Chapter 534: Gossip Survival System (33)

Gu Yu'an knocked on the door of the Xie Family at this very moment.

"Auntie, I've come to wish you a Happy New Year! Happy New Year!"

Although Grandmother Xie was surprised, she still welcomed him into the house warmly: "Happy New Year to you too! Come in and warm up, it's cold outside."

Xie Yang blinked as she looked at the eye candy who had arrived uninvited: "..."

Eye candy... no, wait, Gu Yu'an smiled at her: "You wouldn't be unwelcoming, would you?"

"How could I be unwelcoming!" Grandmother Xie turned her head to instruct her granddaughter, "Yang Yang, hurry and pour a cup of tea for Gu, and keep him company for a chat. Keep an eye on Xiao Shitou while you're at it. Grandma is going to prepare the food; you'll be the one cooking in a bit."

Her granddaughter cooked well, but it used up a lot of seasonings, so Grandmother Xie usually did the cooking herself.

Only during holidays or when guests visited did she let her granddaughter cook.

If she didn't see it, it didn't hurt, so she wouldn't feel so bad about the seasonings.

"Gu, no matter what, you must stay for a simple meal today before you go."

"Alright."

Gu Yu'an did not decline this time, and he even took the initiative to pick up Xiao Shitou, letting him ride on his shoulders to play with him.

Xie Yang: "..."

She had gained a new understanding of this eye candy's thick skin.

That noon, Xie Yang cooked four dishes and one soup, and the ingredients for two of the dishes were actually brought by Gu Yu'an—

He had entrusted someone to buy a front leg of lamb; Xie Yang cut off a piece of the meat to stir-fry with onions and cumin, and used the part with the lamb trotter to stew a radish pot.

Besides that, she used the ingredients already in the house to stir-fry cabbage with preserved meat and steam a plate of Preserved Pork Ribs.

There was also a small piece of white-cut chicken left, which she chopped into small pieces and stewed with egg dumplings and meatballs to make a three-delicacy soup. The soup also contained cabbage, vermicelli, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and frozen tofu; it was so savory it could make one's eyebrows fall off.

Gu Yu'an was now certain that the old duck soup he had tasted last time was made by Xie Yang, and he praised every dish he tasted.

Grandmother Xie loved hearing others praise her child; seeing this, the chrysanthemum-like wrinkles at the corners of her eyes appeared as she smiled, and she desperately piled food onto his plate.

Xie Yang lifted her eyes to look at the man across from her. Seeing him with a smile in his eyes, responding in a generous and appropriate manner while also helping the old lady serve soup and pick up food, one who didn't know better would think these two were the ones who were grandmother and grandchild.

"Sister Yang Yang, is Grandmother Xie looking for a partner for you?"

In order to save her life, Zheng Miaomiao, who was actively rushing to the front line of gossip every day, came to find Xie Yang just after returning from visiting her grandmother in the countryside.

Xie Yang was quite speechless: "Where did you hear that from?"

"Hehe, I'm well-informed!" Zheng Miaomiao giggled twice, leaned into her ear, and said, "I heard Niu Cuifen's daughter-in-law badmouthing you in the restroom. It seems like Niu Cuifen wanted to set her daughter Wang Lin up with Bureau Chief Gu, but you got there first."

Xie Yang was very surprised: "Isn't Wang Lin still in school?"

"Sigh, with her grades, which are only a tiny bit better than mine, she won't get into university. When you meet a good partner, you have to seize the opportunity. Otherwise, you don't get into university, and you don't find a partner; you end up with nothing on either side."

Xie Yang was amused by her: "How old are you? Your way of speaking is almost catching up to a matchmaker."

"..."

Zheng Miaomiao covered her face.

It wasn't her fault; because her lifespan was short, she had to seize every opportunity to gossip among the neighbors. After gossiping so much, she naturally learned the way the neighborhood busybodies spoke to a T.

For the sake of saving her life, was it easy for her!

"Oh, Sister Yang Yang, don't laugh at me. Tell me quickly, what's the deal with that Bureau Chief Gu? Is he really going to be your partner?"

"There's not even a shadow of it yet!" Xie Yang said lazily.

"Then what do you think of him? If he's good, you have to seize the chance to win him over. If you drag it out, what if he ends up with Wang Lin? How about I ask my mom to help you find out more?"

Xie Yang was amused: "No need to trouble Miao Yi."

Gu Yu'an's background information had already been fully collected by the Main System on the morning of the 23rd.

It could be said that she knew more about his personal situation than anyone else.

His parents were both employees at the Munitions Factory. When he was fourteen, due to a tester's negligence, an explosion occurred in the trial production workshop, and seven employees, including his parents, died in the accident.

His parents only had him as a child at the time. If it weren't for his eldest aunt's family protecting him with all their might, it would have been difficult to keep the ancestral house and the huge sum of compensation his parents left behind.

Later, he enlisted in the army and performed excellently during his service. Without any accidents, he could have gone very far on that path.

Unfortunately, an accident happened.

During a Task last year, his right shoulder blade was pierced by a bullet. Although the surgery was successful, it damaged his nerves. After recovery training, he found that his firearm aiming accuracy was affected to some extent, and he had to regretfully retire and change careers.

"Sister Yang Yang, you really don't need my mom to help find out?" Zheng Miaomiao looked even more anxious than her, "I think that Bureau Chief Gu looks quite handsome. That night, I thought he was just a small patrol officer; I didn't expect him to be a Bureau Chief. Even my dad praised him for being young and promising! Sister Yang Yang, if you don't have a partner you like, considering him is fine too. Don't let Wang Lin snatch him away later."

"If he can be snatched away, it means it wasn't my destiny," Xie Yang said, amusedly rubbing her head, "Alright, you're just a little girl, stop worrying about these things."

Zheng Miaomiao: "..."

She wasn't little!

Counting her lifespan from her previous life, she was almost an old lady!

Xie Yang wasn't in a hurry, but Zheng Miaomiao was truly anxious for her.

Mainly because she not only heard Niu Cuifen making arrangements for her daughter, but even Guo Shenzi from the West Ear Room was inquiring about Bureau Chief Gu's personal situation for her own daughter.

"It's over, my Sister Yang Yang has too many competitors. Wang Lin is one thing, but Lihua is a strong competitor!"

Seeing her so enthusiastic about the neighbors' marriages, Miao Lan was both annoyed and amused:

"Xiao Xie isn't worried, what are you so anxious about? Why haven't I seen you this active in your studies? You'll be graduating in a few months; with your grades, let alone a technical secondary school, even high school is a stretch. What do you plan to do then?"

Mentioning studies, Zheng Miaomiao felt a little guilty.

The original owner's grades weren't good, and hers were even worse.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone into sports in her previous life.

It was precisely because her grades were too poor when she was young, but she was physically strong, that she could always take first place in shot put and javelin at sports meets, which led her to the path of an athlete step by step.

But with the constitution of this body now, it would be a blessing if she could just stay healthy and not get sick. Do sports like in her previous life? Forget it! She was afraid of throwing a shot put and smashing her own foot.

"Mom, don't worry, I've thought it through. If I can't get into high school, I'll go to the neighborhood committee to be a Temporary Worker. If there are no Temporary Worker positions, I'll be a volunteer first. That way, when there's a vacancy, they'll definitely prioritize using me."

Miao Lan was terrified she had misheard, so she picked at her ear: "You said you're looking for what kind of job? The neighborhood committee?"

Zheng Miaomiao nodded earnestly: "Yes!"

The neighborhood committee is so great! You get to gossip everywhere and still get a salary.

She compared this to that, and there was no job more suitable for her than this.

Miao Lan: "..."