Chapter 19: Returning Home
Yan Xiaoqin got in the car and left, Chen Qiaoshan was also a little helpless, the two were touched by her mother Su Qiong as soon as they left the school, and they didn't know if the two were too lucky or too unlucky.
Just now, Su Qiong listened to Yan Xiaoqin's introduction to him, just nodded lightly and didn't say anything, but Chen Qiaoshan could see that she was dissatisfied with herself.
In her eyes, except for the surprise of seeing her daughter with him at the beginning, the rest were all critical and displeasing eyes, this kind of look Chen Qiaoshan was very familiar with, after all, in his previous life, he lived in the critical eyes of his mother-in-law for five or six years.
Chen Qiaoshan knows that this is no wonder for them, he can only blame his own conditions for being too poor, looking at the situation of dressing, everyone in the world hopes that their daughter can find someone worthy of her, and now Chen Qiaoshan is obviously unqualified.
Standing on the side of the road watching the Buick Sail carrying Yan Xiaoqin's mother and daughter disappear, Chen Qiaoshan couldn't help but sigh.
Yan Xiaoqin's family background seems to be very wealthy, in 2003, the average salary of civil servants in Henan Province was just over 1,000 yuan, and she could afford to buy a private car of about 100,000 yuan.
Chen Qiaoshan is very helpless, it seems that he has to find a way, and he can't let his girlfriend be caught between himself and his future mother-in-law like in his previous life.
"Chen Qiaoshan!"
Hearing someone shouting to him, he saw Wang Lin walking towards him, Chen Qiaoshan asked curiously, "Why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here. Wang Lin didn't think much of his words, thought about it and asked, "Who picked up Xiaoqin just now?"
"Her mom just came to pick her up. ”
"What are you talking about?"
Chen Qiaoshan said helplessly: "Can you stop gossiping so much, this is the first time we have met." He wasn't embarrassed to say that he didn't say anything at all.
Wang Lin was a little embarrassed by what he said, smiled and asked, "Where are you going to go?"
"We were about to walk around after the exam, and I ran into her mother as soon as I got out of school, and I didn't know why I was going. ”
"You haven't eaten yet, so I'll treat you to a meal!"
Chen Qiaoshan is a little strange, she is Yan Xiaoqin's friend, the two are ordinary classmates, Wang Lin invited herself to eat, thought about it and asked, "You invite me to dinner?"
Wang Lin nodded excitedly and said: "Yes, I invite you, I am thanks to you for this exam, I have heard you discuss many question types, and my score can be improved by at least twenty or thirty points this time, I have to thank you well, I will invite you to have a meal today." ”
Chen Qiaoshan resigned again and again, he was not very familiar with her, and those were mainly prepared for Yan Xiaoqin, she just touched a little light by the way, and she couldn't thank her, but Wang Lin was very insistent, Chen Qiaoshan couldn't beat her, so he had to agree.
The two of them found a clean small restaurant, there are many such small restaurants near the school, which usually serve high school students, and the business is very good at a good price.
Entering the store and finding a place to sit down, Wang Lin took the lead in ordering two dishes and one soup, and asked Chen Qiaoshan to order another one, but he had to order another scrambled egg with tomatoes, Chen Qiaoshan refused her proposal to have a bottle of beer, after all, it was at school, and it was a meal alone with a female classmate.
The two chatted while eating, most of the topics revolved around Yan Xiaoqin and the college entrance examination, after eating, Chen Qiaoshan preemptively settled the account, after all, he still had decades of emotional intelligence in his previous life, and he still felt that he still had it.
Wang Lin was very dissatisfied, so Chen Qiaoshan said that next time she would ask her to invite Yan Xiaoqin, so she gave up.
Chen Qiaoshan was a little sore when he checked out, in fact, there was not much money, the two of them spent a total of more than 20 yuan, but who called Chen Qiaoshan poor, after paying the money, he now has a total of less than 30 yuan, and he will have to pay ten yuan for the fare to go home tomorrow.
Chen Qiaoshan returned to the dormitory and found that there were still a lot of people in the dormitory, and those who walked today were all from the city and suburbs, and those who were farther away could only go back tomorrow.
"Dashan, let's go to the Internet café together, play all night, I haven't been to the Internet café yet!"
"Forget it, you guys go, I'm tired for the past two days, I want to go to bed early!" A group of people made an appointment to go out and surf the Internet all night, but he thought about it and refused,
Early the next morning, Chen Qiaoshan packed his luggage, but in fact, he didn't have much to do, a bedding, a few books and a change of clothes, and got on the shuttle bus back to the town on his shoulder.
Chen Qiaoshan, who got off at the entrance of the town, was a little worried, Chen's house was still ten miles away from the town, and he didn't know if he could catch a passing car back to the village, luckily, after a while, he met Liu Laosan who drove a tractor to the town to pull fertilizer, and he didn't dislike sitting in the ammonium carbon pile and climbed up directly, and it was more comfortable to take the car than to drive the eleventh road to home.
After entering the village, Liu Laosan directly turned around and sent Chen Qiaoshan home, Chen Qiaoshan said two words of thanks, they are all villagers in the township, this is a favor, and there is a chance to return it sooner or later.
Finally returned to the home in his memory, he saw his mother Tao Xiuying for the first time in this life, and Chen Xi, who had been back for several days.
Because of SARS, the first and second years of high school are directly on the summer vacation, the final exams are placed in the next semester, and the junior high school and primary school are still in normal classes due to their remote location.
Chen Weiguo is still working in the brick factory in the town, and he is not young anymore, Chen Qiaoshan thinks that he has to find a way for his family to earn money, and he can't let him continue to work in the brick factory.
As soon as he entered the house, Chen Xi couldn't wait to ask, "Second brother, how did you do in the exam this time?"
"I haven't come up with the answer, but I guess 700 points is about the same. ”
"Second brother, you have changed a lot recently, and you have learned to brag. ”
Chen Qiaoshan was also a little depressed, he was telling the truth, and he didn't want to explain, so he could only wait for the results to come out.
After cleaning up, Chen Qiaoshan went to take a shower first, took a nap after lunch, and slept until dark.
Chen Qiaoshan, who was sleeping in a daze, was troubled by Chen Yue, who came home from school, this was the first time Chen Qiaoshan saw her.
Chen Yue is not tall, her body is also very thin, she looks like a little girl, but she is very energetic, as if she has just run back from outside, her little face is flushed, there are beads of sweat on her forehead, and a few strands of bangs are soaked with sweat and drooping on her forehead.
Chen Yue chattered with Chen Qiaoshan, Chen Qiaoshan was not in good spirits when she got up, and she was not surprised to deal with it without a match.
After a while, Chen Yue leaned over to the edge of Chen Qiaoshan and whispered, "Second brother, I heard that you have a girlfriend?"
Chen Qiaoshan immediately sobered up, thinking that it should be Chen Xi who said, and said angrily: "The little girl's family, why are there so many problems." ”
Chen Yue said unconvinced: "If you don't say it, I know, the third sister told me." ”
Sure enough, she sold Chen Xi in a few words.
It was dark, Chen Weiguo pushed the bicycle home, he was tired from a day of work in the brick factory, and his body was covered with mud, Chen Qiaoshan hurriedly stepped forward to take the car, put it under the eaves, and the father and son entered the hall together.
The Chen family's house is not a total of four, the blue bricks and gray tiles are very old, the exterior walls are mottled and weathered a little serious, Chen Qiaoshan has the impression that this house has existed since he can remember, and there are two new small side rooms on the side, which are made of red bricks, one is a kitchen and a utility room.
Entering the room and sitting down, Chen Weiguo asked casually: "How was the exam?" Chen Qiaoshan pondered for a while and said, "Dad, I estimate that I can score 700 points this time." ”
Chen Weiguo was stunned, stared at his son for a long time and didn't speak, although he only had a primary school education, but his son took the college entrance examination, and his daughter also entered high school, he also knew that the college entrance examination was not easy, he knew his son's character, and suddenly heard him say that he scored 700 points, and he stayed directly.
Everyone knows what 700 points means, and Chen Weiguo couldn't help but feel excited in his heart, but he forced it down again, and after a while, he said: "I'll talk about it when the results come down." ”
The father and son sat sullenly in the hall without saying a word.
"Dad, let's wash my face first. Chen Yue took a basin of warm water and put it in front of Chen Weiguo, Chen's father took it with a smile, and she brought another cup of tea and put it on the table, which was very doggy.
It's strange to say, the four children of the Chen family now, the three daughters are obviously more loved, especially the fifth Chen Yue, who is young and sweet, and often coaxes his parents to be very happy.
The Chen family hasn't been so lively for a long time, and the dinner is very rich, with bacon and pickled fish, plus a few small dishes from the farmhouse, and the usual hospitality is at this level.
Chen Weiguo rarely took out a bottle of wine and let Chen Qiaoshan accompany him to drink two cups, and he had the impression that Chen's father usually didn't drink a drop of wine, and occasionally drank a little when there were guests at home, so it could be seen that he was very happy today.
At night, Chen Qiaoshan, who was a little dizzy from drinking, lay on the bed, but he couldn't sleep, he lay on the bed with his eyes open, thinking about the past, thinking about the future, thinking for a long time.