Qiao Zixin took a taxi to the address that Qiao's mother told her before. Qiao's family has changed to a bigger house, which is a newly built community, and she has not seen it before. I heard that there are 170 square meters, three bedrooms and one living room. It cost 420,000 yuan to buy a house and 300,000 yuan for decoration. This is considered very high-end in such a town. If it is big and luxurious, it should be weird to others.
When she got off the bus, the driver saw her pulling the suitcase by herself, and asked in surprise, "Little girl, didn't the family come to pick you up?"
Qiao Zixin smiled and replied, "No, they are busy."
The driver nodded and started the car while muttering, "I'm so busy during the Chinese New Year that I don't have time to pick up people? Tsk."
Qiao Zixin strode forward, looking for the building number. The family would never pick her up, because she was a girl, and she should take good care of them. Those pampered girls were ignorant in their eyes. Qiao Zhipeng couldn't even drive to pick her up. The two of them couldn't get along since they were young. Qiao Zhipeng liked to make trouble with her, and she would be scolded by her mother if she resisted. In fact, they really don't get along well, and they don't know what's wrong with asking her to come back on such a festive New Year's day.
Qiao Zixin found Qiao's house and rang the doorbell. Qiao's mother ran to open the door. As soon as she saw her, she glanced at the wall clock and complained, "Why did you arrive home so late? The meal is ready, your father and brother have been waiting for a long time. "
Qiao Zixin said: "I said in the morning that I would be late, and I would not attract attention until the crowd dispersed. It is not easy to take a taxi at this time."
"It's okay, it's not because you are a star? Your brother didn't eat in the morning and is hungry. You should wash your hands and go to the table to eat." Mama Qiao urged her to give her a guest slippers.
Qiao Zixin looked inside, how could anyone wait for her to eat? Qiao Zhipeng ate half of a plate of prawns, and other dishes were also missing a lot. It was clear that Qiao Zhipeng started the meal early because he was hungry, but in the end, he had to complain that she came home late and made people wait. She glanced at Qiao's mother, said nothing, hung up her coat, said hello to Qiao's father, and quickly sat down on the seat after washing her hands.
Dad Qiao took a sip of wine, looked at her and asked, "How long will you be back this time?"
Qiao Zixin smiled and said, "Let's go in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. My movie will be released tomorrow. There is still work to be done in the future."
Dad Qiao frowned, "Why are you so busy that you don't even have time to spend with your parents at home? Don't think what I said is bad, it's not a good thing for you to be a little girl, and you are young and ignorant now, and you will settle down later. , the neighbors have to look at you with colored eyes."
Qiao's mother echoed: "Just yesterday, the old lady Wang in the activity area said that TV shows are becoming more and more outrageous now, playing a game and letting a man and a woman eat a jujube and pass that water obstacle. The man also picks up the woman and poses, which will be disliked if he gets married in the future."
Qiao Zixin looked at the dishes on the table and lowered her head to eat. Mother Qiao gave her a prawn and continued: "You child has a right mind since he was a child, and you don't even think about it, how can parents harm you? We eat more salt than you walk."
Qiao Zixin was silent, and they couldn't go on. Dad Qiao said, "Let's have dinner first. I'll see what I'm missing in the afternoon and go buy it. My brothers and sisters will all come tomorrow morning."
"Well, okay, I'll go right now." Qiao's mother ate all the rice in the bowl in a few bites, and went to open the refrigerator to check the New Year's goods before she swallowed.
Seeing this, Qiao Zixin couldn't watch, so she got up and asked if she had anything to help. Anyway, there are no dishes that she likes to eat on the dinner table. After listening to what Dad Qiao said, she has indigestion, so it is better not to eat them.
Mama Joe unceremoniously assigned her the job, and asked her to carry this and that. Their family has always been like this, Qiao's father and son are happy, and their mother and daughter do all the work. She used to think, since mother Qiao married Qiao's family to work and look after the children, would she be able to support their mother and daughter when she found a job as a nanny? Is it necessary to look at people's faces like this? But now she doesn't think so anymore. Ever since she found out that she was earning money, Qiao's mother still thinks that she is not good at all. She knows that Qiao's mother is also a man who prefers sons to women, and even thinks that women can't marry a man or not. Can't live at home.
After working all afternoon, Mother Qiao went out to buy some things again, and finally everything was ready. Qiao Zixin hasn't been so tired for a long time. She moved her shoulders and asked, "Mom, which room do I stay in at night? I want to lie down for a while."
Qiao's mother pointed to a room, "just that room, wait a while and I'll clean it up for you."
Qiao Zixin said: "No need, you can rest, I'll clean it up myself." She thought that at most she could change a bed sheet and put a quilt, but she pushed the door and saw that there was a study inside, and she also saw that it was for Qiao Zhipeng to play games. study!
Qiao Zixin frowned and turned around, "Mom, this is the study? How can I sleep here?"
Mama Qiao came over and took out a sponge mattress from the cabinet next to her, "Can't you just lay this on the floor? You don't usually come back. Xiaopeng is so big that he has a study room, which is convenient for work and study. Okay. It's ready for you, you can go out after lying down for a while, Xiaopeng might use the computer, come in later at night to sleep, and get up early in the morning."
Qiao Zixin shook his head and said, "I'm fine with laying the floor, but he still has to come in and use the computer? I'm busy at work and need a good rest. If I'm woken up when I don't want to sleep, I'd better go to a hotel, it's convenient for everyone. "
"How can anyone at home have a place to stay in a hotel? How much money do you burn? Let others know how crazy you are, and you don't know how to spend any money. Your brother is used to using the study room, you come back to live What happened to him for two days? He's younger than you, and you don't see him once a year, so you're just like a sister?"
Qiao Zhipeng came out of the bedroom wearing headphones, looked at them and said, "It's okay, I won't play for the past two days, let Qiao Zixin use the room."
Mama Qiao smiled and nodded, "Do you think Xiaopeng is so sensible? You should learn more from your brother."
Qiao Zixin raised his eyebrows in surprise, wondering why Qiao Zhipeng changed his sex. If it was before, he must have come and knocked several times for nothing, so that she could not rest.
Qiao Zhipeng said so, Qiao Zixin didn't say more, closed the door and changed into home clothes, sat on the cushion and asked Qiao's mother, "Mom, what's the matter with you calling me back?"
"Can't I call you back if it's okay?"
"No." Qiao's mother used to scold her, and Qiao Zixin lost the desire to speak.
Qiao's mother opened the chat box, "Zixin, what happened to you some time ago really scared me. You said that you were harmed by others, and the people in the entertainment industry are too scary, especially yours. Boss, didn't you say that she recognized you as your sister? As a result, she made you lose so much money, and then you went bankrupt with nothing left. This also hurt you so badly! You said I didn't see you, I Can you rest assured?"
Qiao Zixin's heart warmed and smiled: "It's okay, Mom, it's all over. Now they're not doing well, I'm still the same as before, don't worry."
Mother Qiao nodded, "That's good, as I see it, you should keep the money you earn with me, and it's enough to keep some pocket money in your hand. If this happens again, people will not be able to find you. If you want money, you can't lose money, right? I feel distressed when I think of the company that you paid all the money for."
Qiao Zixin explained: "It doesn't matter if she asks me to lose money or not, whether I have money in my account or not, how much should I pay or how much I have to pay, there are contract terms, and sooner or later I have to give her money. Mom, you don't have to worry about this, the company I signed is not overbearing. The terms are up, I want to cancel the contract at any time, there is no liquidated damages, and no one will make me lose money again.”
Mother Qiao was stunned for a moment, "That's it, it still won't work, I can rest assured if you put the money on me. I'll give it to you when you use it. You spend a lot of money outside and buy some useless stuff. I used to hear it. You said that it costs tens of thousands of dollars for you to buy a bag! Hey, that's as much as I earn for two years! I'll save you money and give you a dowry when you get married."
Qiao Zixin originally thought that Qiao's mother was concerned about her. After all, she suffered such a big crime, any mother should be a little worried, right? But the more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong. She said that no one would make her lose money again. Why did she have to keep the money at home? What do you mean by giving her a dowry in the future? Isn't this her own money? How could it be the dowry given to her by the family
Her smile faded, and she said calmly: "What dowry, I don't even have a boyfriend. By the way, Xiaopeng has no girlfriend, he has been working for a year, should he consider the marriage situation? already?"
Qiao's mother smiled and said: "I've made it, Xiaopeng's girlfriend is still a classmate with him. Last year, Xiaopeng invited a lot of classmates to play at home for his birthday. I saw it once, and she was very beautiful. He is also a college student. Now I am a teacher in an elementary school, I have a stable job, and I heard that many people are pursuing it, but we Xiaopeng have the ability to chase people back."
"That's good, when are they going to get married?"
"I also want them to get married as soon as possible so that they can have grandchildren. Isn't this the woman's family disagreement? It is said that now the young couple likes the two-person world, and they have to have independent space. It is easy to have conflicts when they live with us. The house only agrees to their marriage, and it has to be in the school district, otherwise it will be a hassle for the children to go to school in the future.”
Qiao's mother is like a loving mother who has broken her heart for her son, but Qiao Zixin's heart has cooled down. No wonder Qiao Zhipeng was so talkative just now, it turned out to be for her money to buy a house and get married. She wondered, what kind of psychology did Mother Qiao have to transfer her daughter's money to her stepson? Don't you look down on your daughter like that
Mother Qiao didn't hear her answer for a long time. She looked up and saw that her face was not good. After realizing it, she remembered that Qiao's father had instructed not to ask for money as soon as she came up, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Okay, you can rest now, you Don't you like to eat shredded potatoes? I'll make it for you at night."
After Qiao's mother went out, Qiao Zixin lay on the mattress and smiled bitterly. She doesn't like to eat fried shredded potatoes. In the past, it was just because Qiao Zhipeng always liked to grab delicious food. In order to be full, she could only eat shredded potatoes that Qiao Zhipeng hated. Did her mother really notice her
She looked at the chandelier on the roof and laughed lightly. She always wanted to let her mother see her excellence and take her as a pride, but her mother didn't seem to care about her. Well, in the future, she will no longer have any expectations for family love.