Ms. Xue's maternal love exchange period was really short. After reheating the dishes, she started to care about Gu Yu's single issue within a few words at the dinner table.
"Mom, I'm busy with my career now. Think about it, how much have I earned this year? Is it considered a successful career?
Once the material conditions are up, coupled with the hardware inherited from you and the software acquired, what kind of girl can't find it? There is really no need for you to worry about this! "
Gu Yu ate his rice and retorted carelessly. At home, he could put aside all pretense and act casually.
"Is it reliable to fall in love with a girl like you because of money? I don't worry about it yet. In a blink of an eye, you will be twenty-eight, and the children of my colleague's friend's family will already have children, not to mention that they are getting married.
Just when you came back for the Chinese New Year, some colleagues and neighbors introduced me to a few girls. They all know each other well. Go and meet them and see if we can talk. "
"What!? Mom, you want me to go on a blind date!? Do I still need a blind date? You are insulting me and looking down on my strength!
Let me tell you the truth, in Jiangcheng, there are no less than two girls around me, hugging me from left to right, you know? Do I still use blind dates? "
Gu Yu was a little excited for a moment, and the words came out without thinking. He always felt that the people who went on a blind date were the eliminated people who had not been able to compete with others in the market economy.
He forgot that if he hadn't been lucky, he would have gone on a blind date with his strength. The direction of his life could be seen at a glance.
Find a similar girl to get married and have children, and work hard to make a living. You may encounter a career crisis when you are in your thirties or forties, but because of habits or because of your children, you are still struggling in the big city.
Children's education and life, parents' increasingly aging pension issues, and all kinds of trivial daily life combine to form the life of ordinary people in this society.
"What? Two? Are you bad at learning when you have money? Are you still hugging me?
Stop here, it's the fault of a son who doesn't teach his mother, today I have to correct the family rules! "
As Ms. Xue said that, she picked up the clothes drying rack that she didn't know why she put it there. How could Gu Yu, who had more than 20 years of experience, give his mother a chance to beat him?
In a flash, he returned to his room, closed the door, turned around, and locked the door, all in one go. It was obvious at a glance how skilled Gu Yu was with this set of actions.
"Mom, I was just joking, but I'm not going on a blind date. If you keep forcing me, I'll go back to Jiangcheng tomorrow!"
"Little brat, open the door,"
"Mom, you need to calm down now. I got up too early today and it took me a long time to drive. I'll go to bed first."
"Take a shower before going to bed. I won't call you to eat at night. You have a good rest."
There is food in the refrigerator and snacks on the coffee table. If I'm not at home, you can make your own food. Don't order takeout. It's too greasy and unhygienic. "
Before, it was just a lively way of getting along between mother and son. As soon as she heard Gu Yu say he was a little tired, Ms. Xue immediately became concerned.
Lying on the bed at home, it may not be as luxurious and comfortable as the bed in Wanda Mansion, but Gu Yu unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes, and looked relaxed.
When Gu Yu woke up, it was already dark, and his mother, Ms. Xue, and her old sisters were dancing in the Government Square in front of the community.
Gu Yu looked at the refrigerator and took out the cut beef. Without heating it up, he came to the living room, turned on the TV, leaned on the sofa, put his feet up on the coffee table, put food and drinks aside, and watched while eating. While holding Crayon Shin-chan, he giggled twice from time to time.
With this image, I don’t know if Gu Ruotong and Li Mengyao can stand it after wearing filters.
When Ms. Xue came home after dancing, she saw her silly son lying on the sofa. She couldn't help but roll her eyes, put down her dancing equipment, and sat down on the sofa.
"Mom! I'm seeing something nice!"
Ms. Xue took control of the remote control as soon as she came back, and Gu Yu shouted dissatisfied,
"Go, go, go, I've watched this cartoon for more than 20 years, and it's not enough,"
Ms. Xue ignored Gu Yu. After adjusting the TV, she leaned back on the sofa with satisfaction and picked up a bag of pecans.
"Mom, your blood lipids were a bit high last time you checked. You should eat less nuts."
"Come with me tomorrow to buy some things for the New Year. Just in time for you to come back, I'll leave the house cleaning to you."
Ms. Xue simply ignored her son’s kind reminder.
"I've bought all the New Year's goods, but they're in the trunk of the car and haven't been brought out yet. Why don't I just call a housekeeper for the general cleaning? Why bother?
I clean a house of more than 100 square meters by myself. Wouldn’t you feel bad if I got sick during the Chinese New Year? "Gu Yu was obviously a lot less talkative when he returned home.
Just now I was dissatisfied with Ms. Xue changing the TV, but now I watched the Korean drama Chaebol’s Foolish Son with my mother.
"Then go shopping with me. I don't care about the process of home hygiene. I only care about the results." Ms. Xue spoke quickly and set the tone.
The next day, Gu Yu understood why his mother insisted on going out. After a "chance encounter", Gu Yu's first blind date in 2023 began.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Gu Yu pasted up the couplets with the word "Fu" on Sanyue Lanshan and went to his grandparents' house. For as long as Gu Yu can remember, the New Year's Eve dinner has been spent in the faculty and staff community of No. 2 Middle School.
Gu Yu's family is not prosperous, and his grandparents only have two daughters. Although there are not many people, the four generations live happily together.
Grandpa and grandma took their grandson to watch TV and chat. Listening to the grandson’s milky voice, the old couple kept smiling.
Ms. Xue, Aunt Gu Yu, and the aunt's daughter-in-law have already started preparing the ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner. According to the annual custom, this lunch is relatively simple, with freshly fried meatballs and glutinous rice balls served with soup.
Gu Yu and his uncle, under the leadership of their uncle, hung lanterns, put up blessing characters, and put up Spring Festival couplets.
Gu Yu specifically checked the reserves of fireworks and firecrackers and nodded with satisfaction.
This year is a bit special. Many places have relaxed restrictions on the setting off of fireworks. I hope that the fireworks blooming this year can bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new, and ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.
At the New Year's Eve dinner, Gu Yu gave a speech on whether he should have new year's money at the age of 28. In the end, his net income was 3,000. Gu Yu curled his lips as he could only afford the new year's money to his aunt's family, Xiao Bao.
He spread the word that he would bring a girlfriend back next year for no other reason than to receive a red envelope, and it must be a big red envelope!
Looking around at the friendly and warm smiling faces, Gu Yu sighed in his heart, it feels so good to be at home, he can always be a child.
After dinner, they usually played poker and mahjong and watched the Spring Festival Gala. Xiaobao took Gu Yu, who was closest to him in age, out to set off fireworks.
Gu Yu told Xiaobao that for every beautiful moment when fireworks bloom, God has already put a price on it.
"You little bastard, you've cheated children out of their money! Take out Xiaobao's new year's money."
Fortunately, his aunt and uncle were there to help him, otherwise Gu Yu would have had to eat extra food on New Year's Eve this year.
After celebrating the New Year, Gu Yu drove Ms. Xue back to Sanyuelan Mountain. After washing up, he was already very sleepy.
Lying on the bed, he immediately entered the dream fragrance and began a new dream journey.
