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Qiao Loulou and the kidnapper left through the back door of the golden mansion, while Teapot swaggered away from the front door on a motorcycle with the two girls.On the way, Qiao Zhi probably told Qiushui what happened. In the end, he became more and more tired from talking, so Qiushui changed the subject in a timely manner and asked the teapot, "Brother, where did Qingshan go? Did you go home?" ?”

yes!What about Guo Qingshan?

Qiao Zhi's heart that had just been let go instantly lifted again.

The teapot said: "Don't worry, we will let him go home first when we come here. I am afraid that his parents will not be able to find someone to worry about. Also, I will tell him not to tell your family members about your kidnapping. Said that you went to play with your classmates, and you are afraid of scaring the old lady." After finishing speaking, he paused for a while, as if he was thinking about how to comfort her.

"Sister, it's over after today's incident. If you think about it, who doesn't have a difficult scripture? No matter how bastard your father is, that's your dad. Just like me, no matter how bastard you are, that's the same My father and son." After he finished speaking, he seemed to think that he was quite good at comforting others, and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.

Qiao Zhi then asked, "Are you reconciled with your family?"

"It's not a reconciliation, huh, let's spend it first anyway!" The teapot shrugged, and finally reacted suddenly, "How do you know that I quarreled with my family? Luo Hai said it again! This grandson!"

Qiao Zhi smiled, and deliberately fanned the flames: "He also said that your partner is a little boy."

The teapot let out a "huh", thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his brother's words: "It's quite white. After a while, when Luo Hai comes back, let's go out to have a meal together so that you can recognize your sister-in-law."

Qiao Zhi happily agreed.

***

The beginning of autumn has passed, and after July and a half, almost overnight, the weather has completely turned cold.

Teapot sent the two of them to the gate of the courtyard and hurried away.

Qiu Shui stopped suddenly while walking, and because Qiao Zhi was holding her hand, she was also brought to a stop: "What's wrong?"

Qiu Shui shook his head, took her hand in a muffled voice, brought it to her face, let out a breath of hot air, and then rubbed her hand vigorously.

Tonight's moon is as fat as a big cake that has been bitten.

"Qiu Shui..." Qiao Zhi sighed.

Qiu Shui looked at her quietly, but didn't wait for a long time for the next sentence after this sentence.

"What is sister thinking?" She finally couldn't help asking.

Qiao Zhi kept looking at the moon, and she was a little dumbfounded at the end.

"I was thinking..." She frowned slightly, as if all her thoughts had been lost, and it took her a long time to find a sentence, "Did it hurt when you fell off the wall?"

When she asked suddenly, she realized that this was actually a very serious problem, and quickly pulled her to look around, "Do you feel any pain? Where is your head? Did you knock your head somewhere? "

Qiu Shui shook his head and comforted her: "I'm fine, the wall isn't that high, and I fell from a higher place when I was young."

Qiao Zhi nodded with lingering fear: "Don't climb over the wall next time, I don't have enough heart to scare you."

"Got it!" Qiu Shui smiled playfully at her.

Qiao Zhi also smiled, and dragged her upstairs: "Let's go, I'll take you home."

Zhuang Yao was not at home as usual.

Don't talk about Qiushui, Qiao Zhi is used to it.

"I made an appointment with the teapot before. I go to guard the bookstore every weekend, but I have something to go out tomorrow morning. Can you guard the store for me?" Qiao Zhi asked.

Qiu Shui immediately agreed.

Qiao Zhi pinched her face, took out the key from her pocket and handed it to her: "There shouldn't be many people in the morning, so be careful by yourself, I'll be back when I'm done."

"Sister, don't worry." Qiu Shui said obediently.

Qiao Zhi nodded: "With you here, I'm sure I can rest assured."

***

Coming out of the dealer's house, Qiao Zhi's legs felt as if they had been filled with lead. Although there was only a staircase between the two families, she was stunned to get out of the long march with just a few short steps.

The sky is big and the earth is big, where is her shelter?

Guo Qingshan had just been pushed into the room to sleep, when he heard the doorbell, he rushed out immediately, seeing her standing there smiling at him, his eyes were red in an instant, and he rushed to hug her and howled like ghosts and wolves.

Mao Zhijuan came out of the room one step behind, didn't understand what they were doing, and was about to scold Guo Qingshan, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the bloodstains on Qiao Zhi's left arm, her heart skipped a beat, and she rushed over to give Guo Qingshan a hand. Pulled away.

Qiao Zhi was covered in blood when he was hugged loudly by Qiao earlier, but he forgot about it, and it was obviously too late to cover it up now.

"Where did you go? Didn't you say you were looking for a classmate? How did this happen? Where did the blood on this body come from?"

Mao Zhijuan's yelling finally quarreled the other two in the family. Grandma was frightened to death when she saw her appearance, and Guo Yuanjiang was also frightened. After repeated questioning, Qiao Zhi had no choice but to He said that he ran into a robber on the way back.

"Then where did the blood on your body come from?" Mao Zhijuan asked.

Qiao Zhi said indiscriminately, "I smashed a man's head with a brick, and it's all that man's blood."

Of course Mao Zhijuan didn't believe it, and wanted to ask again but was stopped by Guo Yuanjiang.

Grandma asked Qiao Zhi to go back to the house and change her clothes first, so that she could give her medicine.

While Qiao Zhi entered the room to change clothes, Mao Zhijuan saw the needle and said: "A big girl, let alone go home early after school to help the adults share the housework, run around crazy all day long, and run for two months during the summer vacation, for fear of helping the adults at home. Washing clothes, cooking, are you okay now, did something happen? Hey, don’t pull me, I’m not lying..."

Guo Qingshan wanted to say a few words for his sister, but he didn't know what to say, so he stared at his mother with hatred.

Mao Zhijuan wanted her to hear it on purpose, and didn't control the volume at all, so Qiao Zhi naturally didn't let her down.

She changed her clothes and came out, and sat silently for her grandmother to apply the medicine. Seeing that the atmosphere in the room became awkward, Guo Yuanjiang jumped out in time to smooth things over and said, "Azhi, although your aunt's words are not pleasant, they are all for your own good." , when autumn comes, the days will be shorter, and it will get dark early, so go home early after school so that your grandma won't worry about you."

Mao Zhijuan still felt that she hadn't said enough, so she said in a choked voice, "Why do I speak badly? I haven't said my bad words yet?"

"Then tell me." Qiao Zhi said suddenly.

The couple were taken aback at the same time.

Grandma gently tugged her in disapproval: "Say less."

Qiao Zhi ignored her, looked up at her calmly and said, "If you have any other ugly things to say, I'll listen to them?"

Mao Zhijuan laughed in disbelief, pulled Guo Yuanjiang and said loudly: "Did you see it? Did you see it? If you see something that bites, don't you bark? I told you and you still—"

"Enough!" Guo Yuanjiang interrupted her in a deep voice, and looked at Qiao Zhi, "Ah Zhi, why are you talking to your aunt? She is an elder and you are a junior, you have to pay attention to your attitude!"

After Qiao Zhi medicine was ready, Shi Shiran stood up, nodded, and said, "Yes, I will pay attention to my attitude in the future." After a pause, "But please also pay attention to your situation, auntie."

"Guo Yuanjiang!!" Mao Zhijuan pointed at Qiao Zhi and yelled, "Listen! Listen! What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?!" She laughed back angrily, as if she was about to throw it all away, "Okay, How dare I ask Miss Qiao, what situation should I pay attention to?"

Qiao Zhi didn't even look at her, and said softly as she passed in front of her, "Pay attention that the house you live in is my house."

Just one sentence left Mao Zhijuan speechless.

At night, the sound of the Guo family couple's continuous quarrel came through the wooden boards, but Qiao Zhi quickly fell asleep amidst the noise.Waking up in the morning, the atmosphere at home was weird, she just pretended she didn't see it, and went out with her bag after breakfast.

She is going to do something big.

***

In the early morning of the weekend, the streets were empty, and Qiao Zhi had been hesitating in front of the phone booth for almost an hour. Fortunately, it was still early and no one was calling, otherwise she would have to be dragged aside.

Qiao Zhi glanced at her watch, it was almost nine o'clock.

She was very uneasy, and had an extremely bad premonition - she would definitely mess up this matter.

But there is no other way...so much money...

She memorized the six-digit phone number after only one glance, but due to psychological factors, she still took out the small note, pressed the area code 028 first, and then compared the numbers on it, pressed them one by one with extreme caution. go down.

The waiting time was long. After the weather got cooler, there was fog in the morning.

Qiao Zhi held the microphone in her right hand, and the skin on the back of her hand became cold inch by inch, so she had to breathe into her left hand and cover her right hand.

"Hey?"

The person who answered the phone was not a familiar voice. Qiao Zhi immediately panicked and didn't dare to say anything. She didn't answer tremblingly until she said "Hello" several times.

"Who are you looking for?"

Qiao Zhi squeezed hard on the right wrist holding the microphone, but her heartbeat was still beating bluntly and violently against her chest. She forced herself to turn her eyes to the street. Above the dome, several rays of sunlight finally pierced through the hazy mist. the earth.

She said softly, "I'm looking for Guo Yuan."

"Who are you?" The person on the other end of the phone questioned her persistently.

Suddenly feeling angry, she replied, "I am her daughter, Qiao Zhi."

After a while of indistinct murmurs, the phone was silent for a while, Qiao Zhi waited patiently, and finally, Guo Yuan answered the phone——

"Azhi."

"Mom." Qiao Zhiyuan thought it would be very difficult to say these two words again, but the reality is that she has an urgency and expectation in her heart that she doesn't even want to admit.

"Mom, I have something to tell you." Qiao Zhi said quickly.

Guo Yuan's voice was as gentle as ever, and she said patiently: "Okay, please speak slowly, and I will listen."

Qiao Zhi panicked for a moment, always felt that there were thousands of words in her stomach, but she didn't know where to bring them up.

Forget it, Dad's business is the most important thing, let's talk about this first!

She organized her words in her mind, and was about to speak when a chuckle suddenly came from the receiver. into her ears—

"Sister Zhang! He kicked me just now!"

It might be that the signal is a little bit bad, Qiao Zhi tried her best to bring the microphone to her ear, but she couldn't hear anything except a whistling noise and a few mixed human voices.

She was a little anxious, and called "Mom" to the phone in a panic. She called many times in a row, and then the other end of the phone became quiet again. It's on."

Qiao Zhi suddenly lost her grip on the microphone.

She suppressed the soreness of her nose, briefly told what Joe had said loudly, and at the same time concealed the part of him sleeping with other women.

Guo Yuan didn't react too much after hearing this, but just said something indifferent, she couldn't help this matter, there was nothing she could do.

Qiao Zhi's heart ached, and he grabbed the microphone with both hands, feeling that he was almost standing on the edge of the cliff, precariously.

"Don't ask, don't ask anything, hang up the phone quickly! Immediately! Hang up the phone now!" - She told herself in her heart, almost scolding.

"Azhi, do you have anything else to do?" Guo Yuan asked her, as if covering the microphone again, and said to someone, "Haohao, it's raining outside, let Uncle Liu take you there..."

Qiao Zhi was confused, and blurted out, "Mom, are you pregnant?"

……

silence……

Wordless silence...

"Azhi..." Guo Yuan hesitated, but the answer was self-evident.

It turns out that falling into a cliff is like this feeling...

The mother and daughter faced each other silently, and Qiao Zhi quietly felt the pain of this moment—something collapsed in her heart, and then, something grew from the bottom of her heart.

"Then congratulations." Qiao Zhi smiled pale, all sensibility quickly drained from her body, replaced by incomparably calm and even indifference.

"Since you are living so happily now, you must not want to be disturbed, right?"

It was only now that Guo Yuan finally looked at the phone call squarely, and asked puzzledly, "What do you mean?"

"For the sake of our mother-daughter relationship..." When Qiao Zhi said this, she suddenly felt a little out of breath. She suddenly raised her head, tightly covered the microphone with her left hand, and there was a sobbing sound in her throat.

Guo Yuan quietly waited for her next words.

Qiao Zhi hissed: "Give me [-], and I will never bother you again from now on."

Guo Yuan never expected this request, she almost subconsciously replied: "[-] is too much!"

Sure enough... Qiao Zhi thought desperately, she was already ready to abandon herself completely.

"Azhi, you want to help your father. This is human nature, and I can understand it. But let me advise you, Qiao Dalou is a bottomless pit. If you help him, you will be dragged down by him sooner or later!"

"It's like I'm dragging you down?" Qiao Zhi asked lifelessly.

Guo Yuan paused for a moment, as if she didn't want to talk about this issue with her: "You can think what you want."

"Sixty thousand, not even a cent less, you give it to me, and I'll give you back your purity and freedom. If you don't give it, I'll have a hard time, and you shouldn't think about it either."

"Qiao Zhi!"

"Remit the money to me within a week."

Qiao Zhi hung up the phone.

***

She seemed to have come here by bicycle aimlessly, and it seemed that she did it on purpose.

who cares!

Qiao Zhi pushed the cart to the gate of the popsicle factory. When Uncle Wang saw him, he grinned, "Why are you here?"

Qiao Zhi pushed the car aside and parked it, and smiled at him reluctantly after entering the room: "No purchase, I'll come to chat with you."

"Hey, why are you chatting with me, a bad old man?" Having said that, Uncle Wang didn't chase her away, but took out a chessboard from a side cabinet and said, "If you don't want to chat, you Play two games of chess with grandpa!"

"Success!" Qiao Zhi readily agreed.

……

The two agreed to win three out of five rounds, and Qiao Zhi won three rounds in a row.

"I'm in a bad mood, so playing chess won't be affected." Uncle Wang rearranged the scattered chessboard, snorted and said with a smile, "How about it, have you killed three games in a row, have you lost your anger?"

"It's so-so." Qiao Zhi couldn't cheer up.

Uncle Wang asked again: "Did you learn how to play chess from your master? It's a good move, and it's a killer weapon."

Qiao Zhi remembered the time when he was abused by his neighbor Uncle Li when he was a child, and couldn't help laughing: "The master who taught me how to play chess used to say a word, 'If you don't move in three steps, you're playing chess'. It's not as good as my master's walking..."

While speaking, Uncle Wang became addicted to cigarettes. He took out a cigarette, held a match in his right hand, and quickly slashed across the phosphor paper. The tobacco ignited, and a whirl of white smoke followed.

Uncle Wang smoked the Marlboro cigarettes that Qiao Zhi gave him.

Seeing his enjoyment look, Qiao Zhi felt a little itchy in his heart. After touching the cigarette case, he shook one out. Following his example, he wiped the fire, lit the cigarette, and sucked it.An unspeakable pungent smell rushed into her nostrils. She opened her mouth and exhaled all the smoke she inhaled. She didn't choke, but she didn't experience any pleasant feeling.

Uncle Wang squinted at her and smiled: "You can't do that, you have to inhale into your lungs with your mouth and then exhale, like this—" He demonstrated it to her.

Qiao Zhi asked strangely, "Why is your smoke still coming out of your nostrils?"

Uncle Wang rolled his eyes at her: "You can't breathe through your nose?"

"Oh." Qiao Zhi tried to breathe through her nose again, but this time she was choked hard.

The ashes from Uncle Wang's laughter trembled three times.

Qiao Zhi blushed with embarrassment and anger, and muttered in a low voice: "This smoke smells so bad, I really don't understand why you smoke it?"

"This cigarette is for adults who can't think about it. The older a person is, the more time he can't think about it. It's not that this cigarette can really solve any problem. It's just a pastime when he is upset. That's all."

His voice was slow, causing Qiao Zhixin to suddenly calm down. Looking at the slow-burning cigarette, he took another sip out of nowhere.

The room was filled with smog, and Qiao Zhi said in a calm voice: "Grandpa, at this age, you must have been used to storms, and you are not surprised by favors or humiliations. Let me tell you something, and I want to hear your opinion. Is it?"

"You said."

"I don't plan to study anymore." Qiao Zhi said.Then she took another puff of the cigarette, and she had already figured out the doorway, and she never got choked again, but she was still not used to the smell, and felt a little pungent.

"The business of the bookstore is very good now. I want to learn how to do business, make money, and support myself." After a pause, "Maybe I have to support others. I have a younger sister who lost her mother. Bastard dad, if she has no one around her in the future and wants to join me, I have to have money to support her..."

Qiao Zhi said a lot of things upside down, some about himself, some about Qiushui, and some about the Guo family. In the end, he didn't know what he was talking about.

"Azhi, what do you want Grandpa to give you when you tell Grandpa these things?"

"I don't know." Qiao Zhi shook her head.

Uncle Wang touched her drooping head with a smile, and said slowly: "No, you know. The reason why you told me this is that you hope that I can understand you from your standpoint, support you, and then Tell you, you made the right decision, don't be afraid, am I right?"

The cigarette has been burnt to the end.

Following his example, Qiao Zhi threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his foot, not daring to look up because of guilt.

"Ah Chih, Grandpa, I'm almost 77 this year. I don't know how many people I've let down and how many people I've been let down in this life. I come and go. After careful calculation, I don't know if my life is a success or a failure? I Like you, I only have this life, how can I tell you whether the decision you made is right or wrong?"

Qiao Zhi said nonchalantly, "I'm just afraid that I will regret it in the future..."

"Is it embarrassing to regret? I don't think so. Grandpa, there are so many things I regret in my life, don't I still live a good life? There are some things you regret and you have to change, then you change. Some things you regret It's too late, so at the end of the day, it's not ashamed to say "I regret it". Ah Zhi, you remember a sentence: How can things in the world be as you wish, but you must be worthy of your heart and worthy of the world. "

"Worthy of heart... worthy of heaven and earth..." Qiao Zhi obviously listened to his words, clasped her hands tightly, and fell into deep thought.

"In life, it's easy to go up, but hard to go down." Uncle Wang untied her white hands and patted her palms, "You are still young, so you don't have to be afraid to do things, but you have to live forever." Remember your hesitation at this moment, and remember that you have to retreat."

After hearing this, Qiao Zhi looked at him and smiled suddenly: "Grandpa, you are not just a gatekeeper, are you?"