Chapter 246: Make a Friend

It was also because Third Uncle and Third Aunt were standing in a bad position today, all standing in the veranda, originally higher than Yan Jiecheng standing in the courtyard, so they were naturally looking down with hanging eyes.

Yan Jiecheng looked at his wife beside him again, thinking of the ultimatum Yu Li gave him in the inverted house.

"Want!"

"What did you say?"

First Uncle stood close and had already heard Yan Jiecheng's mosquito-like voice, but still gave Yan Jiecheng a chance to change, so he pretended not to hear and asked again.

"I said I want to split the family!"

Yan Jiecheng made it clear this time, but Third Uncle's family was dumbfounded.

What happened to this eldest, who had always been a coward, how could he be so determined at this moment.

Yan Jiecheng was an impulsive personality, suddenly he might have a burst of energy, and then it was gone.

So after saying this sentence, Yan Jiecheng lowered his head and stood back behind Yu Li.

Yu Li was very satisfied with Yan Jiecheng's performance, so she pulled Yan Jiecheng's hand.

Third Aunt didn't let go, she could drive her son away, but how could her son say he wanted to go himself.

"Fine, fine, fine, split, split the family and go live your own life, but there is one thing about splitting the family, you two have to vacate this house for me."

First Uncle originally wanted to suppress Yan Jiecheng and say a few words, but didn't expect that they were already talking about splitting the house.

This progress was a bit fast.

Yu Li said unconvinced: "Why do we have to vacate the house? This was given to Yan Jiecheng by you."

Third Uncle saw Yu Li entangled in the house, so he knew his old partner's strategy worked.

"It's all our family's house, it was just given to the eldest to live in, but we only talked about splitting the family today, that house hasn't been split to you yet."

Third Uncle still spoke with facts and reason, leaving Yu Li speechless.

Yan Jiecheng muttered: "Then I also earned money to support the family."

Yu Li then remembered that Yan Jiecheng also earned money by doing odd jobs before going to work at the Steel Rolling Mill, all of which were handed over to Third Aunt, otherwise Third Uncle alone would have been exhausted.

Third Aunt knew how to speak, waved her hand and shouted: "Don't mention money to me, it cost five hundred to arrange work for the eldest, why don't you mention that?"

Yan Jiecheng was annoyed by his parents mentioning this money for finding work. Now that he was a driver, what if someone mentioned this in the future.

Yu Li also didn't want to hear this, so she retorted: "First time hearing that parents have to pay back money for arranging work for their children, so all your sons are for you to work for, right?"

Yu Li's words made the onlookers laugh. It was also their first time hearing that Third Uncle spent money to find work for Yan Jiecheng, and it was also their first time hearing that a father arranging work for his son needed to be paid back.

Third Uncle also felt ashamed, but the more people laughed at him, the more he felt his calculation was not wrong.

Third Uncle pointed at Yu Li and her couple and said: "Eating doesn't make you poor, wearing doesn't make you poor, not calculating makes you poor. Who am I calculating for?"

"Asking you to pay back money is because I'm afraid you'll spend money randomly. The money is all with your mother, isn't it just putting strength in one place? Did we lack your clothes or lack your food?"

Third Uncle was also full of grievances when he said this.

Yu Li raised her eyebrows and said: "The money is all with my mother, but we don't know where the money went. If you don't take out this 500 yuan, I don't even know our family has this money. Do you treat me as a family member?"

"Besides, look at how you treated Jiecheng yesterday. What happened to him, isn't it just not letting Jiefang and the others move the car? What did he do wrong? That car wasn't ours to begin with, what if it broke? How do you have the face to say let Jiecheng take you for a ride?"

"And, Yan Jiekuang was pulled down and said he was hurt, my mother-in-law went up and gave him a slap, ah, now you remember Jiecheng is your son, why wasn't he then?"

"Sister-in-law, what are you saying, how do I have no face? I don't even care about your broken car, what's so great about it, I wouldn't sit in it even if you gave it to me."

"That's right, just a driver and you're shouting."

Looking at the attitude of the brothers and sisters, and then looking at Yu Li who was defending him, Yan Jiecheng tried to raise his voice and said: "First Uncle, this house was originally said by my father and mother to be given to me, meaning the room here couldn't fit, so let me live in the small room."

First Uncle was startled by Yan Jiecheng's explanation, and persuaded: "Jiecheng, you are the eldest, not supporting the elderly makes people laugh."

Yan Jiecheng didn't answer First Uncle's words, but continued: "I've been doing odd jobs in the transport service team since I was sixteen, earning more than ten yuan a month. How much did I spend on my marriage? My father knows, it didn't exceed 50 yuan in total."

Third Uncle saw the eldest calculating with him and got angry: "Eldest, are you calculating this with your father?"

Yan Jiecheng was also like a turtle eating a scale, determined to live his own life. This calculation was taught by his own father and mother.

"Yu Li, we don't want this house, give it to them."

After finishing with Yu Li, Yan Jiecheng turned to Third Uncle's couple and said: "But we won't pay back that 500 yuan either. We don't want anything in the house, we'll leave with nothing."

"Eldest, do you really want to split the family with your father and mother?" Third Uncle squinted at Yan Jiecheng and asked.

Yan Jiecheng didn't answer Third Uncle's words, but turned to the neighbors in the courtyard and said: "It's not that I, Yan Jiecheng, am unfilial, it's just that we really can't stay together. Fortunately, my father still has two sons. We'll leave with nothing, and we'll still honor you during festivals."

The last sentence was to his own parents.

"Fine, fine, fine, you want to split, fine, split, go live your life, but there is one thing about splitting, you two vacate this house for me."

Seeing Third Uncle also saying this, what could First Uncle do? They hadn't even persuaded them for two sentences, and it was split.

"Since you both have this intention, then that's it. Go handle the household split procedures when the street office opens tomorrow, and Yan Jiecheng, vacate the house."

After saying this, First Uncle took the people and dispersed.

Third Uncle's couple, whose strategy failed, glanced at Yan Jiecheng and turned back to the room.

Yu Li also lost the joy of victory, now thinking about where to live.

Yan Jiecheng was sad because he was forced by his parents and wife to make an extreme decision. He lay on the kang in the room and didn't speak.

Yu Li sat on the edge of the kang and looked at Yan Jiecheng: "Are you blaming me for forcing you to split the family?"

Yan Jiecheng lay on the kang and didn't speak, clearly a silent protest.

Yu Li turned her head to look at the dark window and said: "Do you want to live this kind of life? No meat all year round, working hard for a year, no money in hand, no food stamps, nothing saved."

"We've been married for more than half a year, look at what we have, just the clothes on our bodies, the pot on the stove, what else do we have?"

"I didn't say you were wrong." Yan Jiecheng lay on the kang and said in a low voice.

Yu Li still looked at the dark window and said: "You heard it today, if it weren't for talking it out today, you wouldn't even know this house isn't ours. You say we've lived together for so long, what is ours?"

Yan Jiecheng was also worried about what to do with the house. Although this room was small, it was a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Now even this small house was gone.

"But where are we going to live? Can't really sleep under the bridge like you said."

Yu Li gritted her teeth and said: "If we live a good life, I'm willing to sleep under the bridge with you."

Yan Jiecheng sighed: "How can that be, no matter how bitter, I can't let you sleep under the bridge."

"You think it's impossible?"

Yu Li raised her head and looked at Yan Jiecheng: "I've already thought about it, it just depends on whether you're willing or not."

Yan Jiecheng slid down from the kang and sat on the edge, staring and asking: "Wife, you found it?"

Yu Li pursed her lips and looked at Yan Jiecheng: "Found it, but it depends on whether you have the courage."

Yan Jiecheng saw that the house problem could be solved and went all out, holding Yu Li's hand: "You say it, I'm willing to do anything for you."

Yu Li pointed to the direction of the gatehouse: "Isn't the East Courtyard empty?"

Yan Jiecheng threw Yu Li's hand and tilted his head: "That won't do, that side was a horse pen earlier, then a toilet. Although it's not used now, it smells, can't live there."

"Why can't you live there, just clean it up."

Yan Jiecheng shook his head: "Dad didn't even say to put this pile of things in the East Courtyard because he was afraid of the smell there."

Yu Li didn't believe it: "The place there is not small, enough to build four rooms. We borrow money to renovate the entire East Courtyard, won't that be it?"

Yan Jiecheng still shook his head: "Won't do, the place there is not small, three or four rooms, and a courtyard, can't afford to renovate."

Yu Li pulled Yan Jiecheng and said: "You think I don't know the place there is big? I'm thinking we don't want the whole family, we can renovate it together with others."

"Who? You mean Li Xuewu? Impossible, he can't even live in his own house."

Yu Li patted Yan Jiecheng and said: "He can't live in it, but his family, his younger brother is growing up, can't live at home anymore."

Yan Jiecheng smiled slightly: "You think far, people are still in school."

Yu Li glanced at Yan Jiecheng: "This is called enjoying the shade under a big tree, learn it."

Yan Jiecheng nodded: "I'm enjoying the shade, aren't I?"

The couple joked for two sentences, Yan Jiecheng said again: "But building a house takes time, where do we live during this time?"

Yu Li gritted her teeth: "You sleep in the factory dormitory, I'll go discuss with Li Xuewu if we can set up a temporary bed in the East Room of the inverted house."

Yan Jiecheng hesitated, putting his wife in that room full of men wasn't...

Yu Li scolded: "What are you thinking, there are many people in that room, besides, there is a door lock on the East Room door."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, and for the sake of the house, he could only fight.

After Yu Li discussed with Yan Jiecheng, the couple started to pack up. Because the quilt was still needed, it wasn't packed.

Because Yu Li brought cabinets and tables from her parents' home when she married, the furniture in this room was Yu Li's dowry, so she prepared to tell Li Xuewu and move them to the inverted house together.

After packing, Yu Li didn't let Yan Jiecheng stay at home, and went to the Bai Bai Xiyuan to help with her.

This is the shrewdness of Yu Li. Because Yu Li helped in the inverted house, the family didn't cook, so Yan Jiecheng came to the inverted house to eat when he was on vacation. Li Xuewu directly let Yan Jiecheng come to the inverted house to eat.

Yu Li knew this was Li Xuewu taking care of them, but she couldn't show nothing, so she took Yan Jiecheng, who was on vacation, to the Bai Bai Xiyuan to help.

This doesn't count as earning meal money, because this can't be measured, it can only be said that she knows how to handle things.

Li Xuewu, who was calculated, also drove to the gate of the Andingmen courtyard.

Naturally, he was stopped by the guard, because it wasn't a military vehicle, so Dong Wenxue got off the car and called the guard room, and then he was released.

Li Xuewu envied the security of this courtyard extremely. If his alley had this, why worry about thieves?

Arriving at the gate of the Gu family's small courtyard, the duty soldier who welcomed Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue last time was already standing at the gate waiting.

Under the command of the duty soldier, Li Xuewu parked the car in the courtyard. This courtyard was spacious, and it could park three or four more.

As soon as he got off the car, he saw Ding Bianji leading Mu Hongyan and Gu Ning out to greet them.

Seeing Ding Bianji, Dong Mengyuan ran over happily with his short legs, calling "Grandma, I miss you!"

Ding Bianji laughed and held Dong Mengyuan in her arms, opened the scarf wrapped by Teacher Han to reveal his round little face and kissed him: "Grandma misses you too."

Li Xuewu stood beside Dong Wenxue and watched Ding Bianji and the others greet each other. Taking advantage of the gap, Li Xuewu nodded and greeted Mu Hongyan and Gu Ning.

Taking advantage of the greeting, Li Xuewu opened the trunk and moved the things he brought down one by one.

Seeing that Li Xuewu had many things, the duty soldier and the waiter also ran over to help.

Ding Bianji and Han Shu finished talking. Looking at the pork, rabbits, and pheasants Li Xuewu moved down from the car.

Seeing Li Xuewu moving down big boxes and big bags, she said to Han Shu: "Xiao Shu, did you bring this?"

Han Shu smiled and took Ding Bianji's hand and said: "How can I bring things when I come to your house? When is it not just bringing my mouth?"

After joking for two sentences, she looked at Li Xuewu and said: "It was brought by Xuewu."

Ding Bianji then said to Li Xuewu, who came over carrying the gun box and bag, with dissatisfaction: "Xuewu, this is being polite, why bring so many things when coming to Aunt's house."

Li Xuewu smiled: "Aunt Ding, thanks to your care in the hospital, I feel I brought too little. My teacher knows this, it's just that I just finished being busy, otherwise I would have come to see you after being discharged."

Ding Bianji was just being polite. This "future son-in-law" coming to the door must accept no matter how much he brings, so she said a word and let Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue's family into the room.

Ding Bianji held Dong Mengyuan and walked in front, followed by Han Shu and Dong Wenxue, then Li Xuewu and the two sisters-in-law, Mu Hongyan and Gu Ning.

The duty soldier and the waiter followed behind carrying meat and rabbits.

When letting them in, Li Xuewu greeted Mu Hongyan and thanked her for her life-saving grace.

Mu Hongyan responded with a big smile, and talked to Li Xuewu about the follow-up injury recovery topic.

As soon as he entered the room, he heard Ding Bianji laughing and joking with Gu Haitao sitting on the sofa: "Look at my eldest grandson, he's so close to me, he called Grandma as soon as he entered the courtyard."

Han Shu and Dong Wenxue entered the room and greeted Gu Haitao.

When Li Xuewu entered the room, Ding Bianji had already untied the hat and scarf on Dong Mengyuan's head, and helped him take off the cotton-padded jacket he was wearing outside.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter, Gu Haitao gave a standard salute, nodded with satisfaction, and beckoned: "Xuewu is here, come, come, sit, sit, no need to be so restrained at home."

Ding Bianji looked at the interaction between her old man and Li Xuewu, and praised with satisfaction: "This child, he just took care of him for a few days in the hospital, and he brought a carload of things."

Ding Bianji was loving the house and its crow, where was there a carload, this was exaggerating to say good things for Li Xuewu.

Dong Wenxue sat beside Gu Haitao and said with a smile: "I also scolded him, it's not an outsider, still bringing so many things, hehehe."

Gu Haitao looked at the things in the hands of the duty soldier and the waiter who came in behind Li Xuewu and also scolded Li Xuewu with a smile.

"Last time I told you to come play when you have time, but I never see you. You come now, and you're so polite."

Li Xuewu saw the atmosphere was good, so he also smiled and said: "Thanks to the leader's help this time, so I have no worries."

Ding Bianji pulled Li Xuewu to sit on the sofa, followed Li Xuewu and sat beside him: "Last time in the hospital, I told you, there is this relationship with your teacher, helping you is what should be done."

Li Xuewu smiled and said to Ding Bianji: "My teacher said, I have to repay the favor I owe myself."

"Hahahahaha."

After laughing for a while, Li Xuewu placed the gun box he was carrying beside his feet in front of Gu Haitao, opened the lid in the direction of Gu Haitao, and the exquisite hunting rifle Li Xuewu seized was revealed inside.

"Leader, I don't know what you like, but I know you've spent your life in the army, so you must like weapons, so I thought of giving this hunting rifle to you."

Gu Haitao looked at the gun box Li Xuewu opened and frowned: "Too valuable."

Ding Bianji wanted to help Li Xuewu say two words, but seeing Gu Haitao frown, she didn't dare to interrupt.

Dong Wenxue looked at the old leader's expression and said with a smile: "My student is really honest, he doesn't know how to send gifts, he only knows how to send guns because he likes guns. I heard he also gave a gun to Xiao Ning in the hospital?"

Dong Wenxue asked and looked at Gu Ning sitting opposite. Gu Ning blushed and nodded.

Gu Haitao didn't know about this, seeing Li Xuewu standing there awkwardly, he said with a smile: "Sit, sit down."

Seeing Li Xuewu being pulled by his old partner to sit down, he said: "I didn't know about this, very good, I also gave a gun to your Teacher Ding when I was in Yan'an, but it wasn't a good gun, and your Teacher Ding didn't like it, and scolded me for not knowing how to send gifts, hahaha."

Seeing Dong Wenxue ease the atmosphere again, Li Xuewu also relaxed a bit. Just now Gu Haitao's emotional fluctuation really carried a majestic momentum.

Ding Bianji smiled and watched Li Xuewu politely take the tea from the waiter, and said to her old man with dissatisfaction: "Why don't you say how ugly the gun you sent was."

After saying this, she explained to the others: "It was the Japanese Nambu pistol, ugly as can be, not as good-looking as the Browning Xuewu gave Xiao Ning."

Gu Ning saw her mother bring the topic to herself again, and the face that had just eased blushed again under the teasing of her sister-in-law sitting beside her.

Gu Haitao looked at the hunting rifle in front of him and said: "The gun body is Damascus steel, and the workmanship is first-class. Just look at the brand."

As he spoke, Gu Haitao pointed to the letters engraved on the butt and said: "Pudlai, I saw it when I was studying in France."

As he spoke, he took out several parts in the gun box and assembled them. After assembling, he looked at the muzzle downward and said: "This one of yours is 20 gauge, the starting price must be three thousand pounds."

Seeing Li Xuewu and the others all stiffen their faces and stare, Gu Haitao then said: "Do you know why I said it was valuable?"

Li Xuewu said with a bitter smile: "Leader, I really don't know. This was seized by me. I don't understand it, but I thought it was good, so I thought of giving it to you."

"Hahaha, alright, since it's a war trophy, then I'll accept it."

Laughing, Gu Haitao picked up the teacup in his hand and nodded at Li Xuewu.

Seeing Gu Haitao agree, everyone laughed again. Li Xuewu handed the two bags in his hand to Ding Bianji, and one to Mu Hongyan.

Ding Bianji asked blankly: "What is this?"

Before Li Xuewu could speak, Mu Hongyan, who was sitting on the other side, had already opened the bag and said in surprise: "Ah! It's fox fur, it's really beautiful."

Ding Bianji saw her daughter-in-law take out a red fox fur from the bag, so she also opened her own bag, and seeing it was a white fox fur, she couldn't help but be happy: "It really is."

Li Xuewu smiled: "It was given by a relative in the Northeast. It's cold, so I thought of making a scarf or vest for you and Doctor Mu."

Mu Hongyan obviously liked this color very much, smiled until her eyes narrowed, and said to Li Xuewu: "Thank you, Xuewu."

Li Xuewu smiled and replied: "You're welcome, I'm the one who wants to thank you for your life-saving grace."

Mu Hongyan smiled: "I love hearing this."

Seeing her father-in-law look over, she added: "I definitely wouldn't want it if someone else gave it, but I'll accept it since Xuewu gave it."

This sentence can be considered a double entendre.

Ding Bianji touched the rare white fur in her hand and tried it on her shoulder, hearing her daughter-in-law's words, she also smiled and looked at Gu Haitao: "You also know the price of this fur? Is it too much for me to accept Xuewu's gift?"

Gu Haitao said with a wry smile: "I didn't say anything, it's quite beautiful."

Ding Bianji took the fur off her shoulder and looked at it in her hand, saying with satisfaction: "That's right."

As she spoke, she said to Li Xuewu: "Xuewu has a heart, Aunt is very happy."

Gu Haitao patted the sofa armrest and said to Dong Wenxue: "You still say your student is honest, look, our family's two important figures have been bought, and I can't even look at it."

"Hahahahaha."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I just like this. Sometimes I go hunting in the mountains, and I know the quality of the fur. Isn't that it? I went to Miyun to stroll around this morning and shot a few wild boars, as well as rabbits and pheasants, just thinking of bringing some for you to taste something fresh."

Gu Haitao nodded: "It's a good thing for young people to be lively and active. I can accept this, I'll accept as much as you send, hahahahaha."

Ding Bianji put the fur beside her hand and said to Li Xuewu: "Don't take it to heart, your Uncle Gu pays attention to this. He never allows receiving gifts from others at home. If I received a fish from someone, your Uncle Gu would frown and scold me."

Li Xuewu felt very embarrassed and said to Gu Haitao: "It was my recklessness. I really didn't know the value of this gun. I thought it was a war trophy from this case, so I thought of sharing it with you, didn't expect..."

Gu Haitao waved his hand: "I know what you mean. Giving war trophies to each other between comrades is our army's tradition, and I also know you don't understand this value, so I will accept it. You are very good, I like this gun very much."

Li Xuewu smiled and replied: "That's really great, I'm relieved that you like it."

Dong Wenxue, who hadn't spoken, said with a smile: "I didn't see me bring anything when I came, you just come empty-handed next time, hahaha."

"Giggle, you can be the same as Xuewu, is your face as big as his?" Han Shu, who had been discussing with Mu Hongyan whether the red fur should be made into a vest or a scarf, said to Dong Wenxue with a smile.

Dong Wenxue smiled and looked at Gu Haitao: "I call this not pretending, big face eats enough, small face eats nothing."

Ding Bianji patted Li Xuewu and said: "That's right, don't bring things next time, just come empty-handed, tell Aunt what you want to eat, Aunt will make it for you."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded: "Then I'll listen to you, I love whatever you make. Everyone says I've gained weight since I came home from the hospital, your craftsmanship is still good."

Seeing Li Xuewu praise her craftsmanship, Ding Bianji was also happy: "It's also your good appetite. At first, I was afraid that the things I brought wouldn't be finished, but I didn't expect that they were eaten clean every time, unlike Xiao Ning, who doesn't eat this or that."

Gu Ning pulled her mother a bit coquettishly: "Mom."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "It's because the nutritional meal you made is too delicious, I couldn't help but eat it all."

Ding Bianji smiled and glared at Gu Ning: "Look at what Xuewu said, unlike you who says this doesn't taste good or that doesn't taste good, you're just picky because I fed you."

Gu Ning glanced at Li Xuewu and didn't speak, but everyone understood.

Gu Haitao looked at the interaction between the few people and smiled, clearly Li Xuewu's performance had entered his eyes.

People are like this. If the first impression is good, then a label is set for this person in the heart, unless it is found that it is very different from the initial impression, otherwise the impression will not change easily.

Han Shu saw that Li Xuewu and Aunt Ding got along well, and could also talk to Mu Hongyan and Gu Haitao, even Gu Ning, who didn't speak much, could say two words. In today's words, this is a social bandit.

While chatting, Han Shu said to Li Xuewu with a smile: "Xuewu, Uncle Gu's gift is there, Aunt Ding and Xiao Yan's gifts are also there, what about Xiao Ning's?"

This really stumped Li Xuewu. Giving a gift to Gu Haitao was because of the grace of protecting the family, giving a gift to Ding Bianji was because of the grace of hospital care, giving a gift to Mu Hongyan was because of the life-saving grace, what does it have to do with Gu Ning?

Neighboring patients in the hospital?

"This... I forgot, sorry, how about I give you this gun too."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu was about to take out the gun in his arms.

It was the M1911 in his arms.

"Hahahahaha." The crowd in the room burst into laughter again.

Dong Wenxue laughed and glared at Li Xuewu: "Why do you always want to send guns? Just because you like it doesn't mean others like it."

Gu Ning saw her mother and others laughing at Li Xuewu and smiled helplessly, seeing Li Xuewu a bit embarrassed, she said: "No need, it's okay, I've already received the gift."

Han Shu wanted to create an opportunity for Li Xuewu, so she said relentlessly: "That gun of yours was a gift from Xuewu when you were injured. The gift for visiting this time must be calculated separately. Xuewu, find time to take Xiao Ning to go shopping at the mall, see what Xiao Ning likes and make up for a gift."

Seeing Teacher Han speak, Li Xuewu could only smile and nod: "Got it, Teacher."

After finishing with Teacher Han, he said to Gu Ning: "Then I'll go to the hospital to find you when I have time."

Gu Ning pulled Han Shu a bit shyly, and then said to Li Xuewu: "No need, it's okay."

Mu Hongyan also saw Han Jie's meaning, so she said with a smile on the side: "I think it should be made up, the two days when Xuewu was in a coma in the ward..."

Mu Hongyan had just said half of the words when her mouth was covered by the blushing Gu Ning, making Ding Bianji laugh out loud.

Gu Ning stopped her sister-in-law's mouth but didn't stop her mother's mouth, it was still said, her face turned red instantly, and she hurriedly stood up and walked to the study.

Mu Hongyan still teased her sister-in-law: "Xiao Ning, what are you doing?"

Gu Ning walked a few steps and saw her father also looking at her with a smile. Gu Ning, who had always been strictly educated, knew that she couldn't leave the table when there were guests, so she found an excuse: "I'm going to the bathroom."

Where did she think that even after leaving the living room, there was still a burst of laughter behind her.

Gu Haitao was very willing to see the harmony of his children, and also cherished this kind of happy family atmosphere, because he had lived a displaced life for most of his life in the army, so he cherished this kind of family atmosphere very much.

"Xuewu."

"Yes, Leader."

Gu Haitao called Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu answered very habitually.

"Come to the house to play more often in the future. You might be a few years apart from Gu An, but you are the same age as Xiao Ning and Gu Yan, you can make friends."

Gu An is Gu Haitao's eldest son, the one serving in the Air Force, which is Mu Hongyan's husband, now almost thirty, ten years older than Li Xuewu.

Gu Haitao also saw Li Xuewu's scruples about his family, and also understood Li Xuewu's thoughts from Dong Wenxue, not only not angry, but liked Li Xuewu's personality even

Ding Bianji saw that several people were confused, so she explained: "That day I went to deliver breakfast to Xiao Ning. As soon as I entered the corridor, I saw Xiao Ning standing at the door of Xuewu's hospital room watching. I waited for her in her room for quite a while before I saw her come back, hahahaha."

Gu Ning stopped her sister-in-law's mouth but couldn't stop her mother's. It was still said out loud, and her face turned red in a flash. She hurriedly stood up and walked toward the study.

Mu Hongyan still teased her sister-in-law: "Xiao Ning, where are you going?"

Gu Ning walked a few steps and saw her father also looking at her with a smile. Gu Ning, whose upbringing had always been strict, knew that one shouldn't leave the table when guests were present, so she found an excuse and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

Who would have thought that even after leaving the living room, there would still be bursts of laughter behind her.

Gu Haitao was very willing to see his children get along, and he also liked this kind of happy family atmosphere, because his life of military service for most of his life and his wandering existence made him cherish this kind of family atmosphere especially.

"Xuewu."

"Yes, Chief."

Gu Haitao called out to Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu responded very habitually.

"Come to the house to play more often in the future. You might be a bit different in age from Gu An, but you are the same age as Xiao Ning and Xiao Yan, so you can make friends."

Gu An is Gu Haitao's eldest son, the one serving in the Air Force, who is also Mu Hongyan's husband. He is almost thirty now, ten years older than Li Xuewu.

Gu Haitao also saw Li Xuewu's reservations about his family, and he also learned about Li Xuewu's thoughts from Dong Wenxue. Not only was he not angry, but he liked Li Xuewu's personality even more.

Gu Haitao himself is a cadre who started as a striver, and he has very strict requirements for his family and himself, so he has a strong sense of identification with Li Xuewu's personality.

The words said today also meant to match Li Xuewu and Gu Ning; if lovers are awkward, they can start as friends.

Everyone knew what Gu Haitao meant. He said to let Li Xuewu be friends with Gu Ning and Gu Yan, but where was Gu Yan? He wasn't there at all today, so the meaning was very obvious.

What could Li Xuewu say? He could only nod and agree.

Ding Bianji saw that Gu Ning was hiding in the study and wouldn't come out, so she shouted at Gu Ning: "Xiao Ning, bring over that leather jacket of Xuewu's."

This was taken home by Ding Bianji to be cleaned when Li Xuewu was lying in the hospital. In fact, it was already washed before Li Xuewu was discharged, but Ding Bianji just didn't send it back.

After Li Xuewu was discharged from the hospital, Dong Wenxue came to the house but didn't let Dong Wenxue take it to Li Xuewu, all for the sake of waiting for Li Xuewu to come to the door.

Gu Ning fidgeted for a while and saw that the living room was no longer talking about her affairs, so she went to the room to get Li Xuewu's leather jacket and walked back to the living room.

Seeing Gu Ning walking over with her face slightly red, holding his clothes, Li Xuewu hurriedly stood up to thank her.

Gu Ning just nodded and didn't say anything. After giving the clothes to Li Xuewu, she went to sit beside her father.

Li Xuewu looked at the outer leather that had been patched for bullet holes and the inner lining that had been cleaned, and said very gratefully: "Thank you, Aunt Ding."

Ding Bianji pulled Li Xuewu to sit down and said: "Oh my, I didn't look when I took it, but when I got home and opened it, I saw that the inside was all covered in blood. How much blood did you lose?"

Mu Hongyan looked at Gu Ning and then said: "When Xuewu was sent here, his body temperature was already abnormal. The blood bank... otherwise, why would people say Xuewu has a great life? We were also lucky to bring Xuewu back from the hands of the King of Hell."

Li Xuewu touched the bullet hole on the left arm of the leather jacket and thanked Mu Hongyan again very gratefully.

Mu Hongyan looked at Gu Ning, who had her head down, and didn't say anything. Her sister-in-law only had superficial wounds; why was her hospital stay about the same as Li Xuewu's? She wanted to say something, but her sister-in-law wouldn't let her, so Mu Hongyan could only accept Li Xuewu's favor.

At this time, the waiter walked over and said: "Chief, the dining table is ready. Shall we eat now?"

Gu Haitao looked at the clock on the wall and said: "Eat. It's already this late, Wenxue and the others are hungry too."

Before anyone else could say anything, Dong Mengyuan, who had been silent, said happily: "I'm hungry."

"Ah, my grandson is hungry. Then let's eat," Ding Bianji said, hugging little Mengyuan beside her.

First, Gu Haitao stood up, and then everyone stood up and followed Gu Haitao to the dining room.

The dining room is next to the kitchen. Because they knew there were many people today, the dining table was changed to a quite large long table.

Gu Haitao sat in the main seat, with Dong Wenxue, Han Shu, and Li Xuewu on his left, and Ding Bianji, little Mengyuan, and Mu Hongyan on his right.

Gu Ning was deliberately squeezed by Ding Bianji to the side opposite the main seat, but she was adjacent to Li Xuewu.

Gu Haitao touched the Maotai wine at his hand and asked Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu: "Let's have a little drink today, two bottles, less than two jin."

Ding Bianji said reproachfully: "Drink less."

Dong Wenxue said to Ding Bianji with a smile: "It's fine, everyone has their limit, and Xuewu can drink too."

"Then drink less, you're still driving."

At this time, there was no such thing as drunk driving, but it was known that driving after drinking was unsafe.

And today, it wasn't because Li Xuewu came that they specially opened Maotai. At this time, the military supply was Maotai, in a white porcelain bottle with a red cap.

They let the waiter help pour wine for the three of them, and then served the last dish.

Today's family banquet is quite sumptuous in this era, with pheasant stewed with mushrooms, braised wild rabbit meat, cabbage with wood ear mushrooms, braised pork, deep-fried peanuts, and braised large carp.

Originally there were six dishes, but because Li Xuewu brought wild pheasant, wild rabbit, and pork, Ding Bianji told the kitchen to change the dishes temporarily, but there were still six dishes.

Little Mengyuan was very excited to see the braised pork and kept saying it was delicious.

Li Xuewu was a bit unaccustomed to this fishy smell, but the wild rabbit and pheasant meat tasted good.

During the meal, Li Xuewu toasted a few glasses of wine. Seeing that Li Xuewu was still speaking clearly and articulating well after drinking several glasses, Gu Haitao couldn't help but nod.

Gu Ning didn't have any verbal interaction with Li Xuewu, just some eye contact when picking up food and drinking, but they were all startled away by the concerned eyes of Mu Hongyan and Han Shu.

After accompanying Gu Haitao to drink two bottles of Maotai, Li Xuewu returned to the living room with the others to chat for a while.

It was mainly Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu accompanying Gu Haitao to chat, Li Xuewu also had to chat with Ding Bianji, while Han Shu chatted with Mu Hongyan and Gu Ning.

The atmosphere of the chat after drinking was better than when they first arrived. Li Xuewu also let go a bit more and started talking and laughing with Gu Haitao, especially when talking about military life, he even told a few little jokes about life in the south.

Because Gu Haitao is the Deputy Commander and the Political Commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region, he understood the life Li Xuewu talked about very well and had common topics.

Speaking of which, Li Xuewu can also be considered Gu Haitao's soldier, a proper soldier.

Li Xuewu also spoke freely when chatting with Ding Bianji about articles, especially some viewpoints and golden sentences about military life, which made Ding Bianji's eyes shine, and she became even more satisfied with this "prospective son-in-law."

Han Shu and Gu Ning, who were a little further away from Li Xuewu, were also chatting about Li Xuewu.

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