"Are you going home in a few days?" Grandma Zhu asked, holding Nanqiao's hand.
Nanqiao nodded in response, glanced at Sheng Yanchuan who was busy in the kitchen and said, "Preparing to meet the parents."
"That's good, but come to think of it, you are from Shanghai, how come you came to our place?" Grandma Zhu asked in confusion.
"I actually came to the Red Flag Commune here to work in the countryside. The town was short of translators, so I took this job."
"That's quite a talent. At first I knew you were working as a translator in town and I thought you were a local, but then I heard your accent wasn't right."
"I learned a little from my family before, and it's just a coincidence that I came across this opportunity," Nanqiao said modestly.
Grandpa Zhu, who was making tea nearby, didn't think so. "How can that be a coincidence? That's your ability. If someone doesn't have that ability, he won't be able to catch up even if you ask him to."
"That's right."
"I was thinking of asking you to come and study with me after get off work in the next few days. If you are ready to go home, just do your own things first, and then come to study with Master when you come back. The book I gave you also contains some illustrations of herbs and some basic pharmacological knowledge. You can read it when you are free during this period! Remember as much as you can."
Mr. Zhu poured three cups of tea and placed them on the table.
“Try my cooking”
"Thank you, Master." Nanqiao took the cup and took a sip. It must be said that she was not good at tea art.
Not long after chatting, Sheng Yanchuan came into the house with the food. Nanqiao also got up and went to the kitchen to serve the food and get the bowls and chopsticks with Sheng Yanchuan.
The four of them sat down and looked at the table full of delicious food. Mr. Zhu felt extremely happy. The happiness he felt in the past few days was comparable to that in the past few years.
"Master, time is tight today and I don't have enough time to make the chicken soup. I'll make it for you next time."
"Okay, okay, Master is waiting."
"Xiao Nan, don't listen to your master. Every household is short of food right now. How can you ask for chicken every other day?"
"Hey, isn't this what Xiaonan said she would make for me? Why are you so anxious?"
Nanqiao saw that the old couple was about to start a quarrel, so he quickly said, "It's okay, Master and Madam, I have a decent income from my job here, so it's no problem to have a chicken."
"One or two days is fine, but not more than that. You're getting married soon, and you still have to live your life in the future."
"Master's Wife, we still have to eat after getting married."
Mr. Zhu knew that food was scarce in recent years, so he said, "How about this? Can't I bring my own food?"
Grandma Zhu looked at Grandpa Zhu's aggrieved expression and burst out laughing. She knew her old man's greedy nature very well, so she had to give up when she saw him like this.
"Then it's another matter if you bring your own," said Grandma Zhu with a smile and didn't mention it again.
After dinner, he rested for a while and then went home, leaving only Sheng Yanchuan and Nanqiao at home.
"Brother Chuan, what is the package you brought back?" As soon as she came back, her master was there, but she didn't have time to look at it.
"You go and have a look yourself first. I'll pack these up first. I'll put the package on the table in the inner room." Sheng Yanchuan put the washed dishes into the cupboard and said to Nanqiao who was sitting in the yard.
"Then I'll wait for you," Nanqiao said, continuing to lie still on the recliner until Sheng Yanchuan came out of the kitchen. Nanqiao then reached out for a hug.
"Brother Chuan, hug me!"
Sheng Yanchuan smiled gently, picked up Nanqiao and walked into the house.
After putting Nanqiao on the bed, Sheng Yanchuan opened the package on one side and introduced the items one by one.
"I found all of these in the black market warehouse. They are all made according to your family's preferences. Do you think they are okay? Also, I'll buy some dried meat before we leave. Many hunters here will make dried meat out of the wild animals they hunt. It tastes good."
Nanqiao looked at the full package and felt warm in her heart. She reached out and hugged Sheng Yanchuan again. She came here alone in an unfamiliar environment. How lucky she was to meet Sheng Yanchuan.
"What's wrong, Qiaoqiao? Do you think it's not suitable? If you don't like it, we can change it." Sheng Yanchuan was suddenly hugged and was a little confused. He thought that his things were not to Nanqiao's liking, so he asked anxiously.
"No, no, these are good enough," Nanqiao said in a muffled voice in Sheng Yanchuan's arms. The next moment, Nanqiao stood up from Sheng Yanchuan's arms as if he had been injected with chicken blood, with a face full of fighting spirit. "Brother Chuan, don't worry. This time when I go home, I will definitely persuade my parents and brother."
Hearing Nanqiao's bold words, Sheng Yanchuan laughed unexpectedly, which relieved some of the tension in preparing gifts for his father-in-law.
"What if your parents are determined to oppose us? Will you leave me because of your family?" Sheng Yanchuan asked unconfidently. To be honest, this was also the deepest worry in his heart.
"No, and my family is very reasonable. They won't do that. They are just worried about me. As long as they know that we can live well, they won't always oppose it. So the first thing we have to do is to prove to them that we are fine!" Nanqiao explained.
Seeing Nanqiao's affirmative answer, Sheng Yanchuan felt relieved. He packed his things and went to wash up with hot water.
A night of companionship, a good dream
The next day, Sheng Yanchuan sent Nanqiao to the gate of the compound and ran into Zheng Ge who came to work.
"Yanchuan is here to send Qiaoqiao to work again."
"Yes, Brother Zheng, Qiaoqiao, you and Brother Zheng go to work. I'm going back to the village today and will pick you up after get off work."
"Okay, then be careful on the road," Nanqiao responded and entered the compound with Brother Zheng.
When going upstairs, Brother Zheng took out an envelope from his pocket and gave it to Nanqiao. "Here you go. This is 300 yuan for the watch. There is also an industrial ticket in it."
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