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Chapter 226 Hidden Gem

You Fengxia was in her early twenties, at the time of youth, beauty and high spirits. She was flattered by people around her all the time. Suddenly, she was humiliated by Suning, and she must have been very unhappy.

Ever since the drinking incident that night, the relationship between Suning and You Fengxia has become delicate. They are unwilling to even put in the most superficial effort. The staff in the front office and the kitchen have all felt this strange atmosphere.

Su Ning knew that You Fengxia was able to hold back her anger because of the big boss behind her. At the beginning, Su Ning did not ask the big boss what the specific relationship between him and You Fengxia was. Although he regarded the big boss and his wife as his uncle and aunt, he did not intend to interfere too much in the big boss's private affairs.

The training in the kitchen was very successful. Everyone worked hard not only for the monthly sugar reward, but also for the daily sanitation and cleaning activities. In addition, Suning, the private manager and head chef, kept a close eye on the whole process, which gradually helped them develop good habits.

Thinking about the blind date in two days, Suning prepared to buy a new set of clothes. No matter what, he had to dress up, at least to make the other person feel that he was clean and tidy.

The most beautiful clothing in the 1960s was of course the military uniform, followed by the Zhongshan suit favored by cadres. Although Suning was not qualified to wear a military uniform, it was still a good idea to buy a Zhongshan suit.

Seeing the black, dark blue, and gray Mao suits in the state-owned clothing store, Suning thought for a long time. Under the impatient look of the waiter, he finally chose a gray Mao suit and asked the tailor to pick one for him according to his body shape.

Originally, Suning wanted to try it on, but was rejected by the waiter. Suning naturally knew the nature of waiters in this era. If he continued talking, they might get into a fight. Suning looked at the clothes helplessly and saw that it was indeed his size, so he paid the money and ticket and left the clothing store.

Coming to Suning on the street, I recalled the impatient look of the waiter in the clothing store just now. This is also a major feature of the service industry in this era. They do everything impulsively and have no service awareness at all.

Suning had never been to Ma Hua's home, so they agreed to meet at a place they both knew. Suning put on his new clothes and shoes, and after a walk around, he felt that his appearance was not too miserable.

When Suning walked out of the house in new clothes, the old neighbors in the courtyard were immediately surprised. They all stared at Su Ning, who was acting out of character. Without asking, they had guessed in their hearts that he must have gone out for a blind date again.

It just felt like Suning had never taken blind dates so seriously before. "Silly Zhu, where are you going on a blind date?"

Looking at Qin Huairu's ghostly mentality, Su Ning would of course not admit it. After all, what she was most keen on was to ruin her blind date. Su Ning knew very well the two taboos of blind dates: bringing best friends or companions and letting enemies know.

"No! I was cooking for an important leader, and he asked me to dress neatly!"

Suning lied without hesitation, and Qin Huairu and other neighbors chose to believe it because they didn't see any gifts in Suning's hand. Based on their previous understanding, they thought Suning was a brainless fool, and after believing it, they began to wonder how high-ranking the other party was.

"Silly Zhu, does that mean you can bring back a lot of food tonight?"

"Huh? Who can say for sure?
What if the boss is a particular person and doesn't like me, the cook, to bring things around? "

"Haha, that's right!" Qin Huairu smiled awkwardly.

Suning ignored the neighbors in the courtyard and walked out of the courtyard directly. He had already given the money and tickets for buying gifts to Ma Hua and asked him to go to the vegetable market to buy these things.

Suning is a very cautious person, and he is particularly familiar with the personalities of his neighbors, so he must have taken some precautions in advance.

When I arrived at the agreed place with Ma Hua, I saw Ma Hua waiting for me with bags full of things. When he saw Suning appear, he immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Master, these are all bought according to your instructions!

The remaining money and tickets are in my left pocket!"

"Forget it! Consider the remaining change as your errand fee!"

"Thank you, Master! You look so handsome in this Zhongshan suit!"

"What's the point of being handsome? You're still single! It all depends on whether today's blind date goes well!"

"Haha, don't worry, Master! You will definitely succeed this time!"

"Hopefully!"

The place they had agreed on was near Ma Hua's home. The master and apprentice arrived at Ma Hua's home not long after walking. Seeing that Suning had bought so many things, Ma Hua's mother showed a surprised expression.

"Master He, just come if you want to! Why bring so many things with you?"

"You must be Ma Hua's mother, right?"

"Yes! It's me! Thank you for taking care of Ma Hua in the steel mill cafeteria!"

"Auntie, you're too polite!

Ma Hua and I are both teachers and friends, and he has helped me a lot!"

“Haha, Ma Hua doesn’t understand anything!

How can he help you! Master He, you are kind and righteous! "

"Hehe, auntie, is that girl here?"

"Huh? The girl is still at her relative's house!" When Ma Hua's mother heard Su Ning's question, her eyes were a little evasive.

Of course, Su Ning also noticed the change in Ma Hua's mother's eyes, but he didn't think anything of it. He smiled and explained, "That's perfect! Now Ma Hua and I will go to the kitchen to cook!"

The girl will be here soon! Then we can have dinner!"

"Great! That's great! Master He is really thoughtful!"

Next, Suning and Ma Hua, the master and apprentice, rushed into the kitchen, while Ma Hua's mother went to the neighbor's house to invite the girl she was dating.

"Ma Hua, how many brothers and sisters do you have?"

"Master, I am the eldest, and I have five younger brothers and sisters behind me!
The second, third, fourth and fifth are the younger sisters, and the sixth is the younger brother!"

"Ah? That's a heavy burden on your family!"

“Haha, it’s okay!

As long as the family is together peacefully, it doesn't matter if life is a little hard!"

Hearing that Ma Hua actually had such awareness, Suning's eyes lit up, and then he gave Ma Hua a thumbs up, "Ma Hua, really good!
With this awareness, he will definitely be a good son and a good brother!"

Soon, with the joint efforts of the master and the apprentice, a meal with chicken, duck, fish and meat was prepared, but Ma Hua's mother had not returned yet. Seeing this situation, Suning suddenly had a bad guess.

At this time, Ma Hua's mother came back indignantly. When she saw Su Ning's look, she explained with a guilty conscience, "Master He, that girl came to Beijing specifically for a blind date!

Because you are a pretty girl, I have arranged blind dates with six single young men today, including you.

This is not just now"

"Haha, you've already decided on a partner, right?"

"Ah? Master He, you already know everything!"

"Haha, I guessed it!"

Suning was really depressed, because this seemed like a scene from rural blind dates in later generations, where a girl had more than ten boys lining up for blind dates in one day. He didn't expect that he would have such a weird experience if he traveled back to the 1960s.

Of course, Suning also noticed the embarrassment of Ma Hua and his mother, and then said with a nonchalant smile, "Since we can't get married, let's just eat by ourselves!"

"Master He, I'm so sorry!" "Auntie, what you said is serious!
I am very grateful that you are willing to show up and worry about my affairs!
The meal is ready, call your family back to eat!

It's a good opportunity for us to get to know each other!"

Seeing Suning's generosity, Ma Hua's family felt better. Then Ma Hua's mother went out to call Ma Hua's father and other children to come back for dinner.

After Ma Hua's mother left, Ma Hua looked at his master embarrassedly, "Master, I'm really sorry!"

"What are you talking about! Hurry up and serve the food! The whole family will be back soon!"

Watching Ma Hua go to the kitchen, Suning really felt that he was poisonous. The original owner's blind date was full of accidents, and now that he had traveled through time, he still encountered such bizarre and unexpected situations.

The meal was somewhat awkward, but soon Ma Hua's family stopped worrying about the awkwardness because Suning's cooking skills were superb, allowing them to focus all their energy on the meal.

Looking at Ma Hua's family happily eating their meal, Suning simply clinked his glasses with Ma Hua and his father, and then sat there drinking their wine with a smile.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of Ma Hua's house, and then a girl pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that Ma Hua's family was eating, she seemed a little embarrassed and uneasy.

Although the girl's face was dirty, her height of over 1.7 meters and her figure hidden under the bulky cotton coat still made Suning, who was used to seeing beautiful women, shine.

"Aning, are you okay?" Ma Hua's mother looked at the girl outside the door in surprise.

"Auntie, can I borrow some corn flour?" The girl looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, swallowed hard, and then looked at Ma Hua's mother.

"Oh! Poor children, are you out of food again?"

"Yeah! My sister-in-law is so hungry!"

"Then wait a moment! I'll get it for you!" Ma Hua's mother seemed calm as if she was used to it, and immediately stood up to get corn noodles for the girl.

"Aning, this is five pounds of corn flour!" Ma Hua's mother quickly took out a bag of corn flour from the house and handed it to the girl outside the door.

"Thank you, auntie! I will return it to you as soon as possible!" The girl took the corn noodles with surprise, then bowed her head and said in gratitude.

The moment the girl lowered her head, Suning actually noticed a barely noticeable milky white color on the girl's neck. As an old pervert, Suning realized that the disheveled hair and bloated tattered clothes were all disguises of the girl.

After the girl left with the corn noodles, the Ma Hua family once again turned their attention to the chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table. Suning still did not ask any questions. Only after the Ma Hua family had eaten and drunk their fill did Suning express his curiosity.

"Auntie, what's going on with this girl?"

"Master He, this girl's surname is Zhang, and she's also a miserable person! Her whole family moved from Guangdong!"

"Her mother died during childbirth, and she only has a father to rely on.

In 1955, her father, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, was transferred to work at Guang'anmen Hospital in Beijing. He later married a woman in Beijing and had two children, a boy and a girl.

“Originally, the family was living a good life, but the doctors were always unable to cure themselves, and her father himself died of a terminal illness!
Her stepmother struggled to support a family of four, and life was difficult as a result."

"Last year, a girl was arranged to marry someone, but on the eve of the wedding, her fiancé died in a car accident. Then the man's family thought Aning was a jinx!"

"Huh? Car accident?" Suning was really surprised. It's a bit difficult to get into a car accident in this day and age!

Seeing the surprise in Suning's eyes and guessing the reason for his surprise, Ma Hua's father helplessly explained, "Master He, Aning's fiancé drives a car for a leader.

He borrowed a car from his boss to get married, but on the way, he and his car crashed into a reservoir."

"Ah?" Suning thought that this guy was too miserable.

"Because the man's family spread the news everywhere, Aning's reputation as a jinx spread.

After her engagement was broken off, no one was willing to marry her!

Her stepmother died of a fit of rage!"

"Huh? This girl is really miserable!"

"Hey! Who said it wasn't?

Aning's stepmother and Aning didn't have much work, so they just made ends meet by picking up scraps and making paper boxes for the street office.

"So! There are only three sisters and brothers left in this girl's family?"

"Yes! They often come to our neighbors to borrow some cornmeal and other things!

I will pay it back immediately when I have enough money!"

"Oh? Even though her family is in such a difficult situation, she still returns the borrowed corn flour?" Su Ning was surprised, because he remembered his neighbor Qin Huairu's family, who never returned the borrowed corn flour.

"Return it back! Why not!" Ma Hua's mother also looked at Suning in surprise.

Suning did not explain anything, but just thought quietly. After a long time, the wine in the bottle was drunk by Suning, Ma Hua and his son.

“Auntie, I believe Ma Hua has told you about my situation!

I am already thirty years old this year, and I want to start a family as soon as possible!
How about I go to this girl's home and ask if she's willing to have some contact with me?"

"Ah?" Ma Hua and his parents were shocked.

"Master He, please don't let this get you down!
The matter of "jinx" is still very serious!

Auntie knows you are anxious to get married, so we can take our time looking for someone!"

"Yes! Master! You must not let it get to your head."

Suning really doesn't believe in the saying of "jinx", and he has his own system support, so he is not afraid of these gods and ghosts.

"Haha, auntie!

I saw that this girl's situation was somewhat similar to mine.

If the girl is really willing, it is more appropriate."

"Master He, are you sure about this?"

"Auntie, why don't you go and ask first! Maybe they still don't like me!"

"How could that be! Master He, I'll go ask Aning right now!"

"Thank you, Auntie! But you can tell her everything about my situation. There's no need to hide it from her!"

Ma Hua's mother looked at Suning in surprise, then nodded and said with a smile, "Okay! I understand!"

(End of this chapter)