nosy on you

childlike old lady

Gu Xi sat on the bench next to the fountain in the square and lit a cigarette.

During the ten minutes of waiting just now, four passers-by passed by, three women and one man, carrying large and small bags of New Year's goods in their hands, holding a phone in a hurry, and their accents were all local residents.

Most of the companies in the office building had been on holiday yesterday, and I don’t know if the owner of the coffee shop will settle the score. He insisted on opening the door for half a day on New Year’s Eve, and the sales probably wouldn’t be enough to pay utility bills and wages.

He called his grandmother last week and agreed that this year he would spend New Year's Eve with the old lady as usual.

But he didn't mention that he would go along with being rigorous, lest grandma's grand preparations would make people even more uncomfortable.

The phone rang in his pocket, and he picked it up to take a look. It was a New Year's greeting text message from Xie Xiaochuan.

- Firecrackers say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year with joy. Xie Xiaochuan hereby wishes...

Gu Xi clicked his tongue on the standard straight male group posting template, lost the desire to reply after reading the beginning, poked the screen to send him a ten-cent red envelope, and typed two lines in the dialog box.

- can you go for a refreshment, please?This level is only worth a dime, no more!

-I don't know how to write those literary things, stingy, don't say I'm stingy, I will give you a big reward.

Two seconds later, Xie Xiaochuan also sent a red envelope, Gu Xi clicked on it and saw that it was a lot of money, so he immediately smiled and sent him back an emoticon pack of Nanny Rong's injection.

"Have you been waiting for a long time..." Yan Jing stood at the intersection and shouted from a distance, "You can go."

He specially put on the newly bought yellow jacket today, and took the time to blow-dry his hair before going out. He is very energetic and handsome, but the student backpack on his back is a bit out of tune with his attire.

"I've never seen you carry a bag before..." Gu Xi walked to his side, picked up the backpack and weighed it, "What's in it?"

"Daggers, machetes, guns..." Yan Yan pushed his hand away, "Ready to deal with you at any time."

"Do you have any self-knowledge..." Gu Xi raised his eyebrows, "Just like you, I can hit two with one hand."

There are very few restaurants that are still open, so they found a small noodle restaurant to deal with it, and then wandered around the nearby supermarket twice.

Compared with the street, this place is obviously much more lively, and there are long queues in the seven or eight cash register aisles.

The supermarket closes at 4:[-], and this group of grandpas and aunts started shopping for New Year’s goods half a month ago. Unexpectedly, they refused to let go of the last two hours. The trolleys were almost piled up into a hill, and it felt like things didn’t cost money.

"Let's buy some snacks and instant noodles..." Gu Xi took two boxes of cookies and a pack of Xin ramen, "I have to watch the new year with grandma at night, and if I'm hungry, I can pad my stomach."

"Your grandma still likes to eat these?" Yan Yan asked.

"What's so strange..." Gu Xi said, "She likes the Want Want gift bag the most. I remember when I was a child, she put the stickers inside on my forehead, saying that I look a lot like that baby."

"It's not like at all..." Yan Jing laughed uncontrollably, "That doll is much cuter than you."

"Don't force me to slap you!" Gu Xi yelled at him.

"Refused to accept the reality..." Yan Jin carried a few bags of Want Want gift bags into the car, and picked up a bag of white rabbit toffee to look at for a long time. After eating a few, my grandma found out and scolded me."

"As for it, it's not a high-end product." Gu Xi frowned.

"She said that even if the guests don't eat it, she should leave it to her younger brother..." Yan Jin rubbed her nose, "She counted how many there are in total, and said that there is a thief in the family, and he must be a thief when he grows up."

"Fuck, fuck that stinky old woman..." Gu Xi couldn't help but swear, and stuffed a dozen packs of white rabbits into the trolley in one go, "If it's not enough, I'll ask the tally staff to look for it in the warehouse, you You can eat as much as you want."

Thinking of Yan Jing being harshly treated by that family of "relatives" who have no blood relationship since he was a child, the anger in his heart instantly burned his eyes red, but it was followed by a strong sense of guilt.

If Dong Qingping knew that her son had been offended so much, she would definitely be heartbroken to death.

Fortunately, Yan Jing has been dependent on her aunt since junior high school. If she grew up in such a family, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Why do you buy so much, and it's not a meal..." Yan Jin quickly put the toffee back, leaving only one pack, "Buy two boxes of milk for grandma, as well as oatmeal, the elderly should eat more whole grains." Good for the body."

"Why did you say the same thing as my mother..." Gu Xi glanced at the southern goods area, "Do you want to buy some more red dates, lotus seeds, dried longan, dried lychee, dried cuttlefish, etc.?"

"This proposal is good!" Yan Jing clapped his hands and applauded, and immediately rushed to the shelf to pick it up.

When they came out of the supermarket, the two of them each carried two oversized shopping bags, and various "health foods" accounted for half of the quota, which was 60.00% similar to the shopping list of the previous aunt.

Gu Xi drove the car downstairs to her grandmother's house, and when she opened the door, she saw her holding the living room window, waving and shouting: "I'm here so late, I still expect you to help me."

"Immediately..." He took out the things in the trunk, and led Yan Jing upstairs, "I brought you an assistant."

"Assistant?" Yan Yan pointed to himself, "Are you talking about me?"

"Is there anyone else here besides you..." Gu Xi raised the corners of his mouth proudly, "If you want to eat, you have to work."

Sighing rigorously, he turned around pretendingly: "Happy New Year, I'm leaving first."

"Be careful I'll break your leg..." Gu Xi grabbed his collar, "You won't be able to help me here."

"Stinky boy, don't tell me in advance when you bring friends..." Grandma stood at the door with a smile, the slippers were already placed on the mat, and she still held a kitchen knife in her hand, "If you threaten him again, I will chop you up stew."

"Nine thousand years old, why do you always help outsiders to bully me." Gu Xi changed her shoes and pushed her grandmother into the living room.

"Fart, it's good if you don't bully others..." Grandma reached out and tapped his forehead, then lowered her head to look into the shopping bag, "This doesn't look like something you would buy."

Yan Jing closed the door, walked up to grandma and bowed: "Happy New Year, grandma. My name is Yan Jing, and I'm Gu Xi's friend."

The old lady's hair should have just been permed in the past two days. It has changed from a cloud to a small curly hair, and it has been dyed a fashionable dark brown. She is wearing a festive bright red thin woolen coat, and her face is full of radiance.

"Okay, okay, you are..." Grandma looked at him carefully, and suddenly raised her voice and asked, "Aren't you the young man who sent me to the hospital that day?"

"You still remember." Yan Jing scratched his hair embarrassingly.

"Of course I remember, I didn't have time to thank you for how you ran so fast at that time..." Grandma smiled until her eyes narrowed, "Gu Xi said that he would bring you home for dinner. It has been several months, and finally looking forward to you."

"Grandma, he can cook..." Gu Xi sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette, "Let him help you."

"You bastard..." Grandma held the knife and rushed over to pinch his ears, "He came to our house as a guest, how can we let the guest into the kitchen to help, thanks to you."

"It's okay..." Yan Jing rolled up his sleeves and walked to the kitchen, "I'm used to doing it, and I can still learn a few tricks from you."

"Oh, how embarrassing..." Grandma quickly chased after her, looking at the pots and pans on the stove and hesitated for a long time, "Why don't you help me marinate that fish."

Strictly smiling and nodding, he was busy with her with ease.

This New Year's Eve dinner is very rich. The main dishes include pork knuckle with preserved vegetables, sea bass in dry pot, stewed chicken with gastrodia elata, bullfrog with flavor, and six or seven stir-fried dishes. It is almost like a wedding banquet.

Grandma's craftsmanship is quite good. A kitchen knife wields the momentum of a full moon scimitar. The whole piece of beef becomes thin shreds with two swishes. praise.

The aroma wafted from the kitchen to the living room, making people hungry before meal time.

With the rigorous help of God, at 05:30, the meals were served on the round table one after another. Gu Xi went to the restaurant to glance around, and frowned and asked, "Can you finish eating so much?"

"I forgot to tell you..." Grandma untied her apron and wiped her hands, "Your second and younger aunts will come over for dinner at night."

Gu Xi was stunned for two seconds, and his face gradually darkened.

It seems that it came at the wrong time.

Yan Jing originally thought that only the three of them would spend New Year's Eve together, but unexpectedly this year just coincided with the grandma's family reunion.

This is a bit embarrassing, for a waste young like him who is not good at communication, suddenly he has to deal with so many elders, the pressure suddenly doubles, and he just wants to run away at the moment.

But he can't leave, this is basic upbringing, and it's also about Gu Xi's face.

The gift I picked for grandma hadn't had time to send it out yet, taking advantage of the absence of everyone, Yan Yan took out the exquisite little gift box from her bag, and handed it to grandma with both hands: "I wish grandma a happy new year, this is the gift I specially picked for you." one's gift."

"I'm very happy that you come to eat, what gift do you want to give..." Grandma smiled from ear to ear, took it and shook it twice, "Is it the kind of toy that pops out when you open it? ?”

"No, no..." Yan Jing was amused by her, and she also laughed. Grandma really has a childlike innocence. I didn't expect an old lady to know so much about trick props. "You will know when you take it apart."

Grandma tore off the wrapping paper excitedly, and immediately let out a sigh of admiration after lifting the lid: "What a beautiful silk scarf, isn't it expensive?"

"It's not expensive, as long as you like it..." Yan Jing said.

"I like it, I like it very much!" Grandma went to the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the bedroom, put the silk scarf in a strip shape, tied one end with a knot, and passed the other end through the knotted gap, slowly tightening it, with very skillful techniques.

She turned sideways alternately to the left and right in front of the mirror, and took the photo for about 2 minutes. She stuffed the hanging tail into the collar without even cutting off the tag, and then took out her mobile phone to take a few selfies. The whole set of movements was smooth and smooth.

"When did you buy it?" Gu Xi leaned closer to Yan Jing's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Yesterday, I asked Mu Xue to help me choose..." Yan Yan replied in a low voice, "She has better eyes than me..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the doorbell. Grandma probably thought that the silk scarf matched the red coat very well, and she didn't seem to want to take it off, so she trotted over and opened the door.

"Mom, Happy New Year." A loud and high-pitched female voice sounded outside the door, which sounded harsh.

A middle-aged couple brought a student-looking girl into the living room. The woman walking in front glanced at the rigorous side. Her short wine-red hair was more flamboyant than her shrill voice.

Isn't this Erniu?