My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

After watching the entire Nuo opera in a state of shock and fear, Chang An finally saw the closing stage. Looking at Gu Li, who had not yet recovered, Chang An asked gently:

"What's wrong? Haven't you ever been touched in the face like this before?"

"No," Gu Li pulled Chang An's sleeve tightly, "I always watched from behind the crowd before. Today is Chang Lang's first time to watch, so I wanted to bring Chang Lang to the front to watch."

"Okay, okay, don't be afraid anymore." Chang An touched Gu Li's head as a comfort. Only then did he notice Gao Shi standing next to him, still a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Brother Gao. I'm sorry that I neglected you because I had to take care of my wife." Chang An apologized.

"Nothing, nothing." Gao Shi waved his hand quickly, handed the basket in his hand to Chang An and said, "Gao Shi just came to give something and wish Brother Chang a happy New Year's Eve."

"Since you have brought gifts, why don't you come to my house for a reunion dinner?" Chang An took the basket and invited enthusiastically.

"No need for this," Gao Shi quickly refused, "I caused you trouble last time."

"That's not a problem. Forget it. Since Brother Gao has refused, I won't force it." At this time, Chang An expressed his understanding, which made Gao Shi breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other, and the latter immediately understood what he meant. He turned around and said to Gao Shi, "Mr. Gao, why don't you come to my house and have a meal together?"

Gao Shi was stunned again when he heard this, and Gu Li said at this time: "You rejected Chang Lang's invitation, Chang Lang will not blame you. But if Mr. Gao rejected my request..."

As he spoke, Gu Li moved closer and whispered, "Gao Langjun knows how much Chang Lang dotes on me. If Gao Langjun refuses, Chang Lang will blame you."

Gao Shi was speechless. He looked at Gu Li and then at Chang An. He could see that the two were playing a double act. He had no choice but to agree:

"Then Gao Shi will not refuse. Thank you very much for your invitation."

Only then did Chang An and Gu Li nodded in satisfaction. When they were about to take him to Anrenfang, Gu Li's feet suddenly went weak and he sprained his ankle.

Chang An quickly supported her and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"My legs are a little weak..."

As soon as Gu Li finished speaking, she suddenly felt her whole body leaning forward, and her feet left the ground. When she came to her senses, she found that she was being carried on her back.

"Then I'll carry Gu Niang home," Chang An smiled and said gently, "You'll sprain your ankle if you walk with your weak legs."

"Hmm..." Gu Li's face turned slightly red. She secretly glanced at Gao Shi beside her. When she found that he didn't notice her, she felt relieved.

When they returned to the Chang Mansion and not far from the gate, Chang An and Gu Li saw a figure in a white robe standing at the door, talking to the doorman, and seemed to be holding a basket in his hand.

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other in confusion, and continued to walk towards the door with Gao Shi.

After arriving at the door, Chang An put Gu Li down from his back, and this action also attracted the attention of the man:

"Brother Yonghe, Madam Gu."

The person who came was Wang Wei, and he also brought a basket in his hand like Gao Shi.

"Brother Mo Jie."

"Lord Wang."

The two of them also exchanged greetings, and then Chang An asked, "Brother Mo Jie is waiting here, why don't you come in and sit down?"

"There's no need to go in. I'm just giving a gift to Brother Yonghe." Wang Wei said with a smile, and handed the basket in his hand to Chang'an.

At this time, Wang Wei also saw Gao Shi standing behind Chang An and Gu Li, and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

"My name is Gao Shi." Gao Shi raised his hand and introduced himself.

"I am Wang Wei, Wang Mojie." Wang Wei also raised his hand and saluted.

"Come in and sit down first. Standing here chatting, isn't that some of my problems?" Chang An said enthusiastically, holding a basket in both hands.

"No need." Wang Wei still declined, but Chang An didn't bother to explain. He just raised one hand and put it around his neck, and "dragged" him into the mansion.

"Don't refuse. We are all friends, so why should we be so reserved?" Chang An said as he dragged them. "You two stay by the door. If Brother Mojie wants to leave, he has to ask me first!"

Wang Wei had no choice but to "accept his fate" after being taken to the front yard by Chang An. Seeing that Wang Wei no longer resisted, Chang An let him go, handed the basket in his hand to Huai Qin and Zhen Er, and whispered:

"Go prepare some gifts later. Two different gifts, but the value of the gifts cannot be different."

Huaiqin and Zhen'er nodded and left with their baskets. Then Chang'an turned around and said to Wang Wei, "Since you're all here, why don't you have a meal before you leave?"

"Just sit down, there's no need to eat." Wang Wei waved his hand and refused.

"Mr. Wang, are you alone in Chang'an City?" Gu Li asked at this time.

"Yes, but what's wrong with this?" Wang Wei was obviously confused by this question.

"Our father asked my son Chang Lang to invite some friends to have a reunion dinner. Since Wang Langjun is alone in Chang'an City, why not have a meal together?" Gu Li explained with a smile, "Also, Chang Lang has always said that he and Wang Langjun and Gao Langjun are his good friends. Today's meal is considered a family dinner, so why should we be so reserved?"

When Wang Wei and Gao Shi heard Gu Li's words, they were both stunned for a moment, and then they looked at each other with unusual tacit understanding.

As he was talking, Chang Wenmeng came out and asked, "Yonghe, Li'er, you're back?"

"Father." They both replied.

"Father, please add two more sets of bowls and chopsticks today." Chang An said, and pointed to Wang Wei and Gao Shi behind him, "You also know these two."

Chang Wenmeng looked at Wang Wei and Gao Shi and said, "I do know them, Wang Mojie and Gao Shi."

Seeing that they were called, the two of them quickly raised their hands and saluted, "Greetings, Dr. Chang."

"Today is New Year's Eve. Since you are here for a reunion dinner, you are family today. There is no need to be polite to family members." Chang Wenmeng said with a smile, "You guys go and chat for a while. I won't bother you any more."

Family? Wang Wei and Gao Shi were both somewhat flattered when they heard this word, but Chang An pulled them over and said as they walked towards the courtyard:

"Alright, alright, New Year's Eve is supposed to be a time for reunion. You two are alone in Chang'an City, so you should temporarily take charge of our Chang Mansion tonight. It doesn't matter if you come or not tomorrow, but for the reunion dinner tonight, no one of you is allowed to go hungry."

Arriving at Chang'an's courtyard, Chang'an took them directly into the pavilion and lowered the windproof curtain. Then he and Gu Li sat opposite Wang Wei and Gao Shi, and ordered a servant to get a pot of hot tea.

"Brother Mo Jie and Brother Gao, why are you two so reserved? It's not like you haven't been to my house before." Chang An was holding a teacup and said with a smile when he saw the two of them being so reserved.

"If it really doesn't work, you two gentlemen can get to know each other. If Chang Lang goes to the Imperial College and is too busy in the future, you two can have someone to take care of you in Chang'an City." Gu Li eased the awkwardness between the two.

Wang Wei and Gao Shi looked at each other again, and Chang An said again: "Don't look at me anymore. I have only introduced you two. I can't ask for more."

So the two of them tried to start communicating, and they became familiar with each other, and even talked about topics such as scriptures and articles. In addition, Wang Wei also explained some of the difficulties that Gao Shi could not understand.

Wang Wei and Gao Shi chatted until the evening, and Chang An and Gu Li returned to their rooms in order not to disturb them. It was not until Huai Qin and Zhen Er came to call them to eat that Wang Wei and Gao Shi stopped talking. Although there was a gap between their talents, they felt that they had met too late.

When Chang An and Gu Li came out of the room, they had changed into new clothes. Then they looked at Wang Wei and Gao Shi, and seemed to remember something, so they called Huaiqin and Zhen'er, asked them to take out the new clothes they had prepared for them, and asked them to go into the room to change.

The New Year's Eve reunion dinner was held in the front yard of Chang's house. When the four of them arrived at the main hall, Censor Zhou and Chang Wenqing had already taken their seats. The four of them sat down first, and then they saw Gu Ke's family come in.

"The father-in-law is here!" Chang Wenmeng said happily, and Chang An and Gu Li also consciously saluted them.

At this time, the two brothers Gu Baizhi and Gu Huashuo looked at Chang An and felt more and more pleasing to the eye. Chang An also greeted at this time: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, two brothers, please take a seat quickly."

The four of them responded and sat down together. Chang An introduced the people present to the three of them one by one. When they saw Wang Wei and Gao Shi, they raised their hands and greeted them. When they introduced Zhou Yushi and Chang Wenqing, the three of them, father and son, stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Okay, okay, the etiquette ends here. We are here to eat, not to pay respects." Chang Wenmeng smiled and waved his hand, then said to Zhou Yushi: "It's difficult, especially for you, you must have a few drinks with me tonight."

The name of Zhou Yushi was Kuangping, and his courtesy name was Quenan.

"Okay!" Zhou Kuangping said.

As they were talking, the servants brought up the dishes and bowls. Everyone else's bowls were of normal size, but Gao Shi was the only one who looked at the bowl in front of him that was bigger than his face, seemingly in deep thought.

After the dishes were served, the servants placed the wine pot and tea pot on the table. After pouring the wine and tea, everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine and tea in the cups. After one round, everyone picked up their bowls and prepared to start eating.

While eating, the elders told the younger ones to eat more. Because Wang Wei was a Buddhist and didn't eat meat, Chang Wenmeng asked someone to switch the dishes in front of Wang Wei and serve some light vegetarian dishes.

But no matter what the dishes were, everyone ate them elegantly. Gao Shi, who was holding a large bowl, completely treated this place as his home and ate happily. Even Zhou Kuangping laughed and said:

"Mr. Gao, eat slowly. There is still food."

They were eating and drinking, and seemed to be in high spirits. They started talking while eating. Gu Su came to sit next to Gu Li, holding her hand, and muttered things like "Li'er has gained weight recently" and "You are feeling better now".

As for the two brothers of the Gu family, they came to Gao Shi and Wang Wei and chatted with them. It seemed that they became familiar with each other in no time. Chang Wenmeng and Chang Wenqing and his wife were talking about some daily matters.

Gu Ke came to Chang An with a wine glass, put his arm around Chang An's shoulder, and began to talk.

Obviously, whether they knew each other or not, they all sat together drinking and chatting, acting like they were more than a family.