Wan Hexing hugged Xu Jiajia stiffly with a red face, his palms full of sweat from nervousness.
Xu Jiajia, on the other hand, was much calmer. She let go of Wan Hexing and kissed him on the cheek: "Why are you sweating so much in such a cold day?"
Wang Xu couldn't bear to watch: "He is obviously nervous and sweating. What a loser. It was Gu Xi who forcefully kissed me. She was attracted to my appearance on the first day. She has been scheming all the way and coveting my beauty. I can't drive her away."
Gu Xi pinched the flesh on his waist: "Don't flatter yourself. You are the one who tricked me, showing off your muscles every day to seduce me. Don't you want to eat what is right in front of you?"
Tian Congbao didn't know whether to cover his eyes or ears with his hands: "Oh, I'm still a child, you say this in front of me."
Gu Xi snorted: "This is called sex education. It will be good for you to learn it early. In the future, you can protect yourself and others."
Tian Congbao seemed to remember something, and his smile faded: "I'll go to the kitchen to get some vegetables."
Gu Xi felt that she had said something wrong and reminded him of bad memories. She looked at Wang Xu for help. Wang Xu pinched her face and said, "It's okay. I'll go check it out."
Wang Xu walked into the kitchen and saw Tian Congbao leaning against the stove with his head down. He went over and patted him on the shoulder: "You seem to have grown a lot taller, but you are still not an adult. You can tell me anything, don't hold it in. I have experienced everything you have now, and I can understand you, but I want to tell you that at your age, you don't have to deliberately become sensible, just be yourself, you are not living under someone else's roof, I am your brother, and Gu Xi and I are your relatives."
Tian Congbao looked at Wang Xu as if he understood something, and Wang Xu touched his head: "I used to live under someone else's roof, and I was very cautious and tried my best to act sensible, for fear of causing trouble or being disliked by others and being driven away.
You probably have the same mentality now. Gu Xi asked me to care about you more. Children of your age are sensitive, so I won’t beat around the bush. Don’t be afraid of causing trouble for us. Since I choose to take care of you, I treat you as a relative.
A family is one that tolerates each other, treats each other honestly, and allows you to just be yourself. You don’t have to suppress your own personality. No one will drive you away or hate you. "
Gu Xi poked her head out of the kitchen door and said, "Congbao, we love you."
Tian Congbao suddenly burst into tears. He had never cried so hard before when his family encountered unexpected changes. It was as if the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally found an outlet.
At first, I was afraid that Wang Xu and Gu Xi would think my crying was annoying, so I endured it and didn't dare to feel sad. Later, when they were getting along, I tried my best to restrain myself and not be willful. I didn't dare to show that I missed Yao Cuilian, for fear of making Wang Xu unhappy.
Now I finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the sense of belonging that I didn’t have before has finally been regained. Tian Congbao threw himself into Wang Xu's arms and cried for a long time.
Wang Xu finally had to say with disgust: "Although we are a family, I still despise you for wiping your snot and tears on me. I can only accept my wife wiping her snot on me."
Gu Xi rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Hurry up and wash your face, and come out to eat hot pot. We've been waiting for you two, stop dawdling."
Today's hotpot was particularly sumptuous. Wan Hexing had been taking care of Xu Jiajia, helping her blanch and pick up vegetables. The small plates in front of Xu Jiajia had piled up into a mountain.
Wang Xu knew that Gu Xi liked to serve herself and felt that it was particularly lively to fish out food from the hot pot.
Lin Ling was the only one there, eating hotpot with a smile on her face the whole time. She drank a lot of wine while chatting and laughing. After the meal, she was a little tipsy and sat aside crying and calling for Ye Xinchen.
Gu Xi and Xu Jiajia helped the person back to Aunt Chen and wrung out a hot towel to wipe her face and hands.
Her aunt helped her take off her shoes, coat and trousers, and covered her with a quilt, then shook her head and sighed.
"You said they were such a good couple, how could they end up like this? She was like a normal person during the day, but at night, when we were asleep, she would sit alone in the yard, wrapped in the cotton-padded jacket Xiaoye gave her, and stare blankly."
Gu Xi was helpless too: "Only she can figure out the emotional issues and get over them, no one else can help. Ye Xinchen was her first love and he was so good. The breakup was not because the love disappeared, but because of family factors. He will definitely be unforgettable.
Adult love is really difficult. There are too many things to deal with, such as power, standing, money, etc. It is difficult to be pure. But when it comes to love, having it is happiness. Who can guarantee that it will last forever? "
Aunt Chen nodded and said, "You young people are very thorough and understand the truth better than us. In the past, we only knew that we should get married and live together for life. We in the countryside are different from you city people. If you like each other, you just need to pay the betrothal gift. There is no need for such complicated twists and turns."
Xu Jiajia also thinks so: "Yes, everyone's family is similar, the gap between rich and poor is not big, if you like each other and your family background is not a problem, you just need to be down-to-earth and hardworking, then you will face some mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues at most.
You city people are too troublesome. Fortunately, you found Brother Xu. It would be easy for him to handle things alone. "
Gu Xi didn't know what to say in response. She felt sad for Lin Ling. It was simply heartbreaking for every witness. They were discussing marriage before, but now they were facing a sudden breakup. Who could bear it?
After returning, Wang Xu and Tian Congbao had already cleaned the house, and Wan Hexing sent Xu Jiajia back.
Wang Xu finished her shower, her hair still dripping with water, so she wiped it with a dry towel. Seeing Gu Xi coming back, she helped her fill the tub with water and adjusted the water temperature: "Go take a shower, take a bath and relax."
After Gu Xi finished washing up, she returned to the room. Wang Xu was not there. He was watching Tian Congbao doing his homework.
The kang in the room was burning hot, and on it was a letter, unopened, sent from Gu Xi's family.
Gu Xi opened the letter while wiping her hair. The letter was written by Gu Chao and there were quite a few tickets inside.
When Wang Xu entered the room, Gu Xi was reading a letter and wiping her hair intermittently. He walked over, took the towel from Gu Xi's hand, and continued to wipe her hair so that she could read the letter with peace of mind.
After a while, Gu Xi looked at Wang Xu: "Do you want to go back with me to celebrate the New Year? When will you finish your work at the pig farm?"
Wang Xu saw that the hair was almost wiped, so he threw the towel on the table and hugged the man in his arms: "It will take another half a month. When the time comes, ask Lao Hong if he wants to go with you. They want to buy a house."
Gu Xi leaned in Wang Xu's arms and read the letter again: "How is Brother Hong's matter handled? What is his boss's attitude now?"
Wang Xu took off his coat and got into bed: "During the last earthquake, my face was exposed, and I asked my uncle to talk about it again.
My uncle gave an idea, praised Lao Hong, and asked someone to watch him and go to Shanghai to look at houses during the New Year, so he should leave for Shanghai earlier than us.
Brother Hong originally wanted to go to Shenzhen, but he was afraid that those people would also go to Shenzhen to develop. The waters there are muddy, and Shanghai has always had its own forces. "
Gu Xi closed her eyes tiredly and leaned against Wang Xu: "My parents said they missed me, and they have bought a garden house in the city, one on Nanjing West Road and one on Fuxing Road, which cost 3,000 yuan. They still want to live in the place assigned by their current unit, which is close to the unit. They asked us to go back during the Chinese New Year to handle the transfer procedures, and simply cleaned and painted the house and changed the furniture. My parents and Gu Chao paid for the furniture."
Wang Xu imagined what their life would be like in Shanghai and was full of anticipation.
"I'll follow your arrangements. I'll go back to Shanghai and take care of your parents."
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