Far away in Moscow

Chapter 192 Visiting
Brother Xiao Ma did not procrastinate, so he informed Hu Yi through Natasha the next day, formally inviting them to have dinner at home on Saturday.

The trucks in the market were not expected to arrive until five o'clock that day, and the time was too tight, so Hu Yi had no choice but to ask Fu Jiahui for leave and apply to leave work early.

Fu Jiahui agreed without hesitation.He is a cynical swinger brother in his heart, quite disapproving of this kind of activity of meeting parents, he laughed and teased Hu Yi a few words, and brought two bottles of Jinliufu wine from home: "You can't come to the house empty-handed, bring something Right. According to my observation, Lao Maozi prefers Chinese baijiu."

Hu Yi hurried back to the dormitory to take a shower with the wine in hand, and found out the suit he wore when he first visited Natasha's room.

It's strange to say that he didn't take this invitation too seriously a few days ago, but now that it's about to happen, he's a little nervous.With the help of Natasha, he tied his tie, tidied himself up and down, and bought a bouquet of flowers after he went out.

Maxim's family lived in a five-storey matchbox building built in the 80s and [-]s. It was located on a secluded road, not too far from the school.

Downstairs the visitor's doorbell blared fast, dull, and harsh, like a chainsaw cutting through wet wood.Hu Yi and Natasha walked up to the second floor, and Maxim and his wife were already standing at the door to welcome them.

"Nata! Anton! Welcome!" Maxim leaned forward and hugged Natasha, then shook hands with Hu Yi.He deliberately wore a gray suit and tie today, and his hair and beard were neatly groomed, obviously attaching great importance to visiting guests.

The two men had never seen each other dressed up like this before, so they couldn't help but look at each other a few more times.

"Not bad, Anton, you look very handsome today."

"Thank you, and you too." Hu Yi handed over two bottles of wine: "The baijiu brought from China is for you."

Natasha also held the flowers in her hands to her aunt: "These are the flowers Anton gave you."

"Oh, thank you. What a beautiful flower, thank you, I like it very much." Standing beside the three of them, Natasha's aunt was a little short and fat, and her appearance was not outstanding. Although her facial features were correct, her face was forward Protruding, a big hooked nose makes the face a bit fierce, but there is still gentleness and kindness in the eyes looking at the two.

"Come in, dinner is being prepared." Maxim led the two into the living room: "Tea? Or coffee?"

"It's all right." Hu Yi clasped his hands in front of him: "Come and have a cup of tea."

Maxim made two cups of tea and brought them over, pointing to the sofa next to him with his chin: "Please sit down, don't be restrained. Nata, your man is too nervous!"

Natasha giggled, stretched out her hand and dragged Hu Yi to sit beside her: "Anton, don't be nervous. Maxim is my uncle, and this place is like my home, understand?"

"Yes, I understand. I'm not nervous." Hu Yi smiled stiffly.He has been in Moscow for a long time, and he has dealt with many Russians, but only in restaurants or chatting in the dormitory.This is the first time that I have actually been a guest at a local's home, not to mention the situation of "meeting the parents".

On weekdays, they are intimate and comfortable with Natasha, but now Hu Yi is sitting beside her in a well-behaved manner, feeling that there is no place to rest his hands, so he can only pretend to take a sip from his teacup.

It is the beginning of September now, Moscow is about the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and the weather is still relatively hot.He was still dressed in shorts and a T-shirt in the market during the day, and now he was straight and nervous, and after a sip of hot tea, sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Anton, take it easy." Natasha gently wiped the sweat off Hu Yi's forehead, took off his suit jacket, helped him unbutton the top button of his shirt, and loosened his tie: "I said, Just think of this as my home. Here, you can put your arms around me, just like you always do."

"Really? Is it okay?" Hu Yi glanced at Brother Xiao Ma anxiously, seeing that he was also looking at him with a smile on his face, and then he boldly hugged Natasha's waist.

But after just holding it for a while, he withdrew his hand again, and said with a sneer, "It's too hot."

"It's really hot." Maxim also took off his suit jacket, and turned on the electric fan standing in the corner: "I planned to install an air conditioner this year, but I just got a new TV not long ago, and the budget is tight. Summer is coming soon. It's over, let's talk about it next year."

"There's no need to buy an air conditioner! Summer is short, and it will pass after a little patience." My aunt continued in the kitchen: "In my opinion, it's better to save money to buy a new refrigerator! This old refrigerator is buzzing all day long. It's so loud that I can't sleep at night."

"It's not as exaggerated as you said! This refrigerator is still cooling well!" Maxim shouted gruffly: "You can't sleep because of menopause! Neurasthenia!"

Hu Yi didn't quite understand this sentence, but seeing Natasha smiling happily beside her, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was much more relaxed, and he also laughed a few times.

"That's right, there's no need to be too cautious." Maxim nodded in satisfaction, got up and waved to him: "Come, show you my home."

This is an old-fashioned house with three bedrooms and one living room. Although it is old, the quality of construction and decoration is not bad, but the old floor seems to be not very strong.

The lighting in the room was dim, and most of the furniture looked as old as the house. The old-fashioned wooden cabinets and pedal sewing machines instantly evoked Hu Yi's childhood memories.There is also a computer in the study, which is covered with a large cloth cover, and it seems that it is not used very often.

The buzzing noise of the refrigerator was indeed a bit excessive, and there was a very clean tablecloth on the dining table, but it was slightly whitish and faded after washing.The things in the room are so old-fashioned that Hu Yi can't help but recall the appearance of his grandfather and his family. Only the brand-new Panasonic flat-screen TV is full of modern atmosphere, but it seems out of place with other things around.

"Well, that's it, how do you feel?"

"Very good, I feel...very kind."

Maxim and Hu Yi stood face to face at the door of the living room, feeling speechless for a moment.A few days ago, they were just dormitory administrators and dormitory students in the eyes of each other. Now the distance has been shortened a lot, but there is an additional layer of relationship between elders and juniors, which really adds a lot of embarrassment to each other.

Fortunately, my aunt came to the rescue in time: "Comrades, the meal is ready, let's start dinner!"

"Okay! Eat!" Maxim pulled off his tie, pointed at Hu Yi's chest, "Take it off, you can't eat with this crap."

(End of this chapter)