Chapter 158 Visiting without bringing a single pound of meat!
After dinner, the village elders gave Gu Yin and Gu Hua some advice, mainly telling them to continue studying hard, and then they all left one after another.
The young people worked together to clear the table, wash the dishes, and then said goodbye to the Gu family.
The old village chief and Li Sen stayed behind, chatting idly with the men of the Gu family in the courtyard.
After washing up, Gu Yin and the others went to bed.
Secondly, once everyone got up, the adults in the family went about their usual business.
After finishing breakfast, Gu Yin sat in the courtyard to rest for a while. People from the village would come over from time to time. Everyone was curious and offered their congratulations. Some asked Gu Yin and Gu Hua how they learned. Gu Yin didn't hide anything and told them how hard it was. Many people left with numb expressions after listening.
The villagers' curiosity finally died down after three days, and the Gu family quieted down.
A week after the results were released, the admission notices were sent to the school one after another. Gu Yin's notice and Gu Hua's notice arrived on the same day. The two of them went to the school together to pick them up and also picked up their graduation certificates at the same time.
Both of them received their admission notices in the first batch, so they arrived quite early. When they arrived at the school, there wasn't a single student on campus. They went straight to the director's office, took a photo with the director while holding up their notices, and then planned to leave.
"Wait a minute, I almost forgot, Gu Yin, you got first place, right? People from the county want to do a short interview with you. Do you have time?" The director received the notification a few days ago and almost forgot to tell Gu Yin.
Gu Yin wasn't interested in that. She shook her head and said, "I don't have time during the summer vacation, so I won't bother. If they come over later, you can be the interviewee, Director. You can tell them about my test papers, study schedule, and so on. That's all they need. You can come and show them around the school and promote our school!"
The director's eyes lit up; he thought this was a good idea. He looked at Gu Yin with satisfaction and said, "Then you go about your business! I'll handle them for you!"
After saying goodbye to the director, the two returned home. The old lady, the old man, and Gu Le were all there. When they saw the two return, the three of them gathered around, took the notices from their hands, and began to look through them.
It was so hot that Gu Yin was sweating after cycling back for so long. She took a watermelon from the refrigerator, cut it up, and brought it out. Sitting under a tree, Gu Yin watched them compare the admission notices and said with a helpless smile, "It's just a school name, a string of words, and a red stamp. What's so interesting about that? Come and eat some watermelon."
The old lady carefully put the two admission notices into a file folder, and said with a smile, "The better the school, the simpler it is! It looks impressive! You guys eat first, I'll keep your graduation certificates and admission notices, and take them out again when school starts!"
Gu Yin smiled and handed them the watermelon: "This watermelon is sweet. I'll call my mom later and ask her to buy two more. Eating watermelon in the summer is so refreshing!"
"You can't eat too much, it's all water. We still have lunch later," the old man disagreed. It's hot, and if the children eat this kind of food, they won't eat much rice, which is bad for their health.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a car came from outside, and the people in the yard exchanged puzzled glances.
Gu Hua got up in her slippers and went to open the door.
The old lady came out too, and everyone stood up and looked towards the door. Could it be that another teacher was coming? Otherwise, who could afford a car?
Gu Yin put down the watermelon in her hand, stood up and saw Grandma Jiang, whom she had met once before, with a young man beside her. The young man was wearing black-rimmed glasses, and behind them was Jiang Yuren, who was carrying a box of milk. The three of them entered the courtyard.
Grandma Jiang looked at the group of people in the yard wearing short sleeves, shorts, and slippers, and her lips twitched. She reached out and smoothed her dress, then smiled at the Gu family elders: "Hello, in-laws. I am Mengxin's aunt. It's summer vacation now, so I brought the children over to visit and exchange greetings. I apologize for the inconvenience."
The old lady paused for a moment, then said, "No, it's nothing! It's good to visit, it's good to visit! Come, come, sit down! It's so hot today, it must have been difficult for you to come all this way! Please sit down first! I'll go get you some water! Ah Yin, come with me to get it!"
After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Gu Yin, who quickly followed her.
Once inside, the old lady glanced outside and saw that they were already chatting with the old man. She turned back and whispered, "Did your mother tell you about this great-aunt?"
Before Li Mengxin married Gu Qinglang, the old lady had met this person once. Later, when her second daughter-in-law married her second son, she invited him, but he didn't come. He only sent a gift of money through a third party. His attitude showed that he didn't want to continue their relationship. So many years have passed, and there's been no news of him. It's unknown whether he has been in contact with her second daughter-in-law.
Gu Yin pouted, then recounted what had happened when she went to her maternal grandfather's house to sweep the grave. Finally, she said, "Grandma, this kind of person, when he gets close to someone he looks down on, either wants to show off something, or if it's that person he looks down on, he needs something from them! In any case, he has no good intentions!"
After hearing Gu Yin's words, Grandma Gu's troubled expression immediately relaxed: "Now that you mention it, I understand how to treat them! Did you see that? They haven't come to visit in years, and they won't even buy a pound of meat, only bringing a carton of milk that costs 38 yuan! The milk in our refrigerator is more expensive than theirs! Who do they think they are! Come on, let's not stoop to their level. We won't bring the tea, just take the three cartons of milk with us!"
When visiting someone's home, you don't have to bring fruit, milk, or anything else, but you must bring a pound of meat or a piece of cured meat. If you can afford it, you can bring more. This is a local custom, not just in Wanli Town, but throughout Z City. The Jiang family is from Z City, so it's impossible for them not to know this custom.
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