Time flies, the sun and the moon flow like water.
Three married men were sitting by the river fishing, and from time to time they would lament the interesting things in the past and reminisce about their long-lost youth.
Seeing a fish biting the hook, Jiang Qiao raised his wrist and caught a crucian carp about a foot long. It seemed that tonight's fish soup was in order.
"Lao Bai, will your son go to kindergarten in two months?" Wu Youcai bit a piece of foxtail grass in his mouth and lay on the lawn, looking at the blue sky.
"Yan Qi has just turned three. I still want to wait until he is four before reading. I will feel more at ease when the child is older."
"Three years old is enough. Many parents send their children to kindergarten when they are only two years old. That is too early."
"Then why is your An An not going even though he's four years old?" Bai Yu looked at him sideways.
Wu Youcai smiled coquettishly: "Hey, don't I want to wait until the child is a little older like you? Children grow up quickly, and there is only a one-year gap between them, so they won't be bullied. Moreover, if those two little ones go to kindergarten together, if anything happens, they will take care of each other."
Bai Yu nodded. He had also thought about this. Their sons grew up together. It would be best if they could go to school together.
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with Chu Xia today."
Wu Youcai kicked Jiang Qiao's butt gracefully: "Old man, our sons have gone to kindergarten. How long do you have to wait? I don't want your daughter to be my daughter-in-law, okay? You see. I'm worried for you."
With a smile on Jiang Qiao's face, he reattached the bait to the fishhook and threw it into the water. If he was still full of expectations about giving birth to a child at the beginning, but these three years have passed, his mood has long been at peace. .
What you should have will come sooner or later, and what you shouldn't have, you can only ask for but not get, no matter how hard you force it.
"Don't rush, don't rush, the child will come eventually." He said with a smile.
He didn't know if it was Wu Youcai's illusion, but he always felt that Jiang Qiao was becoming more and more like a virtuous man. There was a certain temperament that could not be seen in him, white coats, or more ordinary people.
Could it be said that if you marry a wife who is like an immortal and live in seclusion in the mountains, you will really become an immortal
It's more or less outrageous.
"White coat, Mr. Qian is about to give birth to a second child. Why don't you keep up and contribute to the country?"
Hearing this, Bai Yu couldn't help rolling his eyes: "I'll forget it. Mr. Qian can afford to support several of them, but I can't afford to raise just one."
…
As the sun set in the west, the three of them packed up their fishing gear and headed home. They didn't catch a few fish all afternoon, but they had enough to make soup.
As soon as I walked outside the courtyard gate, I heard the sound of children playing in the courtyard.
Wu Chengan and Bai Yanqi each took a toy excavator and squatted in their Aunt Yueling's grass to dig and weed.
Fulu just lay quietly on the branch nearby and watched the two human cubs, as long as the excavator was not tied to its tail with a rope.
Inside, three women crowded on the sofa to watch a movie.
Three years later, Wei Chuxia is still as petite and cute as before, but there is a hint of mature woman's charm between her eyebrows, while Liu Sisi looks plumper than before, which may be related to her slightly bulging belly.
Not long ago, Liu Sisi was pregnant. At that time, Wu Youcai would come to Jiang Qiao every day to complain. He would soon be the father of two children, but Jiang Qiao had not farted even a single thing in the past few years.
Wu Youcai sometimes even secretly wonders, is it possible that one of the two couples is infertile
Of course, he just thought about it. Even someone like him could have two babies. Jiang Qiao and his wife were acting like immortals every day, so there was no reason why they couldn't have children.
"Yue Ling, I'm back."
Three men walked in from the door with fishing gear. When the two fat guys heard this, they immediately ran over shouting "Daddy" and "Daddy". Jiang Qiao showed a hint of envy on his face.
He threw two small fish into the fish pond, and took the remaining fish directly into the kitchen, where he fried them in oil and then made soup.
There used to be more than a dozen beautiful golden carp in the fish pond, which he bought specially from the Flower, Bird and Fish Market.
However, one would disappear every now and then. It wasn't until Jiang Qiao got up one morning to practice boxing and saw Fu Lu Shou Xi squatting on the edge of the fish pond, one using his tail to attract him and the other using his paws to greet him, that he finally caught the suspect.
Jiang Qiao clicked his tongue in surprise.
I don’t know if it’s because of the fairy’s pet, but even the cat turned into a spirit.
At dinner in the evening, eight people gathered around a big table. Two children crowded together and competed to see who could finish the meal first. The other three couples sat in pairs.
"Sisi, your pregnant body should drink some fish soup to replenish nutrients." Fairy Bai gave her a bowl of fish soup with a spoon.
"Sister Yue Ling, I'll do it myself. I'm not that particular. It's not the first time I've given birth." These words made everyone smile. The second child was confident enough to speak.
"An'an, your mother has a baby in her belly. Do you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?" Wei Chuxia patiently picked out the fish bones for her son and teased the little guy Wu Chengan.
"I want a sister."
"why?"
"Because I already have a younger brother, Yan Qi."
"I'm not your brother!"
"You are one year younger than me, so you are my brother!"
"You were not born from my mother's belly, so you are not!"
Listening to the serious debate between the two quirky little guys, everyone laughed happily.
Wu Youcai secretly pushed his elbow on Jiang Qiao's chest: "Look, isn't it fun to have a son?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at him indifferently and then continued to ignore him.
"Actually, I also like my daughter. They say that my daughter was my father's lover in his previous life, and he is here to renew his love in this life..."
Wu Youcai cooed softly and before he could finish speaking, Liu Sisi pinched his weak spot hard.
It's over, right? I'm still my lover from a previous life, why don't you go to heaven
…
summer vacation.
The old couple went to the mountains to escape the summer heat. Jiang Tiancheng officially retired last year and now lives the life of a retired old man every day.
It may also be that he was infected by Jiang Qiao. The old man went to the pet market for free. The number of birds in the house changed from one to two, and from two to four. He even fell in love with hatching, even though so far, he has not been able to do so. Never succeeded.
In the early morning, Jiang Tiancheng went out for a walk and happened to meet the boy next door wearing a sports suit and running along the country road.
"Wu boy, where are you running?" the old man said with a smile.
"Hey, Uncle Jiang." Wu Youcai said hello and replied, "I'm middle-aged, and my health is getting worse day by day, so I just wanted to practice and see if I can make up for it."
When he said this, Wu Youcai sighed helplessly.
When you are young, you just feel that you are full of energy and want to vent it at any time. But once you are over thirty, men begin to decline, and women have just reached the age where they are like wolves and tigers.
Seeing that his wife is becoming more hydrated and attractive day by day, if he stops exercising, his sexually happy life will probably be far away from him.
For a while, Wu Youcai even doubted whether Liu Sisi knew the legendary art of harvesting yang and replenishing yin, otherwise why would she look more and more like a young woman while his own body was getting worse.
It’s better to be young.
"It's better to be young." Jiang Tiancheng also sighed with emotion, "When I was young, I often participated in marathons held in the city, and I could run ten kilometers without losing breath. I can't do that anymore, I'm old."
"Uncle Jiang is awesome."
"By the way, how old is your son?" Jiang Tiancheng asked suddenly. He quite liked the little fat man and would politely call him "Grandpa Jiang" every time he saw him.
Wu Youcai smiled and said, "Yes, he is four years old. I plan to take him to kindergarten when the summer vacation is over."
Jiang Tiancheng was deeply moved. His son's hair had grown so small that he was already able to take care of himself. He heard that his wife was pregnant with another child. Such a comparison made Jiang Tiancheng feel even worse.
From joining the workforce to successfully retiring, the old couple will probably be like this for the rest of their lives. The only thing that worries them is Jiang Qiao.
However, this couple has been sleeping in the same bed for many years, and they have not mentioned anything about getting married. Even when asked if they have thought about having children, they are very reserved.
This made him and Xia Qinghe worried.
After all, the old couple are already at this age, and they just want to have a grandson as soon as possible.
"By the way, let me ask you something. I know that you have a good relationship with Jiang Qiao."
"Huh? Uncle Jiang, please tell me."
"Do you know why Jiang Qiao and Yue Ling haven't gotten married yet?"
Wu Youcai was stunned for a moment: "Didn't they get the marriage certificate a long time ago? They just kept delaying the banquet."
"Have you already obtained your marriage certificate?"
Now it was Jiang Tiancheng's turn to be stunned. Why didn't he know what happened
"Yes, didn't Jiang Qiao tell you?"
Jiang Tiancheng's expression changed: "You keep running first, I'll go back first if I have something to do."
Seeing the old man walking away with an angry look on his face, Wu Youcai's heart skipped a beat. Did he say the wrong thing just now
He immediately took out his cell phone and sent him a text message.
…
"Old man, your dad asked me something just now, and I accidentally told you that you and the fairy had obtained a marriage certificate. Uncle, he doesn't seem to know yet?"
Looking at the text message sent by Wu Youcai, Jiang Qiao instantly understood why his old man was walking towards him with an angry look on his face.
"I heard that you and Yue Ling have obtained a marriage certificate a long time ago?" Jiang Tiancheng said straight to the point without mincing words.
Xia Qinghe had just entered the kitchen to make breakfast, and came out with a shovel after hearing this.
"Old man, what are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense without evidence."
"Ask your son yourself." Jiang Tiancheng was so angry that his beard was twisted. If he hadn't remembered to ask his friend today, the old couple would have been kept in the dark.
No wonder Yue Ling almost subconsciously called him dad many times before. It turned out that the foreshadowing was buried here.
Now that things have come to a point, Jiang Qiao can no longer hide it.
He went back to his room and opened a locked drawer. There were four red notebooks lying quietly inside. He took one at random and handed it to the second old man.
Looking at the gilt characters written above, the atmosphere in the room instantly fell into an eerie silence.
Fairy Bai stood aside twirling her fingers, her face hot. The two had planned to elope for five years, but now they were caught with the stolen goods.
Xia Qinghe opened the red book and looked at the ID photo of the two of them loving each other. She had to believe that what the old man from home said was true.
This boy had married Yue Ling a long time ago, and Yue Ling had been her daughter-in-law a long time ago. Fortunately, she had been worried for a long time that the reason why the couple did not get married was because Yue Ling had other ideas.
"When did it happen?"
"Isn't it written on it, December 1, 2022?" Jiang Qiao said with a frown.
Xia Qinghe clenched his fists. It is now 2027, which means that this guy has been hiding this from him for five years.
"I mean, how did you get the household registration book?"
"That's easy. First of all, I have the key to the house. Secondly, I know that the household registration book is kept in the cabinet in my dad's study. Finally, while you were at work, Yue Ling and I secretly went to get the marriage certificate and put it back. , the whole process was done without anyone noticing.”
Jiang Qiao explained his "making process" in detail, but in Xia Qinghe's view, this guy seemed quite proud.
"Let me tell you, it turns out there is a mole in the house. Old man, we changed the door lock after we got back." She said expressionlessly.
Jiang Qiao: "..."
As expected of a biological mother, she even guards against her own son.
"So, you still haven't said anything about such a big thing as getting married. Why do you want to hide it from both of us?"
"Because I know that if I tell you, you will definitely urge us to have children, but we don't want to have children at that time."
"So this is the reason why you don't have children? Look next door to you, there's a second child coming soon!"
"...Look what I said, I guessed it right. If you know it, you will rush me."
Jiang Qiao got the marriage certificate back. After learning that the two had eloped a long time ago, the old couple were not very angry, but they felt a little empty inside.
In the past, I was looking forward to the marriage of these two people, but it turned out that they had already gotten married, and the full sense of expectation sank to the bottom.
"Auntie, don't be angry..."
"Yue Ling, do you still call me auntie now?" Xia Qinghe asked with a smile, feeling suddenly in a good mood for some reason.
Yue Ling is her daughter-in-law.
Fairy Bai pursed her lips: "Mom."
"Why!"
Xia Qinghe laughed. After waiting for five years, she finally felt at ease when she said "Mom".
…
In winter, the flowers wither.
Jiang Yang stood in an invisible corner of the terrace next door and practiced martial arts in the morning sun. Golden light flowed all over his body, emitting a dazzling golden sheen.
Finally at a certain moment, a roar seemed to erupt in his mind.
Jiang Qiao's whole body was shaken, and he could only feel the energy and blood in his body rushing forward like the Yellow River, as if he had endless strength.
He slowly opened his eyes. In the mirror, his body was like gold, his eyes were like glass, and a circle of sacred golden light rippled on the surface of his skin. This was probably the legendary invulnerability to all gods and ghosts.