Qiao Sanli booked a train ticket to the capital on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Sun Xiaomo and her mother invited Qiao's family to dinner, which was considered as a practice for Qiao Sanli.
The hotel is set at a small restaurant not far from Shamao Lane. There are only a few people and one table is enough.
Xiang Nanfang was originally going to come, but her workplace happened to start work on the seventh day of the lunar month. She had just gone to work and it was not easy to ask for leave.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Yicheng asked the whole family to change into new clothes and took the dinner very seriously.
Wang Gang arrived at Qiao's house early in the morning and brought a bottle of good wine.
Of course it's not the bottle of 30-year-old Maotai given by Xiang Beifang, but it's still a good thing in his storage space.
Just when the Qiao family was about to go out, an unexpected person came.
"Teacher Qiao!"
Wen Ju'an stood helplessly at the door of Qiao's house, looking at Qiao Yicheng pitifully.
Qiao Yicheng and the Qiao family happened to be gathered in the courtyard. When they saw Wen Ju'an, Qiao Simei's eyes became full of gossip.
"Ju'an, why are you here?" Qiao Yicheng panicked when he saw Wen Ju'an.
"Come inside quickly, it's cold outside."
Qiao Yicheng led Wen Ju'an into the house, and then said to Wang Gang and the others: "This is my student who is a tutor. He has something to do with me. You go to the restaurant first, and I will be there soon."
Qiao Simei wanted to stay and watch the show, but Wang Gang forced her away.
Before leaving, Wang Gang also closed the door.
Sun Xiaomo's hotel is not far from Shamao Lane, and it only takes less than ten minutes to walk there.
By the time they arrived at the hotel, Sun Xiaomo and her mother had already arrived.
"Second Qiang, uncle, you are here! Please take a seat." Sun Xiaomo warmly greeted the Qiao family to sit down and introduced each other.
"Where's Yicheng? He didn't come with you?" Sun Xiaomo asked strangely, not seeing Qiao Yicheng.
Just as Qiao Simei, a big-mouthed woman, was about to speak, Wang Gang stopped her.
"I happened to meet my brother's friend when I was going out. He came over just to say hello." Wang Gang opened his mouth to cover up for Qiao Yicheng.
Sun Xiaomo didn't think too much, poured water for everyone, and was busy busying herself with enthusiasm.
Sun's mother had been sitting steadily on the Diaoyutai, chatting with Qiao Zuwang.
Qiao Zuwang was thinking to himself, his eldest son can do it! He dares to step into two boats at the same time, and women even come to his door.
However, in front of outsiders, Qiao Zuwang still cared about his son and chatted with his grandma.
"No wonder Xiao Mo is so beautiful. She turns out to have a beautiful mother. When you mother and daughter went out, people who didn't know would think they were sisters!" Qiao Zuwang complimented his grandma.
"Brother Qiao looks so young. He can raise several children to be so outstanding by himself. It's really amazing." Grandmother smiled.
"Why didn't Xiao Mo's father come? Are you busy at work?" Qiao Zuwang asked.
Sun's mother's expression was slightly unnatural, and Sun Xiaomo took the initiative to say: "My father passed away early, and my mother raised me."
Hearing this, Qiao Zuwang empathized and said, "So, my wife also left early, leaving only five children. I know how hard it is to raise children alone."
Qiao Simei and Qiao Qiqi just rolled their eyes after hearing Qiao Zuwang's words, but Wang Gang saw that Sun Xiaomo should have something to hide about her father.
"Xiao Mo! You must be filial to your mother in the future." Qiao Zuwang glanced at his children and said, "It's not easy for everyone."
Wang Gang snorted in his heart, feeling that Wei Qiaodong's transformation of Qiao Zuwang was not complete yet, and his training plan needed to be adjusted again.
On the other side, Qiao Yicheng came to the hotel an hour later, in a hurry, sweating profusely, and looking a little guilty.
"Why are you running so fast?" Sun Xiaomo saw Qiao Yicheng's sweaty head and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe him.
To be honest, everyone in the Qiao family saw Sun Xiaomo's care for Qiao Yicheng.
"Something happened to an elder's family, so I went to help." Qiao Yicheng explained.
Sun Xiaomo paused and asked, "Didn't Erqiang say you met a friend? Why have you become an elder again?"
Qiao Yizhen panicked and stammered: "My friend's father is sick and he asked me to borrow some medical expenses."
Sun Xiaomo put down her handkerchief and asked: "Who is your friend? Do I recognize him?"
Qiao Yicheng shook his head and said: "You haven't seen it. I came here after I sent her father to the hospital. Sorry, I'm late!"
"It's good that everyone is fine." Sun Xiaomo poured a glass of water for Qiao Yicheng and said.
Qiao Yicheng glanced at Wang Gang and hesitated to speak.
"Everyone must be hungry! Hurry up and serve the food!" Wang Gang signaled Qiao Yicheng with his eyes to pay attention to the occasion.
Everyone else enjoyed the meal very happily, especially Sun Mu and Qiao Zuwang, who seemed to be reluctant to meet each other at such a late date, and they chatted very congenially.
On the contrary, Qiao Yicheng and Sun Xiaomo both looked distracted.
After dinner, Qiao Yicheng wanted to send Sun Xiaomo and his daughter home. Before leaving, he asked Wang Gang to wait for him at home for a while.
Nothing happened, so Wang Gang waited for Qiao Yicheng at Qiao's house. It was almost an hour before Qiao Yicheng came back.
As soon as he entered the door, Qiao Yicheng said to Wang Gang: "Do you still have money?"
Wang Gang guessed something and asked: "Is your student's father hospitalized?"
Qiao Yicheng was surprised at his younger brother's intelligence and nodded: "Ju'an's father is seriously ill and needs money urgently."
Wang Gang asked strangely: "Isn't their family quite rich?"
Qiao Yicheng explained: "Ju'an's mother is the rich one, her father has little money, and they are divorced."
After Qiao Yicheng's explanation, Wang just understood what was going on.
At that time, Wen Ju'an's mother was her ex-husband whom she met when she joined the queue. The two got together due to the special circumstances of their time, and they had a child, Wen Ju'an.
But as the chaos was brought back to order, Wen Ju'an's mother went to college through her own efforts, returned to Jinling City, and gradually drifted away from her husband, eventually getting divorced.
Because Wen's mother's family conditions were better, the children followed her.
Father Wen didn't want to be too far away from his daughter, so he rented an old house in Jinling and struggled to survive.
Wen Ju'an sometimes visits his father, but Wen's mother doesn't like it very much.
Qiao Yicheng once met Father Wen, and there was almost a misunderstanding.
Today Wen Ju'an came to Qiao Yicheng for help because his father was seriously ill but had no money for treatment.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wen Ju'an once begged her mother for money, but Wen's mother firmly refused, so she could only come to Qiao Yicheng for help.
Qiao Yicheng and Wen Ju'an sent him to the hospital, and he also paid part of the medical expenses in advance. However, Wen's father's condition was very serious and he needed surgery, which was not cheap.
"You want to help Wen Ju'an's father?" Wang Gang said, staring into Qiao Yicheng's eyes.
"Human life is at stake. I can't watch Ju'an's father die." Qiao Yicheng said anxiously: "I borrowed this money. I will pay it back to you when I get a job in the future!"
Wang Gang asked back: "Have you mentioned this matter to Sun Xiaomo?"
Qiao Yicheng said with a guilty conscience: "What did you say to her? It has nothing to do with her."
Wang Gang shook his head and sighed: "You have to think clearly. If Sun Xiaomo finds out that you and Wen Ju'an are no longer connected, she will definitely not let it go. Her mother is not a fuel-efficient lamp either."
Qiao Yicheng winced and said, "Ju An and I just have a normal teacher-student relationship, not what you think."
"It doesn't matter what I think. The main thing is to see what Sun Xiaomo thinks. She is your girlfriend." Wang Gang warned:
"Any woman will think twice if she learns that her boyfriend has lent another woman a large amount of money!"
Qiao Yicheng said impatiently: "If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, how will Xiao Mo know? Just tell me whether you want to borrow the money or not!"
Wang Gang couldn't help but sigh again when he saw Qiao Yicheng's stubborn look.
"How much do you want to borrow?"
"About five thousand yuan." Qiao Yicheng thought for a moment and said, "It's better to be six thousand yuan!"
Wang Gang said: "When do you want it?"
"The sooner the better." Qiao Yicheng said anxiously: "Ju'an's father is waiting for money to save his life."
"Okay, I'll give it to you when I go home." Wang Gang's money was actually stored in the space, and going home was just an excuse.
"I'll go back with you." Qiao Yicheng said urgently.
Wang Gang shook his head helplessly, went back home with Qiao Yicheng, and withdrew 6,000 yuan for him.
Qiao Yicheng wrote an IOU to Wang Gang in his own name.
After Wang Gang waited for Qiao Yicheng to leave, he casually tore up the IOU.
Later, he told Xiang Nanfang about Qiao Yicheng's borrowing money, and Xiang Nanfang also felt that Qiao Yicheng had done something wrong.
"Brother, you shouldn't have kept this secret from Sun Xiaomo. Even if there's nothing wrong, you can't explain it clearly."
Wang Gang sighed and said: "My eldest brother is usually very smart, but why is he always confused emotionally? I didn't expect that he is also a love brain."
"What is the love brain?" Xiang Nanfang asked rhetorically.
"That's the kind of person who will risk everything for love." Wang Gang explained.
Xiang Nanfang said quietly: "Sometimes women like men who are love-minded."
Wang Gang was surprised and said: "You don't want me to be as in love as my eldest brother, do you?"
Xiang Nanfang sighed: "I just want you to be nice to me."
Wang Gang turned over and pressed towards Xiang Nannan, smiling and saying: "Okay, I will only be your love brain."
