Ever since Yang Xiaoxi's grandmother figured it out and took the initiative to reconcile with her daughter-in-law, the relationship between Yang Xiaoxi's family has become much more harmonious.
Although for the time being, Grandma Xixi and Xixi's mother cannot be as close as Lu Cuiling and Su Ruoxi, but at least when the family sits together, the topic is no longer just about having children.
Because she couldn't go to Ruoruo's house for dinner tonight, Yang Xiaoxi followed her father back home and immediately asked her father to cook.
"Dad, hurry up and cook. It's your turn to cook today. You have to make delicious dishes for Xixi. You promised Xixi."
Hearing his daughter's words, Yang Zhiyi smiled bitterly and said, "Be good, Xixi. Don't we still have grandma at home? Don't you like the food that grandma cooks? Let's eat the food that grandma cooks today, okay? Daddy still has several thousand words to write. Today, Xixi, be obedient and let Daddy go this time, okay?"
The grandmother heard the conversation between her son and granddaughter, and poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Can't you write after dinner? You don't even have time to cook a meal for your daughter?"
Yang Zhiyi was somewhat helpless in the face of his mother's words: "Mom, I promised the readers that I would give them an update today. Now there are only two chapters left to write. How can I write thousands of words so quickly?"
When Wen Hong heard her son say this, she continued, "Oh, what's there to be afraid of if it's a little later?"
Yang Zhiyi was also at a loss for words at this mother's words: "It's not a matter of being late. If I don't write now, I may have to write until late at night later."
Without waiting for grandma to talk about dad again, Yang Xiaoxi stood up obediently to speak for dad this time.
"Grandma, please don't blame Dad. He works very hard typing, and Teacher Fang from the kindergarten said that we must fulfill our promises to others, so just let Dad do the writing. Let's not argue with Dad. Just make something delicious for Xixi."
Yang Zhiyi was deeply moved when he heard the words from his little one.
"Thank you, my little baby. Dad promises that next time I write the manuscript in advance, I will cook for our little baby myself."
Seeing that her granddaughter had agreed, the grandmother naturally nodded and agreed: "Okay, listen to our Xixi. Grandma will cook tonight? Make something delicious for Xixi, ok? Just make the chicken drumstick rice that your father Feng taught you last time? Xixi, do you want to eat it?"
Yang Xiaoxi immediately ran to her grandmother and yelled, "Okay, Xixi wants to eat. I want chicken drumstick rice."
After her relationship with her daughter-in-law improved, Wen Hong not only asked Lu Cuiling for advice on how to get along with her daughter-in-law, but also asked Feng Yifan for advice on how to cook some dishes, especially those that the children liked.
For example, this chicken leg rice was taught by Feng Yifan to Xixi’s grandmother.
This dish is very simple, and Feng Yifan’s seasoning is very suitable for children’s taste.
Today Wenhong decided to show off her skills to her granddaughter.
To make chicken leg rice, one must first remove the bones from the chicken legs? Wen Hong also specifically consulted Feng Yifan and learned how to remove the bones from the chicken legs with a pair of scissors and a knife.
Although not as quick as Feng Yifan, Wen Hong still removed the bones very seriously.
The next step is to marinate the chicken thighs. Of course, in order to make them taste better, you still need to cut them into pieces before marinating.
After marinating the chicken legs, Wen Hong went to prepare other things.
Just at this time? Li Feier returned home from get off work.
When she heard the sound of the door opening, Yang Xiaoxi immediately rushed to the door. When she saw her mother coming in, the little girl quickly got slippers for her mother so that she could change her shoes.
When Li Feier saw her daughter getting slippers for her, she was also moved and said, "Thank you, Xixi. Mom is so touched."
Wen Hong heard the noise, poked her head out of the kitchen, and said with a somewhat unnatural smile: "Fei Er is back? Did you get off work early today?"
Li Feier was actually a little bit uncomfortable with her mother-in-law's changed attitude.
But knowing that her mother-in-law's attitude had really changed, she smiled back, "Yes, Mom, there was not much work at the TV station today, so I came back early."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were a little uncomfortable talking to each other like this, maybe because it was unnatural to be so polite all of a sudden.
Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law felt a little awkward and didn't know how to continue.
Yang Xiaoxi took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, Dad has to write today, so grandma is cooking for us. Grandma is going to make Dad Feng's chicken drumstick rice for Xixi. Mom, you should eat with us."
After hearing what her daughter said, Li Feier was no longer embarrassed and said with a smile, "Really? Did Xixi thank grandma?"
Yang Xiaoxi smiled and turned to her grandmother and said, "Thank you, grandma."
Wen Hong smiled and said, "You're welcome. You don't need to say thank you to grandma."
Li Feier pulled her daughter into the house, first went back to the room to change clothes, then she asked her daughter to watch TV with her grandfather, and she went into the kitchen to help.
"Mom, let me help you."
Wen Hong was a little surprised that her daughter-in-law came in to help, and then said, "No, no, you've worked hard all day, go and accompany Xixi."
But Li Feier was already standing in front of the sink, reaching out to help wash the vegetables, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Mom, we can do it together, it can be faster, Xixi can just let her play with grandpa, this way we won't disturb Xixi's dad from writing a book."
With the help of her daughter-in-law, Wen Hong smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's do it together."
Only when she really started cooking did Wenhong realize that her daughter-in-law could actually cook.
She was also a little surprised: "So you can cook too?"
Li Feier smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, after all, I have interviewed many professional chefs, so I have learned something from them. However, I can only help you, but I have never really wielded a spatula."
Wen Hong smiled and said, "You young people nowadays don't know how to do it, and Xixi's father doesn't know how to do it either."
Li Feier continued, "Xixi's father and I are both learning how to make it. It's a good opportunity for me to learn from Feng Yifan and cook it for Xixi in the future."
Then, Wen Hong personally taught her daughter-in-law some cooking methods, such as how to control the cooking without getting splashed with oil, how to stir-fry, and to what extent the meat and vegetables should be fried.
"Look, go down the side of the pot like this, and then use the spatula to block it a little, so that the oil won't splash on you. Also, the meat needs to be fried until it changes color, but it can't be overcooked. You need to control the heat."
At this moment, Li Feier looked like a humble student, or like a daughter learning beside her.
During this evening, after cooking together, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law improved, and Yang Xiaoxi's family also began to become happy and warm.
In Chen Yaofei's home, although Chen Yaofei's parents are not at home, her grandparents take good care of their granddaughter.
After returning home, Chen Yaofei rushed into the house and changed her own shoes. Then the little girl took out her grandparents' shoes and put them in order.
After grandparents have changed their shoes, Chen Yaofei will put them into the shoe cabinet.
The old couple smiled at their granddaughter's sensible behavior, but they still felt a little distressed in their hearts.
Think about it, whether it is Feng Ruoruo or Yang Xiaoxi, both children have their parents by their side.
But Chen Yaofei's parents couldn't be with her, which made the little girl feel a little lonely.
In the past, Chen Yaofei would feel a little bit depressed after returning home.
But now, after interacting with Feng Ruoruo and Yang Xiaoxi, Chen Yaofei's personality has gradually changed. The little girl started to become cheerful and happy at home.
Seeing that grandpa and grandma had changed their shoes, Chen Yaofei immediately asked with a smile: "Who will cook today, grandpa or grandma?"
Hearing their granddaughter's smiling question, the old couple Chen Shoulin and Li Xiuchun immediately came to their senses.
The old couple looked at each other, both happy that their granddaughter had become cheerful.
Grandpa asked: "Do you want grandpa to cook or grandma to cook today?"
Grandma said, "Let grandma do it. The ribs grandpa made last time were a little mushy. We can't let grandpa do it again."
As soon as grandma finished speaking, grandpa immediately started to defend himself: "Hey, hey, hey, that was an accident last time. I was distracted. Didn't I get a phone call at that time? I was busy answering the phone and forgot about the ribs in the pot. I didn't mean to do that, okay? You can't keep harping on that one mistake."
Grandma smiled and said, "How could it be just one time? Have you forgotten that time when you mixed up the salt and sugar?"
Grandpa's smile suddenly disappeared, and he turned his head away with an unhappy look on his face: "I won't talk to you anymore."
Chen Yaofei was so amused when she saw her grandparents bickering: "Haha, grandpa, don't be angry. Grandma didn't mean to say that. Let's cook together."
The old couple would also be very happy to see their little granddaughter smiling.
Li Xiuchun agreed with her granddaughter's suggestion: "Okay, let's cook together today."
Chen Yaofei smiled and said, "Yes, I do it with my grandparents, just like Ruoruo and Father Feng."
Then the old couple brought their granddaughter into the kitchen, and the grandfather brought a chair for the granddaughter so that she could stand on it, almost at the same level as her grandparents.
In this way, when grandpa and grandma are cooking together, the little girl can also help.
For example, help grandpa pass the vegetables, or help grandma wash the vegetables.
Chen Yaofei actually thinks this is very happy. Occasionally, the little girl would be naughty and use her little hands with water droplets on them to flick the water droplets onto her grandparents' faces.
"Oh, Feifei, you are naughty again."
"You little troublemaker, you've learned bad things from Ruoruo and Xixi."
When the little girl sees her grandparents talking while shielding the water droplets with their hands, she becomes very happy and laughs out loud.
“Hahaha, Grandpa and Grandma, when I was at Ruoruo’s house, Ruoruo, Xixi and I played like this with Father Feng. Father Feng would block us with his big hands.”
Chen Shoulin stretched out his hand to block his granddaughter and said, "Hey, your father Feng's hands are big, grandpa and grandma's hands are not that big."
Li Xiuchun grabbed a rag and wiped her granddaughter's hands: "Okay, we still have to cook. If you shake it like this, the water may splash into the pot and the oil in the pot will explode."
Hearing her grandmother's words, Chen Yaofei was also horrified: "Oh, will it explode? It's so dangerous."
The grandmother wiped the water off her granddaughter and said, "Yes, it's very dangerous, so you can't play like this anymore."
Next, Chen Yaofei was very well behaved. She stopped shaking off the water and prepared dinner carefully with her grandparents.
Afterwards, the old couple brought their granddaughter and put the meal on the table together.
Before starting to eat, Chen Yaofei did not forget: "Grandpa, you have to turn on the camera. We want to let mom and dad see that we are having a very happy meal."
I heard what my little granddaughter said and saw how happy she was.
This was also the first time that the little granddaughter took the initiative to ask to video chat with her parents, and the old couple was very happy about it.
Chen Shoulin turned on the video, connected with his son and daughter-in-law who were abroad, and then waved at the video.
"How are you guys? Feifei took the initiative to turn on the video today so you can watch us eat together. You two should hurry up and get ready, Feifei is coming."
On the other side of the video, a very quiet woman quickly ran with her mobile phone in her hand, and sat down with a very intellectual and mature man, watching the video together with anticipation.
Soon, the grandfather turned the video to his granddaughter.
After seeing their daughter, the parents in the video were also very excited.
Normally, it is always the parents who take the initiative to talk to their daughter first, because she is more introverted and would have some small complaints about not having her parents around.
But today, before her parents could speak, Chen Yaofei took the initiative to speak.
The little girl waved her hands at the video: "Hello, Mom and Dad. Feifei cooked with Grandpa and Grandma today. Feifei helped Grandpa and Grandma wash the vegetables and handed things to them."
The parents on the other side of the video were a little surprised because their daughter actually took the initiative to talk to them today and said so many things at once.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the parents listened carefully to their daughter's story and felt that their daughter seemed to have changed.
This was also the first time that Chen Yaofei introduced her two good friends, as well as her current favorite father, Feng, to her parents in the video.
"Mom and Dad, Feng Ruoruo and Yang Xiaoxi are my best friends. We will go to Feng Ruoruo's house to play together. Her family has a restaurant. Feng Ruoruo's father is a great chef. We all call him Dad Feng. Dad Feng will make a lot of delicious snacks for us..."
The mother on the other side of the video had tears in her eyes as she watched her daughter being so cheerful and saying so many words.
How could a mother not miss her daughter
How could you not want to be with your daughter
But due to work, I cannot accompany my daughter.
Before this, her daughter had always been resistant and often didn’t want to video chat with her, which made her mother very sad and distressed.
Today, the daughter took the initiative to video chat with them and told them so many things, which really made the mother very excited.
Looking at the video, the mother finally couldn't hold back her tears. She covered her mouth with her hands to stop herself from crying, but the tears had already flowed down her fingers.
The father put his arm around his mother and whispered to comfort his wife.
When Chen Yaofei saw her mother crying, she also stretched out her little hand and said, "Don't cry, mom. Feifei and grandpa and grandma are doing well. Ruoruo and Xixi are with me. Feifei is really happy. Mom, you and dad have to be good too. Finish your work and come back to see Feifei early."
Feifei will take you to meet Ruoruo and Xixi, and take you to eat Father Feng’s food.”
The parents on the other side of the video couldn't hold back their tears, then nodded and agreed in unison: "Okay, Mom and Dad will definitely go back early to eat delicious food with Feifei and meet Feifei's friends."