Chapter 750 Chapter 752. Gu Family
"Mom," Gu Yuanshui noticed the old lady's low mood and said jokingly, "How much New Year's money are you going to give us this year?"
"You are already old, and you still have the nerve to ask for this." Li Cuicui pouted at him, "Now that I am old, shouldn't you respect me?"
"It's different. We should honor you two," Gu Yuanshui said with a flattering smile, "but what we have been looking forward to the most since we were young is the Chinese New Year. Every time this time comes, you and dad always give us a red envelope. We brothers look forward to this all year round."
The brothers seemed to be thinking of the funny scenes in the past and were grinning foolishly.
"Recalling the past, when our family was not well off, it was already very good to be able to give you one or two copper coins, but you bad boys turned around and went to buy candy with the peddler at the entrance of the village, and I had to beat you up when you came back."
Li Cuicui also thought of those scenes, and pointed at her sons and daughters-in-law and said, "These people only remember to eat and not to be beaten, and this happens every year.
Now that you are old, you still want to bring up the past? Is your old habit coming back again? "
Now it was Gu Yuanjin and the others' turn to be embarrassed. They just wanted to amuse the old lady, not to dig up her dark history.
They really haven't even told their spouses about these things. Looking at their unbelieving eyes, they are probably bound to be laughed at.
"Mom, there are still some children here, let's not talk about the past."
Li Cuicui glared at Gu Yuantu and said, "It's a good opportunity to let the children know that you all did bad things when you were young, so that you don't have to point fingers at these children and teach them a lesson every day.
You always talk a lot about moral principles, but you never think about how you were much more stupid than them when you were little."
It is said that grandparents are closer to their grandchildren, and this statement is absolutely true. Now Li Cuicui hates to see her sons and daughters-in-law teaching their grandchildren a lesson. They are not wicked villains, so why should they be punished by family rules for no reason?
In the past few years, everyone was just busy filling their stomachs, so what was the point of family rules?
Seeing that the old lady had gone off topic again, Gu Yuanshui was pushed out to save the situation, "Mom, didn't Old Seven send some mushrooms? It's just right that we can make a big pot of mushroom soup tonight. It tastes so delicious. I'm still thinking about it now."
"Have you used up all the money I gave you before?" Li Cuicui glared at her son. "How many brothers are you? Are you showing off again?"
"Mom, we are helpless here too.
You don’t know that these people are like a dog’s nose. I can’t hide even if I want to!
Every time Lao Qi sends something over, these people come to our house to eat for free, otherwise we wouldn’t come to your place to hide every now and then…”
When Gu Yuanshui said this, he quickly covered his mouth. His mouth was too quick and his bottom line was exposed!
Li Cuicui still had something she didn't understand. She shook her head and said, "So my place has become a refuge."
What you are talking about is filial piety and wanting to accompany the elderly. It turns out this is the reason.
"Mom, let's not talk about this anymore," Gu Yuanhuo came over and put his arm around the old lady's shoulders, "Have you decided on the menu for tonight? If there's anything missing, let's go prepare it."
Li Cuicui, "It's just the same dishes from previous years. If you feel there's something missing, just go to the kitchen and make it yourselves.
I am quite old now, and I don’t know what you like. On days like today, you can make whatever I have here.”
"Mom is so generous," Gu Yuanshui helped the old lady walk inside, "Mom, how about we go to your warehouse first? Old Seven always prepares so many good things for you, let's open our eyes..."
"You just miss my things..."
Seeing that the old lady was amused, everyone started to help clean up the yard.
In fact, all these tasks had already been done by the old women. They just put the things they brought in the yard. After tonight, early tomorrow morning, many people from the village will definitely come to pay New Year's greetings.
The old lady is very frugal every year and only puts out very few things. Often after a few guests come, the table is empty.
They had experience with such situations. Now they put the things in the yard. The old lady would scold them at most, but at least the children would not go home empty-handed tomorrow.
Sure enough, when she turned around, the old lady found that the table was full of melon seeds, melon slices and other snacks, and she rolled her eyes at her sons.
"Even if you release more of these things, they won't be enough. Just give them as a token of your appreciation during the New Year. Who else would let everyone move them like we do?"
Li Cuicui thought about the past and couldn't help but add one more sentence, "In the past, when you went to pay New Year's greetings, people would just put something in your pocket, not like this where everyone can grab it."
"Mom, aren't we living a good life now? It won't be good if things go back to the way they were before." Gu Yuanshui grabbed a melon slice and threw it into his mouth. "You don't want to wait for those people from the town to come. There's nothing on our table here. It won't sound good if people tell others about it."
Li Cuicui sighed, "It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that no matter how much you put out, you'll have to fill it up in the end, otherwise there will still be nothing when the people from the town come."
Ever since the seventh brother became an official, these people seemed to think that the more things they took from their home, the more blessings they would receive. Especially those naughty kids, sometimes they even called their relatives over, and a group of unfamiliar faces came to their home.
Li Cuicui feels that there are more and more unfamiliar faces coming to pay New Year's greetings every year, and sometimes even people from the village who are visiting relatives and friends will come over to take a look.
During the New Year holidays, there will be no peace in her yard.
"This is because everyone wants to share in our family's good fortune. Besides, this time, we brothers have prepared enough things, so let them take whatever they want."
Over the years, the brothers of the Gu family have made a lot of money and have become more generous. Otherwise, in the first few years, they might not have been so willing to spend.
"It's just a little strange. Why haven't people from the town come to give gifts yet?" Hu Dong would come here early in the morning every year, and it was already past noon.
Li Cuicui also found it a little strange. The couple represented by Hu Dong, the seventh brother, would prepare a gift for the family every New Year and other festivals, and usually they would come early. Why haven't they come yet?
"Boss, go to the town later and take a look. If you see anyone who needs help, you can lend a hand."
"Okay," Gu Yuanjin agreed readily, "Then I'll go to the town first and see if there's anything you need to bring, I can bring it back for you later."
The other brothers quickly said that everything was ready and there was nothing to bring.
Gu Yuanjin set off immediately with his attendant. He was also a little worried that Hu Dong would get into trouble.
Although the couple of Lao Qi live so far away, they still have to help look after the business at home.
Now the road from the village to the town has been paved and smoothed, and it didn't take him long to reach the city gate.
(End of this chapter)
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