Gu Baozhu looked at herself in the mirror and revealed an embarrassed expression. Although she knew that her mother, sister-in-law and niece all meant well, did they really think that she looked good this way?

Chen Dongju and Ding Hehua looked at each other and felt that Gu Baozhu did look strange, not as pretty as she was at the beginning.

Only Gu Xiaofu, who was young, thought her aunt looked quite fashionable.

"Cousin, why don't you come and clean it up for me?" Gu Baozhu asked for help to Li Xia, who was looking around at the side without knowing where to go.

Li Xia couldn't bear to see Gu Baozhu like this. She had finally cut a beautiful fringe for Gu Baozhu, but now she was in such a mess.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

First change the red fur coat and wear Gu Baozhu's own cotton coat. Apply some lipstick to improve your complexion, but it's not good to apply so much that you look like you want to eat people. Wipe it off and apply it again. As for this flower headband, it is more suitable for a little girl like Gu Xiaofu...

Li Xia trimmed Gu Baozhu's messy eyebrows. Gu Baozhu's eyebrows were quite nice-looking, but too messy. After the trimming, her whole outline became much softer.

Then she applied a thin layer of lipstick on her lips.

Nothing else was done. Just looking at it like this, compared with the makeup and styling of the shaman just now, it is completely different, with a beauty like a lotus emerging from clear water.

"It's really beautiful. Xiao Xia, you have such a deft hand." Chen Dongju was the first to praise.

Ding Hehua looked at the faint red on Gu Baozhu's lips and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

She thought she wasn't pretty enough to wear lipstick, but it turned out that she always wore it too red. No wonder she put on lipstick last time to give Gu Yongnian a surprise, but he asked her why she opened her bloody mouth...

When she has the chance next time, she will apply lipstick on herself just like Li Xia did to Baozhu just now, and show Gu Yongnian if she looks good.

"Baozhu, you are so beautiful." Li Xia praised.

Gu Baozhu's face flushed, and after a while she whispered, "Cousin, can you accompany me to the social gathering tomorrow?"

She had agreed to it yesterday, but today, she couldn't help but get nervous when she thought about going to the social gathering tomorrow. If her cousin's wife was with her, she might feel better.

Before Li Xia could speak, Gu Weicheng at the side coughed lightly and said, "Your sister-in-law is already married, it's not appropriate for her to go to the social gathering."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xia looked at him, pursed her lips and tried to hold back her laughter.

This man could be even more obviously nervous.

Not only Li Xia, everyone understood that Gu Weicheng was worried about his wife.

Gu Baozhu whispered, "Cousin, your wife can take An An with you. Some people in our factory also do this. A female worker I knew before brought her mother to the social gathering... Cousin, please let your wife go with me. I don't know if I will run into Tan Ming and Wang Fangfang that day..."

When Gu Baozhu talked about Tan Ming and Wang Fangfang, her eyes turned red.

After Tan Ming broke up with her, he immediately got together with Wang Fangfang.

She used to be good friends with Wang Fangfang, but she didn't expect that the two of them would treat her like this.

Seeing Gu Baozhu about to cry, Gu Weicheng just felt a bit overwhelmed. He still remembered that his cousin was a crybaby when she was very young. He once accidentally broke her hairband and she cried for the whole afternoon.

Gu Weicheng had no choice but to say, "Then ask your sister-in-law what she thinks. I will listen to her."

Seeing Gu Weicheng at a loss, Li Xia pursed her lips and smiled.

"Cousin...is it okay?" Gu Baozhu looked at Li Xia pitifully.

Li Xia nodded and said, "Okay."

At that time, she could find an opportunity to investigate who Zhang Guifen met every time she went to the sugar factory, and what the secret was between her and that distant relative.

An An was also very happy, he had never been to a "fraternity" before. In fact, he didn't even know what a fraternity meant, and asked Li Xia about it in the evening, and Li Xia explained to him what a fraternity was.

"A social gathering is a meeting where everyone gets together to promote communication and friendship. However, the social gathering that my aunt is going to attend this time is mainly a gathering held by the factory for single female comrades and male comrades so that everyone can get to know each other and get in touch with each other. If there are any hits, they can get to know each other further, and then date or get married." Li Xia explained patiently.

An An nodded as she listened, and then asked, "Did Dad and Mom also meet at a social gathering, then dated and got married, and finally gave birth to me?"

Li Xia: “…”

Gu Weicheng: “…”

How can we say that the reason why they are together is much simpler and more straightforward? We simply skipped all the above steps and just let An An sleep together?

Before going to bed, Gu Weicheng specifically told An An: "Accompany your mother to the social gathering tomorrow. Protect your mother. Did you hear me?"

An An nodded vigorously: "Report to the Chief of Staff, I promise to complete the task."

The next morning, the three of them set out for the sugar factory together.

This time, there was no need for Gu Yongnian to drive the tractor, because Gu Baozhu had a 28-ton truck that could carry Li Xia and An An.

An An sat in the front and Li Xia sat in the back. Gu Weicheng tied a piece of cotton on the tail seat, making it soft.

An An waved to Gu Weicheng who was standing at the door: "Dad, let's go. Dad, please smile and don't look so serious. I will protect Mom."

Gu Weicheng: “…”

He pulled the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile that was not very happy.

Li Xia covered her face with her hands and her body trembled with laughter. How come she didn't know that Gu Weicheng had such a side to him before?

She was just accompanying Gu Baozhu to the social gathering as a parent, not going on a blind date herself, so why was she so nervous?

The longer time goes by, the more I find this man lovable.

Today is the annual social gathering of the sugar factory. Single employees in the factory are all participating enthusiastically. People are walking in from the factory gate one after another. After Li Xia arrived here, she found that some people actually dressed up extraordinarily in order to attract attention at the social gathering...

Anyway, it’s similar to the look Gu Baozhu wore yesterday.

Gu Baozhu stopped her bicycle and walked in with Li Xia and An An.

However, Li Xia and An An were not factory employees, so when they arrived at the guard room, they had to register Li Xia's name and home address in the registration book.

The registration book was thick, and the time recorded was quite long. After Li Xia finished writing, she looked surprised and flipped through the book. As she flipped through the book, she said with a surprised expression: "Wow, it's worthy of being the largest factory in the county. There are so many people coming to the factory. Baozhu, your factory is really amazing."

People at that time had a strong sense of collective honor, unlike the resentful workers in later generations who were treated like slaves. This was because the welfare of factory workers at that time was very good, and they really treated the factory as their own home. Naturally, they were very willing to hear outsiders praise their factory.

When the security guard and Gu Baozhu heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

The security guard was the most impressive one. He was grinning so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears. He even took out a bag of candy from the drawer and said to Li Xia:

"Little comrade, you have such a sweet mouth. I have worked in our factory for more than ten years, and I like to hear people praise our factory. Here, this candy is made by our factory. The candy made by our factory is sold in department stores in the capital. Even foreigners say it is great after eating it. Give some to you and your children to make their mouths sweet."

Li Xia took advantage of this time to find the registration record of Zhang Guifen's visit to the sugar factory.