When night fell and the lights came on at the night market in the old street, Su Ji Restaurant had already welcomed the second batch of customers.
Feng Ruoruo and her two friends had already eaten their fill. The little girl led her two friends upstairs to the second floor of Su's restaurant where she and her grandparents lived.
Feng Ruoruo took her two friends and first came to the window on the second-floor corridor.
Through the second-floor window, Feng Ruoruo pointed to the street outside and said, "Xixi, Feifei, look, I can see so many people on the street from my house."
The two girls, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei, came to Feng Ruoruo's side and also stood in front of the window looking outside.
Chen Yaofei was the first to exclaim: "Wow, your house is really beautiful from here."
Standing on the second floor of Su Ji, looking at the old street with bright lights and flashing neon lights under the night sky, the scenery is indeed very beautiful.
The beautiful neon lights on the streets illuminate the bustling crowds coming and going. Some vendors walk among the crowds, shouting out their wares from time to time, adding a bit of sound to the scenery of the Old Street Night Market.
Yang Xiaoxi stretched his head and looked outside, and soon saw his uncle's shop not far away, which he found very interesting.
"It's really interesting. I can see Uncle Da's shop from here. There are so many people in Uncle Da's shop."
Feng Ruoruo nodded and said, "Yes, yes, this street has the most people around our house."
Chen Yaofei smiled and said, "That's because Ruoruo's food is delicious, and Uncle Yang Xiaoxi's barbecue is also delicious, so there are many customers coming here, and the business is good."
Feng Ruoruo was naturally very happy to hear the praise from her good friend.
"Feifei, Xixi, do you think my dad's cooking is the most delicious?"
Yang Xiaoxi immediately said, "Yes, yes, I think it is the most delicious. My parents' cooking is not as delicious as Uncle Feng's."
Chen Yaofei thought about it seriously and said, "I don't know if it's the best, but Uncle Feng's dishes are really delicious, better than anything I've ever eaten."
Feng Ruoruo said proudly: "That's the best. You can come and eat here every day in the future."
Chen Yaofei smiled and said, "That's not good. If we come here every day, we'll bankrupt Ruoruo's restaurant."
Yang Xiaoxi then said: "It's okay, come again next time and let my dad pay."
Yang Zhiyi, who was still eating and chatting downstairs, had no idea that his daughter was already preparing for him to pay for dinner every day.
Feng Ruoruo heard what Yang Xiaoxi said and said happily: "Thank you, Xixi. It doesn't matter. My dad won't let you pay. Besides, we are still children and can't eat much."
Yang Xiaoxi thought for a moment and said, "Then let my dad pay for his share. I don't have to pay for mine."
Chen Yaofei couldn't help laughing when she heard what Yang Xiaoxi said: "Xixi, will Uncle Yang be angry if you do this?"
Yang Xiaoxi said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, my father is rich, and he eats so much."
Hearing Yang Xiaoxi say this, Chen Yaofei nodded and said, "Oh, if Uncle Yang has money, then he should pay."
Feng Ruoruo also said: "Well, next time we come, let Uncle Yang pay."
Yang Xiaoxi agreed immediately: "Okay, let my dad pay next time, otherwise I won't give him any food."
Yang Zhiyi didn't know that his beloved little girl, in front of her two good friends, had decisively listed her father as one of the local tyrants who were to be attacked.
Feng Ruoruo then took her two friends to her and her mother's room to play.
"This is my mother's and my room. My mother and grandfather bought me a lot of dolls. In the past, when my grandfather and mother were busy, these dolls kept me company at night."
Feng Ruoruo and her mother's room is decorated very warmly. The furnishings in the room are not particularly gorgeous, but a sense of warmth is revealed everywhere.
The most eye-catching thing is that there are all kinds of dolls, big and small, placed on the bed, cabinet, table, windowsill, and even on the floor in the room.
Just as Feng Ruoruo said, these dolls are her companions.
Before her father came back, her grandfather and mother had to take care of the restaurant business downstairs at night and did not have much time to accompany and take care of Feng Ruoruo. These dolls were the only ones who could accompany the little girl.
Feng Ruoruo was still very young at that time and didn't even remember much, but as long as these dolls were around her, she would be very quiet and not make any noise.
So in fact, to Feng Ruoruo, these dolls in the house are also her family.
Looking at the various dolls of all sizes filling the room, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei were also a little surprised.
This was also Yang Xiaoxi's first time in Feng Ruoruo's room. Seeing so many dolls, she exclaimed, "Wow, Ruoruo, you have so many dolls, more than I have at home."
Chen Yaofei also said: "I also have a lot of dolls, but not as many as Ruoruo."
When Feng Ruoruo heard the exclamations of her two little friends, she happily pulled them into the house and introduced her doll to them.
"Look, this big-eared bunny accompanies me to sleep, this big bear protects Ruoruo, and there's this little monkey, this big fat fish, and this little girl..."
Listening to Feng Ruoruo introducing them one by one, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei would touch and hug each one.
After Feng Ruoruo finished introducing them, Chen Yaofei asked, "Ruoruo, are all these dolls bought for you by your father?"
Feng Ruoruo shook her head: "No, these dolls were bought for Ruoruo by grandpa, mom, and grandpa and grandma. Dad, that stupid guy, has never bought any dolls for Ruoruo."
Yang Xiaoxi was a little surprised when she heard this: "Are there no dolls here that your father bought for you?"
Feng Ruoruo pouted and said, "Yes, dad didn't buy it."
Then, the little girl seemed to have thought of something, opened the drawer of the desk in the room, took out an iron box and said, "But my father used to send me cards from abroad."
They took the iron box out of the drawer and placed it on the bed. The moment the box was opened, Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei saw many different postcards inside.
After Chen Yaofei looked at them, she said, "These are all postcards, all sent back from abroad."
Feng Ruoruo looked at Chen Yaofei and asked in surprise: "Hey, Feifei, do you know these?"
Chen Yaofei nodded and said, "I used to live abroad with my grandparents, parents, and I, so these are all very special postcards that I have seen. My parents often travel around and would send these back to me or bring them back."
In Feng Ruoruo's box, there are all kinds of postcards that her father sent back from abroad over the past five years.
Some of them are photos of glaciers, some are photos of lush grasslands, some are photos of dense forests, as well as various animals and some special buildings.
Yang Xiaoxi looked through them and couldn't help but admire: "These are so beautiful. Ruoruo, the things your father sent you are really great."
Feng Ruoruo curled her lips and said, "My mother said that these are worthless."
Yang Xiaoxi was surprised and asked, "Really? These are so beautiful, aren't they worth money?"
Chen Yaofei said softly, "My grandfather once said that the value of a gift doesn't matter, what matters is the thought behind it. Your father is so far away in a foreign country, but he still thinks of you and sends you these postcards, which means he's always thinking of you."
Feng Ruoruo felt that her friend's words made sense, so she nodded and said, "Well, okay, I'll listen to Feifei and won't blame Dad."
Afterwards, the three little girls played happily together in the room for a long time.
Until Yang Xiaoxi's father, Yang Zhiyi, called out from the stairs: "Xixi, come down, we are going home. If you don't go home soon, mom will be hungry when she comes back."
Hearing what Father Yang said, the three little girls quickly ran out of the room and went downstairs quickly.