Abstinence Pei, don't be too sweet when chasing your wife

Chapter 439: Warm Light Fills the Courtyard

When Xiao Fangfei saw the commendation notice posted online that read: "Comrades Gu Fanxing and Ling Jiuer have performed outstandingly in the Longji Mountain archaeological project and are specially commended," her eyes became hot and she jumped up from her workstation like a lit firework.

"This is amazing! I knew that Xingxing and Jiuer in our family are not ordinary people!" She shouted at the top of her voice, shocking the entire office.

Xiao Fangfei was so excited that she couldn't sit still. She shuttled back and forth in the office like a happy butterfly, showing the commendation documents on her mobile phone to everyone she met.

"See? These are my sisters! One is both intelligent and brave, the other is quick-witted. Others dig for treasures during archaeological excavations, but they rewrite history!"

Even the usually serious Mr. Wang from the Finance Department was dragged by her to listen to her five-minute "heroic deeds".

"No, such a big happy event must be celebrated grandly!"

Xiao Fangfei suddenly stopped, her eyes determined as if she was planning a major archaeological operation. "Hot pot! Barbecue! Cake! Arrange everything! The location is set at Xingxing's villa, just in time to make grandma happy!"

She took out her phone and quickly placed an order, muttering as she did so: "I want the freshest tripe, and the throat sliced as thin as a cicada's wing, and two boxes of fruit wine..."

After ordering the necessary ingredients, she couldn't wait to send a message to Gu Fanxing: "We're having a dinner at your villa tonight to celebrate the recognition of our two future archaeologists. Do you still have some of Grandma's plum wine? Let's get drunk tonight!"

Thinking of the upcoming party, Xiao Fangfei felt like she had a jar of honey in her heart, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

"My sister, Xiao Fangfei, deserves to be in the most dazzling place!"

As dusk fell, the three of them returned to the Gu family villa carrying large and small bags.

In the living room, my grandmother was wearing reading glasses and listening to her favorite opera. When she heard the noise, she immediately stood up with the help of a rattan chair.

"Grandma!" Xiao Fangfei flew over like a happy swallow and inserted the sunflower into the celadon vase. "Let us show you our skills!"

As he said this, he pushed the old woman back into the chair and gently scratched her wrinkled cheek with his fingertips.

"You are responsible for looking beautiful and directing us to work!"

Grandma was so amused that she laughed so hard that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were filled with smiles: "Good, good, good, my good girls have grown up."

She reached out and took Ling Jiuer's hand. "Did you suffer in the mountains?"

Ling Jiuer smiled brightly: "It's not hard, grandma, it's much more interesting than the laboratory."

A symphony of tinkling sounds soon filled the kitchen.

Xiao Fangfei cut the fat beef, and the meat slices piled up into a pink hill on the chopping board.

Ling Jiuer put the butter cubes into the cast iron pot and watched them gradually melt into amber vortexes under the licking of the flames. The aroma instantly filled the whole house.

Gu Fanxing squatted by the sink and washed vegetables. Water droplets slid down the leaves, reflecting tiny lights in the setting sun.

Grandma stood at the kitchen door, holding a stoneware jar in her hand. "Add this in. These are the pickled peppers from last year."

Xiao Fangfei immediately leaned over, her nose almost touching the rim of the pot: "Grandma, you're so understanding! Once this spicy flavor is added, hot pot will instantly become a deity!"

Ten minutes later, the heat from the shabu-shabu hotpot on the dining table blurred the glass.

Xiao Fangfei picked up a piece of blanched tripe and rolled it in the sesame oil and garlic paste that Grandma Gu had made secretly. "Grandma, please try it. My ups and downs technique is absolutely professional!"

The old man took it with a smile, his eyes wrinkled with happiness: "It's delicious! Much better than the ones in restaurants outside."

Ling Jiuer silently added a spoonful of tomato soup to her grandmother's bowl and picked up a piece of soft carrot: "You should eat more vegetables, not just meat."

Watching the three girls interacting with each other, grandma's eyes became slightly moist.

"It's a blessing for Xing to have friends like you."

"Grandma!" Gu Fanxing reached out and took the old woman's arm. "It's my good fortune from my past life that I was able to meet Feifei and Jiuer."

Xiao Fangfei immediately put her arms around their shoulders and said in an exaggerated tone, "Woo woo woo, this is the legendary friendship between gods! When we get old, we will live next door to each other and dance square dance every day!"

Ling Jiuer choked and quickly drank some cold tea, but still couldn't help laughing.

After three rounds of drinks, Xiao Fangfei suddenly pulled out a beautifully wrapped gift box from behind the sofa.

“The highlight is coming!”

Unwrapping the velvet cloth revealed two hand-woven medals, the main body of which was a wreath made of ginkgo leaves and pine branches. "For our two archaeological heroes!"

"That's too exaggerated!" Gu Fanxing blushed and tried to hide, but was grabbed by Xiao Fangfei.

Xiao Fangfei carefully placed the wreaths on the two men's heads. "You deserve this." She raised her Coke cup and said, "Cheers to the honor of these two future archaeological experts."

Grandma felt both relieved and distressed when she saw them making such a fuss.

When the laughter subsided a little, she suddenly held Xiao Fangfei's hand: "Fei Fei, how are you and Haoyu doing recently?" Xiao Fangfei almost choked on her Coke, and her cheeks instantly flushed: "Grandma! Career is the most important thing now!"

Gu Fanxing and Ling Jiuer were also stunned at the same time.

Grandma turned to Ling Jiuer and said, "And you, Jiuer, stop staring at the computer and ancient books all day long. You should go out for a walk with Du Fei more often..."

Gu Fanxing looked at the two of them and smiled meaningfully.

Grandma's calloused hands caressed the backs of the three people's hands one by one: "I'm old, and I just hope that you can have someone to love and take care of you. Last time, the news said that you were attacked in the mountains, and I couldn't sleep all night..."

Tears welled up in her cloudy eyes. "If you had someone who understood my feelings, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

Xiao Fangfei's eyes reddened, and she suddenly threw herself into her grandmother's arms: "You are the closest person to us! The three of us take care of each other, and no one is worse than the other!"

She blinked her eyes deliberately and said, "Besides, we are the Steel Roses of the archaeological and motorcycle worlds. We won't have trouble finding our ideal husband." Ling Jiuer also nodded gently: "Grandma, don't worry, we will take care of ourselves."

Gu Fanxing looked at her grandmother's gray hair and put her arms around them: "Yes, we are such good girls, we will definitely find happiness with each other!"

"Okay, okay!" Grandma wiped her tears with a smile and took out three amulets tied with red ropes from her pocket. "I asked for these in the temple. Wear them to keep you safe." The three girls stretched out their wrists obediently and let the old woman tie them.

At this moment, Xiao Fangfei suddenly remembered something, ran to the entrance, and took out an exquisite little box from her bag.

"I almost forgot! Grandma, this is a gift for you!" She opened the box, and inside was a hand-knitted shawl made of grandma's favorite dark blue wool, with small ginkgo leaves decorating the edges.

Grandma took the shawl with trembling hands and gently stroked the soft wool.

"It's hard for you to still think about me..."

Her voice was choked.

"You are like my own granddaughters. Seeing you all so close and supportive of each other makes my heart sweeter than eating honey."

As the moonlight climbed up the carved window lattice, the cake was pushed onto the table.

In the flickering candlelight, Xiao Fangfei sang a birthday song she composed, albeit off-key: "May our great hero dig up all the ancient tombs in the world without falling into any traps!"

The old man looked at them with a smile, the flames reflected on his face, dyeing the wrinkles of time into a gentle golden color, and also illuminating the three girls' tightly clasped hands.

It was late at night, Xiao Fangfei was chatting with her grandmother, while Ling Jiuer and Gu Fanxing were cleaning the kitchen.

Gu Fanxing looked at Xiao Fangfei and her grandmother, and suddenly remembered the scene in the ancient tomb of Longji Mountain, when she and Ling Jiuer supported each other and walked out of the darkness. At this moment, the smell of smoke in the kitchen, the laughter in the living room, and the new white hair on her grandmother's temples made her understand that the so-called medal is never cold metal, but the warmth and care hidden in ordinary days.

This bond that transcends blood ties is the most precious treasure in life.