The night before, before going to bed, little Feng Ruoruo heard her father chatting with her grandfather and great-grandfather, and knew that her father would be waiting for brother Ning Cheng to come home this morning.
After waking up, the little girl still clearly remembered what her father said.
"See if he can understand it. If he can, he should come over tomorrow morning and watch me cook the carrots he chopped up today. If he can't understand it and doesn't come tomorrow morning, then there's no need for him to continue learning from me."
So Feng Ruoruo, who remembered this long passage, shouted that she didn't want to go to the vegetable garden today when she was supposed to go to the vegetable garden with her mother and grandparents in the morning.
"Mom, let's not go pick vegetables today. Let's stay at home with grandpa and dad, okay?"
Su Ruoxi felt very strange when she heard her daughter say this
When the grandparents heard what their granddaughter said, they couldn’t help but wonder if someone bullied her in the vegetable garden yesterday
Grandma asked seriously: "Why don't you want to go? Were you bullied by someone when you were picking vegetables yesterday? If so, tell grandma and I will help you get revenge today."
Grandpa also bent down and said, "Yes, Ruoruo, don't be afraid. If you are really bullied, tell grandpa and grandma. Grandpa and grandma will definitely teach those who bullied Ruoruo a lesson."
After listening to her grandparents, the little girl said very seriously: "No, Ruoruo has never been bullied."
Su Ruoxi then asked: "Then why didn't Ruoruo want to go pick vegetables today?"
Feng Ruoruo said seriously, "Because we have been gone for many days, Ruoruo wants to stay at home with grandpa and dad for a day and watch them cook."
Although the little girl said this, both her grandparents and her mother found it a little strange.
The little girl always had a lot of fun picking vegetables every day, so why did she suddenly not want to go anymore
When the whole family was very surprised, Ning Cheng appeared at the door, knocked gently, and then said a little embarrassedly: "Grandpa Feng, Grandma Lu, Auntie, Ruoruo, good morning, I, I came here to learn knife skills with Uncle Yifan."
Lu Cuiling turned her head and saw Ning Cheng standing at the door. She asked curiously, "Didn't your uncle ask you to come this afternoon?"
Faced with such a question, Ning Cheng recalled what his grandmother had told him yesterday.
"I'm too dumb and I don't have any basics, so I want to come here in the morning to practice knife skills and practice more so that I can meet Uncle Yifan's requirements as soon as possible."
Lu Cuiling looked confused, and she obviously didn't have a very good impression of Ning Cheng.
Feng Jiandong said, "Okay, come in first. Have you eaten yet? If not, there are still a few buns left. Can you help yourself to some?"
Ning Cheng quickly said: "Thank you, Grandpa Feng, I ate it."
Feng Yifan heard the noise outside and walked out of the kitchen. Seeing Ning Cheng had already entered the room, he said, "Okay, come in quickly and continue practicing. Do you want me to teach you again?"
Ning Cheng immediately agreed: "Okay uncle, I'll be right there."
After agreeing, Ning Cheng looked at Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling again.
Feng Jiandong nodded again and said, "Okay, now that you are here, just go. Since you want to learn cooking from your uncle, then learn well and be more attentive."
Ning Cheng nodded: "Okay, Grandpa Feng, I know."
Watching Ning Cheng go into the kitchen, Lu Cuiling thought for a moment and said to her granddaughter, "Look, Dad is very busy in the kitchen today. He has to research new dishes and teach others how to cut vegetables. Ruoruo should go to the vegetable base with grandpa, grandma and mom, and don't disturb Dad at home, okay?"
Feng Ruoruo said seriously, "Grandma, Ruoruo won't disturb Daddy at home. Ruoruo is here to keep Dad company. Besides, when Daddy is cooking new dishes, there will be no one to supervise the big brother. Ruoruo can help Daddy supervise him, so the big brother won't be lazy."
When Su Ruoxi heard this, she immediately understood her daughter's little thoughts.
"You just want to stay at home and watch how dad teaches brother Ning Cheng to cook, right? Do you want to see if dad is partial and teaches brother Ning Cheng things that he didn't teach your uncle Xiaolin?"
Feng Ruoruo's secret thoughts were exposed by her mother, and she immediately said with a smile: "Mom, please don't say it."
Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling smiled at each other when they saw this, and then the old couple left together.
After grandpa and grandma left, Feng Ruoruo took her mother's hand and said, "Mom, let's go in and look after big brother."
Su Ruoxi smiled and said, "Just go in by yourself. Mom doesn't want to go in."
Seeing that her mother didn't want to go in with her, Feng Ruoruo felt embarrassed. She hugged her mother and shook her, saying coquettishly, "No, no, Mom, please go in with Ruoruo."
Su Ruoxi asked: "It's not like you don't know your big brother, and dad and grandpa are in there, why can't you go in by yourself?"
Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "I want my mother to be with me."
Su Ruoxi pointed to the backyard and said, "How about this, you go in by yourself, and Mom will go to the backyard to wash the clothes. The clothes you changed these days haven't been washed yet. You're not going to the vegetable garden today, and Mom isn't going there either, so just wash the clothes at home."
When Feng Ruoruo heard that her mother was going to do the laundry, she suddenly felt a little conflicted.
The little girl wanted to visit her grandpa and dad, and also wanted to accompany her mother to wash clothes.
Feng Ruoruo thought for a while, hugged her mother and said, "Then mom, Ruoruo will help you wash the clothes first, and then we will go to see grandpa and dad."
Seeing her daughter struggling for a while and then saying these words to her, Su Ruoxi was very happy.
She pinched her daughter's little face and said, "Okay, there's nothing interesting about mom washing clothes. Go help dad and watch big brother cut vegetables."
Feng Ruoruo looked at her mother and asked, "Do you really not need Ruoruo's help?"
Su Ruoxi rolled up her sleeves, exposing her arms, and made a powerful gesture: "Mom is strong, there is no need for Ruoruo's help, Ruoruo, go quickly."
Finally, Feng Ruoruo hugged her mother's neck, kissed her, and then went to the kitchen.
After watching her daughter go into the kitchen, Su Ruoxi tidied herself up, rolled up her sleeves, put her hair up, and walked towards the backyard.
Feng Ruoruo just stepped into the kitchen and heard her father scolding Ning Cheng.
"Well, you're not stupid since you came here this morning. So continue with what you did yesterday and keep dicing the carrots. Remember what I taught you yesterday. Don't waste food today, or you'll have to eat carrots for lunch tomorrow."
Ning Cheng nodded and agreed: "Okay, I understand uncle."
Feng Ruoruo took the opportunity to sneak into the kitchen and came to her grandfather's side.
When Su Jinrong saw his granddaughter, he reached out and pulled her to ask, "Why didn't Ruoruo go to pick vegetables with grandpa and grandma today?"
Feng Ruoruo threw herself into her grandfather's arms and said, "Grandpa, Mommy has to do the laundry at home today. Ruoruo wanted to stay at home with Grandpa, Daddy and Mommy, so she didn't go to pick vegetables. She has been gone for several days in a row, and Ruoruo needs to rest too."
Su Jinrong couldn't help but laugh when he heard the little girl's words which made sense.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Ruoruo has been really hard-working. You should have a good rest at home today."
Feng Ruoruo smiled and said to her father, "Yes, yes, it's so tiring for Ruoruo to pick vegetables every day, so Ruoruo needs a rest. Today, Ruoruo can supervise Dad in cooking and Mom in washing clothes."
Su Jinrong said: "Well, okay, let Ruoruo supervise mom and dad today."
Ning Cheng, who was cutting vegetables over there, found the little girl's words very interesting and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Hearing the laughter, Feng Ruoruo stuck her little head out of her grandfather's arms, looked at Ning Cheng and said, "Big brother, you have to cut the vegetables carefully, don't laugh, be serious."
Ning Cheng stopped laughing immediately after hearing what the little girl said and said seriously, "Okay, brother got it."
Then, Ning Cheng began to practice knife skills seriously.
When Feng Ruoruo saw it, she actually nodded her head like a little teacher, showing that she was very satisfied.
Ning Cheng started practicing knife skills quite seriously. With yesterday's lesson, he cut more seriously today, mainly focusing on strictly following Feng Yifan's instructions to use a straight knife.
Feng Yifan was cooking at the stove, and would look up at Ning Cheng from time to time.
Seeing Ning Cheng taking it very seriously, even though he was slow in each move, his movements were much more standardized than yesterday, he couldn't help but nod in his heart. He understood what I said yesterday, and Ning Cheng had listened to it, and also understood what he was supposed to practice.
Ning Cheng was not in a hurry today. He held the kitchen knife in his hand and cut very straightly.
And today he held the carrot firmly with his left hand to ensure that it would not slip when he cut it like yesterday.
With the first cut, Ning Cheng cut off a piece very accurately.
After taking a look at the cross-section, Ning Cheng was delighted. Sure enough, today's cut was much better than yesterday, and the cross-section did not show the same deviation as yesterday.
With the experience of the first safe cut, Ning Cheng felt confident and bold to continue cutting.
Cut it down one by one, keeping the knife moving straight all the time.
Ning Cheng had only cut half a carrot when he felt his wrist begin to ache. His entire arm seemed a little stiff, and the kitchen knife in his hand felt unusually heavy.
Putting down the kitchen knife, Ning Cheng moved his arms a few times.
Seeing this, Su Jinrong said, "Do you feel tired when you cut like this? It's not as easy as when you cut casually yesterday?"
Ning Cheng raised his head and looked over, waving his arms twice and said, "It's okay, Grandpa. I can do it."
Su Jinrong then continued, "Do you understand why I ask you to practice like this?"
Ning Cheng held the knife and asked, "Is it to correct my wrong posture?"
Su Jinrong nodded and said, "Yes, you need to get used to the correct posture. Only when you form a habit, you will be more comfortable when cutting vegetables and you will be able to improve your knife skills. So first you need to correct your posture, and then you can gradually increase your speed."
Ning Cheng responded seriously: "Well, I understand, Grandpa, I will try my best."
Feng Ruoruo said in her grandfather's arms: "You have to work harder, otherwise you won't be able to learn to cook from your father like Uncle Xiaolin."
Ning Cheng asked curiously: "Who is Uncle Xiaolin?"
Feng Ruoruo immediately replied: "Uncle Xiaolin is my father's apprentice."
Ning Cheng suddenly realized that Feng Yifan had an apprentice, and from Feng Ruoruo's words, he also heard that it was not easy to become Feng Yifan's apprentice. The Uncle Xiaolin mentioned by Feng Ruoruo should be considered as his senior brother, of course Ning Cheng must first be able to successfully become his apprentice.
After that, Ning Cheng became more serious and each cut was made more cautiously.
After slicing the carrots, cut them into strips, still using a straight knife.
Ning Cheng soon discovered that although the speed was very slow today, whether it was slices or strips, it could be cut very evenly and neatly, and was obviously much less crooked than yesterday.
After some effort, Ning Cheng finally completed the dicing part today.
Looking at the results of his cutting, Ning Cheng, who was already sweating profusely, felt a little proud at this moment.
While Ning Cheng was still admiring himself, Feng Ruoruo came over without him noticing.
Looking at the diced carrots on the chopping board, the little girl said seriously, "You can't do this. The dices you cut are too big. Dad and Uncle Xiaolin will cut them smaller."
Feng Ruoruo's words ruthlessly pulled Ning Cheng back from his childhood pride.
Ning Cheng lowered his head and looked at the little girl, then looked at the diced carrots on the chopping board and compared them with the nail of his little finger.
The result is indeed much larger.
When Ning Cheng was a little discouraged, Feng Yifan's voice rang out: "Okay, keep practicing. Ruoruo, can you help your brother get the carrots he cut to Dad?"
When Feng Ruoruo heard that her father asked her to help, she was very happy and agreed: "Okay, okay."
But the little girl's small hands couldn't hold so many carrot cubes.
At this time, grandpa said, "Take that small bowl, put the stack into the small bowl, and then give it to dad."
After hearing what her grandfather said, Feng Ruoruo immediately went to find a small bowl.
With the help of Brother Ning Cheng, he piled all the carrot cubes on the chopping board into a small bowl.
Feng Yifan took a look and said, "Put those edges and corners in as well. Don't waste them. Do you understand?"
Feng Ruoruo agreed and said, "Dad, Ruoruo knows, it's my brother who doesn't know."
Ning Cheng didn't argue. He put the cut corners into the small bowl, and then asked Feng Ruoruo to bring the small bowl to her father.
Feng Yifan took the small bowl from his daughter and said with a smile, "Thank you, Ruoruo."
Feng Ruoruo was able to help her father with work and received his thanks, so she was in a very good mood and responded with a smile: "You're welcome, Dad."
Then Feng Yifan took out the carrots that Ning Cheng had chopped up yesterday, poured oil into the pot, and began to make Ning Cheng's lunch today.
Ning Cheng washed another carrot at this time, but when he saw Feng Yifan start cooking, he naturally had no intention of cutting the vegetables. He stood there holding the carrot in his hand, craning his neck to take a closer look.