It must be said that Fang Ru has a keen eye; Shen Jingyan and Shen Honggang do indeed share a resemblance in their features.

Shen Jingyan said happily, "Uncle, Aunt, Uncle, you all chat, I'll go cook!"

Fang Ru quickly pushed Gu Zhiyun: "You go too, help Jingya, don't let the girl do all the work by herself!"

After Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun left, Gu Huaiqian shook hands with Shen Honggang, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) to drink tea.

Anzi knew that today's occasion was of great significance, so she didn't make a fuss, grabbed a handful of peanuts, and quietly ate them in the corner.

After chatting for a while, Fang Ru couldn't help but ask, "Brother, where are Jingya's parents?"

Shen Honggang's hand clenched tightly. After a long silence, he stammered:

"This child has a hard life; his parents died young."

Thinking of his mysterious and unknown brother-in-law and his sister who had disappeared without a trace, Shen Honggang's eyes dimmed.

Gu Huaiqian and Fang Ru assumed that Shen Honggang was missing his deceased relatives, and quickly comforted him, saying, "It must have been really not easy for you to raise Jingya."

Fang Ru wanted to ask again, "My uncle is here, but where is my aunt?"

After thinking for a long time, I still didn't ask.

After chatting for a while, Gu Huaiqian found that he and Shen Honggang actually got along very well.

Although one was an intellectual and the other a frontline worker, the two had a lot to talk about and chatted happily about everything under the sun.

Gu Huaiqian admired Shen Honggang's honest and sincere qualities, and Shen Honggang also admired Gu Huaiqian's academic level.

Fang Ru noticed Anzi. The little boy was very sensible. He never interrupted when adults were talking, and he ate quietly without making any noise.

In addition, Anzi is chubby and very cute, and Fang Ru likes her very much.

She grabbed a handful of hazelnuts and handed them to Anzi, asking kindly, "Are you Jingya's younger brother?"

Anzi proudly puffed out her chest: "Yes!"

"No wonder, you and Jingya look so alike, especially your eyes."

When Anzi first came in, Fang Ru thought he was Jingya's younger brother. But when Anzi called Shen Honggang "Dad," she realized he was actually her cousin.

"Do you know how Zhiyun and Jingya met?" Fang Ru asked Anzi.

As Anzi peeled hazelnuts, she said, "We all live in the same village, so we know each other."

He suddenly leaned close to Fang Ru mysteriously and whispered in her ear, "I was the first to know that Brother Gu liked my sister! When they were having a secret relationship, I often helped Brother Gu pass messages to my sister!"

Upon hearing the words "underground romance," Fang Ru's gossipy nature was instantly piqued.

"Then tell your aunt how they started their 'secret relationship'?"

Anzi then began to talk incessantly.

By the time Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun brought the dishes into the house, Fang Ru already knew everything about their glorious history from meeting to falling in love.

So the way she looked at Gu Zhiyun and Shen Jingyan became even more meaningful.

Although spring has arrived, the long winter in Northeast China is far from over. In this day and age, it is rare to see green vegetables in winter. Nevertheless, Shen Jingyan still prepared a table full of delicious dishes in various ways.

Sauerkraut stewed with blood sausage, radish stewed with pork ribs, chicken stewed with mushrooms, cold pig's ear salad, radish balls, stir-fried cabbage with vermicelli, stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with eggs, wild mushroom and sliced ​​meat soup, and a pot of white flour steamed buns.

Even Gu Huaiqian and Fang Ru, who often dine out in the city, rarely saw such a sumptuous meal.

Fang Ru couldn't help but praise, "Jingya, you're so capable!"

Northeasterners love a lively atmosphere when they eat, so Gu Zhiyun specially invited Yang Zinuo and Lao Xu over.

Men always drink as soon as they sit down at the table, and Gu Huaiqian, being a guest from afar, was repeatedly plied with drinks by the enthusiastic Lao Xu and Shen Honggang.

At the dinner table, everyone talked about almost nothing else but praising Gu Zhiyun and Shen Jingyan, how outstanding they were, and how well-matched they were.

Once Lao Xu starts drinking, he can't stop talking.

He grabbed Gu Huaiqian's hand and slurred, "Old Gu, how did you and your wife manage to raise such a precious child, sending him to my forest farm! When I first met young Gu, good heavens, he was so fair-skinned and clean-cut, I thought he was just a pretty face! But who knew he was such a hard worker! He's been a model worker every year!"

Gu Huaiqian was delighted by the praise: "That's because you, the field manager, have done a good job in commanding and educating them."

Old Xu downed another glass and sighed repeatedly, "Little Gu is a well-known handsome young man in our village. Girls who are interested in him could line up all the way to the town! Even the village chief's youngest daughter came to propose marriage, but your son didn't even give her a second glance! She has high standards, and she's set her sights on Jingya! You know what? My wife also has her eye on Jingya, and she even called my grandson from the army to meet Jingya for a blind date! Hehe, Jingya has high standards too, and she didn't even like my grandson!"

Fang Ru couldn't help but laugh and said, "My son is so lucky, he got a great deal!"

From the moment they entered the house until the end of the meal, only four or five hours had passed. Gu Huaiqian and Fang Ru completely put aside their worries and were extremely satisfied with Shen Jingyan, their future daughter-in-law.

The young girl was poised, hardworking, and considerate towards her son. She was nothing like the calculating rural girl Zhao Yanyan described, who only wanted to get a city residency permit.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Fang Ru finally found an opportunity to ask Gu Zhiyun, "Didn't Yan Yan come to the forest farm to find you? Why haven't I seen her?"

Based on Fang Ru's understanding of Zhao Yanyan, she knew that if she and Gu Huaiqian came, Zhao Yanyan would definitely cry and complain about her grievances regardless of the occasion, and might even have a conflict with Jingya.

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