Listening to the childish chatter in the living room, Gu Sinian and Su Ying exchanged helpless glances.
Each son shook his head helplessly and went inside, only to find this scene.
Bai Shouwang, Bai Jingsheng, Yang Qianfu, Bai Jiyuan, Gu Siqing, and several other adults were all gathered around the child, asking him questions and not noticing that Gu Sinian and Su Ying had already entered the living room.
The sharp-eyed Bai Yuchuan noticed it. He ran forward, grabbed Su Ying's hand, and exclaimed, "Auntie, I missed you so much!"
Upon hearing Bai Yuchuan speak, everyone looked towards the doorway.
Upon seeing that it was Gu Sinian and Su Ying, they all came over, leaving the two little ones a bit confused.
"They were so friendly to us just now, why are they suddenly ignoring us?"
Gu Lichen shrugged. "What else could it be? It's like when fellow villagers meet and tears well up in their eyes. That's how it's portrayed in TV dramas."
Although Xiao Bao has been back in the Gu family for some time, he hasn't watched many TV dramas.
I couldn't understand what my brother was saying at all.
She had no choice but to take her brother's hand and walk towards her parents.
As it turned out, the two little ones were too short to be noticeable, and even standing on tiptoe, it was impossible to see what was going on. What's worse, their tiny bodies simply couldn't squeeze in.
"Mom and Dad, I'm hungry, can you hear me?"
The group of people exchanging pleasantries were taken aback, only then remembering that there were two little guests in the house who were under four years old.
Gu Siqing turned around, squatted down, and pinched Xiaobao's fair, soft, and smooth cheeks.
"I'm so sorry, I got so excited to see your parents that I forgot about you two little guests."
"Auntie will go and cook you something delicious right away, okay?"
Xiao Bao nodded vigorously, patting his flat belly.
"Then Auntie, please remember to make a lot, otherwise I won't have enough to eat."
Gu Siqing thought Xiaobao was just teasing her; how much could a three-year-old baby eat?
"Okay, okay, Auntie will make it right away. What does Xiaobao want to eat? I want steamed egg custard, chicken legs, big meat buns, and meat."
As she ordered the dishes, Gu Siqing felt dizzy. How could the little one possibly finish so many dishes?
"Are you sure you can finish all this food?"
Xiao Bao pointed to Gu Sinian, Su Ying, and Gu Lichen standing behind him, counting them on his fingers.
"There are four people in my family who can finish it."
Then he patted his chest and assured her, "My parents have the money to pay the bill."
Gu Siqing was genuinely amused by the little one's innocent smile as he asked her to pay the bill.
"Who told you you have to pay for food?"
"Dad and Mom, when we go to state-run restaurants, we can order food, and we have to pay the bill."
Gu Siqing pinched Xiaobao's cheek, looking amused. "Eating at your aunt's place is free."
Xiao Bao's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Really?"
"It's true. My aunt never lies."
"Great! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!"
Gu Siqing gave a few instructions and then hurriedly went to the kitchen to get busy, with Yang Qianfu following closely behind.
When distinguished guests arrive, we should prepare some delicious dishes to show our appreciation.
The Bai family's current success is all thanks to Su Ying.
The captain told them everything, and the Bai family, who knew the truth, were very grateful to Su Ying.
Knowing they would be coming to stay for a month or two, the family prepared a lot of durable food.
They have everything from durable cured meats and sausages to all sorts of snacks.
The brigade leader treated the Bai family well, not only calculating their work points to the maximum every month, but also giving them a bonus at the end of the year, which made their lives prosperous.
The house they live in was built with money paid by Su Ying. She put so much effort into building such a nice house, knowing that the girl wanted to continue living in Willow Village, but things didn't go as planned.
She had only lived in the new house for a few days when the entire Gu family returned to Beijing, and she had no choice but to follow.
They even specifically instructed the brigade leader to leave the house for their family of six.
They could never repay this debt of gratitude in their lifetime.
"Please sit down for a while, have some snacks to tide you over, and you'll have a meal soon."
"good."
Su Ying responded and wanted to go over to help, but was unexpectedly kicked out by Gu Siqing and Yang Qianfu.
"What kind of food is the guest having? You can rest in the living room for a bit, and you'll have food soon."
"Alright then. Just let me know if you need any help."
"Okay, okay, honey. Go to the living room and rest for a bit. Dinner will be ready soon."
Su Ying sat down on the sofa, picked up a yellow peach from the table, took a bite, and said, "It's sweet."
Sun Xuelin nodded, "Of course they're sweet. You forgot that before you left, they had already hybridized yellow peaches on the mountain, and the varieties they're growing now are better than ever before."
"Now there are almost no sour peaches on the mountain; they've all turned into sweet peaches."
Su Ying looked at him in disbelief, "Really?"
"Of course, why would I lie to you? Ever since the hybridization of yellow peaches was successful, my father has been obsessed with turning all the yellow peaches on the mountain into sweet peaches."
"This is a huge project."
"That's right. We've been growing them by hand for over a year, but when we think about how the dried yellow peaches don't need as much white sugar anymore, we feel like we've made a killing."
"That's true. Sweet yellow peaches are sweet enough that they don't need white sugar."
"That's exactly right. Now, the yellow peaches in our Willow Tree Village don't need that much white sugar anymore. Just a little bit is enough for flavoring. We don't need to go to the sugar factory to get more."
"As you know, the sugar factory buys its supplies in large quantities. The dried yellow peaches made in Liushu Village don't need that much sugar at all. We just get them from the supply and marketing cooperative now."
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