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

These days, there is no need to pursue ostentation when celebrating birthdays.

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 so much money on such a thing?

Besides, I don’t dare either.

Not long after the old society ended, the landlord class was also disintegrated. There may still be some remnants, but they are like grasshoppers or mice crossing the street after autumn, unable to jump up and being beaten by others.

What's more, extravagance and waste are expressly prohibited, so under normal circumstances, one would set up a table at one's own home and invite friends to celebrate.

Being happy is still happy, but it doesn’t mean that if you spend more time and money, your happiness will increase.

Maybe, vain people will naturally care about these false appearances.

But in the final analysis, it’s nothing more than a bonus.

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.

It's so embarrassing to leave empty-handed, but you still need to have the proper etiquette.

In the past, he went to find his old classmate Ma Jiefang, and most of the time it was during school years, and he didn't take anything, so it was nothing.

But it's different now, this time and that time.

After all, it was inappropriate for him and Ma Jinghong to go to his future mother-in-law’s house empty-handed.

When Xu Qing carried the cakes and walked to the door 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.

The arrival of Ma Jinghong's female colleague and best friend from the art troupe naturally attracted the attention of the single young men of marriageable age 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 and walked quickly to Xu Qing and said:

"Brother Qingzi, here we come."

Ma Jiefang spoke with a smile, stretched out his hand to take out a cigarette, handed one to Xu Qing, put his arm around Xu Qing's shoulders, and walked 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:

"Xiaoqing, aunt hasn't seen you for a long time!"

While talking, Ma Jiefang's mother walked up to Xu Qing, looked at her, and then said: "Your uncle told me everything you did when you became a full-time employee in the factory. If you are promising, work hard in the future. Auntie will be better off." Days, help me introduce someone."

Hui Lihua and others around Ma Jinghong were all holding back their laughter. They had met Xu Qing before and knew that Xu Qing and Jinghong were dating.

But I didn’t dare to tell the truth, otherwise Ma Jinghong would definitely never be done 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 fool around all day long!"

Ma Jiefang’s nagging about his mother goes in one ear and out the other.

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, we have a guest at home, please serve us some tea! If you don't have any eyesight, no one will 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 looked at her younger brother with a faint look in her eyes, her tail rising to the sky, and rolled her eyes.

But she didn't argue with him. In addition to Xu Qing, her best friends were also there, so she had to save her face.

Ma Jinghong said nothing, 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 embarrassed. He didn't know what to talk to his fifth sister's female colleagues.

Now that he has Xu Qing, he has become more courageous. At least there are more than one person, so chatting will not be embarrassing.

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

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

When Xu Qing heard the person calling him comrade very politely, his heart suddenly rose in his throat.

Sure enough, women hold grudges!

"Comrade Xu Qing, what are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you go and sit down? Do you want me to invite you?"

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

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

Xu Qing was speechless and had no choice but to walk to Ma Jiefang's side 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, looking at Xu Qing, all a little surprised.

When they met for the first time, they only knew that Xu Qing had just been promoted from apprentice to full-time worker at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

But just a few months later, Xu Qing suddenly became a cadre.

They thought before that Jinghong had poor taste and should find an ordinary worker as a partner.

But now, they fully understand that their sisters' vision is 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. They wanted to know what Xu Qing's strengths were, or what made him so popular?

At this point, they no longer need 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 regiment leader's son, and dares to admit that Xu Qing is much more capable than him."

Wu Xiuying held her chin with both hands, grinned with her fangs exposed, and blinked 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 and reached for a piece of honey cake. While eating it, her eyes secretly glanced at Xu Qing from time to time.

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

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 courtyard heard Ma Jiefang chatting happily 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 look at a beautiful girl twice, even if she knows that she may not be able to talk to her, but if she can say a few words, 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.

Normally they would visit Sister Ma Fang's house, which would be fine, but today, they knew clearly that a guest was coming to her house.

Anyone who has some insight and knowledge knows that this is not the right time to go.

Just thinking about Ma Jiefang and Xu Qing, chatting with five beauties except Ma Jinghong, they couldn't hold it any longer.

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

"Liberation, come out for a moment, my brother 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 came 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, and I have to stay with him in the house."

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.

I never thought that when I raised my head, I would receive a red eye roll from Ma Jing.

Her help was not needed in the kitchen for the time being, so Ma Jinghong sat next to Hui Lihua, eating pastries and ignoring 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 eldest men are just waiting for dinner. Leave the kitchen to my fifth sister and the others."
To be continued...