Ma Chaoyang arrived faster than expected.

A week after Qin Hanshu received the letter, he received an invitation to dinner from Ma Chaoyang.

Qin Hanshu got up early in the morning, washed his hair, blew it dry, and then tried on clothes.

Zhou Weiguang came back from running and saw it. He couldn't help but ask, "You're not meeting anyone important. Why are you washing your hair? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold when you wash your hair in the morning on such a cold day?"

The tone was quite resentful.

Qin Hanshu explained: "I haven't washed my hair for three days. Do you think I can go out with such a greasy head?"

Qin Hanshu always likes to dress herself neatly and never uses hair oil.

Zhou Weiguang touched his nose and said, "I'm off today anyway, so why don't I go with you? Your friends are also my friends."

Qin Hanshu looked at him in surprise, "Why are you taking a break all of a sudden? Why didn't you tell me before?"

Zhou Weiguang said calmly: "I wanted to tell you last night, but I forgot."

Qin Hanshu didn't doubt anything and nodded, "Okay, it happens that it's a bit difficult for me to take care of two kids alone, so it's okay for you to follow."

"You're going to take the kids with you?"

"Yes, Ma Chaoyang said he wanted to see the children."

Zhou Weiguang secretly curled the corners of his lips.

It turned out that we were not meeting alone.

After dressing Zhou Xi and Zhou Sheng, the family set off.

Zhou Weiguang held Zhou Sheng, Zhou Qi walked by himself, and Qin Hanshu only carried her small bag.

The agreed place is Guangde Building.

As soon as I went up the stairs, a figure came running towards me.

"Sister Shu!"

Zhou Weiguang was puzzled and whispered, "He looks so old, and he calls you sister?"

Qin Hanshu coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "It's just a name, no need to pursue it."

However, after not seeing him for a few years, Ma Chaoyang's appearance has indeed become much more mature.

His skin was darker, his hair had grown longer, he was wearing a brown leather jacket, and there was light stubble around his mouth.

Noticing Qin Hanshu's scrutiny, Ma Chaoyang grinned and said, "Do you think I've changed a lot?"

Qin Hanshu nodded quickly and said bluntly: "How can a young man in his twenties look so vicissitudes?"

"Mature?" Ma Chaoyang touched his stubble. "Isn't that manly?"

Qin Hanshu rolled his eyes at him and then introduced Zhou Weiguang and his two children.

Zhou Qi called out politely, "Uncle Ma."

Zhou Sheng can't speak yet, but he is very interested in Ma Chaoyang and keeps staring at him with his black eyes.

Ma Chaoyang was so happy that he reached out to hug him.

Zhou Sheng was not afraid of strangers and laughed happily in Ma Chaoyang's arms.

Compared with Zhou Xie, Zhou Sheng is obviously much more lively.

After sitting down, Ma Chaoyang took out gifts for the two children.

Qin Hanshu laughed, "You are too polite. It must be troublesome to bring gifts from so far away."

"Not a problem at all!" Ma Chaoyang said with a grin, "Because I bought it from the department store over there."

Ma Chaoyang pointed in the direction, which was Qin Hanshu's workplace, Jiangcheng No. 1 Department Store.

However, the airplane model I bought was imported, which required foreign exchange coupons, and was quite heavy.

"That's not necessary," Qin Hanshu thanked him and reminded him, "Don't buy such an expensive gift next time."

Ma Chaoyang readily agreed.

Zhou Weiguang asked Zhou Xi to say thank you again.

After ordering the dishes, Qin Hanshu began to ask about Ma Chaoyang's recent situation.

"The last time I received your letter, you said you had returned to Beijing. What have you been doing since you returned?"

Ma Chaoyang recalled, "After a half-year break, my mother arranged for me to study at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. After three years of study, I found a job and changed jobs after one year."

"...So what unit are you in now?"

"In the office, drinking tea and reading newspapers every day is boring. This time I took a long vacation and plan to spend the New Year in Jiangcheng before going back."

"Do you have any relatives in Jiangcheng?"

"My uncle's home is in Jiangcheng."

At this point, Ma Chaoyang just remembered, "Do you work in a department store? My uncle is the director of the Municipal Commerce Bureau, in charge of your department store."

Zhou Weiguang spoke first, "Director Qi is your uncle?"

"Yes." Ma Chaoyang was not shy about talking to Qin Hanshu, and even said, "Sister Shu, if you are interested, I can take you to meet my uncle."

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "It's a small world. Although I have never met Director Qi, my wife has known Director Qi for many years."

Whenever she goes to a department store, she always follows Qi Ju's path.

Ma Chaoyang looked at Zhou Weiguang in surprise: "Really?"

Zhou Weiguang said: "Director Qi is my old leader."

Ma Chaoyang already had a good impression of Zhou Weiguang, and now he felt even closer to him.

When three people have a meal together, there are many topics to talk about.

Qin Hanshu asked about the situation of the educated youth in Haowan Village.

Ma Chaoyang thought for a moment and said, "After I left, I didn't have much contact with them. I only knew that most of them had returned to the city, some were looking for workers... Oh, Zhang Yao stayed longer, but she was admitted to university after the college entrance examination was resumed."

"Where's Lin Zhiheng?"

"He returned to the city in 1975 and was admitted to Huaqing University when the college entrance examination was resumed."

Qin Hanshu nodded, not surprised.

Qin Hanshu glanced at Ma Chaoyang and asked, "Where is Zhang Kangmei?"

Ma Chaoyang was stunned for a moment before he said, "She also returned to the city in 1975. I heard that her family forced her to return. But we haven't been in touch since then, so I don't know her situation."

Ma Chaoyang's tone was indifferent, no different from when he talked about other educated youth.

It makes people doubt whether the excitement they once had ever existed.

Qin Hanshu didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, Qin Hanshu wanted to take Ma Chaoyang for a walk, but he refused.

"Wait a couple of days, bring the two kids out, Uncle Ma will take them out to play. I have an appointment with someone else this afternoon."

Qin Hanshu nodded, "Okay."

"Sister Shu, I will come to Jiangcheng often in the future. Let's keep in touch."

After parting with Ma Chaoyang, I saw that it was still early and since our family had finally gotten together, I might as well take the kids and have some fun.

The nearest place to play is a park with some children's play facilities, but they are very simple, with only seesaws and slides.

Zhou Xi had no interest at all.

He raised his little face and said, "I'm an elementary school student, how can I play with these childish things?"

Qin Hanshu advised him: "Since you are here, you are here."

The main thing is that I don’t know what to do. How should I spend the entire afternoon?

Zhou Qi refused to play no matter what, and finally suggested: "Mom, let's go to the library to read."

Zhou Weiguang: "...I'm not going."

I finally got a day off to spend time with my wife and went to the library to read? I'm sick.

Qin Hanshu thought about it and realized that entertainment activities in this era were very scarce, and there was only half a day, so he really didn't know what to do.

Finally, I decided to just walk on the street. Many of the buildings in this area have a sense of history, and there is also a group of old houses over there. In the future, it will definitely become a tourist attraction.

Zhou Weiguang readily agreed.

He held Zhou Sheng in his arms, while Zhou Xie followed beside him and walked on his own. Qin Hanshugen and Zhou Weiguang walked side by side.

The weather was cold, there were not many people on the streets, and occasionally a yellow leaf fell from the trees along the roadside.

Just walking casually like this feels quite different.

Qin Hanshu pointed at the buildings on both sides of the street and told Zhou Qi about the architectural styles and the history of some old brands from time to time.

Zhou Xi loves to hear these.

Zhou Sheng was just there to join in the fun, babbling along even though he didn't understand anything.

Suddenly, Zhou Weiguang pointed to a building and said, "This one is good."

Qin Hanshu thought he was also interested in these things, and was about to agree with them when he heard Zhou Weiguang say, "With these two machine guns, we can control the entire street."

Qin Hanshu: “…”

Zhou Xi: “…”

Zhou Sheng: “Yiyaya%￥#&&&......”