The adults prepared food together in the kitchen, and Youyou and Jinghe also wanted to help.
However, his natural talent did not lie here. He could not pick all the leeks even after they were warmed up in his hands, and in the end, only the hearts of the green vegetables were left - he would throw away any leaves that had insect holes or were a little yellow.
The little one was simply making things worse. He dared to reach out to tease the lobster when the adults weren't paying attention and was almost pinched. He got his little T-shirt wet from the collar to his belly while washing vegetables. When he saw the seasoning for marinated meat, he wanted to try it, but ended up eating the one with chili powder, which made him cry because of the spiciness.
Not only the two of them, but the other three also followed them around the kitchen. Pengpeng had forgotten the pain after the wound had healed. It was as if it was not him who was pinched by the crayfish last time in the lotus field. He followed Youyou to tease the big lobster. As a result, the big lobster waved its claws and he screamed in fear.
Xiaoci, a curious and greedy cat, thought that everyone was busy and no one was watching it, so it secretly stretched its claws towards the beef cut by Liu Wangxue. Unexpectedly, Liu Wangxue had been watching it out of the corner of her eye and was held down.
Guagua fully utilized its social attributes, chatting with everyone in turn without stopping. It also has its own language system, saying "You are so beautiful" one moment, "You are an idiot" the next, and then reminding itself not to swear.
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in the kitchen.
Finally, there was no other way, and the adults unanimously decided to send a representative to take the two children and the three pets out to play. Then all eyes fell on Li Yu - go ahead, it's reasonable for the older children to take the younger children and the cute little ones.
So Li Yu took on this important task, washed his hands and went out with the source of the noise. Gu Xuelan also cut a few pieces of watermelon for him and asked them to take them out to eat.
The kitchen became quiet in an instant.
Li Yuxian took the "sources" to sit under the grape trellis to eat watermelon. He followed Liu Wangxue's instructions and strictly controlled the amount of watermelon given to the three of them.
It’s true, I only calm down when I’m eating.
Youyou held a piece of watermelon in her mouth and ate it, but her eyes were looking at Li Yu, and she asked again: "Brother Xiaoyu, are you really Brother Xiaoyu?"
When Youyou first walked in, he didn't recognize Xiaoyu at all. When distributing gifts in the living room, he thought that although he didn't know this brother, he would definitely be sad if everyone had something that he didn't.
So he took the giant panda and ran over. When Li Yu thanked him, he blinked his big eyes and asked, "Brother, who are you?"
This question not only stunned Li Yu, but everyone in the living room was also stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Youyou felt embarrassed by being laughed at and quickly went back to hide in Gu Qingyue's arms.
Jinghe said: "He is Brother Xiaoyu, have you forgotten him, brother?"
Youyou looked confused: "Brother Xiaoyu? It's different, but..."
Li Yu really demonstrated what it means to change hairstyle is equivalent to changing head. Little Youzi didn't understand the adults' explanation, so he randomly brushed his hair and used his bangs to press down his forehead to cover his eyebrows for Youzi to see.
"Is it the same now?" he asked.
"Brother Xiaoyu!" Youyou recognized him.
But when he fixed his hairstyle again, Youyou looked at him with doubt again.
Li Yu thought to himself that Xiao Youzi really looked exactly like him at that time. He repeated this action over and over again when he looked in the mirror. It took him many days to adapt before he was sure that this was himself.
Now eating watermelon, with nothing else to distract her, Youyou's gaze was back on his face.
Jinghe answered for Li Yu, holding Youyou's hand and pushing the watermelon to his brother's mouth: "He really is Brother Xiaoyu, eat it quickly, the watermelon juice is dripping on your pants."
"Okay," Youyou turned back and ate the watermelon, and asked Jinghe to help him push the rocking chair, "Brother, rock it for a bit."
Jinghe didn't shake him, but held him down: "Eat quickly, and I'll help you shake it after you finish eating."
“Okay then.” Youyou lowered her head and started eating in big mouthfuls. The watermelon juice covered half of her face, and some of it flowed down her arms.
Li Yu went to get a basin of water, waited for him to finish eating, and then helped him wash his hands and face.
The two children couldn't sit still, so they ran to the living room, got a bumper ball, and started playing in the yard, not even minding the sun.
After running for a while, Jinghe felt that the space in the yard was too small, so he suggested going to the threshing ground.
Gu Qingyue wiped the sweat off the two children and discussed with them: "It's a bit hot, why don't we wait until it's cooler?"
Jinghe said, "Let's have barbecue when it's cool."
Youyou acted coquettishly: "Mom, let's go~"
"Okay!" Like Shen Nian'an, she gave her children enough tolerance and love when there were no issues of principle involved.
After getting permission, the two children cheered and went out with Li Yu and the three pets.
But Gu Qingyue was a little worried as she hadn't been with her two children for a long time, so she said goodbye to everyone and went with them.
Gu Xuelan brought her a kettle, filled it with warm water, and reminded her: "Let the child drink more water, don't expose him to the sun, and come back early."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Gu Qingyue said with a smile.
Now the yard became quiet.
Everyone sat in the kitchen, and since they were not in a hurry, they did everything slowly. Liu Wangxue also washed the fruit, cut it, put toothpicks on it, and served it to everyone.
I don't know who started the conversation first, but they started talking about children.
Apart from Gu Xuelan, there are only three married young people in this room, and only Shen Nian'an has children, and he has two babies.
Shen Nian'an smiled and said, "Maybe it's because Qingyue and I have more stable jobs?"
Gu Xuelan herself is a teacher who taught history in a junior college and is now retired: "It's better to be a teacher. The job is stable. As long as it's not in primary or secondary schools, the work is relatively leisurely, there are many holidays, and I have time to spend with my children."
"That's not necessarily true, Mom." Liu Wangxue put on disposable gloves and massaged the sliced meat so that the seasoning could marinate it thoroughly. "Brother Shen is a university teacher, and he has to write a paper to evaluate his professional title."
How much time and energy does it take to write a paper? Besides, whether you can write it is one thing, and whether you can publish it after writing it is another. Liu Wangxue felt a headache just thinking about it.
Gu Xuelan saw it clearly: "It depends on personal choice. My former classmates went to university, but they just attended classes and didn't care about titles. Xiao Shen has his own pursuits."
Shen Nian'an smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's not a pursuit, I just thought that the child is a little older and I don't need to worry so much. I want to see if I have the ability to jump again."
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