Chapter 321 Gathering together for the festival
Hearing this, Yao Meili looked a little envious.
She helped Gu Yuehuai pack all the things he wanted, and gave him a handful of peanuts. She hesitated and said, "Yuehuai, can I go with you? I haven't seen Shaotang for a long time. I miss her so much."
Wan Qinglan's mouth twitched, and she was speechless in her heart. Was she thinking about Shaotang? She was obviously thinking about Gu Tinghuai.
She couldn't tell why Yao Meili liked Gu Tinghuai. After all, the two of them didn't have much contact.
Gu Yuehuai looked at Yao Meili and naturally saw what she was thinking. After thinking for a while, he said meaningfully, "It's like this. There are quite a few people at home today, including the educated youth from the brigade who went to the countryside, and my eldest brother's girlfriend. If you don't mind the crowds, you can go back with us. If you go back at this time, we can just make dumplings in time."
Yao Meili's face froze for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and she quickly returned to normal, smiling and saying, "Okay."
She was not as sad as Wan Qinglan was the last time she heard that Gu Tinghuai was going to date. After a moment of stiffness, her expression became very calm, as if she had just heard a trivial piece of news.
Gu Yuehuai raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Yao Meili with a thoughtful look.
In this way, the two people who were originally returning became a group of three.
On the way, Yao Meili asked in detail about Gu Tinghuai's girlfriend.
She blinked, her eyes full of curiosity, pure curiosity, without any sadness or loss, nor anger or jealousy: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and Brother Gu is dating someone. Who is it? Do I know her?"
When this topic was brought up, Wan Qinglan also looked at Gu Yuehuai.
She was extremely curious about Gu Tinghuai's partner. Although she had let it go, she still wanted to see who the woman who was stronger than her was. If she was not as good as her, she would really be dissatisfied.
However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Since Gu Tinghuai has made his choice, she won't say much.
Gu Yuehuai didn't say much, just said: "She's a nurse. You will meet her in the evening."
The group returned to the Dalaozi Production Brigade. When they got home, Gu Tinghuai and Gu Xihuai were pasting Spring Festival couplets. The former applied the paste and said, "Old Third, stand a little further away and see if it is pasted straight and at the right height."
Gu Xihuai followed his instructions and went a little further: "Left, the left side is a little higher, OK, OK, that's it! Post it!"
"Brother, third brother, come get the things!" Gu Yuehuai shouted at them.
When Gu Xihuai turned around, his eyelids jumped when he saw Wan Qinglan and Yao Meili following Gu Yuehuai on both sides like his left and right arms. He gave Gu Yuehuai a look: Why did you bring them here?
Gu Yuehuai pretended not to see his gaze and handed over the heavy basket: "I've bought all the wine and candy."
Gu Xihuai took it and nodded towards the two guests. Forget it, these two had nothing to do with him anyway. The one who should be worried was his eldest brother. He didn't know if there would be any trouble tonight, so it was just right to watch the show.
Gu Xihuai thought so and went back to the house with his things in a good mood.
Gu Tinghuai put up the couplet and turned to look at Gu Yuehuai: "Eh? Comrade Wan and Comrade Yao are here too."
His tone was very calm, without a hint of embarrassment, and because he had just established a relationship with Bai Mei yesterday, he was in such a good mood that he seemed to be able to fly. Even the sows in the brigade were smiling.
Wan Qinglan and Yao Meili were not fools either. They could tell at a glance that his current condition was different from before.
"Brother Gu." Yao Meili called out politely, no longer showing the hesitant look as before.
Wan Qinglan felt a sour feeling in her heart, she just nodded towards Gu Tinghuai and had no intention of calling anyone.
Gu Tinghuai didn't mind and said, "Come in quickly, everything is ready, Lei Yi and the others are here, start making dumplings right away, Yuehuai can cook a few more dishes, we can't just eat dumplings."
Gu Yuehuai nodded: "Okay."
She bought some pork and beef at the market, which was more than enough to stir-fry two dishes.
The three of them entered the house. Lei Yi, Jin Can, and Wang Ziyan were all there, each busy with their own things. They had left their hometowns, but because they were staying in Gu's MLZL, the lively atmosphere made them forget the sadness of parting, and they all laughed and talked.
"Yuehuai is back! Hey, Qinglan and Meili are both here. It's really lively today. I guess our table is not big enough. Fortunately, I had foresight. Here." Yan Shaoli greeted with a smile, and then pointed proudly in the direction of the corner, where there was a huge wooden table. It had been wiped clean and would not affect its use.
Gu Yuehuai was stunned: "The table for the educated youth?"
"Hey, Yue Huai has a pretty good eye! I thought there were too many people here today and it wouldn't work for them all to sit on the kang, so I thought of a solution. Finally, Xiao Can said there were tables at the Youth League Center, but they had collapsed and no one had cleaned them up, so Lei Yi went to look for them."
"However, when we found it, the legs of the table were all missing, so it was Brother Gu who fixed them for us."
"How about it, can it be used?"
The more Yan Shaoli looked at the table, the more satisfied he was. He thought it was a very good idea to find a table from the ruins of the educated youth site.
Gu Yuehuai walked forward and shook the table. It was quite stable. She nodded with satisfaction and looked at Yan Shaoli: "Not bad."
After receiving the praise, Yan Shaoli was like a little girl, with his mouth wide open and full of joy.
Gu Yuehuai brought the chopped dumpling stuffing over and placed it on the table, saying, "Okay, it's getting late, let's start making dumplings. I'll mix the dough first, you guys make the dumplings, and then I'll stir-fry a few more dishes."
Yan Shaoli readily agreed: "Okay!"
However, her face froze after she finished speaking, and she said awkwardly, "But I don't know how to make dumplings."
Wang Ziyan found it funny and patted her head: "Haha, it's okay, I'll teach you!"
Wan Qinglan doesn't know how to make dumplings, but Yao Meili is a good one, so the dumpling-making team was decided. Gu Yuehuai scooped out the flour and quickly kneaded the dough, which was just the right softness and hardness, perfect for rolling out the dough.
After handing the noodles to Yao Meili and Wang Ziyan, she started cutting vegetables and preparing to cook.
She was going to stir-fry some pork in a pot, and just as she had finished cutting the meat, she thought of Gu Zhifeng and frowned, "By the way, where's our dad?"
Gu Xihuai heard the voice and replied, "I went to Aunt Meihua's house."
Gu Yuehuai said "oh" and didn't think about it anymore.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Zhifeng came back, but he was accompanied by Gu Yinfeng, who was as mercenary as ever. As soon as she entered the room, she looked around with shining eyes: "Wow, there are so many people here today."
After that, he sniffed the food and said, "Nannan, are you cooking meat? Tell me, we're eating and drinking well tonight, but you didn't even bother to call me Second Aunt. We're a family, shouldn't we celebrate New Year's Eve together?"
As they were talking, two more people came in, a middle-aged man, and a girl who was slightly older than Gu Yuehuai.
Gu Yuehuai turned his head and glanced at the few people, and sighed in his heart. Given Second Aunt's temper of not doing anything without benefits, there must be a reason why she brought her family here today. It would be a good New Year's Eve, but she was afraid that she would end up making a family joke in front of everyone.
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