Time flies so fast, and it’s the end of the year in the blink of an eye.
That day, Guo Jianjun came back from the county town and brought two people with him, a man and a woman.
As soon as I entered the yard, I shouted loudly, "Mom, I'm back!"
Liang Xueying and Deng Qingling came out of the kitchen upon hearing the sound.
Liang Xueying was holding a spatula in her hand, and Deng Qingling was wearing an apron. They were just boiling lard!
Liang Xueying saw the two people behind her son, suppressed her doubts, and said with a smile: "You are back, take the two comrades into the house and sit down."
After saying this, she turned and walked into the kitchen.
Deng Qingling smiled and nodded at them, then turned and went back to the kitchen.
Guo Jianjun smiled awkwardly: "My mother and sister-in-law are probably busy making lard! Let's go into the house." Then he led the two of them into the house.
Li Chunyan and Li Guoqiang also smelled the aroma of oil residue in the air, nodded and followed in.
As soon as they entered the house and sat down, Liang Xueying brought out a bowl of lard residue with some sugar sprinkled on it.
"This is freshly made oil residue, it smells delicious, you should try it." Liang Xueying said as she put the bowl on the table.
He turned to Guo Jianjun and said, "Jun, go to the kitchen and help bring out some tea."
"Yeah." Guo Jianjun responded, then said to Li Chunyan and Li Guoqiang, "Brother Qiang and Xiaoyan, you guys eat first. I'll go get some water."
"Okay." The two nodded.
This was the first time Li Chunyan visited Guo Jianjun as his partner. She was very nervous and afraid that Guo Jianjun's family would not agree with them being together.
She and her brother have depended on each other since childhood. Their parents died early. Her father was a soldier and died in battle. Not long after, her mother passed away in depression, leaving them and her brother alone.
Over the years, they relied on the salary and death pension left by his father to live frugally and make ends meet. Later, when his father's comrades-in-arms saw that Li Guoqiang and his siblings had grown up, they used their connections to get them jobs in a textile factory.
Guo Jianjun was an office clerk in the factory. One time it rained and he didn’t bring an umbrella. Li Guoqiang happened to pass by and took him with him. After a few visits, the two became friends.
Guo Jianjun and Li Chunyan met for the first time in the cafeteria. Li Chunyan came to see Li Guoqiang. Guo Jianjun was attracted to a girl for the first time, so he pestered her and won her over. In addition, Li Guoqiang thought he was a good person, so he agreed to let them date.
This time, Guo Jianjun invited them to come over to celebrate the New Year, saying that it would be more lively with more people.
Li Guoqiang wanted to take this opportunity to see how Guo Jianjun's family was doing, so he agreed.
"Sister, don't be nervous. If his family doesn't agree, we will go back to the county town immediately." Li Guoqiang comforted her.
He is not married yet, but he has a girlfriend and is about to get married.
"Brother, I'm fine." Li Chunyan shook her head and said
At the other end of the kitchen, Liang Xueying raised her hand and was about to pull Guo Jianjun's ear, but then she put her hand down, thinking that her son had grown up and she had to give him some face.
Liang Xueying: "Why did you bring back two people with so many bags?" If I hadn't known, I would have thought they were here to visit relatives and bring so many things.
Guo Jianjun explained: "Mom, Chunyan is my girlfriend, and Brother Qiang is my future brother-in-law."
"What? Your partner? Then why don't you discuss it with your family and just bring them back? Even if it's a home visit, it should be the man who takes the initiative to come!" Liang Xueying was shocked by his bold move and raised her hand again.
What a shame! He didn't tell her earlier that he had a partner, so she had to ask others to find him a blind date. She had originally agreed with the matchmaker to let them meet secretly during the Chinese New Year, but now she has to postpone it.
"Mom, mom, don't get excited. Listen to me. Chunyan has only two siblings in her family. Her father is a martyr and her mother is gone too. So I invited them to celebrate the New Year at our house." Guo Jianjun explained quickly.
It turns out that he is the orphan of a martyr!
Liang Xueying originally had a mediocre impression of them, but now that she heard that they were orphans of martyrs, she felt very sorry for them.
In her heart, soldiers are worthy of respect, and she believes that the children of soldiers will not be bad people.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? We haven't prepared anything at home. This is so rude!" Liang Xueying complained.
"Mom, it's okay. I bought a lot of things! Let's go out first! We've been here for so long." Guo Jianjun said.
"Wait a minute, let me pour some water first." Liang Xueying said, and then she quickly made a pot of brown sugar water, and then handed the kettle to Guo Jianjun.
Deng Qingling turned around and reminded: "A Qing, we are going out first, you should clean up the kitchen later."
Deng Qingling: "Mom, I understand."
She could understand her mother-in-law's nervousness and excitement. Who wouldn't be nervous when the daughter-in-law came to visit for the first time?
Of course I’m excited that the older bachelor in my family has found a partner!
After Liang Xueying entered the main room, she sat opposite Li Chunyan. When she saw Guo Jianjun pouring out a bowl of sugar water, she quickly moved in front of Li Chunyan.
She said with a smile: "Chunyan! When you come here, just treat it as your own home. Don't be polite. Just tell me what you want to eat and Auntie will make it for you."
"Um, okay, thank you, Auntie." Li Chunyan was obviously surprised by her enthusiasm.
In the evening, after dinner, Deng Qingling cleaned up the dishes, Guo Jianping took the children back to the house, and Guo Youxing and his wife, Li Guoqiang's siblings, and Guo Jianjun chatted in the main room.
Liang Xueying: "Guoqiang! I'll be frank and say it directly. When do you think Chunyan and Jianjun will get married? My Jianjun is already 21 this year."
Li Guoqiang didn't know how to answer this question.
I'm single and have no experience with this! I've only heard about what to buy for a wedding, but I don't know the process.
It's obvious that he has no experience, otherwise he wouldn't agree to come to someone else's house to celebrate the New Year.
"It depends on Xiaoyan's opinion." Li Guoqiang said and looked at his sister.
"Brother." Li Chunyan felt embarrassed, and her face instantly turned red.
This is so embarrassing! How can I ask this question in front of so many people? I should ask it in private.
"We all listen to Auntie. We are young and inexperienced," said Li Guoqiang.
Seeing my sister like this, what else do I need to say? This is obvious! My whole heart is on her. Fortunately, Jianjun is a good person and he can live a good life.
"I heard that in your factory, workers can apply for separate houses after they get married. How about this! After three turns and one ring, we won't buy the house. We can just give the money directly to them and let them keep it themselves, okay?" Liang Xueying said.
In fact, most of Guo Jianjun's salary for three years was in Liang Xueying's hands, which was enough to buy three spins and one ring.
"Okay, I have no objection." Li Guoqiang agreed after thinking about it. Why buy those things? It is more practical to give them money. They can spend it however they want.
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