Being directly exposed by Li Yong, Qiao Simei seemed a little embarrassed. She was still more concerned about "brother Li Yong's" impression of her.
It's just that I met Li's mother last night, which triggered my instinct to act cute in front of her, and it was so easy to please her.
Alas, she was also helpless, and there was nothing she could do.
Li Yong nodded at her and shook his head with a smile. Of course, he couldn't really argue with her.
When she met Erqiang and Sanli at the entrance of the alley, Simei took her schoolbag from the second brother's hand, but there was no hint of happiness on her face.
Although she is less tired of studying now than before, Li Yong used various incentives to force her back. If there is a chance to escape from studying, she will never hesitate.
Qiao Erqiang, on the other hand, pestered Li Yong to ask what happened yesterday. Obviously, after returning home, Qiao Yicheng only told about Simei staying with him for one night, and did not explain the full cause and effect.
Li Yong didn't care and pointed out the reason directly: "She saw you all paying attention to Qiqi, so she got jealous."
Although Qiao Yicheng listened to Li Yong's advice, he still had the position of being like an elder brother and a father, but Li Yong had no such scruples.
Especially after last night, although the relationship between the two has not changed, their connection seems to have increased invisibly.
Therefore, Li Yong could directly say what he wanted to say without any scruples, while Simei just forced herself to defend herself: "How can I be jealous..."
Just being looked at by Li Yong made him feel a little embarrassed. He held his schoolbag coyly and said nothing more.
Qiao Sanli looked at Simei, then at Li Yong, blinked her eyes and didn't know what she thought of, and fell into silence for a moment.
But at this time, Qiao Erqiang suddenly said to Li Yong: "Li Yong, Brother Niu Ye came to see me before."
"Oh, what's wrong?" Li Yong was not surprised at all. Just between these two streets, people were coming and going, and anything happened could easily spread.
Unless something like Sanli's happened, the parties involved kept silent, and the Public Security Bureau didn't leak it, so it didn't spread, which saved Sanli from being affected by the rumors.
Of course, since nothing happened after all, the impact on Sanli will definitely not be that big.
However, Li Chengming didn't even make excuses to test her when he contacted her now, and Sanli pretended not to know and didn't reject her at all. The two maintained a strange tacit understanding in this regard.
Back to Niu Ye...
Niu Ye lived in Shamao Lane and was a neighbor of the Qiao family. Qiao Erqiang often played with him in the past, calling him brother.
Before Li Yong, the person Qiao Erqiang played the best and got along with the most was Niu Ye.
Because of Qiao Yicheng's obstruction, Qiao Erqiang had no contact with that place openly for a period of time, but secretly he would still go to Niu Ye's house to watch TV. Generally, if he was not seen at Qiao's house, he would catch him one by one when he went to Niu Ye's house. allow.
But after the new grocery store opened, Qiao Erqiang is now helping to look after the store. Although there is no TV in the store, there are comics to read, and there is money to take. He can buy new clothes and go to the store. No need to scrimp when buying delicious food.
And the thing that Qiao Erqiang has always admired about Li Yong is that, in addition to wanting to give him some after-school tutoring at first, after realizing that he really had no intention of studying, he never forced him like his elder brother Qiao Yicheng. Instead, I tried to find ways to cultivate other interests for him.
Seeing that he liked reading comics, Li Yong suggested that if he had time and interest, he could imitate and draw by himself. He felt that he did have some talent, so he bought him some more professional books from nowhere.
He always gets drowsy when reading textbooks, but somehow he can still stay interested when reading these instruction books. Even now, when he reads comics, he is not just reading them, but also unconsciously begins to imitate the painting style. , and even think of some of your own stories.
Therefore, he often got distracted when he was looking at the store. Qiao Zuwang was able to steal the money that time, which had something to do with it.
Of course, what the store says to the outside world is to help.
Busy, after all, Qiao Erqiang and the others are at their current age. If they are said to employ child labor, it will always be troublesome, and helping is a broad statement, but in fact, many people can detect the fishiness.
It's just that people don't take action on this kind of thing. After all, this is a special period of economic development and reform, and it's not surprising that anything happens.
Back to Niu Ye...
Let's talk about Niu Ye. He definitely has no positive effect on Qiao Erqiang's life, but it is necessary to say that he led Qiao Erqiang astray, or that no matter how bad this person is, there is no need. , because with Qiao Er's strong temper and his unlucky physique that makes his teeth choke even after drinking cold water, if he encounters Niu Ye, he will also encounter Ma Ye.
Rather than attribute it to the influence of others, his own personality is a bigger factor.
Of course, it would also be good to avoid contact between Qiao Erqiang and Niu Yeduo.
But now Qiao Erqiang stopped looking for Niu Ye. Instead, Niu Ye took the initiative to find him. Apparently he also knew about the grocery store and had some ideas.
Niu Ye's father is a sailor, and Li Yong has a say in this, because Zhu Suosuo's father is also a sailor. He also has no time to accompany him all year round, so he can only send money back. The difference is that Niu Ye is taken care of by his grandma and grandpa. The two old men doted on their grandson and gave him whatever he wanted.
This also caused Niu Ye to have no intention of studying and just wanted to have fun all day long. Considering the conditions of the Niu family, it would be fine if he just had fun. However, he is a man who has no taboos in his actions. He thinks he is smart, so he has to take risks when it comes to making money. Go do it.
Looking at the problems he encountered in his clothing business after he was released from prison, we know that there is no way this person can learn well in this life.
And Niu Ye's surname is not Qiao, and his roots are almost finalized now. It's hard to teach well easily, so even if Li Yong knows this, he won't bring him back. He just wants to avoid the conflict between Qiao Erqiang and Niu Ye. touch.
As for Niu Ye's reason for coming to him, he just saw the grocery store's booming business and wanted to get involved. After all, he had no hope of studying and had to join the society early.
Li Yong thought for a while and said, "Don't worry about him. If he comes to you next time, just ask him to come to me directly."
Qiao Erqiang hesitated to speak, but seeing Li Yong's expression, he knew that he could not convince him.
He simply didn't worry about this matter. Anyway, Niu Ye only asked him to bring a message. He had already brought the words, and the rest was none of his business.
Seeing him like this, Li Yong secretly thought that it was true.
He had discovered a long time ago that Qiao Erqiang and Niu Ye seemed so good in the TV series. In fact, it was just because he never had many friends. When he was in school, he was rejected and bullied by his classmates because he kept repeating grades. He was even framed for stealing. money.
Originally, Qiao Yicheng should not only be his eldest brother, but also become his friend and guide. However, Qiao Yicheng himself is a confused person in his life, and he always unconsciously takes sides when facing Qiao Erqiang. His opposite, as a powerful patriarch, would not allow him to do this or that, without ever considering why he did what he did.
So now that Li Yong has appeared, Niu Ye has been directly thrown aside by him. If Li Yong was not really younger than him and couldn't call him out, he would have recognized Li Yong as his brother.
