"Wow, where did this bicycle come from? It's so beautiful."
Qiao Erqiang had just returned from the hotel and was spotted by Qiao Simei before she entered the courtyard, but her main energy was attracted by the brand new bicycle.
"It's beautiful, Brother Hao gave it to me." Qiao Erqiang had just drank some wine with Qin Hao. After all, he was already eighteen years old, and it was time for him to have a taste of wine as a life experience.
Qiao Simei's eyes lit up when she heard this, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Wei Shuying's voice coming from the yard.
"The top two are back? What are you muttering at the door? Come in."
Qiao Simei stuck out her tongue and obediently followed Qiao Erqiang through the door.
In this family, Qiao Yicheng and Qiao Erqiang loved her very much. Qiao Sanli gave in to her in everything. As for Qiao Zuwang, she didn't take it seriously at all. Qiao Qiqi was still a little brat, and the only one who could control her was Qiao Qiqi.
The person who lives with her is Wei Shuying.
"Have you been drinking?" Wei Shuying smelled the smell of alcohol on Qiao Erqiang and frowned slightly.
Qiao Erqiang lowered his head nervously: "I just had a small drink."
Wei Shuying didn't get too entangled in this matter. Her son had grown up and didn't start drinking until he was eighteen, so he was already very well-behaved.
"Well, where did that bike come from?"
"Brother Hao gave me a birthday gift."
A glimmer of expectation flashed in Qiao Simei's eyes. She had wanted a bicycle for a long time. She originally had a bicycle at home. At first, Qiao Zuwang rode it to work. Later, when he had his leg amputated, he gave it to Qiao Yicheng.
After Qiao Yicheng went to college, he gave it to Qiao Sanli.
That bicycle must be more than ten years old. Qiao Simei thought she was old and never argued with Qiao Sanli.
"Hey, it's my birthday soon. What kind of birthday gift will Brother Hao give me?"
Wei Shuying didn't know that Qiao Simei's calculations had already been made. She frowned slightly: "You just accepted such an expensive gift?"
"Brother Hao said that I have helped him earn a lot of money over the years, and it is like a coming-of-age gift for me." Qiao Erqiang quickly explained.
Wei Shuying was silent for a moment, and did not continue to struggle with this issue. Instead, she looked at Qiao Simei, who was still immersed in beautiful fantasy: "Have you finished your homework?"
"Oh." Qiao Simei pursed her lips. She knew that her mother wanted to send her away. She had something to say to her second brother, but she didn't dare to violate it, so she could only stand up and return to the room reluctantly.
After Qiao Simei closed the door, Wei Shuying said something strong to Qiao Er.
"Second Qiang, you will be eighteen soon, and you are at the age to fall in love and get married. What do you want to be like?"
Qiao Erqiang's mind immediately flashed to Ma Suqin's mature and feminine appearance.
"Hey, why are you shy? It's time for boys to get married and girls to get married. It's time for you to start a family and start a business." Wei Shuying thought her son was shy and said with a smile.
When Qiao Erqiang thought about Ma Suqin's conditions, being more than ten years older than him and raising a child, Qiao Erqiang could only continue to bury his head.
"That's it. Your second aunt has helped you find some pretty good girls. These are their photos. See which one you like. Let's make an appointment to meet..."
Qiao Erqiang took the photos and looked through them one by one. The girls in the photos were all selected by Wei Shuying. Not to mention how beautiful they were, they definitely passed the test. After all, in Wei Shuying's eyes, her second son was still very good.
She also looked down upon those crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
However, after Qiao Erqiang saw the photo, he just calmly put the photo back on the table without saying a word.
Wei Shuying just thought her son was thin-skinned, so she tentatively picked up one of the photos: "This?"
Qiao Erqiang remained silent while Wei Shuying changed several more pictures.
"That's it." Qiao Erqiang knew that if he didn't agree to meet, his mother would continue endlessly, and he couldn't bear to let his mother down.
"Well, this is good. She looks really delicate." Wei Shuying took the photo and looked at it. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that it was a perfect match.
"Mom, I'm tired. I'm going to rest first." Qiao Erqiang felt tired for a while.
"Well, go get it and remember to wash your feet."
Soon, Wei Shuying found her sister Wei Shufang.
"How about it, which one do the top two have their eyes on?"
Women seem to be born with the potential to be matchmakers. Those who didn't know it thought it was Wei Shufang who found a partner for her son.
Wei Shuying took out the photo and handed it to her sister: "This is it."
"This is good. The second best in our family has good taste. I heard that this girl is pretty and has a good personality." Wei Shufang praised.
Wei Shuying was still a little worried: "What's going on with this girl's family? Does she have a formal job?"
"Don't worry, this girl works at Xinhua Bookstore, she is the only mother in the family, and she also has a city registered permanent residence."
There is still a big gap between urban registered permanent residence and rural registered permanent residence these days. Urban registered registered permanent residents can work in factories and work as workers, eat commercial grain and receive wages, while rural registered permanent residents can only earn work points by farming, and have a bunch of poor relatives who are suffering. You said it will be a relief at that time.
Or no relief?
Wei Shuying was very satisfied when she heard this: "That is really a good match for our top two. When do you think we can arrange for them to meet?"
"I also think they are a good match. Let's do this. I'll go to their house after dinner."
The matter was finalized. It must be said that Wei Shufang was very efficient. That night, Qiao Erqiang received a call from his mother Wei Shuying.
"Tomorrow at noon, you go directly to her place of work, which is the Xinhua Bookstore on Zhongshan East Road. You wait for her to get off work and pick her up to have a meal with her."
"By the way, remember to ride your new bicycle."
Qiao Erqiang dullly agreed, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.
That night, Qiao Erqiang couldn't sleep. His mind was filled with Ma Suqin's smile, and the slight pear dimple at the corner of his mouth made him intoxicated.
"No, why are you dragging me on a blind date? I don't want to be a light bulb." Qin Hao looked at Qiao Erqiang with some gloating.
Qiao Erqiang grimaced: "Brother Hao, please stop laughing at me. It's not like you don't know my situation. What should I tell her when we meet later?"
"No, I don't know what you are thinking. Besides, are you so sure that you won't marry anyone other than Ma Suqin? It's not a bad thing to get in touch with a few more girls. At least it can make you clear whether it's a temporary attraction or a real one.
It was love at first sight.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qiao Erqiang heard that it made sense, but he still took Qin Hao to the Xinhua Bookstore.
There were quite a lot of people in this Xinhua Bookstore. When Qiao Erqiang got to the door, he became timid again and stood there for a long time without moving. In the end, Qin Hao pulled him in.
Qin Hao glanced at his watch: "You still have half an hour to get off work. You just buy two books and go to check out, and then take the opportunity to ask her out for dinner. It's that simple."
Falling in love in this era is not too easy. Girls are so innocent. As long as they don't look too crooked, finding a girlfriend is very simple. What's more, Qiao Erqiang's conditions are there.
Qiao Erqiang looked at a female clerk in front of the counter, took a deep breath, and picked up a radio book to try to relieve the tension in his heart.
It turned out that this was too much. If Qin Hao hadn't reminded him, this kid would have lasted until the bookstore closed.
Seeing Qiao Erqiang struggling to move towards the counter, Qin Hao couldn't help feeling tired, this steely straight man.
"Comrade, do you want to buy these two books?" A clear voice sounded.
Qiao Erqiang nodded silently: "Yes."
"Are you Qiao Erqiang?"
"Um."
"My name is Sun Xiaomo. I will get off work in five minutes. This book..."
"I want the book."
"Okay, it's thirty-six cents in total."
"Give."
Qin Hao didn't pay much attention to the appearance of the female clerks at first. It wasn't until Qiao Erqiang "connected" with the girl that he suddenly realized, wasn't this Sun Xiaomo?
Speaking of which, Sun Xiaomo can be regarded as a poor person. Her mother is a "mistress". She grew up in a single-parent family and seriously lacked father's love. Later, she fell in love with her boss, Director Chen, who turned out to be a married woman.
, she was just playing with her, but when she was completely disappointed with Director Chen and wanted to win back Qiao Erqiang, she found that his heart was focused on Ma Suqin. The two parties eventually divorced, and she also raised Qiao Erqiang alone.
Director Chen’s child did not lie to Qiao Erqiang to help her raise it.
"Is this girl getting involved with Director Chen now?" Qin Hao couldn't tell at the moment. According to the trajectory of the original drama, Qiao Erqiang should have met Qiao Yicheng through a blind date after he graduated with a master's degree and worked in the 1990s.
years later.
Qin Hao ignored Qiao Erqiang's little move to "keep up" and deliberately stayed a distance away. While Sun Xiaomo and Qiao Erqiang were going out, he asked a shop assistant to ask.
"Is your director's name Chen Junliang?"
The clerk frowned slightly: "No, our director's surname is Zhou. Do you have anything to do with him?"
"It's okay, maybe I heard wrong."
Qin Hao casually found an excuse and left Xinhua Bookstore.
From this point of view, Chen Junliang should not have been transferred to this bookstore as the director, which means that Sun Xiaomo has not met this scumbag yet.
This made Qin Hao hesitate a little. In fact, Sun Xiaomo's conditions were quite matched with Qiao Erqiang's. Apart from some Electra complex, her personality was pretty good.
"What are you looking at?" Sun Xiaomo couldn't help but asked curiously when she saw Qiao Erqiang looking back.
"No, it's nothing, just take a look." Qiao Erqiang said a few words casually, and then found a restaurant: "Are you hungry? Let's go in."
"Well, okay." Sun Xiaomo nodded lightly. She was not disgusted with Qiao Erqiang. She just felt that the boy was too young and not her type, but she was embarrassed to say it clearly. She wanted to go back after finishing the meal.
Just explain the situation to the middleman.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little awkward. After Qiao Erqiang finished ordering, he sat there without saying a word.
"Are you interested in radio?"
Finally, it was Sun Xiaomo who broke the silence.
Qiao Erqiang nodded: "Well, this is what I studied in technical secondary school, and this is what I do now."
"Oh, you also went to technical secondary school, so you should be working very well now, right?" Sun Xiaomo became interested. Although the introducer had probably said something about Qiao Erqiang, the details were not clear.
"It's not bad, I just work as a technician in an electrical appliance factory."
"I'm a good technician, my monthly salary should be high, right?"
"It's okay, it's only fifty yuan."
Sun Xiaomo felt that the guy in front of her was simply disgusting. What does it mean to be okay? Fifty yuan. Her monthly salary was less than thirty yuan. He worked for one month and almost paid her for two months. This was also called okay. Then
Is she still having trouble getting through life?
"You don't seem to be satisfied with the salary?"
Qiao Erqiang shook his head: "That's not true. Technicians in the factory all earn this salary. The main reason is that they earn more by taking outside jobs. Repairing an electrical appliance only costs almost half a month's salary."
"How can you make money repairing electrical appliances?" Sun Xiaomo became interested.
Qiao Erqiang explained: "Actually, not everyone can earn so much. Brother Hao takes care of me."
"Brother Hao?"
"My next-door neighbor is four years older than me, but we have a very good relationship. We are no different from brothers."
Speaking of Qin Hao, Qiao Erqiang's conversation started immediately. From how Qin Hao taught his eldest brother Qiao Yicheng to fish and do carpentry to support the family, how he cultivated his interest in radio and taught him to repair electrical appliances,
There is no end to talking about one pile after another.
Sun Xiaomo suddenly became interested in the "Brother Hao" mentioned by Qiao Erqiang.
"Well, then he is really nice to you. I wish I could have such a brother."
"You spoke so highly of him, why don't you bring me to meet him some other time?"
Qiao Erqiang, a silly boy, was also honest. He pointed behind him and said, "No need to wait for another day, he is right behind."
Then, Sun Xiaomo sat opposite Qin Hao.
Qin Hao couldn't help scolding this silly boy Qiao Erqiang. What's going on? Is it because he thinks his light bulb is not bright enough?
"Are you Brother Hao? My name is Sun Xiaomo."
Facing Sun Xiaomo's delicate little hand, Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, then stood up and gently held the other's fingertips.
"Hello, my name is Qin Hao. I am Qiao Erqiang's neighbor and can be regarded as his half brother."
"This younger brother of mine has never been in love before, and this is his first blind date, so he roped me in to embolden him and make you laugh."
Sun Xiaomo smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter. Actually, I have never been in love before, and this is my first blind date."
Facing Sun Xiaomo's smile, Qin Hao suddenly felt that something was wrong, but couldn't explain it for the moment.
Just when the waiter finished serving the dishes, Sun Xiaomo's originally smiling face suddenly twitched, and then her whole body began to twitch unconsciously, startling the diners around her.
Qiao Erqiang was also at a loss. Seeing that Sun Xiaomo was foaming at the mouth, Qin Hao quickly laid her down, then picked up the chopsticks on the table and placed them between Sun Xiaomo's teeth.
"Sun Xiaomo, come and bite it, don't be afraid, it will be fine in a while."
Sun Xiaomo's eyes were a little distracted, her whole body was twitching and shaking unconsciously, and there was only a mature voice that kept echoing in her mind.
After Sun Xiaomo's condition gradually stabilized, Qin Hao called Qiao Erqiang to take her to the hospital.
After an unknown amount of time, Sun Xiaomo slowly opened her eyes and saw Qin Hao sitting in front of the hospital bed, with a smile on his pale face.
"I'm sorry to frighten you."
Qin Hao shook his head: "It's hard to talk about being frightened. We are not that fragile yet, but it is better to treat epilepsy as early as possible. I will help you find a neurologist to take a look later."
"Thank you." Sun Xiaomo looked at Qin Hao gratefully, with a hint of admiration in his soft eyes.