As a simple laborer, Jiang He made full use of her virtue of hard work. After cleaning up the house, she took the whole family to the shop to clean, and then went to the old house to put up the couplets.
The flower shop was not far from the old house. They did not need to drive, so it was a walk.
Xu Qing, who was reluctant to move, took Xu Shi 'an, who was reluctant. They walked slowly on the road. Jiang He held Xu Jin's little hand and urged them to move.
"Dad, why are the lids of these wells round?"
Xu Shi 'an had too many questions about this world. He tried to familiarize himself with life on earth with the help of adults.
This was a stupid question that even Jiang He had never asked. Xu Qing did not know who his son took after. Or were all children so stupid?
"In case someone asks why it is square."
"Then …"
Xu Shi 'an was stunned. He could not wrap his head around it for a while.
Zhao Shu saw them dressed happily and greeted them with a smile. He patted Xu Shi 'an's head.
Winter was not fun. If it was summer, Xu Shi 'an could play his little Chirps in open-crotch pants, just like how he played Xu Qing.
"Grandpa Zhao."
The siblings were very polite. Zhao Shu was happy to see them. He took out a few candies from his pocket and gave them.
"Come over to clean up. Actually, she is not a permanent resident." Xu Qing was lazy. He asked Jiang He to take care of the children first. He found an excuse to have some free time.
"It's good to be diligent. The old house should be clean even if you don't live there. This is called a blessed land. Feng Shui."
The cold wind blew. Zhao Shu wrapped himself in his coat and shook his body. He took out a cigarette. Seeing Xu Qing waving his hand, he happily put one in his mouth. "How old are they? They should be in primary school soon, right? "
"There are two more years. They will go to primary school here."
"I think they should just move back. It's inconvenient to go to school so far away."
"They will be here at noon. It is very troublesome to run back and forth." Xu Qing laughed. The school district was getting more and more popular. It was not bad now.
It was also because the siblings were caught up in the wave of the second child policy that the price had dropped again.
As the two of them were talking, a young girl walked out of the neighborhood. When she saw Xu Qing, she was stunned. Xu Qing was also stunned.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Xiaoyan had grown into a young lady. Her long hair draped over her shoulders, and she wore light makeup. Perhaps it was specially made to match her clothing, but her eyeliner made her look a little mature.
With a glance, Xiaoyan might have nodded slightly, or it might have been Xu Qing's illusion. In any case, it was considered a greeting.
"Is that Xiaoyan?"
After she left, Xu Qing asked with uncertainty.
"You can't recognize me? He used to follow behind you and call you Brother Xu every day. "
"A girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood. I can't recognize her." Xu Qing shook his head. He was still thinking about the person he had just seen, familiar yet strange.
"That's true. She used to be a little chubby, but now she has grown up quite well." Zhao Shu exhaled a mouthful of smoke and smiled. "Maybe she can really become a star."
Xu Qing laughed. Zhao Shu raised an eyebrow. "You don't believe me? I heard from Sister-in-law Cheng that she seems to be talking about something online … something. "
"Online drama?"
"Yes, yes, it seems to be …" Zhao Shu touched the leather hat on his head and was a little confused. Sometimes it was difficult to remember these things when he was old.
This time, Xu Qing was surprised and looked back again.
Thinking that his two children were already so big, she should … have already gone to college. It seemed that he had heard Aunt Cheng mention the college entrance examination two years ago.
Things remain the same, but people have changed …
Xu Qing did not slack off too much. Feeling that it was about time, he slowly walked home. Jiang He had already wrapped his head with a cloth and was sweeping the cobwebs on the corner with a broom.
While picking up the couplet for the siblings to unfold, Xu Qing talked about what had just happened.
"Xiaoyan?"
Hearing Xu Qing mention Xiaoyan, Jiang He looked back in surprise and also a little happy.
"It's been a long time. She doesn't come back to grandma's place much after she grew up."
Back then, when she was forced by Xu Qing to learn binary linear equations, she even secretly played minesweeper with Xiaoyan.
"She has become a big girl now, just like when you first came."
"Maybe you can't even recognize her if you meet her on the street." Jiang He could imagine that the siblings were already so big.
"You studied with her at the beginning. She is now studying in college, and you have two children …"
"She is a child. How can I be the same?"
"So you still became the person you hated the most at the beginning, a stupid person who only knows …"
"Say it again!" Jiang He glared at him.
She was now the owner of a flower shop. Stupid people who only knew how to do laundry and carry children no longer existed.
It was easier to clean the old house. Usually, no one lived there, so there were not as many messy and stains. Many of the furniture was also covered with cloth, and only a little dust was swept away. Then, she pasted new couplets on the door, and the inside and outside looked brand new.
With her own house, she felt an indescribable sense of security. Of course, having one more house would make her feel more secure. This might be something engraved in her genes. Jiang He looked at the old house and was extremely satisfied.
Xu Qing leaned back on the old sofa, crossed his legs, and teased Shi 'an with candy wrappers. Hearing voices outside the door, he looked up and saw Jiang He pulling Xu Jin to say something to someone outside.
After a while, Auntie Cheng's loud voice rang out. Xu Qing got up and pulled Xu Shi 'an over to say hello to Cheng Yulan. They were neighbors, and Shi' an was holding a one-month banquet. Cheng Yulan also ran over to give him a red packet.
Cheng Yulan had aged even more, and there seemed to be more wrinkles on her face. She did not walk with her head held high like before, and she had the lethargy of an old person. However, she was still in good spirits, and her voice was still loud.
"Good children, all good children."
She patted Shi 'an's head, and then patted Xu Jin, her face full of kindness.
After her husband passed away, Cheng Yulan lived alone, and she liked children more and more.
"After the New Year, I will go to Ah Li's place. I don't come here often."
Cheng Yulan smiled as she told Xu Qing about this, and she even felt a little emotional.
She had lived here for most of her life. Although she could still move, she always felt a little lonely. Now that she had retired, it was time to go live with her daughter.
The neighborhood was getting older and older, just like the people who lived here.
During the New Year, the neighborhood would still be decorated with lanterns and colored banners, with the words' Celebrate the Festive Season 'pasted on them. The children running and jumping in the open space were still the same, but there was a different batch.
"When I was talking to Xiaoyan just now, I felt that she was a little distant from me."
As they walked, Jiang He felt a little sad. In the past, she used to secretly play games with that girl.
"She's a celebrity now. She doesn't have anything in common with a woman who takes care of a baby like you."
"Don't talk nonsense. She's just grown up, but the age difference is a little big."
"You're still from ancient times. You're more than a thousand years younger than her. Did you alienate her?" Xu Qing snorted.
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Jiang He pinched his arm.
After being interrupted by Xu Qing, that little bit of mood was gone.
Xu Jin and Shi 'an looked at each other, both a little surprised. Their mother was from ancient times?
"Dad, is Mom from ancient times?"
"Yes, but don't tell anyone else. This is our family secret."
"Okay!" The siblings agreed very straightforwardly.
Then, they turned around and sold out Xu Qing.
"Ancient times?"
When Zhou Suzhi heard Shi 'an reveal this "secret" mysteriously, she didn't know why, but she really wanted to drag Xu Qing over and give him a good beating.
He was already a father, but he still couldn't learn to be steady and kept running his mouth.
"She's also a heroine." Xu Wenbin didn't even raise his head.
"Grandpa knows about it too?" Xu Jin covered his little mouth in surprise. It seemed that his mother really was from ancient times.
"Bullsh * t …"
Xu Wenbin wanted to say that it was bullsh * t, but seeing that the two children were beside him, he didn't say it out loud. Xu Qing was addicted to acting.
"In the past, when they weren't married, they used to call her heroine," Xu Wenbin saw that Zhou Suzhi was a little confused, so he reminded her.
Then, with some disdain, he curled his lips and said, "I told him to study more, but he refused. At the very least, he wanted to learn from all the husbands on TV. Heroine? Shameful."
When Xu Qing and Xu Wenbin came back from buying groceries, Jiang He rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen. Xu Qing originally wanted to help, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law thought he was in the way and impatiently chased him out.
He was too lazy to take care of the two children every day, but it just so happened that Xu Wenbin liked to take care of them. Everyone was happy. Xu Qing went to the balcony with a frozen pear in his mouth.
The floor heating at home was too hot, so he always liked to stay on the balcony and look downstairs.
On the opposite balcony, Qin Maocai seemed to be growing backwards. As he got older, black hair grew on his temples. He was hale and hearty, and his eyes were bright.
The old man took Qin Xiao to the balcony to play with Xiongba. He could faintly hear the quarrel in the living room behind him. It's the New Year … Xu Qing smacked his lips, looked at Qin Maocai, and said nothing.
Xiongba was already very old. Dogs didn't live as long as cats. Maybe it was because she was too active in the early days, White Gourd had been lazy and had been conserving his energy. Now there wasn't much change, but Xiongba had obviously aged.
Just like how tortoises could live for a long time, but monkeys couldn't … Xu Qing thought this was probably the reason.
While eating the frozen pear, he heard the conversation between Xu Wenbin and Zhou Suzhi in the living room behind him. He suddenly froze, and forgot to chew the pear in his mouth.
"You can't tell him that you're an alien, right?"
Xu Qing seemed to have heard Xu Wenbin say this in a low voice, but he didn't know if it was an illusion. He looked back and saw Xu Wenbin and Zhou Suzhi were a little nervous.
"No … Dad, what did you just say?" Xu Qing couldn't stay calm and went back to the room to make sure.
"I didn't say anything."
"You said my mom is an alien?"
Xu Qing stared at Zhou Suzhi carefully, trying to find something on his mother's face.
"You heard wrong." Zhou Suzhi frowned and slapped him aside. This kid's expression was creepy.
"…"
"Don't care if I said it or not. You believe me? Now that I said your mom is an alien, she flew away with a beep? " Xu Wenbin sneered. This son of his might have a problem with his IQ. Why did he act so unbelievable …
"No, what's with your reaction? I said your mom is an alien, and you believe me? "Xu Wenbin was stunned.
He saw Xu Qing's hand tremble.
Xu Qing's expression was very complicated. Xu Wenbin's appearance was too familiar.
Yes, you're from ancient times. Who would believe it? — Back then, he seemed to have leaned against the chair in the same posture. It was exactly the same as what Jiang He said.
Very dry.
"…"
"…"
"…"
The whole family was silent. Xu Wenbin was thinking about what went wrong. Zhou Suzhi was worried that Xu Qing's IQ would gradually decrease with age and affect the children. Xu Qing was sorting out his thoughts.
Just now, he was eating pears on the balcony when he suddenly heard Xu Wenbin whispering to Zhou Suzhi that he was an alien …
This wasn't right.
"So …" Xu Wenbin said, then closed his mouth. He was also very conflicted.
He originally wanted to teach Xu Qing not to talk nonsense with children. You're an adult and you don't take it seriously, but children might …
But now, what was Xu Qing's reaction?!
Godd * mn!
If Xu Wenbin blackened his face, it would be the real-life version of a black man with a question mark on his face.
He was already 30 years old. How could he be as stupid as Xu Shi 'an? What was wrong with this father and son?
"I just wanted you to feel the subversive effect of parents talking nonsense on their children … Hmm … Hmm … It seems that you felt it." Xu Wenbin organized his words.
"… It's too deep."
Xu Qing let out a long breath.
"You understand?"
"Yes."
"So why do you believe that your mom is an alien? Which part of her is not human? "
Xu Wenbin was puzzled by this question. It was killing him.
He had thought that Xu Qing would argue and not take it seriously. He had thought of everything, but he didn't expect Xu Qing to have this reaction.
"Of course, I believe you when you say she is an alien."
"Nonsense, you said Jiang He is …"
Xu Wenbin was like a chicken being strangled. He looked towards the kitchen and immediately realized that he was as stupid as Xu Qing.
Being retarded would lower the IQ of the whole street. He didn't believe it before, but now he did.
IQ was contagious.
But he was very conflicted. How could a handsome young man who looked normal be so stupid?
Xu Wenbin was very conflicted. Seeing Xu Qing made him angry. He waved his hand and went into the study. Out of sight, out of mind.
"You two don't talk about gods and ghosts. What if you teach the children bad?"
"They are smart and different from ordinary children."
"Then you can't teach them blindly."
"Look at how smart they are now. Don't you trust me? When I was this old, I picked up chicken shit with Haozi. Look at the two of them. Not to mention picking it up, they have to stay far away. This proves …"
"It proves that they are smart, not as stupid as you." Zhou Suzhi snorted.
Xu Qing had nothing to say. The good thing about the brother and sister was that they were smart. The bad thing was that they were taught. The good thing about him was that he was taught by the old couple. The bad thing was that he was stupid.
What else could he say?
After a while, Xu Wenbin poked his head out of the study and waved to Xu Qing outside. "Come here!"
"What's wrong, Dad?"
Xu Qing went into the study and said.
"Sit down."
Xu Wenbin ordered. He crossed his hands and supported his chin, sitting behind the desk.
He had just thought for a long time. After sorting out his thoughts, he felt more and more confused.
Xu Qing, this fellow, was extremely cunning. If one were to say that he was stupid, then there really weren't many smart people.
But why did he have such a big reaction to his words? It was as if he really believed in the existence of aliens. It was very illogical.
Xu Wenbin lowered his head and gently rubbed his forehead with his thumb. When Xu Qing was puzzled, he finally said, "You're not right."
"I'm not right."
"You're not right."
"I …"
"Jiang He came from the ancient times, so he didn't have an ID, no job, and no one knew him?" Xu Wenbin joked and asked this ridiculous question.
If Xu Qing was abnormal again, it was worth thinking about.
"…" Xu Qing was stunned.
Xu Wenbin carefully observed his expression. Xu Qing gradually smiled, which made Xu Wenbin's heart skip a beat.
"Yes, she flew here from the ancient times." Xu Qing nodded. He paused and leaned forward. "Dad, do you believe it? If you tell my mother, will my mother believe it? "
"…"
Xu Wenbin stared at him for a long time without saying anything.
He really wanted to beat this kid.
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