From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After the National Day holiday, the families of the eldest and sixth senior brothers, as well as the third uncle's family, all went back home.

The two grandfathers, the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and the second aunt continued to stay in Shanghai.

It was mainly to help take care of Luo Qing and the two little ones.

The two grandfathers were quite comfortable staying at Feng Zhengming's house in Shanghai.

Perhaps it's because they can see Feng Zhengming every day, along with Feng Nuanyou, their little bundle of joy, and the two little ones in the family, that makes Feng Zhengming's two grandfathers feel happy every day.

The two grandfathers even started taking Feng Nuanyou to kindergarten every morning.

In the morning, Feng Nuanyou held the hands of her two great-grandfathers and said goodbye to her maternal grandparents, great-aunts, parents, and even her younger siblings.

Then the little girl led her two great-grandfathers out to kindergarten.

The kindergarten that Feng Nuanyou attends is quite a distance from where she lives, requiring her to cross three intersections.

Along the way, Feng Nuanyou held the hands of her two great-grandfathers, her little face full of smiles.

Along the way, you'll also encounter some locals from Shanghai.

Anyone who sees this pair of elderly people holding hands with a little girl would be unable to resist taking a second look.

The little girl's clothes didn't look particularly expensive, but her lively and adorable appearance made people feel very comfortable.

The two elderly people were full of energy; despite their advanced age, they seemed more vibrant than many young people.

As she approached the kindergarten, Feng Nuanyou would encounter some of the kindergarten children.

She would always take the initiative to greet the children.

She can call out each child's name very accurately.

They will also greet the parents who drop off their children politely.

The little girl's unique friendliness naturally won the hearts of other children and their parents.

Many little girls even deliberately waited at the kindergarten gate for Feng Nuanyou to arrive so they could go into the kindergarten with her.

At times like these, the parents of the other little girls also feel somewhat helpless.

Their own child was initially reluctant to go to kindergarten, but after seeing this beautiful and generous little girl, their child was actually willing to go to kindergarten with her.

Even if several children run in hand in hand, their own children won't even look back at them.

"Hello, Grandpas. Your daughter Feng Nuanyou is so cute."

"Yes, I heard from the kindergarten teacher that Feng Nuanyou is very active in kindergarten and even organizes the children to play together."

“Your child is really amazing. My child used to be very introverted at home, but now he comes home and tells his dad a lot about kindergarten.”

"Yes, my child did too, suddenly became very lively."

"It seems that choosing friends for children is also very important."

Hearing the parents of their great-granddaughter's kindergarten classmates praising her was a funny story for the two great-grandfathers when they sent Feng Nuanyou to kindergarten.

Every time they hear so many parents praising their great-granddaughter, the two great-grandfathers feel especially proud.

Feng Zonggu: "Our daughter Youyou has been traveling to many places with her parents since she was little, and she has met many people, so she has a rather wild personality. We teach her to share more with other children and to play with them."

Mr. Situ said, "Although the children are very young, they are often quite sensible, so we should encourage them and let them try more things. It's not a bad thing."

Listening to the two grandfathers' parenting experiences can be very educational for some parents.

The two grandfathers paused briefly in front of the kindergarten, then turned around and walked back together.

Walking like this every day is also a form of exercise for the two elderly people.

The two gentlemen also hope that they can stay healthy and spend more time with their children.

Grandpa Situ looked at the tall sycamore trees on both sides of the road.

"Xiao Feng, don't you think we're like these sycamore trees? Providing shelter for children from the wind and rain for a lifetime?"

"It's similar, but it's also not."

"Hey, Xiao Feng, you've suddenly become philosophical today?"

Grandpa Feng smiled and said, "In the past, we were like sycamore trees, with tall branches supporting our family and sheltering us from the wind and rain. But now that we are old, it is our children who need to support us."

Grandpa Situ: "Are you saying that Zhengming is the one holding this family together now?"

Grandpa Feng: "It's not just Zhengming, there are other children too."

Grandpa Situ: "Little Feng, I'm really starting to envy you more and more, having so many good kids around you."

Grandpa Feng looked at Grandpa Situ: "Brother Situ, they are your children too."

Grandpa Situ laughed: "Hahaha, yes, yes, he's my child too. I believe Zhengming won't abandon me. In the future, I'll entrust all my affairs to Zhengming."

After hesitating for a moment, Grandpa Feng couldn't help but ask.

"You really aren't going to contact them?"

Grandpa Situ's smile froze.

The "they" that Grandpa Feng mentioned refers to other relatives in Grandpa Situ's family.

That is, the children of Grandpa Situ's brothers and sisters.

Before returning to China, Grandpa Situ handed over all his overseas companies and businesses to them, only bringing a sum of money back with him.

In recent years, they have also contacted Grandpa Situ.

They even considered taking Grandpa Situ back with them.

However, Grandpa Situ refused them all.

Later, Grandpa Situ let them acquire his last remaining shares.

Since then, they have never contacted Grandpa Situ again.

In Grandpa Feng's eyes, no matter what, those people were Grandpa Situ's blood relatives, and Grandpa Situ should have contacted them one last time, or at least informed them.

Grandpa Situ remained silent for a while, then shook his head, and a smile returned to his face.

“They all grew up overseas. They don’t have the traditional family ties we have. They only care about interests. The reason they came back to see me so enthusiastically before was because I still had those shares in my hands.”

After I sold those shares to them, I was no longer of any value to them.

Even if you notify them when my final moments arrive, I'm afraid they won't come back.

Grandpa Feng sighed: "Brother Situ, you should still settle down and start a family while you're abroad."

Grandpa Situ laughed even harder: "Hahaha, little Feng, what does it matter if you have children or not? Not all children can be like Zhengming."

Then Grandpa Situ asked, "Tell me, if we have no family fortune and in the end we still need our children to take care of us, and the children are also living in poverty, isn't that a form of mutual torment?"

When asked this question, Grandpa Feng was somewhat helpless.

Grandpa Situ: "No need to notify them, we are family now."

Grandpa Feng: "Yes, we are family."

The two elderly people smiled and walked back together.

As I approached the intersection near my home, I saw Feng Suying standing at the door.

When Feng Suying saw her father and Uncle Situ return, she quickly went to greet them.

"Oh, Dad, why is it taking you so long to take Youyou to kindergarten? We were worried about you at home."

Feng Zonggu glared at his daughter: "What? Are we too old to walk? What's there to worry about for such a short distance?"

Mr. Situ: "Haha, Xiao Feng, don't argue with your daughter. She's just concerned about us." Then Mr. Situ comforted Feng Suying: "We're just walking and talking, so we're walking a little slower. As we get older, we're used to slowing down and making the most of the scenery along the way."

Upon hearing this, Feng Suying immediately sensed something was wrong and nervously moved closer to the two old men.

After observing them carefully, Feng Suying even took the hands of the two people and looked closely at the faces of the elderly.

Seeing her daughter's nervous expression, Feng Zonggu could only laugh and cry as she interrupted her.

"What are you thinking, you little rascal? Do you think your Uncle Situ and I are getting old? Let me tell you, we're perfectly healthy."

Mr. Situ also explained with a smile: "Yes, we are fine. We just felt that we had nothing to do at home, so we walked slowly and strolled around the streets of Shanghai."

Feng Suying breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Oh dear, Uncle Situ, Dad, you really scared me to death."

But just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Feng Suying began to worry again.

"I need to tell Zhengming to take some time to arrange for me to take you two to the hospital for a check-up."

Feng Zonggu reached out and grabbed his daughter: "What kind of trouble are you causing? You're troubling Zhengming again? He's so busy right now!"

Mr. Situ, however, had a different opinion.

“It’s not a bad thing that Su-ying suggested we get a checkup, but there’s no need to trouble Jung-myung. We can just take some time to go to the hospital for a checkup ourselves.”

Feng Suying thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll go with you two. Is that alright? I feel sorry for your grandson and don't want him to run around with you. I'll accompany you as your daughter."

Feng Zonggu felt a little helpless after what his daughter said, so he raised his hand to tap her forehead.

But when he raised his hand and saw that his daughter also had obvious gray hairs, Feng Zonggu stopped.

At this point, Feng Zonggu suddenly realized that her daughter was also of grandmotherly age.

"Okay, whatever you say. Today is Friday, let's go next Monday, okay?"

Feng Suying originally thought that her father raised his hand to tap her forehead like he did when she was a child.

Seeing that his father had no idea what to do, he even agreed to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Feng Suying was taken aback.

Mr. Situ smiled and said, "Suying, you're not young anymore, you should take care of your health."

Feng Suying came to her senses, and then a smile appeared on her face.

“I know Uncle Situ. Look at what I eat and my daily routine. They are all very healthy. I am a doctor myself, and I know very well that I should take good care of my health.”

I was thinking that after my son graduates from university, gets married, and starts a family, I will be able to hold my own grandson.

"I might even have four generations living under one roof, just like you all."

Feng Zonggu was amused after hearing his daughter's words.

"It's thanks to Zhengming that the two of us old folks can have four generations living together."

Feng Suying: "Dad, don't you think you're being biased? Now that Zhengming is here, you only think about your own grandson."

Feng Zonggu smiled and reached out to pat Feng Suying's head.

"You've always been like this since you were little. You used to fight with your older and younger brothers over things when you were young, and now that you're retired, you're still jealous of your nephew?"

Feng Suying was patted on the head by her father and was stunned for a moment.

In a daze, she seemed to see her father when he was young.

She was just a little girl then, and her father always loved her very much.

A flood of memories overwhelmed Feng Suying, and her eyes unknowingly filled with tears.

Looking at her father with blurry eyes, Feng Suying gradually saw her aged father clearly.

"Dad, you must take good care of yourself and stay healthy so that our Hongwei can get married soon."

Feng Zonggu reached out and cupped his daughter's face in his hands, then took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears.

"Okay, Dad will wait. When the time comes, Dad will come to your house and help you take care of Hongwei's child."

"Pfft..." Upon hearing this, Feng Suying burst into laughter through her tears.

"Dad, why do I feel like you're treating me like your great-granddaughter, Youyou?"

Mr. Situ laughed along: "Hahaha, that's for sure. Your dad always says that Youyou looks just like you when you were little."

Feng Suying: "That's right, she's my granddaughter."

After chatting and laughing for a while at the door, Feng Suying and the two elderly people went inside together.

As soon as she entered, Luo Qing quickly came out to greet her.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, are you alright?"

Seeing Luo Qing's nervous expression, the two elderly people immediately smiled.

Grandpa Situ: "It's alright, it's just that your aunt is too nervous. She thinks that two old men like us will get lost in this big city."

Grandpa Feng: "The two little ones are awake?"

Luo Qing: "My parents are taking care of her; she just finished breastfeeding."

Grandpa Feng: "Okay, Qingqing, you've worked hard."

Luo Qing: "It's no trouble at all, sir. You've been helping me pick up and drop off Youyou these past few days, you're the ones who have worked hard."

Feng Suying followed her in: "Okay, let's go in and sit down to talk."

Upon entering the house, Luo Qing brought out the tea she had prepared for her two grandfathers.

The two grandfathers sat watching Luo Qing's parents with the two little ones.

The warm and harmonious atmosphere at home made the two old men feel that even the tea tasted sweet.

This kind of happiness is probably what the elderly most hope to see.

Luo's mother said, "These two little ones aren't as well-behaved as Youyou was when she was little. They can make a fuss several times a day."

Mr. Luo: "The younger ones in the family are always more mischievous, so we need to keep a closer eye on them in the future."

Feng Suying: "It's okay. When they grow up, if they misbehave, let Youyou teach them a lesson."

This made everyone laugh.

Grandpa Feng: "I'm just afraid that when the time comes, Zhengming and Luo Qing won't be willing to let Youyou hit her younger brother and sister."

Grandpa Situ: "That's hard to say. If the two younger ones team up, they might bully their older sister instead."

Upon hearing Grandpa Situ's words, Luo Qing immediately felt a little worried.

"Could it be true? Wouldn't it be terrible if those two little ones bullied Youyou's older sister?"

Seeing Luo Qing's expression, Grandpa Situ smiled and said, "Don't worry so much. When the time comes, you and Zhengming shouldn't show favoritism, and the two little ones won't dare to compete with their older sister."

The whole family felt that children should not be favored, and especially that the children should not feel it.

They then chatted for a while about their experiences in raising children.

Luo Qing ultimately decided to continue following Feng Nuanyou's experience.

"If we can teach Youyou well, we can definitely teach the two younger ones well too."

Hearing Luo Qing's words, Grandpa Situ encouraged her, "That's right. You need patience to teach children. With Youyou's experience, I believe you will be able to teach the two little ones well."

The whole family was very supportive of Luo Qing, which gave her more confidence in raising her child well in the future. (End of Chapter)