Chapter 121 Chocolate

It was a bit awkward when they first met, but it's much better now. Father Gu invited Father and Mother Feng to have dinner.

Although Gu's father and mother are from the countryside, they keep the house clean inside and outside. They even use serving chopsticks when serving food to guests during meals.

Father Gu gave the couple some stewed lamb chops and said, "Try it. Our lamb from Mongolia has no smell and tastes delicious."

Of course, he had never eaten mutton from other places, he had just heard about it.

Father and Mother Feng thank you.

"Uncle and aunt, dip it in chive sauce and hot sauce." Gu Jianhua brought chive sauce and hot sauce.

All the dishes were served, except for cooking the dumplings. Gu's mother asked Su He to come over and sit down to eat, while she and Gu's second sister just watched.

The two babies had already started eating in their father and uncle's arms, each gnawing on a lamb chop.

"Sister, stop busying yourself and sit down to eat with us." Father and Mother Feng greeted Mother Gu.

Mother Gu said, "You guys eat first, I'll make some dumplings."

The main table was full, there was no room for eleven people.

Su He ate very quickly, in less than five minutes, and after finishing her meal, she took the two babies away from the table, asking their father and third uncle to eat well, as adults cannot eat well when they are with children.

Red star Cher and her two children also ate quickly. They each drank a bottle of soda, ate some dishes and a few dumplings, and then left the table.

When there was a seat available, Mother Gu and Second Sister Gu went to sit down. Mother Gu sat down and chatted with them and had a drink. Second Sister Gu came down after she finished eating.

The meal took more than an hour. Several elders drank. Mr. Feng and Mrs. Feng drank a little. Mr. Gu drank a little too much and felt drunk. The village secretary and the team leader were both sober.

Gu Jianhua had a drink with his third uncle, and Gu's mother also had a drink, but not much.

Because the team leader and the village secretary were both good at talking, Mr. and Mrs. Feng had a good chat with them and gave them a small box of chocolates before leaving.

The team leader and the village secretary were walking on the road, each holding a small box of chocolates in their arms, and they were feeling a bit confused.

To be honest, today I just accompanied my father to talk to the guests from the capital, help with the entertainment, and also meet the teachers of the best university in China.

Who would have thought that they would have a meal together and the other party would give them a box of chocolates before leaving.

chocolate

What is chocolate?

The team leader asked the secretary, "Chengmin, what did Teacher Feng say chocolate was?"

Village Secretary, "Teacher Feng said it's a kind of candy. It contains milk powder and some cocoa butter. Anyway, it's edible."

"Didn't Teacher Feng say that this thing was eaten by foreigners in the past? It has only been available in our country in the past decade or so."

Captain, "There's milk powder and sugar in it, so it must be very expensive."

Village Secretary: "Sure."

The two returned home and took out a small box of chocolates from their arms. The daughter-in-law asked, "What?"

"chocolate."

"chocolate"

"Food, a kind of candy, given by the relative of the Gu family who came from the capital. One box each for Chengmin and me." These were said by the team leader.

As for chocolate, they have never even heard of it, let alone seen it, let alone eaten it.

However, when the children at home heard that it was candy, they clamored to eat it.

Just took it out of the box, this thing called chocolate, it is not individual pieces like candy, but a board with grids in the middle.

The captain's wife and the village secretary's wife did the same thing and sniffed the air. They both smelled something medicinal.

Without waiting for me to think too much, the children urged me to eat.

So she broke off a small piece for each of her children, and then tasted it with her husband.

"It tastes weird, like medicine, a little sweet and a little fragrant."

These are the two adults' comments on chocolate.

Children don’t care whether it is bitter or not, as long as it is candy, it tastes good.

But when chocolate becomes popular across the country, they can say, "Oh, chocolate, I ate it when I was a kid."

It feels very different.

Mr. and Mrs. Feng brought a lot of gifts, a big bag, including winter clothes for the two babies, shoes, roast duck, candies, cakes, and chocolates.

Before Sister Gu left, Su He gave her a box and asked her to taste it.

To be honest, even though she has a system that can predict what will happen in the future, she has never eaten chocolate. She has heard of it in books.

When she read foreign history books, there were records in them.

So in the evening Su He also tasted a piece and concluded that she was not used to it. Gu Jianhua, Gu's father and mother, as well as Gu's second sister and brother-in-law, Team Leader Wang, and Gu's third sister had the same idea.

They think the food foreigners eat is really weird. It doesn't taste very sweet. Why eat it? It's not cheap either.

The children enjoyed the meal very much.

the next day.

New Year's Eve, the last day of 1965.

The Chinese New Year comes after New Year’s Eve. If we were to say who is the happiest during these days, it must be Changyi, Changan, Hongxing, and Xueer’s kids.

We had delicious food and drinks for several days in a row, including meat, dumplings, candy, apples and pears.

The first and second days of the New Year were spent the same as in previous years, with people wishing each other a happy new year.

Another thing is that Gu's mother felt that her sister-in-law was flattering her more and more, but she still ignored it.

There's no way you can make friends with her happily.

It's good enough as long as it looks good on the surface.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, when Su He and Gu Jianhua returned from their mother's home with their two children, the eldest and second sisters Gu were still there, so Su He sat down and chatted with them for a while.

Sister Gu said, "He's already grown up. Your brother-in-law and I will arrange for him to get married next year."

She is talking about her eldest son, Zhao Qingmu, who is eighteen years old this year.

Sister Gu said, "Isn't Qingmu just 18 years old this year? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Eighteen is not young. Your eldest brother-in-law was already a father when he was eighteen."

"You guys can also keep an eye out for me to see if there are any good girls." said Sister Gu.

Gu Erjie, "In our village, ask mom to help you find it."

Sister Gu and Su He nodded in agreement.

If they need help, they have to look for people from the Xiangyang Brigade, as they don’t know anyone from other places.

As for those in the county, forget it.

The eldest sister Gu pulled the third sister Gu, "Third sister, can you see if there is anything suitable in your factory?"

This made Sister Gu speechless. She spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and said, "Sister, how can a girl working in a factory like a village boy?"

"What you said is true. Didn't Xiaohe fall in love with Jianhua at the beginning? They were attracted to each other. What's the problem?" said Sister Gu.

Right, besides Jianhua and Xiaohe, Jinzhu from my second uncle's family also found someone in the city.

Su He felt helpless after hearing this. She smiled and said, "Sister, at that time, the first thing I saw was Gu Jianhua's military uniform, and then his face."

Don't make her act like a love-head who'll marry any guy she meets on the street.

If Gu Jianhua didn't wear that military uniform, she would at most thank him. Besides, the aura of a soldier is different from that of a non-soldiers.

When people like someone, they are attracted by their overall temperament, not just their appearance.

When she likes someone, she will also consider his/her material conditions. Sister Gu's words make it sound like she only looks at the appearance and will marry the person regardless of who the person is or what he/she does.

How is that possible? She is not stupid!