In the afternoon, Gu Chengfeng drove Su Nuan and her parents to her grandmother's house.
Gu Chengfeng's grandfather, the Lin family, is a medical family. Their ancestors once produced imperial physicians. Grandpa Lin was the doctor of the number one leader and was good at Chinese medicine. He had a son and a daughter. The eldest son inherited the family tradition of Chinese medicine, and the younger daughter, Gu's mother, learned both Chinese and Western medicine and was better at Western medicine. Grandma Lin was good at making medicated food.
The Lin family lived in a courtyard house with four entrances in Shichahai. The car quickly stopped at the door of the Lin family. Several people were carrying gifts. Gu Chengfeng knocked on the door and waited for a while. A young man came out and opened the door. The young man wore gold-rimmed glasses and was not very old, about twenty years old. When the young man saw Gu's mother and her group coming, he was very happy.
"Aunt, Uncle, are you here? Grandpa and Grandma were just talking about you."
The man's name is Lin Kongqing, the eldest grandson of the Lin family.
Mother Gu: "Kong Qing, my aunt and her family came back this morning, and we had dinner with them before coming here."
Lin Kongqing: "Then please come inside, it's very cold outside."
The group followed them into the Lin family's house. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw two ginkgo trees planted there. Some unknown plants were planted in the surrounding flower beds. Even though it was covered with snow in winter, some green could still be vaguely seen. Su Nuan and Gu Chengfeng walked side by side, behind Gu's father and mother.
Several people entered the hall. The air was filled with the aroma of herbs and tea. The two elders of the Lin family and Lin's uncle and aunt sat together, drinking tea and chatting.
Mother Gu: "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Big Sister, we are back"
The four people sitting together heard the voice and saw the few people, and they immediately smiled. The aunt-in-law got up to make tea and asked them to sit down.
Grandpa Lin: "Why are you here so late today?"
Father Gu: "Dad, my younger sister and her family came to the compound this morning. I had dinner with them before coming here."
Grandpa Lin nodded.
Grandma Lin looked at Su Nuan who was sitting next to Gu Chengfeng and asked, "Xinyi, is this girl Xiaofeng's girlfriend?"
Mother Gu: "Oh, Mom, yes, this is Xiaofeng's girlfriend, Su Nuan, Xiao Nuan, this is grandma and grandpa, uncle and aunt? The one I just met is my cousin Lin Kongqing"
Mother Gu introduced the Lin family and Su Nuan.
Su Nuan stood up and greeted everyone with a happy new year.
Several elders were very kind and gave her red envelopes with a smile.
Su Nuan took the opportunity to give out the gifts that she had prepared for the Lin family.
I had only prepared gifts for the Gu family and forgot about the Lin family. I bought them at the mall last night.
The gifts given to Grandpa Lin were some ancient medical books, Grandma Lin was given a set of jade jewelry, my uncle was given a set of gold needles, my aunt was given pearl jewelry, and my cousin was given winter clothes.
The Lin family is all obsessed with medicine. The old man couldn't put the ancient medical book down and couldn't wait to start flipping through it. The uncle who was sitting nearby leaned over to take a look.
Grandma Lin said angrily, "What are you two doing? It's Xiao Nuan's first time at home, and you two are both buried in books."
The father and son looked a little embarrassed, and the old man carefully closed the book and handed it to his grandson.
"Kong Qing, put the book in the study for Grandpa. I'll study it later. Then take the brocade box from the antique shelf in the study."
Lin Kongqing took the medical book and went to the study, then quickly took out the brocade box and handed it to the old man.
Grandpa Lin took the brocade box and opened it. "Xiao Nuan, I like your medical book very much. It's thoughtful of me. This is a little gift from me. Take it and play with it."
Su Nuan took the brocade box and thanked him. Inside the box was a fine cinnabar bracelet with a rosy and rich color. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.
Grandpa Lin: "Wearing cinnabar can calm the mind, clear away heat and detoxify, and it can also beautify the face of girls."
Su Nuan immediately put the bracelet on her wrist and said to Grandpa Lin with a smile, "Thank you, Grandpa, the bracelet looks very nice."
Grandma Lin took off the white jade bracelet on her hand and put it on Su Nuan's hand. It was crystal clear and icy. In the warm room with the fire wall, Su Nuan felt a comfortable cool feeling on her wrist. She smiled and thanked Grandma.
The gifts prepared by my uncle and aunt were gold jewelry, and my cousin gave Su Nuan a crystal bracelet. Su Nuan took the gifts and thanked them one by one.
A few of them sat and chatted for a while. When it was time for dinner, Grandma Lin and her aunt cooked together. They made delicious medicinal dishes that she was good at. Su Nuan ate a lot of them. In the past, Su Nuan had eaten some medicinal dishes in restaurants. The Chinese medicine had a strong taste and was a bit bitter. However, Grandma Lin's medicine did not have too much of a Chinese medicinal taste. Instead, it had a unique taste and was very delicious.
After dinner, I said goodbye to the Lin family and returned to the compound.
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