Chapter 122: Dinner in the Courtyard
Meat is in short supply these days, and being able to enjoy a hearty meal of meat is the happiest thing many people dream of.
When the aroma of the barbecue reached everyone's nose, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva, it was so fragrant.
Someone's stomach growled. Wang Na and Yin Yumei looked at each other awkwardly, pointing at each other like two statues, which made Captain Ma laugh.
“Who wouldn’t want to eat such delicious food? Me too.” With another “gurgle”, Captain Ma’s stomach also rumbled.
Now everyone laughed and no longer felt awkward. Wang Na and Yin Yumei also stopped pointing at each other.
In this quiet little courtyard amidst the hustle and bustle, people eating fragrant barbecue, drinking iced beer, and talking about their beloved art, all felt that this was the ideal and beautiful life.
When Qin Jingru and the others first saw Captain Ma and a few others coming over, all of whom were well-known nationally renowned singers, they felt a little nervous.
Later, when I saw them all surrounding my brother Dong Liang, I felt a sense of pride in my heart and no longer took them so seriously.
No matter how great you are, don't you still have to sing the songs written by Brother Dong Liang?
Before dinner, Zhang Dongliang invited them to visit his home.
"Wow, Teacher Zhang is so awesome. He even has professional equipment at home." Wang Na and Yin Yumei exclaimed.
They were very surprised to see that Zhang Dongliang's home even had a reel-to-reel tape recorder, as most people don't have such professional equipment at home.
Zhang Dongliang thought to himself, if I took out a 24-channel professional mixing recorder, you would be even more surprised.
"Teacher Xiao Zhang, I haven't seen your work for a long time. I came here this time to ask, do you have any good songs released recently?"
"Not yet, Captain Ma. I've been busy writing 'Changjin Lake' lately and haven't had time to think about the music. I'll have to wait for a while."
Song Ge came here under the pretext of visiting his old leader.
Zhang Dongliang's secondment to the propaganda department gave Song Ge a glimmer of hope for a professional radio station. He hoped that the old section chief would help him when he had the chance and help him realize his dream.
As soon as Zhang Dongliang saw Song Ge coming over, he knew what he was thinking. He also had a good impression of this young man, and he would help him if he had the chance.
"Song Ge, this is Director Ma from the Sijiucheng Art Troupe. You should toast Director Ma with a few glasses of wine. Maybe you two will be traveling together in the future."
"Okay, it's right to follow the old leader's arrangements."
"Everyone, this is my wife Qin Jingru." Zhang Dongliang pulled Qin Jingru to his side and introduced her to everyone.
"Hello everyone, I am Qin Jingru, the wife of Dongliang." Qin Jingru's advantage is that she is bold and not afraid of strangers. Seeing Dongliang introducing himself to everyone, she felt sweet in her heart and greeted everyone gracefully.
Zhang Dongliang also introduced Qin Jingru's good friends Lou Xiaoe, He Yushui and Yu Haitang to everyone one by one.
Lou Xiao'e, He Yushui, Yu Haitang: "We are not yours~~what? How did we become Jingru's good friends?"
But I can't say this explicitly, I can only introduce it this way.
When they heard Zhang Dongliang introduce his wife, Wang Na and Yin Yumei felt a pang in their hearts, while Sun Jinlong and Zhang Lei felt inexplicably happy.
When Zhang Dongliang introduced Lou Xiao'e, He Yushui, and Yu Haitang as Qin Jingru's good friends, Wang Na and Yin Yumei looked at each other with three words written on their faces: "I don't believe it. Who are you trying to fool?"
Um, is that three words?
The atmosphere at the bar was lively, and Zhang Dongliang toasted the elder, Captain Ma, alone.
"Teacher Zhang, I'd like to toast you and your sister-in-law." Sun Jinlong and Zhang Lei each raised their glasses to toast Zhang Dongliang.
"Teacher Zhang, we would also like to toast you and your sister-in-law." Wang Na and Yin Yumei were not to be outdone and raised their glasses to toast.
"Thank you everyone, thank you everyone, let's drink it together." Zhang Dongliang and Qin Jingru also raised their glasses in return.
In addition to raising his glass to Zhang Dongliang, Song Ge also toasted to Captain Ma.
"Oh, there are still three sisters here who haven't drunk yet." Wang Na and Yin Yumei found a new target, and Lou Xiao'e, He Yushui, and Yu Haitang also raised their glasses to express their gratitude.
Among the three of them, except He Yushui who could not drink much, Lou Xiaoe and Yu Haitang were not afraid of drinking at all, and they actually drank with Wang Na and Yin Yumei.
“Captain Ma, can I work for you after I graduate?” The intellectual inside Yu Haitang broke out.
"Haha, I'm retired, so I don't have the final say. But there is a great god here, do you still need to look for me?" Captain Ma stuck out his lips at Zhang Dongliang.
"Brother Dongliang~~" Yu Haitang started to act coquettishly towards Zhang Dongliang again.
"It's too early to talk about this now. Let's wait until you graduate." Zhang Dongliang was afraid that Yu Haitang would get drunk and say something crazy, so he quickly interrupted her.
"Yu Shui, where do you want to work after graduation?" Yu Haitang did not give up and started flirting with He Yu Shui again.
He Yushui pursed her lips and smiled: "Wherever Brother Dongliang tells me to go, I'll go there."
Wang Na struck while the iron was hot and raised her glass to toast Zhang Dongliang: "Teacher Zhang, you see, the four of us are all disciples of Director Ma, and now the three of them have their own works, but I don't have any yet.
You can’t be partial, if you have any good works, you must keep one for me.”
"No problem, I will definitely consider yours first when there is a work." Zhang Dongliang nodded in agreement.
Amidst the laughter and joy, the guests and hosts had a great time enjoying the barbecue and beer. Zhang Dongliang repeatedly assured Director Ma that if there were new works, she would be given priority, and Director Ma happily said goodbye and left.
By the evening, Yu Haitang was still mad.
"Sister Xiao'e, have you ever thought about asking Brother Dong Liang to arrange a job for you?" Yu Haitang failed to flirt with He Yushui, so he turned his head and fixed his gaze on Lou Xiao'e.
"I won't go anywhere to work. Wherever Dongliang goes, I'll go." Lou Xiao'e knew it very well.
"Brother Dongliang~~" Seeing that no one else could flirt with him, Yu Haitang, still drunk, boldly sat on Zhang Dongliang's lap and put her arms around Zhang Dongliang's neck.
"I'm warning you, Yu Haitang, I can't control my anger." Summer clothes are thin to begin with, and Zhang Dongliang felt his anger rising.
"Really? If you can't help it, just don't bear it." Yu Haitang was not afraid at all, she was looking forward to it.
"Hurry up and go down. You have to do your homework even if you don't have evening self-study."
"No, I'm happy today, so I won't do it."
"Come down quickly, I have something to tell you." Zhang Dongliang slapped Yu Haitang on the butt and drove her down.
"Jingru, let me tell you something." Qin Jingru and the others were very surprised: "What's the matter, Brother Dongliang? You look so serious."
"It's like this. You know I not only write works, but I also have to do a lot of confidential design work. In the past six months, I have to participate in some confidential projects.
So I may have to travel frequently in the next six months and won’t be able to go home, so you guys should be aware of this.”
Qin Jingru felt a little disappointed that her husband had to go out so often right after getting married, but she still knew that Zhang Dongliang should focus on his work.
"It's okay, Brother Dongliang. Don't worry, we can take care of ourselves."
"That's fine. I can't tell you about my job, so don't ask me any more questions. Don't worry about our home's safety. There are many security guards around here."
Before embarking on the journey, Zhang Dongliang must inform his family of the arrangements. He couldn't just disappear for no reason and make them worry.