Three or Two Things about Rebirth

The family quarters of the customs and border inspection staff are extremely bustling, with more than a dozen families all undergoing renovation at the same time.

What Qiu Luming didn't expect was that Ma Zhenyi actually started doing decoration.

No one knows how much money he has made outside in the past two years. Anyway, he registered two companies as soon as he came back, one is Kangsheng Decoration Company and the other is Kangsheng Decorative Supplies Store. The store sells various decoration supplies and also sells Guangming furniture on behalf of others.

At that time, all units were busy building residential buildings for their staff, so his business quickly became prosperous.

What Qiu Luming didn't expect was that Ma Zhenyi actually went directly to the person in charge of border inspection and customs logistics and sold a batch of floor blocks to him at a very low discount.

Director Liu happily notified each office one by one, saying that as long as they went to Kangsheng Decoration Supply Store and gave their name, they could buy floor tiles at a 25% discount and have the flooring and skirting installed for free.

Qiu Luming was not in a hurry to renovate his house before moving in, but he wanted to take advantage of the company's benefits, so he dragged Qiu Jiashu to pick out the floor, and finally chose a wood-colored ash floor.

A few days later, Director Wu convened another general meeting to discuss the renovation of eight companies together. The decoration company was Ma Zhenyi's Kangsheng Company. It was said that he also took over two units of the border inspection in one fell swoop.

Qiu Luming was quite surprised. Ma Zhenyi was really good at business. If he renovated a whole building at the same time, as long as the process and time were arranged properly, he could save a lot of labor costs.

Director Wu didn't consider whether there were people who disagreed with this plan. He said it was a discussion, but in fact it was just a notification. Of course, in reality, no one would disagree. First, it was something that the leader called for, so we had to give him face. Second, bulk decoration could save a lot of money, and we didn't have to worry about decoration materials and choosing decoration masters. Why not do it?

*

At the age of 25, Qiu Luming is already a truly older single woman in Jiayang.

The company is good and well-known, so it is impossible to keep a low profile. Qiu Luming felt that the people of the whole county were concerned about her life.

Kuankuan was left at the Qiu's house during the day from Monday to Friday, and was taken care of by He Manshu. Qiu Jiashu and his wife would pick Kuankuan up after get off work in the afternoon and have dinner with him. They paid 300 yuan for food expenses every month.

Don’t think that Teacher He can rest on Saturdays and Sundays. No, during these two days, Kuan Kuan will most likely be taken back to his grandmother’s house by his beloved parents to eat, especially after Qiu Luming came back from Russia and took the initiative to help He Manshu cook, the couple came back more often.

At the dinner table on Saturday, everyone had just finished talking about the upcoming opening of the clinic and Qiu Luming's house renovation budget, when Qiu Jiashu reluctantly mentioned another incident. It turned out that on Friday after work, Deputy Director Li, who was in charge of criminal investigation at the Public Security Bureau, specially called him to his office. Qiu Jiashu initially thought it was a business matter, but Director Li got straight to the point and mentioned a company-level cadre at the Dongfeng Inspection Station. He said that the young man was 27 years old, had good character, had met Qiu Luming twice, and fell in love with her, so he came to Director Li and asked him to be an introducer.

Of course Qiu Jiashu couldn't refuse, so he just said he would go home and discuss it with his parents and sister first.

He Manshu sighed. This situation was the most annoying. When your leader offers to matchmake you with someone, you can't just refuse. You have to go and meet the person no matter what. Even if you don't like the person, you have to give a reasonable reason.

Qiu Luming put down his chopsticks, "Doesn't he know the rumors about the unlucky star?"

Qiu Jiashu laughed, "That's a long time coming! Which girl nowadays has a house as a dowry? You have a high salary and your family is not burdened. Who wouldn't want to have a relative like Dr. Qiu? He even has a life-saving charm!"

Qiu Jiye interrupted him, "Don't joke about your sister's marriage."

Qiu Jiashu quickly said yes, yes, yes, "Now people outside say that Youyou and Yuanhang are not compatible, no one says that her fate is too strong."

Qiu Luming counted on his fingers and said, "Last month, Director Liu from our unit introduced me to someone, and the deputy station chief of the border inspection station also introduced me to a cadre. This month, someone introduced me to a military doctor from the Sixth Regiment. With this one, there are four now! Oh, and there are also people younger than me who have written to my unit. Sigh."

Fang Yuan smiled, "There are also people in our company who have good conditions in all aspects, but I didn't dare to mention them. How about I be included in the list?"

"Okay, you're not the only one left!"

"Ha, then it's settled!" Fang Yuan took Kuan Kuan from He Manshu with a smile, "Mom, eat quickly, the food is getting cold."

He Manshu was in no mood to eat. "It's all my fault. I chose the wrong Fei Yuanhang and wasted Youyou's best years."

"Mom! Why are you here again!"

"If it is destined to happen, it will happen. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it." Qiu Jiye said, "Old He, you really don't need to blame yourself."

"Third brother hasn't gotten married yet, don't rush me!"

"Your third brother has a girlfriend too. He will bring her back next Spring Festival."

Well, the last life-saving talisman is gone.

Fang Yuan looked at Qiu Luming's expression and was overjoyed. "Luming, people always have to form their own families and have children. This is how humans reproduce from generation to generation. You will have your own family and your own little world. Your parents' home belongs to them after all."

Qiu Luming was stunned.

Seeing this, Qiu Jiashu quickly pulled his wife and said to Qiu Luming, "Your sister-in-law didn't mean anything else. She was just thinking about you."

——After all, your parents’ home belongs to them, not to you.

Qiu Luming looked a little gloomy, "I was allocated a house, so I can move out."

"Lu Ming Lu Ming, I really don't mean anything else. I said this based on my own thoughts and experiences. My purpose is to tell you how happy it is to have your own small family!" Fang Yuan finally realized the inappropriateness of her words. Indeed, these words sounded like a sister-in-law disliking her sister-in-law for not getting married and taking advantage of her husband's family.

Qiu Luming waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.

"Luming, what kind of person do you want to marry?" Fang Yuan asked again.

Qiu Jiashu wanted to cover his wife's mouth.

Fang Yuan saw through his intention and glared at him, "Luming will go on a blind date eventually. Take Director Li for example. Do you dare to say you won't go? I am thinking about Luming and want to enlighten her so that she can be mentally prepared!"

Qiu Luming thought for a moment and said, "I want to find someone who has a common language with me, or someone who is very handsome."

"there is none left?"

"Oh, be a good person and be self-reliant."

"That's it?" Fang Yuan sighed. Kuan Kuan suddenly stood up by stepping on her thighs and kept jumping on her legs. Fang Yuan was in so much pain that she could hardly hold her son.

Qiu Jiashu quickly took it, and Kuan Kuan stepped on his stomach and chest and walked up. His feet stepped on his father's face and he let out a happy cry.

Fang Yuan stood up to clear the table, and Qiu Luming followed into the kitchen to wash the dishes. Fang Yuan tied her apron while pushing her aside, "Let me do it. I'm telling you, Luming, the best person to marry is someone like your second brother."

Qiu Luming roared and repeated to the living room, "I'm telling you, Luming, the best person to marry is someone like your second brother!"

Qiu Jiashu's laughter came from the living room.

"Really, Luming, common topics between husband and wife can be cultivated, and appearance is not the most important thing. The most important thing for a man is his ability to survive, which includes social survival and natural survival.

He doesn't have to have a high IQ, but he must know how to adapt, know how to get along with people, and have basic survival skills. He must be in good health so that his offspring can also be good. He must have more than one skill so that he can support his family no matter what happens. The most important premise is that this person's moral bottom line cannot be too low. You'd better not find someone with a moral obsession. Living with such a person can be exhausting."

"But these things can only be known after a period of contact. I can't go to each one of them one by one."

"Don't worry. People have their own magnetic field. The people who attract you are not too different from you. Your intuition is also very important."

"You just found my second brother based on your intuition?"

"No, I fell in love with his face first!"

Hahahaha, the aunt and sister-in-law burst into laughter in the kitchen.

*

On Sunday morning, Qiu Luming accompanied Qiu Jiashu and his family of three for a walk by the river. On a bench under a willow tree on the embankment, they "accidentally met" Zhang Ruofei, an armed police cadre introduced by Director Li.

The man had a decent appearance, was a bit dark, was about 1.72 meters tall, and was not wearing a military uniform, only jeans and a white collared T-shirt.

The four of them chatted casually for more than ten minutes. Qiu Luming did not have a bad impression of him, but he felt that he was too good at observing people's expressions and his eyes were too lively. This man was only 27 years old and had ten years of military service, so he was already a bit slick.

Qiu Luming declined his invitation to have ice cream and followed his second brother's family.

The next day, Qiu Jiashu went to work and replied to Director Li embarrassedly: My sister is young and she dislikes people who are too short.

This is what Qiu Luming asked him to say. Because everything else can be discussed, only the head cannot be raised temporarily.

In the following days, Qiu Luming went on blind dates once every two weeks on average. To be honest, these were basically young men of similar age and with better conditions in Jiayang.

This Sunday, she met Li Yongliang, a young man from the Price Bureau who was introduced to her by Director Fang. He was a man of few words, but his eyes were clear and sincere. Qiu Luming had a good impression of him.

But just as Li Yongliang was sending her home, their bicycles were stopped by a tall young man. This man was none other than Xie Guang, whom Qiu Luming had not seen for a long time. Xie Guang, whose height was only up to Qiu Luming's armpits back then, is now 1.8 meters tall. There is a basketball in his bicycle basket, his hair is wet with sweat, and his wheat-colored skin is shining. Qiu Luming took a quick look and almost mistook him for Xie Zhi, whom he first met that year, and was slightly stunned.

The 17-year-old boy, with his long legs propped up on the street, glanced at Li Yongliang and said to Qiu Luming in a rough voice, "Qiu Luming, don't go on blind dates anymore! Wait for me, I'll marry you!"

Qiu Luming burst out laughing, "Go away, you little kid, you want to tease me!"