Chapter 242 I Can't Calm Down
"Okay, you guys eat, I'm leaving now."
Gu Xiaoshan walked out humming a song while carrying the pot. When he passed by Gu Xingzhou, he heard Gu Xingzhou whisper:
"Don't take it with you. I'm already so old. It's not like I can't do it myself. Just take it to grandpa and grandma."
Although the tone was harsh, Gu Xiaoshan heard the concern in the words and waved away in a better mood: "Your grandparents will be there, so go in quickly, or it will get cold soon."
After walking out of the yard, he closed the door himself.
Yang Mumu set the table and waved, "Come and eat, it's already been delivered, it's a happy experience to eat more of what's ready."
"Here I am." Gu Xingzhou sat down to eat and said without hesitation, "Never mind him. If he wants to send it, just send it. He is busy with work. I don't believe he can send it for long."
As a result, every day after that, Gu Xiaoshan would bring breakfast in the morning and dinner in the evening, delivering it punctually at the appointed time and place, and then leaving.
The day Shen Xingci brought He Yuan back from the Haha Brigade, they happened to meet Father Gu delivering food. He stood at the door looking at Father Gu in surprise.
"Uncle Gu, how come you have time to be here?"
Doesn’t Uncle Gu usually treat the army as his home? I still had some time to go out for a walk today, and I met him in front of Lao Gu's house.
"I'm here to deliver food. Xiao Shen, have you been transferred back? Is the person next to you your wife?"
"Yes, Uncle Gu, let me introduce you to my wife, He Yuan."
Shen Xingci looked at He Yuan and said, "This is Xingzhou's father, Uncle Gu."
He Yuan greeted him politely with a smile: "Hello, uncle, you can just call me Yuanyuan. I am also a friend of Mu Mu and Xing Zhou."
Gu Xiaoshan nodded to He Yuan with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, it's good for young people to make more friends. Did you meet in the same place?"
"Yes, we are good friends from the Youth League Institute, a group of educated youth who went to the countryside, and we have a very good relationship!" He Yuan thought that Shen Xingci was exaggerating. This Uncle Gu was quite kind. She started chatting with him enthusiastically.
Shen Xingci felt even more puzzled. Why did Uncle Gu smile so much more often and become more talkative? Was the change so big? I didn’t like to laugh before, but now I laugh all the time. Wrinkles appeared on my face from laughing.
At this time, Gu Xingzhou opened the door.
Gu Xiaoshan immediately handed the pot to him, "Dad made braised pork ribs for you today. When I went to inspect the new recruits today, I caught a pheasant in the back mountain, and I also fried you a plate of potatoes and roast chicken. Eat it while it's hot. I'll be back first."
After saying that, the man ran away again. Gu Xingzhou was used to it and was very calm, but Shen Xingci looked at the leaving back in shock, and then glanced at the big tin pot in his brother's hand.
"Uncle Gu really came to bring you food!"
Wu Haiyang from next door opened the door and poked his head out:
"I'm here to deliver meals. I counted, including today, this is the 8th day. Uncle Gu has changed a lot now. The workaholic who loves work has fallen in love with delivering meals to his son and daughter-in-law every day. He leaves right after delivering the meals, and seems to be delivering meals all the time, rain or shine."
Gu Xingzhou waved his hand: "Haiyang, stop talking nonsense. Come here and buy some more food from the state-owned restaurant. We can have a meal together while Mr. and Mrs. Shen are back."
Shen Xingci patted the large bag on his back and said, "No need to buy anything. I've already bought it and brought it here. Let's go in and eat."
Yang Mumu walked over from the yard, and seeing her good friend, she hurried out to help carry things: "Yuanyuan, you're here, come in!"
He Yuan pointed to a few sacks on the ground and said with a smile, "These are all the dried vegetables that the aunts in the brigade asked me to bring to you."
"The aunts are so enthusiastic. Thank you for your help."
Yang Mumu led people into the yard, and Gu Xingzhou walked in last and closed the door.
Shen Xingci was even more surprised after he sat down at the dining table and ate the dishes brought by Uncle Gu.
"Uncle Gu's cooking skills are pretty good. Old Gu, quickly tell us in detail what happened. Why did Uncle Gu become like this? What happened? Tell us the details. I'm so curious. I've been thinking about your situation over at the Haha Brigade, and I was still worried about whether it would succeed. It didn't develop into this. It's amazing!"
He Yuan asked with concern, "I'm also concerned about your situation here, Mumu, did you encounter any bad things after returning? We've been worried about what tricks Gou Lijuan might have."
"Then I'll tell you in detail. We didn't encounter any dangerous or difficult things. We handled everything properly and not a single bad guy got away."
Yang Mumu put down his chopsticks and told them everything that had happened recently. Gu Xingzhou supplemented his story and Wu Haiyang appropriately inserted some information from his own perspective. The two friends' faces changed several times when they heard it. They looked at Yang Mumu and Gu Xingzhou with admiration and finally gave them a thumbs up.
Finally, Wu Haiyang came out from a third-person perspective to express his feelings about Uncle Gu, whom Shen Xingci wanted to know the most.
"Actually, Uncle Gu's story isn't that surprising. All I can say is that Uncle Gu suddenly realized that no matter how well he did his job, he neglected his family, which led to all the bad things happening. Later on, he regretted it too late, and even though he wanted to make amends, he could only regret it and feel sad alone.
Now I have come to my senses and want to spend more time with my family, make up for it while I have the chance, and pay more attention to children and the elderly.
This is also a good thing. It is good for Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, as well as Brother Gu and Sister-in-law. They can relax more after get off work.
Uncle Gu himself also felt comforted and happy, so you can see that he loves to laugh now. The number of his smiles in the past few days is more than the total number of his smiles in the whole year. He has become more amiable. "
Shen Xingci looked at Gu Xingzhou to see his attitude.
Gu Xingzhou shrugged indifferently, he was used to it and indifferent, "I can't control what he wants to do, I don't care, let him do it, he can do whatever he wants!"
"That's the mentality. No matter what, everything is fine. Now we are finally in the same place again. Come on, let's have a drink."
Shen Xingci picked up the teacup and clinked glasses with his. He felt a lot more relaxed and was happy for Lao Gu.
"Let's not talk too much, eat quickly." Yang Mumu called, "After dinner, I will take Yuanyuan to find her job. It's a job as a ticket seller at the cinema window. I found a temporary worker to help out for a few days. It's good that you come back now, go and cancel your leave, and you can go to work tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you Mumu."
He Yuan hugged Yang Mumu and ate happily. She felt that her trip to the countryside was worthwhile and she gained so many good friends.
After dinner, Shen Xingci took out 1,500 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Yang Mumu. Yang Mumu took the money readily, took He Yuan out, and helped her deal with work matters.
He Yuan's affairs were dealt with soon. The cinema where she worked was close to where they lived, so Shen Xingci and He Yuan did not return home, but moved into a small courtyard nearby.
They became neighbors again and always found time to be together.
This is a very happy thing. It’s very happy to have a small gathering after get off work.
The time spent living in Beijing passed quickly. Looking at the clock, it was already July.
Yang Mumu came home from get off work and sat in the yard with a book in front of her. After a while, she put the book down anxiously, took out the money Song Yan gave her to buy a job from her pocket, read it again and again, then continued to read and picked up a pen to do the questions.
I was thinking about something and couldn't calm down.
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