Seeing everyone getting along happily, the three old men were also very happy, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.
Xu Jianguo poured tea for them while chuckling, which immediately caused the three of them to roll their eyes. Their eyes revealed a hint of helplessness and pampering.
"Grandpa Su, when did you do this?" Xu Jianguo asked in a low voice in Su Dingshan's ear, with a hint of curiosity and teasing in his tone.
When the old man heard this, his face flushed. He then looked up at the three old ladies and, while they weren't paying attention, slapped him on the back of the head and cursed in a low voice, "What do you mean by 'getting involved'? We're just friends. You don't know shit!"
"Yes, yes, friendship, pure friendship! Long live friendship, come, cheers to friendship!" Xu Jianguo deliberately said loudly, with a mischievous smile on his face, as if he was deliberately trying to make the old man happy.
The three old men looked at Xu Jianguo showing off with frowns on their foreheads, gritting their teeth in hatred, but they could do nothing about it.
But when they noticed the looks from the old ladies, they immediately forced a smile, which was full of tenderness and flattery, which made Xu Jianguo, who was sitting aside drinking tea and watching the show, exclaim in delight.
Everyone was drinking tea and chatting in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Some of the children were reading picture books, and some were listening to the radio.
At this moment, a car horn suddenly sounded outside the house. Xu Jianguo looked in the direction of the sound and saw through the living room window that the old man's car was parked at the gate of the courtyard.
Seeing this, he immediately threw down the melon seeds in his hand, stood up, said something to everyone, and walked out the door.
Seeing this, the others followed suit. Only Xu Pingan was still sitting on the sofa. His big eyes looked at the backs of the people leaving curiously, and he still looked cute and innocent.
"Hello grandpa, hello grandma, great-grandpa, great-grandma, guard chief, old sister..." As the old man and the old lady got out of the car, the yard was suddenly filled with the voices of people greeting each other, adding a long-lost warmth to this cold winter day.
After the old friends met, there was an inevitable round of greetings. After everyone had said hello, they walked into the house together.
Xu Jianguo walked at the back and took the gift prepared by the old man from Chen Jin and Liang Chao.
"Uncle Chen, you can eat here tonight. Bring your aunt and the children along!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"No, everything is ready at home. I'll come over to pick you up after dinner," said Chen Jin.
"Okay then, wait a moment, I've prepared something for you, you can take it back later!"
"good!"
After Chen Jin left, Xu Jianguo started chatting with the old men and women in the room.
At this point, all the necessary side dishes in the kitchen have been prepared, and you can start cooking after a while.
Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang were originally planning to return to their courtyard, but were kept by Xu Jianguo. However, considering that the two might feel restrained and unable to relax, the old man's driver Liang Chao suggested that the three of them set up a small table separately later.
Xu Jianguo had no objection to this and nodded in agreement.
As the time came to five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Jianguo and Liang Chao got up and went into the kitchen.
Last year's New Year's Eve dinner was prepared by the two of them working together, so it's the same today.
While the two were busy cooking, Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang had already set up the dining table in the living room, three tables, two large and one small.
Xu Jianguo sat at one table with the old men, the old lady, Wen Sitian and the children sat at one table, and Liang Chao and the other two sat at another table.
As Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang brought delicious dishes out of the kitchen and placed them on the table, Wen Sitian began to invite the elderly and children to come to the table.
At 6:30 in the evening, the last dish of braised carp was placed in the middle, and the dinner of the Gregorian New Year in 1972 officially began.
Nowadays, there is no war in the country, and all aspects are developing at full speed. In addition, Longxia and Magnesium are in a honeymoon period, and the national economy is growing rapidly.
So the old men and women were in a good mood, and the most direct manifestation was that their appetites improved.
This is what Xu Jianguo is very willing to see. After all, mood, diet and sleep are important factors that can directly affect a person's health.
The old men still drank the century-old medicinal wine provided by Xu Jianguo, while the rest drank Arctic Ocean soda.
The happiest person among all was the little boy Xu Ping'an. The little guy was held in Daya's arms, his mouth drooling with food, and he would clap his hands from time to time to express his happy mood, which made several old ladies smile.
Seeing that the dishes were almost ready, Xu Jianguo asked Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang to go to the yard and bring back two dumplings with lids.
Once everyone has eaten the hot dumplings, the reunion dinner is over.
After dinner, Liang Chao, Zhao Changshan and Liu Yang took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Wen Sitian took the old lady and the children upstairs, leaving the living room space to Xu Jianguo and the old men.
Xu Jianguo made tea, gave cigarettes to the old men, lit them for them, and then started chatting.
Although the topic was not a national affair involving confidential matters, it was still related to work. However, before discussing this topic, Xu Jianguo interrupted and successfully diverted the conversation.
"Grandpa Su, Grandpa Wu, and Grandpa Wang, are you three going to tell me about those three grandmas?"
"Oh, yes, how could I have forgotten about this? Old Su, Old Wu, Old Wang, tell me quickly, what happened?" The old man became alert upon hearing this and asked quickly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the three old men turned red, and their originally carefree appearance suddenly became a little embarrassed.
In the end, the three of them looked at each other, and it was Su Dingshan who took the first step to confess the situation.
When Xu Jianguo saw that something interesting was going to happen, he quickly grabbed a handful of melon seeds, sat aside obediently, and started watching the show. From time to time, he would show a sly smile to liven up the atmosphere, which made the three old men hate him to the core.
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