Send me to the countryside? Turn around and make you homeless!

"I'll go get more dishes!"

She didn't have much contact with Guan Jianguo, but after all, they had experienced life and death together. If Guan Jianguo and Nian Lin hadn't arrived in time, she might have been reincarnated now. Li Xiu saw that Guan Jianguo was very enthusiastic and happily went to add more dishes and chopsticks.

"I brought some food back from the county."

The chef of the county's state-owned restaurant cooked the food, and there was a hefty extra charge for takeout. I had originally planned to have it as New Year's Eve dinner tonight, so it was quite a coincidence.

"Let me do it."

Nian Lin stood up and took the basket from Guan Jianguo's hand and walked towards the kitchen. A fat, yellow shadow followed under the basket.

Instead, Tan Yuan stood there holding the wine jug, looking particularly tactless.

She could only attribute this situation to the fact that the man was too attractive, which prevented her from getting the job.

However, being thick-skinned was a skill she had already mastered long ago, and she did not let anyone see her embarrassment at all.

"Comrade Guan, I invited Uncle Zhao Zhong to come over to celebrate the New Year with me. You won't blame me, right?"

It was clearly a question, but her attitude was as if she was accusing someone.

Zhao Zhong quickly waved his hands: "No..."

"It's all my fault. I encountered something on the way, so I came back late. I should thank you more."

Guan Jianguo felt guilty. In fact, he could have rushed back the day before yesterday, but he received news at the last minute that he had clues about the person he had been looking for, so he made another trip.

Of course, he didn't tell Tan Yuan all this, and Tan Yuan didn't care to know. She nodded and built the steps herself.

"Then let's all share the delicious food and wine you bought today. I'll shamelessly not pay you. Um...you'll have to drink a glass as a punishment later. Do you accept this punishment?"

When Tan Yuan spoke of the punishment, which was neither too light nor too heavy, Guan Jianguo wondered how this woman in front of him could be so considerate and caring?

If Tan Yuan knew that Guan Jianguo would think this way, she would probably think that the man in front of her was not only not very smart, but also had poor eyesight.

However, Guan Jianguo was a rather reserved person and refused to show his inner thoughts at all. He accepted Tan Yuan's promise and took out everything in the big bag he was carrying on his back.

"Grandma Wang, this is the New Year's gift that Dad brought you."

The two winter cotton-padded jackets are obviously the styles worn by the elderly. From the perspective of later generations, Tan Yuan would never look down on these cotton-padded jackets, but from the perspective of today, these two cotton-padded jackets are particularly fashionable.

Grandma Wang frowned and said sternly, "How long have you been working? How much money can you earn? Can't you save this money for marrying a wife? Just buy it for your father. I am an old woman half buried in the earth. How can I wear such fine things?"

"No, no, no, I don't go out much, so I don't need new clothes. You don't have to buy them for me, just buy them for your Grandma Wang. She made a lot of clothes for you when you were a child."

Grandma Wang's family had long been deserted, leaving only this lonely old lady. She had the subsidies from several martyrs in her family but had no idea where to spend them. Some distant relatives from her mother's side had tried to help her, but they were scolded by Grandma Wang and expelled from the Huaiyin Brigade, and all contact with her was cut off.

Since there was no one at home, Grandma Wang especially loved the children in the brigade. She would prepare some candies at home and often give them to the children in the brigade.

Because of his family situation and the fact that he received the most subsidies, Guan Jianguo specifically asked his colleagues at the truck station to bring him clothes from Zhejiang Province.

But as poor peasants, both Grandma Wang and Qian Zhong were accustomed to living frugally. Even if they had money, they would save it. As long as a piece of clothing could still be repaired, there was no reason to replace it with a new one. So what during the Chinese New Year? They couldn't break their principles during the Chinese New Year!

Neither of them was very satisfied with the New Year gifts they received, but both felt that the other should accept them. Guan Jianguo suddenly said seriously.

"You are all my relatives. If I don't spend the money I earn on you, who else can I give it to?"

"Grandma Wang, Uncle Qian Zhong, and Comrade Jianguo have all bought it. It looks like this style wasn't bought from us, so it definitely can't be returned. What a waste it would be if you don't wear it? In my opinion, you should wear it more often to make back your money!"

Tan Yuan didn't care about the two old people's refusal. In her two lives, apart from her biological parents who had long disappeared, Grandma Wang was the only elder who truly cared for and loved her. She also treated Grandma Wang as her own grandmother.

Tan Yuan took the clothes Guan Jianguo had brought back and said, "Grandma, come inside and I'll change them for you, okay? I want to see what Comrade Guan thinks."

I've already bought it, and just like Tan Yuan said, I can't return it. Can I just throw it away? Of course not.

Thinking that she was nice to Guan Jianguo and that concern was mutual, Grandma Wang appreciated Guan Jianguo's kindness and went down the stairs provided by Tan Yuan quickly, allowing Tan Yuan to take her to change into her new cotton-padded jacket.

There is no thin down jacket, and it looks bulky, but there is no cutting corners, and warmth can be guaranteed after wearing it.

"Hey, where did this beautiful lady come from? Is she forty this year?"

Tan Yuan's exaggerated praise made Grandma Wang so amused that she didn't know what to say and gently tapped her nose.

"You are telling lies, kid."

"That's not nonsense, it's the truth. If you don't believe me, why don't we go out and let them judge for themselves?"

Everyone loves to hear witty remarks, especially elderly people like Grandma Wang who have been living in an empty nest for many years. They are used to being alone and don’t think much of it, but once things get lively, they feel that their previous life was not what a human being should live.

Tan Yuan was willing to coax her, and even though she knew it was a lie, Grandma Wang was willing to believe it and let Tan Yuan take her out to present treasures.

"I said Comrade Guan has good taste. When Grandma Wang put on this dress, she instantly looked twenty years younger. Don't you agree?"

Li Xiu and Nian Lin had already heated up the food and placed it on the table. Looking up, they saw Grandma Wang dressed festively. The wrinkles on her face were all wrinkled together by her smile, and they really looked like a pair of grandparents and grandchildren.

Li Xiu has worked in the tofu shop for a long time. Her previous shyness has long disappeared, and she only speaks nicely.

"Grandma, you know what, I really look decades younger now. Standing next to Yuanyuan, we look like grandparents and grandchildren."

Li Xiu covered her mouth and laughed, which made Grandma Wang even happier, and her words were filled with a hint of regret.

"I'm not so lucky to have such a wonderful granddaughter."

"Eh? Grandma, what you said is a coincidence. I am the only one in my family. I have never seen my grandma since I was a child. How about this? From now on, you are my grandma and I am your granddaughter!"