Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

Yu Nan wanted to "be good neighbors", and when he got an opportunity, he poured out his admiration to Fu Jin, and won a "please come here when you are free".Yu Nan went to Fu's house to treat Fu Jin and his wife to a "light dinner".Shi Nina was present at the time, and he knew about the friendship between Nina and Jiang Taotao, so he also invited Nina "husband and wife" by the way, hoping that the other party would politely say goodbye.Unexpectedly, Shi Nina readily promised. It is convenient to invite two guests to "light meal", which can be called "light meal".With four guests, the scale is slightly larger, which is not so convenient.Yu Nan only knew that Nina had a husband, but she didn't know where that husband worked, who he was, and whether he would get along with Fu Jin and his wife.With four guests and three hosts, there is still one seat empty on the table of the Eight Immortals.Treat guests with extra chopsticks, and invite Fan Fan over by the opportunity.Fan Fan and Fu Jin cooperated very closely, both of whom were in power.Thinking about it this way, he felt that the inconvenience was worth it.He and Wanying agreed on a menu that would be simpler than banquets and richer than "light meals".Four cold dishes can be combined into a platter.Stir-fry only two, a big bowl of soup and four vegetables, that's all.He waited for the opportunity to invite Fan Fan, Fan Fan did not refuse.It's just that his daughter Yu Zhao didn't want to accompany the guests, so she ran out after eating dinner for a few days.There is already a fire at home, and it's cold and dark outside. Do you still want to learn to ride a bicycle?Wanying suspects that she has a new boyfriend.

Fu Jin and his wife and Shi Nina and his wife came together.Yu Nan didn't expect that Shi Nina's husband was the "little student" who sat side by side with a woman with two pigtails who looked a little like Miss Hu at the founding meeting of the research institute, and talked secretly.Yu Nan said: "This one has seen it, but I didn't ask for your name." "A mere surname is Wang Mingbo"—he has the same accent as "Xiaosheng's surname is Zhang Mingjunrui" or "Xiaosheng Liu Mengmei" in the play.He shook his head and said, "This is a reformed name. Its original name was Wang Boxin. The word Bo has a feudal flavor. The word Xin is redundant, so you might as well remove it. Add a little revolutionary flavor, and call it Jiang Bo."

Jiang Taotao covered his mouth and smiled.Shi Nina glanced at him half-annoyedly, then turned to Jiang Taotao and said, "Taotao, teach him a few words." Fu Jin said solemnly: "Comrade Wang Bo actually belongs to our classical group, but he only came to report. He is a great talent who can write poetry and prose, and he is also an expert. He looks down on the classical group who specializes in punctuation and annotation. So I still give lectures at school, but I have never been to a group, no wonder Mr. Yu is not familiar with it." Shi Nina said: "He can't make a forest by himself, and he won't come until he forms a team next year."

Yu Nan hurriedly paid tribute to this young talent. Wang Bo salivated and said to Wanying: "The big one who is not talented is cooking. I am here to help today, and I am under Mrs. Yu's orders. Blending the five flavors is my specialty." Jiang Taotao deliberately said with a straight face: "Wang Bo, stop bragging!" Shi Nina smiled and said, "Mrs. Yu, be careful that he will steal your special skills." Wan Ying only said that she was not good at it and let her sit down and serve tea. Wang Bo looked at her and said: "Mrs. Yu, it seems that you like plain clothes, and your clothes have a gloomy style. If you ask me to be a consultant, you can also dye a little bit of color in the gloom, and I will save you ten percent." age." Without waiting for Mrs. Yu's answer, he pointed to Nina and Tao Tao and said, "Look! Both of them have adopted a mere aesthetic concept, and the effect is obvious. Comrade Tao Tao likes light clothes, and only wears green and rouge. There is no need for big red. Hey, the water of the West Lake is so beautiful that it is always suitable to dress lightly and thickly! Look, isn't she better than the past?"

Jiang Taotao has already taken off his brand new camel-colored wool coat.She was wearing a dark red thin silk cotton skirt, and she was wearing dark red rouge and lipstick. She was indeed more beautiful than usual, and Fu Jin also showed his approval in his glance. "Tao Tao puts on the clothes that Nina thinks are too thin, how suitable! I am a mere little girl, isn't Nina still fit when I wear it! She is so gorgeous and lightly made up; it is not more generous than her usual heavy make-up Is it! Mrs. Yu, is the thrush deep line in fashion? You don’t need to ask your husband-in-law in a low voice, it’s better to ask me Wang Bo! Mr. Yu doesn’t blame me for being arrogant, does he?”

Wang Bo's mouth was like a leaky faucet, dripping continuously.The room between the host and the guest became lively without regard to etiquette. After a while Fan Fan came.Wang Bo grabbed the cup of tea on Wanying's behalf, and followed Wanying to the kitchen, calling Mama Sun "Aunt" and "You" as a respectful title, so that Mama Sun took a sip of Mr. Wang, and he didn't know how to curry favor.Wang Bo will indeed help.He was very good at putting up platters for the housewife, took them out by himself, invited everyone to sit down, and poured wine for everyone.He stood and pointed to the dishes on the plate and introduced them one by one.

Wan Ying didn't know whether she hated Wang Bo or thanked him.He would be helpful, but his nonsense babbled so loudly that she couldn't hear the loud conversations of the host and guest in the drawing room.They seem to be talking about the library.Yu Nan said loudly, "He! Why is he willing to work in the library! He is too young. Comrade Fu Jin has to take care of this matter..." Wan Ying didn't know who "he" was referring to, and she felt sorry for Yao Mi. care. Wang Bo suggested to Mrs. Yu that the two stir-fries should be served together.He took Wanying to sit down with him to drink and eat food.Fu Jin doesn't drink alcohol.Fan Fan raised his glass to his host and said with a smile, "Mrs. Yu has worked hard! Comrade Wang Bo, you have worked hard too!"

Wang Bo raised his face and said, "I not only advocate equality between men and women, but also practice equality between men and women. Mr. Yu is probably a male chauvinist, right?" Shi Nina glared at him and said, "Fuck you! You are a male chauvinist!" While inviting the guests to eat, Yu Nan said: "Comrade Wang Bo is a great feminist!" Wang Bo said: "I am also opposed to masculinity!" He was busy eating, full of praise, then changed his target, and said to Fan Fan blindly: "Comrade Fan Fan, don't be angry, I saw you go out , your lover followed behind with a burden. I said that Comrade Fan Fan is still the supremacy of the husband!"

Fan Fan humbly admitted his mistake and said: "Hey, we do this in the countryside. This is an old habit for many years, and it can't be changed for a while. When will Comrade Wang Bo go to the countryside to have a look, there are still many backward places in the countryside." Jiang Taotao said: "Nina and I want to participate in the land reform. Comrade Fan Fan, we will register with you first, and we will go there when the time is right. We still need to do a good job of planning." Wang Bo drank a few glasses of wine, the more interested he was, the more nonsense he talked, and everyone chatted and laughed.Sun Ma served the soup and four major dishes, and Wang Bo rushed to serve everyone.

After the meal, make new tea.Fan Fan was the first to leave because there was still a meeting to be held. Both Shi Nina and Jiang Taotao had oily faces and their lips faded. Yu Nan suddenly said: "Wanying, didn't you say that you want to give your color-changing lipstick to Mrs. Fu? That color is really the most suitable——ha, Comrade Wang Bo, look at me, I'm not a big Macho, I serve my wife, I'll take it!" He walked into the back room with a smile, and Fu Jin waited curiously. Wanying was dumbfounded as to where she got the color-changing lipstick.She just had to be her housewife, pour tea for the guests, and light cigarettes for Nina.After a while Yu Nan came out.Offer a lipstick to Jiang Taotao.As soon as Jiang Taotao took it in his hand, Wang Bo grabbed it, looked at the sign and said:

"Hey! Imported brand-name goods!" He took off his lipstick cap and looked at it, saying: "Yellow again! Pale yellow!" Yu Nan proudly said, "No, it's discolored. When you rub it on your lips, it turns rosy." Wang Bo handed the red door to Jiang Taotao and asked Yu Nan for a mirror.Wan Ying hurriedly took out a mirror.Holding the mirror in both hands, Wang Bo stood short in front of Jiang Taotao and asked: "Will you be there?" Jiang Taotao shyly looked into the mirror and listened to Wang Bo's guidance: "First paint on the upper lip, thicker, yes! Press the upper and lower lips together, and make a mark, yes! Apply according to the mark, thicker!" He clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Great! Sure enough It's rosy, brighter than Nina's crimson one. So beautiful! So beautiful!" Fu Jin obviously also appreciates it very much. Yu Nan said: "My wife has long wanted to give rouge to the beautiful woman, and this time she got her wish." Wanying stood aside in embarrassment, not knowing how to speak. Wang Bo put down the mirror and said, "Taotao, just accept it with a smile! I thank Mrs. Yu on behalf of everyone, because the person who wears lipstick can't see his own mouth, but the one who admires it is others——Comrade Fu Jin, I am right. Right?" Nina glanced at him and said, "Don't be so crazy, just watch old lady Yu's jokes." Wanying really doesn't know whether Wang Bo is frivolous or crazy.She just said: "Mr. Wang is not out, so please don't restrain yourself." Jiang Taotao accepted the lipstick and thanked Mrs. Yu.That night, the host and guest had a good time and parted ways. Wan Ying guessed that Yu Nan bought the lipstick in Shanghai before Liberation.She was very witty, and didn't ask a single word for whom the lipstick was bought for, but only asked Yu Nan: "Who did you just say is not willing to be the head of the library?" Yu Nan said, "I'm going to check Fu Jin's tone. The deputy director of the library has already appointed Shi Nina, but who will be the director? Fu Jin said that he asked Xu Yancheng, but Xu Yancheng declined and said he was not qualified. Xu Yancheng He! Of course he is not qualified! To be a director must be knowledgeable, and he must be familiar with both Chinese and foreign ancient and modern books. Of course Fu Jin can't take care of it. I am the only one who is suitable for this matter." "Did he invite you?" "Just wait and see, don't ask me to clear anyone!" Wanying said, "Are you part-time? Not too busy?" Yu Nan smiled confidently and said, "Those who are capable are not busy, and those who are busy are not. Xu Yancheng must think that things are busy, and the official is not big. In fact, the official size depends on how you do it. Add quietly Two words, setting up a library and reference room, isn’t the standard high? The library and reference room has a director, a deputy director below, and a secretariat, with two secretaries, and the daily affairs are taken care of. For now, a secretary will do." "Who will be the secretary?" "Look who is willing to obey orders and do things." Wanying thought: "Why isn't Ms. Yao the director? She is an expert and has been in charge of books for several years, and I heard that many books in the library are donated by her family. Does she have to let this Shi Nina take care of her?" Is it?" She secretly made up her mind that she must tell Mrs. Yao about this, so that Yao Mi won't suffer.