As soon as they entered the house, Yao Yao was so frightened that she cried.

Later, after taking a bath at the public bathhouse, I got my hair and beard cut, and changed my clothes, and then I was barely presentable.

Even so, she looks completely different from the person in the photo.

Su Jue awkwardly touched the white hair on his head. "I'm getting old."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yueyun's nose tingled with emotion. "I didn't even say you were old, so how can you be old? Work is important, but you also need to take better care of your health."

Linlin held up her index finger, "My mom can help you get treatment."

Xu Yueyun hugged her granddaughter, "Your mother is so amazing!"

"Of course," Linlin said proudly, tilting her little face up. "But you have to register first."

"Do you have money?" she asked her second uncle.

Su Jue touched his pockets; they were empty.

He had food, drink, and a place to sleep at his workplace. When he left, he made an agreement with his boss that his salary would be directly paid to Deng Jing.

He gave all his prize money from the past few years to Deng Jing the day he returned, and now he is practically penniless.

Su Pei said softly, "My mother is rich."

Linlin asked worriedly, "But is your mother willing to pay for your father's gray hair treatment?"

She added, "And your dad isn't good-looking either."

Su Jue touched his face.

I'm starting to question the meaning of life.

Although he has aged somewhat in recent years, he is not ugly.

Su Jue was certainly not ugly, but he was too thin, especially after taking off his coat, he looked like a bamboo pole.

In Linlin's aesthetic sense, boys should be like her father—tall, muscular, and energetic—that's what makes them good-looking.

Su Jue was too thin, which Linlin considered ugly.

Upon hearing this, Su Pei and Su Yao also began to scrutinize their father.

It seems he's not as good-looking as the little sister's father.

Su Jue was a little nervous, "I'll look better when I gain weight."

Just then, Deng Jing came out of the kitchen carrying dishes. "Dad, Mom, dinner's ready."

Jiang Chengzhou called to his younger sister, "Linlin, come here, brother will take you to wash your hands."

Su Jue followed suit, "Peipei, Yaoyao, Daddy will take you to wash your hands."

Yao Yao tugged tightly at her sister's sleeve, "Sister, help me wash."

Linlin stopped running towards her brother, tilted her head to look at Yaoyao, and asked, "Are you afraid of him?"

Yao Yao nodded gently.

Linlin: "Did he hit you? Did he yell at you? Was he mean to you?"

Yao Yao was stumped by her question and shook her head repeatedly.

She had only met Su Jue a few times and had no chance to know these things.

Linlin turned to Su Jue and asked, "Would you hit my sister?"

Su Jue: "No."

Is it fierce or not?

"Not fierce."

Linlin was satisfied and said to Peipei and Yaoyao, "Don't worry, don't be afraid of him. He's not fierce and he won't hit you."

If he's lying, I'll get my dad to beat him up. My dad's a super strong fighter! Your dad's so skinny, he definitely can't beat my dad.

Linlin had seen Su Lang fight other warriors in close combat, and it was true that he was incredibly good at beating people.

Helpless, Su Jue had to rely on her little niece, Little Tiger Girl, to speak up for her, so she said, "I really don't hit or scold children."

Linlin stared intently at him for a moment, and Su Jue suddenly felt a little nervous.

"You're too tall, you need to squat down to talk to children."

Su Jue obediently squatted down.

Linlin turned to Yaoyao and said, "Sister Peipei, Sister Yaoyao, come and take a look."

Peipei and Yaoyao hesitated and dared not move.

Xu Yueyun patted their shoulders and asked her granddaughter, "What did Linlin show her sisters?"

Linlin said seriously, "Let's see if Erbai is a good father."

Xu Yueyun smiled and said, "Linlin, do you think Erbai is a good father?"

"I don't know," Linlin quickly waved her hand. "Only children know whether their fathers are good or not."

When she speaks in a hurry, her speech reverts to its previous disordered manner.

Fortunately, Jiang Chengzhou was there to translate.

"My sister said that only biological children can judge whether a father is a good father or not."

Linlin nodded emphatically and sighed. Luckily, her brother was there.

Children may have simple minds, but they can inadvertently utter profound truths.

Parents are the ones who judge their children, but they don't realize that children also perceive their parents as good or bad.

Su Jue felt a heavy blow to his heart. He squatted down in front of his two daughters and said, "Daddy didn't do well before. Daddy will work harder in the future and try to make you give me more credit."

Pepe paused for a moment, then pulled her sister forward a step.

Su Jue was overjoyed and led her two daughters toward the kitchen.

As soon as you enter the kitchen, the whole house is filled with delicious aromas.

Xu Yueyun knew that her youngest and second sons would be coming back this year, so she had already used all the meat coupons she had saved to buy meat.

It's cold, so I don't have to worry about it getting damaged if I leave it outside to freeze.

I happened to take out a piece of pork belly today.

Lin Zhilan first made a braised pork dish, and then made a Sichuan-style twice-cooked pork dish.

The rising steam, mixed with the rich aroma of meat, instantly awakened the cravings in everyone's stomach.

The braised pork pieces are square and plump, coated with a thick caramel color, giving them a translucent red hue, as clear as amber.

The twice-cooked pork was also incredibly delicious.

The slices of meat are stir-fried until slightly curved, with some charred edges. Each slice is a perfect balance of lean and fat, and it's served with green garlic shoots and red oil made from fermented black beans, making it dry, fragrant, and tempting.

Another dish was pork bone and kelp soup, topped with a few goji berries. The soup was clear and bright, with a subtle sheen, but without any greasy or cloudy feeling.

The last dish was simply stir-fried lettuce.

This table of dishes features both rich, dark sauces and light, delicate flavors, all perfectly presented and delicious – simply amazing!

Jiang Chengzhou said he was washing his sister's hands, but his eyes were fixed on the food without blinking.

Su Lang, unable to bear it any longer, pulled him away. "You brat, go set the table and set the bowls. We'll be eating soon."

"Alright, alright!"

Faced with delicious food, Jiang Chengzhou forgot about the aloof persona he was supposed to maintain in the capital and revealed his true colors, unable to resist uttering a phrase he had just learned in the capital dialect.

Su Lang chuckled and picked up his daughter to wash her hands.

Su Jue followed behind in line, carefully imitating his movements.

Unlike Lin Zhilan, Su Lang was not as meticulous. He rubbed her hands haphazardly for a couple of seconds and then planned to leave with his daughter.

Linlin reminded him, "Daddy, we haven't lathered the soap yet."

Su Lang glanced at his wife, then obediently went back to washing the soap.

After washing her hands, Linlin reminded her second uncle, "Second Uncle, remember to lather your sister with soap."

Su Jue nodded seriously.

He was a bookworm, and naturally had a kind of dullness about him.

Others might not take a child's words to heart, but Su Jue took them to heart.

He believes anything that makes sense.

Su Pei and Su Yao are biological daughters, but they are not as close as Su Lang and Linlin, who are adopted father and daughter.

After finally washing their hands, Su Jue and the two children had fine beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Deng Jing walked in and was stunned by what she saw.

Su Jue dried his daughter's hands before he saw his wife.

He was a little flustered. "It was the first time I washed their hands, and my sleeves seemed a little wet."

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