"Thank you, Comrade Zhong, for your concern for us." Haonan was grateful.
"It's serious. It's just a matter of one sentence." Zhong Yuxiu shook her head. "I'll have to trouble you to go to the Yan family later and bring them some mutton soup."
Haonan nodded without hesitation, "Okay."
When the mutton soup was ready, Zhong Yuxiu asked Goudan to fill a small iron basin, about twenty centimeters wide. It was full because Goudan had stewed enough mutton, and there was still more than half a pot left, enough for the three people in their family.
Cover the basin with a small pot lid and wrap it with clean cotton cloth to ensure that it will not get cold in the middle of the process; the main reason is that the weather outside is too cold. If there are any water droplets on a person's body and they go out, they will freeze into ice within half a minute.
"Come back after you deliver it. Comrade Xi Nian will come over for dinner later. Let's start eating when he arrives." Zhong Yuxiu reminded.
Haonan nodded in agreement, picked up the iron basin and turned to walk out of the house. He didn't meet many people along the way. It was the coldest time of the year and even children were reluctant to run around, let alone adults.
When we arrived outside Yan's house, the door was wide open and the lights in the small building were on early.
"Comrade Yan, Comrade Yan."
Yan Rushan heard the noise and came over. "It's you! Comrade Haonan, come in and sit down."
"No, that's not necessary." Haonan stepped forward and handed him the item in his hand. "This is something Comrade Zhong asked me to bring to you. I should go back soon. You can take the basin with you tomorrow."
After saying this, Haonan left in a hurry. Yan Rushan watched him go away, lowered his head and hugged the iron basin, with some guesses in his heart.
Yan Guofeng came down from upstairs and glanced at him doubtfully.
"Dashan, what are you doing standing at the door? Aren't you cold?"
"Grandpa." Yan Rushan turned around and walked back, holding up the things in his hand to show him, "Comrade Zhong sent them to us."
Yan Guofeng walked down the stairs, walked forward and untied the cotton cloth wrapped around the outside, revealing the small iron basin. "It's food, it smells like mutton."
"That's it. Comrade Zhong's family has stewed mutton with dog eggs. We had planned to have dinner at her house." But he came back.
"That's thoughtful. Be nice to others in the future." Yan Guofeng reached out to take the small iron basin from his grandson's hand, walked to the restaurant and sat down. He looked up and shouted, "Go get two sets of bowls and chopsticks. I'm really a little hungry."
Yan Rushan shook his head, went to the kitchen to wash two sets of dishes and chopsticks, and brought one set to the old man; he sat down opposite the old man, and the grandfather and grandson both went for the mutton first, showing a tacit understanding.
When Yan Ruhai returned from outside, he witnessed the famous scene of his grandfather and brother eating behind his back.
"Grandpa, big brother, you guys didn't even wait for me to eat the delicious food."
Yan Guofeng looked up at him coldly, "Are you the grandfather, or am I the grandfather? You want me to wait for you? Where's your face?"
Three fatal questions.
For Yan Ruhai, who is used to being criticized, these problems are not a big deal.
"You're my grandfather, please leave some for me! You guys are eating so deliciously, I'll be right there." Yan Ruhai threw away the food in his hands, ran to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks, and went to eat the mutton. After eating a piece, he nodded repeatedly, "It's delicious, not fishy. Grandpa, who sent this?"
"Your sister-in-law." Yan Guofeng said it smoothly. Yan Rushan smiled, and Yan Ruhai glared. "My sister-in-law? When did I have a sister-in-law? Brother, you got married behind my back?"
Yan Guofeng raised his hand and grabbed a chopstick, "What are you talking about? You haven't even married yet."
"Oh, it's my future sister-in-law!" Yan Ruhai suddenly realized something and paused while eating. Then he asked, "Grandpa, is my eldest brother's girlfriend that Comrade Zhong? The researcher Comrade Zhong? Did my eldest brother get her?"
"Can you speak?"
Yan Ruhai was confused. "Then what should I say?"
"Your eldest brother hasn't even arrived yet." Yan Guofeng acted like a complete idiot. Yan Ruhai was stunned for a moment before scoffing, "Doesn't that mean they're in a relationship? It's only a matter of time. My eldest brother has pretty good qualities; he's a college graduate, good-looking, tall, and has an excellent family background. Who could possibly dump my eldest brother?"
Yan Rushan slapped him on the back and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Okay, okay, I said the wrong thing. It's my sister-in-law who has a keen eye for talent and will definitely not be willing to dump you." Yan Ruhai changed his words very naturally. You didn't need to see to know that he did this often.
The youngest child in the family is always favored. Yan Ruhai is one of them, and he has been favored more since he was a child. He is not as steady as Yan Rushan in temperament, and his character grows slowly, because he has the qualifications.
"How does my sister-in-law cook her mutton? It doesn't have any fishy smell and is very delicious. The soup base doesn't look greasy at all, so it must be delicious."
Yan Ruhai picked up the basin and poured half a bowl of soup into it. The soup base was thick white, with small and sparse transparent oil droplets.
Yan Guofeng quickly poured a bowl as well, "You little bastard, your grandfather hasn't even had his soup yet, why are you trying to grab a gun?"
"How could I have robbed you?" Yan Ruhai finished half a bowl of soup with satisfaction and sat down next to Yan Rushan. "Brother, how did my sister-in-law stew the mutton? Why is it so delicious? Not only does it not have the fishy smell of mutton, but it is also very sweet and refreshing. I want to drink it again."
"When stewing mutton, put sugarcane. I see this in the pot." Yan Rushan poured half a bowl and took a sip. "I don't know if there are other steps."
Yan Ruhai curled his lips, "That's all in vain!"
"Enough, you're talking so much when you have something to eat." Yan Guofeng scolded him, but his hands were still working hard. The three of them grabbed the mutton and the radish. They were very satisfied with the rice even without any side dishes. "Dashan, your parents will be back tomorrow at the latest, and they will have free time during the New Year holidays. When will you bring Comrade Zhong to meet us? You've been together for half a year, if you can settle down, then do it."
Yan Ruhai pricked up his ears and listened.
"Grandpa, Comrade Zhong and I have discussed it. We will come to your house tomorrow to greet each other and meet my parents on the way." Yan Rushan put down his bowl and chopsticks and sat up straight.
"Sister-in-law is coming over tomorrow? We have to prepare some delicious food and make her feel at home. Who knows, maybe she'll agree to come because she thinks our family is nice?" Yan Ruhai perked up and started talking more. "Girls also consider the family when choosing a marriage partner. A harmonious family also adds points."
Yan Guofeng agreed, "That's right, behave well tomorrow. Especially you, Yan Ruhai, don't mess around with me, or your dad will beat you up."
Yan Ruhai was unconvinced and nodded dejectedly.
"Grandpa, I understand." He couldn't make a fuss in front of the head of the family.
"Tomorrow morning, I will go to the state-owned restaurant to buy some meat and vegetables. I will ask mom to cook fewer dishes and add the seafood I brought back today. Yuxiu likes seafood." Yan Rushan smiled, but did not tell her that his sweetheart had agreed to marry him.
Women are precious, and his sweetheart is even more precious. He can't let people think that she comes too easily.
Whether in the city or the countryside, he has seen many girls suffer after marrying into other people's families; many of them got it too easily and did not know how to cherish it, so they did not value the girls they married into, and even looked down on them.
Zhong Yuxiu knew nothing about Yan Rushan's rigorous thinking.
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