After getting on with the enemy

The lights are bright, and the Qiao family is warm and peaceful at night. The family of three are harmonious and beautiful, adding a bit of smoke and fire to the deserted Xijing compound, making this world more humane.

It is completely different from the Zhou family on the opposite side. It is completely two atmospheres that do not blend with each other.

Qiao Yan knew nothing about the conversation between the two elders. After entering the door, he went into the kitchen to pick and wash vegetables, put on an apron and walked around to help grandma.The old and the young helped each other to work so that Xu Ziqing wouldn't get tired.After all, the mother worked hard for a long time outside, and she didn't even take a breath when she came back. It was already so hard. How could Qiao Yan and grandma really let Xu Ziqing cook, and they didn't even agree to come and watch.

If you don't do it, you don't do it, and you can eat ready-made and enjoy the happiness.

Xu Ziqing stayed outside to watch TV, walked up and down to tidy up the living room, and couldn't rest for a moment.

What Zhou Huiwen said just now, Xu Ziqing relayed to Qiao Yan before the meal, but the words were not straightforward enough, worried that Qiao Yan would resent them, so he only mentioned a little.

He couldn't help but talk, because he was afraid that Zhou Huiwen would suddenly ask Qiao Yan alone one day, but if Qiao Yan didn't know what to ask, it would be embarrassing and unfriendly to both parties.

Xu Ziqing's report was quite peaceful, as if he was talking about other family's affairs, his attitude was neutral, he didn't want Qiao Yan to see his friend's nephew at all, Qiao Yan definitely didn't care about it, not only didn't get angry, but also raised his lips, He winked at Xu Ziqing half-jokingly, and said without a straight face: "Then mother, do you want me to go?"

Xu Ziqing put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, but he was not excited when he heard the sound, and asked very calmly, "Can I yell at you?"

Qiao Yan sneered, "Ah", pretended to be stupid and replied in a daze: "Why can't you shout? You are my mother, the most respectable and amiable eldest in the family. I have never listened to you since I was a child, and I don’t like to hear other people’s, because my ears are like this, so I can’t hear them.”

The big girl is sweet and coaxing, which made Xu Ziqing very happy. He raised his hand and rewarded her with a slap in the face. He smiled and reprimanded with a little disgust: "Young poor, be serious."

Qiao Yan was also clingy to his own mother, very annoying.

She is just a worthless person, immature at this age, when she was in her twenties, she was still a teenager, and when she got home, she behaved to her elders, sometimes she was very hypocritical, and she didn't grow up like a child.

Grandma put aside and laughed, and lightly poked her calf with a cane, telling the clingy spirit to quickly bring out the soup and eat immediately.

Qiao Yan immediately took orders and worked quickly.

When it was time to leave the table, the whole family cleaned up the mess together again, sweeping the floor, washing the dishes.Xu Ziqing helped Qiao Yan deliver the dishes, and stood in front of another sink to wash grapes and cut watermelon when he was free.

Qiao Yan lowered his eyes, staring at the pool full of white dish soap bubbles, suddenly made up his mind, and said endlessly, "Mom, actually I don't need to go on a blind date. You don't need to help me find it."

Xu Ziqing turned his head, glanced at her, and said, "I didn't help you, I don't have so much time with your grandma."

Qiao Yan said, "It's not because I'm afraid you'll always think about it, I'll let you know first."

Xu Ziqing asked, "Do you have a date?"

Qiao Yan didn't reply directly, but thought for a while, and said softly: "I met someone who is in tune with each other, and it feels okay." He didn't say who it was, whether they were together or not, but only revealed so much.

Xu Ziqing was naturally surprised that she was willing to take the initiative to talk about this, and felt that it was a bit sudden, but she took it more calmly, thinking that her daughter had a crush on someone, or had the intention to develop with someone, so she would talk to her family in advance Say something.

It is quite normal for a mother and daughter to talk about their relationship. When a child grows up, there will always be some processes that must be experienced. They need someone close to them to help or share, and simply talk about it.Even if there is a generation gap between the two generations, it is not impossible to communicate at all, and the mother is someone who has experienced it, and occasionally she can point out the direction for her daughter.

Xu Ziqing put down the things in his hand, picked up a small piece of watermelon tip that fell down, ate it, and asked, "Where are you from?"

"Let's..." Qiao Yan blurted out about the West Well Courtyard, but stopped the words and forcibly turned a corner, "We're from City A, not far away, locals."

Xu Ziqing nodded, "It's easier to get along in one place, there is not much difference. What about age, classmate or friend?"

"It's about the same as me. I used to go to the same school, so we can be regarded as friends." Qiao Yan said, responding while washing the dishes, not daring to say too much, for fear that Ms. Xu would find out who she was talking about, so she blurred some of the information and spoke in very general terms. , "We've known each other for a long time, but the relationship was not very good before. Recently, we got in touch again. Now it feels good, and we get along well in all aspects."

Xu Ziqing did not express any opinions on her choice, unlike other parents who were elated upon hearing this and insisted on seeing the real person immediately, Xu Ziqing only asked some basic information about personal conditions, such as the other party What kind of work do you do, what is your personality like, and how you treat Qiao Yan in daily life.

As for family background and so on, I don't care about it for the time being. On the one hand, it's not yet that time.

Thinking is that the horoscope has not been written yet, it has not been settled, and there is no need to ask too deeply. On the other hand, Xu Ziqing doesn't particularly care about material things. She thinks that her daughter likes it. As long as it is not too bad, it is not a big deal.

Besides, Qiao Yan is not bad among her peers. Among the classmates and friends she often comes into contact with, there is no one who is too poor to afford food and housing. Everyone in the same circle has equal conditions. Too much disparity.Xu Ziqing was relieved about this and didn't even ask.

Qiao Yan didn't dare to report the name of Yifeng Group, and said ambiguously that the game developer was a good person and treated her well.She emphasized her accent and said seriously: "She often cooks for me."

"Where did you go?" Xu Ziqing asked, "How's your cooking?"

"Better than me." Qiao Yan said, paused, and then said, "Next time I have a chance, I'll bring her dishes back for you to try. I think it's okay, and it's delicious."

Xu Ziqing pinched the tip of her nose and said, "I'll bring you back when I have time, and pick a suitable time."

"It's still early, don't worry." Qiao Yan said, "I haven't reached this point yet. I'll see you someday."

Xu Ziqing was just talking casually, and it was up to the young people to decide whether they would see or not. Anyway, as a mother, she was not in a hurry, so she was free.Xu Ziqing fed Qiao Yan a small piece of watermelon, and then asked about other things. He didn't pay too much attention to Qiao Yan's ambiguous partner, but talked about his recent plans in general, and then cared about Qiao Yan and Rong Yin and the others, and cared about Kafa Recent developments, good and bad.

A while ago, Kafa's business was too poor, and Xu Ziqing is still a little worried. He is afraid that Qiao Yan and Rong, due to their limited ability, will say that they still have a savings in their account. If they don't have enough money, Xu Ziqing can also help them out.

Kafa's business has been going well in recent days, smoother than before.

Qiao Yan was not short of money, so he didn't need Xu Ziqing's subsidy.On the contrary, she has a plan to send money to the two elders in the family, and her father also has to give a share, thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be soon, and she should honor Xu Ziqing and the three of them.

Xu Ziqing's annual salary is hundreds of thousands. He has accumulated enough customers for so many years, and he can still earn money now. How could he ask for Qiao Yan's hard-earned money? Buy something for less money.

Father Qiao's family is no different than this one. If Qiao Yan gives more, it will appear that Father Qiao's other children have paid poorly, and it will embarrass both sides.

In short, it was just some short greetings among parents, and they got far away after talking, and they couldn't be taken back.

After washing the dishes, Qiao Yan mulled over for a while, intentionally or unintentionally brought back the topic, looked at Xu Ziqing, and asked tentatively, "Mom, do you have any requirements for my future one?"

Xu Ziqing said: "If you have any requirements, just live and treat you well. If you want to talk, just talk, let's get together for a while and see if it suits you. We don't care about you."

These words are too perfunctory, it's just a superficial cutscene.But Qiao Yan still smiled and believed in his mother.

Lying on the bed in the room at night, Qiao Yan sent Zhou Xiyun a wechat message: 【I told my mom that I'm looking for someone. 】Zhou Xiyun replied in seconds: 【Didn't you already have a date? ] Qiao Yan turned over and typed on her stomach: [Who do I look like? ] The other party replied: [I'll ask later and help you find it. 】

Qiao Yan held up his mobile phone and raised his lips. He was very happy on the screen, smiling, [Okay, it's up to you. 】After playing around for a while, Zhou Xiyun asked seriously: 【What does Auntie say? ] Qiao Yan: [She has no objection. 】Zhou Xiyun predicted it accurately: 【Didn't mention me. 】Qiao Yanshicheng:【Afraid of being beaten, let's find out what's going on now. 】

Zhou Xiyun: [I will talk about this later when I am here, don't just talk about it by yourself. ] Qiao Yan: [Why? 】

Zhou Xiyun is very heartwarming: [There can be someone to help you. 】Qiao Yan: 【I can bear it, my mother doesn't hurt when she beats someone. 】Zhou Xiyun:【That's waiting for me too. ] Qiao Yan: [I won't wait for you. 】

Zhou Xiyun: [Aunt probably wouldn't beat me up. 】Qiao Yan:【Not necessarily, my mother is angry and murderous. 】Zhou Xiyun:【It seems that I have never seen my aunt angry. 】Qiao Yan:【That's for you, it's different for me. 】

Qiao Yan: [Forget it, I'll protect you. You haven't been beaten before, so you probably won't be able to hold on. I have experience, so I'll protect you. 】

It was a serious matter at first, but suddenly they talked about it as if they were begging for friendship.Both of them are tired of surfing the Internet, and they go farther and farther on the road of deviation. Earlier, they were burdened, but now they have nothing, and their words are more and more inconsistent with their image.

Qiao Yan will only stay at home for one night, and will look back at Jiang Jiayuan tomorrow.

They have to go to work tomorrow, and they didn't chat for too long, half an hour is enough.Zhou Xiyun told Qiao Yan to go to bed early and not to stay up late to play games. He had to go to work in the store in the morning, and he couldn't bear it if he stayed up late.Qiao Yan talked about it quickly, but he still checked Moments for a while before going to bed, so he didn't feel sleepy.

It seemed that there was nothing wrong with this trip back, and it was quite peaceful until I left the compound, everything was safe and sound.

Qiao Yan left at ease the next morning, drove to the store, and started a new day of life, completely unaware of yesterday's strangeness, and never had the slightest precaution against those messy things.

In the next week, she went back to the compound twice, one time at noon on Monday, to take time to go home to accompany her grandma for lunch, and then take the old man to the hospital for a physical examination in the afternoon, and the other time to go home Send some ingredients for Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xu Ziqing was going to have a treat on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and called Zhou Xiyun and Zhou Huiwen, and arranged for the mother and daughter to meet.

It can't be so exhausting all the time, the stalemate still has to be eased.Xu Ziqing has a heart, and is worried that Zhou Huiwen will really die in the long run, so she hopes to be a peacemaker to help.

No matter how bad it is, it is a child born of his own flesh and blood, and it took half his life to give birth. Xu Ziqing can understand Zhou Huiwen, so from the perspective of a mother, he plans to do what he can.

Xu Ziqing discussed this matter with Zhou Huiwen first, considering that Zhou Huiwen might reject seeing Zhou Xiyun, so she personally acted as a lobbyist, tried to persuade her, and even quietly asked her grandma to come forward, and the two of them did ideological work for Zhou Huiwen.

Zhou Huiwen finally nodded and agreed to go.

Afterwards, Xu Ziqing asked Qiao Yan to tell Zhou Xiyun a few words and teach Zhou Xiyun what to do.

Zhou Xiyun also cooperated and carefully selected the holiday gifts for Zhou Huiwen in advance, making a bunch of things with great care.They are all things that suit Zhou Huiwen's taste. Bags, clothes, and various supplies, it took a lot of effort to find them. It is not easy to find all these things through relationships and friends.

If one party is willing to succumb to weakness and show favor, then this matter can be discussed and there is hope for reconciliation.I am most afraid that both of them will die strong, and the trouble will get out of hand.

Xu Ziqing agreed with Zhou Xiyun's approach, and felt that there should be no major problems on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In addition, Qiao Yan also prepared a gift for Zhou Huiwen. She bought a pair of moderately priced earrings. It was the same brand as the gold necklace she gave to her grandma. It was not considered a luxury item, but it could still be taken out by Zhou Huiwen.

Anything worth nearly [-] yuan is enough.

The two younger ones have carefully prepared for this reunion, hoping that this time Zhou Huiwen will change slightly.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, Yifeng Group was on holiday, and Qiao Yan also made a special trip home to celebrate the festival. He drove there early in the morning, and then helped Xu Ziqing and the others with their work, running around to greet guests.

Zhou Xiyun did not go the same way as Qiao Yan, and deliberately arrived two hours late.

Many guests came to Qiao's house during the Mid-Autumn Festival, most of them were relatives, and the rest were neighbors and friends.

The lively atmosphere of the festival is heavy, everyone is happy, everyone is smiling, and they drink tea after they come, or get together at a table to rub hemp.

Grandma was in charge of greeting the guests today, and took Zhou Xiyun around by the way. She was worried that the mother and daughter would have conflicts after Zhou Huiwen came, so she worriedly held Zhou Xiyun's arm to prevent mother and daughter from fighting in front of many guests.

If there is anything that can be communicated later, there is plenty of time in the evening, so there is no rush at this time.

Zhou Huiwen came back half an hour later than Zhou Xiyun, and walked in with a gift. When she got here, she didn't do much, she just didn't smile, and everything else looked okay.

Zhou Xiyun stepped forward to help Zhou Huiwen pick up things, and shouted: "Mom."

Zhou Huiwen didn't hide like before, and Ren Zhou Xiyun took the gift from her hand with the same expression on his face.Neither salty nor light, neither hot nor cold, did not intend to talk to Zhou Xiyun.

Grandma walked over on crutches, pulled Zhou Huiwen, and took Zhou Huiwen to drink tea with concern, and said kindly: "Huiwen, you play cards with Junjun and the others. There are still a few people, and I just got a seat."

As he said that, he beckoned to the relative to push Zhou Huiwen over.

All the relatives in Qiao's family knew Zhou Huiwen. When they saw her, they were very warm and friendly. They talked to her and asked her to sit down after a few moments.

Zhou Xiyun was left out in the cold and stood there dryly.

When the sound of mahjong shuffling sounded, grandma winked at Zhou Xiyun, signaling Zhou Xiyun to pour Zhou Huiwen a cup of tea.Zhou Xiyun put down the gift, and delivered tea to Zhou Huiwen in silence.

At this time, Qiao Yan and Xu Ziqing were busy cooking, so they didn't know much about what was going on in the living room.Xu Ziqing went out halfway to have a look, and came back after seeing that there was nothing wrong, and whispered to Qiao Yan: "Your aunt Zhou is playing cards, and Xiyun is watching by the side, there should be nothing wrong."

Qiao Yan also looked over there, and seeing that Zhou Huiwen seemed to be fine, his heart finally fell.Don't worry, the situation is not as difficult as imagined.

Everything went well, playing cards in the morning, eating and drinking at noon, playing cards again in the afternoon.Even grandma joined in and rubbed a few laps, happy to win some small money.

The relationship between Zhou Xiyun and Zhou Huiwen was fairly stable. Although they didn't talk very much, at least they didn't have any conflicts.

It's fine if you can enjoy it well, at least it's better than making noise.

Xu Ziqing and the others didn't hope that the mother and daughter could reconcile in a day or two. They knew that it was impossible, and they should take their time.

Zhou Huiwen's temper is doomed to be difficult to use. There is no other way except to conquer a little bit, and nothing else works.We'll have to watch it later, it's too early.

Qiao Yan was also worried. He was afraid that it would explode if he didn't pay attention. He always paid attention to Zhou Xiyun and Zhou Huiwen, and even picked Zhou Huiwen's table to play cards together.

Fortunately, the second half of the day was equally smooth and nothing happened.

It can be regarded as getting through.

However, this was only an occasion where other people were present during the day, and the calm only lasted until those guests left, and it was not so calm and calm at night.

Qiao Yan thought it was all right when he got here, and he smiled happily when seeing off the guests, wondering whether he should walk across the road later, and then send something to Zhou's house.

Xu Ziqing and grandma thought so too. They packed some uneaten meals and planned to send them to Zhou's house after all the guests left, so that Zhou Huiming could eat them when the weather was hot.

It's a pity that expectations are always good. When the illusion is broken, all that is left is a mess.

The guests had all left, it was getting dark, and the entire Xijing courtyard was dark, as if it was being pressed down by something invisible.The lights of Zhou's house were turned on, and the sound of things breaking was heard not long after.It was abrupt and ear-piercing, which shocked all three of the Qiao family.

At that time, Qiao Yan was cleaning the table, and Xu Ziqing and grandma were counting the gifts from relatives. When they heard the movement, they froze at the same time and turned towards the gate of Zhou's house.

Soon, there was another quarrel in the Zhou family.Zhou Huiwen scolded unilaterally.

Xu Ziqing glanced at his grandma, and then immediately rushed to Zhou's house, worried that something might happen.Grandma's uneasy legs and feet became flexible after following.

Qiao Yan was the last one to go out, and his intuition came to his mind, and he guessed something for no reason.The moment she stepped into the gate of Zhou's house, she happened to see Zhou Huiwen greet Zhou Xiyun with a stick, crying and cursing with red eyes while doing it.

The two elders went up to persuade the fight, but they couldn't stop it.

Zhou Huiwen's tears fell straight down, and he hit Zhou Xiyun's back hard with a stick, and there was a clear and loud slap.Zhou Huiwen scolded: "I was born to collect debts, and I owe you my whole life. If you are angry with me, forget it, and even harm Ziqing... I owe you for letting you harm so many people..."