"My name is Liu Weiqiang."
The old man was embarrassed and panicked, and told Xueming his name.
Xueming: "Movie director? The one who made "Infernal Affairs"?"
Brother Qiang immediately shook his head, crossed his hands on his stomach, bowed his head and got close to Xueming: "No, it's just the same name, the same name."
Then he yelled again, trying to ease the embarrassment.
"My hometown is about seniority. I am a senior, and my younger brother is Liu Weihong. It just happened to match up."
Xueming glanced at the carriage, decided to put aside the students' matters first, grabbed Brother Wei Qiang's arm, and pulled him to the link passage.
"You come with me."
Arriving at the relatively ventilated trap door, Xue Ming gave Brother Qiang a cigarette, and the two leaned against the shaky rubber partition wall. The atmosphere seemed to be more relaxed.
Xueming thought - this eldest brother seems to be different from Sister Hong, he is a timid and reserved person.
I only asked for a name, but Brother Qiang had to explain it in two or three sentences, and clearly explained all the names and the identity of his eldest brother. It seemed that there was nothing to say, so he forced himself to find a topic, thinking Prove something.
Regarding Sister Hong's arrangement, this man was very unconvinced, but felt helpless.
Originally, BOSS wanted to arrange such a waiter for Sister Hong, and Aohun Mingde's vision was not wrong——
——If Brother Qiang is Sister Hong’s destined person, then this fate cannot be separated or cut.
Now it was as if the two of them had just made a contract as a passenger and a waiter, but were about to break the contract and live separately. There were two things that Xue Ming couldn't figure out.
Sister Hong and Brother Qiang have already reached a consensus on this matter, just like the divorce agreement. If they both agree, why should Jiang Xueming read the judgment? Wouldn't it be better for them to decide on their own?
Another thing is that although Sister Hong keeps saying——
——I don’t need this waiter, I don’t need this savior.
But after meeting Liu Weiqiang, Xueming became suspicious. Because Sister Hong never made her words clear and clear.
She had never rejected the waiter outright, nor had she discussed the matter with the BOSS. Even if she went to deal with the hunter, she would first get rid of Brother Qiang, as if she was protecting her own waiter.
"Teacher Gunsmith..." Liu Weiqiang whispered: "My employer is Donghong. Has Donghong told you that she wants to change her waiter?"
Xueming: "Having said it before, I'm surprised. You obviously know this, and she also knows this. Why do you want me to say this?"
Brother Qiang smiled dryly: "Oh...that will cause trouble for the gunsmith teacher..."
Xueming: "Sister Hong told me about her ex-husband, saying that you are very similar to her first husband - maybe for this reason, she doesn't want to face you directly."
Brother Qiang suddenly lowered his head: "Oh..."
Xueming continued: "You don't want to get entangled with Sister Hong, right?"
Brother Qiang: "I...tell the truth."
Xueming lit a cigarette for Brother Qiang——
——Brother Qiang continued.
"I was originally a passenger. When I was in my twenties, I came to the Nine Realms to seek medicine for my father. I now have a family and a daughter."
Xueming: "Isn't this good?"
Brother Qiang: "I divorced the waiter."
Xueming: "Has she changed or have you changed?"
Brother Qiang: "Everything has changed."
Xueming: "Tell me in detail."
Brother Qiang: "I worked as an armed employee, and later transferred to the Second Traffic Department to do logistics for the Hussars. Four years later, the leader asked me to be a station administrator, so I went there - there were few people throughout the year. It’s a day off, and my feelings are gone.”
Xueming: "The job is unstable? What's the reason?"
Brother Qiang laughed and scratched his head: "I don't know either..."
Xueming: "There has to be a saying. Even if the dog has been raised for several years, the owner will have feelings for it. You said that you have been an armed employee, and you have also been with the war group.
People have a comradeship through life and death, and it is impossible to find a good destination. "
Brother Qiang's expression immediately turned cold: "Maybe it's because... I like to meddle in other people's business."
There are so many things to say about this nosy person.
Xueming: "Offended many people?"
Brother Qiang: "There aren't many...it's just...hey...I won't talk anymore, I just can't keep my mouth shut."
Xueming probably understood——
——Sister Hong’s husband died because he offended the underworld, probably because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
It is not easy for Brother Qiang to survive to this day. The edges have been smoothed by life for a long time. Many things are inconvenient to say and he is unwilling to mention them again.
He does not have a stable job and starts from scratch every time he changes careers.
"So..." Brother Qiang said submissively: "You know, I can't stay in one place for a long time, and then break up and get back together, and I've had many quarrels. Ah, if you break a cup, you can buy a new one, and you can move the house around and rent it. But if the relationship is gone, it is really gone."
Xueming: "Does your daughter want to live with you?"
"Xiao Min is thirteen years old and will come to Galahad to study." When talking about his daughter, Brother Qiang's eyes also lit up: "When I was six years old, I divorced my ex-wife and she said she wanted to live with my father. I don’t know what it means, maybe...maybe it’s because children like new things, huh...Teacher Gunsmith, do you think this is the case - I haven’t been at home all year round, how could she kiss me?”
Xueming: "How long have you been a waiter?"
Brother Qiang: "It's only been two months. I want to find a stable job with BOSS, for Xiao Min. When she grows up, she will go to Balasong to study, and I want to stay in Jiujie - it's easy to pick up and drop off, and it only takes one minute. She can find me just by standing still."
Xueming: "So, you are working as a waiter just for your daughter?"
Brother Qiang did not answer, unwilling to admit or deny.
Xueming finally understood Sister Hong’s little thoughts——
——This honest and honest waiter seemed to be still hesitating and never mentioned anything about his employer from beginning to end.
"What do you think of this employer?"
Brother Qiang: "It's good, it's good...but..."
Xueming: "And but?"
Brother Qiang: "I don't deserve it."
Before Xueming could say anything else——
——Brother Qiang followed up with explanations in an excited tone.
"She is very powerful. I know she is not an ordinary person. She looks down on me, right? I am so old and have a daughter. I have no fixed job, no fixed place to live, and very little money. She just came to Nine Realms, and she doesn't listen. She chased me away no matter what I said, as if she knew everything, knew everything, and even killed the hunter who was following her."
"My health is also not good. It's not like I could work in the corps before. If the hunter and I were to fight for our lives, I definitely don't have the courage. My eyes can't see clearly... I... can't let a hunter Woman, please protect me..."
At this point, Brother Qiang suddenly raised his head and saw the gunsmith teacher's increasingly serious expression.
"Sorry, I won't talk anymore."
"I feel very strange." Xueming frowned, feeling unbelievable: "Listen to what you mean, you used to be miserable and just wanted your lover and daughter to be by your side all the time, because you had to go out and have no fear of anything. , it doesn’t matter if you offend the leader and be kicked around - now that BOSS has arranged for you to have such an employer, why are you backing down?"
Brother Qiang just smoked, lowered his head and said nothing, as if his pride was hurt.
Xueming continued: "Your daughter Xiao Min wants to follow you. Do you think she is pursuing novelty? Just because she has not seen her father a few times, does she want to stay with you all the time?"
Brother Qiang: "Otherwise..."
Xueming: "I'm afraid that's not the reason. Maybe when you got divorced, you looked more like a child. She felt that her mother could take care of herself, but you couldn't. You two had to depend on each other."
Brother Qiang felt very embarrassed, and Xueming immediately laughed.
explain.
"It's all my guess, it's all my guess. Don't take it to heart, I offended you, I'm sorry."
Immediately afterwards, Xueming gave Brother Qiang another cigarette, and the two of them squatted under the rubber wall.
Xueming said: "How old are you?"
Brother Qiang replied: "Forty-three years old."
Xueming immediately asked: "You are only three years older than Sister Hong, how do you say you are older?"
Brother Qiang immediately replied: "My mentality is different."
"Then I have something else to do." Xueming straightened up and prepared to go to the carriage. "You need to adjust your mentality first."
Brother Qiang stood up and seemed to hesitate to speak.
"Have you adjusted it?" Xueming circled around and returned to Brother Qiang, with a smile on his face, which made Brother Qiang feel uncomfortable.
"I just thought, Xiao Min wants to go to school, and I want to stay with her." Brother Qiang explained: "It's so simple, really so simple. I didn't expect BOSS to arrange an employer for me."
Waiters of Liu Weiqiang's age are actually a rare breed at Jiujie Station.
Sister Yangchun in the housekeeping department is Xiaoqi's boss. She is thirty-seven years old and unmarried, but the boss has never been able to arrange it. Because Sister Yangchun didn't think about the marriage partner at all, and she didn't need a partner.
According to the good cat's management method of observing the essence composition of Homo sapiens with a polarizing sextant and assigning waiters and passengers——
——Brother Qiang seemed to have submitted his resume to a blind date website in order to balance work and life. Unexpectedly, the BOSS was eyeing him and had to arrange it for him.
Jiang Xueming: "You've been holding it in for a long time and you just want to say this?"
Liu Weiqiang: "Oh...Teacher Gunsmith, there is one more thing. Xiao Min is also a freshman. If possible...can you help take care of it..."
With that said, Brother Qiang ran to the luggage rack and found a small box. He took off his gloves, wiped off the oil on the box, and opened the lid. There were Blood Butterfly shopping coupons and pyroxene currency inside.
"This money was saved from my previous job." Brother Qiang said with a smile, "Don't dislike it for being sloppy."
Jiang Xueming first took the small iron box and counted the amount of money. The total price was about 112,000 yuan.
Then he observed the oil stains on the iron box, which looked like the maintenance oil from the railway locomotive depot. It was old and dirty, and the banknotes had also turned yellow and become wilted.
Xueming thrust the iron box back into Brother Qiang's hand, "I'm not short of money, and I can't help you with this."
Brother Qiang became nervous: "Why? Aren't you a teacher? I want Xiao Min to be separated into departments and classes and dormitories when she enters school. Also, if she gets into trouble, you should pay more attention to her..."
Xueming: "You can do this yourself. I can't be her mother."
Saying this, Xueming patted Brother Qiang on the shoulder.
"Think about it, if every parent tells me this and wants my help, won't your money be wasted? And my mind is very simple. How much money you give me, I will really use it. Use it on your daughter. She will go to Gaharad to study for five years. The school also includes food and accommodation. How can she spend all the 110,000? What do you want her to do with the money? To buy cigarettes? To chat with other classmates. Comparing family conditions? Can you compare?"
When the iron box fell back into Liu Weiqiang's hands, the middle-aged man was in a daze, with a look of reluctance on his face.
He was speechless and could only watch the gunsmith go to the carriage. He always felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He knew——
——This may be a very important opportunity for my daughter Xiao Min, almost a turning point in her life.
For him, his daughter's future almost entirely depends on the school. The friendship between teachers, students and classmates can determine his daughter's future work and life.
The gunsmith is a big shot favored by the BOSS. If this teacher can help his daughter, even if he just speaks a few words, he may be able to change his daughter's fate.
He felt like his face was burning because Aqiang was not like this before. If he could wake up earlier, or be smarter, he might not have been wandering around for most of his life, and he would have found a safe haven long ago and lived a stable life with his ex-wife.
[Can you compare? ]
Xueming's words were like a loud slap in the face——
——All Aqiang's self-esteem disappeared in these words.
To put it nicely, he has been wandering in the underground world for so many years. At the age of forty-three, he still begged for a job from the BOSS. He could not find a place to settle in many traffic bureaus and senate forces. In the end, he never forgot his original intention. Returning to the Nine Realms is a return of kindness.
To put it harshly, it means that we have been frustrated and have failed to achieve anything high and low, and we have pinned our hopes on the next generation.
Brother Qiang held the iron box, squatted at the link of the carriage, and made a phone call with his daughter.
"Xiao Min..."
"Dad! I'm at the school gate! How are you and Aunt Wu?"
"Very good, everything went well."
"Then you have to live up to your expectations! I saw that when you first met, you were smiling - I haven't seen you so happy in a long time."
"Your mother hasn't contacted you recently?"
"What the hell does she do? She can take care of herself and is a member of society."
"You're going to study. She doesn't care about such an important thing?"
"I have my own family now. Dad, please wake up and stop acting like a child."
"Xiao Min, I'm sorry..."
Having said this, Brother Qiang raised the phone above his head, lowered his waist, wiped away any tears from the corners of his eyes, and blew his nose hard.
When he put the phone to his ear again, his tone became normal.
"I went to see Galahad's teacher today and asked for help in taking care of you. I gave you money and gifts, but they didn't like you. Dad suddenly felt that he was so useless."
"Oh... Actually, it's not necessary... I asked the seniors on the same train, and they said that Galahad's school spirit and discipline are pretty good..."
"It's not that simple, my daughter. You don't understand - society is like a jungle. Tiger children and antelope children have to learn to survive. School is one of the few places where people can transform."
"Okay, okay...I understand."
"That place in Balasong is damp and cold. You must remember to put on more clothes...I..."
"I know, I know!"
"You know everything and you don't want to hear what I have to say?"
"Dad, please take care of yourself first. With your image, Aunt Donghong will definitely look down on you - seize the opportunity. I think Aunt Hong is so sassy. If you come back from summer vacation, you will really make people run away." ..."
Before he finished speaking, Xueming circled around and returned to Brother Qiang.
Liu Weiqiang raised his head, covering his cell phone, but accidentally hung up his daughter's call.
"Teacher Gunsmith, is there anything else you can do?"
Xueming squatted down and knocked on the iron box in Brother Qiang's arms.
Brother Qiang immediately burst into laughter, thinking that the gunsmith was willing to accept this gift.
Unexpectedly, Xueming stuffed a cigarette into Brother Qiang’s hand——
——He pointed to the cigarette package and recited each word.
"I forgot something, smoking is harmful to health."
Then he pulled out a fifty yuan note from the tin box.
"This box is yours to buy."
After doing this, Xueming returned to the carriage without saying anything else.
Brother Qiang was confused and had no idea what the gunsmith was thinking. He held the cigarette case thoughtfully and followed the carriage door to look in. He saw the gunsmith talking to the two freshmen, still smiling. A non-smiling business smile.
He recognized those two noble men——
——They are all children of wealthy families.
One is the daughter of a department cadre of the Transportation Department.
One is the nephew of the consul of the Sixth District.
When the two brats met the gunsmith teacher, they discussed what the nameless eldest sister had done recently, and Che Zuluo kept talking about the same thing. There's something old-fashioned about being young but understanding of the ways of the world.
There are two things on the table, both gifts for the gunsmith.
"This is too precious." Snow
Ming pushed one of the gift boxes out, trying to push it back to the boy.
The gift box contains a Patek Philippe watch, which is a luxury item that watch lovers cannot avoid in the underground world.
"Teacher, you're welcome." The boy wrote his name and pushed the note to the watch, asking the teacher to remember it carefully: "This is what my uncle specially ordered to bring to you. If you refuse to accept it, I can't blame your uncle." .”
Jiang Xueming took the note and returned the gift box to the boy.
"Then it doesn't make sense."
The smile on the boy's face became stiff. The originally rich, lively and cheerful expression was now a little different. The European's three-dimensional facial features could not hide any small emotions. It was obvious that he was a little angry - putting the consul on the table, this The gunsmith refused to give it any face.
"It's really not about money." The boy insisted persistently.
Jiang Xueming looked at the name on the note and asked casually: "What is that? Daniel?"
Daniel: "It's friendship - Mr. Gunsmith, I think you want to accept this watch. You and I will have friendship."
Jiang Xueming: "So that's it?"
Daniel: "Yes, this watch should be nothing to you. You are not short of money."
Jiang Xueming: "Oh..."
Daniel continued: "Our family is not short of money, but my uncle thinks that Patek Philippe is rare in the underground world. Its craftsmanship is extremely high. You should like this kind of mechanical watch. This is my uncle's heart. "
Jiang Xueming remained silent and put away the watch.
Another girl followed suit, pushing the jewelry gift box in front of Xueming and writing a note with her name on it.
"Teacher Gunsmith, this is for Master's wife."
Jiang Xueming took the note and read it carefully: "Okay, are you still thinking about my master's wife? Have you met?"
Daniel: "Hahahahaha..."
The girl blushed with embarrassment and explained humbly: "I haven't seen it before."
Jiang Xueming recited the names on the note: "Kathy...Kathy Gerald, it's hard to remember your English names."
"My father said it would be a great thing if the teacher could remember his name," Cathy said.
"The investigation work is well done." Xueming was surprised when he saw the jewelry in the gift box. It was a veil, earrings and necklace set for the bride's wedding. It was very elegant, but there was no wedding ring, because the Heart of Steel was originally meant for weddings. Quit.
Daniel immediately said, "It was Sister Hong's special order. She mentioned this matter, and my uncle immediately remembered it."
[In view of the general environment,
Kaixi continued, "Yes, when Sister Hong found her father, he was very happy and wanted to ask about your wedding schedule."
Xueming knocked on the jewelry box and then asked: "Is this thing also friendship?"
Kaixi is still wondering——
——Why does this teacher have so many questions? It looked like it was repeated and cautious, and there was an inexplicable sense of ritual.
"Yes, it's friendship."
Xueming: "It has nothing to do with money, right?"
Kai Xi: "Our family is not short of money either..."
Xueming: "You don't want my help with anything, do you?"
Cathy smiled awkwardly and looked at Daniel next to her.
"Won't."
"Will not."
Xueming took away the jewelry box and stood up immediately——
——Brother Qiang felt very uncomfortable after reading and listening to it from a distance.
Until the gunsmith handed all the watches and jewelry to Brother Qiang.
Brother Qiang's face was full of question marks, like a baby who had just been born into this world.
"What do you mean? Gunsmith-sensei?"
Xueming patted Brother Qiang's face.
"It was your employer who sent these two children to me. Keep them, they are worth a lot of money."
Brother Qiang
He kept pushing it out, and halfway through, he heard the sound of Xueming banging the iron box again.
"You want me to accept things that you don't accept yourself? Are you forcing things on others?"
Brother Qiang: "That's not for me either...Teacher Gunsmith..."
Xueming smiled and said: "Sister Hong asked me to rob the rich and give to the poor - don't you want your daughter not to be bullied in school? Just accept these two gifts. They can do what I can't do." .”
Brother Qiang’s head hasn’t turned around yet——
——He is like poor TOM, being manipulated by Sister Hong. He has a kind of beauty that lacks a brain.
Xueming gave a few more instructions when leaving.
"I think Sister Hong is not looking down on you. The original words she said to me were [help me get my waiter], but what does this [get it] mean? I couldn't understand it at first. You adults can't even talk. He likes to go around."
Xueming pointed to the wedding veil jewelry.
"Later, I heard what your daughter and Sister Hong wanted, and it should be that you should hand this thing over to her yourself."
——then pointed to the watch.
"As for this watch, it's up to you."
When the gunsmith returned to the carriage, he faced Daniel and Cathy again. The two brats were whispering, as if they had been caught whispering in class, with a childish and hasty look. It seems that the gunsmith's behavior of giving gifts to them was a kind of disrespect in the eyes of the two, and they talked a lot behind their backs. Right and wrong.
Xueming: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Daniel immediately asked: "Does that waiter have a good relationship with you?"
Xueming said frankly: "He is Sister Hong's waiter."
Kathy suddenly realized: "Oh... nothing is wrong."
Daniel immediately said: "My uncle originally thought that it would be a great thing for you to wear that watch when you get married... It can also be used as a witness."
"Did your uncle go to Galahad to study?" Xueming said with a smile, "You brought your uncle with you before you went to report. It seems that he is very studious."
"It's not about studying." Daniel hadn't reacted yet, "I'm going to study, not my uncle."
Kaixi also said: "The jewelry used for the wedding is also for my wife..."
Xueming interrupted: "Look at my memory! Ouch! Kaixi, I almost didn't remember your name, I'm sorry. The things have been sent out, how about I go get them back again?"
After saying this, both children lost their temper.
They looked at the gunsmith teacher and felt very, very strange, but they couldn't tell what was strange.
How could Aohun Mingde appoint such a VIP to be the white glove of Anonymous?
——He has a kind of beauty that lacks brains.
