Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 196 New Year’s greetings

After Gu Zhan received the admission notice, Zhao Dani looked forward to having postal workers come to her home every day, but she didn't see them until New Year's Eve.

"Junzi, do you think the post office might have made a mistake?" Zhao Dani stood under the eaves, watching the people coming and going on the road outside the door, and spoke to Gu Jun in a hoarse voice.

Gu Jun had already been irritated for the past few days because he hadn't received his acceptance letter yet. Zhao Dani's mention of this made him even more irritated. He casually said, "I don't know."

Gu Dali looked at the man sitting on the wooden block under the eaves, smoking a pipe, and had no idea what he was thinking.

Zhao Dani, on the other hand, was very excited when she heard what Gu Jun said. She said excitedly, "Even that bastard Gu Zhan was able to pass the exam. Our Junzi is so smart, he will definitely do better than that bastard Gu Zhan. It must be that the people at the Post Office made a mistake. No, I have to go ask them."

Having said that, he was about to go out.

Gu Jun didn't feel anything at first, but when Zhao Dani talked about Gu Zhan, he clearly realized that he was indeed not as good as Gu Zhan now.

I can’t make as much money as Gu Zhan, and I can’t study as well as him.

For a moment, I felt ashamed and embarrassed, and a sense of humiliation arose from the bottom of my heart.

"That's enough. Can you please stop being so naughty?"

After he finished speaking, there was a "clang" sound as the door of the main hall opened. Gu Jun turned around and left, entering his own room, which was the woodshed where Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi lived before.

Zhao Dani couldn't accept her grandson saying this to her. She was angry, hateful and helpless, so she could only stand there at a loss.

The educated youth camp also achieved good results. All the educated youth, regardless of their performance, received admission letters, which made them very happy.

Although they received the admission letters as they wished, they did not forget their teacher Gu Zhan.

Therefore, on the second day of the first lunar month, the educated youth came in groups to visit Gu Zhan's home to wish him a happy new year.

They had already inquired about the time in advance and knew that Gu Zhan and his wife would be at home on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the door of Gu Zhan's house was pushed open. The educated youth no longer cared whether Gu Zhan was serious or not. They all congratulated Gu Zhan, wishing him good luck in his studies and a happy new year.

Gu Zhan rarely smiled in front of someone he didn't know very well. He pulled the corners of his lips slightly and welcomed the person into the main hall with Liu Xiaoxi.

Little girl Gu Xinxin was wearing new clothes and sitting on the kang playing by herself, which made all the young people very fond of her.

Zhang Yin took the child from the kang, teased him for a few words, and then stuffed a red envelope into the child's arms. Seeing this, the others followed suit. Soon, little Gu Xinxin's lapels were full of red envelopes.

As the host, Gu Zhan was standing by the stove boiling water, and in the blink of an eye he saw his daughter covered in red envelopes.

Looking at the educated youth who were still competing to pin red envelopes on his daughter's clothes, his eyebrows suddenly frowned.

"What are you doing?" Gu Zhan put down the kettle on the stove and walked over to ask.

Zhang Yin was a steady man, deeply trusted by everyone. Seeing Gu Zhan's bad face, he stepped forward and said, "Comrade Gu Zhan, don't worry. This is a token of our appreciation for the child."

Although the words were not said explicitly, how could Gu Zhan not understand what they meant?

If this happened a few years later, when everyone was financially well-off, it would be fine to accept the red envelopes given to the children, as it would probably only be one or two yuan, not much. But now these young people are about to embark on a new life and need money everywhere. How can he still calmly accept the red envelopes?

"Thank you all for your kindness, but she's just a little girl, so she can't spend any money." He then took his daughter in his arms, took out the red envelopes from her arms one by one, put them together and handed them to Zhang Yin: "I appreciate your kindness. I also think it's a meaningful thing to be able to help you all a little here, and it's also my honor."

Zhang Yin held the red envelope returned by Gu Zhan in his hand, unable to reach out or to withdraw, and was caught in a dilemma.

Finally, Gu Zhan said with a smile: "Whose are these? Everyone come and take them."

Since arriving in Shanghe Village, the educated youth had never heard Gu Zhan say anything too heartfelt. Hearing this, they were instantly moved. They thought of the gossip they had heard in the village a few years prior and felt that the rumors were misleading.

In the end, Zhang Yin took the initiative to take back his red envelope, and the others also stepped forward and took back the red envelopes they had given out.

The sound insulation of the adobe house is not very good. Wang Yuehong, who was called by Liu Xiaoxi to help, was shocked when she saw what Gu Zhan did. How could she return the red envelope she had received?

What's more, these educated youth have all been admitted to universities and will never return to Shanghe Village. They can accept the red envelopes without any return gifts. How could my brother-in-law return such a good thing?

Wang Yuehong was a little confused about her brother-in-law who usually didn't talk much.

When Liu Xiaoxi came out to splash water, he saw Wang Yuehong standing in the yard staring at the glass in the main room. He followed Wang Yuehong to look over, but found that everyone was talking and laughing, and everything was normal.

She turned her head to Wang Yuehong and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you looking at?"

Wang Yuehong pulled Liu Xiaoxi and turned to walk into the kitchen.

Liu Xiaoxi was extremely curious. What made her sister-in-law so mysterious?

"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

"I just saw those educated youth giving New Year's money to our Xinxin, but who knew that my brother-in-law would return it all."

Liu Xiaoxi thought for a moment and understood what Gu Zhan meant. She smiled and said to Wang Yuehong, "Sister-in-law, we can't owe you a favor. Besides, they are all going to school now and need money. How can we accept red envelopes from others?"

"But that's for the child." Wang Yuehong said immediately, thinking that it would be a waste not to accept it.

After all, she was his sister-in-law, so Liu Xiaoxi could no longer be so arrogant and reasoned with her. She could only say, "Gu Zhan only has his own reasons."

Wang Yuehong curled her lips. The tricks her sister had learned from her brother-in-law were really annoying.

The meal was very sumptuous. Liu Xiaoxi chopped up the only chicken in the house and served a large bowl of meat and soup, as well as a few cold dishes. The educated youth ate with great satisfaction and left reluctantly when it got dark.

Gu Zhan was celebrating the New Year happily, but in the Liu family, Liu Jinshui and Huang Guihua looked a little worried.

Their daughter and son-in-law were determined, and they couldn't persuade them. They could only make some extra clothes for their granddaughter. During the entire Spring Festival, Liu Jinshui and Liu Zhong were the ones visiting relatives, while Huang Guihua stayed at home, concentrating on sewing clothes for her granddaughter.

No one knew how long it would take to get there, and the capital was so far away that neither of them could go.