"Hey, what's the big deal about having a few more drinks? I'm drinking the fruit wine made by my daughter-in-law."
Guan Bo has been craving for fruit wine for a long time. Ever since the fruits from the two orchards were no longer available for sale, he has been calculating how much he can drink based on the stock at home, fearing that he won't be able to finish it all before the end of the first month of the lunar year. Today, his goddaughter brought him a few more boxes, so he can finally drink to his heart's content.
Zhou Xiang felt even more guilty. "Godfather, if you run out of fruit wine, just tell us. I'm busy and can't take care of you. Are you still drinking the stock from a few years ago?"
"Yes, Ma Zhao also sent me some, enough for me to drink. You know, apart from the Chinese New Year, I have no time to drink, so the stock has never run out."
Zhou Xiang didn't believe it, but she didn't point it out. Her godfather always thought about her. "Okay, ask Ma Zhao to come to my place and move more things. I don't have time to send them, and he can show his filial piety."
"Who should I ask to show more filial piety?"
Speak of the devil, and he'll show up. Just as Ma Zhao was mentioned, his voice was heard, and he walked in as the words just fell. "Busy boss Zhou, you finally have time to come see your godparents?"
"I'll take that as a compliment." Zhou wanted to act like a rogue. It was indeed his fault last year. He was disgusted with Jiang Wei Zhong and only wanted to divide the family business as soon as possible. He also wanted to appease Old Man Ling more, so he was too lazy to go out for social events.
"I admire you," Ma Zhao said, cupping his fists. "I admire Boss Zhou's thick skin. I can't compare to him."
"Wow! A scholar should be looked at with new eyes every three days. The former Brother Ma has now become knowledgeable. We should admire you." Zhou Xiang also clasped his fists.
"You're welcome. I'll accept Boss Zhou's compliment with a smug look on my face."
The two of them interacted with each other as if they had not stopped interacting in the past five years, and the atmosphere in the low house suddenly became lively.
"Sister Xiangxiang," Zhou Xiang greeted the person behind Ma Zhao. When he saw the handsome young man next to Guan Zanxiang, he was surprised. "Is this Bao Kun?"
This young man, who looks to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, looks very similar to Ma Zhao when he was young.
"Yes," Guan Zanxiang smiled and tugged at her son's sleeve, "you should think about your aunt and call for help."
"Think about my aunt." Ma Baokun's voice was low and there was shyness on his face.
This appearance made Zhou Xiang laugh, "Oh my! This doesn't look like the little bully I remembered! How did he change so much?"
Ma Zhao raised his foot and kicked his son. "You are not a good person. You were not a good person when you were unreasonable before, and you are still a bad person when you are coy now."
Ma Baokun's face turned red. The young man's face was ruined by his own father.
"Go away," Zhou Xiang chased Ma Zhao like chasing a fly, "You must have gone too far, Bao Kun, don't listen to your father, he is just a rough man. However, parents who say such things, when they say it, subconsciously still regard their children as a few years old. His eighteen years old is far away from him, and he has forgotten his feelings at that time.
But one thing is for sure, his heart at that time wasn't as fragile as yours. You're no worse than others, with an outstanding appearance and height. Be more confident."
"Yes." Ma Baokun's voice was a little louder.
Zhou Xiang encouraged Ma Baokun because she was worried that her meddling at that time might have caused Ma Zhao to be too strict. She had been following the descendants of Ma Zhao and his five children for many years. "These children have grown up in the blink of an eye, and we are all old now!"
Zhou Xiang also sighed.
"Isn't it?" Guan Zanxiang also sighed: "In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up, and we have also grown old. However, I am talking about us, not you. You are still the same as before."
Before Zhou Xiang could say anything, Aunt Guan was unwilling to speak. "You are old now. What are your father and I? Old monsters?"
Zhou Xiang and Guan Zanxiang hurried over to appease them. Who told them to dare to call themselves old in front of the old man?
Ma Zhao put his arm around Ling Ran's shoulders and said, "You're just a wife slave. You let her do whatever she wants."
Ling Ran pulled the arm off his shoulder. "Don't touch me. A wife is meant to be loved. You should do whatever she wants, as long as she's happy. You just lost a little face as a father because of a few words she said. You deserve it, good child. For more than ten years, I've educated you into two extremes."
"Other people's husbands follow their husbands, but you are the wife following her husbands?" Ma Zhao continued to mock him.
"I'm happy, I like it, are you jealous?"
"Hey? You are as shameless as your wife." Ma Zhao scolded with a smile, but he agreed with Ling Ran in his heart. He was just a little envious of Ling Ran. There were many people who were jealous of Ling Ran. Everyone said behind his back that Ling Ran had a sharp eye and had set his eyes on Zhou Xiang, the golden child, very early on.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Uh, Ma Zhao choked. This couple always makes people hate them the way they talk.
At this time, someone else came in from outside, "Dad, Mom, think about it, Ling Ran, big sister, big brother-in-law."
The atmosphere in the room stagnated. Zhou Xiang turned to look at the door. There were three people standing there, looking awkward. The one in front was a dark and thin man. He exclaimed in surprise, "Guan Zanfu?"
The man nodded and smiled, "It's me. Think you can recognize me?"
That smile was simple, no different from that of a simple farmer, and very similar to my godfather's smile.
"Of course I recognize you," Zhou Xiang smiled back. "You look the same except you're a little darker and thinner. Come in!"
Zhou Xiang wanted to know that, except for her, no one in the room was willing to invite Guan Zanfu in. Her godmother and Ma Zhao were worried that her godfather would get angry. But when her godfather didn't get angry right away, Zhou Xiang knew that her godfather still cared about his child.
Today, Guan Zanfu no longer has the temperament of an annoying nouveau riche, and there is no longer shrewd calculation in his eyes. Moreover, he is already middle-aged and has experienced many ups and downs. He already understands what he should understand.
There is no need for her to hold on to what happened back then. Since she has truly changed, let her help everyone. It would be better if the godparents are accompanied by their biological children.
Guan Zanfu had tears in his eyes. He was chased away every time he came back in the past. Last year on the third day of the first lunar month, he stared at the door for a long time, but Zhou Xiang didn't come. Only his eldest sister's family came back to pay New Year's greetings, but they were chased away by his father after more than half an hour. He gritted his teeth and brought gifts over, but was also chased away and the gifts were thrown out.
Today, when he saw the small car at the door, he knew Zhou Xiang was coming. He also saw that his eldest brother-in-law had entered the house and had not come out for a long time, and there were sounds of laughter, so he came again with his wife and children.
He took a step inside and said to his wife and children behind him, "Yu Na, Yi Ming, call for help."
"Dad, Mom, Big Sister, Big Brother-in-law, Think About It, Ling Ran, Bao Kun."
"Grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle, think about aunt, uncle Ling, brother Bao Kun."
The mother and son called everyone in the room.
Aunt Guan looked at her silent husband and raised her hand to call her grandson, "Yiming, come here, grandma."
Guan Bo nodded softly, which made Guan Zanfu and Yu Na feel as if they had heard heavenly music. Their hearts finally settled down, and the couple pushed their son, who had grown into a young man, to the edge of the kang.
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