Feng Yifan did not hide anything from his father-in-law and brought Su Lanxin back to China directly, planning to open a chain of restaurants in the country. The vegetable supply for the chain restaurants would be obtained from the vegetable base established by his parents and the villagers.
"Dad, my parents should have just won the bidding and reached a cooperation intention. Do you think we should let my parents terminate the cooperation?"
Feng Yifan did not make the decision for his father-in-law directly, but told his father-in-law about the matter and let his father-in-law make the decision himself.
After Su Jinrong listened carefully to his son-in-law's words and learned the whole story, he sat in his wheelchair and thought silently for a while, as if he had some struggles in his heart.
Finally, Su Jinrong breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly, word by word, "Are you afraid? Can't keep the old plaque?"
Feng Yifan faced his father-in-law's gaze and answered very seriously: "Don't be afraid, I believe I can keep Su Ji."
Su Jinrong then asked, "There is no shop, what do you do?"
Feng Yifan continued to answer without hesitation: "If the shop is gone and we are not allowed to open a shop here after the old street is rebuilt, then I will carry the old plaque of Su Ji and lead you, Ruoxi and Ruoruo to open a shop somewhere else. In short, I will definitely protect Su Ji."
Su Jinrong stared at his son-in-law: "It's hard to start from the beginning."
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Feng Yifan grinned and said, "Dad, didn't the ancestors of the Su family also build the restaurant from scratch? Times are different now, and information is more developed. I believe that it won't be harder for us to start from scratch than our ancestors.
Besides, as long as our family is together and we live our lives happily, we don’t have to worry about whether we can still achieve the same level as our ancestors.”
Su Jinrong looked at his son-in-law, and there was a kind of confusion in his eyes. He really couldn't see through this son-in-law.
After suffering a stroke, these days I have watched my son-in-law Feng Yifan support Su Ji again. Every day I have seen my daughter and son-in-law busy at work, and listened to old and new diners praising my son-in-law's cooking skills.
Especially when he saw his granddaughter happy every day, Su Jinrong's mentality gradually underwent a huge change.
He really no longer cared about Su Ji's past glory. He suddenly felt that a simple life was actually quite good.
Watching my granddaughter every day, having the company of my daughter and son-in-law, and chatting with diners, this kind of life is simple, plain, comfortable and leisurely.
So Su Jinrong also had this idea in his mind: Maybe he didn't need to care whether Su Ji still existed. Even if he didn't open a restaurant on this old street, he could start a new business somewhere else if he lost the old Su Ji shop. He could even open a smaller restaurant and have three or five customers every day.
What Su Jinrong didn't expect was that his son-in-law seemed to understand his thoughts and suddenly expressed some of his ideas.
Su Jinrong once again looked at his son-in-law with a new respect, and felt that his son-in-law really had the bearing of a master who had seen all sorts of things.
Seeing his father-in-law staring at him, Feng Yifan suddenly smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. I will definitely protect the old plaque of Su Ji for you. If it doesn't work, we can weld a cart and hang the old plaque on it to set up a stall on the street."
Just a moment ago, Su Jinrong thought his son-in-law had matured and become more reliable. But when he heard that his son-in-law was going to weld a cart and hang a Su Ji plaque on the street to set up a stall, the old man immediately blew his beard and glared, "Nonsense, nonsense."
Facing his father-in-law's glare, Feng Yifan still had a cheerful look on his face and didn't care at all.
However, Feng Yifan smiled and calmed his father-in-law down, then asked seriously, "Dad, do you really think that my parents don't need to terminate their cooperation with them?"
Su Jinrong fell silent, thought about it seriously and said, "No, use, means."
Feng Yifan understood what his father-in-law meant. His father-in-law didn't want to use any conspiracy or trickery. Even if his sister wanted to compete for the old plaque, he had to win fairly.
So the father-in-law’s meaning was very clear. There was no need for Feng Yifan’s parents to terminate the cooperation. Things should be dealt with separately.
Understanding his father-in-law's intention, Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Okay, then let's do as you say, Dad. In fact, I don't want my parents to terminate the contract either. After all, it's not just my parents' family, there are so many other families in the village.
Besides, if my aunt comes to ask for the old plaque again, I am still here, right? Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely keep the old plaque upright."
Although Su Jinrong has now let go of some of his fighting spirit, he still hopes that his son-in-law can shoulder this responsibility and keep the old plaque of Su's with dignity.
So after listening to Feng Yifan's words, Su Jinrong nodded and said, "Tangtang, correct...correct."
After chatting with his father-in-law, Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law back to his wife and daughter.
Little Feng Ruoruo has not finished chatting with her grandparents and is still talking about what happened in kindergarten.
The little girl seemed to have a lot to say, and the grandparents on the other side of the phone were very patient, or they just liked listening to their granddaughter chattering on and on.
However, when she saw her father pushing her grandfather back, little Feng Ruoruo seemed to know that her father wanted to talk to her grandparents.
"Grandma, Dad and Grandpa are back, talk to Dad."
Lu Cuiling on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Oh, grandma doesn't want to tell dad. Grandma only wants to listen to Ruoruo and not dad."
After hearing what her grandmother said, the little girl giggled into the phone. After laughing, she covered her mouth with her hands and said in a low voice: "Ruoruo, tell grandma quietly, mommy told Ruoruo that daddy has become very well behaved since he came back, and grandma should also forgive daddy."
Su Ruoxi felt a little embarrassed by her daughter's words, and when she raised her head, she met her husband's gaze.
When their eyes met, Su Ruoxi felt even more shy, and she didn't know how to face her husband.
On the other end of the phone, Lu Cuiling and Feng Jiandong felt warmed in their hearts when they heard their granddaughter's words.
The old couple looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.
Knowing that their son had returned and had reconciled his relationship with his daughter-in-law, the old couple were naturally very happy, but Lu Cuiling was still not polite.
"Ruoruo is still a good girl. If Daddy was as good as Ruoruo, he wouldn't have made Mom and Grandpa unhappy and made Grandpa and Grandma worry."
Little Feng Ruoruo continued, "Then, grandma, you have to talk to daddy nicely and don't be mean to him."
Hearing this, Lu Cuiling was a little amused and helpless. She didn't expect that the little granddaughter would actually protect her father.
Lu Cuiling agreed with a smile: "Okay, grandma promises Ruoruo that she won't be mean to Dad this time. Then Ruoruo will help grandpa and grandma take care of Dad. Grandpa and grandma will go to see Ruoruo on the weekends."
Hearing that her grandparents would come over this weekend, the little girl was naturally very happy: "That's great, then grandma, you can talk to dad."
After that, Feng Ruoruo handed the phone to her father and warned him, "Dad, you have to be good and don't quarrel with grandma. Grandma promises that she won't be mean to you."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded to his daughter: "Okay, thank you Ruoruo for speaking for Dad."
Taking the phone from his daughter and putting it to his ear, Feng Yifan directly told his parents what his father-in-law meant.
After hearing this, Feng Jiandong said, "Well, your father-in-law is right. If we want to keep the old plaque, we must do it openly and honestly.
Your mother and I stopped supplying vegetables, and we ended up being the ones who were relegated to the lower level, as if we were afraid of them.
My good son, it seems that these five years abroad have made you grow up and become mature. It is good to have this responsibility. Your parents support you. "
Lu Cuiling said simply and directly: "I don't care about you. Anyway, you have to take good care of your father-in-law, protect your wife and daughter, and especially don't let Ruoruo be bullied, otherwise I won't forgive you."
Feng Yifan quickly assured his mother that he would never let anyone bully his wife and daughter, and that he would take good care of his father-in-law.
The mother on the other end of the phone finally felt relieved after hearing her son's assurance.