Chaoge didn't plan to pick too many fruits at once. After picking a few big and tender peaches with Lin Dian, he went to the watermelon field to pick some watermelons.
They put the fruits in a knitted bag, each holding one side, and walked back side by side.
There are many green plants in Chaoge Town. There are big trees to provide shade wherever you walk. In addition, this place is close to the river, and the river breeze blows from time to time, making it very cool even in the hottest summer.
"Xiaoge, your hometown is such a magical place! It's so comfortable," Lin Dian said. "I feel like I could stay here all summer long."
Chaoge was holding the bag in one hand, so it was inconvenient for her to use sign language. She could only type on her phone to Lin Dian: "I'll take you to the river pond to fish tonight."
Lin Dian said with a grin, "Oh, I'm afraid that's not a good idea. The teacher specifically told us not to go down to the river to bathe during the holidays."
Chaoge hit him hard and typed back, "That's my own pond. It's very shallow. It's okay."
"Aren't you a good swimmer? Why don't you go swimming every time Brother Han Lin asks you to?" Lin Dian asked.
Han Lin would occasionally go to the gym or swimming pool with Yang Yufan when he had time, and would occasionally call Chaoge, but Chaoge would never go. Of course, Fang Shi had never accepted Yang Yufan's gym appointments.
"That's not swimming, that's Olympic sprinting," Chaoge typed. "I don't like sports. Tendon isn't suitable for a cute little size 0 like me."
"But there are so many strong bodies in the swimming pool. Every time I go there, I can't help but want to crow like a rooster." Lin Dian said.
Chaoge shrugged and typed in a particularly annoying way, "Then it's enough for me to just look at Han Lin. He has a great body, and not only can I look at him, I can also touch him. Haha, haha, haha."
Lin Dian rolled his eyes.
Chaoge suddenly thought of something and typed, "Next time, I'll ask Han Lin to ask Lawyer Du out for a swim. That way, you can see what his figure is like."
Lin Dian was surprised and asked, "Is it possible?!"
"I have to ask Han Lin if we can make an appointment. Didn't Han Lin say before that he has mysophobia? Maybe he doesn't like swimming places with so many people." Chaoge typed.
"That's right, he's a mysophobe." Lin Dian instantly lost hope again. When it comes to being picky, Lin Dian has never seen anyone more particular than Du Muyun.
"Actually, I think it might be difficult for you to hook up with him in your current capacity as a consultant," Chaoge typed. "From what you've said, I get the impression he's a very businesslike person. So as long as you're still a 'client,' he probably won't have any other thoughts about you."
Lin Dian nodded: "You make sense."
"So we have to approach him as a friend of a friend, which will make it more likely." Chaoge typed.
"I tried to make an appointment with Brother Fang Shi before, but couldn't get him to show up," said Lin Dian.
"Are you stupid? Don't let Fang Shi say that you're here to date. When the time comes, let Han Lin and Fang Shi invite him to our house and say it's just a gathering of ordinary friends. Don't mention anything else. Then, they will invite Lawyer Du, and I will invite you. He won't be able to say anything, right?" Chaoge typed.
"Yeah." Lin Dian said hypocritically, "But with so many people here, I'm a little shy."
Chaoge rolled her eyes.
Lin Dian chuckled and took Chaoge's hand: "Oh, thanks, sister!"
The two went down the mountain. Chaoge washed, cut and froze the fruits in the refrigerator. Then she and Lin Dian helped the family prepare the meal.
Since they decided to hold the first birthday party in their hometown, naturally they would not choose to go to a hotel, but to hold a party at home.
The Baba Banquet is a special banquet in the rural areas of their S Province. Generally, they will hold a Baba Banquet at home for happy events such as weddings and births.
The Baba Banquet is also called the Jiudouwan Banquet. Dou means a lot in the local dialect, so the dishes in this banquet are usually very sufficient, large in quantity and delicious. It is also a buffet, so when one table finishes eating, the next group of people will continue to eat.
The dishes at the Baba Banquet are different. Every night, Chaoge's father would take Chaoge to sit in the yard, take out a crumpled piece of paper, and write the menu on it.
"For meat dishes, you can make steamed pork with rice flour, pork with sand, braised pork, twice-cooked pork, and braised beef. For cold dishes, you can make husband and wife lung slices, cold chicken, cold pig ears, and smashed cucumber. How about it?" I asked my father.
Chaoge nodded and said with sign language: [Add a braised pork elbow.]
"Sure." He bowed to his father and filled in the names of the dishes. "Soup dishes are yam stewed chicken and soybean pig's trotter soup."
Chaoge gestures: [Add some vegetable soup to relieve the greasiness.]
Chao Dad buried his head in writing the names of the dishes.
"There are only thirteen dishes. Nono's birthday should include at least twenty-one dishes." Chao said to his father.
Chaoge gestures: [A little less, please. We're implementing the Clean Plate Campaign now. We should follow the call and eliminate extravagance and waste. Just enough to eat is enough.]
He frowned at his father as he looked at the menu: "We haven't even gotten the fish or duck yet."
[A whole pig is also good.] Chaoge gestured, [Delete the braised beef dish, and there will be exactly twelve dishes. Perfect.]
"This is too little." Chao said to his father.
"That's not a small amount, Uncle Chao." Lin Dian walked over to Chaoge and squatted down. "There are twelve dishes, and they won't fit on one table."
"There was always so much leftover from every previous banquet. What a waste! Nuonuo definitely doesn't want us to waste it for her." Chaoge gestured, "This is more than enough. If we sit eight or nine people at a table, we definitely won't be able to finish it."
Frowning at Dad.
Chaoge gestured: [Don't worry, Dad. Second Uncle and the others won't laugh at you. If someone says we're not good enough, I, your son, will go up and fight him head-on.]
He laughed at his father and patted Chaoge on the head: "What are you tough about? It's just your small body and your temper."
Chaoge rested her head on Chao's father's lap and looked at him obediently.
Two years ago, Han Lin went to a remote mountain village to provide free medical treatment. At that time, Chaoge, as Han Lin's "younger brother", was also taken along to the mountain village to serve as an art teacher for a few days.
That place was extremely poor, and many people couldn't even afford to eat. Not to mention like most people do nowadays, who order a lot of dishes and can't finish them, and can't even pack them up to take away. They even share a bowl of rice with the whole family and are reluctant to waste even a grain of rice.
After finishing their meal, the children will lick the bowl with satisfaction, and then obediently take the bowl to wash it.
So since then, when Chaoge cooks at home, he usually doesn't make too much of each dish. He is familiar with the portion control for one person and two people, and he rarely throws away leftovers.
Chao's father was not an unreasonable person. He knew that waste was not good. After Chao Ge and Lin Dian talked for a few words, he agreed to their wishes.
"Baba Banquet started with just nine dishes, and gradually it expanded to include more and more," Chao said to his father. "It can be said that we haven't forgotten our original aspirations."
Chaoge gave a thumbs up to Chao's father.
The next day, Chaoge's sister and brother-in-law brought their daughter Nuonuo home. In the afternoon, her younger brother Chaotong also came. The family reunion was another joyful occasion.
In the next two days, Chaoge and Lin Dian were busy helping to prepare for the banquet.
If there are many people at a banquet, all the dishes must be prepared in advance so that there will be no rush on the day of the banquet.
Their family is not large. Chao's father is the head chef for the banquet, Chaoge is the deputy chef, and the others help out. With the addition of a few enthusiastic neighbors, it is more than enough.
The people in their town are used to this way of life, and if anyone needs help, they will be happy to do the work.
On the day of the first birthday party, people started to come to the Chaoge family after ten o'clock.
There were several tables set up in the yard, and the visitors divided themselves into several tables, either chatting and eating fruits, or playing cards and drinking tea.
Chaoge and her father and brother-in-law were busy in the kitchen, while Lin Dian and Chaotong were helping to greet the guests in the front.
While Chaoge was cooking, she heard bursts of laughter coming from the front yard from time to time, and couldn't help but feel longing.
He also wanted to know what the people outside were laughing at!
"Chao Ge!" Lin Dian rushed over, holding his phone in his hand, "Han Lin is looking for you!"
Chaoge looked up and wiped her hands on her apron.
Lin Dian ran up to him and pointed his phone at him: "Look, I told you that you must be busy. He didn't hear the phone ringing, so he must be worried."
On the phone screen, Han Lin was looking at Chaoge and smiling: "It's not that I'm worried, I just want to see you."
Chaoge blushed, and Lin Dian raised his voice so loud that his father and brother-in-law could hear Han Lin's voice in the kitchen.
Hearing the voice, Chao Dad came over and said, "It's Xiao Han. Long time no see!"
Han Lin greeted him, "Dad, I'm sorry I can't leave because I have several surgeries in the hospital this time. Otherwise, I would definitely come back and have a couple of drinks with you."
He laughed at his father: "Don't think I don't know that your wine is fake wine made by Xiaoge. It's okay. The patient is important. You are busy with the operation over there, but don't forget to take care of yourself and remember to eat on time."
Han Lin nodded: "Okay, Dad, I'll remember it."
I said to my dad, "Okay, you guys chat, I'll continue cooking. Xiaoge, you go take a break, we're almost done here."
Chaoge nodded and gestured to his father: "I'll just chat for ten minutes."
"Okay, go ahead." Chao Dad waved his hand and let Chaoge slack off.
Chaoge took the phone from Lin Dian with a smile, ran to the room upstairs, and lay on the bed to look at Han Lin.
"Run slower and be careful not to fall." Han Lin was helpless over there.
Chaoge shook his head to indicate that he would not fall.
"As soon as you get home, you turn into a little wild monkey." Han Lin said.
Chaoge placed her phone against the bedside table and gestured to Han Lin: [You are the wild monkey!]
Han Lin said, "Your head is covered in sweat. You must be very busy and tired today."
Chaoge nodded: "Yeah, luckily you called me so I could take a ten-minute break between classes. My waist is sore from standing so much."
Han Lin said, "When you come back, I'll rub it for you."
Chaoge grinned.
Han Lin's eyes never left Chaoge's face. He stared intently and said, "Xiaoge, I miss you so much."
Chaoge's mouth pursed: [I miss you, too.]
Han Lin asked, "Have you had fun these days?"
Chaoge gestures: [Happy, but a different kind of happiness than when I'm with you.]
Han Lin was a little sad: "I'm sorry I can't be with you."
[No need to apologize.] Chaoge gestured, [For me, you have always been by my side since the day I fell in love with you.]
[Look.] Chaoge raised his right hand to his side, as if hugging someone, and gestured with a smile, [Aren’t you right next to me now?]
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