Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 386 Speaking
After seeing off Director Zheng, Gu Weijun turned around and walked along Dongsi North Street, turning a corner and arriving at Nanluogu Lane.

Knocking on the door of the courtyard, "Here you come. Why did you come back so late?" Yan Fugui, who was already impatient with his clothes on, opened the door and saw Gu Weijun, and immediately had a smile on his face, "Hey, Director Gu, you are so Is there something wrong with coming here late?"

"No, I just got off work after a meeting, and my family doesn't want to use the stove again." Gu Weijun threw a cigarette to him, "It's delaying your sleep."

"No delay, no delay. I don't sleep much at this age, right? It's the spring equinox in March and it's still so cold. People who don't have a stove at home can't stand it. This late-spring cold is the easiest way for people to get sick."

"No, Master Yan, I'll see you later."

The lights in the houses in the courtyard were all turned off. Gu Weijun walked to the door of his house in the backyard in the dark and said, "Mom, Dad, open the door."

There was a faint sound of dressing, and Dad Gu opened the door with his clothes on, "Why are you back here so late today?"

"My father-in-law and his wife want to make an appointment with you and my mother tomorrow. Our two families will go to Shichahai Sijinyuan for a get-together. Haven't I been busy this week? I don't have time to talk to you. I just want to get off work today. Just come right over, didn’t you expect the meeting to be so late?”

"Oh, it's time to get together." Dad Gu locked the door, "There is hot water on the stove. You can mix it with water and wash your face and feet."

"Okay, you should get in bed quickly, it's cold."

"Come on, Chief Xiong, you are smoking." Gu Weijun spat, with a playful smile on his face.

Commander Xiong pointed at Gu Weijun with his cigarette finger, "That's right."

After starting the jeep, Gu Weijun smiled inexplicably. Let's see Qin Huairu's comprehension ability.
After first going to Shichahai Sijinyuan to put some food, Gu Weijun drove to the capital's communications unit.

"It's okay now, but at the end of last year, Bangge came back to visit relatives, and it was too inconvenient to live there."

Commander Xiong squinted at Gu Weijun, "Then the last time you came to our military camp and stayed in the same room as Comrade Zhu Lin, and didn't go out from afternoon to night, how dare you not be rude?"

Okay, this voice attracted the attention of everyone in the middle courtyard. Qin Huairu stood up and waved her hand, walked over and asked openly: "Isn't Jingru always living with us?"

"Is that so?" Gu Weijun touched his chin, "Sister Qin, if you are like this, you and Jingru first go to the street to ask, and then ask in the surrounding alleys if anyone has been transferred to work or something? Or because of something at home? Empty the house."

"No, I have something to say." Mr. Xiong refused righteously.

"Jingru just wants me to beg you, can you help me ask if there are any rooms available here? Can I share a room with her?"

In the Beijing Communications Corps, Commander Xiong looked at Gu Weijun and began to ridicule, "Hey~ You are such a rare visitor, why didn't you go find your wife and come to me instead?"

There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Gu Weijun had breakfast and was about to go out to pick up Zhu Lin. Passing by the middle courtyard, the two Qin sisters were already washing clothes at the faucet. "You are busy so early," after saying hello, Just as he was about to continue walking, Qin Huairu called out, "Junzi!"

"Thank you then, Junzi."

"I'm not telling you, Comrade Gu Weijun, how dare you just throw away the technical development of the two projects, the early warning aircraft and the command vehicle, after you brought the beautiful girl from our military camp home?"

Gu Weijun grabbed Commander Xiong's hand that was reaching for the phone and said with a smile: "Chief, if you have any orders, please tell me directly?"

"Hey, Sister Qin, you're being polite when you say that. There's nothing wrong with these characters."

"Okay, I'll call the gate now. I won't let anyone who has nothing to do with me enter the camp!" He said while reaching for the phone.

"Then we will study together and find a solution."

"Sister Qin, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Weijun directly put the cigarette into Commander Xiong's mouth and lit it, "Hey, my good leader, this is not about Xiaolin and I getting married, responding to the call, and not asking for leave. It's been almost a month, you have to think about it. Are we newlyweds?"

"If you have nothing to do before, please pay attention and do some technical discussions and exchanges."

"Okay, now you don't look for anyone else when you come to the military camp. You just look for Comrade Zhu Lin and kiss me while hiding from others. Is this ridiculous?"

Gu Weijun sincerely admitted his mistake and refused to change it. "The chief's criticism is right. It is indeed outrageous. Next time I will go out with Zhu Lin for a walk." "Hey, I called you a brat."

"Okay, Old Bear, let's stop testing each other with our little tricks. When I went to these two project sites before, the progress was pretty good. What's wrong? What went wrong?"

"The command vehicle's power is insufficient, and the communication radio and radar still interfere with each other. The radar problem of the early warning aircraft has been initially solved, but the altitude is not high enough."

"Okay, I know. I'll come over next week to talk to the developers and help find someone to solve it. I'll take Zhu Lin away later. I'll give you a leave."

"get out."

After getting Shang Fang's sword, Gu Weijun successfully took Zhu Lin out of the military camp. When he got into the jeep, Zhu Lin, who looked delighted, was still asking: "Weijun, Commander Xiong approved the leave so smoothly?"

"I thought it would be at least until April?"

Gu Weijun turned the steering wheel and replied with a smile: "Old Xiong is still a decent person. Besides, as long as you don't have grassroots propaganda tasks, you can take Sunday off."

"It's just that usually several people are required to do it together. One person is unlikely to agree alone because he is worried about problems outside the military camp."

"My father-in-law just mentioned it before. Today, our two families will go to Sijinyuan in Shichahai to eat and drink tea. I will come directly to help you ask for leave."

The young couple talked, laughed, held hands, and expressed their lovesickness along the way, and soon arrived at Shichahai Sijinyuan.

When they entered the courtyard, the two mothers and Zhu Jue were already picking and washing vegetables in the kitchen of the first courtyard. This time, in addition to beef and mutton, Gu Weijun also prepared a lot of fresh vegetables, such as cabbage, leeks, garlic sprouts, etc.

As soon as Zhu Lin saw her mother, sister and mother-in-law working in the kitchen of the first courtyard, she immediately joined in. Gu Weijun calmly walked through the hanging flower door to the main hall of the second courtyard to drink tea and chat.

Near noon, Gu Weijun rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen to prepare for cooking. However, his mother-in-law pushed him out and said, "Weijun, just wait and eat. How can you, a grown man, be allowed to cook all the time?"

"Let Xiaolin take charge of the cooking today, and let my in-laws have a taste of her craftsmanship."

"Okay, then we'll wait."

"Xiao Jue, you and Wei Jun bring the cold dishes over first, and let the men drink first."

Peanuts, shallots mixed with tofu, salted duck eggs, Chinese cabbage and radish dipped in pickles. As soon as this dish came, Zhu’s father and brother-in-law Zhang Simin were shocked. Zhu’s father pointed at the pickles and said, “Weijun, where do you get such fresh vegetables? ?”

"It's not that time yet, right?"

Gu Weijun first poured wine for his father-in-law and others, "This is a research project of mine in Shougang. I recycle the excess heat in Shougang to grow vegetables in winter. I have just achieved some results."

"Come on, let's try it first. In the winter in our capital, we only have radishes and Chinese cabbage. It's too monotonous."

"First raise the glass, raise the glass first." After the four people clinked glasses, they grabbed the pickles with both hands. The water radish looked very juicy and appetizing. I dipped it in the soybean paste slightly and ate it with the radish tassels. Full of praise, thumbs up, "Good, crispy and sweet!"

"After eating it, I feel completely comfortable."

"Haha, dad, brother-in-law, eat more if you like it, and take some home when you leave. The experimental field has a good harvest, and Shougang has sent a lot this time."

"How can you take it with you? It's fine if you can eat it here. Besides, it would be too conspicuous to take it back."

"Dad, brother-in-law, then bring some food back home that can be eaten raw, and wash it directly in the house without anyone seeing it."

"That's okay, in-laws, then Xiao Zhang and I won't be polite to you. Come on, let's raise a toast together."

"Are you welcome?" After saying this, Gu's mother and mother-in-law came in with hot dishes, including four of stewed beef, braised pork, fried garlic sprouts, and fried peppers, but the quantity was very large.

"Have you discussed the house with your in-laws?" The mother-in-law looked at her husband expectantly.

House, what house? The main hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at her.
(End of this chapter)