Xu Jianguo looked at his foodie daughter with displeasure. He was helpless for a moment and had to take the milk carton from her hand. Then he used chopsticks to dig a few times in the twice-cooked pork plate before carrying the plate into the house.
About half an hour later, when Xu Jianguo brought the last dish of braised fish into the house, the table was already full of food.
Seeing that he had no place to put the plate in his hand, Xu Jianguo suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, thinking that he seemed to have used too much force.
After thinking about it, he put the fish on the kang table, then turned and went to the main room. The people in the room looked at each other, and no one knew what he was going to do.
After a while, Xu Jianguo came back carrying a small low table that was one meter square.
"Jianguo, what are you going to do?" Wen Sitian asked in confusion.
"The kids are all grown up, let them have their own table today!"
When everyone heard this, smiles immediately appeared on their faces. Su Dingshan laughed heartily and said, "That's right, let the children make a table for themselves and eat whatever they want!"
When Funiu and Wenwen heard this, their eyes lit up and they immediately took action.
Xu Jianguo put the small table aside, and the five little ones ran to the main hall to get small stools. The adults began to replace the large plates on the table with small plates, and took out some of each dish and put them on the small table.
Soon, everyone was seated and everyone's cup was filled with white wine and drinks.
At this time, Ma Guoliang looked at Su Dingshan and Wu Tianlong and said, "Old leader, instructor, please say a few words!"
The two old men looked at each other and raised their glasses at the same time. Seeing this, the others also raised their glasses, even the five children sitting at the small table were no exception.
"Today is New Year's Eve, and it's also the most meaningful Spring Festival for Lao Wu and I. Thank you to everyone here, thank you for taking care of us!"
"Old Su is right. You all know our situation. We have no children, no family, and no home. Thank you for letting us experience the warmth of home at this age!"
"That's a bit too formal. I'm so happy today. Come, let's drink a toast. I wish the two old men and the uncles and aunts good health, I wish my wife to be more and more beautiful, I wish the children to grow up happily and healthily, and I also wish myself all the best."
"Well said, cheers!"
"cheers!"
As Xu Jianguo finished speaking, the enamel pots in everyone's hands collided with each other, making a pleasant and crisp sound.
Wen Sitian also drank white wine for the first time, but after she finished drinking it, she didn't know whether it was because of the spiciness or the shame, but her pretty face was full of smiles.
"You jerk, with so many elders here, why do you insist on wishing me to become more and more beautiful? It's so embarrassing!" Wen Sitian thought to herself, and rolled her beautiful big eyes at Xu Jianguo who was grinning beside her.
After putting down the wine glasses, Su Dingshan and Wu Tianlong were the first to pick up their chopsticks. Everyone was already impatient. When the delicious dishes were served to their mouths, everyone couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Xu Jianguo.
At the table of the five little ones, the children who were originally chattering had now become silent, and everyone was trying hard to fight with the delicious food in front of them.
Lele was not very good at using chopsticks. She looked at her brother and aunts who were eating with their heads down and became very anxious. Finally, she had no choice but to put the practice chopsticks on the table, stretched out her little hand, grabbed a braised chicken wing, and started eating happily.
Wen Sitian ate while keeping an eye on the children's table. When she saw that her lovely daughter had turned into a "little cat", she suddenly felt tired. However, when she saw the happy and satisfied smile on Lele's face, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xu Jianguo got up and went to the east room, brought his own radio over, connected it to the power supply, pulled out the antenna, and after a lot of busy work, there was finally sound from the speaker.
Everyone listened to the radio, drank, ate, and talked about various things that happened in the past year. At the same time, they were full of expectations for the coming year.
At this time, Su Dingshan waved to Xu Jianguo, and Xu Jianguo quickly stood up and walked over with his enamel pot.
"Jianguo, I've never had the right opportunity to say thank you..."
"Grandpa Su, if you say so, then I won't drink this wine!"
"You little brat, listen to what your Grandpa Su has to say!" Wu Tianlong patted Xu Jianguo and said.
"Actually, before you went to Jingzhou, we both already knew our situation. It was very likely that we wouldn't be able to leave Jingzhou alive. When your Grandpa Zhou asked me about it, I also went through a long ideological struggle. In the end, I decided to call you over. In the final analysis, this matter is also our two old men who feel sorry for you!"
"Grandpa Su, since I dare to go, I naturally have a way to deal with it, so you two don't have to feel sorry for me. Everything is my own choice. Even if you don't ask me to go, if I knew about this, I would definitely go! Since I recognize you two as my grandfathers and promised to take care of you in your old age, then I will definitely do what I said!"
"I know you're a good, loyal child. Honestly, if it weren't for you during that time, I probably wouldn't be alive today. I've spent most of my life leading troops and fighting for my country, and now I'm old, but I can't have a good end. This feeling of failure is something others can't understand."
"Yes, at that time your Grandpa Su asked someone to bring me a letter. I could feel his loss between the lines, so no matter what, we both should say thank you to you!" Wu Tianlong said.
The three men spoke in low voices, but they did not avoid the crowd, so this was the first time that everyone except Ma Guoliang and Dong Jixiang knew the danger of the whole thing.
Wen Sitian looked at Xu Jianguo with slightly red eyes. Although she felt scared, she was also proud of her man from the bottom of her heart.
After thinking for a moment, Wen Sitian picked up the cup and walked over to Xu Jianguo. She looked at the two old men and said, "Grandpa Su, Grandpa Wu, you two don't have to blame yourselves or mind. Since Jianguo has chosen to do this, then as his wife, I will definitely support him. Moreover, we are both sincerely willing to provide for you in your old age. As of today, even if this matter is in the past, your goal in the future is to live a long life and see your five children get married and have children."
As Wen Sitian finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed. At this time, the clever Fu Niu also put down her chopsticks and ran over, saying, "Yes, yes, Grandpa Su, Grandpa Wu, you will have to help me, Big Sister Ya, and Second Sister Ya take care of the children in the future!"
Xu Jianguo said angrily: "Go away, go eat your meal, you little brat, why are you thinking so far ahead!"
"Old Ma, you see, this is the mentality of a father. No one can face it calmly when thinking about his daughter getting married in the future." Dong Jixiang said.
"Hahaha……"
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