After being here for a few days, Jiang Mengxue followed Gu Qingbei to visit all the interesting and fun places here.

Until New Year's Eve, the whole family got up early to pack up.

While putting up couplets and preparing ingredients, Wang Zelan from next door also came over with Chenchen.

The Li family is composed of an elderly couple with their grandson, and the two families had already agreed to celebrate the New Year together.

Wang Zelan said while cutting vegetables, "Lao Gu and my husband Lao Li have to go visit the soldiers tonight, so they will probably be back late.

There's also a consolation performance this afternoon, do you want to go and watch it?"

"Oh, by the way, did Xiaoxue and Xiaobei go to see it the other day? The art troupe has been rehearsing a lot recently."

Jiang Mengxue thought of Yang Chuyue, but didn't say anything. She smiled and said, "I went there. There were singing competitions and performances. It was quite interesting."

Li Cuiying was quite interested, as she had never seen the art troupe's performance.

"Then let's go and take a look. It will definitely be lively when we are all together."

"OK."

Luan Huiying often encounters these consolation performances, but in this age of lack of entertainment, she never gets tired of watching them no matter how many times she watches them.

Several people prepare the dishes for dinner together, and then just put them in the pan and stir-fry them.

Everyone changed into clean clothes today. Since there are several soldiers in the family, there is never a shortage of military coats at home.

Jiang Mengxue was also wearing the military coat that Luan Huiying had sent her at that time.

She wore a red woolen sweater and a red scarf that she had knitted herself.

The outfit is what young people envy nowadays.

It was only the afternoon and the performance hall was already full of people.

When Jiang Mengxue and her group arrived, they could hardly squeeze in.

Most of the people came with their families and children to watch the performance.

Luan Huiying brought a few people to the first row, which was the seat reserved for military leaders.

Jiang Mengxue was sitting in the first row, feeling a little uncomfortable with so many people watching her from behind.

Above, Yang Chuyue is standing in the lead dancer position. Although it is just a dance, it is also expressing this story through dance.

Jiang Mengxue doesn't know much about dancing, but she has to say that Yang Chuyue's professional ability is absolutely professional.

Jiang Mengxue looked at Gu Qingbei with amusement as he held Chenchen and teased him, not even glancing at the stage.

Completely ignoring Yang Chuyue's resentful look.

Soon the leaders of the army also arrived. No matter what happened today, the leaders would definitely take the soldiers' emotions into consideration.

Sure enough, after the leaders arrived, the soldiers of the art troupe worked even harder.

The head of the art troupe, Wang Yajun, accompanied the leaders in the front row and introduced the performances being performed to them.

When Jiang Mengxue heard someone calling Captain Wang, she felt that her name sounded very familiar.

I tilted my head and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out where I had listened to the book before.

Gu Qingbei was sitting next to Jiang Mengxue, and it was obvious that he heard it too.

He leaned close to Jiang Mengxue's ear and said, "This Wang Yajun is Yang Chuyue's aunt. I didn't expect that she would be transferred here now."

Yes, yes, yes, Jiang Mengxue remembered it. Gu Qingbei just said it yesterday.

Unexpectedly, Yang Chuyue’s aunt is the director of the art troupe, which is not a low position.

Jiang Mengxue noticed that Wang Yajun always wanted to get close to Gu Zhenhai, but Gu Zhenhai's affection was indifferent.

Jiang Mengxue frowned. What was this person trying to do? What was his purpose?

The key point is that Luan Huiying is still here. Isn't this too blatant?

However, Luan Huiying looked calm as she discussed the performance on stage with Li Cuiying.

Either she was so careless that she didn't see anything, or she knew everything about it.

Jiang Mengxue believed that it was the second type. Although Luan Huiying looked careless and didn't care about anything, she was actually the kind of person who was wise but appeared foolish.

They left before they saw the end. When they passed by Gu Zhenhai, he took Luan Huiying's hand and said they would go home for dinner later.

Luan Huiying responded with a smile and greeted Wang Yajun.

Wang Yajun smiled awkwardly and moved to the side slightly.

As a daughter-in-law, Jiang Mengxue certainly couldn't ask her mother-in-law about such matters.

Li Cuiying saw it and wanted to ask, but considering that Wang Zelan was still there, she decided to wait two days before asking.

When I got home, I cooked on a clay stove and a coal stove.

There were still some stewed bones in soybean paste in the pot, and Jiang Mengxue and Chenchen were each holding one and gnawing on it.

It’s really delicious, Jiang Mengxue prepared the spices herself.

There are also braised pork with preserved plums and sweet and sour spare ribs.

These are all Jiang Mengxue's favorite foods. Usually, when she eats these things at home, she has to close the doors and windows tightly for fear that the smell will get out.

Sometimes I can only eat food that doesn't taste very good.

It was not until around eight o'clock in the evening that Gu Zhenhai and Li Jizhong returned.

In the evening, the army canteen made a lot of dumplings. It was impossible for everyone to eat their fill, but it was still possible for everyone to get three or five.

Pork and mutton raised by the army, pork stewed with cabbage, and mutton and radish hotpot.

It's rare to have such a rich meal.

In the past, one or two sheep would be killed and mixed into the dishes, and everyone was lucky to have a piece of meat.

But everyone can eat as much as they want today.

There was a big table filled with food.

Gu Zhenhai raised his glass: "Come on, let's clink glasses first. It's rare that we can get together to celebrate the New Year this year."

The juice poured into Jiang Mengxue's cup was made from orange powder, which tasted sour and sweet.

After drinking one glass, Gu Zhenhai poured another one.

"New Year, new beginnings. Next year our family will have more members, hahahaha, and we will be old enough to be grandparents.

I'd like to offer a toast to you, my second brother and sister-in-law. Thanks to you for taking care of the family over the years.

When my parents were alive, I wasn't home. Later, even after I graduated from Peking University, I sent him home for you to take care of him. Thank you for your hard work over the years."

He said with a guilty conscience: "Maybe I will have to suffer more in the future."

It is indeed hard work. After Jiang Mengxue gives birth to the child, she will still have to rely on the two of them for help.

Gu Zhenhai and Luan Huiying definitely don’t have time to take care of each other for a long time in the army.

Gu Qingbei is even busier.

Li Cuiying's eyes were red. She didn't know how she had survived these years.

It seems like I have been in a daze for decades.

Looking at the family sitting together, I finally understood that the purpose of life is to reunite with the family.

It’s a pity that my daughter will never see it.

"What are you talking about, Third Brother? We are brothers, and it is our duty to take care of our parents. Besides, we all like Xiaobei.

Hey, you also know that your second sister-in-law and I have always treated Xiaobei as our own son. You can rest assured that Xiaoxue is at home. Your second sister-in-law and I are planning to retire next year.

If Xiaoxue returns to the countryside to become a rural doctor next year, we will go back with her."

"Usually it's just the two of us at home, and Xiaoxue is happy to have us as her companion.

By then I'll be home with my grandchildren, so just don't worry, hahaha."

As grandparents, we can only look at photos when the time comes.

Luan Huiying wanted to retire after hearing this!