Xinxin walked up to him with her brother and sister-in-law, and said with a smile, "Brother Li Jiang, my father said that we are of the same year, but you were born a month earlier than me, so I have to call you brother. And brother Li He is a month younger than my brother, so he has to call my brother brother. Brother Li Hai is a year older than my sister, so my sister has to call him brother..."
Li Jiang looked at Xinxin in surprise. Seeing her bright eyes looking at him innocently, his face flushed and he stammered, "Hello, sister..."
The adults who sat down here, as the food was served, sat at one table and the children at another. Everyone couldn't help laughing as they watched Xinxin greet and take care of the children younger than her like a little adult.
Among them, Li Gang's wife, Jiani, was the happiest. The more she looked at Xinxin, the happier she became. She grabbed Yao Xiujuan's hand and asked, "Xiujuan, is Xinxin one month younger than my Xiaojiang?"
Yao Xiujuan blinked. "My daughter Xinxin's birthday was in March of 1967 and Xiaojiang's birthday was in February?"
Jiani nodded, "Yes, my Xiao Jiang was born in February..."
"My daughter looks so sweet and caring. My Xiao Jiang is obviously only one month older than Xin Xin, but you see, she is like a piece of wood. She doesn't know how to take care of her siblings, but instead lets her sister take care of you. It's so embarrassing..."
Upon hearing this, Yao Xiujuan looked towards the table where the children were sitting. She saw her eldest daughter, who was like a butterfly, circling the table, picking up a piece of meat for one, wiping the mouth of another, and pouring a glass of water...
She couldn't help but laugh. She didn't expect that her daughter could be so caring.
Here, Chu Tian looked at Li Gang and asked, "Brother Li Gang, why didn't Xu Fei come?"
Li Gang took a sip of his wine and smiled, "On the evening of their third day of junior high school, their unit suddenly notified them to go to the division headquarters for a five-day closed-door study session."
Chu Tian nodded in understanding, "Ah, I was wondering, why did you say you would come, but you didn't come!"
Li Gang couldn't help but laugh. "What? You really want to introduce him to someone? Is there anyone suitable?"
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten..."
Mrs. Chu interrupted and asked, "Who are you introducing to? A man or a woman?"
Chu Tian quickly explained, "Grandma, this is a little brother we know. He's almost 22 this year and still doesn't have a wife, so..."
"22? That's not much of a difference..."
Listening to what Old Lady Chu said, Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, "Grandma, do you have anything suitable?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "What do you think of Daya?"
Chu Tian waved his hands repeatedly, "Not suitable, not suitable..."
Li Gang wondered, "Who is Daya? Why is she inappropriate?"
Chu Tian said "Hi", "Daya is my eldest niece, my eldest brother's daughter, she will be eighteen this summer..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Gang slammed the table and said, "Eighteen? That's perfect. He's only four years younger than Xiaofei. How great!"
Chu Tian waved his hands quickly, "It's not about being four years old. She's still in school and won't be a sophomore until the second half of the year. My eldest brother has high hopes for her, so how could he allow her to get married now?"
After saying that, he looked at Mrs. Chu again, "My dear grandma, please don't mess around with the couple. My eldest brother has his own ideas about Daya..."
"Yeah, grandma knows..."
Old Mrs. Chu was not the kind of old lady who would not listen. After hearing what Chu Tian said, she did not get angry. Instead, she began to think seriously about whether there were any suitable girls in the team.
When Li Meiling heard their conversation, her eyes flashed. She raised her head and glanced at Sun Weiguo, thinking that she could go back and ask what Xu Fei was like.
Li Gang didn't continue to dwell on the inappropriate question. Instead, he picked up a piece of spicy fried smoked fish and changed the subject, "Brother Chu, this fish isn't from Xinjiang, right?"
Chu Tian smiled, "Well, no, it's from Sichuan Province..."
"Then why not?"
He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant. Chu Tian picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Li Gang and Sun Weiguo.
"It's not a lot. If I share some with my relatives at home, it won't be worth selling."
"Brother Li Gang likes to eat it, so take some with you when you leave."
Li Gang didn't hesitate and nodded with a smile, "Okay, then I won't be polite..."
Then he looked at Sun Weiguo and said, "Brother Weiguo, when will you go to work?"
Sun Weiguo blinked in surprise, "Brother Li Gang, how did you know that Brother Tian introduced me to a job?"
Li Gang laughed out loud, "Why can't I know? Our regiment is so small. I know everyone your brother Tian knows..."
Sun Weiguo nodded in understanding, "Brother Tian said that we'll go sign up tomorrow, but I don't know the exact day we'll start working..."
Li Gang tapped the table with his fingers, thought for a moment and said, "I guess you'll start working soon..."
Sun Weiguo was confused, "Why?"
Chu Tian took a sip of the mutton soup and thought about the time when he went to the post office on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year and saw the packages piled up like a small mountain. Then he thought about how the post office used to open on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but this year it was open on the fourth day, so he smiled.
"It must be because the post office has too much mail accumulated and it's not suitable to continue storing it!"
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Sun Weiguo blinked and asked excitedly, "So, Brother Tian, Brother Li Gang, what you mean is that I can start working after I register on the sixth day of the New Year?"
Chu Tian and Li Gang looked at each other, then nodded at the same time...
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while. Seeing that the clock on the wall in the main hall pointed to six, Li Gang prepared to say goodbye with his wife and sons.
Chu Tian did not try to persuade her to stay. In Xinjiang's winter, it gets dark early and the temperature difference between morning and evening is too great. In addition, wild animals are often encountered at night in Xinjiang. For safety reasons, she cannot go home too late...
"Brother Li Gang, take these back and eat them."
Li Gang looked at the things Chu Tian handed to him and frowned, "Brother Chu, I'll take the smoked fish, forget about the others."
Chu Tian smiled and said, "Take it. It's not something valuable. It's just some snacks. I think Xiao Hai likes it."
Li Gang quickly refused, "No, no..."
Chu Tian ignored his excuses and put all the things directly into the basket in front of Li Gang's bicycle. He smiled and said, "Brother Li Gang, it's just some snacks. Don't be polite. Don't you often bring yogurt to my Xinxin and the others?"
Seeing Li Gang was about to take it out, Chu Tian said again, "If you don't want it, I won't dare to ask for yogurt from you next time..."
Chu Tian said so, Li Gang was too embarrassed to refuse, so he happily accepted it and nodded, "Okay, then I'll take it."
Sun Weiguo smiled and continued, "Brother Li Gang, what my brother Tian gave me was given with absolute sincerity, so don't be polite next time."
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