It was almost evening when Chu Xun returned to Xujia Village. He rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen. Seeing several people from the educated youth group already busying around inside, he said, "Yueyue and I are treating. How could we trouble you?"
"You are busy with your work, we can't help you, but we can still help with this little thing in the kitchen." Wang Jiaxing said with a smile.
Huang Xinrui pointed at the washed vegetables and said, "Captain Chu, the dishes are ready. We are just waiting for you, the chef, to take charge."
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll take care of the rest. You guys go and rest."
"It's so rare to eat the food cooked by our Chu team." Chen Yu walked into the kitchen and saw that his arrogant team leader was wearing an apron, looking like a house husband. He almost laughed his way over.
Huang Xinrui said, "Whenever Captain Chu comes, he cooks for us. What? You've never eaten his cooking?"
"Never." Chen Yu couldn't laugh anymore and complained, "Boss, you value women over friends."
"Stop talking nonsense and come over to help." Chu Xun glanced at him.
Chen Yu twitched the corners of his mouth, as if accepting his fate, "Okay, okay, okay."
In the clinic, Li Xiyue took out fifty yuan and gave it to Xu Guoqiang and Xu Yongshun.
"Captain, Party Secretary, the Revolutionary Committee has compensated us with some money. After deducting the losses to the clinic and the medical expenses for the two injured comrades, we still have fifty yuan left. I'd like to ask you to exchange it for food and distribute it to the villagers as a token of my gratitude for their help and protection."
Ge wh paid a hundred yuan in compensation, the clinic's loss was about ten yuan, and he gave Uncle Xu Liu and Huang Xinrui twenty yuan each for medical expenses, leaving half of it.
This time she received help from the brigade cadres and villagers, so she couldn't just remain silent. She had to let everyone get real benefits.
Xu Guoqiang and Xu Yongshun looked at each other with approval in their eyes. This child is really sensible and knows how to behave. It was not in vain that they protected her.
"My boyfriend and I are treating everyone to dinner tonight. The team leader and the branch secretary must come." Li Xiyue said with a smile.
Xu Guoqiang and Xu Yongshun both agreed, and they went back to arrange things before coming back.
Li Xiyue went to Uncle Xu Liu and Xu Dashan's house again, invited them to the clinic for dinner, and finally went to Xu Xiangyang's house.
"Doctor Li, Jianmin and I went back to my parents' home yesterday. We didn't know such a big thing happened to you and we couldn't help you. We feel really bad about it." Gao Xiulan said self-blamingly while holding Li Xiyue's hand.
Li Xiyue asked with a smile, "If you were here, you would definitely help me, right?"
"Of course." Gao Xiulan answered without thinking.
Li Xiyue patted her hands and said, "I'm very touched by your kindness. Besides, Comrade Xiangyang has helped a lot. You are family, which means you have also helped. My partner and I are treating us to dinner tonight. You should come too."
"I won't go." Gao Xiulan glanced at Xu Jianmin beside her and said with a shy smile, "I feel a little uncomfortable."
Li Xiyue hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?" She took Gao Xiulan's pulse and smiled after a moment, "Auntie, you're pregnant!"
Gao Xiulan smiled and nodded, "So let Jianmin and Xiangyang go."
"I can't help, so I won't go. I'll stay at home with Xiulan. Xiangyang goes." Xu Jianmin helped his wife sit down, feeling very nervous.
Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a moment and said, "I won't go either. I can't help at all."
Li Xiyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had almost beaten someone to death, and he hadn't done anything to help. What else did he want to do?
However, Xu Xiangyang insisted on not going, and Li Xiyue did not force him.
When we returned to the clinic, the food was ready and everyone was there.
But no one came empty-handed. Everyone brought something, especially Xu Dashan, who brought a lot of game from the mountains and added a lot of meat and vegetables.
There were too many people and not enough tables, so Wang Jiaxing and Zhou Yunze moved the tables and chairs from the educated youth site and put them together to form a long table.
There were two small stoves burning brightly on the table, with two small pots on top. These two pots were brought back by Chu Xun at noon, and they were specially used to cook hot pot.
Chu Xun and Chen Yu sat at one table with Xu Guoqiang, Xu Yongshun, Xu Liushu, Xu Dashan and others, while Li Xiyue sat at one table with Huang Xinrui and others.
Everyone sat around the table, and there were two charcoal braziers under the table, making the room warm.
Chu Xun took out the Moutai he bought at noon, opened it and poured it for everyone.
Xu Guoqiang was a little excited, "This is really good wine."
"Yes, it's rare to drink it on weekdays." Xu Yongshun also said.
Xu Dashan smiled and said, "Captain Chu is too polite."
"You have always taken care of Yueyue and helped her. I should have thanked you long ago. I am sorry that I have delayed until now. Please forgive me." Chu Xun said as he raised his glass. "I toast to you. Thank you for extending a helping hand to Yueyue in her time of need."
Uncle Xu and others raised their glasses and drank the wine with him with a smile.
Li Xiyue put the meat and vegetables into the pot, and when they were cooked, she called everyone: "Everyone, eat the vegetables, don't be shy."
The aroma of the fire had already aroused everyone's appetite, and everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
“This meat is so delicious.”
"Yeah, it's nice and spicy, really good."
"Eating something hot in the middle of winter warms up your whole body."
"Hot pot goes really well with wine, the more you drink, the better it gets."
"Hahaha……"
Everyone was eating, drinking, talking and laughing, and the room was very lively.
It started snowing outside again, but the house was warm and everyone's face was glowing.
"Sister, is there any more meat?" After Xu Guoqing finished eating the meat, he came close to Li Xiyue and asked with a smile.
Li Xiyue handed him a plate of meat and said, "Yes, as much as you can eat."
"Everyone, eat as much as you want. If it's not enough, there's more in the kitchen. Chen Yu, go cut some meat for us," said Chu Xun.
Wang Jiaxing immediately stood up and said, "I'll go."
"I'm going too." Huang Xinrui also stood up and followed.
As they walked out, Wang Jiaxing held her hand and said, "Go eat, why are you following me?"
"I'm full." Huang Xinrui burped and shook his hand. "I just want to follow you."
A sweet feeling surged from the bottom of his heart and spread throughout his heart. Wang Jiaxing pulled her quickly into the kitchen and closed the door.
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