"Fu Yu, I'm done eating. Thank you for your hospitality. I wish you and Comrade Yan a happy marriage."
Wang Menghan put down his bowl and chopsticks and prepared to get up from the kang.
"Thank you~"
"You're going to the hospital to take over Sister Xia Lan's shift, right?"
"Yes."
"Come with me to the kitchen. I've prepared something for them."
Xia Lan also had a good relationship with her. Long before they had decided on a date to invite them to dinner, she and Wang Menghan pooled their money together and bought her a pair of pillowcases as a wedding gift.
The incident happened suddenly, so she couldn't come for dinner today, so Song Fuyu packed some food for her in a lunch box in advance.
"This lunch box is for Sister Xia Lan. There are two potato cakes and some braised meat wrapped in oil paper. If you get hungry while on guard at night, try to heat them up and eat them."
"The other box is a stew. When we go to the hospital later, ask the doctor if you can give it to Pan Zhiqing. If not, you can eat it with bread in the evening."
"Okay, thank you. Thank you for them, too."
"You're welcome. Go ahead and be careful on the road."
After Wang Menghan took the things and left, Song Fuyu sat back on the kang and continued eating.
"Sister Fu Yu, after you leave this time, will you come back?"
"Yes, I will come back to move things after the Chinese New Year."
"Doesn't that mean I won't see you again after you finish moving your things?"
When he thought that he would never see her again, Gu Die's tone became tearful.
"How could that be? The place I'm going to is not far from here. Sister Youyou and Brother Jinkai are still here, and you are also in the village. I can come back to see you when I have time."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true~"
"Then when you come over later, you must come and play with me."
"No problem, let's eat quickly, kids, don't be so sentimental."
Perhaps because they grew up without a father around, the children of the Gu family are more introverted and not very good at expressing themselves.
Xiaodie is younger and relatively more outgoing. She will ask questions directly if she has anything to ask, unlike her older brothers and sisters who keep many things to themselves.
A few days ago, Ayuan came to her and asked her to help find his father. After she agreed, he obviously had something else to say, but in the end he didn't say it.
I guess he was also asking her whether she would come to Shanhe Village again.
..........
The people on the kang finished their meal happily, and the children touched their bulging bellies with satisfaction.
When Song Fuyu put down his bowl and chopsticks and turned his attention to the table under the kang, he suddenly found that Jin Kai seemed to be a little abnormal.
He held the wine glass in both hands, smiling in a very naive way, and his eyes seemed unfocused. I had no idea what he was thinking.
She looked at Yan Ziyuan and he mouthed the three words "drunk".
Before she could ask Yan Ziyuan to help him back to the next room, she saw Jin Kai put down the cup with a smile, stood up and hugged Yan Ziyuan who was sitting next to him, and kept acting coquettishly, muttering, "Dad, Tu Dou loves to sing the most, do you want to listen?"
Then, everyone in the room stared at Jin Kai standing on the chair in amazement.
He coughed twice, opened his throat and began to sing loudly.
Song Fuyu had listened to more songs from the 1990s before, and she had no impression of most of the songs that were popular in the 1970s. Therefore, she had no idea what Jin Kai was singing. She just felt that the lyrics and tune were a bit strange.
"this..."
"Do you want to take care of it?"
The captain and Uncle Lin were both a little confused. They had seen people acting crazy when drunk, but they had never seen someone behave like this when drunk.
Tong Youyou quickly got off the kang, not caring that she put her shoes on the wrong way.
With a little force, he pulled Jin Kai down from the chair and covered his mouth to prevent him from making any sound.
However, her strength was far less than Jin Kai's, and she was quickly freed by him. He even tried to pull Tong Youyou onto the chair as well.
Listening to Jin Kai's singing, Tong Youyou really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She had never been so embarrassed in her life.
"Brother Yan, could you please send him to next door?"
"Wait a little longer. He will only sing a few songs and will be quiet when the playlist is over."
"If you don't let him finish singing now, the night will not be peaceful. He won't stop until he finishes singing."
In the past, they often drank secretly without the knowledge of their parents. Jin Kai had a low alcohol tolerance and would get drunk when the second glass of a 2-liang wine was about half full. Every time, the situation was similar to what it is now.
I’ve tried to stop him from singing before, but he just had too much energy and kept making a fuss.
Later, he found that as long as he finished singing the song in his mind, he would soon stop, stare blankly and fall asleep.
There is a camera in the space that can record videos, but it cannot be taken out now.
If we could take a picture of Jin Kai's current appearance, it would definitely be a lifelong black history that could never be erased.
Although he couldn't record it, Song Fuyu still took a few photos for him out of fun.
"Youyou, when you get married, I will wash it and hang it on the wall as your wedding gift."
"Forget it, I will never let him refill his glass again!"
It’s enough to experience such an embarrassing scene as today once.
After dinner and enjoying Jin Kai’s singing, the guests who had come to dinner went home.
When they were leaving the house, they kept talking about Jin Kai's singing, and they were probably laughed at by everyone for a while.
Early the next morning, Song Fuyu and Yan Ziyuan carried their packed luggage, walked out of the room and were about to lock the door.
"Sister Fu Yu, Brother Yan, Akai asked you to be careful, so he won't come out to see you off today."
"Haha, no need for him to send me off."
"Remember to tell him later that I will never forget last night's performance."
Jin Kai hid in the house and covered his head tightly with a quilt.
I dare not even think about what happened last night, it was so embarrassing!
"Let's go. It's still early. Go back and catch up on your sleep."
"Okay, be safe."
I greeted Uncle Lin yesterday and thanked him for taking them to town.
When we arrived at the village entrance, Uncle Lin and his old cow were already waiting there.
"Uncle Lin, thank you for getting up in such a cold weather to see us off."
"You're welcome. If other villagers want to go to town, I will also send them there."
He was used to getting up at 5:30 in the morning, so now waking up at 6 o'clock was nothing to him, he just regarded it as exercise.
Nearing seven o'clock, the ox cart stopped at the entrance of the town.
Song Fuyu took out a one-pound bottle of white wine from his bag.
The wine I drank last night and the bottle in my hand now are both pure medicinal wines without any spiritual spring water added.
"Uncle Lin, Happy New Year."
Uncle Lin happily took the wine. Being alone, he didn't have any other hobbies. He just liked to drink a small glass of wine every now and then to satisfy his craving.
"I won't be polite to you."
"Young man from the Yan family, please take good care of your wife at the station and make sure she doesn't get hurt."
"Yes, I will."
"Hurry up and catch the bus. Don't be late. See you next year."