The family ate and chatted. At about seven o'clock, Chu Qi and Chu Xue, brother and sister, had eaten and drank enough. They went back to the house, carrying small firecrackers that they had bought in advance and broken into pieces, and ran out of the house to find their friends.
Off to play.
After a while, the second aunt and Xiao Ni also finished eating, wiped their mouths and got down from the table.
For a while, Chu Heng and Chu Jianshe, the uncle and nephew, were the only two people left on the table, drinking one glass after another and chatting.
Maybe he felt that the eldest nephew had grown up, and the topics that the second uncle talked about today were broader than before. He would discuss the situation and policies with him, and also chat with him about some secret information about the upper class figures, so that Chu Heng could be used.
shallow.
In this way, until eight o'clock, after the uncle and nephew each drank a bottle of Maotai, a middle-aged man suddenly came to the house.
This man is Tao Feiguo. He is not tall, dark and lean, and has a wrinkled face when he smiles. He is a neighbor in the second uncle's courtyard. He was also a leader of the food department. He was later transferred to Chongwen District and is now the deputy senior official of the district.
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"Uncle Tao, I wish you a good year."
Chu Heng hurriedly stood up to say hello, picked up the cigarette and handed it over with a respectful and humble attitude.
This has nothing to do with status. After all, he is just a deputy senior official. It is not that he has not dealt with it. His attitude is purely because the other party is an elder and he even grabbed his bird when he was a child. It was quite painful...
"Hengzi is here too. Have a great New Year. Have a great year."
Tao Feiguo took the cigarette with a smile, glanced at little girl Ni who was wearing a snow lotus cashmere sweater and had a slightly bulging belly. His eyes lit up and he said, "Is this your wife?"
With that said, he quickly touched his pocket, took out the five yuan his wife gave him to play mahjong, and handed it to Xiao Ni.
"Come on, come on, it's Chinese New Year, and my new wife is here. I have this red envelope. I came in a hurry, and I was unprepared. Don't be too little."
"No, uncle, please take it back quickly." Xiao Ni quickly pushed his hand, and then Tao Feiguo handed it over again. An extreme tug that was supposed to start in the first grade of junior high school was suddenly brought forward.
After a few mutual exchanges, the second aunt saw that the heat was almost done, so she stepped forward and said: "Okay, okay, keep it, Yinghong, Lao Tao is not an outsider either.
"Thank you, Uncle Tao." Xiao Ni happily accepted the five yuan and put it in his pants pocket. No matter how much it was, it was just for good luck.
"That's right." Tao Feiguo laughed and took a puff of cigarette, and then said with concern: "I think she's not too small. When will the baby be born? You need to tell me then. I have to ask for a wedding drink.
, I didn’t go to the wedding ceremony.”
"The doctor said that in mid-July, I will definitely invite you then." Chu Heng smiled and invited him to sit in front of the sofa. Because the tea had already gone cold, he could only pour a glass of boiled water first.
"That's not a good idea. Do you know whether there's a boy or a girl?" Tao Feiguo asked.
Chu Heng sat beside him and said casually: "I didn't ask, boys and girls have to be born, so why ask about that?"
"That's not right. If you knew it earlier, you would know better." Tao Feiguo said with a smile.
"Uncle Tao is right." The second uncle also stood up and came over at this time, and said cheerfully: "Well, your second aunt happens to have a classmate in the obstetrics and gynecology department. When I went back to check, I asked him casually. We have some ideas.
The province is always thinking about it.”
Xiao Ni at the side suddenly felt a lot of pressure. She pursed her red and soft mouth and sat there thinking wildly.
Although these two old men didn't mention a boy, their meaning was very obvious. They were both concerned about whether it was a boy.
Even the second aunt was looking at her belly intentionally or unintentionally.
All this was seen by Chu Heng. He felt sorry for his wife, so he was not willing to let Xiao Ni bear this unnecessary pressure, so he smiled and said: "Hey, it's not that we don't want to see it, it's the two of us.
We had different opinions. I like girls, but she wants a boy. You said that after reading this, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, there must be someone unhappy. Then I thought about it and thought,
When will the baby be born, when will the baby be born? It will save us both the trouble."
Xiao Ni looked up, with a smile on her delicate little face.
This man is so nice!
Intimate and gentle to the stomach...
"Hey, you kid, are you stupid? Everyone is looking forward to having a baby, so what good is a girl? They are all losers." The second aunt rolled her eyes at him when she heard this.
"I don't agree with what you are saying. Aren't all girls and boys biological? And I think girls are nice and considerate. Look at our little Chu Xue, she is very rare." Chu Heng curled his lips and said.
"What's wrong with me?"
At this moment, Chu Xue ran into the room, looking up at them with her face red from the cold and blinking her dark eyes.
"Say hello."
Chu Heng's eyes suddenly lit up and he waved to her quickly: "Come on, come here quickly."
"What are you doing, brother?" Although she wanted to quickly play with the firecrackers in the house, Chu Xue still very obediently got in front of this man who stood at the top of the food chain. She had always been very aware of current affairs.
"Come, look at your sister-in-law. She has a boy or a girl in her belly." Chu Heng pointed at his wife's belly with a smile. His sister is a brat and should know what these people like to hear.
In an instant, Chu Xue became the focus of the room. Everyone, including Xiao Ni, looked over and felt a little expectant in their hearts.
And Xiao Chuxue lived up to expectations. She rolled her eyes in a circle and shouted: "It's my younger brother!"
After saying that, she quickly grabbed a handful of candy bars from the table, put it in her pocket, and ran back to her room on her short legs.
After the people in the room got the answers they wanted, the atmosphere became harmonious again. After chatting lively for a while, the second uncle went to play mahjong with Tao Feiguo.
When it was almost eight o'clock, Chu Heng and his wife declined the second aunt's suggestion to stay and eat dumplings together, and left the second uncle's place with some leftovers.
The older generation is very particular, and the first day of junior high school is not suitable for surgery, so I brought some leftovers back to eat at work at noon tomorrow.
After coming out of the courtyard, the young couple got into the car directly.
"Tu tu tu tu!"
With the roar of the engine, the Volga slowly drove away.
In the darkness, Xiao Ni looked at her husband's handsome face through the dim light. Her heart was filled with tenderness, and she couldn't help but lean forward and kiss him on the cheek.
"It's so kind of you."
"Then take a look!" Chu Heng smiled and touched his waist, knowing that there was a high probability that he would have to eat extra tonight.
…
It's past eight o'clock.
Little Pear Blossom, outside the gate of the Chu family courtyard.
At this time, Hu Zhengwen and his wife were leading their younger brother Hu Zhengqiang, shivering, waiting for Chu Heng and his wife to come back outside the closed courtyard gate.
They arrived here at half past seven. Seeing that the door was locked, they didn't leave. They waited until now.
Although the temperature is rising now, it is still very cold at night.
Hu Zhengqiang looked at his sister-in-law who was stamping her feet from the cold. He was filled with guilt and couldn't help but said, "Brother, why don't we go back? I'll go find Chu Heng by myself tomorrow."
"Shut up!"
Hu Zhengwen looked over coldly. He could feel that this bastard still had resentment in his heart. Didn't he even scream when he saw Brother Hengzi?
"Zhengqiang." Zhang Yi shook his head helplessly and said softly: "Brother Hengzi, this is all for your own good. Stop blaming him. When you meet someone, admit your mistakes seriously and make amends to him.
OK?"
"Yes, I understand, sister-in-law." Hu Zhengqiang lowered his head and responded. He was perverse and had a hot temper. Sometimes he would quarrel with his parents, but even in front of this gentle and gentle sister-in-law, he never lost his temper at all.