Chapter 90: My aunt is still the best

Several people responded by walking towards the door.

Shen Cuizhi also hurriedly walked towards the door when she heard that Gu Chen had returned, more out of curiosity than the former.

She wanted to see her son and daughter-in-law one more time.

Tomorrow was the second day of the lunar year, and the two children should go back.

After a short period of happiness, they would always have to part.

'Chen Zi is back, quickly, come inside and warm up, I'll push the stroller for you.'

Shen Cuizhi said, reaching out to help Gu Chen push the stroller.

Gu Chen laughed, teasing her.

'Mom, it's not cold, so in your eyes I can't carry anything on my shoulders or lift anything with my hands?'

If he can't even push a bicycle, what kind of person would he become?

Ji Pianran chimed in, 'It's fine, Mum, you go inside first, he'll be fine. If he really can't push it, I'm here for him.'

Little Tangtang followed suit, "If Mum can't push it, I'm here for her!'

The little adult-like appearance made the adults who were just coming out couldn't help but feel distressed.

Gu He couldn't help but say, "This child, he's been brought up really well.'

Gu Chen turned his head and glanced at Ji Pianran, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

He knew that she had always been like this, always bearing it all with a stoic face.

He really didn't know how lucky he was to have married such a good wife.

Seeing the sugar-coated skewers in Ji Pianran's hands, Dongdong and Xuxu immediately asked for one.

'Auntie, give me one,'

'Auntie, I want one too!'

Ji Pianran smiled, 'Don't worry, there are plenty.'

She finished by giving the two children the sugar-coated skewers one after the other.

The children were overjoyed with their sugar-coated skewers, 'My mother wouldn't even buy them for me, so you're really nice.'

'Auntie, would you like to stay? Then we can have sugar-coated skewers every day.'

Hearing her own children praise Ji Pianran, Liu Lizhen's face turned red.

Ever since the couple had returned, she always felt like she was being suppressed.

Everyone in the family liked them, and even her own children had been bought over.

Fan Xiaoli didn't feel that way anymore. She couldn't help smiling as she watched her own children happily playing together.

It was so nice to have such a generous aunt. She bought things for the children that she herself would not have bought for them.

This was what a family was like. Unlike her sister-in-law, who pretended to be a family member but actually competed with her at every turn.

Ji Bianran patted Dongdong and Xuxu on the head, 'Go eat, dinner will be ready soon.'

Gu Chen pushed the car into the courtyard, carried the groceries into the kitchen, and Ji Bianran followed behind.

Tang Tang was playing tuhuo with his two older brothers in the courtyard.

Gu Chen didn't buy hot pot seasoning, but simply made his own, after all, he was a man with god-level cooking skills.

It would be a real shame to buy the seasoning.

He boiled a pot of water and put the beef bones he had just bought at the coal washing plant directly into the pot to make soup. Then he added some seasonings, such as star anise and Sichuan peppercorns.

Afterwards, he and Ji Pianran started picking and washing vegetables.

When the vegetables were ready, the beef bones were already fragrant.

Gu Chen was in no hurry to take it off the heat. He left half of it for people who couldn't eat spicy food.

Then she found an empty pot, added a lot of ingredients, including Sichuan peppercorns, Sichuan pepper, red pepper, small chili peppers, sugar and a little MSG, and stir-fried them.

Then Gu Chen put the remaining half pot of beef bones into the pot with the delicious broth, and the enticing spicy aroma went straight up her nose.

The whole courtyard was instantly filled with the enticing spicy aroma, which made people itch.

Old Wang next door is also used to eating the usual vegetables, and the big meals of the past two days have just made him feel a bit peckish.

He can't help but sit up when he smells the delicious aroma, and with his arms crossed, he heads towards Shen Cuizhi's house.

'Cuizhi, what are you cooking? The aroma is so strong, it's going straight to my head.'

On hearing this, Shen Cuizhi laughs heartily, her face full of pride.

'Chenzi is making hotpot. She says she's had too much meat, so she's treating us to a treat.'

Old Wang looked envious. 'Hot pot, I said it smells so good, it's even better than the hot pot restaurants in the city!'

After a moment of thought, he looked surprised.

'Wait, you said Chen Zi? Chen Zi is back?'

Gu Chen was someone Old Wang had watched grow up. The child was smart from an early age and never failed to trick him into giving him food.

He got married but hasn't returned for years.

To be honest, he misses her.

He's doing this for nothing, and many people's children are afraid of him. But Chen is brave, and he follows me around all day, calling me 'uncle' and being so affectionate.

Shen Cuizhi couldn't stop smiling.

'That's right, it's Chen. He even brought his father back two bottles of Wuliangye, but he refused to take them, saying he'd rather die.

'That means he must be earning a lot of money.' Hearing about Gu Chen's filial piety, Lao Wang also felt happy, "Good boy, a good boy!'

Gu Chen was still cooking in the kitchen when he heard Lao Wang's voice.

He hurriedly came out of the kitchen, his friendly face speaking for itself.

'Uncle Wang!'

Lao Wang smiled, "Boy, you still recognise me, I haven't raised you in vain!'

When a person reaches a certain age, they age more quickly every year. Sometimes it's just a matter of a few years, and they become stooped and hunched over, with deeper wrinkles, and you can hardly recognise them.

Just like Uncle Wang.

Gu Chen walked over and gave him a hug. 'Uncle Wang, no matter who you forget, you can never forget you!'

Then he added, 'Let's eat at my place, it's been a long time, let's have a drink.'

When I was a child, our family was not well off, and we relied on Uncle Wang next door to treat us to good food.

When it came to funerals, his income was really extraordinary.

Especially for someone like Lao Wang, who had been doing this for many years, as the saying goes, 'Every trade has its own experts.'

In the surrounding towns and villages, whenever there was a funeral, people would rather walk ten extra miles to come to Lao Wang.

Even in the city, there were many people who came because of his reputation.

So there was really a lot of delicious food in his house.

In fact, according to Lao Wang's income, he could have bought a house in the city a long time ago, but this person has been in the village all his life, nostalgic, and there is no way.

So he has stayed here.

Lao Wang patted his back and laughed, 'You have so many people in your family, I won't disturb you. It's rare to come back once, and your mother must be crazy to miss you. I'm not going to compete with her for my son, so as to avoid her scolding me later.'

Upon hearing this, Shen Cuizhi also laughed.

'Go to hell, I'm not a mean person,'

Lao Wang shook his head.

'I'd better go back. The village chief's mother passed away this morning, and he asked me to make some paper effigies and wreaths. I've almost finished, except for the couplets. I don't feel like writing them, and I happened to smell the fragrance, so I thought I'd drop by.'

Lao Wang had already retired six months ago.

After all, he was getting old, and he didn't want to be as nimble as he used to be when doing the work, and he was somewhat unable to do it.

But after all, he is the village chief, and he has to save face.

So Lao Wang Tou agreed.

To be honest, the rest was not difficult, but the difficult part was writing the couplets.

In previous years, there was no problem with this, but now that he is older, his hand trembles uncontrollably when he picks up the brush.

This is really hard for him.

Calligraphy itself emphasises a smooth flow.

But with his trembling hand, the characters he writes look like those of a primary school student who is just learning to write.

It's really worrying.