Feng Ruoruo's mumbled words in her sleep broke the awkwardness between Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi.
And then, little Feng Ruoruo smacked her lips and muttered in a daze: "Hmm, hmm, I want to eat meat, I want daddy to make it, hmm..."
As he spoke, the little guy actually started chewing the food in his mouth, as if he was really eating barbecue in his dream.
Seeing this situation, Feng Yifan and Su Ruoxi looked at each other, and almost at the same time, they both smiled.
Su Ruoxi hesitated for a moment and said, "Ruoruo wants to eat meat, so you can think of a way to make it taste like barbecued meat, but it can't have as many ingredients as barbecued meat, otherwise Ruoruo will eat too much and it's not good."
Feng Yifan was stunned for a second, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll find a way."
After that, Su Ruoxi turned around and carried her daughter upstairs. When she reached the corner of the stairs, she stopped and said to the people below, "There's no rush to research barbecue. You can take your time."
After saying this, Su Ruoxi quickly went upstairs holding her daughter.
Feng Yifan stood at the stairs, thinking about his wife's last words, and felt a little strange.
But before he had time to think, his father-in-law in the wheelchair coughed.
Feng Yifan's thoughts were pulled back, and he quickly turned around and said to his father-in-law, "Dad, I'm sorry, I was distracted. Come on, I'll carry you up."
I carried my father-in-law upstairs and when I passed by my wife and daughter's room, I vaguely heard my daughter's voice coming from inside.
The little girl seemed to wake up because she was put on the bed, and asked dazedly: "Mom, is Dad going to leave?"
Su Ruoxi in the room responded to her daughter softly: "Don't worry, Daddy won't leave. You can sleep well. Daddy must have promised that he will not leave again and will take good care of Ruoruo and Grandpa."
After hearing her mother's answer, little Feng Ruoruo finally felt relieved. Before falling asleep again, she muttered, "There's still Mom."
After listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter, Feng Yifan quickly carried his father-in-law back to his room.
After putting my father-in-law on the bed, when I was about to get some water to wash him, I was grabbed by his clumsy hands.
Su Jinrong pointed to the small refrigerator in his room: "Go, to the bottom..."
Feng Yifan felt strange, but he still followed his father-in-law's instructions, ran over to open the small refrigerator, and pulled open the bottom drawer.
After opening the drawer, Feng Yifan was surprised to see a row of several small pottery jars of the same size.
On the bed, Su Jinrong said again: "Cook, dishes, meat."
Feng Yifan was startled and turned to look at his father-in-law on the bed. He didn't expect his father-in-law to take these out.
These small pottery jars contain the old sauce that Su Ji has used for many years to make braised pork.
Then, Feng Yifan thought of the pork elbows he had bought. He had already removed the bones in the morning and marinated them all in the kitchen.
It seems that the father-in-law observed this and knew that he was going to cook the meat.
Crystal braised pork is a real cold dish at state banquets and also a very classic Huaiyang dish.
Whether the braised pork can be cooked well depends on the selection of ingredients on the one hand, and the other key point lies in the broth.
If the old sauce is not added, the braised pork can still be made, but the taste will definitely be much worse.
Su Ji's old sauce has been passed down from generation to generation. It can be said to be Su Ji's secret recipe, and it is one of the keys for the Su family chefs to be able to participate in state banquet cooking.
During the years that Feng Yifan was at Su's, Su Jinrong had never taken these things out.
In his previous life, Feng Yifan had tried to prepare Su Ji’s Old Broth, but he was never able to fully recreate it.
At this moment, looking at the small pottery jars in front of him, Feng Yifan felt a sense of weight, the weight of inheritance.
Su Jinrong on the bed tried hard to speak: "No, don't let me down."
These four words, "don't let me down", struck Feng Yifan's heart heavily. He knew very well the intention of his father-in-law in saying these four words.
It is a hope that Feng Yifan will not let down the "Su Ji" brand.
But more importantly, these four words were to remind Feng Yifan not to let down his wife, daughter, and father-in-law’s trust in him.
Feng Yifan stood up, walked to the bedside, looked at his father-in-law on the bed very seriously, and bowed deeply to his father-in-law.
"Master, don't worry, I will never let you down.
Dad, please rest assured that I will never let Ruoxi and Ruoruo down again."
By splitting the sentences into two parts and using two titles, Feng Yifan also made everything clear to his father-in-law and showed his sincerity.
Su Jinrong nodded, then lay down on the bed without saying anything more.
Feng Yifan took action and quickly fetched water to wash his father-in-law, then changed his father-in-law into lighter and looser clothes. After letting his father-in-law fall asleep well, he tiptoed out of the room.
As for the small pottery jars, Feng Yifan did not take them away right away because the meat still needed to be marinated for three days, so there was no rush.
Walking quietly on the second floor of the small restaurant, Feng Yifan passed by his wife and daughter's room again, and subconsciously moved closer to the door.
Feng Yifan was just about to listen to see if there was any movement inside when the door was opened from the inside.
Su Ruoxi, holding a thin towel blanket, went out and almost bumped into Feng Yifan who was near the door.
Su Ruoxi opened her mouth to scream, but remembering that her father and daughter were both asleep, she quickly lowered her voice and stared at her husband in front of her with her beautiful eyes.
His wife's eyes were full of confusion and anger, as if she was questioning why Feng Yifan ran to the door without making any noise
Facing his wife's gaze, Feng Yifan quickly explained softly: "I, I just want to see if you and Ruoruo have slept together?"
Su Ruoxi took a step back, stuffed the towel in her hand to her husband, and answered in a low voice: "Everyone is asleep, you should go downstairs to sleep too. Don't forget what Dad said, you are not allowed to come upstairs."
Feng Yifan held the towel blanket and smiled: "Okay, I won't come up, good night."
Su Ruoxi nodded: "Well, good night."
After saying good night to each other, neither of them moved. They just stood in front of the door looking at each other.
After a long while, Su Ruoxi glared at him and said, "Why don't you go downstairs to sleep? You'll be busy tomorrow, go downstairs and have a good sleep."
Feng Yifan responded, "I know. You go back first. Close the door and I'll go down."
But Su Ruoxi said seriously: "You go down first. I've closed the door and it's dark. If you fall, do you still want me to serve you?"
Although the wife's words were blunt, her concern was evident in her words.
Feng Yifan immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll go downstairs then. Good night."
This time Su Ruoxi did not respond, but waited for her husband to go downstairs. Feng Yifan naturally turned around obediently, looking back a few times with some reluctance, and then went downstairs under his wife's gaze.
When her husband's figure disappeared at the stairs, Su Ruoxi's mouth corners slightly raised, forming a beautiful arc.
Turning back to the room, closing the door, Su Ruoxi lay down on the bed in a happy mood.
Feng Yifan went downstairs, took out the bedding from the storage room downstairs, and spread it on the floor of the small restaurant. He also lay down, covered with the towel blanket his wife gave him, and couldn't help but sniff it gently. There was a faint fragrance emanating from the quilt.
This should be what his wife usually uses. Thinking of this, Feng Yifan hugged the towel blanket in his arms, fell asleep with a satisfied smile on his face.