ushernet Chapter 281 Family Banquet
Chapter 281 Family Banquet
Chapter 281 Family Banquet
Professor Li looked at him helplessly, "Let me ask you... they invited you to Beijing, what do you think?"
Qiu Huoming then said seriously, "I want to go and see it too. What I experience on site is definitely much more profound than what I learn in textbooks. Editor-in-Chief Zhou is a very good person. I have met many noble people along the way."
He turned and looked at Professor Li.
Professor Li immediately waved his hand and said, "Stop talking. If you continue, we will cry..."
"Puchi" Qiu Hongling, who was giving directions in the passenger seat, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The driver looked at Professor Li curiously in the rearview mirror. He rarely saw him so lively on weekdays. He thought that this young man must have a close relationship with him, so he immediately became more cautious.
The car quickly drove along the main road to East Street. After crossing the bridge and going down the slope, the yellow dog immediately rushed over, wagging its tail.
"We're here, right?" Professor Li asked.
"We're here. It's hard to park inside, so let's park here. Comrade driver, can we have a quick meal together at my house?"
Qiu Huoming invited.
He took out the 'walkie-talkie' he had made last time, as if he was presenting a treasure. It was almost disassembled last time, so it was not difficult to reassemble it.
Professor Li picked up the simplified version of the machine and thought for a moment, "Let's try it?"
Professor Li glanced at him and said, "Okay, I just wanted to talk to Huo Ming more."
He turned his head and looked at Professor Li, "Professor Li, do you want me to arrange your accommodation?"
Those people suddenly realized what was going on. Uncle Ye was delighted to see Qiu Huoming specially greet him. He immediately said enthusiastically: "Teacher, you care about your students so much that you come here during the New Year. Huoming, you have to treat him well."
Qiu Jianshe walked out quickly.
Professor Li asked, "How far is it?"
"This dog is quite docile." Professor Li was a little scared when he first saw such a big creature, but he felt relieved as he hadn't heard it bark once since he got off the car.
My second uncle had polio when he was a child, and everyone said it was caused by lack of sun exposure. Therefore, as soon as the children of the Qiu family were born, they were forced by their grandparents to bask in the sun.
After passing the alley, you can see the gate of your house.
Qiu Huoming responded and continued pushing the cart forward.
"He doesn't need it. He lives at my house and will leave with me tomorrow." Qiu Huoming immediately interrupted.
Qiu Hongling quickly took her son back, and before Chen Suniang turned around, the door creaked open.
Qiu Huoming followed suit and gave the same introduction.
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Dad, I'll show Professor Li around our house first, and then I'll tell him about my business. You guys don't have to worry about anything else, I'll take care of it."
"Within one kilometer, clear communication is available at about 800 meters, but the one I made at our school has a longer range, up to about 1.2 kilometers. If it is more open, I think it can go farther."
Seeing the car driving away, Ah Huang twisted his butt and wagged his tail and returned to Qiu Huoming.
The driver shook his head. "I won't bother you anymore. I'm staying at the guesthouse. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Qiu Huoming complained while pushing the cart forward.
It wasn't long before the first machine was completed.
After saying that, he looked at Chen Suniang, "Mom, Professor Li loves to eat fish..."
Qiu Huoming was afraid of causing rumors, so he simply called one of the uncles to explain: "Uncle Ye, he is my university teacher, and he is visiting my home..."
Several people saw Qiu Huoming and Qiu Hongling getting off the Hongqi car and were very curious. They followed them with their eyes as if they were watching some gossip.
"This stupid dog was raised to look after the yard, but now it looks like it's probably useless."
It is holiday now and the weather is good. There are adults and children everywhere in the open space in the courtyard.
"Mom, this is Professor Li from the provincial capital. The last time I won the pen, it was Professor Li who personally awarded it to me."
Professor Li looked at Qiu Huoming helplessly. If he had known they were so enthusiastic, he would have taken Qiu Huoming out to chat.
She was holding the child and couldn't do anything else for a while, so she just yelled at the top of her voice: "Old Qiu, there are distinguished guests at home..."
Chen Suniang immediately responded, "There is some at home. I will go and cook. Huo Ming, you must treat the teacher well."
When Chen Suniang raised her head, she saw a group of people walking in from the courtyard gate. She stood up holding Xiaobao.
Several people got off the car and Qiu Huoming took off his bicycle.
I sat in the living room and chatted with Qiu Jianshe for a while.
Qiu Huoming stepped forward, pushed the bicycle into the yard, parked it, and excitedly pulled Professor Li aside to introduce it.
The Hongqi car then turned around and sped away.
Qiu Huoming made him a cup of malted milk and then pulled him into his cabin.
"Wait a minute, there are two in total, both are disassembled, and they will be put back together quickly, take this one and have a look first."
Chen Suniang suddenly realized, "We met on the boat later, didn't we? Oh, distinguished guest, please come in."
Qiu Jianshe was overjoyed, "It turns out to be Professor Li. I have heard of you for a long time. Come in and sit down."
The courtyard gate was open, and Chen Suniang was holding Xiaobao in the yard, basking in the sun.
For Xiaobao, it has become a habit.
Professor Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and followed Qiu Huoming around the house.
Qiu Huoming continued to work hard and assembled another one.
Chen Suniang was busy in the kitchen. After the water was boiled, she took the tea leaves from Qiu Jianshe, made a cup of tea for Professor Li, and brought it over.
After a few pleasantries, he returned to the kitchen to work.
At this time, the younger sister ran back from outside. She looked into the older sister's room and saw that the older sister had returned. She immediately shouted, "Sister, where is my brother?"
Qiu Huoming heard Qiu Honglingxiang's pretended angry voice through the wall, "You don't want your sister anymore because you have a brother? Ask him when you come back..."
Qiu Huoming smiled and shouted at the top of his voice, "Hongshuang, it's good that you're back. Come and help me test the machine."
"Okay." The younger sister who was acting coquettishly with her elder sister immediately broke away and ran over.
"My younger sister is Qiu Hongshuang, Hongshuang, and her name is Professor Li." Qiu Huoming took his younger sister and introduced her.
"Wow, Professor Li looks really impressive, even more impressive than the professors I saw on TV."
The little sister's flattery came unnoticed.
Professor Li raised his lips slightly, "You are so good at talking. How about this? Wait a moment."
He took out a red paper bag from his arms and stuffed it into the little sister's pocket, "New Year's money."
The younger sister looked up at Qiu Huoming.
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Say thank you."
My younger sister was overjoyed, "Thank you, Professor Li."
She collected the money, took one of the walkie-talkies, and ran to the woods behind the house.
After a while, her voice came from another machine in the room, "Calling Professor Li..."
The previous channel had been checked, and this time it connected as soon as I turned on the phone.
Professor Li nodded. Sure enough, he didn't hear any noises during debugging. "This is the electromagnetic barrier you mentioned."
Qiu Huoming nodded, "There are other methods, but I don't know if they will work. I haven't had a chance to try them yet. The main reason is that I don't have the tools and raw materials..."
"What are you missing? Let's look for it in the capital."
Professor Li finished speaking, turned around and pressed the dialogue button, "I am Professor Li, little sister, you can come back now."
"Ah, so fast, please ask me a few more questions..."
Qiu Huoming's eyebrows jumped.
Professor Li just smiled and actually pressed the intercom button to talk to her.
The conversation was very lively.
Ten minutes later, Qiu Huoming saw that his little sister was about to reveal her true colors. He coughed, leaned over, and interrupted, "The battery is running low. Come back here."
"Okay, I'll be right back..."
"Click" Qiu Huoming quickly turned off the power of his machine.
After a while, the little sister came back panting.
Qiu Huoming took the machine in his hands.
Professor Li said, "Take these two walkie-talkies with you this time."
"Well, I was going to take them there anyway. I collected these spare parts with great difficulty, and I want to take them back to school."
Qiu Huoming touched his little sister's hair, "Where's Hongye?"
"She went to a classmate's house and will be back at noon."
"Okay, go and play with Xiaobao."
"Yeah." The little sister looked up at Professor Li, "Goodbye, Professor Li."
"Goodbye."
Professor Li sat on the chair and leaned back. "The atmosphere in your house is great. I don't even want to leave here."
"Then stay one more day." Qiu Huoming said with a smile.
"Tickets are hard to buy, you think that's a good idea. Hey, I need to take a nap, which room are you going to put me in?"
Qiu Huoming sat on the edge of the bed and patted his bed, "Sleep here with me. I'll squeeze in with my dad."
"Okay, clean."
After a while, the aroma of braised fish wafted from the kitchen.
Professor Li sniffed and said, "It smells really good."
As expected, the eldest sister came back at dinner time, and as soon as she got home, she went straight to the kitchen.
"Mom, I'm hungry."
"There are guests at home, go say hello."
Chen Suniang is already cooking the last dish.
After the eldest sister came in shyly and said hello, Professor Li finally recognized everyone in the Qiu family.
At lunch, we wanted to set up two tables, but Professor Li declined. "Please squeeze in. We will sit the same way you usually sit. No special arrangements."
Qiu Hongling had to go and breastfeed her baby first, so she wasn't at the table yet.
Chen Suniang arranged for Professor Li to sit alone in the main seat. Seeing that they would not give up unless she sat down, Professor Li simply sat down and had no choice but to refuse.
Qiu Huoming opened a bottle of Moutai and took out three wine glasses.
"Wow, you dare to drink with me with your alcohol tolerance?" Professor Li said with a smile.
"This is Maotai." Qiu Huoming turned his head and looked at his younger sister, "If I get drunk, I'll lie down on the ground. Remember to cover me with a blanket."
The younger sister said crisply: "Don't worry, just lie down wherever you want."
"Hahahaha" everyone at the dinner table laughed.
After a few drinks, everyone's reservedness disappeared.
Qiu Jianshe is an insider after all, so he and Professor Li have a pretty good conversation.
Qiu Huoming had already drunk three glasses of wine at this moment. He had to admit that the taste of this 53-proof sauce-flavored liquor was indeed different from the bulk liquor that Qiu Jianshe usually drank.
Chen Suniang picked up a piece of fish meat for him with chopsticks and said, "Drink slowly and eat something to fill your stomach."
Then he called Professor Li, "Professor Li, this fish is a local specialty here. Please eat more. I have also cooked fish soup and will give it to you to sober you up later..."
Professor Li took a bite of fish and a sip of wine, and couldn't help but praise: "Sister Chen, you are such a good cook."
Qiu Jianshe immediately smiled and said, "My Su Niang is also a good tailor. Look at all the clothes in my house, they are all made by her."
Chen Suniang kicked him under the table, "People are just being polite when they praise me, but you are just bragging when you praise me..."
"You two are truly a match made in heaven. You have raised your children very well."
Professor Li praised and looked at Qiu Huoming.
The more he looked at the young man, the more he liked him. Whether it was his interpersonal skills, his intelligence, or the punch he gave someone for him in the morning, everything caught his eye.
Before long, there were only three people left at the table still drinking and chatting.
Chen Suniang was holding a small stool and sewing shoe soles at the door.
After all, Qiu Hongling was still in the breastfeeding period and her body was easily tired. After dinner, she took Xiaobao back to the room for a nap.
The older sister and the younger sister went back to their room to read.
The living room fell silent.
The afternoon sun shone through the door, casting shadows on the ground. Chen Suniang sat at the door, with the light shining on her toes.
She turned her head to look at the three people who were still eating and drinking. Qiu Huoming's face was flushed, but this time he stubbornly did not fall down. Instead, he continued to talk to Professor Li.
Qiu Jianshe, who was standing by, couldn't get a word in, so he just hummed a few times and just ate his own food.
Professor Li, on the other hand, had already lost his teacher demeanor after three rounds of drinking. He put his arm around Qiu Huoming's shoulders and started to argue with him...
Chen Suniang smiled and looked away. On the stove in the kitchen, the samovar began to steam and soon made a gurgling sound. She then inserted the needle and put down the shoe sole in her hand.
She walked to the kitchen, brought in the samovar, and quickly returned to the living room to refill the teacups in front of the three people.
Qiu Huoming turned his head and looked at Chen Suniang. His face flushed and he called out, "Mom."
Chen Suniang stopped and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Do you have a headache?"
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Mom, my head doesn't hurt at all. I just want to call you."
"You kid."
Chen Suniang reached out and touched his forehead, "Don't drink anymore, your face is as red as Guan Gong."
After Chen Suniang finished speaking, she returned to the kitchen with the samovar, brought down the washbasin, took out two new towels, and rinsed them with hot water.
Then, endure the scalding sensation and wring the towel dry.
Then he walked into the living room with the towels, giving one to Qiu Huoming and one to Professor Li.
Qiu Jianshe on the other side immediately muttered, "And me..."
Chen Suniang rolled her eyes at him, and after Qiu Huoming finished wiping his face, she handed the one he was using to Qiu Jianshe.
"Use your son's."
"Hey, okay." Qiu Jianshe didn't mind. He took the towel and covered his face with it. The warm towel felt particularly comfortable on his face.
He hummed a line of lyrics, "The heavy snow is blowing in people's faces, the north wind is chilling to the bones, but I have a virtuous wife, good tea and good wine to warm my heart..."
Chen Suniang took off the towel covering his face with a reproachful look.
After Professor Li wiped his face, he became much more sober. "Okay, that's all I have to drink today. I need to lie down on the bed for a while."
"I'll take you there..." Qiu Huoming stood up shakily.
Upon hearing this, the younger sister quickly walked out from the inner room. She glanced at Qiu Huoming and was relieved to see that he was fine.
Qiu Huoming pulled her over and said, "Can you use it as a small crutch for me?"
The younger sister's eyes lit up, "Yes."
Professor Li stood at the door and waited for a long time. Seeing that Qiu Huoming and his younger sister were already quarreling, he shook his head and simply went back to his room.
Chen Suniang returned to the living room, sent both the father and son back to bed, and then started to clean up the dishes.
My younger sister helped out.
While helping to transport the dishes to the kitchen, she whispered to Chen Suniang affectionately, "Mom, my brothers and sisters are home, I'm so happy..."
Chen Suniang smiled slightly, "Did you get the New Year's money?"
The younger sister immediately covered her trouser pockets and looked at Chen Suniang pitifully.
In previous years, most of the New Year’s money children received had to be handed in.
Chen Suniang turned on the faucet. "Come on, I'll be generous for a while. This year, you guys should keep your own New Year's money. Remember, don't spend it carelessly..."