Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Xiao Wang rested for three days before returning to work. The injuries on his head, face and neck were not serious, but he was embarrassed.

As soon as he arrived at work, Director Wu convened a general meeting and brought in temporary workers. At the meeting, Director Wu severely criticized Xiao Wang and Qiu Luming, and cancelled their year-end advanced qualifications and deducted their bonuses for that month on the grounds that they had a bad influence.

Qiu Luming stood up calmly and bowed to everyone. "I'm sorry, Director Guan, I'm sorry to all my colleagues. I was young and ignorant, too impulsive, and brought shame to the unit!"

Everyone was still waiting for her to continue her self-reflection and say that she would be strict with herself in the future and would never make the same mistake again, but she had already sat down.

Wu Guanzhang frowned, "What, is this the end? Qiu Luming, ah Qiu Luming, it's because Xiao Wang is a gentleman and doesn't hit women, otherwise, a little dwarf like you, can you withstand his punch? What's with that expression on your face, what's the matter, do you want to splash it again?"

Unexpectedly, Qiu Luming nodded to him seriously and said, "If he talks nonsense again, I will use boiling water!"

Lao Bai coughed and said, "This little girl is too amazing!"

"including you."

Lao Bai started coughing violently because he was choked by his own saliva.

"Nonsense!" Director Wu stood up angrily and slammed the table, "Dismiss!"

After saying that, he strode out of the meeting room, and Qiu Luming followed him out.

The rest of the people looked at each other in bewilderment: Is this the end? Is this the end of handling it with care?

Xiao Wang angrily pulled open his collar to show the burns on his neck.

Sister Meng smiled, "It's okay, as long as I can put on my clothes, it's no big deal!"

"It's all good now. It was very serious at that time..."

"That's because Doctor Qiu's medicine is good!" Sister Meng smiled and left the meeting room.

The next day, Xiao Wang rested again.

Old Bai was well-informed. He glanced at Qiu Luming and quietly went to the next office. "Have you heard? Xiao Wang was beaten up by Qiu Jiashu on his way home from get off work yesterday. He kicked him and his bicycle far away, then rode on him and beat him!"

"I was wondering why he didn't come today! Qiu Jiashu is quite a tough guy. Isn't he afraid that Xiao Wang will take revenge on his sister?"

"You don't know Qiu Jiashu yet. Even though he looks good, he is not a good-looking person. From childhood to adulthood, he has always been careful when his sister is wrong. Whenever he thinks his sister is being bullied, he will only say one word: beat her! Beat her without any hesitation!"

"Well, forget it. Just go away and stop talking nonsense in our room. You can also use egg drop soup to wash your hair at noon!"

Everyone laughed.

"If you don't want to listen, then forget it." Lao Bai shrank his neck, shook his head and walked away.

***

Maybe the violence of the Qiu brothers and sisters took effect, or maybe everyone had new topics to talk about. In short, Qiu Luming's ears have been much quieter recently.

But after the New Year's Day holiday, on the first working day of 1994, Xiao Wang stood at the door of Qiu Luming's office and yelled, "I'm not going to argue with you, are you still not done?"

Qiu Luming looked at his black eyes and couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Did he get beaten again?"

"Just wait for me!" Xiao Wang pointed at Qiu Luming twice with his index finger in a timid manner, and then slammed the door of Qiu Luming's office, causing several pieces of white lime on the wall to fall off.

When he got home from get off work, Qiu Luming asked Qiu Jiashu about it, and Qiu Jiashu said that he was not the one who hit him this time.

Qiu Luming laughed, "No matter who hit me, I feel relieved."

The day after she came back from Beijing, which was also the day Xiao Wang washed her hair with egg drop soup, she sent out a registered letter. There was only a piece of paper in the letter with five groups of numbers written on it.

——This is the last romance.

Soon Qiu Luming received a pager message: I don’t agree.

Half an hour later, the phone on Qiu Luming's desk rang. She had a hunch, so she didn't answer the phone even though it rang three times.

Sister Meng picked up the serial phone in her office, listened for a while and said, "Xiao Qiu, your call."

Qiu Luming picked up the phone and said hello.

On the other end of the phone, Fei Yuanhang's voice was hoarse, "Give me some time, I will convince my mother."

"I'm just letting you know." Qiu Luming said in a hoarse voice, "Take good care of yourself. I wish you safety." Then he hung up the phone.

Lao Bai had a very anxious expression and made eyes at Sister Meng, looking extremely anxious.

When He Manshu knew that she had proposed to break up, she cried sadly and said nothing, but just sighed frequently.

Qiu Jiye, however, said to his daughter alone, "You did the right thing. Life is only a hundred years long, so there is really no need to force it. Everything is illusory, nothing belongs to you, and you can't take anything with you."

"Dad, I hurt someone, won't you scold me?"

"If you want to scold me, you are too reckless. He is a man and his natural physical strength is superior to yours. You should be more careful next time!"

So, the breakup and the egg drop soup incident passed without any incident.

Qiu Luming is normal at home, chatting and laughing, but at work, she always has the expression of a debt collector, as if everyone owes her eight hundred dollars.

One day, Sister Meng exclaimed, "Hey, Xiao Qiu, you've lost weight? How come your waist is so thin? Your chin is so pointed!"

Lao Bai opened his mouth to speak, but looked at Qiu Luming who nodded at Sister Meng expressionlessly, and finally said nothing.

Xiao Wang never spoke to Qiu Luming again, but she also did not retaliate against her as he had threatened.

After the river was closed, cargo was transported again. Qiu Luming was fully alert and completed the work smoothly.

Qin Huifang's daughter is already seven months old. The three of them have been living in her parents' home. In winter, the child cannot go out, so Qiu Luming and Han Meifen occasionally go to Qin's house to visit her and the child.

A few years ago, Qiu Luming went to Qin's house with the baby clothes that she asked her sister-in-law to buy from Harbin. When Qin Huifang saw her, she smiled and said to her daughter, "Look! Your godmother Lu is here again!"

Qiu Luming is Lu’s godmother and Han Meifen is Mei’s godmother.

Qiu Luming greeted Qin's mother and took off his coat. He felt cold, so she didn't hold the child. She just called her nickname to make her laugh, "Bingbing, Lu Binghua, smile for your godmother!"

Qin Huifang stuffed her daughter into her mother's arms and took Qiu Luming to the living room. "Hey, why are you so heartless? Fei Yuanhang is in trouble!"