On the way back, Ning Guang saw that his grandfather and brother were silent, so he couldn't help but start talking.
"Brother, if you ask me, why do you have to learn from Feng Yifan?"
As a result, he had just finished speaking.
Pop.
Ning Guang received a solid slap from his grandfather.
After being slapped, Ning Guang felt dizzy and had no idea where he was.
After a long time, Ning Guang finally came to his senses. He covered his slapped cheek with his hand, looked at his grandfather in disbelief and asked, "Grandpa, why did you hit me?"
Ning Fengcai said angrily, "I beat you to tell you, kid, don't interrupt when adults are talking in the future, and don't call him 'Feng Yifan' all the time. Is that Feng Yifan you called him? If you call him uncle, you are disrespectful. If I don't beat you, you will embarrass me in the future."
After saying this, Ning Fengcai suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself in front of his two grandsons.
This slap completely stunned the two brothers of the Ning family.
Seeing that Ning Fengcai was about to hit him again, Ning Cheng quickly reached out and grabbed his grandfather: "Grandpa, it's my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me. Don't hit yourself. Don't be angry."
Ning Guang was completely confused and didn't understand what was going on.
In the past, he thought that his grandfather never cared much about him and his brother, but why did his grandfather suddenly become like this today
Ning Fengcai looked at his grandson who was standing there in a daze, sighed and said, "It's all my fault. Your parents left you two at home, and it was me as your grandfather who didn't teach you well. Now you two are both hated by others. It's me as your grandfather who has delayed you two brothers."
Perhaps Ning Guang would feel that his grandfather’s change was very sudden, but Ning Cheng didn’t feel it was sudden at all.
Because as early as a year ago, my grandfather actually went to the town to look for Ning Cheng, who was still hanging out with others at the time.
At that time, Ning Cheng did not have the same idea as he does now. His only idea was to follow the group of hooligans in the town every day, hang out everywhere, rob, cheat, and tease the girls and young wives in the village.
At that time, his grandfather specifically found him and asked him to take him to meet his eldest brother.
That was the first time Ning Cheng saw his grandfather asking someone for help.
He saw his grandfather begging the eldest brother to let Ning Cheng go home with him, and even took out some money, as if he wanted to redeem Ning Cheng.
At that time, Ning Cheng was just like his brother now. He didn’t understand his grandfather at all and wondered if his grandfather was senile and confused.
But later, when he was on the way back with his grandfather, his grandfather also slapped him.
That slap made Ning Cheng suddenly realize the problem.
Afterwards, Grandpa had a heartfelt talk with Ning Cheng, told Ning Cheng a lot, and also persuaded Ning Cheng, hoping that Ning Cheng would stop hanging around in the township and really learn a skill, or work hard in the vegetable base.
Ning Cheng still remembers what his grandfather said at that time.
"Ning Cheng, Grandpa doesn't know whether your parents will come back or not, but Grandpa can't take care of you and Ning Guang for the rest of your life. Grandpa doesn't want to wait until Grandpa is old and can't work anymore, and then watch you go to jail, and watch Ning Guang end up on this road of no return like you.
Ning Cheng, Grandpa hopes you can understand that following those little hooligans in town is a dead end. Grandpa hopes you can do something good and support yourself. "
In the following year, Ning Cheng promised his grandfather to stay at home obediently.
I followed my grandfather to work at the vegetable base, starting with small jobs.
Over the past year, Ning Cheng found that his life seemed to have changed, and many of his concepts also changed.
But Ning Cheng didn't like working at the vegetable base. He felt that was not the life he wanted.
But he himself doesn't know what kind of life he wants
It wasn't until I accidentally saw a video of Feng Yifan cooking on the Internet. It was during lunch break at the vegetable base, and Ning Cheng watched it with a group of people. While watching, I heard people at the vegetable base talking about the handsome chef in the video, who was Feng Yifan, the son of Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling.
At that time, an idea emerged in Ning Cheng's mind.
He wants to learn cooking, and he also wants to be a handsome chef like that.
Later, Ning Cheng told his grandfather about this idea.
But Ning Fengcai did not support it at first.
The grandfather thought that his grandson was starting to make trouble again after being well behaved for a year, so he firmly denied it and warned his eldest grandson not to think about that kind of thing again.
But what Ning Fengcai didn't expect was that Ning Cheng didn't just do it on a whim, nor did he do anything weird, but really wanted to learn. And from that day on, he began to teach himself, following the videos on the Internet, and studying how to cook at home from time to time.
Ning Fengcai secretly observed his grandson for a long time and found that his grandson was not acting on a whim. Only then did he agree to find an opportunity to recommend his grandson to Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling.
Ning Fengcai thought that what happened to Ning Guang today should be an opportunity, so he took his two grandsons to apologize and also talked about the matter of his eldest grandson.
However, Ning Fengcai was very annoyed and even disappointed by his grandson's performance today.
After being stunned for a long time, Ning Guang finally came to his senses and realized that he might have done something wrong and that he really made his grandfather sad. The older boy said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I was wrong. I, I won't do that again. Don't be angry."
Ning Fengcai sighed, looked at his grandson and said, "Guangzi, don't blame Grandpa. Grandpa hopes that you and your brother can get along well and don't become people despised by the villagers. Do you understand?"
Ning Guang was a little unconvinced, but he didn't open his mouth to argue.
Ning Cheng didn't let his grandfather speak. He stepped forward and said to his brother seriously, "Xiao Guang, don't think that you are capable just because you bring a group of little brats to bully other children. That's not a skill. It's just that people don't want to argue with you. If you rely on bullying others, you will have no future."
After a pause, Ning Cheng continued, "You saw it too? Today I wanted to become a disciple, but the capable people were unwilling to teach me. Do you know why? It's because I was just like you before, I only knew how to bully others, so they looked down on me."
After listening to his brother's words, Ning Guang thought about the situation when he faced Feng Yifan today.
Looking back now, Ning Guang still feels that he was indeed afraid in front of Feng Yifan.
Although he interrupted several times, it was precisely because he was afraid of the other party that he used that kind of casual interruption to hide his fear.
Ning Cheng looked at his brother and asked, "Do you think the group of people I met in town would be a match for Uncle Yifan?"
Ning Guang thought of Feng Yifan's physique, and then thought of the group of people his brother knew in the town. He compared them and shook his head: "It seems that none of them are his match, right? Feng, Uncle Feng is too strong. It feels like his arms are thicker than my thighs. He looks very powerful. I feel very depressed in front of him."
Ning Cheng nodded: "Yes, that is strength, but Uncle Yifan has that physique, but you have also seen those videos, what do you think of Uncle Yifan's cooking skills?"
Ning Guang immediately said, "No doubt about it. I watched those videos of brother and found them incredible. I didn't expect that cooking could be done like that. I think Uncle Yifan is definitely the best chef."
Ning Cheng continued, "So, isn't it worth it for us to learn from such a powerful person?"
Ning Guang understood something all of a sudden: "I understand, brother. You must work hard and become a great chef like Uncle Yifan."
Ning Cheng patted his brother's shoulder, smiled bitterly and said, "I still have to go home and cut potatoes first. If I can't meet the requirements, I'm afraid I won't be able to become your apprentice."
Ning Fengcai was also very pleased to see the looks of his two grandsons. He patted them on the shoulder and said, "As long as you two are willing to work hard, Grandpa believes you can do it. Chengzi, practice your knife skills well, Guangzi, you have to study hard. Grandpa hopes you can go to high school or even get into college."
Ning Guang heard this and quickly said, "Grandpa, I also want to learn cooking like my brother."
Ning Fengcai shook his head and said, "Don't think about learning to cook for now. You have to study hard for me first. When you graduate from high school, if you really want to learn to cook, then grandpa will go and ask your Uncle Yifan for help."
Ning Cheng also said to his brother, "Yes, Xiaoguang, you should study hard and go to high school first. I have never been to high school, so you must go to high school. After you graduate from high school, if you want to learn cooking, we will ask Uncle Yifan for help. But I hope you can finish high school. Promise me."
Even though Ning Guang is usually a troublemaker among the children in the village, he still has great faith in his grandfather and brother.
So after listening to his grandfather and brother, he finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will definitely finish high school."
The three generations of the Ning family had a goal, and then they walked home together. On the way back, the two brothers Ning Cheng and Ning Guang were talking and laughing.
At Yue Qingsong's house, Qi Yan was still a little surprised that Feng Yifan gave Ning Cheng a chance.
"I didn't expect that you, Brother Yifan, would be willing to give Ning Cheng a chance. Ning Cheng was a notorious scoundrel in town a year ago. He was called back by his grandfather a year ago and worked in the vegetable base for a year. But I think it's hard to change his nature."
Before his son could speak, Feng Jiandong spoke first: "I think Ning Cheng can still be saved. After all, he has done a good job at the vegetable base this year. He works very hard every day and has not made any mistakes. He is not a bad person at heart."
Lu Cuiling pouted and said, "You always think everyone is a good kid. Ning Cheng did a lot of bad things in town."
As for the bad things Ning Cheng had done, Lu Cuiling did not say anything because her granddaughter was present.
Feng Yifan saw that his mother still had some opinions about Ning Cheng, so he smiled and asked his daughter: "Ruoruo, do you think that brother Ning Cheng is a bad person?"
Feng Ruoruo tilted her little head and thought about it seriously. It seemed that her father's question was a very, very difficult one.
The little girl thought seriously for a long time before she answered, "Dad, Ruoruo doesn't think the big brother is bad, but that little brother is a bad boy. He brought a group of bad boys to bully Ruoruo and brother Haohao, so Dad, you shouldn't teach that little brother."
Hearing his daughter's words, Feng Yifan looked at his mother and said, "Mom, did you see that? Ruoruo said that Ning Cheng is not a bad person, so we should give him a chance."
Lu Cuiling looked at her son and asked, "Is this opportunity you gave me too easy?"
Su Jinrong shook his head and said, "No, mother-in-law, the opportunity Yifan gave us is not simple at all. In order to cut out the required Xiao Ding before we leave, Lin Ruifeng has been practicing for more than a month. If Ning Cheng doesn't have a foundation, it will be almost impossible to do it."
After hearing what Su Jinrong said, Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling realized that things were not as simple as they thought.
Su Jinrong continued, "Moreover, Yifan left a small pit for Ning Cheng. Whether he can understand where the pit is is also the key to whether he can pass the assessment."
Lu Cuiling was surprised and asked, "There is a pit in here? What is it?"
Su Jinrong glanced at his son-in-law, then smiled and said, "Keep it secret for now. When the time comes, let Yifan reveal it to you."
Feng Yifan also nodded and said, "Yes, keep it secret for now, you will know when the time comes."
Feng Ruoruo hugged her father and said, "Dad, can't you tell Ruoruo?"
Feng Yifan said softly to his daughter, "You can't tell me. It won't be fun if you tell me. When you can tell me, Dad will tell Ruoruo, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then Ruoruo will wait for Dad to tell you."
Su Ruoxi looked at the time, then stood up and said, "Okay, it's getting late, shouldn't we go home for dinner? What delicious food did Dad make for us today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "We did cook something delicious today, so my dad and I came here specially to invite you and your family to have dinner."
Yue Qingsong's mother smiled and asked, "Why? Are you going to invite us to eat together?"
Feng Yifan nodded: "Of course, I heard Qingsong is not coming back tonight, so you don't have to cook, auntie, let's go to our house to eat, I have already prepared it anyway."
Qi Yan stood up and said, "Well, I'll trouble you guys, Brother Yifan."
Lu Cuiling said, "What's the problem? He's just a cook, that's what he does. You guys just need to add three sets of bowls and chopsticks. Come on, hurry up and eat."
Under the cordial invitation, the Yue family had no choice but to agree and go to the Feng family for dinner.
When everyone was going out together, Yue Qihao seemed to remember something and ran back to his room alone.
When Yue Qihao ran back, he was holding a small square box in his hand. The boy handed it to Feng Ruoruo and said, "Sis, I didn't help you catch a butterfly today, so I'll give you this. My dad took me to catch it. It's also my first butterfly specimen. I'm giving it to you, sis."
Feng Ruoruo took the small square box and saw a beautiful butterfly specimen inside. The little girl then smiled and raised her head and said to her brother: "Thank you, Brother Haohao."