Lin Qingbai stared at Lin Qingsong, shrinking his staring neck.
Looking at Li Wan again, "You don't know each other." After saying a simple sentence, he didn't intend to continue this topic.
Li Wan choked, with a bit of helplessness on her gentle face, and sighed, "Qingbai, the object here is my own freedom, but your father has always wanted you to go back to the capital. Besides, there are also children of the right age at home with your uncles and uncles." object..."
"Auntie, you came here this time to pick up Qingsong. This kid is really not good recently, and he should have gone back long ago."
Before Li Wan finished speaking, Lin Qingbai directly pushed Lin Qingsong out. He had a smile on his face, and he didn't look unhappy at all.
Seeing Lin Qingbai like this, Li Wan didn't say anything more, and smiled, "In addition to picking up Qingsong, I also plan to stay here with Uncle Li and Aunt Li for a while, after all, they rarely come back once."
Lin Qingsong took the call this time, "Are you looking for relatives? Would you like me to help?"
The two elders of the Li family glanced at each other, but didn't speak.
Li Wan smiled, "You don't have to worry about this matter."
Lin Qingsong pouted.
After eating a meal, it was tasteless.
After all, Li Wan is a family member of a military officer from the capital, and she herself is a teacher in an art troupe, and she is also of high rank, so the county committee arranged a temporary residence with two small rooms.
After Lin Qingbai sent the man back to his residence, he left directly. It was Lin Qingsong who stayed to talk with the two elders of the Li family.
Since he was a child, his father didn't love his mother or his mother. It was the two elders who brought him up, and he was no different from his grandparents.
Aunt Li looked at the children she brought up, "They are all skinny, they stayed at home well, why are they going out. There is nothing better than home."
"Where is the weight loss? I eat and drink all day long, and I've been eating meat all day long." He exaggerated,
"It's a lie, we live in the compound, and we don't even eat meat, how can you still eat meat in this place?" Aunt Li said with a look of disbelief.
It is the Chinese cabbage at home, and they grow it in the yard by themselves. Otherwise, the cafeteria would not be enough to eat. Don't look at Chief Lin's official university, the normal supply only cares about food and clothing. There is not much meat. If you want to eat meat, you have to find another way. Chief Lin usually doesn't care about his family and is always on the go. Xiao Wan doesn't dare to socialize outside, for fear of stigmatizing others. The food at home is not as good as when she was a landlord.
Aunt Li was sighing when Li Wan came over with a teacup. Still wearing military uniform. Lin Qingsong felt hot just looking at it.
Li Wan looked at her son's foolishness, frowned, and still tried not to teach him a lesson, "What's the matter with your brother's partner, when did he fall in love, and to what extent?"
A series of questions were thrown, all about Lin Qingbai, Lin Qingsong was a little unhappy immediately, "Ask my brother."
Who knows when he got married, I knew he would not be there sooner... cough cough, to what extent... people are sticky every day, to what extent, he is short of getting married, he heard what the supply and marketing cooperative said, his brother A while ago, I got a big pork leg, and people asked him if it was delicious, bah, he didn't even see a pig hair. Who got it for? Does it matter? He has no doubt that if Director Yu reaches the working age, his brother will immediately rush to get a marriage certificate.
"Qingsong, why are you talking to your mother like that?" Uncle Li worried. Xiaowan is such a son, how can he not kiss her.
Lin Qingsong was very patient with the two elders, "This is my brother's business, and I can't say it. Wouldn't it be nice to let her ask my brother? Anyway, she cared about my brother most since she was a child. Why don't you go now?" Are you concerned?"
Li Wan's heart fluctuated in anger.
"Xiao Wan, don't be angry, this child has been like this since he was a child." Aunt Li quickly persuaded.
"He's digging my heart out." Li Wan's eyes turned red with anger.
I have been thinking about this child all my life, and I have wanted him to live well since he was a child. had a good time. He was used to everything, but in the end he didn't care about him anymore. At the beginning, he was not allowed to join the army. Didn't he know that his temperament was unstable, and he was worried that it would be bad for him to live in the army. As a result, I still hold grudges to this day.
There is also Qingbai, this time it is obviously more rusty than before. She is for this family, for these two children. But they didn't understand her painstaking efforts.
"Come on, I won't be with you anymore, I have to go to work." Lin Qingsong couldn't see her crying, so he got up and prepared to run away. Anyway, his father likes this tune at home.
Before Li Wan could speak, he went out the door without even turning his head.
Seeing Li Wan like this, the two elders of the Li family were a little worried.
But they are outsiders, what can they say? If this is the old society, Li Wan is the master, can they take care of the master's affairs? Li Wan is also raising them now, better than her own daughters. They don't even know what to say.
As soon as Lin Qingsong left the county committee, his brother caught him.
Seeing his brother's stern face, he shrank his neck, "Brother, I didn't say anything, really."
Lin Qingbai let go of him, "Don't let people know about Nannan. I don't want anyone to disturb her."
"I know, I know. Don't worry." Lin Qingsong said quickly. He could see that his brother didn't want to mention it when he was at the restaurant, so naturally he didn't say a word just now.
"But brother, you and Director Yu will sooner or later, you must let the family know..."
Seeing that Lin Qingbai's face was cold again, he dared not speak. He hurriedly changed the topic again, "I heard Xiao Zhu from the Mining Committee say... oh, Xiao Zhu is a good friend of Director Yu, and they are as close as two sisters. Xiao Zhu said that Director Yu sent a telegram back, and he is back today. I guess it will be tomorrow." Going to work."
Look, I can still tip you off when I go to the mine.
Lin Qingbai's face finally relaxed a little, "Got it."
After speaking, he left with his hands behind his back.
"With a daughter-in-law, forget about my younger brother!"
After resting at home for half a day, Xu Nannan went to the post office to pick up the goods early the next morning, and followed the truck that pulled the goods back to the mine to start work.
"Nannan, you came back quite early this time. Why did you collect these things? Last time I went to collect these things, I almost broke my leg." These things are not easy to collect. No one grows these things, they are all fellow villagers I went to the mountain to find it.
Xu Nannan smiled and said, "I just happened to meet, and I don't think it will be so good next year." Worried that Sister Liu would ask again, she changed the subject, "By the way, the mine is doing well these days."
"It's all right. Didn't you suggest the trade union to organize workers to exchange cloth tickets and industrial tickets? Now that the trade union has started, President Liu still wants to borrow you. Section Chief Xiao didn't agree. By the way , and one more thing, director Xu's family is making trouble recently, it seems that director Xu's daughter-in-law borrowed someone's food stamps, it's not the end of the month, and the family is short of food, so I asked to return it, but director Xu's wife didn't take it out. "
Hearing the news, Xu Nannan thought of what was going on. Xu Hong borrowed food stamps to treat her to dinner, but there was a real problem with eating.
It seems that Lin Qingsong is not polite to this girl.
At noon, Xu Nannan followed Zhu Fang and Li Weiming to eat in the cafeteria, and Lin Qingsong came over with a rice bowl. Looking at Xu Nannan and smiling, "Officer Yu, you are finally back from your business trip." His brother has not been happy for the past two days.
Zhu Fang smiled and said, "Hey, Instructor Lin, why do you care about our Nan Nan so much?" Instructor Lin looked pretty good, and it would be nice if he and Nan Nan really made a pair.
As a result, Lin Qingsong shook his head like a rattle when he heard this, "It's nothing, I just watched the workers in the mine get hot all day long, and I was thinking about the bitter tea from Director Yu to come back to relieve the heat."
How can people think that he and Director Yu are on the same side? If his brother finds out, he can't beat him up.
Seeing Lin Qingsong's repulsion, Zhu Fang thought that he really didn't care about Nan Nan at all, and he also acted like he was afraid of being misunderstood.
Lin Qingsong: "..."
Seeing him deflated, Xu Nannan couldn't help laughing. Then he deliberately asked, "By the way, I heard that Director Xu's family is having a commotion over food stamps. Do you know about this?"
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Qingsong pretended to be confused, "I don't know, I'm busy recently, and I don't have time to care about these news."
"I know, I know." Zhu Fang said immediately, with a gossipy face, "I heard that the daughter-in-law of Director Xu borrowed the food coupons, and it seems that they are used to treat people to dinner. Even the meat coupons have been used up."
"Cough, cough, cough..." Lin Qingsong suddenly choked, coughed, eased up, and said with a rice bowl in his hand, "I'm going to wash the dishes."
Zhu Fang looked at him puzzled, "What's the matter?"
guilty conscience. Xu Nannan pursed his lips and smiled.
At this time, Xu Jiansheng was sitting in the single dormitory with a dark face.
In order to repay the food coupons that Li Jing borrowed, he took out all the food coupons he left behind, and now it is useless to even go to the cafeteria to eat.
Li Jing carefully poured him a bowl of corn vegetable leaves. I made half a bowl of vegetable leaf paste for the other children.
Xu Jiansheng snorted, and Xu Hong and Li Jing beside him trembled.
"Old Xu, it's only been a while. The food stamps were issued at the beginning of this month. Isn't it good? It's only been two days." Li Jing persuaded in a low voice.
"Is this a matter of food stamps? This is a matter of face. Now the whole mine knows that I, Xu Jiansheng, borrowed food stamps from others and refused to return them. Do I lose my family every month? Now everyone laughs at me, even my wife and children. I can't support it!"
Xu Jiansheng felt that he had never been so ashamed in his life.
Since then, he has become more and more embarrassing. The daughter changed her surname, the family lived in a single dormitory, the children were hungry, and they borrowed food stamps... There are so many jokes about this.
When people mention Xu Jiansheng now, they don't mean that he was an officer and retired from the army, nor that he was good at managing production. Just talk about the messy things in his family.
"Li Jing, tell me why our family has become like this. We didn't live a good life before, but we have come to this point today."
I raised five children before, and they all survived. Now Meizi doesn't need to be a burden on the family anymore. With four children, it's getting worse and worse.
"It's not because of that girl Nannan. If it wasn't for her, our house would be here..."
"You're still blaming other people for this. She's not part of our family anymore, and she's not in our family anymore. How can you still blame others!" Xu Jiansheng looked at her with a headache.
Li Jing's eyes turned red, "Why don't you blame her, these things have nothing to do with her."
Xu Jian was so angry that his heart ached, he held his breath, and said, "Well, let me ask you, why is there not enough food?"
"Then if it wasn't for that girl's trouble, wouldn't our hometown be able to distribute more food?"
bang-
Xu Jiansheng kicked the small table over. Fortunately, all the bowls and chopsticks were on the table, otherwise the lunch would have been ruined. Only Xu Jiansheng's own bowl and chopsticks fell to the ground.
Li Jing was too scared to speak.
Xu Jian stood up with an angry face and turned blue, "The food I left this month, I saved it at home, and it will definitely last until the salary is paid at the beginning of the month. But you spent it all before the end of the month, and you still owe so much money." Lots of food stamps. There are also meat stamps, do we eat meat?"
Li Jing's lips trembled and she looked at Xu Hong. Xu Hong shook her head vigorously.
"What's the matter, don't you dare to say it anymore? Well, it doesn't matter if you don't say it. But in the future, you can't control the money and food in this family. How much food the family will eat in the future, I will take it home and put it in the house. Money I will keep both the food stamps!"
If Xu Ling hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that the whole family tightened their belts just to let the eldest niece go against the man. If they don't talk about such things, he doesn't bother to talk about them. shame!
"Old Xu, I have been with you for so many years, and I am the one who takes care of the family. Aren't we doing well?" Taking care of the family's money and food is her guarantee. Don't let her care about it, isn't it killing her
Xu Jian smiled angrily, "Okay? What's the matter? The whole family is a mess. If you want to make trouble like this again, go back to the countryside and farm for me." Before, she was asked to take care of the children and take care of the family. . Looking at it now, it seems that there is nowhere to take care of.
In a big deal, I will take the children to eat in the big cafeteria.
Hearing what Xu Jiansheng said, Li Jing dared not say a word. If Xu Jiansheng really wanted her to go back to the countryside, the old lady might agree with both hands. It will be difficult to go back to the city.
Thinking of being tortured by the old lady and working in the fields when I go back, life would be worse than death.
Xu Jiansheng strode out, and Xu Ling hurriedly followed.
Xu Long looked at Li Jing's eyes with a little resentment. When his sister gave Wu Jiange food stamps, he was beaten and scolded by his uncle. Why did you change to Miss Honghong, so I won’t talk about it. Being eccentric like this, he deserves to be taught a lesson by his uncle.
Regardless of the disturbances at home, he turned around and went out to find Xu Meizi for food. This half bowl of mush is not enough to fill your stomach.
Seeing this, Xu Lei also followed, so as not to get into trouble.
As soon as the two children left, Li Jing wiped away her tears and asked, "Honghong, what happened to you and the chief's son? Why didn't you see someone come to you. Could it be that this meal was wasted? But our rations for several days. And the meat tickets, our family hasn’t eaten meat for a long time.”
When Xu Hong came back that day and said that she had run out of food stamps and meat stamps, she felt pain in the flesh. But when I thought about not being able to bear the child and not being able to trap the wolf, I would become in-laws with the chief's family in the future, so I wouldn't be able to eat anything. Even if you tighten your belt, you have to endure it.
As a result, there was no movement.
Hearing Li Jing mention this matter, Xu Hong suddenly felt guilty.
After eating last time, Lin Qingsong has been avoiding her, saying that she can't hurt her, that she is Liu Hongjun's target, and if people know, they will start gossiping. Lin Qingsong couldn't get along with her, and Liu Hongjun ignored her. I went to look for it several times, but I didn't look good. Now both sides are hanging. Naturally, she didn't dare to tell Li Jing about this, so she could only say, "He's been very busy recently, he'll be fine in a while. Auntie, isn't that the case with this partner, take your time."
Li Jing let out a long sigh, "Hong Hong, I can count on you."
When Xu Hong also went out, Li Jing looked at the door and the empty room, and recalled how warm the family had been when she lived in the small staff room. The children are so obedient, and the uncle yells all day long. Also said she was good. Why is it different now
Xu Nannan just listened to the affairs of the old Xu's family, as if he was listening to other people's gossip, and didn't take it to heart at all.
But when he was about to leave work, there was another ding ding sound in his head.
[Old Antique]: "Is that bottle over there real?"
Seeing that he was still struggling with this problem, Xu Nannan couldn't help feeling a little headache. "Fake, not for sale, put it away to look good!"
[Old Antique]: "...Looking at the picture, it's a very high imitation."
Xu Nannan didn't want to discuss this issue with him, so he simply went offline. When he opened his eyes, it was already time to quit work. Sister Liu was tidying up her desk. Seeing her eyes open, she smiled and said, "You must be tired from the business trip."
This is because she just fell asleep. Xu Nannan blushed, and hurriedly packed up her things and prepared to leave.
As soon as he left the mine, he met Lin Qingsong. Seeing Xu Nannan was like seeing a relative, and ran over with bright eyes, "Officer Yu."
He is not as annoying as before, and he is Lin Qingbai's younger brother. Xu Nannan didn't dislike him as before. He glanced at him, "What's the matter?"
"Hey, I'll just talk to you. Don't get me wrong about Xu Hong. She is in a relationship with Liu Hongjun. I happen to know Liu Hongjun. We just had a meal. As for the later meal, I will Kindness is hard to come by, don't you think?"
"None of my business."
"Of course it's none of your business. If we become a family in the future..."
Xu Nannan paused and squinted at him, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lin Qingsong was stunned for a moment, this reaction... he must be shy. "You and my brother..."
"Instructor Lin, please don't talk nonsense." Xu Nannan said with a hot face. Why do you think she has something to do with Brother Lin
The more I thought about it, the more messed up I felt, Xu Nannan strode forward, ignoring Lin Qingsong, who was out of tune. She and Brother Lin had nothing to do, didn't say anything.
After walking to the intersection of the county town, I saw Lin Qingbai waiting by the side of the road pushing a car. The sun hasn't set yet, and I don't know how long it has been here.
I don't know if it's what Lin Qingsong said just now, but Xu Nannan feels that when he sees Brother Lin, he will be different from before. I always feel uncomfortable. The steps to walk over are not too big.
Lin Qingbai looked up and saw her coming, with a smile on his face, but when he saw her usual cautious look, he pursed his lips slightly.
"We haven't seen each other for a few days, so we know each other?" Lin Qingbai said with a smile.
"No..." Xu Nannan looked at him, not knowing what to say.
Lin Qingbai also sensed that something was wrong, got into the car, "Come on quickly."
Xu Nannan thought for a while and sat on it. It's just that this time I was a little far away from Lin Qingbai, and didn't grab his clothes like before.
Seeing Xu Nannan sat down, Lin Qingbai bent his lips. Xiao Nizi was not at home these days, and after get off work every day, he felt that something was missing. It is only now that I know that picking up people has become a habit. I didn't continue for a day, and I always felt uncomfortable.
When the car started moving, it felt much cooler. The wind is blowing in bursts, and I feel comfortable everywhere. It just feels like something is missing. Xiao Nizi did not speak.
Unlike Xu Nannan who was chattering non-stop, she didn't say a word this time. Lin Qingbai's hand holding the front of the car tightened. He didn't know what went wrong, it seemed that the last time Xiao Nizi met before a business trip started like this.
What happened? Do you have something on your mind or... do you have someone you like? !
Lin Qingbai's heart was in a mess. Thinking about this possibility made me feel very uncomfortable. I feel impossible again. I came to pick it up every day, and I didn't see any suspicious people. Unless they met in the mine. I didn't hear anything from Qingsong either. Or did you just know each other not long ago, secretly fell in love with each other, and the two haven't been in touch yet
Lin Qingbai was thinking wildly, so he heard Xu Nannan say, "Brother Lin, it's a hot day, or you won't come to pick me up in the future."
"It's okay, anyway, I don't have anything to do after get off work." Lin Qingbai said lightly.
"No, I think, isn't this inappropriate?"
inappropriate? Why is it inappropriate? It's because I'm afraid of being seen. I didn't think it was inappropriate before, but now I say it is inappropriate, is it possible that I am really afraid of being seen by a gay man
Lin Qingbai suddenly felt a little hot.
Stepping on the feet is getting faster and faster.
Unlike the usual time when we separated, we had to talk for a while. This time when we got out of the car, before Xu Nannan could say goodbye, Lin Qingbai stomped heavily on the car and left at a fast speed.
Xu Nannan had time to look at one of his backs, and wondered, "What's wrong, didn't I just say that I don't need to pick it up, are you angry?"
In the county party committee compound, Lin Qingsong found his brother's bicycle parked in the compound just after arriving in the compound.
This is really strange. How long has he been back usually, but his brother hasn't come back yet. He hurriedly ran to the road, opened the door, and saw his brother reading a book.
When I got closer, I saw that the book hadn't been opened yet.
"Brother, what's the matter with you, didn't you send it to the officer, why did you come back so late?"
Hearing Lin Qingsong's voice, Lin Qingbai came back to his senses, and looked at Lin Qingsong sharply, "Have you cuddled with girls again recently?"
"No, how long have I been honest." At most, I can chat with other girls, there is no way, people like to chat with him, how can he refuse? Among the girls he had met, Director Yu didn't like chatting with him.
Lin Qingbai looked at him for a while before throwing the book on the table. Make a bang. It's not easy to ask Qingsong about this matter, so why not ask Nannan? She must be embarrassed. Is it possible to ignore it? No, the little girl is still so young, he has to help to watch, what if she is cheated? Just like the little policeman last time, it looks good everywhere, but when you look closely, it's not good anywhere. There are also people like Qingsong, who look attractive, can they be suitable? cannot!