's polite?"

Qiao Jianjun found a packaging bag in the back kitchen, which was full of foreign letters, only Qiao Lu could understand it, saying that it was sugar-free biscuits. Qiao Jianjun only remembered at this moment that it was sent back from Germany by the children's aunt.

Grandma and Uncle had been on the road all afternoon, and they were really tired, so they just had some biscuits to rest for a while. Qiao Lin asked, "Grandma, why didn't you call in advance? In case there is no one at my house, didn't you come for nothing?"

Grandma said: "It's your uncle who won't let me fight, I'm afraid that your parents will be in trouble." Besides, even if there is no one in your house, isn't it your aunt's house on the other side?"

When Qiao Lin heard "Auntie", her face flushed slightly, and she thought to herself that she was lucky-maybe Uncle Grandma didn't know about her quarrel with Auntie, right?

My uncle was tall and thin, and after suffering from uremia, he was even thinner than before. Jolene pulled up her uncle's bony arm, saw the needle buried in the vein, and was so distressed that she almost wanted to cry. She blew lightly a few times and asked, "Uncle, does it still hurt?"

My uncle smiled and said, "I don't feel any pain now." ”

"On this hot day, let us go back if you miss us, why do you have to toss this trip yourself?"

My uncle said, "Where can a business person go away? If you go back for a day, you will lose a lot of income." The main reason I came this time was to send a red envelope to Nan Nan, but I didn't want to cause trouble to your family. ”

Qiao Lin said: "I won't cause trouble! If you call, then I have a reason to go back to Da Lijia Village, I want to go back!"

Uncle scratched her nose and said with a smile: "Make up for the holidays and learn more from your brothers and sisters." ”

"Uncle, has Baoqing grown taller lately? Why didn't he come with him?

As soon as Qiao Lin was excited, she even asked questions, and her uncle said patiently: "Your aunt and Baoqing are very good, Baoqing is in a cram school in the town, and your aunt has to watch the family store, and she can't leave at all." ”

The uncle pointed to the things in the corner and said, "Look, those are all gifts for you. Do you remember that fruit tree in Nishiyama? This year, Okubo (a type of peach) has produced a lot, and Baoqing has kept them for you, waiting for you to go home and eat!"

Jolene saw the fertilizer bag in the corner, and roughly rummaged through the contents, all of which were seasonal fruits, including Kubo peaches alone accounting for half of the bag, and some yellow and red apricots and plums, which were particularly attractive to look at.

While her grandmother and uncle were not paying attention, Qiao Lin mentioned it, her strength was not small, but she could barely lift it. My uncle is weak, it's good to be able to sit in the car for such a long time, and these things are all brought by my grandmother.

There is also a bucket of fresh peanut oil and cornmeal pushed by a stone mill, which should weigh about the same as these fruits.

Qiao Lin's eyes suddenly became astringent, she really wanted to ask, is there a powerful superman living in her body, her grandmother, who is becoming more and more rickety?

"Linlin, what are you doing there? Come and eat watermelon! If you don't eat it, it won't taste good!"

Jolene heard her grandmother's call, but she didn't move her steps, for fear that she would see the tears in the corners of her eyes. She deliberately pulled in the bag for a while, holding plums in her left hand and apricot plums in her right hand, and gnawed on them with a smile.

"Hey, you stupid girl, you haven't washed it yet!" Grandma hurriedly stood up and snatched the fruit from Jolene's hand.

Qiao Lin stuck out her tongue like a little leper dog and said, "I'm not afraid, anyway, what my grandmother left for me will definitely not use pesticides." ”

"Then you have to wash and eat again! You eat so savagely, my aunt is going to laugh at you again!" Grandma said, trembling towards the kitchen, and said, "Jianjun, wash these things first, Linlin is greedy!"

"Okay, I'll wash it!"

Jolene loved the feeling of being pampered by her family, eating sweet and sour apricots and plums, and was so happy that she was about to fly to the sky. Grandma still couldn't stay idle, so she went to the back kitchen to help her father cook. When the uncle saw that there were customers in the store, he took Qiao Lin's hand and said, "Linlin, I haven't been to Hong Kong City for a long time, can you accompany me out for a walk?"

"Of course no problem!"

Jolene affectionately took her uncle's arm and walked to the intersection of Jixiang Road. In recent years, the port city has been developing rapidly, and houses are being built in many places. Qiao Lin pointed to a nearby community under development and said proudly, "These are all from my sister-in-law's handiwork!"

The uncle watched it carefully and exclaimed, "The second brother is really a capable person. ”

Qiao Lin smiled brightly: "Well, my sister-in-law is capable, and my uncle is even more capable!"

"What nonsense, how can I compare with my second brother?"

"Why can't it? My uncle was a top student who was admitted to Beijing Normal University back then, and now although he is at home, he has made the primary school in the village impressive. Obviously not in good health, but very strong, never cause trouble to the family..."These words are obviously often said by grandma and mother, but as soon as Qiao Lin said it, her eyes turned red again.

"Okay, okay, stop boasting, I'm embarrassed by your praise. Uncle took Qiao Lin by the hand and said softly: "I'm good for nothing, Linlin can praise me to the sky, why don't you praise Aunt Auntie?"

Qiao Lin instantly understood, maybe her grandmother and uncle knew about her quarrel with her aunt. Instead of bouncing, she stopped and stared at her toes, not wanting to answer her uncle's question.

"Your aunt is a very remarkable person, and she is used to hearing the praise from the outside, so it is inevitable that she will be a little arrogant. She is not bad in nature, and she has given a lot to this family, and from this point of view, she deserves your respect. ”

Jolene picked her fingers and said, "I didn't disrespect her, it was that she spoke too badly." ”

"Didn't you say the same nasty thing?" said the uncle, who was still pleasant, but Jolene was uncomfortable. The uncle continued: "After all, she is a respected professor and the elder of the family, and as her junior, you should respect her. You may feel unconvinced, and you feel that it is not your fault, but you live in this world, and you are a child, so there are more rules to follow, and there are many moments to be patient, so that you can grow into a real adult. ”

Qiao Lin's face was flushed, and she kept nodding: "I understand, I'll go to my aunt's house tomorrow and make amends to her." ”

The uncle touched her head with satisfaction: "Linlin is really the most sensible." ”

After seven o'clock in the evening, the wonton restaurant no longer entertained guests, and Qiao Jianjun deliberately set up a sign outside. Qiao Lu and Qiao Nan went home one after another after tutoring, and the dinner was very hearty, and everyone was waiting for Li Lanzhi to come back.

Li Lanzhi finished her school affairs and hurried back. When he saw the bag of things, he counted down his mother, and when he saw his sick brother, he counted them again. Probably what it means - walking under the sun with such a heavy thing, and not afraid of heat stroke? What if you twist your waist on the road, if Lan Yun gets sick on the road?

After counting his mother and younger brother, he began to count her husband again: "It's all your fault for opening this broken restaurant, if it weren't for the fear of delaying your business, would our mother come so quietly?"

Everyone knew her temper and didn't care about her, anyway, she would pass when she finished counting. Although the atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious, Qiao Jianjun was unsettled, and a heart disease had fallen in his heart for several days, and he had been unable to get rid of it.

Li Lanzhi nagged and nagged, but kept giving Li Lanyun vegetables, considering that he couldn't eat greasy things, she soaked all the meals in the tea bowl and then gave them to her younger brother.

Li Lanyun always smiled so warmly, asking the eldest sister to leave him alone and eat more by herself. Li Lanzhi frowned and said, "Shut up", and was afraid of hurting her younger brother, so she hurriedly said: "Eat more winter melons and carrots, and go to the fire." Don't do that next time, say in advance, I'll find a car to pick you up at the station. ”

"Good. Li Lanyun agreed, his eyes were as clear as a teenager, not at all like a person in his thirties.

Qiao Jianjun looked at this scene, although he felt very warm, but his heart was even more blocked. He took a sip of his sullen wine, excused himself for convenience, and left the table.

Jolene was keenly aware that her father's expression was wrong, and quietly followed him to the back of the wonton shop. There was no light, it was pitch black.

Qiao Jianjun figured out PHS, and the fluorescent blue light flickered in the dark night.

He habitually fumbled in his pockets, but of course, he still couldn't find a cigarette.

After a moment's hesitation, as if he had made up his mind, he dialed a phone number. Jolene didn't know who her father was going to call, so she put her little face against the wall and pricked up her ears to listen.

Qiao Jianjun seemed to hold back for a long time, and said in a crackling voice: "Now answer my phone? Let me ask you, why don't you tell me when you are divorced? If you go abroad, you are not a member of our old Qiao family? When you get married, you don't recognize me as a brother? You said that you are almost forty years old, you have been married three times, and you have not even left a child, what should you do when you are old? Can you provide for your old age and send you to the end of your life? Who said that you want to live more beautifully than anyone else, then show me your scenery..."

"Hey?!Don't cry, talk!"

"Tell you not to cry, transatlantic phones are so expensive, I called you, not to make you cry. ”

"Did that bastard bully you, and if he did, I'd go to Germany and break his leg!"

"Alas, don't cry..."

“......”

It seems that the aunt on the other side of the phone has not spoken, and Qiao Jianjun is not reluctant, he leans against the wall and listens intently to the crying sound from the other end of the phone.

Jolene felt that her father and aunt were stupid, and the phone bill was so expensive, but they never said a word again, one cried as much as they could, and the other listened quietly.

She suddenly remembered that in that era when there was no "personality", her aunt had always been synonymous with independent women, she had always been free and easy, and she never showed weakness in adversity. But on the phone of her brother, whom she hadn't met for a long time, she cried like a little girl who had been wronged.

Jolene didn't understand the adult world, but her mother and uncle, father and aunt that night were deeply in her mind.