Reborn in 1977

Chapter 177: Reunion Dinner

Jiang Tiantian opened her eyes, groggily seeing a man holding her feet. A faint pain radiated from the soles of her feet, startling her. She abruptly sat up, ready to pull her feet away.

Chen Fan quickly tightened his grip, looking at her and saying, "It's not done yet, please bear with it."

Seeing her sister awake, Jiang Lili was instantly overjoyed. She sat by the bed and hugged her, "Sister, you scared me to death."

Seeing her sister, Jiang Tiantian finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to speak when she heard her sister say, "Sister, Xiao Fan saved you. He's treating you now, please bear with it."

Then, she was pressed back onto the bed.

Jiang Tiantian endured the discomfort in her feet, raised her head to look at Chen Fan, and a blush crept onto her face. She feigned composure and said, "Thank you."

Chen Fan smiled at her, "It's nothing. I just happened to be there, and you look a lot like Xiao Jiang. I guessed you were her sister, so I brought you back."

After a pause, he added, "I'll massage a few more acupoints. If you feel hot, just say so."

He spoke as his hands kept moving.

It was his first time massaging acupoints for someone, and he didn't know if it would work. Since he had a test subject, he decided to try it out.

Jiang Lili suddenly turned around and smiled at Chen Fan, "Xiao Fan, thank you."

Chen Fan chuckled and said, "Check if the sugar water is cold."

Jiang Lili, "Okay."

She quickly got up and walked to the table, picked up the bowl, and tested the temperature. "It should be ready."

Then, she brought it to the bedside and helped Jiang Tiantian sit up, "Sister, drink up."

Only now did Jiang Tiantian clearly see Chen Fan's appearance. Looking at her sister, she endured the throbbing in her feet, picked up the bowl, and drank the sugar water.

After a bowl of hot sugar water, her body was immediately enveloped in warmth. Her feet no longer felt cold, and she didn't know if it was the sugar water or the warmth of those hands that was working.

After drinking the sugar water, Jiang Lili helped her lie down again. After a while, Jiang Tiantian clearly felt a bit hot, and she whispered, "I, I feel something."

Chen Fan turned his head, "Huh?"

Jiang Tiantian's face was red, "It's just hot."

"Oh."

Chen Fan stopped pressing, held her feet, rubbed them a dozen times to activate the blood circulation, then tugged at her ten toes before putting her socks back on.

Then, he stood up and said, "Xiao Jiang, your sister's clothes are dirty. Help her change, I'll go make lunch."

Without waiting for Jiang Lili to speak, he walked straight out.

He also closed the door behind him.

As soon as the door closed, Jiang Tiantian immediately sat up, grabbed her sister, and asked, "Is he also a sent-down youth? How long has he been here? What's your relationship with him?"

This was her third time here. The previous two times, there was no one else at the sent-down youth point, let alone someone close to her sister.

This person clearly had a special relationship with her sister, but it didn't seem like they were dating. However, they were closer than ordinary acquaintances. What exactly was going on?

Her sister had already suffered a lot by being sent to the countryside alone, and she would never allow anyone to hurt her.

Hearing her words, Jiang Lili's pretty face flushed slightly, and she scolded in a low voice, "What, what relationship? What are you talking about?"

Then, she stood up and said, "Change your clothes first, and I'll tell you slowly."

… …

Chen Fan was busy in the kitchen, the pots and pans clanging, unable to hear the movements in the room.

Today was the thirtieth of the Lunar New Year, and Jiang Lili's sister had come, so it was a family reunion. He prepared a large table of dishes.

There was a braised carp, a pot of sauerkraut blackfish, twice-cooked pork, steamed pork with rice flour, braised chicken pieces, steamed three delicacies (fish cake, fish balls, fungus), stir-fried Chinese cabbage with cured meat, pearl meatballs, radish meatballs, tofu meatballs steamed in a pot, and a plate of lotus root slices, spring rolls, and crispy small fish that had been fried and reheated. Finally, he brought the sparerib and lotus root soup from the charcoal stove to the table. In total, there were twelve dishes. This reunion dinner was complete.

Many of the things here were not prepared by him himself, but were given to him by the students of the veterinary class, such as the fresh meat for making twice-cooked pork and steamed pork with rice flour, the chicken that was braised, as well as the fried spring rolls, fried fish, and steamed meatballs. Each of the 12 people gave gifts, and it was impossible to refuse.

If it were decades later, Chen Fan felt that he should be the kind of "black-hearted teacher" that netizens would criticize.

However, even Secretary Yang and Team Leader Zhang asked him to accept them, so he could only accept them and add a dish to the table.

The food was on the table, and at this time, Jiang Lili's door also opened, and the two sisters came out.

Chen Fan stood at the door and smiled, "Just in time, come and eat."

The two walked to the kitchen and saw a large table of dishes, both with surprised expressions.

Jiang Lili, "Did you make so many dishes? It's too rich!"

Jiang Tiantian's lips moved, but she didn't speak.

She had just heard her sister talk about Chen Fan and understood the whole story.

But the more she understood, the more worried she became.

It wasn't about Chen Fan's background, but about Jiang Lili falling for him.

Although Chen Fan's background had not been investigated clearly, how could someone with such great abilities have a small background?

If he really came from a family of high-ranking officials, would he look down on people from their family background?

If it was before the family's accident, her sister would definitely be worthy of anyone, but now, even ordinary workers' and farmers' families would probably dislike her, let alone families of officials.

She was just afraid that if they got involved, her sister would end up getting hurt.

However, under her questioning, Jiang Lili had always denied it.

And Chen Fan seemed open and upright, so she could only hide her thoughts.

Chen Fan wiped his hands and smiled at Jiang Lili, "It's only once today. It's rare to celebrate the New Year, so of course we have to prepare something good."

Then, he looked at Jiang Tiantian, "May I ask what to call you, sister?"

Jiang Tiantian came back to her senses and was about to speak when Jiang Lili interrupted.

She supported her sister's arm and smiled, "My sister is called Jiang Tiantian, the 'tian' of sweetness."

Chen Fan opened his mouth wide, looked at her, then looked at Jiang Tiantian again, and turned to ask her, "Then you should be called Jiang Mimi, why are you called Lili?"

Jiang Lili puffed up her cheeks, speechless.

Instead, Jiang Tiantian smiled and explained seriously, "This is the name given by our parents, and it also embodies their good wishes."

Chen Fan's mouth twitched slightly, okay, this sister doesn't like to joke.

Then, he smiled, "Oh, they're all good, they're all good names."

He turned around and took out a jar from under the cupboard. It was the wine that Zhang Wenliang had borrowed from Team Leader Yang that day. There was still more than a catty of the 5-catty jar left, perfect for drinking today.

He also took two empty bowls for Jiang Lili and Jiang Tiantian, poured some sugar syrup into them, mixed them with boiling water, and brought them to the two of them, smiling, "Girls shouldn't drink alcohol, you can drink some sugar water."

After a pause, he clapped his hands and pointed outside, "Other families are setting off firecrackers while eating, I happen to have bought firecrackers too, let's set off firecrackers before eating."

As he spoke, he ran out, first going to the room to take out a string of two hundred firecrackers, hung them on the firewood stack by the wall, lit them with a match, and ran away.

As early as when he went out, Jiang Lili and Jiang Tiantian got up and walked to the kitchen door.

Looking at Chen Fan, who was busy, Jiang Tiantian looked at her sister meaningfully, "You're living with him now, who pays for such a big table of dishes?"

Jiang Lili was looking outside with great interest. Hearing her sister's words, she couldn't help but lower her head, "He only made so much today, usually there are only one or two dishes."

Jiang Tiantian bit her lip lightly, looking at her helplessly, "Then who pays for the usual dishes?"

Jiang Lili lowered her head and glanced at her sister, "He does."

Jiang Tiantian wanted to say a few more words, but seeing her sister's appearance, she felt a little soft-hearted.

It was the first time in three years that she had seen her sister smile so happily. What could she do?

When the sound of firecrackers rang out, she suddenly woke up and leaned close to her sister's ear, whispering, "You're an adult now, you must think more about people and things, think twice before you act, understand?"

Jiang Lili pouted, "Sister, he's not a bad person."

Jiang Tiantian looked helpless, "Of course I know he's not a bad person, otherwise he wouldn't drink alcohol himself and let us drink sweet water. And he's also my savior, I'll remember his kindness for the rest of my life. I'm not saying bad things about him, I just hope you won't get hurt again."

Jiang Lili took her arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, sister, I know."

After a while, the firecrackers finished, and Chen Fan ran back happily, smiling, "Let's have a reunion dinner."

The two sisters smiled together, and when he walked up to them, they turned around and entered the kitchen together.

At the dinner table, Chen Fan picked up his wine glass, raised it, and said, "Come, let's have a toast, Happy New Year."

The two sisters smiled at each other, picked up their bowls of sugar water, "Happy New Year!"