"Slow down and look at mom, I didn't see her clearly just now." Chu Zhaoyang said. The little guy didn't wear headphones, and Chu Zhaoyang's voice came out clearly from the watch, allowing everyone in the room to hear clearly.
Mu Lanshu looked at Gu Nian with a smile, Chu Zhaoyang really couldn't leave her for a while.
Gu Nian blushed a little when the elders in the room teased her, so she simply sat next to the little guy and leaned over to look at the screen.
Chu Zhaoyang smiled immediately when he saw Gu Nian: "Just walked in?"
He saw that she hadn't even taken off her coat. There was no heating in Yucheng, so in winter we have to rely on air conditioning for heating.
The two elders were usually reluctant to turn on the air conditioner because they think it consumed too much electricity.
They all came back today, so they turned on the air conditioner at home early to warm up the house. However, the warmth of air conditioners was still somewhat different from that of heating.
They just came in from the wet and cold outside and haven't warmed up yet.
Neither Gu Nian nor the little guy was in a hurry to take off his coat.
"Yeah." Gu Nian responded. Just when Chu Zhaoyang was about to say something more, she saw the old man and the old lady crowding over, "Gu Nian, Little Millet Cake."
The little guy immediately called the two elders sweetly.
"..." Chu Zhaoyang said helplessly to the two elders, "Grandpa, grandma, I want to chat with Gu Nian for a while."
"Then you go talk to Gu Nian, and we'll talk to Little Millet Cake." The old lady dismissed him without a care.
"That's right, Little Millet Cake is using his watch now, so it doesn't stop you from looking for Gu Nian." The old man also said.
Chu Zhaoyang: "..."
He actually forgot about it.
"Why are you getting married soon, but your IQ is lower?" the old man muttered to the old lady.
The old lady also murmured in a low voice: "Maybe it's because he's old. It's normal for him to be unable to react when something happens when you get older."
"That's right, he's almost forty." The old man nodded.
Chu Zhaoyang: "..."
He took the phone away without hesitation and turned off the video.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The old man was anxious and was chatting with Little Millet Cake!
"Haha." Chu Zhaoyang sneered twice, "I'll video chat with Gu Nian, you can use your phones."
After saying that, he took his phone and left.
The old man curled his lips: "Look at how petty he is. Don't think that I don't know, he is just angry that we say he is older! Hey, he is already older, so we won't let him talk! He and Gu Nian are just old cows chewing on young grass."
When it came to the last sentence, "The old cow chewing the young grass," the old man stretched his neck and shouted at the top of his voice, fearing that Chu Zhaoyang wouldn't hear.
As a result, there was a heavy slamming of the door in Chu Zhaoyang's bedroom on the second floor. The old man smiled happily and said to the old lady: "Look at how petty he is!"
"Knowing that he cares most about his age, you still goad him." The old lady rolled her eyes at him, "You are the only one who is young, you are the youngest."
The old man blew his beard and muttered: "He is just an old cow gnawing on young grass. I was not wrong."
"Okay, I'll find you a granddaughter-in-law, and you'll be satisfied."
The old lady took out her phone, logged into WeChat and sent a video invitation to the little guy, while saying, "Look at those Zhuozi and others. It's not settled yet, so don't keep irritating our grandson."
"How proud of our grandson! I found you a granddaughter-in-law and gave birth to a great-grandson."
The old lady said, "I see that Old Han is worried every day at home, and his hair is turning gray faster."
The old man thought the same thing, "Okay, I won't irritate him if he's celebrating the New Year. Let him get the certificate quickly, and let Gu Nian and Little Millet Cake celebrate the New Year with us next year."
"This is true." The old lady nodded happily.
At the other end, Little Millet Cake also picked up the video, and started chatting happily with the two elders again.
Here in the bedroom, Chu Zhaoyang also sent a video to Gu Nian. Seeing that Gu Nian had taken off his coat, he was only wearing a thin sweater.
"What are you doing this afternoon? Making dumplings?" Chu Zhaoyang asked.
It was already past two o'clock when Gu Nian and the others came in.
"I won't pack it until tomorrow afternoon. Don't be in a hurry today. There's nothing to do. Just take a rest at home." Gu Nian said, "Even if you come by plane, it's much faster than before, but after all, you're running around.
Mom and Little Millet Cake both a little tired."
"Then you're not tired?"
"I'm okay..." The two of them were chattering away, chatting about homely matters. There was nothing particularly important. Chu Zhaoyang didn't say much, but Gu Nian spoke from the side.
Chu Zhaoyang would grab the key points from time to time and ask a few questions. It was all trivial and rambling. Chu Zhaoyang didn't feel annoyed when he heard it. On the contrary, he really enjoyed listening to what Gu Nian said.
No matter what she said, he liked to hear it. Unconsciously, the two of them talked for a long time.
Gu Nian's phone was almost out of battery, so she took out the charger and plugged it in, charging it while talking.
"I want to eat the dumplings you made." Chu Zhaoyang said. He still remembered the time he came to Yucheng three years ago and ate the dumplings cooked by Gu Nian.
In the next three years, there was no chance to eat it again.
Involuntarily, his voice was a little hoarse. After thinking about it for a moment, he said, "I'll give it to you when I get back." Chu Zhaoyang didn't know what he thought of. His expression flashed, but he didn't say anything more. He just nodded and said, "Okay."
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On New Year's Eve, Gu Nian got up early and got busy. Mu Lanshu was cooking various marinades and simmering them on a low fire for several hours, allowing the flavor of the marinade to penetrate into the ingredients.
Beef, pork tripe, beef tripe, beef tongue, and large intestine were all cooked in one pot, condensing all the flavors into one pot.