Originally, Feng Yifan wanted to tease his daughter, but his wife behind him pulled him back and stopped him from teasing his daughter.
"Don't scare Ruoruo all the time. She has no friends here. Wouldn't it be nice for her to have a little duck to keep her company? As a father, you're always thinking about cooking her duck. Isn't that too abominable?"
Feng Yifan smiled, put his arm around his wife and said, "You must be kidding. How could I possibly cook with such a small duck?"
Su Ruoxi continued, "After you come back, will you take some time to take your daughter out to play?"
Feng Yifan immediately said, "Of course, I will introduce our daughter to all the children in the village and take her to the places where I played when I was a child."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Is the place where you played when you were a child still there?"
Feng Jiandong heard the conversation between the young couple and turned around to say, "Yes, the court where Yifan played when he was a child was later renovated. Now the facilities are quite complete. Also, the mountain has been protected in the past two years. It is not allowed to cut down trees at will. The scenery has become better."
Feng Yifan couldn't wait to ask: "What about the river? Is the dock still there? Are there any boats?"
Feng Jiandong shook his head. "Oh, the dock is gone. In the past two years, it is forbidden to pull nets in the river privately. The old fishing nets in the river have been removed. The small dock has been abandoned for a long time. What about boats? It seems that there are still a few, but they are probably not very useful."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but feel a little regretful: "That's such a pity, otherwise I could take Ruoruo to go boating."
Feng Ruoruo was originally guarding her little duck. When she heard her father talking about boating, the little girl immediately said, "Dad, take Ruoruo and the little duck with you. Let's go boating together."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and responded: "But there is no boat now."
Feng Ruoruo pouted her lips and said, "How come there is no boat? Dad, you have to help Ruoruo find a boat. Take Ruoruo, Mommy and Little Duck to go boating. Ruoruo wants to go boating."
When Su Ruoxi heard her daughter mumbling, she said, "Let Dad go and ask. If there is a boat, let Dad take us there. But if there is no boat, Ruoruo, please don't make trouble with Dad. Ruoruo is a good child. There is no boat. Ruoruo, please don't make trouble."
Feng Ruoruo looked at her mother and laughed: "Hahaha, Ruoruo is not making trouble. Ruoruo has a little duck to play with her."
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Ruoruo, then Daddy will take you to meet the children in the village, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo lowered her head to tease the ducklings in the cardboard box and responded, "That's not good. Ruoruo doesn't even recognize them."
Feng Yifan walked over and squatted with his daughter, smiling and saying to her, "It doesn't matter if you don't know them. Dad and their parents all know them. Dad will introduce them to you. After the introduction, you will be able to get to know each other and make new friends."
To everyone's surprise, Feng Ruoruo was not very happy about it.
"No, Ruoruo doesn't want new friends."
I have already entered my courtyard. My grandmother has gone to cook dinner. Everyone else is under a lush persimmon tree in the courtyard. There are breezes blowing here, and the lush persimmon branches and leaves block the sun, which makes people feel naturally cool and comfortable.
At this time, everyone felt very strange when they heard Feng Ruoruo's words
It’s obvious that Feng Ruoruo is a kid who likes to make friends
Before her father came back, Feng Ruoruo was relatively introverted. But since her father came back, she has become very cheerful and likes to play with all kinds of children.
For example, when they were setting up a stall, Feng Ruoruo and Guo Jingyi became friends even though they had never met before.
But now that she's back at her grandparents' house, the little girl is unwilling to go out and make friends, which makes everyone feel very strange.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and asked softly, "Ruoruo, do you think that all the children in the village are from the countryside? But Ruoruo, we can't discriminate against them. Whether they are from the countryside or the city, they are all children who can play together. Ruoruo, it's not good for you to do this."
Feng Ruoruo raised her head and looked at her father and said, "No, if Ruoruo wanted to make friends here, she wouldn't be playing with Xixi, Feifei, and Sister Jingyi."
The little girl's words made the adults confused for a moment.
I don’t understand what Feng Ruoruo means by saying this
When everyone was at a loss, grandma poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "You guys are really a bunch of idiots. Ruoruo means that if you make new friends in the village and play with them for a long time, your relationship with Xixi and Feifei will be bad."
Hearing her grandmother's words, Feng Ruoruo immediately raised her head and looked over, then a smile appeared on her little face.
"Grandma is right. Ruoruo just doesn't want to play with other kids. She doesn't have a good relationship with Xixi, Feifei and Sister Jingyi."
Understanding what his daughter meant, Feng Yifan laughed: "How could that be? You make new friends here, and you can introduce them to Xixi, Feifei, and Sister Jingyi in the future. Then you can play together. Wouldn't Ruoruo have more and more friends this way?"
After listening to what her father said, Feng Ruoruo looked up at her father and thought seriously for a while.
The little girl asked: "Dad, if I play with other children, will Xixi, Feifei and Jingyi be unhappy?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied, "Of course not. When you go back to kindergarten, you can tell Xixi and Feifei. Then when Sister Jingyi comes to our house to eat wontons, you can also tell Sister Jingyi. They will definitely be happy that Ruoruo can make new friends."
Su Jinrong said at this time: "Ruoruo, you can video chat with them and introduce your children to them."
After hearing what her grandfather said, Feng Ruoruo immediately remembered: "Oh, yes, I want to video chat with Xixi, Feifei and Sister Jingyi."
Su Ruoxi had already taken out her cell phone and was ready to help her daughter make a video chat.
Su Ruoxi and the parents of three other girls joined a group, which allowed the little girls to video chat together.
When the video call was connected, Su Ruoxi held it up to show her daughter: "Look, the video call is connected. The four of you can video chat together."
"Ruoruo, are you going back to your grandparents' house?"
"Ruoruo, is your grandparents' house fun?"
"Ruoruo, Xixi, and Feifei are all good. What are you doing?"
Feng Ruoruo waved her hands to her three good friends on the video: "Hello, Xixi, Feifei, and Sister Jingyi. I have already arrived at my grandparents' house with my parents and grandpa. Then I will show you my new friend, a little duck that Aunt Hu here gave me."
As she spoke, the little girl held up her phone and went to the duck enclosure that her grandfather had built to show her three good friends.
"Wow, it's a little duck, so interesting."
"What a small duck."
"How interesting! Ruoruo, your grandparents' house is so interesting. There are such small ducks. Where did you get them from?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled happily and said, "This was given to me by Aunt Hu. Then my father said he wanted to cook Little Duck. He is a bad guy. Ruoruo was very mean to him and told him not to cook Little Duck. Little Duck cannot cook. Little Duck is supposed to play with Ruoruo."
In the following time, Feng Ruoruo video chatted with the three children.
Grandpa, grandpa and mom were there to keep them company, while dad quietly went into the kitchen.
When Lu Cuiling saw her son sneaking into the kitchen, she immediately asked, "What's going on? Is Chef Feng here to supervise? Are you worried that I, your mother, will abuse your daughter? Are the dishes I cook for your daughter not good?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "No way, Mom, don't be so sensitive. I absolutely believe in your craftsmanship."
While Lu Cuiling continued cooking, she said, "Don't be ridiculous. You have become a big star this time. I heard that you are now a famous chef in the country. Many people have invited you to be the head chef of a big hotel."
Feng Yifan was at a loss for words: "How could that be possible? Mom, who told you this?"
Lu Cuiling turned her head and said seriously, "Of course I heard it from some hotel owners."
Feng Yifan was a little surprised: "Listen to the hotel owner?"
After a brief surprise, Feng Yifan quickly understood what was happening.
After all, my mother is a vegetable tycoon and supplies vegetables to many surrounding cities, so she must have dealings with many hotel owners. It’s not surprising to hear such rumors.
Lu Cuiling asked seriously: "What do you think? Do you want to go to a big hotel to work?"
Feng Yifan immediately said, "How could that be? If I am willing to go to a big hotel, I will go to Beijing with my uncle. The conditions offered by other hotels, apart from a little more money, will not improve my personal reputation at all. If I go to Beijing, maybe I can even participate in the state banquet."
Lu Cuiling nodded: "Well, it's good that you think so. Keep your heart."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry, your son is not the kind of person who will be easily defeated by money. Besides, my reputation has spread. When Su Ji resumes business in the future, will I still be short of a little money? My goal is bigger."
Sizzle.
Lu Cuiling put the marinated fish into the pot and then started to fry it.
This is also the way Lu Cuiling often makes braised fish.
Fry the fish on both sides until they are crispy. Then take the fish out and use the oil from frying the fish to stir-fry various seasonings. Finally, add the broth and put the fish back into the pot to cook.
While frying the fish, Lu Cuiling continued to ask: "Tell me, what is your ultimate goal?"
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "I have a bigger goal..."
Having said this, he deliberately dragged out the words and did not finish them immediately, deliberately keeping his mother's curiosity aroused.
Feng Yifan waited until his mother glared at him before continuing, "My goal is to run my father-in-law's restaurant well. Mom, let me tell you, Ruoxi's renovation plan has already started. When we return, the restaurant will definitely be completely new. Then I will try to restore and promote Su Ji's dishes and create unique Su Ji characteristics."
Lu Cuiling nodded: "Well, then what?"
Feng Yifan continued, "Then, I will work with Ruoxi and Ruoruo to run the restaurant well."
At this point, Feng Yifan looked through the kitchen window at his daughter who was video chatting with her good friend accompanied by her mother, and a smile rose slightly at the corners of his mouth.
"I was thinking that in the future, Ruoxi and I would run a restaurant, accompany Ruoruo, watch Ruoruo go to elementary school, middle school, high school, and college, watch Ruoruo grow up day by day, and the two of us would grow old day by day. That would be a very beautiful thing, and my life would be complete at that time."
Lu Cuiling was a little stunned. She didn't expect her son to say such a thing.
It seems that in the mother's eyes, her son is no longer the son she knows.
According to Lu Cuiling's understanding of her son, he has always been a rather lively boy with a high pursuit of fame and fortune.
Maybe his grades were not very good when he was in school, but Lu Cuiling knew her son. He actively participated in various school activities and always aspired to become rich and a celebrity.
This is also the reason why my son ran away alone after failing the college entrance examination.
But now, the son clearly has the opportunity to get everything, but suddenly he seems to see through everything and has given up chasing fame and fortune, and instead wants to return to his family.
It’s not that Lu Cuiling thinks this is bad.
As a mother, she would secretly hope that her son would be like this.
Don't chase after fame and fortune, because those things may be empty in the end. It is better to take good care of your family and spend more time and energy with them.
After all, family will be the ones who will accompany you for the rest of your life.
Because she had such a hope in her heart, Lu Cuiling had already thought about how to persuade her son to stop chasing fame and fortune, and to focus more on his family, care more about his wife, and take care of his daughter.
But now, all the words Lu Cuiling had prepared suddenly became completely unspeakable.
Because his son actually figured it out on his own and decided to give up fame and fortune and return to his own family.
I have to say, as a mother, at this moment, besides feeling relieved, I also feel a little bit lost.
I thought of so many words of persuasion, but in the end, I didn't say a single word.
Being forced to hold it back is a bit uncomfortable.
After a long while, Lu Cuiling exhaled a breath of foul air, which was considered to be venting the suffocation. She turned her head to look at her son and said, "Okay, you have finally come to your senses and understood the importance of family. Ruoxi has suffered so much in the past few years. You must treat Ruoxi well in the future."
Feng Yifan nodded in agreement, and suddenly smiled and leaned close to his mother and whispered, "Mom, can I ask you a question? Tell me, why do you like Ruoxi so much? You always support her, and it feels like you are not her mother-in-law."
When Lu Cuiling heard her son say this, she immediately waved the spatula with a stern face and said, "What? Do you wish that your wife and I would quarrel and fight all day long?"
Feng Yifan quickly said, "No, no, I'm just curious."
Lu Cuiling put away the sullen look on her face, looked at her daughter-in-law outside the window and said, "Actually, Mom thinks that Ruoxi is very similar to me, and I feel sorry for her. Also, Mom hopes that your family can be harmonious. You were not at home at that time. If I didn't treat Ruoxi better, would she still wait for you to come back?"
After hearing what his mother said, Feng Yifan realized that his mother was helping him to maintain his family. He said to his mother sincerely, "Thank you, Mom."