On the first night back home, Cao Xuan slept very soundly and didn't get up until almost 10 o'clock.
His father, Cao Shuangguo, has already gone out to work. Cao Shuangguo, whose main job is a farmer, works part-time as a scrub master in the town's bathhouse when he doesn't have much farm work in winter.
As the Spring Festival approaches, it is the peak period for the bathing business. Even if his son Cao Xuan comes back, it will not stop Comrade Cao from making money.
However, Cao Shuangguo also said that he would see if he could find a replacement in the afternoon and come back to make spicy chicken for Cao Xuan.
Yes, in addition to taking baths, Comrade Lao Cao also learned to cook, but his cooking skills are a bit trendy and are not as good as those of ordinary people, and cannot reach the level of professional chefs.
However, Cao Xuan has been accustomed to eating food since he was a child, and he also loves the dishes cooked by his father, especially spicy chicken and braised eggplant, which he never gets tired of eating.
Sun Lan was making bread dumplings at home, and Cao Shuangguo went to the market to buy meat in the morning.
In the past, Cao Xuan's family used to make dumplings mostly with leek fillings, and the meat fillings were mixed with celery and radish and were half meat and half vegetarian.
But this time when her son came back, Sun Lan, who had always been frugal, showed a rare act of generosity and made pure meat fillings. She also said that she would buy some beef in two days and make beef filling dumplings for Cao Xuan to try.
Cao Xuan had nothing to do, so he helped his mother. He was not very good at rolling out the dough, but the buns were fine. He might have average looks, but it was fine for his family to eat.
Mother and son had a rare moment of warmth, and Sun Lan finally couldn't help but ask the question she wanted to ask yesterday.
"Son, have you found someone in the capital?"
Cao Xuan was helpless: "Mom, I'm only 22."
"22 is not too young."
This was obviously not the first time Sun Lan had considered this matter. When he saw Cao Xuan talking about age, he immediately cited a series of examples.
"The boy at the east end of the village is the one who hung out with you when you were a child. He is three years younger than you. He is one month old this year.
And your classmate Liu Peng, your father met him two days ago. He got married on New Year's Day and his wife is already three months pregnant."
"The time doesn't match up. Is it his?"
Cao Xuan counted on his fingers and found the blind spot. Sun Lan got angry and cursed.
"Don't talk nonsense. You can't get pregnant first and then get married. Young people today are messing around."
"So, it's such a mess outside, I have to look for it carefully, otherwise your son will be the loser."
Cao Xuan took every opportunity to buy time for himself. Sun Lan glared at him and softened her tone.
You really can't be vague when it comes to finding a partner. What if you marry a house-wanderer?
Do you remember that Da Zhuang who is two years older than you? His wife ran away with someone while he was working in the city the year before last. Later, the man didn’t want her and came back to look for Da Zhuang. He made trouble in the village every day. Da Zhuang was so fucking crazy
I’m so pissed off.”
"Really? I remember the strong wife, the one who was fair and a little fat."
Cao Xuan came to the spirit. Gossip is not just for celebrities. It also has a different taste for parents in the urban and rural areas.
Many people say they hate the eldest aunt and the eighth aunt gossiping about their wives, but if there is really gossip, as long as it is not their own family's business, most people will happily follow it.
Old double standard......
Sun Lan became famous since Cao Xuan, and she was considered the number one among the ladies in Cao Guanzhuang. She had a lot of melon ingredients in her hands, which Cao Xuan found very satisfying.
Only then did he finally know why "Cao Xuan" became a well-known paparazzi in the entertainment industry.
You have inherited this gene in your bones!
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The two of them chatted until noon, when the dumplings were about to be cooked, Cao Shuangguo came back pushing his bicycle, with large and small bags full of vegetables and meat in the basket.
The family had a meal of dumplings for lunch, and in the afternoon Comrade Cao was doing the cooking and packing up the ingredients.
At night, Cao Xuan called his uncle and uncle to have dinner together, which was considered as a formal greeting to Cao Xuan.
Cao Xuan's grandparents passed away in the early 1990s, leaving behind three brothers, Cao Shuangguo. He is the second oldest, the eldest brother is named Cao Daguo, and the younger brother is named Cao Xiaoguo.
In fact, Cao Xuan's grandparents not only had three sons. It is said that Cao Shuangguo also had two brothers and a sister, but they all died due to the war before liberation.
The old man added a country to each of his three sons' names to thank the founding of New China for turning Lao Cao's family from ghosts into humans.
Uncle Cao Xuan, Cao Daguo, was born in the military. He had been on the battlefield since the 1960s and had achieved second-class meritorious service.
Later, he was demobilized and returned home, married his aunt Xu Ying, and gave birth to three daughters, Cao Xuan's first cousin Cao Wei, second cousin Cao Jiao, and cousin Cao Ni.
In this era when the concept of favoring sons over daughters is widespread, although Cao Daguo also wants a son, he is not stubborn.
There was a family in Cao Guanzhuang who had eight daughters but insisted on having a son.
When Cao Daguo saw that the country was implementing family planning, he immediately responded to the call and raised three daughters with peace of mind.
The three daughters he raised are indeed the pride of Lao Cao's family.
The eldest daughter has a bachelor's degree and is now a middle school teacher. The second daughter has a bachelor's degree and works as a doctor in a city hospital. The younger daughter just got admitted to Fuda, a key university last year.
Compared with them, Cao Xuan, who graduated from high school, is simply a poor student.
Cao Daguo and his wife had no son, so they regarded Cao Xuan, their nephew, as their son and loved him since he was a child.
Cao Xuan's uncle, Cao Xiaoguo, is the most lively of the three Cao brothers.
He started doing business in the late 1980s. Although he didn't make much money and was just a small contractor, he was one of the richest families in the village.
Cao Xiaoguo and his aunt Huang Jingjing have twin sons, the older one is named Cao Bao and the younger one is named Cao Bei. They are currently in junior high school.
These two were also Cao Xuan's little followers. When Cao Xuan went to the capital, the two brothers were reluctant to let him go and even cried while hugging Cao Xuan's thighs.
The three brothers of the Cao family are quite different in age and have different experiences and development, but they have a good relationship and get along well with their sisters-in-law, and the three families have close contact with each other.
When they learned that Cao Xuan was back, both families were very happy.
Especially the younger ones, cousin Cao Ni dragged Cao Xuan to ask about Li Yapeng.
After watching "Love to the End", she became a fan of Li Yapeng.
It has to be said that Li Yapeng, with his long flowing hair and handsome face, is very popular with young artistic women. Otherwise, he would not have won many goddesses in the industry.
Whether his cousin pursues stars or not, Cao Xuan doesn't want to interfere.
But he and Li Yapeng didn't get along with each other. The other party didn't like him, and he didn't like him very much.
As a result, Cao Xuan accidentally revealed to his cousin that someone had risen to the top by being a good person and had affairs with many actresses during filming.
Seeing the desperate expression on Cao Ni's face as if her idol had collapsed, Cao Xuan smiled slightly, hiding his merit and fame.
The two little cousins didn't have any idols to chase after, so they secretly asked Cao Xuan how it felt to kiss Pan Jinlian.
Cao Xuan casually deceived these naughty children with raging youth hormones, then turned around and sold them to his uncle and aunt.
If you don’t study hard and think about these things every day, you should tidy up...
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That night, Cao Xuan made an exception again and drank heavily with the three Cao Daguo brothers.
The father, Cao Shuangguo, drank the most and was the first to quit the battle. He hugged a pillow and groaned for a while, then fell asleep on the table.
Cao Daguo is in the middle, he likes to preach when he drinks too much, but fortunately he doesn't like to stop and ask questions, he just needs to be clarified once in a while.
Cao Xiaoguo is a businessman and has been in the wine shop for a long time. He has the best drinking capacity and plays the wildest when he drinks too much. He yells that he will treat himself and takes his two brothers and his eldest nephew to have fun.
Not to mention that the aunt's eyes were burning, even the way the aunt and Sun Lan looked at him were wrong.
Cao Xuan estimates that the three uncles will not have a good time when they go home today...
I don’t know if he was too happy to go home, but Cao Xuan was in great condition today. He knocked down the three elders forcefully, but he still stayed awake to a certain extent.
I helped my aunt and my aunt carry my uncle and uncle back to my home, and then I lay down on the bed and slept.
The next day, when Cao Xuan woke up with a slight headache, he found that his home was already crowded with people from the village.
After yesterday's day, the news of his return home had completely spread throughout Caoguanzhuang, and everyone came to see the real-life Ximen Qing.
Fortunately for Cao Xuan, no one in his hometown wanted to put a sack on him, and his treatment was not even the slightest bit better than that of Li Xuejian.
What troubles Cao Xuan is that everyone, like his two cousins, is very curious about how he and Pan Jinlian filmed.
In addition, there were also many older girls and old ladies who cast eager glances at Cao Xuan.
Don't get me wrong, the former is greedy for Cao Xuan's body, while the latter wants Cao Xuan to be his son-in-law.
It's a pity that Cao Xuan has two minds, so I can only say sorry to everyone...
