"Knock knock knock..."
There was a sudden knock on the front door, which startled Xu Xiangyang.
Everyone in their family was home, so who could it be?
After all, it's Chinese New Year, and people don't visit each other on New Year's Eve.
He got up and looked out the window. Xu Guangtian had already put on his cotton-padded coat and was going to open the door.
"Who is it?" The question was asked before I even reached the door.
"Hello, is this Comrade Xu Xiangyang's home?" a female voice asked.
Xu Guangtian opened the door with a puzzled look on his face. Standing in the doorway was a young woman of about twenty years old, wearing a silver-gray coat and a black hat.
"Who are you?" He sized up the person, who was dressed quite well.
Although he didn't recognize any fabrics, he could tell the clothes were nice. And there was only one reason they were nice: they must be expensive.
"I am Gu Panyun, a colleague of Comrade Xu." Gu Panyun said with a smile, "You must be Xu Xiangyang's father? Hello, Uncle."
Because I had already inquired at my workplace before coming, I was able to guess a little bit about it.
Xu Guangtian nodded. "Come in, it's quite cold outside. I'll go call him."
He closed the door and told Gu Panyun to wait a moment while he went to call someone.
Xu Xiangyang opened the door and came out. He was a little surprised to see who it was. "Comrade Gu, what brings you here?"
"You child, let them come inside and sit down to talk. It's so cold outside." Xu Guangtian interrupted him directly and even rolled his eyes at him.
Xu Xiangyang: ? ? ?
What's going on?
However, what they said made sense, so he said, "Comrade Gu, please come in and sit down."
He opened the door and let the person in.
Xu Guangtian sighed. This kid is really something. He's usually a smart guy at work, but he's like a block of wood when it comes to this.
The woman came to visit during the Chinese New Year, and she didn't know how to handle things at all!
Because the two were of opposite sexes, Xu Xiangyang did not close the door completely. Although they were family members, she was still a girl.
Seeing this, Xu Guangtian was speechless, turned around and went back. He was angry if he saw it too much!
Gu Panyun put down what she was holding and looked around the small house.
She said, "This room is so clean. Does Comrade Xu live here alone?"
Xu Xiangyang nodded. He had designed the house to have one bedroom and one living room. So the two rooms were quite spacious, separated only by a wall.
"Comrade Gu, what brings you here today? How are you feeling?"
When Gu Panyun came back before, she hadn't had her stitches removed yet. She'll need to rest well before she can have them removed.
She's been traveling for so long and she must be feeling unwell; it must have been tough on her.
Hearing his words of concern, Gu Panyun smiled and said, "I'm in good health, I've almost recovered. It's probably because I was homesick that I recovered."
After returning home yesterday, she first hugged her mother and cried, then hugged her father and cried, and then hugged her brother and cried.
After crying, the illness was mostly cured.
I feel comfortable all over now, and I can eat and drink normally.
Seeing that she was indeed in good spirits, Xu Xiangyang said, "That's good."
Gu Panyun glanced at him, then quickly looked away. "I just came to see you today. Isn't it the New Year?"
She wanted to be the first to wish Xu Xiangyang a Happy New Year, even though it was a bit too early...
Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "We're of the same generation, so there's no need for you to wish me a Happy New Year. But thank you anyway."
I guess he helped Gu Panyun this time and took her home, so he wanted to come and thank me.
There's really no need for that; he couldn't possibly leave the little girl alone.
Gu Panyun pursed her lips, then smiled and said, "This is a New Year's gift I brought for you. Happy New Year!"
Was she the first one? Hehe.
Xu Xiangyang looked at the gift box in front of him, thought for a moment and said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll give you a New Year's gift too."
It's not appropriate for people to bring gifts to your door during the Lunar New Year and then ask you to take them back; it's better to give a return gift instead.
It's about reciprocity; everyone gives and receives.
Upon hearing that she would also receive a gift, Gu Panyun immediately sat down obediently and waited.
She began to feel a sense of anticipation. What kind of gift could it be? Comrade Xu had actually prepared a gift for her in advance—what did that mean?
Could it be him?
Xu Xiangyang found a cashmere scarf in his spatial storage; it was grapefruit-colored and wouldn't pill.
There are plenty of these things, but they're not cheap even in this day and age; at the very least, you can't buy them.
Gu Panyun's eyes widened when she saw the cashmere scarf in his hand.
"Is this for me?" she asked.
This color is so beautiful!
Xu Xiangyang smiled and nodded, "I don't know if you'll like it or not."
If you don't like it, you can change the color, but apart from pink and red, other colors don't seem to suit her.
"I like it!" Gu Panyun nodded happily, immediately took off her own scarf and put it on.
"It's so warm, it's cashmere." She really liked the scarf.
Seeing that she seemed to like it, Xu Xiangyang didn't say anything more. If she liked it, that's fine; it's only fair to reciprocate.
"Then I won't bother you any longer. I'll head back now." Gu Panyun blushed slightly and got up to leave.
I came here simply to express my gratitude and give them a small New Year's gift.
Now that the goods have been delivered, she needs to go home.
Xu Xiangyang didn't try to stop him; after all, if he chose to come at this time, he wasn't there just for a meal.
Why invite people to eat if it's not mealtime?
"Okay, I'll see you out." Xu Xiangyang put on the coat hanging by the door and then saw her out.
The whole family was peering out the window at the main house entrance; they had all seen the girl come in just now.
Xu Xiangyang saw the people off, then closed the gate and turned around to see a family peering through the door and windows.
He didn't say anything, went inside to take out the New Year's gifts, and then brought them into the main room.
"What are you doing, peeking out the window?" He put down his things and said, "This young lady is a colleague of ours at the grain bureau. We came back together from this business trip. She brought these things to express her gratitude."
Seeing their sneaky looks, Xu Xiangyang felt it necessary to explain.
He doesn't care, but he doesn't want his family to gossip about it, or it will ruin the girl's reputation.
Wang Xiumin looked like she knew what she was talking about, and then started fiddling with the gift box.
"Wow, these are all good stuff." She pulled out a box of pastries, a carton of Zhonghua cigarettes, and two bottles of Moutai liquor.
There was also a fruit gift box inside, which contained large red apples.
These apples are about the same size as the ones Xu Xiangyang brought out, though not as big, but about two sizes bigger than the ones from the supply and marketing cooperative.
These four gifts are quite substantial; most families couldn't afford them.
Xu Xiangyang became somewhat curious. Could this Gu Panyun come from some powerful or wealthy family?
You know, these things can't be given away by a child casually. At the very least, he believes that most families would use these things to build relationships, not for their children to give as gifts.
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