Chapter 103: Holding hands, we can circle the earth three times
Gu Jin brought a small bag of peanuts.
Gu Jinfeng looked at the half bag of peanuts on the ground and couldn't help but mutter, "Aunt, are you being too polite?"
Gu Jin waved his hand and said, "Don't feel bad. I didn't pay for it alone. They all contributed a little. It's useless if you don't want it."
Gu Jinfeng glanced outside the kitchen and saw that Xu Huaishan hadn't come over, so she asked, "Aunt, have you and uncle ever separated?"
Gu Jin straightened his back and nodded, "Of course, do you think I was just joking?"
"I am living a happy life now, so I don't want to get involved with them."
Gu Jinfeng said, "I saw you came here with your uncle, I think you two have reconciled!"
Speaking of this, Gu Jin felt embarrassed, "I don't know what's wrong with Xu Huaishan now. Wherever you go, he follows you."
Wen Tang couldn't help but ask, "Is my uncle really afraid that my aunt will find an old man in the city?"
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
Gu Jin blushed even more, "Where can I find an old man at my age?"
Thinking about Xu Huaishan believing this, Gu Jin couldn't help but want to curse, what a fool he was.
Wen Tang said, "My little aunt is so pretty. If you really want to find one, I don't know how many good old men are lining up!"
Chi Yue added, "From here it can be lined up to France."
Wen Tang added, "Hand in hand, we can circle the earth three times."
Gu Jin: "..."
She felt even more embarrassed, "These...these two kids, are they making fun of me?"
Wen Tang and Chi Yue both shook their heads sincerely, and Wen Tang said, "I just want to say that my aunt deserves better."
Chi Yue said, "My great-aunt doesn't know how to cherish you, but someone will."
Xu Huaishan was almost at the kitchen, but when he heard these two sentences, he hesitated and did not enter the kitchen. He turned back to the door of the main hall and continued to watch Lin Jingshen write the couplets.
After listening to what Wen Tang and Chi Yue said, Gu Jin smiled calmly and said, "Well, what's the point of cherishing it? I'm already buried up to my neck in the dirt. Let's not talk about it anymore."
Without saying that, Gu Jinfeng changed the subject, "Aunt, where are you having the New Year's Eve dinner tonight?"
"Are you going to live together, or will you live with An Ming's family, An Sheng's family, or An Cheng's family?"
Gu Jinfeng thought that since Gu Jin and Xu Huaishan had not reconciled, she would have to spend the New Year's Eve dinner with her son.
We can’t celebrate the New Year anymore, so are the old men and women still staying in the house eating noodles?
Speaking of this, Gu Jin's expression became even calmer. "No," she said.
In fact, until now, it is time for the New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening, and none of the three sons has asked to celebrate the New Year.
It seems like whoever brings it up will suffer a loss.
Gu Jin recalled the play he had listened to when he was young, Notes on the Wall.
Gu Jin thought that perhaps she was not as good as the parents there, because she had three children and didn't even have a wall to sit on.
Seeing Gu Jin's expression and her remark "No," Zhong Meixian said, "Then let's have dinner here tonight."
Gu Jinfeng also said, "That's right, little aunt, stay at our house for dinner. It just so happens that this is the first year that my sister-in-law and Xiaoyue are having New Year's Eve dinner at our house. It will be lively if you and your uncle stay here."
"Yes, aunt, we will stew wild duck tonight, stir-fry spicy rabbit meat, and deep-fry crispy fish. There are so many delicious dishes!" Wen Tang also said
Zhong Meixian added, "As for you and his uncle, it's just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks."
"Let's eat early tonight. After dinner, you and Huaishan can leave before it's dark."
Gu Jin did not refuse and just asked, "What do you need to do? I'll take care of it."
Gu Jinfeng did not refuse this and started preparing lunch with her.
Since we had the New Year’s Eve dinner early, we had a simple lunch.
We started preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner early in the afternoon.
The bacon and duck were all put into the pot to stew, and the rabbit was also taken out and chopped up. At three o'clock in the afternoon, smoke began to rise from the Gu family's kitchen.
Smoke was coming out of the chimneys of many houses in the village, and everyone started to prepare dinner one after another.
Because the Xu family split up, everyone is busy cooking for their own.
Xu Ancheng went to check on them several times, but his parents didn't come back.
Xu Anming asked him, "Dad and Mom haven't come back yet?"
"Are we still going to post this couplet?"
Wang Ying came out of the kitchen and couldn't help but say, "Since I've given you peanuts, you can't not write it, right?"
Xu Ancheng did not answer this, but frowned and said, "He should still be at my uncle's house. I'll go check it out."
As soon as he walked out of the yard, he saw Xu Huaishan coming back with the written couplet.
However, he was the only one who came back.
Xu Ancheng took a few steps forward and asked, "Where's mom?"
Xu Huaishan handed him the couplet and said, "It's at your uncle's house!"
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon," said Xu Ancheng.
Xu Huaishan nodded and said, "Well, stay at your uncle's house tonight to celebrate the New Year."
"How can this stay at my uncle's house?"
"Dad, go tell Mom that you and her should come to my house tonight. Ah Fen has already prepared the food."
"Oh, I will go, but I won't come back."
Xu Ancheng: "..."
"Hehe, your uncle and his family also invited me to stay for the New Year."
"I've prepared a lot of dishes!"
"Your uncle told your brother-in-law to have a couple of drinks with me tonight," Xu Huaishan said, raising his hand to urge him, "Go in quickly, don't delay the pasting of the couplets, I'll be there soon."
"By the way, please put it on my door and your mother's door as well."
He turned around and muttered as he walked away, "I was so engrossed in the conversation that I almost forgot about the couplet."
Xu Anming heard the noise and came over to see Xu Huaishan leaving. He then looked at the couplet in Xu Ancheng's hand and couldn't help asking, "Now that the couplet has been brought back, where is Dad going now?"
Xu Ancheng said without even raising his head, "Let's go to my uncle's house."
"Going to my uncle's house at this time?"
"Well, they said they were going to have New Year's Eve dinner there."
Hearing this, Xu Anming said nothing more, but raised his hand and said, "Hurry up and bring the couplets. The New Year is coming soon, and the couplets haven't been posted yet!"
After hearing this, Xu Ancheng felt unhappy for no reason and wanted to say something, but thinking about the New Year, he endured it.
He gave him Xu Anming's portion and also sent Xu Ansheng's portion. Xu Ancheng took the paste made by Zhang Fen and pasted his own portion with those of Xu Huaishan and Gu Jinmen, then went to help Zhang Fen light the fire in a depressed mood.
Seeing his sullen face, Zhang Fen couldn't help but ask, "Have you told Dad that we should let him and Mom spend the New Year with us?"
Xu Ancheng stuffed a piece of wood into the stove and said, "Hmm," "I said it."
"It's already this late. It makes no difference whether I say it or not."
Zhang Fen was unhappy when she heard this: "Are you blaming me for this?"
"Can that be blamed on me?"
"You have your eldest brother and your second brother above you. This year is the first year of our separation. How can it not be our turn?"
"Aren't we also waiting for what they say?"
"Didn't you say it yourself? Let's see whether we should stay together or let our parents go to our eldest brother's place?"
Xu Ancheng was scolded by Zhang Fen. After thinking about it, he continued to keep his head down and said, "I don't blame you. I just think that my brother is not doing things right."
"Don't worry about it."
After hearing this, Zhang Fen pursed her lips and said nothing more.
The Gu family prepared an exceptionally sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner this year, with eight dishes, which was something they had never had in previous years.
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