After listening to the shoe repair uncle's roar, I suddenly remembered: Xiao Qin's biological father, the spy Huo ZhenBang left in Dong Shan city, is the shoe repair uncle!
I clearly remember Xiao Qin saying that the shoe repair uncle came to rely on 'us' when he had nowhere else to go, and Auntie Ren didn't know anything about the shoe repair uncle. Xiao Qin covered up her close relationship with the shoe repair uncle, just like she covered up her own secret communication with Huo ZhenBang.
So it turns out the shoe repair uncle joined the triads after leaving the national security bureau! At least you spent some time in the triads before your shoe repair career got on the right track! What did Huo ZhenBang tell you to do? Did he tell you to eavesdrop on another triad's annual conference?
It doesn't matter if the shoe repair uncle is a true member of the Triads, he still has some history with Huo ZhenBang and the others. That's why he was told to stay in Dong Shan city as a spy to see if Xiao Qin was bullied by me.
The shoe repair uncle who once stole information from foreign embassies is now playing the role of a small fry, what a waste of talent! No wonder the shoe repair uncle was so depressed and was venting his anger on China's soccer!
I decided I wouldn't let the shoe repair uncle see me and my dad.
Although Huo ZhenBang contracted AIDS and temporarily gave up on remarrying Auntie Ren, I can't guarantee he will support Auntie Ren's remarriage.
As a father, he always has a complicated feeling when his daughter wants a boyfriend or someone she wants to marry.
That's why Huo ZhenBang didn't strongly oppose Xiao Qin choosing me, but his attitude towards me was a bit eccentric, as if he was constantly testing me.
Now, Huo ZhenBang, who originally felt helpless that his daughter would belong to someone else sooner or later, would be super depressed if he found out from the shoe-repair uncle that his ex-wife was going to become someone else's wife?
He would definitely think that the two most important women in his life had been accepted by him and his father!
Although Huo ZhenBang lost Auntie Ren because he was a playboy, so he wasn't worth sympathizing with, I still felt he was quite pitiful.
Because I didn't want the shoe repair uncle to plant any listening devices, and I didn't want Huo ZhenBang's condition to worsen after hearing the latest developments, I didn't give my dad a chance to see the shoe repair uncle. Even though my dad had a common language when it came to insulting China's football, I didn't stop him from scolding him.
"Xiao Lin, if your grandfather watched less men's soccer matches, he might still be alive right now!"
That's still better than the shoe-repair uncle's dad! I remember that the shoe-repair uncle's father died of a heart attack after watching a World Cup match with the national football team! It would not be an exaggeration to say that the shoe-repair uncle had a feud with the China men's football team!
Speaking of myocardial infarction, my heart isn't too healthy right now. Fortunately, I don't drink, smoke, take drugs, or watch China football. I probably won't suffer the same fate as the late father of the shoe repair uncle.
I thought back to when my grandfather grabbed my dad's hand and said his two last wishes. One was for my dad to quickly remarry, and the other was for the men's soccer team to reach the top 16 of the World Cup. At that time, he would definitely burn the recordings for him.
Grandpa, I can proudly inform you: there's already some progress on my dad's remarriage! We're buying groceries to cook dinner for my dad's future partner!
As for the China men's soccer team reaching the top 16 of the World Cup … Grandpa, how about I tell you more about my dad's remarriage! Auntie Ren is different from Ai ShuQiao. Even though she has a bad temper, she's definitely a good person …
After my dad and I carried our bags upstairs, Xiao Qin opened the door for us.
"Uncle Ye, you … you're back." Xiao Qin wasn't used to not calling me respectfully, but her eyes lit up when she saw me behind my dad.
I felt like Xiao Qin subconsciously wanted to jump into my arms and hug me, but she did her best to control her impulse and said:
"Ye Lin classmate, you finally came to our house again …"
I suddenly realized I haven't been to Xiao Qin's house for a long time. It seems I haven't been here ever since I almost pushed her down.
"Don't worry about it, I'll come more in the future." I said.
Not only will I come more often in the future? Maybe we'll even live together as sworn siblings in the future! Don't you know, we might even be legally living together in the future!
When my dad and I went to the kitchen with the groceries, Auntie Ren came out of the house.
"I heard the doctor also observed you for a long time." Auntie Ren looked at me and said, "Can you carry the groceries? If you can't, then go rest on the sofa with Xiao Qin and let your dad prepare dinner. "
"Don't worry Auntie Ren, I'm fine!" I bent one of my arms and showed Auntie Ren my bulging biceps to show that I was in excellent condition.
I also removed the honorifics towards Auntie Ren. If we're going to live in the same house in the future, then what's the point of saying "you"?
In order to prevent my dad from being alone, I cooked dinner with him (Xiao Qin wanted to help, but Auntie Ren didn't let her).
In the end, we failed.
If I had known earlier, I would have eaten it with noodles. I hastily tried shrimp, vegetables, and stir-fried vegetables. In the end, I made a nondescript dish and was ridiculed by Auntie Ren.
"That's all your cooking skills are at this level! Is this the kind of food you guys usually eat! "
However, even though he was reprimanding them verbally, there was a hidden meaning in his tone: "Your cooking is so terrible, someone should cook for you."
"Uncle Ye and Ye Lin classmate's cooking is already very good." Xiao Qin helped us put in a good word and she also ate the half-cooked stir-fried vegetables.
"Don't eat that." I picked up a piece of the bean stew with regret, "This dish is still okay, at least it's well-done. You should eat some of this."
Xiao Qin paused for a bit when she saw the bean stew and meat I picked up, then she ate it while feeling flattered.
Ah, this scene is so warm, it's like a warm family eating a meal!
Because my dad and I'm bad at cooking, Auntie Ren was only half full. In the end, she had to use the soy products in the fridge to eat a full bowl of rice.
"Go practice your cooking skills!"
When my dad got up to wash the dishes, Auntie Ren said as she brushed past him.
"Huh? Will you say yes if I improve my cooking skills? "Dad asked quietly. I knew what he meant by" say yes "was a proposal.
"Hmph." Auntie Ren had an indifferent attitude, "I'm busy with work and don't have time to cook. If you don't practice your cooking skills, are you going to wait for Xiao Qin to cook for you?"
My dad was overjoyed: "Then Hong Li, you agreed …"
Auntie Ren waved her hands: "I didn't agree to anything. I only said that if you practice your cooking skills, I might ask you to cook a few more times. Sometimes when I'm busy with work and can't come back, I can ask Xiao Qin to eat at your house since it's closer to 28 Middle."
Xiao Qin also wanted to clean up, but I stopped her. She heard the last half of Auntie Ren's sentence.
"Huh? Mom, why are you asking me to eat dinner at classmate Ye Lin's house? " Xiao Qin was happy but puzzled, "I've never eaten dinner at Uncle Ye's house when we were neighbors. It's embarrassing to suddenly do this …"
She looked down and curled her toes, but she was actually very happy.
"Tsk, what's there to be embarrassed about!" Auntie Ren said with disdain, "Go ahead! I already paid for the meal! "
Then she looked at my dad and asked: "Tell me, did I pay for the meal?"
My dad nodded in a hurry: "You did, you did! That's enough for Xiao Qin to eat at our house for the rest of her life! "
Xiao Qin's face turned bright red and she looked at my dad and my mom in disbelief.
"You, you guys agreed? You guys agreed to let me be together with Ye Lin classmate? "
My dad and Auntie Ren were speechless because they weren't talking about us being together, but them being together.
Xiao Qin's happiness only lasted for a few seconds, she quickly lowered her head and murmured: "But I'm not …"
She held back her tears and quietly walked into her bedroom. She didn't know what she was doing.
"What's wrong with Xiao Qin?" My dad scratched his head, "Is my cooking that bad that Xiao Qin's in a bad mood when she heard she was coming over for dinner?"
My dad and Auntie Ren never knew I once promoted Xiao Qin to my girlfriend, so they naturally wouldn't know I demoted Xiao Qin back to childhood sweetheart.
Even without Auntie Ren's burning gaze, I still felt like I had a responsibility to comfort Xiao Qin.
Thus, I left my dad to wash the dishes (Auntie Ren was watching from the side) and I gently knocked on Xiao Qin's bedroom door.
"Xiao Qin, can I come in?"
"Mhmm." Xiao Qin's voice was a bit hoarse.
I gently pushed the door open and discovered Xiao Qin's bedroom was still the same as before: fairytale-style furniture, star stickers all over the wall, a picture of me on the dresser, and a shrunken balloon floating on the ceiling — — I bought it for Xiao Qin when we watched a movie together.
Xiao Qin was wearing a sweater and pencil pants. She was lying on the bed with her back facing me. The reason she wasn't wearing a skirt was probably because her period was coming and she was worried about catching a cold.
I closed the door and carefully walked over. Finally, I discovered Xiao Qin was lying on the bed reading a manga.
As expected, it was another shoujo manga and I slightly furrowed my brows.
"Xiao Qin, why are you reading …" I stopped as soon as I finished speaking because I noticed Xiao Qin's face was covered in tears when she looked up from the manga.
"I, I was just too touched by the manga." Xiao Qin desperately explained while wiping her tears, "It has nothing to do with Ye Lin classmate demoting me to childhood sweetheart."
"This childhood sweetheart can even eat at classmate Ye Lin's house. It's because they're childhood sweethearts that they have this right." Xiao Qin tried to force a smile, but more and more tears flowed, "I'm not crying because I'm sad. These are definitely tears of joy. Ye Lin classmate, don't overthink it. "
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