Chapter 573: My Childhood

Li Xuewu was truly convinced; this little girl was just like a fairy.

He would be hunting a rabbit, and she would intercept it; he would be fishing for a big fish, and she would intercept it.

His younger brother had been hijacked by her, and now the fruit had just arrived home, hey, she was here again.

"That's called arriving early is not as good as arriving at the right time!"

Ji Yuxiu swung her leg over the bike, pushed it to the jeep, and looked at the fruit in the basket.

"Wow! Isn't that mangosteen?"

She exclaimed in surprise, then pointed at the basket and asked Li Xuewu, "Second brother, where did you get this? There's pineapple and dragon fruit too!"

She really wasn't a child from an ordinary family; her knowledge was truly broad.

Li Xuewu knew when he got along with Ji Weidong that the more fashionable and expensive something was, the more familiar he was with it; instead, he didn't recognize ordinary things.

This Ji Yuxiu was even more of a treasure in the family; she had seen many good things, and even if it were rare, she could call it by name.

Ji Yuxiu asked and didn't wait for Li Xuewu to answer; she still wanted to reach out and rummage, but was signaled by Li Xuewu for Sha Qizhi and the other to move it into the courtyard.

"So noisy."

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Yuxiu and asked, "Is there anything at the office?"

"Yes."

Seeing Li Xuewu ask about work, she restrained herself and nodded, "In the morning, Xuecai came to the office and said Second Uncle is coming back today, so he asked me to come over early."

After saying this, she asked Li Xuewu, "Second brother, when is my brother coming back?"

Li Xuewu saw Sha Qizhi and the other return and still wanted to unload the remaining half basket of fruit, so he stopped them with his hand.

"You two divide the rest; that's all there is."

"How can that be?"

Sha Qizhi said embarrassedly, "One look and you know this thing is very expensive, it's better to..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Xuewu patted Sha Qizhi's arm, raised his chin at Han Jiankun, and said, "Consider it getting off work early today; hurry home, let your mother, your sister-in-law, and the children have a taste."

Don't look at Li Xuewu calling Sha Qizhi by his name directly; he definitely called Sha Qizhi's wife "sister-in-law."

Han Jiankun's mother was the same; Li Xuewu called her "old mother," which was a relatively close form of address.

Seeing Li Xuewu speak seriously, Sha Qizhi and Han Jiankun couldn't refuse anymore, so they got in the car and left.

Li Xuewu watched the car leave the alley, then waved at Ji Yuxiu, took the bike from her hand, and signaled to enter the courtyard together.

His mouth replied, "Your brother will be back in these two days; has there been any news from Uncle Ji?"

"Not yet."

Ji Yuxiu gave the bike to her second brother very naturally; she knew very well that although this second brother was sometimes very serious, he still took good care of her.

Being with Li Xuewu felt the same as being with her brother, and sometimes she even felt Li Xuewu was more reliable than her brother.

Li Xuewu carried the bike frame with one hand and easily carried the bike through the entrance hall.

Just as he entered the outer courtyard, he saw Yu Li already standing at the screen door waiting.

"Yuxiu is here! ~"

Yu Li greeted Ji Yuxiu with a smile.

Ji Yuxiu was also familiar with Yu Li; having come so many times, she knew this Yu Jie had a good relationship with the old lady of the Li family and took care of Li Shu and the second brother.

"Yu Jie."

After greeting Yu Li and knowing she was looking for Li Xuewu for something, Ji Yuxiu signaled and went into the courtyard first.

Yu Li waited for Li Xuewu to park the bike by the window and asked, "Secretary Sha just put that basket of things in the room; what do you think?"

It wasn't strange that she was nervous; it was such a basket, and Li Xuewu's secretary said it was fruit, but she didn't recognize any of them.

Li Xuewu said indifferently, "People are coming to the house these two days; you prepare it as you see fit. It's just a novelty, and it's fresh to eat."

"This..."

Yu Li didn't expect Li Xuewu to hand over those fruits for her to arrange, and looking at it this way, he didn't avoid her for the hospitality these few days.

Li Xuewu smiled at Yu Li, gestured to the house in the front courtyard, and said, "Second Uncle is here; it's not good to delay. If you like it, take some and eat."

"You think I'm a little glutton~"

Yu Li wouldn't lose her composure for a bite to eat; she straightened Li Xuewu's shirt collar and said, "Biaozi picked him up; hurry back. I'll send the fruit over once it's ready."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Li Xuewu smiled and went to the front courtyard, which was also lively.

The weather was hot, and the Li family was in a sunny position, so the windows were open, and the liveliness in the room could be heard even standing at the hanging flower gate.

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the courtyard, his second uncle's younger son, Li Xueli, greeted him and greeted Li Xuewu very cordially.

He knew his second brother's ability; listening to Li Xuewu's affairs in Jicheng for the past half year was like listening to stories.

Second brother in Beijing got promoted, second brother in Beijing got promoted again, second brother in Beijing got promoted yet again...

Second brother in Beijing had a partner, second brother in Beijing had another partner, second brother in Beijing was getting married...

He knew his second brother could make money from the night he came home, but he never expected to be shocked when he came to Beijing.

The row of inverted rooms belonged to the second brother, the west courtyard belonged to the second brother, and there were houses in the back courtyard that belonged to the second brother.

Just heard from the eldest aunt, the second brother had a new house for his wedding, and it was a small western-style building.

If you count the old house of the eldest uncle and the new house of the third brother, the eldest uncle's family was almost wrapping up this courtyard.

Looking at the car when picking them up, the storefront and scene in the west courtyard, the second brother's ability really shocked him.

Li Xuewu didn't know his little brother was so sharp-eyed; he let his cousin light a cigarette, and seeing his second aunt coming out, he hurriedly took Li Xueli into the room.

The room was lively because of Ji Yuxiu's arrival; Li Xuecai hadn't finished school yet, so Ji Yuxiu was a bit nervous standing beside the eldest sister-in-law.

When Li Xuewu entered, the relatives' eyes turned to Li Xuewu, and she felt much more relaxed.

"Oh, my second nephew is really promising."

Second aunt Han Xiumei saw Li Xuewu enter the room and pulled his hand with emotion, saying a few words.

Mostly about how naughty he was when he was young, how worrying he was when he was a bit older, and how promising he looked now.

Relatives, that's how they talk; if he didn't have his current success, the second aunt would never use his old background as a cushion.

Li Xuewu responded to the second aunt with a smile, then greeted his second uncle with a cigarette.

"Hehe, good boy, more capable than your second uncle."

Second uncle Li Gan had always liked Li Xuewu because their temperaments were particularly alike.

Otherwise, the last time Li Xuewu ran to Jicheng recklessly, the second uncle and second aunt wouldn't have risked helping him handle the pears because he was making a scene.

"Was the journey hard?"

"No."

Li Gan let Li Xuewu light his cigarette, then continued, "Your second aunt found a connection; the four of us got two hard sleepers to take turns sleeping."

After chatting with the second uncle for a while, he saw his eldest sister Li Juan sitting beside the eldest sister-in-law in the inner room, looking at him, and asked with a smile, "What are you looking at? Don't recognize me anymore? Why did eldest sister come alone?"

Li Juan just wanted to say a few words to Li Xuewu, but was made to blush by Li Xuewu's last sentence; she pouted at Li Xuewu and scared him a bit.

People in the room heard Li Xuewu's teasing and laughed.

Han Xiumei took this opportunity to briefly introduce the eldest daughter Li Juan's partner.

Like Li Juan, the partner was also on the railway; the two got along well, had already met the parents, and were talking about marriage.

Li Xueli saw his second brother teasing his sister and was about to come and tease him, so he hurriedly surrendered, "I don't have a partner!"

"Hey, what a glorious thing? ~"

Han Xiumei smiled and tapped her son; Li Xueli entered the forestry department with his second uncle and was at the age of being naughty.

Previously, the second aunt was always worried about him having a partner, but now she was worried about him having partners indiscriminately.

Having one strange Li Xuewu in the Li family was enough to torture people; having another one would definitely make it lively.

The second uncle and the others had arrived for a while, but it was only because Li Xuewu came back that it became lively again.

Talking about each other's situation, some happy, some family trivialities.

During this time, Yu Li sent fruit over; Li Xuewu explained it was a gift from a friend and distributed it to everyone.

Actually, no matter what everyone said, the old lady loved to listen.

At this moment, the old lady was sitting by the eight-immortal table, and the second uncle had been holding the old lady's hand.

Mother and son hadn't seen each other for a long time; separated by two places, transportation was inconvenient. When Li Xuewu entered the room, he saw the second uncle's eyes were red, obviously having just cried.

With a mother, there is a home; now that the old lady was still here, this was the second uncle's home, and he had roots in this world, someone to miss and care about.

Parents are here, life has a place to come; parents are gone, life only has a way back.

The most regrettable thing in this world is that the child wants to support but the parent is not waiting.

Li Xuewu could see the second uncle's attachment to the old lady, which was also why he came back from the south, tried hard to live by his mother's side, and tried hard to arrange his eldest brother and third brother here.

The greatest care for parents is long-term companionship.

Even if you have money and power, if your parents can't see you once a year, you are also suffering.

Seeing the old lady's lack of spirit, perhaps she had been missing her sons too much these past few days, laboring her heart and spirit.

Li Xuewu said to the second uncle, "The back courtyard house I live in is arranged for your family of four. My dad has to wait a while before coming back; shall I take you to the back courtyard to rest?"

Li Gan still wanted to wait, but was persuaded by Han Xiumei.

This journey back by train, they were arranged to eat as soon as they entered the room, and they had just sat for a while when Ji Yuxiu and Li Xuewu came back, and they hadn't had any rest.

The old lady pulled the second uncle's hand and smiled, signaling, "Go, go."

Seeing the old lady speak, Li Gan let go of the old lady's hand and, led by Li Xuewu, went to the back courtyard.

This courtyard was also where Li Gan lived since he was a child, and he still had an impression of it.

It had been so many years, so it wasn't exactly "the sea has changed into mulberry fields," but things were different and people had changed.

Entering the middle courtyard, he saw the imposing main room of Sha Zhu's house, pointed at it, and said to Li Xuewu, "This He family is doing well."

"Hehe, the eldest uncle of the He family went to live in Baoding; now it's He Yuzhu who is in charge."

Li Xuewu introduced while walking, "He Yuzhu has a good relationship with me; he got married the day before yesterday, and his wife is my comrade's younger sister."

"Oh, is that so?"

Li Gan still had an impression of the He family; he had seen He Yuzhu several times when he came back.

Jia Zhangshi was washing vegetables by the water pool, and several children were playing in the courtyard.

Banggeng saw Li Xuewu and called him Uncle Wu, and seeing Li Xuewu carrying luggage, he wanted to come over to help.

Li Xuewu responded with a smile and said to his second uncle, "The Jia family's child."

Before Li Gan could speak, Jia Zhangshi stood up, shook the water off her hands, looked at the second uncle, and greeted with a smile, "Is it Li Gan? Just heard it was lively in the front courtyard and everyone said you were back."

"Yes, you still recognize me?"

Li Gan also responded with a smile, then introduced to Han Xiumei, "This is the eldest sister-in-law of the Jia family; when I left Beijing, the eldest brother of the Jia family was riding a tricycle to send me off with my dad."

These were all old stories, but seeing old acquaintances, Li Gan felt close.

After exchanging greetings here, he also talked a few words with the eldest uncle who came out to see.

The eldest uncle and Jia Zhangshi were more than ten years older than Li Gan and were of the same generation.

They all knew each other when living in this courtyard, and Li Gan had talked to them several times when he came back.

Li Xuewu finally sent the second uncle's family of four to his room, put down the luggage, and explained how to use the facilities in the room.

Li Xueli and Li Juan were very curious about this exquisite house in the back courtyard and were introduced by Li Xuewu.

Li Gan was sitting on the sofa, sighing about the passage of time and how things were different.

Li Xuewu persuaded with a smile, "Stay for a few more days, feel the glorious years of the past, and look at the wall you climbed when my grandfather chased and beat you; that was also the childhood my dad once gave me."

"Hahahaha!"

Li Gan's good recollection of life was messed up by Li Xuewu, and he waved his hand with a smile, telling Li Xuewu to get lost.

Li Xuewu came out of the back courtyard and went home first; he was still worried about the old lady.

The second uncle's family was here, and Li Shu had always been held by her mother; when he entered the room, he saw the old lady already lying on the kang.

"Grandma?"

"Hmm."

The old lady responded, seeing Li Xuewu kneeling by the kang side, worriedly holding her hand and looking at her, blinked and asked, "Are your second uncle and the others settled?"

"Very well; second uncle is still thinking about the time my grandfather beat him."

He joked with the old lady and squeezed the old lady's somewhat cold hand in his.

"Seeing second uncle's family and third uncle's family all back, you can't be too worried."

Li Xuewu's tone was very peaceful, but it had an undeniable power.

"I won't persuade you with comforting words, but you also have to think about yourself, think about my dad and mom, eldest brother and sister-in-law, Xiao Ning is about to enter the door, Yuxiu is also about to enter the door, you also have to think about Li Xue and Li Shu."

"Good, good, think, think, all think."

The old lady smiled somewhat tiredly; every time Li Xuewu mentioned a relative, the old lady's eyes became clearer.

After Li Xuewu finished mentioning them, he shook his grandson's hand, knowing that his grandson was worried about her, and she also knew that her state these past few days was wrong.

Old saying, when people get old, they easily lose their soul; they have to talk about relatives, talk about their attachment to the world, and only then can they regain the confidence to live.

Although it was feudal superstition, Li Xuewu wouldn't talk about science at this time.

Ji Yuxiu saw Li Xuewu talking to the old lady, also held Li Shu and sat on the side, and the eldest sister-in-law followed.

Li Shu looked at her dad, then at her grandmother, smacked her lips, left Ji Yuxiu's hand, and sat by the old lady's side.

She also knew the old lady was uncomfortable, touched the old lady's forehead with her small hand, and called out with wide eyes: "Tai! Tai!"

"Hey~ good great-grandson."

The old lady grabbed Li Shu's small feet with her other hand and responded with a smile.

Liu Yin walked to the kang side at this time, touched the top of the second son's head who was kneeling by the kang, and persuaded the old lady, "You should cherish your blessings; just looking at the children's filial appearance, you have to live to be a hundred years old; what did his second uncle and third uncle come back for?"

The old lady saw the circle of grandsons and granddaughters-in-law around the kang, looked at her great-granddaughter with wide eyes, and then looked at her eldest daughter-in-law who was already in tears, and let out a long sigh.

She moved her body to lie flat, squeezed the hand of her kneeling grandson hard, and said, "Cherish blessings, cherish blessings, what do I have not to cherish; the soil is already burying my chin."

"Life is rare since seventy; I am a blessing now."

The old lady muttered, "The sons are all good, the grandchildren are even more ambitious, good, all good; I'm still waiting for my great-great-granddaughter to grow up and buy me candy."

While talking, she tilted her head and looked at Li Shu, smiling, "Live well, live to be a hundred years old; for my great-great-granddaughter, I have to live well."

Li Shu didn't understand what the great-grandmother was saying, but seeing the great-grandmother looking at her, it must be for her.

Supporting herself with her small hands, she moved her butt and turned around, lying by the old lady's side, looking very obedient.

Li Xuewu couldn't help it, pursed his lips, held back his tears, coaxed the old lady to rest, and covered his daughter with a thin small quilt.

After the old and the young were both asleep, he came out of the room with tears in his eyes.

Liu Yin stood in the living room and patted her son's back, persuading him not to cry, but Li Xuewu rubbed his face hard.

Looking at the eldest sister-in-law and Ji Yuxiu's worried faces, he waved his hand and signaled, "Yuxiu, go to your room with the eldest sister-in-law for a while; I'll go find Dad."

"Got it."

Ji Yuxiu listened to Li Xuewu, looked at Li Xuewu worriedly, wanted to ask if she should find Li Xuecai, but held back.

Li Xuewu wiped his mother's tears and went out.

Old Biaozi was looking for Li Xuewu to ask where the second uncle and the others would eat tonight, and was startled to see Li Xuewu's red eyes.

Li Xuewu saw Old Biaozi, whose face was scared white, and was afraid he would ask in the courtyard, so he grabbed him and went out of the hanging flower gate.

"Wu Ge, is...?"

"Nothing, the old lady is just a bit tired."

Li Xuewu wiped his eyes again and said, "I'm going to the hospital to find my dad; you keep an eye on things at home."

"Got it."

Old Biaozi responded while going to help open the west courtyard gate.

Yu Li heard the conversation between Li Xuewu and the other in the kitchen of the inverted room; when she chased out, Li Xuewu had already gone to the west courtyard to get the car.

Not asking Li Xuewu, she turned and went to the front courtyard.

When Li Xuewu found his father at the hospital and brought him back, the living room at home was already full of people.

Everyone didn't speak; Li Gan and Han Xiumei only nodded with red eyes when they saw their eldest brother Li Shun.

Li Shun raised his head slightly, didn't say anything, and entered the inner room very calmly.

Seeing the old lady and the eldest granddaughter sleeping soundly, he felt a little relieved.

In the inner room, Liu Yin gave her husband a position and stood to the side; Li Shun carefully took the old lady's pulse.

Everyone in the living room held their breath, looking at Li Shun kneeling by the kang side.

Because Li Shun was facing the inside of the kang, everyone couldn't see his expression and could only be anxious in their hearts.

Fortunately, Li Shun didn't take it for long before he stood up with Liu Yin's support.

After looking at the old lady's complexion, he came out of the inner room.

"Nothing, just fire in the heart."

Li Shun explained to everyone, waved his hand, and signaled everyone not to worry.

Li Gan heard his eldest brother's words and dared to shed tears, looked at the old lady on the kang by the inner room door, and went out of the room first.

Li Shun also sighed, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to go out.

The eldest uncle, eldest sister-in-law, Ji Yuxiu, second uncle's family, Yu Li, Old Biaozi, and others waiting for news here followed out of the room.

When everyone arrived at the inverted room, Li Shun patted his second brother who was crying and persuaded him a few words.

Li Gan was deeply afraid that the old lady would be hurt because his family came back; at this moment, his tears couldn't be stopped no matter what.

Even Han Xiumei was shedding tears, and Li Juan sat beside her and persuaded her again and again.

Li Shun saw his second son sitting on the stool with a heavy face and blamed him, "What are you panicking about? You're about to start a family, and you're still acting like a child, reckless."

He knew his second son was purely filial; when he found him at the hospital, tears were already swirling in his eyes, and he might have already cried on the way.

He hadn't cried when he beat him so much when he was young; seeing his son shed tears this time, he was also scared cold.

But as the head of the family, he naturally couldn't tolerate his son wiping tears like his younger brother.

This time, his two younger brothers came to Beijing with their families, and in name, it was also because of his son's wedding.

The old lady's heart fire was also caused by this matter; she didn't want her son to bear any burden, so she scolded him a few times.

Li Xuewu listened to his father's scolding, nodded, stood up, took the warm water Yu Li handed over, drank a sip, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to pick up Gu Ning to sit for a while."

"Why bother her?"

Li Shun frowned and said, but seeing his son's red eyes, he had to instruct, "Drive carefully."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu responded and went out of the room; Old Biaozi also followed him out.

"Wu Ge, is... is everything okay?"

Old Biaozi and Shen Guodong and the others usually followed Li Xuewu and called the old lady Grandma; seeing Li Xuewu like this, they were also unsure in their hearts.

Li Xuewu patted his arm and said, "My dad has a plan in his heart; picking up Gu Ning is to let her meet the second uncle's family and let the old lady be happy."

Old Biaozi lit a cigarette for Li Xuewu, and after Li Xuewu took a few puffs, he sent him out.

After work, Gu Ning wanted to take a bath; it was a bit hot today, and she wanted to cool down before eating.

Zhou Wang Yamei saw Gu Ning come back, walked out of the kitchen, and reminded, "Xuewu came this afternoon and brought fruit, saying it was brought back by a friend on a business trip to the south."

"Oh."

Gu Ning responded, not paying much attention; Li Xuewu often sent things here, and she was used to it.

She put down her handbag, changed into slippers, responded to the greeting of Fu Zhidong playing in the living room, and wanted to go upstairs.

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at her and asked, "Are you not feeling well?"

"No."

Gu Ning just wanted to explain, but seeing Zhou Wang Yamei's eyes, she sighed and said, "The Director gave me a holiday, saying I don't have to go tomorrow and can go to work on May 3rd."

"That's a good thing."

Zhou Wang Yamei smiled and said, "Isn't it good not to go to work? People know you're getting married and are giving you convenience."

"Yes."

Gu Ning pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, and said, "This holiday of mine is considered the first in our department..."

"Did you hear gossip from others?"

Zhou Wang Yamei knew Gu Ning's mood was affected, and added to the pressure of marriage, she looked very tired.

"Identity isn't something you can choose, and besides, there's nothing wrong with your identity. Furthermore, marriage leave is originally three days; if you care about this gossip, you can't live."

"Hmm."

Gu Ning nodded at Zhou Wang Yamei, signaled upstairs, and said, "I'm going to take a bath, change clothes; if the food is ready, you eat first."

"Good, go quickly."

Zhou Wang Yamei saw that Gu Ning was persuaded, responded, and just as she turned around, added, "Someone came to send clothes this morning; it's the ones we ordered that day."

"I know."

Gu Ning stood on the stairs and replied to Zhou Wang Yamei, "It's his childhood friend; he called me, but I forgot to tell the family."

"Go quickly."

Zhou Wang Yamei was just telling Gu Ning; those clothes were ordered for her, and the person who sent them also said it was Li Xuewu's brother.

After Gu Ning went upstairs, Qin Jingru walked out of the kitchen and asked, "Sister Zhou, should I wash the fruit? Do you want to eat it tonight?"

"Wash a few and cut them."

Zhou Wang Yamei knew she was young, her mind was active, and she wanted to taste something fresh when she saw something rare.

But it wasn't good to eat this fruit here; since Li Xuewu didn't send it to his in-laws, it was for Gu Ning to take back tomorrow.

Because tomorrow the Gu family would also have people coming, this was considered a gift.

But looking at her expectant look, how could Zhou Wang Yamei say anything to her.

Besides, if Qin Jingru really wanted to wash it, why would she ask her?

This girl was good at work; these two days, the vegetable garden in the courtyard had been cleaned up, and there wasn't a single blade of grass.

She also had a knack for cooking; she learned it after being taught once, and she understood the furniture, layout, and tools in the room as soon as she was told.

But it was this temperament, just like a little rabbit.

"Zhidong, stop playing, go wash your hands, it's time to eat."

"Got it, Mom."

Fu Zhidong jumped off the sofa and walked to the bathroom, his clothes still flipped behind him.

Zhou Wang Yamei chased after her son to straighten them out, just stood up, but heard movement at the door.

"Another car came."

Qin Jingru looked at the door and turned back to look at Zhou Wang Yamei.

This villa area was indeed very quiet; neighbors lived their own lives and rarely ran around.

"I'll go see."

Zhou Wang Yamei stepped out of the living room, hadn't even gone down the stairs, but saw Li Xuewu enter the courtyard.

"Why are you back again?"

Zhou Wang Yamei asked with a smile when she saw it was Li Xuewu, and seeing Li Xuewu walk over, his eyes were a bit red, so she asked with concern, "What happened?"

"Nothing."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "The jeep wind was strong, it blew them; is Gu Ning off work?"

"Just got back."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Li Xuewu a few times; she didn't believe Li Xuewu's words.

Ah, did he only drive today? Was it only windy today? Why weren't his eyes red when he came in the past?

But men don't shed tears easily; it wasn't good to talk about crying with others.

She signaled upstairs and explained, "Went to take a bath, said she was hot today."

"Is that so? Then I'll wait for her for a while."

Li Xuewu nodded and entered the room; Qin Jingru was just coming out of the kitchen with a fruit plate and lowered her head when she saw it was Li Xuewu.

It was as if she had been caught in the act, and she hurriedly put down the fruit plate and returned to the kitchen.

Li Xuewu had things on his mind and didn't notice her; he sat on the sofa and smiled at Fu Zhidong who ran over.

"Uncle!"

"Hehe~"

He reached out and used a fork to feed Fu Zhidong a piece of pineapple, which made his small mouth pucker and his eyes squint.

"Stop teasing him, he won't eat later."

Zhou Wang Yamei patted Li Xuewu's hand, told him not to feed him anymore, took a handkerchief to wipe her son's mouth, and asked Li Xuewu, "Are you eating here tonight?"

"No."

Li Xuewu rubbed his godson's small head and said, "There are guests at home; I'm picking up Gu Ning for dinner to meet them."

"Damn, today's food will be left over."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at Li Xuewu helplessly, then stood up and signaled upstairs, saying, "I'll go up and tell Xiao Ning."

"No rush."

Li Xuewu didn't want to rush Gu Ning; otherwise, he would have called home in advance.

Picking up Gu Ning to sit for a while was to let her meet the second uncle's family, and also to comfort the old lady.

How could Zhou Wang Yamei not know Li Xuewu was in a hurry? If he wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have said it when he came this afternoon.

Rushing over from home so hurriedly, there must be something.

But Li Xuewu spoke easily and still had the heart to tease her son, which meant it wasn't a big deal.

"The gun box you gave me this afternoon is still downstairs."

Zhou Wang Yamei explained while going upstairs, "Too heavy, I didn't carry it up."

"Got it."

Li Xuewu responded, looked at the gun box by the stairs, walked over, carried it back, and placed it on the coffee table.

"Wow!"

When Li Xuewu opened the gun box, Fu Zhidong, who was watching the excitement on the side, gave a long exclamation very cooperatively.

Li Xuewu was also very surprised to see the rifle in the gun box, but looking at his godson who was even more surprised than him, he asked, "Do you recognize it?"

"Recognize, gun!"

Fu Zhidong gave his godfather an incomparably correct answer very confidently.

Li Xuewu nodded and said seriously, "Thank you for telling me; otherwise, I wouldn't have known it was a gun."

"Giggle~"

Fu Zhidong was made to giggle by his godfather's words, and Li Xuewu followed suit when he saw the child laughing.

This kid was still teasing him!

"Have you seen it before?"

"No."

Fu Zhidong gestured and said, "I haven't seen it before, but my dad has a gun, but my dad's gun is very short."

"Oh?!"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile wickedly.

He fed his godson another bite of fruit, patted the gun box, and continued to ask, "Then how do you know this is a gun?"

"I've seen your gun!"

His godson's shocking words almost startled Li Xuewu.

Only to see Fu Zhidong point towards the second floor and say, "When I was reading, Mom said the one in the study is your gun, and that gun is very long."

"Is that so!"

Li Xuewu rubbed his chin, feeling embarrassed by his godson.

"Your mom said that?"

"Hmm!"

Fu Zhidong nodded, found the small pistol Li Xuewu gave him before from the sofa, gestured, and laughed, "Dad has a gun, Uncle has a gun, and I have a gun."

Li Xuewu asked amusedly, "What about Mom?"

"Zhidong!"

Before Fu Zhidong could answer, he turned his head and saw his mother standing at the corner of the stairs, looking at them with a blushing face.

"Uncle gave it to me to eat."

Fu Zhidong thought his mother had discovered he had eaten the fruit from his uncle again and hurriedly defended himself, "I didn't want to eat."

Zhou Wang Yamei walked down the stairs, took the handkerchief to wipe her son's mouth again, and at the same time glared at Li Xuewu, who was holding back laughter.

"Go eat with Auntie."

She said to her son, told Qin Jingru in the kitchen, and then walked back to the living room.

Seeing Li Xuewu fiddling with the bits and pieces of the gun box on the coffee table, she couldn't help but scold, "Can't you teach my son something good?"

"I'm wronged to death."

Li Xuewu held the scope, pursed his lips to hold back laughter, and defended, "We were just talking about guns; is that wrong?"

"You just like to be mischievous!"

Zhou Wang Yamei couldn't win against Li Xuewu, pinched him hard, and scolded, "I was worried about you for nothing just now; you're just heartless."

"I already said it was blown by the wind."

Li Xuewu blinked his eyes, held the scope in his hand, squinted one eye, and used the scope to aim at Zhou Wang Yamei.

Zhou Wang Yamei knew this person didn't have a single serious word, rolled her eyes, and got up to go to the dining room to eat.

Li Xuewu's scope followed Zhou Wang Yamei's figure into the dining room before he took it down.

"It's hellishly clear, a good thing."

During the day, Yu Daru was mysterious when he said he was giving him a gift; it turned out to be this thing.

Looking at it now, it was very precious because this was a new type of weapon just equipped by the Soviets.

The scope was very long, a 4x24mm PSO-1 scope, with a total length of 375mm.

If Li Xuewu didn't say it was clear, this hell could even see Zhou Wang Yamei's...

Li Xuewu had seen it in later generations, but it wasn't this one; it was called the Type 81 sniper rifle. The one in his hand now should be called the Dragunov sniper rifle.

It also had a simpler name, SVD.

This thing should have been supported by the Soviets to Annan; the Soviets themselves had only been equipped with this squad weapon for less than two years.

Yes, this thing was squad-used on the Soviet side; all snipers would be trained as support forces and then cooperate with squad actions in combat.

Supporting Annan, Li Xuewu didn't find it surprising; he was just surprised how Yu Daru got it?

Anything equipped had serial numbers, especially weapons, which were managed strictly.

Li Xuewu looked carefully at the steel stamp on the metal parts.

Damn, truly talented.

Very clean, nothing at all; handled very thoroughly, one look and you know it's an old hand.

If you talk about the crackling in the south, it's not surprising that the US grain was resold; now looking at it, Annan also had problems.

Li Xuewu fiddled with it in his hand but didn't assemble it.

This gun was truly brand new; it was estimated that it hadn't even gone through the front lines and was taken out of the warehouse.

Don't know who spread it, saying Li Xuewu liked hunting, so someone who wanted to curry favor sent a hunting gun.

Li Xuewu also cursed; he liked hunting, but hunting with this?

Is this what you use?

Don't understand him at all!

"You're here."

Gu Ning walked down from upstairs, wearing a floral dress with a slightly cinched waist, looking very beautiful.

"Did something happen?"

When she was upstairs, she heard Zhou Wang Yamei say Li Xuewu was here, waiting for her downstairs.

Just said Li Xuewu had been here, and now he was here again; there must be something.

Waiting to go downstairs and see Li Xuewu, she found him sitting on the edge of the sofa, staring blankly at the gun box.

"Oh, nothing."

Li Xuewu reached out and closed the lid, smiled slightly, and said, "Second Uncle's family from Jicheng is here, and the old lady misses you, and Yuxiu is here too; I'm picking you up to go home for a meal."

Gu Ning looked at Li Xuewu's eyes and saw he really wasn't in a hurry, so she nodded and said, "Good, I'll go change my shoes."

Although Li Xuewu's eyes were a bit red, he didn't say anything, so Gu Ning didn't ask.

Li Xuewu took the opportunity while Gu Ning was changing shoes to carry the gun box to the study upstairs.

When he came out again, Gu Ning was already waiting for him at the entrance hall, and Zhou Wang Yamei was also standing on the side.

It seemed that because Zhou Wang Yamei was out, Qin Jingru also followed and stood at the entrance of the dining room.

Seeing Li Xuewu come down, she avoided his gaze again and looked at Gu Ning.

After getting along for two days, Qin Jingru's impression of Gu Ning was very faint because Gu Ning didn't talk to her much.

Usually, she followed Sister Zhou to do housework or tidy up the courtyard.

Seeing Gu Ning teach Sister Zhou's child to play that tinkling piano yesterday, she felt Gu Ning was even more distant from her.

Li Xuewu walked to the entrance hall and signaled, "Let's go."

Zhou Wang Yamei asked Li Xuewu, who was walking down the steps, "Xiao Ning is resting tomorrow; are you sending Xiao Ning back tonight, or tomorrow? I'll prepare."

"I'll go back myself."

Gu Ning was afraid of troubling Li Xuewu, so she said, "I'll stay here tonight and go back myself tomorrow."

Li Xuewu turned to look at Gu Ning on the steps and said, "Stay here tonight; I'll send you tomorrow."

Seeing Gu Ning still wanted to say something, he smiled and said, "Dad is coming back tomorrow, and the eldest brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law are also coming back, right?"

Seeing Li Xuewu say that, Gu Ning nodded.

Li Xuewu couldn't take marriage leave; he had already told her, and she had no regrets; Li Xuewu was always busy.

But hearing Li Xuewu say he would send her, she felt a bit sweet in her heart.

Seeing Gu Ning go down the steps, Li Xuewu nodded at Zhou Wang Yamei and said, "Sister Zhou, you've worked hard these two days."

"Don't be polite, hurry home; everyone is waiting."

Zhou Wang Yamei let him go and sent them out of the main gate.

On the 30th, the Gu family would entertain relatives and friends, and Gu Ning would also stay at home.

On the morning of the 1st, Li Xuewu would go to pick up the bride, and the Gu family would also come.

So tomorrow, only Zhou Wang Yamei and Qin Jingru would be left in the villa to help prepare things for the wedding.

Actually, everything that needed to be prepared had already been prepared; Zhou Wang Yamei had been busy with this these days.

What needed to be done tomorrow was nothing more than sticking up the "double happiness" characters, making the wedding bed, setting up red candles, preparing candies, etc.

Having Zhou Wang Yamei and Qin Jingru busy was enough, because it wasn't close, Li Xuewu didn't arrange for his mother and the others to come.

Gu Ning didn't speak after getting in the car; only when the car drove out of the street and onto the main road did she look at Li Xuewu and ask, "What exactly happened?"

Don't you know why Zhou Wang Yamei said Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were a match? Both were equally steady; Li Xuewu didn't say anything in the living room just now, and Gu Ning didn't ask.

What kind of life could match the bumpy and tortuous journey of Li Xuewu and Gu Ning from meeting to knowing each other?

Good brothers~ begging for monthly tickets~~ hungry and waiting for feeding~ ===== CHAPTER 574 =====

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