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Shen Zexiu looked at Gu Yi.

"No." Gu Yi shook his head, "Aunt Xiao and Master are still waiting for us to go back for dinner."

Old Fu's bright eyes dimmed again, and he still said, "Since you're waiting, go back."

Xiao Yan no longer insisted, Gu Yi bowed to Old Fu and said, "Grandpa Fu, thank you for your medicine."

"You don't need to thank me, the way you take care of your body is the greatest repayment you can give me." Old Fu said.

When Fu Xing came out with hot dumplings, there was no Gu Yi in the restaurant. He looked at his father, thinking that the other party should be very disappointed, but Fu Lao had a smile on his face.He took the plate from his hand, sat down and ate it, and said after eating two of them, "It needs to be served with some vinegar!"

Seeing that he finally had an appetite, Fu Xing returned to the kitchen and brought out a plate of vinegar in response to his request.

Seeing that the other party wiped out nearly twenty dumplings in one go, Xiao Yan turned to look at Fu Xing. The dumplings made by him were not small, so Fu Xing quickly stopped him, "Dad, it's fine, you shouldn't eat too much at night. Can't digest it."

Mr. Fu rubbed his stomach and felt a little full. He put down his chopsticks without further ado.

……

The end of the final exam means the official start of winter vacation life. Gu Yi and Shen Zexiu stayed at home 24 hours a day, but the three people across from them were also in this state!

I will not talk about old Fu, he has already retired at this age; although Fu Xing is in the current hospital, he only went to work for two or three months in the past, and it is understandable to take vacations; Thinking about Xiao Zijun who left early and returned late recently, he felt unbalanced, and even wondered if the other party had pushed all the work to Xiao Zijun.

Because Gu Yi and Shen Zexiu were at home for a few days in a row, Xiao Yan took them out to work as laborers on the grounds that they hadn't lived in the house for a long time and needed to buy a lot of things.

The big and small bags were carried through the door, and they were left to eat as a matter of course.

With Xiao Yan's reconciliation and Xiao Zijun's acquiescence, the relationship between Gu Yi and Xiao's father and son has eased a lot. Facing the care of the elders, Gu Yi will accept it calmly, and they get along back to before the relationship was broken.This has made the Fu family very happy.

Unknowingly, the end of the year was approaching, and at the end of the year, the projects of Shen Moyan's research room also stopped, and then Xiao Zijun was on vacation, and the busiest one turned out to be Mr. Shen.

This annual return to the Hutong was planned long ago. Although the villa area is usually very nice to live in, it is still deserted after all. Each building is far apart, and there is no familiar neighborhood after living in half a year. Xiao Yan, who just moved here, and others Except people.

Besides, Mr. Shen has lived in the Hutong for decades. There are many precious memories and old friends who are close to each other. It has a different meaning to him, and it is a real home.

Finally, after Mr. Shen had arranged everything, there were only five days left before the New Year's Eve, and the group packed up and set off back to the alley.

next door

Mr. Fu, who was standing by the window, saw the cars getting farther and farther away, his face was full of disappointment.

"Dad." Fu Xing didn't see anyone in the room, and he didn't expect the other party to stand here. Thinking of what Xiao Yan said yesterday that the Shen family and his party went back to the alley for the New Year, he understood.

He stepped forward and put the knitted thin coat on Fu Lao's shoulders and asked, "Would you like to keep an eye on your ticket to City G?"

In the past years, Boss Fu mostly settled in City G because of the weather, let alone winter. He has not celebrated New Year in the imperial capital for almost ten years.

"No." Old Fu refused without even thinking about it.

Fu Xing seemed to have expected it a long time ago. He knew that the old man was still unwilling to give up, so he didn't force it anymore.

……

Compared with the deserted villa area, the hutong is already bustling. It is winter vacation time, and the children in the hutong are running around like crazy. Xiao Zijun's car was warmly welcomed as soon as it drove in.Sitting in the car, Gu Yi could clearly hear their crisp voices: "Grandpa Shen is back~ Brother Ze is back~"

The distance from the entrance of the alley to Shen's house was several hundred meters, and it took seven or eight minutes to drive. From time to time, old neighbors came out to say hello.Before they had time to clean the door, Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao, who got the news, came over.

Seeing Shen Zexiu jumping up on the spot excitedly, God hadn't seen him for three or four months, and I don't know why this person couldn't get an appointment, so he rushed forward without saying a word.

"Hey..." Gu Yi wanted to stop Shen Zexiu from taking off the plaster cast. Uncle Bai Yi said, don't use too much force now, these two people have no seriousness in their hands, accidental injuries can be big or small.

However, Shen Zexiu picked up the wet towel that Xiao Zijun had just prepared and threw it over. Before Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao saw it clearly, they quickly reached out and grabbed the unknown object that was slapping their faces, and their face was slapped with water, half of their enthusiasm was extinguished in an instant. .

Gu Yi looked at the two men with pale faces a few steps away, and couldn't hold back a burst of laughter.

"Brother Ze, what are you doing?" Zhou Tao complained.

"Cool down the temperature for you!" He was as indifferent as Shen Zexiu.

"Lang's heart is like iron, you didn't treat us like this before, as expected, you forgot our kindness after having a little goblin." Jiang Ming cooperated.

Shen Zexiu didn't deny it and didn't bother to argue with them, he pointed to the outer door and said, "It's yours there, since you're here, stay here."

Jiang Ming's expression froze, and he bowed slightly, trying to put the rag back in an awkward position, and said, "This... the game is suspended in my room, and my mother will find out soon."

"Yes, yes, we are in the middle of a fight, Brother Ze, we will come to you in the afternoon."

All the touching brotherhood is fake.

"Oh? I'll go find you later." Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao nodded again and again, and Gu Yi looked at him. When did this man be so kind?really……

"By the way, let's discuss with my aunt how I was promoted from No. 389 in the school to No. 30 and No. [-] in the school. After all, I can't make progress alone. You should be prepared. Finishing [-] sets of test papers in a month is actually very fulfilling."

Koichi:  …

"Brother Ze, tell me, where does it need to be wiped? Let me tell you that I have to do it. This is the best. I wiped all the inside and outside of our house by myself. Even my mother can't fault it. .” Jiang Ming expressed his opinion quickly.

"Well, my grandma said this is the best housework I do." Zhou Tao added.

Shen Zexiu waited for the two to finish their tricks, raised his finger to point Jiangshan, and marked out the area that Gu Yi was in charge of, and the two of them started working without saying a word.

"Isn't that good?" Gu Yi asked with a smile.

"Free labor, no need for nothing." Shen Zexiu stretched out his hand and moved a stool over, and pressed Gu Yi's shoulder to let him sit down, "Your injury needs to be healed, the movement of extending your arm is not appropriate."

"It's all right now, the scabs are almost gone." Gu Yi retorted.

"You just sit here and rest!" Shen Zexiu reconfirmed, staring into his eyes.

Gu Yi had no choice but to agree.

When Xiao Zijun turned around and came back, he saw Shen Zexiu leading Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao jumping up and down to clean the windows, while Gu Yi was sitting on a stool in the hall, and she walked over laughingly.

"Aunt Xiao." Gu Yi said.

"It's A Ze's idea, I don't have any good ideas in my stomach every day, but it's good for you to rest." Xiao Zijun said.

Gu Yi shook his head with a smile, and looked at the backs of the three people: "It's also because of the good relationship."

"It's because I don't want you to work." Xiao Zijun added.

There was nothing to do on the way, seeing the kitchen cleaned up and everyone busy with their work, Gu Yi quietly turned in.

Because of the Chinese New Year, there are all kinds of materials in the kitchen, all purchased by Xiao Zijun in advance.

It has been too long since he has cooked, and he is eager to try everything he sees.When he saw the chicken that had just been cleaned and hadn't had time to develop, his mind flashed fried chicken wings, fried chicken legs, French fries, fried potato chips... a series of fried snacks, which he hadn't eaten for a long time.

Just do what you say, pick up the tools and disassemble the chicken a few times. The potatoes are ready-made, peeled, sliced, and cut into long strips. After the oil is heated, the ingredients are put into the pan one after another.

It's a pity that there is no oven now, otherwise he would be able to make baked and fried foods that sound unhealthy, but fortunately, the homemade oil is safe to eat.

Put the chicken wings and drumsticks into the pot, and fry them slowly on low heat for nearly 10 minutes. Turn the heat up to high heat and fry until the chicken wings are golden brown. Take them out and sprinkle with special salt and pepper powder.

Put the potatoes in the pot here, Jiang Ming already smelled the smell in front, he stopped his hands and asked, "Why do I ask for a scent?"

Zhou Tao laughed. "I miss eating as much as I can. Where did it come from... Hey, no, I seem to smell it too."

Shen Zexiu's nose moved slightly. Indeed, the scent became stronger and stronger. He turned his head. Sure enough, is there anyone else on the stool?

Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao saw that Shen Zexiu was walking towards the kitchen, and quickly dropped the rags in their hands to follow. The potatoes in the kitchen were already out of the pot, and as soon as Gu Yi turned off the fire, they saw Shen Zexiu and the three of them.

Seeing Shen Zexiu's expression, Gu said before the other party could speak: "Do you smell the fragrance? Come here and taste it!"

"Hey...here we come!" Jiang Ming passed Shen Zexiu and stepped forward.

Shen Zexiu looked at Gu Yi and said disapprovingly, "Didn't I tell you to rest?"

"It's okay anyway, are you hungry too? Try it, it must be to your appetite." Gu Yi held up the chicken wings at hand.

Shen Zexiu had nothing to do with him, it was impossible to scold him, let alone refuse, just as he was about to reach out, Gu Yi picked up a piece and fed it directly, "Have you not washed your hands yet? Just eat like this."

Shen Zexiu looked at him, slowly lowered his hand, leaned over and took a bite.

"How is it?" Gu Yi asked expectantly like a competent cook.

However, Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao howled, "It's delicious!"Absolutely, he seemed to be incapable of hearing similar voices, and was persistently waiting for Shen Zexiu's comment.

Shen Zexiu nodded, "It's delicious!"

"That's right, I just said it will suit your appetite." Gu Yi muttered with a smile.

Gu Yi has never disappointed people, and soon Xiao Zijun and others were also alarmed, seeing that the chicken prepared for dinner had already entered the stomachs of several people, who could not laugh or cry.

"Aunt Xiao, my..." Gu Yi felt embarrassed.

"It's okay, what's the matter, the end result is that our braised chicken at night is gone." Xiao Zijun spread his hands.

The crowd laughed.

In the end of this big cleaning, Jiang Ming and Zhou Tao didn’t lose money, they didn’t do much work, but they ate a lot of chicken, and sat down with French fries in their mouths: “It’s really nourishing, Gu Yi, your future girlfriend is lucky, you are so good , I have to serve her three meals a day to understand. It's a pity..."

"What's a pity?" Zhou Tao asked in confusion, why it's a pity to say something well!

"It's a pity that you are a man. If I were a girl, I would definitely not let you go!" She said and took a bite of potato chips.

Shen Zexiu was already very upset when he heard the nonsense about his girlfriend, but he didn't expect this person to have such nasty thoughts. He stood up and said to Jiang Ming, "Get up, I'll take you home!"