Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 369 Blind Date
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Zhou family had a big reunion, and the whole family had a lively reunion dinner.

Zhou Mingyuan sat with Zhou Qingyang and Sheng Xiping. The three of them opened two bottles of good wine and chatted while drinking.

It was rare for Zhou Qingyang to talk about his affairs in the army, and everyone listened with interest.

Even Sheng Xinhua, who was focused on cooking, stared at his uncle and kept looking at him. No one knew what the boy understood.

"You little guy, what can you understand? Come on, eat, grandma will chop up a piece of saury for you."

The saury fish that Wang Chunxiu mentioned is actually hairtail fish, which is what the locals call it.

This is the welfare provided by the hospital this year. I didn't want to do it on the New Year's Eve. Today I took it out and fried it up, just to entertain Sheng Xiping and the others.

Wang Chunxiu specially removed all the bones from the saury, leaving only a few pieces of fish meat and put them in the Xinhua bowl.

Seeing that Sheng Xinhua was not eating and was staring directly at his uncle, he smiled and asked his grandson to eat.

Sheng Xinhua was listening with great interest. When he lowered his head, he found that there were more delicious things in the bowl.

This kid didn't care about that, he just grabbed it and put it in his mouth.

There are many fish in the river of Qianchuan Forest Farm. Sheng Xian and Sheng Xikang often catch them. It can be said that Sheng Xinhua really eats a lot of freshwater fish, but he has never eaten this saltwater fish.

The saury is marinated and deep-fried, making it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Sheng Xinhua tasted it and thought it was delicious. He chewed it twice and swallowed it, then stuffed all the remaining fish in the bowl into his mouth.

"This kid has a really big mouth. He'll eat everything. Come on, grandma, give me another piece."

As an elder, I like children like Sheng Xinhua who love to eat the most.

Seeing that Sheng Xinhua liked to eat saury, Wang Chunxiu quickly took two more pieces and put them in a bowl for Sheng Xinhua to eat slowly.

"Come on, my daughter, you can eat too. It's good to eat more sea fish.

This year, the work unit allocated half a pile of fish. When you go back, take more with you. "Wang Chunxiu smiled and took two pieces of fish to Zhou Qinglan.

Zhou Qinglan had called her family a while ago to tell her that she was pregnant again, and Zhou Mingyuan and his wife knew about it.

The couple is indeed a little worried about their daughter's health, but they cannot blame Sheng Xiping alone for the pregnancy.

Fortunately, Zhou Qinglan is in good health and didn't suffer too much this time, so the Zhou family can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Well, okay, then I won't be polite to Mom."

Zhou Qinglan was quite down-to-earth and didn't say anything polite. She just nodded and agreed.

The two of us haven't seen each other for a while, so we need to talk about each other.

On the other side, Zhou Mingyuan, Zhou Qingyang and Sheng Xiping were getting more and more drunk, chatting all over the place.

The meal lasted quite a long time, and by the end Zhou Mingyuan had a bit too much. Zhou Qingyang didn't think much of it because he was practicing in the army, and even dragged Sheng Xiping to continue drinking.

"That's about right. Don't drink that old wine. Aren't you tired and rubbing your eyes when you see Xinhua?"
You hurry up, you can have the wine in your glass, I have to coax Xinhua to sleep. "Over there, Wang Chunxiu spoke.

If you want to talk about anything else, Zhou Mingyuan must have something to say. His son and uncle are both here during the Chinese New Year. What's wrong with having a few more drinks?

But when he mentioned his grandson, Zhou Mingyuan immediately lost his temper, "Yes, yes, just drink it. Our family will treat guests tomorrow, so we will drink it then."

While talking, Zhou Mingyuan drank the little wine in his cup.

Zhou Qingyang and Sheng Xiping each still had half a cup left, so they clinked their cups and drank down the remaining portion.

After that, the two young men scooped up another bowl of rice before finishing their meal.

Over there, the table was being cleared, and over here, Zhou Qinglan hugged Sheng Xinhua and patted her gently. After a while, the little guy fell asleep.

Sheng Xinhua was put to sleep and the kitchen was tidied. Wang Chunxiu had nothing to do, so he sat on the kang and chatted with Zhou Qinglan.

As for the three men who were drinking, they asked Wang Chunxiu to go to the west room and fall asleep.

It was rare for her daughter and uncle to come back, so Wang Chunxiu felt that they were not rare enough.

But she still has a lot of things to do. She has a treat at home tomorrow and needs to prepare the dishes quickly.

Zhou Qinglan was naturally reluctant to let her mother work on her own, so she asked her younger brother to watch the sleeping Sheng Xinhua while she followed him to the kitchen to pack the dishes for tomorrow.

The two of them chatted while working, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.

Another day, the fourth day of the first lunar month was also a day for Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu to treat guests.

Zhou Mingyuan invited several leaders and family members from the bureau, and Wang Chunxiu also invited the president and several directors of their hospital.

"Daughter-in-law, I feel like something is wrong today? Why did Director Chen from the hospital bring his daughter here?
How old is his daughter?Probably not married yet?What kind of medicine does our mother sell in this gourd? "

Sheng Xiping, who was supposed to chat with Zhao Yongsheng and others, took some time to go to the kitchen to find Zhou Qinglan and asked in a low voice.

Zhou Qinglan didn't say anything when she heard this, she just lowered her head and pursed her lips in joy.

Although her mother didn't mention this to her, Zhou Qinglan could guess that there was definitely something behind today's meal.

It could be heard from the voices of his parents yesterday that they were anxious about Zhou Qingyang's marriage.

Therefore, today, when the Zhou family is having a treat and an unmarried girl of the same age suddenly appears, her intention should not be too obvious.

"Don't make random guesses, they are all colleagues from my mother's work, and we have a good relationship.

It’s Chinese New Year, everyone is invited to come and have fun, and I’m bringing my daughter, how can I not let her come? "

Zhou Qinglan glared at Sheng Xiping, not allowing him to talk nonsense.

Regarding this matter, Zhou Mingyuan and his wife must not have said hello to their son beforehand, and probably even the girl didn't know what was going on.

At most, this can create an opportunity for Zhou Qingyang to get in touch with girls of the same age. What if he really sees the right person?
"Besides, didn't Secretary Zhao also bring his daughter and son? They are all young people, and they have something to say together."

As soon as Sheng Xiping saw the expression on his wife's face, he knew there must be something fishy going on here.

Zhao Guangning got married last year, and I heard that Zhao Rui is also engaged and will get married in the spring. These two are just here to make up the numbers.

Today's protagonist is still the daughter of Director Chen's family.

Come on, if you see through it, don't tell it. This matter really shouldn't be made public.

If my uncle is really in love with the girl, it will be great.

But if it doesn't work out and it's bad for others' reputation if it's publicized, it's better to pretend not to know.

"Understood, I'm going to chat with Uncle Zhao and the others." Sheng Xiping smiled, turned around, and went into the room to chat with Zhao Yongsheng and the others.

Although Sheng Xiping was just an ordinary worker, he was Zhou Mingyuan's uncle and had a close relationship with Zhao Yongsheng, so others would not look down upon him.

Everyone was talking and laughing together, which was quite lively.

Wang Chunxiu had prepared a lot of dishes in advance, as well as the food that Sheng Xiping and the others brought yesterday, so today's banquet was extraordinarily sumptuous.

Braised pork with pickled cabbage, braised pork ribs, Sixi meatballs, fried eggplant box, dry-fried tenderloin, fried saury, stewed river fish, soy roe deer meat, pheasant stewed with mushrooms, rabbit meat stewed with potatoes, almost all are hard dishes.

When so many dishes were placed on the table, everyone praised them. "Oh, Lao Zhou, you are the best at eating. These old hard dishes are not even vegetarian. That's great." Zhao Yongsheng said with a smile.

"Aren't you just following my uncle to take advantage of it? Yesterday my uncle brought me two big bags of food, all of which were meat.

Isn't this just right? I made it today. Can you guys please come and try it? "When it comes to this, Zhou Mingyuan is extremely proud.

"Come on, use your chopsticks. Come to our house, stay out of sight. Eat and drink as you should."

There are many Zhou family members today, and three tables have been set up in total.

Zhou Mingyuan sat at the Kangtou table with Zhao Yongsheng and other bureau leaders, and Wang Chunxiu accompanied the hospital leaders at the Kangtou table.

The three Zhou brothers and sisters and Sheng Xiping were at the table on the ground with Zhao Guangning, Zhao Rui, and Chen Jie.

“Guang Ning, Chen Jie, and Xiao Rui, when you come to our house, it’s just like your own home, and don’t see anyone else.

Qingyang, when Chen Jie comes back to our house, please take good care of her and be a bit discerning. "

Wang Chunxiu specially asked his son and daughter to take more care of the guests.

"You are both about the same age. You can have common topics and chat casually together."

Zhou Qingyang is not stupid. If he can't guess what his parents want to do with the situation in front of him, then all these years will be in vain.

He secretly looked at Chen Jie across from him, and suddenly felt that his face was a little hot and his heartbeat was a little fast, so he quickly lowered his head.

On the other side, Chen Jie also understood something, but she had the same expression that she couldn't wipe away, and she didn't know where to put her hands.

Fortunately, there were Zhao Guangning and Zhao Rui at the same table.

Zhao Rui and Chen Jie both work in the hospital. Although they are not in the same department, they are quite familiar with each other.

Not to mention Zhao Guangning, he is such a smart and lively person, how can he still not understand this?
With the help of these two siblings, and the rare little baby Sheng Xinhua, the atmosphere at the table soon became lively.

Young people are naturally free and easy, and no one mentioned it publicly today. They all pretended to be confused, chatting and laughing, and it didn't take long for them to become familiar with each other.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhou Qingyang also brought some food to Chen Jie, and the two of them went back and forth and exchanged a few words.

With good wine and good food in front of them, Zhao Guangning and Sheng Xiping lost their tempers again and admired Zhou Qingyang very much. The three of them had to have a few drinks.

However, they all understood that they had other tasks today, so no one drank more, and that was all.

On the other hand, the two tables on the kang were both from the forestry system, so they were very familiar. It didn't take long for them to become lively, and everyone was shouting that they would not come back today unless they were drunk.

At this time, it was obvious that Sheng Xinhua was not afraid of any occasion.

Even though the room was noisy, I don't know who suddenly shouted out, but he was sitting in his mother's arms, eating steadily.

No matter how noisy around him, it can't disturb him from his serious work.

Zhao Rui and Chen Jie were very surprised by the little guy's attitude. He kept praising Xinhua for his stability, unlike a child who had just turned one year old.

"Sister Qinglan, how do you raise your son? He is fat and rare, but the key is that he has a good temper.

I have seen many children, and most of them cannot stand an environment that is too noisy. They cry when there are too many people at home.

Your Xinhua is so stable and doesn't cry or make trouble, which is really rare. "

Chen Jie is slightly younger than Zhou Qinglan, so she calls Zhou Qinglan sister.When she said this, she naturally meant to praise her children and get closer to Zhou Qinglan.

“We have a large family, and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law love to play and make trouble, which may be related to this.

Anyway, we usually don’t control the volume when we talk or anything, we just do it as loud as we should, and the children are used to it. "

Zhou Qinglan looked down at her eldest son, and saw that the child's mouth was full of oil after eating meat. She quickly wiped the child's mouth with a handkerchief, and then explained to Chen Jie with a smile.

"Oh, that's it, it's good."

Chen Jie was deliberately looking for words to chat with Zhou Qinglan. No matter what Zhou Qinglan answered, she just agreed.

The two of them just chatted word by word, gradually becoming familiar with each other and getting closer.

In addition, Zhao Rui would interject a few words from time to time, and the three of them became more and more familiar with each other, chatting and laughing happily.

This meal didn't take long, it was almost finished at three o'clock.

Zhao Yongsheng and others drank a lot, and their tongues were straight when they spoke, and they were a little wobbly when they walked.

When Wang Chunxiu saw this, he quickly sent his son and uncle to see him off.

"Qingyang, you accompany Chen Jie and take your Uncle Chen home. Your Uncle Chen drank a lot today, so be careful on the way."

Being a mother is not easy. At this time, I have to think about creating more opportunities for my son.

"Oh, I got it, mom, don't worry."

Zhou Qingyang glanced at Chen Jie and quickly agreed. He stepped forward to support Director Chen, and escorted Director Chen home with Chen Jie on the left and the right.

Over there, brothers Zhao Guangning and Zhao Rui supported Zhao Yongsheng, Sheng Xiping supported Yang Guoming, deputy secretary of the bureau, and Zhou Qingyue accompanied Director He of the hospital.

Together with the others, they left Zhou's house and walked back.

Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu stood outside the gate, waving to everyone, "Daughter-in-law, look at it, is there something going on between our boss and Director Chen's daughter?"

Although Zhou Mingyuan drank a lot of wine, his mind was still clear and he did not forget the main purpose of today's treat.

"There should be something going on, right? Chen Wei and his wife have long been optimistic about our Qingyang and mentioned it to me several times.

I thought that girl Chen Jie was quite nice. I secretly looked at her while we were eating just now. Our son was having a good chat with Chen Jie. "

Wang Chunxiu thought about it and felt that there should be some fun.Chen Jie is not only beautiful, but also has a good job.

Hospital nurses are definitely an enviable iron rice bowl in this day and age.

If this can happen between the two of them, Chen Jie can report to the army after they get married.

Wouldn't it be nice to think of a way to work as a nurse in a military hospital or something?
"I'm not worried about that girl. I'm worried about our naughty boy. I don't know if that stubborn bitch likes Chen Jie or not.

It's easy to say if you fall in love with this, but if you don't fall in love with him, when he gets married, you won't know whether the Year of the Monkey or the Horse has passed. "

Wang Chunxiu looked at her son's back in the distance and muttered.

"Come on, children and grandchildren will be blessed by themselves, we have done everything we can, there is no point worrying about that.

Let's go back to the house. The house is a mess and I can't let my daughter clean it up by herself.Xinhua was not honest even when he was sleeping, so someone had to watch him. "

Zhou Mingyuan shook his head, took his wife's hand, and the couple went back to the house together.

On the kang in the east room, Sheng Xinhua was sleeping soundly under a quilt, while Zhou Qinglan was clearing away the leftovers on the table.

People these days have big appetites and are very good at eating. Even if you prepare ten dishes at noon, in fact there won't be much left in the end.

Zhou Qinglan folded the remaining dishes from the three tables together in the same way and carried them to the kitchen. He stacked the plates and put them in a pot with hot water to blanch them and then wash them out later.

(End of this chapter)