Because of the cooperation of the entire An family.
By the time Gu Ning had New Year's Eve dinner, it was only after six o'clock.
However, to Gu Ning's surprise, when the meal was ready, the Liao family also came.
The leader is Mr. Liao, followed by Wenxiu and Liao Gaoyi.
Each of them carried a nylon mesh bag in his hand, which contained bulging items.
When Mr. Liao saw Gu Ning and the others, his eyes lit up at first, and then he said proudly to Mr. An, "This is not for you, I got it for Pingle and the others."
It was rare that Mr. An didn't argue with him, and he greeted them and sat down with a smile.
The uncle's family is the largest. Mr. Liao, like Mr. An, sits in the main seat. Next are Wenxiu and Liao Gaoyi. Sitting opposite them are Gu Jianshe and Liu Shuzhen.
Gu Ning and his father Gu Jianshe exchanged glances.
"Uncle and grandpa, why are they here?"
Gu Jianshe smiled proudly and said silently, "I invited you."
Gu Ning gave Gu Jianshe a thumbs up. She didn't expect this. They came to Anjia to celebrate the New Year, but the Liao family was alone.
Her dad did this very well!
Wait until everyone is seated.
At the dinner table, it was because Gu Ning was not late for the reunion dinner at noon.
Mr. An paid special attention and kept picking up dishes for Gu Ning and introducing them, "This is a southern dish, squirrel mandarin fish. It's sweet and sour. Do you like it?"
The squirrel mandarin fish is beautifully cooked, like sesame blossoms, with a layer of golden juice drizzled on top, which looks very appetizing.
Gu Ning took a bite and it melted in her mouth. It was extremely fresh and tender, and the sweet and sour taste instantly bloomed on the tip of her tongue. She narrowed her eyes with satisfaction and said, "It's delicious."
Mr. Liao glared at Mr. An, not to be outdone, and picked up a piece of braised pork, "This is your Aunt Wen's specialty, braised pork. Try it."
The braised pork is square and crystal clear. When you take one bite, it bounces around. It is not greasy at all, but leaves a fragrant aroma in your mouth.
Gu Ning took a bite and thought carefully, "It's so tender."
Seeing that she liked it, Mr. Liao said proudly, "Wenxiu's ancestor is a descendant of the royal chef. How can ordinary people compare to this?"
Showing off like a child, everyone couldn't help laughing.
The old man An next to him didn't argue with him. Instead, he told Gu Ning, "These two dishes are essential for the An family dinner table and the annual reunion dinner. If you want to eat them, you can go home often."
I have to say, Mr. An is really an old fox.
Seduce Gu Ning with delicious food.
Sure enough, Gu Ning, who had always been a foodie, lost all resistance in an instant.
Her little mouth was as big as a squirrel's, and she didn't hear anything at all, she just nodded her head.
Gu Jianshe and Liu Shuzhen next to them laughed when they saw it. It was rare to see such a childish side of their daughter.
Gu Xiangfang couldn't hold it back, he followed suit and gave Gu Ning a piece of lotus root clip, "Try this."
Gu Ning was so busy that she didn't know which one to eat. After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, her belly was full.
She touched her belly and sighed, "I can only eat this once a year."
No matter how much, I really can’t eat it.
Ding Shuli, who was standing next to her, jabbed, "What kind of family is this? Why do you still eat so well every day?"
Even Anjia only assembles all these dishes during the Chinese New Year.
Gu Ning glanced at her, in a rare good mood, and said with a smile, "Then I have suffered a loss. I have suffered a loss for eighteen years, and I will have to make up for it in the future."
At these words, Ding Shuli almost lost her temper.
Did she mean to make it up to her?
She asked Gu Ning not to always take advantage of Anjia!
Watching Ding Shuli lose weight has become an indispensable part of Gu Ning's daily life.
Even Wen Xiu, who was originally planning to help Gu Ning fight against others, couldn't help but laugh.
How can I use her help here?
As for Ding Shuli, a rookie, Gu Ning can handle it steadily by herself.
Gu Ning rested for a while, then hummed a little tune and went to the kitchen.
The lunch box that Wu's mother had prepared in advance was placed in the steamer to heat.
He took out the aluminum lunch box from the steamer. It was still scalding hot. Gu Ning shivered because of the heat. He threw it in the nylon net and prepared to go to the hospital while carrying it.
However, as soon as she came out, she looked at Gu Xiangfang, who was leaning against the corner with his arms folded.
Gu Xiangfang is really tall. When he leans against the wall like this, he looks like a male model on TV.
Gu Ning glanced at the lively An family living room, which was full of people watching the Spring Festival Gala on the TV, "Brother Xiang Fang, if you don't want to watch TV, what are you doing here?"
"I don't like watching TV." Gu Xiangfang said gently, "I just happened to take you to the hospital."
Nonsense, how could Gu Xiangfang not like watching TV?
Television sets are a rare thing these days, and you rarely see them at home.
Only in Anjia can we have this opportunity. I didn’t see even Yangyang, who always only knows how to do homework, staring at the TV.
Gu Ning, "No need, I'll take the bus there too."
"Ning Ning, the buses are out of service today."
Everyone has a holiday on New Year's Eve!
Seeing that Gu Ning wanted to say something, Gu Xiangfang said frankly, "I don't quite adapt to the atmosphere there."
Everyone was busy and he felt a little out of place.
He always felt that this kind of life was stolen, and he was afraid that it would disappear as soon as he opened his eyes.
As soon as she said this, Gu Ning understood, and she felt a little distressed, "Brother Xiang Fang!"
"Let me do something, okay? Ning Ning, otherwise I won't feel at ease."
Gu Xiangfang lowered his head, his eyebrows were very serious and a little uneasy.
This is an uneasiness that does not exist in the Gu family, because the conditions of the An family are so good, and Mr. An is also so kind.
For Gu Xiangfang, who has been living in the Gu family and has never been valued by his family.
This is not a class jump, it is a jump of several classes.
It was too high all of a sudden, and he felt that he was not worthy.
Gu Ning immediately refused. She handed him the nylon mesh bag and said, "Brother Xiang Fang, you deserve the best."
Don't belittle yourself so much.
When Gu Xiangfang saw that Gu Ning was willing to let him help, he couldn't help but feel relieved and nodded.
I looked back at the lively and warm Anjia.
He silently swore in his heart that he would do it. Sooner or later, he would repay Ning Ning and his three uncles and three aunts so calmly.
Because of the previous conversation, the rest of the way from Anjia to the hospital was extremely quiet.
For a moment, there was only the whistling sound in my ears.
Gu Ning held on to the car seat, her mind was in chaos, but she didn't know what to say.
There are some things that others say are useless, so you can only figure them out yourself.
She hoped that Gu Xiangfang could figure it out one day.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that for Gu Xiangfang, he used to be the most silent and ignored existence in the Gu family, but because of an accident, he followed Gu Jianshe and they became a family.
I live in Anju City, have a house, and still study in night school.
For Gu Xiangfang, this is already a dream life.
However, now from the courtyard of the Gu family to the small foreign-style building of the An family, this is another class, a class that Gu Xiangfang has never thought of in his life.
If he could still dream about the Gu family's life.
Then Anjia's life was something he could never dream of, because his original life was so different from Anjia's, and his thoughts were so barren that he could never imagine that people could still live such a life.
He was incompatible with the An family, which made him even more frightened and uneasy.
The low self-esteem that had been suppressed in my bones rebounded again.
At the noisy mahjong table in the afternoon, at the lively New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening, and at the warm vigil in front of the TV.
All of this led to Gu Xiangfang who was about to escape.
When they reached the downstairs of the hospital, the bicycle stopped, and Gu Ning said, "Brother Xiang Fang, let's go up together!"
Gu Xiangfang shook his head, "I'm not going up. I'll wait for you downstairs."
Gu Ning pursed her lips, but she did not continue to persuade her, "Then wait for me for a while, I will be down soon."
Gu Xiangfang rubbed her hair and said, "Go quickly, I'm not as fragile as you think."
After Gu Ning left, Gu Xiangfang watched Gu Ning's leaving figure, and the smile on his lips slowly faded.
He leaned against the bicycle seat, lost in thought.
Perhaps, he shouldn't be greedy for the warmth of his family and give up the opportunity he had when the crew came to cast roles last time.
He should fight for it once. He wants to live the kind of life he wants to settle down in the future. It is what he gives to his third uncle and his third uncle, and what he gives to Ningning and Yangyang.
In a place where no one knew, the seed in Gu Xiangfang's heart gradually took root.
Finally, it grows into a towering tree.
…
hospital, ward.
Wu Xiuling was lying on the hospital bed. Although her face was pale, it was not as transparent as it was in the afternoon. Sitting next to her was Zou Minghui. She was peeling melon seeds, eating two for herself and two for Wu Xiuling.
They chatted about the past from time to time.
Zou Minghui sighed, "If I hadn't been divorced, do you know where I would be now?"
Wu Xiuling shook her head. She thought the other party was depressed and spent the Chinese New Year alone in the hospital.
Unexpectedly, Zou Minghui said, "I am now in the kitchen of the Sun family. The whole family is talking and laughing in the living room. I am working alone in the kitchen. When I finish my work, I finally put the food on the table. My husband's family
I started to enjoy the meal, and I ate the dishes I had reserved in advance in the kitchen, and then I was always ready to add rice and vegetables to the people outside."
"Then, when everyone finished eating and went to chat, I went to the living room to clean up the mess. I also washed all the dishes and prepared the dumplings for tomorrow morning."
After getting married, what she hated most was the Chinese New Year.
She was busy from the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month to the tenth day of the first lunar month.
I'm so busy that my feet don't even touch the floor, and I'm so busy that I can't even take a bite of hot rice.
These words made Wu Xiuling on the hospital bed quiet down. She whispered, "If, I mean if, my child is not lost and I marry Xu Maoxue, this will be my future life."
She has always kept a very low profile in the Xu family. Let alone the New Year, even if she usually goes to the Xu family, she will rush to do housework and cooking.
There is almost no need to think that when she arrives at Xu's house, the future New Year's Eve dinner will definitely be hers.
Wu Xiuling suddenly felt a little lucky, "It's good that I can marry Xu Maoxue."
Zou Minghui smiled, and the two looked at each other, "It's good for me to get divorced."
Gu Ning stood at the door of the ward. After listening, she took a while before knocking on the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, Zou Minghui looked back and said in a surprised voice, "Ning Ning, you are finally here. The seeds made my mouth peel."
Gu Ning and the others had dinner at six o'clock, so even when they arrived at the hospital, it was already seven o'clock.
It's not too late. In previous years, the New Year's Eve dinner was eaten around this time.
Gu Ning smiled and said, "Come on, come on, eat it while it's hot."
She put the nylon net bag all the way inside her big cotton-padded jacket, but it was still warm.
As soon as Zou Minghui took the lunch box, she took it out and said, "It's still hot."
It's not easy to deliver it hot on such a cold day.
Even Wu Xiuling also sat up.
Gu Ning smiled and said, "It's not hot. It's a cold day, so I'll let you eat cold food!"
After saying that, he took out the remaining two lunch boxes, placed them on the table, and opened them one by one.
Suddenly, the whole ward was filled with fragrance.
Zou Minghui and Wu Xiuling looked over and saw only the lunch box containing squirrel mandarin fish, braised pork, lotus root clips, stir-fried cabbage and radish cubes, and even a separate lunch box containing a box of lotus root ribs.
Soup.
At this time, Zou Minghui and Wu Xiuling were both stunned, "So, so many!"
They had never eaten such a sumptuous meal during Chinese New Year at home in previous years.
Gu Ning took two pairs of chopsticks and handed them to them, "My grandfather asked me to pretend, so don't blame me."
Wu Xiuling and Zou Minghui both knew that Gu Ning's grandfather belonged to the An family. Thinking of the An family's Xuanhe and the An family's small foreign-style building, it was not surprising.
That was the most aristocratic family in the entire Anzhou City, and that was nothing more than that.
"Ning Ning, thank you."
Wu Xiuling whispered that she never dreamed that she could have such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
Zou Minghui, who was next to her, took a bite of squirrel mandarin fish with her chopsticks. She joked, "This is a Chinese New Year celebration. If the New Year's Eve dinner can be so sumptuous every year, I would rather be on duty every year."
Seeing the reaction of the two of them, Gu Ning smiled and said, "Eat quickly, I want to tell you something by the way."
At this time, both Wu Xiuling and Zou Minghui stopped their chopsticks.
Looked over.
"Xiuling, Mr. An asked me to ask you if you still want to go back to school to study? He is willing to support you in studying."
These words made Wu Xiuling's hand holding the chopsticks stiffen. She was stunned by the surprise, "Why?"
Gu Ning thought for a while, "Although Gu Yao did not participate in harming you, she has reached this point after all. The initiator, Mr. An, thinks that although he does not recognize Gu Yao, he is of the An family's blood. She has done evil things outside."
I want to make up for it."
By saying this, Wu Xiuling can understand.
Zou Minghui could understand. She took a bite of the braised pork and sighed, "Why don't everyone in Anzhou City be grateful to Anjia! The idea of Anjia is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Although the other party kicked Gu Yao out of the house, he still made up for the mistakes he made.
In this regard, I don’t know how many people are better than me.
Wu Xiuling also nodded, "I haven't thought about it."
Mr. An would actually compensate her.
Gu Ning, "What do you think? Do you still want to study? If you don't want to study, Mr. An said that you can change it to other conditions, as long as it is within his ability."
Wu Xiuling was silent for a moment, "I don't want to study anymore. I'm not a student. Besides, school -" she lowered her eyes, "I can't go back to school."
Don't talk about her miscarriage and the series of things she went through, just take the fact that she was expelled from school because she harmed Gu Ning.
It would be impossible for her to go back to school.
This is the only apology she can make to Gu Ning.
Gu Ning didn't know how to persuade her, "Then if you don't go back to school, what are you going to do when you're discharged from the hospital?"
She asked a question that Wu Xiuling had thought about for a long time.
Wu Xiuling couldn't go back home, and her family members were no longer close to each other. She had no worries and was alone.
Wu Xiuling, "I, I want to go to the south and have a look after I am discharged from the hospital."
This time, Zou Minghui stopped eating and looked up in surprise.
"Going to the south? Which city?"
Wu Xiuling, "I heard from a distant relative that gold mining is good in the south, and I want to give it a try."
These words were a reminder to Gu Ning. She remembered that when she died in her previous life, the south was at its most prosperous.
Pengcheng has developed from a small fishing village to an international metropolis, and Yangcheng has also developed from an old city to a first-tier domestic city.
Regardless of whether it is Pengcheng or Yangcheng, those who worked hard in the early 1980s basically achieved financial freedom in the end.
Gu Ning suddenly said, "The south is a good place. Whether it's Pengcheng or Yangcheng, the future will definitely be good."
At this time, Wu Xiuling and Zou Minghui looked over subconsciously, "What should I say?"
They had never been there, and the reason why Wu Xiuling said she was going to the south was just hearsay, and even she herself was not sure.
Gu Ning thought for a while and said, "Aren't my dad's transportation team planning to go to the south to set up a base? My dad has been there once." She raised her wrist, revealing the ID watch she was wearing, "I saw this piece
Do you have a digital watch?”
Zou Minghui is a doctor. When she saw a nurse taking care of her, she couldn't help but said, "I know, Xiao Li from our department saved up two months' salary to buy one. It seems to cost more than 80?"
When they heard this, they thought they were crazy.
Gu Ning nodded, "Yes, but do you know the purchase price?"
"How many?"
Wu Xiuling also became interested.
"Eight yuan? This is how much my dad bought it. If he wholesaled it, I suspect the price might be lower."
This is considered a secret news channel.
Gu Ning shared this news just because Wu Xiuling and Zou Minghui were not outsiders.
At this time, both Wu Xiuling and Zou Minghui took a breath, "This is ten times more!"
Ten times the profit.
Gu Ning nodded, "Yes, there are more goods like this in the south."
It's just that many people don't know it.
Everyone is used to living on their own one-third of an acre for their entire lives. Coupled with the lack of information circulation and underdeveloped transportation, this situation has been created.
"That's why I said that the south is not a bad place to go."
"But if this were in the past, it would just be a self-employed business, not very glorious!" Zou Minghui frowned and whispered.
These days, iron rice bowls are the most popular, and self-employed people will be looked down upon if they speak out.
This is the prejudice of the times, and Gu Ning can't explain it. In the future, self-employment will be very good? Everyone believes that being rich is the kingly way?
However, Gu Ning couldn't say this and could only leave the choice to Wu Xiuling herself.
Wu Xiuling suddenly said, "How much more glorious am I now?"
First she was expelled from school, then she got pregnant out of wedlock, she was almost killed by her loved one, and she broke off the relationship with her parents. She was so bad that she could no longer work.
It's hard to live, so why do you care about the glory and disgrace?
This is quite true.
Zou Minghui couldn't refute, she sighed, "Then what do you think?"
Wu Xiuling looked at Gu Ning, her dim eyes shining brightly at this moment, "Ning Ning, I want to go south, is that okay?"
She only believed in Gu Ning.
Gu Ning is her god.
Gu Ning poured a glass of water for her and handed it over, "Of course, it depends on your own choice, Xiuling!"
Having these words is equivalent to giving Wu Xiuling a reassurance.
"When I am discharged from the hospital, I will buy a train ticket going south."
She was too anxious, and her eyes were shining. This was because she saw hope again after losing hope in life.
Gu Ning and Zou Minghui looked at each other, neither trying to persuade her, "You can go, but you must pay attention to safety. I heard that the south is very chaotic, with many kidnappers and dark industries."
As far as she knows.
In my previous life, these two places were the first places where immigrants were smuggled, and they were also the places where people were traded most aggressively.
"I'm not afraid of that." Wu Xiuling said in a calm tone, "My life is already dead. It's so bad that I can't live any longer. I don't believe that God is so partial and won't give me any way to survive."
She is no longer in a bad place.
In the end, she no longer cared about it, even if it cost her her life.
This is the state of mind that people will have after experiencing a catastrophe.
Risk your life and move forward bravely, because there is no way out.
At this point, Gu Ning had nothing to persuade.
Because the other party had already made a decision, she thought for a while and said, "Take care of your health first. When you are well, you can go over there." After a pause, she added, "And there's no rush. I'll go back and ask my dad first.
My dad is going to go south just after the New Year."
For Wu Xiuling, this news was like a long time coming.
She nodded, saying so many words of gratitude that they were meaningless.
Wu Xiuling held Gu Ning's hand tightly, and she couldn't say a word.
Many years later, when Wu Xiuling became the leading wealthy woman in Yangcheng.
She said in an interview that she was once as low as mud, but there was someone who pulled her out of the mire, and that was Gu Ning.
This is why even though Wu Xiuling's business grew bigger and bigger, she always focused on Gu Ning.
She regards Gu Ning as the noble person in her life.
Gu Ning let Wu Xiuling hold her, and when she calmed down a little, she said to the two of them, "Sister Minghui, Xiuling will ask you to help take care of her these days."
She is too busy at the end of the year, so she may not be able to spare time to take care of Wu Xiuling.
Zou Minghui naturally did not refuse.
After bidding farewell to Zou Minghui and Wu Xiuling, Gu Ning went downstairs.
Gu Xiangfang had been waiting downstairs for a long time. It was getting dark, and his back looked lonely, reflecting on the ground, leaving a long and thin shadow.
"Brother Xiang Fang."
Gu Ning shouted towards him.
Gu Xiangfang turned around and saw Gu Ning smiling brightly. He felt that at that moment, all the entanglement and loneliness seemed not to be the same thing.
He hummed, "It's all delivered."
Gu Ning nodded, "Yes, Brother Xiang Fang, I also want to visit Xiao Jing's place."
During the Chinese New Year, Langjingshan only has his younger sister, and they depend on each other for life.