The elevator arrived at the familiar floor, familiar aisles, and familiar doors. Nothing had changed. Qiao Xinwei took out the key Jiang Hao gave her. As soon as the door opened, she was stunned. The inside was completely different. If it hadn't been for herself
When the door opened, she thought she had gone to the wrong door.
"Is this...is this where Jiang Hao lives?"
The driver probably knew Qiao Xinwei's doubts. He said, "Yes, that's right, this place has been renovated."
Zai Xi couldn't wait to go in and see what was new. He took off his shoes and ran in wearing only his socks, shouting happily: "Wow, it's so beautiful here, mom, will we live here in the future?"
"Well, that's right." Qiao Xinwei walked in slowly. When she came here to find Jiang Hao that night, she was so anxious to beg him to save Zai Xi that she didn't even pay attention. What was going on inside was really different.
In the past, it was a European style, gorgeous and exquisite but impractical. Many of the designs were just for looks. The duplex structure had a separate dance studio on the second floor, which was useless. The decoration at that time was designed by Jiang Hao according to Xiao Tianai's style.
It came from her own preference, which she found out later.
But now, as soon as you enter the door, your eyes are filled with brightness, warmth is everywhere, a natural and fresh pastoral wind blows in your face, and a large wedding photo hangs in the middle of the living room wall, giving you a particularly strong feeling of home.
Qiao Xinwei stared at the photo in astonishment. Oh my god, the photo is here.
This photo was taken in the snow. Jiang Hao was wearing a military uniform like a brave warrior, shielding her from the wind and snow. When she was choosing a photo, she caught her eye on this one at first sight. It has a beautiful artistic conception.
, beautiful flowers.
Zai Xi also saw the big photo, jumped up and down, and clapped his hands, "Wow, mom is so beautiful, my mom is the most beautiful mom in the world."
Qiao Xinwei felt a little embarrassed and looked at the driver sheepishly. The driver smiled honestly, said nothing, and just helped them carry their luggage into the house.
"Master, thank you, um? Do you want tea?" Qiao Xinwei asked awkwardly. She had never been involved in Jiang Hao's work circle before. She only knew that Jiang Hao had a bodyguard named Xiao Fang, but she didn't know anything else.
, this is also the first time she has met this driver brother.
The driver smiled and declined, saying, "Miss Qiao, I still have to pick up Commander Jiang, so I won't stay any longer. You can rest first."
This title is a bit deliberate. She said she was not Mrs. Jiang, so she could only call her "Miss Qiao".
Qiao Xinwei nodded awkwardly, "Please go slowly?? Xi Bao, say goodbye to the driver uncle."
Zai Xi quickly ran over, waved his little hand and said, "Thank you, uncle driver. Goodbye, uncle driver."
"Goodbye." The driver left and closed the door gently.
Qiao Xinwei looked around and looked around with Zai Xi. The house looked bigger after the renovation, and the wedding photos of her and Jiang Hao could be seen everywhere.
Now that the heating is on, the house is as warm as spring. The living room, kitchen, study room, game room, and guest rooms are all on the first floor, and the bedrooms have been moved to the second floor.
Just as she was about to walk up, the doorbell rang. She thought it must be Xiaofang.
"Xi Bao, you have to call Uncle Xiao Fang later, remember."
"Yeah, okay."
Qiao Xinwei glanced through the peephole and saw that it was Xiao Fang, so she quickly opened the door and said, "Hello, Xiao Fang."
Xiaofang was still the same, smiling like a big boy. He was really happy to see Qiao Xinwei and Zai Xi, and was happy for Jiang Hao, "Hello, sister-in-law, long time no see."
Qiao Xinwei corrected uncomfortably, "I'm not??"
"You are Xi Bao, right?" Xiao Fang raised the bag in his hand when he saw Zai Xi, "Look what delicious food I brought you."
Zai Xi blinked his big round eyes and said with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Fang."
"Hey, you're so good. You must be hungry. Come and eat."
Qiao Xinwei tried to interrupt several times to correct the title, but failed.
Xiao Fang took out the food and said, "Sister-in-law, you are back. You don't even know how miserable the leader was some time ago. He suffered from gastric bleeding and gastric perforation. He was so painful that he fell into a coma at the office and went to the hospital."
"When did it happen?" Qiao Xinwei was shocked.
"Just before the case went to trial, a few days after he was discharged from the hospital after surgery, the trial started. He kept shouting that he was going to Linzhou to find you, but at that time he didn't know where you were in Linzhou, and the doctor was almost furious.
In the end, he gave up because his health was really bad."
Qiao Xinwei said in a low voice: "Really? He didn't tell me."
"Haha, I know that the chief didn't tell you. In fact, the chief has been very bitter in these years. Others don't know it. I know it best when I am around him all day long. What impressed me most was the day Xiao Tianai was arrested.
One second Ai was sitting in a police car, and the next second he was wearing your wedding ring. He also said that he could finally wear it openly. Sister-in-law, eat, the weather will get cold faster, and it will get cold if you don't eat."
"Okay, thank you, have you eaten?"
"I've already eaten, you eat."
"Xiao Fang, I heard from Jiang Hao that you are getting married at the end of the year?"
"Well, I'm not young anymore, and my family is in a hurry."
"Haha, that's good. Congratulations."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. You must come to the wedding banquet on that day."
Qiao Xinwei pursed her lips and smiled.
"Xi Bao, your father specially asked me to order the big chicken drumsticks. Is it delicious?"
Zai Xi took a bite and nodded vigorously, "It's delicious."
Xiao Fang wrapped another piece of crispy roast duck, stuffed it with cucumber shreds and sweet noodle sauce, "This is a famous dish in the capital. Here, open your mouth and take a big bite."
Zai Xi leaned over, opened his mouth and took the roast duck meat into his mouth. Before he finished eating, he shouted happily, "Wow, it's so delicious, even better than chicken legs. Wrap a piece of it for my mother too."
Qiao Xinwei said quickly: "Mom will do it by herself, and Xi Bao will do it by herself."
Xiaofang looked at Zai Xi and said with emotion: "You are so old now, sister-in-law, it must have been hard for you all these years by yourself. Hey, you have worked hard to take care of the children, but the chief is also suffering in his heart. He is full of guilt for you, and
Missing you, I saw him sitting there in a daze several times, with the cigarette butts burning his hands before he even moved. I knew he must be thinking of you again."
Qiao Xinwei felt vaguely uncomfortable in her heart. She no longer asked what Xiao Fang called her, but thought about Jiang Hao. When Jiang Hao was saving the child, he couldn't tell that he had just undergone surgery.
"Is Jiang Hao's stomach trouble better now?" she asked, "I haven't noticed it in the past month in Linzhou."
"Probably, the operation was successful, but the doctor said that you still have to take care of yourself. The chief even hid this matter from his family, saying that he didn't want the elders to worry. He signed the operation himself, so I'm sure he won't tell you.
I don’t want you to worry, the chief values you more than anything else.”
Qiao Xinwei shook her head with a wry smile.
"Don't believe it, the chief is about to resign."
"What?" Qiao Xinwei was surprised and suddenly raised her head to look at Xiao Fang.
"Yes, the resignation letter has been written, but he resigned immediately as soon as he took this position, fearing that his superiors would not agree. He came back this time just to resign, and he didn't tell you?"
Qiao Xinwei shook his head, "He didn't tell me anything."
Xiao Fang looked at the time and said, "Sister-in-law, Xi Bao, you guys eat slowly. I have something else to do and I have to leave first."
"Okay, walk slowly."
After eating and tidying up briefly, Zai Xi said she wanted to go upstairs and take a look, so she slowly pulled Zai Xi up the stairs. She saw their photos hanging on the wall of the stairs from bottom to top.
There are wedding photos and life photos. Many of the photos were taken when she didn't know it. There are side views and back views.
The master bedroom is twice as big as before. Half of the walls are covered with floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide excellent lighting. Your feet feel particularly good when you step on the soft carpet. The gold-embossed off-white wallpaper makes the entire master bedroom look stunning.
The tone becomes warm and bright.
The second bedroom is the baby's room, with white and light green as the main tone. There are cartoon stickers on the walls and wardrobe. There are various cute toys on the desk. The small bed is in the shape of a car, and the bedding is made of cotton.
It feels soft and warm.
Zai Xi opened the door and ran in. It could be seen from the child's shining eyes that he loved his own little world.
"Mom, I like it here so much. I really like it. Are we really going to live here in the future?"
Qiao Xinwei looked at the child's expectant eyes and said firmly: "Yes, don't doubt it anymore, we will live here from now on."
"Wow, that's great. Dad is so awesome." Zai Xi jumped on the bed and rolled around on the small car-shaped bed, refusing to get off.
It is also a good thing to make children sleep consciously.
Qiao Xinwei sat on the edge of the bed and turned to look outside. The small balcony outside the bedroom was used and transformed into an indoor mini garden with various flowers and plants, but many of the flowers and leaves were withered. It was a pity.
"Mom, I want to sleep."
"good."
"Mom, you have to wake me up when dad comes back."
"good."
"Mom, I close my eyes."
"Okay." Qiao Xinwei smiled and shook her head. You can't deceive anyone about your child's happiness. She was also pleased that Zai Xi liked it here so much.
After a while, Zai Xi fell asleep. Qiao Xinwei covered him with a quilt, then got up and walked out.
Standing at the door, everything in front of her eyes was brand new. She never thought that Jiang Hao would renovate the house just for her words. This was a huge expense.
She walked into the master bedroom again, where their wedding photos were hung. They were happy at that time, as you can see from the photos.
There are many clothes in the closet, hers and his.
Qiao Xinwei brushed the shoulders of her clothes one by one with her bare hands. Those expensive clothes were all bought by Jiang Hao for her in the past. All the past events were vivid in her mind. There were hurts and sweetness between them.
She was sitting on the dressing table and suddenly noticed that there were fine lines at the corners of her eyes in the mirror. She had lived a very hard life in the past four years, she admitted.
The top-quality skin care products and cosmetics were placed on the counter, and they looked fresh by the date.
She gently opened the drawer again. It was full of skin care products and cosmetics, all of which were expired. Jiang Hao actually prepared these for her every year.
Her eyes became moist, she knew that it would be easier to soften her heart when she returned here, she knew it.