On the way, Xu Jianguo met many acquaintances. Everyone said Happy New Year to each other without too much greetings.
The Spring Festival holiday in this era was different from that in later generations. It was not that long. People usually had a reunion dinner with their families and then visited relatives. Unless they were very good friends, they would not easily visit other people's homes for dinner. After all, everyone's salary level was the same, and no one's family was much richer than anyone else, so everyone wanted to cause as little trouble as possible to others.
The family came to Ma Guoliang's house. Xu Jianguo walked up and knocked on the door. After waiting for a while, he saw Tai Wei coming out of the house.
"Brother Tai, Happy New Year!" Xu Jianguo stood outside the yard and said to Tai Wei with a smile.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year! Come in quickly, the commander has been waiting for you for a while!" Tai Wei said with a smile.
"Happy New Year, Brother Tai, Happy New Year, Brother Tai Wei!" Wen Sitian and the three girls greeted Tai Wei when they saw him coming.
Taking the bag from Xu Jianguo, Tai Wei said with a smile: "Oh, good, all good!"
As soon as they walked into the yard, the door of the house was pushed open from the inside. Ma Guoliang and Lin Wan walked out, followed by four people, two men and two women.
One of the men and one of the women looked very similar to Ma Guoliang and his wife, so they should be his son and daughter. As for the other two, the woman had an exotic look on her face, so Xu Jianguo guessed that she was most likely a member of an ethnic minority.
"Commander, Auntie, Happy New Year! I wish you two good health and all the best!" Xu Jianguo came to Ma Guoliang and said with a smile.
When Ma Guoliang and Lin Wan heard this, their smiles brightened even more and they said, "Hahaha, good, you're thoughtful!"
"Uncle, aunt, Happy New Year! I wish you good health, peace and happiness!" Wen Sitian and the three girls also greeted the two of them. These lines were discussed in advance on the way here.
Originally Xu Jianguo was worried that the three little ones would not be able to remember and make mistakes, but he did not expect that their performance would be very stable.
"Okay, okay, thank you for your blessings. Auntie also wishes you good health and a healthy growth!" Lin Wan showed a kind smile on her face and touched the heads of the three little girls. Then she took Wen Sitian's hand and walked into the house, saying as she walked, "Come on, Xiaowen, hurry inside. It's cold outside!"
"Yes, come in!" Ma Guoliang also spoke.
Since no one introduced them, Xu Jianguo just smiled and nodded at the two men and two women, then followed Ma Guoliang into the house.
After everyone entered the house, Lin Wan pulled Wen Sitian to sit on the sofa, then took out three red envelopes from her pocket and gave them to Daya, Erya and Funniu. When the little girl saw that there were more red envelopes, a bright smile immediately appeared on her face. Her little mouth was so sweet that it could make people choke, and she made Lin Wan giggle.
At this time, Ma Guoliang said: "Come, Jianguo, let me introduce you!"
When Xu Jianguo heard this, he hurried over and stood beside him.
"This is my eldest son Ma Chao, and this is his wife Gulina, who is from Xinjiang. This is my second daughter Ma Yue, and this is his wife Ou Chuliang, who is from Wanzhou." Ma Guoliang said with a smile.
After listening to his introduction, Xu Jianguo immediately said, "Big brother and sister-in-law, happy New Year! Second brother-in-law, happy New Year! I'm Xu Jianguo, and I'm very happy to meet you!"
At this time, Wen Sitian also came over and greeted everyone.
The four of them were very enthusiastic towards Xu Jianguo, especially Gulina and Ma Yue. When they saw her big belly, they hurried forward to support her, with envy in their eyes.
Seeing that there was no room left in the living room, Ma Guoliang took Xu Jianguo and the others to his study, leaving the living room to the women and children.
After the four of them arrived at the study, Xu Jianguo got up and went to make tea as if he was familiar with it. After putting the teapot on the table, he sat back in his seat.
Ma Guoliang pulled a giant panda from his pocket and gave one to each of his son and son-in-law. After the three of them lit cigarettes, he spoke, "Jianguo, your eldest brother and your brother-in-law will be transferred to Binhai City to work after the New Year. You guys should visit them more often. Although they didn't join the army, they can still have some say in local affairs."
"That's great! If we're all in Binhai in the future, it will be convenient for us to move around." Xu Jianguo said with a smile. After he finished speaking, he thought for a moment before asking, "Commander, Big Brother, Brother-in-law, I have a question I want to ask, but it may be a little unreasonable. I hope you three don't mind!"
When the three heard this, they looked at each other and saw a look of confusion in each other's eyes.
Finally, it was Ma Guoliang who spoke first: "Jianguo, we are all family here, just say whatever you want to say!"
Xu Jianguo thought for a moment and then asked, "I'd like to ask, do my eldest brother and brother-in-law have any children?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the study fell into silence, and Ma Guoliang stared at him, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
After a while, Ma Guoliang sighed heavily, while Ma Chao and Ou Chuliang lowered their heads and did not speak. The three of them looked very lost.
Ma Chao and Ou Chuliang are of similar age and look to be in their thirties. Just now in the yard, Xu Jianguo did not see any children in the house and felt a little puzzled. Then he used the ancient medical technique of inspection to give the four of them a quick look, but he did not expect to find the problem after just one glance.
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