When little Feng Ruoruo finished playing games in kindergarten, ate snacks prepared by her father, and started to sit down with other children to draw seriously, her grandfather's restaurant also closed for lunch.
This afternoon, because there were more customers than usual, Feng Yifan was busy until three o'clock before he finished making fried rice and noodles.
But facing the piles of bowls and plates in the kitchen, Feng Yifan really felt at this moment that he should hire one or two dishwashers.
With a creak, the door of the back kitchen was pushed open, and Su Ruoxi and her mother-in-law walked into the back kitchen together.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked towards Feng Yifan with their sleeves rolled up and rubber gloves put on.
Seeing this, Feng Yifan asked in surprise: "Mom, Ruoxi, what are you doing?"
When Lu Cuiling heard her son's question, she raised her rubber-gloved hand and said, "What for? Of course I'm here to help you wash the dishes. There are so many dishes, how long will it take you to wash them all by yourself?"
Su Ruoxi said quickly: "I didn't want Mom to come. I wanted Mom and Dad to stay in front with my dad. I will come in and help you wash, but Mom must come to help."
Lu Cuiling put on the other rubber glove and said very dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter? You two still dislike mom? Do you think mom doesn't wash cleanly enough?"
Su Ruoxi quickly explained: "No, Mom, it's mainly because you and Dad just came today, so I asked you to work together."
Lu Cuiling waved her hand and said to her daughter-in-law, "It doesn't matter whether you just arrived or not. We are a family, so of course we have to share the burden with each other."
At this point, Lu Cuiling paused for a moment and continued, "Besides, if we don't wash the dishes quickly, what if we are late to pick up our little baby Ruoruo? I don't want my little granddaughter to be left waiting in the kindergarten."
Feng Yifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mom, I'll wash slowly by myself. Can you and my dad go with Ruoxi to pick her up?"
When Lu Cuiling heard this, she suddenly came to her senses: "Oh, yes, how could I have forgotten this?"
Then, Lu Cuiling clapped her rubber-gloved hands and said, "Forget it, your mother has already put on the equipment, let's hurry up, Ruoxi's aunt will come tonight, we can't let anyone look down on us, we have to let her see that we are living well and make her angry to death."
Feng Yifan was once again at a loss for words after hearing his mother's words: "Mom, he is the CEO of a multinational catering group with chain restaurants all over the world. How could you make him angry?"
As he spoke, Feng Yifan picked up several buckets filled with bowls and plates, led his mother and wife out of the back door of the kitchen, and went straight to the back alley of the restaurant, where Su Ji had specially designed a wash room outside.
This bathroom is where Su Ji washes dishes. There are not only several built pools in the bathroom, but also a disinfection cabinet connected to the back kitchen. The designer of all this is Su Ruoxi's grandfather.
In those days, Su Ji was glorious and had a booming business. In order to facilitate the cleaning, disinfection and use of dishes, Su Ruoxi's grandfather specially designed this wash room.
At that time, when Su Ji was at its most prosperous, there were four or five dishwashers busy in the washroom.
After entering the washroom, Feng Yifan also placed the dishes in the first washing sink.
While helping to add detergent to the sink, Lu Cuiling continued, "So what if she owns a multinational company? Isn't she still not doing well? If she was really doing well, she would come back. Why would she fight with your father-in-law for that old plaque?"
Without waiting for her son and daughter-in-law to speak, Lu Cuiling continued, "So, our family must live a good life and show her that having money does not necessarily mean happiness. We don't have money, but we are still very happy."
When Su Ruoxi heard what her mother-in-law said, she immediately agreed: "Yes, Mom, you said it very well."
Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "Ruoxi, Mom is not as educated as you, nor has she seen as much as you, but Mom knows one thing: you have to live your life comfortably and happily, and don't care what others think."
Feng Yifan couldn't help but smile and asked when he heard his mother's words, "What about what you just said, that you want to let Ruoxi's aunt take a look?"
Lu Cuiling was stunned by her son's question. After a moment's hesitation, she came to her senses and slapped her son on the back of his head: "You little brat, you have become more capable, right? Hurry up and wash the dishes."
He was slapped by his mother. Although it didn't hurt because his mother didn't use much force, the water and foam on the rubber gloves hit Feng Yifan's head.
"Mom, can you be more careful?"
Seeing her son in such a state of disgrace, Lu Cuiling knew that she was in the wrong, so she hurriedly urged him, "Okay, okay, wash the dishes."
I have to say that with the addition of my mother and wife, the efficiency of dishwashing has indeed improved a lot.
The three people divided the work and stood in front of a pool to work.
One person cleans it with dishwashing liquid.
Then rinse in the second pool.
Then boil it in a third pool of boiling water.
Finally, wipe off the water with a clean cloth and place them neatly in the disinfection cabinet connecting the water room to the kitchen.
The three of them worked very efficiently together, and although there were indeed a lot of dishes, it only took about forty minutes to finish cleaning.
Feng Yifan finished the work. After cleaning the bathroom, he walked out of the bathroom carrying a large bucket of clean and dirty dishes and locked the door.
When Feng Yifan returned to the kitchen with his mother and wife, he couldn't help but suggest, "I think we should hire a dishwasher at Su Ji, so that at least we can save some effort when washing dishes."
After hearing this, Lu Cuiling immediately said, "You stinky boy, you just want to save trouble. You just came back, Su Ji has just resumed business, and you have just made a few dollars? You want to hire someone to wash the dishes, and you don't want to pay for it?"
Su Ruoxi thought about it seriously and said, "Mom, Yifan is right. Business has been getting better and better these days, and he is a little overwhelmed in the kitchen alone. I think we can ask one or two people to help him wash the vegetables, dishes and clean the front table."
When her son said the same thing, Lu Cuiling would directly retort. But when her daughter-in-law said it, Lu Cuiling's expression immediately softened and she agreed with what her daughter-in-law said.
"Is that so? Then you should really treat one. Otherwise, when the guests come at noon, you will have to take orders and clean the table. It will be too much for you to handle. Besides, your hands are not meant for washing dishes."
At this point, Lu Cuiling turned to her son and said, "Okay, tomorrow is the weekend, let your dad accompany you to find two guys to help you."
She was not polite at all when speaking to Feng Yifan, but when Lu Cuiling turned around and spoke to her daughter-in-law, she spoke in a natural and gentle voice.
"Your father and I will pay for the guests. Your small restaurant has just resumed business, and we cannot increase your expenses. I will give you this money later. Keep it well."
Su Ruoxi quickly waved her hands after hearing this: "Mom, no, how can I use your and Dad's money? We have been doing well these days, and we have money to hire our employees to help us."
Feng Yifan now felt like an outsider who could only watch his mother and wife pushing and giving way to each other.
The key point is that the mother's attitude towards herself and her wife is really worlds apart.
Feng Yifan kept asking himself: Am I your biological son? Mom, aren't you treating me too differently