The following weekend.
High school students are also on holiday.
Xia Rou went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy today's meals, and was waiting for her younger brother, who was studying in high school in the county town, to take the shuttle bus home to celebrate the New Year.
Xia Heping felt very guilty when he saw his daughter working all alone, sitting in a wheelchair and unable to do much to help.
If he hadn't fallen off the shelf when he was working, he could still continue to work. If he could have done the work, his wife would not have run away with others. If his wife had not run away with others, his daughter would still be in school now. After the New Year, I will prepare to take the college entrance examination. If I perform well, I still have great hope of getting a bachelor's degree. But now, my eighteen-year-old daughter not only has to work outside to support the family and send her younger brother to study, but it is not easy. When I go home for the holidays, I still have to do laundry and cook. One person is responsible for the entire family. As a man in his forties and the original head of the family, how can he not feel guilty?
"Xiaorou, dad helped you wash all the dishes?"
Xia Rou squatted next to the well, working hard to wash the clothes with a mallet, and replied: "No, dad, just rest, I will finish washing soon."
"Let dad do some work, otherwise..."
Xia Rou turned to look at her father in the wheelchair, forced a smile and said, "Dad, wash the cabbage and chop it up. I'll make some dumplings in the afternoon and eat them during the Chinese New Year."
"good!"
Xia Heping turned his wheelchair, took two cabbages from the ground, tore off the two outer pieces of cabbage, rinsed them with water, and then took the kitchen knife and started cutting on the chopping board with great difficulty.
The sun came out today. After Xia Rou washed her clothes, she hung them to dry in the yard. The yard was still very big, but in such a poor place, the land was not worth much.
"sister!"
While Xia Rou was drying her clothes, Xia Cheng saw her sister outside the courtyard gate and quickly walked in dragging her suitcase and a large woven bag.
"Xiaocheng is back, please put your luggage in the house first."
"oh."
Xia Cheng took his luggage into the house and soon came out and followed his sister. Wherever Xia Rou went, he followed her. After Xia Rou dried her clothes, she asked, "How was your final exam?"
"Fortunately, there should be no problem in the top ten. Let's see if we can get into the top three."
"That's good, I'm afraid your grades will drop." Xia Rou said with a smile: "I bought you a down jacket and two pairs of pants. You go and see if they fit. It doesn't matter if they are a little bigger. You’ll still grow taller anyway.”
"good."
Xia Cheng ran into the house happily and tried on the clothes. Not long after, his voice sounded in the room: "Sister, it fits very well, and the pants are also suitable."
"As long as it's suitable."
Xia Cheng tried it on and then took off all the new clothes. He couldn't bear to wear such new clothes now. He wanted to save them until the Chinese New Year.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
"Marinated chicken, and fried chicken steak for you later. I guarantee it will taste the same as those from KFC and McDonald's."
"Sister, are you doing this in the capital as well?"
"right."
"Is the boss treating you well?"
"It's very good. They all take good care of me. My boss bought my ticket home this time."
Xia Cheng said casually: "Does this boss have ulterior motives?"
When Xia Cheng mentioned this, Xia Heping also trembled in his heart. He knew that his daughter's job in the capital was well paid, and he had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he was afraid of hurting his daughter, so he never dared to ask.
Xia Rou immediately said: "No, our boss is very handsome, and the wife of the boss is much prettier than me. They are all college students. Don't think that everyone is so bad. There are still good people in this world."
"That's good."
"Sister, you have stabilized outside now. Your task is to study hard in school. It is best to pass the college entrance examination to the capital. My boss is a double first-class college student. In addition to opening a store, he also started his own business. If you can get into a good university, your sister might even let you work in the boss's company."
After hearing this, Xia Cheng quickly asked: "Can I go to the capital to work during the summer vacation next year?"
"Just study hard, why don't you have a summer job?"
"There are only two months in the summer vacation, and there is no need to make up classes now."
Xia Rou sternly refused: "That's not okay. If you go there, what will Dad do?"
Xia Heping had been listening silently. Hearing this, he wanted to speak, but after thinking about it, he held back for the time being.
The two siblings said something to each other, and the family started to feel like a family.
At noon, Xia Rou fried three vegetables and stewed a bowl of soup. The family of three gathered around the square table and ate lunch happily.
The family that was on the verge of breaking up seems to be slowly getting better again.
Xia Heping knew very well that this was all because his daughter found a good job in the capital. If it was true as she said, then the whole family should thank the college student boss.
But Xia Heping still had some doubts in his heart, whether all this was a lie made up by his daughter, or whether he was overthinking it.
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Magic City.
After lunch, the three siblings sat idle on the sofa and played with their mobile phones.
Shao Le suddenly suggested: "Would you like to go to Aunt Boling's new home to play? They are getting married soon. They must be very busy recently."
"Yes." My sister couldn't wait to set off.
Xue Huan reminded: "Let's ask Aunt Bo Ling if she is at home first. There are so many things to do before the wedding. If she is not at home, then our trip will be in vain."
Shao Le smiled and said: "Of course we have to ask first. We don't know where their new home is."
My sister pushed Shao Le and said, "Then ask quickly."
Shao Le took out his cell phone and called Xu Wei. It just so happened that Xu Wei and Bo Ling were preparing invitations and wedding candies in the afternoon. Bo Ling heard Shao Le's voice and immediately grabbed the phone from Xu Wei's hand. , and asked Shao Le and the others to hurry over and help.
After Shao Le received the address from Xu Wei, he took his sister and Xue Huan to Xu Wei and Bo Ling's wedding room.
Their new house is some distance from the city center, but it is a high-end small western-style building with a single courtyard. It was renovated only half a year ago and looks very exquisite.
"Hello, Aunt Boling."
"Come in quickly~"
Bo Ling had already prepared three pairs of slippers at the door. After Shao Le put on his shoes and entered the house, he sighed: "Tsk, the characters "囍" have been pasted on them. Weren't weddings held on the fifth day of the lunar month?"
"We won't be staying here for two nights, so we should prepare it in advance so that we don't have to worry about it later."
Xu Wei stood up and smiled: "Do you want tea or coffee? I have a box of scented tea here, which tastes very good."
"Then I'll drink scented tea."
"I'm just like my brother."
"me too."
The coffee table in front of the sofa is covered with a thick stack of invitations. Some of them have names written on them, and some are still empty. There are wedding candies and boxes containing wedding candies next to them. Each wedding candy is different, and some are bought directly. Some of the finished products are made by Boling himself, including square cakes, toffee, and red dates with walnuts.
"Don't be idle when you are here. Help us quickly." Bo Ling took out a few A4 sheets and said, "These are all the people we want to invite to our wedding. We have only written more than thirty invitations now, and there are many more. I have to write it, and also help me decorate the wedding candy, it’s too slow for the two of us.”
Shao Le volunteered and said, "If you don't mind, Lao Xu, I can help write the invitation. My handwriting is pretty good."
Xu Wei smiled and said: "I don't mind, just write it all for me."
My sister patted Shao Le on the back of the head and said, "No matter how old or young you are, is this what you call me Lao Xu?"
"It's okay. He's called me that from the beginning. I'm used to it. If he really calls me uncle, I really can't stand it."
Shao Le picked up the pen and wrote the invitation while saying, "Old Xu, I brought you some good news today."
Xu Wei handed the scented tea to the three siblings and asked, "What's the good news?"
"If it's fast, you'll be promoted by the end of the year. If it's slow, you'll be promoted at the beginning of next year. You should be in the position of director of the Investment Department."
Xu Wei frowned and asked, "This doesn't make sense. With my qualifications, I still can't sit in this position... Is this what your father meant?"
Shao Le did not answer directly, but just smiled and said, "Aren't you going to get married soon? In this way, you will have a good career and love."
"Indeed, I came to the Magic City because of you. Speaking of which, I have to thank you very much."
"What do you mean? Didn't you come to Shanghai because you like Aunt Bo Ling? Do you regret it now? Aunt Bo Ling, it's not me who instigated your feelings. If you get married, you have to watch Hold on tight to him, he is a piece of cake now, vixens are paying attention to him wherever he goes."
"He dares!"
His sister was particularly interested in how Xu Wei and Bo Ling got along. He only knew that his younger brother had played a role in the relationship, but he didn't know the details. Everyone happened to be here today and there were no outsiders, so his sister kept asking questions. When they got up, Shao Le also told everything about the original incident. When they heard that the two knew each other because of Shao Le's words, "Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?", the five of them burst out laughing. .
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