Three or Two Things about Rebirth

"I can't perform!" Qiu Luming pointed at his nephew, "Let Dabao recite a soup recipe song!"

Dabao had been wanting to perform for a long time, and he immediately stood up from his seat, "Okay! Dabao, recite the poem!"

Dabao was sitting between Liu Xiaomei and Qiu Luming. Liu Xiaomei was so frightened by his sudden standing that she almost sobered up. She pushed him back and said, "Just sit down and act. Just sit down."

Dabao's eyes rolled around, and finally fixed his gaze on Qiu Luming, "Aunt, how many poems can you recite?"

"Three, please."

"Then aunt, let's recite poems together!"

The duet poems that Dabao mentioned are actually the poems that his grandmother usually recites with him, with one person saying the first line and the other continuing with the second line.

"You are the one performing the show, I won't argue with you."

"Then you lose!"

"If I lose, I lose. It's not like I can't afford to lose." Qiu Luming ate a piece of sweet and sour pork and shook his head to look at Dabao.

Dabao pouted, not knowing what to do.

The whole family knew Qiu Luming's cultural background, and they were afraid that they would lose face if they compared themselves with him, so no one spoke up for Dabao.

After eating the sweet and sour pork, Qiu Luming took a sip of the orange juice produced by Jiayang Food Factory. "Okay, you are the one who wants to compete with me in poetry. Today is New Year's Eve. Everyone can only laugh and not cry. If the loser can't afford to lose and cries, he must give all his New Year's money to the winner. In the next year, every time we meet, you must bow and say, "Auntie, I am your defeated opponent!"

The whole family, including Dabao’s biological parents, watched as Dabao stretched out his right pinky finger and said loudly, “OK! Pinky Promise!”

Qiu Luming also stretched out his little finger, and the two hooked their fingers together, pulling and tugging, "Hook, hang yourself, and don't change for a hundred years!"

"If you want to make a pinky promise, then why do you want to hang yourself?" Qiu Luming asked his father in confusion.

Qiu Jiye smiled and shook his head.

"Also, the Malan flowers bloom on the 21st, 28th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 25th, 27th... I thought only our Jiayang said this, but when I went to Xi'an, I found that the kids there also said this. My classmates from Sichuan and Jiangsu also said this when they were young." Qiu Moshi interrupted.

Dabao was unhappy and shouted, "Start! No birds fly away from the thousands of mountains!" He reached out to pry open Qiu Luming's face and made her look at him.

"No trace of people on the ten thousand paths has been found."

"An old man in a straw hat and raincoat on a lonely boat."

"Fishing alone in the snowy river."

"Good!" Everyone applauded.

"Hmph, it's noon and I'm still working in the field." Dabao slammed the table.

Qiu Luming also took a photo, "...Working is so hard. I might as well go up the mountain and kill a big tiger!"

"Wrong! You lost the second time!" Dabao said seriously, "The sun sets over the mountains!"

"...like butter balls. If you want to know where to buy them, go to the department store on the corner."

"Ah! Auntie is so mean!" Dabao saw the teasing smile on his aunt's face and finally realized that he was being teased. He was very serious about this poetry competition and took it very seriously. He was so angry that his face turned red. "I'm not going to be with you anymore!"

"I'll come, I'll come!" Qiu Moshi was in high spirits, "A friend is coming from afar."

"...Isn't it suitable to be too hot?" Qiu Luming pretended to be unsure and asked tentatively.

The whole family burst into laughter, and Qiu Huaixin said, "You really should let your second brother hear it."

Dabao didn't understand what was going on and looked at this and that.

Liu Xiaomei smiled and touched Dabao's head.

Dabao was about to cry out of grievance, "Mom, Dabao won!"

"Son, today is a New Year party, not a competition. Are you going to cry? Haha, that would be a real loss!"

"My sister is crying!" Dabao stared, forcing back the tears. "Aunt is cheating! I've always won against grandma!"

Qiu Luming didn't care whether her nephew cried or not, she was still fighting with Qiu Moshi, "Read ten thousand books!"

"Don't spare anyone! How much sorrow can you have?"

"Just like the water of the Heilongjiang River flowing eastward!" Qiu Luming clapped his hands, "If you are poor, you should just take care of yourself!"

"If you are rich, you will have many wives and concubines!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" He Manshu couldn't help laughing. "You two are really disrespectful. You've confused Dabao. How can I teach him in the future?"

Qiu Luming pinched Dabao's face, "Did you cry? Ah, why not? Aren't children of your age the most likely to cry? If you don't cry, how can I get your New Year's money?"

Dabao stiffened his neck and said, "I won't cry! You are cheating, but I can recite more than you can!"

"I can recite more than you can!" Qiu Luming said, imitating his tone.

He Manshu scolded her daughter, "Oh, that's enough!"

Qiu Luming imitated Dabao and turned his face to face him, "Tsk tsk, you are still a man, but you are so proud and complacent just because you know a hundred poems? You forgot that modesty brings benefits while arrogance brings harm!"

“You are right or wrong!”

"Really? Then let me ask you a question, Qiu Xiuji, a young man should have lofty ambitions!"

"Uh!" Dabao looked at grandma.

"No? You should ride a fine horse and conquer the plains! What you learn from books is always shallow!"

"what......"

"You must know that this must be done in person. Next time, when you were young, you will be dressed in fine clothes and ride a horse!"

"..."

"Don't waste your youth and know what you are doing."

Dabao's mouth pouted and he was about to cry.

Qiu Luming covered his mouth with his hand, "Suppress it! Don't cry during the New Year!"

Dabao stared with his eyes wide open, his little chest rising and falling. It took a full minute before he managed to hold back his tears. Qiu Luming let go of her hands and met her mother's blaming eyes. She looked at her sister-in-law with some guilt. Her sister-in-law went to the kitchen and brought back an enamel basin, then she put all the bones and fish bones on the table into it without even looking at them.

When Dabao opened his mouth, his voice was a little tearful, "My sister is crying!"

Qiu Luming came close to him and said, "You really didn't cry. It's different when you're one year older! Good job!" She kissed Dabao on the cheek and said, "Auntie likes Dabao the most!"

"Give a slap and then give a sweet date, you have tortured the good boy!" He Manshu muttered, but she did not dare to comfort her grandson. She knew that as soon as she hugged Dabao, he would cry out of grievance.

"Mom, a few days ago I was at the gate of the government kindergarten and saw a little boy. He slipped and fell on his butt as he was about to go out. He immediately burst into tears. His grandmother picked up the child and stomped on the ground with her feet, scolding the snow for throwing her grandson." After Qiu Luming finished speaking, she found that the whole family was looking at her.

"Yo yo what do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. Don't we always talk about national affairs and family matters when we eat? I'll try to find a topic as well."

"How annoying!" He Manshu felt that her daughter was referring to her and glared at her. "Put on your cotton-padded jacket and go to that Yuanfang Hotel to find your second brother!"

"Hahaha! I won't go! I won't cry!" Qiu Luming laughed, clapped his hands and sang to his mother: "Every time I pass by this coffee shop, I can't help but slow down my pace... I don't know why we have turned from lovers into strangers..."

He Manshu laughed angrily, "This child is getting more and more naughty as he grows older!"

Qiu Luming held Dabao on his lap. Dabao was still a little shy, but he was too small to escape from his aunt's clutches and was forced to kiss her twice.

Qiu Jiye smiled and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. I want to give special praise to my eldest grandson Qiu Xiuji. He is only three and a half years old, but he knows a lot more than those ten-year-olds. This is because his grandmother and parents have taught him well, and he is smart and studious."

Dabao felt much better after being recognized, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Dabao is smart, so he likes to win, which is normal. But Dabao underestimated the enemy today. Do you admit it?"

Qiu Moshi explained, "To underestimate the enemy is to believe your aunt when she said she only knew three poems. But it turns out that she knows more than you."

Dabao's mouth drooped again and he nodded. "I underestimated the enemy."

"Remember, Dabao, no matter how smart you are, never treat others as fools!"

"Remember, Grandpa!" Dabao agreed quickly. With his intelligence, he should have really remembered it, but if he wanted to understand this sentence, he would probably have to go through a lot of things.

"Hey, Dabao, be good and eat some more fish. Eating fish will make you smart!" Qiu Jiye picked up a piece of fish belly meat for his grandson.

"Thank you grandpa!"

Dabao ate the fish and looked up at Liu Xiaomei and said, "Mom, Dabao didn't say that my aunt was stupid. It was our neighbor Grandma Liu who said that..."

"Xia Yanjing! I tore her mouth!" He Manshu stood up suddenly, but was held down by Qiu Jiye. "It's New Year's Day, Mr. He, please pay attention to your image!"

He Manshu was so angry that she sat down again. Seeing Qiu Luming acting like nothing had happened, she couldn't help but say, "Look at her!"

"Why are you looking at me? She has a mouth on her body, so she can say whatever she wants. I'm not really a fool."

"My sister is the real expert!" Qiu Moshi gave Qiu Luming a thumbs up. Then he asked He Manshu, "Mom, what's wrong with that Xia girl? She has been acting weird since she moved here. She always tries to mislead Yoyo. Now she's targeting Dabao. Could it be that she likes my dad but can't get him, so she becomes unreasonable?"

"You kid! Boss, slap him in the face for me. How can you say that about your parents?"

Qiu Huaixin pretended to pat his brother on the mouth twice before saying, "She is like this to all women who are prettier and better than her, flattering them on the surface but stabbing them in the back."

"Ah? Not...to that extent..." A scene emerged in Qiu Luming's mind. Xia Yanjing had invited her and Han Meifen to her home many times to listen to music, recommended Qiong Yao novels to them, and told them about her love story with her ex-boyfriend. She said it was a heart-wrenching love, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on them and their families opposed it, which made them unable to be together. She also praised them for being blessed and said that they would definitely marry the one who truly loved them in the future.

Qiu Luming held her forehead in distress - she and Han Meifen were indeed greatly influenced by her. At least they both agreed that parents were stumbling blocks to love.

Liu Xiaomei drank the last bit of the fruit wine and said, "Oh, oh, you don't know, there is such a kind of person in this world, if you are better than her, she will be jealous of you and slander you to death, if you are not as good as her, she will step on you to death and bully you.

There are two such people in our unit. They are like a bad apple that spoils the whole barrel.

Let’s not talk about my unit, let’s just talk about this blind person. She was an activist back then, she was very successful and the whole county was full of excitement. She only stopped doing that in 1979 and was later transferred to the No. 1 primary school in the county as a music teacher. It is really unfair for such a person to be a role model for others.

At that time, whenever she had no classes, she would go to the hospital and oppose Gu Liying all day long.

Who is Gu Liying? She is the most beautiful educated youth in Jiayang. She is afraid that Gu Liying will seduce Liu Changhai, so she is on guard everywhere and is provocative.

Although her husband Gu Liying later came to the People's Congress, the contacts were still there. Her husband was a painful daughter -in -law. She knew that she would go to the hospital to beat Liu Changhai. Her uncle also went to a meal. At that time, Liu Changhai was not the deputy dean.

"Mom, you say bad words!"

"Mom was wrong, I'll change!" Liu Xiaomei touched her son's head and continued, "In fact, she is not comparable to our mom or Gu Liying. She is just used to fighting, playing tricks on people, and scheming. Ever since she moved in with our family, the neighbors have been targeting our mom. As the saying goes, a gentleman can be deceived by tricks. She calculated that our mom would not be like those women who came to the door to beat her up, so she kept pushing her feet. In fact, they don't have any major conflicts at all. If there is any, it's because Liu Changhai is jealous of our dad's reputation and ability.

Yoyo, you better be more careful. I've told you a hundred times not to pay attention to Xia Yanjing!"