Chapter 89: Visiting (Page 1/2)

The next day at noon, Huo Qingci came home from get off work to pick up Lin Man and Huo Qinghuan, and went to Li Mingyu's dormitory to eat together.

Lin Man wrapped a pair of bright red pillowcases with printed wrapping paper and prepared to give them as a wedding gift to Dr. Li.

When they arrived at Li Mingyu and Huang Yingying's dormitory, they discovered the benefits of working in a hospital together. Each of them was given a room.

After getting married, Huang Yingying moved to Li Mingyu's dormitory, and Huang Yingying's dormitory was vacated and used as a dining room and study.

Most of the dormitories in the military hospital are rows of bungalows. The only four-story small suite is allocated to the backbone and leaders who have worked in the hospital for many years.

Since Huo Qingci came, of course he could only be allocated a single room. Unfortunately, Huo Qinghuan came with him, and it would definitely be inconvenient for him to live in a single room.

Finally, the higher-ups decided to give them a mud house near the old cadres' sanatorium to live in.

Lin Man and Huo Qingci did not mind the dilapidated house. After cleaning it up, it could still be lived in. The most important thing was that the space was much larger than their dormitory, which made it convenient for them to grow some vegetables.

Stay away from the dormitory, the family compound, and places of trouble, and you won't have conflicts with the aunts, grandmas, and sisters in the compound.

In order to make it easier for them to cook, the hospital found a vacant space in the corner and built an open-air kitchen with six large stoves for doctors and nurses living in the dormitory to use in turns.

Doctors who live in tube-shaped buildings usually build kitchens in their own corridors.

Huang Yingying saw Huo Qingci coming over and greeted him enthusiastically, "Doctor Huo, you're here, please come in!"

"Congratulations! My wife and brother are here too. Manman, this is Nurse Huang, Dr. Li Mingyu's wife."

Lin Man stepped forward and handed over the gift. "Hello, Comrade Huang. I wish you and Dr. Li a happy wedding."

Huang Yingying accepted the gift from Lin Man with some embarrassment, "Thank you, it's really a waste of money."

"You're welcome."

Huo Qinghuan also took the initiative to step forward and greet Huang Yingying, "Hello sister-in-law, happy wedding! I am Doctor Huo's younger brother Huo Qinghuan."

Huang Yingying looked at Huo Qinghuan. Could this young child really be Dr. Huo’s younger brother?

"Everyone, please come in!"

After entering the house, Lin Man found that there were two large square tables and a small desk. There were at least twenty people there, and it was difficult to turn around with so many people.

Fortunately, they did not choose the dormitory at the beginning, otherwise it would be a hassle to invite people to dinner.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Mingyu asked everyone to take a seat. Men sat at one table, women sat at another, and the four children sat at the desk.

Deputy Director Chen sat next to Huo Qingci. He asked in a low voice, "Doctor Huo, is your wife sixteen years old?"

Huo Qingci raised his eyes and spoke slowly, "Why do you ask, Deputy Director Chen? My wife and I are married, and she's eighteen years old."

"I think she's young just by looking at her face."

"Well, he's almost six years younger than me, so he's a little small indeed."

Li Mingyu thought of Huang Yingying, who was five years younger than him and looked about the same age as him. He guessed that the girls on their island had dark skin and looked older, and not as delicate as the girls in Beijing.

Huo Qingci is really lucky. Not only is his wife prettier than his, she also speaks softly, is tall, and has a great figure.

It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others. He has just arrived at the hospital and doesn't like to talk to people, but the doctors and nurses just like to talk to him.

Lin Man looked at the table full of dishes: steamed redwood fish, blanched prawns, blanched baby octopus, stir-fried pork slices with purple beans, fish soup with chili leaves, stir-fried purple clam, and shredded water spinach with pepper and fermented bean curd.

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Lin Man now feels like vomiting whenever she smells seafood and fatty meat. There are only two vegetables she can eat, one is purple clam and the other is stir-fried water spinach with fermented tofu.

Huang Yingying asked Lin Man, "Why don't you eat meat and seafood? Have a bowl of fish soup first. Everyone is drinking fish soup."

Lin Man waved her hand and said, "Sorry, I'm pregnant and I'm having morning sickness and can't stand the smell of meat or seafood."

If Huo Qingci hadn't wanted to take her out to meet some people, she actually didn't want to come out, so as not to upset others.

Huang Yingying asked with concern: "Do you want some pickled vegetables? I'll get some for you."

"No, I'll just eat whatever I want. You don't need to call me. Let's all eat!"

Several female colleagues who were good friends with Huang Yingying all looked at Lin Man. It turned out that she was Dr. Huo's wife. She looked so young. When the two of them stood together, it was obvious that they were a perfect match.

This group of local "black beauties" stood in front of the elegant and noble Dr. Huo. Not only were they much shorter in stature, but each one looked as handsome as Pan An, and each one was dark and thin. They were simply like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

As the saying goes, a pot fits its lid. These toads are not worthy of eating swan meat. Swans should be paired with each other.

They silently lit a candle for themselves in their hearts. The female swan was pregnant, so they might as well find local frogs.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Lin Man smiled slightly, "You all should just eat, why are you looking at me?"

Huang Yingying called out awkwardly, "Xiaomei, Zhaodi, Caifeng, hurry up and eat! Stop looking."

After dinner, Lu Caifeng said to Huang Yingying, "Yingying, you spent a lot of money today, didn't you?"

"Not much, including the cigarettes and alcohol, the two tables cost less than thirty yuan."

He Zhaodi was full of envy for Huang Yingying. Why did Dr. Li Mingyu suddenly propose to her?

The combined salary of the two of them is probably about 100 yuan, and they spent more than 20 yuan on a meal today. I heard that they also bought several kilograms of candy for their respective colleagues. They are really generous!

Why can't she meet such a capable doctor? Is it because she is not as pretty as Huang Yingying?

He Zhaodi couldn't help but ask, "Yingying, what did Dr. Li give you for your wedding?"

Li Mingyu, who was sitting at the next table, overheard what was said and put down his glass with a smile. "Nurse He, when I married Yingying, I gave her family 400 yuan as a betrothal gift and also bought her a Shanghai watch."

He Zhaodi's mouth dropped open. "Doctor Li, you're giving such a huge gift! Isn't a hundred yuan enough for a typical wedding?"

Li Mingyu raised his head with a proud look on his face, smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Four hundred yuan for the betrothal gift is not bad, I also bought a Daqianmen and a pair of Maotai cigarettes for my father-in-law.

Two pounds of tea, two pounds of cakes, four pounds of candy, and two pieces of cloth, and a new set of clothes for my father-in-law and mother-in-law...

It was not easy for my father-in-law and his family to raise my wife, and these are what I should do.

Doctor Huo, how much do you people in Beijing usually give as a betrothal gift when you get married?"

Lin Man frowned. Why did Li Mingyu always blame her man for everything?

Huo Qingci gently put down his chopsticks and said calmly, "The amount of betrothal gifts varies, depending on the family situation."

Li Mingyu asked again: "How much do you give to your wife as a betrothal gift, Dr. Huo?"