After having lunch at Su Ji, the little girls went home with their grandparents to take a nap as usual.
Because the kindergarten is on holiday, the little girls now choose one of the three families to take a nap at every day. This way, the three little girls can sleep together at noon and wake up together in the afternoon and come to Su Ji together.
Today is the Little New Year. After waking up from a nap, the girls began to plan their own little plans in bed.
"Xixi, Feifei, today is the Little New Year. Dad and the others are busy in the kitchen. Dad also said that everyone has to cook a dish. So can we kids also participate? The three of us can cook a dish together."
"But Ruoruo, we don't know how to cook."
"Yes Ruoruo, we haven't learned how to cook."
Seeing that Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were a little hesitant, Feng Ruoruo continued, "We have never cooked before, but we can learn from Dad. Let Dad teach the three of us to cook a dish. We won't learn the difficult ones. Let's start with the simple ones. The three of us will learn together."
Yang Xiaoxi asked: "What dish should we learn to cook? What dish is simple?"
Chen Yaofei said: "It seems that cold dishes are the simplest. Why don't we learn how to make a cold dish?"
Feng Ruoruo waved her hand to reject this option.
"No, no, cold dishes don't count as cooking. We should learn a simpler dish that we can cook together."
Yang Xiaoxi asked worriedly, "But Ruoruo, will Father Feng be willing to teach us?"
Chen Yaofei also had the same concerns: "Yes, even if Father Feng is willing to teach us, we may not be able to do it well. We can't learn it in such a short time."
When Feng Ruoruo saw that the two little sisters had no confidence, she immediately began to cheer them up.
"Xixi, Feifei, let's work hard together. We will definitely learn it and be able to cook a dish."
With Feng Ruoruo's encouragement, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei gradually gained confidence.
Yang Xiaoxi said: "Then Ruoruo, let's ask Father Feng to teach us a simple dish."
Chen Yaofei nodded and said, "Yes, let Father Feng teach us something simpler so we can learn it and then cook the dish tonight."
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Okay, then it's settled. Let's go tell dad together."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei had no objection, and the three little girls got up together.
We were taking a nap at Yang Xiaoxi's house at noon today. After the three little girls got up, they came to the living room and saw their grandparents waiting there drinking tea.
The little girls rushed out together and asked their grandmothers to tie their hair.
After everything was packed up, the little girls went out with their grandparents.
Along the way, the three little girls were in perfect harmony and no one told their grandparents what happened.
Then the grandparents also felt strange that after waking up from their nap today, the little girls were not as lively as usual.
So even though the girls didn't say anything, the grandparents still sensed something was wrong.
When they arrived at Su Ji, the little girls couldn't wait to rush in and went straight to the kitchen.
However, the little girls ran into the kitchen but did not find Feng Yifan.
Shi Jiahui saw the little girls standing in the kitchen with bewildered faces, and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "You three came in so hastily, are you looking for your father Feng?"
Feng Ruoruo stood up and asked, "Aunt, where is Dad?"
Yang Xiaoxi said: "Aunt, we are looking for Father Feng."
Chen Yaofei said: "Yes, let's go find Father Feng. Auntie, do you know where Father Feng went?"
Shi Jiahui smiled and said, "Where's your father Feng? He's out. He went shopping and hasn't come back yet. You may have to wait a while."
Feng Ruoruo pouted her lips in displeasure: "Dad, really, why didn't you take me, Xixi and Feifei with you when you went out to buy things?"
Yang Xiaoxi persuaded from the side: "Ruoruo, we are sleeping, so Father Feng can't take us there."
Chen Yaofei also advised: "That's right, Ruoruo, don't be unhappy. We should be back soon, Father Feng should be back soon."
At this time, Luo Yu brought the snacks over and said, "Okay, let's go out and have some snacks first. After we finish eating, your father Feng should be back soon."
Seeing the snacks coming, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei immediately became more enthusiastic.
However, Feng Ruoruo was not as enthusiastic as usual. Instead, she walked out of the kitchen, sat on a chair in front of the door, and looked outside with her hands on her little face.
Everyone was a little surprised to see Feng Ruoruo's look, and Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei hurried over to comfort her.
"Ruoruo, it's okay. Father Feng definitely didn't know we would come so early, so he wasn't in the restaurant. Father Feng will definitely be back soon."
"Ruoruo, don't worry. Father Feng must be trying to get back as well."
Feng Ruoruo looked at the two little sisters and said calmly, "I know. I'm sitting here waiting for daddy. Xixi and Feifei are waiting too."
Hearing Feng Ruoruo say this, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also moved chairs over and sat side by side with Feng Ruoruo waiting.
Seeing this situation, Luo Yu took out the snacks in his hand and gave them to the girls.
"Okay, have some snacks while you wait."
Yang Xiaoxi reached out and took the snack and said, "Thank you, Aunt Luo."
Chen Yaofei also reached out, took two snacks, and said to Luo Yu: "Thank you, Aunt Luo."
Then, Chen Yaofei handed a snack in her hand to Feng Ruoruo.
Feng Ruoruo saw the snacks, stretched out her little hand to take them, raised her head and said to Luo Yu with a smile: "Thank you, Aunt Luo."
Then, Feng Ruoruo said to Chen Yaofei beside her: "Thank you, Feifei."
The adults did not bother the three little girls. They watched them sitting in front of Su Ji's door, snuggling up to each other, eating the snacks in their hands while staring outside the door, waiting for Feng Yifan to come back.
Tian Lang watched for a while, and couldn't help but move closer to Su Ruoxi and said, "Aunt, don't you care?"
Su Ruoxi raised her head and asked curiously, "What do you care about?"
Tian Lang pointed at his three sisters who were sitting at the door.
"Why don't you just let Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei sit there?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "It's useless for me to worry about it. The most important person in their hearts must be your uncle-in-law, so just let them sit there and wait. There is a door curtain anyway, so they won't be cold sitting there. There are also snacks for them to eat, so don't worry about it."
Tian Lang was really a little amazed.
And she observed that the three sisters were indeed very well behaved. They just sat there, eating their snacks slowly and waiting quietly.
Su Ruoxi saw Tian Lang's surprised expression and asked with a smile: "Are you surprised? Don't be surprised, the three of them are like this. They need to see your uncle every day because your uncle can talk and always makes the three of them very happy."
As he was speaking, Feng Yifan pushed aside the curtain in front of the door and walked in.
Seeing her father come in, Feng Ruoruo immediately jumped off the chair and walked forward to greet him.
"Dad, you're back."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also followed suit.
"Dad Feng, Dad Feng, you're finally back."
Feng Yifan saw the three little girls coming to greet him and said with a big smile, "Hey, Ruoruo, Xixi, and Feifei are all up already? You three are sitting at the door waiting for me. Is there anything you need Daddy Feng's help with? But, let's talk about it later."
The three little girls were very surprised and asked in unison: "Why do we have to wait?"
Feng Yifan then took the three little girls to the table.
He took out the things in his hand and placed them on the table.
What Feng Yifan brought back also surprised most people in the restaurant.
The thing that was taken out of the bag looked like a ball, and a little bit like a small pumpkin. It was round and looked very interesting.
When you look closer, you will find that the surface of the ball is covered with a layer of sesame seeds.
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi, Chen Yaofei, and even Tian Lang all came closer to look at it curiously, not knowing what this thing was.
Feng Ruoruo looked at it for a while, then reached out and took her father's hand and asked, "What is this?"
The girls, including everyone else in the restaurant, looked at Feng Yifan waiting for an answer.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "This? This is called sugar melon. I went to many places this afternoon and finally found it. I bought it specially for this."
When the old people heard Feng Yifan say it was a sugar melon, they all came over and took a closer look.
After Feng Jiandong took a look at it, he said, "It really is a sugar melon."
Then the three little girls including Tian Lang asked curiously: "What is a sugar melon?"
Then several old people gave some explanation to the children.
Sugar melon is made of maltose. It has to go through a process of boiling and constant stretching before being made into round pumpkin-like shapes like today, which is why it is called "sugar melon".
Su Jinrong asked curiously, "Yifan, where did you buy this?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I just browsed the Internet to see what people were saying about the Little New Year in various places, and then I accidentally saw a post saying that in the suburbs of Huaicheng, there was a shop that was still using very traditional craftsmanship to make this kind of sugar melon, so I rushed over."
After hearing this, everyone immediately understood.
When Feng Yifan suddenly went out before, everyone was a little surprised. When they asked him where he was going, he didn’t say.
Now I understand that Feng Yifan went out specially to buy these candied melons.
Feng Ruoruo reached out and took her father's hand and asked, "Dad, how do I eat this?"
Feng Yifan smiled, walked over and got a porcelain cup, then suddenly hit the candy melon with the porcelain cup, smashing the whole candy melon into pieces.
"Wow... Yeah..."
The moment it was smashed, the little girls all screamed in surprise.
The adults were also a little surprised.
After Feng Yifan smashed it, he let everyone share it.
"Okay, everyone try it. When I bought it over there, I tried some and thought it tasted really good. I haven't seen anything like this in years."
Everyone picked up a piece and put it in their mouth to taste it.
Feng Jiandong said as he ate: "I haven't seen this for many years. When I was in the countryside, there was a family that made this every year."
Feng Yifan said: "Yes, I know. It is Grandpa Jiang who makes it. He starts preparing it when the Little New Year is approaching. He makes it when the Little New Year comes and sells it in the town."
When everyone ate the sugar melon fragments together, it finally felt like the Chinese New Year.
Especially the elderly people present, they seemed to have regained the feeling of their childhood.
Then, the grandparents also told their granddaughters some stories about the past.
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei ate candied melons while listening to their grandparents telling stories very carefully.
After eating for a while, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei suddenly gathered together and whispered a few words. They remembered something important.
The three little girls gathered around Feng Yifan and made their requests to their father Feng.
"Dad, we want to cook."
"Dad Feng, can you teach us how to cook?"
"Yes, Father Feng, we also want to cook a dish tonight. Father Feng, please teach us."
Feng Yifan was also a little surprised when he heard what the little girls said: "You three are going to cook?"
Feng Ruoruo nodded and said, "Yes, we also want to cook. We should cook a dish together so that everyone can eat together."
Yang Xiaoxi said, "Didn't we say today that everyone has to cook?"
Chen Yaofei said: "Yes, so we also have to make a dish and share it with everyone."
At this time, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I was thinking, these three little girls must have something going on today, otherwise why were they so absent-minded on the way here, and why did they immediately look for Father Feng after they arrived? So that's how it is?"
Li Xiuchun said: "I have planned it a long time ago. I want to learn how to cook from Father Feng."
Wen Hong asked: "Isn't she still too young?"
Yang Huaicheng said: "It's just a symbolic effort, we can't discourage the children's enthusiasm."
Chen Shoulin said: "Yes, so Father Feng will have to work hard."
Feng Jiandong said: "Well, let the children get involved and participate."
Feng Yifan saw that the children were full of anticipation, and everyone else also gave this task to him, and it was obvious that the grandparents would be looking forward to it as well.
He thought about it and felt that it was indeed possible to let the children participate.
So Feng Yifan nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I will bring Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei together to cook a dish tonight."
After hearing this, Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei clapped and cheered.
"Great, Dad, let's get started."
"Yes, Father Feng, let's get started."
"That's great. Ruoruo, Xixi and I can cook too."
Seeing that the little girls were eager to try, Feng Yifan asked them first: "Have you all eaten? Are you ready to cook with me?"
Feng Ruoruo, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei nodded together and said in unison: "We are ready."
Feng Yifan said: "Okay, let's go wash our hands first, and then we can cook together."
The three little girls followed Feng Yifan very obediently and went into the kitchen together. They first washed their hands carefully, and then followed him to start preparing for cooking.