Chapter 101 Summer Vacation Ends!
Summer vacation went by quickly, and before we knew it, it was the end of July.
Before this, Officer Wang called their home, saying that the two thugs who had arrested Gu Yin on the street did indeed have criminal records and had harmed two girls! Both had been sentenced to 23 years in prison each!
Twenty-three years later, by the time they emerge, they will be old, things will have changed, and without skills, how they will survive will be a problem! The Gu family was satisfied.
On July 28th, early in the morning, the old lady went to Li Dahu's house and drove his pigs over.
The old men from other families in the village also came to the Gu family with kitchen knives.
When Gu Yin came out of the system library, the pig had already been slaughtered and breakfast was ready.
Seeing her come out, the old village chief's wife handed her a clean bowl: "Go and eat your noodles. Give me the bowl when you're done so I can wash it and put it away!"
Today is Gu Shu's graduation banquet; he starts school tomorrow. On the last day, everyone is having a lively feast.
After Gu Yin finished eating her noodles, she saw Gu Hua and the village aunties washing vegetables, so she took a stool and went over.
When they saw her coming over, everyone laughed: "You're up? Your grandma said you stayed up too late reading last night and couldn't get up this morning. Have you had breakfast yet?"
Gu Yin smiled and nodded: "I just finished eating, so I came over to help."
One of the younger wives secretly glanced at Gu Yin a few times, which was noticed by the older woman next to her, who laughed: "Li Er's wife, what are you doing sneaking around looking at A-Yin? If you want to look, look openly! What kind of nonsense is this!"
Gu Yin looked over and saw that it was a newlywed woman from the village who had just gotten married a few days ago, so she smiled at her.
The girl blushed and said shyly, "I've never seen such a fair-skinned girl before, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances. I'm sorry."
Gu Yin shook her head: "It's nothing." She's used to it. Now, whenever people in the village see her, the first thing they say is, "Why is she so fair-skinned? She doesn't look like a villager at all; she looks like a city girl!"
Sure enough, the aunt next to her burst into laughter: "Don't you think Ah Yin is like a child who grew up in the city?"
Li Er's wife nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly what I mean!"
The people around laughed: "The Gu family's children are all better looking than anyone else in the surrounding villages!"
"If you ask me, there aren't any in the whole town!"
"Being good-looking is a gift from one's parents, but being good at studying is their real talent! The Gu family members are all outstanding!"
Everyone agreed: "Next year we might have two more graduation banquets!"
Gu Hua was chopping radishes when she heard this, and without the slightest bit of embarrassment, she said, "The aunties can come over again next year! They can cook for me and Ayin!"
"Okay, okay! We'll definitely come next year!"
After finishing with the vegetables, Gu Yin and the others didn't need to do anything else.
Tables and chairs have already been placed in the yard and the open space in front of the door.
There are about 20 tables, with ten people at each table.
Gu Shu was waiting at the village entrance early in the morning. The first to arrive were Li Mingxuan and his father. Upon seeing Gu Shu, Li Mingxuan got out of the car and let his father go into the village first.
"Why are you back so early?" Gu Shu stepped forward.
Li Mingxuan smiled and said, "It's good that you're back early. The sun isn't too strong yet, but it'll get hot soon. By the way, did you inform the principal?"
Gu Shu nodded: "I'll just follow your lead and invite whoever you invited to your graduation banquet last time, you can't go wrong! As for whether they come or not, that's not something I can decide!"
Li Mingxuan held a graduation banquet last week, and Gu Shu went there specifically to learn from his experience, just in case she was impolite today.
Li Mingxuan nodded upon hearing this: "They should come, after all, we're the only two people from the whole town who went to the city."
It was getting hotter and hotter. Gu Shu noticed that Li Mingxuan's forehead was already sweating, so she fanned him a few times with a palm-leaf fan: "Why don't you go inside and sit down? There's nothing to block out the sun here. You'll get heatstroke if you do. Go inside and have some watermelon!"
When I waited for others last time, Gu Shu was still there. It wouldn't make sense for me to say I was leaving now.
"It's alright. I didn't get heatstroke when I was cutting rice in the field. I can handle it." Just as he finished speaking, he saw Gu Yin coming over carrying a large umbrella and a heavy basket. He quickly went over to help.
Gu Shu saw it too, and went forward to hug the big umbrella. It was quite heavy and was used by fruit vendors to provide shade and shelter from the rain. It was very large, and the Gu family had bought more than a dozen of them. They would use them to shield the guests when they sat down at the table, otherwise it would be too hot for them to eat.
"Why did you bring this thing over?"
Gu Yin thanked them and looked at Gu Shu with a smile, "This umbrella was unnecessary. I knew you were here to pick someone up, and it's so hot outside, heatstroke is no good. I brought you watermelon and mung bean soup, so please have some to cool off!"
The old lady prepared all of this last night and put it in the well until this morning. It was ice-cold all night, and a sip of it on such a hot day is especially refreshing!
After finishing his bowl, Li Mingxuan exclaimed with a sigh, "My whole body feels so refreshed! It's so comfortable! Delicious!"
While they were having drinks, Gu Yin went to move some stones over. The three of them worked together to open the umbrella and secure it. Once she had finished her task, she didn't stay any longer and went home.
After that, many people arrived one after another, including classmates, relatives from the village, and teachers. It wasn't until everyone was seated at the table that the principal, her husband, and the director slowly arrived.
The Gu family got up to greet them and arranged for them to sit at the main table, accompanied by the adults and Gu Shu.
After exchanging pleasantries, the meal began.
Huang Ting originally didn't want to come, but her husband said that all the teachers and the director were coming, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her not to come. Besides, she had come to Li Mingxuan's college entrance banquet last time, and the two of them were from the same village. If one of them came and the other didn't, it would be fine if Gu Shu didn't have much of a future, but if he did, it would be bad for them if they had a grudge now. That's why she came.
After eating a few bites and exchanging a few words, Huang Ting was about to leave when she saw Gu Yin sitting at another table. She hadn't noticed her before, but now she realized that they both shared the surname Gu!
"Gu Shu, is Gu Yin your sister?"
Gu Shu, who was sitting next to her, had been quite reserved, but upon hearing this, he immediately nodded proudly: "Yes, Gu Hua is also my sister!"
Huang Ting looked at the director on the other side of Gu Shu with a puzzled expression. The director didn't want to embarrass her at this moment, since he didn't even know his own students, and it wouldn't be good for them if word got out.
"Gu Yin and Gu Hua have always been the top students in their first and second years of junior high. Gu Yin even skipped a grade this year. Who knows, we might have another banquet next year!"
Huang Ting was secretly surprised when she heard this. Was this family's ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke? How come everyone is so good at studying? She, who was originally planning to leave, sat up again, poured some wine, and drank with the other members of the Gu family several times.
Gu Qingming was completely bewildered. It was only after Gu Qinglang nudged him that he picked up his wine glass and drank with her a few times.
The banquet lasted until the afternoon before it ended.
After seeing the guests off, the Gu family and the village aunties started cleaning up. They packed up the remaining dishes to take home, since it was hot and they wouldn't last long. The aunties were very happy and kept saying that their family was generous and kind, unlike some families who would rather let their food spoil than share it with the people who came to help!
After tidying up, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. After closing the gate, the Gu family sat down to rest. Old Master Gu took out all the money he had received as gifts that day, put it in a bag, and handed it to Gu Shu.
"These are what we received today. They're all for you. Keep them and make a plan for how to use them. Don't be extravagant, understand?"
After all, going to school in the city without any spare change would make her feel inferior. This was something her family had agreed on together, and they would give all of Gu Yin and Gu Hua's money next time.
Gu Shuzhi was delighted and took the money, counting it on the spot.
"That's 1500 in total. I'll deposit it into my card later! I'll keep it for emergencies!"
Nowadays, people usually give around 30 yuan when they attend a banquet. Only those who are wealthy or have a good relationship with the host will give 50 or 100 yuan, which is all normal.
Gu Qingming nodded: "I'll get the card at school tomorrow, and then I can deposit the tuition fees into it. Okay, go take a shower, we need to get up early tomorrow!"
The next morning, the old lady prepared breakfast. After breakfast, everyone took some of Gu Shu's luggage and rode their bicycles to town to catch a bus.
This time, when Gu Shu started school, everyone except the old lady and the old man went along because they thought it was too hot. They ostensibly went to see what a school full of top students was like, but in reality, they just went to join in the fun.
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