769: Dinner
Yu Xiaoye looked at Shao Xia's tearful face and didn't want to disturb their family reunion, so he stuffed the cotton into Shao Xia's arms:
"Uncle Shao, I won't go in. I have something to do at home, so I'll go home first."
After saying that, he smiled at Shao Xia again:
"I'm leaving. I'll look for you after the New Year."
Shao Xia nodded with tears in her eyes, then came up to hug Yu Xiaoye and whispered in her ear:
"Ono, you are really my lucky star."
"Enjoy your family reunion."
"Um."
Yu Xiaoye said goodbye to Shao Xia's family and went back alone.
Thinking of Shao Xia finally seeing the father she had been thinking about day and night, my heart felt warm, and I also missed my own parents a little.
However, her parents are still in the Great Northern Wilderness thousands of miles away and will not be able to come over until after the Chinese New Year. Now the only person she can see is Zhou Ziheng.
I guess Zhou Ziheng should be back in the next day or two.
Yu Xiaoye rushed home, wanting to wait for Zhou Ziheng to come back.
But when he opened the door, he saw that Zhou Ziheng had already arrived home and was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting with another middle-aged man in military uniform.
Judging from his military uniform, epaulettes, and the demeanor he exudes, the middle-aged man should have a high rank in the army, at least at the level of a regimental commander.
When the middle-aged man saw someone coming in, he looked at Yu Xiaoye with a smile and looked at her with a scrutinizing look.
Yu Xiaoye was already accustomed to being stared at by others, and also accustomed to having different guests come to his house every day. He smiled faintly and said:
"Are there guests at home?"
"Is this your sister-in-law?" the middle-aged man asked.
Zhou Ziheng also smiled at Yu Xiaoye and waved at her tenderly:
"Xiao Ye, come here, this is Brother Liang, my childhood friend and classmate, and also my comrade in the army."
After listening to Zhou Ziheng's introduction, he knew that this person had a special relationship with Zhou Ziheng, not just a casual acquaintance, so the smile on Yu Xiaoye's face deepened a little, and he called out crisply:
"Hello, Brother Liang!"
"Good!" Huang Weiliang looked at Yu Xiaoye and said to Zhou Ziheng with envy, "You are so lucky, old man, young wife, not bad."
If an ordinary person made such a joke to Zhou Ziheng, Zhou Ziheng would just laugh it off and ignore it, but Zhou Ziheng obviously had a close relationship with this Brother Liang, so when he heard the term "old man, young wife", he couldn't help but frowned:
"What do you mean by old man, young wife? How old am I?"
"You're not old, but you're older than that girl, right? Doesn't that mean an old man and a young wife?"
Yu Xiaoye sat down next to Zhou Ziheng obediently. Knowing that the two had a good relationship, Yu Xiaoye also started joking:
"Our Brother Heng isn't old at all. We're still young, right?"
After hearing what Yu Xiaoye said, Zhou Ziheng looked at Yu Xiaoye with satisfaction, his eyes filled with infinite affection.
Yu Xiaoye almost couldn't bear this meaningful gaze, and even blushed slightly. He could only look away and flee in shame.
Huang Weiliang, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment when he saw the two of them being so close to each other, and then suddenly burst into laughter.
Zhou Ziheng continued to stare at Yu Xiaoye regardless, and the more he looked, the more he couldn't take his eyes off her.
Huang Weiliang saw Zhou Ziheng's worthless look and stood up and said:
"Forget it, I won't be disliked here anymore, I'm leaving first, by the way——"
Huang Weiliang stood up and solemnly instructed:
"Don't forget to go to Lao Jiang's house tomorrow to get together. We haven't been together for years, and it's rare for everyone to be together this year. Let's go to Lao Jiang's house for a meal. I heard that Lao Jiang has been doing well these past few years. Let's go give him a good beating. You, Jia Zan, and Guo Guang are also back from the Southwest Military Region. We should be here tonight. We have an appointment, and no one can break it. Remember to bring your family."
Zhou Ziheng finally moved his gaze away from Yu Xiaoye's face and said lazily, "I'm interested.
"Do I have to go?"
Huang Weiliang speculated:
"Why, do you still have a grudge against Jia Zan?"
"There's no problem between me and Jazan."
"That's it, alright, that's it. I won't disturb your sweet time anymore. Goodbye."
Huang Weiliang smiled ambiguously and walked away with a dashing military step.
Yu Xiaoye stood up to see him off, and Huang Weiliang joked with Yu Xiaoye:
"Sister-in-law, I didn't have time to come back for your wedding, so I'll make up for it tomorrow. I can't miss it no matter what."
Yu Xiaoye had no choice but to agree:
"Okay, Brother Liang, take care."
Yu Xiaoye sent Huang Weiliang away and just closed the door when Zhou Ziheng came over from behind and blew in her ear:
"Let's go upstairs."
“No!”
Yu Xiaoye resisted in vain, but finally couldn't resist Zhou Ziheng's coaxing and went upstairs with him.
Yu Xiaoye has completed his first business in Beijing. He now feels relaxed and no longer has to play hide-and-seek with Zhou Ziheng. It seems that the secret of the space will not be exposed for the time being.
Yu Xiaoye didn't expect that Zhou Ziheng, who was always picky about everything, would pretend to be ignorant about this matter.
Since Zhou Ziheng no longer asked about it, Yu Xiaoye continued to keep his secret and did not intend to expose himself.
But she didn't expect that things would change at the lunch the next day.
In fact, this dinner was not organized by Huang Weiliang, but by another person named Jiang Shang, and the dinner was also held at Jiang Shang's home.
Before going to eat, Yu Xiaoye specifically inquired about the backgrounds of the people having dinner together. Zhou Ziheng casually said that there were only five of them in total, and they all grew up together. They were him and Jia Zan, and the other one was Huang Weiliang, who had just been promoted to group leader this year.
The other one is called Xu Guoguang, who is at the deputy regimental level.
Then there was Jiang Shang, who retired from the army a few years ago and now works in the public security department. He also lives in the public security family compound, so they had their dinner there.
Among the five people, Zhou Ziheng was the only one in charge, but now, he has been replaced by Jia Zan.
Jia Zan
He is also the only one among the five who did not join the army.
The reason why Zhou Ziheng was not very interested in this dinner was actually partly because of Jia Zan. He didn't want to embarrass Jia Zan.
Also, these people all know You Wenyue and grew up with her. When they get together, they might mention her. Zhou Ziheng doesn't want to hear anyone mention You Wenyue's name, especially in front of Jia Zan and Yu Xiaoye.
But there was no other way. Since the others were urging him to go, Zhou Ziheng couldn't refuse and had to take Yu Xiaoye with him.
After we got there, no one mentioned Juventus Month on purpose. Everyone was eating, drinking and having fun, and everything was pretty harmonious.
Five men gathered together, smoking and chatting, talking about the recent changes in the capital, their childhood, and who had been promoted.
The wives gathered together to chat about gossip, men, children, the latest popular clothes and shoes, and who was flirting with who and who must be having an affair. The topics were almost the same as they were decades later!
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