Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 437 Going to my sister’s house
Xu Qing and Jing Hong were the last to eat dinner.

Xu Qing stayed in the warehouse in the suburbs all day and returned to the city in the evening. He went to the grain station to pick up his wife and went home together.

Patriot, grandparents, and the rest have already eaten.

While Xu Qing was eating the meat rolls left for him by his grandma, he asked his wife:
"Jinghong, how is Yuemei in the hospital? When will she be born?"

Ma Jinghong stopped the chopsticks in her hand, frowned slightly, and sighed softly:
"My mother said that according to the doctor, Yuemei won't be able to give birth naturally this time, and she might really need an operation, just for the next two or three days."

Xu Qing chewed the meat rolls in his mouth and was not in a hurry to speak. He picked up the steaming enamel teapot next to him, took a sip, and said thoughtfully:
"How about I help Jiefang find a better doctor tomorrow?"

My brother-in-law's wife is going to have a caesarean section, and as a brother-in-law, Xu Qing can't ignore her.

After all, in addition to being in-laws, his relationship with Jiefang was also good buddies and classmates.

Moreover, when Ma Jinghong became ambitious, Ma Jiefang and Wu Yuemei helped her a lot.

Nowadays, Wu Yuemei cannot give birth to her second child smoothly.

Xu Qing and Jing Hong should do their part.

However, Ma Jinghong shook her head and said: "Brother Qing, it's okay. My brother has asked someone to find a well-known doctor in the hospital a few days ago. There shouldn't be any problems."

When Xu Qing heard this, he said oh. Since his brother-in-law had found someone by himself, he gave up the idea and continued to bite the meat roll. He used chopsticks to pick up the shredded potatoes on the plate in front of him and ate with Jinghong.

Xu Hongzhi came back from school early, finished his homework, and had dinner early. He was currently on the kang, huddled next to his great-grandfather and great-grandma with his sister Qiaoxin. The brother and sister were reading comic books with relish.

The National Day has just passed, and the weather is getting colder and colder day by day.

Xu Qing had already changed from short sleeves to long sleeves. After a few days, if it gets colder, he won’t be able to bear it anymore just wearing long sleeves, so he has to put on a sweater.

Xu Aiguo and Ai Qian, with their son Hongfu, came in from outside the house, sat on the kang, and talked with their eldest brother, sister-in-law, and grandparents.

During the day, Xu Qing, Ai Guo, Jing Hong, and Ai Qian were all busy working to earn money, and they could only talk for a while at night.

After more than half a year, Xu Aiguo managed the fifth factory very well.

After all, with the foundation laid by his elder brother Xu Qing, Aiguo has not encountered any big trouble since he took over.

There's not much to say about Liu Aiqian's work. She works at the Municipal Party Committee in Sijiu City and is responsible for human resources work. It's actually quite easy.

Silly Zhu and Xu Damao haven't been to Xu Qing's house much recently.

First, they were busy with their own affairs. Xu Damao had hardly done his job since he was transferred to Red Star Cinema.

Leave everything to Banggeng and act as a hands-off shopkeeper.

He is busy with his small business all day long.

Even when he went to the countryside to show movies in the commune, he was still a great person.

But Xu Damao made it clear to Bangge that he would take half of the benefits he got from showing movies in the countryside.

Xu Damao is a shrewd man, and he will never let go of anyone who can get some money.

Although Bangge was reluctant, he had to comply, because if Xu Damao hadn't gotten him into the cinema, he wouldn't even be able to earn this grain.

As for Silly Zhu, he usually has nothing to do at night and likes to wander around the courtyard. But when Xu Qing's grandparents came, he didn't feel embarrassed to visit Xu Qing's house.

Coupled with the cooler weather, everyone in the compound likes cats to stay at home.

It's no better than when it's hot and humid in summer, and the room is unbearably hot.

Friday afternoon.

Xu Qing returned to the city from the warehouse and rode to his own grain station. As a result, according to Er Mazi, Jinghong went to the hospital and Ma Jiefang's daughter-in-law, Wu Yuemei, gave birth.

Xu Qing felt happy when he heard this, and with Er Mazi who stayed in the store, they closed the door early after no one came to buy food from the grain station.

Then he and Er Mazi rode to the hospital together to see if Ma Jiefang and Wu Yuemei's second child was a daughter or a son.

Er Mazi and Ma Jiefang are old acquaintances. They both worked in the third factory of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill for more than ten years. Because of Xu Qing's relationship, Er Mazi knew Ma Jiefang when he first started working in the factory.

Er Mazi's life is improving now, especially after working at Xu Qingliang Station. He earns more money every month than when he was in the third fitter workshop of the third factory.

Family status has risen sharply.

Chen Xiaojuan rarely complained about Er Mazi.

He smiles happily every day and listens to Er Mazi's advice on everything.

Er Mazi finally felt proud in front of his own woman.

Chen Xiaojuan would not complain if she went home late in the evening.

Today, Ma Jiefang's wife gave birth to her second child, and Er Mazi was not in a hurry to go home. He followed Xu Qing on his bicycle and went to the hospital together.

In the hospital, Ma Jiefang received the news in the morning and took leave from the factory. He stayed in the hospital all afternoon to take care of his wife and newborn child.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi bought something. When they passed by, Ma Jiefang was about to send Fifth Sister Jinghong away.

But when Xu Qing and Er Mazi arrived, Ma Jinghong was about to leave, so she stayed a little longer.

Xu Qing stretched out his hand to take Ma Jiefang's infant baby. Er Mazi couldn't wait to lift a corner, lowered his head and took a closer look. When he saw it was his son, he laughed and said:
"Hey, liberation, that's okay. The second one has a handle. You'll be in for a treat in a few days."

Ma Jiefang diffused the cigarette for Er Mazi and said with a smile, "No problem!"

Xu Qing hugged the child and handed the child back to Ma Jiefang. At the same time, he took the cigarette, put it behind his ear and said:

"Liberation, why didn't our dad come?"

Ma Jiefang hugged his newborn son and said, "Dad is taking care of my eldest son at home."

Xu Qing hummed, and suddenly thought of his nephew Ma Xiaojun, who, like Hongzhi, was already in elementary school.

However, these days, he has been busy processing grain in the warehouse. In addition, the grain station delivering grain to several branch factories has also been changed to pulling it directly from the warehouse.

Xu Qing was so busy all day long that he didn't think about it just now.

After hearing Ma Jiefang's words, Xu Qing said:
"Liberation, Yuemei will stay in the hospital for a few more days. Our mother will take care of you in the hospital. Our father goes to work every day, which is very tiring. Xiaojun will come to my house with Hongzhi after school in the afternoon and wait for a few days. Yuemei is discharged from the hospital, you can take her back."

Ma Jiefang was about to speak. Wu Yuemei, who had just had the operation in the morning, was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face and said:

"Brother-in-law, no need, I have nothing to do. I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow and go home to take care of myself. I have been in the hospital for several days. I don’t know how much it will cost to stay here any longer. Besides, my parents Over there, they can help me take care of Xiaojun, but we can't trouble you and my fifth sister."

Xu Qing waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, we are all a family, why are you so polite? If you don't have enough money, just say a word and you can go home to take care of yourself. What if the wound opens?"

"Brother-in-law, you lent me 500 yuan last time and you haven't spent it all yet. I have enough money."

Ma Jiefang took over the conversation, handed the child in his hand to Wu Yuemei, turned to Xu Qing and continued:

"Brother-in-law, you and my fifth sister don't have to worry about me. In addition to my parents, we also have my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, and the others."

When Xu Qing heard this, he nodded and said no more words.

Half an hour later, Xu Qing, Jinghong, and Er Mazi left the hospital under the dark night.

On the weekend, it started to rain early in the morning, and the autumn rain continued, shrouding the entire Sijiu City in rain and fog.

After Xu Qing had breakfast at home in the morning, he took his wife, grandparents, second brother, and third brother's family together to his sister Xiaoya's house in a car borrowed by Feng Ming.

Xu Xiaoya had just gotten married and started a family. As the eldest brother, Xu Qing wanted to go and see the country with Feng Ming.

Wu Yuemei had gone through the discharge procedures yesterday, and Xu Qing and Jinghong went home to see her last night.I have no plans to go there again today.

Instead, he went to his sister's house early in the morning.

The car carried everyone, and within 10 minutes, it stopped at the entrance of the compound where Liu Jianjun lived.

Liu Jianjun lived in a military compound, and the residents there all had soldiers in their families.

When you enter the compound, you can see the four characters "Serve the People" written on the screen wall at a glance.

Xu Xiaoya, Liu Jianjun, and Liu Jianjun's parents welcomed Xu Qing and his party into the courtyard room.

Liu Jianjun's mother was busy asking the nanny to bring fruits and snacks and entertained them warmly.

Liu Jianjun's father asked the nanny to make tea quickly.

Xu Qing looked around and felt that Liu Jianjun's parents' house was quite impressive.

Everything was neatly packed, the sofa and coffee table, although they didn't look very new, were absolutely clean and tidy.

And the placement is very particular.

At first glance, it looks different from an ordinary household.

The whole room was filled with a capable and solemn atmosphere.

It can shock the spirits of those who come in.

Xu Xiaoya stood in front of her grandparents, took the tea cup from the nanny, handed it to the two old people, then pinched two pieces of relatively soft mung bean cake and said with a smile:
"Grandpa, grandma, try it. It's delicious."

The two old men seemed a little nervous and restrained. They had never dealt with soldiers.

It was the first time for my granddaughter to visit her. I felt a little uncomfortable seeing Liu Jianjun and his father, both wearing green military uniforms.

Liu Jianjun's mother saw this and winked at her son and his wife, telling them to go to the back room and change their clothes.

In fact, in Sijiu City, people dressed like this can be seen everywhere.

But in the countryside, it’s hard to find even a lantern.

Rural people, except those who have served in the military and retired, have no chance to wear military uniforms.

Five minutes later, Liu Jianjun’s father, who had changed his clothes, sat in front of Grandpa Xu Qing and said with a smile:
"Old man, how do you feel about this outfit?"

Liu Jianjun's father had been in the army for many years, but he had always been in civilian positions. He was an easy-going person, and when he changed his outfit, he couldn't tell the difference from ordinary citizens.

The two old men felt relaxed now.

As for Xu Qinghe Aiguo, Feng Ming and the others, they didn't feel much at all.

After sitting in Liu Jianjun's father's room for a while, everyone went to Xiaoya and Jianjun's room.

Liu Jianjun did not tidy up the house like the army did, but was more casual.

He and Xu Xiaoya arranged the arrangements as they felt comfortable.

Of course, clean and tidy are the same.

Xu Xiaoya has been a diligent and virtuous person since she was a child. There are two pots of roses on the desk in front of the window sill.

Although the flower season is about to pass, the house is still filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, which is really warm.

Xu Qinghe Aiguo, Feng Ming, the TV set and sewing machine that were given to his sister as a dowry are all placed in the house.

Outside the house, Xu Qing also saw the bicycle that came with him when he entered the house just now.

Liu Jianjun's parents didn't come with them, so with the two old people here, there was no sense of restraint.

Sitting at her granddaughter's house, grandma held Xu Xiaoya's hand, her eyes full of pain.

"Xiaoya, I have to live a good life with your man from now on."

Xu Xiaoya sat aside, stretched out her hand to brush her hair on her forehead, glanced at Liu Jianjun, and said with a smile on her pretty face:
"Grandma, Jianjun and I will listen to you and my grandfather, and we will live a good life."

Liu Jianjun was a little nervous at this time. He had just married Xiaoya and didn't understand many things. He straightened his back and echoed:

"Grandpa, grandma, I promise to take good care of Xiaoya, please don't worry."

After Liu Jianjun finished speaking, he forced a smile on his face and said to Xu Xiaoya with a naive smile:
"Xiaoya, you stay with your grandparents and chat with our eldest brother, second brother, and third brother. I'll go to my parents' place and ask the nanny to buy some meat. Let's make dumplings together at noon."

Xu Qing smiled secretly in his heart when he saw that his brother-in-law was very discerning.

However, there were too many people, and he secretly felt that even if he was eating dumplings, there would be a lot of people in this room.

Xu Qing waved his hand to stop him and said, "Jianjun, farewell. We are here just to see you and Xiaoya. We will leave later and we won't have lunch with you."

Liu Jianjun said hurriedly:
"Brother, that's not possible. You are all here and you have to have lunch. In this case, I invite you and your grandparents, let's go to Donglaishun with my parents and eat hotpot mutton."

Liu Jianjun didn't wait for Xu Qing to speak to Aiguo, turned around and walked out of the house, called a car using his parents' phone number, and at the same time made a reservation at Donglaishun.

Fifteen minutes later, two cars carrying everyone came and went eastward.

In the late autumn of October, it is the right time to eat hotpot mutton.

In the large private room of Dong Laishun, everyone was seated, and Liu Jianjun directly ordered twenty kilograms of mutton, together with some other food.

Xu Hongzhi wore new clothes today and followed Xu Qing and Jing Hong at Liu Jianjun's house. He was not naughty at all.

When I came to Donglaishun, I was also sitting next to my mother, holding my sister in my arms, sitting on a chair, very well-behaved and sensible.

It wasn't until the mutton was served that a look of joy appeared on his face.

Liu Jianjun's parents asked the two elderly people to sit in the main seat, and they accompanied them in the second seat.

After all, Xu Qing's grandparents are the oldest among the people in the private room, and they are also the oldest.

Naturally, they will take the main seat.

Everyone was very happy with this meal.

It's money, no less spent.

Liu Jianjun wasted money. The twenty kilograms of mutton he ordered at the beginning was not enough, so he added another ten kilograms later.

Xu Fengming, who had the biggest appetite, ate three kilograms of mutton alone.

When paying the bill, Liu Jianjun happily gave the money.

Xu Qinghe, Aiguo, and Feng Ming gave each other three things as dowry, but each one was worth a lot of money.

For a meal of mutton-boiled meat, there were many people, so we ate a lot.

But in comparison, Liu Jianjun felt that it was nothing at all.

After eating, Xu Fengming remembered the apples he had specially brought for his sister Xiaoya in the car. He had forgotten to give them to him at first. He hurriedly picked them up from the co-pilot of the car and handed them to Liu Jianjun, saying:

"Brother-in-law, Xiaoya likes apples the most. Please remember to buy more in the future."

Liu Jianjun responded: "Third brother, no problem, this matter will be taken care of by me from now on!"

(End of this chapter)