Chapter 322 A small gathering
Chapter 322 A small gathering
Xia Songlan was amused, "Mom, it's not that I don't know what's going on.
You are comparing Zhou Guoqing with our Jing Mo. It's like dust to the universe, darkness to the sun.
With such a precious gem in front of me, how could I be interested in his rubbish?"
Grandma nodded. "Song Lan is right. Don't compare Jing Mo with that disgusting person. Jing Mo is a good kid. At least he has a broad mind."
Unlike your grandpa and your dad, who are always jealous, they will be jealous to death if anyone dares to say a word to us. "
The mother and her two daughters burst into laughter instantly.
Ning Jingmo and his childhood friends were going to have a party in the evening, and they all asked to bring their families, so Xia Songlan rushed home early to change clothes.
When Ning Jingmo arrived home, Xia Songlan had just washed her face and was applying water and lotion on her face.
Ning Jingmo walked over and hugged Xia Songlan from behind, "Mm, it smells good.
Wife, you don’t have to dress up so beautifully. If you dress up so beautifully, I won’t let you go out and you have to lock yourself up.”
When Xia Songlan thought about the conversation she had with her grandmother and mother today, she burst out laughing.
Ning Jingmo thought she was laughing at him, so he raised his hand and gently rubbed the soft flesh on Xia Songlan's waist.
Xia Songlan was so itchy that she pushed him with her shoulder, "Stop it, I'm putting on makeup!"
In fact, Xia Songlan usually goes without makeup and seldom wears it. She is naturally fair-skinned, and her blood is always sufficient, so her lips are bright red and her complexion looks even better.
The long and curled eyelashes, like two small brushes, are Xia Songlan’s favorite feature.
She also inherited the good eyebrow shape from her grandmother and Zhou Sangning. Her eyebrows are thick and long, and only a simple trimming is needed to outline the perfect eyebrow shape.
Ding Jinmo kissed Xia Songlan on the face and said, "Why put on makeup? My wife is naturally beautiful and doesn't need any makeup at all.
Besides, today's party was organized by Tang Zijian, and the people who came were all acquaintances, so there was no need to put on extra makeup to deal with them."
Xia Songlan only knew that today was a dinner party for Ning Jingmo's childhood friends, but she really had no idea who organized the party until she heard him mention Tang Zijian.
Turning back, he asked, "Is Tang Zijian Song Lingling's lover? He is of medium build, well-dressed, and has a teardrop mole on the left corner of his eye."
Ning Jingmo wondered, "Have you seen it?"
Xia Songlan had already picked up the lipstick in her hand, but put it down again. She had no interest in this party at all.
He said disgustedly, "I did see him once before the New Year. We had an argument and I punched him."
Ning Jingmo knew Xia Songlan's personality very well. It seemed that she was really angry. "Are you using the uppercut I taught you?"
"Humph! You need to use an uppercut to hit him. A heavy punch will be enough to deal with a filthy guy like him."
Ning Jingmo unbuttoned his clothes, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger.
Then he walked to Xia Songlan, put his hands on his shoulders, and patted him gently, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Didn't you guys get together as childhood friends tonight? Let's eat whatever's available."
"No, it's a rare occasion that I come back early today. I'll cook two side dishes for you and we can have a drink together."
Xia Songlan understood that Ning Jingmo was supporting her, and her lips curved into an extremely charming smile.
She stood up and lifted Ning Jingmo's chin with her hand, looking at him like a female gangster, "Tsk tsk, whose son is this? Why is he so handsome? And what he does is so domineering."
Ning Jingmo had already raised his hands and put them around Xia Songlan's waist, pulling her towards him, "Of course it's my little lady, she's yours."
After saying that, he leaned forward and kissed Xia Songlan's lips, just lightly.
In the evening, Ning Jingmo really cooked and made some braised prawns and stir-fried lamb with green onions.
During this time, the phone at home rang.
Xia Songlan answered the phone, "Hello, hello... Jing Mo is cooking, I'll call him now."
Qi Bin was very puzzled. They had agreed to go to Tang Zijian's dinner together, so how come they were already cooking when they got home?
Ning Jingmo answered the phone and didn't explain much, just said he wouldn't go.
Qi Bin glared, "You kid, if you're not going, you should have told me in advance. It was a sudden attack, and I didn't even have time to cook.
What do you do at home?
"I just fried some cumin lamb and braised prawns."
"Wait... I'll take Zhang Rui and the child over right away."
Ning Jingmo was not happy, "Why are you here? I see you all day long, I'm so annoyed. You come to our house just to have a meal, can't you cook for yourself?"
"What? I just can't cook. I'm going to eat the cumin lamb you made. Not only will I go, I'll call Qin Chi and Sun Dajun right now and have them all go."
Ning Jingmo had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay... I owe you.
Don't come empty-handed. Bring two dishes each. We don't have any at home, and the restaurants are closed, so there's nothing to buy."
Qi Bin pouted in disdain, "Look at how stingy you are. Okay, got it, hang up now."
Ning Jingmo said that there was nothing, but after hanging up the phone, he went to look in the refrigerator again.
When preparing New Year’s goods before the New Year, I prepared a lot of things and the refrigerator was filled to the brim.
Xia Songlan went to the small storage room again and took out half a bag of peanuts. "I'll fry some peanuts later to go with the wine."
"My wife is really thoughtful. You can take a rest. You don't have to do anything today. When the gang comes, let them do the work."
During this time, the phone rang several times. Xia Songlan was busy washing fruits, and Ning Ziqing answered the phone and notified Ning Jingmo.
Xia Songlan listened and it seemed that everyone came to ask Ning Jingmo why he didn't attend the party.
Ning Jingmo didn't explain, just said he didn't want to go.
After a while, Qi Bin and Zhang Rui came in with their son Qi Xue.
As they were talking, Sun Dajun, Yan Pan and their son Sun Wangwang arrived with their family of three.
Qin Chi was still alone, he arrived the latest but brought the most dishes.
Since Ning Jingmo and Qi Bin came back, the four families have had many opportunities to get together.
We just had dinner together a few years ago.
But once the four men sat down at the table, they had endless things to talk about.
Qi Bin still brought his father's good wine.
Qin Chi helped everyone pour it.
Ning Jingmo raised his glass high, "I wish everyone a happy new year."
Everyone raised their glasses and said, "Happy New Year."
Just as they were about to finish their drink, there was a knock on the door.
When Qin Chi came over, he led in a group of people, all of whom were Ning Jingmo and Qi Bin’s childhood friends and their families.
Many of them also live in the compound.
Liu Dong came up and patted him. Ning Jingmo slapped his shoulder and said, "You kid, you don't want to go, and you didn't even tell me in advance.
We were about to arrive when we found out you and Qi Bin weren't going. If you had told us in advance, we would have come to your house!"
Liu Dong is the eldest son of Grandma Liu next door. He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, "I ran into you when I went out!
Didn't you say we'd meet later? So you guys are meeting here and we can meet there."
Xie Lin also pointed at Qi Bin, "Did you two discuss this in advance? Are you trying to get rid of me?
Didn't we agree to go there when we came back from the division headquarters today? Why are you here at Old Ning's house?"
Xie Ling was in the same division as them and served as deputy division commander.
The other people were also full of complaints.
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