Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 290 Ma Jinghong Gives Birth

It was a cold day, and the wind passed through the crowd and moved freely on the street.

Ma Guohua sat on the bicycle seat, his heart was bright, happy and comfortable.

The five daughters have been married off one after another in the past few years.

The only son, Jiefang, is also engaged today.

As a father, the stone in his heart finally fell, and his whole body was relaxed from the inside out, looking at the pedestrians passing by, the branches without a leaf, and the walls covered with big-character posters, all of them felt very beautiful,

Although the chill in the air lingered around him for a long time, and even because Ma Jiefang rode too fast, his old face, which was red from drinking, turned redder from the cold, but it was not worth the warmth in his heart.

Xu Qing's speed was neither fast nor slow, and he followed closely behind Ma Jiefang's bicycle. Ma Guohua looked at Xu Qing, secretly feeling that his fifth uncle was very caring and knew he was thinking of himself.

However, Ma Guohua was speechless until after returning home, he immediately asked Jiefang to take out the good tea he had collected and brew it for Xu Qing.

The three of Xu Qing came back, and Jing Hong and her mother immediately asked Ma Guohua about the situation.

Ma Guohua sat on the sofa next to the vermilion coffee table and said with a smile:
"It's booked, it's nothing, the bride price has not been added, the wedding date has changed, it's still at the end of the year."

Ma Jing blushed and turned to look at her brother who was making tea in the kitchen. She was secretly happy, but then she looked back at Xu Qing, who was still smelling of alcohol. There was a trace of complaint in her eyes.

Xu Qing said with a dry smile: "Liberation is engaged, how could I not drink in the past."

Seeing this, Ma Guohua helped Xu Qing and said, "Hey, men, drinking and smoking are normal things, you women, don't worry about everything."

When Ma Jinghong heard her father covering Xu Qing, she curled her lips and didn't say anything, but stroked her stomach with her right hand and signaled Xu Qing, you can decide for yourself.

Xu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly went to the kitchen to make tea with Jiefang.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Qing and Jing Hong had dinner at the father-in-law's house, and then set off for their compound.

Because it was winter, it was getting dark earlier than usual, Ma Jiefang took out a flashlight, handed it to Xu Qing and said:
"Brother-in-law, take it with you, my fifth sister is pregnant, so be more careful on the way."

Ma Jinghong was a little touched when she saw that her younger brother liberated the person who was about to get married, and could still think about herself.

Xu Qing hummed and took the flashlight. Seeing that it was still bright at the moment, he didn't turn on the flashlight directly, but put it into his cotton-padded jacket pocket first.

If Jinghong hadn't been pregnant, Xu Qing would have been able to get home in ten minutes by bicycle, but his daughter-in-law had a big belly, Xu Qing would not dare to ride a bicycle, she would be very careful when pushing.

This way, I walked very slowly, and when I returned to the entrance of the alley in my compound, the sky was completely covered by night.

In the dark alley, Xu Qing held the handlebar with his right hand, took out the flashlight from his pocket, opened it, put it on the handlebar, and continued to push the bicycle slowly towards the main entrance of the compound.

At this time, in front of the main entrance of the compound, Xu Aiguo and the little girl were waiting for their elder brother Xu Qing and his sister-in-law.

It's time, and the eldest brother and the others haven't come back yet, so the little girl is a little worried.

Aiguo accompanied her and came out to wait.

Seeing the light coming from the entrance of the alley, Xu Aiguo hurriedly shouted: "Brother, are they you and sister-in-law?"

Xu Qing responded, and Xu Aiguo trotted towards Xu Qing, followed by the little girl, and at the same time, she turned on the flashlight she was carrying.

"Brother, why did you and my sister-in-law come back so late? It's so cold at night, and my sister-in-law is pregnant."

The little girl reached out to help Jing Hong get off the bicycle, and complained to her elder brother.

Xu Qing smiled bitterly in his heart and said, "How can you blame me? It's not like your sister-in-law has to come back after eating."

But Xu Qing didn't say this out loud.

Back in his own room in the backyard, just as Xu Qing took off his scarf, the little girl went to the kitchen to serve meals.

Xu Qing hurriedly said: "Xiaoya, I have had dinner with your sister-in-law."

The little girl stretched out her hand, opened the curtain hanging between the kitchen and the front room, poked her head out and said:
"Brother, sister-in-law, don't you want to eat more?"

"No, I didn't get up until after eating with your elder brother. I'm not hungry."

Ma Jinghong sat on the hot kang and said to her sister-in-law who was thinking about her.

The little girl looked at Jinghong, blinked her eyes, and then looked at her elder brother, seeing that both of them shook their heads to show that they were not hungry, so she had no choice but to say: "Then elder brother and sister-in-law, I will put the food in the pot, and the fire on the stove is still on." If it is not extinguished, if you are hungry later, eat again."

Xu Qing hung up the scarf and looked at the little girl, feeling more and more that she was too considerate and sensible.

It's nice to have a sister!

Of course, with the little girl around, it would be much more painful for him to be the big brother.

For example, help her find a husband in the future.

But in fact, Xu Qing just wanted to put a check on his younger sister, if the little girl met someone who was not very good, then he would never let her suffer the same in the future.

But if the person my sister likes is nice, then Xu Qing won't interfere.

As long as his sister is happy, his elder brother will also be happy.

As for the second and third brothers, Xu Qing also has plans. If they have a girl they like and want to get married as soon as possible, Xu Qing will not stop them.

It took him and Ma Jinghong several years to finally get married last year, and they went through many twists and turns during the process.

Of course, the main reason is that there is no money.

These days, the country does not allow speculation, so people living in the city can only live on dead wages.

Xu Qing's abilities are ineffective against money, and can only be used to meet daily needs.

In addition, his younger brothers and sisters were all in school at that time, and the family's expenses were high, so his marriage to Ma Jinghong had to be postponed again and again.

But now, the family's situation is getting better and better. When it's the turn of the second and third brothers to get married, although Xu Qing can't say how well he handles them, at least he won't be worse than others.

Parents are not here, just like grandpa once said, as the eldest brother, he has to take care of his younger siblings to make things happen.

As for the future, they formed their own families, so Xu Qing didn't have to worry about it anymore.

However, in the past two years, Xu Qing didn't worry as much about his younger siblings as before.

All three of them are old enough to deal with the things and troubles that come their way.

Moreover, the second brother has a stable temperament, the little girl is well-behaved and sensible, and the third brother, the most naughty and mischievous brother in the family, has matured a lot during his time in the countryside. There are almost nothing they need Xu Qing to worry about.

This is much more worry-free than the boys from the third uncle's family in the front yard and the two brothers Liu Guangtian from the second uncle's family.

Days passed, and in a blink of an eye, the end of the year was approaching.

Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill yesterday issued a notice of Spring Festival holiday.

It's the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month, and it's time for a holiday.

It's just that this holiday is not a 'Spring Festival' holiday in name, but is given because the factory needs to rest.

How many people are looking forward to going home for a reunion during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, the Spring Festival holiday is gone, but different factories and units will still have a holiday, and the reasons for it are different.

As for the state-owned store where the little girl works, because other units and factories are closed, not only do they not have any days off, they have no time to spare, and they have to be busy all the time.

It's just that the little girl works in a state-run store and eats public meals, so she is not very tired after being busy during the end of the year.

However, Xu Qing's factory had a holiday, but he didn't have a day to spare.

Ma Jinghong was about to give birth and was not feeling well. Xu Qing hired a car to take his daughter-in-law to the hospital early in the morning.

Xu Aiguo went with him, helping the elder brother to handle the hospitalization procedures for the elder sister.

The little girl is very busy with work, she can't take off her leave, and she still has to go to work, so she can only go to the hospital to visit her sister-in-law after work at night.

After all, she wanted to go to the hospital to accompany her sister-in-law.

(End of this chapter)