bookbashuk Chapter 431 Huge Gap
Chapter 431 Huge Gap
Especially when he saw Xu Fei standing next to Qin Yunzhou and Xu Sui, chatting and laughing with the couple.
He Quan felt increasingly uncomfortable, his fingers digging so hard into his palms that they almost drew blood.
Why is he the only one living such a miserable life when he and his two siblings were born to the same mother?
He really doesn't have any skills, and he's not ambitious.
But Xu Fei was no better. When he was a child, he played with cats and dogs, often got into fights, didn't study hard, and was frequently called to the school by his parents. Other parents would even come to his door to complain about him.
Even Xu Fei was able to get into junior high school thanks to Qin Yunzhou tutoring him, arranged by Xu Sui.
Over the years, whenever Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou sent something back to their hometown, they would always send a copy to Xu Fei and constantly encourage him.
His mother, Wang Yinhua, also spent most of her monthly salary on Xu Fei's education, and had long since stopped caring about her eldest son's life or death.
They were clearly biased. If they hadn't been so biased and had treated him the same way they treated Xu Fei, he might have been able to get into university back then, and now he would be a leader, bringing glory to the Xu family.
yard.
Qin Yunzhou was talking to Xu Fei about his days at school when he gradually realized something was wrong.
His eyes were dark and deep. He frowned slightly, turned his head, and looked towards the door without making a sound.
They immediately realized that someone was eavesdropping and watching.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, what's wrong? Is something the matter?" Xu Fei was in the middle of talking enthusiastically, originally planning to ask how their lives had been in the army all these years.
To her surprise, when she looked up, she noticed that Qin Yunzhou seemed to be lost in thought, his gaze fixed on the doorway.
He thought something had happened, so he quickly asked.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Qin Yunzhou withdrew his gaze and pretended nothing had happened. He gently shook his head, "It's nothing."
"By the way, I heard from your sister that there's a girl at your school who seems to have a thing for you. What about you? Do you have any feelings for her?"
He only found out about this after Xu Sui returned from the post office that day, when she seemed to have something on her mind and he asked her about it.
As luck would have it, Hou Yuzhu's parents knew him, and they had a good relationship with him.
According to seniority, he usually addresses Dean Hou as Brother Hou. Although they rarely visit each other due to being too busy, and they don't live together, they don't interact much.
However, the two families have a pretty good relationship.
Dean Hou's wife, Head Nurse Zhang, has a good relationship with Xu Sui; she even called him a few days ago.
I'd like to ask Xu Sui about the recruitment situation at their factory, and see if I can get one of my relatives a job there.
Of course, no matter how good the relationship is, you have to offer a corresponding return when you ask someone for a favor.
The condition implied by Head Nurse Zhang and her team was that they could introduce Yan Yan and Yao Yao to a good teacher from Beijing, which would be a waste of the two children's talents.
Since they have now returned to their hometown, this matter has been temporarily put on hold.
After discussing it with Xu Sui, he agreed to the exchange.
The Nanshan County Machinery Factory is currently undergoing expansion and is already short-staffed.
Using this opportunity to do a favor and find good teachers for both children is a win-win situation.
At first, Qin Yunzhou was worried that this matter might have a negative impact on Xu Sui, after all, she was the factory director and she had openly arranged for people to go in.
If people find out, it could have a negative impact.
At the time, Xu Sui simply shook her head and said, "It's okay. I'll just tell them when the recruitment will start. Whether they pass the interview or not is their own business."
This doesn't have much of an impact. The factory is short-staffed right now, and as long as they haven't filled all their positions, the interviews shouldn't be a problem; you'll basically pass.
This isn't considered using connections, so it won't have any impact.
Qin Yunzhou was relieved to hear this.
Xu Fei's expression was somewhat unnatural, and it took him a long time to speak before he finally said, "Brother-in-law, you...you must be referring to Hou Yuzhu, right?"
"Hou Yuzhu... is now my girlfriend."
"She originally wanted to come see her grandmother this time, but because the journey was too far and the trip was too rushed, I didn't let her come."
"I'll bring her to see you when I have time later."
Qin Yunzhou was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised. "They weren't like that just a few days ago, how come they've become a couple in just a few days?"
He remembered that, according to his wife, the woman Hou Yuzhu and Xu Fei did not seem to be in a romantic relationship.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have mistaken Xu Sui for Xu Fei's boyfriend.
Xu Fei's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Wang Yinhua and Xu Sui, who were chatting and laughing as they made dumplings in front of the stove.
He gestured with his finger to shush, and quickly pulled Qin Yunzhou into a corner.
"Brother-in-law, please, keep your voice down, let's talk over there."
"No one else knows about this yet; you're the first."
Qin Yunzhou's dark, deep gaze swept over his brother-in-law, and his intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong.
But he didn't say anything, and let Xu Fei pull him to a secluded corner.
He only spoke after the surroundings had quieted down.
"You're not young anymore, it's a good thing to be in a relationship. As long as the woman's character is good and everything else is fine, your mom and sister will only be happy for you and won't object."
"But why are you still keeping this from them? Is something wrong?"
Moreover, it's actually quite easy to tell whether someone is in a relationship or not; judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be in a relationship.
Qin Yunzhou was an experienced man in this regard; he knew the difference between men with partners and men without partners.
Xu Fei remained silent for a moment, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, don't get involved in this matter, and don't tell my sister or Mom."
"I will tell them when the time is right."
He didn't like Hou Yuzhu, but he didn't like anyone else either, and he didn't plan to waste his time on liking a woman in the future.
He just wanted to improve himself, climb the ladder, earn lots and lots of money, support his mother, and try to narrow the gap between himself and his sister and brother-in-law, and keep up with them as much as possible.
Xu Fei wasn't sure if he was overthinking it, but he felt that ever since his sister had improved, he, her own brother, hadn't cared much about her.
Sometimes he even wondered if it was because the gap between them was too big, and Xu Sui felt ashamed of him, so she didn't want to spend her attention on her younger brother.
Everyone thought he just had bad grades when he was young, but he suddenly became more intelligent and his grades improved dramatically.
That's not actually the case.
Xu Fei's grades were very poor in elementary school and even worse in junior high. The reason he was able to get into high school was entirely due to his studying until midnight every night, always holding a pen, and shamelessly asking the high-achieving students in his class for help or going to the teachers.