Before six o'clock in the evening, the old man and Grandma Deng, accompanied by Liang Chao and Chen Jin, came to Xu Jianguo's home.
Everyone who heard the sound immediately went out to welcome the two people.
The old man walked into the yard and looked at everyone with a smile on his face. Little Hongdou, who was already familiar with the two elders, ran over and held their hands.
This scene immediately made the two elders burst into laughter.
Although there was still wind and snow outside, no one felt cold.
Afterwards, at Xu Jianguo's invitation, a group of old men and women, surrounded by children, walked into the house.
Chen Jin said hello to Xu Jianguo and others and left first.
As for Liang Chao, who was alone, he stayed and spent the Spring Festival with his old man.
With the arrival of the old man and Grandma Deng, Xu Jianguo, Lin Hongtao and Liang Chao went into the kitchen and started working.
Since all the ingredients have already been processed, the three of them only need to turn them into delicious food.
About an hour later, just as the news broadcast on TV began, plates of steaming hot delicacies were served on the table.
The old man knew that Wenwen and Hu Xiaohui had not returned yet, so he suggested waiting for them to come back before having dinner.
However, Xu Jianguo felt that the time for his daughter-in-law to come home was not so uncertain, but the time for his eldest son to come home was still uncertain, so he still persuaded the old man, saying that it would be better to wait while eating.
After all, the old men and women are old, so it is better for them to eat on time.
When the old man heard this, he thought what Xu Jianguo said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.
However, he still reminded Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian to remember to save food for the children.
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The news broadcast on TV was showing scenes of people from all over the country welcoming the Spring Festival, and the snow outside was falling even harder than before.
Xu Jianguo brought the last plate of steamed sea bass to the table, and the hot steam condensed into fine water droplets on the glass window.
Little Hongdou stood on tiptoe and drew a crooked little rabbit by the window, while Lele drew a big bad wolf next to the little rabbit.
As the last dish was served, the whole family sat down at the table.
Unlike previous years when the tables were divided into two or even three, this year Xu Jianguo specially asked someone to custom-make an extra-large modular round table, which was large enough for twenty people to dine at the same time.
When not in use, it can be disassembled and stored in the utility room.
Moreover, Xu Jianguo used waste materials from the military research institute and added an electric motor to transform it into an automatic rotating dining table similar to that of later generations.
When he pressed the power button, the various dishes originally placed on the table began to rotate slowly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Xu Jianguo smiled and explained the principle of the revolving dining table to everyone, which immediately attracted everyone's praise.
The cups were filled with fine wine and drinks, and at Xu Jianguo's suggestion, everyone raised their glasses.
Afterwards, the old man made a summary speech on the past year and looked forward to the upcoming new year. At the same time, he also wished everyone good health, smooth work and academic success.
After everyone drank the wine and drinks in their glasses, Xu Jianguo's New Year's Eve dinner for the 1992 Spring Festival officially began.
Everyone ate and chatted, sometimes talking about the major events that happened in the country in the past year, and sometimes talking about a few children.
Before I knew it, it was already 8:40 in the evening.
During this time, Xu Jianguo calmly opened the world map in his mind and checked the locations of his eldest son and daughter-in-law.
When he saw that the coordinates representing the two people overlapped and were very close to the Security Bureau compound, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.
At nine o'clock in the evening, when the sound of an engine came from outside the yard, Xu Ping'an and Xiao Hongdou, who were closest to the gate, stood up from their chairs and turned to run towards the gate.
"Sister Huihui is back!" Little Red Bean's sweet voice cut through the snow curtain, instantly attracting everyone's attention, and they all looked towards the direction of the gate.
A moment later, two snowman-like figures appeared in everyone's sight, and Xiao Hongdou and Xu Ping'an stood beside them with silly smiles on their faces.
The two "snowmen" were Xu Zhengyang (Wenwen), who had just returned from other places after completing a mission, and Hu Xiaohui, who had just finished her night shift.
It turned out that Xu Zhengyang got off the train at 7:40 in the evening. As soon as he left the station, he couldn't wait to find a public phone and call his wife whom he had been thinking about day and night.
Then, they rushed to the 501st Military Region General Hospital without stopping. Finally, the couple rode the motorcycle that Xu Jianguo bought for them back home together.
Because the temperature was too low, the snowflakes falling from the sky in Jingzhou today turned into ice crystals directly after landing on the ground. Therefore, Xu Zhengyang did not dare to ride too fast, which resulted in the two of them not returning home until almost nine o'clock.
At this time, Xu Zhengyang and Hu Xiaohui were both wrapped in military coats, with scarves tied around their faces and Lei Feng hats on their heads. Due to their breath, a layer of ice crystals had formed on their scarves, eyebrows and hair ends.
Hu Xiaohui was holding a box of pastries wrapped tightly in oil paper in her arms, and on Xu Zhengyang's back was a nearly one-meter-long, stiff fish. Half of the fish's head was visible from behind his shoulders, which looked funny no matter how you looked at it.
"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, dad, mom! We are back!" Xu Zhengyang stomped the snow off his feet, took off his scarf, revealing his red cheeks from the cold, and said with a silly grin.
"Hahaha, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back! Hurry up, warm up quickly and have the New Year's Eve dinner!" Several old men said with laughter.
"Okay!" Xu Zhengyang said, and then with the help of Xu Ping'an, he put down the big fish on his back.
When the fish was thrown to the ground, Xu Zhengyang finally spoke: "During the exercise, the armored brigade's 3rd regiment's vehicle had some problems, and I helped to fix it. Then their commander, Wang, insisted on giving me a fish as a New Year's gift, and asked me to bring it back for my family to try!"
The old man put down his wine glass when he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you talking about Wang Tiezhu from the Ganzhou Military Region?"
"Yes, it's him! Great-grandfather, do you know him?"
"Hahaha, more than just knowing him, that guy was my bodyguard during the Battle of Zaozhuang..." As the topic unfolded, a group of old men immediately started talking at once.
The old ladies were so angry that they didn't stop until Grandma Deng spoke.
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