Seeing Zhou Yuanchao leave, Shen Ye immediately asked: "Yun Yan, aren't you going to have New Year's Eve dinner with me tonight?"
"I plan to reserve the room for you and your grandparents so that you and your family can have a reunion dinner."
"Isn't this a bad idea? What if someone finds out..." Shen Ye said worriedly.
"Don't worry too much. Today is New Year's Eve, and the people who are following you also need to be with their families. Besides, you are just having a meal, how long can it take? Just go back quickly after eating."
If Shen Ye, the plague god, was not going to leave tomorrow, I would not take the risk to give him the opportunity to have a reunion dinner.
After cleaning the house, the two worked together to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
Yellow muntjac soup, sweet and sour fish, braised pig's trotters with soybeans, stir-fried yellow muntjac meat and a pork stewed with vermicelli.
Yun Yan didn't expect that Chen Ye could actually cook. In this era, apart from chefs, few men are willing to learn how to cook.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Yun Yan went to the educated youth site with a bowl of pork stewed with vermicelli.
As I walked along, I heard laughter and the sound of firecrackers coming from the villagers' homes.
When we arrived at the educated youth site, they had just put the food on the table and were preparing to set off firecrackers.
"Yun Zhiqing, come in quickly, we're going to set off firecrackers soon." Xu Weiguo said immediately when he saw her.
Yun Yan quickened her pace and walked into the educated youth site. After a while, the sound of firecrackers came from outside.
The New Year's Eve dinner at the educated youth camp was relatively simple, consisting of a pot of pork bone soup, a dish of pickled fish, a dish of chicken stewed with potatoes, and a dish of stir-fried cabbage with oil residue. The staple food was rice.
Including the pork stewed with vermicelli brought by Yunyan, there were four dishes and one soup in total. Although there were not many dishes, each one was very generous. There were ten people in the educated youth camp, including Yunyan, so these dishes were more than enough.
After they sat down, they said a few auspicious words to each other and started eating.
"Yun Zhiqing, your pork stewed with vermicelli is really delicious. Wang Fang and her friends went to your place to eat it last time, and they kept talking about it after they came back." said the educated youth who used to live in the same room with Yun Yan.
"Yeah, no wonder you dared to suggest that the team leader set up a sweet potato vermicelli workshop. It turns out that it had been prepared in advance." said another male educated youth.
"It's nothing. Opening a workshop will benefit us, right? Now we are all part of the Red Flag Brigade. Only when the brigade is doing well can we do better."
The other educated youth thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Ever since they opened the sweet potato vermicelli workshop, the villagers' attitude towards them had become much better.
"Yun Zhiqing, your cooking skills are really good. I want Qian Qian to learn a few more dishes from you. She can only cook two or three dishes now, and she is tired of eating the same dishes over and over again." Xu Weiguo said while eating.
"Xu Zhiqing, since you love eating so much, why don't you learn to cook yourself?" Yun Yan asked.
"I'm a man, how can I learn to cook? That's a job for chefs." Xu Weiguo said somewhat displeased.
"Haha, Xu Zhiqing, if you say that, people will misunderstand whether you really like Qian Zhiqing or just treat her as a free nanny to help you cook." Yun Yan had felt it was strange before. Xu Weiguo must have seen all kinds of beauties, so why would he suddenly start dating Qian Qian? Now it seems that he has bad intentions.
"Yun Zhiqing, don't talk nonsense. Qian Qian, I am absolutely sincere to you." Xu Weiguo quickly explained to Qian Qian.
"Okay, Weiguo was just joking. It's New Year's Day, there's no need to make things so awkward. Let's eat our food quickly, or it will get cold." Zhou Yuanchao quickly came out to smooth things over.
"Yes, I was just joking. Don't take it seriously. It's New Year's Day, let's have fun." Yun Yan looked at Xu Weiguo and said with a smile.
Xu Weiguo lowered his head feeling guilty, and Qian Qian looked at him thoughtfully.
Compared to the awkwardness at the educated youth camp, the situation on Shen Ye's side was much more harmonious. Shen Ye had originally planned to invite everyone in the cowshed to come for New Year's Eve dinner, but the other three refused to come no matter what.
Grandpa Shen knew what his old friends were thinking, so he didn't force them. It would be hard for them to watch his family reunion.
Chen Ye distributed half of the prepared dishes and gave a bottle of white wine to Zhang Hua and others in the cowshed, so that they could also have a happy New Year's Eve dinner.
"Grandpa and grandma, after this New Year's Eve dinner, I will leave early tomorrow morning. After this separation, I don't know when I will see you again, so you must take good care of your health." Chen Ye said with a choked voice, holding up the wine glass.
"Xiaoye, are you leaving early tomorrow morning? Why are you in such a hurry?" Grandma Liang was reluctant to let her grandson go.
"My dear, you are such a womanizer. It's a special time now. The longer Xiaoye stays here, the less safe he will be. If he is discovered, not only will he be punished, but Yun Zhiqing will also be implicated." Grandpa Shen looked at his wife and said.
"Xiaoye, it's very unsafe for you to stay here. It's a good idea to leave early. Your grandma and I will take care of ourselves, but you have to take care of yourself when you are on a mission in the army. If something happens to you, how can grandpa be worthy of your dead mother?"
When talking about Shen Ye's mother, Grandpa Shen burst into tears. Xiao Ye's mother was the daughter-in-law he personally selected. She was well-educated, polite, filial and sensible.
But his unfilial son didn't like it and was still having affairs outside. When Shen Ye was just five years old, his mother died of illness, and his father brought the woman outside back home not long after.
With a stepmother, there is a stepfather. Grandpa Shen was worried that his grandson would be bullied, so he took him to live with him. He also told his son not to do anything wrong under his name, and even refused to let him in the door.
Unexpectedly, this unfilial son, seeing that he could not get any benefit from her, listened to the woman and reported her in order to change his future.
He didn't know what sins he had committed in his previous life to have such a son.
When Shen Ye heard his grandfather mention his mother, he felt mixed emotions: "Grandpa, don't worry, I will take good care of myself. I won't let you worry, nor will I let Mom down."
The reunion dinner lasted an hour. Grandpa Shen was worried that something might go wrong if he stayed any longer, so he refused to stay any longer. As soon as he finished eating, he took his wife and they quietly returned to the cowshed through the back door.
After Grandpa Shen left, Shen Ye washed the dishes they had eaten. He lit the stove and boiled a pot of hot water, planning to take a good bath today. He would be returning to the army tomorrow, and it would take several days to get from Nan Province to Harbin by train.
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner at the educated youth camp and washing the dishes, several people sat around the brazier and chatted.
After talking for about an hour, Yun Yan saw that it was almost time, so she stood up and said goodbye to them.
"Yun Zhiqing, it's not safe for you to go back alone so late. Let me take you there." As soon as they reached the yard, Zhou Yuanchao chased out and said.
"No need. I guess no one in the Red Flag Brigade would dare to take advantage of me." Yun Yan refused.
"Yun Yan, I like you. I want to be your boyfriend or girlfriend. I wonder if you are willing?" Zhou Yuanchao said directly.
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