Qiao Weidong, who finally coaxed Yingzi to eat again at the hot pot restaurant, saw the call from Fangyuan.
She knew in her heart that this was Song Qian calling Tong Wenjie to complain.
Putting down his chopsticks, he picked up the mobile phone on the table and connected it. He heard Fang Yuan on the other end of the phone: "Old Qiao, what happened? I heard that Teacher Song had a quarrel with you?"
You see, this is the art of speaking, which shows that Comrade Fang still has some research in this area.
If I were to get straight to the point and say directly, "Qiao Weidong heard that you and Song Qian had a fight," it would be a bit of a questioning tone.
It would be different to put it another way.
Getting back to the topic, Qiao Weidong said: "It's nothing! Song Qian has told you the specific reasons, right?"
Then he said: "Fang Yuan, if you want to persuade Song Qian and I to apologize, then there's no need to say anything!"
Fangyuan on the other end of the phone heard that Qiao Weidong was still a little angry, so he didn't say anything more.
Then he added: "Teacher Song just called Tong Wenjie and told her what happened!"
"In the end, I admitted my mistake and said that I shouldn't have kept urging you during the father-daughter gathering!"
"Don't be angry, either!"
When Qiao Weidong heard this, he knew it was definitely not Song Qian who said it, so he didn't care too much and said: "I'm not angry! I just drank some wine just now, and when I saw Yingzi eating, she was in a low mood because of Song Qian's constant urging, and she was a little over the top!"
After a pause, he continued: "You can call Song Qian for me later and tell her to take Yingzi home after she finishes eating!"
"I won't hit her! I'm sorry to bother you, Fangyuan!"
Fangyuan: "It's okay, don't bother me. I'll tell Teacher Song later!"
Fangyuan didn't bring up the topic of studying abroad. He knew that if Qiao Weidong wanted to say something, he would take the initiative. After all, it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, and as a friend, it is not easy for him to be too lenient.
The two chatted briefly and hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Weidong saw Yingzi who had almost eaten and said:
"Yingzi! In fact, when dad said he would send you to study abroad, he wasn't just trying to scare your mom!"
"Dad does have this idea too!"
Yingzi, who was drinking, heard that his father Qiao Weidong had the idea of sending him abroad, which was a bit unexpected.
He put down his drink and said in astonishment: "Why does Dad want to go abroad?"
Qiao Weidong explained patiently: "If you study abroad, the pressure will not be as great as it is now. You won't have to bear the pressure of your mother every day."
He took a sip of beer and continued: "And my father has a friend at Stanford University. Stanford University's astronomy is ranked second in the United States!"
"Don't you like astronomy? If you want to go, dad will try his best to let you go."
"And even if you don't want to stay in the United States after graduation, you can still go back to your country and find a job."
Seeing her caring father Qiao Weidong Yingzi wanted to cry, so she stood up and hugged Qiao Weidong and cried again in her arms.
"Dad, I hope you can seriously consider studying abroad so you don't have to work so hard!"
Qiao Weidong patted his daughter who was crying in his arms and said comfortingly.
After crying for a while, Qiao Yingzi returned to her seat in embarrassment and first said to Xiao Meng, who was silent, "Aunt Xiao Meng! I'm sorry to make you laugh!"
Xiao Meng on the side waved her hands repeatedly and said: "It's okay! Everyone is sad sometimes."
Then Yingzi looked at Qiao Weidong with firm eyes: "Dad! I just thought about it and I still want to take the college entrance examination!"
"After all, this is a rare experience. If I don't participate, I'm afraid I will regret it in the future."
There was another thing that Qiao Yingzi didn't say. He was afraid that Song Qian would be sad after he went abroad. After all, his mother was his only relative.
Hearing what Yingzi said, Qiao Weidong said: "It's okay! Anyway, there is still one year before the college entrance examination. Think about it slowly. After the college entrance examination is over, it's not too late to go."
Yingzi knew that with her father's little worth and social status, if he wanted to send himself to study in the United States, he would definitely have to pay a high price.
Thinking of this Yingzi was very moved, with tears in her eyes: "Thank you very much, dad!"
Xiao Meng on the side interjected: "Be polite to your father, isn't that what you should do?"
Qiao Weidong, who heard what Xiao Meng said, also echoed: "Your Aunt Xiao Meng is right, if you are polite to Dad again, Dad will be angry!"
After saying that, he made an angry expression.
Yingzi smiled and smiled shyly at Qiao Weidong and Xiaomeng without saying anything.
After eating and paying the bill, Qiao Weidong drunkenly led Yingzi with his left hand and Xiao Meng with his right hand (actually they were holding him) out of the hot pot restaurant.
The driver Lao Liang, who had been notified early, started the car and stopped at the door. He opened the door and helped Qiao Weidong get into the back seat of the recently purchased Mercedes-Benz S450.
Then Xiaomeng asked Yingzi to sit in the back seat, walked around the front of the car and walked to the co-pilot to open the door.
Qiao Weidong told Lao Liang who started the car to see Yingzi off first, then took Yingzi's hand and talked about interesting things about his childhood. Xiao Meng also interrupted the conversation from time to time in the passenger seat. In short, the atmosphere in the car was very harmonious.
The car quickly arrived at the gate of Yingzi's community. When the security guard saw that it was a Mercedes-Benz, he didn't even ask if it was a car from this community and let it go.
The Mercedes-Benz arrived downstairs in Yingzi's community smoothly. Qiao Weidong looked at his daughter who got out of the car, opened the door and got out of the car, and hugged Yingzi:
"Yingzi! If you have something to say, you must tell me. Don't hide it from dad! Dad will visit you often after the secret base is renovated!"
Yingzi, who was hugged by her father, also hugged her father tightly and just nodded without saying a word.
Then he watched Yingzi walk into the corridor, Qiao Weidong got in the car, and the car drove out of the community and went home.
Let's talk about Yingzi at the door of her house. In fact, she was a little scared. After standing at the door for a while, she heard the door open and was frightened.
Yingzi, who thought she was going to be scolded, walked into the door and heard Song Qian as if nothing had happened: "You're back! Come in quickly!"
"There is fruit on the table. After eating it, go to bed!"
Qiao Yingzi looked at Song Qian who was as if nothing had happened. She hugged Song Qian and started crying: "Mom, I was wrong! I shouldn't not reply to your message!"
Song Qian had already heard the news at this time, looking at Yingzi hugging her and comforting: "Mom is not angry with you, nor is she angry with your father!"
Song Qian wiped Yingzi's tears: "Mom knows that your father drank today, so you just treat him as a drunken remark. Mom doesn't take it to heart at all!"
Then he looked at Yingzi who was not crying: "I won't do the papers today. It's too late. Let's take a shower and go to bed in the morning!"
Qiao Yingzi left Song Qian's arms: "Okay, mom! I'll go to bed early today and get up early tomorrow to finish the papers."
Song Qian was very pleased to see the sensible Yingzi, and then the mother and daughter washed up and went to bed.
After washing, I lay on the bed and picked up my phone to send a message to Qiao Weidong, asking him and Aunt Xiaomeng if they were home.
Then I saw Qiao Weidong replying almost instantly with an OK gesture, and received the words "good night and sleep early" from Qiao Weidong.
Qiao Weidong, who arrived home early because there was no traffic jam at night, had already sobered up. After taking a shower, he sent a message to Yingzi and lay on the bed. He watched Xiaomeng, who was lying beside him and watching videos, wearing silk pajamas and applying a facial mask, as a hungry tiger rushed up to him:
"You did a good job today, I'll reward you!"
Xiaomeng, who was suppressed, struggled and said, "Wait a minute, Old Qiao! Mask!"
Gradually there was a sound of breathing...
