Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Mother Lu was so angry that she could hardly put on her shoes. Was she short of a few cents for phone money? She simply couldn't call her own precious son!

She gave birth to three daughters and finally had a son, whom she had been waiting for. She raised him like a treasure, but one day he was deceived by the tigress Qin Huifang and had to live in someone else's house. She had to call others dad and mom and could only come home three times a year. Not only did her daughter-in-law give birth to a girl, but she always ignored them when she saw them and didn't even call them dad and mom. She was the county magistrate's daughter and had no manners at all.

After complaining in her heart, Lu's mother felt much better. She turned around and forced a smile, "Mother-in-law, then we won't wait for father-in-law, and will go home first."

Mother Qin only walked her to the second gate and said politely, "Have a good time. I'm holding the child and won't go out to see you off."

"No, no! We are family, why should I send you a gift?" Mother Lu smiled and waved at her granddaughter, "Bingbing, say goodbye to grandma! Come on, bye~"

Bingbing screamed, and turned around and lay on Qin's mother's shoulder as if avoiding a snake or scorpion, hugged her neck, and refused to look back.

The Qin family’s yard is so big that Qin’s mother wishes she could just step out of the door.

In the past, I could not persuade my son to get married, so I reluctantly agreed to let them get married, thinking that they would not live long, so let them get married. My son is my son, so I am not afraid of divorce. His family is well-off, and he can easily find a young girl. But my son was not ambitious and was controlled by the mother and daughter of the Qin family. He even refused to go home. Now Director Qin has become County Magistrate Qin. A higher official can crush a lower person. The old couple had to put down their face and ask for peace. After all, everyone knows that they are in-laws, so how can in-laws not interact with each other!

Mother Lu felt mixed emotions. After leaving Qin's house, she couldn't find her old man. She hurried out of the county party committee's family quarters, only to see the old man walking quickly and stubbornly. When she called him, he acted as if he didn't hear her. She was so angry that she wanted to burst into tears.

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The Customs family housing complex is built fifty meters south of the office building and has excellent heating. Qiu Luming often returns to his own house to rest after lunch.

I originally wanted to use the camp bed at home to make do with it, so I could take a nap at noon or read a book quietly.

Unexpectedly, the company suddenly issued furniture coupons again, of course, they were from Ma Zhenyi's decoration store. She seriously suspected that Ma Zhenyi had bribed Director Wu or Director Liu.

When He Manshu found out, she dragged her to the store and insisted on buying her a set of furniture. Guangming Furniture was of excellent quality, all made of solid wood, but in very dark tones and with heavy and simple styles. Few young people liked this kind of furniture, and Qiu Luming didn't like it either. Her floor was light in color, and it would be very inconsistent if she put such furniture on it.

Ma Zhenyi happened to be in the store today. When he saw He Manshu, he immediately stood up and warmly welcomed her. He was not as self-conscious and reserved as he had been in previous years. He was grateful and praised her, but he was not sincere at all. He even directly reduced the original 15% discount by more than 300 yuan, "Teacher He, the set you like happens to be in stock in our warehouse. I will have it delivered right away and assembled on site. It will be done in less than a day!"

He Manshu, who had originally been determined to buy furniture for her daughter, felt embarrassed at this moment and waved her hands, saying, "Forget it, forget it, I'll just take a look. She doesn't like this kind of furniture either, forget it."

Qiu Luming helped his mother walk a long way and heard Ma Zhenyi muttering in confusion, "What's going on? Isn't the discount enough?"

The next day, Qiu Luming gave the coupon to Ma Mingjun, who was getting married. It was rare that he and Lin Haiying both liked this kind of old-fashioned furniture. Finally, they carefully selected and spent 6,600 yuan to buy a set of furniture that originally cost more than 8,000 yuan.

To express his gratitude, Ma Mingjun invited Qiu Luming to dinner at the Grain Hotel. Of course, he would not invite only Qiu Luming, as most of the Jiayang Seven Monsters now had families, and the team had grown to the point where an ordinary table could barely accommodate them.

Qiu Luming, Qin Huifang and Li Lu sat in a private room, leisurely drinking tea and eating melon seeds, listening to Lu Jiaming's eloquent bragging, while Ma Mingjun sat aside, just listening and not saying a word.

Soon, the door of the private room opened. Qiu Luming was stunned for a second. She almost didn't recognize Han Meifen.

Han Meifen has gained a lot of weight. She is wearing an orange woolen coat. Her belly sticks out far away and her face is a little swollen, which makes her eyes look much smaller. She already has an ordinary appearance, but now she can be described as ugly.

Qin Huifang screamed, "Ah! Meifen, why are you so ugly!"

Han Meifen was originally smiling a little shyly, but now her face couldn't hold up at all, and it suddenly fell, returning to her previous timid and dull state.

Qin Huifang strode up to her, looked at her for a while, and clapped her hands, "It must be a boy! People say that a mother will become ugly when she is pregnant with a boy. When I was pregnant with Bingbing, my mother said that I didn't change much, and I seemed to be prettier."

"Hahaha!" Fu Xinyang behind Han Meifen laughed out loud, "Only you can say that. If I said that, I would definitely get beaten!"

Han Meifen's mood improved again. She smiled and rolled her eyes at Fu Xinyang, then said slowly and quietly, "I think I'm ugly too. My nose has gotten bigger!"

Li Lu said, "It's okay, Sister Han, you will become beautiful again after giving birth!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the corridor. When everyone was confused, they heard Yang Dawei's loud voice shouting, "Comrades, look, look who's here!"

"Hey, hey, don't pull me, don't pull me, I can walk by myself!" This voice seemed strange and familiar.

Seeing Qin Huifang's face suddenly change, Qiu Luming obviously recognized the owner of the voice. In panic, he knocked over the plastic plate of melon seeds in front of him. The plate spun several times on the ground and finally fell to the floor with a bang.

"Haha! Look who's here!" Yang Dawei was so excited that he knocked on the door of the private room to remind everyone. He quickly found Lu Jiaming and Qin Huifang and observed their expressions.

Except for Lu Jiaming and Qin Huifang who were a little dazed, everyone stood up immediately and greeted enthusiastically, "Old Xu is back!"

"When did Zhenhua come back? Why didn't he call?"

Five years have passed in a flash, and Xu Zhenhua has changed a lot. As the saying goes, living in Shanghai changes the body, and eating in Shanghai changes the spirit. In the five years he has lived in Shanghai, he has completely shed his northeastern habits and has become a Shanghainese.

Xu Zhenhua seemed to have grown a little taller, with an upright posture and full of confidence. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and his skin was much whiter than before. He brushed off his elegant dark blue woolen coat that was wrinkled by Yang Dawei, looked around, and said with a smile, "Hello, classmates, I haven't seen you for a long time, I really miss you. I came back to do something, and before I had time to contact you, I was caught by Yang Dawei! Sorry, I can only sit for a short while, I came back in a hurry, and I didn't bring any gifts. I'll make it up to you next time. Sorry!"

Ma Mingjun immediately pulled Xu Zhenhua inside to sit down. "We were originally going to invite Old Qiu today, but she generously gave me a set of furniture. My wife particularly likes that set of furniture, so I must thank her. It's not easy for you to come back. Let's have a good drink today, and I'll treat you tomorrow! We'll still have the same group, how about it?"

Xu Zhenhua seemed to be unaccustomed to his childhood friends' way of playing, and was a little embarrassed. "No, no, I came back to handle some household registration matters. I will be back soon. There are a lot of things to do in the company. I am very busy."

Yang Dawei didn't care about that and pushed him down on the chair. "Old Xu and Old Qiu are the guests today. You two can sit side by side inside. This meal is on me!"

"It's none of your business!" Ma Mingjun pulled him.

Li Lu pulled his sleeve from behind.

Yang Dawei smiled smugly, pointed at Qin Huifang and Lu Jiaming and said, "Hey? What's with your expression, you two? Old Xu came all the way back from Shanghai, how can you not welcome him?"