"You want to ease the relationship with your father, right?"

Lu Chengcheng lowered his head and said nothing.

Ruan Peiling hated to hear people talking nonsense, so after asking, she learned about Lu Chengcheng's situation and patted her on the shoulder, "Hey, I don't think it's a big deal. It's useless to ask Maizi for this kind of thing. It's best to ask me. I can give you some advice."

Lu Chengcheng immediately looked up at her, and Ruan Peiling put her mouth close to her ear and whispered a few words.

"Is this okay?" Lu Chengcheng asked doubtfully.

"Of course. Let me tell you, ever since my mom passed away six years ago, there have been more than one or two vixens who have set their sights on my old man, but I chased them all away in the end. Humph, I can see through those women's evil intentions at a glance. They still want to put on an act in front of me? Dream on!"

This time, not only Lu Chengcheng, but even Cheng Maixiang looked at her in surprise.

Cheng Maixiang has known her for so long, but has never heard her mention her family, what her parents do, or how many brothers and sisters she has. She only knows that she has a good background. She never expected that she and Lu Chengcheng have the same fate, both of them are children whose mothers died young.

However, Ruan Peiling's personality is completely different from Lu Chengcheng's. Perhaps she deliberately made herself a cheerful person to cover up the pain caused by her mother's early death.

Lu Chengcheng looked at Ruan Peiling and saw that she was calm and even a little proud. He suddenly felt infinitely close to her and had more courage. They both lost their mothers, but she could live so well. There was no reason why he couldn't.

Ruan Peiling is right. Their mother is watching them from heaven. They have to live a wonderful life so that she can feel at ease from heaven.

It was almost six o'clock in the afternoon when Lu Chengyi opened the door of his house. Usually at this time, his considerate wife would be waiting for him at home, but now he was greeted by a deserted room.

She had argued bitterly with him yesterday about their children, and had taken them back to her parents' home without looking back. Although he believed she had done nothing wrong, they had been married for twenty years, and she had almost always greeted him with a smile. Yet, this time she had exploded with rage, which made him reflect on whether his handling of the situation had been too harsh.

"Dad, you're back."

Lu Chengcheng's voice came from the room, which surprised Lu Chengyi.

"Chengcheng, why are you back?"

Lu Chengcheng stepped forward and took the briefcase and coat from Lu Chengyi's hands, and said to him with a smile, "Dad, go wash your hands, we'll eat now."

Lu Chengyi stared in amazement as his daughter hung her coat on the hanger and put her handbag into the study. These were things that were usually done by his wife.

"Chengcheng, don't you have classes today? Why are you staying at home?"

Although it is not far from the provincial university, Lu Chengcheng moved out to live in the university dormitory after being admitted to the university, and rarely goes home except on weekends.

"Dad, Auntie Lan has gone back to her parents' home, and we don't have an aunt at home. If I don't come back, how will you eat? You can't eat in the cafeteria at work every day!"

Lu Chengcheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, our major finishes classes very early in the afternoon. I won't even be home until five o'clock, which is just the right time for me to go home and cook for you."

Lu Chengyi's heart suddenly warmed up. This child was usually quiet and there was almost no trace of her presence at home. But at the critical moment, she was the one who was worried about him having no food to eat.

"Dad, what are you standing there for? Go eat now, or the food will get cold."

"Okay, let's eat." Lu Chengyi said happily.

There were two hot dishes on the table, namely shredded potatoes with vinegar and pork belly stewed with potatoes and eggplant, as well as a mushroom soup that was full of aroma.

Lu Chengyi was tired after a day and was already hungry. The food in the cafeteria was not tasty. When he smelled the fragrance on the table, he couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks and took a bite. "Not bad, delicious."

Lu Chengcheng handed Lu Chengyi a hot steamed bun and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Dad. I can't make Aunt Lan's food taste like this. You'll have to make do with this."

Lan Lina is from the south, her cooking style is light and she likes to add sugar, so most of her meals are sweet. Lu Chengcheng's meals are salty and obviously have a heavier taste.

"The dishes you cook are delicious. Just cook them this way. There's no need to learn from others." Lu Chengyi was very satisfied with his meal. When he heard his daughter say that, he quickly waved his hand to stop her.

Lu Chengcheng smiled.

Over the years, in order to show her virtue, Lan Lina has always insisted on not having a nanny and doing the housework herself. However, every time when Lu Chengyi is not around, she will assign some of the housework to Lu Chengcheng. Lu Chengcheng also learned Lan Lina's cooking method, but she deliberately chose the taste of her mother's original cooking.

These were also the ideas given to her by Cheng Maixiang and Ruan Peiling. Since she wanted to do something, she had to leave her own mark. Why let others take credit for it? The dishes she cooked had to give her father a different taste.

"That's good. I thought Dad was used to eating beets and couldn't adapt to our Northwestern taste."

Lu Chengyi is from the northwest. Later, he was admitted to the provincial capital university in the east province. After graduation, he stayed here to work. He had a smooth career and finally became the director.

When Lu Chengcheng mentioned this, Lu Chengyi sighed, "This is the taste of our hometown. I will never forget it."

Lu Chengcheng suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Chengyi took a bite of vinegar-stirred potato shreds and asked curiously.

"I just remembered something in my mom's diary. She said Dad loved saying this, it had almost become his motto. I thought she was exaggerating, but it turns out to be true."

Hearing her say this, Lu Chengyi suddenly felt a surge of bitterness in his heart. She and his ex-wife were both from Northwest China. They had been engaged since childhood. After graduating from high school, she failed to get into college and stayed in the local area. After graduating from college, he brought her to the provincial capital to get married. Only three years after their marriage, she fell ill and died, leaving behind a child, Cheng Cheng.

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