Since Chu Shengmei figured it out that day, her whole spirit changed immediately.
She no longer stays alone in the house mournfully, nor does she eat or drink all day long.
She tried to let herself come out bit by bit, and return to normal bit by bit.
Seeing that she suddenly figured it out, her brother and sister-in-law were very pleasantly surprised and also very curious.
But in order not to irritate her, both of them chose not to ask the reason very empathetically.
Thinking of the stupid things she did that day, she was actually ashamed to say it, and at the same time, she was very grateful to Qiao Zhenmin for not only saving her life, but also helping her keep this secret.
She came here this time because her brother said that Qiao Zhenmin had encountered financial difficulties, and he wanted to apply for a loan from Nanshan County.
Qiao Zhenmin opened the door pretending to be just waking up, stretched and yawned, "Hey, Shengmei, why are you here? I just woke up."
In recent years, all provincial cities and towns have been seeking development. In order to encourage entrepreneurship, some local governments actively support businessmen's loans, and Nanshan County has the best loan preferential policies.
So he came to Nanshan County last week and rented a house here, planning to leave the company here in the future.
Hearing his words, Chu Shengmei glanced at his glossy hair, pursed her lips and laughed: "Brother Zhenmin still uses pomade to do his hair while sleeping, this habit is really special!"
Qiao Zhenmin: "..."
A rush of hot blood surged up, and his face turned red like Guan Gong.
Seeing him like this, Chu Shengmei laughed even more so that she fell backwards.
The spring sunshine casts down from the eaves, and her bright red lips are like delicate red roses under the sunlight, attracting people's attention.
Qiao Zhenmin looked at her smiling like a flower, the throbbing from that night came back again, and his eyes were fixed on her face.
Chu Shengmei laughed for a while before stopping, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry Brother Zhenmin, I didn't mean to..."
Qiao Zhenmin grinned and said, "It's okay, you can laugh if you want, and you look good when you smile."
As soon as these words came out, the two were stunned at the same time.
Qiao Zhenmin wanted to slap himself. He just thought about the latter sentence in his heart and never thought of saying it.
But looking at her face, she said it without knowing it!
Chu Shengmei blushed twice on her pale face, coughed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, by the way, I'm here this time because I have something to tell Brother Zhenmin."
Qiao Zhenmin quickly moved away to let her in: "Come in quickly, I'll get you a cup of tea."
He said that he hurriedly turned around and walked towards the kitchen, but he didn't take two steps, he staggered, and he almost fell enough to eat shit!
At this point, Qiao Zhenmin was a little desperate for himself.
He wanted to make a good impression in front of her, but he was stupid from the beginning!
Seeing this, Chu Shengmei wanted to laugh again.
After knowing each other for so many years, it was the first time that she found Brother Zhenmin to be such an "interesting" person.
Qiao Zhenmin poured a glass of water with a blushing face, then sat down opposite her and said, "I heard from your brother that you have already returned to Baocheng County, why did you come here again suddenly, did something happen?"
Chu Shengmei took a sip of warm water and said, "Nothing happened, I heard from my brother that you plan to start a company with a loan?"
Qiao Zhenmin nodded: "I am very optimistic about the transportation industry. If we can occupy the market first, the profits will be very considerable!"
As soon as the new year was over, he came to Nanshan County in a hurry to apply for a loan, just to start the company as soon as possible.
Both the Shen family and the Huo family are rich, but he never thought of borrowing from them.
Favor is used once less.
What's more, whether it's the Shen family or the Huo family, they got along with the Qiao family because of Da Qiao, not because of him, Qiao Zhenmin.
Chu Shengmei put the water glass on the table and said, "That sounds very interesting, Brother Zhenmin, tell me about it in detail."
Qiao Zhenmin felt that her attitude was a bit strange, but he didn't think too much about it.
If it was someone else, maybe he would still be on guard, but for the Chu family, there is no need for that.
After Chu Shengmei finished listening, she brought her purse in front of her, unzipped the zipper, and took out three dozen big unity from inside.
Then he handed it over and said, "Here is a total of 3,000 yuan. I plan to become a shareholder of Brother Zhenmin's transportation company. I wonder if Brother Zhenmin will give me this opportunity to make money?"
Qiao Zhenmin looked at the money in her hand in shock, then set his eyes on her face again: "...do you know what you are doing?"
Chu Shengmei smiled and said: "Of course! I'm very sober now. I don't use the money. It's better to invest in your company. In this way, you don't have to worry about funds, and I can earn some money to support you." daughter."
Qiao Zhenmin's throat seemed to be choked, and he watched her for a long time without saying a word.
He knew that she did this to make him feel relieved.
If she lends him money, he will definitely refuse, because Chu Tianbai also said before that he would lend him money, but he refused.
Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention relatives and friends, he would rather borrow money from the bank. Even if he fails in the future, he only owes money to the country and does not need to bear so many debts of favor.
But now that Chu Shengmei sent the money to him, and thought of an excuse to stop him from refusing, how could he not be moved
Chu Shengmei was a little embarrassed by him, and stretched out her hand to stroke her hair and said, "To be honest, I did this because I really want to thank brother Zhenmin for saving me last time, but it's true that I want to make some money. You I also know that now I am a woman who has to raise children, and I will have my in-laws to take care of in the future, so I have to prepare for the future!"
Before, she had been wondering why Du Zhuocheng committed suicide, and she didn't care about the future at all. After returning to her in-law's house this time, she truly felt that without Du Zhuocheng, she was just an outsider in her in-law's house!
In the past few months, her parents-in-law still felt that Du Zhuocheng's death was caused by her, and what she said was extremely vitriolic, which made her feel very uncomfortable. If it was her before, she would definitely have broken up with them long ago!
But now she can't, she has to be with her daughter!
But she won't stay in her husband's house for the rest of her life, let alone she can't stand it, and she doesn't want her daughter to grow up in that environment.
Therefore, she has to work hard to make money and make herself stronger, so strong that her husband's family will never dare to talk nonsense in front of her again!
So, here she comes.
It's just to repay Brother Zhenmin's favor, and her purpose seems a little impure. Thinking of this, a shy expression appeared on her face.
But Qiao Zhenmin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her words: "Since this is the case, I will accept the money. Don't worry, I will definitely not let you lose everything!"
What Chu Shengmei was most worried about was that he would reject her. Hearing his words at this time, she couldn't help laughing happily: "Then I'll just wait to become a rich woman!"
"Definitely!" Qiao Zhenmin said while looking for a pen and paper, preparing to write an IOU.
Chu Shengmei said no at first, but with his insistence, he finally accepted the IOU.
It was already noon when it was done.
Qiao Zhenmin looked outside and said relaxedly: "It's time for dinner, I invite you to dinner, as a thank you for trusting me so much!"
Chu Shengmei didn't hold back, and responded heartily: "Okay, I'm just hungry!"
Qiao Zhenmin quickly picked up his coat, locked the door and the two went out.
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In the past, the best places to eat were state-owned restaurants, but now there are many restaurants on the street, Qiao Zhenmin chose a restaurant that just opened recently.
Chu Shengmei felt that it was too wasteful. The company has not yet been set up, and now a penny should be split in half to spend. How can it be wasted
Seeing her "chattering", Qiao Zhenmin not only didn't feel irritable, but felt that she was very good at living, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
When he arrived at the restaurant, he ordered two meat dishes and one soup.
Chu Shengmei muttered again: "Brother Zhenmin, don't think I'm nagging, if you make money in the future, I won't care about how you spend it, but now you are too extravagant!"
There are only two of them, how can they use four dishes
Qiao Zhenmin grinned and said, "It's rare to invite you to dinner once. How can I be too shabby? Don't worry, I usually don't come to this kind of place to eat alone!"
I came here because of you.
He didn't say the latter words, but Chu Shengmei seemed to sense something, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.
The atmosphere was a little ambiguous for a while.
Just then, there was a noise at the door.
"Waiter, I want a big table, there are a dozen of us in total!"
The waiter immediately greeted him with a smile: "This way please."
Because there were too many people on the other side and there was a lot of commotion, Qiao Zhenmin naturally cast his gaze over there, and then saw a person—Shi Qinxin.
He and Shi Qinxin divorced for seven years, and the two families had no contact with each other after that, and he never saw her again. Later, he heard that she married to another province.
Fast forward seven years, seeing each other now, it feels like a lifetime away.
Shi Qinxin was a little fatter than before, her figure was obviously out of shape, her face was a little haggard, and the dark circles under her eyes looked very scary.
When he looked over, Shi Qinxin happened to look over, and the eyes of the two collided in the air.
Shi Qinxin trembled, and stepped on the instep of the woman next to her.
The woman was very upset and said: "How do you walk? Eyes are for looking good?"
An embarrassed smile appeared on Shi Qinxin's face: "I'm sorry, Auntie, I... I didn't mean it!"
Being scolded like this in front of her ex-husband made her feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed.
She wished she could dig a hole and bury herself!
Qiao Zhenmin didn't gloat, he turned his eyes away, pretending he didn't see the scene just now.
Back then he was very angry that she lied and blamed Xiao Wan'er, but now the two have nothing to do with each other, and the matter has passed so long, he has already let go of it.
Seeing him lower his head, Shi Qinxin breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt an inexplicable disappointment.
After divorcing Qiao Zhenmin, her life in her natal family was very sad. Her family scolded her for lying, let alone getting involved with her ex-husband, which caused her natal family to embarrass herself along with her.
The neighbors around her always looked at her with strange eyes, and all kinds of gossip were like a sharp knife, cutting her bloody.
She has regretted it a long time ago, from the moment Qiao Zhenmin wanted to divorce her, she has regretted it, but there is no medicine for regret in the world, everyone must be responsible for their actions!
She once wanted to go to Qiao Zhenmin and ask him to forgive herself, but she knew that even if she knelt in front of him, he would never forgive herself!
Later, a relative introduced a man from other provinces to her, and she agreed without even thinking about it.
At that time, she just wanted to stay away from everything around her, away from all the gossip.
Her current man is ten years older than her, and has a son and a daughter with her dead ex-wife.
The most difficult thing in the world to be a stepmother is to be a stepmother. Every time she is made things difficult by her stepson and stepdaughter, she will think of Xiao Wan'er, the quiet and shy little girl who smiled at her.
She just wanted to slap herself a few times!
At this moment, her eyes shifted to Chu Shengmei who was sitting opposite Qiao Zhenmin, and a complicated light flashed in her eyes.
The next moment, I heard the woman from before twitching her and saying: "What are you doing? You are in a trance all day long. I called you so many times and you didn't hear it. Are you deaf
Only then did Shi Qinxin come to her senses, and apologized again and again.
But the woman refused to let her go: "Ah Lin, you have to take good care of your daughter-in-law, you are so incapable of being a human being, I even suspect that she is deliberately against me!"
When these words fell to the ground, a man in his forties immediately cursed at Shi Qinxin.
Shi Qin's face flushed red, but she didn't speak back.
Things are different.
Qiao Zhenmin sighed lightly.
Chu Shengmei noticed something wrong with his expression, and whispered, "What's wrong with you?"
Qiao Zhenmin smiled at her and said, "It's okay, I just saw an old friend."
"Old man?" Chu Shengmei wanted to look back, but he stopped her.
Qiao Zhenmin said, "Don't look back, it's my ex-wife."
Chu Shengmei was stunned for a moment, then remembered that this so-called ex-wife was not Chen Qiaoqiao, but another woman surnamed Shi.
Speaking of which, his marriage was actually quite bumpy, one cuckolded him, and the other acted like a demon.
Although she and Du Zhuocheng seemed very harmonious, in the end he abandoned her and ended his life in such a tragic way, which made her doubt that the happiness she thought was just wishful thinking.
Qiao Zhenmin saw that she became depressed because of his words, and immediately thought of various jokes to make her happy.
Chu Shengmei soon smiled again.
Shi Qin, who was sitting at the other end, was heartbroken seeing their laughter.
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The new semester has started again.
Xiao Dongyun and the twins are both eight years old after the new year, but Xiao Dongyun and Xue Anxu are in the second grade.
The little nerd Qiao Anjie skipped a grade to the fifth grade even though he was only eight years old because of his clever mind.
Recently, the school received a notice that a leader from the Education Department of Beijing City would come to inspect and ask each school to arrange a program.
The leaders of Yunlai Primary School were both excited and worried.
Excited, this is a rare good opportunity to start.
If the leaders of the capital can boast, the school and their future will not have to worry about in the future.
What is worrying is, what kind of program should this be
After the principal led the director and teachers to hold countless meetings, they finally decided to sing in chorus.
Although the chorus program is a bit old-fashioned, it is sure to win. With such an opportunity, everyone wants to stand out, but if one fails, it is easy to be self-defeating, and eventually become a joke in the education circle.
The leaders are used to being old-fashioned and dare not innovate, not to mention the teachers, they have no status, as long as they obey the arrangements.
So the program was decided in this way, and the next step was to choose the candidates for the chorus.
As for the chorus, first of all, you must sing well, this is the most basic, otherwise you will sing like a duck, and you will be out of tune everywhere. Isn’t this a disgusting person
In addition to those with a nice voice, you also need to find a few good-looking people to act as a facade. The good-looking people are arranged in the front, so that the leader will find it pleasing to look at.
After going through the selection process, Xiao Dongyun and the twins were all selected.
Needless to say, Xiao Dongyun's voice, if you look around the whole town, you may not be able to find anyone with a sweeter voice than her.
As for the twins, they are responsible for their appearance.
Everything was ready, but something went wrong during rehearsal.
The reason is that Xiao Dongyun was selected as the lead singer, but the leader felt that Xiao Dongyun was a bit unattractive, standing in the first row was an obstacle to the view.
To say it's not pretty is already a polite word, but to be honest, they think Xiao Dongyun is ugly!
The Qiao family's children are famously good-looking, and Da Qiao is smart and good-looking. He has been a role model for parents to educate their children for so many years.
Donglin and the twins are also very good-looking, with fair skin and handsome features, even more delicate than the children in the city.
Except for the second bedroom, the other three children of the first bedroom, as well as Qiao Dongwan, were all at the same level, but the whole family had the exception of Xiao Dongyun.
Xiao Dongyun's skin is very dark, her eyes are small, her nose is flat, and her face is not good-looking. If she didn't look like her mother, everyone would definitely think she was picked.
Generally, the lead singers stand in the most central position, but the leaders discussed and discussed, and finally decided to arrange Xiao Dongyun in the last row.
And arranged another good-looking girl as the lead singer, but asked that girl not to make a sound, and just lip-sync when the time comes.
When Xiao Dongyun found out, she protested on the spot: "I am the lead singer but I can't stand in the first row. You still want to say that my voice was made by someone else. Why?"
The female teacher who led the team said: "As a student, you can do whatever the teacher arranges. Why are there so many?"
Xiao Dongyun was not frightened at all: "A marionette is a marionette, and it can do what others arrange. I am a human being, and I have thoughts and brains. I will not accept your arrangements unless you tell me one, two, three. !"
Seeing such a rebellious child for the first time, the female teacher flushed with anger: "You... Qiao Dongyun, if you do this again, then don't participate in the rehearsal!"
Xiao Dongyun snorted through her nostrils: "If you don't participate, you won't participate. Do you think I'm a rarity? An Jie, An Xu, let's go!"
Qiao Anjie and Xue Anxu were also very dissatisfied with the teacher's arrangement for Xiao Dongyun.
Hearing Xiao Dongyun's call at this time, the two left the team immediately, and the three left without looking back.
The female teacher was so angry that she almost didn't come up, and died on the spot!
The female teacher couldn't swallow this breath!
She felt that if she didn't teach Xiao Dongyun a lesson today, other students would definitely follow suit in the future.
So she turned around and rushed out of the classroom, ran to the office and reported the matter to the dean.
The dean was also very angry when he heard the words, and slammed the table loudly: "It's simply unreasonable, such students can be dismissed!"
When the female teacher heard the words, her chest stood up high, and she felt that she had done a very correct thing.
So the two rushed to the school gate in high spirits, and stopped Xiao Dongyun and the three twins who were carrying their schoolbags and wanted to go home.
Xue Anxu said angrily, "What are you doing?"
Before the dean could answer, Xiao Dongyun replied, "They definitely want to kidnap us and torture us, so let's go to the police!"
Dean:"… "
Female teacher: "..."
After Xiao Dongyun finished talking with the twins, she slipped away from the dean's arms, yelling to call the police.
"Quickly, stop them!"
The dean was so angry that he was about to have a heart attack!
If this really goes to the police, his career and reputation will be over!
He directed the female teacher and the security guard to stop the three little things from the Qiao family.
Although the three of them acted quickly, they were only eight-year-old children after all, and they were quickly caught.
Xiao Dongyun was so angry that her face was black and red: "You let me go, or I will tell my grandma, she can beat you to heaven with one punch!"
The dean's pig-headed face was flushed with anger again: "It's unreasonable! I'm going to teach you a lesson!"
After speaking, he raised his hand high and was about to hit Xiao Dongyun on the head.
At this time, Da Qiao who came to pick up his younger siblings from school appeared!
Da Qiao was so angry that he was about to explode: "Stop it!"
"Sister Da Qiao, help!" Xiao Dongyun burst into tears when she saw that her sister was coming.
The twins who were caught by the security also started to cry.
Da Qiao saw that his younger siblings were being bullied, how could he stay calm
She rushed up, kicked over a security guard, and first rescued the twins who were closer to her.
Then he rushed up and punched the dean in the face!
The dean made a pig cry!
But it wasn't over yet, Da Qiao lifted the dean up, then lowered his head and said to his siblings: "Go, go to the police station!"
So like carrying a wild boar, she carried the dean with ease, and rushed towards the police station with her three younger siblings.
Female teacher: "..."
security guard:"… "
The dean's hair fluttered in the wind, and he screamed as if he had been raped: "You... put me down!"
put
That is impossible!
Da Qiao took his younger siblings to the police station in a hurry.
The police at the police station were stunned when they saw this scene.
Da Qiao entered the police station, then threw him to the ground, pointed at the dean with a pale face, and said, "I want to report to the police, he beat the students!"
The dean, whose hair was blown into a soaring braid, held his nauseated chest, panting and defending: "...I didn't!"
Xiao Dongyun: "You have it! You still want to hit me!"
The twins also nodded: "Yes! You, the female teacher, and the security guard caught us. If my sister hadn't come over, we would have been killed by you now!"
Dean:"… … "
The dean was trembling with anger, but he wasn't afraid at this moment.
He felt that the people at the police station would definitely not listen to the nonsense of a few children, and his nephew was a policeman at the police station, so the other party would definitely not let him have an accident.
But when he knew that the director of the police station was the relative of Qiao's family, he panicked.
There was a lot of trouble, and both the principal and the vice-principal were alarmed.
In order for the Qiao family to withdraw the report, they had to make various guarantees and concessions.
First of all, the dean, the female teacher, and the security guard were all dismissed, and secondly, the children of Qiao's family were exempted from paying tuition fees until they graduated.
Finally, let Xiao Dongyun stand in the first row and sing.
The school leader couldn't help but nod with tears in his eyes. The school was at fault for this matter, and once the incident got out, the school would really be over.
Soon came the day when the leaders of the capital city came to inspect. The chorus of Yunlai Primary School was very successful and won rounds of applause.
The day after the performance, a man in a suit showed up at Joe's door.
The man introduced himself as Ren Kezhong, the outreach director of the Beijing Choir, who was responsible for recruiting talents.
He felt that Xiao Dongyun's voice was very sweet, like the sounds of nature, if she stayed in a small place all the time, it would be a waste of her talent.
He hoped that the Qiao family would allow him to bring Xiao Dongyun to the choir in Beijing.