My aunt only knew that she was having dinner with a friend tonight, but she didn't know who the other party was. She pretended to be a female colleague from the newspaper office, chatting over dessert and asking, "What did you have for dinner tonight?"
Song Jingqi said Sheng Yun's name, and also introduced the scenery and dishes there.
"Auntie, the taste of that restaurant is really good. Boss Su and I know each other today. Next time you and uncle want to eat, I can call and make a reservation."
Gu Yueqin smiled and said yes.
The two were talking, when Meng Huai'an came back, Gu Yueqin told his son to sit down and told him about the engagement.
Meng Huaian and Zheng Minzhi have already counted their dates. They will get engaged at the end of this month and get married in November. The preparations for the engagement are almost ready. Their wedding room is planned to be upstairs, and Meng Huaian's room will be the same as the other The guest room has been expanded, and Gu Yueqin is planning to find someone to redecorate it after the engagement banquet.
Mentioning this Meng Huai'an was a bit anticipatory, as if she didn't know how to speak, Gu Yueqin knew her son best, and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, these are all agreed before, or do you have other ideas?"
Meng Huaian took a deep breath and said, "Mom, we have taken a fancy to a house, and the owner immigrated to sell the house urgently. The price is very favorable, so I want to buy it as a wedding house."
It meant that she didn't want to live with her family, which was beyond Gu Yueqin's expectation.
"Is this what Minzhi meant?"
Gu Yueqin is the one who knows Meng Huaian's character best. She is a little disappointed in her son and Zheng Minzhi, who has always been in love with her.
However, young people do not want to live with their elders, and this idea is more or less understandable.
She couldn't drink the bird's nest in her hand anymore, so she put the bowl on the coffee table and said in a deep thought, "Okay, twisted melons are not sweet, I wanted to have a good time together for a few years, and move out after Minzhi has a child, since you already want to Well, I have nothing to object to."
She has three sons, the eldest son is undoubtedly the most important, and he is also the best candidate to inherit the mantle. The second son and the third son have no intention of running a factory. Tang Yueqin wants to have a good relationship with the future eldest daughter-in-law. As an evil mother-in-law who cares about her daughter-in-law, she loves her daughter-in-law as a daughter-in-law, no less than she loves her niece Jing Hagi.
Looking at it now, I am afraid that there is still a lack of fate between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but she will not blame Zheng Minzhi for this, but the motherly love in her heart has turned cold.
Originally, Meng Huai'an wanted to bring up the matter of a man sending his cousin back, because seeing that his mother was in a bad mood, he stopped talking and went back to his room to rest early. In the living room, Song Jingqi quietly accompanied his aunt, wanting to comfort her but didn't know what to say good.
If you blindly follow my aunt's ideas and say good things, it will definitely affect my cousin's impression in my aunt's heart. In the end, the big cousin will suffer, and she is unwilling to do things that harm others and benefit herself.
When Tang Yueqin felt better, seeing Yi beside her niece who had been accompanying her all the time, she felt warm and soft in her heart. She held her hand and said, "It's better to be my niece. Other people's niece is always separated by belly. I want to find you a good family earlier, so I really can't bear to marry you."
So why can't I give birth to a girl? I've been looking forward to it since I was young, but all three children are taken care of.
Song Jingqi leaned on her aunt's shoulder and said coquettishly, "I also want to stay with my aunt for a few more years, so please stay with me."
Tang Yueqin smiled and nodded her forehead, "You, that's all you're saying now, I really stopped you from getting married, and you'll have to blame me when the time comes, saying 'women don't stay in college, stay here' Go and stay as enemies'."
But with Song Jingqi's gag, Tang Yueqin's mood improved a lot, urging her to go back to the house to rest, and to get up early for work tomorrow, while she went back to the house and waited for her husband who was out to socialize to come back, discussing about buying a house.
Although the eldest son must have saved some money by helping to manage the factory over the years, parents cannot spend nothing on their son's wedding room and provoke others to talk about it.
In July, Song Jingqi ushered in a second mission.
A batch of medicinal materials departed from Europe and arrived at the port of Songshi. They will be dispatched from Songshi to the front-line troops. However, the target of this shipment is too large, and there is a risk of interception once the ship is unloaded. Therefore, they have to take advantage of the night to operate at the dock. The people who are in charge must take care of it and not leak the news.
In Zhaixing Teahouse, the shopkeeper explained the whole story to Song Jingqi, and said solemnly, "You have to bring it to a man named Zhou Hang. He is the nail we planted on the pier earlier. He has never been moved to participate in any action for so many years. No one would ever guess that he was one of us."
Zhou Hang has a high rank at the dock. If it wasn't for the urgent need for medicines to save lives on the front line, the organization would let him choose to continue dormant.
Song Jingqi took the letter and put it away properly, promising to deliver the letter to the other party safely.
The reason why the organization thinks that Song Jingqi is a suitable candidate for the letter is that she has the identity of a reporter as a cover, so it is not easy to arouse suspicion, and the second is that Zhou Hang's home is in the concession, not far from Meng's home.
The situation was urgent, and if the medicine was left in the port for one more day, there would be an extra risk. After leaving Zhaixing Teahouse, Song Jingqiu did not go to Zhou Hang immediately. He should be still at the port at this time, so he decided to report back to the agency first, and then go to someone after get off work.
But things didn't go according to Song Jingqi's plan. When she arrived at the newspaper office, she was catching up with an urgent press release, and asked her to pick up an urgently needed document.
"Go to the general office and find Secretary Huang in the news department. I have already called him, and he will give you the materials directly."
Song Jingqi had no choice but to call a car to go to the office. The news office was on the second floor. In order to hurry, Song Jingqi went up the stairs and went directly to Secretary Huang's office to get the documents Fang Yan wanted.
Secretary Huang is unmarried and had a good impression of Song Jingqi for a long time. Although she knew that she was eager to repay the agency, she still kept her and said a few words, and insisted on sending her downstairs.
Song Jingqi declined repeatedly, "Secretary Huang, I really don't need it, I just go downstairs by myself."
But how can Secretary Huang let go of this opportunity to show his demeanor, especially when he heard Song Jingqi calling for a one-way car, he decided to help her arrange a car to return to the agency. I know everything better than myself, after all, this is 1938, not the 21st century when the streets are full of rent.
The two came out of the office while talking. When they reached the stairs, someone came down from the third floor. Song Jingqi turned sideways and didn't see her. Secretary Huang pulled her arm and called out to the people behind him that they were all at the leadership level. "Director" caught Song Jingqi's attention, and she felt that she was overthinking. When she looked back, she turned out to be Cheng Yanhe. She felt delighted to see an acquaintance in an instant, but felt that he seemed to be in a bad mood today, so he glanced at her indifferently. One glance, not a single smile.
The comrade walking with Cheng Yanhe asked with a warm smile, "Xiao Huang, this girl looks strange, could it be your girlfriend?"
Secretary Huang already had thoughts about Song Jingqi, and when she heard the other party's question, she just smiled and didn't deny it. Song Jingqi only felt a sudden chill in the air, but she didn't take that into account, but denied the other party's conjecture, indicating that she was just looking for Secretary Huang took the documents.
After finishing speaking, she glanced at Cheng Yanhe, meeting his eyes with a faint smile, she understood his meaning with a heartfelt heart.