"Alright, you two are both grown up, why are you still bickering as soon as you meet? Aren't you afraid that Comrade Lu and Captain Lu will laugh at you?"
Luo Yaoguo interrupted the two of them.
Feng Tao immediately reverted to his gentle demeanor, giving Lu Yuan and Lu Guoan an official smile.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Comrade Lu and Captain Lu!"
"Not at all!" Lu Guoan replied.
Lu Yuan felt a little disappointed. He was really engrossed in watching the drama unfold when County Chief Luo interrupted him. That was rather unfair.
Luo Yaoguo and the others, along with their bowls and chopsticks, started queuing up like the other members. They had come out later than others, which caused them to be at the back of the long queue.
The commune members wanted some of the leaders to cut in line, but Luo Yaoguo disagreed.
Lu Yuan estimated that it would take at least an hour to queue.
No, he didn't want to stand here aimlessly, enduring hunger and cold.
Upon noticing Xiao Fan, who remained silent, an idea immediately formed.
"County Chief Luo, could I borrow Xiao Fan for a moment? My parents said they need to talk to him about something, and I'd like to take him back with me."
Luo Yaoguo said with a smile, "From now on, Secretary Xiao can take weekends off."
Xiao Fan immediately expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, County Magistrate Luo."
After saying goodbye to Qian Weixin, Feng Tao, and the others, Lu Yuan and Xiao Fan left first.
Lu Yuan asked Wang Hongmei and Lu Xiaoqin for a large bowl of stewed pork, and then led Xiao Fan to the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Aren't you going home?" Xiao Fan asked.
"Go and call your sister-in-law first."
His wife is still at the supply and marketing cooperative; he needs to call her back to have dinner together.
There were still quite a few people queuing up at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Wen Moxue was helping Hong Xia there.
Lu Yuan said to everyone, "There's no rush to buy things. Why don't you all go eat some pork stew before coming over?"
Everyone thought about it and realized it made perfect sense, so the people at the back stopped queuing and ran away.
In the end, only a few people remained at the front of the line. They quickly finished buying their things and left in a hurry.
"Ah Yuan really knows how to do things. I've been wanting to eat meat for ages." Zhang Yong'an shoved the money he received into the drawer and rushed off.
Lu Yuan exclaimed "Hey!" before he could even call out to him.
Shaking his head and chuckling, he said to He Shenghua, "I was thinking of having him stay and eat with you guys, but who knows how long he'll have to wait in line over there."
"Go and get a big bowl. I have a lot of food here, so I'll share some with you and save you the trouble of making a trip."
He Shenghua refused, "No need, no need, I'll go and get it back myself."
Lu Yuan said, "If you go there, you'll probably have to wait in line for more than an hour. County Chief Luo and the others are already in line, and they won't cut in line. It'll be even harder for you to cut in line. If you wait that long, your wife will probably be starving by now."
He Shenghua glanced at the pregnant Hong Xia and nodded, "Thank you, A Yuan!"
Lu Yuan filled a large bowl for them before letting Xiao Fan carry the bowl away, while he held his wife's hand and walked behind them happily.
Xiao Fan kept turning back to check if the two were following. Lu Yuan asked, "Why are you always looking back?"
"I wasn't looking at anything!"
He can't exactly say, "Look at the two of you."
Lu Yuan suddenly remembered something, grabbed his wife and quickened his pace, catching up with her and asking, "Do you know what's going on between Director Qian and Secretary Feng?"
Wen Moxue's eyes immediately lit up with gossip, "What happened between Director Qian and Secretary Feng?"
Lu Yuan shook his head, "I don't know, but there must be something between the two of them, otherwise they wouldn't be talking to each other in such a sarcastic way."
"Do Director Qian and Secretary Feng speak in a sarcastic or ironic tone?"
She simply couldn't imagine that Director Qian, who seemed decisive and ruthless, a smiling tiger, and Secretary Feng, a gentle and warm man, were neither the type to say sarcastic or sarcastic things.
"Yes, doesn't it feel very out of place?"
"Mmm-hmm." Wen Moxue nodded.
The couple both looked at Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan's lips twitched when he saw that the couple were both so gossipy. It was one thing for his sister-in-law to love gossip, but why was his cousin, a grown man, so gossipy?
He cleared his throat and said, "I know a little bit."
“Then tell me more!” Lu Yuan said.
"It's a long story, but to make a short one..."
"No, we have plenty of time. Tell me in detail," Wen Muxue interrupted him.
“Yes, explain in detail!” Lu Yuan agreed.
Xiao Fan's lips twitched again; this couple was truly a match made in heaven.
"This story begins when Director Qian and Secretary Feng were young."
Now it was the couple's turn to be speechless. Are these two really that old? They look like they're only in their late twenties.
"I heard that the two were very close brothers when they were young, and they were neighbors and classmates."
We used to work in the county government. Back then, the affair between the two of them caused quite a stir. Many of our former colleagues knew about it, and even now, when one of them is mentioned, they still talk about what happened back then with great relish.
"How did things get so tense when you were on good terms?"
"It all started with a woman..."
Now the couple is even more gossipy.
"Isn't this going to be a love triangle between two men?" Lu Yuan guessed.
“No,” Xiao Fan said.
"So it's a love triangle where he loves her, she loves him, and he loves her in return?"
Wen Moxue pointed her finger three times in the air, and then made a triangle shape with her fingers.
Lu Yuan nodded seriously, "Very likely."
Xiao Fan just wanted to facepalm. What was all this about? He suddenly felt like he couldn't continue talking.
He remained silent!
Lu Yuan urged, "Keep talking, why did you stop?"
Xiao Fan made an excuse, "I'm carrying the dishes, and if I talk too much, I'm afraid I'll spit out my saliva."
This reason was so compelling that the couple let him off the hook for the time being.
The three of them had just entered the house when Yu Shaoheng came over carrying a large bowl of stewed pork.
"I heard that Brother Yuan brought the dishes back to eat, so I came over to join in the fun."
"Okay, go and call your mom and grandparents over."
Lu Yuan said, not forgetting to remind him, "Don't bring any staple food, we have some at home."
Gao Weishan and Xiao Biyun had already cooked a large pot of rice at home and steamed a lot of big white steamed buns.
"OK!"
Yu Shaoheng quickly brought over Grandpa Yu, Grandma Yu, and Yuan Ou.
With Grandpa Liu and Grandma Xu joining in, the table was packed with people, making it quite lively.
"This pork stew is delicious. The wild boar meat tastes even better than domestic pork, and it's not tough at all," said Grandma Yu.
Grandpa Liu quickly pursed his lips a few times, swallowed a piece of stewed fatty meat that was now soft and tender, and said, "It's really delicious, very fragrant, and the fatty meat is fatty but not greasy."
The others chimed in with their praise, all assuming it was due to the cook's skill that the pork tasted so good.
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue looked at each other and smiled. How could it not taste good?
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After dinner, Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue pulled Xiao Fan into their room; they wanted to hear more gossip.
A kang table was set up on the kang, and the table was filled with nuts such as peanuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, and walnuts, as well as candies, oranges, and frozen pears.
They've made ample preparations to ensure a good time enjoying the gossip.
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