Gu Chen watched their interaction from the side, his eyes always resting on the girl with a beautiful smile.
He thought to himself, is there such a beautiful girl?
Can a girl like this, who is fair and fair and has skin so tender that you can squeeze water out of your hands, endure the hardships of the countryside?
Li Jinhua, who had been observing secretly, became excited when she saw that her son had been staring at the girl.
It seems that my son likes this girl, but he doesn't know what she means.
After a while, the dishes were almost ready. Shen Man went out and took advantage of the heavy white fog to open the lid of the pot and sprinkle a few bits of seasoning.
I took a sip of the soup and it was just right. It seems that my skills have not slowed down!
At this time, the outer door was opened and Li Mei came in. He was stunned when he saw her.
"Xiao Man is here, why are you allowed to cook?" Li Mei said, going to pick up the cooking shovel.
Hearing this, Shen Man dodged and said, "Sister-in-law, please come into the house. It's ready. I'll just put it out."
Seeing what she said, Li Mei glanced at Gu Nan, who was lighting up the fire, and then entered the house.
Later, when Gu Yuan came back from work, he didn't even look at who was cooking and went straight to the back room.
Put the vegetables out into a big basin, stew half of the fish and a can of pork belly to make it very fragrant.
Because she was afraid that there wouldn't be enough food, Li Jinhua took out a handful of wide vermicelli from the cabinet and put it in. Shen Man didn't see it until it was filled out.
"Oh my god, it smells so good!" Gu Nan took the shovel from her hand and said, "Sister Man, please come in and I'll clean the pot."
This is the case with rural earthen stoves, which still have fire inside. If you don't clean the pot in time, the soup base in the pot will soon become mushy, which will smell bad and make it difficult to clean.
When the food was brought into the room, Gu Yuan realized that it was Shen Man who was cooking, but the two of them didn't speak, they just smiled and nodded as hello.
He is not good at words, so Shen Man won't think too much about it.
Li Jinhua brought in the steamed rice, which was made with rice, sorghum rice and corn stubble. At this time, few people could eat white rice.
(Lao rice means to put the rice in a pot and boil it, then use a strainer to take it out and put it in a basin to steam without adding water.)
The rice steamed in the big pot and the vegetables stewed were very fragrant, and everyone in the room swallowed their saliva unconsciously.
"Mom, is it Chinese New Year today? The food smells so delicious!" Gu Linjun sniffed hard, and the whole room was filled with aroma.
Li Mei smiled and said: "It's not the New Year yet, this is the fish stewed by your aunt. Is it delicious?"
Hearing this, Gu Linjun turned to look at Shen Man and smiled shyly, "Auntie, the food you cook is so delicious."
"Really? Then you can eat more later." Shen Man looked at this child, who was quite rare.
Everyone sat at the table together. Li Jinhua served them rice and said while taking the bowl: "This is the fish Shen Man bought. We stewed half of it at our house today. The fish we bought are all frozen."
What she meant by this was to let everyone remember the kindness of others. After all, no one can treat people to a meal with fish for no reason.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan and his wife both looked at Shen Man.
Li Mei thought the stewed fish was bought by her mother-in-law, but she didn't expect that it belonged to a girl.
"Xiao Man, I'll ask you to come over when we have fish stew at our house. Let's eat whatever we want together." She said this sincerely. It's really rare for someone as generous and down-to-earth as Shen Man.
Those educated youths in collective households were driven into the dirt by Shen Manman.
Hearing this, Shen Man smiled and nodded, and also wanted to interact more with the Gu family.
I don’t know how long I will be here from now on, so being in a family with whom I have good relationships is much better than being alone.
After everyone ate the fish, they all praised the deliciousness. If the fish could be stewed so deliciously, the chefs in the state-owned restaurants could only do the same, right?
"Sister Man, your cooking is so good, it's much more delicious than my mother's!" Gu Nan said while eating, her mouth bulging.
"Pah!" Li Jinhua hit her with a chopstick, "You damn girl, you have been eating my food for more than ten years and now you find it tastes bad? If you have the guts, you can spit out everything you ate before."
Gu Nan smiled playfully and continued to eat.
Everyone in the family is used to eating and drinking when they should.
After dinner, Shen Man didn't help clean up because they wouldn't let him, so he didn't force himself.
It was getting late, and it was past six o'clock and the road could no longer be seen clearly outside.
Seeing that she was leaving, Li Jinhua asked Gu Chen to see her off.
At this time, Gu Nan jumped out, "Mom, I'll send Sister Man away!"
"Just wait!" Li Jinhua pulled her back and finally found a chance to let her son be alone with someone for a while. Why couldn't this girl see her facial expressions?
"Let your second brother take you there. Don't go out at this late hour." She said with a tigerish face, and then winked at Gu Chen.
Li Mei, who was next to her, noticed it and echoed: "Yes, Gu Chen, go and deliver it. It's so dark outside."
Originally, Shen Man didn't want to use what they gave him, but he couldn't resist their enthusiasm, so he finally agreed.
The two of them walked in the snow, their feet crunching on the snow.
No one spoke along the way, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
At this time, Shen Man accidentally saw someone standing at the door of the collective household not far away. He could tell who it was by looking at his figure.
Then she lost her temper. This man was really shameless. How many times had he scolded him, but he still had no memory?
Gu Chen followed her gaze and saw that person.
I was a little confused, but I didn't say anything.
After getting closer, Li Tianbao looked at the person next to Shen Man and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Shen Man, who is this?" He looked at Gu Chen. This man was tall and strong, and he didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
Hearing this, Shen Man also became impatient, "What's wrong with my partner? Are you okay?"
Instead of being annoyed to death every day, it would be better to say that this is her partner. So there was no flaw in what she said, which made Li Tianbao really believe it.
"Your partner?" A trace of unwillingness flashed in Li Tianbao's eyes, then he turned around and left.
Gu Chen on the side was stunned, object? Whose object?
He looked at Shen Man and didn't know what it meant. The two of them had only spoken less than ten sentences. When did they become partners.
But he didn't know why, but he felt a little secretly happy and excited...
"I'm sorry, thank you for sending me back." Shen Man turned to thank him, and then continued: "It's getting late, you should go back first."
This man is quite honest and honest, and he uses others as a shield. To be honest, I feel a little guilty.
But thinking about it, Li Tianbao wouldn't tell anyone about it, so the three of them could forget about it.
Watching Shen Man walk into the courtyard, Gu Chen's eyes flashed with thought.
What does she mean?
So, you are just a shield?
He felt a little disappointed, but thinking about it, he was from the city, beautiful and educated...
Looking up at the moon, Gu Chen had a lot of thoughts and always felt that his mood was very complicated.
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