Chapter 233 (Third Update) Big enough, heavy enough, bright enough…
The family of three looked around and finally decided to eat at a Western restaurant.
With a child, I'd like to find a quiet and peaceful place.
While waiting for their food to arrive, Tang Mingli remarked with particular feeling, "More than a decade has passed, and the place we most often go to for meals is still a Western restaurant."
In her opinion, the Russian restaurants she frequented during the first few years of her marriage were also considered Western restaurants, even though the flavors were different.
Perhaps in a few years, Shenzhen will also have McDonald's, KFC, Thai restaurants, Michelin-starred restaurants, and so on.
Although I don't eat it often, I have an option when I want to change things up.
“Yes,” Fu Ci echoed, but his focus was on how fast time flies.
Of course, he also understood his wife's true meaning and told her, "Everything will be more plentiful in a year or two."
Tang Mingli asked with a smile, "How did you know? Do you have inside information?"
"It's not exactly insider information, I just have some knowledge of current affairs."
"The political news that you can get from the newspapers is basically what people have already started to make big moves."
Fu Ci didn't deny it, but changed the subject, saying, "Do you remember the friend who picked you up at the train station when you and Mom went to Beijing?"
"Of course I remember," Tang Mingli joked. "That was probably the highest-ranking official I've ever met in my life."
“He was transferred to work in Shenzhen this year, and we had a meal together a while ago.”
Is this an increase or a decrease?
Tang Mingli didn't understand.
However, judging from the husband's expression, this should be a good thing.
This is also a good thing for Fu Ci.
As the saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to shelter under. Even if Fu Ci isn't the kind of person who takes advantage of friends, it's always good to have a friend who can look out for you.
This topic is not suitable for in-depth discussion, especially in a public setting.
Tang Mingli changed the subject and brought up the absorbent towel.
"Hmm. Tell me why you disagree."
Fu Ci also did not forget the topic they hadn't finished discussing before leaving.
"No matter how absorbent it is, it's still just a towel. Do you think towel factories have a promising future?"
Undeniably, towels are a daily necessity, and everyone needs to use them.
Ke Fuci was a man of great ambition; otherwise, he wouldn't have devoted himself to the clothing factory when it was thriving, but instead decisively invested in a technology and electronics company whose returns were uncertain.
The reason for doing this is simply to acknowledge that technology is the future productive force.
The great achievements an individual can make must be in line with the trends of the times.
Fu Ci had no choice but to agree with his wife's point of view. He smiled and said honestly, "Actually, I didn't intend to do this. I was just amazed at how many good things you always manage to discover."
The things his wife bought for the family were so numerous that they amazed him.
"So that's what it was because of your curiosity," Tang Mingli smiled.
She misunderstood.
Why am I always able to find useful things?
Maybe I had enough of the internet in my past life.
However, she couldn't possibly explain it truthfully, and as for her husband's surprise at her, she let him keep it to himself.
Fu Yu couldn't understand the adults' conversation at all.
She didn't interrupt her parents, but obediently drank the lemon water the waiter brought her.
Fortunately, after her parents finished talking, she finally spoke up.
"Mom, my cousin Tang Xin is on summer vacation too. Can I let her stay at our house occasionally?"
Tang Mingli said, "Of course, but my aunt and uncle might not agree."
"No, they agreed. Tang Xin just told me on the phone."
"Oh, if you agree, then of course there's no problem."
Tang Mingli was unaware of the seriousness of the problem when she said this, and the conversation paused for a moment as the waiter brought the food.
Or rather, she thought the topic had already ended.
When they started eating, her daughter blinked and asked, "Mom, do you agree that I can sometimes go to Tang Xin's house and sleep with her?"
Tang Mingli was stunned.
Although my daughter has been sleeping with a nanny most of the time, we've always lived under the same roof, so you could say I've never left her side overnight.
Is our daughter already old enough to leave them?
Tang Mingli once thought that once her daughter reached the age where she could leave them, she would definitely be a very carefree mother who let go.
At this moment, Tang Mingli felt a mix of emotions.
Her daughter was still waiting for her answer, so she could only suppress the slight bitterness in her heart and say to her daughter, "It also depends on whether your aunt and uncle agree."
“Oh, right.” Fu Yu’s high spirits instantly vanished.
That's my aunt's house. If I want to stay overnight at my aunt's house, I really need her permission.
She's a sensible child, and she said obediently, "Then next time I see Auntie, I'll ask her first."
"Okay." Tang Mingli forced a smile.
Fu Ci rarely saw his wife so embarrassed, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Tang Mingli glanced over and silently condemned.
Fu Ci quickly pushed the steak he had already cut up in front of his wife, saying, "Eat it while it's hot."
He had already chopped them up while his wife and daughter were chatting.
"Eat steak while it's hot." Tang Mingli was nitpicking.
Even so, since her husband had already cut it up, she still ate it in big mouthfuls.
Fu Ci then prepared the braised prawns his daughter had ordered, and only after serving his wife and daughter did he begin to eat.
This was a rare meal for Tang Mingli that she couldn't concentrate on eating.
As she ate, she pondered how to dissuade her daughter from wanting to spend the night at Tang Xin's place.
It wasn't that she was reluctant to let go; it was just that seven years old was really too young.
After thinking it over and over, I actually came up with a solution for her.
She can just leave the problem to her cousin.
After figuring it out, Tang Mingli immediately felt relieved, and even the food tasted delicious.
Every time she tasted something delicious, she would ask her daughter, "Is this tasty?"
Fu Yu was also a little foodie, nodding to her mother while stuffing food into her mouth.
"It's delicious, so delicious. It's the happiest thing in the world to come out with my parents and enjoy such good food and drinks."
Fu Ci and Tang Mingli just laughed when they heard this.
There are so many things that make a seven-year-old child happy.
Going to the zoo to see animals is truly one of the happiest things in the world.
Playing hide-and-seek with friends is the happiest thing in the world.
Sleeping in your mother's arms is the happiest thing.
...
That's wonderful; my daughter has so many of the happiest things in life.
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After dinner, the family of three strolled home at a leisurely pace.
As soon as she got home, Fu Yu couldn't wait to call her cousin Tang Xin to tell him that her parents had agreed to let her come and stay.
only……
"Mom said that if I want to stay at your place, my aunt and uncle have to agree first."
Tang Xin on the other end of the phone said, "No problem, I'll ask my mom now."
Tang Mingli, who was pretending to be calm, was actually extremely anxious inside.
What a blunder! She hadn't even had a chance to tell her cousin yet.
However, it is precisely in times like these that one must not panic. She smiled as she looked at her daughter, keeping a close eye on the receiver.
Not long after, my cousin's voice came through the receiver.
Tang Mingli immediately called out "Sister" into the microphone and told her that her two children wanted to occasionally stay overnight at each other's homes.
After saying that, he coughed twice and expressed his concerns: "Xiaoyu is only seven years old after all. I'm afraid this will cause you a lot of trouble, so I need your permission first."
Unable to grasp the implied meaning in her mother's words, Fu Yu innocently testified, "Yes, Mom said Auntie agrees. Auntie, do you agree?"
After those words were spoken, everyone, adults and children alike, was on tenterhooks.
Fortunately, Tang Mingmei is also a mother and fully understands her cousin's feelings.
How could a mother feel at ease letting her six or seven-year-old child spend the night at someone else's house?
Even if that other person is a close relative.
So she politely declined: "Xiaoyu, a seven-year-old shouldn't stay out overnight. When you're as old as Tang Xin, you can come to your aunt's house and sleep with her, okay?"
Fu Yu was extremely disappointed.
However, Tang Mingmei explained a lot more and successfully persuaded her.
After hanging up the phone, Fu Yu counted on her fingers how many years it would take to be the same age as Tang Xin.
Tang Mingli's wicked scheme succeeded, and she got up with satisfaction, then began packing her things.
Fu Cixiao, who was already packing her things, watched all this without interfering.
After his wife came over, he whispered, "Old ginger is spicier."
Tang Mingli gave him a smug look, then glanced at her daughter, who had recovered from her disappointment and was now happily watching TV.
Sure enough, she was the most cunning one in the family.
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After staying in Shenzhen for about ten days, I've finally gotten the house almost done.
Tang Mingli and her group set off back to Guangcheng.
After not seeing her for almost half a month, the three elders of the Fu family really missed their child terribly, and they couldn't wait to stick to Fu Yu whenever they saw her.
Madam Fu and her mother even took credit for the task.
Madam Fu: "Knowing you were coming back, I specially bought your favorite cherries."
Mother Fu: "I also made some soup. Drink a couple more bowls when you eat later."
...
Seeing this scene, Tang Mingli couldn't help but think of herself.
Grandma and mother-in-law have always treated her this way. Of course, they wouldn't coax her like a child, but they truly cherished her.
Just as I was thinking that, I heard my grandmother calling me.
"Mingli."
"Yes." Tang Mingli snapped out of her daze and quickly responded.
Madam Fu smiled and said, "While you were away, your mother and I went shopping and saw something nice. We thought you would like it, so we decided to buy it for you."
Mrs. Fu chimed in, "I'll go get it now."
After saying that, he stood up with a smile.
Tang Mingli had a rough idea of what it would be: gold or jewelry and jade.
She will definitely like these few things.
Sure enough, not long after, Fu's mother came out of the room with a jewelry box and handed it to Tang Mingli with an expectant look on her face.
"Open it and see if you like it."
Tang Mingli opened the box and saw the dazzling gold bracelet inside.
You don't need to pick it up and weigh it; you can tell just by looking at it that it's solid.
With a smile, Madam Fu asked, "How is it? Pretty, isn't it?"
Tang Mingli nodded. "Beautiful."
Beautiful in its simple way.
"I knew you would like it," said Madam Fu with immense pride.
Fu's mother corroborated: "Indeed, when Grandma saw this gold bracelet, she said, 'It's big enough and heavy enough. Mingli will definitely like it.'"
Tang Mingli was unusually embarrassed by the bluntness.
When the internet becomes more developed in the future, she will definitely start a popular science post to tell girls, "Look, people who like you don't think that liking gold is materialistic."
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