i'm not a bad man

Chapter 99 Do you know what life is?

Qiao Jiao's father and I agreed to meet at a teahouse called "Siyuan" near "May [-]th Square". I didn't speculate too much on his intentions. Maybe he came to me just hoping that I could treat Qiao Jiao better. After all, Qiao Jiao Jiao no longer lives with him. When she has a boyfriend like me, he will of course place his concern as a father on me and ask me to take good care of Qiao Jiao on his behalf.

If I were Qiao Jianye, I would be worried if I gave birth to a daughter like Qiao Jiao, because she is really difficult to tame. Even if she is difficult to tame, she is still very naughty. If Qiao Jianye knew the truth that she likes the same sex, I am afraid that Can make you mad.

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Because I was relatively close to the "May 600th Square", I came to the teahouse before Qiao Jianye. Although I didn't understand tea myself and felt that everything I drank tasted the same, but out of respect for my elders, I still chose a pot. The more expensive Icelandic Pu'er tea. The waiter said that this tea is particularly suitable for sipping slowly. I also ordered some snacks suitable for tea tasting. The total cost was more than [-] yuan.

I don't have much money left, so of course I feel distressed, but for some reason, when I think of him as Qiao Jiao's father, I don't want to neglect him.

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After the tea was brewed, Qiao Jiao's father also arrived. He took off his coat and handed it to the waiter. Then he glanced at the tea table and said, "Why did you order a pot of Pu'er?"

"Uncle Qiao, don't you like drinking Pu'er?"

Qiao Jianye ignored me and said directly to the waiter: "Exchange for a pot of Gong brand Longjing tea."

"Uh... I can help you change the Longjing tea, but this pot of Icelandic Pu'er tea cannot be returned."

"If you can't retreat, then everyone will drink what they want."

The waiter glanced at me and I nodded yes, but in my heart I felt that the Qiao Jianye in front of me was a bit strange, especially his attitude towards me, which was like the same two people he had at dinner last night.

This scene was different from what I imagined before we met, so I didn’t know how to chat with him. After the first two contacts, I once felt that he was a very good talker, so I thought we would chat even more. Huan, but at this moment, it was full of his pickiness and disrespect for me. I really didn’t know why there was such a change until Qiao Jianye spoke.

"I'm a person who doesn't like to talk nonsense. Let me tell you straight. I don't agree with you dating Jiaojiao."

I finally understood at this time that when we had dinner together last night, he agreed so readily and even sent his blessing, but it was just a temporary measure on his part...

Qiao Jiao has always had her own way of doing things. She thinks she can influence her father's thoughts, but she understands why I am so naive?Would a person who could make such a big career be a good person and not pick his own son-in-law at all?

Because Qiao Jiao and I were just having fun, so I wasn't that angry. I smiled and asked, "Uncle Qiao, do you look down on me?"

"I don't need to answer your question. You know it yourself... If you had a daughter, would you trust your daughter in the hands of someone like you?"

I thought about it and replied, "Why don't you worry? I think I'm fine."

Qiao Jianye frowned and asked, "Do you want to sit down with me and raise the price?"

"Uncle, is it really like what is shown in the TV series? Later you have to take a check and ask me to fill in any number on it?... If you do this, then I will fill in [-] million. Don't feel bad." "Don't talk nonsense to me... I can't let Jiaojiao follow you. I've already checked your details. First, you have no career, second, no ambition, third, no sense of responsibility... you just He doesn’t look like a hot-blooded man.”

I also frowned and replied: "As Qiao Jiao's father, you have certain rights to make suggestions about her feelings... So, I don't feel disgusted if you talk to me about whether we should be together... But I won’t be happy if you judge my own lifestyle. If you regard career, ambition, and sense of responsibility as the criteria for judging whether a man is strong-blooded, then there is something wrong with your own structure... I don’t have a career. , and I have no enterprising spirit, but if someone dares to touch my girlfriend, I will dare to peel off his skin... In my opinion, a man's strong blood, including his sense of responsibility, is a kind of inner courage. As long as it is I think I have the courage to fight to the death for the people who are important to me...Uncle, not everyone in this world likes money, and money is definitely not the only criterion for measuring happiness."

Qiao Jianye was not persuaded by me, he still said very straightforwardly: "You may not have a chance to show off your passion like this in your lifetime... In the end, you are still a coward who dare not face life. Do you know what life is? Life is composed of countless individuals and countless events. How do you maintain such a huge network? Only money and career can allow you to cover everything... If you really don't take money and career seriously I suggest you go to the hospital, especially the intensive care unit and the oncology department, and see how many people your pursuit of chic can save, and how many people your money can save."

"If one day I can die by myself, I won't drag anyone down."

"But there are people who don't want you to die...your parents, your wife, your children. If you want to respect money by then, I'm afraid you won't even have the chance."

My mood became heavier and heavier, so much so that I started to have trouble breathing. I almost struggled and said, "Don't make me think about these things anymore... Don't you just think I'm not good enough for Qiao Jiao... Let me tell you the truth." , Qiao Jiao and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend at all. She just used this as an excuse not to study abroad... That day, she was discussing this matter with me. You suddenly came, and I got into her. Inside the closet.”

Qiao Jianye was a little surprised, but I couldn't sit still at all. I didn't want to face the city wall that Qiao Jianye used money to build for me. It was too thick and too blocking the sky. This reminded me of some past events. If the four Years ago, if I could be young and promising, my family might not be torn apart.

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After walking out of the teahouse, I sat alone on the rocks by the seaside. I felt so painful that I forgot to go to the bar with Ren Ran to find the naughty pig. My pain was due to the incomprehensible confusion in my heart.

Over the years, I have been running around on the road, and I am generally happy. I don’t think about anything related to money very deliberately. I wear a watch worth 100 yuan, and it is always on time; I drive a second-hand RV that costs 10 yuan. , I have also walked through 296 cities; I have a simple diet every day, but my body is still healthy; therefore, I do not reject this kind of life at all, but the people around me cannot see me like this. At first, Luan Yu left me, and then Renran came back He reminded me over and over again that it’s time to have a family and face life; Qiao Jiao and I were just pretending to be a couple, nothing happened, and her dad also came over. This whole conversation made me feel extremely uncomfortable. .

Will I continue to bear this as long as I stay in Qingdao?

I felt a little tired and a little disgusted.

In fact, I also want to properly handle the relationship with everyone, but everyone is talking to me about money. This is really annoying!

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I lit a cigarette and took a deep puff, as if to vent my anger. Then my phone rang again. I lay completely flat on the rocks, took it out of my pocket, and looked at it with only one eye open.

This is the message from Qiao Jiao: "Look back."

I sat up and looked back. Qiao Jiao was already standing behind me. She was smiling, waving to me and saying, "Why are you still standing there? Come and get your things."

I walked to the shore against the sea breeze, and Qiao Jiao opened the trunk of the car. There was a wheel in the trunk. I recognized it at a glance. It was from my RV.

(End of this chapter)