The town is extremely quiet at night, and you can even hear the crickets in front of the house clearly.
The bright moonlight shone in from outside the window, and the hazy moonlight was very charming. Jiang Hao leaned on the pillow, with his hands raised behind his head. The surroundings were so quiet that he couldn't sleep.
Next to him, Qiao Xinwei slept soundly. He chatted all night long about her childhood, and now she slept very soundly. He liked this, he really liked it, and he especially liked such a simple and beautiful Qiao Xinwei. She had a magical power about her.
Generally, the longer they get along with her, the more he likes her.
He thought that he would never fall in love with anyone again. Even if he got married and fulfilled his responsibilities, he could not do whatever he wanted. Although he and Qiao Xinwei,
It was a blind date and a flash marriage, but not everyone could do it for him. After more than half a year of marriage, he had already fallen in love with her unknowingly.
His love for her was not as passionate as his love for Xiao Tian when he was young, but this love made his lonely and wandering heart willing to stay. It was simple, simple, warm, and more profound.
He turned his head and stared at her quietly. Her peaceful sleeping face was particularly well-behaved, and she was breathing evenly through her nose. However, her restless feet kicked off the quilt covering her body because of the heat. He smiled slightly,
He stood up, pulled the quilt, and covered her again.
There was a sudden "squeak" outside. Jiang Hao was always alert. The old house here was too easy for burglars to break into, so he was worried.
So, he stood up gently and tiptoed towards the door.
When I opened the door, I saw a hunched figure sitting under a tree to enjoy the cool air, holding an old and yellow cattail leaf fan in his hand, fanning it time and time again.
"Grandma," Jiang Hao walked forward softly and asked, "Why didn't you sleep and came outside so late at night? Is there something wrong?"
Grandma shook her head and said, "It's okay. It's too hot in the house and I came out to enjoy the coolness. Did it wake you up?"
"No, I didn't fall asleep either."
"Can't you get used to sleeping?"
"I can sleep anywhere. I usually go to bed late and don't go to bed until twelve o'clock. It's only around eleven o'clock. It's still early in the capital."
Grandma moved her body and sat at the end of the bench, beckoning him to sit down, "It's not like the city here. It's noisy during the day, but it gets quiet at night."
Jiang Hao sat down, and his grandmother changed her hand to shake the cattail leaf fan. He could also fan the wind, and the wind from the fan was especially cool with the night dew. "I have lived in the city for a long time, and I come here to live occasionally. I still think it is good here."
."
"If you stay for a few more days, you will feel that the city is better. Haha, young people like to be lively. Otherwise, why would everyone here have to go out, right?"
Jiang Hao smiled and said: "Big cities have the advantages of big cities, and small towns have the advantages of small towns. They cannot be compared together."
"Uncle, that girl of mine must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"
"No, it's troublesome because I lick her a lot. I'm busy with work and often travel for more than half a month. She takes care of me inside and outside the house. It's her who has the hard work."
A gratified smile appeared on the grandmother's face. After living for such a long time, she could see that Jiang Hao was sincerely interested in Xinwei, "If you can say that, I feel relieved. This girl's father passed away early.
My mother remarried soon. That year she stayed with me for the entire summer vacation and she never smiled once. But if you ask her, she said it was okay and she didn’t want anyone to worry about her. She just endured it by herself, no matter how wronged she felt.
I endured the discomfort, and it made my heart ache to look at it.”
"When did her father die? How?" Jiang Hao asked her father for the first time.
"It's been about ten years," grandma didn't remember clearly, and estimated with her fingers, "Well, ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. That year, Xinwei was thirteen years old, and it was her birthday. We were waiting for her dad to come back and eat together.
Cake, but her father was in a car accident and he didn’t even see her for the last time."
Grandma's eyes welled up with tears when she said that. At such an old age, it was always particularly sad to think of the white-haired person giving the black-haired person a gift. Jiang Hao also felt the same way. He still remembered the unrest on her birthday.
, at a young age, she had to bear the pain of losing her loved ones. Her birthday was not only a mother's day, but also a father's day.
"How did it end?"
Grandma sighed, "There is no end. I don't know whether the driver was caught or not."
"Why is it unclear? Is there no road monitoring?"
"There is no surveillance in a small place. Someone saw it in the store next to it and said it was a woman. Later, the police said they had caught it, but a few days later they said it was a mistake and they didn't catch it, and then nothing happened. Heart
Wei’s mother has also remarried. It’s not easy for her to be the only woman raising her daughter. People have to be more realistic and can endure any hardship for their daughter.”
Jiang Hao felt uncomfortable again after hearing Xinwei talk about the Jing family, not much, just mentioned it occasionally. She didn't like to talk about it, and he didn't like to ask.
"The police were so confused in their work that they couldn't even tell whether they had arrested anyone or not."
"Some people said that there was someone above that woman, and they suppressed her after saying a few words."
"really?"
"We are just ordinary people. We have no connections and can't find out anything. This is just hearsay and we can't confirm it."
Jiang Hao deeply understood the helplessness and helplessness that Qiao Xinwei felt when she said, "The heart is higher than the sky, but the life is thinner than paper." He secretly swore that he would never let her feel this helpless again.
, he wants to love her well.
"Uncle, what about you? Xinwei said you are a soldier. What exactly do you do? Do you have to stay in the army?"
"The troops are in the capital, and I can go home." He didn't want to say how powerful he was as an official. In front of his grandmother, he was a junior, and he was her grandson-in-law. "Just an ordinary soldier, he just has missions all the time.
I was on a business trip for more than half a month, traveling all over the country, going to all kinds of difficult places, and also to many good places."
"Well, no wonder you are so well-informed. As a man, career is always the most important thing when you are young, but the ultimate goal of working hard for your career is for your family and future generations, what do you think?"
"Yes, grandma is right." Jiang Hao sighed in his heart. His father had instilled in him the concept of putting the country first before the family since he was a child. However, he did not know that many times he wanted to put aside his mission as a soldier and work hard for himself.
Fight hard for your small family, and fight hard for the people you love, and for your children.
Grandma slowly shook the cattail leaf fan, and this long life has passed like this, "Okay, you go into the house and sleep, I will go in and sleep too."
"Hey, okay."
The night was getting deeper, and the moon was brighter and more penetrating, illuminating a vague mottled light and shadow under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Jiang Hao quietly walked into the house, Qiao Xinwei was still sleeping, but the quilt was kicked away by her again. The restless kid
, Jiang Hao looked at her and shook his head with a smile. He picked up the flower folding fan he bought in a small town shop from the table during the day, and sat by the bed to fan her.
Qiao Xinwei felt the cool breeze blowing and opened her eyes drowsily, "Hey, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"I'm fine. You can go to sleep and I'll fan you."
"No, you should go to bed quickly. It's getting cold at night, so you can sleep with me in your arms."
"Well, okay." Jiang Hao smiled slightly, and seeing her slightly opened eyes slowly closing again, he knew she had fallen asleep again.
Life at my grandma's house was the most comfortable. During the day, I went to the water town with my grandma and chatted with the neighbors. At night, I swam in the night river and walked through the alleys. When the lights of each house were dimmed, they just
Back. Time flies very fast. A week has passed quickly. Qiao Xinwei is reluctant to leave, but no matter how reluctant she is, she has to leave. Both she and Jiang Hao have to go to work.
On the way back, Qiao Xinwei cried silently while holding a bag of dried vegetables pickled by her grandma. Some people thought she was holding some rare treasure. It was so rare that even the taxi driver looked in the rear mirror.
several times.
Jiang Hao was quite speechless. He put his arm around her shoulders and said, "As for no, don't cry. We can come here more often in the future. Now that the transportation is convenient, we can go back and forth on weekends."
Qiao Xinwei also felt that she was exaggerating, but once her emotions reached this point, she couldn't stop even if she wanted to, "Grandma is so old and lives alone in her hometown. What if something unexpected happens..."
"You're cursing grandma."
"No, I'm just worried that her eyesight is not working well, her legs and feet are not working properly, and her back is becoming more and more bent. Once the old house is opened, she will definitely not be able to relax as now."
"But she is happy. She is happier than many people outside, don't you think?"
Qiao Xinwei turned to look at Jiang Hao, sniffed and said, "Yeah."
"Okay, okay, stop crying. Grandma doesn't want you to cry. We can come here more often in the future."
"good."
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After finishing his vacation, he started to go to work, and Xiao Tianai finally had his first surgery.
"Ah Hao, you must wait for me outside, okay?" Before entering the operating room, Xiao Tianai held Jiang Hao's hand tightly and wouldn't let go. This operation requires general anesthesia and involves the spine, so the risk factor is very high.
, if you make a mistake, you may be gone forever. It would be a lie to say you are not afraid.
Jiang Hao patted the back of her hand and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll be here waiting for you to come out. Don't worry."
Letting go of his hand, Xiao Tianai was pushed in. Jiang Hao looked at the door of the operating room and prayed silently.
Yuanda Group Planning Office
Qiao Xinwei took such a long break. On her first day back at work, everyone welcomed her and cared about her.
Ma Qihang is the best at flattering, "Xinwei, we thought you wouldn't come to work. It's great that you can come back."
Xiao Mi was still shaking her long romantic hair, "Yes, yes, during your absence, I took over your job, held multiple positions, and didn't give you a raise, so you had to treat me to dinner.
"
Qiao Xinwei made an "ok" gesture, "No problem, but how about we wait until the salary is paid, haha."
"Mr. Ruan is here, hello Mr. Ruan."
Everyone looked towards the door and saw Ruan Bin walking towards them in high spirits. After not seeing him for many days, he had returned to his previous ability and calmness. Ruan Bin pointed at Qiao Xinwei and said, "You're back. Come to my office."
One trip.”
"Oh, okay." It's better to go to work. She likes a fulfilling life, so she doesn't have time to think about messy things that she can't change.