"When you had a son, you were smiling like a dog's tail flower. I wonder who it was."
Xu Qing sat down, and when he saw Wang Zijun's miserable expression, he laughed himself to death.
The child was only a week old. He heard that it was just the beginning and it was still very easy to take care of him. At most, he only needed to change diapers, play with retarded toys, and walk around.
When he learned how to yell, stretch out his arms, and run like a plane, Wang Zijun didn't know if he would still be able to handle it.
It was not easy to be a father.
"Your family is going to have a baby soon, right?" He asked Qin Hao.
"No, no, it's not that urgent." Qin Hao shook his head fiercely.
"Hmph, it would be strange if it's not urgent. I think you can't wait to have a baby tomorrow." Wang Zijun snorted.
His guess was right. Qin Hao had been thinking about having a child ever since they got married, but there was no sign of a baby even after trying for a long time.
Looking at Qin Hao scratching his head, Wang Zijun turned to Xu Qing and asked. "What about you?"
"What about me? I have to wait for another two years. Who wants a child the moment they get married? Vulgar. Do you live to get married and have children?"
"What else are you doing?" Qin Hao asked.
"For great love."
"Great love?"
Wang Zijun and Qin Hao snorted. "Do you want to have a child?"
Qin Hao: "Yes. Do you want to have a child?"
Wang Zijun: "You can walk now. Can you be a decent person if you don't have a child?"
Qin Hao: "How can a decent person not have a child?"
"Despicable …"
"You two wait. What do you mean by not having a child … Anyway, you can have a child and contribute to society. I will wait for another two years."
Xu Qing fiddled with his chopsticks. He was too lazy to say more. It was good to have a world of two people. These two fellows did not understand.
One got pregnant before getting married, and the other ran away when a woman was delivered to his mouth.
The two of them were finished. They couldn't be compared to them.
With three married people sitting together, Xu Qing felt that something was wrong. He changed the topic to his car and said a few words. Then, he changed the topic to the child.
Wang Zijun explained to Qin Hao. Qin Hao pretended to be indifferent, but he was actually listening attentively.
After all, he was already 27 years old. Half of the year had passed. If he were to have a child next year, he would be 29 years old when he was born. Qin Hao was quite anxious. He wasn't as calm as Xu Qing — this was also the reason why he was in a hurry to have his wedding before Xu Qing.
Xu Qing felt a little emotional. If it weren't for the fact that he was also discussing marriage with Jiang He, he would have really fallen behind. He could only listen to the two of them and shrink to the side like a single dog.
This was the influence of the people around him. At an age, even if he didn't want to get married, he would still be forced by others to keep up. Otherwise, if the difference was too big, he would always seem out of place and make people feel uncomfortable.
"Actually, the most troublesome thing is women. I don't even know what she's thinking. If we start broadcasting English on TV now, that little egg doesn't know anything. What can she learn?"
"Start with the dolls." Xu Qing ate a mouthful of food. Nowadays, the streets and alleys were full of hot pot restaurants. It was hard to find a proper Chinese stir-fried dish.
It was not bad to let Jiang He open a small restaurant and be in charge of the cashier. But when he thought about how he would have to wash the dishes, he gave up. Unless Jiang He agreed to hire a dishwasher — in that case, a small restaurant wouldn't be suitable. It had to be bigger.
Wang Zijun and Qin Hao chatted. Xu Qing's mind wandered, thinking about what Jiang He should do in the future. Live streaming and playing games … Not to mention whether he liked it or not, even if he really set his mind to do it, the peak period would only be a few years. It couldn't be long.
What did the heroine like to do …
Forget it, let her worry about it. If she couldn't figure it out, then she would be a full-time housewife, doing laundry and cooking every day.
"… I think it was really good in ancient times. People like me were rich landlords. I carried a birdcage and wandered the streets every day. Wives and children all stayed in the backyard …" Wang Zijun suddenly sighed. In the past, people like him would never be so tired.
"If I told her to go east, she wouldn't dare to go west. If I told her to take a concubine, she would have to help me decorate the house. Heh …"
He laughed and became more and more enthusiastic. He was already a father and still had the dream of having three wives and four concubines. "How good are the women in ancient times?"
"Cough … Actually, the ancient people were just like that." Xu Qing thought for a while and continued, "There were also those who were like the landlady in the Kungfu movies. She clenched her fist and made a cracking sound. Have you seen it?"
"Those who divorced her."
"If you dared to divorce her, she would dare to pull your hair and beat you until you changed your mind."
"… You're just bickering!" Wang Zijun was unhappy. It wasn't easy for him to have a dream. Why did it have to be so troublesome?
The evening lights were lit, and the traffic outside was rolling. This was a pure modern city. The fantasy of the ancient people was beautiful and gentle.
Qin Hao was deep in thought at the side. He was still thinking about how he could have a baby. He worked so hard, but why was it so difficult …
Pregnancy was a strange thing. Some married people wanted to have a child but couldn't come for a few months. Some didn't get married and coveted a moment of pleasure, but they got pregnant after one or two times.
It was all fate.
In the end, when Xu Qing drove back, it was already eight o 'clock in the evening.
"Rain falls on the ground, and autumn frost falls on the ground ~ Clouds cover the autumn geese and cover ten years of moonlight ~"
Xu Qing hummed a song as he went home. Jiang He was sitting there playing Plants vs Zombies. He looked around and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Yes."
Jiang He looked back and said, "I ate outside with Pingping."
She couldn't be bothered to do it when she was alone.
"Here you go, kumquat lemon."
Xu Qing placed the milk tea on her table. Jiang He tilted her head and sniffled. Xu Qing wanted to laugh. "I didn't drink. I won't drink that."
"Be careful. You can't drink any of it," Jiang He said.
She clicked on the mouse with one hand to defend against the zombies, and took out a straw with the other. With a click, she poked it into the cup and took a sip. She squinted her eyes and let out a sigh of relief.
The sour taste was better than the sweet taste.
Xu Qing watched from the side. She was almost at the last stage.
Whether it was Plants vs Zombies or DNF in the arena, Jiang He looked serious as she dealt with the zombies that wanted to eat her brains.
White Gourd was lying on Xu Qing's computer table, watching her fight the zombies.
Xu Qing came back and moved White Gourd's fat body away. He turned on his laptop and started to do what he hadn't done during the day.
Ever since he started looking for houses, he had stopped investing in stocks. He only looked at the stock market when he had nothing to do, but he didn't put any money into it.
If he wanted to continue, he had to at least wait until his treasury was full …
Increase income and reduce expenses.
Xu Qing gave himself a pep talk and went online to look for the latest trailer for a new movie.
He had to start taking movie reviews seriously. At least, he had to go to the cinema to watch some of the more popular new movies. Otherwise, it would be troublesome to look for a new angle after all the reviews were out, and the exposure would be limited.
"Why are some people so stubborn?" Jiang He's brows were tightly knitted together, expressing his confusion.
After spending so much time on the internet, she realized that some people's brains weren't working well.
Xu Qing looked sideways. "You can't expect everyone to be normal. I often see them when I'm making videos. You'll get used to it."
"So I just ignore him?"
"When a netizen refutes you with a long speech, don't refute him with a long speech. All you need to do is reply with 'I don't understand', and he will feel that he has punched the cotton called illiteracy, and he will be infuriated.
"I'm not illiterate." Jiang He mumbled.
"It doesn't matter if you are or not. Neither of you can convince the other. Ignoring him will only waste a lot of time. By wasting your time, he'll succeed." Xu Qing had a lot of experience dealing with contrarians. "A high-level contrarian will put a label on you first and then refute you. You have to explain that you didn't mean it, but he won't listen."
Usually, he would ignore them. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would ban them so that they wouldn't waste their time and save their precious lives. However, not everyone appreciated it.
"Some people don't go online for entertainment. Their purpose is to eradicate all the injustice in the world. They use the keyboard to achieve their goal of becoming a saint. They know everything."
"Alright, I'm just having fun." Jiang He thought about it and decided to admit that he was illiterate.
He couldn't argue with others that he was indeed an ancient person. In ancient times, people didn't speak in classical Chinese.
Two uncles and aunties had been working all day. When they bumped into each other while carrying a hoe, they greeted each other and asked if he had eaten.
"Brother, do you want to eat?"
"No, I want to eat …"
Thinking of that scene, Jiang He had goosebumps all over his body.
No matter what work he did, he would just talk nonsense every day.
"I suspect that the world you came from might be the Tang Dynasty in a parallel universe. Otherwise, how could there be something like internal energy …" Xu Qing thought of something and said to Jiang He with a serious face.
"Ah?"
Jiang He was stunned. He blinked his eyes and said, "Maybe …"
She could roughly understand what Xu Qing meant, but … forget it. She didn't want to explain.
"Because in the history of our world, there isn't any internal energy. Even if there was, it's not as … magical as you said." Xu Qing felt that this question had to be explained properly.
Although the emperor, ministers, and some important matters were correct, internal energy was something that was really incomprehensible.
However, Jiang He didn't really want to discuss this with him. After a few perfunctory replies, it was over.
Xu Qing thought about it and didn't dwell on it. Anyway, whether it was parallel or not, it didn't matter. It was fine as it was now.
But why couldn't he teach him?
It was a pity …
Jiang He rolled his eyes and looked at him. Then, he turned to the screen and moved the mouse wheel to read the stories shared by others.
In the quiet room, there was only the clicking sound of the keyboard and mouse. Xu Qing wore headphones and Jiang He turned the volume to the lowest. The two of them didn't disturb each other.
The night was getting late.
The summer breeze blew in from the window. Feeling the slight coolness, Jiang He touched his arm and got up to close the window. Then, he closed the curtains. When he came back, he squeezed into Xu Qing's lap and moved around in his arms.
"What are you doing?" Xu Qing held the mouse and took off the headphones.
Jiang He didn't say anything and rubbed his chin with his head.
Hugging Jiang He's soft body, Xu Qing's intuition told him that something was wrong, but he thought it was nothing.
"Wait, let me turn off the computer …"
Xu Qing turned off the computer and carried Jiang He into the bedroom.
…
It was the summer vacation in June.
Marriage was just something new for a while. Once it was over, they would still do what they were supposed to do. Xu Qing felt like nothing had changed …
It was just that when they returned home, Jiang He didn't need to call her auntie anymore.
There was a Volkswagen parked downstairs. Xu Qing took a few more glances at it.
"Dad, why didn't you buy four hoops?"
"Why did I buy so many hoops? It's fine as long as they can be used for transportation." Xu Wenbin didn't care. When he saw Xu Qing coming over, he got up and went to the study. When he came out, he was holding his precious Sun Tzu's Art of War.
"That's too much, Dad."
"What?" Xu Wenbin looked at him.
"What?"
Xu Wenbin pretended to be confused. Xu Qing simply followed suit.
"You have to think about how old you are."
"Our adults have their own ideas and plans."
"That's not called a plan. That's called avoiding responsibility."
"You're not competing with Uncle Qin, are you? Don't compete with others. Just live your own life. "Xu Qing tried to persuade Xu Wenbin to put down the book. The Art of War was unpleasant to the eyes no matter how he looked at it.
"Why would I compete with him? It's your mom who is anxious. She often nags me. I feel annoyed. Who else would I urge if not you?"
"…"
"It's annoying. Tell her not to bother me. I won't care about you." Xu Wenbin sighed.
Xu Qing was very annoyed. He knew it. She was urging him to get married before he got married. Once he got married, she would be urging him to have a baby.
"I know you have your own ideas. You stick to yours. I'll do my own thing. We won't disturb each other."
Xu Wenbin opened the book.
Zhou Suzhi pulled Jiang He to talk. Xu Qing was afraid that Zhou Suzhi would say more, so he didn't move closer. Anyway, Jiang He was very smart. He knew how to deal with his mother-in-law without any teaching.
No matter what, he agreed. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along happily. After that, they would do what they needed to do. In the future, they would push the blame to him …
No one knew when Jiang He learned to push the blame. After Xu Wenbin saw her try a puff of a cigarette that day, Xu Qing suddenly realized that in the eyes of the old couple, Jiang He had always been a simple and quiet person. He took all the blame that could be pushed to him.
He stood on the balcony and leaned on the railing to eat an apple. Qin Hao's electric donkey was parked downstairs. This kid didn't go to work today. Maybe it was the night shift.
As he was thinking, he saw Qin Hao and Yu Li come out of the stairway and walk to the gate with their pockets in their hands.
Xu Qing looked for a moment. When he looked up, he found that Qin Maocai was also looking at them with his head tilted.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
"I'm looking at what's so interesting about them." Qin Maocai said as if he was speaking a tongue twister.
"Haozi's clothes are so handsome. It's not as rustic as before. I almost didn't recognize him." Xu Qing laughed.
"Nonsense. Where's your dad?"
"He's reading Sun Tzu's Art of War."
"Oh?" Qin Maocai's eyes lit up. "Where did you buy it? I want to read it too. "
"Uncle, send me your phone number later. I'll get a copy and send it to you."
Xu Qing agreed enthusiastically.
"Hahaha, come and drink with me another day." Qin Maocai laughed and didn't stand on ceremony with him.
When this guy ran around naked when he was young, he even dragged his little Qiuqiu along like he was his junior.
"No, no. I'm preparing to be a father. I can't touch a drop." Xu Qing shook his head and took a bite of the apple. It was crisp and sweet. "Look at me. I eat fruits every day to keep myself healthy."
Xu Wenbin glanced sideways in the room and pushed up his glasses in annoyance.
When you are a feather, you will blow.
If this kid could become a father in a year, he would swallow this book on the spot.
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