When he received a call from Jolene, Mr. Ma thought she had figured it out. He never expected that Jolene had come to refuse him.

"Mr. Ma, thank you for your kindness, but I don't think I'm qualified to be an artist yet......"

Mr. Ma hurriedly interrupted her: "Of course, of course, this is all about training, I want you to be a trainee." ”

"Even as a trainee, I don't feel like I'm strong enough. Besides, I still have things I really want to do. As you know, our team missed out on the championship, I'm a freshman in high school now, and I can play again next year, next year...... I want to lead our school to the championship. ”

Through the phone, Mr. Ma could feel Qiao Lin's determination. He sighed for a while and said, "You little girl, you look soft and weak, but I didn't expect to be full of tenacity and firm goals. You know, if you reject me now, you won't have such a good chance in the future. ”

Jolene said, "I know. But I also believe that this is like building a house, a house without foundation, no matter how beautifully it is built, it will collapse in a short time. I don't want to be that kind of house, I want to lay the foundation first. ”

Mr. Ma sighed, it is rare that this little girl is calm and not impetuous at all, she is really a good seedling! He has already had an idea in his heart, but he also has the arrogance of a successful person, he said: "I understand what you mean, although you are right, I am afraid I will not wait that long." After all, the entertainment industry is changing too fast, and newcomers are emerging in an endless stream, your strength is good, but someone else will replace you soon, do you really want to give up now?"

Qiao Lin held her mobile phone, didn't speak for a long time, and finally nodded slightly and said, "At least for now, I have no plans to be an artist." ”

"That's good, although there is no fate, but once you get acquainted, I still wish you to learn and progress!"

"Thank you, Mr. Ma, and I wish you all the best!"

The two politely hung up the phone, and Jolene leaned against the wall, feeling weak and empty. She consoled herself that in her short life, she had fully experienced the pain of seeing hope and then despairing. Mr. Ma's cake is very large and beautiful, but she may not be able to eat it in her mouth. She rejected the hope that fell from the sky, and perhaps, the despair that could come at any time!

And Mr. Ma on the other end of the phone was not feeling well, he made up his mind to observe the growth of this student in the dark, and did not want to miss this talent. Because judging from Jolene's various performances, he believes that she will make a big difference. Although she is just an ordinary high school student so far, he firmly believes that the time spent with her is worth it.

After calling Mr. Ma, Qiao Lin never mentioned to her family that she was almost fooled into becoming a trainee. Although Qiao Lu witnessed the scene of her sister talking with Mr. Ma, she didn't take it too seriously. After all, in her consciousness, her sister still has to study, how can she run away to be an artist?

Compared with her sister's matter, she has more important things to report to her parents, that is, her relationship with Xu Wei. On a midsummer night, Qiao Lin went to play with Sun Ruiyang, and Qiao Lu explained to her parents very seriously how she had established a relationship with Xu Wei. Surprisingly, Mom and Dad didn't act too surprised, as if they had expected it a long time ago.

The Qiao family and his wife looked at each other for a while, but Qiao Jianjun spoke first: "Actually, I have already discussed it with your mother, after all, Xu Wei's kid has secretly liked you for so many years, how can he hide that little bit of his mind? I thought that he changed his mind after you went to the United States, but I didn't expect him to wait for you for so long, and he was indeed persistent enough." ”

Li Lanzhi said sadly: "I always feel that Xu Wei's kid is not worthy of you...... Still, if you like, our opinions are all secondary. After all, I also watched him grow up, not to mention the rest, his conduct is still very good. ”

Qiao Jianjun said to his wife: "Don't say whether you are worthy or not, the Xu family can be regarded as the number one in Hong Kong City, and their net worth is prominent! The old Xu people are also good, but they are Xu Wei's grandmother, that old lady is very difficult to do, and she is much more arrogant than your second child." After Lulu and Xu Wei get along, will they be made difficult by that old lady?"

Li Lanzhi said unconvinced: "Lulu is so good, what is there to make it difficult for her? If she dares to say that Lulu doesn't say a word, then I won't follow it." Anyway, if they miss Lulu, it can only be a loss for the Xu family!"

The old couple sang and harmonized, as if they had foreseen Qiao Lu's life after marriage, and Qiao Lu couldn't interject at all. After their tone eased slightly, Qiao Lu smiled and said, "You two are thinking too much, now you are just trying to date, what will happen in the future is not certain!"

Qiao Jianjun nodded and said, "One of you is in the United States and the other is in China, how can you communicate in the future?"

Qiao Lu said: "Xu Wei said that he originally planned to go to the United States for study tours this summer, and confessed to me in the United States, but he didn't expect me to come back." He has now enrolled in a TOEFL class and plans to apply for graduate school in the United States next year and go to the United States for two years. ”

A hint of approval flashed in Li Lanzhi's eyes: "Not bad, the prodigal son will not change his money, Xu Wei has been wandering for so many years, and now he finally cheers up and reads!"

Qiao Jianjun didn't say anything more, but he was absent-minded all night and sat outside for a long time. As soon as he closed his eyes, he could think of Qiao Lu's infant scene, and the growth process of his eldest daughter was presented in front of him like a marquee. In the blink of an eye, the innocent eldest daughter is about to start falling in love. In the future, she will get married, have children, and become someone else's daughter-in-law completely. Thinking of this, Qiao Jianjun's heart was as uncomfortable as a pinprick.

That's not all, he has two daughters, and he has to experience two heartaches. When he had a daughter at that time, he was obviously happy and couldn't close his mouth. In the process of raising them, he has been careful and vigilant to watch out for the stinky boys around him, so as not to let them be hurt in the slightest. But when they grow up, they will have their own lives. The daughter in love looks happy and doesn't seem to need herself anymore. He couldn't do anything other than repeatedly tell him to "protect yourself".

Alas, when will these little daughters be able to understand their father's thoughts, even if only a little?

After Jolene finished the game, she rested at home for a few days, and then went to the countryside with her sister to see her grandmother. In the past few years, my uncle's condition has been relatively stable, thanks to his tenacious will, but it is also inseparable from his grandmother's careful care. Grandma has worked hard all her life, and she has exhausted her efforts to treat her uncle, and her body is obviously not as tough as before.

As soon as she returned to her hometown, Jolene slept with her grandmother unconditionally. When she was a child, she always fell asleep to her grandmother's arms, listened to her grandmother's stories, or sang lullaby, but now that she has grown up, she still likes to snuggle up to her grandmother. She no longer pestered her grandmother to tell stories, but slapped her grandmother with her little hands, just like when she was a child, her grandmother slapped her.

The sleeping grandma will cough twice suddenly, and will also let out a few painful moans unconsciously, every time she hears an abnormal sound, Jolene will always feel tight, and then use her little hands to gently caress her grandma.

In her half-asleep, her grandmother smiled and comforted her: "When people are old, they will be like this." Don't worry, go to sleep!"

In the dark, Jolene blinked her big eyes and said, "Grandma, I haven't grown up yet, you are not allowed to grow old!"

Grandma couldn't help but wonder: "Old and old, God has the final say, you don't count!"

Qiao Lin was anxious all of a sudden: "No, I can't be old, you can't be old!"

Grandma smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if you say you're not old, you're not old." In the world, you are the most domineering!"

"Then I don't care, anyway, grandma is not allowed to be old!"

"Well, grandma's little girl, go to sleep!"

Grandma was tired, patted Jolene twice, and fell asleep. But Qiao Lin was very thoughtful, staring at her grandmother, and couldn't sleep. She murmured, "Grandma, I must wait until I grow up! I will go to Beijing, to many places, and I will take you there when the time comes! So, don't be ...... old

After Jolene finished speaking, she silently clasped her hands together and prayed to the heavenly gods for a long time. After her grandmother's health was sick, she had a deep fear of the word "old" for the first time, and she didn't want her to have anything to do with this word.

After a week in their hometown, it was time for the sisters to leave for Hong Kong City. Qiao Nan said that there was a big event on August 1, and they were so busy that they were so busy that the two sisters of the Qiao family avoided Army Day and set off on August 2. They will stay in Shacheng for three days, and after three days, Qiao Nan will go to a certain place for an internship, Qiao Lu will prepare to return to the United States, and Qiao Lin will also start making up classes during the holidays.

Jolene had never been so far away, and was so happy that she didn't sleep all night, and she told her sister what she remembered. Qiao Lu was sleepy, but patiently answered every question Qiao Lin. In the early hours of the morning, Jolene finally stopped, and Qiao Lu fell asleep. But when she got up to go to the toilet, she couldn't help but gasp.

Jolene didn't sleep at all, but stood upside down on the bed! her eyes were still closed, and the corners of her mouth were smiling, as if she was immersed in some kind of beautiful imagination.

"What are you doing?"

Jolene turned over lightly and said happily, "I'm going to see my brother soon, I'm so happy!"

Qiao Lin admonished again: "Sister, you can't tell him this!

Qiao Lu smiled: "It's not a shame to miss my brother, if you don't want him to know, then I won't tell him!"

As soon as she went out, Qiao Lin was curious about everything, and the bunk bed on the train with her sister was also very novel, and she also felt very novel when she saw Xu Wei appear in front of them.

Xu Wei leaned on the edge of the bed, put his hands in his pockets, and smiled a little ruffian. Qiao Lu knew that he was coming, so she was not surprised, but lowered her head very shyly.

"I exchanged tickets with someone else and slept next to you. Xu Wei said, and threw the schoolbag on the middle bunk next to Qiao Lin very chicly.

Now it was Jolene's turn to be dumbfounded—the two of them were in direct contact, as if nothing had happened to them. In addition to unhappiness, there is more of a full loss.

With Xu Wei's care along the way, the sisters' journey was very pleasant. When I arrived at Shacheng, it was the early morning of the 3rd. Qiao Nan couldn't go out of school casually, so a few of them took a taxi to his school.

After receiving a call from her sister, Qiao Nan rushed out of the school gate. It took a year to see his sister, he couldn't suppress his excitement, he happily shouted "sister", ran fast, picked up his sister and turned around several times.

My brother is much darker than before, but he is also stronger than before, and his well-defined face is more handsome. Qiao Lu was happy in her heart, but because of the crowd coming and going, she whispered: "Okay, okay, I'm stunned by you, let me down!"

Qiao Nan put down her sister, glanced at her sister, put her arm around her neck, and said with a smile: "It's good, I'm bullied again!"

Jolene was caught in his arm, and her face was a little dull and a little angry because of the anger. She doesn't understand, she is the same girl, why is her treatment so different from her sister?

Qiao Nan toyed with her sister for a while, and then found Xu Wei standing aside. He bumped his fist with Xu Wei and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"

Xu Wei smiled stiffly, and simply let it go: "Ahem, pay attention, you should call your brother-in-law now." ”

Qiao Nan's smile froze suddenly.

The air was silent all at once.

Qiao Nan looked around, as if he was looking for something. Xu Wei was nervous and asked good brother, how can he help?

It's so clean around the military school, there's nothing. Qiao Nan searched for a long time before finding half a brick. He held the brick in his hand and aimed at Xu Wei with a fierce attitude: "You, you dare to hit my sister's attention!