Chapter 40 I Want to Go to the City to Play
Because she was too tired yesterday, Yu Hui got up a little late the next day.
So breakfast was kept simple. We cooked pumpkin porridge, boiled an egg per person, fried some cabbage, and cut some kimchi.
Gu Dong didn't eat the egg. He put it in his pocket and took it to school to eat.
Before he and his brother Yu Jianshe left the compound, they met Wu Chao and others.
"Yu Jianshe, Yu Lixin, what did your family eat last night? It smelled so good." Wu Chao slowed down a few steps and walked with Yu Jianshe and the others.
Yesterday afternoon, he was really attracted by the fragrance. He had no intention of doing his homework. When his mother came back from school and saw that he had not finished his homework, she scolded him.
After dinner, I asked around and found out that it was Yu Jianshe's father's birthday, and the soldiers in the company came to celebrate with him and set up several tables at home.
"Yes, it smells so good. What did you eat?" another boy asked curiously.
Yu Jianshe glanced at Gu Dong and said, "They are all made by my Aunt Yu. There are preserved eggs with green peppers, mapo tofu, braised pork, konjac roast duck, and boiled fish..."
"There are twelve dishes in total, and every one of them is delicious."
"Twelve dishes." Wu Chao said in an exaggerated tone, holding up two fingers. "The banquet I had with my parents at a state-owned restaurant last month only had ten dishes, not even the ones you mentioned."
"Yu Jianshe, my dad and your dad have a good relationship. Why didn't you invite my dad to your dad's birthday party?" A round-faced boy looked at Yu Jianshe and asked.
If Uncle Yu invited his father, he could go and eat with him.
The round-faced boy is called He Qiu, and his father is also a company commander of the Sixth Battalion.
Yu Jianshe: "My father didn't plan to invite anyone for his birthday this time. It was his brothers in the company who wanted to celebrate with him, so they set up three tables at home."
"We didn't invite anyone else. They were all platoon leaders and squad leaders from my father's company."
He Qiu: "Then next time your dad has his birthday, ask him to invite more people, including my dad, so I can go eat with him."
Yu Jianshe: “…”
His mother doesn't want to come again for a treat like yesterday.
Although with Aunt Yu's help, the meal was not only decent but also economical, but it was still close to his family's food expenses for a month.
His mother kept muttering about it for a long time while washing dishes last night.
"Stupid." Wu Chao looked at He Qiu with disdain. "The person in charge of the kitchen is Gu Dong's stepmother. She should invite more people to Uncle Gu's birthday party."
"Gu Dong." Wu Chao looked at Gu Dong and said, "When Uncle Gu has his birthday, remember to ask him to invite my dad as well."
"That's right, remember to ask Uncle Gu to invite my dad as well."
He Qiu said with some pride: "When Uncle Gu got married, he invited my father, and I went to the banquet with him. If it's his birthday, he will definitely invite my father too."
Gu Dong: “…”
He has grown up but has never seen his father celebrate his birthday or invited anyone to his home.
My mother likes quietness and doesn’t like outsiders to come to the house, so my father has never invited his comrades to the house for dinner.
He felt that what Brother Wu Chao and the others wanted was impossible to achieve.
"Tsk, why isn't my dad in Uncle Gu's camp?"
"Your father is the commander of the first battalion. Do you want your father to be demoted and sent to Gu Dong's father's battalion?"
"If I can eat the food cooked by Gu Dong's mother, it's not impossible."
"It's a good thing your dad isn't here, or he'd beat you up."
"I'd say the same thing if he were here."
"You're really tough..."
A group of young boys walked into the school chatting and laughing.
After Yu Qiang's birthday, the weather became very hot and people could wear short sleeves in the morning and evening.
Gu Dong, Gu Nan, Gu Xi, and Yu Hui all put on their newly made short-sleeved clothes.
Whenever I wear it out, people will take a few more glances at it. It’s because the style is nice and it looks refreshing and cool.
Those who are familiar with her would ask where she bought it, and when they learned that it was made by Yu Hui, they would show expressions of shock and surprise.
Children's Day is coming. The primary school where Gu Dong is studying will hold a cultural performance in the morning. After the performance ends in the morning, the students can go home and play in the afternoon.
"Tomorrow is Children's Day. Is there anything you want in particular?" Yu Hui asked the children during dinner.
Gu Xixi's eyes lit up, "Mom, I want to eat cream cake."
He had seen Brother Wu Hongbing eat cream cake before. It smelled so fragrant and sweet. Brother Hongbing licked it and said, "It's so delicious." This made him very sad.
"Okay, I'll go to the city to buy it tomorrow morning." There are state-owned cake shops in the city that sell cream cakes.
In fact, she could make it herself, but she didn’t have the tools at home, and these tools were hard to buy now, so it was better to go directly to the city to buy the cake.
"That's great." Gu Xixi clapped her hands happily.
"What about you?" Yu Hui asked Gu Nan and Gu Dong.
The two brothers Gu Nan and Gu Dong looked at each other. Didn’t they already agree to buy cream cake?
Gu Dong: "I want a pair of table tennis rackets."
There is a ping-pong table in the school. In addition to physical education classes, students who have ping-pong rackets can play with them during breaks.
He likes playing table tennis very much, but no one in his class has a table tennis racket, so he can only watch others play during breaks.
"Okay." Yu Hui nodded.
"I want a small ball." said Gu Nan.
Luo Hongxing has a small leather ball, and he has been coveting it for a long time.
Luo Hongxing often showed off in front of him. When he wanted to play with him, Luo Hongxing refused and asked him to buy it himself.
"Okay, I'll go to the city to buy it tomorrow."
"Mom, can I go to the city with you tomorrow?" Gu Xixi asked, blinking her bright and pure eyes, her eyes full of longing.
As soon as he said this, Gu Dong and Gu Nan also looked at their stepmother, with a hint of desire flashing in their eyes.
They also wanted to go to the city to play. Grandma's house was in the city, but not in the city center. When they went to grandma's house before, grandma never took them out for a walk. They just played at home.
"Do you want to go?" Yu Hui asked Gu Dong and Gu Nan.
Gu Dong said awkwardly, "You can go too."
Gu Nan said "hmm".
Yu Hui smiled. The two brothers looked very awkward. They were not as frank and direct as little Gu Xixi.
"Then how about this, tomorrow morning when Gu Dong comes back from school, we'll take a bus directly into the city, have lunch there, and then go shopping to buy what you want."
There will be a cultural performance at Gu Dong’s primary school tomorrow morning, so there will be no classes in the afternoon.
Yu Hui wanted to go and see the cultural performance, but Gu Dong probably wouldn't want her to go, so she didn't mention it.
"Okay." Gu Xixi jumped up and said.
Gu Dong and Gu Nan didn't say anything, which was considered as their tacit agreement to this arrangement.
Yu Hui got up as soon as it was dawn.
The child was still asleep, so she took Beibei to Gu Dong's room as usual, and then went to the grocery store to buy groceries.
When I went out, I met Qian Lan and we went together.
Today is Children's Day, and Qian Lan also plans to buy some meat to bring back for the children.
When I heard Yu Hui say that she wanted to take the children to the city to play, I was a little tempted, but when I thought about the money I would have to spend in the city, I gave up.
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