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"He said to the children, "I will mainly contribute 300 yuan, and each of you will contribute part of the rest."

So Sanli and Simei all contributed their own share, and their father Qiao Zuwang was also the biggest contributor; Erqiang originally planned to refuse to pay a penny and act as if it was a matter of course, but later he still took out 250 yuan, with the purpose of ** his father, when in fact he was able to pay it all.

Before this, he bought a refrigerator and a washing machine for the small second floor of his home, but he had never bought a TV - so as not to disturb the reading and learning environment of other children! There was still a gap of more than 300 yuan for the TV he bought, and he had to rely on Qiao Yichen to solve this problem.

Although Qiao Yicheng was not unable to pay this amount, he was still unwilling to spend it.

Because he planned to save the money as a fund for his future marriage with Wen Ju'an, fortunately he did not tell his family about the fact that he was paid for writing for the TV station. He used a pseudonym to cover up this fact.

But facing Qiao Zuwang's expectant eyes, he still took out the money.

Qiao Yicheng took his brothers and sisters to the store to buy a color TV, with a thick stack of banknotes in his hand; Qiao Zuwang followed them from a distance. This scene seemed to remind people of the scene of the Chinese New Year a long time ago - when my mother was still alive, the whole family went out to play together...

Qiao Erqiang noticed that Yicheng looked gloomy, so he deliberately asked him, "Brother, are you not feeling well? Why do you look so bad?"

Qiao Yicheng was in a bad mood about this: "My liver hurts a little."

Simei laughed and advised: "Brother, your liver is not feeling well, you need to go see a doctor!"

Only Sanli understood the meaning of her words and smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth. Simei's words made Qiao Yicheng angry and amused at the same time, but in the end he laughed along.

It was a rare occasion for everyone to have dinner together at Qiao's house. Qiao Zuwang said while eating and watching TV: "It's not easy for all of us to be here today!"

Simei murmured quietly, "We used to have dinner here every day, but you never came back to eat with us."

Qiao Qiqi, who has grown into a strong young man, suppressed his laughter. Not long ago, he returned to school to continue his studies and taught Gu Jun and his gang of bullies a profound lesson, beating them so hard that they screamed for their parents.

Qiao Zuwang pretended not to hear Simei's complaints and continued to complain about another topic: "Your second aunt comes to complain every few days like a debt collector..."

At this time, Simei interrupted and said, "It's because you still owe her an old debt, and you haven't paid it off for so many years!"

This prompted Sanli to immediately nudge her gently with her elbow, reminding her to be careful with her words and actions.

Qiao Zuwang glanced at Simei and said unhappily, "Your sister is steady, generous and capable. It would be a good thing for anyone to marry her. You are nothing like me, who only cares about making your dad upset every day!"

A modern high-tech gadget - television appeared in the Qiao family, breaking the dullness of previous life. It brought great changes to the family members' vision, speech and behavior, and emotional exchanges with each other.

Old man Qiao's evening social activities gradually decreased, and he stayed at home staring at the TV, paying attention to current affairs and TV dramas. Some buzzwords born from the changing times also began to appear in his daily conversations: reform and opening up, economic reform, abolishing lifelong positions, and introducing foreign investment.

The four beauties also felt the attraction of the new movie and stayed up late to watch it alone until the early morning, and even gave a passionate kiss to their favorite characters on the screen.

A new way of life has arrived.

The following year, another new technological device - a refrigerator - was placed in the old house.

This time, "Old Joe" in the family did not hesitate to spend a large sum of money to buy this "luxury" product. He would never hesitate to spend money on any good thing that is beneficial to the quality of life.

The little green monster stood quietly in the corner, humming softly.

After every dinner, Qiao Laowang always remembers to solemnly announce: the remaining food must be stored in the refrigerator and cannot be thrown away at will.

In fact, there wasn't much food left - the Qiao family's children always had big appetites and could almost clear the table. If there was any leftover food, it would be the turn of the four beauties who were watching TV in the middle of the night to eat it. If there was no other food to put in, he would put in fermented bean curd or radish to preserve it.

In the early 1990s, the word "dismissal" quietly became a topic of daily discussion.

This time it was Qiao Laowang's turn to keep up with the "trend" of the times, but he was suddenly forced to resign when he was about to retire.

Qiao Zuwang then prepared to take the usual ** measures - he planned to tie a thin long straw rope and go to the factory director's residence and pretend to hang himself from a tree branch, but he unexpectedly found that his method was completely ineffective.

Finally, there was some great news coming from home, which slightly dispelled the haze that had been lingering in Qiao Zuwang's heart for a long time.

Qiao Yicheng successfully graduated from graduate school and joined ** TV station as a reporter through an open selection. His experience as a special reporter in the past two years gave him an advantage in the interview.

This news made Joe's father ecstatic.

**What does TV station mean? It is the most important propaganda mouthpiece of the country!

The Qiao family members are now working in such an organization!

The sisters were equally excited. Sanli called and said happily, "Brother, you have finally made a name for yourself. I have always known that you have the ability to do this. Brother, do you need a suit? Do you want to buy it or have it custom made? Suqin's brother-in-law's cousin is an old tailor. He can make one for you."

Before they had talked for long, Simei couldn't wait to pick up the phone and said, "Brother, if **TV station holds a Spring Festival Gala, please take me in to watch the live broadcast. And if the director of the station wants to recruit extras, please recommend me, even if it's just a small role with a few lines. Oh, by the way, brother, do you know the host, Sister Ju Ping?"

This was also a joy for Qiao Yicheng. At the age of 25, he finally realized his dream and entered a wider stage. The first time he stepped into the grand lobby of ** TV station, the light was very transparent and reflected his reflection. Instead of taking the elevator, he climbed the stairs step by step to the sixth floor and walked into the office.

There was his clean desk, which would soon be filled with all kinds of objects - documents, books, etc.; filling it with all his passion and golden years.

However, Qiao Erqiang believes that although late marriage is advocated nowadays, it is indeed time for 26-year-old Qiao Yicheng to consider getting married.

Zhang Guofu also agreed with this - for example, his son Wen Ju'an will be 23 years old after graduating from university and it is time for him to start a family.

Knowing that Qiao Yicheng planned to pay for the wedding out of his own pocket, how could Qiao Erqiang remain indifferent? He adopted his usual method, using Qiao Zuwang's name to do his duty, while he himself was the sponsor behind the scenes, earning enough face for his father again!

This time, Qiao Erqiang's red envelope was quite astonishing: a passbook containing 660,000 yuan in deposits. Qiao Yicheng was not given a house, but Zhang Guofu was responsible for purchasing a gorgeous three-in-one courtyard house and a house in a newly developed community in Beijing for Wen Ju'an, which was called a dowry.

They held their wedding banquet in Jinling, and Qiao Erqiang transferred an old villa to Wen Ju'an.

Afterwards, Qiao Yicheng secretly returned the big red envelope to Qiao Erqiang, which made Qiao Erqiang very angry and he refused to accept it. Finally, Qiao Yicheng had to accept it.

As Qiao Yicheng established his own family, he moved to downtown Kyoto and began his new married life.

Qiao Simei's situation made Qiao Erqiang very worried - the girl was unable to enter university after graduating from high school.

On the contrary, Sanli worked hard to get into a normal school and planned to become an educator in the future, which is a very good start.

Qiao Erqiang is worried about Qiao Simei, a young girl who is unemployed and easily seduced, so he decides to let her follow him as his assistant.

In name, she was an assistant, but in fact, she mainly did menial work, such as printing contracts, making coffee, and sending documents to Qiao Erqiang for signature. People who didn't know the inside story thought she was Qiao Erqiang's lover.

Even after attending a teachers' college, Sanli still went to school just to see her second brother every night.

Regarding the relationship between Simei and Qiao Erqiang, Sanli once asked Qiao Erqiang privately: "Second brother, what do you think of Simei?"

After thinking about it, Qiao Erqiang replied: "I don't know what the future will be like. Simei is not mature enough now, and she still has a long way to go in life. The key lies in her own choice. For me, as long as I have you and Suqin, I am happy enough."

Sanli didn't say much, she just held Qiao Erqiang's arm tightly, leaned forward gently, and got closer to him.

Ma Suqin saw this scene. She often saw the excessive closeness between Sanli and Qiao Erqiang, and vaguely understood that there was something unusual between Qiao Erqiang and Sanli. But she did not say anything.

Ma Suqin did not register with Qiao Erqiang as a legal couple, and they did not have any children together. Their relationship was like a temporary combination of life partners.

For Qiao Erqiang, the good living conditions he provided for Ma Suqin had already made the other party satisfied.

You have enough material things, a place to live, and children to rely on. Life is fleeting and so short that it is hard to believe. Why should you take it too seriously?

Fortunately, Qiao Yicheng was far away from here and didn't know **, otherwise he would definitely strongly ** Erqiang and Sanli!

As for the problem between Qiao Erqiang and Ma Suqin, it was not under Qiao Yicheng's control, and he did not want to interfere. When he observed that Ma Suqin looked somewhat similar to their biological mother, he assumed that Qiao Erqiang did this because he lost his biological mother at a young age, and that perhaps there was some kind of psychological tendency for him, so he just let it go.

However, Qiao Zuwang was furious at home about this matter. He said that Qiao Erqiang made him lose face in front of others - he did not marry an unmarried woman of the right age, but chose a remarried partner with a child who was much older than him. He said that he could not accept Ma Suqin as his grandson's daughter-in-law no matter what!

When Qiao Erqiang heard these words at home, he glanced at the old man indifferently, and Qiao Zuwang immediately fell silent.