Gu Shen glared at the group of people before calling them to sit down.
The food tonight was absolutely delicious.
Fifteen main dishes, thirteen meat dishes, one vegetarian dish, and one soup.
The portions of each dish were so large that the table was so full that the dishes were stacked together.
When Gu Shen's comrades saw these things, they stared in shock, their eyes seeming to say, "You little brat, what kind of heavenly life are you living? You've made it big? Are you not going to live a good life from now on?"
Gu Shen gave them a 'quiet' look.
Everyone pursed their lips and focused on eating.
Mmm, smells so good!
"Come on, eat more."
"The dishes tonight were all arranged by Yan Yan. She said you've worked hard on the mission and she wanted you to eat more to take care of your health."
“If I wasn’t worried that you’d get tired of the same thing, I would have replaced this plate of stir-fried vegetables and that bowl of soup with meat dishes.”
The captain mumbled and said a lot.
The soldiers were shocked to hear him say that.
My goodness, the Xia family is incredibly wealthy!
This famine has only been a few years; it's already a miracle that every household can have enough to eat, yet they can produce so much meat at once, it's truly...
Zhou Xuhang nudged his brother next to him with his elbow, and the two exchanged a glance, the other instantly understanding.
Zhang Zhemin pulled a small cloth bag out of his pocket and took out a wad of cash.
"Brother Gu, sister-in-law, this is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
In this day and age, giving a gift of one cent is considered generous.
These people were incredibly generous; each person received two large bills, and with eight people, that's sixteen bills.
This is 160 yuan.
The captain's eyes were practically sparkling with admiration.
If you gave him that money, wouldn't he be rolling in it?
In those days, apart from capitalists, ordinary people didn't actually have much money.
Even those working in state-owned factories in county towns generally earned a salary of level 24, which was about 30 yuan a month, and at most no more than 36 yuan.
But they can casually produce so much, which is more than those people can work themselves to the bone for months!
The captain's tears, which he couldn't control, streamed down his face.
"Okay, then I'll thank you in advance. When I get back to the unit, I'll treat everyone to a meal at the family compound, and you can come over then."
Gu Shen didn't refuse and reached out to take it.
He would give gifts when others got married, but the amount depended on how close the relationship was.
These people all came from the same unit and were his brothers. Giving them twenty yuan was already quite generous.
He made a note of it, and he would arrange everything for their wedding in the future.
Zhou Xuhang smiled and said, "Brother Gu, when you go back this time, you can bring your wife to live in the family compound, right? With your status, you should be able to be assigned to a tenement building. I remember Battalion Commander Sun is there. Since you two are close, shouldn't you be assigned to the same building?"
Zhang Zhemin thought for a moment and shook his head: "I think it's better to have a separate small courtyard. When my sister-in-law has nothing to do, she can grow some vegetables or something in the courtyard."
But after saying that, he felt something was off.
Judging from the Xia family's background and the way the younger sister-in-law behaves, she doesn't seem like someone who knows how to do farm work at all!
Thinking about the person they dealt with that afternoon, I heard that the young lady even went to the countryside for two or three days.
I just don't know what she's thinking, or if she'll be angry.
"Sister-in-law, I misspoke just now. You...you're not angry, are you?" Zhang Zhemin asked cautiously, afraid of upsetting her.
"Huh?" Xia Anyan looked confused.
What's going on?
Xia Anyan looked at him, then at Gu Shen, wanting to ask what was going on.
Did she miss something? Or were they just not on the same wavelength?
Gu Shen felt quite helpless.
He sighed and explained, "It's okay, your sister-in-law won't be angry."
“She doesn’t like planting those things, so I’ll take care of it. I know a lot about these things. Maybe I’ll even plant some edible and pretty flowers and plants in the yard. I’ll definitely need your help then.”
Gu Shen offered an explanation, which also helped to extricate the situation.
It was at this moment that Xia Anyan finally understood what was going on.
Oh, so you were afraid she would misunderstand.
It's okay. She may not be good at it, but that doesn't mean she can't do it.
Once they started talking, they really opened up.
Xia Anyan doesn't eat much; she felt full after eating only a little. She got up and sat down with Gu's mother to chat.
As for those people, they were accompanied by Gu's father and the captain.
Gu Shen would occasionally chat with them, but they only talked about ordinary topics, and none of their conversations concerned the military.
Today was a very happy day. They all had some drinks, and the brigade leader drank quite a bit.
They had a drinking session at noon, and now they're drinking again, so they've gotten them completely drunk.
He let out a burp, his face flushed.
Looking at Grandpa Xia sitting next to her, she grabbed his hand and started crying: "Uncle, my life is so hard."
"My wife gave birth to three sons and two daughters for me, but none of my sons are good for anything."
“Take my eldest son for example. I found someone to send him to the army, but he… he argued with me because of a woman, and he refused to go to the army. He insisted on working in the fields. I’m so frustrated.”
As he spoke, he began to beat his chest and stamp his feet in frustration.
The captain's imposing manner vanished instantly, and he became like a resentful man.
Grandpa Xia's face turned dark.
What kind of occasion is this for that he would say such things?
The old man gave Gu Shen a wink and quickly pulled him aside.
Xia Anyan also quickly got up and went to make some hangover soup.
She was worried that these people would drink too much, so she went to the kitchen earlier to cook some hangover soup.
Old Zhang was also instructed to inform the brigade leader's wife.
The three of them worked together, but they couldn't overcome the captain's lack of cooperation.
He fixed his gaze on Gu Shen, then grabbed his hand: "Nephew-in-law, you're a capable man, please give my Gousheng a hand. If he doesn't join the army, he'll be stuck at home toiling in the fields for the rest of his life!"
"It's not that I disagree with him marrying that woman. He can wait until he's established in the army before getting married. Then his family won't look down on him. I'm doing this for his own good, aren't I? Why can't he understand?"
Old Master Xia narrowed his eyes.
He realized that the bastard wasn't drunk; he was just using alcohol as an excuse to act recklessly.
The purpose, of course, was to get Gu Shen to agree to get his son into the army.
The old man didn't actually know much about what was happening in the brigade.
He rarely goes out, and if there's anything he needs to do, he usually instructs Old Zhang to do it.
If anyone knows anything, it's the family driver and Old Zhang. He doesn't like gossip, so the two of them rarely let him hear about these things.
To my surprise, the captain actually seized this opportunity! It's infuriating!
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