From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 575: Leisurely New Year Celebration

"I won." Grandma won again.

In one afternoon, Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing were considered a family, Luo Qing's parents were considered a family, and his uncle and aunt were considered a family.

As a result, all three families lost, only grandma's family won.

The old lady's careful calculations when playing mahjong are really beyond the reach of a player like Feng Zhengming who relies purely on luck.

At the beginning, Feng Zhengming won a few games by luck.

But when Feng Zhengming won, he was also winning against Luo Qing's parents, uncle, and aunt.

I have never won my grandma's money.

When grandma started to exert her strength, Feng Zhengming's luck seemed to be gone in an instant.

I could only watch my grandma win money by herself.

After a few rounds, all three lost money, and only grandma won a huge prize.

Luo Wenhan saw this and said with a smile: "When it comes to cooking, Zhengming, you are definitely the best, but when it comes to playing mahjong, you are still not as good as our grandma."

At the same time, Luo Wenhan also took the opportunity to mock Luo Qing.

"How is it? Sister, is it true that even if you two put together you can't beat our grandma?"

Faced with her brother's ridicule, Luo Qing could only look helpless.

"Grandma is so lucky."

Grandma smiled and said, "It's not that grandma has good luck, but that I can count the cards when I play. You guys don't pay attention to what cards others have played, and you just play blindly based on luck, so of course you will lose to grandma."

Feng Zhengming asked curiously: "Grandma, can you count cards? Can you figure out where each card is?"

The old lady rolled her eyes at Feng Zhengming and said, "Zhengming, have you watched too many Hong Kong movies? How can you possibly figure out where every card is?"

This made Feng Zhengming laugh and ask back: "Grandma also watches Hong Kong movies?"

Grandma nodded: "Of course I will watch it. I am an old lady with nothing to do. Your uncle bought me a VCR, and I will rent tapes to watch when I have nothing to do."

I heard that my grandma would actually rent videos and bring them home to watch Hong Kong movies.

Feng Zhengming thought his grandmother was a very fashionable old lady.

"What kind of movies does grandma like to watch?"

Grandma smiled and said, "I used to like watching Kung Fu movies, like Shaolin Temple, and I watched them many times. Now I like to watch what they call comedy movies.

There were two with the surname Zhou and one with the surname Liu. They acted in that gambling movie. My grandma watched it. "

Feng Zhengming gave his grandma a thumbs up and said, "Grandma is so fashionable."

The little old lady burst into laughter when she was praised for her fashion sense.

"Grandma is old but her heart is young. She has to keep up with the times and is still waiting to have a great-grandchild."

At this point, the old lady said to Feng Zhengming: "You better hurry up."

After hearing what his grandma said, Feng Zhengming glanced at Luo Qing beside him.

Then he nodded and agreed to grandma: "Okay, grandma, don't worry, I will buy a house by the end of the year, and Qingqing and I will get married in the spring of next year."

Luo Qing couldn't help but slap Feng Zhengming when she heard this: "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you so sure that we can get married in the spring of next year? Aren't you afraid that I won't marry you then?"

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised: "That's not possible?"

Luo Qing curled her lips: "Humph, everything is possible."

At this time, grandma said, "Look, grandma told you to keep a close eye on this girl. She is wild and will run away if you don't keep a close eye on her."

Feng Zhengming quickly asked his grandmother for help: "Grandma, you have to help me. Don't let her run away."

The old lady looked at her granddaughter, and then made the decision: "Okay, grandma will make the decision for you. You can't let this girl run away."

Luo Qing responded unconvincedly: "You can't be my master."

Grandma said, "Of course I can. When the time comes, let your father, uncle, and brother catch you and lock you in a room with Zhengming. I'll see how you can escape."

Feng Zhengming was amused by his grandma's words.

Luo Qing was a little amused.

"Are you his grandma or my grandma?"

Grandma smiled kindly: "She is your grandma, and also his grandma."

Feng Zhengming took the opportunity to hug Luo Qing: "That's right, grandma is our grandma."

Luo Qing looked helpless and said unhappily, "Stop showing off and play cards quickly. Don't lose again."

Feng Zhengming smiled and played a card: "Three cakes."

The next moment, I heard grandma laughing and shouting, "Hu."

Feng Zhengming felt helpless when he saw the mahjong tiles pushed over by his grandma.

Luo Qing said unhappily, "See, I told you to be more careful, but you lost again? Grandma is very cunning, if you don't pay attention, she will scheme against you."

The old lady was not angry at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "Isn't it just a few dollars that grandma won from your boyfriend? The little girl is heartbroken."

Luo Qing pouted: "I don't feel bad, it's not my money that I lost anyway, and when we get married, grandma will definitely give us a big red envelope, and then we can earn it back in one go."

Listening to Luo Qing bickering with grandma, the whole family felt a little amused.

The mahjong game at my grandma's house lasted until the evening.

Luo Qing and her family agreed to stay at grandma's house for one night.

Feng Zhengming had no choice but to drive away by himself.

He didn't ask his grandmother or Luo Qing's parents to see him off, he only asked Luo Qing to see him off.

Outside the small vegetable garden at grandma's house, Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Goodbye, grandma. I had a lot of fun learning mahjong with you this afternoon. I'll come to see you when I have time. Tell Qingqing what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."

The little old lady responded happily: "Okay, just come and visit grandma when you have time. You don't have to think about bringing her delicious food all the time. Grandma doesn't lack food or drink."

Feng Zhengming agreed: "Then I'll come play mahjong with grandma when I'm free."

This made grandma very happy.

"Okay, come more often when you have time."

Luo Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you come a few more times, I'm afraid the loser will be in trouble."

"What are you afraid of? If you lose to grandma, she will definitely give it to you in the future." Feng Zhengming didn't care at all.

Grandma smiled happily and said, "Yes, you lost to me. I will give it to you in the future."

After saying goodbye to grandma again, Feng Zhengming left holding Luo Qing's hand.

Watching the two figures go away.

Grandma exclaimed: "What a good child."

My aunt echoed beside me: "Yes, Zhengming is a very good child."

The uncle smiled and said to Luo Qing's parents, "Sister, brother-in-law, you two will be blessed in the future."

Grandma also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Xiaozhen, you two will definitely enjoy a happy life in the future."

Luo Qing's parents were naturally all smiles as well.

By now, all the close relatives of Luo Qing's family had met Feng Zhengming, and they were all quite satisfied with him.

Feng Zhengming held Luo Qing's hand and walked out of the factory housing estate where his grandmother lived.

Come to the car parked at the intersection.

"Go back and drive slower and be safe."

Luo Qing did not forget to instruct Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming smiled and responded, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention. Don't always argue with grandma when you go back. Grandma is usually alone and she definitely hopes you guys come back more often to have some fun." Luo Qing pouted, "The old lady is very smart. Do you think she likes you? She thinks you have the ability and can help her eldest grandson in the future."

Hearing Luo Qing say this, Feng Zhengming immediately laughed.

"Look at you. You say you don't care that grandma favored boys over girls when you were a child, but in your heart you still resent that grandma favored your brother when you were a child."

Luo Qing said: "She is biased to begin with."

Feng Zhengming comforted her, "Old people always have biases. Didn't you also say that she was the only daughter in my grandmother's family? My grandmother witnessed the loss of her parents for not having a son. She must have been influenced and felt that having more children would bring more blessings to the family."

I saw that Luo Qing also looked thoughtful.

Feng Zhengming continued to comfort her: "Now grandma has realized that it was unfair for her to be partial to you when you were a child, but she is unwilling to take the initiative to show weakness. You should give way to grandma and understand her a little."

After some consolation and persuasion, Luo Qing finally nodded.

"Okay, I won't argue with the little old lady."

Feng Zhengming smiled, pulled Luo Qing into his arms, hugged her and said, "Have a good rest. There are still some dishes left from lunch. You can have a good meal with grandma tonight. I'll come pick you up tomorrow afternoon."

Luo Qing said: "You don't have to come to pick us up tomorrow. My parents will definitely stay at grandma's house for two days."

Feng Zhengming thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll pick you up this afternoon and go out for some fun?"

This time Luo Qing nodded and agreed.

"Okay, come over after lunch. Don't drive tomorrow. Come and pick me up on your bike."

Feng Zhengming agreed and drove away as Luo Qing watched.

After leaving Luo Qing's grandmother's house, Feng Zhengming drove back to Grandpa Feng's house.

Only Grandpa and Grandpa Situ are at home tonight.

The eldest uncle and the third uncle went to the eldest aunt and the third aunt's house respectively to pay New Year's greetings.

Master Xia also took Xia Hui and Xia Mingye home.

My second aunt also accompanied my second uncle to visit his parents.

Feng Zhengming walked in and saw two old men playing chess.

He walked carefully to the two old men.

Before he could speak, Grandpa Feng spoke first: "Watching chess in silence, don't speak."

Feng Zhengming had no choice but to sit quietly beside them and keep silent.

After watching for a while, seeing that it was getting dark outside and the two old men were still fighting, Feng Zhengming had no choice but to get up and go out to the kitchen to cook dinner for the two grandfathers.

Fortunately, there was everything in the refrigerator at home, even the crispy pot that Master Xia had made before he left.

So Feng Zhengming didn't need to prepare too much. He just needed to stir-fry a few vegetarian dishes with cabbage, radish, potato and eggplant.

After the meal was ready, Feng Zhengming returned to the house, and the two old men were still unable to decide the winner.

I walked to the chessboard and saw that the game had indeed reached an endgame.

At this moment, Feng Zhengming couldn't help but mutter to himself.

In my past and present lives, I am not very good at playing chess. Maybe I should find some time to learn from a master.

Feng Zhengming was not completely clueless, but after seeing the endgame left by the two old men, he couldn't think of any way to break it.

Because he didn't understand and didn't dare to say anything, Feng Zhengming could only sit aside and wait.

Seeing the time passing by every second.

Before I knew it I had been waiting for half an hour.

Feng Zhengming thought the food might have gotten cold, so he went to the kitchen to heat it up one by one.

I came back and continued waiting, and ended up waiting for another hour.

The two old men haven't even finished the game yet.

With no other options, Feng Zhengming could only heat up the cold food again.

Fortunately, the heat came back this time and both old men stopped.

Grandpa Feng said with a smile: "Stop and put it aside for now. Zhengming has already heated up the dishes twice. Let's eat first."

Grandpa Situ also laughed: "Okay, let's eat first."

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he quickly put the dishes in place and brought over the bowls and chopsticks.

Grandpa also asked Feng Zhengming to bring wine glasses and opened a bottle of wine.

Feng Zhengming thought it was the New Year, so he followed his grandfather's advice, got a wine glass and opened a bottle of good wine.

After pouring wine for the two grandfathers, Feng Zhengming raised his glass to toast them.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, I offer you a toast."

The two old men clinked glasses with Feng Zhengming with a smile.

After drinking the first cup, Grandpa Situ took a few bites of food and asked, "Zhengming, you have been watching for a long time without saying anything. Don't you know how to play chess?"

Feng Zhengming smiled awkwardly: "I really don't know how to do it."

Grandpa Feng said, "So that's how it is. I was wondering how you could hold back from talking."

"I've been concentrating on learning how to cook, so I haven't really taken chess seriously. I roughly know how to play it, but when you guys get to that endgame, I really don't see how you can solve it."

Grandpa Situ said, "You can't do this. You should take some time to learn from your grandfather."

Feng Zhengming looked at his grandfather when he heard it and asked, "Grandpa is a master?"

Grandpa Situ nodded and said, "He's a master. Your grandfather used to sell braised pork on the street. He would watch some old men play chess from time to time, and he learned a lot from them."

Grandpa Feng immediately said, "Don't listen to your Grandpa Situ. Those are just unconventional methods. Your Grandpa Situ has studied chess seriously and is a true master."

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he immediately looked at Grandpa Situ.

"Grandpa Situ has also learned chess manuals?"

"I just heard your grandfather say that. I didn't go there to learn chess specifically. When I was a kid, there were a lot of messy books at home, and I read a few of them. Later, I met your grandfather, and we often played chess together.

We were all young at that time. I thought I was born into a scholarly family and had a high opinion of myself, but I always lost to your grandfather.

Later, I went home to look at those chess manuals and studied hard, hoping to beat your grandfather. "

Hearing what Grandpa Situ said, a scene vaguely emerged in Feng Zhengming's mind.

During the Republic of China period, a young man who helped his parents sell braised pork on the street met a rich boy because of playing chess.

The two often play chess together, and neither of them is willing to give in to the other.

The young man began to go home to look for chess manuals to learn, and the young man selling pork with pork belly also often asked for advice from some old people on the streets.

Two young men of almost the same age are competing with each other.

Gradually they became good friends during the competition.

There is no so-called prejudice against each other based on family background. They are just pure friends.

Maybe at that time, the grandmother of a lady from a noble family was also accompanying them.

A scene emerged in his mind, and Feng Zhengming couldn't help but feel that it should be the romance of his grandparents and Grandpa Situ when they were young.

Grandpa and Grandpa Situ drank wine and ate the dishes made by Feng Zhengming.

The two old men also couldn't help but recall their childhood.

Grandpa Situ sighed: "Zhengming's craftsmanship is indeed very suitable for reminiscing about the past."

Grandpa nodded and agreed, "Yes, it really seems like we've returned to that time."

Hearing the sighs of the two old men, Feng Zhengming's heart was filled with the satisfaction of making others happy.

(End of this chapter)