The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren who came to Yue Qihao's house were the two brothers Ning Cheng and Ning Guang, and their grandfather who was already quite old.
After the old man came in, he first took his grandson to apologize to Yue Qihao's grandmother.
"Sister, I'm really sorry. My grandson has no one to discipline him, so he is a little naughty. Ning Cheng has already told me about it, and I already know about it, so I brought them both here to apologize to the two children."
As he spoke, the old man pulled the reluctant Ning Guang over and said unceremoniously, “Hurry up, apologize to your brothers and sisters.”
Ning Guang looked unconvinced, but in front of his grandfather, he still apologized: "I'm sorry."
Hearing the weak apology, Feng Ruoruo said bluntly: "Your apology is wrong. You should be more serious and apologize to me and Brother Haohao."
The boys' grandfather, Ning Fengcai, also said: "Yes, apologize well, say it again, and be sincere."
Ning Guang looked reluctant, but Ning Cheng took the initiative to step forward and bowed to Feng Ruoruo and Yue Qihao to apologize on behalf of his brother: "I'm sorry, I apologize to my sister and brother on behalf of my ignorant brother. I hope you can forgive him this time. I promise that he will not bully you again."
Ning Guang was a little surprised to see his brother come forward and apologize so respectfully. He did not expect his brother to do this.
After being stunned for a moment, Ning Guang couldn't help but say, "Brother, why are you apologizing for me like this?"
Ning Cheng raised his head and said to his brother, "You did something wrong. If you do something wrong, you should apologize to the person. Your apology just now was not sincere at all. You obviously did not realize your mistake, so I will apologize to the person sincerely on your behalf. If you think it is not good for me to speak for you, you should also stand up and apologize."
Seeing this situation, Ning Guang finally stepped forward and sincerely apologized to Feng Ruoruo and Yue Qihao.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bullied you two."
Yue Qihao was a little surprised to see Ning Guang apologize like this, and felt that this was not like Ning Guang at all.
Feng Ruoruo said openly: "You have all apologized, Ruoruo will forgive you."
Su Ruoxi also said, "It's okay, we are all children. When you play together in the future, just be careful and don't make trouble with each other."
Ning Guang couldn't help but mutter after hearing this: "I don't want to play with them."
Although this sentence was whispered, it happened that Su Ruoxi had just finished speaking and no one else was speaking in the courtyard, so this whisper was heard by almost everyone.
Feng Ruoruo was also very rude: "Don't play with us, and Brother Haohao and I don't want to play with you."
Su Ruoxi pulled her daughter and said, "Ruoruo, you can't talk like that."
Feng Ruoruo was pulled by her mother. The little girl pouted and hugged her mother's neck and said, "Mom, it's them who don't want to play with us. Ruoruo didn't say she didn't want to play with them."
Ning Fengcai felt a little embarrassed when seeing his grandson like this: "I'm really sorry."
Feng Jiandong said, "Brother Ning, you don't have to be so polite. They are all children. If they can play together, then play together. If they can't play together, then let them play separately."
Then, Feng Jiandong looked at Ning Fengcai and his two grandsons and asked, "Brother Ning, you brought your grandsons here with you. Do you have anything else to say?"
Ning Fengcai raised his head and looked at Feng Jiandong, then at Lu Cuiling, with a little hesitation.
But when he turned around and saw his two little grandsons, especially his eyes rested on the eldest grandson Ning Cheng, the old man finally put aside his face and spoke directly.
"Brother Feng, Cuiling, I brought these two good-for-nothing grandsons here. First, I want to apologize for the younger grandson's matter, and second, my good-for-nothing older grandson wants to learn some skills.
I saw on TV that Yifan is now a very good cook, so I wondered if I could ask Yifan to accept my grandson as his apprentice? Let him learn a skill from Yifan, so that he can have a meal in the future. "
The old man spoke sincerely, and his tone revealed his plea to Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling.
Although he had some guesses, when Feng Jiandong really brought it up to Ning Fengcai, he was still a little hesitant.
If it was according to Lu Cuiling's usual personality, she would have directly refused this matter. Because based on her understanding of Ning Cheng, especially some rumors about Ning Cheng outside, Lu Cuiling did not think that Ning Cheng was the kind of child who could stay at ease, so she did not want to cause trouble for her son.
But Ning Fengcai came to make the request in person, so Ning Fengcai is a very good person after all.
Many families in the village have been taken care of by Ning Fengcai.
Moreover, when Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling called on everyone in the village to build a vegetable base together, Ning Fengcai was one of the first to choose to support them.
So for various reasons, Lu Cuiling couldn't directly reject Ning Fengcai's request.
After a moment of hesitation, Feng Jiandong suddenly said, "Brother Ning, I think you shouldn't ask us about Ning Cheng wanting to learn cooking from Yifan. You should ask Yifan's wife. After all, the restaurant Yifan is running now was passed down from his father-in-law's family, so his daughter-in-law is the boss."
Su Ruoxi was stunned when she heard what her father-in-law said. She looked at him in surprise, not understanding why this happened to her.
But when Su Ruoxi looked at her parents-in-law, she saw the look they gave her secretly. She quickly understood their intentions, which were that they were not in a position to refuse her, and wanted Su Ruoxi to refuse, which was also a way for them to save face.
Su Ruoxi turned back to look at Ning Cheng, and for a moment she was a little unsure whether she should reject him directly, because she didn't know the boy in front of her.
When he saw Su Ruoxi hesitate, Ning Cheng took the initiative to step forward and said, "Aunt, I really want to learn cooking from Uncle Yifan. I promise I will study hard. Please give me a chance."
Seeing the older boy's sincere plea, Su Ruoxi still felt a little embarrassed to refuse.
Just as Su Ruoxi began to hesitate, a voice came from the door.
"No, you can't come to my place and learn cooking from me."
Hearing the sound at the door, everyone turned their heads in surprise and saw Feng Yifan pushing his father-in-law to the door of Yue Qingsong's house.
Seeing Feng Yifan appear, Su Ruoxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she finally didn't have to deal with this kind of thing herself.
The two brothers of the Ning family had seen Feng Yifan on TV and videos before.
But after meeting the real person today, the two brothers suddenly felt that the feeling the real person gave them was completely different from that on TV and in videos. The real person gave the brothers a strong sense of oppression.
When Feng Ruoruo saw her father pushing her grandfather over, the little girl was naturally very happy and immediately ran out of her mother's arms.
He ran to his father and grandfather, greeted his grandfather first, and then threw himself directly into his father's arms.
After being held in her father's arms, Feng Ruoruo leaned close to her father's ear and started to complain directly: "Dad, let me tell you, I went to catch butterflies with brother Haohao this afternoon, and then that brother over there wouldn't let us play over there, and he brought a lot of bad kids to beat us up."
As a little child, Feng Ruoruo did not know how to be discreet when making a complaint and she complained directly to her father in front of everyone.
Ning Guang heard Feng Ruoruo complaining over there and couldn't help but mutter, "Humph, all girls are like this, they just like to complain."
Ning Cheng reached out and pulled his brother, asking him to apologize to Feng Ruoruo again.
But Ning Guang got angry and refused to apologize no matter what.
After listening to his daughter's complaint, Feng Yifan said softly to her, "Didn't they come to apologize to Ruoruo? Do you think you can forgive them?"
Feng Ruoruo hugged her father's neck again and said, "Dad, actually Ruoruo has forgiven them, and Ruoruo has also helped me and Brother Haohao to get revenge. Ruoruo beat them with a stick, and also pushed Ning Guang down twice, so Ruoruo didn't suffer any loss."
Hearing his daughter say this, Feng Yifan reached out and gently pinched her little face: "Well, I'm glad Ruoruo didn't suffer any loss."
Then, Feng Yifan put his daughter down and pushed his father-in-law into Yue Qingsong's yard.
He first greeted Ning Fengcai, and then looked at the two brothers Ning Cheng and Ning Guang.
Judging from his facial features, Ning Cheng seemed to be a little more honest than Ning Guang, but when Feng Yifan looked closely, he saw a tattoo on Ning Cheng's arm.
Ning Cheng stood there, letting Feng Yifan look at him, feeling very nervous.
He hoped that Feng Yifan would allow him to be his apprentice, but at the same time, he remembered what Feng Yifan had said before, and his heart was still filled with worries.
In this uneasy mood, Feng Yifan looked at him for a long time.
Ning Cheng couldn't help it, took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Yifan, I really want to learn cooking from you."
Feng Yifan asked, "Why? Why do you want to learn cooking?"
Ning Cheng was a little hesitant when asked this question.
Feng Yifan continued, "You want to learn cooking from me, not because you want to learn a skill like your grandfather said, but because you think I look cool when I cook, and you want to learn something so you can act cool, or make yourself look handsome, right?"
Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Actually, I still want to make money to improve the situation at home and let my brother study well."
Feng Yifan said bluntly: "Don't bring up this kind of jokes from movies and TV shows on the Internet. Not to mention that your parents are working in other places, they will not lack food and clothing for you and your brother. Even if your grandfather works with you to run a vegetable farm, the monthly income is enough to support you two brothers."
Ning Cheng didn't know how to respond for a moment after Feng Yifan rudely exposed everything.
Feng Yifan continued, "If you really understand what cooking is and why you want to be a chef, then you have a chance to learn cooking from me, but I still can't accept you as my apprentice because you have tattoos on your body, which is not what a chef should have."
When Ning Cheng heard Feng Yifan talking about tattoos, he turned his head and took a look at the tattoo on his shoulder.
After hesitating for a moment, Ning Cheng said, "But I saw that some chefs also have it."
Feng Yifan said calmly, "I don't care about others, but in my restaurant, every cook must be clean and tidy, and tattoos are not allowed."
At this point, he pointed at Ning Cheng's hair again: "Also, with such yellow hair, do you think it's suitable to appear in the kitchen?"
Ning Guang was very dissatisfied when he saw that his brother was being picked on, and he immediately stood up to speak for his brother.
"Why are you so picky? My brother's tattoo is on his shoulder. Wouldn't it be invisible if he wears a chef's uniform? And my brother's hair. He's in the kitchen. How could others see it? You are obviously picking on me on purpose and don't want to teach my brother."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "If you feel that way, then there's no problem. Just think of it as me not wanting to teach you."
Ning Guang felt even more angry after hearing this, but he had no way to vent his anger.
Ning Cheng held his brother and asked seriously, "If I wash off my tattoos, cut my hair, and turn it back to black, can I learn cooking from you?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "It's still not possible. You just need to deal with these and become a normal person again. If you want to learn cooking from me, you need to be able to endure hardships. I also want to see if you have the ability. If you really want to learn from me, go home and start from today, and start by cutting potatoes every day."
Ning Guang muttered disdainfully, "Cutting potatoes, what's that?"
Ning Fengcai stopped his grandson and said, "Shut up and listen to your uncle Yifan."
Feng Yifan continued, "First, slice the potatoes until they are evenly thin, about half a finger thick. Then cut them into strips that are also half a finger wide. Finally, cut them all into small dices. Each small dice should be half the size of a pea. If you want to learn from me, go home and practice first."
Ning Guang was quite disdainful after hearing this: "What's so difficult about this?"
Feng Ruoruo heard it and immediately said, "You are stupid, this is very difficult. Uncle Xiaolin practiced for two months before he could cut the small Ding that Dad asked for. It is very difficult."
Feng Yifan reached out and touched his daughter's little head, then asked Ning Cheng with a smile: "How is it? Are you confident that you can do it?"
Ning Cheng agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I will practice hard when I get home."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Okay, when you can cut the potatoes into small cubes that satisfy me, come back to me."
Ning Guang thought about it and couldn't help asking: "My brother has cut it out, will you accept him as your apprentice?"
Feng Yifan looked at Ning Guang and asked back: "Did I say I would take your brother as my apprentice? If he can cut the small Ding I asked for, then he can go to work in my restaurant. Otherwise, he doesn't even have the qualifications to enter my restaurant. He also has to clean up his tattoos and hair."
Ning Cheng did not let his brother speak again, and bowed respectfully to Feng Yifan: "Yes, I will definitely do it."
When Ning Fengcai saw his eldest grandson like this, a look of relief appeared in his eyes.
Afterwards, the three generations of the Ning family said goodbye and left together.
After the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren left, Feng Ruoruo hugged her father and asked with her head tilted up, "Dad, do you really want that uncle to be your apprentice? What about Uncle Xiaolin?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said to his daughter, "Uncle Xiaolin is your senior brother. If that brother can really do what Dad said, then he can go to work in Grandpa's restaurant. As for whether he can become Dad's apprentice like Uncle Xiaolin, it depends on his future performance."
After listening to her son, Lu Cuiling said, "I think that Ning Cheng is not suitable to go to Su Ji."
Feng Yifan looked at his parents and wife, then at the Yue family, and said calmly, "We should give him a chance. We shouldn't kill him with one blow. Let's see if he can seize the opportunity."
Su Jinrong then said, "Well, we can give the child a chance and see if he can seize it."