Chapter 6: The Children of the Qi Family
Time flies quickly, and Qiao Wufu ushered in the first Spring Festival in his life.
Qiao Wufu, who was born with seven pounds and two taels, was raised very well by Wei Shuying, white and chubby, and very cute.
According to relatives and friends, this is the best of the five children of the Qiao family.
Wei Shuying was very happy to hear this, and Qiao Zuwang smiled on his face, but anyone with a discerning eye could see his embarrassment and unhappiness.
Qiao Erqiang didn't care about these little hairy heads, they were immersed in the joy of the festival, and the little snacks piled up at home dazzled their eyes and filled their mouths.
"Qiao Simei! Didn't I say that you can only eat a maximum of three candies a day!
You count, this is the first twist candy you have eaten today?!
If you eat it again, your teeth will be burned out, and you will become a toothless old lady! ”
Qiao Simei, who had changed into a new dress early, stood up straight, her cheeks were pinched by He Tian and hurt a little, but the eldest brother was angry, and she didn't dare to resist.
I could only honestly pull my fingers and count with a serious face: "One, two, three, five, seven..."
"Hey, Simei is so powerful, she can count at such a young age, it's awesome!" Qi Zhiqiang, the uncle-in-law who came to visit relatives today, came over, hugged Simei, and scraped the tip of her nose with his fingers, causing Qiao Simei to laugh.
"It's just that this count is not right, after one, two, three, it is four, and after five, it is six."
"Oh, my uncle-in-law is so good, he knows a lot!"
"Hahaha, Simei is so smart, she will definitely know more than her uncle-in-law in the future. Let's go, my uncle-in-law will take you outside to watch the firecrackers. ”
"Okay, okay!"
He Tian, who was ignored, watched the two drift apart, opened his mouth slightly, and finally could only sigh.
"Look at the opening point. When we were children, we made mistakes and were scolded by our mother, and my dad used this trick to help us, and he was always proficient. For the Chinese New Year, my dad doesn't want your house to be unpleasant and spoil the atmosphere. ”
It was Qi Weimin who spoke, Wei Shufang's eldest son, and He Tian's cousin with this body.
"You still need to say this, I really can't see it?" He Tian shook his head and smiled.
He just scared and scared Qiao Simei, and he didn't really want to punish this little bean ding, Qi Zhiqiang also saw this, so he "rescued" people from under him.
"Why don't you sit in the house? It's much warmer inside than it is outside. ”
"There are so many adults in the room that I can't even talk about anything, so I just come out to breathe."
He Tian nodded, he didn't want to go in at this time, and the two cousins talked outside.
As he spoke, He Tian suddenly asked:
"What about Xiaoyi and Xiaoya?"
Qi Weiyi and Qi Xiaoya, Qi Weimin's younger siblings, the two "white-eyed wolves" in the play.
"When I first came out, the two of them were playing with Erqiang and Sanli in your room."
"Play? Don't wait for another fight. ”
Qi Weimin's face was a little dark, and he wanted to say no, but he was a little unconfident.
He knows the character of his younger siblings, he is well taken care of by his parents and his elder brother, and he is also used to giving priority to the two little ones if there are any good things.
So this also raised the two of them into a problem, selfish and domineering, they want to put anything good in their pockets when they see anything, and they find excuses to escape when they want to do things.
"Relatives, I advise you. The book says that drowning children is like harming children, and in the same way, over-doting on your younger siblings is harming them.
Don't let them do everything justifiably or unreasonably, you have to take what is yours, let them do what they should do, don't let them do it, don't let the good ones be theirs, and the bad ones are all borne by your brother. ”
For the relatives of the Qi family, He Tian likes Qi Zhiqiang and Qi Weimin very much, and he also has a good impression of Wei Shufang, but he has no good impression of Qi Weiyi and Qi Xiaoya.
That is, these two guys are still young, and they are not old enough to do those things in the play, otherwise He Tian would not give them a smile on these two faces.
Many people say that the Qiao family's two strong three beauties and four beauties are all debts owed by Qiao Yicheng, the eldest brother in his previous life, and when something happens, he will only shout: Big brother, big brother.
But in He Tian's eyes, these three younger siblings are much better than the two of the Qi family.
In the original play, when Qi Zhiqiang was seriously ill and bedridden, Qi Weimin didn't dare to leave half a step, but Qi Weiyi hid in the factory and didn't go home.
treats their biological father who has spoiled them for so many years, and the coldness of these two people can be seen.
Later, after Qi Zhiqiang's death, Wei Shufen wanted to remarry, but the two became active, strongly opposed, and finally agreed, but the price of agreeing was that one took the house and the other took the deposit.
When Wei Shufen was seriously ill and hospitalized, the two brothers and sisters also shirked their responsibilities, refused to give money, and refused to give their strength, so they put the responsibility on Qi Weimin and Wei Shufen's later marriage partners.
These unlucky eggs in Qiao's yard, although they have added a lot of blockages to the eldest brother, and the white hair is angry and outward, but it is really good when it comes to being good to the eldest brother.
It was they who gave Qiao Yicheng the so-called family affection (Qiao Zuwang:..... )
In a word, you have to throw away the goods, compared to the two of the Qi family, these unlucky eggs of the Qiao family have to glow golden.
After listening to He Tian's words, Qi Weimin fell into thought, and after a while, he frowned and said:
"But as an elder brother, don't you have to let your younger siblings take care of them, otherwise won't this elder brother be incompetent?"
That's how he was educated since he was a child, in books, parents, or school teachers.
A large proportion of the praise he received since he was a child also came from this.
"Analyzing specific problems and specific problems, how can any reason be consistent? You can listen to it, learn from it, but you can't be dogmatic and follow these dead principles.
If your younger siblings are gracious and know how to repay those who give you back, then you take care of them, no matter how good they are, it is worth it, and they will not suffer.
But if you just know how to take blindly, without knowing moderation and not thinking about reciprocating, then the better you treat them, the more you will harm them.
The truth of enmity and enmity, you have time to think about it yourself. ”
Qi Weimin, who was left to think in place, He Tian waved his hand and walked out of the door.
The Spring Festival of this era is also his first experience, he wants to go outside to see how other families live, by the way to see if there are any good things to buy.
Before, he tried his hand and submitted manuscripts to many journals and magazines to test the water, and four of them passed, and he received several manuscript fees one after another, ranging from two or three yuan to more than ten yuan.
I have money in my pocket, and I don't panic.
Anyway, in the next few years, he will not be short of money just by writing.
As soon as he walked to the door and turned left, he saw Qi Zhiqiang.
Qi Zhiqiang had the same contemplative expression as Qi Weimin on his face, Qiao Simei thought that she was tired of playing, and fell asleep in Qi Zhiqiang's arms.
"Uncle, give me Simei."
Qi Zhiqiang nodded, and carefully handed Qiao Simei over, for fear of waking up the child.
Fortunately, Qiao Simei was so tired and panicked that she had just played crazy, and she slept very deeply, and she suddenly didn't know that she had been passed by someone in her sleep.
A light and soft four-year-old Lori is not a burden to He Tian, who is tall and healthy, so he just hugged Qiao Simei and passed by Qi Zhiqiang.
"Thank you, Issei."
When passing by, Qi Zhiqiang's voice came from He Tian's ears.
"Uncle, don't blame me for talking too much."
The words just now were not just for Qi Weimin.
He had already heard Qi Zhiqiang's footsteps stopped outside the door.
.....
After the New Year, Qiao Simei, who had just turned five, was sent to the preschool class of the kindergarten.
Qiao Sanli was seven years old and was a little late in kindergarten, so she stayed at home to help Wei Shuying take care of Qiao Wufu.
When He Tian came back from school, he taught her some first-grade content in advance and prepared her homework.
Qiao Sanli is very smart, at least in terms of learning, her brain is very smart, and before she entered the summer school and was promoted to a primary school monk, her learning progress has already surpassed Qiao Erqiang, who is about to be promoted to the second grade.
Although a large part of the credit for this is due to Qiao Erqiang's rotten wood head.
In the scorching summer, the sound of cicadas continued, and He Tian went to school, the first grade of middle school.
The junior high school is assigned by region, and he is still assigned to the school, but from the primary school to the junior high school, many people at the same level know him.
And soon, all the teachers and students in the school knew him.
Since the first exam of the first year of junior high school, He Tian has occupied the top position, and no one can shake it.
With the resumption of the college entrance examination last year, the school's emphasis on student performance has increased by more than one level, and He Tian has naturally become the heart of teachers and school leaders, and rightfully has some privileges.
Moreover, He Tian once "accidentally" let a few teachers see the remittance slip of their manuscript fees, and soon it spread in the school, and there was a "Wenqu star" in the school.
This also made He Tian's money pass the bright road in school, and the teachers or classmates were not surprised to see him eat better or dress better.
However, after revealing his wealth, he also caused some minor troubles.
The primary school He Tian attends is a third-rate primary school, and the junior high school of this school is naturally not much better, and there is no shortage of gangsters.
One day after school, He Tian led Erqiang Sanli home, but was blocked in the alley by three or four boys.
After tossing for more than ten minutes and harvesting a few younger brothers, He Tian paid the price of a meal of xiaolongbao and sealed the mouths of Qiao Erqiang and Qiao Sanli.
Don't let Wei Shuying know well about this kind of thing when you encounter a fight and blackmail, otherwise He Tian won't be able to escape a chatter.
In addition to being a little boring for He Tian, middle school life is quite nourishing on the whole.
It's a few small ones in the family, and there are a lot of tossed things.
Especially Joe Erqiang.
The life of the Qiao family is not as poor as that of Qiao Zuwang in the play, Wei Shuying has a serious unit, and the income of the two parents is combined, and the living standard of the Qiao family is less than enough around.
He Tian's earned remuneration was pinched in his hands, Wei Shuying didn't mean to open his mouth, Qiao Zuwang wanted to secretly reach out, but the result was that his hands were swollen, two.
Although he didn't hand over the money, he often bought some food and clothing for his family, and he didn't have to take food stamps and cloth stamps from his home, so he used the money to exchange it with those editorial acquaintances in newspapers and magazines.
The abundance of material conditions has changed many of Qiao Erqiang's stinky problems.
For example, he never committed anything like this when he couldn't help but be greedy and would steal things from his neighbors or classmates, and the food at home was better than these, so he didn't worry about it.
But new problems are also brewing.
"Ishei is here?"
As soon as He Tianqian stepped into the teacher's office of the primary school, he saw Teacher Zhao, who had taken him before, waving to him warmly.
Next to Teacher Zhao, Qiao Erqiang, who was gray-headed and disheveled, and three little boys lined up with their heads down.
Hearing Teacher Zhao's words, Qiao Erqiang secretly raised his head and glanced at He Tian, but soon retracted it and lowered his head, if there was a hole in the ground now, he would immediately get into it,
"Hello Mr. Zhao, I'm sorry for your trouble."
He Tian glanced at the few people who were punished and guessed what was going on, it is common to fight and make trouble at this age, and it should not be a loss to see Qiao Erqiang's appearance, so it's good.
Walking up to Teacher Zhao, He Tian smiled and said, "I have been taken care of by you a lot before, and I have always wanted to find a time to visit your old man, but I haven't found a good time, but I didn't expect my brother to cause you trouble again." ”
"Haha~" He Tian's compliment made Mr. Zhao very useful, he couldn't suppress the smugness on his lips, waved his hand and said: "It's all your own struggle, I don't have the ability to teach you such a great writer." I heard that your articles are included in Science Illustrated? ”
"It's all taught by the teachers well, otherwise how could there be such a small achievement today?"
He Tian said, and put a small can of beautifully packaged tea in his hand in front of Mr. Zhao: "This is the tea sent by an editor-in-chief teacher of the newspaper in Beijing, no one in our family drinks tea, I know Mr. Zhao, you are a person who understands tea, and today I have borrowed flowers to offer Buddha." ”
"How can this be? I don't have this set of gifts, so you can get this back. "Mr. Zhao is indeed a tea lover, but he refuses to do so.
"Teacher Zhao, you can accept it, since ancient times, students should respect their teachers."
After a few pushes, Mr. Zhao accepted it with a smile.
After chattering for a while, He Cai entered the topic: "Teacher Zhao, what happened today?" I'm sorry to tell me about it. ”
"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that in the afternoon, Erqiang and the three classmates in the class got into a fight after class. You also came here at this age, and you should know that at this age, childishness is big, impulsive, and it is normal to fight without words. ”
Eating people with short mouths and soft hands, Mr. Zhao just received a gift from He Tian, so it is naturally not suitable to say anything heavy.
Besides, this kind of thing happens quite frequently throughout the year, and he is used to seeing it, and most of the parents are called with the purpose of scaring and scaring their children.
On the way back to say goodbye to Mr. Zhao and lead Erqiang, He Tian walked in front, and Qiao Erqiang followed behind, hanging his head like a frightened little quail.
He Tian didn't scold Qiao Erqiang, but just pinched him and confirmed that it was just some bruises, red and swollen flesh wounds.
But the more He Tian was silent, the more scared Qiao Erqiang became.
After eating anxiously, Qiao Erqiang took out his homework book and began to write his homework.
But his mind was not on this, and half an hour passed, and the paper was still blank.
"Be attentive when you write!"
"Oh~"
Forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts, Qiao Er forced himself to finish his homework.
Under He Tian's supervision, Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli, and Qiao Simei brushed their teeth, washed their faces and feet, and climbed into bed one after another.
Qiao Wufu is still young, and he can't do without his mother, he will still be in the same house with his parents, and the other four siblings will still live in another house.
This room is not large in size, but as several people grow up, it becomes more and more cramped.
He Tian was lying on the bed, thinking about how to change the house for his family.
"Big brother~ Have you slept?" The voices of the two strong and weak sounded.
"Huh?"
“... Big brother, you can scold me, or punish me for something else, as long as you don't punish me for not eating. ”
Foodie!
"Why should I scold you and punish you?"
"I got into a fight with someone else today and made a mistake."
"Then why are you fighting with someone else?"
"I left some of the peach crisps you bought last time and didn't eat them, and they took them to school and saw them, they wanted to grab them, but I didn't give them, so they started fighting."
"Hmm."
The room was quiet again, Qiao Erqiang was still very uneasy, what was the reaction of the eldest brother?
After a while, He Tian's voice sounded again: "Won or lost?" ”
"Huh?"
"I asked, did you win or lose?"
“..... Lost .... The three of them, I can't beat ......"
"Then starting tomorrow, I will fight for half an hour more every day."
"Oh! .... Big brother, don't you blame me? ”
"You didn't do anything wrong, you just defended your own rights and interests, why scold you? But it's really ugly and a bit embarrassing to lose. Well, go to sleep, don't be unable to wake up tomorrow! ”
"Hmm!"
On the other side of the room, Qiao Simei's little head was buried in the quilt.
In the quilt, a pair of big eyes are bright.