Chapter 128 volunteers
The next morning, after breakfast at home, Chu Xiaoman was ready to go out with his bag on his back. Jiang Chuheng didn't ask the driver to drive her, but planned to drive them to the University of posts and telecommunications.
Chu Hongmei sent them to the door. Just as jiang chuheng opened the door with the car keys, a gentle voice came from afar, "Aunt jiang, chu heng, xiao man, where are you going?"
"It's bingqing. Auntie is not going out. It's xiaoman who is going out for a fund-raising event. Chu heng drives her down." Chu Hongmei answered with a smile and turned to see his son get into the car expressionlessly. He sighed helplessly.
Chu xiaoman smiled at Sun Bingqing who was walking in the distance and said, "Bingqing, aren't you going to your uncle's house today? When are we leaving?" Today was the day that Sun Bingqing's cousin yan wanling was engaged to a son of a high-ranking official. It was already spread throughout the courtyard. Naturally, the sun family was going to attend.
"It's a little late. My brother still has some things to deal with at work. We'll leave together when he comes back."
Sun Bingqing was wearing a white qipao dress today. Her slightly plump curves were revealed and she looked especially mature. Her large almond eyes were full of smiles. Today, she came specially for jiang chuheng and took the initiative to greet him, "Chu heng, when did you come back?"
He said two words faintly, "The night before yesterday."
Sun Bingqing was obviously still not used to his coldness. His smile stiffened slightly, and then he took the initiative to talk, "I heard you're going to leave the army next year. How long vacation will you be back this summer?"
"Ten days!" Or two words.
"Which unit are you going to?" Sun Bingqing continued to talk to him.
Jiang Chuheng was a little impatient in his heart, but he replied faintly, "It's not convenient to disclose."
The smile on Sun Bingqing's face froze again, but she was a little embarrassed when she thought that it was really inconvenient to reveal what happened in the army. Seeing that he had already started the car, she had to say, "Look at your time. You guys go to the University of posts and telecommunications first. We'll get together in two days."
"Yes." Jiang chuheng responded and fastened his seat belt. When Chu Xiaoman got in the car, he greeted Chu Hongmei and drove away.
Chu Xiaoman looked through the rearview mirror and saw that Sun Bingqing and aunt seemed to have spoken casually before turning back. She could see that she was running for Brother Four. She blinked her eyes and thought for a long time, but still asked, "Brother Four, freeze her... Why don't you like her?"
"There's no reason. I just don't like it."
He didn't like the other girls in the courtyard, but they still exchanged greetings when they met, but he didn't even want to say hello to the sun sisters. He couldn't say why, maybe because of the influence of their family.
Chu Xiaoman did not dare to challenge his bottom line now. She was still afraid that he would get angry, so she had to talk about other people, "Brother Four, let me tell you something. More than a month ago, I saw elder sister third drinking coffee with a man at a coffee shop near Wang Fujing. That day, I went with my classmates and happened to sit behind them. Elder sister third didn't notice me. That man seemed to be chasing third sister."
Jiang Chuheng raised an eyebrow. Her sister was quite charming. A man came after her so quickly and asked for news, "Did you see the man clearly? How do you feel?"
"I see it clearly. He should be about 27 years old, about 1. 75 meters tall. He looks ordinary and wears glasses. I also saw that the briefcase in his hand is the same as his second brother's. I guess he also works at the academy of sciences. He was a little apologetic when he spoke to elder sister third. He was very concerned about elder sister third when he spoke. He was always telling her to take care of her health and try not to stay up late and work overtime. I felt like there was a story between them." Chu Xiaoman met a lot of classmates in college, and the girls were sensitive and delicate, so naturally they knew something.
Jiang Chuheng frowned and tightened his grip on the steering wheel, telling her, "That man should be Gao Xuan."
"Ah? Gao Xuan? The man elder sister Chuqi dated for two years?" Chu Xiaoman sat up straight and frowned. "Didn't elder sister Chuqi tell father of Aunt that Gao Xuan was married the day he returned last year?"
Jiang Chuheng shook his head, "He wasn't married. He was a doctor. On the day my sister and I went to Wang Fujing to buy books during the spring festival, I actually saw him and that woman in the Kfc. Now it looks like they broke up."
"Brother Four, now he's after sister chuqi. If auntie knew about this, would she?" Chu Xiaoman was a little worried about this.
"Don't tell mom yet. When my sister and Gao Xuan were dating, I met Gao Xuan many times. In fact, he had a good character and treated her very well. His sister's affairs always came first, and his own affairs came second. I also met his parents, a very kind and reasonable couple, who spent their entire lives teaching and educating in rural schools. As for the other members of the family, I'm not sure. Although her sister said she didn't want to get married for the time being, she still didn't let it go. If they get together again after so many years, that would be good." Jiang Chuheng didn't want anything to happen to his sister's marriage either. It seemed that he had to check on her first.
"Okay, I got it." Chu xiaoman was silent and reminded, "Brother Four, why don't you ask elder sister Chuqi? If there's still a possibility between the two of them, make a decision earlier. When I heard aunt talking to the family members in the yard a few times, she seemed to be asking someone to introduce elder sister Chuqi to someone else. But elder sister Chuqi has been very busy with work recently and rarely comes home. That's why aunt didn't hold on to her and talk about it."
"Yes, okay." Jiang Chuheng had already noticed something. After dinner at home the night before, Jiang Chuqi excused himself from being a little tired and went back to his room early to take a shower. He could tell that he was afraid his mother would rush her to get married again.
"And bingqing's brother came to see elder sister third. I've met him twice. Elder sister third's reaction was mild, and soon after, he decided to stay at your hotel on the pretext that the company was busy."
Chu Xiaoman used to think that the sun family was very nice. Perhaps she had heard too much from her aunt and the people in the courtyard, and she thought so under the influence. Over the past year, she had come into contact with a lot of people in order to find material for her writing. It just so happened that her brothers and sisters-in-law often took her to meet other outstanding people. She felt more and more that what Brother Four said in the past made sense, and the sun family didn't seem to be as outstanding as she thought.
Jiang chuheng frowned and said in a cold voice, "Don't bother with him. Sister has her own limits."
The compound where the The jiang family lived was not far from the hotel where Li Haitang and the others stayed, and they arrived in about ten minutes by car. When they passed, Li Haitang was already waiting at the entrance of the hotel with her bag on her back. As soon as the car stopped, she opened the back door and sat on it.
"Haitang, is Dongming in the hotel or has she gone to the factory?" Jiang Chuheng looked back at her with a smile. She was wearing a fresh light yellow shirt and short sleeves today, and her favorite jeans were underneath. They were simple but beautiful.
"He's already gone to the factory. His brother-in-law just came to pick him up. He just left for about ten minutes." Ji Dongming's family was also in the capital. His parents worked in the tv station. These days, his father was away on business, his mother was sent abroad to study, his brother and sister were married and lived alone. There was no one at home, so he simply stayed in a hotel with her.
Jiang Chuheng gave a "Yes," started the car, turned around at the intersection ahead and took the two of them to the University of posts and telecommunications.
The fundraiser was organized by the red cross and was held at the University of posts and telecommunications stadium. By the time they arrived, a number of volunteers had already begun to decorate the venue wearing ribbons. Chu Xiaoman was very familiar with Director wang, who was in charge of the event. She brought Li Haitang over to introduce her. Director wang gave her a good compliment, asked Li Haitang to fill out a form, and also gave her a ribbon, so that the experienced Chu Xiaoman could take her to familiarize herself with the process.
As for Jiang Chuheng, he drove them to the entrance of the University of posts and telecommunications and left. His summer vacation was short and there was still a lot of work to do at home. He would pick them up after the event was over.
Chu Xiaoman was in charge of registering the identity of the book fundraiser, and Li Haitang was helping her sort out the books nearby, patching up some of the damaged areas, and arranging them according to categories.
Many of the people who donated books today were college students, as well as junior and senior high school students from several universities affiliated to the capital city. They were led by the school leaders and teachers to donate books in unison.
Busy until around 11: 30, a teacher with gold-rimmed glasses and decent clothes came over with a smile on his face, "Xiao man, it's very hot today. Can you bear it?"
Chu Xiaoman stood up and pointed to the small umbrella behind him. It was just sent by a boy in school. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, it's good to have an umbrella." She turned to look at Li Haitang, who had just sent the book to Director wang, and waved at her, "Haitang, come here."
"Elder sister Man, what's wrong?" Li Haitang strode over.
Chu Xiaoman chuckled, "It's okay. I'll introduce you to someone. This is my sister-in-law. She's the vice principal of the high school affiliated to the Beijing university. She's bringing her students to the donation event."
Li Haitang was stunned for a moment, then smiled at the other party and said politely, "Hello, sister-in-law!"
"Hello, Li Haitang!" Xie Fangfei did not know that she was also a volunteer here. She looked at her carefully. The girl was graceful and well-mannered. She was no worse than the children in the yard. She smiled and said, "It's hard to volunteer with xiao man today."
Li Haitang shook his head, "It's not hard. The fund-raising event is very meaningful. I like it very much."
"Old classmate, next time you have a volunteer like Li Haitang, you should recommend him earlier." A bright laugh came from behind.
They followed the sound and Xie Fangfei saw that it was old classmate Director wang. He walked over and shook hands with him. He smiled and said, "Director wang, this Li Haitang student came to volunteer. I just found out."
"Haha, I see. Li Haitang, our red cross society is going to hold a few more fund-raising events this year. Today, you helped us organize our books in such a neat and meticulous way. Just now, a few colleagues who checked the books are praising you. Can you come to the event next time?"