As Elder Jiang grew older, he felt reluctant to part with familiar faces and insisted on having Gu Lian stay for a meal before leaving.
Gu Lian declined several times, but eventually Auntie Cui laughed and said, "Xiao Gu, don't be so polite. Last night, the old man took out his treasured Baijiu, hoping to indulge with his granddaughter's husband, but an unexpected event kept it from happening. Now that you're here, he won't let you go."
After Auntie Cui jokingly said this, Gu Lian could only smile and agree, "In that case, I'll join you for a drink?"
Elder Jiang was beyond delighted.
Auntie Cui prepared a table full of dishes, and Elder Jiang kept urging Gu Lian to eat more.
The old man used public chopsticks to fill a bowl full of food for him and said, "How can the stuff abroad compare with ours? It's always the same few things. Look at our Chinese culinary culture; now that's what you call culture."
