Near noon, Feng Jiandong led the two young men to Su Ji.
Of course, they did not go through the front door of Su Ji, but followed the alley at the back and came to the back door of Su Ji's kitchen.
Two young men were pulling a large flatbed cart, which was filled with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Feng Yifan had called his father to tell him about these things before, and asked his father to pick the vegetables freshly from his own vegetable base and send them to him.
When he arrived at the back door of Su Ji, Feng Jiandong poked his head into the kitchen and saw his son busy at work. He also saw his little granddaughter with two little friends accompanying them.
Seeing his granddaughter, Feng Jiandong immediately shouted happily: "Ruoruo, grandpa is here."
Hearing her grandfather's voice, Feng Ruoruo immediately turned her head and looked towards the door.
As soon as she saw her grandfather standing at the door, the little girl immediately ran to him, smiling and cheering: "Oh, grandpa is here, grandpa is here to celebrate Ruoruo's birthday too."
Feng Jiandong reached out and hugged his granddaughter, smiling and saying, "Yes, Grandpa came here specially to celebrate Ruoruo's birthday."
Picking up his granddaughter, Feng Jiandong turned to the two people at the door and said, "Don't just stand there, unload all your things and move them in."
Feng Ruoruo was in her grandfather's arms, looking out the door with curiosity.
Seeing two strange uncles unloading goods outside the door, the little girl was very curious: "Grandpa, who are they?"
Feng Jiandong responded with a smile: "They are helping grandpa deliver fresh fruits and vegetables. Isn't it Ruoruo's birthday soon? Dad wants to hold a birthday party for Ruoruo, so of course he needs a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables."
Feng Ruoruo cheered immediately after hearing this: "Great! Ruoruo can have so many delicious foods."
Feng Yifan temporarily put down the work in his hands, walked to the door and took a look outside.
Seeing one of them who was about his age, he carefully identified him and exclaimed, "Yue Qingsong? Why are you here?"
Hearing Feng Yifan calling out his name, Yue Qingsong turned around and said with a smile, "Aren't you here to help Uncle Dong and bring these fruits and vegetables to you?"
Another person also said: "Yes, we can't let Uncle Dong pull so many things over by himself."
Yue Qingsong pulled up the young man who was still unloading the goods and said, "This is my brother, Yue Yibai."
Yue Qingsong then said to his brother: "Yibai, this is your brother Yifan, he is your classmate and also your best friend."
Yue Yibai immediately said, "Brother, I know. You always say that your best friend is the best cook and has been abroad."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Let's not talk about going abroad. I'm not the best cook. I haven't accomplished anything in the few years I've been abroad."
Yue Yibai still said seriously: "But Brother Yifan, it's amazing that you can go abroad."
Yue Qingsong quickly said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense here, move the things in quickly, and then we still have to deliver the goods."
Feng Yifan also went out and helped his old good friends, the two brothers, to move the goods.
As for Feng Jiandong, he was happily accompanying his granddaughter, and two of her friends were playing together in the kitchen.
Of course, this kind of work of moving goods should be left to young people.
While moving the goods, Feng Yifan was a little surprised to see all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables: "These are really fresh."
Yue Qingsong nodded and said, "These were picked today. In the past few years, Uncle Dong and Aunt Ling have led us all to grow crops, which has really made many families rich, and we have gradually found the right way."
Yue Yibai couldn't help but say, "Yes, Uncle Dong and Aunt Ling are really great. No one in the village is not grateful to them."
Feng Jiandong, who was playing with his granddaughter, heard this and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, you two stop bragging. The fact that everyone in the village is willing to trust us and follow me and your aunt in doing this is the foundation for our success. What we old couple do is nothing."
After hearing what Feng Jiandong said, Yue Qingsong continued, "Uncle Dong, you are really modest. My parents always say that if it weren't for you and Aunt Ling, no one in our village would be able to accomplish what we have now."
Yue Qingsong is Feng Yifan’s childhood friend. The two of them grew up together wearing open-crotch pants.
When he failed the college entrance examination, Feng Yifan ran away from home and specifically told Yue Qingsong about it.
Yue Qingsong advised Feng Yifan not to go out at that time, and told him to talk to his family if he failed to get into university.
But Feng Yifan was full of energy and thought he had the ability to make a name for himself, so he left home without listening to his friends' advice.
Facts have proved that Feng Yifan was too young at the time and really didn’t understand how difficult the world outside was.
If he hadn't been met by his father-in-law, who took pity on him and brought him back to Su Ji, he might have starved to death on the street.
Over the years, except for the time when Feng Yifan took Su Ruoxi back home after getting married, he hasn't been back to visit for many years.
Meeting his old friend Yue Qingsong today made Feng Yifan recall many things from the past.
Speaking of which, Feng Yifan is different from most children who grew up in the countryside.
Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling used to work in a factory in the city. Later, because the factory was not doing well and Feng Yifan’s grandmother was in poor health, Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling simply returned to the countryside.
Before his parents returned to the countryside, Feng Yifan had been living with his grandparents in the countryside.
After his parents returned from the city, Feng Yifan had a bad relationship with his parents for a while, and he even always avoided his parents.
At that time, I was fortunate to have Yue Qingsong as my childhood friend.
Yue Qingsong was instructed by Feng Yifan's grandmother to smooth things over in front of Feng Yifan every time, and would persuade Feng Yifan to reconcile with his parents from time to time.
Under the persuasion of his good friends, Feng Yifan finally accepted his parents.
So to Feng Yifan, Yue Qingsong, his childhood friend who wore open-crotch pants together, is really like a real brother.
It has been so many years since he left home, but he has never gone back to visit or contact this "brother". Thinking back on it now, Feng Yifan can't help feeling a little guilty.
However, from the moment Yue Qingsong appeared, the two of them moved goods together, and then talked and laughed together, and it seemed that they quickly regained the feelings they had back then.
At this moment Feng Yifan understood that the two were best friends, and their friendship, which was not that of blood brothers but was better than that of brothers, had not faded because of the separation over the past few years.
After quickly moving the goods, Feng Yifan patted Yue Qingsong on the shoulder and said, "Qingsong, don't leave at noon. Stay for lunch and taste my cooking."
Yue Qingsong smiled and replied: "We didn't plan to leave at noon, did we? We just want to taste your cooking skills."
Before Feng Yifan could speak, Yue Qingsong said, "When we were at home, we saw you on TV. You were the chef on the show 'Fei Chang Zhi'. If you don't cook well for lunch, I will call to report you."
This was of course a joke, and Feng Yifan smiled proudly and said, "Hahaha, okay, I'll let you see the chef's skills."
Yue Yibai continued, "Brother Yifan, I also saw you on the Internet. There is a video online that specifically introduces you. Are the scenes in the video shot on site?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Yes, it was filmed on the spot."
Then he pointed to the kitchen and said, "Look, this was filmed in this kitchen."
Yue Yibai looked at it carefully and said, "It really is, exactly the same as in the picture. Brother Yifan, your cooking skills are really amazing. Those dishes look complicated, but they seem very simple when you cook them."
Yue Qingsong smiled and said: "This is the strength of a chef. It is like 'lifting heavy objects with ease and making them look effortless'."
Feng Yifan heard Yue Qingsong's words and said with a smile: "Okay, Qingsong, I haven't seen you for such a long time, but you are still as elegant as before, and you still have the ability to speak eloquently."
Yue Qingsong had good grades since childhood, especially in liberal arts. Unfortunately, because of his poor performance in certain subjects, he was only able to get into a junior college.
But this was already very good. His family also held a special banquet in the village to celebrate his admission to university.
After graduating from university, Yue Qingsong also worked in the city for a while, but eventually chose to return to the countryside.
Firstly, it was because he was not used to the pace of life in the city; secondly, Feng Yifan's parents' vegetable base was doing well and they were very short of manpower, so Yue Qingsong, a college student, was naturally called back.
Yue Qingsong originally studied agriculture in college, which happened to be his major, so he could better display his abilities by returning to the countryside.
Feng Yifan learned about this and joked with his friend, "I didn't expect that Qingsong has become a vegetable technology expert now. That's amazing."
Yue Qingsong could tell that his friend was saying this on purpose, and immediately responded with a smile: "Don't make fun of me. How can I be called an expert with my skills? Most of the technology of the vegetable base is from my teachers in school. I'm not as capable as you say."
At this time, Lu Cuiling just came in, and when she heard Yue Qingsong's words, she immediately took over the conversation.
"That's not the case. If you hadn't gone to college, Qingsong, we wouldn't have been able to connect with your teacher. So in the end, it still depends on you, Qingsong."
Hearing the voice, Yue Qingsong looked at Lu Cuiling who came into the kitchen and quickly greeted her with a smile: "Auntie Ling."
The moment Yue Qingsong's younger brother Yue Yibai saw Lu Cuiling, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He was no longer as active as before and became extremely restrained in an instant.
Feng Ruoruo saw her grandmother coming in, so she ran from her grandfather's side to her grandmother's side, held her and said, "Grandma, grandpa is here. He brought a lot of things for dad."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei also came over, and the two little girls also started shouting.
"Grandma Lu, there are so many delicious foods, including beautiful tomatoes and lots of green vegetables."
"Yes, there are also cucumbers, eggplants, pumpkins, and many more."
The three little girls came up to her, and Lu Cuiling's face was immediately filled with smiles: "Okay, okay, then let your father Feng make you a delicious lunch with the fresh fruits and vegetables that grandpa sent."
After hearing what her grandmother said, Feng Ruoruo immediately turned around and threw herself into her father's arms.
"Dad, Dad, you have to make us something delicious."
Feng Yifan hugged his daughter affectionately and promised with a smile: "Okay, Dad will definitely make you delicious food at noon, using the fruits and vegetables that Grandpa sent, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo was very happy. She hugged her father and kissed him on the face: "Come on, Dad."
When Yue Qingsong saw the intimate interaction between his childhood friend and his daughter, his eyes were filled with envy and joy.
In fact, Yue Qingsong had always known something about Feng Yifan from the old couple Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling. He knew that he had been abroad for several years and had not returned, and had not had much contact with his family.
As a friend who was like a brother, Yue Qingsong was very worried at one point.
Later, when he heard that his friend had returned, he also wanted to come over to see if he could help his friend.
But now it seems that his good friend and his daughter are so close that Yue Qingsong can finally put his mind at ease, having been worried about his good brother.
Feng Yifan held his daughter in his arms and quickly introduced Yue Qingsong to her formally.
"Ruoruo, this is dad's best friend when he was a child. He is as good as Ruoruo, Xixi and Feifei. You should call him Uncle Yue."
Feng Ruoruo had actually been curious about these two strange uncles before, but they and her father were always busy, so the little girl didn't come over, but stayed with her grandfather with her two good friends.
Now after hearing her father's introduction, Feng Ruoruo knew that this uncle and her father were very good friends, just like she and Xixi and Feifei. She immediately understood.
"Hello, Uncle Yue."
Yue Qingsong smiled and replied, "Hello, your name is Feng Ruoruo, right? Uncle often heard your grandparents say that Ruoruo is very pretty and a very sensible little girl. Uncle saw Ruoruo today and she is really well-behaved."
After receiving the praise, Feng Ruoruo leaned on her father's shoulder a little embarrassedly.
Feng Yifan smiled and said to his daughter: "Don't be shy, you should say thank you to your uncle."
Feng Ruoruo then raised her head and said to Yue Qingsong, "Thank you, uncle."
Yue Qingsong nodded and said, "You're welcome."
Afterwards, Feng Ruoruo got down from her father's arms, turned around, pulled her two good friends over, and introduced her two good friends to Uncle Yue.
Yue Qingsong smiled and greeted the two little girls: "Hello."
Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei greeted Yue Qingsong very obediently.
After everyone got to know each other, Lu Cuiling said, "Okay, let's go out first. There are already customers in front. We want to give the kitchen to Dad and let him start his business."
The three little girls naturally followed their grandmother to the front obediently.
Feng Jiandong called to the two brothers Yue Qingsong and Yue Yibai: "Come on, let's go sit in the front too."
Feng Yifan also greeted with a smile: "Yes, yes, you go sit in the front for a while, and we will have a good chat after lunch."
Yue Qingsong led his younger brother and followed Feng Jiandong to the front, leaving Feng Yifan in the kitchen to prepare for lunch business.