Su Ji resumed business, and the taste of the dishes returned to its previous level, attracting many old diners who lived nearby.
For the old diners nearby, Su Ji is not just a place to eat, but also a place for old neighbors to gather after dinner, where everyone can chat freely.
Therefore, even if the prepared ingredients have been used up, a closing sign has already been hung on the door.
The small restaurant still gathers many old customers, who come here not to eat but just to meet like-minded people.
It was very late before the old diners left one after another. Feng Yifan, on behalf of his father-in-law, stood at the door and watched everyone leave.
After closing the door panels of the small restaurant one by one, Su Ji officially ended its business for the day.
Before closing the door, Feng Yifan carefully checked the interior of Su Ji again, making sure that the kitchen was clean and all water, electricity and gas valves were closed before returning to the restaurant.
Looking at the father-in-law sitting in a wheelchair and the wife standing next to the wheelchair holding her daughter's hand.
Feng Yifan hesitated for a moment and said, "Dad, then, I'll go first, and you guys should get some rest early."
Seeing that his father-in-law and his wife didn't say anything, Feng Yifan said, "Do you want me to help carry Dad upstairs? I'll leave after Dad falls asleep?"
Su Ruoxi looked at Feng Yifan. Although her eyes were still friendly, there was not much emotion in them. They could only be considered not strangers.
At this moment, all the diners had left, and the atmosphere was actually a bit awkward when only this family of four were left in the small restaurant.
In front of outsiders, Su Jinrong and Su Ruoxi, father and daughter, maintained a harmonious relationship with Feng Yifan.
But in fact, everyone knows that they have been separated for five years and both sides have become very unfamiliar with each other. It is not possible to go back to the way they were before in a short period of time.
Feng Yifan could sense this when he saw his wife and father-in-law looking at each other in a way that was not very close to each other when he was busy. His wife, father-in-law and even his daughter always kept a distance from him and felt strange towards him.
Both parties were silent for a while, and Su Jinrong in the wheelchair spoke up: "Where?"
Feng Yifan was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: "Oh, I just came back and haven't found a place to stay yet. It's okay, I can just find a hotel to stay in."
After a pause, Feng Yifan couldn't help but say, "Actually, I am really worried about you. I am worried that my aunt will send someone to harass you."
After saying this, Feng Yifan felt that it might cause some misunderstandings, so he explained: "I, I, didn't want to stay.
No, I want to stay...
No, I, I, I actually…”
After hesitating and worrying for a while, Feng Yifan finally took a deep breath and said, "I really want to go home."
After being reborn, facing his father-in-law, wife and daughter, Feng Yifan was very nervous. He didn't know how to face them or how to express his feelings to them.
Especially now that his father-in-law had suffered a stroke, he still couldn't help but distrust people. Feng Yifan, the son-in-law, suddenly showed up after not returning for five years, and at this point in time, his father-in-law had to be on guard.
Knowing the defensiveness of his father-in-law and wife, Feng Yifan wanted to regain their trust and show them that he really wanted to return to this home to take care of his father-in-law, wife and daughter.
After Feng Yifan pondered and weighed the pros and cons for a long time, in the end, all his thousands of words could only be summed up in one sentence.
I really want to go home.
Su Jinrong and Su Ruoxi, father and daughter, were filled with hesitation and anxiety.
Over the past five years, the father and daughter have more than once re-examined their initial trust in Feng Yifan.
Originally, the culinary exchange program abroad was for one year, but Feng Yifan did not come back after a year, but instead stayed away for five years.
As the number of calls back decreased, the long distance and long time naturally eroded the original trust and affection between the two parties, gradually turning into doubt.
This doubt has been accumulating for five years, and now that Su Jinrong's sister has come to ask for the old plaque, it is naturally difficult for Su Jinrong and Su Ruoxi to immediately restore their former feelings for Feng Yifan.
Even the father-in-law might be thinking more or less: Is his son-in-law coming back suddenly just for the old plaque
So Su Jinrong was wary of Feng Yifan.
For Su Ruoxi, when her father asked her to marry Feng Yifan, she actually felt resistance in her heart.
Because she felt that her father had arranged the marriage, Su Ruoxi even thought that Feng Yifan was just a profit-seeking person who had gained her father's trust by flattery and had taken a fancy to Su Ji Restaurant.
However, after they got married, Feng Yifan showed his consideration for her and worked harder in Su's kitchen, which slowly melted Su Ruoxi's heart.
Later, Su Ruoxi accepted him and gave birth to a daughter for him.
Shortly after his daughter was born, Feng Yifan successfully got an opportunity to go abroad for exchange.
Su Ruoxi didn't want her husband to go. She hoped that her husband could stay with her and her daughter.
But Su Ruoxi also understood her father's expectations for her husband, so in the end, after her father's persuasion, she had no choice but to agree to let her husband go.
Feng Yifan and her agreed that he would come back to be with his wife and daughter after one year, regardless of whether he achieved success abroad. But he eventually broke his promise.
After a long separation, even the deepest feelings will fade, not to mention that the relationship between two people has only been established for a short time.
Now that Feng Yifan came back, although he behaved very sincerely and helped to rebuild Su Ji, Su Ruoxi had no other feelings except a little gratitude for his help to Su Ji today.
Feng Yifan felt guilty about his past life, and he could guess the distrust of his father-in-law and wife. He knew it would take time for them to accept him again.
So he didn't say anything more, bowed deeply to his father-in-law, then picked up his luggage bag and prepared to leave to find a place to stay.
Just as I turned around and prepared to leave, my father-in-law spoke again: "You can sleep in the restaurant."
Hearing her father's words, Su Ruoxi couldn't help but say, "Dad, he can't stay."
After hearing what his daughter said, Su Jinrong raised his hand slightly to stop her, and then tried to add: "No, Xu, go up... upstairs."
Su Ji's small restaurant is divided into two floors, the lower floor is the restaurant for business, and the upper floor is the family residence.
When Feng Yifan heard that his father-in-law allowed him to stay but asked not to go upstairs, he understood that this was a re-examination by his father-in-law, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, Dad, I can sleep on the floor downstairs, just like before, it's okay."
The father-in-law nodded, then waved to Feng Yifan: "Go ahead, take me up..."
When Su Ruoxi heard her father asking Feng Yifan to take him upstairs, she looked a little hesitant, as if she felt that she would owe Feng Yifan a favor again, and she didn't want to order Feng Yifan around like this.
But before Su Ruoxi could speak, Feng Yifan quickly walked forward and carried his father-in-law in the wheelchair on his back.
Seeing his wife's expression, Feng Yifan assured her, "Don't worry, I'll take care of Dad until he falls asleep, and then I'll come down. I promise I won't disturb you and your daughter."
Feng Ruoruo, standing next to her mother, also felt a little strange when she saw the strange uncle who called himself "Dad" carrying her grandfather upstairs.
When the back figure turned the corner of the stairs, Feng Ruoruo reached out and pulled her mother to bend down, and whispered in her ear: "Mom, let's let him stay."
Su Ruoxi looked at her daughter in surprise: "Why did Ruoruo let him stay? Does Ruoruo want to recognize her father?"
Feng Ruoruo continued to whisper in her mother's ear: "No, because if he stays, he can carry grandpa upstairs and downstairs every day, so mom doesn't have to work so hard."
Su Ruoxi, who was a little worried at first, was stunned when she heard her daughter's words, and saw her daughter's slightly smug expression. Feng Ruoruo's expression of success made Su Ruoxi laugh.
"Okay, then listen to Ruoruo and let him stay and take care of grandpa every day. Does Ruoruo want to recognize him?"
Feng Ruoruo thought about it and said seriously: "That depends on his performance."
Her daughter's arrogant look, like a little military advisor, immediately cleared Su Ruoxi's worries. She gently pinched her daughter's nose and said with a smile, "Okay, then we'll see how he performs in the future."