The next morning, the couple had to go out to work.
She was carrying the same army green cloth bag with a red love knot on it, and a pen with the same material, color and pattern was tucked into her pocket.
Electrician Jiang was called into the factory director's office again. He walked briskly with two things in his hands, and then showed off vaguely during the conversation.
"Director, this is the knot my wife gave me. It represents that my wife and I are united in purpose and can break any obstacle together."
"Director, my wife and I have a special couple's fountain pen. Look at the pattern on it. There's not only jade but also a boat. My surname is Jiang on this one, and my wife's surname is Song on the other one."
"Director, my wife loves me very much."
"Factory Director..."
"Get out—"
"Okay, Director, I'll be out right away!"
Jiang Baizhou left the factory director's office with a victorious smile.
Only the evil dragon guarding the treasure was left, coiling its tail silently and shedding tears of envy.
…
Today at the research institute, Song Jiayu finished her work and left work early.
After returning to the courtyard, the braised pig's head that had been cleaned yesterday and cooked this morning was already very tasty. It exuded fragrance all day long in Tianshui Lane. The number of people walking back and forth on the street outside the courtyard was ten times more than usual. They were all attracted by the fragrance and went back with their stomachs rumbling.
Of course, after being here for so many days, I have made some good friends with some neighbors.
Zhao Qiuqin couldn't possibly give anyone pig's head as a gift, but she could still afford to give them some marinade.
The people who took the marinade home bought some meat and cooked it with the marinade. Now, it was not only the Jiang family that exuded the overbearing aroma. The impression of Song Jiayu changed from someone who was not easy to mess with to someone who had superb cooking skills.
After returning home, Song Jiayu cut the pig's head into edible-sized slices and put them on a plate. She also cut some of the pig's intestines, hearts, and lungs that were braised together and put them on a plate. Finally, she took two platters of braised food, took Jiang Baizhou, An An and Ning Ning, and went to Gu Siyi and Lin Xue's new home.
Unlike Song Jiayu, who was given special care and assigned to a separate small courtyard.
The new housing allocated to Gu Siyi and Lin Xue was in Tianshui Lane, also in a compound larger than the Songshan County compound.
It is divided into front yard and back yard, and more than ten families live in one large yard.
As soon as they walked into the gate of the compound, they were spotted by Gu Jingtian, who was already five years old. The child ran over and excitedly called out "Aunt Song" and "Uncle Jiang". Then he took An An and Ning Ning's hands and said, "Come on, I'll take you to meet new friends. We are playing football."
An An Ningning had never seen a football before. She looked at her parents with her big eyes eagerly. After getting the promise, she happily ran behind Gu Jingtian. When she saw the black and white round ball, they all exclaimed "Wow!"
Ningning asked: "Is this a football? It's so round~"
Little Jingtian said: "Yes, it's a New Year's gift my father bought me."
An An asked: "How do we play~"
Little Jingtian demonstrated it himself, kicking the football with his foot into the small net that Gu Siyi made for him.
Although An An and Ning Ning didn't know the rules of the game, it didn't stop them from thinking that Brother Jingtian was very awesome, and they all exclaimed "Wow" in unison again.
The children played together, and Song Jiayu and Jiang Baizhou went to the Gu family's new house.
It is located in the front yard, or the east wing, and the structure inside the house is similar to that in Songshan County.
Song Jiayu looked around and found that the house was ready. There was nothing she could do to help, so she picked up the platter of braised food she had prepared as a gift today and said, "I've been cooking this braised food all day. It tastes amazing. I'm giving it to you as a gift for moving into your new home."
Lin Xue didn't hesitate. She took the two aluminum lunch boxes and a smile appeared on her pretty face. "I've been waiting to eat what you made."
Over there, Gu Siyi and Jiang Baizhou met, and the good brothers clenched their fists and bumped each other's fists.
Gu Siyi finally spoke: "You finally moved in. I was alone in the empty room every night. Even you moved out. I had no one to talk to during the day. It almost suffocated me to death!"
"Haha, I guess no one argues with you." Jiang Baizhou retorted. If his good brother missed him so much that he was suffocating, then he would not have the surname Jiang, but would take his wife's surname Song.
Gu Siyi looked at his wife with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said, "You can sleep with your wife in your arms every day, but I can only sleep alone. You don't know the feeling of this unless you have experienced it."
"No, I don't want to experience it either." Jiang Baizhou rolled his eyes.
Lin's father and mother, as well as Lin Xue's elder brother and sister-in-law were also there. Today was Gu Siyi's family's house-warming banquet. It was just a simple meal for the family, and they were divided into two tables. The two platters of braised food brought by Song Jiayu became people's favorite side dishes among the delicious dishes on the table.
As the protagonists of the house-warming party, Lin Xue and Gu Siyi drank a lot.
After everyone in the house left, Gu Jingtian was taken to live at Lin's house by Lin's father and mother.
Gu Siyi hugged his wife with a silly smile.
"Lin Xue, Xiao Xue'er, do you know how much I miss you?"
"I want to kiss you like this..."
"I want you..."
“…”
The look in his thick eyebrows and big eyes made Lin Xue bow down.
Someone was kicked off the kang early in the morning.
The person who was kicked off picked up the wife's white and delicate feet and put them into the quilt, saying very considerately: "Wife, it's cold in winter, let's put our feet in. If you want me to get out of bed, just shout 'Get out' and I will get out immediately."
Lin Xue looked like she had been run over by a car, her throat smoking. She rolled her eyes at the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, then closed her eyes and continued to catch up on her sleep.
Gu Siyi, who didn't feel embarrassed, covered his wife with a quilt, put on his clothes and hat, walked out of the yard, and went for a morning run.
I successfully met another good brother who also has the habit of jogging in the morning.
The man surnamed Jiang and the man surnamed Gu made eye contact.
A burst of competitive spirit between men.
The two of them spontaneously sped up their running pace.
They ran faster and faster, and trash-talked each other to disrupt their opponents.
As soon as the people in the courtyard on the nearby street opened the door, they were blown by two whirlwinds. Their eyes narrowed and they woke up. They looked at the two swiftly running figures who brought the whirlwind and muttered, "Where did these two crazy people come from..."
…
In mid-January of 1964, Beilin University was on vacation. This time when Song Tianshun came back, he didn't need to buy a train ticket back to Lushan Village. Instead, he packed a bag of things and came to Tianshui Lane.
"Are you on vacation?" Zhao Qiuqin asked, and brought a cup of hot sweet water to her second son.
Song Tianshun nodded and said, "Let's go. We'll go back to school after the Lantern Festival."
Outside the courtyard, two young female comrades were standing on the street talking quietly.
"You went into that one, right?"
"Yes, but, Mengmeng, do you really want to go in?"
"I...actually, I don't dare."
"Then let's leave the love letter at his door?"
“What if the wind blows it away?”
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