The steaming old copper pot is filled with the aroma of mutton. I eat thin slices of mutton dipped in sesame paste and garlic sauce, and eat fish balls, frozen tofu, shrimp dumplings, and vermicelli. I feel warm all over.
——Yi Jiefang, who came rushing over after hearing the news, brought his eldest brother Qu Zhiyuan and Zhang Guoqing, and the three of them occupied half of the table, so it could be said that the three relatives had gathered together.
Miao Lishan looked at them happily, then looked at the two couples on her right and pointed with her soup spoon, "It's cold, eat more."
"Grandma, eat more too. My godmother makes the best shrimp dumplings."
"Take some back later. Your godmother packed it especially for you and Sheng Mei."
Qu Zhiyuan glanced at the two girls opposite him, and smiled at Yi Jiefang: "Your little Tangtang is still the sweet talker. My girl is not good at that. She just smiles foolishly."
Zhang Guoqing glanced at him and said, "That's dignified and generous, understand?"
Yi Jiefang immediately followed up, "See? He's very protective of his daughter. Don't say anything bad about his child. She's his eldest daughter-in-law."
"I'm not being protective, they're no different from my own daughters. Fatty was so tiny back then," Zhang Guoqing gestured towards the ground. "Every day, she'd walk around with her chubby little legs, and whenever she saw me, she'd call me 'Fifth Uncle, Fifth Uncle' non-stop. And Little Tangtang, was all that time she called me 'godfather' for nothing?"
His words warmed Qu Zhiyuan's heart. He trusted Zhang Guoqing. If he hadn't helped him out and offered so much support over the years, his parents would have been gone long ago.
"I'll give you a glass of soup instead of wine."
Zhang Guoqing picked up the bowl and clinked it together cheerfully, "Let's just make do with it for now. When we have a day off, we won't leave until we're drunk."
"I don't dare to compete with you wine barrels."
"Brother Qu, if you don't come back to the social world, our generation will really be scattered. Now Brother Xiaofei has gone to play at the grassroots level; Brother Wu is always holding his fat grandson; Brother Xiaoguang is even more of a loser, he ran to the Special Administrative Region for two years and hasn't come back. Back then, we were just teenagers."
Qu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile, "These people are indeed unreasonable. Let's have a good feast at the end-of-year party. But why do I hear them say that you are unreasonable too?"
Zhang Guoqing pointed at himself in surprise, "Me?"
"That's you! They say you're too busy with meetings or taking care of your wife."
Zhang Guoqing sneered, "Brother Qu, don't listen to those guys' nonsense. They are just trying to get rid of my wife. When am I not free? If you don't believe me, ask Dayi."
Yi Jiefang glanced at his buddy with amusement: "Blow it up, blow it up as hard as you can!" "Don't say that, Xiaowu is telling the truth. It's just the few of us who get together when we have nothing to do. Those people don't like to go out."
Our good brother’s place must not be demolished!
Even though we asked Big Brother to come with us, isn’t that for the sake of harmony?
"We're all either in the north or the south, so it's hard to get together at the end of the year. With elderly parents and young children to support, there's no place to be quiet."
Zhang Guoqing put down his chopsticks holding the dish and said, "That's easy. Let's build a clubhouse and create a quiet place for old friends to gather."
"Same as the original courtyard?"
Zhang Guoqing shook his chopsticks. "It seems that this won't work. Everyone stomps their feet. They're all important figures. We need to hide somewhere, preferably in the suburbs. There are fewer people and it's quiet."
"A shooting range like in other countries? And a stadium?"
Yi Jiefang struck with both hands, "Brother Qu, this is a good idea."
"That's a good idea!" Zhang Guoqing gave him a meaningful smile. "Let's bring it up at the end of the year when we get together. See if anyone's interested."
So, during a meal, the two good friends brought in the Qu family and planned to set up a private club to have some fun. In Zhou Jiao's words, it was like a Hongmen Banquet everywhere!
Zhang Guoqing expressed that he felt wronged and aggrieved: He was anxious about his wife's situation. Didn't she mention last year that she wanted to build a club for fun?
Zhou Jiao curled her lips. "According to your assumption, it's all just a bunch of manly stuff. What's this about soldiers' homes? What is that? Is that a club?"
Zhang Guoqing touched his nose, grabbed her and tickled her: "How dare you laugh at your own man! I've never heard a word like this. Even if my man calls a white radish ginseng, I'll applaud with both hands!"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiao laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward: "Yes, yes, it is ginseng. Even if it is just a piece of grass, if my man says it is ginseng, then it must be ginseng."
If you love deeply, you will call a horse a zebra.
At this moment, Liuyi must agree with this point of view.
No one else is as capable of telling lies with open eyes as his second sister Mai Sui!
Facing the uncertainty in her husband's tone.
Mai Sui nodded resolutely, "Yes, it's American red wine."
With his second cousin's knowledge and vision, she would definitely be able to tell that this is French Lafite.
Mai Sui's new husband quickly closed the box and said, "Take it home quickly and use it to entertain the guests. Mai Sui, you stay with them while I go make the noodles."
The new building they were allocated had two rooms, a kitchen connected to a small living room. The couple converted a large bedroom into a large living room.
Ping'an and Liuyi sat on the wooden sofa, watching their new brother-in-law happily go to the kitchen and smiled at each other.
"Your brother-in-law is from the south and knows how to make soup. It's so cold, just one sip warms you up."
Ping An nudged her amusedly and said, "Second sister, go and tell your second brother-in-law to stop cooking noodles. We just had lunch. You can have the soup, but you have to try your new brother-in-law's cooking."
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
“I really have.”
After hearing what they said, Mai Sui didn't refuse. He ran to the kitchen and said something, then ran back.
"How's it going here? Is it okay?"
Liu Yi nodded, "Not bad."
"Haha, let me tell you, I was so excited when I was assigned to this building that I couldn't sleep well all night."
I understand!
The competition for this new house must be fiercer than for a bungalow. Both of them are university students and postponed their marriage for another year to get this house.
"See that TV? My uncle and aunt bought it for me. Don't tell anyone. My aunt also wanted to buy me a washing machine, but I turned her down."
As he spoke, Mai Sui lowered his voice and peered towards the kitchen, "If I buy more, if word gets to Auntie, she'll be upset."
"Okay, we won't tell."
"Hahaha..." Mai Sui winked and pointed at the kitchen. "See? I don't even have to do anything now. I found a good person, right?"
Liuyi glanced at her speechlessly, "You're showing off! I spent so much time picking it, it would be a joke if it wasn't good!"
Mai Sui waved his fist and cursed with a smile, "You stinky boy!"
"Second sister, a husband and wife should be of one mind and one heart. You should show the virtue of my second aunt and live a good life, so that my second uncle and his family don't have to worry about you."
After hearing Ping'an's words, Mai Sui laughed happily and gestured to Liuyi to look at the boss!
Liuyi shook his head in amusement, "Are you having any difficulties in life?"
"Being a leader is different after all." Mai Sui teased her, "Don't worry, you two sisters have a good salary, and your second brother-in-law's family also gave him a large sum of money."
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