Chapter 63 As expected
Chapter 63 As expected
Chen Xue's home is very clean. There is a red solid wood sofa in the living room, which is probably a set with the coffee table and TV cabinet, all of which are reddish brown, with simple bamboo leaf carvings.
It was the first time I went to a classmate's house, and everyone was a little reserved, so no one spoke at first and no one ate the snacks in front of them.
Because it was so quiet, Gu Lu could smell the scent of Chinese medicine floating in the air - coming from the bedroom.
"I didn't expect Chen Xue could cook?" Zhang Yudong was surprised.
The kitchen was in the front right of the living room, so the people sitting on the sofa had a clear view of the kitchen. Chen Xue, wearing an apron, helped cut vegetables, "thump thump thump", and it looked like she had pretty good knife skills.
"It seems your cooking skills are quite good." Zhou Lin widened his eyes.
Chen Xue, who is known for her foul language in the eyes of her classmates, cannot be said to have no manners - but it can also be seen that she is a person who just opens her mouth to eat and stretches out her hand to wear clothes, and does not listen to the stereotyped influence of her family at all.
Even Zhang Yudong, who gets along well with her, thinks so.
Gu Lu had the least surprises. He remembered that last time they helped an old man whose car had overturned at the park gate, the old man gave them many oranges. Chen Xue was the only one who kept some and said she would take them back for her grandmother.
A girl who always thinks about her grandma can't be that bad.
About half an hour later, we can start the meal.
A very sumptuous meal, including konjac roast duck, sea trotter soup, blanched prawns, and braised walnut meat.
"Aren't you waiting for uncle and aunt?" Fan Xiaotian asked.
"It's my birthday, so let's not talk about stupid things today." Chen Xue said, and brought a 2.5-liter bottle of Coke, filled a glass for each of her friends, and then poured boiled water for her grandmother.
It sounds like there is something interesting going on. Although Fan Xiaotian's EQ is not high, he is not a fool, so he did not continue to ask.
Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Zhou Lin raised the paper cup and said, "Happy birthday to you, may you always be happy."
"Thank you, hahahaha, I will definitely be happy forever." Chen Xue said with a smile, "Grandma, you raise your glass too, we will all be happy forever."
Grandma also raised her hand with a smile. Her face was full of wrinkles, which shattered her former youthful beauty, but when she smiled - like Chen Xue, she was very beautiful.
Everyone finished the meal chatting and laughing. After the meal, Chen Xue cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.
"This is the first time that Xue'er has brought her classmates home. You two have a very good relationship, right?" Grandma moved a little slowly, but even so she made honey water for everyone.
Grandma always entertains guests with the best things in the house.
"We are in the Park Alliance, and we all have good relations." Zhang Yudong said, and then realized that Zhou Lin seemed to be excluded.
"They say drinking honey water can improve one's memory," said the grandmother. "I drink it every day, but I still can't remember a lot of things."
Honey water? Plus what grandma said! If my guess is correct... As soon as grandma finished speaking, there was another dripping sound in my head.
Very good, this book was completely predicted by Gu Lu, but I am chatting with my elders at the moment and I can’t be distracted.
Maybe grandma hasn't talked to anyone for a long time, so she talked about Chen Xue's family situation. The Chen family is a typical family that favors boys over girls (caused by grandpa).
It is said that girls have a high status in the Fog City - but this is only relative. The Chen family is more extreme. If it weren't for her grandmother's interference, Chen Xue would not have been able to give birth.
After the child was born, Chen's parents went to work in other places and never came back, as if they had never had this child.
Chen Xue is sixteen years old now. She has seen her parents only a few times. It can even be said that she depends on her grandmother for everything.
Fortunately, grandma has a pension, and although Chen's father doesn't like Chen Xue, he will also give money to his mother.
When Zhang Yudong, Zhou Lin and Fan Xiaotian heard this, they were filled with indignation.
Gu Lu had an idea in his mind, "Living with grandma, there is no man in the house, and grandma is so gentle - no wonder Chen Xue swears all the time and has such a fierce personality." She is really fierce, because there are not many people who dare to "fight" with middle-aged aunties on the street, let alone students, even adults...
Every family has its own problems, and Gu Lu understood the meaning of this sentence more deeply.
After chatting and helping digestion, Chen Xue almost finished a cup of honey water and cleaned up the dishes. She saw her classmates off.
It won’t be delivered too far, probably to the end of the street.
It was past two in the afternoon, a time when there were no customers, so the owners of the small stalls selling cotton trousers, insoles, socks and other daily necessities sat lazily on the stools.
"Zhou Lin, thank you." Chen Xue still said thank you when they parted.
Actually, Zhou Lin couldn't remember clearly, but the other party thanked her so sincerely, so she took it seriously, "You're welcome, and today's meal is really delicious!"
Chen Xue left first. She had to go home to supervise her grandmother to take medicine. She waved goodbye.
"Today I feel that Chen Xue is really pretty." Fan Xiaotian murmured to himself, "Her looks are almost as pretty as Zhao Juan..."
He originally wanted to mention Zhou Lin and Xu Meili later, but since they were already there, Fan Xiaotian swallowed the thought.
At this age, it takes courage to praise a girl's beauty in person.
"Okay, we are going different ways, so let's just say goodbye here." Zhou Lin was very casual and waved to find a antelope car (taxi).
"Shall we go play games?" Zhang Yudong suggested, "Let's play Dynasty Warriors."
Gu Lu rejected the proposal and triggered another book that he needed to study alone.
On the way home, I met many stall owners walking around the streets with their loads on their shoulders.
"Jelly jelly, cold noodles, hot and sour noodles, tofu pudding..."
Danzi cold noodles are the most delicious, but he had eaten enough at Chen Xue's house, so he didn't waste the money. He was no longer the wasteful Gu Lu in his previous life. Now he knew to cherish food.
At home, Gu Lu also saw [Sherlock Holmes Really Exists], [Elegy of Old Age], [Wise and Beautiful] transformed into a book "Mind Tricks".
This book is also known as "Mr. Holmes".
Details: In 1947, John Watson had passed away for a long time, and the once arrogant Sherlock Holmes was 93 years old and retired to a farm in the countryside. However, it was these insignificant cases that broke the tranquility of his life and led to a past event.
"Looking at the introduction, it seems to be reasoning, but in fact the core is not reasoning." Gu Lu flipped through it in his mind. He had read it in his previous life.
This is not a work that looks like a detective novel, but it is the best sequel to Sherlock Holmes and is also very interesting.
"It cannot be published now. You have to wait until you are in high school. A long novel written by a high school student is slightly more reasonable than one written by a junior high school student."
"But there is one place that needs a small modification..."
Gu Lu is full of energy and is also making arrangements.
There are still two months left in the summer vacation, and I still have to pay the rent. Therefore, even if all fees at No. 8 Middle School are waived, I dare not buy a computer for fear that I will not have enough funds to make ends meet.
"Just wait until "The Little Prince" or "Mr. Sherlock Holmes" starts serialization, don't be in a hurry!" Gu Lu said to himself.
Gu Lu called "Years of Reasoning" and wanted to discuss the contract first.
(End of this chapter)