Chapter 462 Return to the Village
Wutong Village is still the same, with red tiles and brick walls and a thin mist. Because it is too close to the sea, the whole village is immersed in white fog most of the time in the morning, and then it dissipates silently at some point.
It was not yet nine o'clock and there were almost no people walking on the streets. The sounds of dogs barking and chickens crowing could be heard from the alleys from time to time, and the air was still filled with the smell of firecrackers.
Su Jiaojiao looked out the window with a calm expression. It was hard to leave her hometown, and what was hard to leave was the beautiful homesickness. But for her, there were too many unpleasant memories here.
If her second uncle and his family hadn't lived here, she and her mother might not have come back.
Chen Guisheng and Zhao Shunfa had already been waiting at the entrance of the alley.
Seeing Su Jiaojiao's car driving into the alley and setting off firecrackers, Chen Guilan smiled and said, "Your second uncle is really thoughtful."
Seeing that Su Jiaojiao was silent, Lu Jingyou turned around and asked her, "What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing." Su Jiaojiao smiled, "I just didn't expect my second uncle to be so enthusiastic. I'm so grateful to you."
"Then I have to perform well." Lu Jingyou unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car first. He stepped forward to shake hands with Chen Guisheng and Zhao Shunfa and said, "Happy New Year, uncle. Happy New Year, brother-in-law."
"Okay, okay." Chen Guisheng held Lu Jingyou's hand and looked him up and down, smiling broadly. "You've come all this way, it must have been difficult. Come in and sit down."
"No matter how far the journey is, I feel honored to meet my second uncle and brother-in-law." Lu Jingyou responded politely.
Zhao Shunfa saw that Lu Jingyou was not stage-frightened, and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just stood there and smiled.
Su Jiaojiao got out of the car, greeted them, and went to the trunk to get the gift. Chen Guisheng looked at Su Jiaojiao with a smile, "Jiaojiao, you found a good partner."
The young man is tall, handsome and dresses stylishly.
Judging from his appearance, he is a kind person.
"That's because my sister set a good example and found me such a good brother-in-law. I can't fall behind." Su Jiaojiao smiled, and she and Chen Guilan took out the cigarettes, alcohol and tea from the trunk.
Zhao Shunfa then stepped forward to help carry the gifts. He originally wanted to give his cousin's husband courage, but he didn't expect that the other party was even more generous than him.
Xu Yue'e and Chen Juan were cooking in the kitchen. When they heard the voices outside, they came out and enthusiastically escorted the family into the house.
Xu Yue'e was particularly happy: "Shunfa came to wait for you early in the morning and said that he also has a companion."
"A drinking companion, right?" Chen Guilan was also happy to hear this. "Let me make it clear first, you can't give in too much. Xiao Lu can't drink."
"It's Chinese New Year, we have to do it even if we can't." Chen Guisheng waved his hand and turned to look at Lu Jingyou, "Xiao Lu, just tell me, can we or can't we?"
"Yes!" Lu Jingyou answered loudly. It's just drinking. If you get drunk, then you get drunk.
"That's right. Today, don't bother with the three of us. We must drink to our heart's content." Chen Guisheng dragged Lu Jingyou onto the kang. "When you're at my second uncle's house, it's like being at home. There's no need to be restrained."
"Don't worry, second uncle, I'm not restrained." Lu Jingyou immediately expressed his attitude, took off his shoes, got on the kang, and crossed his legs in a proper manner.
"Okay, that's good." Chen Guisheng smiled happily and told Zhao Shunfa, "Shunfa, make some tea quickly."
Zhao Shunfa brought up the washed tea set. Just as he had brewed the tea, Xu Yue'e came up with two large bowls of scrambled eggs: "One bowl per person, no leftovers allowed."
The scrambled eggs in the large white porcelain bowl were all pointed, and they looked even more golden and oily.
Exuding an alluring aroma.
Lu Jingyou laughed.
He dared to say that there were at least seven or eight eggs in this bowl. Although it was a custom, he was also wondering, after eating this bowl of scrambled eggs, would he be able to eat the meal?
Chen Guilan and Xu Yue'e were cooking in the kitchen, while Chen Juan and Su Jiaojiao were leaning against the door watching. What kind of custom was this? It was only given to the son-in-law, not even to the daughter.
Xiao Suisui hid in the inner room, peeking out. She also had a small bowl in her hand with half a bowl of scrambled eggs in it.
Looking at Zhao Shunfa again, he had already picked up his chopsticks and started eating, and he didn't forget to remind Lu Jingyou: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Brother-in-law, I ate a lot for breakfast, so I'll give you some." Lu Jingyou insisted on giving most of it to Zhao Shunfa.
Zhao Shunfa didn't refuse and picked up the bowl to eat.
He knew he had to accompany Lu Jingyou to eat scrambled eggs. He hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so he was really hungry.
The eggs in Xu Yue'e's family are all the village's old-fashioned eggs. When fried with homemade peanut oil, they smell fragrant and taste even better.
"Xiao Lu, do you have such a custom where you live?" Chen Guisheng asked him proudly while sitting on the kang and watching his two sons-in-law eating eggs.
Now that life is better, the family can afford to give out so many eggs to treat the son-in-law.
There weren’t so many eggs before. When he was a new son-in-law, he only had two eggs at most.
"No." Lu Jingyou was deeply impressed by this custom. He picked up a large egg and said to Su Jiaojiao, "Second aunt's fried eggs are really delicious. Try them."
Su Jiaojiao understood and walked over to eat it: "Delicious, really fragrant."
Lu Jingyou ate several buns and drank porridge in the morning. It was not even nine o'clock yet, and he really couldn't eat anymore.
My second aunt’s bowl of eggs has too many eggs. She is so honest.
Chen Juan was shocked when she saw Su Jiaojiao eating the eggs in Lu Jingyou's bowl. If it were her, she would be embarrassed... Can they be so intimate before getting married?
"Jingjiao, if you want to eat eggs, ask your second aunt to fry them for you. Don't eat Xiao Lu's." Chen Guisheng saw that Lu Jingyou didn't eat much, and Su Jingjiao waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I'll try it, I don't want to eat it."
After they finished eating the eggs, Chen Juan went over to collect the dishes and took Su Jiaojiao to her room to talk: "You have such a handsome partner, no wonder you don't go on a blind date."
"He's just not handsome. Even though we're dating, we can't go see him." Su Jiaojiao smiled, "Brother-in-law is also very good!"
"It's okay!" Chen Juan felt embarrassed. "He knew Xiao Lu was coming, so he specially hung out the quilt to dry it out in the sun and said that Xiao Lu could stay with him in his new home tonight."
"Brother-in-law is so thoughtful." Su Jiaojiao originally planned to let Lu Jingyou drive back to Century Garden to live in the evening.
Since Zhao Shunfa asked him to sleep in his new home, he can ask Lu Jingyou what he thinks and go there to live if he is willing.
"Xiao Lu is here, and he's so happy. He says he has company." Chen Juan covered her mouth and laughed. "He was originally worried about going to your uncle's house for dinner, but now he's not worried anymore. He said he and Xiao Lu will challenge the eldest and second brother-in-laws together."
"Drinking challenge?" Su Jiaojiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "No, the one in my house can't drink."
She hates drunk men the most.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a few drinks and chat?
"I heard from Cheng Yu that my eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law can drink only so-so alcohol, but they can make people yell, especially my eldest brother-in-law." Chen Juan disliked Chen Mei and even had some complaints about her boyfriend. "My eldest sister and her brother-in-law are good at talking, but they don't do anything. They are worse than my second sister and her brother-in-law!"
Su Jiaojiao just smiled.
Chen Guisheng and his two sons-in-law also had a lively chat. Lu Jingyou answered every question and was humble and polite. Zhao Shunfa was even more sincere and didn't say much.
Chen Guilan and Xu Yue'e were also relieved when they heard this in the kitchen. At least their sons-in-law were not noisy and were very down-to-earth.
Xu Yue'e was very happy and prepared 22 dishes to entertain her new son-in-law. Even Chen Guilan was surprised. Xu Yue'e smiled and said, "It's okay. There are many of us. We can finish it. If we can't finish it, we can eat it tomorrow."
The food was served one after another.
The table was filled to the brim, and even Lu Jingyou was surprised. Every dish was filled to the brim, with one plate accommodating the size of two.
"Xiao Lu, this is your first time here, welcome." Chen Guisheng was particularly happy today. He took the lead in filling the glass with wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhao Shunfa and Lu Jingyou also drank it in one gulp.
"I toast to my second uncle." Lu Jingyou filled Chen Guisheng's glass first, then filled Zhao Shunfa's and his own. "I wish my second uncle and aunt good health and all the best."
"We have to drink this." Chen Guisheng and Zhao Shunfa finished drinking it.
"This is for my brother-in-law." Lu Jingyou filled the glasses again, "I wish my brother-in-law and sister a happy and long-lasting marriage."
The three of them kept drinking.
"You all should drink slowly..." Chen Guilan felt that they were about to get drunk, and Xu Yue'e also advised, "Yes, eat more vegetables and drink less."
"I told you, we're going to get drunk." Chen Guisheng, his face flushed from drinking, refused to listen. "Eat your own food, and leave us alone."
"You're almost there." Su Jiaojiao was also worried that Lu Jingyou was drunk. Lu Jingyou whispered, "I'm fine."
After Lu Jingyou finished toasting, Zhao Shunfa started toasting again.
The two of them toasted each other until Chen Guisheng was overwhelmed. He went to bed without eating.
Zhao Shunfa usually doesn't like to talk, but he becomes very talkative when he drinks. After Chen Guisheng left, he sat next to Lu Jingyou, took Lu Jingyou's hand and began to say, "Little Lu, you are a few years older than me. From now on, you will be my real brother."
"You are my brother-in-law." Lu Jingyou felt that he was not drunk, and poured tea into Zhao Shunfa's glass very gentlemanly.
"These two are almost there..." Seeing that they had messed up their generations, Xu Yue'e asked Chen Juan to take the key to the new house. "Go and clean up, boil some water and heat up the kang. Let them go over and sleep in a while!"
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