While we were laughing, Xu Xiaorou called me. She's already home from school.

"Isn't Uncle coming back for dinner tonight?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

"Why do you say it?" I say.

"You count how many days you haven't eaten at home."

"Did it hurt you to eat leftovers?"

"Hmm. My stomach was sour. Xu Xiaorou was aggrieved.

"I'm sorry, I'm still eating out tonight."

"Hey, I expected that. I also said to stir-fry a few more dishes tonight. Xu Xiaorou said with regret.

"What day is it?" I became alert.

"Today and Saturday, I don't have to study at night. Uncle was so busy that he forgot about the days. ”

"Then you can come out and eat. Just in time for you to meet my childhood buddy. I said.

"Really?" Listening to Xu Xiaorou's voice on the phone, I can imagine her overjoyed.

"I'll pick you up in my car."

Cheng Wei and Hao Junqi and I explained.

When I took Xu Xiaorou over, Cheng Wei had already eaten and left. He didn't wait for Hao Junqi to cook the dishes and ate in advance. It seems that his meeting tonight is really important.

Hao Junqi beckoned us to take our seats. There were several dishes on the table. There are fish and meat, as well as steamed vegetables that people in Yangjiang County like to eat.

I introduced Hao Junqi and Xu Xiaorou to each other.

Hao Junqi opened a beer.

"I'll have some wine with my brother tonight. Would the little girl want to drink? Hao Junqi said.

"No, no," I said, "Xiaorou is still reading." ”

"I don't have any drinks here." Hao Junqi said.

"It's okay, Auntie, I'll drink tea. The dishes you cook are so delicious, I will learn from you when I have the chance. Xu Xiaorou said modestly.

"What are you doing when you learn to cook at such a young age?" Hao Junqi asked.

"You don't know, Junqi, Xiaorou is very good at cooking. She buys and cooks her own vegetables every day, and she is very capable. I said.

"I'm my uncle's babysitter." Xu Xiaorou said with a smile.

"How do you say it's a babysitter? However, Xiaorou did take care of all the housework. ”

"Didn't my brother say that Xiaorou is in her third year of high school? She has such a heavy academic workload, where does she have the time to do housework? Hao Junqi was quite surprised.

"Mr. Lu Xun said that time is like water in a sponge, as long as you are willing to squeeze it, there is still it. It's just that I always cook the dishes, and I don't know if people will come back to eat them. Xu Xiaorou said.

"Isn't that an indirect criticism of me?" I said with a smile.

"How dare I criticize my uncle." Xu Xiaorou pursed her lips and smiled.

"Xiaorou, I can't blame your uncle these days. Your uncle is busy with my business. Ahh Brother, I toast you. Hao Junqi filled her cup with wine.

"Aren't you a drinker? If you can't drink it, don't drink it. I don't like to drink either. I raised my glass.

"Today is a special situation. I have to accompany my brother anyway. Hao Junqi looked at me.

"Then do it." Hao Junqi and I clinked glasses.

"I really didn't expect my brother to come up with so much money at once. Brother gives me the feeling that he is really rich. Hao Junqi drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"What's so much money?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

I told Xu Xiaorou what happened before and after. Xu Xiaorou sighed. "Aunt Hao, I can understand your feelings. Uncle Zheng also helped me in my most difficult time, no, no, he was always helping me. Do you know? Without Uncle Zheng, I would already be a working girl today, and it would be impossible for me to still sit in the classroom and study. ”

"How can I be as great as you say, didn't you just say that? All the little babysitters are here. I said.

Xu Xiaorou briefly told Hao Junqi about her situation.

"Brother is so kind. Come, Xiaorou, let's pay tribute to the kindest people in the world. Hao Junqi proposed.

"Add me a drink. I'm going to toast my uncle with wine. Xu Xiaorou said.

"Can you drink?"

"Just one drink."

"Beer should be fine." Hao Junqi said.

"When those classmates in our class meet someone for a birthday, both men and women drink."

"Do you drink it too?" I asked.

"I don't drink. Besides, I don't usually go to such gatherings. ”

"Let's clink glasses together." Hao Junqi advocated again.

We clinked glasses together, and the sound of glasses hitting each other was particularly crisp, and I could see the beer in the glasses go up.

I remember that meal lasted a long time.

Hao Junqi is actually very good at drinking. She doesn't blush when she drinks. After drinking the two bottles of wine, I asked not to drink it, and she seemed to be still unsatisfied. But she didn't insist. She insisted that all she had to do was write me an IOU, but I didn't think it was necessary, so we had a stalemate for a long time, and finally I compromised. Hao Junqi is a very persistent person.

I put the IOU away and put it in my pocket.

"Let's go." I say.

"Where to go? Is my brother going home? Hao Junqi asked.

"Where's going home? Together, we went to sell small items. How? Don't you want to pay back sooner? I asked.

"Brother is going to accompany me?" Hao Junqi looked incredulous.

"Yes. From now on, you will have me in your life. ”

"Brother—"

"Where to go? What small items are sold? I'm going too. Xu Xiaorou stood up from her position, "You must not leave me behind." ”

"Aren't you doing your homework tonight?" I asked.

"Just give me a night off. Studying also has to be a combination of work and rest, right? Xu Xiaorou tilted her head and blinked her eyes, very cute.

"Do you know what we're going to sell? It's to set up a stall. I said.

"That's what I do. It's not that you don't know that I have a week of sales experience. Xu Xiaorou said.

"I almost forgot. Alright, I'll leave the task of selling tonight to you. Such a little girl's business must be good. ”

"Wouldn't it? It's also too hurtful. ”

Next, Hao Junqi and Xu Xiaorou cleaned up the table together. Xu Xiaorou rushed to wash the dishes, and Hao Junqi beckoned me to move the two boxes full of small items in the study to the living room.

"Do you want to move to my car first?" I say.

"No, I don't. We'll go out later. I have to give Hao Jia a bath first, or I'll wash her when I get home, she'll cry. Hao Junqi said.

"Hmm. How long have you been doing this? ”

"It's been almost two years. Except for the rain, I do it almost every day. ”

"Do you want to take Jiajia out in winter?" I looked at Hao Jia, who was sitting on the sofa and playing with blocks. That's a very sensible child.

"Yes, if you don't take her out, it's even more worrying to leave her alone at home. Seeing her little face being red from the cold, watching her shrink and stomp her feet, although she couldn't bear it, she still had to take it out, and I couldn't tell how guilty I was. Really ashamed of her. ”

"Aren't you also forced by life? Children will understand when they are older. Also, how did you come up with the idea of starting this business? I said.

"Actually, I've tried to do other things before. I stayed in a nightclub for the store and sold supper, but because Hao Jia was too young to insist, I thought of setting up a stall. Because the stall is simple and the principal is small, you can put it anywhere, which is the most suitable for my situation. Brother, do you remember, I told you, when I returned to Yangjiang, I first rented a house near the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and when I went to the Civil Affairs Bureau from the Chinese Medicine Hospital, I always saw people setting up stalls. It was they who inspired me to set up a street stall. That's where I met the skinny man. ”

"I don't know if the thin man still hates me?" I couldn't help but touch the convex ring on my middle finger, "All the meat rings on our hands are thanks to him." ”

"I sometimes wonder if we're all going to be thanks to him for the rest of our lives?" Hao Junqi said.

I looked at Hao Junqi.

"Sometimes I think that the ancestors of the East Gate have passed down the ancestral teachings from generation to generation, and it makes sense that they can't go up to the Optimus Stone Pillar Cliff." Hao Junqi continued.

"Junqi means that our eighteen years of separation is a punishment for violating the ancestral teachings." It dawned on me.

"Let me ask you, brother, does the meat ring on your hand also have a supernatural spirit?"

"I'm just looking for time to tell you this." I say.

Xu Xiaorou washed the dishes and walked out of the kitchen, "What are you talking about, uncle?" ”

"Ah, it's nothing, I'll talk to Aunt Hao." I say.

"Yes, brother, you see that Xiaorou has washed the dishes, and we are still chatting. You take a sip of tea, I'll give Jiajia a bath and leave. Come on, Jiajia, mom will bathe Jiajia. ”

"Is Mom going out to set up a stall again?" Hao Jia looked up at her mother. The innocent eyes caught the worries that she shouldn't have at her age.

"Jiajia is so smart." Hao Junqi said.

"Jiajia doesn't want to go." Hao Jia pursed her lips and shook her body.

"Good, Jiajia is obedient. Jiajia stays at home alone, what should I do if the tiger comes? ”

"Mom will meet bad people when she goes out." Hao Jia said.

"No, it won't. From today onwards, we won't have any more bad guys. Uncle and this sister are all good people. ”

Hao Junqi called Hao Jia to take a shower.

As I listened to the conversation between mother and daughter, my heart became choked again.

"What, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

I nodded, "I can't tell what it's like." ”

"I'm sure everything will be fine." Xu Xiaorou said.

"yes. Everything will be fine. I muttered to myself.

"Uncle, have you noticed, Aunt Hao is really a beautiful embryo." Xu Xiaorou said suddenly.

"What?"

"I've never seen her facial features so delicate, and all of my girls are attracted to her, and I can't help but look at her more."

"Is that an exaggeration?" I asked.

"It's not an exaggeration, it's that Aunt Hao is really beautiful. You see the look on her face when she speaks and the way she looks at people, there is an indescribable charm. ”

"Will Xiaorou still watch these?" I couldn't help but look at Xu Xiaorou.

"I've told you many times that I'm not a little girl anymore. You can see that the men and women in my class love to die and come back to life, and you know that we have grown up. However, most of the female classmates in the class looked at the male classmates and spoke with pretentious expressions, while Aunt Hao was born. ”

"Xiaorou is quite researched."

"People just tell you what I think, and they say they do research. Why should I look into this? Xu Xiaorou was angry.

"I'm sorry. I'm joking with you, too. ”