Reborn Wife Strikes Back in the 80s

  Chapter 518 Dumplings

   "Sister, shall we make dumplings?" Guo Xiang said. Dumplings are indispensable for the New Year in Beijing.

   "Okay, let me make noodles, you chop stuffing." Wang Chuyun said.

   "Hmm!" Guo Xiang nodded.

  "Oh, the couplet hasn't been posted yet." Guo Yaqin called out suddenly. The previous work was done by Wang Chongming and Wang Chuyu. This year Wang Chuyu was not there, and Wang Chongming accompanied Gu Xide again.

  "Where is the couplet? I will ask Zhennan to post it." Guo Xiang said.

   "It's on the desk in the study." Guo Yaqin said.

  Guo Xiang nodded, took the couplet from the study, and some window grilles and blessings, beckoning to Gu Zhennan.

   "What's the matter?" Gu Zhennan walked over.

   "Go help to paste the couplets and these, we are not free here." Guo Xiang said.

   "Okay, leave it to me!" Gu Zhennan took the couplet.

  Gu Xide and Wang Chongming are also going to help. Gu Zhennan said hurriedly: “Grandpa, Dad, it’s too cold outside, you are still in the house, I can do it alone.”

  "Give me the window grilles. Here we come to paste the paper. It is tired to sit all the time." Wang Chongming said.

  "Good too!" Gu Zhennan gave the window grilles to Wang Chongming, and Gu Xide was on the side to help him with paste, and the two also cooperated in a tacit understanding.

  In the kitchen, Guo Yaqin and Aunt Zhang slaughtered chickens and ducks, Wang Chuyun rolled dumpling wrappers, and Guo Xiang chopped up the meat.

   "Your two daughters are so capable, it's really enviable." Aunt Zhang looked at Guo Xiang and Wang Chuyun over there.

   "Where, Xiangxiang can do some chores. Since she was a child, she has no talent for cooking, unlike her sister. I heard that Aunt Zhang is usually doing it. You have worked hard!" Guo Ya was a little embarrassed.

"They are usually busy. I have nothing to do at home. Doing more will not be so boring." Aunt Zhang smiled. "When I was alone, I used to eat very boringly. After Zhennan and his wife came back, Gu I always eat half a bowl more often."

   "Yes, when a person is old, I want to have children and grandchildren by my side, otherwise I really don't know how to live." Guo Yaqin was also a little emotional.

   "Aunt Zhang, how many children are you? Why don't you go home during the Chinese New Year?" Guo Yaqin asked.

   "I..." Aunt Zhang gave a wry smile, "I have never married, no children, no daughters..."

   "Huh? I'm sorry, I don't know." Guo Yaqin is very embarrassed. There are very few women who don't get married in this era. I can't imagine that this is the case with Aunt Zhang.

  Guo Xiang was also a little surprised. She never knew about Aunt Zhang, nor asked about it. Didn’t she think she had no children? No wonder she never asks for leave, and she doesn't have to go back every New Year's Day. I don't think there will be any family members in the past, right?

   "It's okay, I've long been used to it." Aunt Zhang smiled, her face still a little lonely.

  Some things happened when she was young, but she was sorry for that person. Later, not marrying her was also a punishment for herself.

   Killed the chickens and ducks, Guo Yaqin boiled the boiling water and poured it into the wooden basin. Aunt Zhang threw the chickens and ducks in, and after they were scalded, they would fade the chickens and ducks.

  Guo Yaqin started to kill fish, every year after that, fish is an indispensable dish.

  The New Year’s Eve dinner in Beijing is the most abundant meal of the year, and there are meat and vegetables, not all meat dishes.

  Chicken is indispensable, meaning there is a livelihood, fish needless to say, there is also cabbage, meaning a hundred fortune, tofu meaning wealth, lotus root meaning good deeds.

  Of course, the cabbage is not just a bowl of cabbage. It may be a elbow in the middle and a circle of cabbage on the outside.

   However, this is also the only thing that rich people pay attention to. If the poor people may have dumplings to eat, it would be good.

   Killed the fish, Guo Yaqin started cutting meat again. Braised pork is also a must-eat every year. Although life is much better now than before, the braised pork is still unforgettable.

  Aunt Zhang’s chicken was repaired first. Guo Yaqin took it and chopped it up and put it on a plate. All the dishes were ready and just fry it in the afternoon.

  Then start to marinate the pork knuckle again. This is a long time, so you have to serve the pot earlier.

  Guo Xiang's meat fillings are also chopped up, one part puts cabbage to make dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage, and the other part puts leeks, each with its own flavor.

  "Mom, can you pack a coin in a while, okay?" Guo Xiang said, "Those who eat it will definitely make a fortune next year."

  Guo Yaqin smiled, "Okay, you can also pack a candy filling, and..."

  Guo Yaqin waved to Wang Chuyun to let her come over, "Mom, what's the matter?" Wang Chuyun asked.

  "Go and prepare some peanuts, dates and chestnuts, and pack one each later." Guo Yaqin whispered in Wang Chuyun's ear.

  Wang Chuyun understood after thinking about it, pursing his lips, "Okay, I get it."

   "What did Mom say to you?" Guo Xiang was curious.

   "I'll know when you eat it." Wang Chuyun smiled.

  Guo Xiang raised his eyebrows without further questioning. He found a coin, washed it, and put it into a dumpling when it was wrapped.

  Here is very busy, and the three men over there have also posted the couplets and window grilles.

  Wang Chongming made a pot of tea, took a fruit plate and put it on the table, and talked to Gu Xide about the current situation.

When talking about prices, new policies, and so on, Gu Zhennan listened in the sidelines. I didn’t think that the two old people were so concerned about current affairs. However, this young man didn’t care about these things. It seems that I have to pay more attention to my career in the future. It also helps.

  "Many state-owned enterprises have begun to restructure this year, and the economic situation in the future may be greatly changed. Bills will gradually withdraw from the market, and prices will also rise..."

   "Isn't it, I heard it too."

   "By the way, Zhennan's oil department has also been restructured?" Gu Xide asked.

   "Yes, I heard that it has been changed before, and it should be almost done." Gu Zhennan said.

   "I heard that PetroChina will be listed in two months. Do you have a plant in the northeast that is an oil subsidiary company? Is it possible to buy shares?" Gu Xide said.

  Gu Zhennan frowned. He didn't understand this at all. How about asking his wife later, she knew better.

   "I will find out after the New Year." Gu Zhennan nodded.

   "Do you still have a factory in the Northeast?" Wang Chongming was surprised, Xiang Xiang didn't seem to say, it seems that the young couple's financial resources should not be underestimated.

  Gu Zhennan nodded, "It's not all ours, it's a joint venture. Back then, I designed a new type of pumping unit and got some patent fees, so I invested it in the factory and owned a portion of the shares."

  Gu Xide looked at his grandson, he said plainly, but he knew that he accounted for more than half of the shares, worth tens of millions.

  And the contribution of his new pumping unit to national oil is immeasurable, he is really proud.

  Wang Chongming nodded, thinking about it, Xiangxiang felt that she had no credit for her, so she didn’t mention it. Moreover, she had just come back and was divorced at that time, and she didn’t want to mention it.

  But I am really a little admired for this muffled son-in-law. It is not something ordinary people can do that patent fees can be invested in stocks.

  Everyone had a simple meal at noon, and Guo Yazheng also came in the afternoon.

  A few women in the kitchen are very busy, the fragrance is wafting in the yard, and the three men outside are also chatting happily.

  (End of this chapter)