Zhou Yuanyuan didn't forget that Wen Ziqing had promised Meng Xiaohu that he would treat everyone to a whole roasted lamb, so she took this opportunity to treat everyone together.
"Sister-in-law Ma, are you going to buy groceries now? Do you need help? I'm strong, so let me help you carry some things!" After hearing this, Wu Xiuhe decided to go with Ma Hongyu to help out and please the new sister-in-law of the Wen family.
Ma Hongyu shook her head, her mind still confused.
Wu Xiuhe didn't notice Ma Hongyu's movements. She stretched her neck to look upstairs. Seeing that Zhou Yuanyuan didn't follow Ma Hongyu, she couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked, "Sister-in-law Ma, where is Sister-in-law Wen? Why hasn't she come down yet?"
Sister-in-law Wen? It took Ma Hongyu two seconds to realize who the Sister-in-law Wen was that Wu Xiuhe was talking about.
In the military, military wives addressed each other as "sister-in-law" or "brother-in-law," depending on their husband's rank. Wu Xiuhe's husband, Zhao Baoshan, held the rank of deputy regimental commander, a rank lower than Wen Ziqing. Logically, it was not wrong for Wu Xiuhe to call Zhou Yuanyuan "sister-in-law."
But whenever Ma Hongyu thought of Wu Xiuhe, a woman in her thirties, standing in front of the teenage Zhou Yuanyuan and calling her "sister-in-law", she felt inexplicably sour.
Ma Hongyu shuddered and came to her senses. She replied, "No need to buy food. The Wen family's sister-in-law said that we can go to the restaurant to eat tonight."
"Going to a restaurant? Sister-in-law Wen is so generous! Sister-in-law Ma, have you invited our Baoshan?" Wu Xiuhe's face showed a hint of nervousness. Someone was treating us, especially at a restaurant, so the food had to be good. If Zhao Baoshan was invited, Wu Xiuhe would definitely be included. Wu Xiuhe was really looking forward to such a good thing.
"Yes, the Wen family's brother and sister-in-law are really generous. This time, they invited all the neighbors in our building. Your deputy commander Zhao, my old Li, as well as commander Cheng, political commissar Niu, a total of more than ten people were invited! If Wang Jianshe and the others had not been out on a mission, the Wen family's brother and sister-in-law would have invited everyone." Ma Hongyu couldn't help but talk to Wu Xiuhe.
Just now, when Ma Hongyu heard Zhou Yuanyuan say that everyone in the entire residential building should be called up, she was so surprised that she was speechless for a long time.
Whose family is so lavish in their banquet? Sixteen families live in one residential building, and if each family has two guests, that means over thirty people. And there are a few close friends from the Wen Zi Youth League. There really wouldn't be enough seats without four or five tables.
Despite Ma Hongyu's objection, Zhou Yuanyuan agreed to invite only the men from the households. Ma Hongyu counted them and found that there were ten households in total!
"What? How many people do we need to invite? We need at least three tables. This is really a waste of money." Wu Xiuhe widened her eyes, stunned by Zhou Yuanyuan's extravagance.
"That's right! So I told the Wen family's younger brother and sister-in-law that this time only the men will go, and we women won't join in the fun." Ma Hongyu waved her hand and said.
"Hahaha... Sister Ma, you really are considerate." Wu Xiuhe's face drooped when she heard Ma Hongyu say that. Her delicious meal just flew away like that?
At noon, when Wen Ziqing was returning home, he met Wu Xiuhe at the gate of the staff quarters.
After parting with Ma Hongyu that morning, Wu Xiuhe felt increasingly resigned. She wanted to follow Ma Hongyu to the restaurant to see what was going on. Such a great opportunity, she couldn't miss it.
"Hello, Captain Wen." When Wu Xiuhe saw Wen Ziqing's tall figure appear in her sight, she quickly rushed over.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Wen Ziqing was stunned.
"I'm from Zhao Baoshan's family." Wu Xiuhe was stunned. Then she remembered that Wen Ziqing had just moved into the staff building and didn't recognize her yet.
"Hello, Sister Zhao." Wen Ziqing nodded and said hello, then prepared to leave. Yuanyuan was still waiting for him at home to cook! Wen Ziqing didn't have time to talk nonsense with Wu Xiuhe.
"Captain Wen, I have something to tell you." Seeing this, Wu Xiuhe hurriedly shouted twice.
Wen Ziqing stopped and turned around. They all lived in the same family building, so Wen Ziqing couldn't just not give them a chance to say a word, right?
"Captain Wen, let me tell you! When the neighbors in our building invite someone to burn the bottom of the pot, they always invite both the husband and wife. When your family invites someone to burn the bottom of the pot, why do you only invite men and not women? The top leader also said that women can hold up half the sky!" Seeing that Wen Ziqing was in a hurry to leave, Wu Xiuhe quickly said what she wanted to say.
Originally, Wu Xiuhe wanted to wait a few more words before speaking. Now that she spoke so hastily, it would be easy for people to misunderstand her as a gluttonous woman!
"Burning the bottom of the pot?" Wen Ziqing had heard of this, but he didn't know that Zhou Yuanyuan had also prepared such a plan.
"Yes, it was informed by Sister Ma that your sister-in-law is inviting all the neighbors in our building to have a hot pot meal at the restaurant tonight. Sister Ma said that your family is inviting many people this time, so they are only inviting men and not us women! Captain Wen, don't blame me for being nosy. When the time comes, there will be a bunch of men at the dinner, and only your sister-in-law will be a woman. Wouldn't that be boring?" Wu Xiuhe looked at Wen Ziqing eagerly, wanting to hear something like she would be invited too.
"Is that the case? No, my daughter-in-law Yuanyuan has always been generous and will definitely invite the sisters-in-law as well." After Wen Ziqing understood what was going on, he said something to Wu Xiuhe and quickened his pace and walked away.
Wen Ziqing was still laughing in his heart as he walked.
Zhao Baoshan's family is really interesting. How could their family do something like treating guests halfway?
"Please everyone in? I didn't say please everyone. Can't you just invite me?" Wu Xiuhe muttered as she watched Wen Ziqing leaving.
While Ma Hongyu was cooking, she saw Wu Xiuhe hurriedly walking towards the gate of the compound and felt a little strange. It was almost lunchtime, wasn't Wu Xiuhe going to cook today?
Ma Hongyu's kitchen window faced the main courtyard gate. Seeing Wu Xiuhe stopping Wen Ziqing to say a few words from afar, Ma Hongyu couldn't help but curl her lips. She felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have said too much in front of Wu Xiuhe that morning.
In the family compound, Wu Xiuhe is the kind of person who talks a lot and likes to take advantage of others.
Ma Hongyu was worried that Wu Xiuhe would use the dinner party as an excuse to criticize Zhou Yuanyuan in front of Captain Wen. After all, Zhou Yuanyuan was the first one in the family compound to invite someone to a restaurant. If Wu Xiuhe's provocation caused a quarrel between Captain Wen and his fiancée, then she would have done something bad with good intentions.
At noon, Ma Hongyu did not sleep, but listened attentively to the noise upstairs.
After Wen Ziqing went to work, there was no more quarreling in the Wen family, which made Ma Hongyu feel relieved.
Ma Hongyu relaxed too early. When she was having dinner in the evening, she saw the restaurant full of familiar faces, and a feeling of powerlessness arose in her heart.
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