Three or Two Things about Rebirth

He Manshu looked at her grandson's sensible appearance and quickly stopped him, "Dabao, eat well. We will play the piano after dinner."

Dabao is already a little boy, but his voice is still androgynous, "Grandma, I'm done eating."

"He doesn't play after eating. Dabao learns piano to cultivate his sentiments, not to please others or relieve embarrassment."

"Oh. Then grandma, don't be angry."

"Grandma is not angry." He Manshu sighed.

Qiu Jiye suddenly asked, "Dabao, how many of these soup recipes can you recite? Recite the Four Gentlemen Soup for Grandpa!"

"Well, Sijunzi Decoction, Sijunzi Decoction is for neutralizing and harmonizing, with ginseng, astragalus, poria, and licorice as the base, and adding xiachen as the Six Gentlemen, which can eliminate phlegm, replenish qi, and treat yang deficiency, while banxia is also known as Yigong, or Xiangsha can be added to treat stomach cold."

"Good, recite Youguiyin again!" Qiu Jiye was very happy.

“Youguiyin…Youguiyin treats weakness of the life gate, weakness…” Dabao couldn’t recite it and his little head drooped to his chest.

"Have you forgotten all but the first song?"

Dabao lowered his head even lower.

Liu Xiaomei apologized and said, "Dad, it's all my fault. Dabao has a heavy workload since he started school. He has English class, piano class, speech class, and model airplane class. He just ignored these. I will help him pick them all up when I get back. Don't be angry, Dad!"

Qiu Jiye was a little sad. He had never taken care of his four children's studies. The only thing he devoted a lot of effort to was his eldest grandson, Qiu Xiuji. He taught him to recite the recipe song, recognize acupuncture points and meridians since he could speak. He sincerely hoped that this child could inherit his mantle and become his successor.

But, from the moment his eldest son planned to go to Harbin, he had foreseen this day.

Qiu Jiye nodded and said to Dabao with a smile, "Dabao, do what you like to do and live according to your own wishes."

Dabao looked up in confusion. He was now living completely according to his mother's wishes.

Qiu Jiye saw what his grandson was thinking and said, "You are young now, so it is right for your parents to check you. When you grow up, you can take control of your own life."

Then he said to Qiu Luming, "You all, go do what you like! I like to stay in Jiayang, it's my business, I have your mother with me, you don't have to give up your wishes for me."

"My wish is to live with my parents, and after I get married, I can come back every day to have meals with them." Qiu Luming said with a smile.

Liu Xiaomei's eyes widened immediately, "Luming, do you have a partner? Who is it?"

"No, I just said that." Qiu Luming started to clear the table, and Liu Xiaomei also stood up to clean up.

Qiu Huaixin said, "It's so hard to find a partner! Let me find you a doctor, who has a high income and a high social status. I'll also see if I can transfer you to the airport customs."

Qiu Luming shook his head, "I won't go. I can't tell east from west in Harbin."

"Don't make excuses. I saw that you were quite comfortable in Harbin when you were in school!"

Qiu Luming went to the kitchen with the plates and bowls. Her refusal was clearly expressed. She didn't want to argue any more with her elder brother.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Huaixin accompanied Liu Xiaomei back to her parents' home. They waited for another day on the fourth day, but Qiu Jiashu and his family still did not come back. They left in a hurry early on the fifth day.

When Qiu Jiashu came back, he had mixed emotions. He simply told his parents about the situation and didn't say anything more. It was obvious that he was very conflicted.

Half a month later, he sat down and had a deep talk with his parents and sister. He said that he hoped his parents could settle down with him in Yi City in the future, and he would also find ways to transfer his sister there.

He Manshu smiled, "There are very few families in this world that stay together and never separate. Mom knows you are filial. Okay, just work hard, and mom and dad will follow you."

Qiu Jiashu hesitated again, "How about finding someone in Yishi right now?"

"Okay, let's take it one step at a time. Just take care of yourself first."

At the end of March, Qiu Moshi finally rushed back to Jiayang, but Qiu Jiashu had already gone to Shenyang for further studies. Fang Yuan and Kuan Kuan lived in Qiu Luming's small house, while Qiu Luming lived in the living room. For this reason, He Manshu specially made her a goose feather mattress and put it at the bottom of the single bed. Sometimes she would wake up in the middle of the night and add firewood to the stove.

Qiu Luming really didn't feel cold, but He Manshu was still worried, "You are a young girl, you can't catch a cold. You don't know that the educated youth in the Corps were too young to take care of themselves. Many of them went to the fields to plant rice during their menstrual period and got sick. One of them had unbearable stomach pain during her period, and one of them never had a child."

"Okay, okay." Qiu Luming agreed quickly. Her mother's temples had become gray in recent years, and she couldn't bear to say a word more.

After Qiu Moshi came back, he stayed at the Grain Hotel. Apart from meeting a few friends including Xie Zhi, he spent most of his time with his parents.

When he came back this time, he told his parents the truth: Guan Ying finally went abroad, and they officially broke up two months after she went abroad.

"So, I came back to tell you in person that if Yoyo has a partner, you can get married at that time. There is no need to follow the order. I am afraid I will have to choose for a while."

Qiu Luming blurted out, "Third brother, you are not looking for a partner just for me, right?"

"no no."

He Manshu was speechless for a long time, calmed down, and finally said, "Beijing is so big, can't you find a suitable person?"

"No matter how big the city is, the circle is still small. Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you without confirmation and made you happy for nothing."

"That's enough. It doesn't matter if you're being worthy of anyone. Just live your own life. Don't really look for someone unsuitable just for Yoyo. Mom is not an uneducated person. If you think Beijing is good, just live in Beijing. If you want to move to another city, just move. If you want to go abroad, just go. If you want to come back, your family welcomes you!"

"Mom, you and my dad should go to Beijing and settle down!"

Qiu Luming laughed. His three brothers all wanted their parents to follow them. This was their parents' happiness, but also their dilemma.

It was also the first time that she felt like a burden to her family.

"Viking is now in partnership with someone in the real estate business, and he asked me to invest a little. The first phase of the housing will be completed this fall, just on the East Third Ring Road. I have even selected a house, and you can move in when the time comes. You can live in the one facing inwards if you want! I have also selected a house for Youyou, and I will find a way to transfer Youyou to another job when the time comes..."

"We are old and don't want to move anymore. Your father runs a clinic now and has time to read, write, play chess and fish. It's pretty good. Over the past few decades, we have adapted to the climate of Jiayang. The four seasons here are distinct, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. It couldn't be better. If Yoyo wants to go, you should take care of your sister."

Qiu Luming shook his head, "Third brother, I don't have much ambition, I just want to live with my parents."

"Okay. I won't force you." Qiu Moshi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fei Yuanhang is already married. His mother found him a master's student from Shandong. I went to the hospital that day and happened to meet the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law going for a prenatal checkup."

Qiu Luming stared at Qiu Moshi, his mind going blank.

She thought she had completely forgotten Fei Yuanhang, but when his name was linked with marriage and prenatal check-ups, it still hit her heart accurately.

She was stunned.

Last month Lena wrote to say that Sergei had a girlfriend, and now her third brother came to tell her that Fei Yuanhang was also married.

She was not good at controlling her expression. Qiu Moshi came over, ruffled her hair and said, "Yoyo, the earth is turning, people are changing, you should forget about him."

"No, no, no!" Qiu Luming waved her hands repeatedly. She wanted to say that she had given up Fei Yuanhang a long time ago and even had a Russian boyfriend. If it weren't for special circumstances, she would have given birth to a mixed-race child by now.

But when she met the distressed look in her third brother's eyes, she just wanted to cry. She couldn't say anything and her tears flowed down her face.

He Mansu sighed and pulled her husband back to the bedroom. Fang Yuan also carried Kuan Kuan back to the north bedroom.

Qiu Luming rested his head on his third brother's chest and cried silently.

Since I can't control myself, I'll just cry once more, and then I'll let go completely, Qiu Luming thought.

Qiu Moshi sighed, "It's really not Fei Yuanhang's fault this time. Even if my third brother wants to vent your anger, he's too embarrassed to go to his house and beat him up." He really hoped that he could go out and beat someone up like he did when he was a child to make his sister smile.

Qiu Luming raised his head and wiped away his tears. "I wish him the best. I am happy for him..."

Qiu Moshi felt uncomfortable after hearing this. "Beijing is so big, you can't meet him even if you want to. You can't stop going to Beijing because of him."

"It has nothing to do with this." She is wherever her parents are.

"Alas." Qiu Moshi sighed, not believing it at all.

***

The night before Qiu Moshi was about to return to Beijing, the Qiu family welcomed three guests.

They are Zheng Wei's parents and Zheng Wei himself.