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Chapter 122 Du Xiumin's Troubles

Rich people have their own little worries, but poor people have their own worries.

In 82, the gap between residents was not that big, but in a few years, the gap between the rich and the poor will become obvious.

Chen Suniang was not tall, so Qiu Huoming adjusted the car seat to the lowest position to make it easier for her to learn to drive.

In the inner room, Qiu Jianshe finally got up from the bed. His legs were weak due to the hangover, so he directly poured water into the spittoon. When Qiu Huoming heard the sound of water, he knew that his old-fashioned father had got up.

After a while, Qiu Jianshe staggered past him, pushed open the screen door and went to the kitchen to wash up, where he was scolded by Chen Suniang who was picking vegetables in the kitchen.

"You should drink less alcohol in the future. How old are you? I still think you are young!"

Qiu Jianshe smiled and said, "Drink less, drink less, you have to drink less."

"Wash your face. I'll serve you a bowl of porridge..." Chen Suniang couldn't bear to leave him, so she put down the work in her hands, stood up, and brought down the porridge that was warming on the coal stove.

Qiu Jianshe didn't go back either, but stayed in the kitchen drinking porridge.

The rain outside has stopped. A few green fallen leaves are still stuck in the yard. The chickens in the chicken coop are starting to get restless.

Father Du said with some surprise.

"I told her to give in to Erbao in everything, but she just wouldn't listen. She doesn't act like an older sister at all." When it comes to this topic, Du's mother gets furious.

Mother Du grabbed her son and said, "Erbao, call me uncle."

On the other hand, Qiu Jianshe had a poor sense of the car from the very beginning. Even after Qiu Huoming followed him for two laps, he was still in a panic and could not control the center of gravity.

She was probably being looked at like this just now, her ears turned red and she tucked the scattered hair behind her ears.

"From now on, we will eat our own food! Xiumin and I will live alone!" said Mrs. Zhu with a cruel heart.

Erbaozi suddenly said, "Why doesn't she come over to light the fire and cook? Why should we cook for her..."

"Get off, Huoming, I want to get off." Hearing her yelling, Qiu Huoming rushed over, steadied the car, and slowly stopped it.

The eldest sister put her arm affectionately and said, "Mom, you are amazing. You learn faster than me. I will go back with you to cook."

The younger sister followed and said, "When I grow taller, I want to learn it too."

"You uneducated bastard!" The neighbor, a middle-aged man, walked over and raised his hand to slap him.

Qiu Jianshe was in a dilemma. These days, these were all family affairs and as long as they didn't get out of hand, they would be handled behind closed doors. But this matter was more or less related to him.

Chen Suniang glanced at her younger sister. Several kids in the family were tall, but why did her younger sister look like a tiny kid with short arms and legs?

The three of them went back, and Qiu Huoming ran behind Qiu Jianshe's car. Qiu Jianshe was old and they were afraid that he would fall and get hurt.

"What are you doing!" Qiu Jianshe walked through the crowd with a stern face.

Du Xiumin remained silent and stayed where she was.

Qiu Huoming had been here when he was a child. At that time, a few children came to explore the old house. Later, when they grew up, the places nearby were all familiar to them, so they would not go out of their way to come here to play.

When he got closer, he found that this noisy family was his old acquaintance Du Xiumin's family.

She hurriedly called Qiu Huoming out.

I originally thought that after the old house was returned to them, the conflicts in their family would be eased, but unexpectedly, they became more and more intense.

"Your daughter is already so old, and you still scold her in front of others. This is not good." Qiu Jianshe looked at the scene and there was something he didn't understand.

"That's all we've learned today. Let me take it easy." Qiu Jianshe wiped his forehead and wiped the sweat off his hands.

Du Xiumin was protected by Old Lady Zhu behind her, and a circle of people had already gathered around the bungalow.

We have lived with Old Mrs. Zhu for more than ten years. Apart from anything else, there is some neighborhood feeling between us.

Not long after, Qiu Huoming's family gathered in the open space in the courtyard. The eldest and youngest sisters just watched the fun, while Qiu Jianshe on the side cheered Chen Suniang.

Du Xiumin's face was scratched last time and it hasn't healed completely yet, leaving a shallow mark. Her eyes were still red and she lowered her head in silence.

That's quite a serious statement.

"Okay, I'll go back and cook, Lao Qiu, you continue..." Chen Suniang calmed down from the initial excitement of learning to drive and found that she didn't know when there were several neighbors standing in the open space of the compound watching the fun.

Qiu Huoming pushed the cart and followed behind him. Just as they reached the alley in the bungalow area, they heard faint noises. Qiu Jianshe stopped, looked around, then frowned, turned left and walked along the path.

It was not until the younger sister got up, went out to wash, and ran to lift the cover of the chicken coop that Chen Suniang realized that the rain had stopped.

"Comrade Qiu, these are all family matters. Sorry to bother you. Let's go home first..."

"Let's go, let's go back and take a shower." He tugged at the old man's shirt and turned around to walk back.

After walking for a few minutes, we came to the earliest house in the compound. It used to be surrounded by a wall, but it was later demolished. This house is much older than where Qiu Huoming lives now.

He never liked to watch the fun, but he was so proactive this time? Qiu Huoming pushed the cart and followed.

After these few laps, my clothes were soaked with sweat. Fortunately, after the rain, the sun had not yet emerged from the clouds and there was wind, so the weather was not too hot.

Qiu Huoming ran to Old Lady Zhu and held her with his hand, "Grandma Zhu, are you okay?" The old lady was old, and such a confrontation was quite a strain on her body.

Qiu Huoming was in charge of teaching. After more than an hour, he looked at Chen Suniang riding the bike carefully, and he began to understand where the athletic talents of several children in the family came from.

"Comrade Qiu, I'm sorry to show you a joke. The two kids are having a conflict, and they're trying to separate them!"

Erbao calmed down, glanced at Qiu Jianshe, rolled his eyes, and said nothing.

"I didn't expect that our family would have a yard and two more rooms." Qiu Jianshe sat next to Chen Suniang and talked to her in a low voice.

Qiu Huoming endured it in the living room and decided not to remind Chen Suniang that the rain had stopped and she could go out to learn how to drive. He just let the two of them talk for a while.

"You old fool, who is your grandson? Just look at me!" Erbaozi immediately exploded and jumped up again.

Probably Qiu Jianshe had helped the Du couple to go back to the city, so these two people were quite polite to him.

Qiu Huoming stopped the car, locked it, and followed.

He was quite good at saying this, and Qiu Jianshe nodded. Watching him walk towards the old house, Du's mother pulled Erbaozi behind him.

Old Mrs. Zhu stamped her feet vigorously, "I'm still alive! This house is my title deed. From now on, the room on the left belongs to Xiumin, and I will live with her. The three rooms on the right belong to you. If you want to make trouble, wait until I die!"

Mother Du stopped and turned to look at Du Xiumin, "You little bitch, come here."

Chen Suniang has an excellent sense of balance. In just over an hour, she was able to control the front of the bike steadily. Except for not being able to get on and off the bike, she was already riding quite well.

"Stop, stop."

There were a few children on the periphery, running behind Qiu Jianshe's crooked bike.

When Qiu Huoming heard what Qiu Jianshe said, he quickly grabbed the back seat of the car.

Qiu Jianshe stepped out of the car and gave his seat to Qiu Huoming.

Father Du pulled his wife, looked at Old Lady Zhu and said, "Mom, you don't have to say that... I'll take them back first, and I still have to make lunch."

"How can you talk like that, kid!" Before he could get angry, several neighbors who were watching the fun couldn't stand it anymore.

He had seen her parents when he was a child, but he couldn't remember them. As for the furious, dark and thin young man standing next to them, he had no impression of him at all.

He was grabbed by his wife.

Seeing this, Du's mother immediately sat down on the ground and shouted at the top of her voice: "Someone is being beaten! Someone is being beaten!"

After so many years in the countryside, the couple still haven't learned the simplicity of the rural people, but they have learned the tricks of the peasant woman.

Sorry, I'm late (I have a little obsessive compulsive disorder...)