"My mom asked me to come down to pick you up, worried that Brother Ming couldn't find the way."
"I've been here last time. Well... thank you for your hard work." Today is such an important day, so it's better not to refute the opinion of my future mother-in-law.
Xu Manman and Chen Ming were taken by Zhang Wenwu. They put their bicycles at the stairs and carried their things upstairs.
Although Chen Ming had been here before, this was Xu Manman's first time here. Because the sauce factory itself was not very big and there were only about one or two hundred staff members, the family compound was very small. It was a five-story apartment building with two staircases and eight households on each floor. The Zhang family lived in a household at the end of the third floor.
When the apartment was allocated, Zhang's parents were considered to be old employees with a long service, so they were given a 30-square-meter two-bedroom and one-living room apartment, which is considered a large apartment in this building.
Because there are many children in the family, they also re-partitioned the house like Xu Manman's house. The 30-square-meter house was divided into three bedrooms, a living room, and a small kitchen.
But there is really no way to use the restroom, so everyone has to go to the public restroom on the other side of the stairs.
For ventilation reasons, Xu Manman and Chen Ming walked along the corridor and found that the doors of each house were basically open. This is also a major feature of living in a tube-shaped building.
However, Xu Manman thought about the tube-shaped building where her family lived in Hai City. Although most of the pots and pans were placed outside when cooking, and that was also the busiest time in the family building, except for that time, the family building was relatively quiet at other times, and no family had the habit of keeping the door open all the time. Is this also a difference between the north and the south?
Before they even got there, Zhang Wenwu called out, "Mom! Brother Ming and Manman are here."
The residents on both sides were watching the two new young people through the open door. Zhang Wenwu's shout seemed to turn on a switch in everyone. The older women on the first floor all ran out, moving even faster than the Zhang family.
"Wenwu, who is this?"
"Hey, such a handsome young man, Wenwu, is he your relative?"
"Which relative of the Zhang family haven't we met? This must be Wenwu's classmate, right?"
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Surrounded by a group of people chattering, Xu Manman was almost overwhelmed, but fortunately Zhang's mother appeared in time.
"Hahahaha, this is our Wenjun's girlfriend. That's his cousin. Both brother and sister are college students."
This was a big deal, and the group of older women became even more excited.
"He's Wenjun's boyfriend. I was saying this guy is so handsome and talented, he's a perfect match for our Wenjun."
"That girl is pretty too, is she looking for a date?"
"Where is Wenjun's boyfriend from? What's his name? Which school does he attend?"
The situation seemed to be getting worse. Later, Zhang Wenhua and Zhang Wenjun pulled them into the house and left the outside to Zhang's mother to deal with.
Xu Manman let out a long sigh, "The aunts are so warm and enthusiastic." Although the uncles and aunts in the Hai City staff housing complex were also enthusiastic, compared with what they did today, they were simply reserved.
Zhang Wenjun pulled Xu Manman to sit down and said, "Everyone is just very curious, but they are all very nice people."
Chen Ming asked, "Is it okay to leave Auntie outside?"
Zhang Wenhua poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "This kind of scene is nothing to my mother."
The brother and sister then saw Father Zhang standing at the kitchen door and immediately stood up and greeted him, "Hello, uncle."
Father Zhang is a middle-aged man with a very friendly look. "Haha, you guys sit down. Second girl, pour tea for Xiao Ming and my cousin."
Zhang Wenjun had already prepared everything without his father's instructions, and even specially put in some tea that his father was reluctant to drink.
Being in someone else's home, Xu Manman felt a little restrained and behaved more politely. "Thank you, Sister Wenjun." She took the teacup with both hands, then nudged Chen Ming with her elbow, motioning him to take out the gift.
Chen Ming received the signal and put the net bag he brought on the table. Just then, Zhang's mother finished dealing with a group of enthusiastic parents outside and pushed the door in.
"Xiao Ming, why did you bring so many things with you when you came?"
Chen Ming opened the net bag and said, "We didn't know what you like, so we brought some according to our own ideas. These are snacks and candies from Hai City. Wenjun said that the uncles and aunts enjoyed them, so I asked my mother to buy some more and send them over.
Auntie, this set of cosmetics is for you. The more mature colors are just right for you. These two sets are brighter in color and are for Wenjun and Wenhua.
After the three women were divided, the two men couldn't be left out. "Uncle, these two bottles of Laojiao and this cigarette are for you. And Wenwu, don't you like playing chess? This chess set is for you. You can play a few games with uncle from time to time at home."
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