Yan Sisi carried some clothes, shoes and other things she had brought with her to the room upstairs. When she went downstairs, she saw her brother had moved three potted trees into the living room, while Gu Jingping had put the cabinets and chairs that had not been put in place before in order.
The living room downstairs looked much better after they put it up.
Yan Sisi took a look and ran to the well in the yard, fetched some water with a bucket, and placed two basins of clean water on the table in the living room. Then she took out three rags and said to herself, "Come on, our goal today is to clean the room thoroughly."
There were still a lot of leftover repair materials on the ground. The uncles helped to take out the leftover materials from the upper floors and sell them, but there were still many small pieces of materials on the first floor that had not been cleaned up.
Yan Sisi looked at the broken wood all over the room, picked up the broom and dustpan from the corner, and went to the second floor to sweep away the dust.
When you walk to the top of the second floor stairs, you will see an empty corridor. On the far left is a balcony with railings, and there is a room on each side of the stairs.
Yan Sisi first swept the dust on the balcony into a dustpan, then carefully sprinkled water on the two rooms upstairs, swept the dust, and wiped the dust and hidden objects on the windows.
After cleaning the two rooms, Yan Sisi was so tired that her waist and legs could not move. She dragged her legs downstairs and sat on a chair to rest. She touched the cabinet and found no dust at all. It seemed that the two big boys had cleaned the room quite cleanly.
Yan Sisi sat on a chair and rested for a while before running to help. When it was time for lunch, she took Gu Jingping and her cousin to a nearby hotel for a simple meal. In the afternoon, she rested in the room for a while before continuing to clean.
The three of them were busy until it was almost dark, and they finally cleaned the old house inside and out. Yan Sisi stood in the yard and looked at the brand new old house. Although she was physically tired, she felt very satisfied, because this would be where she would live from now on.
In the next few days, Gu Jingping had to go to work and could only come to help after get off work. Tang Mingze followed his cousin every day, running around. In the morning, he went to buy cabinets, and in the afternoon, he followed her to buy bowls, chopsticks, pots and other commonly used items for the kitchen.
After two or three days of hard work, Yan Sisi finally prepared all the commonly used items in the house. She returned to her uncle's house in the evening and solemnly announced on the table that her house was ready. Three days later, she officially moved into the old house.
"Sisi, why don't you live at your uncle's house? How about asking the driver to take you to school every day?" Tang Zhigao put down the dishes in his hands and suggested. He was still not very comfortable with a girl living alone outside.
"No, my place is closer to school, this place is too far." Yan Sisi shook her head and refused, changing the subject: "By the way, uncle, I have to go back tomorrow."
"Why are you going back? Isn't school about to start?" Tang Mingze asked doubtfully. You know, in order to allow his cousin to live in the old house before school started, he had refused several gatherings and helped her every day.
Yan Sisi thought of the promise she had made to Gu Jingping to meet his parents, and said with an embarrassed look, "Jingping asked me to go to his house to take a look."
It has been delayed for so long, and we still have to meet the person we need to meet. It will be more reassuring if we can decide on it sooner.
Tang Zhigao laughed when he heard this, "That's great, it's good to settle it. I think that guy is a nice person and will be good for you."
Tang Mingze muttered while picking at his rice bowl: "I don't see how good it is."
He had taken his cousin out once before, and afterwards he secretly asked Sisi about her impression of his friends, and the answer was just okay. After that, she refused to go out every time he asked her out, and she had no chance to interact with other boys at all.
Thinking that his cabbage would be eaten by pigs, Tang Mingze said unhappily, "Sisi, you must not get married so early. Let's wait and see. If this one doesn't work, we can find another one."
Tang Zhigao angrily hit his son on the head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can't you say something nice? I've seen that guy Gu Jingping before, and he's much better than you."
Then he said angrily, "Look at you. Even your sister has a boyfriend, but you don't even have a boyfriend. When will you bring someone back?"
The dinner ended with my uncle scolding my cousin.
The next day, Yan Sisi saw Gu Jingping and others in the living room early in the morning. Holding the things they had prepared to take back home, the two of them got on the train home together.
Yan Sisi first went back home and left the things she bought for her parents at home, and then followed Gu Jingping to his home.
Along the way, Yan Sisi felt flustered and kept turning her head to look at Gu Jingping and asked, "Is it okay for me to wear this? Are these things I'm carrying okay? Do you want to buy some more?"
This was her first time meeting her partner's family. The previous one she had known since childhood had no concept of this and she no longer knew what nervousness was. This time was the first time she met her partner's family in a serious manner, and she was always afraid that they would not like her.
Gu Jingping looked at the person who was so nervous that she was about to stutter, and he held her hand tightly and said soothingly: "Don't worry, my family will like you."
Yan Sisi still held his hand tightly, took a deep breath, and encouraged herself: "Come on, I can do it."
After saying that, he turned around and pulled Gu Jingping forward, striding forward, saying as he walked: "Let's go!"
Gu Jingping looked at his target's cute reaction and followed him. As they walked home, they could see the curious eyes of their neighbors from time to time. Those who were closer to him asked directly, "Jingping, are you bringing your target back?"
Gu Jingping stopped and replied, "Hello, Mr. Liu, this is my girlfriend, Yan Sisi."
Yan Sisi didn't expect to run into someone he knew before he even got to the target's house. He nervously greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Liu."
Liu Yang, who was called Grandpa Liu, smiled and said, "Hello, the girl looks very nice. You should treat her well."
Gu Jingping replied calmly: "Of course, Grandpa Liu. My grandpa is still waiting at home, so I won't say more to you. We'll leave first."
Liu Yang responded and looked at the young couple who turned and left. It seemed that he would have something to show off next time he met that Gu Sheng guy.
Gu Jingping greeted almost everyone he met along the way, and it took him more than ten minutes to reach his home, which should have taken him a few minutes.
Yan Sisi followed him in, so nervous that she didn't even look at the yard, but followed Gu Jingping's footsteps closely into the house. As soon as she pushed the door open, she saw a room full of people, and immediately held Gu Jingping's hand tightly, and smiled consciously when other people looked at her, hoping to win a good impression.
The people waiting in the living room saw Gu Jingping bringing the object back, and they surrounded him enthusiastically, praising him one by one.
"This must be Sisi, she's really pretty."
"I am Gu Jingping's aunt."
"I am Gu Jingping's aunt. You must be tired from walking. Come sit down and take a rest."
Yan Sisi's smile froze as she faced the greetings from a group of people. She called out the names of everyone one by one under Gu Jingping's introduction, and she couldn't remember how many of them there were after going around.
Gu Sheng, who was sitting at the back, was blocked from view by the women in the family. He only greeted Yan Sisi at the end: "Girl, do you still remember Grandpa?"
Yan Sisi shouted in surprise: "Grandpa Gu, why are you here?"
Gu Sheng laughed. Seeing that his grandson had finally brought someone back, he also acted as a matchmaker. He said happily, "I am the grandfather of that brat. You can treat this place as your own home."
Yan Sisi looked back at Gu Jingping, then at Grandpa Gu. She had never expected that the two of them were actually her grandfather and grandson, and she immediately felt much more relaxed.
When others saw that they knew each other, they were even more curious and asked about the situation. The caring aunt even pulled Yan Sisi to sit on a chair, held her hand and began to tell her about the interesting things that happened to Gu Jingping when he was a child.
Going fishing in the river and coming back covered in mud. Touching someone's cat and being chased for two miles. All kinds of naughty things, Yan Sisi kept turning her head to look at Gu Jingping. She couldn't imagine that he could be so naughty when he was a child.
The protagonist being discussed remained calm and stayed beside Yan Sisi until dinner time, ending the conversation.
The table was filled with dishes at noon. Yan Sisi then saw Gu Jingping's father who had hurried back. He looked very righteous, wearing a green military uniform. His serious expression gave people a sense of inviolable majesty.
The aura was so strong that the crowd, which was noisy just now, suddenly became quiet. After being introduced by Gu Jingping, Yan Sisi controlled her nervous voice and called out "Uncle", and only felt relieved when she saw that he responded.
Finally, the atmosphere returned to normal after Grandpa Gu spoke.
Yan Sisi sat next to Gu Jingping, eating the food he put into the bowl, and listened to her aunt's jokes: "Jingping has really grown up. This is the first time I see him picking food for others."
Faced with this, Yan Sisi could only smile. After finally finishing her meal, her aunt wanted to pull her away to chat, but Gu Jingping quickly pulled her away and returned to his room.
Yan Sisi sat in Gu Jingping's room and couldn't hear any noise outside. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the table, saying, "Why didn't you tell me that so many people would come to our house today?"
This made her extremely nervous, fearing that she might say something wrong.
Gu Jingping touched her head and said, "I'm afraid you'll get more nervous if I tell you this. After this meeting, the next time we meet will probably be when we get married."
Yan Sisi couldn't help but blush when she heard that. Looking at the handsome face so close to her, she couldn't help but reach out and touch it. The next second, her hand was grabbed by Gu Jingping.
Yan Sisi felt someone holding her hand, and the warm body temperature was transmitted through her palm, and the distance between the two people felt getting closer and closer.
After Yan Sisi came to her senses, she looked around Gu Jingping's room. Unexpectedly, there was a tall bookshelf full of books. She couldn't help but pick up a book and start reading. By the time she finished reading and came to her senses, it was almost three o'clock.
Thinking of the relatives downstairs, he hurriedly pulled Gu Jingping downstairs. When they got downstairs, the previously bustling living room had already become quiet.
Gu Jingping asked his grandfather who was walking over, "Where are my uncles?"
"They had other things to do, so they left after dinner."
Seeing that everyone had left, Yan Sisi wanted to go back. She looked at Gu Jingping and quietly winked at him, signaling him to speak. Gu Jingping blinked, turned to his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, Sisi has something else to do later. I'll take her back first."
Gu Sheng nodded, took out a lot of red envelopes wrapped in red paper from his pocket and handed them over, saying: "This is the meeting gift from your uncle and aunt for your first visit to Jingping!"
Yan Sisi looked at the thick stack of red envelopes handed to her and was suddenly at a loss. She looked at Gu Jingping nervously and said, "How can I accept this?"
Gu Jingping, who was standing by, took the red envelope and put it in Yan Sisi's hand, saying, "Take it."
After that, he looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, what about yours?"
"You little bastard, you're in there! Get out of here quickly. I get angry when I see you." Gu Sheng said angrily. It turned out that all boys are debt collectors. He hoped that the next generation of their family could have more girls.
Gu Jingping saw that his grandfather had given it to him, so he took Yan Sisi away and walked out the door. Seeing this, Yan Sisi turned around and said to Gu Sheng, "Grandpa, goodbye."
"Hey, come and play more often when you have time."
Yan Sisi only had time to hear these words before she was pulled out of the door and into the yard.