Xu Nannan coughed with a strange expression. It seems that the villagers don't know about Xu Hong. She didn't plan to say that this is not a good thing, there is no need to say it to make a fuss.
At noon, I made dumplings and steamed salted fish and bacon. The whole family gathered around the table to eat lively.
Grandma Chen left Xu Nannan and Lin Qingbai to stay at home for a day, Xu Nannan said, "I don't have time to live there, I don't care at home, he also has to work."
Hearing what Xu Nannan said, it's hard for Grandma Chen to keep her.
While eating happily, there was a sound of arguing from the back room.
Old Xu's family has already divided into three houses, and Liu Qiao's family is divided into one. However, Xu Jianping, the third child, still has to provide rations for Xu and Mrs. Xu. The two old people lived with Xu Jianhai.
Today Xu Jiansheng also brought his wife and children back to celebrate the New Year. As a result, he was given a blow by the old lady just after entering the door.
The reason was that Xu Meizi encountered difficulties in the mine, and Xu Jiansheng, the uncle, didn't reach out.
"I've raised you for so many years, why did I raise you such a ruthless thing. Isn't Sanya your niece? Why are you so cruel?"
The faces of Liu Qiao and Xu Jianping next to him were not very good.
Originally, the boss gave the job to Xu Lei, and the two were a little unconvinced. Now that the daughter encountered difficulties, she didn't bother her. To put it bluntly, she didn't treat his brother as a family.
Xu Jiansheng muffled his head without saying a word, while Li Jing shrank her shoulders and hid beside him. I was worried that Mrs. Xu would pull her on her.
Xu Laotian saw that he had been scolding for a while, but the two couples didn't respond, and immediately threw his crutches.
"What's wrong, why don't you talk."
Only then did Xu Jiansheng raise his head, his eyes were red, "Mom, this is a decision made by the mine, how can I reach out. Also, Meizi has her own problems."
Liu Qiao smiled and said, "Brother, Meizi lives with you and sister-in-law at such a young age, why is there a problem?"
The implication is that there is a problem, and it is also the responsibility of Xu Jiansheng and Li Jing.
The old lady Xu also patted the table, "You are right, Jiansheng, you are an uncle, and it is your responsibility to teach the child. If the child makes a mistake, he has to be taught by himself. How can we not let her become a regular?"
Mrs. Xu doesn't care if Xu Meizi becomes a regular or not. But Liu Qiao told her that if Xu Meizi became a full-time employee, life at home would be difficult, and she would not be able to take care of her elders in the future.
Ever since the third child's family separated, Mrs. Xu also knew that she could no longer suppress it after so many years. Now the second child's family is still willing to listen to her because of Leizi's work. The third child's family is not easy to manage.
So this time, no matter what Mrs. Xu said, Xu Jiansheng had to agree to help Xu Meizi become a regular. Showing her ability made Liu Qiao and Xu Jianping not dare to despise her.
Li Jing pulled Xu Jiansheng, "Old Xu, how about, why don't you think of a way?"
After being scolded by the old lady like this, Li Jing also lost her energy. Don't know what to do.
Xu Jiansheng had a blank face. "Mom, what do you want me to do? What else do you want me to do? Haven't I done enough all these years? I owe my family, and I'm not paying them back? Four children, one by one. When things get tough, everyone who can study is allowed to study. No matter how hard it is, Li Jing and I starved, but they didn’t go hungry. What do you want from me?”
The last sound was almost a roar.
No one else in the room seemed to have expected Xu Jiansheng to be so emotional. In the past, as long as the old lady spoke, Xu Jiansheng would not deny it. This time it even choked.
The old lady Xu was also stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that she sat on the ground and cried, "Why is my life so hard? I have raised such an unfilial son, and he has not raised me for so many years. Let me help my niece. Fighting with me like this, for God's sake, I can't live."
The old lady cried so loudly that everyone in the village was alarmed.
Soon, a group of people gathered around the door to watch the excitement.
Old man Xu felt ashamed, and patted the table, "Okay, it's almost New Year's Eve, what's the trouble. It's not embarrassing."
Didn't you see that the boss's face changed, and he added fuel to the fire. Old man Xu wished he could give the old lady a kick.
"Jiansheng, your mother is talking nonsense about this, if you don't like it... forget it." Old man Xu said helplessly.
When Xu Jianping heard this, he was unhappy, "Dad, you can't say that. We are a family. If there is something in the family, why can't the eldest brother give his hand? Back then, the eldest brother gave the job to Leizi of the second brother's family. Let me say a few words." I didn’t say anything. What’s wrong with helping our Sanya now?”
When Xu Jiansheng heard what his brother said, his heart was very blocked.
Regardless of whether it is the second child or the third child, they all feel that he should pay for the family. It is time to raise children, but it is not responsible to raise them well. The job should be given to the second family, and it should also pull the third family.
Everyone felt that this was correct.
But what about his children? The two children he raised at home are gone now, and they don't recognize him anymore. Who is he going to make trouble with
Xu Jiansheng wiped away his tears, his nose turned red. Looking at his family members with red eyes, "I can't reach out about Meizi. If you think I'm not good, just scold me, and I can't do anything. Today, while everyone is here, I will also say something. I don't care about things at home. Don't care!"
After Xu Jiansheng finished speaking, he took out a stack of money from his pocket and threw it on the ground. Xu Ling, who was standing by the door, walked out.
Seeing this, Li Jing rushed to the market to follow, "Old Xu, Lao Xu, wait a minute."
Behind him, Old Xu's family members all stared at this scene in astonishment.
The old lady said, "Well, what does this mean, boss, what does this mean?"
Zhang Cuiqin said with a crooked face, "Don't worry about it, Mom, that means they don't recognize you." Just ignore it, she doesn't have to worry. In the future, the son will take over the job, and the daughter will marry to the county party committee, so there is no need for the eldest family to take care of it.
Only then did Mrs. Xu come to her senses, and she rolled on the ground directly, "Do evil, do evil—"
This time, no one persuaded her to get up.
Xu Jiansheng pulled Xu Ling to leave the village. When he passed by Song Guihua's house, he saw Xu Nannan who grew up in the yard of Song Guihua's house. He wiped his face, sighed heavily, and continued walking.
Li Jing, on the other hand, was walking behind. When she saw Xu Nannan, she cursed directly, "Eat the inside out." Then she quickly chased after him.
Grandma Chen spat at her back, "It's really not a thing." It was like a piece of dough in front of the old Xu's family, and it turned sideways towards her own daughter. Such a person really doesn't deserve to be a mother.
Lin Qingbai squeezed Xu Nannan's hand.
Xu Nannan smiled slightly at him, "It's nothing, I don't care about it for a long time." When she faced Xu Jiansheng and Li Jing a long time ago, there was no disturbance, maybe the real remains of the original owner in this body Consciousness is also hopeless for them.
As for Xu Jiansheng's falling out with the old Xu's family, she didn't think there was anything to be happy about. No matter how regretful Xu Jiansheng was, no matter how hard he drew a line with the old Xu family, he could not make up for the fresh life that disappeared under their ruthless indifference.
Because of Lin Qingbai's presence, Grandma Chen and Song Guihua didn't mention much about the old Xu's family. Lin Qingbai also acted as if nothing had happened, eating and chatting with Xu Gui as usual. After dinner, Xu Nannan proposed to go back to the city. Now it's dark and late in winter, so we have to start early.
Grandma Chen didn't say anything, and asked Song Guihua to get Xu Nannan a piece of the meat that was distributed in the village a few years ago.
Xu Nannan doesn't want it, but Grandma Chen is not happy, "It's a pig's ear, take it back and serve it to your grandfather and Xiao Lin."
Xu Nannan couldn't postpone it, so he took it.
Out of the village, there are fewer people. Xu Nannan put his hand in Lin Qingbai's pocket. The footprints of the two of them became deeper and shallower in the snow.
"Grandma told you to spend the New Year with us this year."
"Yeah." Lin Qingbai nodded with a chuckle.
"I sent something over there in the northwest. It should be a good year."
"Thank you." He rubbed Xu Nannan's hand in his pocket.
Xu Nannan smiled and said, "Thank you, if not for you, I will send it too. He is very kind to me." I just think this fate is very strange.
Before dark, I finally arrived in the county seat. Xu Nannan's feet were going numb from the cold, so he decided not to go out during the Chinese New Year, and stayed at home with a stove.
By the way, you can roast sweet potatoes and roast peanuts.
Lin Qingbosong went to the county party committee compound after she returned home.
As soon as I arrived at the county party committee compound, I saw someone squatting by my door. When I saw it, my eyes narrowed. "How did you come?"
Sun Ximei has been squatting at the gate all afternoon, and her whole body is completely cold. Director Gao's wife asked her to go to the house to warm up the fire, but she was unwilling to go, so she was worried that she would miss Lin Qingbai's return.
The moment she heard Lin Qingbai's voice, she felt like she was dreaming.
Seeing Lin Qingbai standing in front of her eyes, she ran over excitedly, "Brother Qingbai, you are finally back. I came here from the capital to accompany you during the New Year."
Her eyes brightened.
What Lin Qingbai said last time made her sad, but she also knew that it was because Lin Qingbai didn't know her thoughts. So she came back after this year, but this time she came early, just to let Lin Qingbai have a good year. For those who are away from home, celebrating the New Year alone, it must be very deserted.
After arriving in this small county, she regretted not coming sooner. In such a small place, Brother Qingbai must not be used to it when he first arrived. No wonder a little girl took advantage of it.
Lin Qingbai's brows were almost wrinkled.
"Nonsense. I don't need anyone to accompany me. You go back."
He said without looking at her, and went directly to open the door.
Sun Ximei followed behind with her luggage, "Brother Qingbai, it's so cold and I don't have a place to live..."
Lin Qingbai looked back at her, pointed sullenly at a building to the east of the county party committee compound. "That's the county party committee guest house, you can live there after going through the formalities."
Sun Ximei bit her lip, "I'm not familiar with the places I live by myself, Brother Qingbai, just take me in for one night."
"Comrade Sun Ximei, you are already an adult, and you should know how to get along in a normal relationship between men and women. The conditions of the county party committee guest house are not bad, enough for you to live in. You go to stay for one night first, and go wherever you want to go tomorrow."
After Lin Qingbai finished speaking, he opened the door, and when he entered, he closed the door behind his back.
Sun Ximei stared blankly at the closed door, stretched out her hand and knocked lightly a few times, but there was no response, so she carried her things to the guest house in aggrieved manner.
Director Gao's house opened the door, and the director's daughter-in-law poked her head out to look at it, thinking that this lesbian came from nowhere, why is she so ignorant of the rules. I still want to sleep in the same room with Minister Lin, and I'm not afraid of others gossiping.
Minister Lin is someone who has a target.
She felt that the next time Xu Nannan came, she had to remind Lin Qingbai not to be seduced by someone.
Just about to enter the house, Lin Qingbai came out of the house again. She smiled awkwardly, "Are you going out again?"
It's not about finding that lesbian just now.
Lin Qingbai nodded and went downstairs directly. Director Gao's daughter-in-law took a glance upstairs and saw that Lin Qingbai went directly out of the gate instead of going to the guest house, so she was relieved.
Lin Qingbai went to the office to call Zhang Lei. Let him help pass the message to his father Lin Changzheng, telling him that Sun Ximei has come to the provincial capital.
When Zhang Lei heard this, he smiled strangely, "Brother, you are very popular."
"Seriously, tell me about this matter. Sun Ximei's father may be that Gao Jianguo's leader."
Hearing this, Zhang Lei stopped joking. Someone who can get someone like Gao Jianguo here, what kind of good role can he be? If his daughter is wronged here, who knows what method this person will use at that time.
"Brother, this matter must be conveyed, and you should be careful. It is better not to get involved in such a family." Don't look at the current scene, let so many people hold grudges, and don't know what will happen in the future.
After explaining the matter clearly, Lin Qingbai let it go.
In the next few days, Sun Ximei waited for Lin Qingbai in the yard early every day, but she didn't get anyone every time. In the afternoon, when Lin Qingbai came back, he didn't see anyone. Ask the master at the gate. The old master smiled and showed his yellow teeth, "We will guard the gate, we don't know anything."
Minister Lin has a date, why are you so careless, girl? Fortunately, Minister Lin has a firm temper. Otherwise, he would have betrayed you if he was so pestered by you.
Master Ke really looked down on this girl. Although she came from a big city and had a temperament, he felt that she was not as sensible as the girl in this small county.
In the small county town of Nanjiang, I haven't seen a lesbian chasing a gay man into someone's dormitory.
They didn't see each other for several days, until New Year's Eve, when they didn't see anyone from Lin Qingbai, so Sun Ximei carried her luggage and went back to the provincial capital by car.
On the Yu's side, Lin Qingbai was playing chess with Grandpa Yu.
Lin Qingbai got this thing from nowhere. Grandpa Yu hasn't played chess for many years, and now he has someone to accompany him, playing in such a dark environment that he doesn't even want to eat.
Grandma Yu called him from the kitchen several times, but he didn't move. I was so angry that I wanted to pull his ears. Seeing that the grandson-in-law is at home again, it is not easy to embarrass the old man.
Seeing that the old lady was angry, Lin Qingbai deliberately missed two moves and lost to Grandpa Yu smoothly. Only then did the old man happily go to the table to have a reunion dinner.
Xu Nannan cooked the rice by himself, Xiaoman helped to light the fire, and the two sisters prepared eight dishes. With the exception of the three meat dishes, everything else was patchwork.
If so, the excited eyes of Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu were all red. Let's just say that these years are the most lively and reunion time of the Chinese New Year at home.
On the first day of the new year, Xu Nannan went to the neighbor's house to pay New Year's greetings, and on the second day of the second year, Xu Nannan followed Lin Qingbai to the county party committee to pay New Year's greetings.
After entering the house, Director Gao's wife called Xu Nannan to whisper her ears in the small kitchen.
Seeing this, Lin Qingbai smiled and sighed.
Sure enough, when Xu Nannan came out of the kitchen, the look in his eyes was very meaningful.
Lin Qingbai's expression was magnanimous, without the slightest hint of guilt.
After leaving Director Gao's house and returning to Lin Qingbai's dormitory, Xu Nannan smiled and said, "Comrade Lin, be lenient when you confess, and stricter when you resist."
"Isn't it about Sun Ximei?" Lin Qingbai squeezed her face amusedly. He knew that Xu Nannan hadn't misunderstood, but just found an excuse to torment him. "I met once on the first day, and then I slept in the office. You don't know how uncomfortable it is that I can't sleep in the middle of the night,"
"Don't fool me, how can you wrong yourself?" Xu Nannan didn't believe his words, and then stood around the room, "This is my territory, if an irrelevant woman comes in, hum!"
Hearing her domineering words, Lin Qingbai couldn't help but smile. This little girl is really getting more and more good at torturing people. He walked over, hugged him in his arms, and took a deep breath.
Xu Nannan said, "Wait, you haven't promised me yet."
"Promise, promise, when did I not promise you?" Lin Qingbai lowered his head and kissed her lips. Having tasted the sweet taste, he sighed contentedly. This is the best New Years gift ever received.
Xu Nannan was so dazed by the kiss that he had completely forgotten about Sun Ximei.
The Spring Festival holiday ended soon, and on the first day back to work in the mine, Xu Nannan received a message from Old Antique that he had already bought the technical data of the engine, which cost a total of 1.2 million.
Seeing this number, Xu Nannan almost scolded her.
Knowing that the crystallization of science and technology is valuable, isn't it too expensive
[Old Antique]: "This is a price that was negotiated for a long time. You know, this is an engine. It took a lot of manpower and material resources to study this at the beginning."
"Is everything comprehensive?" Xu Nannan confirmed.
Who knew that this guy was so generous, "It's all inside, you can take it and have a look first, and then pay if you think it's useful."
Xu Nannan was surprised, "This is worth more than one million yuan, you trust me so much?"
Old Antique came over with a smile on his face, "There are not many people in this world who can get away with defrauding me of a million dollars."
Hearing this, Xu Nannan finally believed that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. Why are these words so similar to the second child's tone. They are so confident that people want to smoke.
He is generous, and Xu Nannan is not shy. She really has to look at things. After all, she is poor. All the poor people who can't afford a few technological crystallizations.
The so-called technical information is a large pile of paper drawings and written records. Xu Nannan looked at it carefully for a while, but he didn't understand the principle of these things.
"Sure enough, there is a specialization in the art industry. We still need to find someone who knows how to do this."
Xu Nannan thought about it carefully, and the only thing he could think of was Lin Qingsong. It's just how to show this thing to Lin Qingsong without being suspected...
Xu Nannan felt that it was time for him to go on a business trip to find a source for these drawings. So when Section Chief Xiao Xiao assigned the new year's business trip, Xu Nannan volunteered to go to Shanghai to go to sea.
Hearing that Xu Nannan was going on a business trip, Lin Qingbai was a little worried, "Nannan, after this business trip, let's change positions."
Xu Nannan asked in surprise, "Why?"
"It may be inconvenient in the future. Change the location. Otherwise, I don't worry."
Xu Nannan thought of next year... His heart skipped a beat. Then he nodded obediently. "Well, I'll talk to Section Chief Xiao when I come back."
Seeing that she was so obedient, Lin Qingbai felt wronged again, and comforted her, "This is only temporary, trust me. When it is convenient in the future, I will support you whatever you want to do."
Xu Nannan hummed, but he knew in his heart that it would take a long time.
Early in the morning, Xu Nannan went to Shanghai by car.
It has been a long time since the last time I went to Shanghai. When he came to Shanghai again, Xu Nannan found that Shanghai had changed a lot. Everyone seems to have become conservative in their clothes, a mess of youth uniforms and military uniforms. Clothes in bright colors before are rare.
The hair on the heads of the lesbians is no longer curled. It is either short hair that reaches the ear, or it is braided, which looks very simple.
Seeing these changes, Xu Nannan felt mixed emotions.
I went to the guest house where I lived before and got a single room, and Xu Nannan sat on the bed in a daze. Thinking of what happened in the provincial capital and what happened later, her heart became more and more confused.
The next day, after going to the department store to buy the necessary parts, Xu Nannan hurriedly left Shanghai and hurried back to Nanjiang.
Only after she set foot on the familiar land again did she feel her heart settle down. Brother Lin is right, it is not suitable for business trips in the future. She sighed secretly. It is precisely because I know how terrible it is that I feel afraid. Those feelings of fear made her not have the courage to stay alone in a strange city.
After returning to the mine and handing in the task, Xu Nannan asked for leave and hurried to the Armed Forces Department to find Lin Qingbai.
The people in the armed forces knew Xu Nannan, and when they saw her coming, they immediately went inside and told Lin Qingbai.
After a while, Lin Qingbai came out in a hurry. When he saw Xu Nannan, his face was full of smiles, "You came back so soon this time? I thought you were going to go for another half a month."
Xu Nannan grabbed his sleeve and whispered, "Brother Lin, find a convenient place to talk, I have something to show you."
Lin Qingbai frowned slightly, looked around, "Follow me to the office."
Xu Nannan hummed, and followed behind him heartily. He secretly cheered himself up. Now that you have decided to do these things, you have to take this step.
After entering the office, Lin Qingbai closed the door smoothly. Seeing Xu Nannan's nervous look, he smiled and went to pour her a cup of hot water, "Don't worry, talk slowly if you have something to say."
"You can't slow down," Xu Nannan said firmly, then took a big sip of water and put the water glass on the tea table. Put the bag you just carried on your back on Lin Qingbai's desk. I reached into the bag and fiddled with it, and then took out stacks of papers.
Different from the roughness of the current paper, these papers are very white and have a very smooth texture. Lin Qingbai's expression changed, and he looked down at the contents of the information carefully.
Xu Nannan nervously walked by and poked his fingers.
Lin Qingbai looked at it very seriously and devotedly, as if he forgot that there was someone sitting beside him. Been waiting for a third of it. Lin Qingbai looked at Xu Nannan with bright eyes, "Where did these come from?"
Xu Nannan's lips moved, "Pick it up, pick it up."