From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Feng Zhengming looked at his daughter, and the father and daughter smiled almost simultaneously.

Luo Qing reached out and gently patted her daughter's head.

"Why isn't the little girl sleeping? What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Feng Nuanyou turned to look at her mother: "Hehehe, I went to bed very early yesterday."

Feng Zhengming: "Is your little Youyou sleeping well?"

Feng Nuanyou: "I've had a good sleep, Dad. I've had plenty of sleep."

Feng Zhengming got up directly, holding his daughter.

"Okay, now that our little one has had a good sleep, let's get up and Dad will take our little one to exercise."

Feng Nuanyou immediately hugged her father happily.

"Great! Daddy took me to play!"

Luo Qing lay on the bed looking at the father and daughter: "Your father is taking you to exercise, not to play."

Feng Nuanyou asked curiously, "What is exercise?"

Feng Zhengming: "It's about exercising with my dad, like running and jumping rope."

Feng Nuanyou immediately turned her head to look at her mother who was lying down.

"Mom, please save me!"

Luo Qing was amused by her daughter and gently patted her daughter's bottom with her leg.

"Mom doesn't care about you. You came to find Dad, so let Dad take you. You're almost a chubby little girl. Let Dad take you to get some exercise."

In the end, Feng Nuanyou was carried off the bed and out of the room by her father.

Although the little girl was very unwilling, her father dressed her and put her in sneakers.

Feng Zhengming also changed into a tracksuit and sneakers.

The father and daughter walked out of the house together.

"Daddy will run a little slower and keep up with you. Let's run a lap along the sidewalk, okay?"

Feng Nuanyou looked up at her father and said, "Dad, you have to wait for me. I can't run fast."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Okay, Dad will stay with you."

And so the father and daughter started running.

At first, Feng Nuanyou imitated her father, running forward step by step.

At first, the little girl clearly didn't want to run, so she started making excuses after running a few steps.

"Oh, Dad, I feel so tired."

Feng Zhengming kept encouraging his daughter.

"Don't give up! Youyou is very capable. Dad believes you can definitely finish the race."

With that encouragement, the daughter ran forward a little further.

But after running for a while, my daughter would slow down and start making excuses.

"Oh dear, I'm so tired, Dad, I really can't run anymore."

Feng Zhengming: "Youyou, you must remember that when Dad takes you running, it's not to force you to run fast. Dad just hopes you can finish the run smoothly."

This is what Dad wants to teach Youyou: no matter what you do, you must be able to finish what you start.

Even if you finish the task, you may not get the benefits you want, but as long as you've done it diligently, it's worth it.

Hearing her father say that, Feng Nuanyou started running slowly with him again.

Feng Zhengming continued talking to his daughter as he ran.

"As long as we do our best to get things done, we are victorious, and we are already more successful than many others."

With her father's encouragement, Feng Nuanyou finally managed to run a lap around their neighborhood with him.

When she got home, Feng Nuanyou was panting and her face was flushed.

But the little girl smiled, clearly enjoying the run.

Especially since my dad was with me the whole way, and he kept encouraging me.

Feng Zhengming gave his daughter a thumbs up: "Our little Youyou is amazing. Dad is so proud of you for running down here."

Feng Nuanyou smiled happily.

The father and daughter opened the door together and went home.

Upon entering the house, I saw my great-aunt and mother comforting my younger brother and sister.

Feng Nuanyou ran into the door with a happy expression.

"Grandma, Mom, let me tell you, I ran a lap with Dad, and I successfully finished it."

Seeing Feng Nuanyou's flushed face, her hair falling down and sticking to her forehead.

The great-aunt quickly stepped forward and took the little girl to the bathroom on the first floor to wash up.

"Oh dear, you're covered in sweat. Come upstairs with me, let's take a shower and change your clothes. You'll get sick if your clothes stay wet like this."

The daughter was taken upstairs by her great-aunt to take a bath, while Feng Zhengming also took a shower downstairs.

After taking a shower, Feng Zhengming went to his wife's side and picked up the two little ones in the house.

"Come on, let Daddy see our two little treasures."

The two babies had already been fed when they woke up.

Seeing their father pick them up, the two little ones smiled and reached out their little hands to touch their father.

Feng Zhengming hugged the two babies, one in each arm, and kissed their cheeks.

Luo Qing asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly decide to take your daughter for a run?"

Feng Zhengming: "Didn't she get up early this morning? I wanted to take her out for a run to exercise so that our daughter can also be healthy."

Luo Qing: "My daughter is still very healthy."

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, it's all thanks to you and Auntie for taking such good care of us."

Luo Qing: "Stop flattering me."

Feng Zhengming: "Haha, I definitely have to flatter my wife a lot."

Luo Qing asked again, "Tell me the truth, why did you start taking your daughter out for runs?"

Feng Zhengming: "There's no particular reason. I just feel that my daughter is getting older, and I should take her out to exercise so that she can have a healthier body and won't be bullied when she goes to school."

Luo Qing laughed immediately after hearing this: "Do you know what your daughter is like in kindergarten?"

Feng Zhengming: "What's she like? Isn't she very popular with the children and teachers?"

Luo Qing smiled even more happily: "She is very popular with the children and teachers, and she likes to boss the children around and make them listen to her."

Feng Zhengming: "Isn't that a good thing? It shows that our daughter has leadership skills."

"Is that what you think?" Luo Qing looked at her husband with a half-smile.

Feng Zhengming felt that his wife's words seemed to be setting a trap for him, but he still insisted: "This is what I think. It's better for our daughter to be able to command others than to be commanded by others."

Luo Qing: "Then you probably don't know that your daughter taught those kids to go home and argue with their families, insisting that their families speak Mandarin at home, right?"

Upon hearing his wife's words, Feng Zhengming was immediately taken aback.

"Is that so?" Luo Qing: "When you asked for leave for your daughter and took her to Xiamen, the parents of another child contacted me through the teacher and told me about this."

Just then, her daughter, who had taken a bath with her great-aunt and changed into a new outfit, came downstairs.

"Hehehe, Daddy, I'm all clean now! Mommy and Daddy, what are you talking about?"

Luo Qing looked at her daughter: "What else can I say? Of course I'm talking about you."

Feng Nuanyou pouted: "What did you say about me?"

Luo Qing: "Tell your dad about asking all the kindergarten kids to go home and have their families speak Mandarin."

Upon hearing this, Feng Nuanyou's pouty lips immediately broke into a smile.

"Hehe, it's because many of those kids don't speak Mandarin. They said they don't speak Mandarin at home either, so I told them that we should all speak Mandarin, otherwise no one will understand us if we don't speak it."

Feng Zhengming nodded in agreement: "Youyou did the right thing. Everyone should speak Mandarin so that everyone can understand it."

Luo Qing looked at her husband: "You're still so supportive of our daughter?"

Feng Zhengming: "Why shouldn't we support this? It's a good thing that everyone speaks Mandarin."

Luo Qing said helplessly, "But your daughter asked the other child to go home and asked everyone in the family to speak Mandarin."

Feng Zhengming: "We can't force others to speak Mandarin. Some older people may not be able to speak Mandarin, and you can't force them to."

Hearing her father say this, Feng Nuanyou said, "I didn't ask them to force me. I just told them that I wanted my family to speak Mandarin with us."

Feng Zhengming held his two babies in his arms and waved to his daughter.

Feng Nuanyou immediately went to her father's side and then threw herself into his arms, looking at her younger brother and sister and her father in his arms.

“We need to take this slowly. You shouldn’t let the child go home and say that to their family. The child might not understand and then make a fuss with their family when they get home, which is not good.”

We'll discuss this with everyone gradually, allowing the child to influence their family members and encourage them to speak Mandarin more readily.

After hearing what her father said, Feng Nuanyou nodded: "Okay, I'll tell them."

Luo Qing: "You shouldn't tell anyone about this. They went to the teacher about it, and the teacher came to me. I promised them that you won't make the children force their families to speak Mandarin again."

Feng Nuanyou turned to look at her mother, her expression clearly showing some dissatisfaction.

Seeing her daughter's expression, Luo Qing reached out and gently pinched her daughter's cheek.

"What's with that expression? Are you still unhappy with your mother?"

My second aunt, sitting next to me, finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Haha, this is a silent protest from our Youyou. Mom is too strict, which prevents her from doing many important things."

Upon hearing this, Feng Nuanyou immediately smiled and moved closer to her great-aunt.

"Grandma is right. Will Grandma support me?"

Feng Suying looked at her granddaughter and said, "Grandma will definitely support our little Youyou. Our little Youyou is the best."

Luo Qing looked helpless: "Fine, I guess I'll have to play the bad guy here again."

Feng Zhengming laughed: "No, you didn't do anything wrong either."

Second Aunt: "That's right. You're not a bad person as a mother. You're right to teach your child. You can't always let your child be so willful."

At this point, the great-aunt also gave Feng Nuanyou a few words of advice.

"Youyou, don't be angry with Mommy. Mommy is only doing this for your own good. I'm worried that you might have a falling out with your friends at kindergarten. And when the teachers and other children's parents came looking for you, it was Mommy who helped you withstand the pressure."

After hearing her great-aunt's words, Feng Nuanyou turned around and rushed into her mother's arms.

"Mom, don't be angry. Youyou promises to be good and won't let those kids go home and have their families speak Mandarin anymore."

Luo Qing hugged her daughter and kissed her daughter's little face.

"Mommy isn't angry. Our little Youyou is very good and obedient. Mommy hopes that Youyou can play nicely with other children, not bully them, and not be bullied either, okay?"

Feng Nuanyou obediently nodded in agreement.

Seeing the mother and daughter's appearance, Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Alright, Dad will take you to kindergarten today."

Feng Nuanyou cheered with joy and immediately asked her mother and great-aunt to get their things so she could go out with her father.

Once the little girl was ready, Feng Zhengming took his daughter out.

He and his daughter also kissed their two little ones.

He even kissed his wife on the cheek.

Finally, she even got her daughter to kiss her great-aunt.

As the father and daughter left, Luo Qing and her second aunt each carried their baby.

Luo Qing looked down at her son in her arms: "You little rascal, you have to be liked by your dad like your sister in the future, otherwise dad might be very serious with you."

My second aunt, who was standing nearby, laughed when she heard this.

"Aren't you being too nervous? What? Do you think Zhengming will be biased?"

Luo Qing: "Auntie, didn't you notice? He's always been biased towards Youyou."

Auntie laughed: "There's nothing we can do about it. Youyou is his first daughter, after all. He spends more time with her, so he's a bit biased towards her."

Luo Qing: "I'm worried that my two little ones might blame him in the future?"

Second Aunt: "Don't worry, we should trust Zhengming. He can balance his feelings for the child."

Luo Qing nodded, also willing to believe that her husband would find a balance.

Feng Zhengming drove his daughter to the kindergarten gate.

When he got out of the car to take his daughter to kindergarten, Feng Nuanyou puffed out her chest with a particularly proud look.

When she met her kindergarten teacher, Feng Nuanyou even showed off to her, saying, "Teacher, teacher, look, my dad brought me here."

The young kindergarten teacher looked at Feng Zhengming and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Chef Feng."

Feng Zhengming: "Thank you so much, teacher. Please take care of my Youyou. This girl is sometimes a bit too amazing. Please be understanding, teacher."

Teacher: "Chef Feng, you're too kind. We will definitely take good care of the children."

Feng Zhengming: "This child can be willful at times. Teacher, you can tell me anything, and I will educate her."

Teacher: "Thank you for your understanding, Chef Feng. We will do our best to educate the child well."

At this time, other children also arrived one after another.

Soon Feng Zhengming saw that many children had gathered around his daughter.

This was indeed somewhat unexpected for Feng Zhengming.

He had heard before that his daughter was like a leader among the children at kindergarten, so seeing all the children surrounding her today still surprised Feng Zhengming a little.

However, the parents of the children looked uneasy when they saw their children surrounding Feng Nuanyou.

Several parents came up to Feng Zhengming and told him about the situation.

“Chef Feng, we know you are a national champion and a very skilled chef, but you still need to educate your child properly. We can’t let her manage our child and let the child manage us at home.”

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "I've heard about this. I'm usually quite busy and haven't been able to spend much time with my daughter."

But I think my daughter is a very good child. She actively unites with her classmates in kindergarten and protects those timid children.

As parents, shouldn't we refrain from interfering too much in our children's lives?

Feng Zhengming's words left the parents exchanging bewildered glances, momentarily speechless. (End of Chapter)