After Chen Jin left, Xu Jianguo began to ask everyone to go into the house quickly.
He and the old man's driver Liang Chao were the last to walk. It was not until then that he noticed that Liang Chao had two net bags in his hands, which contained several canned fruits and a few cans of milk powder.
Liang Chao noticed Xu Jianguo's gaze and said with a smile, "The elders brought it from home. They said it's for your wife and children to supplement their nutrition!"
Xu Jianguo smiled and nodded without saying anything more.
After everyone entered the house, Wen Sitian and Daya began to invite everyone to sit down.
Fortunately, Xu Jianguo was well prepared, otherwise, with so many people coming at once, the sofa in his house really wouldn’t be able to accommodate them all.
Since the old lady came, she has been holding Wenwen and Lele's hands, just like an ordinary old person leading her grandson and granddaughter, with a happy smile on her face.
After everyone was seated, Xu Jianguo brought the tea that had been prepared long ago, and Liang Chao put the things in his hands on the cabinet by the door.
Because there were many people at home today, Xiaohei and Erhei, the two black guys, were driven upstairs by Xu Jianguo. Even their food bowls and water bowls were moved upstairs. There were a lot of delicious things in the food bowls, which were the two guys' favorite foods.
After chatting with a few elderly people for a while, Xu Jianguo went to the kitchen and started preparing today's New Year's Eve dinner. Liang Chao, who had nothing to do, followed him in.
The two grown men smiled at each other and then lowered their heads to get busy.
Since all the ingredients had already been washed and cut, and some stews were bubbling on the stove, they only had to focus on the remaining stir-fries.
In order to prepare today's New Year's Eve dinner, Xu Jianguo specially got two gas tanks from the logistics department and equipped them with four separate burners, so the two of them got busy very quickly.
It took only over an hour to prepare a full table of sixteen dishes, enough for the thirteen people in the family.
Following Xu Jianguo's invitation, everyone took their seats.
Xu Jianguo first turned on the radio in the living room, then went to the kitchen with a jar of white wine. After opening the mud seal on the jar, he poured the wine into two porcelain bottles.
Normally he would pour wine directly by holding the jar, but today there were many people around and it was inconvenient to pour wine by holding the jar, so he found two porcelain bottles from the space and used them as wine dispensers.
Liang Chao took the porcelain bottle from Xu Jianguo and began to help the old men pour wine, while Xu Jianguo came back with a small aluminum pot that was warmed by the fire. In the pot was the pear soup he prepared. In addition to snow pears, he also put dates, white fungus and honey. It is very nourishing to drink in winter.
After everyone's cups were filled with white wine and pear soup, everyone looked at Grandpa Zhou, waiting for him to speak.
The old man raised his glass with a smile on his face and said, "This is Jianguo and Xiaowen's home. I'm taking over today's atmosphere. Come, let's raise our glasses together and celebrate the Spring Festival. I wish everyone better and better in the new year, and I also wish our motherland prosperity. Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Everyone raised their glasses together, even the two little ones Wenwen and Lele did not lag behind. However, because their arms were too short to reach, the old lady and Wen Sitian even clinked their glasses with theirs, which made the two little ones very happy.
Accompanied by the music on the radio, Xu Jianguo's family had a lively New Year's Eve dinner. From time to time, sporadic sounds of firecrackers could be heard outside the window, making the little ones eager to try.
But considering the delicious food in front of them, they decided to fill their stomachs first.
Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian naturally knew their own children well. They couldn't help but smile when they saw them looking out the window and then lowering their heads to eat.
Grandpa Zhou and Su Dingshan were also chatting while eating. What made Xu Jianguo sigh was that this was the first time that these old men had eaten and drank together since they arrived in Jingzhou. It can be seen how busy they are usually.
The only man who didn't drink was Liang Chao. As Mr. Zhou's driver and bodyguard, he had to keep a clear head at all times to deal with emergencies that might occur at any time.
Xu Jianguo did not join the old men in reminiscing about the past, but instead ate and chatted with Liang Chao, occasionally picking up some food for the little ones.
After filling her stomach, Lele began to twist her little butt restlessly, and her two beautiful big eyes looked at her father from time to time.
Xu Jianguo wanted to tease his daughter, so he pretended not to see it and chatted with Liang Chao while eating.
Seeing that her coquettish look didn't work, the little girl thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't help it. She slipped down from the stool, secretly came behind Xu Jianguo, squeezed in between him and Liang Chao, and hugged her father's arm.
"Dad, Dad!" Lele shouted.
"What's wrong?" Xu Jianguo asked while suppressing a laugh.
"Did you buy us firecrackers?"
“I bought it!”
"Well, now that I'm full, can I go out with my brother and aunts to set off firecrackers?"
Lele's baby voice attracted everyone's attention, but the little girl didn't seem to notice that everyone was looking at her, and she still hugged Xu Jianguo's arm and acted coquettishly.
Several elderly people looked at the cute little girl and all had kind smiles on their faces.
"Then give dad a kiss and I'll let you go out and play!"
When Lele heard this, she immediately became happy and stood on tiptoe without any hesitation. Xu Jianguo also cooperated by bending down so that his daughter could hug his neck.
A sound of "Mua~".
The little girl used her greasy little mouth to kiss her father directly on the face, which immediately made Xu Jianguo smile happily.
Wen Sitian looked at the father and daughter interacting in front of everyone with a frown on her face, glaring at them unhappily, while everyone else laughed out loud.
It was not until then that Lele realized that everyone was looking at her with a smile. The little girl's chubby face suddenly turned red, and she threw herself into Xu Jianguo's arms, which immediately caused everyone to laugh again.
After picking up his daughter, Xu Jianguo waved to Daya and the others and said, "Hurry up and get dressed. I'll get you some firecrackers!"
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