Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Zheng Wei and his wife have been at the center of rumors for many years, but they are used to it. Zheng Wei doesn't mind people's mixed reviews, he is still busy naming his daughter!

When Lin Haiying came to produce milk, she said to Qiu Luming, "Don't listen to their nonsense. In fact, there is no woman who doesn't envy you. Even I envy you. Don't think that my Mingjun has always been very good to me. But on the day I gave birth, he actually fell asleep while I was waiting for delivery and snored! Moreover, as soon as the baby was brought out, he just held his son and smiled foolishly, and didn't even notice that I pushed him out..."

"Old Ma is really capable. You didn't even go to the ground during your confinement, but others treated you like an empress dowager."

"Humph!" Lin Haiying laughed and said casually, "Luming, your little girl was born in the year 2000, which happens to match my son's zodiac sign. How about we become relatives?"

Zheng Wei couldn't bear to hear this and rushed in, "No! We have to wait until your son grows up to see his character!"

Lin Haiying was startled, then reacted and burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? Tell Lao Ma not to have any ideas about my daughter!"

The daughter's full name was given by her father-in-law, Zheng Xiushi. The old man named it with the meaning of "a gentleman lives in ease and waits for his destiny". He hoped that his granddaughter would constantly correct her behavior and cultivate her character, and wait quietly and peacefully for the opportunity.

He only had the right to give his daughter a nickname. In fact, he had already thought of a lot of names, but when he saw his daughter for the first time, he looked down at the chubby pink ball and suddenly blurted out, "Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao!"

The daughter-in-law thought it was rustic, but the mother-in-law agreed with it, so her daughter's nickname was Jiaojiao.

In preparation for the birth of his daughter, Zheng Wei bought a video recorder and a camera, and his home was piled high with videotapes and photo albums.

When Jiaojiao was five months old, she unconsciously said "Dad". Zheng Wei responded repeatedly, his voice choking with sobs. In the days that followed, Zheng Wei boasted to everyone he met: My daughter was the first to call me dad!

Jiaojiao is a little older and likes all kinds of shiny stickers. Zheng Wei's new car is covered with cartoon characters inside and out. He actually drives this car everywhere. Even the old lady in Jiayang recognizes this colorful car.

When she was a little older, she became obsessed with her mother's high heels and cosmetics. Not only did she paint her own face into a clown's, she also painted her father's lips with fiery red and tied two small braids on her head.

Jiaojiao went to kindergarten when she was four years old. At that time, she could already express her emotions and requests accurately, eat and go to the toilet by herself, and recite more than a hundred poems and soup songs. When she opened her mouth, she would say "even though", "I think", "it's outrageous", "in short" and so on, which made the whole family laugh.

Jiaojiao didn't have her brother around, so Zheng Wei picked her up from school to school, specifically to guard against those annoying little boys. Zheng Wei solemnly told his wife, "Jiaojiao is a princess not because there is a prince who likes her, but because her father is the king!"

"so what?"

"So I have to work harder to make sure the queen and princess live happily ever after!"

Qiu Luming nodded and gave the king a kiss.

Zheng Wei stared at his wife's ears. "Jiaojiao's mouth is like mine, her eyes are like yours, and her ears are like yours, thick and plump like a small ingot, except for the red dot behind her ears. When Jiaojiao was little, she often pulled her ears and said, 'No, no'. She meant that mommy had it, but I didn't."

"This is a birthmark. It's there since birth. It has gotten a little bigger over the years."

"Oh, it's a good thing it's behind my ear. If it was on my face, it would be a problem!"

"You dislike me just because I have a long face?"

"Oh no no no, I don't mind where you look!"

"I overheard my parents saying that when my mother was pregnant with me, my father initially diagnosed twins, but later it turned out to be a single pregnancy. My mother even made fun of him for his poor medical skills."

"Then, the other fetus turned into a birthmark?" Zheng Wei suddenly had an idea.

"I don't know." Qiu Luming touched his ear.

**

In 2017, the 84 class of No. Middle School held a reunion years after graduation. Many classmates who had gone to other places to develop came back, and almost all the classmates in Jiayang also participated.

This kind of gathering is usually organized by a few people who are doing well, all in their forties. Some have returned home in glory, some have a successful career, some have a lot of money, and some are down and out...

Qian Haitao was admitted to the military academy after serving in the army for more than a year. Now he has retired from the army with a rank of regiment commander and a pension of more than 10,000 yuan. He is also a part-time professor at a university, with a salary of more than 10,000 yuan. He is upright and dignified, and his temperament is completely different from everyone else at first glance.

Zhong Yanqiu went to Dalian before she graduated from high school. She first lived with her relatives and later worked for a Japanese company. The three-shift work was extremely hard and she worked there for more than ten years. Later, when she was older, she was promoted and taught herself Japanese. Now she is just waiting to retire at the age of 50.

As the child of educated youth, Bai Xiaojing also returned to Shanghai early, attended night school, and is now an accountant working from nine to five in a small company. The salary is not high, but it is very stable. Her husband is from Shanghai and received a sum of money when the relocation took place. Her household registration has always been in her grandmother's old house. She also got a house when the relocation took place the year before last. Although it is in Pudong, it is worth two or three million. If a person is not short of money, he will have fewer worries by 90%. She has a calm expression and keeps smiling while sitting at the table, carefully looking at everyone.

Li Yang opened a small company in Nanjing, specializing in office supplies, but he kept complaining about being poor, saying that car loans and mortgages were a burden, and that his son's education and his wife's clothes also required large expenses; Qiao Aihua was doing micro-business, and he kept talking about products and performance, and he also added WeChat everywhere...

Many of the students who stayed in Jiayang were in the system. Most of the boys were bald and had potbellies. Some of them were doing business, such as opening restaurants and clothing stores. There was also a male classmate who became the village party secretary, and a "big landlord" also came.

In addition to Xu Zhenhua, many classmates did not attend the party. Some of them could not be contacted, and some said in the group that they were too busy recently and could not get away.

In comparison, there is a huge difference in the mental outlook between the students who stayed in Jiayang and those who went out to work in other major cities.

The students who stayed behind were obviously more comfortable, and each of them was better at drinking and playing mahjong, but their clothes were all branded and they had all kinds of jewelry.

The students who went out to work were all dressed casually, and everyone seemed a little distant, with a strong sense of boundaries and propriety. The boys talked about the international situation, the national economy and people's livelihood, and the girls didn't wear too many jewelry. Of course, they still had an unconscious sense of superiority on their faces, and some of them even condescendingly instructed their classmates which stocks and funds to buy and pointed out the direction of their lives.

After three rounds of drinks, many classmates said they missed their hometown and wanted to come back to retire in the future. I don’t know whether it is true or not.

Qian Haitao took the cup and walked behind Qiu Luming to toast, "I will go to thank Doctor Qiu someday. My father-in-law had a stroke earlier this year. Thanks to Doctor Qiu's treatment, he can now walk without any problem. If you don't look closely, he looks just like an ordinary person. The old man praises Doctor Qiu as a miracle doctor whenever he meets someone!"

"You're overpraising me. My father was just doing his duty as a doctor. In fact, not all stroke patients can recover so well. It's mainly because of your father-in-law's trust and his good physical condition. My father always praised your father-in-law as the most obedient patient. He avoided certain foods when he was told to, went to bed early when he was told to, and exercised when he was told to, without any compromise."

"Haha, the old man has taken Dr. Qiu's advice as his guiding principle. As long as his family members tell him what Dr. Qiu wants him to do, he will obey immediately. It is such a blessing for the people of Jiayang to have Dr. Qiu!" Qian Haitao drank it all in one gulp and added, "I heard that many hospitals offered to hire Dr. Qiu at high salaries, but he refused them all. Therefore, many patients come to Jiayang every year to seek medical treatment."

"Yes." Ma Mingjun said, "In recent years, many people have rushed to Harbin and Shanghai for medical treatment, and many people from other places have come to Jiayang to stay for a while. There are more than a dozen small hotels near Dr. Qiu's clinic. Taiping Village has also turned several farmhouses into farmhouses and rented them to patients, forming a small-scale commercial street. It is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Qiu has driven the economic development of Jiayang with his own efforts. It is really a miracle! Two years ago, an educated youth from Hangzhou returned to Jiayang to see Dr. Qiu. After he recovered, he left a large sum of money, but Dr. Qiu donated it to Taiping Village to repair roads and bridges. In recent years, he has also been providing free medical services to nursing homes. The training courses run by Teacher He and Qiu Luming are also charged at a conscience price. Over the years, I don’t know how many children they have helped!"

"A family that accumulates good deeds!"

"Qiu Luming also tutored my son in Russian!"

Yang Dawei led the applause and suddenly said, "Okay! I will donate 100,000 to Mr. Qiu!"

Everyone cheered and applauded, "Well done, Mr. Yang!"

Yang Dawei stared at Qiu Luming for several times. Zheng Wei was not happy. "Huh? Why do you keep looking at my wife?"

Yang Dawei glared at him, "Your wife is beautiful! She can't make me look any better! Old Qiu, why haven't you changed at all!"

Everyone's attention was focused on Qiu Luming. It would be a lie to say that she hadn't changed at all, but she did look younger than Qin Huifang and other female classmates around her.

After Qiu Luming turned 42, she gradually gained seven or eight pounds more weight than before, her face became rounder and fuller, and the corners of her upturned eyes drooped slightly, making her look softer and more graceful, especially her pair of slender white hands, which, when stretched out, looked no different from those of a girl in her twenties.

Zheng Wei has always been very proud of this. Twenty years ago, his wife was young and beautiful because he had good vision. Twenty years later, his wife is still young and beautiful, and that is his credit!

Qiu Luming waved his hands and said, "I'm not a female demon. How can I not change my appearance at this age? It's because of the makeup."

Lu Jiaming was already half drunk. He laughed and said, "In fact, the reason why Lao Qiu looks young is because he has absorbed yang and replenished yin! Haha, even though Lao Zheng is quite a big guy, maybe he has been drained dry and has become a real impotent man now, ahahaha!"

"Lu Jiaming, do you deserve a beating? You're already using force after less than three sentences!" Zheng Wei looked at Lu Jiaming threateningly.

Qiu Luming glanced at Zheng Wei and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to argue with the drunkard.

"If you have the ability, beat me to death! If you can't kill me, you are a bastard!" Lu Jiaming poured himself a drink and finished another glass.

For a moment, no one at the table paid any attention to him.

Zhong Yanqiu asked Qiu Luming curiously, "Hey Luming, what eye cream do you use?"

"She doesn't use eye cream." Qin Huifang answered for Qiu Luming, "It is said that she relies on diet and...sleep."

"Look, this civil servant knows how to tell jokes!" Someone immediately became interested, "Then tell me more about how he sleeps. Is he sleeping alone or with someone else? Is he sleeping during the day or at night? Is he sleeping on a bed, or..."

Qin Huifang smiled brightly, "Yes, I can sleep alone or with someone else, during the day or at night, on the bed or... in the car!"

Boom! Everyone laughed happily when they heard the words "sleeping in the car". The atmosphere unexpectedly reached an unprecedented level of enthusiasm.

Ma Mingjun laughed and shook his head, saying to Zheng Wei, "I told you that Lao Qin was the most suitable person to organize this party, but you still didn't believe me!"

Zheng Wei also laughed helplessly, "If a boy brings up this topic, he will definitely say that we are vulgar and obscene, but if a girl brings it up, it will become a fucking joke. There is really no room for argument."

Zheng Wei, Ma Mingjun and two other male classmates, a total of four people, were the initiators of this gathering, and they spent a full month preparing for it.

Zheng Wei is a middle-level cadre in his company. His own electrical appliance store is doing well. It used to sell mainly televisions, but now it mainly sells mobile phones and also sells some small home appliances. But now, due to the impact of e-commerce, his home appliance revenue has to rely on the welfare distribution of some labor unions in his company. Although he often organizes promotional activities to attract consumers, the effect is not very obvious.

Ma Mingjun is in high spirits. He has been the manager of the mobile company since the mobile business was separated from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. Now he has been transferred to the provincial company as vice president and settled in Harbin. His son also joined the mobile company as soon as he graduated from university.

Yang Dawei must have been a stud in his previous life. In this life, he has had countless women, including mistresses, who are getting younger and younger. He has sons and daughters, both legitimate and illegitimate children.

He had rushed back from Hangzhou for the party. He was already drunk and pointed at Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun and said, "Men are born lustful. They are born to pursue power and beauty! How can they spend their whole life with just one woman! That's too fucking stupid! My life has been worth it. I have women and money!"

Yang Dawei is very lucky in terms of wealth. When he was playing Truth or Dare at Qin Huifang's elder brother's house, he made a wish to "become a millionaire." He really did it and his assets should be worth tens of millions, but most of them were spent on women.

Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun looked at each other, and neither of them responded to Yang Dawei's words.

Qin Huifang suddenly asked him, "Yang Dawei, let me ask you, have you ever received true love from a woman?"

Yang Dawei's smile froze on his lips, and he said after a while, "How much is that thing worth!"

Qin Huifang smiled faintly and said no more.

The party was over and many people were drunk.

Lu Jiaming was the first one. In recent years, his alcoholism has obviously decreased. His second wife gave birth to a son, who turned one this year. His mother would hold her grandson wherever she went. But Lu Jiaming still couldn't quit drinking. He often had to drink. If he didn't drink, his hands would shake. Today he got drunk again, mumbling "Huifang, Huifang" and talking nonsense. Ma Mingjun pulled him out and found a taxi that he knew and sent him home.

There was guilt and disgust in Qin Huifang's eyes when she looked at Lu Jiaming. She had obvious official authority and a stern face, making people afraid to approach her. She said goodbye to Qiu Luming and was too lazy to deal with anyone else, so she drove away.

Yang Dawei was also drunk. He shouted, "What is true love? Haha, what is true love! Why the hell don't I know? Ahahaha!"

Qiu Luming said to Zheng Wei, "Huifang was really cruel. She stabbed him right in the heart."

"It's his due! Lao Qin is living a good life now, all thanks to him for breaking her up with Lao Lu."

"Do you still remember the way Li Lu looked at Yang Dawei back then?"

"What's that look?"

"The little girl's heart and eyes were full of him, her eyes were full of love and admiration, but it was a pity that Old Yang didn't cherish her. Li Lu is now as dead as ashes and as dead as a tree, with no trace of emotion in her eyes anymore."

Zheng Wei motioned her to look at Han Meifen, "Look at that one again."

Han Meifen was laughingly telling a few classmates about her son. Her son was admitted to university in Nanchang and found a job there after graduation, but recently Han Meifen threatened to commit suicide, so he had to return to Jiayang to work as a civil servant. He broke up with his local girlfriend in Nanchang. I heard that he recently found a partner in Jiayang and they are already talking about getting married.

Han Meifen was very satisfied with her son. Her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. Although she was only 47 or 48 years old, she looked like an old woman with an unignorable bitter expression, and looked more and more like her deceased mother-in-law.

Qiu Luming said, "Meifen didn't want to contact me for these years. She wanted to find other women who were also oppressed by their mother-in-law to find resonance. Now she has finally outlasted her mother-in-law, her son is filial, and even her smile is genuine. She has finally reached the highlight of her life."

Zheng Wei was deeply moved. His father-in-law said, "The way of heaven is to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency, and the way of man is to reduce the deficiency and serve the surplus."

Wealth and love always flow to those who already have them. The rich become richer, and the happy become happier.

It's like no matter how dissatisfied the mother is with Youyou, she can only be polite to her considering the Qiu family and her son's protection of her. And poor Han Meifen has been neglected by her family since she was a child, and was even more ignored when she went to her husband's family.

But the happiness in Han Meifen's smile at this moment is so real.

In fact, happiness and joy are very abstract and personal things.

One man's poison may be another man's honey.