On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Feng Haidong finished arranging things at the store in the provincial capital and, together with Liang Cong, followed his cousin's car to deliver the fish he had ordered for the family restaurant back home.

To Feng Haidong's surprise, when he returned to his family's restaurant by car, Yang Chengjian and Dong Xia were already there.

When Feng Haidong and his group arrived with the fish delivery truck, Yang Chengjian and Dong Xia, along with their daughter, were cleaning up inside the restaurant.

When Feng Haidong entered the house and saw the family of three diligently cleaning, he was truly surprised.

"Xiao Yang, Xiao Dong, why are you here cleaning so early? And why did you bring Xixi along? She's just a little kid, are you going to let her eat dust here with you?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruoxi quickly ran to Feng Haidong's side.

Wearing a mask, she tilted her head back and said, "Uncle Feng, I'm wearing a mask, so I won't get dusty."

When Feng Haidong saw Yang Ruoxi's appearance, he smiled and said, "Xixi, are you working hard? Actually, you should stay at home and watch cartoons instead of coming here to work."

Yang Ruoxi said, "No, I want to work with my parents and help them."

Feng Haidong immediately praised Yang Chengjian and Dong Xia.

“Oh, Xiao Yang and Xiao Dong, your daughters are so wonderful. They know to come and help you with the work. Unlike our Feng Qifan, who has been playing around like crazy these past two days.”

Yang Chengjian said with a smile, "Brother Feng, don't say that about Fanfan. I think Fanfan is already great. Last year, when you and Sister Lu were not at home, he was still able to do well in his studies. He performed very well at school and was often praised by his teachers. His essays were also featured on the school's excellent essay column every few days."

Upon hearing her father's words, Yang Ruoxi immediately repeated them as if they were her own treasures.

"Yes, yes, Brother Fanfan is so amazing. Our homeroom teacher often says that Feng Qifan is an outstanding student in the school and that we should learn from him."

Feng Haidong was somewhat surprised: "Really? Xixi, your teacher always says that?"

Yang Ruoxi said, "Yes, yes, many teachers at school like Brother Fanfan because not only does he have good grades, but he also actively participates in school activities. Brother Fanfan plays the violin very well, and his handwriting is also good. In particular, his compositions are very well written, and the teachers will read them to you."

After hearing these praises for his son, Feng Haidong suddenly realized that his son had indeed changed a lot in the past six months.

Unbeknownst to many, he had become a prominent figure at school.

Feng Haidong chuckled and said, "Does Xixi often ask your brother Fanfan for help? Does your brother Fanfan explain things to you properly?"

Yang Ruoxi nodded and said, "Yes, when I encounter something I don't know how to do my homework, I always ask Brother Fanfan. Also, Brother Fanfan gave me his calligraphy practice book, and I've been practicing with it."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Ruoxi added, "Uncle Feng, Brother Fanfan also taught me how to write compositions and told me to read more books."

Feng Haidong laughed and said, "Xixi, you're not in a hurry to write your essay. You can learn slowly later."

Yang Ruoxi said, "I know, I'll just read the book first."

Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Reading more books is a good idea. You can start by reading some books with pinyin standards. It's okay if you don't understand them yet. Just read them and write down any good words and sentences you come across."

Yang Ruoxi said, "Yes, yes, that's what Brother Fanfan told me too."

Feng Haidong said, "So it seems your brother Fanfan didn't corrupt you."

Afterwards, Feng Haidong and Yang Chengjian unloaded the fish that had been delivered and put them all into the fish tank in the backyard.

He then cleaned up the restaurant together with Yang Chengjian, Dong Xia, and Yang Ruoxi, a family of three.

Before they knew it, the group had been busy until almost noon.

Feng Haidong invited Liang Cong and his cousin to stay at the restaurant for lunch.

After lunch, let Liang Cong and his cousin leave together.

At lunchtime, my sister-in-law, Lu Wanhong, arrived with Lu Yue.

As soon as Lu Yue entered the door, she immediately said with a smile, "Auntie, look, Uncle is back! I knew Uncle was coming back."

When Feng Haidong saw Lu Yue come in, he greeted her with a smile, "Yueyue's here! Have you been missing your aunt and brother Fanfan these past few days?"

Lu Yue rushed in and said, "Yes, yes, where are Auntie and Brother Fanfan?"

This time, Feng Haidong and his group went to the provincial capital without taking Lu Yue with them.

Because Lu Yaobin wanted Lu Yue and Zhou Xiaoxiao to spend more time together during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Yue doesn't seem to reject Zhou Xiaoxiao anymore.

Therefore, Lu Wanling felt at ease leaving Lu Yue at home.

When Feng Haidong heard his niece's question, he replied, "Auntie and Brother Fanfan haven't come back yet. Uncle is back to prepare for the restaurant's opening today. If Yueyue misses Auntie and Brother Fanfan, you can go to the provincial capital with Uncle to pick them up, okay?"

Lu Yue readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go with my uncle to pick up my aunt and brother Fanfan."

When Lu Wanhong entered the room and saw Feng Haidong had returned, she was somewhat surprised: "Brother-in-law, you came back first?"

Feng Haidong nodded and said, "Yes, the restaurant is opening today, so I came back to check on things. If you have no problem, I'll be going back to the provincial capital tomorrow or the day after to see my uncle and cousin's family off."

Lu Wanhong then asked, "Brother-in-law, how's business at your store in the provincial capital?"

Feng Haidong said, "The store in the provincial capital is doing really well after it reopened. It's mainly because of its good location, as it's near the pedestrian street, so people who come to the pedestrian street will go there to eat."

Lu Wanhong said, "Then the family restaurant will definitely do well when it reopens today."

Feng Haidong thought for a moment and said seriously, "Everyone should be mentally prepared and lower their expectations. After all, it's just after the New Year. Our place is different from the provincial capital. Everyone probably spent a lot during the New Year. After the New Year, you may not start eating out immediately. Today, we are just telling everyone that we are reopening."

Hearing Feng Haidong's words, Lu Wanhong, Yang Chengjian, and Dong Xia felt a little disappointed.

Seeing everyone's disappointed looks, Feng Haidong clapped his hands to encourage them.

"Don't do that. That's how business is. We need to be able to maintain our quality and reputation when business is booming, and we also need to be able to withstand the fluctuations when business is fluctuating."

The reason Feng Haidong rushed back to help everyone prepare for the post-holiday business was because he was worried that business would be bad and that Yang Chengjian and the others would not be able to accept it.

So Feng Haidong came back to share the burden with everyone and to encourage them.

Seeing that Feng Haidong was still very enthusiastic, Yang Chengjian also chimed in, "Brother Feng is right. We can't always think that business has to be great. It's definitely not as good as when we first reopened after the New Year, but as long as we keep doing our best, business will definitely recover gradually."

Encouraged by Feng Haidong and Yang Chengjian, everyone lowered their expectations and was willing to accept the relatively lackluster business outcome.