What else could Liu Liu say? She didn't want to say anything. God knows, when she got home from get off work some time ago, she saw a handsome guy appear in her house. Not to mention that he really suited her aesthetic taste. At first, she naively thought that he was a colleague from her father's factory and wanted to invite him back for dinner.
Before she could be happy, her mother in the kitchen suppressed the laughter that was about to come out with a word.
"What are you doing stupidly? Why don't you call for help? Don't you know your uncle from your grandfather's family? He held you in his arms when you were a child."
The word "little uncle" hit her head. What a blood relationship. She should have thought of it. His father's bicycle was not at home. How could a stranger be sitting alone in her living room?
That would have been fine, the handsome uncle came to inform his parents to attend his wedding, and he had already found his aunt. Gu Liuliu shed tears in her heart, she was tired.
Jiang Mengxue laughed dryly twice: "Don't worry, fate is hard to predict, you never know when we'll meet."
Gu Huaijue also agreed: "Isn't it? Who would have thought that Xiaobei would be able to get married after just two weeks of returning home? You don't need to rush it when fate has come. If it really doesn't work out, Liu Liu can ask your uncle if he has any suitable comrades to introduce to you. It would be great to find a partner who is also a soldier. With your uncle around, no one would dare to bully you."
Gu Liuliu's eyes lit up. What a good idea! Soldiers have good figures and maybe good looks too. She was very willing.
An Xin saw that everyone was happy and did not refute. Of course, she did not agree and did not want her daughter to find a soldier. Not to mention how dangerous the work of a soldier was, it was not appropriate to be so far away from home and not be able to come back for several years.
The soldiers in the army come from all over the country, and Gu Qingbei's comrades must be from all over the country. Whether Gu Liuliu follows the army in the future or lives at home with her parents-in-law is not a good choice.
Gu Huaicai noticed the bag on the kang beside her: "Sister-in-law, did you make this bag yourself? What kind of material can make it so straight? It should be more convenient to put things in it if it is square, right?"
Jiang Mengxue also made her own small bag when she had some free time. She used the same method as shoe soles, stacking several layers of fabric to make it a bit stiffer. She added a lid, snapped it shut with a button, and added a small string to the lid. Wrapping the string around the button twice effectively locked it shut. This type of bag is also very convenient for taking things out and finding them. There were actually handbags like this before, but they were more expensive and the materials were more difficult to make. Jiang Mengxue's is something that ordinary women can make at home.
Jiang Mengxue told everyone about her method, and everyone was very interested. It was a novel and beautiful thing, and it didn't cost much to make, so of course everyone was interested.
"I'll make one when I get back. It's very convenient whether I wear it cross-body or carry it in my hand."
Jiang Mengxue also suggested: "Sixth sister, you can also make two straps, one long and one short. I have two kinds of straps that can be used interchangeably, which is very convenient to take and put."
Gu Huaizhen took a closer look at the details of the bag. She used to work in a garment factory, and no one was more skilled in using fabrics than her. Basically, no matter what style the item was, she could roughly make it just by looking at it.
The others didn't dare to go forward to watch. Knowing Gu Huaizhen's craftsmanship, they all planned to ask her later.
When everyone was chatting happily, Uncle Gu's loud voice came from outside: "The dinner is about to start, everyone please take your seats."
When the people in the house heard the shouting outside, they all rushed out.
"Xiaoxue, wait for Xiaobei to come pick you up before you go out. It's a mess outside now, let's go out and take a look first."
Jiang Mengxue nodded. She didn't know what was going on outside. When she entered the yard in the morning, she didn't see any table set up. Maybe they were afraid of getting in the way, so they set it up after they came back.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, Gu Qingbei came in and took Jiang Mengxue out to eat: "Let's go, let's go eat something first, and then we can toast after everyone has finished eating."
There were seats reserved for two people at the reception table outside: several brothers from the Jiang family who came to see off the bride, several of Gu Qingbei's comrades-in-arms, the county party secretary Shan Changjiang, whose wife was the head nurse of the county hospital Liu Aijuan, the deputy director of the cannery Xu Ming, whose wife was the accountant of the cannery Wen Yurou, and Liu Yang from the county public security bureau.
Jiang Mengxue noticed that all the people present today were men. Even An Xin, Gu Huaijie and the others were not there, and neither were her aunt and second aunt. The only person present was their matchmaker, Gu Meifeng. Only after Jiang Mengxue and Gu Qingbei took their seats did Gu Meifeng sit down next to Jiang Mengxue.
"Xiao Gu, you have really high standards. No wonder you always rejected people who wanted to introduce you to someone. You just want to find the best, hahaha."
The one who spoke was Liu Aiju, who used to be a frontline nurse in the army. Later, when Shan Changjiang retired, she followed him back and was very familiar with Gu Qingbei.
"Aunt, look at what you said. My wife is of course the best. Please don't make it so that I can't even enter the bridal chamber tonight."
Everyone was amused by him and laughed so hard that Liu Aijuan also found it funny: "You kid, I haven't said anything yet. Okay, I'll let you go today."
Gu Qingbei poured wine for the elders present, and Uncle Gu also helped to entertain these old comrades.
"Your name is Xiaoxue, right? Your mother-in-law and I were comrades in arms back then, both on the front lines. Huiying saved my son Dan from near death more than once. It's been years since we retreated. I heard you're a doctor, too? Working at the city hospital?"
Jiang Mengxue nodded and stood in awe. They were all veterans from the battlefield. "Auntie, I'm in the gynecology department of the city hospital now."
Liu Aijuan also smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's great to be able to work in a hospital at such a young age. Unlike me at that time, I was a half-baked person who knew nothing but insisted on following the marching medical staff. But at that time, there was no other way. I was the only one left in the family, and I only felt safe when I saw soldiers.
But it's all in the past. When you're free, come find me in the county. I'm semi-retired now, and my grandson doesn't need me to take care of him. I'd be bored at home."
Jiang Mengxue also wanted to learn more from experienced doctors and nurses. Moreover, Liu Aijun was a battlefield nurse with rich experience in first aid, so she also wanted to learn from him.
"Ah, Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you from now on. I also have a lot of questions I want to ask you."
At Liu Aiju's age, she loves being needed the most, and she was very happy to hear this.
"You should call Wen Yurou sister-in-law. She used to be in charge of logistics, and now she's an accountant at the cannery. She's a bit of a quiet person and doesn't like to talk much. Every time we meet, I'm the one talking and she's the one listening."
Jiang Mengxue then realized that the two of them had been chatting for a long time, and that the other guest had been ignored for a long time. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I was busy chatting with my aunt. Please don't mind me."
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