Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 195 Uninvited people
The weather is good, and the pedestrians coming and going on the street are all in a good mood.

Xu Qing was naturally in a good mood. It was his partner's birthday today, and it would be too much for him, a boyfriend, to look sad.

These days, birthdays don’t have to be ostentatious.

It's not that I don't want to, but that few people can do it. In these years when we don't have any money, who has the luxury to spend a lot of money on this kind of thing.

In addition, I dare not.

Not long after the end of the old society, the landlord class had just been dismantled. There may still be some remnants, but like grasshoppers and mice crossing the street after autumn, they cannot jump up and are beaten by others.

What's more, extravagance and waste are expressly prohibited. Therefore, under normal circumstances, they set up a table in their own homes and invite friends to celebrate.

Happy is still happy, and it doesn't mean that if you spend more money, you will increase your happiness.

Maybe, vain people naturally care about these false appearances.

But in the final analysis, it is nothing more than adding a lot of color.

Xu Qing carried the panda pendant and bought some pastries when passing by the state-owned store, and then took it directly to Ma Jiefang's house.

Empty-handed, how embarrassing, the proper etiquette is still there.

He used to go to find his old classmate Ma Jiefang, and most of the time during school, he didn't take anything, so he didn't have anything.

But now is different, this moment and that moment.

After all, it was inappropriate for him and Ma Jinghong to go to his future mother-in-law's house with nothing.

When Xu Qing walked to the gate of the courtyard where Ma Jiefang's family lived, he saw Ma Jiefang standing in the courtyard with several young people from the same courtyard, making jokes.

Ma Jinghong's female colleagues and girlfriends came, which naturally attracted the attention of the married single young men in the compound.

Especially now that it is the late spring and summer solstice, their graceful figures, set off by military green singles, are very eye-catching.

As soon as Xu Qing entered the courtyard, Ma Jiefang, holding a cigarette in his mouth, stopped chatting with the people in the courtyard, walked quickly to Xu Qing and said:

"Brother Qingzi, here we come."

Ma Jiefang was talking with a smile, stretched out his hand to take out a cigarette, handed Xu Qing one, put his arms around Xu Qing's shoulders, and went straight into the house.

"Mom, fifth sister, Xu Qing is here."

As soon as Ma Jiefang finished speaking, a group of women who were busy in the kitchen came out instantly.

Ma Jiefang's mother saw Xu Qing, whom she hadn't seen for half a year, coming home for the first time this year. She wiped her hands clean on her apron and said with a smile:
"Xiao Qing, aunt hasn't seen you for a long time!"

While talking, Ma Jiefang's mother walked to Xu Qing's side, sized her up, and said, "Your uncle told me everything you did when you became a full-time employee in the factory. Days, to help you introduce someone."

Hui Lihua and others around Ma Jinghong all suppressed their laughter. They had met Xu Qing before and knew that Xu Qing and Jinghong were in a relationship.

But I didn't dare to tell the truth, otherwise Ma Jinghong would definitely have nothing to do with them.

Ma Jiefang, who was standing aside, pushed his mother back toward the kitchen and said:

"Mom, Brother Qingzi has a partner, so don't worry about it. It's your son and I who want to make arrangements."

"Xiaoqing has become a cadre in the factory. Look at you. If you don't learn more and learn well, you will just mess around all day long!"

Ma Jiefang's nagging about his mother came in his left ear and out his right ear.

He didn't take it seriously at all. After turning around and walking out of the kitchen, he smiled at his Fifth Sister and said:
"Sister, there are guests at home, pour tea! I don't have any eyesight, who would dare to marry you in the future."

With Xu Qing present, Ma Jiefang naturally wanted to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to feel proud.

Ma Jinghong stared at her younger brother, whose tail was about to reach into the sky, and rolled her eyes.

But she didn't bother with him, besides Xu Qing, her girlfriends were also there, so she had to save face.

Ma Jinghong didn't say anything, turned around and went into the kitchen to make tea.

When Ma Jiefang saw his fifth sister, he obediently went into the kitchen to make tea. He smiled at Hui Lihua and others and said attentively: "Sister Lihua, don't go to the kitchen to work. My fifth sister, my mother and the others are enough. Sit down and chat.”

When Xu Qing didn't come, Ma Jiefang was a little embarrassing. He didn't know what to talk to his fifth sister's female colleagues by himself.

Now that he had Xu Qing, he became more courageous. At any rate, there were more than one person, so it wouldn't be embarrassing to chat.

At this moment, Ma Jinghong walked out of the kitchen with the tea she had just brewed for Xu Qing, and said:

"Lihua, Xiuying, sit down and chat with my brother and Comrade Xu Qing, my mother and I can handle the kitchen."

When Xu Qing heard the subject call himself comrade very politely, his heart raised his throat.

Sure enough, women hold grudges!
"Comrade Xu Qing, what are you doing in a daze, if you don't go and sit down, do you want me to invite you?"

Ma Jinghong gave Xu Qing an angry look, and hid Ma Jiefang in the distance, laughing happily.

The two of them met today, and he, a doormat, was finally freed.

Xu Qing was speechless and had no choice but to walk up to Ma Jiefang and sit down properly. As for the pastries he brought, Ma Jinghong took them into the kitchen, put them on a plate and brought them out.

Hui Lihua and the others were sitting aside at the moment, looking at Xu Qing, all a little surprised.

When they first met, they only knew that Xu Qing had just become a full-time employee at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

But it has only been a few months, and Xu Qing has transformed into a cadre.

They also thought that Jinghong's eyesight was too poor, so they found an ordinary worker to date.

But now, they fully understand that the eyes of their sisters are very vicious.

The vision is much deeper than theirs.

But it was just before that they felt that Xu Qing was just an ordinary worker, so they became curious about Xu Qing, and they had a good impression of Xu Qing in their hearts. They wanted to know Xu Qing's strengths, or where did they say they were?

At this point, they don't have to think or guess.

Because Xu Qing’s status as a cadre is enough to explain everything!
Hui Lihua and Wu Xiuying thought to themselves: "No wonder Jinghong despises Cao Xiaojun, the regimental leader's son, because Xu Qing is much more capable than him."

Wu Xiuying propped her chin with her hands, grinned and showed her canine teeth, and kept blinking at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing suddenly felt a little irritable and quickly turned his head to chat with Ma Jiefang.

Hui Lihua lowered her head, reached out to take a piece of honey trough cake, and ate it, while sneaking glances at Xu Qing from time to time.

The other three, Luo Hongjuan, Zhao Ailing, and Li Shuzhen, also looked at Xu Qing silently, each mentally comparing Xu Qing with their own partner.

As the conversation started, Hui Lihua's five girls, Xu Qing and Ma Jiefang burst into laughter from time to time.

at the same time.

The young people standing in the yard were very happy to hear Ma Jiefang chatting in the house, and their hearts suddenly felt like cats scratching.

They originally thought that when Ma was liberated, he could introduce them to those girls.

Who doesn’t want to take a second look at a beautiful girl, even if she knows that she may not be able to talk to her, but if she can say a few words to her, she will feel beautiful in her heart.

However, after Ma Jiefang entered the house, he never came out, which made them feel itchy, but they couldn't rush in directly.

Usually they go to Sister Ma's house to visit, which is fine, but today, they know that there are guests at her house.

Anyone with a little vision and a little understanding knows that this is not the right time to go.

Just thinking of Ma Jiefang and Xu Qing chatting with the five beauties except Ma Jinghong, they couldn't bear it anymore.

The bold one opened the door curtain of Ma Jiefang's house and greeted Ma Jiefang:

"Liberation, come out for a while, buddy has something to do with you."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the five beauties.

As soon as Ma Jiefang went out, several people immediately stepped forward to surround him and complained.

"Jiefang, you are so unkind. You sit in the room and chat with them without thinking about your brothers."

Ma Jiefang shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can't help it, brother Qingzi is here, I have to stay with him in the room."

Inside the house, Xu Qing, Hui Lihua and others heard the voices coming from outside and knew what the young men in the courtyard were thinking.

Xu Qing knew that it was because they were all men.

Hui Lihua and the other five knew that it was because they understood men.

Xu Qing took a sip of tea and continued to chat with them about interesting things that happened in the factory.

Unexpectedly, when he raised his head, he received a red eye from Ma Jing.

She didn't need her help in the kitchen for the time being, so Ma Jinghong sat beside Hui Lihua, eating pastries, and ignored Xu Qing.

Xu Qing had no choice but to stop talking, lower his head, drink tea quietly, and listen to their chat.

Near noon, Ma Jinghong and Hui Lihua went to the kitchen to serve food. Xu Qing wanted to help, but Ma Jiefang stretched out his hand and said:

"Brother Qingzi, we elders, just wait for dinner, and leave the kitchen to my Fifth Sister and the others."

Xu Qing smiled wryly, turned his head to look at the door of the house, saw that Ma Guohua and Uncle Ma had not come back, and said:
"Jiefang, your dad doesn't come home for lunch?"

"No, my dad said when he went out in the morning that he has something to do today, and he probably won't be back until the afternoon, so don't wait for him."

When Xu Qing heard this, he yelled.

The lunch was very rich, and Ma Jiefang's mother cooked a lot of dishes. There were a lot of people, so I cooked a little more.

Three meat dishes, four vegetarian dishes, plus a fish.

As Ma Guohua is the section chief, the food at home is naturally not bad. Besides, today is my daughter's birthday, and the meal must be better than usual.

Ma Guohua was not at home today, so Ma Jiefang took the opportunity to take out some liquor and drank a few cups with Xu Qing.

Ma Jiefang's mother did not stop him.

Now that Ma Jiefang and Xu Qing are adults and both are at work, there is no need to discipline them severely.

As the birthday girl, Ma Jinghong and her female colleague didn't drink.

After lunch, Hui Lihua and the others took out a gift for Ma Jinghong.

Ma Jinghong happily accepted it, whispered to them, and then looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing hurriedly took out the panda pendant he had prepared and handed it to Ma Jinghong.

Ma Jinghong's eyes lit up in an instant, she stretched out her hand to take it, snorted at Xu Qing, and secretly said happily: "You have a conscience!"

Hui Lihua, Wu Xiuying and others even moved closer to Ma Jinghong, looking at the small and exquisite panda pendant, all of them showed envy and liked it very much.

The gift Xu Qing gave was not very valuable in terms of price alone, but what was so valuable was that he made it for Jing Hong himself.

This is of extraordinary significance.

Ma Jiefang deliberately turned to his Fifth Sister, and said with a smile: "How about it, my brother Qingzi gave you this gift, not bad, he made it himself!"

But at this moment, the curtain outside the house was lifted, and Xu Qing turned his head to look at the door.

The person who came was Cao Xiaojun who had fought once.

Xu Qing was not surprised. After all, Cao Xiaojun had been pursuing Ma Jinghong before.

But Ma Jinghong didn't expect that Cao Xiaojun came here with the cheek, because she didn't invite her.

Cao Xiaojun held a generously packaged box in his hand, and as soon as he brought Feng Bald and Shouhou into the house, he saw Xu Qing, and his eyes showed a hint of displeasure.

But Ma Jiefang's mother was very enthusiastic about Cao Xiaojun's arrival.

Anyway, Cao Xiaojun is the son of the art troupe where Ma Jinghong works.

Although I know that my daughter doesn't want to see him, but as a mother, I can't throw him out, right?

He hurriedly greeted: "Xiaojun, why did you come here, hurry up and sit down."

(End of this chapter)