Gu Fei was confused and anxious: "What should we do?"

Gu Chong became serious and asked his younger brother earnestly, "Xiao Fei, do you believe me?"

Gu Fei also became serious, nodding like a little man, and said solemnly, "Of course!"

He trusted his brother the most in this world.

“She’s in the city, so let’s go live in the city.”

When Gu Fei heard his brother say that, making city life sound as simple as eating and drinking, a big question mark popped into Gu Fei's head: ?

Although he was only ten years old, he knew how difficult it was to change his rural household registration to an urban one.

Not to mention that his brother wanted to take him to live in the city. This made things even more difficult.

Gu Fei tightened his throat, but after hesitating for a few seconds, he nodded. He trusted his brother.

Gu Chong smiled, seeing how nervous the child was, sighed, and didn't explain further.

He just rubbed his head and teased, "Xiao Fei, you won't miss Qingtang Village, will you?"

Gu Chong didn't feel any reluctance to leave Qingtang Village, nor did he feel any melancholy about leaving his hometown.

Even though he was born and raised here, he doesn't feel a strong sense of belonging to this place.

After his parents passed away, there weren't many people he cared about.

Up until now, there's only Gu Fei and Xue Fu.

He has no attachment to this place.

As for Gu Fei, he was wherever his brother was!

My brother wants to go to the city, and I don't want to be a burden, so I'll work hard to follow him!

When Gu Fei asked her about Haicheng, Xue Fu had no choice but to scrape together the fragmented memories in her mind and describe to him what Haicheng was like in this era.

"Haicheng is huge, much bigger than a county town, and even bigger than the provincial capital. The food there is a bit different from here; it's more on the sweeter side. But there are so many delicious things there! I'll take you around to eat your way through Haicheng!"

"There are lots of trendy things over there, I'll take you there to play sometime."

"Oh, right, Xiao Fei, do you like the sea? There's a river in Haicheng, but it's not far from the beach. We can go to the beach to watch the sunrise or sunset! We can also buy some seafood! You've definitely never tried it before! It's delicious!"

When seafood was mentioned, Xue Fu swallowed hard, feeling a pang of nostalgia for the days when she used to eat lobster and abalone to her heart's content.

She glanced at Gu Chong over there, thinking that he probably didn't know how to cook seafood. So, she could volunteer to give it a try and let them taste her homemade dishes!

For some reason, she was very confident!

Gu Fei stared intently at her, his eyes sparkling, and nodded excitedly like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes! I want to go, I want to go!"

His older brother said he would take him, so he believed his brother would definitely have a way!

He will reunite with his brother and sister in Haicheng!

Gu Fei had high expectations for the city of Haicheng.

Meanwhile, Gu Chong had prepared enough crucian carp for three people, filling a basin with just the right amount.

After rinsing it clean, he went into the kitchen to find seasonings to remove the fishy smell.

Ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and white wine.

Gu Chong doesn't usually drink much.

This liquor was brought by Zhou Zhi when he came to his house for dinner before. He left it here and never took it with him.

This has come in handy.

After soaking the fish for about ten minutes, he grabbed some pickled cabbage and pickled ginger from the pickle jar and prepared them. Then he went to the stove and lit the fire.

Pour oil into a wok over high heat, add the fish, and the sizzling hot oil bursts open, releasing a fragrant aroma.

The aroma carried by the wind outside, and the two siblings sitting in the yard smelled it. They looked at each other and saw the longing for the meal in each other's eyes.

Then the two of them got up in unison and went to the kitchen to see how the meal was made.

Xue Fu initially disliked the smell of cooking oil.

But now, the aroma of cooking oil and vegetables makes her feel more of the happiness in life!

She watched the man cook and take care of everything in the kitchen with longing eyes, and every time she couldn't help but praise herself for making the right choice back then, for hooking up with such a great guy and finding such a good man.

The pickled cabbage, tofu, and fish soup was cooked to perfection. The tofu was tangy and spicy, and the fish had no fishy smell at all. Xue Fu ate two bowls of rice with the fish soup poured over it.

She accidentally ate too much, covered her mouth, turned her head away, and let out a soft burp.

Her face flushed slightly, showing a hint of shyness and embarrassment.

"Go inside and warm up by the fire for a while, sit down and digest your food. It's cold outside."

Gu Chong took some still-burning charcoal from the stove, put it in a basin, and carried it to the main room inside.

"Uh-huh!"

After dinner, Xue Fu and Gu Fei sat side by side inside, warming their hands by the fire.

Perhaps it was because children have so much energy, but Gu Fei couldn't sit still for long. The outside world was wonderful, and he wanted to go out and play.

At this time of year, everything is barren, so the children can run around freely without having to worry about the vegetable seedlings and saplings in the fields, unlike in other seasons.

There's nothing in the fields in winter, so let them do whatever they want.

There are so many ways to play!

Li Er from the village entrance said that his aunt had come back from the county town to visit his grandmother, and his uncle had made a kite for her.

Gu Fei wanted to watch him fly a kite.

If given the chance, he might even get to hold up a kite string and fly a kite himself.

Do you want to go out and have fun?

Xue Fu could see his desire to go out and have fun.

After all, he sat on the bench in a crooked and twisted manner, as if there were nails on the bench, looking like he couldn't stay still and was about to leave.

At first, his body was tilted towards the brazier to warm himself, but after a while, he turned towards the door, as if he would dart out at any moment.

A pair of dark eyes were also staring intently at the gate of the courtyard.

Who can't see it?

Xue Fu found it amusing, but she understood. When she was that age, she was also restless and very mischievous.

If she did something naughty, like watching her mother trim the flowers in the garden, she would get itchy hands and think it was a simple thing to do, just cut them off, right? So on weekends, while her mother was taking a nap, she would take the gardening shears and go and do it.

When her mother woke up and saw the patchy flowers and greenery in the garden, she almost fainted and nearly grabbed the feather duster. However, seeing her daughter's pitiful and endearing expression, she couldn't bring herself to do it and instead punished her by making her sit quietly.

Make her sit quietly on the stool for half an hour as punishment, and don't let her go anywhere.

Xue Fu thought about it and felt it was a dark history. Her mother was still too good to her.

Gu Fei asked for her opinion: "Is it okay?"

Xue Fu thought he was really good and nodded: "Of course you can. Go play. But come back early, it gets dark late now and it's cold outside."

"Okay! I'm off then!!"

The child waved and dashed out, having a great time.

Xue Fu watched him leave, then looked at Gu Chong who was still tidying up. She got up to go and help him, but he 'sent' her back, telling her to sit still and that he would be done soon.

But as you wait, once you're full and feeling sleepy, that drowsiness kicks in.