Xia Qingmai didn't expect to see Uncle Qin with his hands full of things at the door of her house. She quickly reacted after a slight pause and quickly pushed the bicycle forward.
Hearing the noise coming from behind, Qin Shengli, who was considering whether to leave first, immediately turned around.
After seeing the person coming clearly, Qin Shengli hurriedly said: "Slow down, slow down, don't be in a hurry."
Although Qin Shengli was there, Xia Qingmai still arrived at the door of his house as quickly as possible.
"Uncle Qin, why didn't you inform me in advance before you came?" As he spoke, Xia Qingmai quickly put his bicycle away and took the key to open the door. "Are you on a business trip to Yu'an County?"
Qin Shengli followed Xia Qingmai into the yard. After taking two steps forward, he stopped again and waited for Xia Qingmai to turn around and go back to push the bicycle.
"I'm here on a business trip. I happened to hear that you got married, so I came to see you."
After saying that, Qin Shengli took a look at the two children beside Xia Qingmai. He felt relieved when he saw that the two children were well raised and had more flesh on their faces than last time.
It seems that his arrangement is correct.
"Qingmai, you may not know that Fugui stayed under my command for two years. I heard that he got married, and he was still with you, so I wanted to come and see you."
"But I can't leave my job at any time, otherwise I would definitely come in time for your wedding."
"It's a coincidence. I've been thinking about it for a few days, and I got a job that would take me to Yu'an County for a few days on business."
When Xia Qingmai heard Qin Shengli's words, she paused when she opened the door. Then she turned to look at Qin Shengli with bright eyes and asked, "Doesn't that mean that my second uncle has also seen wealth?"
Uncle Qin was a soldier under the second uncle when he first became the squad leader. Later, Uncle Qin stayed with the second uncle. It was not until her second uncle was transferred to the southern battlefield a few years ago that the two people, who had always been superior and subordinate, were separated.
The last time the original owner saw Uncle Qin was the year after the news of her second uncle's death came back four years ago. Uncle Qin came to Yu'an County on a business trip and told the original owner that he had changed his job and was working at the Public Security Bureau of the next city.
So since Sun Fugui spent two years under Uncle Qin, doesn't it mean that Sun Fugui also spent time under his second uncle?
Looking at Xia Qingmai's eyes that suddenly brightened, Qin Shengli couldn't bear it, but he still looked at Xia Qingmai and said truthfully: "Although your second uncle has never seen Fugui with his own eyes, he has heard me talk about him more than once."
Hearing Qin Shengli's words, Xia Qingmai's face immediately flashed with regret.
It was true that she had regrets. Affected by the emotions left behind by the original owner, she would be sad but not as much as she showed.
More should be made for Qin Shengli to see.
Qin Shengli felt a little more distressed after seeing the regret on Xia Qingmai's face.
It's a pity that such a good child is not Brother Hongbing's biological daughter.
Feeling regretful, Qin Shengli followed Xia Qingmai into the house. After putting down everything in his hands, he said, "I bought you a dowry, which is a token of appreciation from our old comrades."
There were two piles of things, including grain, cloth, towels, enamel basins, a few boxes of snacks that didn't look cheap, and two hens that were still alive.
These things are said to be dowry, but they are more like things to supplement her life.
Xia Qingmai, who had just put down the two children and was going to the cupboard to get a cup to fill with water, listened to Qin Shengli's words and immediately turned to look at Qin Shengli and said: "You are too polite. You can come to see me. It's already... I am so lucky to be a junior, how can I ask for anything from you?"
As he spoke, Xia Qingmai walked to the cupboard, took out the cup, opened the tea can and put some tea leaves into the cup.
After listening to Xia Qingmai's words, Qin Shengli shook his head with a smile and said: "Hey, you kid, you can't say that. When we had children, your second uncle always followed the courtesy. Now we will buy you some dowry. It’s all as it should be.”
As he spoke, Qin Shengli took out several red paper packets from his chest pocket.
"Well, there are also the red envelopes your Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wang gave you. When they got married and had children, your second uncle also gave them as gifts. Who will give them to you now if they don't give them to you?"
After saying that, Qin Shengli paused and asked, "Is Fugui not at home?"
Seeing the look on Qin Shengli's face that was ready to leave at any moment after he finished speaking, Xia Qingmai hurriedly turned to the table with the teacup that had just been filled to 80% full.
"A car in the team broke down and others couldn't repair it. Someone from the team called him away early this morning."
"Are you okay this afternoon?"
As soon as Xia Qingmai said these words, Qin Shengli understood what she meant, shook his head and replied: "There will be a meeting in the afternoon, and I will stay in Yu'an until next Tuesday."
Hearing Qin Shengli's words, Xia Qingmai also breathed a sigh of relief.
Uncle Qin came to see her as a representative of several uncles, and he brought so many things. He would definitely be allowed to have two meals.
Since Sun Fugui was not at home, it was a bit inconvenient for her to entertain Qin Shengli, who was not related by blood, alone.
Now that he knows that he will stay in Yu'an County until next week, Xia Qingmai is not in a hurry.
Qin Shengli also knew taboos. He was sitting at the door of the outer room, where anyone could see him.
Holding the tea cup in his hand, Qin Shengli looked at Xia Qingmai and said, "Now that you are married, you are still married to wealth. We, the soldiers from the first battalion, and those of us who are uncles, can feel relieved."
Having said this, Qin Shengli paused for a moment before continuing: "We have wanted to come see you over the years, but either we have no time or we can't find the right opportunity."
This statement actually sounds a bit false.
Except for those who died, the few remaining soldiers under the old squad leader of the Red Army had not come to see Xia Qingmai in the past few years, but they had been paying attention to her in private.
When she graduated from junior high school and the Xia family didn't want her to continue in high school, it was Qin Shengli who called another comrade who had a connection to call Xia Qingmai's class teacher.
Because the teacher came to the door, the Xia family continued to let Xia Qingmai go to school and did not let her go to the countryside after graduating from junior high school.
It's just that these things are done in secret, and it's hard to talk about them now.
Xia Qingmai also discovered something was wrong when he first came here to check the memory of the original owner. However, although these uncles left their contact information, the original owner's character would not take the initiative to trouble these people.
In order to maintain the character and behavior of the original owner, Xia Qingmai did not take the initiative to call these uncles at the beginning.
She originally thought that she would take the opportunity of getting married to be the master of the family and slowly change her external image in half a year. Unexpectedly, before she had time to do it, they found out about her marriage and expressed it first.
It seems that these uncles have been secretly paying attention to her?
As soon as he came to this conclusion, Xia Qingmai thought about his plan to return to Xiawan Town with Sun Fugui this Saturday to pay homage to his second uncle.
With many thoughts swirling in his heart, Xia Qingmai also raised his eyes and looked directly at Qin Shengli and said: "Uncle Qin, Fugui and I plan to go back to Xiawan Town this Saturday. Are you free to come home for dinner on the weekend?"
