Chapter 213 Warmth
Seeing that Uncle Wang understood his meaning, Su Xiangbei nodded, looked at Uncle Wang's graying hair, and said, "Uncle Wang, you're getting old, it's time for you to enjoy your retirement. Many things should be handed over to the younger generation!"
Hearing Su Xiangbei say this, Uncle Wang smiled kindly and said, "I can still run around now and I'd like to do more for Miss. But what the Second Young Master said is true. I'll hand over some things to Cheng'an and the others to do. This old man can just take care of things in the house."
Seeing that Uncle Wang had taken his words to heart, Su Xiangbei's eyes softened.
To be honest, Uncle Wang is older than his father, so some things that require physical labor are really not suitable for him anymore.
Watching Uncle Wang walk away, Su Xiangbei narrowed his eyes, suppressing the murderous intent that had risen in his eyes because of Gu Jianjun. He picked up the kettle that had already boiled and began to make tea.
As he smoothly prepared and brewed the tea, the coldness emanating from Su Xiangbei vanished.
All that remained was the gentle and refined demeanor of a gentleman.
It was as if the man who had casually threatened to dislocate someone's arm was just an illusion.
Before me was still that top-notch surgeon, the white-clad angel who saves lives.
As the tea leaves tumbled, a fragrant aroma wafted through the air.
"It smells so good!"
Just then, Gu Yanfei's voice came.
Before long, Gu Yanfei appeared outside the pavilion.
"Second Brother, it's you!"
Gu Yanfei originally thought that Su Xiangwan was making tea here.
Unexpectedly, it was Su Xiangbei.
Su Xiangbei beckoned to her: "Come here."
Gu Yanfei's eyes lit up when she saw the small stove on the stone table, and she said, "Wait..."
With that, she turned and ran back to the hall.
When she reappeared, she was carrying a fruit platter with various peanuts, melon seeds, oranges, and other snacks.
After sitting down next to Su Xiangbei, Gu Yanfei placed the peanuts on the iron mesh of the stove and slowly roasted them over the charcoal fire.
"Weren't these peanuts already roasted?" Su Xiangbei asked, somewhat puzzled, when he saw her like this.
"Second brother, you have no idea, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and the like are so delicious when roasted over charcoal!"
Gu Yanfei said to Su Xiangbei with a smug look on her face, "I learned this from the villagers when I was in Bakushu Village."
Hearing her say that, Su Xiangbei also became interested and helped Gu Yanfei turn over the roasted nuts.
Gu Yanfei looked at the nuts crackling and emitting an enticing aroma on the stove's wire mesh.
I feel like something's missing.
"That's right!"
Finally remembering, Gu Yanfei blurted out, "I remember now, potatoes, sweet potatoes!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly went into the kitchen, found a few small potatoes and sweet potatoes, and started baking them.
Su Xiangbei watched as Gu Yanfei busied herself, filling the small stove that was originally used for brewing tea with various items.
My heart felt like a small stove, completely stuffed full.
He watched Gu Yanfei intently grilling various snacks, poured her a cup of tea, and said, "Have some tea first."
"Thank you, Second Brother." Gu Yanfei smiled as she accepted the teacup and finished her tea.
He picked up a few golden-brown, crispy peanuts from the small stove, blew on them to cool them down, and then placed them in front of Su Xiangbei, saying, "Second Brother, try them, aren't they especially delicious?"
Su Xiangbei peeled open the peanut, tasted one, and then nodded in perfect agreement: "Mmm, it really smells even better! Little sister is amazing!"
"The sweet potatoes and potatoes need to be roasted a little longer, second brother. Let me tell you, they're delicious when they're roasted..."
As Gu Yanfei peeled peanuts and melon seeds and drank tea, she felt the gloom that had risen in her heart because of Gu Jianjun gradually dissipate.
"Is this the way you learned to eat from the villagers in Bakushu Village?"
Su Xiangbei asked with a smile.
As the second young master of the Su family, Su Xiangbei was pampered, but he was not a spoiled playboy.
But regardless of his status, he had never experienced this kind of life at the grassroots level.
Now, listening to Gu Yanfei talk about it, life in these remote rural areas has its own unique charm.
"yes!"
Gu Yanfei nodded and said, "Second brother, you have no idea how hard life is for the villagers of Bakeshu Village. These potatoes and sweet potatoes are insignificant in the capital, but in Bakeshu Village, they are..."
Looking at the potatoes and sweet potatoes roasting on the small stove, Gu Yanfei couldn't help but recall her life in Bakeshu Village, and began to tell Su Xiangbei about her experiences in Bakeshu Village.
Su Xiangbei looked at the person sitting next to him, chattering about things that were clearly very difficult, but which had become precious memories for Gu Yanfei.
Although Gu Yanfei only briefly mentioned many things, Su Xiangbei was a man who could guess the hardships or dangers involved just by listening to a few words.
Especially when they heard that someone had climbed over the wall of their courtyard when Gu Yanxiao and his father went into the mountains to hunt wild boar.
A cold glint flashed in Su Xiangbei's eyes.
Fortunately, Gu Yanfei and the others were prepared, so nothing went wrong.
Otherwise, he couldn't believe what might have happened to the three women in that remote mountain village if they hadn't made preparations beforehand.
Then, Gu Yanfei mentioned that Su Xiangwan had funded the establishment of a school in Bakushu Village.
Although Su Xiangwan had already mentioned this matter to Su Xiangbei.
However, when Gu Yanfei brought it up again, Su Xiangbei still listened with great interest.
He would look at Gu Yanfei with tenderness from time to time, and when she finished her tea, he would refill her teacup with water so that she could take a sip when Gu Yanfei said she was thirsty.
Or occasionally turn the potatoes and sweet potatoes roasting on the stove to prevent them from burning, otherwise the little girl might be unhappy.
Mr. Gu, who had originally intended to go for a walk, turned around and went back to the main hall after seeing the scene in the pavilion where one person was chatting and laughing and the other was listening with a smile.
Yes, as expected of a young person!
On such a cold day, they still have the leisure to talk about love in the pavilion.
I'm really getting old; I simply can't understand it anymore.
Mother Gu also saw the two people in the pavilion, and her eyes immediately lit up.
As the saying goes, a mother-in-law is always more satisfied with her son-in-law the more she looks at him.
Moreover, they and the Su family were already related by marriage, and they were well aware of the excellence of the Su family's two sons.
Not only is her appearance top-notch, but her demeanor and character are also exceptional.
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