Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Sun Lei failed to buy a sleeper ticket, so Qiu Luming followed Fang Yuan's method and found the conductor, and actually got a sleeper ticket. Although the price was a bit more expensive, it was more comfortable and safe.

The next morning, Qiu Luming got off the train in Harbin. When he stepped out of the exit, he saw his elder brother. He seemed to be more haggard than before, probably because he was working too hard. At this moment, he was searching among the crowd at the exit with a worried look on his face.

Qiu Luming then jumped happily and shouted, "Brother! I'm here!"

Qiu Huaixin breathed a sigh of relief, glared at her, strode over, picked up her luggage with both hands, turned around and left, "Qiu Luming, you really know how to rush. I finally got a day off, but you caught up with me! Why are you so wild and went to Shenyang?"

Like his father, all of his eldest brother's clothes smelled faintly of disinfectant. When Qiu Luming smelled the familiar scent, she felt relieved as if she was back with her father. She was not angry even when she was scolded. She smiled and said, "I bought gifts for you, sister-in-law, and Dabao. Let's see if you like them later!"

"Just take care of yourself. You just want to make people worry about you." Qiu Huaixin looked back and saw that his sister had caught up with him, so he said, "Over here, over here!"

"Oh? Aren't we going this way to take the tram?"

"Take a taxi. You have so much stuff."

"Oh. Brother, are you busy at work? Are you tired?"

Qiu Huaixin was silent for a while, "Not tired."

Qiu Luming laughed, "You deserve to be tired. Who told you to come to Harbin?"

"You! I'm a doctor. I have to practice more in places with patients in order to make progress!"

"As a doctor, you should hope for a world without disease, not just think about practicing your skills!"

"You! No one cares about you!" Qiu Huaixin has been irritated to death by this sister since he was a child.

Qiu Huaixin lives in a 90-square-meter family building that the hospital has just allocated for him. Last year, he was promoted to a higher position, so his house naturally became larger.

When Liu Xiaomei saw Qiu Luming, she touched her and looked her up and down happily. Suddenly, her eyes were filled with tears. "It's okay, it's okay. If you can't stand the gossip, let's go to Harbin!"

Qiu Luming lowered his head and rubbed Dabao's hair. "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? Gossip can't defeat me! I'll stay in Harbin for two days, okay? Then I'll go home to work!"

"Okay! Why not? Your eldest brother's house is your home! You can live there for the rest of your life!" Liu Xiaomei complained as she took the clothes Qiu Luming bought for her, "I have clothes, why are you wasting money on them?"

"Sister-in-law is so beautiful, of course she needs some more beautiful clothes to complement her!"

Liu Xiaomei laughed, "It was not until I arrived in Harbin that I realized that I had been fooled by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law all these years. Other mothers-in-law were always critical of me, but mine was different. They used praise to guide me to correct my mistakes."

"You know our mother's little tricks. She treats you well because she's afraid her beloved son and grandson will be wronged. She praises you so that you can work like a slave for those two babies. Don't be fooled!"

Liu Xiaomei slapped Qiu Luming's butt hard, "Don't talk about my mom!"

Qiu Luming hugged her and laughed, "You will definitely be a good mother-in-law in the future!"

Dabao came over with the Transformer and tugged at Qiu Luming's collar. Qiu Luming squatted down, and he whispered in her ear, "Auntie, I'll tell you a secret. A girl in my class wrote me a note."

"What did you write?" Qiu Luming also asked in his ear.

"Write that you like me."

"Ah?" Qiu Luming was shocked. "How old are you?"

"I'm seven years old and in first grade!"

"You're in school now. Didn't you say you'll start next year? Dabao is only six years old. Sister-in-law, you're too cruel. How many children can't hold their urine at the age of six?"

Liu Xiaomei smiled, "Children now go to school early. With the opportunity to start school a year earlier, Dabao will have no problem studying and taking care of himself. Instead of wasting time in kindergarten, it is better for him to go to school early. He even got first place in the midterm exam!"

Dabao smiled proudly at Qiu Luming, with a look of anticipation on his face.

"Wow, Dabao is so awesome. No, auntie has to give you another reward. Tell me what you want!" Qiu Luming hugged Dabao and kissed him.

Dabao rubbed his face hard, "Don't kiss me! I told you not to kiss me!"

Qiu Luming grabbed him and gave him a hard kiss on the other side of his face. Dabao screamed and ran away in anger.

"Tsk, why are you flirting with him?" Qiu Huaixin sat opposite Qiu Luming, "Stop pretending, tell me what's wrong with you? How did you become a jinx?"

"What's the matter? Fei Yuanhang was injured several times, and her mother couldn't stand it anymore. She said it was our fault and that we were incompatible."

"Ridiculous! She even asked someone to tell her fortune."

"Maybe."

Liu Xiaomei sat next to Qiu Luming, half hugging her, "It's okay, Luming, it won't work. There are good young men everywhere. Let's ask your elder brother to keep an eye out for a young and promising doctor."

"I'm fine, sister-in-law. I'm just waiting for Fei Yuanhang to break up with me, so that I can completely give up." Qiu Luming forced a smile.

Qiu Huaixin snorted, "You wait for him to tell you, he's probably waiting for you to tell him first!"

"Big brother!"

"Why are you shouting? Isn't he suspicious? If it were you, why don't you think about it a little more?"

Qiu Luming is speechless.

The next day, Qiu Huaixin's family went to work or school, while Qiu Luming went out shopping alone. She had no particular purpose. She took the bus and went wherever she wanted. There were still so many beautiful women in Harbin. She met two Russian girls buying clothes in the underground mall at the train station. The beautiful stall owner used her hands and feet to gesture, but she couldn't understand what was going on, so she enthusiastically helped translate.

The stall owner had a slim figure, fair skin and beautiful looks, even prettier than the stars on the calendar. She smiled and stuffed a pair of flesh-colored pantyhose into Qiu Luming's hand, "Sister, it's really thanks to you, otherwise this order would have been gone. Take these socks. When you wear a skirt over cotton pants in winter, people will think you're not wearing cotton pants, and scare them to death!"

Qiu Luming refused to accept it. "It's just a casual remark. Don't be polite. By the way, you are so beautiful, don't you have any talent scouts looking for you to make a movie?"

"Well, there are so many people here who are prettier than me. I am the ugliest in my family."

"Have you ever considered going south?"

"I have no education and no special skills. How can I go out and be a prostitute? I don't want to earn that kind of money and embarrass my grandparents. I'd better just work as a vendor! Hey, sister, take it, take it!" As she was about to tear it apart, Qiu Luming quickly pointed at the contrasting waist sweater she had just picked out and said, "I'll buy one of this."

The female stall owner said happily, "Okay! I'll give you a discount! I guarantee it's the lowest price here. If it's higher, you can scold me!"

***

Qiu Luming returned to Jiayang on the last day of the vacation given by Director Wu.

On the bus from Tang County to Jiayang, someone recognized her and greeted her with a big smile, "Are you on a business trip?"

Sitting down, he whispered to someone, "Look, that's Qiu Luming from the customs. Even though she has a good job, I heard her old lady's family doesn't want her because she's too tough..."

Qiu Luming pretended not to hear and dozed off by the window.

In November, Jiayang was already cold and windy, with temperatures dropping below zero.

As soon as Qiu Luming got off the car, he subconsciously wrapped his thin woolen coat tightly. It had only been ten days. Was his hometown so cold?