The festive atmosphere is strong now; you can still hear children setting off firecrackers on the street.
Gu Shi and Lin Qingyu discussed when to go home for the Chinese New Year.
"Let's give them a holiday after the 20th! Let the workers go home early, what do you think?"
Lin Qingyu was knitting a sweater and said to Gu Shi with a smile that she attached great importance to important holidays like the Chinese New Year.
Gu Shi was holding a booklet and checking data. He nodded and said, "Perfect, that's what I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I was too busy and forgot."
The two became more and more in sync, mainly because Gu Shi understood Lin Qingyu better and better, and he could guess Lin Qingyu's thoughts on many things.
Although Lin Qingyu would tell him every time, Gu Shi would also feel happy because he could guess Lin Qingyu's thoughts.
Since Lin Qingyu started working as a saleswoman at the supply and marketing cooperative, she has hardly made any clothes herself.
Now that I have some free time, I'll knit a sweater for Gu Shi.
The next day, Lin Qingyu rode her bicycle down the street, with Lin Weidong following behind her.
Having walked only halfway, Lin Qingyu suddenly heard someone behind him exclaim, "Hey! Young man, what's wrong?"
Lin Qingyu turned her head and saw that Lin Weidong had somehow fallen to the ground.
He got out of the car, turned around and ran to Lin Weidong's side in one swift motion.
"Xiao Dong? What's wrong?"
She looked anxiously at Lin Weidong on the ground. In such cold weather, he was lying on the ground, curled up.
Lin Qingyu leaned closer and could see his pale face.
"Sis, I...I feel a bit nauseous!"
As soon as Lin Weidong uttered those words, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
They rushed the person to the hospital, and Li Xiuhua and Lin Aiguo quickly followed.
The final examination revealed that Lin Weidong's old ailment had relapsed, and the doctor recommended surgery.
Lin Aiguo was terrified on the spot; his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
As a result, Zhao Xiaobao took Lin Weidong's pulse and then turned to Lin Qingyu and told her.
This doesn't require surgery; he's confident he can recover with traditional Chinese medicine.
Lin Qingyu was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected Zhao Xiaobao to be so capable.
He's so talented, it's like God is just giving him a gift!
However, she dared not tell anyone else this, for fear that no one would believe Zhao Xiaobao!
Lin Qingyu did trust Zhao Xiaobao quite a bit; it was Zhao Xiaobao who set her dislocated arm.
So now she doesn't doubt Zhao Xiaobao's words at all and has made her own decision.
"Mother, Weidong's condition is an old one. I don't think surgery is necessary. Let's try conservative treatment first!"
“We won’t go home for the Chinese New Year this year. I’ll stay here with Weidong to help him get better. He’ll definitely recover.”
Lin Qingyu held Li Xiuhua's hand and spoke to her carefully, afraid that she might have some psychological burden.
Li Xiuhua thought about it and felt that this would work, but she was still worried about the two of them.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone either, and I would have stayed here with you to guard Weidong!"
"No, Mother, if you don't go, Grandma and the others will probably scold you terribly. Gu Shi and I will stay here, so don't worry!"
Li Xiuhua was still a little worried before she left, but after Lin Aiguo heard that his son's illness was not serious, he kept urging her to go home.
Not only did he annoy Li Xiuhua, but Lin Qingyu also scolded him a few times in a bad mood.
Lin Weidong was discharged from the hospital just a few days before the Lunar New Year.
Lin Qingyu's restaurant had already closed for the holidays, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, business was almost nonexistent.
Gu Shi's factories were all closed for the first few days of the Lunar New Year, but he would occasionally visit each factory.
On the day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Qingyu and Gu Shi put up Spring Festival couplets at their door, and every household in the community also began to do so.
The weather was pretty good today; it was sunny, which is rare.
Jiang Lili and Li Bo, Jiang Lili's husband, who live next door, are also putting up Spring Festival couplets.
Li Bo looked like a tall, thin intellectual, wearing round-framed glasses.
"Xiaoyu, your family has put up Spring Festival couplets too! Who wrote these characters? They're so beautiful!"
Jiang Lili took the initiative to greet Lin Qingyu. Her hair was still the same, and she looked youthful and lively.
Because she would visit the restaurant from time to time and offer many useful suggestions, Lin Qingyu gradually developed a liking for her.
"Sister-in-law, this couplet was written by my younger brother. His handwriting is not bad."
"Hey, your brother's the one who got into university, right? That's really something, there aren't many people in our Yamanashi Prefecture who can get in!"
Lin Qingyu smiled sheepishly and said, "It's alright, he's quite hardworking."
After quickly finishing putting up the Spring Festival couplets, Li Bo took the initiative to come over and offer Gu Shi a cigarette.
It's the Butterfly Spring brand, and it's very hard to find.
Gu Shi waved his hand and said, "Thank you, but I don't smoke."
Li Bo chuckled: "What man doesn't smoke these days? Is it because your wife is too controlling?"
The two men were talking, while the two young wives were discussing what to make for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Gu Shi turned his head and glanced at it, then said, "I really don't smoke."
Seeing Gu Shi's resolute attitude, Li Bo did not insist any further.
"Brother, why didn't you go home for the Chinese New Year?"
Li Bo lit a cigarette, ignoring the fact that Gu Shi was a non-smoker, leaned against the railing, and asked.
Gu Shi didn't care; many of his subordinates smoked, and they were almost used to it.
"This is home."
Gu Shi only said this one sentence, and Li Bo seemed to understand: with a wife, there is a home.
He had heard Jiang Lili say that Gu Shi had no other relatives left, only this little nephew.
The wind dispersed Li Bo's cigarette, and the two didn't say anything more.
Both restaurants added an extra dish to their New Year's Eve dinner, a new dish that the ladies of both restaurants had discussed today.
Braised lamb chops, although it doesn't sound very appealing, Zhao Xiaobao took some Chinese medicine from the house and added it in, and the taste instantly changed.
Since Lin Weidong fell ill, he frequently needed traditional Chinese medicine, so Gu Shi simply built him a cabinet and purchased a batch of Chinese medicine according to the prescription he provided.
Only a parent like Gu Shi would do this!
Moreover, Zhao Xiaobao's teacher had spoken to Gu Shi and told him that he could take this year's high school entrance exam and go directly to high school.
This shows that outstanding people excel in more than one thing.
After the Spring Festival, the family finally had some time to relax.
After visiting the temple fair, seeing the lanterns, and guessing riddles, Lin Qingyu even won a rabbit-shaped lantern.
On the night of the fifteenth, the family went to the riverbank again and released several lanterns to pray for good fortune in the new year.
Not long after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Lin Weidong received good news.
His acceptance letter has arrived!
School of Law, Southwest University of Political Science and Law!
The whole of Yamanashi Prefecture was in an uproar. He was the best student admitted to the entire prefecture, and even the prefectural governor himself came to the restaurant.
In no time, the reputation of Jade Hotel reached a new level.
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