From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

During the few days the construction team spent sightseeing in Beijing, Feng Zhengming was not idle.

Although the land has been purchased, there are still some procedures that need to be completed in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble after the renovation begins.

In handling these procedures, Feng Zhengming's identity played a crucial role.

Even so, he still felt that there was a huge difference between Beijing and Shanghai.

Some procedures required Feng Zhengming to go to many places to complete.

Fortunately, his current status is different.

When he visited different departments, they were all very polite to him.

Otherwise, if it were someone else, they might have been turned away quite a few times.

Although his wife, mother-in-law, and second aunt brought the children to Beijing, the children were unable to see their father every day.

These days, Dad is always leaving early and returning late, seemingly even busier than when he was in Shanghai.

Feng Nuanyou refused to sleep that night, insisting on waiting for her father to come home.

She even brought out a small stool and sat in the small courtyard her father rented to wait.

Seeing her daughter's condition, Luo Qing felt helpless.

"How about we go inside and wait? It's already dark, aren't you scared sitting here?"

Feng Nuanyou responded directly: "I'm not afraid, I'm going to sit here and wait for my dad."

Grandma came out: "Oh dear, wouldn't it be the same if we went inside and waited for Dad?"

The great-aunt also chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Look, your younger siblings are all asleep, why can't you listen to her?"

Feng Nuanyou turned to look at her mother, maternal grandmother, and great-aunt: "I'll be good, I'll sit here obediently and wait for my father. Oh, you can come inside, I'm not scared."

Seeing her daughter's insistence, Luo Qing was truly helpless.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming had already returned from outside by this time.

Almost the instant her father stepped through the door, Feng Nuanyou stood up and ran towards him.

"Dad, Dad, you're back."

When Feng Zhengming saw his daughter running towards him, he bent down and picked her up.

Knowing that her daughter hadn't seen her much these past few days, she would definitely be waiting for her to come home tonight.

So Feng Zhengming didn't even drink tonight; he just ate with others and then rushed back.

As he picked up his daughter, the fatigue on Feng Zhengming's face seemed to vanish instantly.

"Has Youyou not been behaving again? Why aren't you asleep so late? Why are you sitting alone in the yard?"

Feng Nuanyou hugged her father's neck tightly with her little arms.

"Dad, I'm waiting for you to come back. I haven't seen you for so many days."

Feng Zhengming carried his daughter into the courtyard and looked at his waiting wife, mother-in-law, and second aunt.

"You're back. Don't worry, I didn't drink tonight."

Everyone nodded, and then went inside with Feng Zhengming.

Throughout the process, Feng Nuanyou clung to her father's neck and refused to let go.

Feng Nuanyou let go of her little hand and got down from her father's arms only after her father sat down.

Then Feng Nuanyou brought her father a glass of water and let him drink some. She then obediently sat down on the chair next to her father.

Feng Zhengming smiled and drank the water his daughter had poured for him.

"Mmm, it's so sweet. The water my daughter poured for me is really delicious."

Feng Nuanyou felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

"No, it's just plain water."

Feng Zhengming: "But this glass of plain water contains a daughter's care for her father, so it's very sweet."

Feng Nuanyou was very happy with her father's words.

The second aunt smiled as she looked at the father and daughter: "See? A few words from Dad made this girl happy. Really, her heart is full of her dad."

Feng Nuanyou turned to look at her great-aunt and then smiled at her.

Grandma: "Don't laugh, or I'll scold you too."

Then Feng Nuanyou turned her head away, showing that she was ignoring her great-aunt.

Seeing this, Luo Qing reprimanded, "You can't do that. It's disrespectful to your aunt."

Feng Nuanyou looked at her mother: "My great-aunt is talking about me, but I'm ignoring her."

The little girl's appearance made everyone laugh.

Feng Zhengming reached out and gently patted his daughter's head: "Mom is right. You can't ignore your great-aunt like this. Your great-aunt has always taken care of you since you were little. Even when Dad isn't home, your great-aunt takes care of you."

After being scolded by her father, Feng Nuanyou quickly stood up and ran to her great-aunt to act coquettishly.

"Grandma, don't be angry. I was wrong. Youyou apologizes."

Of course, the great-aunt wasn't angry. She reached out and picked up Feng Nuanyou, placing her on her lap.

"Don't be angry, Grandma, don't be angry. Our Youyou is a good child."

Seeing such a harmonious scene at home made Feng Zhengming even happier.

Luo Qing then asked, "How did the run go today?"

Feng Zhengming: "It's alright. After talking with them tonight, we've basically gotten approval. Liu Yonggang and the others can start work next week."

My second aunt was a little surprised: "Did tonight's dinner go so smoothly?"

Feng Zhengming: "How could it not go smoothly? I've already prayed ninety-nine times, and I'm just one meal away from finishing."

The mother-in-law asked curiously, "Zhengming, you've been running around these past few days. As the top chef in the country, do you really need to travel to so many places to open a restaurant in the capital?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Mom, there are some things that can't be helped. After all, this is our capital city, and in the next few years, the capital will also be building Olympic projects, so many things need to be planned in advance."

The area where I bought the property has some planned developments, so I need to prove that I won't affect them.

After hearing Feng Zhengming's words, his mother-in-law suddenly realized: "Oh, that's because the Olympics are too important to be affected."

Feng Zhengming: "Yes, tonight, the Olympic organizers contacted me and asked me to cooperate in the reception work."

Not only do I need to be involved in finalizing the menu, but I also need to manage my branches, snack shops, and restaurants in Beijing, making them places to welcome friends from all over the world.

After hearing Feng Zhengming's words, his wife, mother-in-law, and second aunt all felt that he was indeed highly valued.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Feng Nuanyou seized the opportunity to ask, "Dad, does that mean you don't have to be busy anymore?"

Feng Zhengming looked at his daughter: "Yes, Dad can take you with him tomorrow to see them start construction, and then we can have a meal with Aunt Tao."

Oh, by the way, Dad's planning to take you to meet some of my great-grandparents in Beijing.

Feng Nuanyou: "Are there still great-grandfather and great-grandmother? Do they live in the capital?"

Feng Zhengming: "Haha, yes, they work in Beijing. The place where Dad runs his restaurant used to belong to them. Dad will take you to see them, okay?"

Feng Nuanyou agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll go see my great-grandfather and great-grandmother."

Auntie chuckled, "You should take Youyou with you. She'll definitely be loved by all the old folks. Our Youyou is the kind of little girl who's most easily liked."

Feng Nuanyou swayed proudly on her great-aunt's lap.

After chatting for a while, Feng Nuanyou couldn't help but yawn.

Luo Qing smiled and asked, "Alright, Daddy's back. He promised to take you with him tomorrow. Shouldn't you go to sleep?" This time, Feng Nuanyou obediently nodded in agreement.

Okay, time for bed.

After getting off her great-aunt's lap, Feng Nuanyou went to her mother.

Luo Qing stood up and took her daughter's hand.

My mother-in-law and second aunt also went back to their rooms to sleep.

Feng Zhengming naturally went to bed with his wife and daughter.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Feng Nuanyou woke up very early.

After waking up, the little girl quickly ran to her parents' bed to make sure her father hadn't left yet.

Seeing that her father was still in bed, the little girl was immediately relieved. Then she climbed onto the bed and snuggled into her father's arms.

Feng Zhengming was woken up by his daughter. He opened his eyes and looked at his daughter who had snuggled into his arms.

The father and daughter exchanged a glance, then quietly got out of bed together.

The father and daughter changed their clothes together, went out of the room, and brushed their teeth and washed their faces together under the tap in the small courtyard.

After washing up, my mother-in-law and second aunt also got up.

The two little ones naturally woke up as well, and then they saw their father waving his little hands happily.

Feng Zhengming hugged his two little ones.

“The two little ones have gained a lot of weight recently. It’s really hard on you, Mom and Aunt, taking the two little ones with us and running around everywhere.”

Hearing Feng Zhengming's words, his mother-in-law and second aunt looked at each other and smiled.

Mother-in-law: "Why are you being so polite with us? As long as you don't mind that I'm not good at taking care of the children, that's enough."

Feng Zhengming: "How could I dislike it? Mom, you've taken very good care of her."

Second Aunt: "I don't have anything else to do anyway, so helping you take care of the baby can help pass the time, which is nice."

"Auntie, would you like to come with me today? I'll find a car and take you all with me."

My second aunt thought for a moment and said, "Let's not go. You'll definitely have to meet a lot of people over there, and it'll be too much trouble for us to go. Let's just wander around the neighborhood."

My mother-in-law agreed with my second aunt: "Yes, yes, we won't go, it would be too much of a bother for you."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay. I can bring Youyou along too."

Despite Feng Zhengming's words, his mother-in-law and second aunt ultimately decided not to go along to join the fun.

Feng Zhengming didn't insist. He made some breakfast, ate with his eldest daughter, and then went out.

After the father and daughter left, Luo Qing got up and came out.

When Luo Qing came out, her mother couldn't help but mutter a few words.

"Look at you, those two, father and daughter, got up so early and already left the house, but you've been sleeping until now."

Luo Qing yawned: "Oh my god, we're not going with them, why are we up so early? Our job is to take good care of the two little ones."

Second Aunt agreed: "Qingqing is right. We should take good care of the two little ones. As for Youyou, let Zhengming take care of the older one himself."

Feng Zhengming's mother-in-law immediately laughed as well.

In fact, what the daughter and son-in-law said was absolutely right.

Feng Nuanyou, that girl, just loves to cling to her father these days, so it's good that her father takes her out.

The two little ones are still too young to understand, and they need more care from their family for the time being.

Thinking of this, the mother couldn't help but ask Luo Qing a question.

"Will these two little ones grow up to be like Youyou, always wanting to cling to Zhengming?"

Luo Qing smiled and said, "That's for sure. Zhengming is very good at taking care of children, and he likes to bring the children with him to participate in various activities."

Second Aunt: "Then Youyou will definitely be jealous, because she will have to go to school and won't be able to run around with her father anymore."

Luo Qing: "Wait until she goes to school, then she'll behave herself and stop thinking about running around outside all the time."

Mother: "We still need to encourage the child and make Youyou like going to school."

Luo Qing simply washed her hands of the matter: "I don't care, let Dad take care of her."

Second Aunt laughed: "You two, are you jealous of Zhengming?"

Luo Qing: "Who told him to take the child out to play all day long? This time when he came to Beijing, he made me ask for leave for Youyou again. He clearly knows that Youyou is already in preschool, but he just doesn't care at all."

Hearing Luo Qing's words made her mother and second aunt laugh.

They knew that Luo Qing was still very unhappy about Feng Zhengming taking his eldest daughter out to have fun.

The main reason is that Feng Nuanyou has become increasingly difficult to manage as she gets older.

Because the little girl has seen so many people and things with her father, she has developed many of her own ideas at a young age.

Often, the little girl understood the things Luo Qing taught her better than Luo Qing herself.

As a result, when Luo Qing wanted to educate her child, she found that she couldn't even argue with her own daughter.

This also caused Luo Qing to harbor some dissatisfaction with Feng Zhengming's parenting style.

Of course, Feng Zhengming's methods of educating his children are not entirely wrong.

Because of her extensive knowledge and experience, Feng Nuanyou's mind is indeed more flexible and mature than that of children her age.

Even the preschool teacher said that Feng Nuanyou learns things faster than other children.

Feng Nuanyou can also do many things taught in preschool on her own, such as recognizing and writing characters. She doesn't need her family to urge her; she can memorize the characters herself and practice writing them on her own.

However, Feng Nuanyou has too many of her own ideas.

She will learn what she needs to learn well, and then she will start working on her own little ideas.

Her little ideas often leave even kindergarten teachers speechless.

This is also a headache for kindergarten preschool teachers.

She approached Luo Qing several times, and Luo Qing also spoke to her daughter at home, telling her to behave well at kindergarten.

However, Feng Nuanyou argued her point, believing that if she thought something was wrong, she shouldn't keep listening to the teacher.

Luo Qing felt that she really couldn't control her daughter at all.

This naturally deepened Luo Qing's dissatisfaction with her husband's pampering of their daughter.

But every time she talked to her husband about it, Feng Zhengming's response was always the same:

“Although my daughter is still a child, she has her own thoughts. As long as she doesn’t make mistakes or fail to complete her kindergarten tasks, we will let her do things according to her own ideas.”

Because of this one sentence, Luo Qing had no way to refute it.

She felt that what her husband said was indeed true.

My daughter didn't do anything wrong. It's just that the learning tasks assigned by the preschool were too simple and couldn't keep up with her overly active energy.

After listening to Luo Qing's complaints at home, the second aunt...

I finally couldn't hold back my laughter.

"Haha, alright, alright, stop complaining. It's already like this. I think you should teach the two little ones well and make them behave. That way, you and Zhengming will be even."

Luo Qing, who had been quite resentful, couldn't help but laugh after hearing her aunt's words. (End of Chapter)