Yang Lijun's cooking skills are just average, but she cooks dishes from her hometown, and she has been doing this for almost 30 years, including her previous life and this life, so her dishes are quite good.
I also stir-fried some wood ear mushrooms with eggs and some cabbage with bean curd slices.
This is very ordinary, but it was what her grandfather told her to do, so she had no choice but to do it.
Half an hour later, the food was served.
The three elderly people sat at the dining table, looking at the food on it. Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo were quite satisfied with the food, even though they hadn't eaten it yet, it looked good.
"Grandpas, please try it. My cooking skills aren't great; it's just home-style."
Yang Lijun served each of the three elderly people a bowl of millet porridge. Then she sat down with a smile, looking neither humble nor arrogant.
Both of them found it somewhat interesting. They picked up their chopsticks, took a bite, and nodded in agreement; it was alright.
Both men had formed a good impression of the girl, and after dinner, they sat in the living room chatting.
"Lijun, come to my house for dinner next week. My kids are coming back too. If it weren't for the heavy snow this week, they would have stayed home today."
Yang Lijun smiled but did not agree. She knew that the people living here were all important figures. In her previous life, she died at the age of fifteen. It was her grandfather who went back to avenge her. After that, her soul followed her grandfather until his death. She had been wandering in the world for more than 30 years, and had traveled to almost every part of the country.
She was waiting for her grandfather to make a decision, after all, this old man was truly good to her.
Upon hearing Gu Chuanming's words, Yang Yongjian knew there was hope, and he was overjoyed.
Seeing his granddaughter sitting smiling to the side, he immediately nodded, "Grandpa Gu, I'm going to shamelessly go to your house too. I've heard Old Zhang always bragging to me that your food is delicious. I'll definitely go and try it next Saturday."
"Sure, I'll make you Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. My grandsons love this dish."
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, I really want to eat it. My granddaughter has never had it before, Mr. Gu, you must make it more often."
“No problem, I have seven little ones, it wouldn’t be enough for them if there were fewer.”
"The leader's children are all promising. This one is only eight years old, and he's already being sent out to study. The madam is really generous."
"Hehe, my granddaughter sent her away because she was afraid that Xingguo and I would spoil her. Alright, we won't stay any longer, we need to go back for our afternoon nap. Don't forget next Saturday."
After seeing the two off, Yang Yongjian and his son told the elderly couple to go and rest before returning to their own room.
When Gu Chuanming and his group returned, they went straight to Zhang Hongmei.
“Hongmei, I think this girl is alright. Although she can’t compare to you in looks, she’s still a pretty girl. She’s not short either, about the same height as you. She seems quite gentle. I’ve invited her and her father to come over for dinner next Saturday.”
"Hehe, since you two speak so highly of me, I really have to meet him. Okay, let's do it next Saturday, and let Zhang Shouyi meet him too."
The two elderly people were truly overjoyed and returned to their neighbor's house.
"Xingguo, are there any other good daughters? Hurry up and find some for the other three as well, especially Yaozu. I'm anxious; I want to see the next generation of the Gu family."
"Let's go out to the basketball court tomorrow and chat with them more. We haven't met other people's children before. Zhao Changlong's family does have girls, but I don't really like them."
“Okay, that’s a good idea. We should find them all a place when they come back, so they can still meet. If it works out, they can date; if not, we can find more.”
The two elderly people chuckled, finally finding something meaningful to do.
Their persistence lies in being able to see the next generation.
When Zhang Shouyi returned in the evening, the two elderly people told him what had happened that day.
"Okay, I'll make time to meet up next Saturday."
Zhang Shouyi suddenly realized that he had already reached the age where he could be a grandfather; time really flies.
This past week, the two elderly people have been outside all day, which has made Chengzi and Song Junsheng quite worried, fearing that the two leaders might fall ill.
Zhang Hongmei didn't bother with them; this way, they could stay happy, and it was good to have something to distract them.
On Friday night, the four children finally returned. This time, Wang Ying picked up Zeng Zhiming, Chaoyang, and Xiangbei and took them back to Liu Maocai's house, while Yuhui was also sent back to Ma Li's place. Only the family remained at home.
Xiao Wu and his two friends didn't come back last week, afraid that the two elderly people would miss them. So when they returned, they surrounded the two elderly people, chattering away, making the old people smile from ear to ear.
The next morning, after seeing Zhang Shouyi off, the old man went to the basketball court with the children.
"Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, do you also like watching basketball?" Xiao Wu asked, holding Gu Chuanming's hand.
"Hehe, Xiao Wu, your grandpa and I are busy finding wives for your four older brothers."
"Looking for a wife?"
"Hehe, yes, one of your older sisters is coming to our house for lunch today. You guys help your older brother keep an eye on things, but don't tell anyone, okay? Also, don't tell your brothers."
Xiao Wu grinned like a little fox. "Great-Grandpa, I promise I won't tell. Don't worry, I'll see what my future sister-in-law is like today!"
Gu Chuanming looked at his outstanding grandsons on the field and felt truly proud. At ten o'clock, he told them to come off the field, "We need to go back now. It would be very impolite if our guests came and we weren't there."
The three children had no objections and happily accompanied the elderly person home.
All the elderly people in the compound envied Gu Chuanming and Zhang Xingguo. How could anyone not be envious of such a large number of grandchildren, all of whom were so filial?
When we got home, the three kids went to take a shower by themselves; they were sweating after playing a game of ball.
Zhang Shouyi returned home at 10:30, and the kitchen was bustling with activity. The family sat in the living room listening to the old man talk about the girls they had found this week.
Zhang Shouyi just smiled to the side. He wasn't enthusiastic about these things; the most important thing was that his sons were willing.
At 11 o'clock, the bodyguards led in Yang Yongjian and his son.
The three younger ones stared intently at Yang Lijun.
"Old Yang, sit down quickly. Lijun, sit down too. Don't be shy, make yourselves at home."
Yang Yongjian introduced Zhang Shouyi to his granddaughter. "This is the leader, and this is his wife."
Yang Lijun was startled. How could her boss be so young, and his wife look almost like her sister? These two people never existed in her past life, and of course, neither did Old Master Gu and Grandpa Zhang.
Zhang Shouyi and Zhang Hongmei exchanged a knowing glance, both overhearing some of the girl's inner thoughts.
They warmly invited the father and son to sit down. Zhang Hongmei sat next to Yang Lijun, holding the girl's hand. Hmm, these were hands that had been used for work, lacking the softness of someone pampered.
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