When Tian Congbao returned home, he saw Gu Xi in the yard. He stood at the door hesitantly, wondering if Gu Xi had calmed down.
Gu Xi was reading a book. She looked up and saw him standing at the door. "Why are you standing there? Go back and do your homework. I'll tell you good news later."
Tian Congbao finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart for a day: "Gu Zhiqing, I know I was wrong, and I won't make the same mistake again next time."
Gu Xi sensed his sensitivity and caution: "Change your name. We are a family now. Why do you call me Gu Zhiqing so distant? Call me sister. I was angry yesterday because you two ganged up on me. Put yourself in my shoes. You two brothers usually don't let me go into the mountains alone because you're afraid I'll be in danger. I'm also worried about you. I won't feel at ease until you turn 18 and have the ability to be independent."
Tian Congbao grinned and said, "Sister Xixi."
Because of the word "sister", it seemed as if the high wall around me disappeared and I finally integrated into this family.
Gu Xi had never thought so much about it before. As a child who had been surrounded by love since childhood, she had no such awareness at all. She didn't know about Tian Congbao's concerns all the time and why he lived so cautiously at home.
"Well, that's a good name. Go do your homework and then eat."
Wang Xu went to the town and came back late. He didn't have time to cook, so he bought ready-made food from the state-owned restaurant, and also bought a lot of meat and shrimp.
"I bought the barbecue you mentioned. I bought the mutton on the black market. Since there was no beef, I bought some shrimp instead."
Gu Xi pointed to the room and said, "I'm back and doing my homework."
Wang Xu was not as concerned as Gu Xi and felt that what was in the past was in the past.
During the meal, Gu Xi mentioned camping, and Tian Congbao shouted excitedly: "I want to go. What is camping? Anyway, I want to go. Sister Xixi is right."
The change in address made Wang Xu raise his eyebrows and glance at Gu Xi, who smiled back: "I think the name Sister Xixi is more intimate and sounds better."
Wang Xu curled his lips: "As long as you are happy."
After dinner, Tian Congbao happily went out to invite his friends to go camping. No one knew what camping was, but they were all looking forward to the unknown itinerary.
On the day of camping, a Saturday, the sky was clear. The children were so excited that they didn’t sleep much the whole night. They came to look for Congbao early in the morning, chattering a lot, but Wang Xu sent them outside to wait.
Gu Xi packed all the things she was going to bring one day in advance. Wang Xu also marinated the meat that he was going to grill according to Gu Xi's description, and it tasted great.
Gu Xi simply washed up and put on a white sweater with a polka dot long skirt. Wang Xu couldn't help but look at her a few more times: "I will buy you more nice clothes in the future. You look so beautiful in them."
Gu Xi pretended to be dissatisfied and said an old line: "Only beautiful today? Why am I not beautiful usually?"
Wang Xu leaned close to Gu Xi's ear and said something obscene, which made Gu Xi raise her leg and kick him.
Considering that Wang Xu had to work and that she couldn't take care of so many children by herself, Gu Xi feared that they might be in danger, so she brought Lin Ling, Wei Qingzhe, Wu Yue, Sheng Huaian, Ye Qiu, Gao Jinghong and Wei Dashu along as well. Wu Yue and Wan Xi came together, while Wan Hexing and Yin Jie followed the car. Xiang Qian had to go to the pig farm first as he would feel uneasy if he didn't go there for a day, so he would bring Lu Yun over later.
With so many people taking care of them, a dozen children can be taken care of with peace of mind.
They chose an open space near the stream for convenient washing. The man took the children to collect firewood to make a fire, while the woman cleaned the table and washed some vegetables.
After a while, the children came back with a lot of firewood and wild fruits, and they cleaned them up together by the stream.
Wang Xu and Wei Qingzhe were making a fire, while Wei Dashu and Sheng Huaian went down to the river to catch some fish. Wan Xi wanted to help kill the fish, but Gu Xi pulled him back: "Let men do the rough work. Killing fish is such a scary thing, don't do it anymore in the future."
Wan Xi said innocently: "What's so scary about killing fish? I was the one who killed the wild rabbit you caught before."
Gu Xi was a little bit unable to refute for a moment. Seeing Wan Xi's usual quiet and timid appearance, she didn't expect the contrast to be so great: "In any case, it's better to kill less."
This stream is not wide, only about 20 to 30 meters, and the water is about waist-high. People from other villages come to the other side to wash vegetables and clothes.
There was a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair that made Gu Xi couldn't help but take a second look. The mother-in-law ordered the daughter-in-law to do the laundry in a fierce manner. She was the one who washed the clothes for everyone in the family. The winter clothes were thick and there were a lot of them, so it took a long time to wash them.
But what made Gu Xi feel most strange was that the mother-in-law noticed that Gu Xi was looking at them, and hurriedly pulled her daughter-in-law away without even washing her clothes.
Wu Yue, who was beside Gu Xi, also noticed the situation: "What's going on? Is it domestic violence? It's a bit far away, and she's wearing a lot of clothes, so I can't see clearly. It's a pity that we can't do anything about it since it's not from our village."
Gu Xi shook her head: "I don't know, I'm done, let's go back."
Because the weather was still a little cold, the children were not allowed to go fishing in the river, but Wei Dashu and Sheng Huaian took them to catch wild rabbits and pick wild fruits.
After a while, Ye Qiu and Lin Ling led everyone to play games, such as Eagle Catches Chicken and Drop the Handkerchief.
Even the simplest games can make these children extremely happy. The innocent and simple happiness is particularly contagious.
While helping to grill the meat, Wei Qingzhe sighed, "I really envy the innocence and happiness of children. It's so simple. It's really rare."
Wu Yue couldn't help but ask him, "What's the matter? Are you unhappy with me?"
Wei Qingzhe was amused by her: "As long as you are happy, I am happy. You are just like them, heartless. That's good. I will try my best to keep your purity."
Wu Yue immediately became embarrassed: "There are so many people here, be careful of the impact, you were so serious at first, why are you like this now?"
Gu Xi couldn't help but tease: "Birds of a feather flock together."
"Gu Xi!" Wu Yue chased Gu Xi and wanted to tickle her. Gu Xi was prepared and dodged with a smile. She ran to Wang Xu, but she was not protected as she imagined. Wang Xu took advantage of her unpreparedness and tickled her waist. Gu Xi was ticklish and could not help but scream. Wu Yue bent over with laughter.
Wei Qingzhe couldn't help but shook his head and smiled dotingly: "Okay, now that you've had enough fun, go wash your hands and come over for some barbecue."
The children cheered immediately, washed their hands and sat in two circles. Gu Xi and Wu Yue helped to bring the baked food and washed fruits over. There was a tablecloth on the ground, so they sat directly on it.
Gu Xi also instructed Wang Xu to go to the town to buy cream cakes. It would be ok for her to just make one, but for so many, she could only buy ready-made ones.
The children carried up the soda themselves, bringing up thirty bottles. Three bottles in a small bamboo basket was more than enough for each person.
Jinwa and Gu Xi were more familiar with each other, and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, it's so happy, there are soda, cakes, and barbecue, I feel like a god now."
Xiaohua beside him couldn't help but laugh at him: "How do you know what a fairy is like? Fairies can transform into anything, they are very powerful, they must have no shortage of soda and cakes, fairies are still happier."
Jinwa was not convinced: "I am just speaking from my feelings. This is my happiest day. When Congbao goes to Shanghai, I can remember playing with him every day."
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