The man put his hands in his trouser pockets and nodded, "I didn't expect to come." ”

Qiao Xiang motioned for him to go with him, walking ahead of him.

Yan Ruisen followed behind her, Qiao Xiang walked slowly, and he subconsciously slowed down.

"Your mother came to pick up Canaan a few days ago, and I had a few words to talk to her."

"I know."

"What did you come to me for?"

The two walked out of the school, and when Qiao Xiang asked this, the atmosphere became a little stiff for a while.

Yan Ruisen did not answer her question.

In the distance, someone was doing a survey, and many villagers were gathered around.

Yan Ruisen diverted the topic and asked Qiao Xiang, "What are they doing?" ”

Qiao Xiang glanced at it, and saw Jiang Hongliang in the crowd staring at the drawings intently, "If Aiding Village wants to develop tourism, it will start building roads in the near future." ”

"Build roads?"

"Well, isn't there a saying that if you want to get rich, you have to build roads first?"

This is a good thing, Qiao Xiang laughed as he spoke.

Yan Ruisen stared at her face, and felt that her happiness came inexplicably, others were building roads in the village, and she was blind to what she was happy about.

"Where do you live?" Yan Ruisen asked.

"Right ahead."

Qiao Xiang stopped and said frankly, "But I didn't plan to take you back." ”

He sneered, "You've handled me perfectly. ”

"That's how it should be when you're divorced."

"It's quite embarrassing for women to be ruthless."

"Yan Ruisen, go back, it's not interesting like this."

Qiao Xiang's eyes turned to the scene again, and Jiang Hongliang also saw her, and raised his hand to greet her.

Qiao Xiang looked at the crowd and smiled, Yan Ruisen saw it, so he turned his gaze to that end.

Yan Ruisen could feel that Qiao Xiang was laughing with the man in the black shirt and black trousers, and suddenly remembered what Yan Jiananan said last night, Qiao Xiang had a close relationship with a man in the village, and he guessed that it might be that man.

He didn't show any emotion, just retracted his gaze and said to Qiao Xiang, "Regarding Yan Jianan, there are some things I want to talk to you about." ”

"Say it."

"I'm thirsty and want to drink some water first."

The village is not as good as the city, and this place is relatively backward, there are only two small supermarkets at the head and end of the village, and it will take some time to walk over, Qiao Xiang has no choice, so he has to take Yan Ruisen home with her.

It was the first time Yan Ruisen went to this kind of old farmhouse yard, where chickens and ducks were raised and vegetables were grown, and such a scene seemed very incompatible to him, but his woman lived here.

When Yan Ruisen saw Qiao Xiang today, he was also surprised. In the past, although Qiao Xiang didn't deliberately dress up, she was more particular about dressing, but now, she is standing on the podium wearing dozens of yuan cloth shoes, her hair is pulled up at will, and she has no makeup, such a simple appearance is something he has never seen.

But she is still her, and when she looks closely, she is still so beautiful, and her skin is good, except that she is no longer particular about dressing, everything else has not changed at all.

Qiao Xiang took the porcelain cup and poured a cup of hot water for Yan Ruisen, who took it and took a sip, smelling the unique taste of the water in the countryside.

"Say, what's wrong with Canaan?" Qiao Xiang didn't want to deal with him more, and was about to let him go after talking about the child.

Yan Ruisen drank the water, still holding the cup in his hand, he looked at Qiao Xiang with an unhurried expression on his face, "I will not be in the country for a long time in the future, and this semester is over, I plan to let Canaan live on campus." ”

“…… Live? The child is so young, you let him live in the school! ”

"Or else? Aunt Lin is alone at home, and the child is not accompanied by his parents, so he is not happy, so it is better to let him go to school to live with his classmates. ”

"Do you know that he is not happy, and often leaves him alone at home, and work is so important?"

"Qiao Xiang, when you say this about me, shouldn't you think about yourself first?"

“……”

When he said this, he was smiling, and there were not many emotional ups and downs, but Qiao Xiang was hit by him and blushed for a while.

Qiao Xiang said, "After the divorce, Canaan and you are naturally more when you are by his side." ”

"That's not enough reason to stay away from him."

"Yan Ruisen, I also want to have my own life."

"Your own life?"

There is no lack of ridicule in the eyes of men, "Do you mean sex or love?" Qiao Xiang, do you have a man again so soon? I'm underestimating you. ”

Qiao Xiang was blushing by him, but she couldn't deny it, she really wanted to start over with someone else.

Yan Ruisen squinted and lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then shook a fluttering look, "What, can't speak?" Did I say yes? ”

Qiao Xiang didn't intend to deny it to him, so he nodded, "Yes, I met a man who can make me feel at ease, so I plan to get married." ”

The anger that had gathered in his heart was running around in his heart for a while.

But Yan Ruisen is a man with too much self-control, he held back and didn't let himself burst out.

The room was quiet, he didn't explode in silence, just smoked the cigarette silently, and then said to Qiao Xiang, "Okay, I hope you get your wish", and left after speaking.

Qiao Xiang looked at the indifferent and resolute back, and felt very uncomfortable.

She and Yan Ruisen have now reached the point where they can't even talk properly.

How did it become like this!

Yan Ruisen came out of Qiao Xiang and called Xing Hui.

At this time, Xing Hui was lying down in a guest house in the town, planning to rest first and then go to the village to pick up Yan Ruisen, who knew that he was called by the phone before he fell asleep.

"Return to Huicheng."

The man's deep voice rang on the other end of the phone.

Xing Hui was still a little confused, why was he about to leave just now, did he have an unpleasant conversation with Qiao Xiang?

Then, he heard Risen say on the other end, "Go back and give me the tourism industry development project in the village of Chaydin." ”

……

When Jiang Hongliang came to find Qiao Xiang, Qiao Xiang was absentmindedly preparing the dinner for the evening.

He pushed the door into the house, and no one answered him even after calling "Xiangxiang" twice.

Finally, he walked behind Qiao Xiang, put his arms around her waist, and sighed, "What do you say you are in a daze, I'm afraid you don't even know if a thief comes in." ”

Qiao Xiang smiled and turned back to him, "There is nothing valuable at home, just steal it." ”

"Who said there is no value, aren't you priceless?"

Qiao Xiang was amused by him and giggled, forgetting the previous unpleasantness for a while.

"I make fish-flavored eggplant, do you want to eat it?" Qiao Xiang asked him.

"Mr. Qiao's cooking skills have improved recently, so I naturally want to save face."

"I found that you, who used to be so stupid, have become more and more sweet lately."

The man's head arched at the back of her neck, and he laughed, "That's because you gave me honey." ”

“……”

Qiao Xiang's face was red, and he immediately thought of what happened that night.

If she hadn't drunk at the time, how could she be so bold!

Although it didn't end up badly, it was really ...... to think back to how unreserved I looked in front of him

She would not have been so open in front of Yan Ruisen before.

It's not that she regrets being like this with Jiang Hongliang, it's just that it's really too fast.

During the meal, Jiang Hongliang asked her, "Is the one who came to you in the afternoon Canaan's father?" ”

Qiao Xiang nodded, "It's him." ”

"I've seen him on TV, and he's the head of a big company."

"Well, he's a businessman."

After Qiao Xiang finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Hongliang, "Do you want to pressure, I have divorced him, I like this village, I want to stay here." ”

Jiang Hongliang took her hand and laughed, his eyes full of happiness.

Qiao Xiang's heart is very calm, she likes to get along like this, if she can spend the rest of her life with such an honest and honest man for so many years in the future, it will not be a good thing.

"Marry me, Xiangxiang."

Jiang Hongliang put down his chopsticks, probably after a long time of brewing, he said this very seriously.

For a moment, Qiao Xiang was frightened, but soon, she came to her senses.

Talking about marriage is always a big deal, Qiao Xiang feels that there are many, many aspects of herself that Jiang Hongliang does not know enough, and she has to let him know what kind of person she is.

"It's a lucky thing to be liked by someone," she said. ”

"I've been lucky and unfortunate in the past many years, but it's over, and now I'm finally starting a new life."

"Brother Jiang, I was married and had a child, what I have experienced, I don't know if you will mind in the future."

"Also, I'm not my parents' biological daughter, I'm the child they picked up in the hospital, so I have nothing."

Qiao Xiang wanted to say something else, but Jiang Hongliang pressed the back of her hand.

A man's doting on a woman is revealed one by one in his eyes.

He said to Qiao Xiang, "In this world, people's experiences are different, everyone has their own past, what I want is you, and what you have experienced before has nothing to do with me." As for your background, it's even more insignificant, you have nothing, it just so happens that I will raise you. ”

Qiao Xiang burst into tears, endured the soreness, and showed a smile, "You are getting better and better at coaxing people." ”

"Coax your own woman, shouldn't you?"

The man got up, walked up to her, took her hands, and then slowly squatted down, "I don't have money to buy a diamond ring, but I can buy a pair of gold rings, if you don't dislike it, marry me." If Canaan doesn't dislike me and calls me uncle in the future, I'll treat him the same. ”

Qiao Xiang bowed down and hugged him, tears spilling on his shoulders, "I'm so tired, really." ”

"Let me take care of it for you, and I'll do everything in the future."

"Brother Jiang......"

Qiao Xiang couldn't cry, her hands clutched his clothes tightly, it had been a long, long time, she had never shared her inner world with others like this, no matter how close a friend was like Xu Hui, she couldn't open her mouth and let the other party know her vulnerability.

Jiang Hongliang's appearance seemed to have created a solid harbor for her heart, and if she could, she wanted to anchor there for a long time.

……

On Monday morning, Qiao Xiang wore a red shirt and hastily painted light makeup, and went to the county with Jiang Hongliang to go through the marriage procedures.

The man was also dressed formally, but the suit didn't know that it was from the Year of the Monkey, and it looked a little old.

The bicycle stopped at the door of Qiao Xiang's house, and the man was not calm because of his excitement, and he smoked one cigarette after another outside to relieve his tension.

It wasn't until Qiao Xiang came out dressed up that he threw away the cigarette butt.

This is the first time that Qiao Xiang has dressed up and appeared in front of Jiang Hongliang, and the surprise in the man's eyes is enough to show how beautiful she is today.

Qiao Xiang precipitated the past years, and now she is indifferent, before going out, she told Jiang Hongliang, "I am not the daughter of the Qiao family, maybe I am from a poor family, so don't think that you are poor, you will treat me materially, I am not afraid." ”

The man hugged her, "I know." ”

"Brother Jiang, thank you."

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for liking me."

"Silly girl!"

The two set off for the county, talking and laughing along the way.

Qiao Xiang looked back at the past, at that time she would never have thought that one day she would take root in the countryside and marry a rural man.

But she was excited, and even she couldn't imagine the joy herself.

When I arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

Jiang Hongliang was afraid that Qiao Xiang would be hungry, so he took her to the small restaurant next to her for a meal first, and then went to register.

Take a picture first, then go in and go through the formalities.

Qiao Xiang and Jiang Hongliang sat in front of the clerk, the two of you look at me, I look at you, at this time, even Qiao Xiang was a little nervous.

The clerk tapped in front of the computer, and then looked at Qiao Xiang with a frown.

Qiao Xiang and Jiang Hongliang looked at each other, thinking that this person was so strange.

Not long after, the clerks went to call their leaders.

The leader looked a little angry, and said to Qiao Xiang as soon as he came, "What's the matter with you girl, do you want to commit bigamy!" ”

Qiao Xiang's heart shook suddenly, and he stood up from his position, "What? ”

"You've been married once, and you're not divorced, how do you let us register you?"

“……”

Qiao Xiang was like being struck by lightning, and the fossil stood in place like a fossil, unable to move for a long time.

Jiang Hongliang could probably guess something, and quickly pulled Qiao Xiang out.

"Xiangxiang, is there any misunderstanding here?" Jiang Hongliang was not in a hurry, he didn't feel that Qiao Xiang was deceiving him.

Qiao Xiang looked at him for a long time, and finally only said, "I'm sorry." ”

Tears fell, and she stood helplessly in the huge hall of the marriage registry, everything around her became nothing, and the joy of coming was gone, leaving only helplessness.

Yan Ruisen did not sign the agreement, which means that he did not agree to divorce her from the beginning to the end, and legally she is still his wife.

Things got very complicated and embarrassing, Jiang Hongliang didn't ask any more questions, returned the same way, and took her back to Aydin Village.

Along the way, Qiao Xiang didn't say a word, and he didn't say much.

When he got home, it was almost dark, Jiang Hongliang was sitting in the hall of Qiao Xiang's house, from the afternoon to now, Qiao Xiang had been silent, and this silence made him a little worried.

The man finally couldn't help but speak, "Aren't you divorced?" ”

Qiao Xiang shook his head, "I thought he signed." ”

Actually, he didn't.

Now that I think about it, Qiao Xiang can figure out a lot of things.

Why is he so unscrupulous, he comes to her when he wants to come to her, and he agrees that Yan Jianan comes to her every month if he is so talkative, these are not for nothing.

At the end of the day, their marriage is still there, and they are a real couple.

Qiao Xiang said sorry to Jiang Hongliang again, and the generous man shook his head with a smile, but enlightened her, "It shows that he cares about you, he doesn't want to divorce, and he cherishes your marriage." ”

Qiao Xiang didn't speak.

Jiang Hongliang sat in the room for a while, then got up to leave.

Before leaving, he said to Qiao Xiang, "You can think about it again, I don't force you, if you still want to return to your husband, I also bless you." ”

Qiao Xiang's eyes became more and more sore, and he felt ashamed of this man.

He walked to the door of the house, Qiao Xiang saw him off, and he motioned for her to stay.

He pressed Qiao Xiang's shoulder, and said kindly, "Xiangxiang, don't feel ashamed of me, I like you, I want to see you happy." Do you understand? ”

Qiao Xiang nodded heavily and said to him, "Thank you, Brother Jiang." ”

After Jiang Hongliang left, Qiao Xiang sat alone on the threshold and was stunned, and after a long time, she picked up her mobile phone and called Yan Ruisen.

She made countless phone calls, but the other party never answered.

It's either turned off or doesn't answer her calls.

At this time, is he socializing?

That day, he told her that he had been busy lately, was it because of his work that he couldn't be separated?

Just when Qiao Xiang was about to give up, the phone was connected.

"Hey."

The man's voice was low and hoarse, but it was as good as ever.

When Qiao Xiang talked to him, he was a little nervous.

This is different from when she gets along with Jiang Hongliang, Jiang Hongliang will only make her feel at ease, and Ruisen will always make her chaotic.

"It's me." When Qiao Xiang spoke, his nails were sunk into the wood of the door frame.

"Well, I keep your number, and I can hear you."

"Why...... Didn't sign? ”

"From the beginning to the end, I never agreed to a divorce."

The two had a few conversations, in terms of momentum, Yan Ruisen has always had the upper hand, and Qiao Xiang is not confident enough, but she doesn't know why she is like this.

Yan Ruisen asked her, "Have you been to the Civil Affairs Bureau?" ”

Qiao Xiang didn't say anything, he smiled lowly, and his tone was full of sarcasm, "If you weren't going to marry another man, you wouldn't know that you weren't divorced." ”

"Are you waiting for this day?"

"I just want to see how eager you really are."

"Yan Ruisen."

Qiao Xiang took a deep breath, tilted his head, and didn't let his tears fall, "I was wrong, originally I still had a glimmer of hope for you, but I didn't know until today that you have always used this peeping and frivolous attitude towards me, do you want to prove to yourself how eager I am to get married, okay, as you wish!" ”

After Qiao Xiang finished speaking, he hung up the phone, threw the phone in the yard in a fit of anger, and then buried his face in his knees and cried bitterly.

……

……

The next afternoon, Jiang Hongliang was sorting out documents in the office, and the clerk Xiao Li came in to look for him with an anxious face.

"Director Jiang, it's not good, the construction of the road in our village has been banned."

"What?"

Jiang Hongliang's eyelids jumped, and he bounced up from his position, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Li shook his head, "I don't know, it's just that the above sent someone down to inspect it, saying that the foundation is unstable." ”

"The foundation is shaky!"

Jiang Hongliang sneered a few times, and couldn't help but burst into foul language, "At the beginning, the relevant departments in the city came down to investigate, and they had already passed the proposal, and the foundation was suddenly unstable?!" ”

He stood in place for a while, then picked up the landline and called the county.

The secretary of the county party committee was in a meeting, and the secretary asked him to wait for a while.

Jiang Hongliang couldn't wait, took his coat, rode a bicycle and went to the county.

On the way, I met Qiao Xiang who came back from class, Jiang Hongliang said hello to her, and he didn't have the heart to get out of the car to say a few words to her, and said "see you back" and went all the way.

Qiao Xiang felt that he was very strange today, something must have happened.

When passing by his office, I heard many people say that there were problems with road construction, Qiao Xiang went over to find out, and then he knew that Jiang Hongliang went to the county to find a leader.

Something was wrong, Qiao Xiang knew that Jiang Hongliang must be as anxious as an ant on a hot pot now, so he didn't call him immediately, just waited for news at home.

This is a major event related to the prosperity of more than 100 households in Ayding Village, and Qiao Xiang is also very concerned.

……

Jiang Hongliang arrived at the county and waited outside for a long time, but he didn't wait for the secretary of the county party committee, and the secretary repeatedly said that he should wait, and Jiang Hongliang felt that the secretary was avoiding him.

When the secretary walked away again, Jiang Hongliang couldn't help it and went directly to knock on the secretary's door.

Secretary Zhou of the county party committee was also acting on orders, this road was not repaired, he was also depressed, but the stakes were very high, and he was powerless, knowing that Jiang Hongliang was going to come to him, he could avoid it, but he didn't expect that the kid waited for a few hours and didn't see him, and he actually came and knocked on the door.

Secretary Zhou was helpless, but he still shouted to please come in.

Jiang Hongliang's face was ugly, even if the leader here was the leader who had been promoting him at work, he didn't have a good tone, "Secretary Zhou, I won't leave if I don't make my words clear today." ”

"Xiao Jiang, look at your temper, is there anything you can't say well?"

"You have to talk to me well, why do you avoid it?"

“……”

"Secretary Zhou, tell me the truth, what the hell is going on, why did you suddenly stop the construction!"

Secretary Zhou shook his head, lowered his head and wiped his glasses, and then silently put them back on, "Xiao Jiang, do you know that you have offended someone?" ”

"Am I offended?" Jiang Hongliang felt inexplicable.

"I don't know the specific things very well, it involves important municipal investment in the city, and the mayor can't suppress it, so I can't affect the construction of the whole city just because of a small village in Aydin."

Secretary Zhou's words have been made very clear, this is something that the mayor can't do, and it is obvious that he is not offending ordinary people.

After thinking about it, Jiang Hongliang still didn't know who he had provoked.

On the way back to Aydin Village, Jiang Hongliang was very depressed, the proposal to build the road was handed in last year, and it took a whole year to pass, and the people of the entire Aydin Village were immersed in great happiness, how could they suddenly make the road to wealth come to naught.

Jiang Hongliang racked his brains to think about what he had offended people, he had always been in this poor and remote place, and he had no chance to meet any big people, so how could he ...... Wait, big shots?

Jiang Hongliang suddenly remembered the black Mercedes-Benz, the elegant middle-aged woman who answered Canaan, the brown Cayenne, and the owner of the Cayenne, Qiao Xiang's ex-husband......

The bicycle creaked and braked on the concrete road, and Jiang Hongliang probably knew what was going on.

……